AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoClassroom Technology: Costa Rica’s proposed budget revision cuts about ₡3.65 billion from classroom technology, including laptops, robotics kits and internet access, as the government confronts a revenue shortfall. Cybersecurity: Liberty Caribbean is urging customers and staff to pause, verify and report suspicious requests as AI makes impersonation harder to spot; Liberty Costa Rica’s general manager joined the company’s awareness campaign. Digital Policy: Lawmakers are weighing a ban on social media accounts for children under 15, while experts caution that age limits won’t address risks on games, messaging apps and other online platforms. Marine Science: Costa Rica returned one million coral embryos to a reef in a national first and moved 2,700 corals deeper to shield them from El Niño heat. Deep-Sea Discovery: University of Costa Rica researcher Odalisca Breedy led the description of a striking golden octocoral found off the country’s Pacific coast, unusual enough to warrant a new family on the tree of life. Semiconductors: PROCOMER promoted Costa Rica as a potential semiconductor industry destination at SEMICON West.
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