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Ad Tech Briefing: Pragmatism, not idealism, will determine the fate of Google’s ad tech empire

After months of testimony and a final day of unusually pointed questioning, Judge Leonie Brinkema used the closing arguments phase of the U.S. Department of Justice v. Google to give the clearest indication yet of how she is weighing up an appropriate remedy after ruling the defendant a monopolist earlier this year. Related Insights Google on Trial

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‘Regulate us like alcohol, don’t ban us’: Proposed hemp THC ban threatens to shut down countless brands

This story was first published by Digiday sibling Modern Retail. Last week, federal lawmakers proposed changes to the 2018 Farm Bill that would effectively ban most hemp-derived THC products in a year.  The proposed ban was included in the bill Congress passed to end the government shutdown. The Farm Bill had removed hemp as a controlled substance

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Hiring program in energy tech sector enlists military veterans to fill data center skills gap

As the data center faces unprecedented demand and a critical shortage of skilled technicians, energy tech firm Schneider Electric has launched an initiative to recruit and train 400 U.S. military veterans for customer-facing service roles supporting data centers, power systems and critical facilities. The timing couldn’t be more opportune. Data center demand is projected to

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The case for and against AI-driven SEO in the zero-click era

AI chatbots have upended how people search online, creating a zero-click environment and reducing traffic to traditional search results. Publishers have taken the brunt of it, seeing dips in traffic to news coverage. Marketers too, however, are feeling the effects of lower site traffic, creating less first-party data and fewer opportunities to retarget shoppers, according

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