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MOUNTAIN VIEW — Google will “double down” on California by investing more than $1 billion in properties and development projects statewide, including several in the Bay Area, the search giant said Thursday. “A lasting economic recovery will come from local communities, and the people and small businesses that give them life,” said Sundar Pichai, chief executive officer of Google and its owner, tech titan Alphabet. “Google wants to be a part of that recovery.” Mountain… Source link

This morning, Google is announcing the next steps in its plan to disrupt the world of education, including the launch of new certificate programs that are designed to help people bridge any skills gap and get qualifications in high-paying, high-growth job fields–with one noteworthy feature:  No college degree necessary. The new tools could be a game-changer for a growing number of people who consider the current educational system broken, or for the millions of Americans who are… Source link

The House of Representatives passed President Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus plan on March 10. The legislation, called the American Rescue Plan, will head to the president’s desk for his signature on Friday in a final step before becoming law. While most Americans are focused on getting their $1,400 stimulus checks, it’s the extension of the child tax credit in the relief legislation that really stands out as revolutionary policy, according to Pamela Stone, professor of sociology at… Source link

The $1.9 trillion stimulus plan based on President Joe Biden’s proposal and passed by both chambers of Congress includes four key tax improvements that would help Americans in various income brackets. The plan would change the child tax credit, child and dependent care tax credit, the earned income tax credit (EITC), and taxes on unemployment benefits, helping to alleviate some of financial stress from the coronavirus pandemic and economic shutdowns. Read more: Here’s how you should use your… Source link

As a sense of unease and dysfunction hovers over the relationship between Russell Wilson and the Seahawks, a persistent question emerges regarding the aftermath of a potential trade. If Wilson goes, who replaces him at quarterback? The Seahawks don’t keep a highly-competent backup on the roster, surely due in part to the fact that Wilson never misses games. There’s also a vague notion that coach Pete Carroll’s “always compete” mantra doesn’t apply to the QB1 position. (It will be… Source link

‘Throw hard and be jacked’: Kopech, Crochet set for Sox ‘pen originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Garrett Crochet was inspired by Michael Kopech before he even met him. “Michael is a guy I knew about in college,” Crochet said Saturday. “I saw a young guy throwing hard, and he was jacked. “I wanted to go to college, throw hard and be jacked.” RELATED: Kopech’s role for Sox could change over course of 2021 Both pitchers are throwing hard now, a pair of fireballers the White Sox envision as… Source link

(Bloomberg) — Trouble may be brewing in China for Bitcoin’s raucous and divisive rally as the nation pushes ahead with a world-leading effort to create a digital version of its currency. That’s because the eventual rollout of the virtual yuan could roil cryptocurrency markets if Chinese officials tighten regulations at the same time, according to Phillip Gillespie, chief executive of crypto market maker and liquidity provider B2C2 Japan, which mainly works with institutional… Source link

TipRanks The Bottom Is in for These 3 Stocks? Analysts Say ‘Buy’ Never say that one person makes no difference. This past Thursday, stocks tumbled, bonds surged, and investors started taking inflationary risks seriously – all because one guy said what he thinks. Jerome Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve, held a press conference at which he gave both the good and the bad. He stated, again, his belief that the COVID vaccination program will allow a full reopening of the economy, and that… Source link

TipRanks The Bottom Is in for These 3 Stocks? Analysts Say ‘Buy’ Never say that one person makes no difference. This past Thursday, stocks tumbled, bonds surged, and investors started taking inflationary risks seriously – all because one guy said what he thinks. Jerome Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve, held a press conference at which he gave both the good and the bad. He stated, again, his belief that the COVID vaccination program will allow a full reopening of the economy, and that… Source link

In a move with broad potential impact on the ad tech industry, Google says it will embrace its own ad targeting and tracking solution, rejecting other industry efforts to replace the third-party cookie. The decision by the world’s largest internet platform complicates the prospects for alternative solutions, including Unified ID 2.0, an identity solution spearheaded by The Trade Desk. Unified 2.0 has found support from a lengthy list of ad tech players who have signed on, such as… Source link