Google will turn some of its offices into COVID-19 vaccination sites

Posted on 25/01/2021 by Engadget

Google will convert some of its facilities into COVID-19 vaccination sites starting in New York City, Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area and Kirkland, Washington. Partnering with One Medical and public health authorities, it will open “buildings...

Instagram is testing personal fundraisers in the US, UK and Ireland

Posted on 21/07/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Starting today, some Instagrammers can run fundraisers for a cause that’s important to them, themselves, their small business or a friend. It’s effectively a take on GoFundMe directly within the app. Instagram is initially testing the Personal Fundra...

Bandcamp will make annual Juneteenth donations to the NAACP

Posted on 19/06/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Bandcamp has announced that this Friday, June 19, it will donate 100 percent of its share of sales to the NAACP legal defense fund -- and that it will do so annually. In its announcement, the music publishing platform cited the killings of George Flo...

Spotify’s COVID-19 Music Relief page makes it easy to donate to artists

Posted on 25/03/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Since the coronavirus pandemic began, forcing music venues to close and cancel shows, the music industry has been looking for ways to adapt. Several streaming giants have pledged to contribute to the MusiCares' COVID-19 Relief Fund, entertainers have...

Facebook pledges $100 million to small businesses impacted by coronavirus

Posted on 17/03/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Until now, Facebook's response to the coronavirus outbreak has focused on fighting the spread of misinformation -- by offering free WHO ads and banning ads that promote false 'cures.' Now, Facebook plans to invest $100 million in 30,000 small busines...

New Amazon donation program gives unsold products to the needy

Posted on 14/08/2019 by Engadget RSS Feed

Following reports that Amazon often destroys unsold and unwanted products stored in its warehouses, the company is launching a donations program that will help distribute goods to people in need, according to a report from CNBC. The program, called F...

Github lets you donate to your favorite developers and apps

Posted on 23/05/2019 by Engadget RSS Feed

GitHub announced today that it is opening up the beta of GitHub Sponsors, a new feature that will let users financially support their favorite developers and open source applications. The digital tip jar will operate similarly to Patreon, with donors...

Putting eyes on a donation jar made people more charitable

Posted on 03/05/2019 by Engadget RSS Feed

A recent paper published in International Journal of Behavioural Biology found a novel way to make people more generous. All it takes is some eyes. Researchers found by sticking eye images on charity donation jars in a supermarket resulted in people...

Airbnb introduces Donations to help with temporary housing

Posted on 02/05/2019 by Engadget RSS Feed

Airbnb announced a new initiative designed to help displaced people find housing solutions. The company launched a new Donations tool that will let Airbnb hosts kick back a portion of their income to organizations designed to help people who are in n...

Hiding in plain sight: The YouTubers crowdfunding piracy

Posted on 13/12/2018 by Engadget RSS Feed

I never imagined I would be watching Kitchen Nightmares, starring the world renowned chef Gordon Ramsay, in my downtime on YouTube. I knew of Ramsay and his ruthlessness from shows like Hell's Kitchen, but I had never heard of Kitchen Nightmares unti...

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