Robot learns to set the dinner table by watching humans
You could one day teach a robot just by performing a task yourself. To date, teaching a robot to perform a task has usually involved either direct coding, trial-and-error tests or handholding the machine. Soon, though, you might just have to perform that task like you would any other day. MIT scientists have developed a […]
FCC could require phone companies to authenticate calls
The proposed rules are another attempt to combat robocalls. Today, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai proposed new rules that would require phone companies to adopt the STIR/SHAKEN protocol, an increasingly popular method for caller ID authentication. The rules are meant to combat robocalls, specifically those that spoof phone numbers, and the FCC is expected to vote […]
Canada’s first 5G network goes live in four cities
Rogers intends to charge extra for 5G in 2021, however. You no longer need to head to the US if you want a taste of 5G in North America. After starting its rollout in January, Rogers has switched on Canada’s first live 5G network in the downtown cores of Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto and Vancouver. You’ll […]
Researchers discover that Intel chips have an unfixable security flaw
The chips are vulnerable during boot-up, so they can’t be patched with a firmware update. Security researchers have discovered another flaw in recent Intel chips that, while difficult to exploit, is completely unpatchable. The vulnerability is within Intel’s Converged Security and Management Engine (CSME), a part of the chip that controls system boot-up, power levels, firmware and, […]
AK Steel Holding Corporation (AKS) and Steel Dynamics Inc. (STLD)
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC bought a fresh place in AK Steel Holding Corporation (NYSE:AKS). The institutional investor bought 3.1 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, BLACKROCK FUND ADVISORS bought approximately 2.2 million shares of AK Steel Holding Corporation In a separate […]
GasLog Ltd. (GLOG) and NRG Energy Inc. (NRG)
CIBC PRIVATE WEALTH ADVISORS, IN bought a fresh place in GasLog Ltd. (NYSE:GLOG). The institutional investor bought 634.7 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, POINT72 ASSET MANAGEMENT LP bought approximately 359.6 thousand shares of GasLog Ltd. In a separate transaction […]
Cohen & Company Inc. (COHN) and OPKO Health Inc. (OPK)
UBS SECURITIES LLC bought a fresh place in Cohen & Company Inc. (NYSE:COHN). The institutional investor bought 1.8 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, BENJAMIN F. EDWARDS & CO., INC. bought approximately 4.00 shares of Cohen & Company Inc. In […]
W&T Offshore Inc. (WTI) and CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP)
THREADNEEDLE ASSET MANAGEMENT LT bought a fresh place in W&T Offshore Inc. (NYSE:WTI). The institutional investor bought 1.9 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, HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEM bought approximately 1.5 million shares of W&T Offshore Inc. In a […]
30K jobs added in February
Unemployment rate 5.6 per cent as 30,300 jobs added The unemployment rate in Canada nudged up a tenth of a percentage point to 5.6 per cent as the economy added 30,300 net new jobs in February, Statistics Canada said Friday. The agency said the gain was led by Quebec, which posted its third consecutive month […]
Merchandise deficit grows
Merchandise trade deficit grew to $1.5 billion in January Statistics Canada says the country’s merchandise trade deficit grew to $1.5 billion in January compared with $732 million in December as exports fell. The agency says merchandise exports fell 2 per cent in January to $48.1 billion, due in part to lower exports of motor vehicles. […]