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‘Space junk’ is clogging the atmosphere—and it’s going to make weather forecasts and internet access much worse

Fast Company Tech

If this trend continues, it could have ripple effects for everything from weather tracking and broadband internet access to national defense. Just this past year, Parker notes, Space Xs satellite service Starlink which operates around 60% of all active satelliteshad to perform 100,000 collision avoidance maneuvers to prevent space collisions.

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Engineers achieve quantum teleportation over active internet cables

TechSpot

Engineers at Northwestern University have demonstrated quantum teleportation over a fiber optic cable already carrying Internet traffic. This feat, published in the journal Optica, opens up new possibilities for combining quantum communication with existing Internet infrastructure.

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5 Cybersecurity Best Practices for Your Nonprofit

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Finally, the monthly fees of premium hosting almost always include SSL certificates and CDNs which are essential to hosting a website on today’s internet. Once completed, visit the security settings on all other social media platforms that you and your nonprofit are active on and turn on TFA. 4) Use a password management tool.

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Why Nonprofits Should Pay Attention to Web3 and the Metaverse

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Web3 is a new version of the internet that uses blockchain (IE a secure but transparent record keeping system) to decentralize the management of the internet, thus reducing the control of prominent companies such as Google or Meta. Web3 draws its name as the third iteration of the internet. What is Web3? What is the Metaverse?

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New! The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Hub for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The AI Hub is an actively curated list of the most useful AI tools and resources for nonprofits found on the internet. Welcome to the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Hub for Nonprofits! To request an addition to the list, please post it to our Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Nonprofit Organizations LinkedIn Group.

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Malicious bots make up nearly three-quarters of Internet traffic

TechSpot

According to fraud control platform Arkose Labs, a staggering 73 percent of Internet traffic to websites and apps measured between January 2023 and September 2023 was related to bots performing malicious activities like SMS toll fraud, scraping, and card testing. Talk about a waste of resources. Read Entire Article

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Yope wants to be your inner circle’s Instagram

Fast Company Tech

million monthly active users and 800,000 daily active users, many of whom are in the investor-coveted Gen Z demographic. The company also claims that 40% of users are still active on the app seven days after installing it. Launched in September 2024, Yope has grown exponentially over the past six months, now boasting 2.2

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