The iPad mini is super enjoyable to use and is the best size tablet for everything but traditional laptop work. It’s very good and I’m glad Apple updated it. Using Apple Pencil is aces on the smaller mini, don’t worry about the real estate being an issue if you like to scribble notes or make […]
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America Movil acquires Nextel in Brazil for $905M
Latin America continues to remain a focus for investors that are eyeing up its large population and growth potential. In the latest development, America Movil, the Latin American carrier that is part of the Carlos Slim empire, today announced that it would acquire Nextel in Brazil, owned by NII (formerly Nextel International), for $905 million. NII […]
View More America Movil acquires Nextel in Brazil for $905MAmerica Movil acquires Nextel in Brazil for $905M
Latin America continues to remain a focus for investors that are eyeing up its large population and growth potential. In the latest development, America Movil, the Latin American carrier that is part of the Carlos Slim empire, today announced that it would acquire Nextel in Brazil, owned by NII (formerly Nextel International), for $905 million. NII […]
View More America Movil acquires Nextel in Brazil for $905MAfter FAA doubles down on 737 decision, Canada grounds the planes amid reports of complaints from U.S. pilots
After the Federal Aviation Administration issued a statement late yesterday doubling down on its decision to keep the Boeing 737 Max planes at the heart of two accident investigations flying, Canada has become the latest nation to ground the plane. “There are — and I hasten to say not conclusive — but there are similarities,” […]
View More After FAA doubles down on 737 decision, Canada grounds the planes amid reports of complaints from U.S. pilotsGoogle has quietly added DuckDuckGo as a search engine option for Chrome users in ~60 markets
In an update to the chromium engine, which underpins Google’s popular Chrome browser, the search giant has quietly updated the lists of default search engines it offers per market — expanding the choice of search product users can pick from in markets around the world. Most notably it’s expanded search engine lists to include pro-privacy […]
View More Google has quietly added DuckDuckGo as a search engine option for Chrome users in ~60 marketsBoeing is moving to address potential issues in new 737s as Europe bans its plane
In the wake of the second fatal crash in six months involving Boeing 737 Max 8 airplanes, the European Aviation and Safety Administration is grounding the planes as Boeing said it was taking additional steps to address an issue that may have contributed to the crash. On Sunday, a Boeing 737 Max 8 plane operated […]
View More Boeing is moving to address potential issues in new 737s as Europe bans its planeWho are the next billion users and what do they want?
Entrepreneurs and tech executives are widening their gazes outside of developed nations for their next source of growth. Ubiquitous cheap phones and increasingly affordable phone plans such as Jio in India are helping another billion users join the internet. What do those users want though, and how are they the same and different than existing […]
View More Who are the next billion users and what do they want?SoftBank launches the Innovation Fund, committing $2B to invest in Latin America
While SoftBank continues to make big bets on startups out of its $100-billion Vision Fund, it has also launched another investment vehicle to invest in tech opportunities specifically in Latin America. Today the group announced the SoftBank Innovation Fund, which is starting out with a $2 billion commitment to invest in tech startups in Central […]
View More SoftBank launches the Innovation Fund, committing $2B to invest in Latin AmericaChallenger bank N26 plans to expand to Brazil
Fintech startup N26 plans to launch its bank service in Brazil in 2019. The company announced the news on stage at MWC in Barcelona. N26 has already announced that its next market would be the U.S. at some point during the first half of 2019. Brazil should launch after that. Right now, N26 is available […]
View More Challenger bank N26 plans to expand to BrazilA dead humpback whale was found in the Amazon
A young humpback whale was found dead some miles off the shore of the Amazon River. The strange part was not that there was a whale in the Amazon, since many live off the coast of Brazil, but that it should have migrated to Antarctica at this time of …
View More A dead humpback whale was found in the AmazonInvestors are pouring money into Latin America’s logistics and shipping businesses
New technology companies are poised to transform the shipping and freight industry across Latin America. Startups like Liftit, a Colombian provider of trucking services, and Nowports, a Mexican freight shipping startup, are angling to be the next Convoy and Flexport — at a time when shipping and logistics business in Latin America is booming thanks […]
View More Investors are pouring money into Latin America’s logistics and shipping businessesElectric scooter startup Grin merges with Brazil-based Yellow
Consolidation in the micromobility space has arrived — in Brazil, at least. A few months after Y Combinator-backed Grin merged its electric scooter business with Brazil-based Ride, it’s now merging with Yellow, the bike-share startup based in Brazil that has also expressed its ambitions to get into electric scooters. If Yellow sounds familiar to you, […]
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