Countries back plan to create ‘free flow’ of data across borders
The Osaka Track might help digital business — if it gets enough support. It might become easier to shuttle data across borders in the future. A total of 24 countries have signed a statement supporting the Osaka Track, a plan from Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that would create rules for a “free flow” of […]
Apple reportedly vows improvements to News+ after lackluster start
It may rework the interface, among other improvements. Apple’s News+ service might be in line for a shakeup not long after its debut. Business Insider sources claim that publishers’ revenue from News+ is well below what Apple was projecting (ten times what Texture was generating), and that it’s promising improvements to the experience for both […]
SpaceX is still in control of all but three of its internet satellites
Just how well this scales to thousands of satellites is another matter. How are SpaceX’s Starlink internet satellites faring roughly a month after launch? Quite well, if you ask SpaceX. The company reported that it’s in contact with 57 of the 60 initial broadband satellites. Although it’s not certain what happened to those three faulty […]
Android Messages may get Snapchat-like AR effects
Google is testing five AR filters at the moment. Apparently, Google has plans to turn the Android Messages app into a veritable Instagram and Snapchat rival. XDA Developers has discovered that the tech giant is testing augmented reality effects with pretty impressive elements within its messaging app — the publication even managed to activate the […]
Stocks to Watch: Peyto Exploration & Development Corp. (TSX:PEY) Down -3.45%
Peyto Exploration & Development Corp. (TSX:PEY) stock finished trading at -3.45%, bringing the stock price to $3.92 on the Toronto Stock Exchange. The stock price saw a low of $3.83 and a high of $3.94. The company’s stock was traded 2,007 times with a total of 742,515 shares traded. Peyto Exploration & Development Corp. has […]
Stocks to Watch: CAE Inc. (TSX:CAE) Up +2.06%
CAE Inc. (TSX:CAE) stock finished trading at +2.06%, bringing the stock price to $35.21 on the Toronto Stock Exchange. The stock price saw a low of $34.80 and a high of $35.28. The company’s stock was traded 3,376 times with a total of 1,123,168 shares traded. CAE Inc. has a market cap of $9.35 billion, […]
Stocks to Watch: National Bank of Canada (TSX:NA) Up +1.50%
National Bank of Canada (TSX:NA) stock finished trading at +1.50%, bringing the stock price to $62.21 on the Toronto Stock Exchange. The stock price saw a low of $61.53 and a high of $62.21. The company’s stock was traded 5,492 times with a total of 1,299,203 shares traded. National Bank of Canada has a market […]
Stocks to Watch: PrairieSky Royalty Ltd. (TSX:PSK) Down -1.66%
PrairieSky Royalty Ltd. (TSX:PSK) stock finished trading at -1.66%, bringing the stock price to $18.40 on the Toronto Stock Exchange. The stock price saw a low of $18.22 and a high of $18.76. The company’s stock was traded 2,793 times with a total of 527,121 shares traded. PrairieSky Royalty Ltd. has a market cap of […]
Whales almost wiped out
HALIFAX – Confirmation this week that a sixth North Atlantic right whale has died in Canadian waters is devastating for the endangered species because recent growth in the population has been virtually wiped out, a leading whale expert said Friday. Marine ecologist Mark Baumgartner, who works at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts, said […]
Beagle Brigade sniffs snails
Two dogs, part of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s “beagle brigade,” sniffed out two Giant African Snails in the luggage of a passenger arriving at Atlanta’s airport from Nigeria. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports the beagles, named Candie and Chipper, were alerted to the passenger’s checked bags at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Friday. A Customs […]