NASA’s ICON launches to study the boundary between Earth and space
The long-delayed mission is finally in orbit. NASA’s Ionospheric Connection Explorer or ICON spacecraft is finally in orbit after years of delays and postponed launches. A Northrop Grumman aircraft carried ICON, which was strapped to a Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rocket, to an altitude of 39,000 feet. At 9:59 PM EDT on October 10th, the […]
Microsoft’s leaner Windows 10 update process begins with new patch
The latest update will be delivered like a service pack and won’t require a restart. Microsoft has been through a saga with its Windows 10 updates, with problems ranging from files being inadvertently deleted to wiping user data being reported. With the newest update, the company is testing out a less intrusive approach for installing […]
PC sales are growing despite processor shortages
A million more PCs were sold year-over-year. It’s been a challenging year for PC sales, with rising competition from mobile devices and a trade war between the US and China causing supply chain issues. Despite that, a report from IT research firm Gartner shows that worldwide PC sales actually grew slightly, rising by 1.1 percent […]
Google’s Pixel 3, one year later: Amazing camera, rough start
The biggest threat to the Pixel 3 is the Pixel 3a, not the Pixel 4. As Google prepares to unveil the Pixel 4, surely the most leaked phone of all time, it’s time to reassess its predecessor. The Pixel 3 and 3 XL arrived this time last year, with many of us balancing the list […]
Stocks to Watch: HudBay Minerals Inc. (HBM:CA) Rises 5.81%
October 10 was a positive day for HudBay Minerals Inc. (HBM:CA) as its stock finished the day having gained 5.81% to hit a price of $4.55 a share. The company reached a market cap of 1.19 billion and has 261.27 million shares outstanding. HudBay Minerals Inc. is a component of the the S&P/TSX Composite Index. […]
Stocks to Watch: ChromaDex Corporation (CDXC) Plunges 8.62%
ChromaDex Corporation (CDXC) had a rough trading day for Thursday October 10 as shares tumbled 8.62%, or a loss of $-0.3 per share, to close at $3.18. After opening the day at $3.50, shares of ChromaDex Corporation traded as high as $3.50 and as low as $2.82. Volume was 785,424 shares over 3,288 trades, against […]
Stocks to Watch: Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings Inc. (SPWH) Soars 9.67%
Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings Inc. (SPWH) had a good day on the market for Thursday October 10 as shares jumped 9.67% to close at $6.30. About 2.46 million shares traded hands on 9,735 trades for the day, compared with an average daily volume of n/a shares out of a total float of 43.23 million. After opening […]
Stocks to Watch: Osisko Mining Inc. (OSK:CA) Declines 5.78%
It was a tough day for Osisko Mining Inc. (OSK:CA) as its stock fell 5.78% to finish the day at $3.10 a share on October 10. That reduces the company’s market cap to 843.13 million on 274 million outstanding shares. Osisko Mining Inc. is a component of the the S&P/TSX SmallCap Index. 724,813 shares exchanged […]
Climate puts billions at risk
Climate change threatens crops, water for billions around globe Canadian research is part of an extensive global climate change study that has found billions of the world’s poorest people are at risk. The results, published Thursday in the journal Science, raise troubling questions about who will be able to adapt in a shifting, less dependable […]
Cdn kids trapped in Syria
Charity calls on Ottawa to rescue 25 Canadian kids trapped in Syria At least 25 “innocent” Canadian children are trapped in a refugee camp not far from where Turkey has launched a military offensive in northeastern Syria, an international charity said Thursday as it called on Ottawa to act now to rescue them. Save the […]