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Amazon adds new Prime benefit with One Medical virtual and in-person health care service

GeekWire

The Prime One Medical membership benefit features video chats with licensed providers, including an in-app “Treat Me Now” feature for common concerns such as cold and flu, skin issues, allergies, urinary tract infections, and more, according to Amazon. and pay for these visits with insurance or out of pocket.

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Education services company Perdoceo acquires coding bootcamp school Coding Dojo for $52.8M

GeekWire

Founded in 2013, Coding Dojo trains software engineers in computer programming, data science, cybersecurity and other technologies. The company previously licensed its courses to institutions around the world. Wang, the company’s CEO, was previously an executive at pet insurance company Trupanion and a chief of staff at Boeing.

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Seattle launches permit system for companies testing self-driving vehicles on city streets

GeekWire

The Seattle City Council and Department of Transportation launched the permitting program Nov. The permit also requires companies to share information with the city on their test driver training programs, any collisions or other incidents involving their vehicles, and proof of insurance. The state of AVs in Seattle.

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Geeks Give Back at the GeekWire Awards: Meet three groups wielding tech for good causes

GeekWire

Coding for Cancer Hanako Osuga, in the background, is the program coordinator leading the Coding for Cancer program at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, an effort designed to expose students to the possibilities of applying computational skills to cancer research.

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How CIOs Can Become Artificial Intelligence Experts

The Accidental Successful CIO

However, now, industries as diverse as retailing, manufacturing, finance and insurance are taking advantage of new products that make it much easier for businesses to create AI tools specific to their needs. AI tool customers are discouraged from operating their programs with complete independence.

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3 certification tips for IT leaders looking to get ahead

CIO Business Intelligence

Sourabh Chatterjee, president and head of technology, digital sales, and travel at Bajaj Allianz General Insurance, says, “At the end of the day, it is the content, faculty, and case studies of a course that cumulatively open the mind. This is where management development programs from reputable institutions can play an important role.

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Magic Leap somehow raised $500 million to make another AR headset

The Verge

The headset will be generally available next year, the company said, and “select customers” are using it as part of an early access program. She listed the company’s enterprise customers, including Ericsson, and Farmers Insurance, the latter of which used the company’s tech to train new employees remotely during the pandemic.