Media Sector: Call for the Dead
I think the greatest single enemy is the misuse of information, the perversion of truth in the hands of terribly skillful people. Not my words. That is…
‘Tis The Season For Some Folly
This week has been a bit of a head wreck. Pandemic deaths in America are now at a daily 9/11 toll level but the GOP and its cult leader wants citizens …
China Syndrome: Supply Chain Reaction?
Anyone remember the China Syndrome movie? Showing my age here but that 1979 nuclear disaster thriller starring Jane Fonda and Michael Douglas did sprin…
Three Huge Trends To Earn Their Stripe
Wowzers! The latest market chatter is that Irish fintech, Stripe, is about to raise more funding which could push it towards a $100 billion valuation. …
Banking on Digital Destruction?
Crikey, that was an awful dose of George (g)Lee on the radio this morning. The intrepid RTE correspondent for Science is building quite the reputation …
Three Big Little Lies
Feel better this week? This writer’s own sense of things is that good news often comes in threes. What’s not to like about a potential Covid-19 vaccine…
10 Popcorn Pointers For US Election Watch
It’s not over until the fat fella swings. It is probably too optimistic to hope that the Mango Mussolini’s demise mirrors one of his tyrant heroes but …
Biden Our Time For A Landslide?
The UK media loves battles. However, they really are scraping the bottom of the barrel (or Channel) these days. Of course, the Viagra-by-Video readers …
No Funding Limits As Lockdown Bites
Here we go again; Lockdown II, and like many sequels, lacking any originality. I’ve heard some refer to this as a ‘Lazy Lockdown’, as in lazy thinking.…
Democracy Winning Voters and Investors
Pretty depressing week, eh? Not even a DryRobe can warm the spirits. Our leaders have clicked their heels three times this week and eventually told us,…