News of online

Milei government names ex-gambling firm CEO as children's secretary

10-11-2024 17:16 Milei government names ex-gambling firm CEO Juan Bautista Ordoñez as its new National Secretary for Children, Adolescents and the Family.

GAMBLING

Study: Almost 1 in 4 teens in Buenos Aires admit to gambling online

30-10-2024 11:02 Alarming poll by Buenos Aires City Ombusman Office finds that 24% of secondary school students aged 12 to 19 in Buenos Aires City have bet money online, with almost 9% saying they wager cash “frequently.”

OPINION & ANALYSIS

From attempted murder to an attempted coup

29-06-2024 04:52 Fernando Sabag Montiel is a consequence of an exhausted political and economic system in Argentina, while Milei has emerged as a response to that same failure.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

GAMBLING

Poll: 16 percent of youths in Argentina admit to having gambled online

07-06-2024 17:54 Gambling addiction is skyrocketing among youths – in the week a bill seeking to restrict minors' access to betting sites reaches committee stage in Congress, a new poll reveals how many teens admit to placing wagers online.

CULTURE

Netflix is betting big on Latin America to expand its viewership

25-04-2024 16:15 Netflix attracts viewers from all over the world, but its biggest untapped audiences lie outside the United States.

INTERVIEW

Santiago Siri: ‘As a programmer, I'm threatened by Artificial Intelligence’

07-10-2023 06:23 Santiago Siri suggests a holy trinity of “crypto, trap and La Scaloneta” will save Argentina. And he is paying attention to the progress of Artificial Intelligence.

ChatGPT & ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

The horror and the beauty of ChatGPT

18-02-2023 06:39 A recent wave of excitement, fear and even dystopian predictions has taken over as users have become massively exposed to ChatGPT. Ultimately it’s not about the technology but how we put it to work as individuals, groups and society as a whole.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Turmoil in Brazil

Lula: Brasilia rioters likely had inside help from police, military

13-01-2023 01:09 Brazilian leader alleges that rioters who sacked the presidential palace, Supreme Court and Congress last weekend likely had assistance from Bolsonaro sympathisers; Lula orders “thorough review” of all staff as Brasilia ramps up security amid new protest threats.

Turmoil in Brazil

Disinformation fuelled rage in Brazil over vote outcome

12-01-2023 06:36 Far-right rioters who stormed Brasil's Congress January 8 in support of former president Jair Bolsonaro were partly mobilized by Internet disinformation suggesting irregularities and fraud in electric ballot boxes.

News of online

Milei government names ex-gambling firm CEO as children's secretary

Study: Almost 1 in 4 teens in Buenos Aires admit to gambling online

From attempted murder to an attempted coup

Poll: 16 percent of youths in Argentina admit to having gambled online

Netflix is betting big on Latin America to expand its viewership

Santiago Siri: ‘As a programmer, I'm threatened by Artificial Intelligence’

The horror and the beauty of ChatGPT

Lula: Brasilia rioters likely had inside help from police, military

Disinformation fuelled rage in Brazil over vote outcome

Stories that caught our eye: December 13 to 20

Argentina takes steps to speed up Milei’s dollarisation strategy

Colombia offers to safeguard Maduro foes at Argentina's Embassy as stand-off deepens

Milei, Caputo increasing bullish as they outline new IMF deal timeline

IMF in talks with Argentina on loan to succeed US$44-billion deal

Sin moratoria previsional en 2025, aseguran que sólo 1 de cada 10 mujeres podrá jubilarse

Uno de los asilados en la Embajada argentina en Caracas se entregó a la justicia chavista

Culiao: para investigador del Conicet la campaña de Córdoba Turismo "merece un aplauso"

El canciller Gerardo Werthein intimó a la periodista Natasha Niebieskikwiat: "Es un caso de censura previa"

Argentina producirá café por primera vez en su historia: ¿Cómo fue posible hacerlo?