IT&Software
Ram Nath Kovind new Prez
The MLCs of states with the legislative council are not part of the electoral college. But the party played a masterstroke by fielding a Dalit candidate as part of its outreach to woo the backward communities, which several opposition parties found hard to oppose given the political sensitivites. [Full Article...]
Piper Jaffray Companies Reiterates "Overweight" Rating for Activision Blizzard, Inc (NASDAQ:ATVI)
The legal version of this article can be viewed at https://www.themarketsdaily.com/2017/07/20/activision-blizzard-inc-nasdaqatvi-raised-to-buy-at-zacks-investment-research-updated.html. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and twenty-two have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. [Full Article...]
Amazon quietly acquired a start-up to make Alexa smarter
The Echo, which is powered by Amazon's Alexa voice assistant, allows users to search for information on almost anything, and also allows customers to order goods through Amazon. Amazon is yet to make a formal announcement about Alexa for its Android app but the company has confirmed that it's going to roll out the integration later this week. [Full Article...]
Elon Musk Says Received 'Verbal' OK For New York To Washington Hyperloop
Less than two hours after his first tweets announcing the verbal approval, the billionaire entrepreneur qualified his statements, tweeting: "Still a lot of work needed to receive formal approval, but am optimistic that will occur rapidly". [Full Article...]
Rogue Trooper Redux Releases on October 17th For $25
Rogue Trooper Redux will retail for £19.99/$24.99/€24.99 when it releases in October for Xbox One, PS4 and PC via Steam and GOG. The new (ish) game features remodeled characters, weapons, and vehicles, remastered cinematic sequences, dynamic lighting, new effects, and "higher fidelity geometry", whatever that is. [Full Article...]
Microsoft beats Q4 estimates with strong cloud growth
Microsoft Corp now has $575.14 billion valuation. Shares of Microsoft Corporation ( MSFT ) opened at 73.69 on Tuesday. About 13.99M shares traded. Finally, Morningstar, Inc. restated a "buy" rating on shares of Microsoft Corporation in a report on Friday, April 28th. In recent news, the company confirmed reports that it is restructuring its global sales team, which includes an undisclosed n... [Full Article...]
Star Wars Geeks NEED To Stay At This New Hotel
Disney also announced another immersive resort: Hotel New York: The Art of Marvel, planned for Disneyland Paris. At this weekend's D23 expo in California, the Star Wars custodian will unleash a 50-foot wide 3D model of the 14-acre site, which you can see in the images and video below. [Full Article...]
Arizona Diamondbacks acquire outfielder JD Martinez from Detroit Tigers
He batted.305 with 13 doubles, 16 home runs and 39 RBI in 57 games for the Tigers this season. The defending World Series Champions are second in the NL Central, 3.5 games behind the Milwaukee Brewers and have a record barely over.500. Not only would the Diamondbacks have to play excellently to overcome a 10.5-game deficit in the next two and a half months, but they would need the Dodgers to slo... [Full Article...]