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Reset the Net Campaign

CTOvision

Fight for the Future , a nonprofit that advocates for digital rights and Internet freedom, is spearheading an anti- National Security Agency protest on June 5 th to Reset the Net. One peculiarity of the campaign is its lack of coverage from many mainstream media sources.

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Bill Gates backs Cipher, a new online climate news source produced by his Breakthrough Energy

GeekWire

Cipher’s stated mission “is to help accelerate the technological transformations required to get to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 through trustworthy and objective journalism.” It notes that its own editorial leadership will have “final say over our journalism.

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Amazon wealth reigns: Jeff Bezos, MacKenzie Scott lead list of top U.S. philanthropists for 2020

GeekWire

Media mogul Michael Bloomberg, Nike founder Phil Knight and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey rounded out the top five — each donating more than $1 billion last year. ” Bezos is currently the richest person on the planet, with a net worth that stands at a staggering $192 billion, according to Forbes. In total, the magazine tracked $24.7

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5 Ways Digital Publishers Can Benefit from eBooks

Kitaboo

This is because they can share the digital files on their own website, through social media or dedicated online marketplaces. Digital publishing, also commonly referred to as online publishing, is the process of creating digital resources like eBooks, journals, etc., and distributing them on the internet.

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Wireless pioneer Craig McCaw files IPO for new Seattle-area ‘blank check’ tech company Holicity

GeekWire

are using the tactic amid the COVID-19 crisis as an alternative to the volatile IPO market, the Wall Street Journal reported. Forbes estimates his net worth to be $1.8 More companies, including DraftKings and Nikola Corp., Axios’ Dan Primack said the SPAC surge is driven in part by “public equity froth.”

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Tech Moves: Convoy vet joins Xembly; Seattle climate firm hires Goldman Sachs exec; and more

GeekWire

Breaux was previously CEO of AirNow media and co-founded Airpush, a mobile advertising technology company acquired by Appscatter in 2020. — Catherine Buell is stepping down as director of Amazon’s housing equity fund, the Washington Business Journal reported. and Nashville.

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Future of Media Summit blog: Mark Pesce on iPhone phails, Tom Abate on future of journalism, insights from other speakers and participants…

Trends in the Living Networks

Since Future of Media Summit 2007 we've maintained the Future of Media blog on an ongoing basis, including my blogging activity on the future of media. As we approach the Future of Media Summit 2008 , the Future of Media Summit blog is taking off as a forum for fantastic contributions and ideas on the future of media.

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