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February 20, 2024 @ 7:59 AM The New York Times is pursuing partners to test a new ad-targeting tool which will use generative artificial intelligence, Axios reported Tuesday.  The Times will be testing the tool internally beginning next quarter, with plans to make it widely available to advertisers in the second half of 2024.  The technology will recommend where an ad campaign would see greater success based on the messaging of the advertisement. The tool will also be utilized to hone in on niche audiences…

It might seem counterintuitive that reducing an employee’s time on the clock by eight hours per week, while keeping their pay the same, will boost productivity — and cause costs to drop. But data from a six-month pilot at the Golden Police Department show the force’s shortened workweek approach, which launched in July, has quickened emergency response times and saved the city $115,000 in overtime compensation. “I was pleasantly surprised,” City Manager Scott Vargo said of the results. “There’s a greater level of…

Astronomers and researchers have been studying the Universe for decades with the help of advanced telescopes and equipment around the world. Now, with the help of the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Very Large Telescope (VLT), astronomers have located the brightest object in Universe. It is a quasar. Experts believe that this is the most luminous object ever found in deep space. And the brightness does not stem from something ordinary. The quasar is said to be energized by what is reported to be the fastest-growing…

Google announced a Merchant Center processing update designed to help brands offer customers more precise estimated delivery times. Starting April 9, Google will leverage the minimum and maximum attributes for processing time within your product data for both Shopping ads and free listings. Why we care. The timing of deliveries plays a crucial role in a consumer’s decision-making process when making a purchase. By offering more precise delivery times, you can enhance trust and confidence in your brand. This…

“Two bullocks yoked together.” Nothing like this sentence to make you feel the weight of a monogamous relationship. In Shashi Deshpande’s novel, That Long Silence these were the protagonist Jaya’s words for her own marriage. A claustrophobic metaphor of togetherness. As long as the yoke is there, the pair can only walk in mutual bondage, in one direction. Intimacy is a shackle and a commandment. PREMIUM Love in Mumbai. (Shashi S Kashyap/HT PHOTO) Bullocks are yoked in labour. Not in love. Their collective tread…

Office No. 12: Lynn Diane OlsonOlson is an even-tempered judge who demonstrated that she knows how to manage a courtroom. The challenger has offered poor justification for challenging Olson for reelection. Office No. 39: Steve NapolitanoNapolitano is a Manhattan Beach council member and an attorney who serves as an administrative law judge and represents prison inmates in their parole hearings. His breadth of experience would make him an asset to the Superior Court. Office No. 48: Ericka J. WileyWiley, a…

Leveraging resources such as virtual data rooms and shared labs makes it easier for biotech startups to grow. This is good news: We need more companies attacking cancer from novel angles, including AI-enabled early detection. And who knows, maybe one of these will become a trillion-dollar company? — Anna Scaling early cancer detection Y Combinator’s newest request for startups (RFS) is well worth reading, and not just because it’s been a while since the incubator shared the ideas and categories its partners “would…

Sometimes things go according to plan, which is great. Other times we fail miserably, but that’s okay, too. And then there are the rare cases when we fail successfully, typically not even knowing how, and often resulting in some rather comical situations.Plenty of such instances are shared on the ‘Task Fail Successfully’ reddit community, which proves that not everything in life is as black and white as failing and succeeding. Scroll down to find some bizarre cases of these gray areas and enjoy a good giggle; or…

This article is part of a special report on the total solar eclipse that will be visible from parts of the U.S., Mexico and Canada on April 8, 2024.Total solar eclipses, such as the one set to sweep across a swath of North America this April, are among the most sublime and transcendental natural phenomena that one can experience. The spectacle of totality—when the moon completely covers the sun to cast a dark shadow on Earth below—is almost unreal, as if the natural rhythm and regular order of the cosmos has come undone.…

I never played the original Mario vs. Donkey Kong, which came out in 2004 for the Game Boy Advance.  So I brought no nostalgia or past experience to the new version coming out this week, which feels thoroughly modern in all ways except the gameplay. Mario is limited — he can’t run quickly, he doesn’t jump very high, you lose a life with a single mistake. Coming from the brand-new Super Mario Bros. Wonder can give you serious whiplash, as there’s no Elephant power or Wonder Stars to be found here. But if you don’t compare…