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Mauricio Ruiz is a writer and journalist who has lived in the US, Belgium, Mexico and Norway. His work has appeared in Words Without Borders, CatapultThe CommonThe RumpusElectric LiteratureJMWWRiver TeethLiteral Magazine, among others. He's been shortlisted for the Bridport Prize and Myriad Editions Competition in the UK, as well as the Fish Short Story Prize in Ireland. He has received fellowships from OMI writers (NY), Société des auteurs (Belgium), Jakob Sande (Norway), Can Serrat (Spain), and the Three Seas' Council (Rhodes). His second book, Silencios al sur, was published in early 2017, and his work has partially been translated into Dutch and French. Mauricio Ruiz can be followed on Twitter and Instagram.

18 May 2022

Which countries spend the most time on social media?

Global internet users spend, on average, 2 hours and 27 minutes on social media per day, though trends differ widely by country. In many of the […]
26 April 2022

American artist uses Artificial Intelligence to recreate famous historical figures

American artist Nathan Shipley uses artificial intelligence to recreate the faces of historical figures, whether they are leaders, kings, presidents, musicians or writers. To carry out […]
22 April 2022

EU closer to introducing a common charger and tackling tonnes of unnecessary e-waste

Measures to reduce electronic waste, like fewer redundant cables and chargers, were broadly voted by the European Parliament. 1. Double win With 95.5% of the votes […]
13 April 2022

Uber to offer rail, flight and hotel bookings

Uber has announced that in the UK it will run a trial where users will be able to book train, plane and bus trips and even […]
12 April 2022

Google Maps rolls out updates to further enhance navigation experience

The world of struggling to read maps has long gone and Google Maps is here to make everybody’s life easier. The Google app is more often […]
30 March 2022

Could you put your phone away during dinner?

It is amazing to think how much technology has evolved in just a short period of time. Motorola created the first mobile phone in 1973 and […]
30 March 2022

How safe is it to use Wi-Fi during a flight?

As several airlines start to unveil its newly improved in-flight Wi-Fi and other airlines inevitably start to follow, passengers need to be aware that they are […]
17 March 2022

The Ukrainian influencer who survived the bombing of Mariupol

On March 12th, Russia decided to bomb a children’s and maternity hospital in the city of Mariupol. Several hours after the attack, bodies were still being […]
16 March 2022

Russian influencers left in tears after Instagram is banned in their country

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is reaching multiple sectors. It is not only affecting the economic market, due to shortages of certain products, but also the content […]
9 March 2022

Electronic tattoos will replace smartphones, says Bill Gates

The co-founder of Microsoft has predicted a new type of technology that, among other things, would replace smartphones: electronic tattoos. Cell phones have been available for […]
2 March 2022

Teen known for tracking Elon Musk’s jet now targeting Russian Oligarchs

After drawing the ire of the world’s richest person with his viral Twitter account “Elon’s Jet,” teenager Jack Sweeney is now tracking the planes of some […]
22 February 2022

Google picks Brussels as the first Belgian city featuring on Advanced Maps

Brussels is the first Belgian city to feature in the “Detailed Street Maps”, an output from Google Maps that gives users greater detail about their itineraries. […]
20 February 2022

These countries have the most female inventors

Recent data collected by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) shows that the share of female inventors among applicants for international patents was highest in Cuba […]
9 February 2022

Europe to launch multi-billion euro tech fund

On Tuesday February 8th, the French Minister of Economy, Bruno Le Maire, announced the creation of a fund to consolidate the growth of “start-ups”, financed by […]
4 February 2022

Mark Zuckerberg warns users not to screenshot Facebook Messenger chats

Mark Zuckerberg announced on Friday January 28th that an update to Messenger would notify users if an image of their chat has been captured by another […]
21 January 2022

Instagram wants influencer followers to start paying for subscriptions

Mark Zuckerberg announced last Wednesday the launch of a test of subscriptions on Instagram. “This will help creators earn more by offering benefits to their most […]