AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoPayments & Fintech: EBANX says it’s expanding emerging-market payment infrastructure with Pakistan in the next semester and a native Apple Pay decryption architecture across Latin America and the Caribbean, aiming to cut payment complexity for merchants. Cloud Infrastructure: Google plans to double its technical infrastructure in Brazil by 2030, including major cloud capacity expansion, as demand grows. AI Ethics in the Caribbean: Caribbean countries took part in UNESCO’s Global Forum on the Ethics of AI, sharing views on AI readiness, public-sector capacity, inequality, and sustainability. Climate & Health Risk: New reporting warns “super El Niño” could drive extreme heat, droughts and floods, with estimates of up to ~451,000 excess deaths by February. Research Integrity & DEI: A study argues research integrity guidelines still treat fairness mainly as procedure, overlooking structural inequities that marginalize Indigenous and Global South researchers. Conservation Science: Argentina’s Iberá wetlands project highlights how reintroducing key species helped recover seven lost animals after 19 years of restoration. Space/History Tech: New mapping work revisits Angkor using satellite imagery, radar and field surveys to show the ancient city was far larger than temple sites alone.
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