Samsung and Qualcomm phone prototypes tease our 5G future
You’d never know by looking at the brick-like phone that it’s one of the fastest devices on the planet. The generic-looking handset is a prototype design that Qualcomm made to showcase 5G, but it — and another prototype made by Samsung — prove that the age of 5G phones and networks is coming fast. Qualcomm, […]
Google is shutting down Allo
Google has officially announced that it’s shutting down Allo, ending the run of yet another failed Google chat app experiment. The news isn’t entirely unsurprising, given that Google had already paused investment in Allo back in April. Back then, the head of the communications group at Google, Anil Sabharwal, noted that “[Allo] as a whole […]
New attack could make website security captchas obsolete
Researchers have created new artificial intelligence that could spell the end for one of the most widely used website security systems. The new algorithm, based on deep learning methods, is the most effective solver of captcha security and authentication systems to date and is able to defeat versions of text captcha schemes used to defend […]
AT&T becomes first major US carrier to support eSIM functionality on iPhone XS & XR
Apple today officially released iOS 12.1.1 to the public, teasing in the update’s release notes that it includes “eSIM for additional carriers iPhone XR, iPhone XS, and iPhone XS Max.” Corresponding with today’s iOS update, AT&T has officially become the first major US carrier to support eSIM for iPhone. AT&T detailed the launch in a […]
From Nixon to Trump: Here’s how stocks performed under each U.S. president
U.S. presidents, for better or worse, get too much credit for the economy and stock market performance. The Federal Reserve, in its quest for the elusive soft landing, exerts more direct control over the nation’s economic levers. Nevertheless, it’s instructive to recall the touches — some light, some heavy — that presidents have had on […]
Waymo launches first driverless car service
Alphabet’s driverless-car unit promises measured rollout Waymo launched its first driverless-car service Wednesday in Arizona, vowing to proceed “carefully” with the technology and at least initially keeping a person in the driver’s seat in case of emergencies. Waymo One, as the program is called, will first be offered to people in the company’s early-rider program, […]
2 Warren Buffett Stocks to Buy in December
From 1965 to 2017, Berkshire Hathaway’s stock grew by a compounded annual rate of 20.9%. That’s enough to turn $1,000 into more than $23 million. Berkshire’s incredible success is due in part to Warren Buffett’s ability to identify undervalued stocks. Berkshire’s chairman and CEO is arguably the best investor of all time, and he’s helped […]
Bitcoin falls 5% to one-week low, with breach below $3,500 at risk
Broad-based decline has wiped $9 billion off the total value of all cryptocurrencies this week Bitcoin prices on Wednesday traded to their lowest level in a week and were on the brink of falling below a psychologically significant level below $3,500. The price of a single bitcoin, BTCUSD, +2.05% the world’s largest cryptocurrency, was last […]
Oilsands firm cuts budget
Oilsands producer Canadian Natural Resources is setting its 2019 capital budget at $1-billion less than its “normalized” range but says it will ramp up spending if heavily discounted oil prices in Western Canada rebound. The Calgary-based company says it is targeting a 2019 base capital program of $3.7 billion, about 20 per cent below its […]
Worry about nuke fallout
Canadian officials have been quietly preparing for the fallout from an atmospheric nuclear-weapons test by North Korea, including the spread of radioactive debris across the ocean and the significant public concerns that would arise, internal government memos show. In the event of a test, Health Canada’s radiation protection bureau would monitor contamination, while various federal […]