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The Next Web introduces 12 local Startup Awards to celebrate entrepreneurship across Europe

The Next Web

The Next Web is happy to announce 12 upcoming local award events in Europe’s hottest tech hubs, all for the sake of highlighting and celebrating the best startups, the most talented entrepreneurs and the hottest investors. We didn’t want to leave it at that, though. You can find a list of locations below.

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Bookshare without Borders: #1/3

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The first is developing strong local partners , such as disability NGOs, libraries or educational institutions that help us customize our services to the specific needs of their communities. They also provide outreach and user support, which helps us keep our costs low as well as build local capacity to meet accessibility needs.

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Some international regulators froze assets of local SVB branches

TechCrunch

While Silicon Valley Bank officially operated across several countries, most of its international operations consisted of offices or representative offices with local teams. Silicon Valley Bank’s UK subsidiary had representative offices in the Nordics — Denmark and Sweden more specifically. In the U.K., For now, the Sino-U.S.

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YouTube ‘Premium Lite’ subscription offers ad-free viewing for less

The Verge

Premium Lite is currently being tested in Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden. “In month (or local equivalent per month) and it includes ad-free videos on YouTube,” a YouTube spokesperson said in a statement.

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Microsoft Flight Simulator adds beautiful Nordic views in its latest update

The Verge

World Update V is focused on the Nordic region (specifically Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden), bringing stunning vistas to an already visually impressive title. The Xbox launch is timed for July 27th, arriving after several updates to optimize the game and even reduce its staggering initial installation size.

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Our WIPO Statement on the Treaty for Access for People with Disabilities

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

For example, all residents with the qualifying disabilities in Australia, Denmark and Qatar, to pick just three examples, now have free access to Bookshare thanks to our joint efforts with local and national disability groups in these countries.

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Update: Philanthropy’s response to Ukraine crisis

Candid

While almost a third of grants went to organizations in Ukraine, recipient countries reflect giving to local chapters of the Red Cross and other international relief organizations, or to their Geneva-based headquarters. $13,900,000. United Kingdom. 12,071,840. 6,780,000. 5,879,225. 4,160,200. 2,075,850. United Kingdom. 20,000,000.

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