Investors looking for a semiconductor play might look to Ambarella’s beat-down stock as a turnaround play, or they might be tempted into hitching a ride with AMD in hopes of more gains. But which is really the better buy? AMD’s stock price gains have come as the company made solid improvements to its revenue, expanded its position in the graphics processing unit market, and looks to opportunities in new markets like virtual reality .
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Apple’s New MacBook Pro Has Battery Problems, Consumer Reports Says
Consumer Reports does not recommend buying the new MacBook Pro from Apple Inc. , a first for the magazine in regards to the tech giant’s popular laptop computers, and said issues it found with the devices’ battery life was the reason. In a review published Thursday , Consumer Reports said it purchased three models of MacBook Pro laptops and found “battery life results were highly inconsistent from one trial to the next.”
J&J’s Decision to Walk Away Set Stage for Renewed Actelion Talks
Johnson & Johnson’s willingness to walk away from talks to acquire Swiss biotechnology company Actelion Ltd. for about $28 billion is the very thing that got the two sides back to the negotiating table. This week, amid rising pressure from shareholders, Actelion surprised investors and re-entered negotiations with J&J, which signaled a willingness to raise its offer if granted exclusivity, said people familiar with the matter.
These Are The Robots Who Are Fulfilling Your Christmas Orders
Partly in response to an improving labor market that’s made seasonal warehouse worker shortages a staple of year-end news coverage for the past several years, more logistics operations are turning to robots to make operations more efficient. “What we find a lot of our customers are experiencing challenges in, especially as you think about what happens to an operation as you enter into the holiday season, is quite simply there’s not enough people to do the work that’s required,” says Matt Rendall, cofounder and CEO of Clearpath Robotics .
Intel, Home Depot, UPS, Dollar General Want to Pay You More
Here’s a look at four stocks that are ready to give investors a raise at the start of 2017. We’re coming up on the final stretch of 2016, which means that a slew of companies are gearing up to give investors a fatter paycheck in the weeks ahead.
Alibaba Lawsuit Throws Spotlight on – Brushers’ Gaming Rankings
A lawsuit filed by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is shining a light on the fake reviews and purchases on its websites. China’s biggest e-commerce operator sued Shatui.com, which allegedly links merchants with people willing to falsify purchases and write positive comments that can drive sellers up Alibaba’s rankings.
Uber Mideast Rival Valued at $1 Billion After Funding Round
Dubai-based ride-hailing app Careem Networks FZ raised $350 million from investors including Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten Inc and Saudi Telecom Co., valuing it at about $1 billion. Government controlled STC, as the company is known, will invest $100 million for a 10 percent stake in Careem as part of a $500 million fundraising round, it said Sunday.
Harvard Bioscience an ‘Asymmetrical Long Shot’
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Uber Mideast Rival Valued at $1 Billion After Fundraising Round
Dubai-based ride-hailing app Careem Networks FZ raised $350 million from investors including Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten Inc and Saudi Telecom Co., valuing it at about $1 billion. Government controlled STC, as the company is known, will invest $100 million for a 10 percent stake in Careem as part of a $500 million fundraising round, it said Sunday.
Japan’s Rust Belt Counting on Robonomics to Run Assembly Lines
A withering factory town in Japan’s Rust Belt is looking for revival through a dose of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s “robot revolution.” Kadoma’s population has declined 13 percent as the nation ages, prompting mergers among elementary schools and emergency services departments.
iRobot’s Roomba 980 Dominates a New Competitor
The primary task of robotic vacuum cleaners might seem pretty straightforward — to navigate any given room and clean up the mess — but it turns out that’s easier said than done. Andto the benefit of home robotics specialist iRobot Corporation In an effort to compare the latest and greatest high-end robotic vacuums last week, theRossen Reports team over at Today featured both the Dyson 360 Eye and iRobot’s Roomba 980 in their “Does It Work?” special series.
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Micron’s stock has risen more than 40% so far in 2016, easily outpacing the Nasdaq ‘s 8% return. However, since the end of the dot-com bubble sell-off around the start of 2003, a far more important long-term pattern has emerged that anyone considering investing in Micron ought to consider: have also underperformed the tech-heavy Nasdaq, Micron shares have performed slightly worse than Intel while also proving far more volatile in the process.
First Female Shuttle Commander Remembers John Glenn
Former NASA astronaut Eileen Collins hailed the first U.S. astronaut to orbit the earth as a very wise and mission-oriented person she aspired to be like. “When I was a child, I read about the Mercury astronauts, I read about the Gemini astronauts and John Glenn of course was such a wonderful role model.
UPDATE 1-Amazon forecasts lower operating income as costs rise
The world’s largest online retailer also reported lower-than-expected fourth-quarter revenue and missed Wall Street targets for its closely watched cloud computing unit, sending its shares down more than 4 percent in extended trading on Thursday. The Seattle-based company is spending heavily to take greater control of its delivery systems as well as expanding its video service around the world.