Engadget

MARCH 7, 2025

That's why we're big fans of the Disney+ Hulu Duo plans; even at the normal rate, it unites two of our favorite standalone content libraries in a single package that's a solid deal at its normal rates.

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The Verge

JULY 9, 2021

A licensing deal between Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Amazon will broaden Prime Video’s streaming library and bring anticipated titles to the service after a brief run on Peacock. Photo Illustration by Omar Marques / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 10, 2010

Something called Zen Computer that gives you a meditation for every function key on the keyboard (the @ reminds you to consider your position in the universe!)).) Footnote: NLS stands for the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, part of the U.S. Seriously, you guys rock. Best, Chancey Thanks, Chancey.

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The Verge

JULY 6, 2021

Beginning next year, Universal theatrical releases will head to Peacock as exclusives no later than four months after they premiere in cinemas — a clear bid to win over subscribers who may have missed the studio’s flicks on the silver screen. Universal’s 2022 film roster includes some highly anticipated releases.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 8, 2025

Testing the tool To run our conformal prediction, my team used libraries of microplastic spectra from the Rochman Lab at the University of Toronto as the calibration set. Ambuj Tewari is a professor of statistics at the University of Michigan. In this case, you could bring in a human expert to examine the polymer closely.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

For example, our Bookshare online library for the blind, uses several different social enterprises to do data entry and proofreading work on textbooks. Our partners proofread the text, fixing mistakes and adding accessibility, and ship us the files back to add to our Bookshare library. We scan the books in the U.S.,

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 24, 2011

In libraries. On college and university campuses. As scavenger hunts. In city tours. At concerts and sporting events. For art walks. At zoos, aquariums, and animal shelters. At parks and outdoor recreation venues. At airports. In window displays. On t-shirts, mugs, pins, and business cards.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 12, 2014

The HathiTrust Digital Library (HDL) is a partnership of academic and research institutions that had created (with help from Google ) a collection of millions of titles digitized from libraries around the world. Consequently, it is reasonable for the Libraries to retain both the text and image copies. in addition to the text?only

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

Consider how the accessible online library Bookshare – an initiative of Benetech , a Silicon Valley non-profit that builds technology solutions addressing social problems – is transforming the lives of American students with print disabilities.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

For example, one proposed change to the Treaty draft would make it the responsibility of an exporting library to need to know details about the publishing status of a book in another country before we could fill a request from a bona fide person with a print disability from that country. For what am I advocating?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

Since many of our organizations operate as libraries, we note that commercial availability of a book rarely impacts the availability of that book on the shelves of a library. Why should people with disabilities be denied library services because the book might be available for sale in an accessible format?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 5, 2019

Follow the lead of organizations like the Austin Public Library who have a sign-up form for those interested in participating. I especially love how the library messages the program as one about the volunteers, not the organization. How about interested parties already following you on social media or visiting your website?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

Universal City Studios, Inc., students) with a collection of 220,000+ (and counting) accessible books—the world’s largest library of its kind. This ruling by the Supreme Court in Sony Corp. of America v. It affected every step of the evolution of digital media—from the VCR to the digital video recorder to YouTube. In the U.S.,

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 14, 2014

There are universal best practices that can be applied to all social networks. To avoid being repetitive by listing these best practices in each of the chapters dedicated to social networks, those universal best practices are: 1. Prioritize storytelling over marketing. This reflects a seismic shift away from text to visual content.

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Engadget

MARCH 12, 2025

That's why we're big fans of the Disney+ Hulu Duo plans; even at the normal rate, it unites two of our favorite standalone content libraries in a single package that's a solid deal at its normal rates.

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Engadget

MARCH 12, 2025

Most hardware manufacturers have an automatic cloud backup system, but you'll like your new phone a lot less if it doesn't have your full, up-to-date library of contacts, photos and other information. If you're changing lanes between the Apple and Google universes, you can also do most data swapping yourself.

