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Facebook Testing News Subscriptions, But Not on iOS
Over the next few weeks, Android users who are browsing news on the Facebook app may encounter a paywall prompting them to subscribe for full access to a publisher's content, Facebook Head of News Partnerships Campbell Brown, Head of News Product Alex Hardiman, and Product Manager Sameera Salari wrote in a blog post . [Full Article...]
Dogs Have Facial Expressions Just For When You're Looking, Study Says
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Using a specialized facial recognition system for dogs, dubbed DogFACS, researchers concluded that the doggos were more inclined to toss out the "sad puppy eyes" when their human counterpart faced them. Whether or not food was present only had a very minor effect on the dogs' expressions, even though food is known to be exciting for dogs. "We hypothesise that it is a communicative signal which i... [Full Article...]
Quarterly Financial Watch for Northern Dynasty Minerals, Ltd. (AMEX:NAK)
For the last quarter, shares have performed 50.36%. "To have the Dow up over 17 percent is a very, very strong year". During the last month, the stock has changed -7.69% and performed -29.22% over the last 6 months. Throughout the trading on 10/18/2017, the share price floated between $1.93 and $2.12. Trading volume is a gauge of how many times a stock is bought and sold in a given time period (... [Full Article...]
UE Blast is an Amazon Echo alternative with phenomenal sound
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Three microphones have been added, around the upper edge of the MEGABLAST and BLAST . Both speakers have a connectivity range of 330 feet on Wi-Fi and a Bluetooth range of 150 feet. When you are connected to Wi-Fi you'll be able to make full use of Alexa's abilities including hands-free music controls, smart home device controls and access to food ordering. [Full Article...]
Domino's Pizza Group PLC. (DOM) Given Sell Rating at Liberum Capital
The stock of Medtronic plc. (NYSE: DPZ ) earned "Hold" rating by Oppenheimer on Tuesday, August 8. Citigroup maintained the shares of DPZ in report on Tuesday, September 13 with "Neutral" rating. The stock has "Buy" rating by Maxim Group on Thursday, February 25. Swiss National Bank raised its holdings in Domino's Pizza by 2.9% during the 2nd quarter. [Full Article...]
Samsung is working to make its chips smaller than ever
While these chips do use the same "low power plus" process used in the current 10-nanometer chips, that doesn't mean these don't represent an upgrade over the company's current offerings. Intel has yet to release any 10-nanometer chips, though it has said that when it does ( in 2018 or 2019 ), it will be " generations ahead " of Samsung thanks to better feature density. [Full Article...]
Man dressed as Pikachu jumps White House barrier to become YouTube famous
President Donald Trump was not in the White House at the time, but was nearby. Dressed as the Pokemon character, Combs forged ahead anyway, ignoring verbal commands to stop and making it to a restricted area before being apprehended, according to court documents . [Full Article...]
Q4 2018 Earnings Forecast for PayPal Holdings, Inc. Issued By Wedbush (PYPL)
The credit services provider reported $0.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.43 by $0.03. Insiders sold 261,351 shares of company stock valued at $15,302,809 in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in PayPal Holdings by 2.8% in the 2nd quarter. [Full Article...]