In Latin America, growing regional connectivity is leading to an increasing digitalization of work and commerce. Entrepreneurs are taking advantage of this increased connectivity by upgrading outdated systems with new business models. As everyday tasks shift...
Retail giants like Amazon are blurring the boundaries of consumption. But thanks to platforms that link online consumption to local interests, the desire to buy local, a trend fuelled by the COVID-19 pandemic, is now giving rise to a new phenomenon known as...
It’s becoming all too clear that ignoring climate change has a real-world cost — and it’s only getting more expensive. Climate change is a threat multiplier — it makes extreme weather events more frequent and intense, which in turn displaces populations, destroys...
A popular meme going around during the summer was a joke stating that COVID-19 has done far more for digitizing the world of business than any Chief Technology Officer out there. This widespread digital adoption is very true on a superficial level—we are all now...
The Cuban entrepreneur Katia Sanchez found herself at a crossroads. Since 2015 she had worked with state institutions, first for the Ministry of Justice and then for the CubaSí page, but she wanted to do something of her own. In 2019 she created the blog La Penúltima...