News of digital

Nubank gets first green light for US bank, to launch in 2027

30-01-2026 09:00 Brazilian digital banking giant Nubank receives initial approval to operate as a bank in the US

US Congress edges toward first-ever federal framework for digital assets

03-12-2025 16:21 As stablecoin rules take effect and the US Senate Banking and Agriculture Committees advance market structure drafts, lawmakers are targeting early 2026 for a floor vote on a first-ever federal digital asset bill.

SOCIETY & SEX

Digital prostitution: Recession puts price on sex lives of youngsters

07-10-2025 15:42 Economic necessity and apps are acting as Argentina’s new “digital pimps.” Why growth of platforms like OnlyFans and Fansly is linked to global decline in sexual activity among young people. What the experts say and how the situation looks in Argentina.

Crime & Security

Trial confirmed for 19-year-old accused of creating AI porn of schoolmates

24-09-2025 12:57 Former student who used Artificial Intelligence to create fake porn images and videos of schoolmates will stand trial, confirms Córdoba court; If convicted, the defendant could receive prison sentence of between three and 20 years in jail.

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Meet the man who wants to run Latin America's most valuable company like a start-up

15-09-2025 10:29 Who is MercadoLibre's new CEO, the man who wants to run Latin America's most valuable company like a start-up? Ariel Szarfsztejn is inheriting the mantle of the e-commerce and fintech giant from Marcos Galperin at a time of mounting competition and talent constraints.

Politics – Analysis

From ‘Caputito’ to ‘Fat Dan’ – weird scenes of digital disinformation

31-05-2025 06:39 Milei and his digital pit-bulls appeal to freedom of expression while relying on manipulative and even false information to get their message across, while fostering censorship and hate of the traditional media. Freedom of speech for those who express the same kind of things as me, censorship for the rest.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

'Cryptogate' scandal

Milei 'cryptogate' probe delegated to prosecutor

21-02-2025 17:29 Prosecutor Eduardo Taiano to assemble evidence against President Javier Milei regarding his involvement in the $LIBRA cryptocurrency scandal.

BUSINESS & BANKING

Mercado Libre denounces Argentina's banks for ‘cartelisation’

27-08-2024 11:13 Giant fintech and e-commerce firm files complaint with CNDC competition watchdog accusing 36 banks of acting like a “cartel” with its MODO digital wallet service.

ECONOMY

Argentina’s reign of cash tips nears its end amid a fintech boom

10-08-2024 15:31 Tips are finally going digital in Argentina thanks to both a boom in financial technology.

POLITICS

Milei names X user ‘Juan Doe’ as his digital communications director

04-06-2024 17:05 The position of Juan Pablo Carreira, a renowned libertarian activist, was finalised through a decree signed by the President and Cabinet chief Guillermo Francos.

INTERVIEW WITH WORLDCOIN BOSS

Alex Blania: ‘In the next few years, thousands of humans will fall deeply in love with an AI’

10-05-2024 12:51 The CEO of Tools for Humanity, the company behind Worldcoin, on technology and ethics, Artificial Intelligence and the use of private data.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

HUMAN RIGHTS

Young activists call on states, tech firms to uphold digital rights

23-04-2024 18:01 Amnesty International’s Global Youth Summit convenes in Buenos Aires as rights campaigners discuss intricacies of life online.

by Girah Lundy-Joseph

News of digital

Nubank gets first green light for US bank, to launch in 2027

US Congress edges toward first-ever federal framework for digital assets

Digital prostitution: Recession puts price on sex lives of youngsters

Trial confirmed for 19-year-old accused of creating AI porn of schoolmates

Meet the man who wants to run Latin America's most valuable company like a start-up

From ‘Caputito’ to ‘Fat Dan’ – weird scenes of digital disinformation

Milei 'cryptogate' probe delegated to prosecutor

Mercado Libre denounces Argentina's banks for ‘cartelisation’

Argentina’s reign of cash tips nears its end amid a fintech boom

Milei names X user ‘Juan Doe’ as his digital communications director

Alex Blania: ‘In the next few years, thousands of humans will fall deeply in love with an AI’

Young activists call on states, tech firms to uphold digital rights

Venezuelan interim president announces mass amnesty push

Milei denies report linking Argentina to Trump deportee scheme

Trump unmasked?

Between a Rocca and a hard place

An unlucky number

Los herederos de Rosas presentaron una medida cautelar para que Milei "no se robe el sable de San Martín"

El Gobierno pidió el desafuero de gremialistas y desde el Garrahan denunciaron persecución sindical y disciplinamiento político

Un estudio de la UBA reveló que el resultado fiscal financiero arrojó un déficit del 1% del PBI en 2025

ANSES: así queda el calendario de pagos de febrero de 2026 con aumento y bono

Detuvieron a otro ciudadano venezolano en la frontera con Paraguay y, por sus tatuajes, asumieron posibles vínculos con el Tren de Aragua