TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2021

Brazil has seen notable acquisitions in recent years, including Twilio buying Teravoz in January 2020 , and Etsy buying Elo7 in June for more than $200 million. The IPO market in Brazil is changing, data indicates. Brazil is also minting new unicorns, with at least four graduating to the valuation threshold this year alone.

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The Verge

MARCH 18, 2022

However, I am certain that once a reliable channel of communication is established, we’ll be able to efficiently process takedown requests for public channels that are illegal in Brazil. The last 3 weeks have been unprecedented for the world and for Telegram. Our content moderation team was flooded with requests from multiple parties.

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TechSpot

AUGUST 16, 2022

Microsoft has not divulged Xbox sales since 2016, but a probe out of Brazil prompted the colossal tech firm to put forward a general stat. The Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) is questioning Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard to determine whether the deal gives the tech titan an unfair.

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TechSpot

JUNE 29, 2022

The National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) of Brazil has launched an open public consultation on a proposal to make USB-C the required standard for all smartphones sold in the South American nation.

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NonProfit PRO

MAY 16, 2022

Analyses of philanthropic activity in Brazil and the U.K. identify expanded donor expectations for transparency from charitable organizations and significant growth in digital giving.

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TechSpot

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

According to the new rules, social networks can only immediately take down content involving violence, drugs, or nudity, or if they encourage crime or violate copyrights. Removal of any other content will require a court order. The Brazilian government's Twitter account said the decree "forbids the removal of content that.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

In an interview, the startup described Brazil as a hostile market for payments, with a quarter of transactions failing and merchants paying a multiple of what they pay in other markets to process payments. Other investors in the round included Verve Capital and Norte Ventures , among others.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2023

Zeely’s users are so far spread across the US, UK, and emerging markets such as Brazil and Mexico. Ukrainian startup Zeely raises $1M for SMB growth app aimed at US, UK, Brazil, Mexico by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch It’s a great product and already has very convincing traction.”

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TechSpot

AUGUST 19, 2024

According to X, de Moraes, the president of the Superior Electoral Court and a justice of the Supreme Federal Court, made the threat in a "secret order." Read Entire Article

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The Verge

MARCH 20, 2021

The consumer protection agency in Brazil’s São Paulo state has fined Apple $2 million for failing to include chargers within iPhone 12 boxes, according to 9to5 Mac. Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge. Procon-SP says Apple engaged in “misleading advertising, selling a device without the charger and unfair terms.”.

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TechSpot

OCTOBER 16, 2022

It ruled, for the third time in Brazil, that Apple had violated consumer law by selling iPhones without chargers and ordered the Cupertino company to reverse its unpopular policy. The Sao Paulo state court handed down a R$100 million ($19 million) decision against Apple on Thursday. Apple said that it.

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TechSpot

MARCH 19, 2022

Telegram, which is popular with far-right groups in multiple countries, is the favored platform of President Jair Bolsonaro and his supporters.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2022

The company also launched in Brazil last October in São Paulo and has seen steady growth of between 30% and 40% month over month, and the region already represents 25% of Jüsto’s total revenue, Weder said. Jüsto ‘s team, with CEO Ricardo Weder fourth from left. Image Credits: Jüsto.

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Wired

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Meta's Waterworth Project will provide internet connectivity on five continents, with landing points in India, the United States, Brazil, and South Africa.

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TechSpot

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

According to a report by R7, 19-year-old Silva was murdered by a male player called Guilherme Alves Costa, also known as "Flashlight," after the pair met online. Having discovered a book in which Costa wrote down what he wanted to do to the victim, police deemed the act to be.

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TechNode

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Chinese automaker Geely is planning to sell its exported vehicles in Brazil using Renaults retail network as early as this year and use the latters plant in the Brazilian city of Curitiba to assemble vehicles, sources told Reuters on Wednesday. Reuters ]

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TechCrunch

MARCH 4, 2021

Also participating in the round were Xochi Ventures, First Check Ventures, Magma Capital and GV Angels as well as strategic angels including Rodrigo Xavier (former Bank of America CEO in Brazil), Beth Stelluto (formerly of Schwab), Gustavo Lasala (president and CEO of The People Fund) and Brian Requarth (founder of Viva Real). .

