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CNBC puts biz news on Google Assistant

December 17, 2016

Posted by Chris Roush

cnbc_logoBusiness news from CNBC is now available on Google Assistant, reports Jeff Baumgartner of Multichannel News.

Baumgartner writes, “To fuel the feature, the business net has debuted @CNBC, a ‘Conversation Action’ for Google Assistant that lets viewers get information about the markets and shows that are running on CNBC. Per the FAQ, It’s free to all U.S. consumers who have Google Home devices.

“CNBC said the new offering will offer market commentary from the network’s on-air stocks editor, Bob Pisani, and real-time market snapshots from the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq, as well as news updates from CNBC Radio.

“Users can also use @CNBC to ask Google Assistant specific questions, such as: ‘Ok, Google, let me talk to CNBC about the markets,’ or ‘Ok, Google, ask CNBC to tell me when The Profit is on next.'”

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