Oracle Hits a Cloud Speed Bump
Database giant Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) reported its fiscal third-quarter results after the market closed on Monday. It was clear on Tuesday morning that investors weren’t happy. Oracle stock was down about 10% at midday, despite a big earnings beat and in-line revenue. Oracle’s cloud business put up some solid growth numbers, but the company’s guidance […]
If You Love the Internet of Things, You Should Check Out Skyworks Solutions
A growing number of companies are connecting things — from bicycles to cars to parking meters — to the Internet in an effort to automate services and collect data. These newly linked items are collectively known as the Internet of Things (or, IoT), and by 2021, the consultancy International Data Corporation estimates that worldwide spending […]
3 Stocks Your Children Will Brag About Someday
Investing in companies that are capable of maintaining a high level of performance can be a life-changing event. The best of these stocks will be worth holding for decades, then passing down to your children as heirlooms that continue to build wealth for your family. To help readers identify a selection of stocks that might […]
Can This Fast-Growing Apple Segment Maintain Momentum?
When Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) investors look beyond the iPhone for the tech giant’s growth potential, one often-cited opportunity is Apple’s services segment. Driven primarily by rapid growth in the App Store, Apple Music, and Apple Pay, the business has morphed into Apple’s second-largest after iPhone. But there’s another fast-growing Apple segment that has been growing […]
This printer can create an image directly onto beer foam
There was a time when being able to print using toner or ink on paper seemed like we were living in the future. Nowadays, we’re a lot more jaded. In an age in which it’s even possible to print using living cells, it takes a lot more to impress us. Fortunately, the makers of a […]
Microsoft and Nvidia are using ray tracing to make graphics more realistic
Ray tracing is an advanced computer graphics technique that creates an image by essentially duplicating how light strikes objects, with all of the refractions and reflections that result and that give life and depth to a scene. The technique has been used in computer-generated imagery (CGI) in movies and TV using very powerful rendering systems […]
Apple’s Face ID is two years ahead of Android, say parts suppliers
According to reports from multiple suppliers, Android devices are at least two years behind Apple when it comes to setting up face-identifying tech on the level of Apple’s Face ID. Apple introduced Face ID in last year’s iPhone X as a replacement for the absence of the long-running Touch ID. Face ID uses an array […]
Over 60 ARCore apps are now available from the Google Play Store
Google’s ARCore was brought to version 1.0 at Mobile World Congress 2018, and since then a ton of developers have taken advantage of it, the company says. Google just published a blog post highlighting that a hefty 60 apps have been released that use ARCore. Here’s a quick rundown of some of the biggest and […]
Meet Vancouver’s secret weapon in the fight against homelessness
O’Donaghey has overcome trauma, addiction and homelessness; now, she’s helping others do the same Alexandra O’Donaghey knows more about addiction, mental health and homelessness than most, so it’s no wonder that she has the ear of Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson. O’Donaghey, 28, is a mother of three, part of the Mayor’s Task Force on Mental […]
Hydroponic produce is blooming in Churchill, Man.
Company raising northern veggies in a shipping container sees room to grow As in most northern towns, the concept of “locally grown” is exotic in Churchill, Man. So when Carley Basler shows up at people’s homes with a big bags of fresh vegetables, it’s little wonder people get excited. “It’s fresh food, fresher than probably […]