The streaming tool is now available at all the company’s stores, kiosks and service centers throughout the island. #NewsismyBusiness
The initiative ends with a 360-degree photo update of the streets and beaches of Vieques and Culebra. #NewsismyBusiness
VP Harris meets with tech CEOs and major AI companies commit to independent evaluation at DEF CON 31. #NewsismyBusiness
ChatGPT replies to a prompt that AI "presents an opportunity for growth" in Puerto Rico. #NewsismyBusiness
Puerto Rican entrepreneur Javier Soltero, who three years ago took over one of the top executive positions at Google, is resigning from his post effective July 15. In a string of Twitter messages, Soltero, who is vice president of Google Workspace, said “I am incredibly grateful for the opportunity to work alongside so many talented […]
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 […]
Puerto Rico consumers changed their buying habits, particularly related to cars, during the COVID-19 pandemic, as they moved more toward using online tools to get better deals and prices, according to Growth Digital, Google’s marketing arm. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, consumer expectations changed and now they “want much more digital experiences that are easier, […]
People across the globe are itching to travel once again, and based on Google searches, Puerto Rico is “the fastest-growing destination in the world,” Discover Puerto Rico, the island’s Destination Marketing Organization (DMO) confirmed. According to recent travel search data calculated by Destination Insights with Google, which monitors travel trends, Puerto Rico is the top […]
An analytical report by Estudios Técnicos Inc. that correlates the Executive Orders on the pandemic and the mobility index concluded that consumers have already eased their behavior when going out shopping, to work and recreation spaces beyond the government’s COVID-19 guidelines. “The challenge for the government, private companies and citizens is to control the pandemic […]
Puerto Rico-based business intelligence firm Abexus Analytics has developed and made freely available the Abexus Mobility Insights tool, which tracks cellphone data using Google Mobility’s database and could help the government establish public policy related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The tool follows how island residents move across all 78 towns and has already produced multiple […]
In a new initiative, Google Arts & Culture has teamed up with Lin-Manuel Miranda and Luis Miranda Jr. and a network of museums in Puerto Rico to bring the island’s artworks together online for the first time. More than 350 artworks have been posted online, with dozens captured in ultra-high resolution by Google Arts & […]
Startup accelerator parallel18 has amplified its resources network by joining Google Developers Launchpad’s select group of regional partners, it announced. The collaboration not only grants access to Google’s global network but also encourages sharing insights and best practices between startup ecosystem catalyzers from around the world, parallel18 officials said. Google Developers Launchpad is a branch […]
América Móvil and Google Cloud announced a business alliance that will allow Telmex, Telcel and Claro customers in 16 countries in Latin America and the United States to access G Suite. The platform offers a set of smart applications such as: Gmail, Docs, Drive, Calendar and Hangouts, among others, is designed for real-time collaboration and […]
On Sept. 20, 2017, Hurricane Maria, the worst natural disaster on record to affect Puerto Rico, left people without homes or electricity. Eight months later, more than 1,000 households were still without power. So, communities across the island set out to find creative ways to generate electricity. After the disaster, the government of Puerto Rico […]
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