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My remarks just made at WIPO today

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

We now have global permissions for around 8,000 copyrighted books out of our 70,000. • Most publishers don’t say yes or no.

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Daily Crunch: In SEC filing, Accenture reveals plans to dismiss 19,000 workers over the next 18 months

TechCrunch

of its global workforce, but an eye-opening figure nonetheless. Do Kwon in custody : It looks like law enforcement caught up with Terra creator Do Kwon, who was reportedly arrested at the Montenegro airport, Jacquelyn writes. Despite saying he was cooperating with law enforcement, Kwon’s whereabouts have been unknown since September.

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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. The last few years have been pivotal for the environmental movement as the effects of climate change and shifting global weather patterns have become increasingly apparent and driven up public awareness.

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Facebook’s independent oversight board is now accepting cases

The Verge

Brent Harris, Facebook’s director of governance and global affairs, said on the call that the company would not submit any cases for expedited review before the US presidential election on November 3rd. Columbia Law professor Jamal Greene, a board co-chair, said this functionality will be added “in the coming months.”. “We

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

TechCrunch

Yaccarino will be leaving her role as chairman of Global Advertising & Partnerships at NBCU. X opens up its ad revenue sharing program globally The company announced its “Ads Revenue Sharing” program is now available for eligible creators globally. X also changed its App Store tagline from “Let’s talk.”

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This ambitious proposal would radically reinvent Europe’s rail system

Fast Company Tech

Founded by Kaave Pour, who previously ran Ikea’s global innovation lab Space10 , this new venture is using design as the lens to view the biggest challenges and opportunities for the European continent in the 21st century. The idea comes from 21st Europe , a new think tank focused on large-scale ideas for the future of Europe.

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Why major global powers are so interested in Greenland right now

Fast Company Tech

Increasing international tensions, global warming and the changing world economy have put Greenland at the heart of the debate over global trade and security, and Trump wants to make sure that the U.S. Greenland is a self-governing territory of Denmark, a long-time U.S. Why Greenland? Who does Greenland belong to?

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