Samsung Galaxy S9 looking to rival the iPhone X camera. The tech giant announcing on Thursday plans to reveal the S9 device on February 25th. CNET Senior Editor Dan Ackerman explains how Samsung's upcoming device might fare against Apple's latest iPhone.
"The camera specs are one of the areas where these companies can really compete and one-up each other," says Ackerman.
According to some leaks of the Samsung Galaxy S9 device it appears to look similar to the previous model explains Ackerman. "From the leaks we saw today it kind of looks like the same phone, maybe a better processor, maybe a better camera. But maybe we've kind of hit a wall with what we can do with this form factor," said Ackerman.
Ride share competitors Uber and Lyft both posted their fourth quarter earnings days apart from each other. Both companies have been trying to get back on their feet after taking some pandemic-related hits, but the Omicron variant had other ideas as the year came to a close, with each company taking a hit in ridership in December. Lance Ippolito, head trader at The Future of Wealth explains how Uber and Lyft measured up this earnings period and why Uber may still have an edge over the competition.
Parallel Systems has been selected to receive $4.5 million from the Department of Energy for an advanced testing program of its autonomous, battery-electric rail vehicles. The startup, which has raised more than $53 million to date, was founded by former SpaceX engineers to reimagine the rail system by creating a more efficient, decarbonized freight network. Matt Soule, Co-founder & CEO of Parallel Systems, joined Cheddar's Opening Bell to discuss what the company hopes to achieve.
