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FreeWill Acquires AI-Driven GrantAssistant

The NonProfit Times

FreeWill has acquired GrantAssistant, an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven platform designed to provide nonprofits and international development organizations with a proposal workflow toolkit that streamlines the grant application process. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. GrantAssistant’s full team, located in Washington, D.C.

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EU proposals could give millions of gig workers employment rights

The Verge

The European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union, has put forward a series of proposals that could lead to millions of gig workers across the bloc getting similar legal protections to traditional employees. The Commission’s proposals will now be debated by the European Parliament and Council.

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Don’t wait for the state

Fast Company Tech

As a resident of New Yorks Capital Region, I built my marketing business here. national average. In fact, New York is one of the most economically unequal states in the country. continues to boast a significantly larger wealth gap between the rich and poor than any other developed nation in the world.

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Visit to Qatar

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

This meeting was a follow-up for me from my attendance earlier this year at the main WEF meeting in Davos , where I presented my proposal as part of the GRI. My proposal was on ensuring that all of humanity benefits from the incredible knowledge and technology. We need to encourage limitations and exceptions (like the one in the U.S.

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Big Lots store closures update: Other retailers are swooping in to take over locations in several states

Fast Company Tech

Several retail companies, including some with ties to nationally recognized brands, have stepped in to take over leases on Big Lots stores in at least 12 different states, according to recent court filings. The list includes locations in Delaware, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, New Jersey, New York, and Vermont.

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Google, Facebook, and Twitter halt government data requests after new Hong Kong security law

The Verge

“[W]hen the law took effect, we paused production on any new data requests from Hong Kong authorities,” a Google spokesperson told The Verge in an email, “and we’ll continue to review the details of the new law,” the spokesperson said.

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Amazon employees in North Carolina vote against joining union

Fast Company Tech

Workers at an Amazon warehouse in North Carolina rejected a proposal to unionize, becoming the latest group of the companys employees to side against union representation. In 2022, workers at an Amazon warehouse in the New York City borough of Staten Island unionized with Amazon Labor Union, which joined forces with the Teamsters last year.