Bitcoin has been on a wild ride in the past week, losing more than half of its value then recovering slightly today. It is to be expected for a cryptocurrency that has no inherent value other than what people believe. There is no there there, no government backing its value, no commodity like gold assuring […]
Posted on May 24th, 2021 by admin
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Republicans in the House and Senate are trying to avoid a Jan.6 commission to look into the insurrection that invaded the capitol building. They fear what it will find and they are wary that Democrats will use it against them. Instead, they want to move on and concentrate on the 2022 midterms. Democrats are having […]
Posted on May 19th, 2021 by admin
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Bill Gates’ divorce has destroyed his image and reputation. Ugly stories are coming out about his treatment of women and the media are on the hunt. In the internet age, secrets are no longer kept for long, and the do-gooder image of an individual is at risk in light of facts. One would think Gates understands […]
Posted on May 17th, 2021 by admin
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Colonial Pipeline apparently paid hackers $5 million in cryptocurrency to unlock its computer files from ransomware. The better approach would have been to rebuild its system and not to pay at all. But, that wasn’t possible with looming fuel shortages in the Southeast US. The hackers had lodged the company between a rock and a […]
Posted on May 14th, 2021 by admin
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Authorities are telling the public not to panic over possible gasoline shortages with the Colonial Pipeline shutdown. So, of course, motorists are panicking and idling in long lines waiting to get to pumps. Their fears have resulted in one station after another running out of fuel in the Southeast. Why does this happen? People are […]
Posted on May 12th, 2021 by admin
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An Arizona state senator is expressing regret that he voted for an ongoing audit of the presidential election vote. He says it makes the state GOP “look like idiots.” He is correct. The audit, being performed by a company with no experience in verifying elections and with a pronounced bias toward Trump, is a reputation […]
Posted on May 11th, 2021 by admin
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Afghan citizens who cooperated with US troops as interpreters and in other vital functions are panicked about the drawdown of US troops from the country. They are convinced the Taliban will hunt them down and slaughter them for their aid to America. They have reason to be concerned with daily bombings taking the lives of […]
Posted on May 10th, 2021 by admin
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Waymo, Google’s driverless van company, seems to be stuck without a profitable way forward. The company’s reputation as the first to launch driverless vehicles also is in jeopardy. It serves today a suburb of Phoenix, AZ and has not expanded its coverage for two years. The article analyzes the potential problems the company is facing and […]
Posted on May 7th, 2021 by admin
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This article from Bloomberg BusinessWeek details how Jeff Bezos of Amazon turned the table on the National Enquirer over his love affair and divorce. It demonstrates what money can do to protect reputation. Bezos spent freely to corner AMI, the parent of the the Enquirer and was able to flip its story from marital infidelity […]
Posted on May 6th, 2021 by admin
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Facebook’s oversight board has upheld the social medium’s ban of former president Trump from its service. It was gratifying for the company that had been in a no-win situation of whether to cut Trump off or leave him be. The company determined after the Jan. 6 insurrection that it was too dangerous to allow Trump […]
Posted on May 5th, 2021 by admin
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