AltaGas Ltd. agreed to buy Washington utility owner WGL Holdings Inc. for $4.6 billion, a takeover that will expand the Canadian company’s reach in the U.S. where it already owns power plants and two natural gas distributors. The $88.25-a-share, all-cash deal represents a 12 percent premium over WGL’s closing price Tuesday, AltaGas said in a statement Wednesday.
Day: January 25, 2017
Google I/O 2017: When is it, where to watch, and what to expect
Google holds an annual conference for developers, engineers, executives, and the media — so that it can discuss all-things Google and Android-related. Developers and engineers use information from this show to get their apps and products up to date with Google’s latest innovation, while the rest of us drool and look forward to what’s coming in the months ahead.
Delhi: 4 held for stealing online vouchers worth Rs 92 lakh
Delhi Police have arrested four people, including a BTech dropout, for allegedly hacking and “digitally shoplifting” vouchers worth around Rs 92 lakh from an e-commerce company. Police said the accused “hacked the website’s payment gateway through data tampering”.
It’s called virtual “reality” for a reason
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Viruses, Spyware Found in ‘Alarming’ Number of Android VPN Apps
When the Federal Court blocked access to file-sharing websites like The Pirate Bay last December, VPN providers reported a surge in subscription rates. Australian company Vanished VPN said its subscription rates had doubled in the past six months and VPN Unlimited said it had seen a 12.5 percent monthly jump since the court’s decision.
Prey Has A Release Date And A New Trailer
Prey looks to be coming along nicely, and apparently, the folks at Bethesda agree, as they’ve recently launched a brand new gameplay trailer as well as a launch date for the upcoming first-person shooter. If you’ve had your eye on the new Prey game, then you’ll be happy to know that we aren’t far off from an official launch.
Programmable Robots Market – Trends and Growth Propellers, Segmentation and Key Companies
Programmable robots are types of automatic devices that normally perform functions ascribed through remote controls or specified programs. These programmable robotic kits range from PC-controlled robots to simple remote controlled robots and further from complex robots such as humanoids to simple wheeled robots.
Web Conferencing Market – Geographical and Competitive Dynamics, Report Overview
Web conferencing or webinar is a type of RTC . In web conferencing several computer users with Internet connection can see similar screen in their Web browsers.
Content Delivery Network Market – Opportunities, Regional Outlook,…
Content Delivery Network helps in delivering content at high speeds and hence are most helpful to websites witnessing heavy traffic and those that can be accessed globally. Primary functionality of CDN includes redirecting requests and delivering online content, outsourcing content and distribution of services, negotiating content, and managing services.
Backpack showdown – Peak Design vs. Think Tank
Backpack showdown – Peak Design vs. Think Tank Final verdict–which one to buy? Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2jqvrEC Peak Design’s Everyday Backpack and ThinkTank’s ShapeShifter v2.0 get put to the test by USA TODAY’s Jefferson Graham. LOS ANGELES – I’ve been talking a lot about backpacks lately here–today, I offer a verdict on which one makes the nearly $300 cut for me.
What could politics learn from e-commerce?
A recent GFK blog about millennials fascinated me with its solid findings about the generation that everyone is talking about these days. We talk about them because they are digital natives; we believe that they have different priorities.
Apple Inc. (AAPL) Given Outperform Rating at Robert W. Baird
The brokerage currently has a $133.00 target price on the iPhone maker’s stock. Several other analysts have also weighed in on the stock.
3D TV Is Dead: Long Live 4K and HDR?
There are no new 3D TV models planned, so you’ll have to get your 3D fix at the movies. There are no shortage of two-letter acronyms to learn when you’re in the market for a new TV, and they’re always changing.
Facebook Overhauls Trending, Will Show Same Topics to Everyone
In a Wednesday blog post , the social network said that everyone will now see the same stories in the Trending section, regardless of location. Facebook is making this change “to help make sure people don’t miss important topics being discussed on Facebook that might not show up in their News Feed,” VP of Product Management Will Cathcart wrote.
Ask the Expert: Does Your Company Really Need to Focus on SEO?
Firstly, let’s break down SEO as I think businesses and marketers have a tendency to overcomplicate it, which results in an overwhelming feeling of “this isn’t for us” or “we don’t have the expertise/time for this.” Actually, SEO is quite simple when you dispel the SEO myths and break it down to its core fundamentals: on-site and offsite .
Rolling robots could soon be making deliveries in Virginia
Chairman of the House Transportation Committee, Del. Ron Villanueva, R-Chesapeake, right, speaks with lobbyist, David Catania, during a demonstration of the Starship Technologies robot at the Capitol in Richmond, Va., Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017.
F5 Networks Expands Beyond Application Delivery, Launches Portfolio Of Security Solutions
F5 Networks is diving into the security market, launching on Wednesday a portfolio of security offerings for partners to complement its application delivery products. The new Herculon security product line includes Herculon SSL Orchestrator, which provides dynamic service chaining and context-based policy management of the traffic flows between network security devices, including next-generation firewalls, secure web gateways, IPS, DLP and more.
Three straight scorchers are not a trend
In this July 21, 2016, photo, the sun sets beyond visitors to Liberty Memorial as the temperature hovers around 100 degrees in Kansas City, Mo. For the third straight year, Earth set a record for the hottest year, NOAA and NASA announced.
‘Bad Feminist’ author pulls book deal over Milo Yiannopoulos
Popular feminist author Roxane Gay has pulled her upcoming book from Simon & Schuster as a result of the publisher’s deal with Milo Yiannopoulos. Gay was slated to release “How to be Heard” with a Simon & Schuster imprint, TED Books, in March.
