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Spotify u-turns on Uruguay exit after government gives assurances on artist payments

TechCrunch

For those not following all the goings-ons in Uruguay’s music-streaming scene, the saga unfolded something like this. Last October, Uruguay passed a new law […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Understanding Income Inequality

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I asked her what kind of insights could be gleaned by an anti-poverty group, say in Uruguay (to pick one country out of 50), accessing the LIS. She suggested: In Uruguay: What is the poverty rate among individuals and households (using any of a number of poverty lines – absolute or relative, national or regional)? Which are widespread?

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Reality One: Trademark filings hint at potential Apple mixed reality headset names

TechSpot

According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple shell companies recently filled out trademark applications in the US, the United Kingdom, the European Union, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Costa Rica and Uruguay for names including Reality Processor, Reality One and Reality Pro.

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Founded by ex-dLocal and AstroPay execs, Datanomik is bringing open banking to LatAm

TechCrunch

Cross-border payments platform dLocal is one of the most notable Latin American startups in recent history — the company became Uruguay’s first unicorn in 2020 and went public on the Nasdaq in 2021. The financing marks a16z’s first investment in Uruguay, and one of its biggest seed rounds in Latin America.

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HBO Max will launch internationally in June

The Verge

Vincent, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks and Caicos, Uruguay, and Venezuela. The June launch will see HBO Max expand to 39 countries and territories across Latin America and the Caribbean, including Anguilla, Antigua, Argentina, Aruba, B.V.I., Kitts and Nevis, St.

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

The Verge

Of these, TechCrunch notes that Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Mexico previously included some lyrics support from other providers, as does Japan.

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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. SpaceX is asking the FCC for approval to beam Starlink internet into moving vehicles. Photo by Mariana Suarez / AFP via Getty Images.

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