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Navigating Crisis Through Innovation: The Untold IT Revolution in Pakistan’s Aviation Industry

Medium Technology Section

In a world where aviation relies on precision and technology, Pakistan’s airline industry has often struggled with legacy systems… Continue reading on Medium

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Last-minute PDF edits are NBD with this tool

Mashable Tech

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How much information do LLMs really memorize? Now we know, thanks to Meta, Google, Nvidia and Cornell

VentureBeat

Most people interested in generative AI likely already know that Large Language Models (LLMs) like those behind ChatGPT, Anthropics Claude, and Googles Gemini are trained on massive datasets: trillions of words pulled from websites, books, codebases, and, increasingly, other media such as

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Ultra-fast fiber sets global speed record: 1.02 petabits per second over continental distance

TechSpot

At the heart of this breakthrough driven by Japan's National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) and Sumitomo Electric Industries is a 19-core optical fiber with a standard 0.125 mm cladding diameter, designed to fit seamlessly into existing infrastructure and eliminate the need for costly upgrades.

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A New Look At Running Grants & Programs: Why Use A System When You Have Excel?

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 As funding requirements become more complex and stakeholder expectations for transparency grow, relying on outdated methods can lead to inefficiencies, missed opportunities, and compliance risks.

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Windows 11 security update leaves virtual machines unable to boot

TechSpot

The problem arises after installation, when affected PCs halt during startup and display a recovery error with the code 0xc0000098. This message typically indicates that a required file often ACPI.sys, a crucial system driver responsible for managing hardware resources and power states is missing or corrupted. Some users.

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How NPR’s Tiny Desk became the biggest stage in music

Fast Company Tech

Until last October, Argentinian musical duo Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso were more or less a regional act. Known for their experimental blend of Latin trap, pop, and rap, the pair had a fanbase, but still werent cracking more than 3,000 daily streams across services like Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube. Within a week, they shot up 4,700%hitting 222,000 daily streamsaccording to exclusive data firm Luminate , which powers the Billboard charts.

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The DeepSeek R1 update proves its an active threat to OpenAI and Google

Mashable Tech

This week, DeepSeek released an updated version of its R1 model on HuggingFace, reigniting the open-source versus closed-source competition. The updated version, called DeekSeek-R1-0528 , has 685 billion parameters, an upgrade from January's version , which had 671 billion. Unlike OpenAI and Google's models, which are famously closed-source, DeepSeek's model weights are publicly available.

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Real TikTokers are pretending to be Veo 3 AI creations for fun, attention

Ars Technica

Since Google released its Veo 3 AI model last week, social media users have been having fun with its ability to quickly generate highly realistic eight-second clips complete with sound and lip-synced dialogue. TikTok's algorithm has been serving me plenty of Veo-generated videos featuring impossible challenges , fake news reports , and even surreal short narrative films , to name just a few popular archetypes.

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Micro Center nerd store fills the Fry’s vacuum with its return to Silicon Valley

VentureBeat

Micro Center, an electronics retailer, has opened a store in Silicon Valley in California And so the nerd kingdom has returned.

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The Everyday Donor: Unlocking Prospecting Segments Through Behavior Analysis

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!

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How Gifts-in-Kind Merchandise Can Offset Rising Costs From Tariffs

NonProfit PRO

Its difficult to keep track of tariffs without a scorecard. Here's how gifts-in-kind can help alleviate the pressure nonprofits are feeling.

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From Resistance to Resilience: Navigating the Human Side of Tech Upgrades 

.orgSource

When your association invests in new technologybe it a CRM, AMS, learning management system, or AI-driven toolsthe expectation is often that improved efficiency, deeper member engagement, and smarter operations will naturally follow. But as any seasoned leader knows, digital transformation isnt just about softwareits about people. The most advanced tools in the world wont yield results if your team doesnt use them with confidence and purpose.

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Indeed job offer scam texts are on the rise. How to spot them and what to do.

Mashable Tech

Scammers constantly change and adapt tactics. When E-Z Pass toll scams became a trending topic, scammers started sending DMV and speeding ticket collection texts instead. The latest ploy: sending scam texts from job services like Indeed, offering jobs and quick cash. According to Google Trends data on popular internet searches in the United States, searches for the term “indeed scam texts” have increased 550 percent in the past 12 months, with a sharp spike beginning around May 11.

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Seven Top Association Management Systems for Small and Medium Trade Associations in 2025

The MatrixFiles

Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. Summary What are the best association management systems for small and medium trade associations in 2025? The top AMS platforms for small and medium trade associations in 2025 include MatrixMaxx, MemberClicks, Novi AMS, GrowthZone, Cobalt, Wild Apricot, and StarChapter. These systems are built to support organization-based memberships, complex dues structures, company directories, industry-specific data, and advocacy tools.

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Navigating Payroll Compliance: Future-Proofing Payroll in an Evolving Regulatory Landscape

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.

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The Hidden Cost of Ignoring Donor Feedback

NonProfit PRO

Has your nonprofit asked your donors for feedback regularly? If you're shrugging off donor feedback, you're likely losing fundraising revenue.

