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Impossible, no. But Apple's hopes of making an electric car by 2020 will face plenty of roadblocks.

TrackingPoint, the creator of the precision-guided firearm, is aiming to put its rifles in the hands of more hunters and target shooters. While the company continues to make their pitch to military and law enforcement, the technology has opened up a new market in consumer firearms.

Facebook topped Wall Street expectations for the fourth quarter, as the social media company lifted mobile ad revenue and added more users.

Apple saw its shares fall 4.2%to $125  on Wednesday, the worst drop the company has seen since January 2014. Apple missed analyst expectations with its third quarter iPhone sales, gave a weak revenue forecast, and remained cagey about Apple Watch sales.

Square, the mobile payments startup created by Twitter interim CEO Jack Dorsey, has filed confidentially for an initial public offering, FOXBusiness.com has learned. The company is looking to go public this fall, pending market conditions.

In a testament to Apple’s brand strength, a report by Canaccord Genuity estimates that the company took home 92% of the operating profits in the global smartphone market during the first quarter.

As Apple continues to grow its market share of the smartphone industry, others including Blackberry and Samsung are declining. And on Wednesday, Microsoft   announced that it is cutting 7,800 positions, mostly from their phone business.

Siri, the virtual assistant introduced on iPhones is a voice-activated search engine. She’s also known for her snark. Alexa, the name given to Amazon’s new Echo device has been nicknamed “Siri in a box” for their similarities.

IBM security researchers said they discovered a way to exploit an Android flaw that puts more than 55% of Android phones at risk of being taken over and remotely controlled by cyber hackers. The IBM discovery comes after FireEye warned hackers have launched a new way to break into Apple and Google mobile devices.  

Stocks traded mostly lower on Friday after two days of record gains, capping off one of the most volatile weeks in stock market history. Late-stage startups, like Uber and Snapchat, which are valued based on their predicted values as public companies, could also be impacted by this turmoil.

FOXBusiness.com has obtained leaked documents that Uber is using to persuade investors to participate in its Uber China financing.  

Former Apple CEO John Sculley predicted that Apple will “reinvent television,” in an interview with FOXBusiness.com. He also voiced optimism about Apple Pay and explained why he does not wear an Apple Watch. 

Obi Worldphone announced two smartphones on Wednesday, targeting fast growing markets in Asia, Africa and the Middle East.  Former Apple CEO John Sculley co-founded Obi Worldphone and told FOXBusiness.com that he sees opportunity in the competitive smartphone landscape

Apple saw its shares turn red for the year on Friday, dropping 4% in intraday trading to around $108.

Samsung Electronics unveiled two new smartphones in New York on Thursday: the Galaxy S6 Edge+ and the Galaxy Note5. These Android devices will retail in the U.S. on August 21.

The media says Apple’s move to enable ad blocking in iOS 9 will destroy the mobile web, but it’s not the end of days, at least not yet.

Does today’s health craze actually improve anyone’s health or just make us more neurotic about it?   

Americans are more engaged with their mobile devices than ever – collectively looking at them 8 billion times a day – according to Deloitte’s Global Mobile Consumer Survey.   

The past month has been as choppy as I’ve seen in a while, and I’ve been neutral on the market. But Friday’s action was encouraging and moves me slightly towards the bull camp.

Well, until this week we were staying long because the trend was up. And now? Not so much.