Who Are T-Mobile’s Competition?
T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) is the third-largest wireless carrier in the United States. It doesn’t offer anything besides wireless service for cell phones and connected devices like tablets and smartwatches. (It recently purchased Layer3 TV, so it has a small hand in the television distribution business through Layer3.) Thus, when investors think of T-Mobile’s competition, the […]
3 Reasons to Buy Kraft Heinz Stock, 1 Reason to Sell
What to do about Kraft-Heinz (NASDAQ: KHC)? One of Berkshire Hathaway’s larger holdings (Berkshire owns roughly 26.7% of shares outstanding, controlling the company in tandem with Brazilian investment firm 3G Capital), Kraft’s stock has tumbled roughly 28% in 2018, as the consumer packaged foods industry (“CPG”) has come under pressure. In addition, the market is […]
Is Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ALNY) a Buy?
I wrote three months ago that I viewed Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ALNY) stock as a pretty good pick — but with a couple of qualifications. First, I didn’t think that the biotech would generate returns in 2018 nearly as great as it did last year. Second, I thought that there were even better stocks to […]
Strong Box Office and Park Attendance Power Disney’s Results
Going into media giant Walt Disney’s (NYSE: DIS) second-quarter financial report, the company was fresh off record performance of Marvel’s Black Panther, which broke into the top 10 in all-time worldwide box office, bumping Star Wars: The Last Jedi from the No. 9 position and generating more than $1.338 billion in global ticket sales. Investors […]
Waze’s traffic data is available in Ford Sync 3 cars
You now have a simple way to put Waze on car’s screen — if you have the right phone and the right car. As promised back at CES, iPhone owners can now project the crowdsourced navigation app on the touchscreens of Ford’s Sync 3-equipped cars. It won’t be as sophisticated as the Android Auto implementation, […]
Abode Systems wants to make home security simpler and more affordable
Keeping yourself safe shouldn’t cost an arm and a leg, and luckily, Abode Systems agrees. The DIY smart home security company announced a new configuration for its security starter kit earlier this year to make it easier for anyone and everyone to protect themselves and their loved ones. Now, to make things simpler still, Abode […]
Google acquires Cask Data to beef up its tools for building and running big data analytics
Google is pushing hard on its efforts to build out a deeper enterprise business around Google Cloud, which continues to trail behind Amazon’s AWS and Microsoft’s Azure when it comes to revenues and usage among organizations. In the latest development, Google has picked up Cask Data, a Palo Alto startup that specializes in building solutions […]
This jolly little robot gets goosebumps
Cornell researchers have made a little robot that can express its emotions through touch, sending out little spikes when its scared or even getting goosebumps to express delight or excitement. The prototype, a cute smiling creature with rubber skin, is designed to test touch as an I/O system for robotic projects. The robot mimics the […]
Canada’s first Happy Wall comes to Edmonton
‘We thought the Happy Wall would make a fantastic addition that everyone can come and play with’ City officials hope a new public art display unveiled Wednesday will help bring people downtown, despite ongoing construction work. A Happy Wall, an interactive public art installation, made of more than 1,000 panels of colourful reclaimed wood has […]
Sask. injects $175K into geothermal power project
Province says the facility will be Canada’s first geothermal power plant A geothermal power demonstration plant to be built near Estevan has received a funding boost from the provincial government. It says the plant has the potential to generate constant electricity while generating zero carbon emissions. “It runs 24 hours a day seven days a […]