Engadget

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

If Apple is forced to build a backdoor in its products, that backdoor will end up in Americans phones, tablets and computers, undermining the security of Americans data, as well as of the countless federal, state and local government agencies that entrust sensitive data to Apple products, Biggs and Wyden reportedly wrote.

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Charity Village

JULY 25, 2024

Senator Ratna Omidvar, co-author of the report, has since proposed Bill […] The post How Bill S-279 aims to measure the diversity of Canadian charitable boards: An interview with Senator Ratna Omidvar appeared first on CharityVillage.

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The Verge

AUGUST 3, 2021

On Tuesday, chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission Gary Gensler called on Congress to expand the agency’s authority in regulating cryptocurrency trading, lending, and platforms. We have taken and will continue to take our authorities as far as they go.”. Right now, we just don’t have enough investor protection in crypto.

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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. You can use this free access to research prospective grants and take the research back to your office to write your grant proposals. #6 They may be helpful, or not, but it never hurts to ask.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 27, 2011

Through negotiations, four competing proposals have been merged into a single document supported in June by the Latin Americans (led by Brazil), the U.S., In addition, the two national organizations of blind people both just passed formal resolutions in favor of the treaty proposal. Government support this effort?

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TechNode

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Why it matters: The Chinese authorities are urging tech companies to conduct thorough self-assessments and corrections, a move that aims to ensure fair and ethical use of algorithms and protect citizens from exploitation and misinformation. Details: The Cyberspace Administration of China has set up a special email address, suanfa@12377.cn,

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Shares of Adobe sold off following last week’s news that the United States government is “getting ready to file suit to block the $20 billion Adobe-Figma deal announced last year on the grounds it is anti-competitive,” though not as sharply as when the company announced the deal back in 2022.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 29, 2007

There was a chapter in the report entitled Social Entrepreneurship and Government, and Benetech was one of the case studies used (see pages 36-37). Benetech was recently featured in a report to the President (of the U.S.) on small business.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 4, 2023

As unease spread amongst a handful of entrepreneurs, alarmed at radical “reforms,” proposed by the Benjamin Netanyahu-led government, to the independence of the judiciary, WhatsApp groups were fired up, and were quickly flooded with volunteers from the tech industry. We were tracking wherever MPs were.

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Forum One

JUNE 1, 2021

In our 25 years of working with mission-driven organizations, we have seen that marketing efforts can struggle if there isn’t an effective governance framework to accompany them. Project delays, indecision, duplicated efforts, and responsibilities falling to the wayside are all symptoms of a strategy that lacks governance.

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Charity Village

JULY 8, 2024

Senator Ratna Omidvar, co-author of the report, has since proposed Bill […] The post CharityVillage Connects: Bill S-279: A Proposal to Measure the Diversity of Boards of Canadian Charities appeared first on CharityVillage.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 14, 2009

We discussed Chafee, especially in the context of the Amazon text-to-speech brouhaha, and the proposed international treaty that was tabled at the WIPO SCCR meeting in Geneva last month. Authors are fighting over how much money they get: it’s clear that they are being paid. The Chafee Amendment The U.S. copyright law.

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The Verge

MAY 13, 2020

Amazon’s proposal would see a price gouging law that “should kick in immediately when the federal government declares a public health crisis or national emergency, which will leave no room for doubt for businesses and enforcement agencies.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Monday night, Congress approved an over $2 trillion government spending and coronavirus relief package that included a handful of controversial copyright and trademark measures. A felony streaming bill, authored by Sen. They’re more interested in services dedicated to streaming pirated content. Copyright is messy.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

The Federal Communications Commission has authorized a satellite internet project from Boeing first proposed in 2017. SpaceX has previously expressed concern that Boeing’s proposal to launch into already-crowded low orbits could increase the risk of a collision with other satellites.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Libraries, whether associated with a school, government, agency or geography, serve a community. Nonprofit organizations, local and federal governments, campaigners and even businesses are trying to innovate at the speed of communities. Leadership and decision making come from adoption not from executive authority.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Help the organization get authorized for receiving donations on Facebook. Help edit or review grant proposals and grant reports. Help the organization by researching and compiling information on government grants that may be available. About the Author. Is the donor renewal rate low?

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Nvidia’s $40 billion proposed acquisition of the Brtish chip designer, Arm, will undergo an even more in-depth investigation by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), as reported by CNBC. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2021

Today, in a twist, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has announced a proposal for a $10 million allocation in the state budget to create a seed fund for Black and Latinx startups, TechCrunch has learned exclusively. The Black and Latinx Seed Fund will be administered by the New Economic Development Authority (NJEDA).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Most recently, we co-authored a policy brief for the Toda Peace Institute on artificial intelligence and its implications for civil society. Concerns about human agency, evolution and survival emerged as well as proposed solutions can be found in the full report. Here’s this month’s roundup. Will people be better off in 2030?

