Alphabet’s Loon, telecoms unite to boost high-altitude internet
The HAPS Alliance includes large carriers, Nokia and Airbus. Alphabet’s Loon just got a big boost from telecoms in its bid to provide high-altitude internet to the world. The company has partnered with several industry giants to form the HAPS Alliance, a group devoted to promoting the use of stratospheric vehicles for internet access. Most […]
AI discovers antibiotic that kills even highly resistant bacteria
It could wipe out resistant bacteria strains. The use of AI to discover medicine appears to be paying off. MIT scientists have revealed that their AI discovered an antibiotic compound, halicin (named after 2001’s HAL 9000), that can not only kill many forms of resistant bacteria but do so in a novel way. Where many […]
Ford hopes you’ll trade some privacy for discounted car insurance
It’s offering usage-based coverage with promises of lower rates. Ford thinks it has a way to make car insurance more appealing: taking advantage of the data available from connected cars. It’s teaming up with Nationwide to introduce its own take on usage-based insurance. If you have one of several 2020 Ford or Lincoln models (like […]
Porsche opens Europe’s most powerful EV charging park
Too bad there’s only one. Porsche just unveiled what might be your dream EV charging park — if you happen to be swinging through eastern Germany, anyway. The automaker has opened Europe’s most powerful fast-charging park in Leipzig, giving visitors a dozen 350kW stations to rapidly charge your Taycan (or any compatible EV, thankfully) and […]
Groupon (NASDAQ:GRPN) Price Target Cut to $1.50
Groupon (NASDAQ:GRPN) had its price objective dropped by equities researchers at Morgan Stanley from $2.80 to $1.50 in a research note issued to investors on Friday, BenzingaRatingsTable reports. The brokerage presently has an “equal weight” rating on the coupon company’s stock. Morgan Stanley’s price objective points to a potential downside of 9.09% from the company’s […]
AEterna Zentaris (NASDAQ:AEZS) Shares Gap Down to $1.02
AEterna Zentaris Inc. (NASDAQ:AEZS) (TSE:AEZ)’s stock price gapped down before the market opened on Friday . The stock had previously closed at $1.01, but opened at $1.02. AEterna Zentaris shares last traded at $0.97, with a volume of 16,747 shares. A number of equities analysts have weighed in on AEZS shares. ValuEngine raised AEterna Zentaris […]
Ultrapar Participacoes (NYSE:UGP) Shares Gap Down to $4.97
Shares of Ultrapar Participacoes SA (NYSE:UGP) gapped down prior to trading on Friday . The stock had previously closed at $4.77, but opened at $4.97. Ultrapar Participacoes shares last traded at $4.87, with a volume of 59,978 shares traded. Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on UGP shares. ValuEngine raised Ultrapar Participacoes from […]
Copart (NASDAQ:CPRT) Shares Gap Down to $97.30
Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPRT)’s stock price gapped down prior to trading on Friday . The stock had previously closed at $97.60, but opened at $97.30. Copart shares last traded at $94.80, with a volume of 1,741,876 shares traded. A number of equities analysts recently commented on CPRT shares. Barrington Research restated a “hold” rating on shares […]
Flat holiday shopping season
Retail sales flat in December, growth lowest in a decade Canadian retail sales were virtually unchanged in December compared with the prior month, ending a year with the smallest increase in retail sales since 2009 when the country was hit by the financial crisis, Statistics Canada said Friday. The flat reading for the final month […]
Pipeline halt ‘not an option’
Premier John Horgan rejects call to halt Coastal GasLink Premier John Horgan rejected calls to halt the $6.6 billion Coastal GasLink project at a media availability Thursday and addressed the serious issues of protesters blockading railroads and even his own home. Horgan himself got a taste of protest zealotry when members of the Extinction Rebellion […]