Technology

Video overview of eResearch’s Initiation Report on Peak Positioning (CSE:PKK). [more]

Companies facing data security problems: Siri and Google hacked, police use facial recognition software, SpaceX and Tesla’s manufacturer hacked, and FaceApp scrutinized for its data practices. [more]

Lending Club become first FinTech to acquire a bank; Morgan Stanley acquires E*Trade; Intuit acquires Credit Karma; Green Dot gets activist shareholder pressure. [more]

Public Space Companies: Virgin Galactic (NYSE: SPACE), DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH), Aerojet Rocketdyne (NYSE: AJRD), and Maxar Technologies (TSX: MAXR); Private Space Companies: SpaceX [more]

Kuuhubb’s vision is to become a major player in the mobile games market for female gamers, as it believes this segment is currently underserved. We are Initiating Coverage on Kuuhubb with a Buy rating and one-year price target of C$1.85/share. [more]

The new deals represent Newgioco’s continued growth in the U.S. regulated sports betting market. NASDAQ listing should improve visibility and liquidity. Recent merger pegs Newgioco’s value at over $300 million on a comparative basis. [more]

Uber and Lyft, the two largest ride-sharing companies competing to be the leader in the global markets, just released their Q4/2019 earnings and guidance for 2020. In 2019, Uber had quarterly net loss of US$1.1B and annual loss of US$8.5B; Lyft had quarterly net loss of US$356M and annual loss of US$2.6B. Both plan to be EBITDA positive by the end of 2020. [more]

Alibaba, Amazon, Google, IBM, Microsoft and Oracle are all fighting for a pie of an industry growing at over 20% per year & estimated to be almost $75B by 2022. [more]