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The Next Web introduces 12 local Startup Awards to celebrate entrepreneurship across Europe

The Next Web

Today, we’re introducing a new initiative called Startup Awards , in an effort to celebrate entrepreneurship anywhere – though we’re starting in Europe. Startup founders and investors across the world love The Next Web, and we love them right back. We didn’t want to leave it at that, though.

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Motosumo scores $6M to spin up a challenge to Peloton

TechCrunch

Denmark-based Motosumo has scored a $6 million Series A raise led by London’s Magenta Partners, alongside existing investors. It’s not just greetings for anniversary ride celebrations. It’s the true studio live experience we are on a mission to deliver in all aspects.”

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Greenpeace Nordic Fights to Win the World a Better Future

Saleforce Nonprofit

In 1999, the Greenpeace national offices in Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Norway united to form one regional entity: Greenpeace Nordic. Download Trailblazer Celebration Ebook. Now in its 50 th year, the Greenpeace movement has spread across the globe, becoming the world’s largest independent environmental organisation. .

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Hugh Evans | Fast Company | Business Innovation

AFP Blog

It''s an innovative cocktail of entertainment, social media, and gamification, and has rallied millions of people worldwide, including celebrity supporters like Ben Affleck and Denmark''s Crown Princess Mary, and an array of corporate backers such as Hewlett-Packard and FedEx.'

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In Support of Idiosyncrasy

Museum 2.0

Other institutions are idiosyncratic in their relationship to their environment, like the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Denmark, or to their community, like the Wing Luke Asian Museum. Why are museums going in the other direction, trying to become more consistent rather than celebrating their idiosyncrasies?

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Elon Musk’s Twitter (now X): Everything you need to know, from layoffs to verification

TechCrunch

Before becoming pay-to-play, Twitter verification indicated a person was a public or notable figure of some sort — like a politician, celebrity, athlete, journalist or other well-known individual. Notably, these changes will also now apply to everyone who has their inboxes open to allow messages from anyone.

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Betsy Beaumon on Benetech's Literacy Program

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

We celebrated the tenth anniversary of Bookshare—both online and with in real life—with gatherings of users, volunteers, partners, employees, and friends throughout the year. As we get older, some of us like to increase the length and number of celebrations for our own birthdays, so why not apply this to Bookshare too?

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