Tech
26/07/2021
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bloomberglinea/WUHNTXF7G5GFZJUDPW4RNCY7WQ.jpg "Danish Startup Podimo Raises $59 Million to Expand Its Podcasts, Reach New Markets")
Danish Startup Podimo Raises $59 Million to Expand Its Podcasts, Reach New Markets
The company already has a big presence in Europe and Latin America
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bloomberglinea/WPAIVY4MGRARXNW7VML2RTXIGQ.jpg "Shopee Says ‘Adios’ to Argentina in Latin America Retreat")
Shopee Says ‘Adios’ to Argentina in Latin America Retreat
Sea Ltd.’s e-commerce division is reportedly closing offices in Chile and Colombia and maintaining just a small local presence in Mexico to support regional markets
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Apple Debuts a Satellite Feature for iPhone 14 and a More Powerful Watch
The company introduced the models Wednesday at a presentation dubbed Far Out, an event that also spotlighted Apple’s new watch line and AirPods earbuds
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bloomberglinea/KTSHW6K75JDP3L6QUVLUN4TVAE.jpg "UAE Fintech Optasia Steps Up Global Expansion to Target Unbanked in Emerging Markets")
UAE Fintech Optasia Steps Up Global Expansion to Target Unbanked in Emerging Markets
The company is considering expanding to Malaysia, Thailand, Colombia, Mexico and Brazil, founder and CEO Bassim Haidar said
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bloomberglinea/H6ZDWNCWM5HQLBOAMHRJYLGGDM.jpg "M&A Season: Semantix, Totvs, and Frete.com Go Shopping for Brazilian Startups")
M&A Season: Semantix, Totvs, and Frete.com Go Shopping for Brazilian Startups
The companies have bought startups Zetta, Feedz, and Rotas Brasil, from the health, HR, and transport sectors
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bloomberglinea/L7AIXGEJMRDKVH2HZZZNLTH6OI.jpg "SoftBank Plans Staff Cuts of at Least 20% in the Vision Fund")
SoftBank Plans Staff Cuts of at Least 20% in the Vision Fund
The cuts will mostly be in the UK, US and China operations, which have the most headcount, said the people. The Vision Fund unit had about 500 employees including Latin America funds staff
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bloomberglinea/67D62HLRMJEATG332OLQVNMW5E.jpg "Uruguay instalará una oficina de innovación y comercio en Jerusalén, dijo Lacalle Pou")
Uruguay instalará una oficina de innovación y comercio en Jerusalén, dijo Lacalle Pou
El presidente afirmó que la apertura de la dependencia será antes de finalizar su administración
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YouTube Reveals How Many People Make a Living as Content Creators in Brazil
The video-sharing site contributed 6 billion reais ($1.14 billion) to the Brazilian economy in 2021, according to a survey by Oxford Economics
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Argentina, Uruguay Lead Latin America’s Female Tech-Talent Pool
Female jobseekers represented 40% of the total for tech jobs at BairesDev in 2020-21, a 400% increase compared to five years ago
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bloomberglinea/FDP5PMXKE5BNNPU7YU7SKIATEA.jpg "After Merging Casai and Nomah in Brazil, Loft Opens Shop in Mexico With its Own Name")
After Merging Casai and Nomah in Brazil, Loft Opens Shop in Mexico With its Own Name
The company already had a presence in the country since acquiring local startup TrueHome in October 2021, and which will now be called Loft Mexico