Month: September 2018

The Reports Of Tesla’s Death Are Greatly Exaggerated | Electrek

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Following a few tough weeks for Tesla on the financial markets and in the news, short sellers and detractors are already claiming victory, but to borrow the words of Mark Twain: the reports of Tesla’s death are greatly exaggerated. If you are following the media or social media these days, it would be easy to think that Tesla is basically over. Read full story here: The Reports Of Tesla’s Death Are Greatly Exaggerated | Electrek  

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Almost Half Of US Cellphone Calls Will Be Scams By Next Year, Says Report – CNET

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Expect even more spam calls in 2019. Many of us are already conditioned to ignore phone calls from unknown numbers. A new study seems to validate that M.O. By next year, nearly half of the mobile phone calls we get will be scams, according to a new report from First Orion, a company that provides calls management and protection for T-Mobile, MetroPCs, Virgin Mobile and others. The percentage of scam calls in US mobile traffic increased from 3.7 percent last year to 29.2 percent this year, and it’s predicted to rise to 44.6 percent…

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ChargePoint Is Adding 2.5M Electric Vehicle Chargers Over The Next 7 Years | TechCrunch

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Electric vehicles still make up just a fraction of the cars, trucks and SUVs on the road today. But that’s changing: the number of electric and plug-in hybrid cars on the world’s roads exceeded 3 million in 2017. By 2025, there are expected to be 20 million electric vehicles in just North America and Europe. And that means the world is going to need a lot more chargers. ChargePoint, the California startup that provides infrastructure for electric vehicles, said Friday it will expand its network of chargers nearly 50-fold over the…

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Canadians Who Smoke Marijuana Legally, Or Work Or Invest In The Industry, Will Be Barred From The U.S.: Customs and Border Protection Official | The Star

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WASHINGTON—Canadians will be barred from entering the United States for smoking marijuana legally, for working in Canada’s legal marijuana industry and for investing in legal Canadian marijuana companies, a senior U.S. Customs and Border Protection official says. Todd Owen, who spoke to the U.S. website Politico, said the U.S. does not plan to change its border policies to account for Canada’s marijuana legalization, which takes effect on Oct. 17. “We don’t recognize that as a legal business,” said Owen, executive assistant commissioner for the office of field operations. Owen’s comments…

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Sobeys Parent Empire Co. Warns Food Prices Will Rise Partly Due To New Tariffs | CBC News

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The parent company of grocery chain Sobeys Inc. was “a little slow on the trigger” to pass on the higher cost of food to consumers due to tariff costs, but it will inevitably happen in the future, Empire Company Ltd. CEO Michael Medline said Thursday. “It’s clear with what’s going on in terms of transportation cost and tariff-related cost that our expectation — although we’re not economists — is that there will be some inflation,” he said during a conference call with analysts after the company released its first-quarter earnings…

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Big Telcos Tell CRTC They Put Customers First And Shun Shady Sales Tactics | CBC News

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Canada’s big telecom companies are fighting back against allegations of shady sales practices, defending themselves as ethical corporations relentlessly focused on customer satisfaction. “Our customers are treated in a fair and respectful manner when purchasing the services we offer,” Rogers wrote in a submission to the CRTC. The broadcast regulator requested information from the telcos after launching an inquiry in July into allegations of  misleading and aggressive sales practices. Over the past two months, the CRTC has received more than 1,000 comments from telecom customers, complaining about everything from misleading promotions to being…

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Weed-Killing Chemical Found In Pasta, Cereal And Cookies Sold In Canada: Study | CTV News

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From Cheerios to Oreos to chocolate glazed Timbits, a controversial weed-killing chemical has been found in several popular food products in Canada. In a study commissioned by advocacy group Environmental Defence Canada and independently conducted by California-based Anresco Laboratories, 18 common food items were tested for glyphosate, the active ingredient of a chemical herbicide sold under the name Roundup and found in many agricultural and gardening products. Although the issue remains hotly contested, several studies and court cases have linked the widely-used chemical to cancer. Read full story here: Weed-Killing Chemical…

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Who Has Your Data? Researchers Scrutinize Apps For Undisclosed Ties To Advertisers, Analytics Companies | CBC News

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If you want to better understand how an app or a service plans to use your personal information, its privacy policy is often a good place to start. But a recent study found there can be a gap between what’s described in that privacy policy, and what the app actually collects and shares. An analysis by University of Toronto researchers found hundreds of Android apps that disclosed the collection of personal information for the app developer’s own purposes — but, at the same time, didn’t disclose the presence of third-party…

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U.S. Military Guns Mailed In Unlocked Case To Toronto Bombardier Facility | CTV News

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An unlocked case containing two military-grade assault rifles and two handguns mysteriously arrived in the mail at Bombardier’s shipping department in Toronto last week, CTV News has learned. Photos obtained by CTV News show that the weapons were marked as property of the U.S. government. The alarming shipment, delivered by FedEx, contained two Beretta handguns and two M4 assault rifles, which are used by the American military. M4 assault rifles are “assault rifles by definition” that easily out-power Canadian police officers armed with semi-automatic weapons, according to CTV News Public…

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