{"id":204516,"date":"2026-04-21T13:03:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T17:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/21\/terrence-sejnowski-wins-inaugural-world-digital-technology-academy-award\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T13:05:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T17:05:10","slug":"terrence-sejnowski-wins-inaugural-world-digital-technology-academy-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/21\/terrence-sejnowski-wins-inaugural-world-digital-technology-academy-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Terrence Sejnowski wins inaugural World Digital Technology Academy Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/news-release\/terrence-sejnowski-wins-inaugural-world-digital-technology-academy-award\/\">Terrence Sejnowski wins inaugural World Digital Technology Academy Award<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a 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