The Web X shuts down Brazil operations amid censorship dispute with top judge Brazilians can still access X though By Rob Thubron, August 19, 2024, 5:19 AM 11 comments
Apple Mobile Brazil court orders Apple to sell iPhones with chargers for the third time Apple plans to appeal (again) By Isaiah Mayersen, October 16, 2022, 12:41 PM 9 comments
Apple Mobile Apple ordered to stop selling iPhones without chargers in Brazil The company also received a $2.3 million fine By Tudor Cibean, September 6, 2022, 3:53 PM 17 comments
Mobile Apple Brazil wants to follow Europe in making USB-C mandatory for all new phones Will the US be next? By Rob Thubron, June 29, 2022, 10:06 AM 12 comments
Apple Mobile Brazilian judge tells Apple to compensate iPhone customer $1,000 for not including charger in box Apple is still fighting legal battles over its decision to drop the charger By Rob Thubron, April 21, 2022, 9:47 AM 31 comments
The Web Mobile Telegram is banned in Brazil because it didn't check its email Very relatable By Isaiah Mayersen, March 19, 2022, 9:19 AM 41 comments
The Web Brazil's President restricts which posts social networks can remove New decree stops social networks from removing misinformation By Daniel Sims, September 10, 2021, 7:42 AM 51 comments
Tech Culture Gaming Female COD Mobile eSports pro murdered by male player in Brazil The murderer recorded and shared the killing By Rob Thubron, February 24, 2021, 10:47 AM 27 comments
Tech Culture Software Google will create addresses for two million Brazilians The partnership with the government will be a massive boost to the region By Isaiah Mayersen, December 15, 2019, 11:18 AM
Tech Culture Security Brazil to create massive biometric database of all citizens Storing 200 million records in one place, what could go wrong? By James Miller, October 13, 2019, 11:08 AM
Science NASA maps carbon monoxide from the Amazonian fires in Brazil Equipment on board the Aqua satellite shows CO levels as high as 160 parts per billion per volume By Humza Aamir, August 26, 2019, 5:51 AM 28 comments
Mobile WhatsApp's problems in Brazil continue as service is banned for 72 hours By Rob Thubron, May 3, 2016, 6:15 AM
Industry Tech Culture 2016 Summer Olympics to be shot and broadcast in 8K and VR By Shawn Knight, March 8, 2016, 2:30 PM 8 comments
Mobile Facebook's Latin America VP arrested in Brazil after failing to provide WhatsApp user data By Rob Thubron, March 2, 2016, 6:15 AM
Mobile Industry Brazilian court blocks WhatsApp for 48 hours (now lifted), 1.5 million users move to Telegram By Rob Thubron, December 17, 2015, 10:30 AM 8 comments
Tech Culture The Web Brazil fights back against racist trolls by plastering their comments on billboards near their homes By Rob Thubron, December 1, 2015, 11:15 AM
Car Tech Uber officially banned in Rio de Janeiro amid increasing violence toward the company's drivers By Rob Thubron, October 5, 2015, 8:30 AM 9 comments
Gaming Industry Nintendo exits Brazilian market due to high tariffs By Shawn Knight, January 12, 2015, 12:45 PM
Gaming Steam is region locking PC games to stop people exploiting low currency values By Jose Vilches, December 17, 2014, 12:30 PM 32 comments
The Web Brazil is carrying through with plans to divorce US-based Internet By Shawn Knight, October 31, 2014, 12:00 PM 28 comments
Industry Armed robbers loot 40,000 products worth $36 million from Samsung's Brazilian factory By Himanshu Arora, July 8, 2014, 10:00 AM 11 comments
The Web Here's how you can watch or stream all World Cup 2014 games for free By Jose Vilches, June 12, 2014, 1:15 PM 11 comments
The Web Visit all 12 World Cup stadiums using Google Street View By Shawn Knight, June 5, 2014, 2:15 PM
Apple Hardware Apple opens its first South American store in Brazil By Himanshu Arora, February 17, 2014, 9:30 AM