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2 Min Read (Reuters) -The Nasdaq index looked set to open lower on Monday as big technology stocks retreated ahead of first-quarter results later this week, while investors awaited clarity on a new tax plan from President Joe Biden. FILE PHOTO: A trader takes a break outside the New York Stock Exchange amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., April 16, 2021. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri High-flying firms, including Alphabet Inc, Amazon.com Inc and Microsoft Corp, were flat to 0.3% lower in premarket trading. Tesla Inc shares gained 1...

 E-Mail DURHAM, N.C. - A digital app successfully detected one of the telltale characteristics of autism in young children, suggesting the technology could one day become an inexpensive and scalable early screening tool, researchers at Duke University report. The research team created the app to assess the eye gaze patterns of children while they watched short, strategically designed movies on an iPhone or iPad, then applied computer vision and machine learning to determine whether the child was looking more often at the human in the video, or objects. "We know that babies who have autism p...

Reuters April 21 | Updated on April 21, 2021 Messaging platform was valued at around $7 billion as of December Messaging platform Discord Inc has ended deal talks with Microsoft Inc and plans to focus on growing the business as a standalone company, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday. Microsoft and Discord did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Reuters had reported in March that Microsoft is in talks to buy Discord, for more than $10 billion. Boost to gaming The Covid-19 pandemic has boosted the prospects of gaming companies as people under lockdowns incr...

Discord Sets Aside Microsoft's Acquisition Bid In Favor Of IPO Plan Revival: WSJ

Discord ends buyout talks with Microsoft - source 04/20/2021 17:40 (Reuters) -Messaging platform Discord Inc has ended deal talks with Microsoft Inc and plans to focus on growing the business as a standalone company, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday. Microsoft and Discord did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Reuters had reported in March that Microsoft is in talks to buy Discord, for more than $10 billion. The COVID-19 pandemic has boosted the prospects of gaming companies as people under lockdowns increasingly turn to video games as a form of entertai...