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Bookshare without Borders: #1/3

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Bookshare International Library We’re always thinking about new ways in which Benetech could go deeper and help many more people. We’re making securing new funding for Bookshare’s international expansion a top priority! We have built Bookshare International upon three principles. My next two blog posts will be on this topic.

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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. •

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The best VPNs for staying anonymous and secure on the web

Mashable Tech

But even the WFH crew can get some good use out of a VPN: Aside from the obvious privacy factor when it comes to confidential company information, a VPN can establish a remote connection with your office's server so you've got access to internal networks and resources from home. Let's not get too brazen, here. What should I look for in a VPN?

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Facebook’s independent oversight board is now accepting cases

The Verge

Columbia Law professor Jamal Greene, a board co-chair, said this functionality will be added “in the coming months.”. The board will decide if the content violates Facebook’s community standards and values, and if it conforms with international human rights norms and standards. “We

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

TechCrunch

The lawsuit alleged that the social network “fuels its business with countless infringing copies of musical ‘compositions, violating Publishers’ and others’ exclusive rights under copyright law.” It added that, unlike its competitors TikTok and Instagram, Twitter hasn’t struck a music licensing deal for the use of copyrighted music.

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This ambitious proposal would radically reinvent Europe’s rail system

Fast Company Tech

As it zips through international borders and across cultures, the train doesn’t slow down, and the people aboard hardly notice. France has a great transportation network, and we do in Denmark as well,” says Pour, who’s based in Copenhagen. “Networks are good within nations.

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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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