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New York becomes largest US city to ban new gas hookups

The Verge

The New York City skyline seen from the Summit One Vanderbilt observation deck on Thursday, Oct. The Big Apple just became the biggest city yet to say goodbye to gas hookups in new construction. Berkeley, California, became the first city in the US to ban gas hookups in new construction in 2019.

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New Startup Allows Users to Hire a Rent-a-Goon to Follow Them Around With a Gun

Futurism

With Protector, users or "Protectees," in the app's lingo can scroll through a selection of law enforcement and military retirees, which includes their name, photo, service background, and a brief bio. The app is sleek and black, invoking the same minimal startup vibes as Uber or Vrbo. None of this comes cheap.

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LexCheck raises $17M to automate common contracting processes

TechCrunch

” Sangha, a law lecturer at the University of Pennslyvania and a licensed attorney in the State of New York, founded LexCheck in 2015. In-house lawyers are already using contract tools more than any other form of legal tech, according to a recent Bloomberg Law survey.

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Email Marketing for Nonprofits: The Ultimate How-To Guide

Bloomerang

New supporter welcome email example: Four Freedoms Park Conservancy The Four Freedoms Park Conservancy is a nonprofit that maintains the Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms State Park memorial in New York City. The following email is a welcome message for new email newsletter subscribers. Provide your address.

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Intel launches RealSense ID, facial recognition tech that uses the company’s depth-sensing cameras

The Verge

What the company doesn’t mention is the other popular use of facial recognition: governments and law enforcement agencies tracking and profiling people. And in the US this past summer, facial recognition tech was used by the New York City Police Department to track a Black Lives Matter activist accused of assault.

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Nonprofit Technology News: Help for Charities to Develop Mobile Giving Capacity

Tech Soup

” California’s New Smartphone Kill Switch Law. California is finalizing a law that will mandate a ‘kill switch’ be included on all new smartphones. The problem this new law addresses is that last year an estimated 3.1 The effect of the law will be pretty fast.

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Free Legal Services for Charities Anyone?

Tech Soup

Many law firms do much more pro bono work than 50 hours. TechSoup has had an ongoing relationship with the famous Silicon Valley law firm, Cooley LLP for several years. TechSoup’s Pro Bono Law Firm, Cooley LLP. employment, intellectual property, business law etc). OK, I do know that lawyers in the U.S International.

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