It’s easy to forget how sky-high expectations were for the Facebook IPO. The day before the company went public, some investors reasonably assumed that by the close of the market, Facebook would be worth $140 billion since the average first-day pop for tech companies was 32%. Forbes also urged investors to “Buy Early And Buy As Much As You Can.” ... Read More »
Catching a glimpse of a humpback whale can be the experience of a lifetime, but for a Campbell River man a recent encounter will be memorable for different reasons. Raymond Boyd was on his way home from Cray Croft Island when the whale breached near Kelsey Bay. With no way to avoid it, his boat collided cracking the hull and ... Read More »
TORONTO – It’s dubbed as the bible for mental health professionals. It helps determine diagnoses and treatment, what medications and services are covered, and eligibility for insurance. And after a decade of reworking, a major revision to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders – or the DSM – is set for publication next week. It’s the manual’s first ... Read More »
DAMASCUS, Va. – An elderly driver plowed into dozens of hikers marching in a Saturday parade in a small Virginia mountain town and investigators were looking into whether he suffered a medical emergency before the accident. About 50 to 60 people suffered injuries ranging from critical to superficial, but no fatalities were reported. Three of the worst injured were flown ... Read More »
TORONTO – The Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals says Marineland has taken several steps to improve animal care following allegations of mistreatment. The OSPCA says the Niagara Falls amusement park has complied with four out of seven orders issued as part of the agency’s investigation into the allegations. The agency’s chairman, Rob Godfrey, says Marineland has ... Read More »
Late last month, Rovio announced it would be launching Angry Birds Toons, a new animated series based on the company’s hugely popular Angry Birds franchise. Then just last week, it announced the series would be landing in a familiar place, namely, on iOS through the existing Angry Birds apps. Rovio also said the series would premiere today, March 17. And ... Read More »
Google will soon unify all its disparate chat services under a single banner called Babble, a new report says. The new service will be integrated throughout all of Google’s communication products, most of which have their own specific features and abilities, which are sometimes incompatible with each other. According to Geek.com’s “multiple sources,” Google will build Babble into everything from ... Read More »
Rumors around an Apple wristwatch have been making rounds on the internet lately, but there’s another major player who’d like to get in on the smartwatch craze — Samsung. “We are working very hard to get ready for it. We are preparing products for the future, and the watch is definitely one of them,” said executive VP of Samsung’s mobile ... Read More »
Reddit, Craigslist and more than 30,000 other websites are flying the flag of opposition to the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, or CISPA, a controversial cybersecurity bill that was recently reintroduced in Congress. The thousands of websites which oppose CISPA will, starting Tuesday, be displaying an interactive banner ad (seen below) from the Internet Defense League that allows voters ... Read More »
HALIFAX – A Canadian airline says it had to divert a plane to Bermuda because a family was openly smoking in their seats. A spokesman for Sunwing Vacations says the plane bound for the Dominican Republic from Halifax made an emergency landing at L.F. Wade International Airport on Friday night because a mother, father and son refused to butt out. ... Read More »
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