NASA’s free interactive photo book shows the abstract beauty of Earth
View the planet’s most remote landscapes from a satellite’s perspective. NASA just released 168 pages of stunning images showing the planet’s atmosphere, water, land, ice and snow from a satellite’s perspective. For $53, you can buy a hardcover version of the book, simply titled Earth. Or you can accept the unavoidable truth that print is […]
You can now block Facebook’s background location tracking on Android
The update follows reports that Facebook used location information to track missing interns. Facebook announced today that it is adding a new privacy control that allows Android users to turn off location tracking when they aren’t using the app. The change comes just days after a report that Facebook used location data to monitor interns […]
Twitter’s improved conversations are now in public beta
Color coding and threaded responses are coming to a test app. During CES last month, we had an early look at Twitter’s plans to change how it displays replies as part of its drive to improve conversations and make them easier to follow. As of today, you can apply to join Twitter’s “conversations prototype testing program” to see what the proposed […]
The S10 has a Bixby button, but it can be remapped to open any app
Make it a Bumble button, Boomerang button or Babbel button. Or Bixby. Sure. Samsung’s newest, shiniest phones, the Galaxy S10 line, come with a Bixby button just like the company’s previous devices, but this time around, there’s a twist: The key is completely customizable. S10 owners can remap the Bixby button to open any app with a […]
2 Stocks to Watch Today: Ensco plc (ESV), ReWalk Robotics Ltd. (RWLK)
Ensco plc (NYSE: ESV) experienced a high price of $4.89 with a low value of $4.68 at the end of the last trading session, which followed after a loss of -0.21% and settled at $4.77 during the course of the last 24 hours for the day. Respectfully, the company now has 434.40M shares after the […]
Two stocks To Watch For Long-Term Investors: EQT Corporation (EQT), Fitbit, Inc. (FIT)
EQT Corporation (NYSE: EQT) experienced a high price of $19.54 with a low value of $18.8 at the end of the last trading session, which followed after a gain of 0.21% and settled at $18.97 during the course of the last 24 hours for the day. Respectfully, the company now has 255.28M shares after the […]
2 Stocks to Watch Today: Centene Corporation (CNC), Alibaba Group Holding Limited (BABA)
Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC) experienced a high price of $65.05 with a low value of $64.05 at the end of the last trading session, which followed after a loss of -0.86% and settled at $64.41 during the course of the last 24 hours for the day. Respectfully, the company now has 405.96M shares after the […]
Two stocks To Watch For Long-Term Investors: Caterpillar Inc. (CAT), Chesapeake Energy Corporation (CHK)
Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) experienced a high price of $136.98 with a low value of $135 at the end of the last trading session, which followed after a loss of -0.29% and settled at $135.80 during the course of the last 24 hours for the day. Respectfully, the company now has 574.60M shares after the […]
Volatility as banks report
Canada’s biggest banks are set to report on what has traditionally been the strongest quarter of the year, but market volatility and slower mortgage growth during the period could weigh on their latest results. North American markets saw a sharp selloff at the end of 2018 amid a trade skirmish between China and the U.S. […]
Little incentive in budget
Business leaders say they’re concerned the British Columbia government’s budget pays too little attention to the potential impacts of a slowing global economy and a shifting housing market. B.C. Business Council president Greg D’Avignon says finance Minister Carole James is banking on robust economic growth to fund long-term social and environment programs amounting to $2 […]