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Bookshare en Puerto Rico

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I am lucky to be able to contribute this passion to Benetech by providing outreach and membership support in Spanish to the commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Why shouldn’t students in Puerto Rico benefit from our technology and services? This photo was taken in a library in San Juan.

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Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico suffers damage from broken cable

Digital Trends

The observatory is ceasing operations until repaired.

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Bookshare hits 50,000 books!

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Just minutes ago I received an email forwarded from our team from a user in Puerto Rico telling us that our response to her rush request for a book had just helped her pass her final exam. Tags: print disabled volunteer books Puerto Rico Bookshare. She rained down blessings on the Bookshare team for helping her out.

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Biden administration designates 31 tech hubs to boost innovation and create jobs across the U.S.

TechSpot

These technology centers span 32 states and Puerto Rico and cover both urban and rural regions. In a bid to spur innovation and competitiveness in the tech sector, the Biden administration designated 31 tech hubs this week in different regions across the country (the full list is here). Read Entire Article

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The iconic Arecibo space telescope is being decommissioned as it nears collapse

TechSpot

Back in August, not long after Tropical Storm Isaias hit Puerto Rico, a 3-inch thick, auxiliary cable slipped from its socket, tearing a 100-foot hole in the 1000-foot reflector dish. Earlier this month, just before repairs were due to start, a 15,000-pound main cable broke from the same tower, hitting.

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A Volunteer Hour In U.S. Jumps To $33.49

The NonProfit Times

In a state-by-state comparison and including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, Massachusetts had the highest volunteer value at $40.97 per hour for Puerto Rico and $50.88 per hour, followed closely by Washington state at $40.28. The lowest state value was in Mississippi at $25.42. It was $15.82

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Alphabet is shutting down Loon, its internet balloon company

The Verge

Loon has also provided internet services to areas affected by natural disasters, deploying balloons to Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria in 2017 and to Peru following an earthquake in 2019. Teller says that Loon is working to place employees in other roles at X, Google, and Alphabet.