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The lack of real-time data in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, while frustrating, was not a new problem for the U.S. A similar issue existed during the 2009 flu pandemic a decade earlier — but it was worse. “The way you found out about school-aged kids dying in emergency rooms wasn’t from a surveillance system. It was the front page of the Boston Globe,” said Dr. Taha Kass-Hout. He would know. Kass-Hout had just joined the CDC, mid-outbreak, as director of Health Informatics Solutions… Source link

Hyundai’s latest EV offering, the IONIQ 6, just made its debut at the LA Auto show, and the Korean automaker released some impressive stats to go along with its stunning design. Based on the Prophecy EV concept, the IONIQ 6 is a slippery, coupe-like sedan featuring a “streamliner” design, as Hyundai calls it. The IONIQ 6 is similar to cars like the Mercedes EQS, but the IONIQ 6’s design is even more extreme. The short nose, long wheelbase and “slight boat-tail structure” of the… Source link

Amazon (AMZN) Prime is wrapping up a year that expanded its offerings, from entertainment like “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” and “Thursday Night Football” to offering partnerships with third-parties like mobile food delivery platform Grubhub. “We are going to continue investing in Prime benefits, offers, and exclusive experiences to ensure that members see disproportionate value and choose Amazon to fulfill their needs and wants,” Jamil Ghani, VP of Amazon Prime, told Yahoo… Source link

Cloud News Wade Tyler Millward November 09, 2022, 04:02 PM EST Nina Harding previously worked at Microsoft from 2003 to 2005 as director of global partner marketing and partner programs Nina Harding

A mega ranch in Daniel, Wyoming, with multiple properties and a whopping 3,430 deeded acres—enough room to fit Yankee Stadium some 300 times over—has hit the market for $17.95 million.  The expansive property is known as the Double J Ranch, for its owner JJ Healy, a financier and former Yahoo exec, who has called the ranch home since 2003, according to a representative from listing agency Live Water Properties. “The day I was going to put an offer in on the ranch, I got up… Source link

The logo for Google LLC is seen at the Google Store Chelsea in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., November 17, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Sept 7 (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google has picked the Washington Post’s longtime chief information officer to help run its news division as general manager, the tech giant said on Wednesday. Shailesh Prakash, who also led the news publisher’s design, product and tech teams for… Source link

Adam Cahan and 1110 Green Street (Getty Images, Zillow) Former Yahoo executive and current cannabis vape company CEO Adam Cahan is selling the Russian Hill home he bought less than three years ago, asking $13 million for the 4,800-square-foot property. He purchased the fully renovated “Sky House” for $10 million just before the pandemic began, according to public records. Built in the early 1980s, the home received a years-long studs-out remodel from developer Jeremy Ricks. Marketed as… Source link

The White House’s Office of the National Cyber Director has named Google executive Camille Stewart Gloster as a deputy national cyber director focused on workforce programs and supply chain security issues, according to an administration official familiar with the hire. The big picture: Stewart Gloster’s hire comes as the one-year-old National Cyber Director’s office continues to fill out its roughly 50-person staff. In May, CNN reported that the office had hired a former Microsoft… Source link

The TikTok threat to Google’s business isn’t just limited to YouTube, as it turns out. Core Google services, including Search and Maps, are also being impacted by a growing preference for social media and videos as the first stop on younger users’ path to discovery, a Google exec acknowledged today, speaking at an industry event. Senior Vice President Prabhakar Raghavan, who runs Google’s Knowledge & Information organization, referenced the popular social apps in a broader… Source link

NEW YORK, July 12 (Reuters) – Goldman Sachs has hired Jared Cohen, who founded technology incubator Jigsaw at Google, to co-head its newly created applied innovation unit, an internal memo showed, as the Wall Street powerhouse invests in technology expertise. Cohen, who also served as advisor to Google’s CEO Eric Schmidt in the past, will co-head the new Goldman unit with George Lee, the memo said, whose contents were confirmed by the bank’s spokesperson. “The Office of Applied Innovation will… Source link