Wine 2.0 is here — run Windows software on Linux and macOS
One of the big hurdles for people looking to switch from Windows to Linux or macOS is a dependence of software that requires Microsoft’s operating system. This is becoming less of an issue, however, as more and more programs become cross-platform.
Renown Hacker: ‘People, Not Technology, Most Vulnerable Security Link’
Despite their link to drugs, murder, extortion-you name it-we glamorize old-time organized crime figures like Al Capone, Bugsy Siegel and Lucky Luciano. These gun-toting thugs, donning pin-striped suits and fedoras and smoking the finest Cuban cigars, exuded a certain class and charm despite their wrongdoings.
A view of Newfoundland and Labrador from space at night
If you’re curious about the nighttime view of our little piece of the planet from the International Space Station, now’s your chance to have a gander . The NASA Video Collection channel on YouTube published a short clip of the east coast of North America from the ISS with cities labelled yesterday.
NASA displays Apollo capsule hatch 50 years after fatal fire
During a launch pad test on Jan. 27, 19… . In this 1966 photo made available by NASA, technicians work on the Spacecraft 012 Command Module at Cape Kennedy, Fla., for the Apollo/Saturn 204 mission.
Buy Online, Pick Up in Store’ Is a Double-Edged Deal
A cyber service that requires a physical trip to the store may sound a bit self-defeating. Why choose “buy online, pick up in store” when you could just carry out the entire transaction in one place – either in a brick-and-mortar location or on the retailer’s website? Turns out, though, that this mixture of online and in-store shopping can make a lot of sense for both retailers and customers – at least in some cases.
NASA displays Apollo capsule hatch 50 years after fatal fire
In this undated photo made available by NASA, from left, veteran astronaut Virgil Grissom, first American spacewalker Ed White and rookie Roger Chaffee, stand for a photograph in Cape Kennedy, Fla. During a launch pad test on Jan. 27, 1967, a flash fire erupted inside their capsule killing the three Apollo crew members.
USC Basketball vs. UCLA: Tipoff Time, Channel Listings, How to Watch Online
USC basketball will look to extend their three-game winning streak over UCLA by upsetting the Bruins at the Galen Center on Wednesday night. The luster of USC’s undefeated start to the season has been taken off with four losses in Pac-12 play, but the Trojans have the chance to spark things back up against UCLA.
The VR circus at Sundance (The 3:59, Ep. 168) – CNET
This year’s Sundance Film Festival was awash in new movies, shorts and experiences made for augmented and virtual reality. For today’s podcast, digital media reporter Joan E. Solsman discusses her visit to the festival to see these new forms of storytelling take shape, such as a new 40-minute VR film called ” Miyubi ” about a toy robot living with a family in the 1980s.
Lawmaker introduces H-1B reform bill
When Trump pledges immigration reform, he’s largely talking about building a wall and deporting illegal immigrants. But in Congress, there are numerous proposals to reform the H-1B visa — the incredibly popular visa for high-skilled foreigners.
Theano 0.9.0b1
Theano is a Python library that allows you to define, optimize, and efficiently evaluate mathematical expressions involving multi-dimensional arrays. It is built on top of NumPy .
2018 Porsche Panamera E-Hybrid Release Date, Price and Specs – Roadshow
Alex Goy is an editor for Roadshow. He loves all things on four wheels and has a penchant for British sports cars – the more impractical the better.
eBay Inc. (EBAY) Stock Rating Reaffirmed by Cantor Fitzgerald
‘s stock had its “neutral” rating restated by equities research analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald in a research note issued on Monday. They presently have a $30.00 target price on the e-commerce company’s stock.
NVE Corporation (NVEC) Given a $79.00 Price Target at Craig Hallum
The firm currently has a buy rating on the stock. Separately, Zacks Investment Research downgraded shares of NVE Corporation from a strong-buy rating to a hold rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 21st.
The First Ultra HD Blu-ray PC Drive Ships Next Month
It’s about time. Funny enough, I own a 4K Blu-ray disc, but I don’t have a single player to watch it on.
Opinion: Why Washington needs more hackers
The federal government is finally beginning to embrace hackers, but it should do more put their talents to work fixing the nation’s cybersecurity. Their help is sorely needed.
Want to buy a ‘smart’ hair brush? Read this first
Cybersecurity experts say many of the internet-connected products increasingly turning up on store shelves are insecure, giving malicious hackers new ways of attacking consumers – and the entire internet. Your new fridge might include a virtual assistant that tells you it’s time to buy milk.
Deutsche Bank AG Increases KLA-Tencor Corporation (KLAC) Price Target to $78.00
The brokerage currently has a “hold” rating on the stock. Deutsche Bank AG’s price objective indicates a potential downside of 5.80% from the stock’s current price.
New hermit crab has candy-stick legs and a giant spoon-like claw
How about a little eye candy? A new species of hermit crab, discovered in the Caribbean, is just the ticket. It’s called the candy striped hermit crab, named for the bright red stripes that run up its white claws and legs.
Vacuum transfer advance will help redefine kilogram next year
For the past 128 years, a chunk of metal sitting in a Parisian storage vault has defined one of our most important units of measurement. But the reign of the International Prototype of the Kilogram is almost over.
Zumiez Inc. (ZUMZ) Given Average Recommendation of “Hold” by Analysts
Zumiez Inc. has earned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the fourteen brokerages that are covering the stock. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company.
The End of Terrible Wi-Fi Is Near
Everybody hates Wi-Fi. The boxes are ugly, and it never seems to work when you need it.