The Verge

JULY 6, 2020

Google, Facebook, and Twitter are pausing the processing of data requests from the Hong Kong government as they review a new security law that went into effect on July 1st. Twitter also halted its handling of government requests as of July 1st, with Facebook announcing its pause on Monday, The New York Times reported.

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 21, 2025

The Centennial State may become first in the nation to require retailers to warn consumers that burning fossil fuels releases air pollutants and greenhouse gases, known by the state of Colorado to be linked to significant health impacts and global heating. The Cambridge City Council enacted its greenhouse gas label law in 2020.

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The Verge

MAY 13, 2020

Amazon has requested that Congress pass a law that would make price gouging illegal during times of national crisis, in light of inflated prices on crucial goods like hand sanitizer and N95 masks that have hounded the online retailer during the COVID-19 pandemic. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 13, 2025

The authors, many of whom were also part of the current study, noted that the drop coincided with a shift to using seeds with prophylactic insecticides, rather than only spraying crops after an infestation. The law mandates that the government maintain habitat for listed species. But those laws could be changed.

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Wired

MARCH 22, 2025

The domestic terrorism designation could give law enforcement sweeping authority to surveil people protesting against Elon Musk's role in the US federal government, civil liberties experts warn.

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

According to new data from National Center for Family Philanthropy (NCFP), in collaboration with and support from Bank of America, the number of funders with annual grantmaking greater than or equal to $1 million has grown from 23% to 36% during the past decade. It’s not all great news.

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The NonProfit Times

JULY 17, 2024

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are approved by the UN’s 193 member countries. Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to do the same for implementing and advancing progress on the SDGs, according to the authors.

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JUNE 5, 2023

An expert on branding startups, executive leadership, governance, and more, Allison has deep roots in the association community. She’s also the author of two books, “Building Your Brand” and “Connect to Influence.” “The Governance, and the vision of governance, is so varied around the world.

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Tableau

JUNE 8, 2021

Tableau’s Renee MacLeod, Senior Manager, Inclusive Marketing, sat down (virtually) with Jonathan Schwabish and Alice Feng, co-authors of the Do No Harm Guide. Alice Feng, Senior Data Scientist at Natera, formerly at Urban, co-authored the guide with Jonathan. linkedin twitter. Alice Feng. SENIOR DATA SCIENTIST, NATERA.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 7, 2013

The View from an Authorized Entity Many Bookshare users (and potential Bookshare users!) First, it makes creating a national domestic copyright exception an obligation of countries that ratify the Treaty. Defines Authorized Entity. What’s in it; what does it mean; how does it affect Bookshare members? It doesn’t cover movies.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 16, 2011

For example, all residents with the qualifying disabilities in Australia, Denmark and Qatar, to pick just three examples, now have free access to Bookshare thanks to our joint efforts with local and national disability groups in these countries. We think this exception has worked extraordinarily well in the U.S.:

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

Moreover, these accessible books are available for free, since the United States Government funds the Bookshare library to meet requirements in national disability rights and education laws. Students outside the United States are not covered by this national copyright exception, because every country has its own copyright law.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

A copyright exception allows specialist organizations (generally a government agency or disability NGO or library) to make an accessible version of a published book without having to get permission from the author or publisher. I was honored to be part of a WBU-convened expert team that authored the original draft of the treaty.

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The Verge

JANUARY 26, 2022

The White House released a new cybersecurity strategy Wednesday aimed at reducing the risk of cyberattacks against government infrastructure. This zero trust strategy is about ensuring the Federal Government leads by example, and it marks another key milestone in our efforts to repel attacks from those who would do the United States harm.”.

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The Verge

MARCH 8, 2021

Over the weekend, that estimate has doubled to 60,000 Microsoft Exchange Server customers hacked around the world , with the European Banking Authority now admitting that it’s one of the victims — and it looks like Microsoft may have taken a little too long to realize the severity and patch it. This is the real deal.

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The Verge

MARCH 18, 2021

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating another Tesla crash in which Autopilot was allegedly in use. No one was injured, but the government sent investigators to the scene to determine how Autopilot may have contributed to the crash. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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Engadget

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Andy Biggs (R-AZ) wrote to the new National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard, asking her to take measures to thwart the UKs surveillance order including limiting cooperation and intelligence sharing if the country refuses to comply. The US government must not permit what is effectively a foreign cyberattack waged through political means.

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The Verge

AUGUST 5, 2021

The new system could help law enforcement in criminal investigations but may open the door to increased legal and government demands for user data. neuralMatch, which was trained using 200,000 images from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, will roll out first in the US.

