Alphabet quits work on its energy-generating kites
Makani’s work might live on, but not under Alphabet’s umbrella. Alphabet’s years-long involvement with energy-making kites is no more. The Google parent is ending its work on Makani’s wind power technology, with X’s Moonshot lead Astro Teller warning that the path to a viable business was “much longer and riskier” than expected. Alphabet liked Makani’s […]
Your Google Fit stats are now just a swipe away
They should be as easy to access as they are on a Wear OS watch. If you don’t have a Wear OS smartwatch, checking your Google Fit stats has usually involved a bit of work — not a lot, but enough to slow you down. It should be speedy from now on. Google has updated […]
Google makes its Titan security keys available across Europe
The USB-C keys are now also available in Canada and Japan. Google’s Titan security keys are now available in more regions. The company started selling them in the US a month after they were launched, and while it eventually rolled them out to more countries, their availability remained limited. Now, the tech giant has announced […]
Mozilla’s latest Android app takes its VPN service beyond Firefox
It uses the newest WireGuard standard. Mozilla has been investigating the VPN sphere for a while. Last year it launched a VPN-like browser extension, while back in 2018 it rolled out an experimental subscription-based VPN service. Now it’s launched an Android app for the full device Firefox VPN it currently has in closed beta. As […]
Berkeley Energia (ASX:BKY) Shares Down 2.6%
Berkeley Energia Ltd (ASX:BKY)’s stock price fell 2.6% during mid-day trading on Monday . The company traded as low as A$0.18 ($0.13) and last traded at A$0.19 ($0.13), 392,136 shares traded hands during trading. An increase of 331% from the average session volume of 90,978 shares. The stock had previously closed at A$0.19 ($0.13). The […]
Acasti Pharma (NASDAQ:ACST) Shares Gap Down on Analyst Downgrade
Acasti Pharma Inc (NASDAQ:ACST) gapped down prior to trading on Tuesday after HC Wainwright lowered their price target on the stock from $6.00 to $3.00. The stock had previously closed at $0.59, but opened at $0.57. HC Wainwright currently has a buy rating on the stock. Acasti Pharma shares last traded at $0.54, with a […]
Edesa Biotech (NASDAQ:EDSA) Shares Up 2.5%
Edesa Biotech (NASDAQ:EDSA)’s stock price shot up 2.5% during trading on Monday . The stock traded as high as $3.28 and last traded at $3.27, 34,583 shares changed hands during trading. An increase of 7% from the average session volume of 32,205 shares. The stock had previously closed at $3.19. The stock’s 50 day simple […]
Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) Shares Gap Up Following Analyst Upgrade
Expedia Group Inc (NASDAQ:EXPE) shares gapped up before the market opened on Tuesday after Oppenheimer raised their price target on the stock from to . The stock had previously closed at $121.55, but opened at $122.80. Expedia Group shares last traded at $121.70, with a volume of 200,090 shares changing hands. A number of other […]
Manufacturing sales fall
Stats Canada says manufacturing sales fell in December to $56.4B Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales fell 0.7 per cent to $56.4 billion in December, hurt by the motor vehicle assembly and the aerospace product and parts industries. The agency says it was the fourth consecutive month that manufacturing sales have moved lower. Economists had expected […]
Stress test rate to change
Ottawa changing stress test rate for insured mortgages in April The federal government is changing the stress test rate for insured mortgages starting April 6. The government says the change will allow the rate to be more representative of the mortgage rates offered by lenders and more responsive to market conditions. The new minimum qualifying […]