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Digital Trends

MARCH 21, 2021

Apple has been fined in Brazil over its decision to stop shipping a wall charger with the iPhone 12, which launched last fall.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 9, 2024

Conta Simples ended the year reaching breakeven and obtained a license from the Brazilian Central Bank) to operate as an Direct Credit Society. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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TechNode

AUGUST 12, 2024

Neta Auto on Aug 9 announced the debut of its three electric vehicle models in Brazil, becoming the first Chinese EV startup to tap into the largest economy in Latin America and sixth largest automotive market in the world. By the end of the year, Neta expects to have 15 dealerships in total. Neta announcement, in Chinese ]

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TechSpot

JANUARY 6, 2024

The test is significant as it portends the development of advanced encrypted communication networks that cannot be hacked by other nations and the possible establishment of a secure means of communication between BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China) countries. Read Entire Article

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The Verge

DECEMBER 19, 2020

9to5Mac’ s Michael Steeber noticed a interesting coincidence today : the company has temporarily closed every single retail store in California, many more across the US, both stores in Mexico, both stores in Brazil, and is about to close 16 additional stores across the UK. Stay home, wear a mask.

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TechSpot

AUGUST 10, 2022

This week, Microsoft sent a lengthy defense of its Activision Blizzard acquisition to Brazil's Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE). It mainly says that Sony's fears of anticompetitive exclusivity practices are unfounded.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 28, 2021

I posted this to Hacker News and it gathered 192 comments, including 7 separate reports of master password breaches & login attempts from the same Brazil IP range. He claims that LastPass warned him of a login attempt from Brazil using his master password. link] ` — Greg Technology (@technology_greg) December 27, 2021.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 3, 2021

InstaCarro , a digital marketplace that connects used car sellers to dealers in Brazil, has raised $23 million in a Series B round of funding. InstaCarro plans to use its new capital in part to capitalize on the shift and “aggressively” expand its reach within Brazil. Notably, U.S.-based to the U.K., Indonesia and Mexico,” Nordin said.

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TechSpot

OCTOBER 6, 2024

After launching in beta in Brazil in August, these safeguards are now gradually making their way to more countries, including the United States. Google announced a trio of new theft protection features for Android earlier this year, designed to help secure your device if it's lost or stolen. Some users. Read Entire Article

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

10am BRT (Rio de Janeiro): Doare (Brazil). Schedule of Twitter Takeovers on September 26: 10am AEST (Melbourne): Pro Bono Australia. 9:30am IST (Ahmedabad): NGOBOX (India). 11am IST (Dublin): Digital Charity Lab (Ireland). 9am PDT (Long Beach): Funraise (United States). For help with time zones, RSVP on Facebook or use TimeandDate.com.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Spencer made the comment during an interview at the CCXP comics and entertainment convention in Brazil on Thursday. Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer says Microsoft is talking to partners about launching an Xbox mobile store, as first reported by Bloomberg. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 14, 2021

Brazil is a country riven with economic contradictions. Financial transactions that would take days to process in the United States through ACH happen instantaneously in Brazil. According to an HBS case study , “in December 2018 the interest rate in Brazil for corporate loans was 52.3%, for consumer loans it was 120.0%

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TechSpot

MAY 25, 2023

India, Indonesia, Russia, Turkey, and Ukraine are listed as priority level 2, while Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Malaysia, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, and Thailand come in at level 3. The thirteen countries in the EC's crosshairs are headed by China (via TorrentFreak), which was singled out as the biggest concern. Read Entire Article

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TechSpot

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Born and raised in Brazil, Barroso got his master's degree in Electrical Engineering from the Pontifícia Universidade Católica in Rio de Janeiro and pursued his Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from the University of Southern California. He worked for Digital Equipment Corporation in the 1990s before joining Google in 2001. Read Entire Article

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2021

Kavak recently soft-launched in Brazil, and this new round of funding will be used to build out the Brazilian market and beyond, said Carlos García Ottati, Kavak’s CEO and co-founder. Financing has traditionally been hard to come by in Brazil, and as García said, the used car market lacks infrastructure there, too.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 9, 2024

The Brazil-based startup is creating tools for developers of growing e-commerce brands to create high-performance digital experiences. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 1, 2021

Its more than 300 clients include 10 unicorns, two out of the three biggest banks in Brazil and companies such as iFood, Claro, Cielo, Loggi, Ebanx, QuintoAndar and OLX, among others. The company is also examining the possibility of expanding outside of Brazil to all of Latin America. . ” .”

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 20, 2021

This year, QuintoAndar expanded operations into 14 new cities in Brazil. Its rental platform is live in 40 cities across Brazil, while its home-buying marketplace is live in four (São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte and Porto Alegre) and seeing more than 10,000 sales in annualized terms.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Over the last five years, Brazil has witnessed a startup boom. Many people are unaware that Brazil has the largest Black population in any country outside of Africa. As with counterparts in the United States, Brazil’s Black founders have less access to capital. Like counterparts in the U.S.

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TechCrunch

JULY 28, 2021

Nubank co-founder and CEO David Velez and Cedar co-founder and CEO Florian Otto (and former CEO of Groupon in Brazil) also joined in the round. million to bring healthcare benefits management services to Brazil. Also, the opportunity in Brazil is just so large. “We Pipo Saude had raised $4.6 Pipo Saude raises $4.6

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