The executive secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (Cepal), José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, has urged addressing the problem of labor informality in Latin America in order to improve the region's productivity figures, which are "very low" compared to other…
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The Fintech Summit Latam returns to Mexico
Mexico will once again host the Fintech Summit Latam conference, which will be taking place on the 24th and 25th of this month at the Asturian Center of the country.
It will be an occasion to expose the advances in financial solutions for…
WhatsApp will not be available for iPhone iOS 7 and Android 2.3.7 in 2020
The WhatsApp instant messaging platform recently announced that its service will not be available on iPhones with iOS 7 and Android 2.3.7 devices starting on February 2 of next year.
According to spokespersons of the company, the measure…
Google will invest US $ 1,000 million in housing construction
The lack of housing among lower income sectors, including the middle and lower classes has led Google, the giant of Silicon Valley, to invest a millionaire sum in the construction sector.
Recently, it was learned that the company based in…
Mexico will host Mediamorphosis communications event
A total of 12 conferences complete the agenda of the most important communications event in Latin America, Mediamorphosis®, which after twenty editions in more than 11 countries arrives in Mexico.
The multiplatform event will take place on…
3D printing applied on homebuilding
Millions of people around the world face the need of a house. The New Strory project by designer Yves Béhar seeks to offer an alternative with houses printed in 3D.
The founder of the design studio Fuseproject unveiled his plan to help a…
Colombia will hold the II Fintech Annual Meeting
The facilities of the Hotel Grand Hyatt Bogota will host the II Colombia Fintech Annual Meeting on April 2nd. It is one of the most important events in the area, which brings together the most remarkable companies and related organizations,…
Huawei and Alibaba focus their attention on Chile
Two important consortia of the technology industry have their eyes on Chile, a South American country with great potential to install a large data center. This is Huawei and Alibaba, potential competitors of Amazon.
The history of this…
Butterfly IQ allows ultrasound scans with mobile phone
The difficult moments tend to be the trigger for new ideas to emerge. An example is the case of Butterfly IQ, which arises from the need of a father, Jonathan Rothberg, who was tired of waiting in hospitals with his little daughter affected…
Joseph Lubin: Future of cryptocurrencies is bright
Despite the ups and downs of the cryptocurrency market in the second half of 2018, ethereum co-founder, Joseph Lubin, is optimistic and has stated through his social networks that the future of digital currencies is bright.
He has even…
NEM Foundation includes a Venezuelan on its board of directors
The Venezuelan businessman Pedro Gutiérrez was elected as director for Latin America of the NEM Foundation (New Economy Movement). He resides in Bogotá, Colombia, and is the director of the company Synergy CriptoAdviser.
Among its…
5G technology jumps from smartphone to home
The companies involved in the development of new technologies bet on the incorporation of the Internet into everyday life as soon as possible. The new 5G network will jump from the smartphone to the appliances, the car and almost every…