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Bolivians turn to Starlink smuggling amid slow internet and limited coverage

TechSpot

In a world increasingly reliant on high-speed internet, Bolivia finds itself at a crossroads. The South American nation, known for its diverse landscapes and rich cultural heritage, is grappling with a significant technological challenge: providing reliable and fast internet access to its population of 12 million. Read Entire Article

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Yummy raises $4M, aims to be ‘super app of Venezuela’

TechCrunch

Now Vicente and the rest of the Yummy team will expand into more traditional markets with the necessary experience and support to overcome inevitable challenges that they will face.”. Over the past eight years, the political and economic challenges faced by the country have led to its recent adoption of the U.S. dollar, Zavarce said.

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General Motors strikes a deal to source lithium in the US for its electric car batteries

The Verge

Most of the world’s lithium comes from two places: lithium brine deposits in South America’s “lithium triangle” of Argentina, Chile, and Bolivia; and hard-rock deposits in Australia. But its a sign that GM is trying to think holistically about the challenge of becoming an EV-only company by 2035. It’s a risky bet by GM.

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Lalo launches an app to memorialize loved ones

TechCrunch

That’s been a challenge with some investors,” Medina told TechCrunch. As a Brazil-born founder with parents from Bolivia and Colombia, Medina is among a small cohort of Latinx founders backed by venture capital. According to data from Crunchbase , just 2.1% of VC investment went to Latinx founders in 2021, up from 1.7%

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Announcing the Third Impact Lab on Climate Justice

Saleforce Nonprofit

In order to decide on this topic, we asked our community to submit challenges. Before her time in Sacramento she worked for environmental NGOs throughout Arizona, California, and Bolivia. His expertise covers the spectrum of challenges faced by today’s nonprofit by helping them innovate and drive transformation.

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Nancy Jo Craig’s Lifetime Achievement Award In Nonprofit Computer Refurbishment

Tech Soup

After she co-founded the Foundation For Friends of Nature in Bolivia, a million acres of natural habitat were put in to public trust. Coming Back Home and a Challenge of a Lifetime. When she ran the Nature Conservancy in Louisiana, 200,000 acres were set aside.

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Bringing Women a Global Voice: Jensine Larsen, World Pulse

Have Fun - Do Good

You can just go on there and you can be talking immediately to women in Bolivia, and in Nepal, and drawing strength, courage, and support from them, and vice versa. They're coming from Nepal, the Philippines, and Bolivia. It's interesting that you use the word that you had the "vision" for World Pulse. It's just accessible.

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