Google Cloud announced this week that it was partnering with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to help developers create new tools aimed at connecting veterans with services and data.   The partnership will enable the VA to scale its Lighthouse API program, which provides access to VA APIs in order to develop apps and other tools, said the company.   “This partnership is a logical next step to better connect Veterans with VA services, innovate with trusted third parties and continue… Source link

Issa Rae‘s Raedio label has partnered with Google to launch a new emerging artists program, Billboard is exclusively announcing on Thursday (Jan. 13). The Raedio Creator Program Supported by Google is designed to provide underrepresented independent artists with more resources as well as bring more representation of women of color in the music industry, which the actress critiqued in a now-viral Los Angeles Times interview. “It’s probably the worst industry that I have ever come… Source link

Kelly Stafford is begging Los Angeles Rams fans to avoid letting opposing fans pack SoFi Stadium for their first-round playoff game the way the San Francisco 49ers faithful did in the regular season finale.  Niners fans turned the Rams’ home stadium into their own during Week 18, filling the stands with red and forcing Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford, Kelly’s husband, into a silent count. Jimmy Garoppolo had no such issues despite being the visiting quarterback.  “It was crazy. Again, I’ve… Source link

Yandex N.V. (NASDAQ:YNDX) received a lot of attention from a substantial price movement on the NASDAQGS over the last few months, increasing to US$86.47 at one point, and dropping to the lows of US$54.64. Some share price movements can give investors a better opportunity to enter into the stock, and potentially buy at a lower price. A question to answer is whether Yandex’s current trading price of US$58.98 reflective of the actual value of the large-cap? Or is it currently undervalued,… Source link

Editor’s note: This story contain a description of suicidal thoughts. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is available 24 hours a day at 1-800-273-8255. For the first time, Shawn Bradley is opening up about the bike accident that left him paralyzed from the chest down.  The former Dallas Mavericks center and 14-year NBA veteran recently spoke to Sports Illustrated’s Brian Burnsed about the collision and its aftermath. It happened… Source link

How about this as an incentive to relocate: $10K in crypto and a bike.  Northwest Arkansas hopes to lure remote tech workers and entrepreneurs to the region by offering them $10,000 worth of Bitcoin (BTC-USD) and a bicycle.  “Northwest Arkansas is one of the fastest-growing regions in the country, and we’re now seeing more explosive growth in our tech sector,” said Nelson Peacock, president and CEO of the Northwest Arkansas Council. “This expanded incentive offer — Bitcoin and a… Source link

Initial unemployment claims unexpectedly jumped to total 230,000 last week, but still remained low compared to their pandemic-era averages.   The Labor Department released its latest weekly jobless claims report Thursday at 8:30 a.m. ET. Here were the main metrics from the print, compared to consensus estimates compiled by Bloomberg: Initial jobless claims, week ended Jan. 8: 230,000 vs. 200,000 expected and an unrevised 207,000 during prior week Continuing claims, week ended Jan. 2: 1.559… Source link

Brace for a heavy dose of interest rate hikes out of the Federal Reserve, warns strategists at Goldman Sachs.  “Our economists expect the Fed will begin its hiking cycle at the March meeting and hike a total of four times in 2022. They expect an additional three hikes in 2023 and three hikes in 2024. The market is currently pricing a similar pace of tightening in 2022 but expects fewer total hikes this cycle,” said Goldman Sachs strategist Ben Snider in a research note on… Source link

“Our entire pandemic response has been inequitable, and it’s our capitalist economy. It’s so inequitable that Google gets to give tests to the rich people, and the poor people don’t [get tests],” said Monica Gandhi, a professor of medicine at the University of California at San Francisco, who studies infectious diseases. “The private schools get them, and the public schools don’t. Our entire response has been one of inequity.” Source link

Austria says use of Google Analytics is illegal because it exposes Europeans to U.S. spy agencies | Fortune … Source link