El Gazettario | Americas
Team coverage of the Americas at El Gazettario.
GenAI Patent Surge: What the Global Race Means for South America's Innovation Ambitions
The World Intellectual Property Organization reports that more generative AI patents were published in 2024 and 2025 combined than in the entire preceding decade, with China and the United States leading a rapidly accelerating global race. South American nations watching the patent landscape face a field now dominated by large multinationals spanning finance, telecoms, and infrastructure — not just technology firms.
Tides, Sediment, and Survival: Lessons from Global Coastal Science for South America's Threatened Shorelines
From the Amazon mouth to the Patagonian fjords, South America's coastal ecosystems face mounting pressure from climate-driven sea level rise and intensifying storm surges. Research from analogous tidal systems around the world offers a critical framework for understanding — and managing — these fragile zones.