Thanks for checking out this week's In Focus, our look into a company, companies, or markets that made the Wall Street news cycle. This week we bring Google and FedEx in focus. Google Enters Gaming This week Google (GOOGL) announced Stadia, it's live streaming video game service. From the demo it looks great, but... I've said it in these In Focus writings before, I grew up a gamer, I still consider myself a gamer, just with too little time to play. I've seen many companies e

We Lose Another One R.I.P. to Google Plus. May its demise remind us all that imitation is not enough, purpose and direction are needed to succeed in life and in social media. Google Plus, say hello to Friendster and Myspace on the other side for us. Google had great plans for Google Plus when it was released, but it always felt like a Facebook knock off, even one of their employees noted it in an email that went public. Swagger jacking Facebook wasn't enough to make Google Pl

2017 was filled with flagship phone releases. The Samsung Galaxy S8, The iPhone X, The Razer Phone, the OnePlus 5T, and the Essential Phone to name a few. But the Google Pixel 2 XL may have been the most talked about (sorry iPhone people). The pictures that the Google Pixel 2 XL are able to produce make the phone, or at least the camera and the camera software the benchmark for all 2018 cell phone releases. We take a look into the Google Pixel 2 XL, not because we want to kno

In 2017 we could not get away from the conversation around artificial intelligence. Is it good, is it bad, will it take our jobs, or will it help solve the world's problems? There are conflicting answers for all of the questions posed, but the reality of artificial intelligence and machine learning is that it is here. The technology that seemed far, far away is here. Our apps, software, smart phones, cameras, cars, and smart speakers, are no longer just reacting, they are lea

Spotify is Going Public It's been reported by Danny Vena of Motely Fool that the music streaming company Spotify has filed registration documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to go public. Spotify becoming a publicly traded company has been rumored to happen for a while now, but instead of pursuing an Initial Public Offering (IPO), Spotify will look to do a Direct Public Offering (DPO). What's a DPO and Why a DPO? In a DPO the company offers its shares di

When Amazon released the Echo in 2014 and saw success with it, we knew it was only a matter of time before other consumer electronic companies followed. Google followed with the Google Home, a smart speaker that will let you rock out to your playlist, control your tv, and your LED lights. While Amazon's Echo has captured the bulk of the sales, the Google Home isn't doing to bad, Geek Wire estimates that 7 million Google Home units have been sold since its release. If a compan