It took Google months to patch a serious Android security flaw
The vulnerability affects millions of Android devices with Mediatek’s 64-bit chipsets. Google has patched a critical security flaw that affects millions of Android devices with chipsets from MediaTek, XDA Developers revealed today. The vulnerability is a rootkit lodged in the CPU’s firmware. It allows a simple script to root Android devices that use nearly any […]
Google yanks March security update for AT&T Pixel 4
Other carriers appear to be unaffected. Google has pulled the latest Android security update for Pixel 4 owners using AT&T after the supposed bug-fix created some major new headaches. Suddenly users have been unable to use Google Pay and instead have been greeted with a warning that their phone “doesn’t meet software standards.” The update, […]
YouTube Music’s redesigned playback screen includes lyrics
It’s also much easier to shuffle or repeat tracks. YouTube Music is still catching up on features, and this time around it’s one of the most important elements: the Now Playing screen you see whenever you listen. After weeks of testing, the Android version’s updated playback screen includes clearer and more persistent buttons, including Up […]
Ford announces an all-electric Transit cargo van for 2022
The US-built van will be available in the US and Canada. Ford is turning another one of its models into an electric vehicle after the F-150 and the Mustang. The automaker has announced that it will debut an all-electric Ford Transit cargo van for the 2022 model year in the US and Canada. Vans make up a big part of […]
eBay Inc. (EBAY) and Amarin Corporation plc (AMRN)
COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL MANAGEME bought a fresh place in eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY). The institutional investor bought 33.4 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, D. E. SHAW & CO. LP bought approximately 4.5 million shares of eBay Inc. In a separate transaction […]
The Kroger Co. (KR) and Adverum Biotechnologies Inc. (ADVM)
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY, INC. (INVEST bought a fresh place in The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR). The institutional investor bought 18.9 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, FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH C bought approximately 10.3 million shares of The Kroger Co. In a […]
Starwood Property Trust Inc. (STWD) and F.N.B. Corporation (FNB)
CENTERSQUARE INVESTMENT MANAGEME bought a fresh place in Starwood Property Trust Inc. (NYSE:STWD). The institutional investor bought 903.3 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, THE VANGUARD GROUP, INC. bought approximately 543.3 thousand shares of Starwood Property Trust Inc. In a […]
Hilltop Holdings Inc. (HTH) and New Gold Inc. (NGD)
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT CO. LLP bought a fresh place in Hilltop Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HTH). The institutional investor bought 484.0 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, HILLCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC bought approximately 461.0 thousand shares of Hilltop Holdings Inc. In a separate […]
$3B expansion at Tilbury
FortisBC has big plans for expansion of Tilbury Island LNG plant FortisBC is still putting the finishing touches on a $400 million expansion of its Tilbury Island LNG plant, but is already pushing ahead with a second phase expansion. When complete, the $3 billion expansion would mean the Tilbury Island plant would produce more LNG […]
CN calls back laid off staff
CN employees heading back to work as blockades wind down Canadian National Railway Co. has started to call back most of the 450 workers temporarily laid off last month, when blockades brought the company’s eastern network to a near standstill. The blockades sidelined more than 1,400 freight and passenger trains and, according to analyst estimates, […]