Chronicling Robots Since 2011
Yesterday, Amazon reported a record fourth-quarter earnings with a profit of $749 million on $43.7 billion of revenue. Amazon is in so many businesses beyond books and e-commerce, from shipping & logistics (and eventually drones) to cloud hosting services. In the spirit of our upcoming event on The Societal Impact of Robotics on March 2nd, I would like to analyze its … Read more
Since the election, labor intensive companies like McDonald’s have been crushed by the the stock market. Unfortunately, ObamaCare while offering broader coverage forces retail businesses to pick up the tab at least that is the analytical perspective. Already, layoffs have been announced across the restaurant industry. Traditional thinking demands tens of thousands of hands to … Read more
Yesterday, it happened. McDonald’s blinked and added apples to their kid-friendly drug-inspired meals (a.k.a. “The Happy Meal”). While fast food is still legal, it is against every law to kill oneself. Kids easily get addicted to the sweet flavor of sugar/salt spiced fries with burgers nicely packaged in a gift box that is less than … Read more