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Engadget

MARCH 17, 2025

That's why we're big fans of the Disney+ Hulu Duo plans; even at the normal rate, it unites two of our favorite standalone content libraries in a single package that's a solid deal at its normal rates.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 10, 2011

Maria was especially excited about Read2Go’s navigation features that allow her to search and download accessible e-books from our Bookshare library directly to her iPad and iPhone. Maria is a historical musicologist who is pursuing her PhD at Boston University.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 20, 2013

The other recipient this year was Kay Ferrell, Professor of Special Education at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, who won the Medal for her tremendous work with and on behalf of children and youth who are blind and visually impaired.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 2, 2012

Bookshare, Benetech’s pioneering digital library for people with print disabilities, celebrated its 10th birthday last night with a terrific party that was attended by many of our long-time friends and supporters. As a result, we quickly became the largest online library for people with print disabilities. said Stevie. Thanks Stevie!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2010

with print disabilities, with more than 70,000 copyrighted works in our library, the majority of which have been created under the US copyright exception by volunteers, mainly people with disabilities themselves, helping each other. • We now have global permissions for around 8,000 copyrighted books out of our 70,000. •

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 27, 2014

Zach Bryant The change happened when Zach was in high school and his Assistive Technology teacher introduced him to Benetech’s Bookshare library. When our team last caught up with him, he was a busy student at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, rejoicing in his ability to read independently and reach his full potential.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 28, 2012

Universities have programs on learning how to run social enterprises. Once universities have courses in a subject area, it would seem clear that the term is quite generic. The widespread use of the term “social enterprise” to describe business undertakings that have a socially beneficial component makes the term manifestly generic.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 15, 2012

Benetech's digital Bookshare library is currently using Poet to add image descriptions for its accessible ebooks used by people with print disabilities. Books with image descriptions will go back into the Bookshare library for students with print disabilities to use in their coursework.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

EdSights uses AI chatbots to help colleges and universities identify students who might be at risk of dropping out, in part by increasing student engagement. Now Amiras AI tutor can be paired with content from Istations vast library, making its lessons even more effective.

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The Verge

MAY 17, 2021

In December, The Guardian reported that MGM has a library of 4,000 films and 17,000 hours of TV. James Bond in particular is one of the most valuable film franchises ever made — a list that’s only growing smaller as the Disney umbrella and Marvel Cinematic Universe swallow as many rivals as it can.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Image: Northwestern University. Now, a team of researchers at Northwestern University and Delft University of Technology have developed a new take on the classic console , replacing its array of four AA batteries with a set of five rows of solar panels and buttons that harvest power as you play.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

What began as a small online library, with a collection built in large part by its users, is now the primary national supplier of electronic accessible educational materials for students with print disabilities. This has led to advancements that benefit everyone.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

The development of the tool is through a joint funding partnership between the British Heart Foundation and the Alan Turing Institute and is being carried out by a team of researchers led by the University of Cambridge. Source: Urban Libraries Council Working Group: Press Release ). Source: Charity Digital News ).

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.orgSource

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

What happens when AI has even more vast libraries and generations of human learning to draw from? AI Product Management by Duke University: Covers how AI can be used to improve marketing campaigns and customer engagement. AI for Finance by Wharton University. This seems to be another slightly gray area.

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NCE Social Media

OCTOBER 31, 2013

The first group was a group of 32 professionals who work or volunteer for nonprofit organizations through the Foundation Center located at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. The second group was a group of 18 graduate students in a Nonprofit Communications course at Point Park University. It depends.

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The Verge

APRIL 21, 2021

The company continues to connect the many Marvel films and shows to each other so you’ll always want to watch the next new MCU thing , and it’s continuing to invest heavily in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, courting big names for future series to give you even more reasons to keep your subscription.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

A new peer-reviewed study from researchers at New York University and the Université Grenoble Alpes in France will show that misinformation got six times as much engagement on Facebook as real news, The Washington Post reports. Illustration by James Bareham / The Verge.

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The Verge

MAY 20, 2020

The Windows Store should be the central location for all Windows apps, but Microsoft’s initial Universal Windows Platform (UWP) push meant traditional and useful win32 desktop apps were never listed in the store. That’s changed in the years since Windows 10’s debut, but the Store still feels like abandonware.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Sure, there are no true PS5 games released yet, but the PlayStation VR still has a solid library of PS4 titles that you can check out, including Media Molecule’s 2020 game creation title Dreams. Trover Saves the Universe. Trover Saves the Universe. Image: Media Molecule. Oh, and did I mention this game is only $5?

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Candid

AUGUST 25, 2022

I was also unaccustomed to having to find all my own resources; I had spent the previous 15 years of my career working in higher education with access to a university research library, enterprise platform subscriptions, and myriad other resources. Now you can find me at the library frequently, combing through Candid’s resources.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

At Candid, we partner with libraries and nonprofit resource centers across the country to provide nonprofit organizations and local communities with free access to Candid’s educational resources, trainings, and products. Candid community partners are strengthening the local nonprofit sector and helping their communities.

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