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In the race for tech talent, the US should look to Mexico

TechCrunch

is the increasing focus on software as a service and broader digital transformations across industry sectors, which have accelerated due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Investors and tech firms have noticed and are increasing operations in Mexico. The cost of higher education in Mexico is far less than in the U.S., Unlike the U.S.,

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Bumble adds an ID verification feature to win over cautious daters

Fast Company Tech

ID verification requests a government-issued ID to authenticate the user’s age and name and then adds a badge indicating they are who they say they are on their profile. Canada, and Mexico, with plans to expand further. Users can then filter profiles by both photo verification and ID verification.

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Thinking of moving out of the U.S? Here are 10 hotspots for remote workers

Fast Company Tech

In particular we are seeing a lot of tech industry workers coming over from northern California to work remotely and experience a different lifestyle and culture in Europe.” Known globally for its e-residency program, paperless government, and startup-friendly policies, Estonia has earned its reputation as a digital leader.

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The most innovative companies in agriculture for 2025

Fast Company Tech

Addressing agricultures labor challenges, Seso offers software now used by one-third of Americas 100 largest agricultural employers to streamline the H-2A visa process for migrant farmworkersa workforce the industry relies on heavily, at a time when its become a cultural flashpoint. households.

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Mexican fintech startup Stori reaches unicorn status with $50M equity raise

TechCrunch

The startup, which offers credit cards to underserved populations in Mexico, told TechCrunch it has raised an additional $50 million in equity at a $1.2 It is also notable that Marlene Garayzar, chief governance officer and co-founder, is believed to now be the first Mexican women to have founded a unicorn technology startup in the country.

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Traveling the world, meeting startups: What We learned

The Next Web

Silicon Valley is made up of solely one industry: technology, whereas countries in emerging markets have existing industries, around which entrepreneurs are innovating. Governments supportive of technology. We wanted to share some other trends we observed; Countries have startups that play to their strengths.

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Authorized Entities Trusted Intermediaries

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

This was first introduced (to my knowledge) in the Stakeholder's Platform discussions, which were the quickly ginned-up alternative option created in response to the original introduction at WIPO of the Treaty for the Visually Impaired ("TVI") by Brazil, Ecuador and Paraguay (and now co-sponsored by Mexico). The concept of TIs uses U.S.

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