Mark Albertson

Mark Albertson is a senior writer for theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s livestreaming studio. He is an experienced technology reporter, recognized by Onalytica as a "Who's Who In Cloud Influencer" and named to Peerlyst’s “24 Powerful Cybersecurity Journalists.” Prior to SiliconANGLE, Mark wrote for the San Francisco Examiner, Blasting News, and CBS-Bay Area.

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Robot can build your salad 1,000 different ways

BIG DATA By MARK ALBERTSON9 YEARS AGO

Who says vending machines don’t offer enough choice? Chowbotics Inc. has built a robot that offers salads in 1,000 different varieties around-the-clock. The Silicon Valley-based startup is hoping that the salad-making machine will ignite interest in the field of food service robotics and …

Consumers like food tech, but growers are on data overload, say investors

BIG DATA By MARK ALBERTSON9 YEARS AGO

Investors enjoy having plenty of options, and the food tech landscape certainly offers choices at the moment with approximately 3,000 companies vying for funding and customers, according to two prominent food tech investors. The explosion of new companies is fueling innovation in the …

Student entrepreneurs drive agriculture tech, say experts

BIG DATA By MARK ALBERTSON9 YEARS AGO

While Silicon Valley may be the center of much of the world’s technology today, universities around the country still play a vital role in facilitating innovative research and nurturing future companies. This is especially true when it comes to agriculture, a field …

Cloud and data science now driving food industry, say analysts

CLOUD By MARK ALBERTSON9 YEARS AGO

The same technology dynamics that drive other industries are impacting how we grow, distribute and consume food as well. That was one of the key messages to emerge from this year’s FOOD IT: From Fork to Farm event in Mountain View, California. “It’s really …

A case study in food IT: How Campbell uses data to drive sustainability

BIG DATA By MARK ALBERTSON9 YEARS AGO

The Campbell Soup Co., one of the longest-operating food brands in the U.S., maintains data on every load of tomatoes that comes into its processing plants, and has been collecting this information over the past five years. But the application of data …

Meet Cheetah, Baxter and ElliQ: The robot revolution is about to arrive

EMERGING TECH By MARK ALBERTSON9 YEARS AGO

After decades of promises of autonomous machines, robotics is finally poised to transform life and business as we know it, from manufacturing to elder care. That’s the consensus of scientific researchers, entrepreneurs and corporate executives who gathered this week at the TechCrunch …

Will tech tools give us cooking superpowers?

BIG DATA By MARK ALBERTSON9 YEARS AGO

When the first Internet-connected refrigerator was introduced, it cost $20,000 and consumers greeted the new product more as an oddity than a practical device for the home. But now that price points have come down and home technologies are becoming standard, consumers …

Embrace IT, say food and agriculture experts

BIG DATA By MARK ALBERTSON9 YEARS AGO

A recent restaurant association study forecasts a shortage of 200,000 line cooks over the next 10 years. The average age of the American farmer is 65, but a younger, tech-savvy generation is coming. These are just two of the trends facing the food …

You are what you eat, and throw away, at Google

BIG DATA By MARK ALBERTSON9 YEARS AGO

After a lengthy career working for Westin and Starwood Hotels, Michiel Bakker (pictured) suddenly got a call from Google Inc. six years ago asking whether he might be interested in a conversation about its food program. “That piqued my interest,” said Bakker. “I’d …

Tech-enabled consumer will drive food producers, say analysts

BIG DATA By MARK ALBERTSON9 YEARS AGO

The balance of power in the food industry is shifting to tech-driven consumers, a major theme that was on full display during the opening day of this year’s FOOD IT: Fork to Farm event in Mountain View, California. “It’s really now the tech-enabled …

Mark Albertson

Latest from Mark Albertson

Robot can build your salad 1,000 different ways

Consumers like food tech, but growers are on data overload, say investors

Student entrepreneurs drive agriculture tech, say experts

Cloud and data science now driving food industry, say analysts

A case study in food IT: How Campbell uses data to drive sustainability

Meet Cheetah, Baxter and ElliQ: The robot revolution is about to arrive

Will tech tools give us cooking superpowers?

Embrace IT, say food and agriculture experts

You are what you eat, and throw away, at Google

Tech-enabled consumer will drive food producers, say analysts

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