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Volunteer photographers are fixing Wikipedia's terrible celebrity headshots

Engadget

Enter WikiPortraits , a team of amateur snappers who have been hitting up festivals, award ceremonies and other events to take Creative Commons-licensed shots of high-profile attendees. The Wikimedia Foundation and donations are funding WikiPortraits' efforts, which you can read more about at 404 Media. Youd be doing me a service.'"

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African fintech OPay valued at $2B in SoftBank Vision Fund 2-led $400M funding

TechCrunch

Chinese-backed and Africa-focused fintech company OPay raised $400 million in new financing led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Bloomberg reported Monday, valuing the company at $2 billion. The new financing also comes two years after OPay announced two funding rounds in 2019 — $50 million in June and a $120 million Series B in November.

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Insurtech startup Luko acquires Coya and gains insurance license

TechCrunch

French startup Luko is acquiring German startup Coya in order to grow its European presence and get an insurance license from German regulator. More importantly, Coya has obtained an insurance license in Germany. Luko is going to leverage that license across all its markets thanks to European passporting rules.

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How Nonprofits Can Stay Compliant with Online Fundraising Laws in 2022

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Fundraising registration is generally required in any state in which you want to solicit funds, and states deem that solicitation occurs where your fundraising request is received. These virtual events may require not just prior state charitable registration but also gaming licenses. Learn more & register ! ? About the Author.

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Apple’s digital driver’s license has been delayed to next year

The Verge

Apple’s digital driver’s license / ID feature won’t be coming until “early 2022,” according to an update to Apple’s iOS 15 page that MacRumors noticed. States, and therefore taxpayers, are also responsible for funding the program, despite Apple choosing when it launches. Image: Apple.

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This startup wants to train art-generating AI strictly on licensed images

TechCrunch

The AI in question is trained on “authorized” datasets containing content that Bria licenses from partners, including individual photographers and artists, as well as media companies and stock image repositories, which receive a portion of the startup’s revenue. We’ll have to wait and see.

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How to Use Storytelling for Nonprofits to Tug Heartstrings and Raise Funds

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In our story, the resolution would be raising enough funds to provide every school child with a nutritional breakfast and lunch. And while there are times and places for these reports, storytelling for nonprofits to raise funds is not the time or the place. Plus, if you don’t ask, people may not know you need funds.