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How Olipop CEO Ben Goodwin built a brand new kind of soda brand

Fast Company Tech

I was actually at a friend’s wedding in Puerto Rico. First of all, there’s a difference between the stuff that I personally authorize, and sometimes the stuff that the social media team decides that they want to get up to. And that was a moment where, to be honest with you, there was a little bit of a gap.

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‘An American hero’: Meet the federal worker who is standing up to Elon Musk’s DOGE

Fast Company Tech

Her parents, who came to the United States from Puerto Rico in the 1950s with limited English skills, ingrained in her the value of standing up for others. .” Many of Ortiz’s colleagues have children to support and protect, which puts them in a more difficult position than her to speak out, Ortiz acknowledged.

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How switching to a flip phone deepened my friendships

Recode by Vox

I even planned an intergenerational return with my grandparents to Puerto Rico for May. I fell two days short, thanks to that sporadic trip to Puerto Rico. Thats saying something because I talk to both of my parents essentially every other day with my normal phone. And I dont have many photo reminders of what I did.

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DOJ charges two men over $650 million crypto Ponzi scheme that promised 300% returns

TechSpot

The DoJ writes that an indictment was unsealed yesterday in the District of Puerto Rico charging two men for their alleged roles in operating and promoting OmegaPro. Read Entire Article

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Bookshare en Puerto Rico

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I am lucky to be able to contribute this passion to Benetech by providing outreach and membership support in Spanish to the commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Why shouldn’t students in Puerto Rico benefit from our technology and services? This photo was taken in a library in San Juan.

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Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico suffers damage from broken cable

Digital Trends

The observatory is ceasing operations until repaired.

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Bookshare hits 50,000 books!

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Just minutes ago I received an email forwarded from our team from a user in Puerto Rico telling us that our response to her rush request for a book had just helped her pass her final exam. Tags: print disabled volunteer books Puerto Rico Bookshare. She rained down blessings on the Bookshare team for helping her out.