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The Future of Associations: Key Takeaways from Association 4.0™ 

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Case Study Example: The American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) modernized its learning management system (LMS) and training facilities to create hybrid learning experiences , expanding its global reach and member engagement. Rethink Membership Models What We Learned Traditional, one-size-fits-all membership models are outdated.

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Meta blocks whistleblower from promoting book, guaranteeing way more people will read it

Mashable Tech

Wynn-Williams was previously Meta's director of global public policy, with Careless People covering her time at the company from 2011 to 2017. According to the complaint, in 2015 Facebook developed a censorship system intended for use by the Chinese government in an effort to enter the Chinese market.

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How L.A. can rebuild after the wildfires without leaving vulnerable residents behind

Fast Company Tech

The dramatic images of wealthy neighborhoods burning during the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires captured global attention, but the damage was much more widespread. Climate-related disasters like this often have deep roots in policies and practices that overlook growing risks. And that can mean making difficult decisions.

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America’s loss is China’s gain: Beijing is recruiting fired U.S. scientists

Fast Company Tech

federal agencies, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), following funding reductions by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Shenzhens emergence as a global innovation hub is a relevant factor. The recruitment effort has drawn scrutiny from U.S.

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Airspace Link’s drone tracking platform gathers government customers before going global

TechCrunch

CFO Bill Johnson thinks local governments are looking for a way to turn this from a line item into a revenue generator. Which is to say, building themselves into the government pipeline as infrastructure rather than selling to individuals and companies. but global expansion is the main reason we pulled the capital up.

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Stacklet raises $18M for its cloud governance platform

TechCrunch

Stacklet , a startup that is commercializing the Cloud Custodian open-source cloud governance project, today announced that it has raised an $18 million Series A funding round. “They’ve done all this while sheltered in place at home during a once-in-a-lifetime global pandemic.

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Facebook has stopped recommending Russian state media globally

The Verge

In a call with reporters on Tuesday, Meta executives said Russian media affiliated with the government had been demoted in the main Facebook Feed, and that it was no longer being recommended algorithmically anywhere on the social network. There were takedowns of entities associated with things like The Epoch Times , but nothing state-run.”.