Amazon is trying to decide whether it should let third-party developers access transcripts of Alexa audio recordings made by Alexa-powered devices, a new report from The Information says. Amazon To Give Developers Alexa Transcripts The point of granting that kind of access is for Amazon to entice developers to focus on making apps for Alexa, giving them access to precious ... Read More »
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Stock market books weekly, daily gain as tech and energy sectors rally
U.S. stocks finished mostly higher Friday as investors scooped up battered energy shares, and technology stocks extended their recent advance, helping the main indexes close out the week on a positive note. The S&P 500 SPX, +0.16% rose 3.80 points, or 0.2%, to end at 2,438.30 with technology stocks up 0.7% and energy shares adding 0.8%. The Dow Jones Industrial ... Read More »
Dow Ends 0.14% Higher As Tech Shares Gain; Brexit Fear Ebbs
U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday, led by gains in technology shares as Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen was optimistic about the economy and played down the risk of a recession, while concern over the upcoming British referendum remained subdued. Yellen, however, warned that the British vote on Thursday on whether to stay in the European Union, alongside a U.S. hiring ... Read More »
IT Stocks Gain Amid Rupee Weakness, HCL Tech Rises 4%
IT stocks gained on Monday after rupee fell nearly one per cent to an intraday low of 67.70 against the US dollar. HCL Tech was up as much as 4 per cent to be the top gainer in the Nifty50 index, while Tech Mahindra, TCS and Infosys were all up over 1.5 per cent each. Three out of the top ... Read More »