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The Next Structural Failure Doesn’t Have to Catch Us by Surprise
As hurricane season nears its peak and recent earthquakes remind us what’s at stake, technology now exists to provide 24/7 automated inspection that human eyes alone cannot provide
Energy & Oil
Power Expectations Sues PREPA, deepens industry uncertainty
Collapse pushes lawmakers to strip procurement authority from 3PPO and hand emergency generation contracts directly to the Energy Bureau.
Industry
Puerto Rico’s Reshoring Wave Hits $476M, as Manufacturing Base Outpaces Every U.S. State
Manufacturing firms from Europe, Latin America and Asia are eyeing Puerto Rico
Tech & AI
Applied AI Software Has Become a Big Deal, and One Local Firm Is Diving In
On Point Strategy’s new IVH dashboard drops Puerto Rico into a $60 billion global business-intelligence market and contributes to the emerging model for the island
Tech & AI
Labor Secretary Says AI Has Not Displaced Workers, But Local Data is Unavailable
In an exclusive CB interview, Vélez says employers are training rather than firing and schools have adapted, but national research and Thursday’s outage across AI labs complicate the picture
Economy
Study Challenges Stereotype of Non‑Working Welfare Recipients, Reveals Puerto Rico’s Hidden Workforce
Eighty-nine percent of able-bodied NAP recipients work, with 66% in the informal economy
Opinion Column
The Next Structural Failure Doesn’t Have to Catch Us by Surprise
As hurricane season nears its peak and recent earthquakes remind us what’s at stake, technology now exists to provide 24/7 automated inspection that human eyes alone cannot provide
Energy & Oil
Power Expectations Sues PREPA, deepens industry uncertainty
Collapse pushes lawmakers to strip procurement authority from 3PPO and hand emergency generation contracts directly to the Energy Bureau.
Industry
Puerto Rico’s Reshoring Wave Hits $476M, as Manufacturing Base Outpaces Every U.S. State
Manufacturing firms from Europe, Latin America and Asia are eyeing Puerto Rico
Tech & AI
Applied AI Software Has Become a Big Deal, and One Local Firm Is Diving In
On Point Strategy’s new IVH dashboard drops Puerto Rico into a $60 billion global business-intelligence market and contributes to the emerging model for the island
Tech & AI
Labor Secretary Says AI Has Not Displaced Workers, But Local Data is Unavailable
In an exclusive CB interview, Vélez says employers are training rather than firing and schools have adapted, but national research and Thursday’s outage across AI labs complicate the picture
Economy
Study Challenges Stereotype of Non‑Working Welfare Recipients, Reveals Puerto Rico’s Hidden Workforce
Eighty-nine percent of able-bodied NAP recipients work, with 66% in the informal economy
Business
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Business
Porsche Center Puerto Rico Connects Engineering Students With the Automotive Industry
Porsche Center Puerto Rico brought UPR Mayagüez engineering students closer to the automotive industry.
Business
Drought Costing Business $80 Million a Day, with El Niño likely to make matters worse
With NOAA forecasting a greater-than-90% chance of the strongest El Niño on record, companies are bracing for compounding effects
Business
Barquín: PR’s Growth Needs the Caribbean, Not Just Wall Street
As Gov. Jenniffer González-Colón courted investors at the NYSE, retailers’ leader argued small businesses need regional markets along with U.S. capital
Business
Municipal Index raises business eyebrows
A municipality’s balance sheet shapes what a company pays in patente
Energy & Oil
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Power Expectations Sues PREPA, deepens industry uncertainty
Collapse pushes lawmakers to strip procurement authority from 3PPO and hand emergency generation contracts directly to the Energy Bureau.
Energy & Oil
Utility-Scale Solar Has a Grid Wall Too, But No One Knows What It Is
Infinigen’s growth, boosted by the $59 million Yabucoa financing announced this week, is pushing the boundaries
Energy & Oil
Rooftop Solar’s Future in Puerto Rico Suddenly on the Line
Regulators, the grid operator, experts and now municipalities are all pulling at solar’s rules at once; latest in a Caribbean Business series
Energy & Oil
One Failed Contract Could Undo Puerto Rico’s P3 Procurement Structure
Lawmakers propose giving the Energy Bureau the temporary-generation contracting process, sidelining the Authority
Crypto
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Crypto
SEC Eases Crypto Fundraising Rules, Presses Congress to Finish the Job
New exemptions let crypto developers raise capital without full securities registration, a move Puerto Rico’s blockchain community is following closely
Crypto
U.S. House Forges Ahead with Cryptocurrency Tax Legislation
Despite clearing the vote to get out of a U.S. Senate committee, the vote on the full U.S. Senate floor of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act continues to be pushed back. The Clarity Act primarily aims to provide clear rules for the offer, sale and trading of digital commodities in the United States. The […]
Crypto
El Salvador’s Bitcoin Reserve Hits 7,672 Coins Worth $487.5 Million as Five-Year Anniversary of Bitcoin Law Approaches
San Salvador (EFE) — El Salvador’s strategic bitcoin reserve grew to 7,672 coins as of Thursday, valued at more than $487.5 million, according to official records on the government’s bitcoin.gob.sv portal — just days before the five-year anniversary of the law that made the country the first in the world to adopt bitcoin as legal […]
Crypto
ZOOMEX Marks Bitcoin Pizza Day With Push to Make Crypto Spendable, Not Just Holdable
16 years after Bitcoin bought its first pizza, ZOOMEX is making the case that crypto’s next milestone is spending — not just holding.
Tech & AI
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Applied AI Software Has Become a Big Deal, and One Local Firm Is Diving In
On Point Strategy’s new IVH dashboard drops Puerto Rico into a $60 billion global business-intelligence market and contributes to the emerging model for the island
Tech & AI
Labor Secretary Says AI Has Not Displaced Workers, But Local Data is Unavailable
In an exclusive CB interview, Vélez says employers are training rather than firing and schools have adapted, but national research and Thursday’s outage across AI labs complicate the picture
Tech & AI
Kia Launches Redesigned 2027 Telluride in Puerto Rico
The redesigned Telluride introduces Kia’s latest connected-car technology.
Tech & AI
Laser Light Secures $75 Million Investment Commitment, with Puerto Rico in Its Orbit
Aims to become the world’s first global data utility, pioneering an AI Corridor model that delivers AI to places the legacy carriers skip; Puerto Rico role strong on climate events