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Expert warns e-commerce now pits local merchants against manufacturers worldwide
Technology expert Samir Estefan said on Sala De Prensa Blu that technology is an "authentic transformation of the economy," driven by the convergence of the internet, mobile phones and social media. According to Estefan, about 90% of people start their search for products or services online, so having only a physical presence leaves merchants at a disadvantage. He argued that e-commerce has erased local borders: a shoe seller in Bucaramanga competes with manufacturers around the world.
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Report warns AI could give students good grades without real learning
A report by OBS Business School, "E-Learning and AI agents in higher education", authored by researcher Luis F. Toro Dupouy, warns that excessive use of artificial intelligence may allow students to submit well-developed assignments without truly understanding the topics. The document calls this the "false mastery mirage" and mentions "metacognitive laziness", when students stop questioning or checking the answers they receive. According to the report, AI can complement studying if it accompanies individual effort, and it proposes the "pedagogy first" principle.
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Microsoft patents an AI that can alter a speaker's words and face in live video in real time
Microsoft filed a patent for an artificial intelligence system that transforms live video in near real time to modify or remove a speaker's words and adjust their face and mouth to match. The AI agents would rely on set parameters or user profiles and would also edit the audio and video just before and after a changed word to allow smooth transitions. The patent mentions uses such as simultaneous translation, removing filler words or stutters, and suppressing colloquial or offensive terms.
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Anthropic bans cruel treatment of Claude in its usage policy
Anthropic added a line to its AI usage policy asking users not to engage in "sustained and needless abusive or cruel behavior" toward its models. Claude has been able to end conversations with persistently harmful users since last year; now, in extreme cases, some users could be permanently banned. The company told CNN the main enforcement mechanism will remain Claude ending the conversation and that the prohibition does not apply to frustration, blunt feedback, or testing and research.
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Apple said to plan three new iPads for the first half of 2027
According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple plans to release new iPad Air, iPad Pro and entry-level iPad models in the first half of 2027, after unveiling an iPad mini with an OLED display this month. The next iPad Air would also feature an OLED display, while the iPad Pro would add a vapor chamber system to dissipate heat and improve sustained performance. The entry-level iPad, known as iPad 12, would include an A19 chip with Apple Intelligence support, an N1 chip with Wi-Fi 7 and the C1X modem in cellular versions.
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MIT study warns of "cognitive surrender" from delegating thinking to AI
A new MIT study indicates that the more people delegate tasks to artificial intelligence, the less capable they are of thinking for themselves. In digital spaces, more users rely on AI to distinguish fake news; in classrooms, the risk grows of students who cannot analyze problems without the technology. The report calls this phenomenon "cognitive surrender" and proposes oral exams, real-time labs and technology-use policies per subject.
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Ideas to soften the labor impact of artificial intelligence
A Project Syndicate analysis argues that the replacement of jobs by artificial intelligence is advancing at an uncertain pace and scope. A US Census Bureau survey shows that only 20% of companies with fewer than 20 employees use AI, versus 37% of those with at least 250. The text proposes taxing AI tokens, tax credits for training and a stronger corporate commitment to worker retraining.
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Ukraine opens TrophyLab, its platform for analyzing captured Russian weapons, and eyes cooperation with countries such as Colombia
Ukraine's Ministry of Defense created TrophyLab, a digital platform that centralizes analyses of captured Russian equipment. Since its July launch it has received more than 650 registration requests, 389 of them from foreign defense manufacturers, and by mid-October about 376 foreign companies already had access. The database gathers more than 225 technical studies on more than 200 items, including the Kinzhal hypersonic missile, T-90M tanks and Zala 421 drones. Foreign access requires bilateral security agreements with Ukraine, signed by 28 countries.
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Sucre opens Innovation and Productivity Center with nearly $9.7 billion peso investment
The Government of Sucre launched the Innovation and Productivity Center (CIP), a facility with five specialized laboratories, coworking areas, auditoriums and prototyping zones, backed by an investment of nearly 9.7 billion pesos. The center offers technical support and training in methodologies such as Design Thinking, intellectual property routes and project structuring. The project began in 2020 with 400 applications; 60 companies were selected and 20 received technical assistance and 5 million pesos each for supplies.
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Mompox advances digital transformation with tourism app, rural nodes and Digital Hives
The Mompox Inteligente, Digital y Conectado project, led by the Bolívar Governor's Office, combines technology infrastructure, connectivity and digital training in Santa Cruz de Mompox. It includes a mobile app for Android and iOS with hotel, food and retail offerings, augmented reality in the Callejón de la Relojera, 12 rural connection nodes supporting more than 4,300 households, 14 free wi-fi zones and six Smart points in the urban area, plus the STEM-focused Digital Hives.
