Laundroid company folds before its giant robot does

It’s all on you, Foldimate. A small part of us always knew the Laundroid was too good to be true. The black obelisk, developed by Japanese company Seven Dreamers, was supposed to be a washing machine, dryer, ironing and laundry-folding robot rolled into one. It was the perfect appliance, in short, for chore-dodging so-and-sos who […]

Intel’s 9th-gen laptop CPUs also reach up to 5GHz

They’ll power the next generation of gaming laptops. When Intel debuted its ninth generation Core processors last fall, the star of the show was the i9-9900K, its first consumer CPU to reach 5GHz. That was a huge milestone, and it made that chip even more tempting to power-hungry gamers. But now, that processor has a laptop-focused sibling […]

FDA clears first personal ECG device to detect three heart arrhythmias

AliveCor’s KardiaMobile can spot more than just AFib. To date, personal ECG devices have only really detected one kind of heart arrhythmia: atrial fibrillation. While that’s helpful, it doesn’t cover other conditions that could be just as dangerous. You might not be left wondering for much longer. AliveCor’s KardiaMobile has received the first FDA clearance […]

Tesla promises ‘one million robo-taxis’ in 2020

The company says self-driving cars will be on the road this year. Two days ahead of its first-quarter earnings disclosure, the company had an event to explain its autonomous technology to investors. The talks were probably denser than the average shareholder was expecting but it was an opportunity to see how Tesla will deliver a […]

Canada’s stock index slips

Canada’s main stock index was down slightly in morning trading after ending last week at an all-time high. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 18.07 points at 16,594.74. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 40.69 points at 26,518.85. The S&P 500 index was down 0.47 points at 2,904.56, while the Nasdaq […]

Streaming services will eclipse TV subscribers in 2020, report predicts

More global platforms set to come online in next couple of years The number Canadian households paying for at least one streaming video service will eclipse traditional TV subscribers for the first time next year, predicts an annual report on consumer habits. Convergence Research Group says the growing popularity of an array of streaming options […]

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