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Costa Rica Is Saving Forest Ecosystems by Listening to Them

Wired

Monitoring the noises within ecosystems reveals their healthallowing researchers to monitor changes in biodiversity, detect threats, and measure the effectiveness of conservation strategies.

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"Super Mario" supermarket in Costa Rica wins trademark dispute against Nintendo

TechSpot

The saga began last year when the supermarket, established in 2013 under the name "Super Mario," renewed its trademark registration. This routine filing seemingly caught Nintendo's attention, prompting the lawsuit. Read Entire Article

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Google Maps now lets you create Street View photos with just a phone

The Verge

Google is allowing submissions initially in Toronto, New York, Austin, Nigeria, Indonesia, and Costa Rica. Android users with ARCore-compatible devices can now capture imagery and publish it to Google Street View in certain areas.

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Compounds Foods brews up $4.5M to make coffee without beans

TechCrunch

Farmers in Costa Rica are having to sell their land or go higher up the mountain. The company is also working toward a goal of being able to recreate coffee inspired by flavors that you would get from different areas of the world, like Costa Rica, but also the chocolate notes from a cup of Brazilian coffee.

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HBO Max will launch internationally in June

The Verge

Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Montserrat, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, St.

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Welcoming Joleen Ong as NTEN's new Marketing and Publications Director

NTEN

Her passion stems from her field work in Costa Rica, where she researched the social impact of banana workers while running a small cafe with her husband. Joleen''s roots are in campus organizing, and has led numerous successful campaigns to increase responsible procurement with Fair Trade.

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Netflix to block devices that don't log in monthly, more premium perks added

TechSpot

The new conditions appear on the Netflix help center's page on sharing accounts only when the country selector is set to Chile, Costa Rica, or Peru. Netflix subscribers in three Latin American countries can now read the details on the company's new restrictions to prevent password sharing. The company hasn't.