Cybernauts want to forget 2020 as fast as possible, yet as we enter the second decade of the 21st Century, it’s also time to say goodbye to technologies that will not be around for long. Soon to be gone with the thankless 2020 are devices and tech that was necessary for our work routine, […]
Editor’s Note: This editorial column is meant to offer practical advice on technology tools that are ideal for the business community. It’s a very human trait, watching out for the competition. Whether it be in sports, politics, the love life, the neighbors, who’s top in the classroom or keeping with the latest trends. And, who’s […]
Celeres Capital, an investment and advisory firm based in San Juan, announced that Puerto Rico has secured a leadership role in communication technology with the launching of the 5G Zone initiative. The project is primed to enable companies, government entities, and academia to test applications and develop new uses for 5G networks, securing Puerto Rico’s future […]
The University of Puerto Rico announced it will invest some $8 million to develop new innovation and technology centers, as well as student counseling and support programs over the next five years. The funding comes from the U.S. Department of Education, which approved grant proposals submitted by the UPR’s Cayey, Carolina and Aguadilla campuses. With […]
Thoma Bravo, a private equity investment firm founded by Puerto Rican entrepreneur Orlando Bravo, announced the sale of its portfolio company Ellie Mae to Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), in a deal worth $11 billion. Ellie Mae, based in Pleasanton, CA with approximately 1,700 employees, was founded in 1997 with a mission to automate and digitize the […]
Technological innovations not only transform, evolve and improve certain products or services; they also drive economic growth. To achieve such innovation, companies need to walk the talk and pave the road to success for other entrepreneurs in their economic landscape. Some actions in that direction include promoting good concepts, enabling support networks and providing adequate […]
The Robot Makers program is back for its fourth edition, featuring a new virtual format to train 116 middle and high school teachers as well as college professors, Department of Economic Development and Commerce Secretary Manuel Laboy announced. “Like all projects being developed in the midst of the emergency due to the spread of COVID-19, […]
Holberton School, a full-stack software development school announced the launch of its 10th location, which will open in Santurce. Holberton’s mission is to empower talented and motivated people to succeed in a software development career, regardless of their economic or socioeconomic background. The school brings a curriculum developed by top experts from Silicon Valley, with […]
Liberty Puerto Rico reported $412.1 million in revenue for fiscal year 2019, an increase of 23% year-over-year attributed to a “focus on innovation and customer experience, as it strives to transform into a quad-play services provider.” The provider, whose results positioned it as one of its parent company Liberty Latin America’s biggest regional performers in […]
Ricoh recently hosted its Imagine Lab workshop to help educational institutions evolve at the increasingly fast pace of the digital world. The event was held during the Private Education Congress at the Convention Center in Miramar last week. During the sessions, participants experienced first-hand interactive learning, robotics, 3D project, among others, to learn the keys […]
By Julia A. FernándezSpecial to News is my Business Tech addiction is real. And it is spreading at a rapid pace all over the world. Teenagers and adults alike are addicted to screens, and Puerto Rico is no exception. You would find people, particularly teenagers, engrossed in their phones oblivious to their surroundings. Technology has […]
Artificial intelligence is increasingly available to society, either directly or indirectly. It makes interaction processes between businesses and consumers easier every day, which is why customers are adapting so quickly to this new reality. AI technology is improving more each day and is being implemented successfully to offer experiences of the intelligent and informed customer. […]
As part of its mission to position Puerto Rico as an Innovation Hub, the Puerto Rico Science Technology and Research Trust Technology Transfer Office is celebrating — along with the University of Puerto Rico’s Medical Sciences Campus — the “Technology Transfer Recognition Week” to highlight the incredible potential of this tech transfer process as an […]
The Puerto Rico Telecommunications Bureau (NET, as it is known in Spanish) unveiled the most comprehensive project of access to technology for the population with disabilities in Puerto Rico, offering adapted devices with free Internet access and services, NET President Sandra Torres said. The system consists of a computer with technological capabilities adapted to facilitate […]
For the second consecutive year, the Department of Economic Development and Commerce announced the allocation of $100,000 from its Special Economic Development Fund, for 60 young people to participate in the IOTeen Eco Technology and Business Education Project, aimed at training them to master skills related to the Internet of Things (IOT), robotics and entrepreneurship. […]
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