AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoCommunity Notes Expansion: Meta has started testing its crowdsourced Community Notes in 16 Spanish-speaking Latin American countries, including Costa Rica, with sign-ups open to local contributors but no public notes yet—raising concerns from regional fact-checkers that it could replace independent verification. Jobs & Restructuring: Western Union plans to shrink its Costa Rica operations center over the next year and shift roles to Guatemala, Lithuania and the Philippines, with local reporting warning that more than 1,000 jobs could be affected while services for customers and agents continue. Medical Tech in Costa Rica: Nanox Imaging signed a distribution deal with SOLME to market and support the Nanox.ARC 3D tomosynthesis system in Costa Rica, pending regulatory registration. Earthquake Monitoring Funding: Lawmakers questioned proposed 2027 cuts to Costa Rica’s quake/volcano/weather monitoring networks after a Uvita tremor and aftershocks renewed urgency. Ocean Heat & Crab Die-Off: Researchers linked unusually warm deep Gulf of Papagayo waters to reduced food and mass crab deaths along Guanacaste beaches. EV Transport Export: Kim Long Motor shipped its first batch of electric buses from Vietnam to Thailand, highlighting a 60% localization rate and a push toward 90% by end-2026.
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