On Friday, Shares of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), gained 1.12% to $26.08.
GE Energy Administration’s Intelligent Platforms business (GE) declared that its CR11 single board computer (SBC) has been successfully deployed and is fully operational onboard the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the ongoing experiments by the European Space Agency (ESA) taking place way above the earth.
The CR11 is at the heart of the supporting infrastructure of ESA’s Plasma Kristall-4 (PK-4) research missions. Two CR11s are integrated in the Control & Video Unit, which was installed within a host rack known as the European Physiology Module (EPM). At the starting of June 2015, the one-week commissioning experiment session was successfully performed.
PK-4 is a permanent installation by ESA within the European Columbus research module onboard the ISS, designed to conduct experiments on the complex plasmas in space. Plasma is the fourth state of matter after solid, liquid, and gaseous. In space, more than 99 per cent of visible material (e.g. stars, clouds of gas and so on) is made up of this fourth state of matter.
General Electric Company (GE) operates as an infrastructure and financial services company worldwide. The company’s Power and Water segment offers gas, steam and aeroderivative turbines, nuclear reactors, generators, combined cycle systems, controls, and related services; wind turbines; and water treatment services and equipment.
Shares of Fitbit Inc. (NYSE:FIT), inclined 5.68% to $44.65, during its last trading session.
Fitbit declared the Fitbit for Windows 10 app, delivering a more engaging and fluid app design that lets users personalize the way they interact with key pieces of their health and fitness journey across all their Windows devices. Through new Windows 10 app features, people at all fitness levels can now more easily access and log their most important personalized data in real-time. Fitbit assists users track their steps, activity, exercise, food, weight and sleep, providing the information they need to more successfully reach their aims. Fitbit users can download the Windows 10 app from the Windows Store to their desktop and tablet. Fitbit for Windows 10 will be able for Windows 10 mobile and Xbox One later this year.
Key features of the new Fitbit for Windows 10 app:
- Updated live tiles that have been redesigned with more information and new notification types to let users quickly access their most critical data to better enable them to reach their personalized health and fitness aims.
- Quick actions to assist users log and track their health and fitness activities, such as food, water intake and exercise, in addition to set alarms more efficiently with the simple click of a button, encouraging more frequent logging.
- Cortana® support allows users to speak commands on Windows 10 tablets, PCs and mobile phones - such as “Fitbit, I ate chicken for dinner” or “Fitbit, I went for a three-mile run” - for automatic and easier food and activity logging.
- Notification center now consolidates all users’ important notifications and messages in a dedicated tab making it effortless to review progress, or stay motivated with cheers, taunts and encouragements from friends and family.
- Improved syncing with Bluetooth on all Windows 10 devices with supported hardware provides users with quicker access to their health and fitness stats, so they can make timely decisions to reach their objectives.
- Universal design and continuum support allows users to customize and effortlessly view their most important personalized data in real-time with an improved visual experience adjusted for whatever Windows 10 device they are using.
Fitbit Inc. manufactures and provides wearable fitness-tracking devices worldwide. The company makes both wrist bands and clippable devices that monitor a user’s fitness activity by tracking the calories burned or distance covered.
Finally, 2U, Inc. (NASDAQ:TWOU), ended its last trade with -2.67% loss, and closed at $36.03.
2U stated financial and operating results for the quarter ended June 30, 2015. 2U is a leading provider of cloud-based software-as-a-service technology fused with technology-enabled services that enables leading nonprofit colleges and universities to deliver their high-quality degree programs online.
Second Quarter 2015 Results
- Revenue was $35.2 million, an enhance of 42 percent from $24.7 million in the second quarter of 2014.
- Net loss attributable to holders of common stock was $(9.6) million, or $(0.23) per share, contrast to $(10.6) million, or $(0.27) per share, in the second quarter of 2014.
- Adjusted net loss was $(5.8) million, or $(0.14) per share contrast to $(8.5) million, or $(0.22) per share, in the second quarter of 2014.
- Adjusted EBITDA loss was $(4.0) million, contrast to a loss of $(7.1) million in the second quarter of 2014.
2U, Inc. provides cloud-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions for nonprofit colleges and universities to deliver education to qualified students. Its cloud-based SaaS platform solutions comprise online campus, an online learning platform that enables its clients to offer educational content together with instructor-led classes in a live, intimate, and engaging setting through proprietary Web-based and mobile applications; and content administration system, which enables its clients to author, review, and deploy asynchronous content into their online programs.
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