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International coalition of activists launches protest against Amazon

The Verge

An international group of climate activists and Amazon warehouse workers have launched an online campaign called “Make Amazon Pay, ” calling on the tech giant to provide better working conditions for its employees and to reduce its expanding carbon footprint. The “Make Amazon Pay” logo projected onto Amazon’s campus in Hyderabad, India.

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HBO Max will launch internationally in June

The Verge

HBO Max will finally make its international debut in June, with the streaming service set to launch in Latin America and the Caribbean. The Latin America rollout is just the first phase of HBO Max’s international debut. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Currently, HBO Max is only available in the United States.

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Barcelona isn’t the new Silicon Valley – and that’s a good thing

The Next Web

In post-crisis Spain things are beginning to pick up. The country is the 4th destination for international tech talent and Barcelona, the second largest city after Madrid, is ranked at number 5 of 60 European startup hubs in Europe by the Mobile World Congress (MWC).

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500 Startups unveils its Fall 2012 accelerator lineup: More international and more sh*t founders say

The Next Web

It is a rather interesting and complex set of startups in the group and could be considered the most international, diverse, and exciting group in the history of the accelerator program so far. 500 Startups has announced the 33 newest companies joining its accelerator program this Fall.

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Bookshare without Borders: #2/3

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

In this second installment of the three-part blog series (the first one is here ) on Bookshare International, I’m excited to share some of the ways in which our Bookshare library is part of the latest trends in the digital publishing world and is thus going deeper and serving many more people.

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What we can learn from edtech startups’ expansion efforts in Europe

TechCrunch

One of the most common themes Brighteye sees in young companies is an emphasis on international expansion for growth. Going international later in the journey or when more funding is available, possibly due to a VC round, seems to make facets of expansion more feasible. International expansion sounds good, but what does it mean?

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Google One VPN expands internationally to Canada, Mexico, UK, and more

The Verge

Google is expanding the VPN service that it provides as part of its Google One subscription to seven new countries: Mexico, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, and Italy, as spotted by 9to5Google. Photo by Michele Doying / The Verge.

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