Text size Carl Hof / Getty Images SoftBank Group made big bets on Amazon. com, Alphabet, Adobe, and other technology stocks in the June quarter as part of their program to temporarily stash proceeds from recent asset sales. As of June 30, SoftBank had a $ 1 billion stake in …
Read More »Pennsylvania is preparing to launch virus-tracing app next month
TribLIVE’s Daily and weekly e-mail newsletters deliver the news you want and the information you need straight to your inbox. Pennsylvania plans to launch a coronavirus exposure notification app in early September in an effort to break down transmission chains more quickly by using new technology to alert people who …
Read More »Transparent solar panels for Windows set a new efficiency record – could help skyscrapers serve as power sources
In a step closer to skyscrapers serving as power sources, a team led by researchers from the University of Michigan has set a new efficiency record for color-neutral, transparent solar cells. The team achieved 8.1% efficiency and 43.3% transparency with an organic, as carbon-based, design instead of conventional silicon. While …
Read More »Why NIO stock is trading higher today
What happened Shares of Chinese manufacturer of electric cars NIO (NYSE: NIO) were traded higher Monday after a report that the company had hired a new leader for its self-propelled technology unit. As of 2:15 a.m. EDT, U.S. shareholders of NIO were up about 6.1% above Friday’s closing price. So …
Read More »The impact of ‘Fortnite’ could be epic on Big Tech’s anti-trust investigations
While lawmakers and privacy advocates continue to push for anti-trust integration from four of tech’s biggest companies, some big names in video gaming could speed things up. This is one of the initial conclusions of legal experts and developers following the lawsuit filed by Epic Games Inc. against Apple Inc. …
Read More »