After reaching a market value of two-trillion dollars earlier this week, Apple may yet surge by another 27 percent, according to Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives (via BusinessInsider). Ives believes that Apple has the potential to make further significant gains over the next year, even though the company has already hit […]
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Rapper surprises 2 teachers after viral music video about the online school year
“I grew up with teachers that had a huge influence on me my whole life and it stuck with me so what y’all provide to society is invaluable,” he told Williams and Evans. “I can’t thank you enough for doing the job you guys do, so just as a small […]
Tracy Anderson Reimagines the At-Home Workout With New Online Studio
There’s the virtual workout, and then there’s Tracy Anderson’s new online studio which, after launching today, aims to give Anderson’s diehard fitness fanatics that much more of a real studio visit feel, all from their homes. “I think that my whole career has been about being the future of things, […]
How Far-Right Personalities And Conspiracy Theorists Are Cashing In On The Pandemic Online
Credit – On the evening of Feb. 6, as U.S. news networks reported the death of a doctor in Wuhan, China, who had warned of a deadly new virus, thousands of Americans were tuning in to a different kind of show. “The good news is I heard actually that you […]
There’s More to the US than Tech Stocks
Tech stocks The tech success story is an all-consuming one for investors, which reached further dizzying heights when Apple became the first listed company to reach a staggering valuation of $2 trillion. The sector as a whole has been given a new lease of life by lockdown shopping, headlines about […]
‘Three quarters of UK does grocery shopping online’
Online shopping More than three quarters of people in the UK now do at least some online grocery shopping, according to supermarket chain Waitrose. It said the growth in online supermarket shopping due to coronavirus was “reminiscent of scaling Everest”. Separate research suggests almost half of consumers feel their shopping […]
Like spring, Broward’s first day of school held online marred by some technical glitches
The virtual school door had problems opening Wednesday morning in Broward County. Students were met with log-in errors, slow connectivity and crashing dashboards during the first day of the new school year, held virtually at public schools across Broward County. The issues frustrated parents who were hoping their children would […]
Teachers drop viral music video set to trendy TikTok song ahead of online school year
“I knew that it was going to get a lot of attention in the community and where we are locally — but I didn’t know it would get this big on a national level,” he said. PHOTO: Audrianna Williams, a teacher at Monroe Comprehensive High School in Albany, Georgia, performs […]
Intel, Advanced Micro Devices, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Advanced Energy Industries, Micron Technology and Analog Devices
For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – August 19, 2020 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Intel Corporation INTC, […]
Wynn Resorts, Las Vegas Sands, MGM Resorts, International Game Technology, Monarch Casino & Resort and Red Rock Resorts
Zacks Industry Rank Indicates Bright Prospects The Zacks Gaming industry is grouped within the broader Zacks Consumer Discretionary sector. It carries a Zacks Industry Rank #119, which places it in the top 47% of more than 250 Zacks industries. The group’s Zacks Industry Rank, which is basically the average of the Zacks Rank […]
Aspen Technology, Blackbaud, Cadence Design Systems, Rosetta Stone and Avid Technology
For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – August 19, 2020 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Aspen Technology, Inc. […]
Colleges Embrace Covid Testing as Key for Safe Returns to Campus
(Bloomberg) — Many universities see Covid-19 testing as the only way to safely bring students back to campuses this fall, but their approaches vary as widely as their mascots. Some are requiring test results before a student gets to school, others are offering screenings upon arrival. Still others are relying […]
How IoT revolutionized medical care during the pandemic
Over the last few months, the COVID-19 pandemic has thrown the world into an unprecedented situation. It even gave birth to new concepts such as social-distancing and prioritized technologies like cloud, internet of things (IoT) services, and artificial intelligence. Likewise, IoT and the internet of medical things (IoMT) have witnessed […]
Android 11 will make you use the default camera system in third-party apps
Android 11 will no longer let you take photos from your choice of the app through camera picker. Don’t worry, it doesn’t mean that you won’t be able to use a third-party camera app. It just means that when a third-party app prompts you to take a photo, you’ll have […]
Gen Z is more likely than millennials to get into the startup game
Did you know we have an online event about corporate innovation coming up? Join the Transform track at TNW2020 to explore how big companies stay relevant with new tech trends emerging every day. Today’s college students – dubbed Generation Z – are beginning to make their mark on the workplace […]
Wednesday morning news briefing: Universities demand extra cash
Students take part in a protest in Leeds yesterday despite the A-levels U-turn – Danny Lawson /PA Universities ‘will struggle to cope’ with student influx After the A-levels climbdown, universities have told the Government they will need more money if they are to take more students this year. Vice-chancellors met officials for […]
Edited Transcript of CTK.N earnings conference call or presentation 18-Aug-20 12:00pm GMT
Aug 18, 2020 (Thomson StreetEvents) — Edited Transcript of CooTek (Cayman) Inc earnings conference call or presentation Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at 12:00:00pm GMT CooTek (Cayman) Inc. – Financial Controller & Interim CFO CooTek (Cayman) Inc. – CTO & Chairman of the Board of Directors Good day, and welcome to […]
Xbox One X vs. PlayStation 4 Pro vs. Nintendo Switch
Video games have come a long way from Pong and Pac Man, generating over $35 billion dollars in revenue in 2019. It’s safe to say games have gone mainstream, but if you haven’t picked up a controller in a little while, it’s easy to feel lost. Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft […]
15 out-of-place items that fans have spotted in movies and TV shows
Chances are there weren’t any coffee shops in Westeros. HBO On an episode of the final season of the HBO series “Game of Thrones,” someone forgot to remove a modern-day, to-go coffee cup from the set before the director called action on a post-war dinner scene. The cup was next […]
Back-to-School Help for Students Without Internet
Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. For Marcy Gage, getting decent broadband service for her home has been a 15-year battle. Because of her location in rural Maine, she’s had to rely on expensive-yet-spotty satellite internet because the local cable company stopped laying lines about […]