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DipJar

APRIL 19, 2021

So, you would think that the most pressing skill to build is in revenue generation, like fundraising , government grants, or fee-for-service programs. For any gift, whether that from direct mail or a foundation proposal, you need all three. The same goes for identifying foundations, companies, or government entities to fund you.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Plus, like all organizations, nonprofits need to adhere to the rules set forth by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) , the independent governing body of financial reporting in the United States. With all of these policies to consider, maintaining financial compliance can quickly become complicated.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 18, 2023

Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), earlier this month issued a proposal that would substantially increase fees for many non-immigrant visas, and would slow the premium processing time from 15 calendar days to 15 business days (roughly three calendar weeks), among other changes. Department of Homeland Security, which oversees U.S.

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The NonProfit Times

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

International nonprofits and other non-government organizations (NGOs) need American support to function, or even exist, a trio of witnesses told U.S. The Nicaraguan government has closed down 1,500 nonprofits, including religious organizations, human rights groups and even the American Chamber of Commerce, Rutzen added.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 4, 2010

federal appeals court ruled that the Federal Communications Commission has no statutory authority to regulate the Internet. Congress and the FCC are considering how and whether to restore the authority of the FCC over companies that deliver Internet service. Why should nonprofits care about any of this? Earlier this year, a U.S.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 7, 2023

On Tuesday, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), the nation’s top internet watchdog, unveiled a series of proposed measures aimed at regulating the application of facial recognition. Unless authorized by individuals, collectors are prohibited from retaining facial images in their original resolution.

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TechCrunch

JULY 10, 2022

The Uber Files, which were originally shared with The Guardian and the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists , show a company that has knowingly broken laws, gone to extreme lengths to avoid justice, secretly lobbied governments, received aid from top politicians and exploited violence against drivers to drum up business.

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TechCrunch

MAY 3, 2023

’s competition authority is adding Adobe’s proposed $20 billion bid for digital design rival Figma to its ever-growing to-do list. A full plate The Adobe-Figma acquisition is the latest in a long line of M&A transactions that the U.K. has elected to look at. billion.

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TechNode

AUGUST 4, 2023

Why it matters: Safeguarding the online experience of minors is a key concern of authorities overseeing Chinas entertainment and internet industries. Context: In recent years, the Chinese authorities have implemented strict measures to limit minors game-playing time. The draft is open for public comment until Sept.

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TechCrunch

MAY 6, 2022

However the government still hasn’t confirmed exactly when it expects to legislate to empower the Digital Markets Unit (DMU) — saying only that it will introduce legislation to put it on a statutory footing “in due course.”

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TechCrunch

MAY 12, 2023

Or, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority fining GT Bank £7.8m Or, Solaris , the German Bank-as-a-Service (BaaS) provider slapped with a restriction to not onboard any future clients without government approval. Look at WISE , fined $360,000 by its Abu Dhabi regulator. for AML failures.

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Google Research AI blog

MAY 16, 2023

Each assistant response is incrementally constructed by the dialogue manager, which selects candidates proposed by the content providers. No,” as a reply to a question proposing additional content, such as “Do you want to hear more?”), this is expected as the RL agent takes more risks by asking pivoting questions.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Proposed EU rules could limit the type of research that produces cutting-edge AI tools like GPT-3, experts warn in a new study. “In the end, the [E.U.’s] institutions are seeking to make amendments to the regulations that attempt to balance innovation with accountability. .”

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

The BRT was proposed by the NAMATA in a 2019 report as a strategy for easing traffic congestion in Nairobi, where over three million commuters spend an average of 57 minutes everyday on short journeys. The high-capacity electric buses by the two companies fit the description of the type of vehicles that the authority wants.

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TechNode

JUNE 5, 2024

Nine major Chinese automakers, including BYD, SAIC, and NIO, have been allowed to proceed with a pilot program to test their production vehicles with medium-to-high levels of automation on public roads, according to a document jointly published by four central government departments on Tuesday.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 28, 2020

In 2022, the US government will require every new mass-produced drone weighing over 0.55 But the biggest change is this: in 2023, it may be illegal for you to fly some drones at all unless you retrofit them with their own broadcasting equipment. DJI declined to comment for this story, which makes me wonder if there’s some wrinkle I’m missing.

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TechNode

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Rather, they have always been working on the matter with the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Machinery and Electronic Products (CCCME), a government-backed industry group authorized by multiple automakers to proceed with negotiations (quotes translated by TechNode). for Tesla to 35.3%

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