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Amnesty International calls for a ban on facial recognition in New York City

The Verge

Amnesty International has launched a new campaign against facial recognition titled Ban The Scan — and is launching with a demand for New York City to halt police and government use of the technology. Other major cities across the US have already banned facial recognition, and New York must do the same.”.

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Research Friday: Why Give to International Charities?

ASU Lodestar Center

is a rich country and, as of 2011, ranks as the most generous nation in the world, 1 only five percent of its charitable giving goes to international causes. Here are three simple reasons why your "heart" may tell you to give to international causes: 1. New York: Random House, 2009. is a question I often hear people ask.

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Airbnb reports surge in demand for local holidays

The Verge

More people are booking local holidays in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Bloomberg reports. Short international trips are being replaced with longer in-country stays in vacation homes, since the increase in remote working means some people can work from anywhere. Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge.

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Technology Toolbox: Learn from Occupy Wall Street to Occupy YOUR Street

Amy Sample Ward

As a community organizer and network weaver myself, I am incredibly excited by the #OccupyWallStreet movement that started in New York just over three months ago now (on September 17th) in response to a failing federal economy and political process that impact local, national, and international markets.

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The 10 most innovative computing companies of 2025

Fast Company Tech

In September, IBM expanded its Quantum Data Center in Poughkeepsie, New York, which operates the most utility-scale quantum computers at a single location. The same month, IBM delivered its first quantum computer on a university campus, at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. in Ehningen, Germany.

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What coworking spaces can do for you, your company, and your community

The Next Web

Benefit your local community. Instead of relocating your business to Silicon Valley or large, expensive tech hubs, staying local helps keep the talents in your local community. With the various types of talent to be found at your local coworking space, you can also learn a new skill or two from your peers.

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Three Ways To Help Support Hurricane Relief in Puerto Rico

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I have my go-to global organizations that do a great job at relief efforts on the ground, set up funds for long-term rebuilding, or do a terrific job of vetting local charities to support. Then, I look for local charities on the ground, many times there is a local community foundation that is stepping up. Local Charities.