Fast Company Tech
APRIL 22, 2025
I was strolling up the hill in Greater Boston to a French cooking class. The rich aroma of melting butter and fresh herbs greeted us as it wafted through the chilly fall air. My friend Sylvie and I were eager to learn the art of souffl-making. The French instructors asked for everyones background. When Sylvie said she was from France, they pressed her to be specific: Which part of France?
.orgSource
APRIL 22, 2025
Its a bold questionbut its the one association leaders must ask themselves today: Are we writing our own case study in innovation, or are we inching toward irrelevance while clinging to yesterdays strategies? The truth is disruption doesnt ask for permission. It doesnt care if youve had a stellar year or if your team just got comfortable with your new AMS.
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Nonprofit Tech for Good
APRIL 22, 2025
In the nonprofit sector, effective communication is pivotal for increasing donations, promoting advocacy, and mobilizing communities. Organizations need to choose communication strategies that are effective, scalable, and cost-efficient. While peer-to-peer text messaging has long been used for direct supporter engagement, broadcast text messaging is emerging as the superior solution for nonprofits.
The MatrixFiles
APRIL 22, 2025
Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. In honor of Earth Day, I want to share a story about our recent office closing at Matrix Group, and how we tried to do it in the most sustainable, community-minded way possible. Closing our Arlington, VA office was a bittersweet milestone. After years of working fully remotely and knowing that remote work was here to stay for us, it didnt make sense to renew our lease.
Speaker: Gareth Webb & Phil Selley, Founding Partners at Intouch Business
For many nonprofit organizations and NGOs, managing grants and monitoring projects with spreadsheets and manual processes feels familiar—but is it holding your organization back? As funding requirements become more complex and stakeholder expectations for transparency grow, relying on outdated methods can lead to inefficiencies, missed opportunities, and compliance risks.
Fast Company Tech
APRIL 22, 2025
For decades, huge swaths of Brazils Cerrado ecosystem have been used to support the global demand for burgers. Forests and grasslands were replaced by pastures along with farms growing soy to feed cattle. But a major restoration project is now underway on an area nearly twice as large as Manhattan. If you fly over one part of southwestern Brazil, youll see a patchwork of dozens of square plots where a local university is studying different methods of helping native plants regrow on former cattle
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Ars Technica
APRIL 22, 2025
For a quarter-century, dating back to my time as a budding space enthusiast, I've watched with a keen eye each time people have ventured into space. That's 162 human spaceflight missions since the beginning of 2000, ranging from Space Shuttle flights to Russian Soyuz missions, Chinese astronauts' first forays into orbit, and commercial expeditions on SpaceX's Dragon capsule.
Mashable Tech
APRIL 22, 2025
A new survey is a wakeup call for parents who believe their teen would never exchange sexually explicit imagery of themselves for money or other valuable items like gift cards, clothing, gaming currency, and social media followers and likes. The survey, conducted in fall 2024, found that 1 in 7 young people participated in a "commodified sexual interaction" at least one time before they turned 18.
Fast Company Tech
APRIL 22, 2025
These days, when you head to a shop to buy clothes, most brands package your purchases in a recyclable paper bag, which looks more eco-friendly than plastic. But behind the scenesin back rooms that most customers never seeevery single clothing retailer has enormous piles of flimsy plastic bags (sometimes called poly bags). These bags keep clothes clean as they travel across the complex global supply chain before arriving at the store.
Mashable Tech
APRIL 22, 2025
A NASA rover taking rock samples on Mars has uncovered a plentiful mineral that was invisible to orbiters studying the Red Planet from space. Scientists say the discovery of siderite, a type of iron carbonate, could be crucial evidence to support the theory that Mars once had a thick carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere, allowing a warm enough environment to support oceans , lakes, and streams.
Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Corporate Brand
Do you really know your donors? Not just what they give, but who they are? 👥 In this interactive session, we’ll break down how nonprofits can use behavioral indicators (affinity, recency, frequency, and monetary value) to build prospecting segments that go beyond wealth screening and actually align with donor identity. You’ll walk away with practical strategies to move beyond basic demographics and cultivate supporters based on how they already engage with you!
Fast Company Tech
APRIL 22, 2025
Francesco Ferretti had a problem. His research expedition to track white sharks in the Mediterranean was suddenly adriftthe boat he’d arranged had vanished into the pandemic’s chaos of canceled plans and family emergencies. With scientific equipment packed and a team of seven researchers ready, the marine biologist found himself scanning the horizon for solutions.
Mashable Tech
APRIL 22, 2025
A NASA spacecraft is traveling to the most mysterious asteroids in the solar system. On the way there, it snapped images of the curious, elongated asteroid dubbed "Donaldjohanson." On April 20, the over 50-foot-wide Lucy spacecraft approached as close as some 600 miles from Donaldjohanson, which is aptly named for the discoverer of the famed Lucy hominid fossil, paleoanthropologist Donald Johanson.
Ars Technica
APRIL 22, 2025
In 2019, Garrett Mitchell was already an Internet success. His YouTube channel, Cleetus McFarland , had over a million followers. If you perused the channel at that time, you wouldve found a range of grassroots motorsports videos with the type of vehicular shenanigans that earn truckloads of views. Some of those older videos include " BLEW BY A COP AT 120+mph!
