Practical Techie: Google becomes an assistant to sustainable travel
November 17, 2021
The world is slowly waking up from the long pandemic lockdown and travel is fast becoming once more a trendy habit. Sustainable tourism is the new norm. The World Tourism Organization defines sustainable travel as tourism that takes full account of its current and future economic, social, and environmental impacts on the environment. It is […]
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3 Puerto Ricans establish their leadership footprints at Amazon
November 15, 2021
At present, the number of Puerto Ricans in leading positions on e-commerce platforms is increasing. In the case of Amazon, there are outstanding executives, including three professionals from Puerto Rico whose leadership styles have made a great impact on the performance of the departments they lead and, thus, the entire company. It is well-known that […]
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Practical Techie: Meta, Facebook’s metaverse proposal has many scratching their heads
November 10, 2021
Facebook, the beleaguered social media platform is up to new devices with a revamped branding it calls Meta and an offshoot enterprise described as FB metaverse, or its multiple reality web. So, what is CEO Mark Zuckerberg up to now? Facebook defines its proposed metaverse as “a set of virtual spaces where you can create […]
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ICANN scraps in-person conference planned for March ’22 in Puerto Rico
November 8, 2021
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced that it will no longer hold its in-person ICANN73 convention in Puerto Rico on Mar. 5-10, 2022, going virtual instead, citing “continuing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.” The ICANN Board of Directors — which first announced plans to come to the island in 2019 — […]
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Liberty Puerto Rico reports $359M in 3Q21 revenue
November 4, 2021
Liberty Puerto Rico is still reporting positive results from its acquisition of AT&T Puerto Rico’s assets, which nearly tripled its revenues to $359 million during the third quarter ended Sept. 30, when compared to the $114.4 million for the same year-ago period. The report shows that Liberty Puerto Rico’s revenue grew by 214% and 2% […]
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CNE estimates damage to unrepaired homes in Puerto Rico post-hurricanes at $11.8B
November 4, 2021
The Center for a New Economy’s (CNE) Blueprint initiative presented a digital platform that helps identify and monitor the extent to which Puerto Rican families and households have been able to overcome the damages to their homes after Hurricanes Irma and María. Official government reports indicate that about a third of the housing units in […]
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Practical Techie: Detecting fake news getting harder on the web
November 3, 2021
Web-users must be wary of how events play out in the virtual reality of cyberspace. Besides it not being a real world, there is also the danger of postings with manipulated facts and images. We will examine a few recent samples of how false images and data can easily sidetrack a web surfer who is […]
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Liberty will apply credits for hours of fixed internet service interruption
October 28, 2021
Liberty Puerto Rico confirmed it will be applying automatic credits to thousands of customers on the island who experienced an interruption of their fixed internet service Wednesday night. In a statement, the company explained the reasons for the fixed internet outage between 8 p.m. and midnight Wednesday. “We experienced a situation with the access routes […]
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Evertec reports $146M in 3Q21, up 7% YoY; signs deal with Caja Popular Mexicana
October 28, 2021
Evertec Inc. announced total revenue for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2021, of $145.9 million, an increase of 7% compared with $136.5 million in the prior year quarter as it “continues to benefit from increased transactions in Puerto Rico, driven by the continued effect from the inflow of federal funds, and increased revenue from our […]
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FCC allocates $5.3M to Puerto Rico schools, libraries through emergency fund
October 27, 2021
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has committed $5.3 million to Puerto Rico through its program to fund connected devices and broadband connections through its Emergency Connectivity Fund Program, the agency confirmed. The island has received the funding in three waves, getting $2.6 million during the first round, $2.1 million in the second, and $625,928 in […]
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San Juan-based TransPerfect buys $30M property for future learning center
October 27, 2021
TransPerfect, a San Juan-based provider of language and technology solutions for global business, announced that its high-ranking officials have signed off on a $30 million property in Puerto Rico that will become the future home of TransPerfect’s Management Learning Center. “The total investment…in the Puerto Rico-based facility signals the beginning of a new era for […]
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Practical Techie: Funnels, a new name pops up to channel sales on the web
October 26, 2021
The web is a constant tsunami of high-tech names difficult to keep up with. When a cybernaut finally learns the meaning of this or that technology, five new pop-up to describe it, or with a new name. This is due to the plethora of developers across so many cultures, continents, and cybernetics schools, each with […]
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Cortelco to unveil new multi-service communications platform
October 25, 2021
Technology consulting company Cortelco Systems Puerto Rico Inc. is developing a service called “Lost Calls,” a communication platform for businesses and their clients that works as a messaging and calls system that converts text-to-speech into data. The company also announced a new cash dividend for its stockholders of $0.15 per share payable on Dec. 15, […]
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Liberty Puerto Rico donates $1M to support socio-economic initiatives
October 22, 2021
Liberty Puerto Rico announced it has made a special $1 million donation to invest in high-impact initiatives that contribute to the socio-economic development of Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. As part of the celebration as the “New Liberty,” the donation was made through the Liberty Foundation as a “gesture of gratitude for the […]
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CNE: ‘Romantizing’ the old PREPA would be a mistake
October 21, 2021
The recent malfunctioning of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority’s (PREPA) system — which have prompted ongoing rolling blackouts — is the result of decades of mismanagement of the public corporation, so “romantizing” it now would be a mistake, says an analysis released by the Center for a New Economy (CNE). But while blaming PREPA […]
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