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HBO Max will launch internationally in June

The Verge

HBO Max will finally make its international debut in June, with the streaming service set to launch in Latin America and the Caribbean. The company promises it will also transition HBO-branded services in Europe (specifically, “the Nordics, Spain, Central Europe, and Portugal”) to HBO Max later this year. Kitts and Nevis, St.

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SpaceX moves to beam Starlink internet into cars, boats, and aircraft

The Verge

A train of Starlink satellites in low-Earth orbit passes over Uruguay. With the new filing, SpaceX now appears to be more focused on their mobile connectivity efforts, hinting that they plan to target their service at “drivers, ship operators, and air travelers in the United States and abroad.”

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

The Verge

Where available, users can access them by tapping the “lyrics” card at the bottom of the service’s “Now Playing” screen. The service has actually worked with Musixmatch previously, before breaking ties with the company in 2016. The new feature uses lyrics provided by Musixmatch, and will be shown in the song’s language.

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Nowports raises $16M to build the OS for LatAm’s shipping industry

TechCrunch

Its software and services track freight shipments from ports to destinations across Latin America. The company currently has offices in Mexico, Chile, Colombia, and Uruguay. It also plans to expand its logistics and financial services and to “solidify its most important routes.”.

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clicOH’s shipping technology provides Amazon-like logistics to e-commerce companies in LatAm

TechCrunch

ClicOH, a 2021 Y Combinator alum, operates in Argentina, Mexico, Chile and Uruguay, and its proprietary technology enables sellers to track shipments in real time via a dashboard with key indicators and traceability. That demand has enabled clicOH to grow quickly since launching its current business model in 2020.

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Facebook’s TikTok clone Lasso will shut down this month

The Verge

TechCrunch reports that as well as being available in the US, the app was also available in Colombia, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Panama, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Ecuador, and Uruguay as of February. Lasso isn’t the only Facebook-owned service that’s due to shut down on July 10th.

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Identity security platform Oort bags new cash to grow its product

TechCrunch

Joined by Didi Dotan, the former chief architect of identity at EMC and director of identity services at Cisco, Caulfield set out to launch a service that could detect and respond to identity threats — e.g. social engineering, phishing and malware — at “enterprise scale.” Israel and Uruguay.

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