How Keityn Became the Go-To Songwriter For Latin’s Latest Hits

billboard.com Kevyn Cruz was 12 years old when he started writing songs. “My mom gave me my first guitar, and with the first three notes, I learned how to compose,” he recalls. “Little by…

Marine vet puts military logistics to work with launch of NYC pot home delivery service

nypost.com He still adheres to the Semper Fi motto. Retired Marine Osbert Orduna runs the metro area’s first licensed home delivery cannabis service from a small base in Queens —…

The 31 Deadliest Commercial Flight Bombings

247wallst.com After the second world war, passenger air travel quickly became much more common, thanks to improvements in technology and safety. Over the decades since, traveling by air…

Listen to Karol G’s ‘Barbie’ Soundtrack Song & More Uplifting Moments in Latin Music

billboard.com From career milestones and new music releases to major announcements and more, Billboard editors highlight the latest news buzz in Latin music every week. Here’s what…

Number of migrants crossing the southern border hits lowest point since Biden took office

nbcnews.com The number of migrants illegally crossing the southwest U.S. border is at its lowest point since the start of the Biden administration, with just over 3,000 migrants stopped…

Karol G Adds New Dates to ‘Mañana Será Bonito’ U.S. Stadium Tour

billboard.com Update: Karol G has added more dates to her Mañana Será Bonito Stadium Tour. On Thursday, June 1, the “TQG” singer announced an additional nine stops for her previously…

Bizarrap’s Music Sessions Ranked: Critics’ Picks

billboard.com The element of surprise is one of the many things that make Bizarrap‘s music and freestyle sessions some of the most watched videos on YouTube. Who will his next guest be?…

Mexico Is Outpacing LatAm Economies. Can It Continue?

forbes.com The Brazilian real, Colombian peso, Argentine peso and other Latin American currencies have either fallen or remained flat against the U.S. dollar in 2023 • Supported by…

Labor Leader's Oil Plans Spark Outrage In Scotland

zerohedge.com Labor Leader's Oil Plans Spark Outrage In Scotland Authored by Irina Slav via OilPrice.com, Labour leader Starmer said that his party would end oil and gas investment in the…

Bizarrap & Peso Pluma Team Up for ‘BZRP Music Sessions #55’: Listen Now

billboard.com It may be Bizarrap‘s 55th music session, but it’s his first one with Mexican superstar Peso Pluma and, as expected, the collaboration between the two hitmakers is fire.…

How To Cut Your Second Biggest Expense In Retirement

forbes.com After housing, transportation is the second-biggest expense for Americans age 65 and older. This demographic spent a mean of $7,160 on transportation in 2021, according to…

Texas judge demands lawyers declare AI-generated docs

theregister.com After a New York attorney admitted last week to citing non-existent court cases that had been hallucinated by OpenAI's ChatGPT software, a Texas judge has directed attorneys…

What Is Your Favorite Latin Collaboration of May 2023? Vote!

billboard.com Every month, Billboard asks our readers to vote for the best Latin collaboration released throughout the month that was featured on our weekly New Music Latin playlist or as…

Glencore a big winner of Germany's Colombian coal binge – DW

dw.com The war in Ukraine has forced Germany to boost coal imports from Colombia even as it seeks to phase out fossil fuels at home. Glencore is benefiting the most from the high…

While OpenAI has become more upfront about ChatGPT's limitations, the company should do more to make clear the bot can't reliably distinguish fact from fiction

theverge.com The misunderstood nature of ChatGPT was made clear for the umpteenth time this weekend when news broke that US lawyer Steven A. Schwartz had turned to the chatbot to find…

Can the Auto Industry Make the EV Battery Math Work?

observer.com The Biden administration has gone in big on the electrified future of vehicle transportation. After committing in 2021 to a goal of 50 percent electric vehicle (EV) sales by…

Amsterdam was the first city in the world to hire a 'Night Mayor'

fortune.com Growing up in a small town in Brazil, my daily life was shaped by the rhythms of my family’s working hours. My father has been a night shift worker for over three decades at…

Only Total Peace in Colombia Can Save the Amazon and the Indigenous

newsweek.com The lungs of a planet—the Amazon rainforest—continue to be ravaged by climate change and is in need of help more than ever. Yet, an alarming trend of assassinations of Earth…

Europe’s Unwanted Coal Heads to China and India as Heat Builds

yahoo.com Coal cargoes unwanted in Europe are heading to Asia, where utilities are stockpiling the fuel amid sweltering temperatures heading into the summer. • None World’s Most…

A lawyer used ChatGPT to prepare a court filing. It went horribly awry

cbsnews.com Artificial intelligence could replace millions of jobs in the U.S. A lawyer who relied on ChatGPT to prepare a court filing on behalf of a man suing an airline is now all…

ChatGPT is not quite ready to be your lawyer

morningbrew.com Like a student who turned in a ChatGPT-penned term paper only to get it back with a red F on top, one New York attorney must now face the music for letting AI do the heavy…

Greeicy Reveals Her Favorite Colombian Slang

billboard.com Greeicy chatted with Billboard and talked about some of her favorite Colombian slang. GREEICY: Yo soy Greeicy y estas son de mis palabras o frases favoritas de mi país. Hay…

Grupo Firme, Becky G, Myke Towers & More: Sueños 2023’s Best Moments From Day 2

billboard.com The second day of the music festival delivered its own set of show-stopping performances in a stacked lineup that included Grupo Firme, Becky G, Nicky Jam, Myke Towers and…

What’s the Deal With Men?

nytimes.com THE MALE GAZED: On Hunks, Heartthrobs, and What Pop Culture Taught Me About (Desiring) Men, by Manuel Betancourt Toxic masculinity. Fragile masculinity. Like most…

Juanes Renews Universal Music Latino Recording Contract

billboard.com Juanes has renewed his recording contract with Universal Music Latino, Billboard Español can announce on Thursday (May 25). With this deal, the Colombian rocker extends a…

When digital nomads come to town

restofworld.org The Semilla cafe and coworking space sits in the heart of the upscale Laureles neighborhood in the city of Medellín. It looks as if it were picked up in Silicon Valley and…

Spain has lost over 12,000 nationals while welcoming almost 150,000 foreigners this year’s first quarter

theolivepress.es The number of Spanish nationals has decreased by 12,614 during this year’s first quarter, according to the Spanish National Statistics Institute (INE). These figures…

Num Finance Raises $1.5M, Will Expand Stablecoins in Latin America, Middle East

coindesk.com Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Num Finance has raised $1.5 million in a funding round and will expand its stablecoin offerings in Latin America and Middle East, the…

Senior Biden officials are pushing to send U.S. troops to South American jungle to help curb human smuggling

nbcnews.com Senior Biden administration officials are pushing to send U.S. troops to the rugged, lawless area between Colombia and Panama to help local authorities curb drug smuggling,…

Colombian-Mexican director wraps his first Netflix Spanish-language movie

nbcnews.com Colombian-Mexican filmmaker Rodrigo García has wrapped his first Spanish-language feature, “Familia,” which was shot in Valle de Guadalupe, Mexico for Netflix. García, who…