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Q&A: A Mexican ML Engineer Migrates to Poland; What Did He Learn?

Like many other developing nations, Mexico is no stranger to brain drain. Some of the country’s most promising, young minds find themselves trapped in a landscape that offers very little opportunities for them to take off and fly as high… Read More »

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As the AI Craze Escalates, Where is All the Tech Spend Going?

A glance at the conversation around AI would lead anyone to believe that businesses are throwing bag after bag –and, when available, truckload after truckload– of money towards the technology, hoping their investments pay handsomely sometime in the short-to-mid term.… Read More »

Spanish Speakers Are Declining in the US; Should Nearshore CX Be Concerned?

CX Automation Startup Parloa Raises $66 Million

German AI startup Parloa, which established its US presence just a few months ago, secured US$66 million in funding. Parloa’s specializes in contact center automation through an innovative AI speech application that enables natural language interactions between customers and AI. Founded… Read More »

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Costa Rica: Navigating the Capital Gains Tax

For some time, a number of international rankings list Costa Rica as one of the best countries to retire.  This does not come as a surprise for many.   Costa Rica boasts world prestige as an environmentally-friendly country with more than… Read More »

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Businesses Suffer ‘Data Paralysis’ as AI Hype Cycle Speeds Up

There’s no AI without data, a reality which many business leaders have yet to grasp in its entirety as they ride the AI hype train towards an unknown but very promising destination. A recent study by consulting firm Carruthers+Jackson put… Read More »

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Breakdown: Argentinian Businesses Have High Hopes for Milei’s ‘Shock Therapy’

The radical economic policies of Argentinian President Javier Milei, while controversial and even scary in the eyes of some experts, seem to be appealing to the sense of hope among entrepreneurs in the country’s services sector. A recent survey by… Read More »

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