Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
OCTOBER 30, 2011
This morning we saw live video of democracy protesters in Yemen who have been following the discussions via streaming video. Maria Al-Masani, founder of the Yemen Rights Monitor human rights group, told conference participants how her fellow activists have effectively used common applications to circumvent censorship.
The Verge
JANUARY 24, 2022
The recent attack on the oil facility and airport in Abu Dhabi reportedly involved both “ballistic missiles and explosive-laden drones,” according to APNews , though it’s not clear from reports what the size and model of these drones were.
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Candid
MAY 4, 2022
in Yemen, to around 80% in most European countries. More detailed results can be found in the full report, Future-proofing foundations for a post-Covid-19 world. . After a steady decline in extreme poverty rates over the past two decades, inequalities between countries have been on the rise again as a result of COVID 19.
The Verge
AUGUST 13, 2020
In the first full quarter measuring earnings during the pandemic, Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft reported making truckloads of cash. That’s more than the estimated GDP of Iceland and Yemen combined, according to the International Monetary Fund ). All but Google have hit all-time high stock prices in the month of August.
The Verge
DECEMBER 13, 2021
Bengt Halvorson at Green Car Reports put up a mighty effort trying to track down some of those answers in August. I recently spent about 35 minutes talking to them via video call in an attempt to answer some of the questions Halvorson (and, in May, former InsideEVs reporter Gustavo Ruffo ) tried to answer. How is the startup funded?
Connection Cafe
AUGUST 26, 2020
In June, the Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies’ 2020 Nonprofit Employment Report indicated that the nonprofit sector has faced sweeping layoffs—to the tune of 1.6 Imagine living amidst conflict in Yemen, or avoiding your backyard in Colombia because there may be weapons leftover from war that are contaminating your land.
The Verge
JANUARY 26, 2022
Disney is planning to launch Disney Plus in 42 countries and 11 territories this summer, according to The Hollywood Reporter. It’s a significant expansion that could keep the pressure on other streaming services like Netflix and HBO Max. And here is the list of territories: Faroe Islands, French Polynesia, French Southern Territories, St.
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