The ‘big, beautiful wall’ has kept US citizens away from the no man’s land it created – and in effect ceded territory to MexicoSeveral miles south of the small town of San Juan, Texas, beyond acres of onion fields, orange groves and other cash crops si…
Latin America urges US to reduce plastic waste exports to region
Study finds exports to region doubled in 2020 with practice predicted to grow as US invests in recycling plantsEnvironmental organisations across Latin America have called on the United States to reduce plastic waste exports to the region, after a repo…
Dear Sophie: How to maneuver the latest travel bans, H-1B alternatives
Here’s another edition of “Dear Sophie,” the advice column that answers immigration-related questions about working at technology companies.
Meru.com takes in new capital toward its goal of being LatAm’s ‘Alibaba’
Meru customers can select and purchase products in minutes with a guarantee from the company that they will receive those products and at the best market prices.
At least 19 killed as truck smashes into cars at toll booth in Mexico
The crash sparked an inferno that also injured at least three people on the highway between Mexico City and Puebla stateA transport truck has smashed into a toll booth and six other vehicles on a highway in central Mexico, leaving at least 19 people de…
Ancient Maya canoe found in Mexico could be more than 1,000 years old
Boat was discovered in freshwater pool during construction of a tourist train to the ruins of Maya city A wooden canoe used by the ancient Maya and believed to be more than 1,000 years old has turned up in southern Mexico almost completely intact, offi…
TechCrunch+ roundup: Slashing technical debt, IPO analysis, your first comms hire
Early-stage entrepreneurs eager to ship usually spend more time calculating their startup’s burn rate than selecting an optimal development environment. As a result, technical debt can accumulate.
a16z, Base Partners cook up $15M in funding for Colombia cloud kitchen concept Foodology
Foodology collects data on user preferences and cross-references that with nearby food options in a geographical area to manage the end-to-end creation of original dishes with delivery.
Jaguar Ventures roars into its next phase with name change, new fund
The new fund will enable Wollef to finally write the larger checks they weren’t able to with their previous funds.
Mexico’s fintech success: How tech is driving the population to banking
Earlier this month, Citibanamex — Mexico’s second-largest bank — announced that it is building new APIs to allow fintech companies real-time access to information like its services and ATM locations.