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The Next Web

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

Ernst-Jan Pfauth is the former Editor in Chief of Internet at NRC Handelsblad, as well as an acclaimed technology author and columnist. In 2010, philosopher Rob Wijnberg (1982) became the editor in chief of nrc.next , the morning edition of NRC Handelsblad , the Netherlands’ premier daily national newspaper. From ‘news’ to ‘new’.

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Many non-profit organizations rely on grants from foundations, corporations, and government agencies to round out their fundraising efforts. Many state governments offer similar online resources, as do national governments outside of the United States. They may be helpful, or not, but it never hurts to ask.

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The Verge

JANUARY 25, 2021

million, by the Norwegian Data Protection Authority for illegally sharing private information about Grindr users to advertisers, according to The New York Times. Grindr has until February 15th to comment on the Norwegian Data Protection Authority’s ruling. “We Grindr will be fined 100 million Norwegian kroner, or about $11.7

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 13, 2014

Co-authored with Enrique Piracés, Benetech VP, Human Rights. We now understand that corporate collection and government interception of sensitive information is the norm, not the exception. But it is clear that privacy protections have not kept pace with technological development.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 5, 2020

The UK failed to add nearly 16,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus to its national track and trace system due to an unspecified “technical issue.” According to a report in The Daily Mail , the mistake occurred when a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet used to track confirmed cases of the virus reached its maximum file size and failed to update.

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The Verge

JUNE 29, 2020

Earlier this month, the Russian authorities lifted their ban on the Telegram messaging app , citing the company’s willingness to help with its counterterrorism efforts. Telegram initially gained the attention of the Russian authorities because it had reportedly become one of the apps of choice for the country’s opposition groups.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Recovery Depends on Volunteers Response and relief organizations rely heavily on the manpower and goodwill of volunteers in a time of need: 95% of Red Cross disaster relief workers are volunteers The National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster association reports that 9.9

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TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2021

Last week the Canadian Supreme Court ruled that the national government’s plan to tax carbon emissions was legal in a decision that could have significant implications for the nation’s climate-focused startup companies. “This represents underlying government support and a huge pot of money.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2023

On the other hand, Appruve, which provides an API that verifies user identity, fraud detection and digital documentation, primarily focuses on new datasets that enable or complement traditional government data such as international passports and national IDs.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

Since Agora is a Chinese company, it would be legally required to assist the Chinese government locate and store audio messages if authorities there said the messages posed a national security threat, the researchers surmised.

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The MatrixFiles

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

This translates into the negative national narrative that college isn’t worth it. Unfortunately, it continues to rise, spreading from national news down to the local level at an alarming rate. Members are increasingly distrustful of government and jaded about advocacy, leading to less engagement in advocacy and government affairs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 31, 2013

Note from Beth: In a report entitled Information for Impact: Liberating Nonprofit Sector Data, authors Beth Novek and Daniel Goroff address the challenges of obtaining better, more usable data on the nonprofit sector to match the field’s growing importance. With a national movement in the U.S.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 4, 2023

“The Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub is a useful platform for bringing together startups and providers of technology solutions to support the national space technology ecosystem. The government also set up NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) as the commercial arm of the space agency to work closely with private companies and startups.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 3, 2020

It’s not yet clear who’s behind this campaign, but the researchers suspect a nation-state actor rather than a private individual or group. Advanced insight into the purchase and movement of a vaccine that can impact life and the global economy is likely a high-value and high-priority nation-state target.”.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

Such action, the Court decided, didn’t constitute copyright infringement because it was fair use , that is, a limitation and exception to the exclusive rights granted by copyright law to the author of a creative work. The Authors Guild appealed the ruling and the parties are waiting for the decision from the appeals court.

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The Verge

APRIL 13, 2021

The hack, which affected tens of thousands of Microsoft Exchange Server customers around the world and triggered a “whole of government response” from the White House , reportedly left a number of backdoors that could let any number of hackers right into those systems again. Demers, with the Justice Department’s National Security Division.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 6, 2013

Countless organizations could benefit from Kyle’s skills, yet there is no system connecting national service alumni with nonprofits and public sector agencies most in need of young talent. Note from Beth: I am looking forward to the NCVS Conference. We’re kick-starting this initiative and conversation on June 20 in Washington, D.C.,

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Candid

APRIL 22, 2025

Yet, the national volunteer rate hovers at just 28% and has not increased significantly in decades. Furthermore, studies demonstrate that social cohesion and civic participation directly influence levels of trust in government and other institutions. As author Gabrielle Bernstein said, a miracle is a shift in perspective.

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The Verge

JUNE 9, 2020

Clicking the label takes you to a Twitter page titled “ No, 5G isn’t causing coronavirus ” that includes links to news reports, fact-checking organizations, and government agencies debunking the conspiracy theory. Twitter confirmed the move in a statement given to Business Insider. There is no evidence to link COVID-19 with 5G.

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