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Visit to Qatar

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

after my first visit to the country of Qatar. The government of Qatar hosted the conference, and underwrote travel and accommodation. Mada: Qatar Assistive Technology Center Since the conference didn’t get formally going until noon on Sunday, I had the chance to squeeze in a morning visit to Qatar’s ICT Ministry.

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Bookshare without Borders: #3/3

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The second blog post looked at our growing Bookshare Spanish-language program. Now another important aspect of our strategy for enhancing Bookshare’s new language capabilities is developing the capacity to handle non-European scripts and languages so that the content may be presented in its original form in our members’ native languages.

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Our WIPO Statement on the Treaty for Access for People with Disabilities

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For example, all residents with the qualifying disabilities in Australia, Denmark and Qatar, to pick just three examples, now have free access to Bookshare thanks to our joint efforts with local and national disability groups in these countries.

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FanDuel founder and Sequoia bet on Spanish-language fantasy sports app Draftea

TechCrunch

The team is looking ahead to the FIFA World Cup in Qatar this November, expected to be this year’s biggest live sports event worldwide. . Draftea has 34 employees in total today and plans to double in size over the next couple months across all key areas, Jaime Misrahi said. Draftea founder and CEO, Alán Jaime Misrahi.

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An online propaganda campaign used AI-generated headshots to create fake journalists

The Verge

They argue for more sanctions against Iran, praise certain Gulf states like the United Arab Emirates, and criticize Qatar (currently the subject of a diplomatic and economic embargo from the UAE and other states in the Middle East because of the country’s alleged support for terrorism).

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India’s VerSe Innovation raises over $450 million to expand Dailyhunt and Josh apps globally

TechCrunch

Siguler Guff, Baillie Gifford, affiliates of Carlyle Asia Partners Growth II and others financed VerSe Innovation’s Series I round, while existing investors Sofina Group, Qatar Investment Authority and BCap participated. VerSe Innovation is betting on building a family of apps that serves users in scores of local languages.

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Addressing Arabic: The Web Gets More Local Thanks to the Qatar Domains Registry

Forum One

This trend is about making the web more targeted and meaningful to local audiences, primarily in terms of language and culture. You may have heard less about localization – another way the web is evolving. No doubt you’ve experienced the web’s evolution toward a more social and mobile space.

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