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Courts Don’t Know What to Do About AI Crimes
Increasing adoption of AI is transforming Latin America’s justice system by helping tackle case backlogs and improve access to justice for victims. But it is also exposing deep vulnerabilities through its rampant misuse, bias, and weak oversight as regulators struggle to keep up with the pace of innovation.
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- Technology
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- Latin America
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Zippi, a Brazilian Digital Credit Fintech, Raises Us$15.9 Million to Expand Credit Access for Micro and Small Businesses in Brazil
Securitized through FIDC and supported by Tiger Global, the capital will help double the credit offering to underserved entrepreneurs and SMEs.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Latin America
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- credit scoring, fintech, MSMEs, startups
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WorkAI Receives R $5.5 Million Investment
With this team and the support of strategic investors, WorkAI seeks to establish itself as a benchmark in humanized AI not only in Brazil, but throughout Latin America.
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- Technology
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- Latin America
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Brazil’s Enter Raises $35 Million Series A at $350 Million Valuation
The firm specializes in investing in breakthrough technologies across various sectors, including aerospace, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, energy, and defense.
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- Technology
- Region
- Latin America
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responsAbility Makes First Climate Infrastructure Investment in Latin America With Wind Project in Chile
The project represents a total investment of USD 56 million and will finance the construction and operation of a wind farm with an installed capacity of 36 MW in the Araucanía region.
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- Latin America
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Analysis: Argentina Wants to Be an AI Powerhouse, but Its Tech Experts Are Leaving
President Javier Milei pitched Argentina as an AI hub, but the few jobs and research opportunities are not enough to keep engineers at home.
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- Technology
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- Latin America
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IDB Group Targets $500 Billion Latin American Loan Pool for Global Investment
The initiative is part of a broader push to close the $1.3 trillion annual climate financing gap in developing countries outside China.
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- Investing
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- Latin America
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Brazil’s Market-Based Forest Fund Gets New Endorsers Ahead of COP30 Debut
The Tropical Forest Finance Facility (TFFF) initiative is expected to be launched at Brazil’s COP30, in November, and has received attention due to potential financial support from China.
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- Environment
- Region
- Latin America
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