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In the heart of the Panamanian jungle, a startup village grows

The Next Web

At the end of 2013, more than 100 entrepreneurs, artists, environmentalists, and yogis flew into Panama City’s chaotic metropolis, seeking an adventure, and a fun way to celebrate the New Year. After four days in the jungle, the group traveled back to Panama City to ring in the New Year.

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Spotify brings real-time lyrics to 26 countries, not including the US

The Verge

Lyrics have a complicated history on Spotify. Where available, users can access them by tapping the “lyrics” card at the bottom of the service’s “Now Playing” screen. The new feature uses lyrics provided by Musixmatch, and will be shown in the song’s language.

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AtomChat secures new funding to capitalize on Latin American trend of sales through messaging

TechCrunch

Erick Holmann and Rene Mouynes started the Panama City, Panama-based company in 2019 after working together for more than 15 years automating credit initiation processes for Citi and sales processes for telecommunications companies in Latin America. To accelerate its product development and international expansion plans, it secured $3.15

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Nowports streamlines LatAm’s shipping to deliver a $1.1B valuation

TechCrunch

They can get faster financing with Nowports since we can use our shipping history and preloaded information to approve them,” said De los Ríos. “We In the first quarter of 2022, Nowports started operations in Panama and expanded into Concepcion, Chile, and Medellin, Colombia. It has more than 500 employees.

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The best VPNs for staying anonymous and secure on the web

Mashable Tech

Your browser's Incognito/private mode only gets you so far, unfortunately — it'll clear your history, searches, cookies , and login deets, preventing other users of the same device from seeing what you've been up to, but it won't hide and secure your connection from your ISP and other prying eyes. Jurisdiction.

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SXSW: What are the movies and shows you need to know about?

Mashable Tech

The story of this sexy comedy begins on a honeymoon to tropical Panama. Tying this individual story to the history of a landmark psychology experiment and the disturbing impact it had on countless children, this doc will open eyes, and hopefully hearts. The feature debut of writer/director G.G. How to watch: Release TBD.

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The book Facebook doesnt want you to read: What you need to know

Mashable Tech

It opens with the time Wynn-Williams had to smuggle Zuckerberg out of a state dinner in Panama, making a break for it past naked dancers and a troupe of horses. history: "not even close." Scott Fitzgerald's famous description of the wealthy Tom and Daisy Buchanan in The Great Gatsby , Careless People is no different.

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