Google strikes a deal with Reddit, reportedly for $60M/year, gaining Reddit Data API access to surface more Reddit content in Search and to train its AI models
what you need to know Eileen AJ Connelly / The Wrap : Reddit Inks $60 Million-a-Year Deal To Train Google AI Ahead of Expected IPO | Report Barry Schwartz / Search Engine Roundtable : No Joke: Google ...
Brian Chesky says Airbnb will provide free housing for 20,000 Afghan refugees without specifying for how long
will Big Tech answer? Reuters : U.S. companies including Airbnb, Walmart pitch in on Afghanistan aid Harold Maass / The Week : The daily business briefing: August 25, 2021 Jennifer Hassan / Washington...
Amazon partners with tracker maker Tile and smart lock maker Level to enhance the Sidewalk mesh network that Amazon is now using for its Echo and Ring devices
but what is Sidewalk? Ry Crist / CNET : Amazon Sidewalk launches June 8 with support for Tile trackers Surur / MSPoweruser : Tile tracker to get big boost by joining Amazon's Sidewalk mesh network Chr...
Google pledges $25M in grants to non-profits addressing economic inequities faced by women and girls
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Mississippi is using some of its $1.2B COVID stimulus on high-speed broadband, which could make it one of the most connected states in the US within six years
Marguerite Reardon / CNET : Tweets: @maggie_reardon and @rogerwcheng Tweets: @maggie_reardon : Big things are happening in Mississippi. Prior to the pandemic, MS ranked 42nd out of 50 in broadband. T...
Uber partners with telemedicine service Ro to give US workers free COVID assessments, as Lyft partners with One Medical for one month trial memberships
Dara Kerr / CNET : Tweets: @imeluny , @trafficbutter , and @darakerr . Thanks: @richardjnieva Tweets: Melanie Ensign / @imeluny : Don't collect what you don't need. 🙌🏻 “The company said that the asse...