Keeping It Real: What Lies Ahead For AR in 2019

  Apple CEO Tim Cook argued in an 2017 earnings report that augmented reality (AR) is going to “change the way we use technology forever.” Ditto for virtual reality (VR), AR’s technological cousin. Where VR transports the user to another time and place, AR enhances his or her current circumstances. And to Cook’s point, 2019 [...]

By |2018-10-16T18:13:11+00:00October 16th, 2018|

5G Connectivity, and How It Will Affect Us

Soon, the line between online and offline will be blurred. The Internet is spreading beyond computers and smartphones and into daily appliances both at work and at home. By 2025, the “Internet of Things” (IoT) will require most appliances and devices to be run via an online connection. Also by that time, the projected global [...]

By |2018-10-02T18:04:32+00:00October 2nd, 2018|

High on CBD Oil Sector and Its Promising Growth Potential

  From my vantage point, mainstream investors have, for the most part, adopted a wait-and-see attitude toward making serious investments in Cannabis companies. I get it.   Given ongoing legalization and regulatory debates at the State and Federal levels, most are leery of taking a deep dive into the space without further clarity on the [...]

By |2019-11-04T16:06:46+00:00September 20th, 2018|

Weeding Out Investment Opportunities in the High-Flying Cannabis Industry

With the recent vote in Oklahoma in late June, 30 states have now legalized the use of medical marijuana; and nine states, plus the District of Columbia, have green-lighted adult recreational use of weed. With residents in Utah and Michigan also set to vote on respective measures to legalize medical and recreational use in November, [...]

By |2021-12-21T20:25:25+00:00August 31st, 2018|

The Challenge of Making Real-Time Payments a Reality

A need for speed in the nationwide payment process (among other things) led the Federal Reserve to form the Faster Payment Task Force, which in turn led to an exhaustive report, which included 10 recommendations. And that has led in turn to … what, exactly? There have been some strides taken since the task force [...]

By |2018-09-04T19:23:05+00:00August 13th, 2018|