I'm an entrepreneur, founder, and writer. I've raised seed and series A funds, built websites and apps, and written a science fiction novel.
After five years of full-time tech journalism (plus founding a research division) at VentureBeat, I started my own consultancy. But since I
Data Tools Are Hammers. Tableau Wants To Give You A Nail Gun
“Today's tools are like hammers: you have to do it yourself,” Tableau chief product officer Southard Jones told me. “They’re not a nail gun that does it for you.”
This Could Kill The iPhone Notch, Bring Cheap FaceID To Android, And Medical Apps To Your Camera
“iPhone has this face unlock feature, but it really hasn’t propagated outside of the iPhone because that module is very expensive, very complicated, and ..."
Apple iPhone Sales Hit 6-Year Low As Percentage Of New Activations
Apple’s share of new smartphone activations just hit a six-year low as a percentage of new sales in the U.S., according to research firm ...
Forcing A TikTok Sale? Here’s A Better Option
Banning TikTok or at least forcing its sale seems to have broad support. But there’s a different path to take here. And perhaps a better one.
No-Camera Eye Tracking: Cornell Invents Tech To Track Gaze Minus Surveillance
GazeTrack uses one tiny speaker and four tiny microphones placed around each eye frame of a pair of glasses. An AI system then ...