Monthly Archives: January 2026

Sony’s decision to place its iconic Bravia television business under majority control of China’s TCL is not just a corporate reshuffling. It is a clear signal of how far China has come from just being a low cost manufacturer to now being an innovator. Under this new arrangement, TCL will own 51 percent of the […]

As noted in my previous column, online reviews have become one of the most powerful tools we’ve had to make informed purchases of products and services. From choosing a tradesman, contractor, or restaurant to buying appliances and electronics, user-generated reviews give us visibility into other people’s experiences. They help democratize information and hold businesses accountable […]

One of the Internet’s greatest gifts isn’t streaming video, social media, or even instant information. It’s something far more practical and revolutionary: online reviews. For the first time in history, ordinary people can share their real experiences with products, tradespeople, restaurants, doctors, contractors, hotels, airlines and just about anything else—and in doing so, help complete strangers […]

Apple has finally done what once seemed unthinkable: it has cut a deal with Google to use Gemini as the AI engine behind a revamped Siri. For a company that built its legend on owning its products end-to-end — hardware, software, and services — this is more than a partnership. It’s an admission that after more than a […]

There’s an excellent, bluntly titled article in The Verge this week — “Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai are cowards” — and if you care about the power Big Tech wields, you should read it. The piece lays out a simple, uncomfortable truth: Apple and Google loudly advertise their values — safety, responsibility, protecting users — yet refuse to enforce […]

As I read this headline today, “Google co-founder Larry Page cuts business ties with California as state’s new billionaires’ tax looms,” I felt revulsion, as many others should as well. What is wrong with these people? For decades, California has been the most productive wealth-creation engine in modern history. Its universities, public infrastructure, legal system, […]

Elon Musk has spent years cultivating the image of a once-in-a-generation genius. Tesla’s recent slide suggests something else: a CEO whose instincts are increasingly bad, whose priorities are misaligned, and whose own behavior is actively damaging the company he leads. Tesla didn’t lose the global EV sales lead to BYD because the market turned. It […]

As we begin 2026 and peer back at 2025, the tech landscape has been a mix of ambitious breakthroughs and some truly spectacular misfires. While “worst” is a matter of personal opinion, several products this year stood out for failing to meet their massive hype, suffering from critical design flaws, or simply offering poor value. […]

There’s a Verizon scam that’s been fooling many that we should be aware of, because it’s quite clever and initially fooled me. I received this text below, supposedly from Verizon, saying I had points that were about to expire and I needed to redeem them soon: I looked at the link and saw Verizon.com, which […]