News of technology

China limits children's online gaming to three hours a week

30-08-2021 13:20 China on Monday announced a drastic cut to children's online gaming time to just three hours a week during term time, the latest move in a broad crackdown on tech giants in the world's biggest gaming market.

spyware scandal

Reports: Private Israeli malware Pegasus used to spy on journalists, activists

19-07-2021 11:46 Activists, journalists and politicians around the world have been spied on using mobile phone malware developed by a private Israeli firm, reports said over the weekend.

Digital divide

32% of Argentine households without fixed Internet connection, says report

11-06-2021 01:53 Almost a third of households in Argentina do not have a fixed Internet connection, says new report. Huge disparity in access nationwide.

DIPLOMACY

Envoy: Argentina to develop ‘strategic coordination’ with Russia

06-02-2021 10:08 Eduardo Zuain, deputy foreign minister during Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s second term in power, eyes closer ties between two nations.

Data journalism

How to hunt down a hate group on the Internet

06-01-2021 05:00 In the second of two articles on hate speech and online communication, technology expert Julio López explores how to become involved in the fight against messages of discrimination and prejudice on social networks.

by Julio López

Hate & social media

Hate groups flourish on social networks in Argentina

05-01-2021 05:00 In the first of a two-part series on hate speech and online communication, technology expert Julio López explores how easy it is for messages of discrimination and prejudice to spread on social networks.

by Julio López, via PERFIL

Bloomberg

Argentina expands tech companies’ incentives amid recovery push

10-10-2020 20:35 Government expands benefits to its burgeoning tech sector in an effort to boost much-needed foreign investment and exports.

Coronanomics

Zoom stock surges, market value tops Boeing, Starbucks

01-09-2020 22:26 Zoom's market value is now higher than US$129 billion. The company reported explosive growth during the second quarter as more people paid for subscriptions, giving them more control over virtual meetings.

SINO-ARGENTINE RELATIONS

Argentina ponders Belt and Road Initiative endorsement

22-08-2020 10:18 By joining the BRI, Argentina could unlock Chinese finance for vital investment in infrastructure and transport, fossil and renewable energy, mining, manufacturing, agriculture, innovation and information technology.

by Dialogo Chino

TECH WARS

US adds sanctions on China's Huawei to limit technology access

17-08-2020 15:16 United States expandes sanctions on China's Huawei, a move aimed at further limiting the tech giant's access to computer chips and other technology. Measures will affect Chinese firm's affiliate in Argentina.

GLOBAL SUPERPOWERS

Trade, technology and security at risk in US-China feud

01-08-2020 09:52 Ongoing sharp deterioration in ties between global superpowers poses risks to both China and the United States – and the rest of the world.

TELEWORKING LAW

Congress approves law to regulate teleworking

01-08-2020 09:49 Senate grants passage to legislation laying down rules for workers and employers in post-pandemic future , mostly along party lines.

CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

Dr. Maureen Birmingham: ‘This is an opportunity to transform Argentina’s health system’

18-07-2020 09:29 The World Health Organisation and Pan American Health Organisation’s representative in Argentina explains how the UN agency is providing support to officials and what post-pandemic changes need to be made to the health system.

by Jennifer Heiman & Anina Hoffman

Coronavirus pandemic

Poll: 51% of Argentines fear that they might lose their job due to pandemic

15-06-2020 16:22 New survey reveals Argentine workers' fears about Covid-19 crisis – 64% foresee the crisis and lockdown will have a negative impact on their employment.

Coronavirus pandemic

Virus apps expose tension between privacy and need for data

28-05-2020 00:48 Track-and-trace technology is being touted as a silver bullet that will allow economies to reopen and people to emerge from home confinement, but many fear personal data will be abused for political or commercial gain – and even outright oppression in authoritarian states.

TEch giant

US trade office adds Amazon, Argentina, Chile to 'notorious markets' list

01-05-2020 12:50 US adds five of Amazon’s overseas operations, Chile and Argentina to its list of “notorious markets’’ where pirated goods are sold. E-commerce giant dismissed the move as part of the Trump administration's “personal vendetta'' against it.

Science and technology

Groundbreaking 'portable ultrasound' could revolutionise Argentina's healthcare

11-03-2020 12:04 Executives at the Butterfly Network, which designed the product, unveiled game-changing tech to students and faculty at the Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad de Buenos Aires on Monday.

by Joseph Charney

Bloomberg

Argentina’s Ualá app gets US$1-billion valuation in new financing round

26-11-2019 11:47 The mobile payments startup plans to use the funds to triple its team to over 500 employees by the end of next year, expand its loans product, and develop new business units.