Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

We’re deep believers in the benefits of openness, which means we publish open source software and create open content under Creative Commons licenses. We rely on free licenses to proprietary content and software, and typically get a “Yes!” I was an expert witness in the case, and we’ve filed an amicus brief in the appeal.

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The Verge

JUNE 29, 2020

Permissions requested: photos / media / files, Wi-Fi connection information, storage, location, and others, including control vibration and network connections. However, according to a tweet by creator Brian Mueller , other data sources will be available. Price: Free with ads. per month or $3.99 1Weather offers a good amount of info.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

In addition to trading on the platform, these customers used FTX to convert their local currencies to dollars and gain yield on savings. However, following the events of the past two weeks that brought about FTX’s tumble, many of them, including local celebrities signed as brand ambassadors, have been left bemoaning their decision.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 5, 2023

million) missing from its accounts, according to local tech publication Techpoint Africa. Police investigations are ongoing as Flutterwave, via legal counsel and law enforcement parties, has filed a motion and seeks to freeze accounts across 27 financial institutions that interacted with the missing funds, Techpoint Africa reported.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 6, 2025

Many of them consistently draw larger audiences on Audiomack than on Spotify or Apple Music , largely due to the platforms strong presence in local markets. At the time, many DJs relied on questionable file-sharing sites, creating a poor experience for fans. We’re No. 1 on iOS and Android in Nigeria and Ghana.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Image: File-New-Project. One of my favorite PowerToys is Run, which acts as a Mac-like launcher to let you find apps and files or quickly search the web. You can also snap a screenshot and automatically upload it to Imgur or other file hosting websites with one tap of a button. EarTrumpet. EarTrumpet. Image: Microsoft.

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TechNode

JULY 22, 2024

Chinese tech giant Huawei has filed a lawsuit in a local Chinese court accusing Taiwan-based chip firm MediaTek of patent infringement, seemingly after negotiations around patent fees broke down. YiCai, in Chinese ]

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Airbnb decries the city’s regulatory ‘regime’ In its lawsuit filed in federal court last week, Airbnb said it has no responsibility for the actions of its hosts, citing the same law that protects social media companies from liability for users’ posts. Follow Brook on the social platform X: @jack_brook96.

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Tableau

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Are you an admin that manages a fleet of Desktop licenses and you want to broadly roll out a set of custom samples to your whole user base? Here’s what you’ll need: Some Tableau packaged workbooks (up to five.twbx files—please note that.twb is not supported). Our great Tableau Help content with step-by-step instructions to follow.

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Tableau

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Are you an admin that manages a fleet of Desktop licenses and you want to broadly roll out a set of custom samples to your whole user base? Here’s what you’ll need: Some Tableau packaged workbooks (up to five.twbx files—please note that.twb is not supported). Our great Tableau Help content with step-by-step instructions to follow.

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Sample Script Analytics Contest 98

Towards Data Science

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Local setup First you can clone the Github repo on your local machine using the following command: git clone [link] Here is the overall structure of the project: ├── LICENSE ├── README.md ├── airflow │ ├── Dockerfile │ ├── __init__.py The docker-compose-airflow.yaml file defines all the services required to run airflow.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 27, 2013

If the scope of your aspiration is local, find charities that are based in your neighborhood or city. If you're interested in a local charity, you can call or visit its offices to find out about the organization's goals. Nursing@Georgetown, a master in nursing degree program, as well as a contributor to the Nursing License Map.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 19, 2021

Bolt Mobility acquired substantially all of the assets of the company for a credit bid of $3 million, according to a filing at the end of the year. Instead of continuing to handle the complex and expensive task of fleet management and operations, Bolt decided to partner with local companies.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 25, 2014

Licensing. I found out at the NTC Conference that nonprofits can mix and match Office 365 E1 and E3 licensing. E3 licensing is $4.50 per user per month, whereas the simpler E1 licensing is free for qualified organizations. A full listing of what's available at each license level is also available.

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Towards Data Science

OCTOBER 9, 2024

For analytics workloads, this results in additional overhead when reading, modifying, or moving files as the whole container has to be scanned. Production Tip: Port forwarding works only for your local machine and must be done every time the shell is started. Be mindful that with the free license, their data are for your eyes only.

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NTEN

MARCH 1, 2011

Most nonprofits only ever need the ArcView license, available heavily discounted from TechSoup. We love these map layers for local work, but for nonprofits working across nations these are incredible time savers. These PDF files contain the location details from your map and can also contain some of the attribute data you created.

