Innovation & Technology

El extraño plan de Allende para conectar a Chile, mucho antes del internet
Antes del golpe de Estado, esta red de computadoras buscaba vigilar la economía en Chile.

Allende’s Strange Plan to Connect Chile, Long Before the Internet
Prior to the coup, an early computer network sought to more closely monitor Chile’s economy.

Hacking Venezuela’s Crisis from Silicon Valley
Venezuelans abroad are channeling their coding skills to help their country.

AQ Top 5 Inventores Latinoamericanos: Priska Díaz
Una madre y diseñadora que está mejorando la alimentación con biberón para bebés

The Insidious Device Revolutionizing Piracy in Latin America
The “black box” transmits movies, TV and streaming services like Netflix at a fraction of the usual cost. It’s highly popular — and completely illegal.

How Colombia Is Protecting Indigenous and Afro-Descendant Knowledge
This article is adapted from AQ’s print issue on piracy in Latin America Trade and intellectual property (IP) have been bound together for a long time. The first major international agreement on intellectual property dates back to 1883 with the signing of the Paris Convention. The treaty was formed after inventors refused to participate in … Read more