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Comcast to impose home internet data cap of 1.2TB in more than a dozen US states next year

The Verge

The affected states include Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Vermont, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia, as well as parts of North Carolina and Ohio. If you go over again in May, you’ll pay $10 for each block of 50GB up to the $100 max.

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Weekly update from PND

Candid

September 23, 2021 The Howard Hughes Medical Institute in Chevy Chase, Maryland, has announced grants totaling at least $300 million in support of thirty-three investigators who are tackling some of the most challenging problems in biomedical research. Philanthropies pledge $5 billion to 'Protecting Our Planet Challenge'.

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Bobidi launches to reward developers for testing companies’ AI models

TechCrunch

In 2017, the Computational Linguistics and Information Processing Laboratory at the University of Maryland launched a platform called Break It, Build It that let researchers submit models to users tasked with coming up with examples to defeat them. The traction was enough to convince several investors to pledge money toward the venture.

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7 End-of-Year Fundraising Campaigns We Love

Qgiv

At Qgiv, we love a good matching gift, and Brother Wolf Animal Rescue is great at using matching gift pledges in end-of-year fundraising campaigns to encourage their donors to give to their cause. Maryland Coalition for Inclusive Education’s End-of-Year Appeal. Why we love their campaign. Who they are. Why we love their campaign.

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From cloud computing to proptech: Digital Ocean co-founders raise $29M for Welcome Homes

TechCrunch

Today, Welcome Homes is available in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. The company says it appeals to home buyers by offering “guaranteed pricing,” and a pledge to streamline the process of building a home – from land selection to financing and construction. The startup “6xed” home sales in 2022, he added.

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What we know about China’s cryptocurrency crackdown

The Verge

China logistics firm in Guangzhou confirms to @CNBC it’s airlifting 3,000kg (6,600lbs) #bitcoin mining machines to Maryland, USA. Others are selling their mining equipment off to foreign buyers, as seen below. Fenghua International advertises products delivered to door, tax on both ends cleared. Price per kilo: as low as $9.37!

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Following Through on Climate Commitments After COP26

Saleforce Nonprofit

From the Malala Fund to the University of Maryland to LEGO, the momentum for climate-related change is just beginning — led by insights from children, women and girls, engineers, and investors. University of Maryland. We are seeing a changing tide of those who care and are, as a result, getting involved. World Wildlife Fund.