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Cryptocurrency regulation in 2018: Where the world stands right now
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How UX helped this designer learn English
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6 reasons why Latin American valuations are lagging behind Silicon Valley
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Got questions for the builder of the largest farmer-to-farmer network? Kenny Ewan is joining us on TNW Answers
What are the most pressing problems farmers face today, and how can a peer-to-peer network solve them? What can a farmer in Uganda learn from one in Kenya? What potential does emerging technologies like machine learning and the blockchain have for improving the global ...
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Chile’s pollution problem has led to green startups
Santiago de Chile is an understatedly cool city. Sure, it doesn't have the classical buildings of Buenos Aires or the ageless allure of Rio, but what's lacking in historic charm is made up for with a modernity that achieves being progressive yet unpretentious. This is especially true ...
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How Latin American governments are assisting their local startup ecosystems
Launching a successful startup is hard work. Launching a successful startup in an environment which lacks a supportive local business ecosystem and startup friendly government, can become nigh on impossible. Even in the startup mecca of Silicon Valley, guns remain less regulated ...
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6 signs you’re ready to take your startup to the US
If you’re running a startup outside of the United States, introducing your product or service to the US market can be a key opportunity to dramatically increase your customer base, get in front of investors, and even boost your credibility. However, launching in the US requires ...
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Latin American women in tech are fighting back against 'machista' culture
During the seven years I've lived in Latin America, I've encountered countless examples of misogyny. I originally came to Buenos Aires as part of a fellowship through Princeton in Latin America. My task was to set up a SAT prep course, but I had never done business in the region, ...
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Google's Waze carpool service is coming to more cities in the US and Latin America
Furthering its mission to battle vehicular traffic, Google-owned navigation firm Waze is gearing up to expand its Carpool service to more cities across the US and Latin America, reports The Wall Street Journal. The company first began testing its public ridesharing app in Tel Aviv, ...
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Google signs deal with Cuba to store data in-country
Mountain View and Cuba have signed a deal that'll allow it to serve Google content from within the country.
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Uber launches its own debit card to get more Mexicans riding
Many Mexican banks don't allow their debit cards to be used online. To get around this, Uber has launched its own MasterCard ...
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Tech in Latin America: Olympics fun, steady startup funding and US accelerators
While not the only point of interest, August in Latin America was marked with the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, and fair share ...
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Why building business in Latin America means building trust
As per the expression ‘once bitten, twice shy’, Latin American consumers have had their faith betrayed by too many businesses, ...
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Tech in Latin America: Olympics kick-off, WhatsApp déjà-vu and more
With the beginning of the 2016 Olympics in Brazil, LATAM had a lot to look forward to in July. Here's all the tech news you ...
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Tech in Latin America: Uber beta-tests its helicopter service
From UberCOPTER to Google's first Latin American campus, LATAM tech ecosystem has a lot of offer.
