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Scientists just looked inside a truly sci-fi planet

Mashable Tech

This planet’s atmosphere behaves in ways that challenge our understanding of how weather works — not just on Earth, but on all planets. Now, astronomers leveraged the power of four telescopes to observe what's transpiring deep inside this giant exoplanet's swirling atmosphere. They found never-before-seen activity.

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20 Crowdfunding Services for Nonprofits Worldwide

Nonprofit Tech for Good

In most parts of the world, however, government’s digital capabilities remain a work in progress and as a result, the ability to accept online donations is challenging for most nonprofits in Africa, parts of Asia, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Latin America. Yo Dono (Chile). Donadora (Mexico). donadora.mx. generosity.com.

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Scientists hunted for planets around our cosmic neighbor. They found 4.

Mashable Tech

After peering at Barnard's Star over 112 nights, scientists using a powerful telescope in Chile found compelling evidence of four particularly small exoplanets , each just some 20 to 30 percent the size of Earth. It was tremendously challenging to detect these planets.

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What Apple is doing with 25,000 acres of former cattle pastures in Brazil

Fast Company Tech

It’s the first step in a larger effort that will eventually restore 741,000 acres of degraded land across Brazil, Uruguay, and Chile. Because it’s spread so much, the non-native grass makes restoration expensive and challenging. Restoration and planting started in 2023. The grass chokes off the growth of native plants.

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Philanthropy and Social Media: New Whitepaper from The Institute for Philanthropy

Amy Sample Ward

Ushahidi, an open source project originally deployed in Kenya to report post-election violence has since been downloaded and deployed for many other events and disasters, including Haiti, Chile, and Japan. Philanthropy has been able to move into the real time web, too. Another great example is Epic Change. We can’t only invest in a product.

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Kaszek Ventures leads a $15 million round in Chilean asset management startup, Fintual

TechCrunch

Fintual is an automated passive investment platform that allows the average person in Chile or Mexico to invest in mutual funds containing ETFs (Exchange Traded Funds), investment vehicles that aren’t as well known, or as readily accessible in Latin America. After the exit, he admits he was a bit lost in life. .

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Diginex launches ESG reporting platform aimed at small businesses

TechCrunch

Luxembourg, Hong Kong, Singapore and Chile. Mark Blick, CEO at Diginex Solutions said, “The current landscape of ESG reporting is challenging for many organizations — particularly SMEs — requiring huge consultancy fees, time and resources that distracts from day-to-day activity.