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Apple unveils new MacBook Pro with touch display and macOS 27 touch optimizations
Apple unveiled the new MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR, its first MacBook with a touch display. Alongside the device, the company showed macOS 27 Golden Gate optimizations for touch: larger window icons when tapped, trackpad gestures brought to the screen, context menus with larger items and touch navigation of the iOS simulator for developers. Pull to refresh in Safari and wider spacing between menu bar items were also added to all Macs with macOS 27.
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Anthropic restricts recreating existing video games in Claude Code and developers report blocks
Anthropic added instructions to Claude Code to prevent the coding assistant from recreating existing video games, even if they are renamed. The company allows original games, projects inspired by genres and work using users' own designs and assets. Anthropic's Addy Osmani confirmed that two sentences were added to the Opus 5.5 prompt to discourage intellectual property infringement. However, a developer at Conflict Simulations LLC reported on GitHub that the tool refused to work on board wargame modules commissioned by customers.
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The AI used by Brazilian football could reach Colombia in 2027
Brazilian company Somos Young, which develops AI chatbots for football clubs, plans to enter Colombia in 2027. Its founder, Henrique Borges, worked with Cruzeiro, Ronaldo Nazário's club, where fan service went from between 70 and 80 people to just eight. It also works with Corinthians, Gremio, Vasco da Gama, Bahia City, Vitória and Curitiba. In Colombia it has no contact with clubs yet, but aims to approach teams with large fan bases such as Nacional, América de Cali, Millonarios and DIM.
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Altman admits OpenAI "let it get out of control" with its AI math push
Sam Altman, OpenAI's CEO, acknowledged on the Cheeky Pint podcast the disruption his company caused among mathematicians by publishing hundreds of AI-generated math solutions and proofs, and admitted they "did let it get out of control for one week on math." He nonetheless defended the work: "humanity deserves fundamental knowledge." The company had announced a solution to the Navier-Stokes problem using 10,000 AI agents that worked 88 hours straight, at a cost of close to $10 million.
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Binance to use over US$6.34 billion of its own funds to cover losses from cybersecurity incident
Binance will allocate more than US$6.34 billion to cover losses from the security incident that compromised one of its hot wallets, according to Richard Teng, co-CEO of the platform. Teng said the company will cover the resources with its own funds and that customer assets were not affected. Binance already holds US$5 billion in the compromised tokenized assets, including USDC, USDT, bitcoin, ether and BNB, and is acquiring the rest in the market and through OTC channels. Withdrawals will remain suspended until security tests are completed.
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'SMS of Death' exploit can remotely crash unpatched Android phones
A researcher released a proof-of-concept exploit for an Android vulnerability, CVE-2026-58882, dubbed 'SMS of Death', which lets attackers disrupt cellular service or crash phones with a specially crafted text message, without any interaction from the target. The flaw affects the com.android.phone process and can cut ongoing calls, including emergency calls. Google reportedly patched it in its October 2026 updates for Android 14 through 17, but devices on Android 12 and 13 remain vulnerable.
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Pragma launches SOPP, its AI ecosystem to speed up technology projects in banking and retail
Colombian firm Pragma presented SOPP, its own artificial intelligence system that brings together more than 30 tools, agents and multi-agent systems to support four stages: identifying the problem, defining the product, designing it and developing it. According to the company, it has already applied it to projects for 37 clients in the past year. The firm, with 30 years of operation, 1,200 employees and a presence in nine countries, keeps human control over decisions and aims to bring its banking and retail experience to markets with legacy systems.
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Azeem Azhar warns AI is speeding up the discovery of software vulnerabilities
In conversation with Paul Krugman, researcher Azeem Azhar argued that AI models can now find software flaws at scale and without tiring, unlike human security teams. He cited the PHP hack, in a language he said runs 70% of websites, and called it "the Wuhan moment." He noted that capabilities of closed models such as Claude Mythos spread quickly to open-weight models.
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SpaceX seeks 80,000 cell sites to turn Starlink into a US mobile carrier
SpaceX is negotiating with cell infrastructure companies for access to at least 80,000 sites in the United States to turn Starlink into a mobile carrier competing with Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile, according to reports. Crown Castle, with about 40,000 towers, said it is talking to "all parties." SpaceX has not confirmed agreements for those sites. The company also agreed to buy Grain Management's 800 MHz spectrum, pending FCC approval, and received authorization for up to 15,000 direct-to-device satellites.
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Confevip proposes public-private prisons and asks Government to evaluate private sector role
The Confederation of Private Surveillance and Security (Confevip) presented a prison model under a public-private partnership scheme on October 30, 2026, and asked the Government to evaluate the sector's participation in building, operating and maintaining new prison infrastructure. Hugo Acero Velásquez presented the proposal at Confevip's IX International Security Congress, following the official announcement to build ten new prisons. The model includes electronic door and lock control, video surveillance, signal jamming and specialized resocialization staff.
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