Driverless Tech Stocks Look Significantly Undervalued
The self-driving revolution will eventually generate a $7 trillion “passenger economy.” That was Intel’s (NASDAQ: INTC) prediction a year ago as the chipmaker and Mobileye-parent sees sweeping effects from the rise of driverless vehicles. By 2035, it said the economic opportunity would be $800 billion, and that global revenue stream would balloon to $7 trillion […]
Snapchat Plays Defense Against Apple’s New Memoji
As it turns out, Snap (NYSE: SNAP) was on to something when it acquired Bitstrips, the maker of Bitmoji personalized avatars, in March 2016. When Snap went public last year, it disclosed in its prospectus that it paid approximately $64.2 million for the Toronto-based developer, which consisted of $46.6 million in cash and $11.6 million […]
Why Investors Have Turned Cautious on Monster Beverage Shares
Monster Beverage (NASDAQ: MNST) shares dipped 7% last month, chiefly because the company’s first-quarter 2018 results revealed a contraction in gross margin. The “MNST” symbol appeared to be heading for a double-digit decline, but recovered some ground on the last day of the month, as management announced a $500 million share buyback plan that is […]
3 Great Stocks You Can Buy on Sale
The stock market is bouncing around near all-time highs, but that doesn’t mean all stocks have shared equally in the market’s success. Some stocks are overlooked because they’re out of favor or in a weak industry, but that doesn’t necessarily make them bad investments long-term. It’s in the heap of overlooked stocks where investors can […]
How Siri Shortcuts work in iOS 12
Siri may not be getting the major update in iOS 12 that some had hoped for, but Apple still added a powerful new tool to the voice-activated assistant’s wheelhouse: Shortcuts. Siri Shortcuts is a standalone app that lets you set app-specific shortcuts to use with Siri. The feature will take a bit of work to […]
Volkswagen using quantum computers to build better EV batteries
Making high-performance batteries for electric vehicles is a complicated, time-consuming process. So much so that engineers at Volkswagen have started using a quantum computer to simulate the chemical structures like lithium-hydrogen and carbon chains much faster. The idea is to continue using quantum computing to eventually develop a sort of blueprint for tailor-made batteries that […]
Starship Technologies gets the cash to make its delivery robot dream a reality
Whether it’s airborne delivery drones like Amazon’s Prime Air initiative or ground-based delivery robots, we can honestly say that, for the first time in our lives, topics like “the future of conveyance infrastructure” carry genuine interest. It’s apparently not just us, either. Plenty of people — investors included — are excited about this next phase […]
Does wireless charging degrade your battery faster? We asked an expert
Wireless charging has been around for a long time, but it has taken a while to catch on for phones. There were some definite limitations when it first entered the scene, but problems like the need for precise placement or incredibly slow charging speeds have melted away as the technology has improved. Samsung was quick […]
11 cool things to know about Charlottetown as the city turns 163
Happy birthday, Charlottetown! P.E.I.’s capital city, the birthplace of Canadian Confederation, is celebrating its 163rd birthday this weekend. Think you know the Island’s capital? Here are some fun and interesting facts to know about this beautiful, historic small city, home to about 36,000 people according to the city. 1. A very regal name Charlottetown is […]
D-Day vet taking leap of faith, 74 years later
Canadian war veteran Jack Commerford was just 17 when he joined up in June 1941. He soon put his name forward to become a paratrooper, but shortly before the two-year training course could begin, the young soldier was hit by a truck. “I was delivering a message on my bike, went through a stop sign […]