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• DJ Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, and Other Tech Stocks React to CPI Report -- Barrons.com, from 50 minutes ago by Dow Jones

  50 minutes ago by Dow Jones
  Companies Mentioned: GOOGL, MSFT, AAPL, AMZN, GOOG
  
  By Adam Clark
  
  Technology stocks were gaining on Wednesday after the latest data showed U.S. inflation cooling.
  
  The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite was up 0.5% in early trading.
  

• Apple announces new accessibility features, including Eye Tracking, Music Haptics, and Vocal Shortcuts, from 1 hour ago by Business Wire

  1 hour ago by Business Wire
  Companies Mentioned: AAPL

  Apple(R) today announced new accessibility features coming later this year, including Eye Tracking, a way for users with physical disabilities to control iPad(R) or iPhone(R) with their eyes. Additionally, Music Haptics will offer a new way for users who are deaf or hard of hearing to experience music using the Taptic Engine(R) in iPhone; Vocal Shortcuts will allow users to perform tasks by making a custom sound; Vehicle Motion Cues can help reduce motion sickness when using iPhone or iPad in a moving vehicle; and more accessibility features will come to visionOS(TM). These features combine the power of Apple hardware and software, harnessing Apple silicon, artificial intelligence, and machine learning to further Apple's decades-long commitment to designing products for everyone.

• Apple announces new accessibility features, including Eye Tracking, Music Haptics, and Vocal Shortcuts, from 1 hour ago by Dow Jones

  1 hour ago by Dow Jones
  Companies Mentioned: AAPL
  
  This week, Apple is introducing new features, curated collections, and more in celebration of Global Accessibility Awareness Day:
  -- Throughout the month of May, select Apple Store(R) locations will host free sessions to help customers explore and discover accessibility features built into the products they love. Apple Piazza Liberty in Milan will feature the talent behind "Assume that I can," the viral campaign for World Down Syndrome Day. And available year-round at Apple Store locations globally, Today at Apple(R) group reservations are a place where friends, families, schools, and community groups can learn about accessibility features together. -- Shortcuts adds Calming Sounds, which plays ambient soundscapes to minimize distractions, helping users focus or rest. -- Visit the App Store(R) to discover incredible apps and games that promote access and inclusion for all, including the accessible App Store Award-winning game Unpacking, apps as tools for augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), and more. -- The Apple TV(R) app will honor trailblazing creators, performers, and activists who passionately share the experiences of people with disabilities. This year's theme is Remaking the World, and each story invites viewers to envision a reality where everyone is empowered to add their voice to the greater human story. -- Apple Books(R) will spotlight lived experiences of disability through curated collections of first-person narratives by disabled writers in ebook and audiobook formats. -- Apple Fitness+SM workouts, meditations, and trainer tips welcome users who are deaf or hard of hearing with American Sign Language, and Time to Walk(R) now includes transcripts in the Apple Podcasts(R) app. Fitness+ workouts always include Audio Hints to support users who are blind or have low vision, as well as modifiers so that users of all levels can participate. -- Users can visit Apple Support to learn how their Apple devices can be customized using built-in accessibility features. From adapting the gestures to customizing how information is presented on a device's screen, the Apple Accessibility playlist will help users learn how to personalize Apple Vision Pro, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch(R), and Mac to work best for them.
  

• DJ Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, and Other Tech Stocks in Focus Today -- Barrons.com, from 3 hours ago by Dow Jones

  3 hours ago by Dow Jones
  Companies Mentioned: GOOGL, MSFT, NVDA, AAPL, AMZN, GOOG
  
  By Adam Clark
  
  Technology stocks were headed for a quiet start to the day on Wednesday, with attention still on the meme-stock frenzy.
  
  Futures for the technology-heavy Nasdaq 100 were broadly flat early on Wednesday. The Nasdaq Composite Index closed up 0.8% on Tuesday.
  

• DJ Google Regains AI Initiative by Playing to Its Strengths -- Heard on the Street -- WSJ, from 5 hours ago by Dow Jones

  5 hours ago by Dow Jones
  Companies Mentioned: GOOGL, MSFT, AAPL, GOOG
  
  By Dan Gallagher
  
  Sometimes, a good offense makes for the best defense.
  
  Google has been seen as playing defense for much of the past 18 months after OpenAI launched ChatGPT in late 2022. The online chatbot powered by generative artificial intelligence was seen as a major threat to the internet search business that still powers the most of Google's revenue and operating profit.