Ryuk ransomware banks $3.7 million in five months
It has the knack for staying dormant and focusing on big targets. The Ryuk ransomware hasn’t just causing grief for newspapers — it’s also quite lucrative for its operators. Researchers at CrowdStrike and FireEye both estimate that the code has produced the equivalent of $3.7 million in bitcoin since August, spread across 52 payments. The […]
Samsung will fight its phone sales slump with models built for India
The Galaxy M series is meant to thwart Chinese competition. Samsung knows it’s facing tough times, and it’s not just counting on the Galaxy S10 to get out of its funk. It’s launching a trio of Galaxy M-series phones in late January that are designed expressly for “Indian millennial consumers,” the company’s Asim Warsi told […]
Soulja Boy’s latest sketchy console looks like a PS Vita
The ‘SouljaGame Handheld’ boasts a 480 x 272 ‘HD’ resolution. Soulja Boy is shrugging off possible legal threats from gaming giants with another rip-off console. In the wake of his ill-fated Nintendo emulator swag, his latest attempt at plagiarism marries the design of a PS Vita with the specs of a PlayStation Portable (a 480 […]
Cadillac drops teaser pics of its first electric vehicle
GM plans to use this platform to build all kinds of EVs. Shortly after GM revealed Cadillac will take the lead in its electrification push, the brand has given us a peek at its first-ever electric car. Following a couple of hybrid attempts, the new vehicle doesn’t come with a name or any details, but […]
3 Cybersecurity Stocks to Watch in 2019
As a whole, 2018 was a good year for the cybersecurity industry. While that’s great news for businesses, it’s not-so-great news for consumers, as a significant number of data breaches and cyber-attacks put millions of people’s personal information at risk. While it’s difficult to predict what will happen in 2019, we can guess that cyber […]
3 Things to Watch in the Stock Market This Week
Netflix, Wells Fargo, and CSX shareholders could be in for a volatile few trading days ahead. Stocks posted significant gains last week, with both the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES:^DJI) and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX:^GSPC) rising by more than 2%. The boost left shares up about 3% so far in early 2019 following a 6% […]
Is Aphria (TSX:APHA) Stock the Most-Watched Cannabis Investment Right Now?
With leadership changes and a quarterly earnings report that shows considerable year-on-year growth, it’s hard to go a day without seeing headlines that pertain to legal marijuana heavyweight, Aphria (TSX:APHA)(NYSE:APHA). One of the most popular weed stocks on the TSX index, Aphria has become a key stock to watch when gauging the performance of this fascinating new Canadian industry. […]
Stocks to watch: CapitaLand, Creative Technology, Keppel Corp, Best World, ICP
THE following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their shares on Monday: CapitaLand: Property group CapitaLand is acquiring Temasek’s subsidiary Ascendas-Singbridge (ASB) in a S$11 billion deal aimed at creating Asia’s largest diversified real estate group. After the transaction, CapitaLand’s combined total assets under management will exceed S$116 billion, and cover asset classes such as logistics/business parks, industrial, […]
Minister ignores suggestions to fix free flag program — despite century-long wait list
Wildly popular Peace Tower flag program ‘unsustainable,’ according to internal briefing note Despite a wait list exceeding the lifespan of even the healthiest Canadians, the minister in charge of doling out free flags that have flown from the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill is ignoring her own department’s advice about how to fix the program. The […]
Canada, First Nations express concern over U.S. Arctic drilling plans
Calving grounds of caribou herd among areas to be opened to drilling, despite protection agreement The Canadian government, two territories and several First Nations are expressing concerns to the United States over plans to open the calving grounds of a large cross-border caribou herd to energy drilling, despite international agreements to protect it. “Canada is […]