{"id":176966,"date":"2026-01-12T12:29:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T17:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/12\/ibm-university-partnership-uses-ai-to-fuel-research\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T12:35:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T17:35:11","slug":"ibm-university-partnership-uses-ai-to-fuel-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/12\/ibm-university-partnership-uses-ai-to-fuel-research\/","title":{"rendered":"IBM, University Partnership Uses AI to Fuel Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.govtech.com\/education\/higher-ed\/ibm-university-partnership-uses-ai-to-fuel-research\">IBM, University Partnership Uses AI to Fuel Research<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a 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