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Brazil is using the law to push innovation, but here’s how it can do more

The Next Web

operations for Brazil-based Movile , a mobile platform for content and commerce. This is a step forward for the Good Law—which has already helped Brazil a lot—but private business and government need to start doing more to truly help launch Brazil’s mobile potential. What’s good about the “Good Law”.

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Google threatens to remove its search engine from Australia if new law goes into effect

The Verge

Google is threatening to pull its search engine from an entire country — Australia — if a proposed law goes into effect that would force Google to pay news publishers for their content. “If The ACCC believes the proposed law addresses “a significant bargaining power imbalance between Australian news media businesses and Google and Facebook.”

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Google lobbies Australian users against plans to make it pay for news

The Verge

Australians visiting their local Google homepage are presented with an ominous pop-up which warns that “the way Aussies use Google is at risk” and “their search experience will be hurt by new regulation.” The proposed law would mean tech companies have to advise media organization about algorithm changes affecting their rankings.

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Microsoft did door-to-door router replacements to stop Trickbot malware

The Verge

Microsoft says it’s gone door-to-door replacing routers compromised with the Trickbot malware in Brazil and Latin America, hoping to squash an international hacking group. Law enforcement agencies and companies have made some recent inroads into tackling Trickbot. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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BEYOND EXPO 2024 | Asia-Latam Forum explores regional collaborative opportunities from vision to venture

TechNode

Pedroso has worked in various capacities, from law to CFO roles, in Brazil and China. He holds a law degree with honors from the University of So Paulo, with proficiency in multiple languages. The company has revolutionized how people find and hire services, simplifying the lives of millions of users in Brazil.

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Mexico’s fintech success: How tech is driving the population to banking

TechCrunch

The country was the first in the region to implement a law specific to the sector, and Mexican fintechs account for nearly 20% of total venture investment in the industry throughout Latin America. Currently, 52 fintechs have been authorized to operate under the law, while 38 more are pending approval.

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Could this rare bean be the solution to the global coffee crisis?

Fast Company Tech

Discovered more than a century ago in South Sudan, excelsa coffee is exciting cash-strapped locals and drawing interest from the international community amid a global coffee crisis caused mainly by climate change. Coffee as a way out of poverty Still, for locals, the coffee represents a chance at a better future.

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