Topic: J Lens

IBM acquired the digital assets of the Weather Company to integrate data into its Watson AI platform for climate strategies. Meanwhile, a massive "J-Lens" military surveillance balloon broke loose from its tether in Maryland and drifted into Pennsylvania, taking out power lines before crashing.

Professor Ron Adner, author of "The Wide Lens," discusses business strategy and the failures of companies like Nokia and early MP3 player manufacturers. Adner posits that the future of news depends on a guarantee of non-compromised information. This theory is used to validate the "value-for-value" model of independent media that operates without traditional advertising.