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The Road to Accessibility without Borders: Celebrating the One-Year Anniversary of the Marrakesh Treaty

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

As a long-time advocate for a global copyright exception and the founder of Benetech—which I started twenty-five years ago in order to make technology tools to address the needs of people with print disabilities—I was thrilled to become an active player in global diplomacy and witness the adoption and signing of this landmark Treaty.

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In the heart of the Panamanian jungle, a startup village grows

The Next Web

At the end of 2013, more than 100 entrepreneurs, artists, environmentalists, and yogis flew into Panama City’s chaotic metropolis, seeking an adventure, and a fun way to celebrate the New Year. After four days in the jungle, the group traveled back to Panama City to ring in the New Year.

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The book Facebook doesnt want you to read: What you need to know

Mashable Tech

That isn't the case with Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed and Lost Idealism by Sarah Wynn-Williams, former and first head of global policy at Facebook. It opens with the time Wynn-Williams had to smuggle Zuckerberg out of a state dinner in Panama, making a break for it past naked dancers and a troupe of horses.

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Greenlanders unite against Trump as they seek independence from Denmark

Fast Company Tech

most days and gets to work knitting thick wool sweaters coveted by buyers around the world for their warmth and colorful patterns celebrating Greenland’s traditional Inuit culture. Russia, and China as global warming opens up access to the Arctic. Lisa Slrun Christiansen gets up at 4 a.m. than the rights of smaller nations.

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Silicon Valley is pushing Trump to make Greenland a ‘Freedom City’

Fast Company Tech

The discussions reflect a longstanding Silicon Valley movement to establish low-regulation cities globally, including in the United States, which Trump himself promised to do in a 2023 campaign video. In a statement to Reuters, Lonsdale celebrated expanding our country to Greenland but did not comment on plans for a city there.

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