Rodney Johnson has some interesting comments on the rise of robots as a labor replacement.  Robots have been replacing assembly line workers for decades.  But now, they’re starting to replace retail clerks too…sort of: Just as desktop computing, voicemail, and email erased much of the need for secretaries, robots are quickly gaining ground in areas...Read More

If you can’t beat ‘em…buy ‘em out.  That’s the approach Big Beer is taking in combatting the rise of microbrewing.  Anheuser-Busch InBev (BUD) announced last week it would be buying 10 Barrel Brewing Co., a microbrewery based on Bend, Oregon.  This follows BUD’s move earlier this year to buy Blue Point Brewing Co. It’s easy...Read More