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Google Store starts selling refurbished Nest products in the US

December 10, 2020
Last September, Made by Google started offering refurbished products at slightly discounted prices. The two initial offerings went out of stock quite a long time ago, and the US Google Store is now expanding the refurbished lineup to include Nest smart home products. In addition to Pixel phones, there is now a “Refurbished Connected Home Devices” section. A used Nest Protect is available for…
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DefenseNews

McCarthy could serve as interim Army secretary in Biden administration

December 10, 2020
WASHINGTON — Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy could stay on as the service’s top civilian for as long as one year under the Biden Administration, several people close to the president-elect’s transition team told Defense News. The move, if it happens, would likely make McCarthy the rare political official from the Trump team expected to be held over in the Biden administration. The decision…
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AI & RoboticsNews

DataRobot raises $50 million more to accelerate enterprise AI adoption

December 9, 2020
Managed enterprise AI startup DataRobot today announced an additional $50 million raise from strategic investors Snowflake Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE). Together, the fresh capital expands DataRobot’s series F round led by Altimeter to $320 million at a $2.8 billion valuation. That’s up from $270 million at a $2.7 billion valuation as of November. The…
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NewsPhotography

Behind the Scenes of Photoshoot for Navy’s Specialty ‘Army vs Navy’ Uniforms

December 9, 2020
The Army versus Navy college football game has been taking place since 1890 and annually since 1930. Photographer James Quantz Jr. was given the opportunity to capture Navy’s specialty uniform as part of its 175-year celebration of the Naval Academy’s tradition. Army and Navy have faced each other 120 times since 1980, with the series led by Navy with 61 victories to Army’s 52. There have…
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