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We’ve swapped office dress codes for a new kind of conformity

Fast Company Tech

In the years following the pandemic, our workplace dress codes have become the most casual theyve ever been. For some, this shift has been welcomed with open arms. For those who enjoyed dressing up, it has felt like a departure from a wardrobe that made them feel confident and ready for their day. In the same way that some felt that pre-COVID dress codes were confining, others now feel the same kind of discomfort with an ultracasual work dress code.

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Volvo is introducing the first multi-adaptive seatbelt technology on the EX60 EV

Engadget

Volvo has introduced a new seatbelt technology that can customize the protection it provides in real time. The "multi-adaptive safety belt" system, as the automaker is calling it, uses data input from both interior and exterior sensors to change protection settings based on various factors. It can take a person's height, weight, body shape and seating position into account, as well as the direction and speed of the vehicle.

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Elon Musk's New Company Town Tells Residents Their Rights Are Now Optional

Futurism

As if it weren't bad enough that SpaceX now has its own company town , the Elon Musk-owned company is almost immediately trying to mess with its residents' property rights. In a memo leaked to CNBC , the newly-formed town of Starbase, Texas informed people who own or live on land located within the company town's limits that they may "lose the right to continue using" their property "for its current use" thanks to proposed zoning restrictions.

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Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide

Managing HR tasks like payroll, compliance, and employee data can overwhelm small businesses. That’s where a Human Capital Management (HCM) solution comes in. Our eBook, Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide , shows how an HCM system automates tedious processes, ensuring your business stays compliant and efficient. You’ll learn how to simplify payroll, eliminate costly errors, and empower your employees with self-service tools.

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Nonprofit Leaders Report Mission-Critical Challenges

NonProfit PRO

Nonprofits reported difficulty pursuing their missions amid current political challenges and economic uncertainty, according to the Center for Effective Philanthropy's latest report.

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The X API costs developers $42K per month. Now X wants a cut of their revenue instead.

Mashable Tech

Third-party developers currently pay Elon Musk's X as much as millions of dollars per year to in order to access the platform's API. However, it appears that Musk and company now want a cut of those developers' revenue instead. X is now planning to change their API pricing scheme to a revenue share model, according to a number of companies and third-party developers that pay for X API access who reached out to Mashable.

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2025 Email Marketing Statistics for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

A supplemental post to 101 Digital Marketing & Fundraising Best Practices for Nonprofits , the email marketing statistics listed below can guide your nonprofit in launching and maintaining an email marketing strategy that engages supporters and inspires donors.

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Something Surprising Is Destroying Elon Musk's Starlink Satellites

Futurism

Angry Sun Now that more than 7,000 Starlink satellites are orbiting our planet, scientists have been given a golden opportunity to study the effects the Sun's activity can have on the aggregate lifespans of such minimalist, constellation-based spacecraft. As New Scientist reports , it's turning out that ferocious solar storms caused by the Sun pelting our atmosphere with energized particles can significantly reduce the crafts' lifetimes, by prematurely pushing them to burn up during reentry.

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How to Scale Recurring Giving for Sustainable Growth

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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What Nonprofits Need to Know About the July 2025 Postal Rate Increase

NonProfit PRO

Heres what upcoming postal rate hikes mean for your nonprofit and how you can keep your direct mail program both effective and affordable.

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Can you find this sidewalk EV charger? It’s hiding inside the curb

Fast Company Tech

A typical EV charger in the U.S. is a bulky, 6-foot-tall box in a parking lot. In Germany, a startup is rolling out a new type of charger that looks very different: Called the Curb Charger, it fits seamlessly inside a curb at the edge of a street. The Curb Charger upgrades existing urban infrastructure and adds hardly any additional street furniture to cities, says Felix Stracke, vice president of new mobility at Rheinmetall , the company that designed the charger.

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Amazon might start using humanoid robots to deliver packages

Mashable Tech

Amazon is working on software for humanoid robots that might one day deliver packages to customers' doorsteps. The idea is for humanoid robots to ride around in Rivian electric vans (Rivian is an electric vehicle company partially owned by Amazon) and deliver packages to customers. This is according to a new report by The Information , which claims that the project will soon begin testing in Amazon facilities in San Francisco.

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Amazon Programmers Say What Happened After Turn to AI Was Dark

Futurism

The shoehorning of AI into everything has programmers at Amazon feeling less like the tedious parts of their jobs are being smoothly automated, and more like their work is beginning to resemble the drudgery of toiling away in one of the e-commerce giant's vast warehouses. That's the bleak picture painted in new reporting from the New York Times , in which Amazon leadership as is the case at so many other companies is convinced that AI will marvelously jack up productivity.

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The Retention Ripple Effect: Nonprofit Staff and Donor Dynamics

Speaker: Andrew Olsen, CFRE - EVP, Fundraising Solutions at DickersonBakker | Kat Landa, CFRE, CSD - SVP, Talent Solutions at DickersonBakker

Across the nonprofit sector, organizations invest heavily in donor retention efforts, yet the struggle of cultivating lasting relationships remains. While attracting new donors is crucial, the lack of repeat donors poses significant financial risks. Through a comprehensive analysis of industry data, experts argue that there is a direct correlation between donor burnout, donor retention, and the talent retention crisis.