4 Reasons You Shouldn’t Sell NVIDIA on Driverless Fears
Shares of NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) recently tumbled after a double whammy of bad news. First, one of Uber’s driverless vehicles, which was powered by NVIDIA’s chips, hit and killed a pedestrian. Uber and NVIDIA both suspended their driverless tests after the accident. Many investors seemingly saw the news as an indicator that NVIDIA’s entire automotive […]
Every Media Company Is Going Direct-to-Consumer
If cord-cutting weren’t enough trouble for media companies, they’re now facing pressure from another direction. Last year, TV ad spending decreased for the first time since 2009, and that decline is expected to continue over the next five years, according to estimates from eMarketer. As more consumers cut the cord and ratings continue to fall […]
Is This Oil Stock’s Recent Sell-Off a Buying Opportunity?
This week was an interesting one for investors in Concho Resources (NYSE: CXO). The Permian Basin producer stunned the oil market by announcing that it had agreed to acquire fellow Permian driller RSP Permian (NYSE: RSPP) in a $9.5 billion deal. While that news sent its target up about 15%, Concho’s stock went in the […]
Digital Advertising Will Account for the Entire Industry’s Growth
Marketers will spend about $70 billion more on digital advertising in 2020 than they did last year, according to estimates from Zenith. Meanwhile, global ad spend across newspapers, magazines, television, radio, cinemas, and outdoor billboards will combine to grow just $1.6 billion during that same period. As consumers spend less time watching television, reading newspapers […]
PS4’s revamped video section focuses on shows over apps
If you have a PlayStation 4, there’s a good chance you use it as a video viewer. However, you’ll also know that it isn’t ideal for that role — you have to hop between apps just to see what shows are worth watching. Sony is aiming to fix that. American users now have an overhauled […]
Tapster’s robots are built to poke touchscreens
The CEO and COO are at their desks when I knock on the door, intently assembling robots to fulfill the company’s latest order. Tapster is about as lean as startups get. Founded three years ago (on Star Wars Day), the company’s two-person staff is half the size it was at its height, but a third […]
Alexa gets a DVR recording skill
Slowly but surely, Alexa’s becoming a more competent catchall video assistant. Back in January, Amazon launched its Video Skill API designed to offer more control over apps from cable and satellite companies. An update this week brings the ever-important ability to use the smart assistant to start recoding. The skill joins a number of functions […]
Apple patent taps VR to ease motion sickness in self-driving cars
The US Patent and Trademark Office has published an Apple patent application that details a pretty neat VR system. Spotted by Patently Apple, it’s meant to be used in vehicles — including self-driving vehicles — and Apple pitches it as a way to mitigate motion sickness. But the company also describes a lot of other […]
90-year-old Kelowna woman attends more than 4,400 aquafit classes
As long as I’m able, I’ll keep doing it,’ says Beatrice Ingram Kelowna resident Beatrice Ingram — known to most people as Bea — might put you to shame in your gym class. The 90-year-old has clocked more than 4,400 aquafit classes at the Rutland YMCA, a hobby she didn’t pick up until the age […]
From trap to table: An inside look at the first haul of Quebec snow crab season
Crews work 15 hours at a time, hauling traps and sorting catch Captain Bertrand Desbois sets off aboard the Dauphin III from the Port of Matane at 5 a.m., eager to check in on the first Quebec snow crab traps of the season, launched the night before. Radio-Canada journalist Maxime Corneau accompanied the crew of […]