Google Assistant’s ambient mode is coming to OnePlus phones
The feature will be available to all OnePlus 3 and newer devices. If you own a OnePlus phone, you may soon be able to control your smart lights or control music playback through an interface that appears when you plug it in. That’s because Android’s Google Assistant-powered ambient mode has started rolling out to the […]
Microsoft’s redesigned Office apps for iOS are faster and simpler
Don’t expect many new features, though. Microsoft is acting on its promise to give its mobile Office apps a makeover. It just released new iOS (and iPadOS) versions of Excel, PowerPoint and Word that all tout a “simpler, faster and more beautiful” redesign. Really, that’s another way of saying they have a more consistent look […]
Spotify’s Kids app is coming to all Premium Family subscribers
The UK and Australia get it today ahead of a global rollout. Spotify launched its standalone Kids app in Ireland back in October 2019 as a way to give younger listeners access to its varied catalog of music. Now, the company is rolling it out in beta in the UK and beyond, in a launch […]
T-Mobile and Sprint merger approved by federal judge
The California Public Utilities Commission still needs to give the thumbs up, however. T-Mobile and Sprint’s $26.5 billion merger is almost complete. Following months of delays and push back from high-profile authorities, a US district judge has ruled in the companies’ favor, allowing them to move within one step of concluding a deal that promises […]
Stocks to Watch: Smith Micro Software Inc. (SMSI) and HC2 Holdings Inc. (HCHC)
ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC bought a fresh place in Smith Micro Software Inc. (NASDAQ:SMSI). The institutional investor bought 90.3 thousand shares of the stock in a transaction took place on 12/31/2019. In another most recent transaction, which held on 12/31/2019, VIRTU FINANCIAL BD LLC bought approximately 22.5 thousand shares of Smith Micro Software Inc.. In […]
Stocks to Watch: Plug Power Inc. (PLUG) and Penn National Gaming Inc. (PENN)
PINNACLE ASSOCIATES LTD. bought a fresh place in Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ:PLUG). The institutional investor bought 2.7 million shares of the stock in a transaction took place on 12/31/2019. In another most recent transaction, which held on 12/31/2019, SSGA FUNDS MANAGEMENT, INC. bought approximately 311.7 thousand shares of Plug Power Inc. In a separate transaction […]
Stocks to Watch: Zillow Group Inc. (Z) and T-Mobile US Inc. (TMUS)
VALIANT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP bought a fresh place in Zillow Group Inc. (NASDAQ:Z). The institutional investor bought 7.8 million shares of the stock in a transaction took place on 12/31/2019. In another most recent transaction, which held on 12/31/2019, JABODON PT CO. bought approximately 207.4 thousand shares of Zillow Group Inc. In a separate transaction […]
Stocks to Watch: UBS Group AG (UBS) and Welltower Inc. (WELL)
BANQUE PICTET & CIE SA bought a fresh place in UBS Group AG (NYSE:UBS). The institutional investor bought 1.6 million shares of the stock in a transaction took place on 12/31/2019. In another most recent transaction, which held on 12/31/2019, SPARINVEST SA (DENMARK) bought approximately 1.1 million shares of UBS Group AG In a separate […]
27,000+ devices searched
CBSA examined 27,000-plus electronic devices in two years Of the 27,405 people whose digital devices were examined by the Canadian Border Services Agency in the past two years, 40 per cent resulted in customs-related offences. However, the Officer of the Privacy Commissioner found the agency breached the Privacy Act in two of those cases. Glacier […]
SNC names new CFO
SNC-Lavalin announces Jeff Bell as new chief financial officer SNC-Lavalin has named Jeff Bell as its next chief financial officer as part of the company’s ongoing renewal process. Bell, a former group chief financial officer for British energy services firm Centrica, will join SNC as executive vice-president on Tuesday and take over as chief financial […]