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Guatemalan Police Archive Finds Evidence in Disappearance Case

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

A Guest Beneblog by Tamy Guberek (Benetech HRDAG team member from Colombia) There is important news this month from our partners at the Guatemalan National Police Archive, which has worked since 2006 with Benetech’s Human Rights Data Analysis Group (HRDAG). Photo by Prensa Libre.

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Far Cry 6’s new trailer is an intense introduction to a terrifying Giancarlo Esposito

The Verge

Played by Giancarlo Esposito, the despotic leader of the fictional island nation of Yara is seen making his terrifying entrance onboard a boat where the protagonist Dani is attempting to flee with a group, one of them who turns out to be Diego, Castillo’s son.

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GeoGuessr made figuring out where on Earth you are the hottest new esport

The Verge

The years-old browser game became a competitive thrill this year The camera-mounted Google truck that drove through South Africa’s Kruger National Park is equipped with a distinct, camo-green paint job and a pair of white racks resting on its rooftop. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. miles away, fair enough,” he says.)

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Announcing the 2015 Award Winners!

NTEN

Every year we are wowed by the winners of the DoGooder National Video Awards and this year was no exception. Ken Montenegro , Information Technology Director, Asian Americans Advancing Justice Los Angeles. Congratulations to this year''s winner: Imagine No Malaria’s 2014 World Malaria Day campaign.

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Diversify Your Year-End Campaigns: How To Be Mindful And Inclusive Of Cultural Traditions

Bloomerang

If we post on Facebook to remind our supporters it’s National Pancake Day, then it seems insensitive (for example) to not remember Hanukkah. By expanding out from the homogeneous group we also demonstrate acts of leadership within that more numerous portion of the local and national population.

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EU confirms ban on American travelers as US scrambles to contain coronavirus

The Verge

Citizens from 14 nations, including Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and China — subject to a pending reciprocal agreement — will all be allowed entry for the first time since March as the EU attempts to rejuvenate the continent’s vital tourism industry. The EU is easing restrictions to rejuvenate tourism.