3 High-Growth Stocks That Could Soar
With the market near historic highs, investors might be wondering if there are any solid growth plays left. The answer is simple: There are always plenty of growth stocks with upside potential if you know where to look. Today, three of our Motley Fool investors will highlight their favorite growth plays for this market: JD.com […]
Can Anyone Catch Waymo’s Self-Driving Jaguar Taxi Fleet?
Waymo, the self-driving subsidiary of Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL), announced that it will begin rolling out a new autonomous ride-hailing service in U.S. cities later this year — and its riders will be able to select a self-driving version of Jaguar’s new electric I-Pace. At a press conference in New York on Tuesday, Waymo […]
Report: Apple Inc. Prepping New iPhone Colors to Boost Sales
A report from Macotakara (via 9to5Mac) says that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is “preparing to introduce a new color variant of the iPhone X” in a bid to shore up sales of the device. The report, says 9to5Mac, doesn’t indicate what color the new iPhone X will come in. However, there have been reports and rumors […]
Who Wins When Toys R Us Closes Its Doors for Good?
Toys R Us is going out of business, liquidating its inventory, and planning to sell its 800 storefronts in the U.S. and U.K. In a fiercely competitive retail industry with one-stop shops like Walmart (NYSE: WMT), Target (NYSE: TGT), and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Toys R Us couldn’t keep up. In fact, it says those three […]
A rebooted Palm smartphone could launch on Verizon later this year
We live in the era of the reboot. Forget movie reboots — we’re talking about phone reboots. BlackBerry’s still launching phones with hardware keyboards, Nokia is back from the dead, and now we may be treated to a reboot of the Palm. The report comes from Android Police, which notes that a new Palm device […]
A Nikon company made a robotic camera operator that uses A.I. to track athletes
Sports fans, coaches, and trainers could soon have an entirely new view of the game, thanks to a new robotic camera system from Mark Roberts Motion Control (MRMC), a company now owned by camera giant Nikon. Called the Polycam Player, the motorized camera support uses image recognition and artificial intelligence to automatically follow an athlete, […]
Electric vehicles ‘front and centre’ at Vancouver auto show
Vancouver International Auto Show organizers say electric vehicles fill more floor space each year The supercars with huge, gas-guzzling engines are still among the show-stoppers at the Vancouver International Auto Show, but electric cars are now also prominently displayed, and they’re edging out their fossil-fuelled counterparts. The auto show kicked off Wednesday with more than […]
Einride’s self-driving cargo trucks hit the highway this fall
Einride’s autonomous T-Pod may look like a giant freezer on wheels, but it’s likely to be on the road fairly soon. According to TechCrunch, the company announced today that the first customer deliveries of the self-driving transport vehicle will begin this fall. The T-pod can transport standard cargo pallets and travel up to 124 miles […]
Developer proposes his land for new school next to Centennial Park in Moncton
The school would replace Bessborough and Hillcrest schools in west end A Moncton developer hopes that the province will choose his land next to Centennial Park for a new school. Last month, Premier Brian Gallant announced Moncton is getting a new kindergarten to Grade 8 school in the west end. Although there’s no word yet […]
Liberals’ $11B pledge for high speed rail highlights long list of major infrastructure promises
Spending plan also includes new money for hospitals, schools, broadband internet The Liberal government is committing $182 billion to infrastructure projects over the next 10 years, including a major pledge towards the construction of Canada’s first high speed rail line. The 2018 pre-election budget is promising an $11 billion “initial investment” to support construction of […]