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11Aug/22

Scam loan apps extorting Mexicans thrive in Google Play Store

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Menacing messages, threats spiral along with debt
Legal loophole creates Wild West for lending apps
Complaints mount but regulators powerless to act

By Diana Baptista and Avi Asher -Schapiro

MEXICO CITY, Aug 11 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A week after Pedro Figueroa borrowed 10,000 pesos ($500) from José Cash, a popular Mexican lending app, the barrage of online abuse began.

A slew of WhatsApp messages swamped his phone, threatening harm – to him and his reputation – if he did not pay. Continue reading →

13Jul/22

Startups eye metaverse, NFTs, to solve Africa’s economic woes

July 13, 2022InnovationAfrican culture, Afropolitan, Articles, Cultural globalization, Culture, Digital technology, Emole, Human activities, Information and communications technology, Internet, JOHANNESBURG, Kim Harrisberg, Metaverse, South Africa, Thami Nkosi, Thomson Reuters Foundation, Virtual economy, Virtual realityche

Startups target unemployment and governance issues
Founders launch virtual African nation, marketplace
Critics fear replication of continent’s inequalities

By Kim Harrisberg

JOHANNESBURG, July 13 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – It might sound like science fiction, but a Nigerian-born tech entrepreneur thinks he has found a way for Africans to escape problems like inequality and bad governance – a virtual nation born online.
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04Jul/22

Oracle Becomes First Hyperscaler to Open a Cloud Region in Mexico

July 4, 2022InternetCloud applications, Cloud computing, Cloud infrastructure, Cloud storage, Computing, Database management systems, Digital technology, Dyn, HP Cloud, Mexico, Oracle, Oracle Advertising and Customer Experience, Oracle Cloud, Oracle Corporation, Oracle Database, Technologyche

Oracle today announced the opening of the first Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) region in Mexico, becoming the first major cloud provider to establish a dedicated cloud region in the country. The new region in the state of Querétaro will give Oracle’s Mexico-based customers, partners, and developers access to a wide range of cloud services with built-in security, disaster recovery, and industry-leading price-performance. Continue reading

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