
Technology, Media and Telecom analyst, consultant, columnist - digital multi-platform practitioner, commercial transmedia storyteller - #DigitalGrowth2026
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The Enterprise AI Scorecard Has Arrived
New Research: Gartner found that 80 percent of CEOs now say technology has become a strategy, and 62 percent named revenue and business growth as a top priority. #AI #Investment
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How much of what your city collects in property taxes is wasted, abused, or stolen?
Today, no one can answer that fundamental question. It's why voters demand Government Spending Audits
#AustinTX #Budget #Crisis
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Austin, TX leaders fear an independent audit. Why?
πIn the following video, local government union leaders and Austin City Council members stand together against Proposition I (Prop I). A plan to address the $26M+ budget deficit.
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Austin, TX: The Affordability Election
The City of Austin, Texas has a $26+ million budget deficit. Property tax increases are not the solution. The Austin leadership has a spending crisis; its $6.6 billion mismanaged budget. #AustinTX #PropI
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Congressman Greg Casar spoke at a press conference and claimed the 20,000+ Austin residents who support the "Prop I" local government spending audit must "hate Austin" in his opinion. #Austin #Texas #Voters
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Juniper Research reports that combined monthly volume across #Kalshi and #Polymarket stood below $5 billion in September 2025 and reached roughly $24 billion by April 2026. buff.ly/CHYNm6B
Protecting the Ongoing Budget Waste and Fraud
AFSCME, the local Austin, Texas government employees union, contributed $59,000 to the "Don't DOGE Our Austin" campaign. What are they hiding from voters? #AustinTX #ElectionNews
New Research: Model Context Protocol (MCP) has become the standard linking agents to backend data and tools, and it is spreading through corporate technology stacks faster than the governance frameworks meant to secure it. buff.ly/KQuTl3e
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Austin, TX: The Affordability Election
The City of Austin, Texas has a $26+ million budget deficit. Property tax increases are not the solution. The Austin leadership has a spending crisis; its $6.6 billion mismanaged budget. #AustinTX #PropI
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From AI Capability to Business Value
Organizations can now access increasingly capable foundation models, copilots, and Agentic systems. Yet the strategic question is not simply what AI can do. #AppliedAI #Research
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New Research: Grid operators appear to be extending proven platforms before they consider replacing them, which is rational when the system in question keeps the lights on. #Energy #Investment buff.ly/abvMign
Update: City of Austin council member Krista Lane @cmkristalaine used her newsletter to spread misinformation in opposition to the Prop I government spending audit. Why is she so afraid that the independent audit will be passed by voters? #Austin #Texas
Gartner surveyed 426 senior marketing leaders, finding that 84 percent of companies are stuck in a "brand doom" loop, unable to demonstrate the brand's contribution to growth. #Tech #CMO buff.ly/mN7e9vu
Cybersecurity Tops the Power Grid Agenda
Energy Management Systems anchor the operational software stack, with a median budget of $1 million over the next 12 months, according to an ABI Research worldwide market study. #SmartGrid #Technology
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The CMO Title is Disappearing. The Growth Mandate is Not.
If youβve watched peers announce theyβre βseeking new opportunitiesβ after an abrupt reorganization, youβre not imagining the pattern. #Marketing #Leadership
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The Agentic AI Risk Governance Challenge
Every enterprise software vendor now has an AI agent story. Far fewer can explain what happens when that agent calls the wrong tool, inherits the wrong permissions, or quietly works around a constraint.
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The global connected vehicle installed base is heading toward a billion units, and the cellular technology most of those vehicles depend on is scheduled to begin its retirement before the end of the decade. buff.ly/g6WTvot
The City of Austin fired an employee whistle blower because she raised concerns about fraudulent contractor payments and questioned the city's management culture.
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#AustinTX #Government #Election













