Government data indicates that artificial intelligence has yet to harness efficiencies economy-wide. And if the history of disruptive digital technologies is any indication, that is not likely to change any time soon.

It took an exhausting trip to Nepal to realize that corruption has become as critical to the global supply chain as capital and labor. How companies manage graft will absolutely affect the sourcing of the minerals needed for the batteries for electric vehicles.

This week, it’s the power of the past in finding value in the present, AI’s surprising fast devaluation and just dangerous it is become to mine for critical minerals.

Last month Amazon opened its global supply chain to anyone with $39.99 a month. It will offer unprecedented low-cost access to complex logistics, like containers. Air freight giants will face headwinds.

While U.S. regulators have cracked down in dozens of crypto startups this past year, European regulators have passed reasonable regulations. Euro-crypto firms will flourish.

Welcome to our sixth Brookside Research Podcast! In this episode we discuss commercial pilots, peak Amazon and SEC v. cryptocurrency.

Part writers, part marketers, part nerds, TechTarget has always been a favorite among story-driven geeks like us. Thing is, the company might just be cheap, right now.

Improvements in productivity and nimble managers may have solved supply chains woes and costly labor. Could the worst be behind us?

Welcome to our fifth Brookside Research Podcast! In this episode we discuss a global recession, the coatings industry and TechTarget.

Civil unrest in France overlook an economy poised for a new world order.

Our sad broken airline network is opening the door to a new generation of semi-private airlines.

Welcome to our fourth Brookside Research Podcast! In this episode we discuss the riots in France, semi-private air travel and Microsoft AI.

New uses are emerging for older commercial real estate.

New data from streaming media companies indicate a fundamentally flawed business model.

Welcome to our third Brookside Research Podcast! In this episode we discuss inflation, vacancy rates in commercial real estate and artificial intelligence.

How banks account for their assets can have profound effect on their ability to weather today’s down market for banks.

Newly “critical minerals” will profoundly alter society’s relationship with the ancient practice of mining.

Welcome to our second Brookside Research Podcast! In this episode we discuss graphite and how critical minerals relate to China and the global economy. Finally, we discuss vacancy rates in commercial real estate and Elon Musk.

Welcome to our first-ever Brookside Research Podcast! In this our, inaugural episode, we discuss topics for the news section of our website, including DODs strategic interest in graphite; we move on to Twitter, Tesla, and Elon Musk. Finally, we discuss the ramifications of open-source intelligence technology.

Twitter might be privately owned by a brash, care-nothing billionaire. But, with a bit of digging, various forms of credit tied to the company still can be bought and sold. Meaning, even the worst day for Elon Musk but be the best for investors.