Samsung brings Galaxy Watch Active features to older smartwatches
You’ll get the slicker interface and improved health features. You don’t have to spring for the Galaxy Watch Active to put Samsung’s latest software features on your wrist. The company is rolling out an update that brings the Active’s One UI interface, health features and other optimizations to the regular Galaxy Watch, Gear S3 and […]
Facebook Research is developing touchy-feely curious robots
We’re tantalizingly close to AI with all five senses. As a social media platform with global reach, Facebook leans extensively on its artificial intelligence and machine-learning systems to keep the site online and harmful content off it (at least, some of the time). Following its announcement at the start of the month regarding self-supervised learning, computer vision, and natural language […]
This week in tech history: Google Assistant is born
It’s hard to believe it’s only three years old. It’s only been three years since Google first introduced the Google Assistant, the AI-powered helper through which the company wants users to access its vast stores of information. There are at least two reasons it feels like it’s been around much longer. The first is that even […]
EVgo is installing fast chargers at Chevron filling stations
They’ve seen which way the wind is blowing. EV infrastructure company EVgo has teamed up with Chevron to install fast chargers at select filling stations in California. The chargers, with up to 100 kW of capacity, are now running at Menlo Park and under construction at other locations in Los Angeles and Bay Area communities […]
Stocks to Watch: Focus on MGM Growth Properties LLC (MGP), TC Energy Corporation (TRP)
The price of MGM Growth Properties LLC (NYSE:MGP) went down by $-0.27 now trading at $31.89. Their shares witnessed a 25.06% increase from the 52-week low price of $25.5 they recorded on 2018-12-24. Even though it is still -4.42% behind the $33.3 high touched on 2019-04-16. The last few days have been good for the […]
Stocks to Watch: Autonation, Inc. (AN) and Ensco Rowan PLC (ESV) on the Marquee
The price of AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE:AN) went up by $0.32 now trading at $40.05. Their shares witnessed a 21.99% increase from the 52-week low price of $32.83 they recorded on 2019-03-15. Even though it is still -29.81% behind the $51.99 high touched on 2018-06-22. The last few days have been good for the stock, as […]
Stocks to Watch: Eyes on Sanofi (SNY), American Water Works Company, Inc. (AWK)
The price of Sanofi (NASDAQ:SNY) went up by $0.24 now trading at $41.9. Their shares witnessed a 11.23% increase from the 52-week low price of $37.67 they recorded on 2018-05-29. Even though it is still -8.88% behind the $45.62 high touched on 2018-11-09. The last few days have been good for the stock, as its […]
Stocks to Watch: Gogo Inc. (GOGO) and Lululemon Athletica Inc. (LULU) in the spotlight
The price of Gogo Inc. (NASDAQ:GOGO) went up by $0.1 now trading at $5.86. Their shares witnessed a 121.97% increase from the 52-week low price of $2.64 they recorded on 2018-12-27. Even though it is still -33.45% behind the $7.82 high touched on 2018-11-06. The last few days have been good for the stock, as […]
Vancouver seniors facing ‘demoviction’ oppose new affordable housing building
Non-profit housing society Brightside Homes says tenants can return at the same rate when building completed Tenants of an affordable housing building on Vancouver’s East Side held a block party on Saturday to voice their opposition toward their home being torn down to make way for a bigger building with more units. The Alice Saunders […]
Canada tries to ride the median in quandary over big tech
NDP MP Charlie Angus is not one to mince words, and these days, he saves his most cutting criticisms for the likes of Facebook, Google and Amazon. Big tech, he says, is ruthless, “a kill-zone of innovation.” They take people’s personal information without asking, then turn around and sell it. They push extremist content, they […]