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Visit to Qatar

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after my first visit to the country of Qatar. The government of Qatar hosted the conference, and underwrote travel and accommodation. that makes Bookshare possible) and open licensing terms, so that people who the market will fail to address get the benefits of our incredibly rich and expanding knowledge base.

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Fanatics reveals NFL was biggest backer in $1.5B round announced last month at $27B valuation

TechCrunch

Fanatics added that other major investors in the round included Major League Baseball (MLB) and its owners, the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA), the NFL Players Association (NFLPA), the National Hockey League, Brooklyn Nets owner Joe Tsai via his fund Blue Pool Capital and the Qatar Investment Authority.

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Draftea kicks off LatAm fantasy football with NFL partnership, fresh funding

TechCrunch

The company is eyeing the FIFA World Cup in Qatar this November, expected to be this year’s biggest live sports event worldwide, as a major opportunity to gain traction. In addition to the new partnership, Draftea, which was Sequoia’s first investment in a Mexican company, raised a round of fresh funding from backers new and old.

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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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EA CEO explains why company may ditch FIFA branding in leaked staff comments

The Verge

In newly-leaked comments, EA CEO Andrew Wilson has explained why the company is considering ending its licensing deal with FIFA. We don’t want to pay more money than this license is worth,” Wilson said. Photo Illustration by Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images.

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Eksab gets $3M to scale its fantasy football platform across MENA and Africa

TechCrunch

” According to the founder, Eksab is the only licensed fantasy football platform in Egypt; in essence, it faces little or no competition in the country or MENA. We started with football because that’s the main sport that people care about.

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Qatar to send natural gas via Jordan to help Syria’s severe electricity shortage

Fast Company Tech

Qatar will provide natural gas supplies to Syria with the aim of generating 400 megawatts of electricity a day, in a measure to help address the war-battered countrys severe electricity shortages, Syrian state-run news agency SANA reported Friday. Washington designates HTS as a terrorist organization and has been reluctant to lift sanctions.

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