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by Jason Godbey At an event held at the Ascent Lounge in New York City, NGLmitu presented itself to the advertising community for the first time since the announcement of the merger of NGL Collective and Mitu last August. We spoke with CEO David Chitel who talked about his…

Hispanics/Latinos/Latinx — BEWARE As recently as 2022, Pew Center for Research noted that approximately 25% of Latino/a/x/e’s self-identified as Afrolatin, and among those 1/3 identified as Black, effectively 4–6 million self-idenified in the U.S. In changing the Categorizations, it will severely hamper any further opportunity we, the Afrolatinx community has…

A recent survey conducted by Ripple and the Fast Payments Council (FPC) reveals that merchants in Latin America are expected to begin accepting cryptocurrencies as payment in 2025, a longer time frame compared to other regions. — Merchants located in Latin America could begin to massively accept Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies as a means of payment, but from 2025 onwards. A little later in relation to the rest of the world’s regions, where everything points to a shorter term adoption.

Today, on the 178th anniversary of our independence, I am proud to be Dominican 🇩🇴. As an Afro-Dominican, I celebrate our history, culture, music, food, resilience, and strength. But today, during Black History Month, we should also reflect on the struggles that small countries like the Dominican Republic have faced…

What are the advantages of software outsourcing in LATAM? — More than ever before, the whole world is looking for tech talent. As technology evolves and more organizations and people move from analogical services and processes to digital ones, the need for software development increases as well. And though the United States is the country with more opportunities for tech…

This has happened to me my entire life I wish I was exaggerating, but I'm not. The truth is that men and white people have a lot in common. The way white men treat white women is the way white people treat indigenous people. My first white friend, Monica, (I…

How bargaining became a destructive and common practice among European, Australian, and American tourists “I will never sell anything to a person that is offering a lower price for my products. This is not an auction. This is my work and I know how much money I need by selling…

A sad story about a sad boy “The sad thing about this story is not that he killed somebody, the sad part is that he didn’t get paid afterward,” My tía said with a long face and disappointed tone of voice. His mom used to sell drugs, and it was…

Tactical Tech interviewed Soledad Magnone, director of JAAKLAC, who shared insights into the work of the organisation and the collaboration with Tactical Tech. Tactical Tech: How do you imagine a different digital future? Soledad Magnone: I imagine a future in which the digital ecosystem is framed by human rights and…