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Benetech: President's Update

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Now that we believe we’ve really begun to solve the problem of making the text in books accessible for the 1% of the population with a severe print-related disability, we’re busy thinking about the next frontier.

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What I learned after running my startup while traveling for a year

TechCrunch

Second, any apartment we rented had to have reliable, high-speed internet and two separate workspaces or nearby space, like a café or coworking space, since we’d both be working remotely. Next on our itinerary are trips to Scotland, Sweden and Norway. Check and double-check the internet quality of every destination.

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Taking stock of the Dutch tech cluster: What The Netherlands needs to win the European startup scene

The Next Web

We boast the world’s second highest fixed broadband Internet subscription rate only an inch behind Sweden. Ninety-four percent of households are equipped with a computer and have Internet access (the others are still playing 8-bit Nintendo). The Netherlands ranks top place in a large number of ICT indicators.

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Kry closes $312M Series D after use of its telehealth tools grows 100% yoy

TechCrunch

That philosophy extends to the tech side — meaning video consultations are just one component of its telemedicine business which offers remote consultations for a range of medical issues, including infections, skin conditions, stomach problems and psychological disorders. It also doesn’t offer a diagnosis chatbot. For the patient.

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Unicomp New Model M review: back to brilliant basics

The Verge

It’s available with layouts suitable for a variety of countries, including US, UK, Denmark, Finland / Sweden, France, Germany, Norway, and Spain. They’re so loud that it’s not just an issue if you’re planning on using the keyboard in a shared dorm or office, but their loudness also caused problems for me on Zoom calls.

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Xbox Series X and S: everything you need to know about the next-gen of Xbox

The Verge

Spencer has said this shouldn’t be a problem , but so-called “cross-gen” games on previous consoles have never made the most of the latest hardware. Depending on your internet speed and location, input lag is a definite possibility, as we found when we tried out xCloud during its beta. New games, no hardware.

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6 Oslo VCs discuss 2021 trends, deal flow and regional opportunities

TechCrunch

That said, Norway’s VC community has been somewhat dormant for a while. High-profile players like Northzone and Creandum did well with early entries into Spotify and Klarna, among others, and now Norway is catching up with the rest of the European hubs. In Norway, sustainability-focused companies. More than 50%?

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