Nuance leaps 18% on Microsoft's deal to acquire the AI speech-technology software maker
Nuance leaps 18% on Microsoft's deal to acquire the AI speech-technology software maker insider@insider.com (Carla Mozée) © Stephen Brashear/Getty Images Stephen Brashear/Getty Images Nuance Communications shares shot up 18% on Monday on a deal by Microsoft to buy the company in a $19.7 billion deal. Microsoft plans to buy the speech-recognition software maker for $56 a share and the deal will include Nuance's net debt. Microsoft shares were slightly higher as the new trading week got underway. Popular Searches Microsoft, in a joint statement, said it will buy Nuance fo...