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In the 1980s, early open-source software pioneers challenged the prevailing belief that software would advance only if companies kept tight control over their code. This movement pushed for a transparent ecosystem where developers around the world could study, modify, and improve software. Software developed by the open-source community now supports most of the internet and…

AI is a fast-growing business expense. Some companies are cutting costs by switching to cheaper Chinese AI models. Imen Ben Youssef/Hans Lucas/AFP

A new report has identified Brazil as the leading hub for agricultural technology startups in Latin America and the Caribbean, according to the first Radar Agtech survey covering the region. The report was produced by venture capital firm SP Ventures, the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), state-owned agricultural research corporation Embrapa, and Homo…