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The Payroll Carnage From The Kronos Hack
It’s a measure of the sorry state of U.S. media that one of the most devastating ransomware attacks of all time has received virtually no coverage. Millions of workers, including frontline hospital, police, and firefighters, know what I’m talking about.
Why I Fear Electric Vehicles
Electric cars are said to represent America’s automotive future. At the moment, they are reminiscent of the industry’s troubled past. Here’s why I’d prefer Toyota and its Japanese brethren lead the way.
What’s Good For GM Isn’t Good For America
Toyota in 2021 became the No. 1 automaker in America – yet another reminder that Detroit’s days as the “Motor City” are numbered.
Why I Despise My Email Inbox
‘Tis the time of year when corporate marketers and online engagement specialists step up their game and bombard me with phony holiday wishes, hoping to sell more goods and services. If they wanted to extend genuine goodwill, they’d forever take me off their distribution lists.
Keep Your SSN To Yourself
Here’s why you should never provide a hospital or other healthcare provider with your social security number and other personal information they don’t require.
Elon Musk’s Teflon Tesla
Elon Musk walks on water with Wall Street and Tesla owners. Here’s why I’m hoping RJ Scaringe kicks his butt.
In Praise of Fidelity Investments
My argument as to why Fidelity Investments ranks among America’s most extraordinary companies.
Khalid David and Black Entrepreneur Stereotyping
Given the current climate to support black businesses and entrepreneurs, one might expect that it would be a walk in the park for Khalid David to raise a modest $500,000 for his fledgling software company. David’s pioneering app is already being used by a major construction company and his educational background includes degrees from MIT and Columbia.
David is working harder than ever on his fund-raising efforts. His biggest challenge? Overcoming white stereotypes of black entrepreneurs.
Sheryl Sandberg’s Bottomless Kool-Aid
She’s back! Eighteen months after a damning report revealing that Sheryl Sandberg was a ruthless executive ultimately responsible for smearing a prominent Facebook critic and Holocaust survivor with false accusations of anti-Semitism, Sandberg is again fashioning herself as a feminist activist and promoting a dubious Facebook small business program. These are good “make work” activities because indications are Sandberg has quietly been shunted aside.