article thumbnail

Visit to Qatar

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

after my first visit to the country of Qatar. The government of Qatar hosted the conference, and underwrote travel and accommodation. Mada: Qatar Assistive Technology Center Since the conference didn’t get formally going until noon on Sunday, I had the chance to squeeze in a morning visit to Qatar’s ICT Ministry.

Qatar 124
article thumbnail

Qatar 'requires' World Cup visitors to install state-sponsored 'spyware' on their phones

TechSpot

Qatar is a small country located on the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. Most notably, it is the first time the World Cup has been hosted by an Arab nation. It serves as the host for this year's FIFA World Cup, scheduled to run from November 20 to December 18.

Qatar 144
professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Our WIPO Statement on the Treaty for Access for People with Disabilities

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

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. extended to help all people with print disabilities in the world who need it.

article thumbnail

InnovaFeed nabs $250M to extend its vertical insect farms to the US

TechCrunch

InnovaFeed , a vertical insect farm operator that’s rearing insects for animal and plant nutrition, has raised $250 million in a series D round of funding led by Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund. Image Credits: InnovaFeed. To support this push into the U.S.

Qatar 98
article thumbnail

Benetech: President's Update

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Dr. Karen Erickson, one of the nation's leading experts in literacy for people with disabilities, invented the original concept for Route 66 and collaborated closely with us on the instructional approach and content. This is a huge legal victory!

Guatemala 159
article thumbnail

Good Meat approved to sell serum-free cultivated meat in Singapore

TechCrunch

Eat Just’s backers include the Qatar Investment Authority (the sovereign wealth fund of the state of Qatar), Vulcan Capital and C2 Capital Partners, which has Alibaba as its anchor investor.

article thumbnail

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.