Carmen Valderrama was appointed as the new ICT minister after Karen Abudinen, suspected of corruption, resigned. The connectivity and legal challenges she faces with just 10 months in office.

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Carmen Valderrama's challenge is to clean up the Mintic’s image

Carmen Valderrama was appointed as the new ICT minister after Karen Abudinen, suspected of corruption, resigned. The connectivity and legal challenges she faces with just 10 months in office.

MORE ANALYSIS

Comtelca advances spectrum management discussions ahead of WRC-27

Scope of ruling against Meta in U.S.

For the first time, a court ruled that a platform must be held accountable for the consequences caused by its products. Another trial begins Wednesday, this time brought by prosecutors from several states, also against Meta, which, if it ends unfavorably, could result in a cost of US$1.4 trillion.

AI distillation, the new focus of global concern

The release of the Kimi 3 model from Chinese AI lab Moonshot AI has raised concerns among the U.S. government and companies such as Anthropic, which are challenging the use of the distillation technique, considering it intellectual property theft and a national security risk.

Impact of mobile network expansion on poverty reduction

A GSMA report indicates that poverty declined by 4.8% in Brazilian municipalities where mobile coverage became available. Recommendations for the next federal government.

Buenos Aires among 10 cities joining Bloomberg’s new global AI forum

Buenos Aires City Mayor Jorge Macri led a meeting last Thursday and outlined the four pillars of the city’s AI strategy.

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