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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.

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Benetech: President's Update

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Our team has been thinking hard about scaling positive social impact of technology work. 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!

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

TechCrunch

Our R&D team worked diligently to replace serum with other nutrients that provide the same functionality and their hard work over several years paid off.”. The Singaporean government has supported alternative protein startups as the island nation seeks to make its food industry more self-sustaining.

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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

Draftea , which calls itself the first daily fantasy sports company in Spanish-speaking Latin America , is taking fantasy football (not fútbol) to the region in a new partnership with the National Football League (NFL) and the NFL Player’s Association, a labor union representing the league’s athletes.

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Betsy Beaumon on Benetech's Literacy Program

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

What began as a small online library, with a collection built in large part by its users, is now the primary national supplier of electronic accessible educational materials for students with print disabilities. This has led to advancements that benefit everyone. Clearly, more are needed, but it’s a solid start. Is Spanish more your bag?

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Will the 2026 U.S.-Canada-Mexico FIFA World Cup survive Trump’s trade wars? Officials weigh in

Fast Company Tech

“The unity of the three nations” was the overriding theme articulated by Carlos Cordeiro, then-president of the U.S. ” Pointing to concerns about the last two World Cups, in Russia in 2018 and Qatar in 2022, he noted those still attracted attendance totals above three million apiece. Soccer Federation.

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