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One very long weekend in New York City for Megan Price

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Guest Beneblog by Megan Price New York City has many attractions – people often visit Times Square, the Statue of Liberty, Central Park, among many other sights. I go to New York City to spend the weekend staring at my computer screen. The next Data Dive will be held here in San Francisco on Nov.

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The leaning rail is the new bench. Not every butt is happy about it

Fast Company Tech

In early March, New York City subway riders noticed a new development at the West 4th Street station, near Manhattan’s Washington Square Park. Image: Global Industrial] In addition to transit customers like the MTA, Grinde says Global Industrial has been selling leaning bars to a wide range of users.

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Mobilizing Impact at the 2013 Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

That was the theme of the ninth Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting that President Bill Clinton, Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chelsea Clinton recently convened in New York City last month. Our commitment was selected as an exemplary approach to addressing a global challenge.

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NPO Leaders Mourn Passing Of President Jimmy Carter

The NonProfit Times

The connection to Habitat for Humanity started in September 1984, when Carter and his wife Rosalynn, who died in 2023, went to New York City and helped restore a six-story apartment building. The Carters helped build 19 units and returned the following year to finish the building.

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Squarespace raises $300M at a staggering $10B valuation

TechCrunch

New backers include Dragoneer, Tiger Global, D1 Capital Partners, Fidelity Management & Research Company, funds and accounts advised by T. New York City-based Squarespace has over 1,200 employees spread across its headquarters and offices in Dublin, Ireland; Portland, Oregon; and Los Angeles, California. .

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The Vets, a pet healthcare platform that provides at-home care, raises $40M led by Target Global

TechCrunch

The Vets , a tech-enabled pet healthcare platform that provides at-home care, has raised $40 million in seed funding led by Target Global, PICO Venture Partners and Bolt Ventures. Since its inception, the company has expanded to nine major cities, including Miami, Tampa, Dallas, Austin, Houston, Portland, Seattle, Las Vegas and Denver.

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Microsoft to permanently close all of its retail stores

The Verge

Those locations are New York City (Fifth Ave), London (Oxford Circus), Sydney (Westfield Sydney), and the Redmond campus location. All other Microsoft Store locations across the United States and globally will be closing, and the company will concentrate on digital retail moving forward.