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The Verge

APRIL 30, 2021

Some are even considering filing a class action lawsuit against Musk’s company. Even before the price increases, solar roof customers were filing lawsuits claiming Tesla had destroyed their credit rating by reporting loans they never requested. And he had received the necessary permits from his utility company and the local township.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

And when Bose gave up on making earbuds for sleep, a new startup called Ozlo picked up the slack, licensing Boses design for tiny sleep buds and building out new features such as Bluetooth audio and sleep detection. Tasting the results, Texas Monthly called them both delicious and sacrilegious.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 27, 2021

Image Credits: Robert Katai under a license. And local university density isn’t hurting the city’s cause, either, boosting its ability to form new companies during a period of rich investment access.”. D2C specs purveyor Warby Parker files to go public. D2C specs purveyor Warby Parker files to go public.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 25, 2021

“We kept hearing the same stories again, and again — it’s hard to find the right supplier, often it’s a local store, the process is extremely manual and lengthy and prone to errors, they get the surprise bills they weren’t expecting,” Stauber Breckler said.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

Search is now universal, meaning it taps into Bing Smart Search, SkyDrive, and your local hard drive to provide you with results. You can now sync your PC's settings with SkyDrive, set up automatic syncing, and download files for offline use. through the Volume Licensing Service Center (VLSC). does search. Bundled Apps.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 5, 2022

While many people might find great utility in being able to search through all their personal files via Neeva, if someone’s motivation for joining Neeva in the first place is due to privacy concerns in competing products, then they would perhaps be best not enacting any of the integrations on offer. Image Credits: Neeva.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Toast released an early IPO price range of $30 to $33 per share on Monday, and Alex Wilhelm digs into the S-1/A filing to “better understand how to value vertical SaaS startups that are pursuing a payments-and-SaaS business approach.”. Toast looks toward $18B valuation in upcoming IPO. Image Credits: Nigel Sussman (opens in a new window).

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The Verge

OCTOBER 11, 2020

It surprised me that my save file was intact and accessible in the cloud, letting me pick up right where I left off. And while Destiny 2 takes about almost the same amount of time to load on both platforms (and retains your PC save file on Stadia), I found playing on xCloud to be much choppier.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 26, 2011

Investigate the legal requirements for starting a nonprofit — oftentimes any business which involves fundraising requires surety bonding and some element of licensing. Research the documents you’ll need to file before starting your organization. 3) Obtain your paperwork. 4) Check with the professionals.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 30, 2014

One of our favorite ways to share success stories is through our Local Impact Map (LIM). Even if your organization is not selected as the winning nonprofit, we would still love to feature your organization on our Success Stories page or on our Local Impact Map. Enter your story by 5:00 p.m. That sounds great.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2012

I did a post a few weeks ago on youth programs in TechSoup Global's new Local Impact Map and decided I hadn’t covered this resource nearly enough. Our Local Impact Map. It first works with local community people to see what its children need and then tailors programs that are specific to that locale.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 15, 2014

By now you've almost certainly heard about the license donation program for Office 365. Most nonprofit organizations can get free access to hosted email (Exchange), files (SharePoint & OneDrive), and instant messaging (Lync) in the cloud from Microsoft. Shared Files (SharePoint Online). General Office 365.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 16, 2014

The organization submitting the story with the most innovative and effective usage of a donated TechSoup product will receive the UnoBook tablet AND will be featured as the “Tech 4 Faith” story for an entire month on our Local Impact Map (LIM). religious organizations Local impact map faith based organizations'

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 30, 2014

One of our favorite ways to share success stories is through our Local Impact Map (LIM). Even if your organization is not selected as the winning nonprofit, we would still love to feature your organization on our Success Stories page or on our Local Impact Map. Digital Divide nptech Local impact map digital inclusion success stories'

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Tech Soup

JULY 1, 2014

The organization with the most innovative and effective usage of a donated TechSoup product will receive the Lenovo IdeaPad AND will be featured as the "Youth Impact" story for an entire month on our Local Impact Map (LIM). success stories july14contest Local impact map youthorg' Terms & Conditions.

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See3

AUGUST 9, 2007

The Red Cross has made a move in recent years that threaten the business interests of Johnson & Johnson by licensing the symbol to companies that make consumer medical products. Their move into licensing reminds me of AARP, an organization with a massive for-profit subsidiary. J&J files a lawsuit. [.]

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Both versions of Acrobat are able to view, create, manage, modify, and print PDF files. Acrobat Pro DC, though, also lets you natively convert Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign files into PDFs and better integrates with Office 2016 for Mac. Common Features. Editing PDFs. Signature Collection. per month if you pay on a monthly basis.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 6, 2009

cc licensed flickr photo shared by alumroot. I mentioned that I was able to track only the last 1500; he replied and said that their tool actually archives all hashtagged tweets, which he was able to send me as a data file, which is how I got the 1874 total. cc licensed flickr photo shared by cogdogblog. Previously, On NMC….

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The Verge

AUGUST 19, 2021

Twitter hadn’t anticipated the authenticity of rank-and-file workers would ever be up for scrutiny. Twitter’s verification program, which it had just spent three years overhauling, had not anticipated a case in which the authenticity of rank-and-file workers would ever be up for scrutiny.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

It also has back-end tools including hosted Exchange (email), SharePoint (file serving), and Lync (messaging and conferencing). It allows charities to get to your applications and files from virtually anywhere there is Internet on many kinds of devices - PCs, Macs, and mobile devices of various kinds. Adobe Creative Cloud.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Even if you don't win this month, we would still love to place your organization's story on the Local Impact Map. The winning stories will also be featured on the Local Impact Map at TechSoupGlobal.org as Featured Stories in November 2014. Check out the example below! Enter now and don't miss out on the chance to win!

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