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Tech giant Google is no longer moving forward with plans to build a data center in the central Minnesota city of Becker. In filings with the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission last week, Xcel Energy said it has terminated its agreements with Honeycrisp Power LLC, a Google affiliate, after the company failed to provide a notice to proceed with the project. It’s a blow to Becker, whose leaders hoped the data center would provide employment and economic growth amid the closure of a massive… Source link

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Google’s My Ad Center today will start rolling out to users, globally, to provide control over the kinds of ads they see across Google on Search, YouTube and Discover. New features and controls. The new My Ad Center controls will also allow you to block sensitive ads and learn more about the information used to personalize your ad experience. More controls for activities used to personalize ads. My Ad Center expands Google’s privacy… Source link

Google’s My Ad Center today will start rolling out to users, globally, to provide control over the kinds of ads they see across Google on Search, YouTube and Discover. “81% of consumers are more concerned with how their data is being used and 48% are turning away from services due to privacy concerns. At the same time, our research also says that people only want to see ads that are relevant and useful to them,” says Jerry Dischler, VP/GM… Source link

(Bloomberg) — Contract workers at Google’s data centers allege that they were fired for supporting a union and faced retaliation after pushing for better benefits, according to a pair of complaints filed this week with the US National Labor Relations Board. The Alphabet Workers Union, whose members include both direct employees and subcontracted staff for Google’s parent company, claims that two workers at a data center in Council Bluffs,… Source link

Google said today that it will open its first data center in Japan by 2023. The company noted that this data center will be located in Inzai City, Chiba, and is a part of its $730 million infrastructure fund that will continue through 2024. This is the company’s third data center in Asia after Taiwan and Singapore. The company said that this new data center will help people with “faster, more reliable access to our tools and services, support economic activity… Source link

Dmexco is back and while many are still trying to figure out the role of the Germany-based conference when it comes to the global circuit, ad tech’s key talking points have moved on considerably after a two-year digital hiatus. Here is Digiday’s primer on what will fuel conversations at this year’s event this week.  The last time 20,000+ ad tech professionals from around the world convened in Koelnmesse, Google was yet to confirm “the death of the third-party cookie” officially…. Source link

5 things analytics say about Taj Gibson’s game originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington Exactly how significant a role veteran Taj Gibson plays for the Wizards this season could depend largely on injuries, as he’s slated to be the third center behind Kristaps Porzingis and Daniel Gafford. Washington signed him to be a steady presence on their bench, to set the tone for younger players and to provide experience and leadership to a team that hopes to count chemistry as a strength moving… Source link

After months of anticipation, Google has completed its $5.4 billion acquisition of Mandiant to merge it with Google Cloud. Google announced completion of the deal on Monday. This widens the scope of Google Cloud’s security services by bringing in Mandiant’s deep threat intelligence resources. Related: Google Cloud Updates Tools for Reporting, Reducing Carbon Emissions On Sept. 9, the Nasdaq issued a statement saying that was the anticipated… Source link

(Bloomberg) — Alphabet Inc.’s Google completed its third data center in Singapore, bringing its investment in such facilities in the city-state to $850 million as it vies with tech giants from Amazon.com Inc. to Meta Platforms Inc. for bigger clout in Asia. Since opening its first Singapore office in 2007 with 24 people, Google has grown its local staff to 3,000 and built infrastructure including subsea cables connecting the finance hub to the… Source link