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One very long weekend in New York City for Megan Price

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Guest Beneblog by Megan Price New York City has many attractions – people often visit Times Square, the Statue of Liberty, Central Park, among many other sights. I go to New York City to spend the weekend staring at my computer screen. Stop and frisk” is the common name used to reference police stopping a pedestrian.

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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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Klarna IPO: Buy Now, Pay Later firm reveals profit and growth details as possible stock listing date nears

Fast Company Tech

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) relating to an initial proposed public offering. On March 14, Klarna Group plc announced that it had filed paperwork with the SEC relating to a proposed initial public offering of its ordinary shares. Klarna intends to trade its shares on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).

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Reply Comments on the Proposed Treaty for Access to Copyrighted Works

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Many of the comments critical of the proposed treaty come from parties that object in principle to copyright exceptions, rather than having a direct stake in the issue at hand. The money issue is actually not about serving people with disabilities, amazingly enough.

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StubHub’s IPO filing reveals 30% surge in profits in 2024

Fast Company Tech

initial public offering paperwork, as the online ticketing marketplace moves ahead with its long-sought New York flotation. Nvidia-backed startup CoreWeave and Swedish fintech Klarna are among the companies gearing up to go public in New York. New York-based StubHub swung to a loss of $2.8 trade policy.

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Exploding e-bikes caused significantly more fires in New York City this year

TechSpot

The New York City Fire Department reports that as of last week, it has investigated significantly more fires caused by e-bike batteries than in all of 2021. City authorities have proposed multiple solutions, including regulations and partial bans.

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New York City votes to block new licenses for electric taxis, snubbing Revel’s Tesla plans

The Verge

New York City’s Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) voted to block the issuance of new for-hire vehicle licenses for electric vehicles. The TLC is committed to an all-electric future and our proposed rules would, for the first time, include BEVs in its required biannual analysis of potential need for additional vehicles.”.