Toyota is making fast, high-performance versions of its popular, but ‘boring,’ Camry and Avalon sedans
Toyota is making fast, high-performance versions of its popular Camry and Avalon sedans, swimming against the tide of consumer demand for SUVs and crossovers. The Japanese automaker said Friday it plans to release the new versions of the mid-size Camry sedan and full-size Avalon — better known for hauling families or ride-share passengers — under […]
Report: Cheaper, disc-free Xbox One option coming next year
Microsoft is planning to release a disc-free version of the Xbox One as early as next spring, according to an unsourced report from author Brad Sams of Thurrott.com (who has been reliable with early Xbox-related information in the past). The report suggests the disc-free version of the system would not replace the existing Xbox One […]
Smarter clouds, smarter businesses: How AI is transforming the cloud computing industry
The latest addition to the ever-expanding collection of IT buzzwords, artificial intelligence (AI) seems to mean all things to all people. No matter which industry you turn to – from retail to finance, manufacturing to healthcare – AI is touted as a ‘game-changer’ and the answer to any number of problems. This hype is driving […]
Well, This New Facebook Patent Application Sure Is Creeping Us Out
A recently published Facebook patent application imagines an unnerving way to use your data. The company filed for a patent that explores piecing together information about a user’s entire household based on the pictures they upload, presumably for targeted advertising. And yes, Instagram photos were also cited in the filing. The patent application was originally […]
Natural gas will soon find more fuel to feed its rally
Prices for the fuel trade more than 30% higher month to date Oil prices have declined sharply in November, but natural gas’ rise has been even more striking with prices for the heating fuel having soared by more than 30% for the month to date, recently touching their highest level in more than four years. […]
Here’s why one chart watcher is ready to buy the bitcoin dip
If history is a guide, bitcoin at $5,500 could prove to be a bargain It may seem like catching a falling knife — but for those brave enough — now might be an opportune time up pick up some bitcoin on the cheap. This chart comes from Twitter user @OddStats, who put together a chart […]
Oil prices suffer sixth weekly loss in a row
Natural gas tallies a weekly rise of nearly 15% Futures prices for U.S. oil settled flat on Friday as global crude gained, but both benchmarks suffered sizable losses for a sixth week in a row. Talk of production cuts among major oil producers provided some support to prices, but a supply build, including in the […]
Nvidia loses an AMD worth of market cap on worst day for stock in more than a decade
After Nvidia earnings show ‘crypto hangover,’ analysts slash price targets en masse Nvidia Corp.’s stock plummeted Friday for its worst one-day drop in more than a decade, as a disappointing earnings report cost the graphics-chip specialist more than $23 billion in market capitalization. Nvidia NVDA, -18.76% shares closed down nearly 19% at $164.43 in heavy […]
VW plugs into electric
Volkswagen intends to invest 44 billion euros ($50 billion) in the electric and autonomous car technologies expected to reshape the industry — and said it would make battery-powered vehicles more accessible to mass-market auto buyers by selling its new I.D. compact for about what a Golf diesel costs. The investment plans for the next five […]
Google, second fiddle in cloud computing, needs a new tune
Second fiddle is exactly where Google has been in these and other areas broadly called cloud computing. That didn’t really change when respected technology executive Diane Greene assumed responsibility for Google’s business-focused software in 2015. Google’s new cloud boss is used to being the underdog, and that’s fitting for the role he’s stepping into at […]