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Elon Musk wants to privatize Amtrak. It would make train travel worse

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Project 2025 called for the privatization of all sorts of government agencies and services, and Elon Muskwho has been helping enact that plansaid this week that the U.S. Musks conflicts of interest Musk and his so-called Department of Government Efficiency have taken unprecedented steps to shrink the federal government.

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5 Reasons Your Board Should Switch to Google Drive

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While a board’s priority is always governance, its members may also be the organization’s best spokespeople, fundraisers, volunteers, and technical experts. More importantly, moving to the cloud is a great way to demonstrate transparency, strengthen institutional memory, conserve resources, collaborate, and display tech-savvy.

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Facebook, Instagram and Threads will start testing Community Notes on March 18

Engadget

For many years, conservatives have accused social media platforms of censoring their voices. "Community It won't be possible to submit notes on ads at the outset, though contributors can write them for just about any other posts, including those from the company and its leaders, as well as other public figures.

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10 Emerging Trends in Online Communications and Fundraising to Watch in 2018

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The webinar was the final webinar in a three-year webinar series sponsored by the Public Interest Registry. Facebook Fundraising Tools [ Conservation International ]. According to the Public Interest Registry, more than 3,000,000 NGOs will come online by 2025. You can view the webinar archive on SlideShare. Periscope Coins.

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Trump guts the Department of Education, making discrimination complaints ‘virtually impossible’ to resolve

Fast Company Tech

The OCR is one of the federal governments largest enforcers of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, investigating thousands of allegations of discrimination each year. Trump and his conservative allies have long wanted to shut the department, with Trump calling it a big con job. for security reasons and would remain closed Wednesday.

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Federal court blocks Texas law banning ‘viewpoint discrimination’ on social media

The Verge

“Content moderation and curation will benefit users and the public by reducing harmful content and providing a safe, useful service,” Pitman said, explaining why the injunction was beneficial. Private companies that use editorial judgment to choose whether to publish content.cannot be compelled by the government to publish other content”.

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Experts Weigh In: Applying Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) for Government

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I find the rapid developments in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) thrilling, with endless applications for our Forum One partners, but I know from discussions with my counterparts in government agencies that AI and ML can also be mystifying, and even scary. Jay has advised U.S.