Hearing Aids Disruption
In August 2017, the FDA announced new rules governing the sale and distribution of over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids. Unfortunately, it took the government agency fully five years to issue its final ruling on Aug. 16, 2022. Before this long-awaited ruling, only...
Streaming Amplifiers
Not long ago, the world of audio was dominated by such Japanese brands as Kenwood, Marantz, Pioneer, Sansui, Sony, and Technics. These companies were considered audio innovators. That’s no longer the case due to the disruption in the market caused by the innovation of...
Cryptocurrencies
On Oct. 31, 2008, a white paper entitled Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System was posted to an e-mail discussion list focusing on cryptography by someone called Satoshi Nakamoto. To this day, Nakamoto’s true identity remains a mystery, although quite a few...
Air Rage
United Flight 857 was proceeding smoothly to Shanghai from San Francisco. Everything was quiet in row 55, where identical twins Cynthia and Crystal Mikula, 22, of Buckley, Mich., enjoyed a movie and lunch. But after having too many drinks, they started calling each...