Some countries celebrate their anniversaries with fireworks and sparklers. For Canada‘s 150th, the mint is bringing the light show to its money. A new glow-in-the-dark coin is the first of its kind entered into circulation, according to the Royal Canadian Mint. The CA$2 “toonie” features a view of the blue-green aurora borealis above two canoeists […]
Read moreHackers have caused widespread disruption across Europe, hitting Ukraine especially hard. Company and government officials reported serious intrusions at the Ukrainian power grid, banks and government offices. Russia‘s Rosneft oil company also reported falling victim to hacking, as did Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk. Other Ukrainian companies reporting issues include the aircraft manufacturer Antonov and […]
Read moreThe brains behind IBM‘s Jeopardy-winning, disease-tracking, weather-mapping Watson supercomputer plan to embark on a lobbying blitz in Washington, D.C., this week, hoping to show federal lawmakers that artificial intelligence isn’t going to kill jobs — or humans. To hear IBM tell it, much of the recent criticism around machine learning, robotics and other kinds of […]
Read moreClosely followed trader Art Cashin told CNBC on Tuesday that Wall Street could be “in a bit of trouble” if tech stocks fail to rebound soon. “The reversal yesterday was a bit ugly. There were various rumors around it. Some even tried to attribute it to the Supreme Court allowing the president’s travel ban,” UBS’ […]
Read moreEuropean regulators handed Alphabet a fine of 2.4 billion euros (about $2.7 billion), the record-breaking result of a seven-year-long investigation into Google’s shopping and search practices. And one top European official said that the rare, massive fine is commensurate with the unprecedented degree to which Google has abused the law. “The fine is a reflection […]
Read moreDarden Restaurants isn’t afraid of tech giant Amazon. The restaurant company — whose brands include Olive Garden and LongHorn Steakhouse — doesn’t think Amazon’s planned acquisition of Whole Foods Market will put too much pressure on the restaurant industry. “We constantly sit around here thinking about how does Amazon have an impact on our business,” […]
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ONE of the more unsavoury airline practices has now been outlawed. In 2015 flight attendants on El Al, Israel’s national carrier, asked Renee Rabinowitz, an 81-year-old holocaust survivor, to move seats after she boarded her flight in New Jersey. An ultra-orthodox Jewish male passenger had objected to having to sit next to her. Haredim, it […]
Read moreGoogle was hit with a massive $2.7 billion antitrust fine by the European Union on Tuesday, and it sounds like the company expects to pay it. In an 8-K filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, Google said it will “review the formal decision, but expects that it will accrue the fine in […]
Read moreFacebook on Tuesday announced new ways it’s enhancing M, the virtual assistant inside the company’s Messenger messaging app. Now M will give you a few ways to wish happy birthday to your friends. It will also appear at the bottom of the chat window to help you do certain things within Messenger based on what’s […]
Read moreAlibaba shares, already among the market’s best performers, will surge as new marketing data services boost the e-commerce giant’s financial results, according to JPMorgan. Analyst Alex Yao resumed coverage on Alibaba with an overweight rating and a 12-month price target of $190, representing 33 percent upside from Monday’s close. “We believe Alibaba’s core commerce is […]
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