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Google Used a Secret Program Called ‘Project Bernanke’ to Benefit Clients Using Its Ad-Buying System

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Google used a secret program called “Project Bernanke” for years to increase its clients’ chances of winning bids for competitive ad space, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing court documents filed in the Texas-led antitrust suit against Google. The state argues that the program gave Google an unfair… Read more.

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Gates offers $1.5B for carbon-cutting innovation if lawmakers enact public-private program

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Department of Energy (DOE) to remove planet-warming carbon from the atmosphere, provided that lawmakers approve a program for developing new technologies in this space. In October, TerraPower, the Gates-backed nuclear power company, won $80 million in funding from the DOE’s Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program.

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Apple Testing Secret Health Care Program with Doctors at Apple-Owned Clinics: Report

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Apple has been quietly testing a program that would allow the tech company to provide primary health care service to patients with doctors employed by Apple at clinics also owned by Apple, according to a new report from the Wall Street Journal. The ambitious project, code-named Casper, was reportedly conceived in… Read more.

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How infusing analytics into journalism programs is improving future workforce skills

Tech Republic Big Data

A course at the University of Oregon is helping journalism students learn valuable analytics skills. Data science isn't just for STEM majors.

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What Kind of Management Structure Is Needed to Govern a Data Analytics Program?

CTOvision

When thinking about developing a new data analytics program, two questions you need to address are: What services do you need to provide? Which gets us back to (1) what services does your data analytics program need to provide, and (2) who are the customers for these services? To whom do you need to provide these services? Conclusion.

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Microsoft announces AI newsroom projects with Semafor and others, as NYT lawsuit looms

GeekWire

(GeekWire File Photo) Microsoft announced five projects to help news organizations incorporate generative artificial intelligence into their operations, building on its existing efforts to use technology to support the role of journalism in democracy. Support for tech startup Nota to expand its AI tools into additional newsrooms.

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Amazon giving $9M to Seattle-area organizations addressing needs around homelessness

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The YMCA : Amazon is donating $250,000 to support youth homelessness programs through the nonprofit’s Y Social Impact Center, which offers same day drop-in shelters and transitional housing. which will replace the current young adult emergency shelter known as “The Landing” in Redmond, Wash.

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