Mashable Tech
APRIL 22, 2025
Bluesky is introducing new ways to recognize genuine, verified accounts on the social media platform. According to an official update on Bluesky's blog , certain accounts will now get a blue checkmark next to their names. Bluesky will also let "select independent organizations" verify accounts of their employees directly, with one example being the New York Times which can now issue blue ticks to its journalists.
Speaker: Jennifer Hill
Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.
NVIDIA AI Blog
APRIL 22, 2025
About 15% of the worlds population over a billion people are affected by neurological disorders, from commonly known diseases like Alzheimers and Parkinsons to hundreds of lesser-known, rare conditions. BrainStorm Therapeutics , a San Diego-based startup, is accelerating the development of cures for these conditions using AI-powered computational drug discovery paired with lab experiments using organoids: tiny, 3D bundles of brain cells created from patient-derived stem cells.
Futurism
APRIL 22, 2025
As much as we wish it weren't so, the heads of big banks like JPMorgan get paid the big bucks for a reason and the latest missive from Jamie Dimon, the institution's CEO and chair, is a perfect exemplar. Clocking in at a whopping 57 pages without footnotes, Dimon's annual investor letter pulled no punches when pillorying everyone's least favorite part of work.
VentureBeat
APRIL 22, 2025
Relyance AI's new Data Journeys platform gives enterprises unprecedented visibility into data flows, reducing AI compliance time by 80% while helping organizations build trustworthy artificial intelligence systems in an increasingly regulated landscape.
Fast Company Tech
APRIL 22, 2025
From the first time I saw Blade Runner and heard Rutger Hauers Roy Batty describe C-beams glittering in the dark near the Tannhuser Gate, Ive wondered what it would be like to see beyond the limits of human vision. What would it feel like to have eyes that could see what we can’t normally see? I envied animals who can see light frequencies in the infrared and superheroes with X-ray vision that let them see like a NASA telescope.
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Ars Technica
APRIL 22, 2025
Google announced last year that it would deploy safety tools in Google Messages to help users avoid unwanted nudes by automatically blurring the content. Now, that feature is finally beginning to roll out. Spicy image-blurring may be enabled by default on some devices, but others will need to turn it on manually. If you don't see the option yet, don't fret.
Futurism
APRIL 22, 2025
From peddling snake oil on social media, to backing foreign coups. Some actors who were desperate to make a quick buck are now learning of the horrifying consequences of selling their likenesses to companies that use them in AI videos, Agence France-Presse reports. South Korean actor Simon Lee, for example, found that his image was being used to promote "questionable health cures" on TikTok and Instagram.
Fast Company Tech
APRIL 22, 2025
Arborists are turning vacant land on Detroit’s eastside into a small urban forest, not of elms, oaks and red maples indigenous to the city but giant sequoias , the world’s largest trees that can live for thousands of years. The project on four lots will not only replace long-standing blight with majestic trees, but could also improve air quality and help preserve the trees that are native to Californias Sierra Nevada, where they are threatened by ever-hotter wildfires.
Futurism
APRIL 22, 2025
Over the past few months, a 21-year-old undergraduate went from viral sensation to startup founder after getting suspended by Columbia for creating an AI that helps you cheat. In a LinkedIn post announcing a successful seed fundraising round, founder Chungin "Roy" Lee explained that his software, which was formerly called Interview Coder and is now called Cluely, is a "completely undetectable AI that sees your screen, hears your audio, and gives you real-time assistance in any situation.
Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson
Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.
Fast Company Tech
APRIL 22, 2025
The fate of Googles vast empire is now in the hands of a federal judge in Washington, D.C., as hearings begin to determine whether the tech giant should be broken up for maintaining an illegal monopoly in search. If the court rules against Google, the outcome could send shockwaves through the tech industry. The company might be forced to divest major assetspotentially including its Chrome browser or even the Android operating system.
Futurism
APRIL 22, 2025
A half marathon foot race in Beijing, China, saw thousands of humanoid robots of various sizes running right alongside their flesh-and-blood counterparts for an attempt to take the crown. Footage shows the awkward bipedal robots trotting off, closely followed by their respective teams of two to three human navigators and engineers. As the Associated Press reports , the machines were separated by a divider from the hordes of human runners, making sure they didn't get trampled or tipped over.
Engadget
APRIL 22, 2025
The Washington Post is partnering with OpenAI to bring its reporting to ChatGPT. The two organizations did not disclose the financial terms of the agreement, but the deal will see ChatGPT display summaries, quotes and links to articles from The Post when users prompt the chatbot to search the web. "We're all in on meeting our audiences where they are," said Peter Elkins-Williams, head of global partnerships at The Post. "Ensuring ChatGPT users have our impactful reporting at thei
Ars Technica
APRIL 22, 2025
The worst-kept secret in the gaming industry in 2025 is no longer a secret: Bethesda Game Studios' 2006 RPG The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion has been remastered, and that remaster has already been released on all supported platforms today. A livestream featuring developer sound bites and gameplay footage ran on Twitch and YouTube today, making it official after years of leaks.
Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Corporate Brand
Is your organization ready to build a recurring giving program that not only sustains but also propels your mission forward? 🚀 In this new webinar with industry visionary Tim Sarrantonio, we’ll guide you through the critical steps to establishing and scaling a successful recurring giving program. Whether you’re starting fresh or enhancing an existing program, this session will provide the strategies you need to deepen donor relationships and secure long-term support!
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