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Fintech Focus For March 3, 2021
Tuesday, March 2, 2021 - 9:57pm | 2042Quote To Start The Day: Being an entrepreneur is an existential, not just a financial thing. Source: Nassim Nicholas Taleb One Big Thing In Fintech: The electronic Chinese yuan is now being tested in cities such as Shenzhen, Shanghai and Beijing. No other major power is as far along with a...
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Fintech Focus For October 26, 2020
Sunday, October 25, 2020 - 10:22pm | 1955Quote Of The Day: Love the life you live. Live the life you love. - Bob Marley Fintech Movers: As fintech companies mature, many no longer aspire to be the best at one thing. That could mean not only new revenue sources for fintech companies, but also additional venture capital to startups and...
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Facebook Is Serious About AR, VR, Analyst Says After Connect Conference
Thursday, September 17, 2020 - 12:44pm | 434Social media giant Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) hosted its Facebook Connect Conference Wednesday to outline the next steps in the company's long-term push toward augmented and virtual reality technology, according to BofA Securities. The Facebook Analyst: Justin Post maintains a Buy...
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Apple Rumored To Be Eyeing $100M Acquisition Of AR, VR Company NextVR
Monday, April 6, 2020 - 8:59am | 165Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is considering acquiring the video service firm NextVR for $100 million, according to an unconfirmed report by 9to5Mac. The company produces virtual reality video from special events and has partnerships with organizations including the NBA, Wimbledon and...
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Snapchat Brings On 2 Iconic Brands For AR Camera Feature
Thursday, December 19, 2019 - 12:54pm | 360Snap Inc (NYSE: SNAP) has signed Coca-Cola Co (NYSE: KO) and McDonald's Corp (NYSE: MCD) to join Snapchat's Scan camera search technology, Adweek reported on Thursday. Snapchat users in the U.S. can scan a McDonald's logo featured on food or drink items to unlock three immersive...
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Himax: Fundamentals Remain 'Very Weak' Into 2020
Wednesday, September 11, 2019 - 2:18pm | 293Himax Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: HIMX) shares traded higher Wednesday morning after speculation suggesting the company is benefiting from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s stereo AR headset, but a company spokesperson denied the rumor. “We (Himax) are not working with Apple...
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NexTech AR Launches Cannabis Consumer Experience Platform
Tuesday, March 12, 2019 - 7:35am | 439NexTech AR Solutions (OTC: NEXCF) announced the launch of its latest product: an augmented reality platform, AR Dispensary, for mobile and web use. Why It’s Important NexTech utilizes AR technology and 360-degree photography to allow customers to get up close and personal with items....
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'Cutting Edge' Collaborative Intelligence Startup Algo.ai Joins Nvidia Inception Accelerator
Thursday, September 27, 2018 - 12:28pm | 926Algo.ai, a Troy, Michigan-based startup with a collaborative intelligence platform used by suppliers to major retailers, is joining NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA)’s Inception accelerator program. The Nvidia accelerator provides Algo.ai with resources as it continues to develop deep...
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Online Brokers Are Pivoting To Video To Attract Younger Investors
Wednesday, August 8, 2018 - 12:58pm | 1000Video content is picking up steam across the financial industry as online brokerages seek to move away from dreary PDF statements as the medium of choice for reporting results. The reason for the move to video can be captured in a single number: $30 trillion. That's the amount of money set to...
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Macquarie: Apple's WWDC Was 'Relatively Low-Key'
Tuesday, June 5, 2018 - 10:21am | 399Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) hosted its WWDC 2018 presentation Monday, and in Macquarie Research's view it was a "relatively low-key event" with "no big surprises." The Analyst Analyst Benjamin Schachter maintains an Outperform rating on Apple with an unchanged $...
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The Challenges Oculus And Google Lawyers Expect For AR, VR Projects
Wednesday, March 14, 2018 - 2:46pm | 1431Legal teams at the world’s top tech companies are bracing for a new era — one that aligns the real world with an increasingly expansive virtual one. Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB)’s Oculus and Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG)’s Daydream already market virtual reality...
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Analyst: Smart Glasses Maker Vuzix Could Triple Revenue In 2018, Grow Tenfold By 2020
Tuesday, January 9, 2018 - 6:03pm | 595Will 2018 be the year that smart glasses finally take hold? As Vuzix Corp (NASDAQ: VUZI) unveils its Blade augmented reality smart glasses at CES in Las Vegas this week, one analyst is expecting big growth prospects from the company. The Analyst Christian Schwab of Craig-Hallum Capital...
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5 Reasons Why Vuzix Is One Of Chardan Capital's Top Picks In 2018
Monday, January 8, 2018 - 5:26pm | 536Vuzix (NASDAQ: VUZI) is set to unveil its Blade smart glasses at CES 2018. Ahead of the conference, shares rallied about 24 percent as details of what would be discussed at CES emerged. The Analyst Chardan Capital analyst James McIlree called Vuzix one of the firm’s top picks for 2018 and...
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'Digital Industrial' Firms Talk Pros And Cons Of Automation, AI At Detroit Summit
Friday, November 10, 2017 - 2:20pm | 1115With the emergence of 3-D holographic engine models and windshield-projected driving directions, industry as we know it is being upended. Technology is enabling technology that produces technology, yielding a new paradigm. “We are moving from a place to a pace,” Howard Heppelmann,...
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This Optical Player May Have Just Won An Exclusive Supply Deal With Apple
Thursday, August 31, 2017 - 10:26am | 269Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has signed an exclusive supply deal with Lumentum Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: LITE) for components that will make augmented reality and 3-D photography a central element of its upcoming of Apple iPhone 8, said Rosenblatt analyst Jun Zhang. "The deal is for the supply of...