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$1k Project makes direct, anonymous matches between sponsors and families suddenly in need

GeekWire

In early April the duo launched $1k Project to provide direct assistance that felt more personal than donating to a fund or nonprofit. The $1k Project has built a growing network of 700 of trusted sources to nominate people whom they vouch for being genuinely in need. is part the network. LinkedIn Photo).

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Here are all the winners of the 2020 Webby Awards

The Verge

Webby Award for Charitable Organization / Nonprofit : Our Stories Alzheimer’s Awareness Campaign by The Ad Council. Webby People’s Voice Award for Charitable Organization / Nonprofit : Equal Justice Initiative by Madeo. Webby People’s Voice Award for Media Streaming : DC Universe by WB Digital Networks - DC Universe.

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List of the world’s top female futurists (Update #5)

Trends in the Living Networks

With a PhD in Planning and Innovation Studies, and a Master’s degree in Architecture, Urban Design and Urban Planning, Karuri-Sebina has a sound knowledge base for her work as Executive Manager of programs at the South African Cities Network. One of her focuses is building networks between Azerbaijani people and researchers across the world.

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How effective altruism let Sam Bankman-Fried happen

Vox

Journalism, as an industry, is struggling badly. Before the collapse of FTX, Bankman-Fried put millions into scientists, companies, and nonprofits working on pandemic and bioterror prevention and risks from artificial intelligence. But the honest answer to whether I regret taking the money knowing what we knew then , the answer is no.

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The case for Broadband for All

Vox

Most people get broadband through coaxial cable networks for that last mile, while others go through DSL that runs on copper phone lines. Sometimes, companies don’t wind up building out the networks they promise. The former is slow, the latter slower. This is something that will allow this big, audacious goal to be a reality.”.

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Mark Zuckerberg on why he doesn’t want to “put an Apple Watch on your face”

The Verge

Social networks contain multitudes. Facebook has sometimes faced doubts over why a social network would invest so much time and money into a hardware project with no uncertain payoff. McKinnon and Ryan Tracy / The Wall Street Journal ). The move closes a major loophole in Europe’s net neutrality rules.

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How to think about polarization on Facebook

The Verge

On Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal published a report about Facebook’s efforts to fight polarization since 2016, based on internal documents and interviews with current and former employees. Anyway, Facebook reacted to the Journal report with significant frustration. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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