Amy Booth

1 week ago | buenosairesherald.com | Amy Booth

Seven members of the European Parliament (MEP) visited Argentina and Uruguay this week for high-level discussions on the EU-Mercosur association agreement. The European Union (EU) is in the process of defining the deal’s legal structure, which will have important ramifications for its path forward, while sustainability concerns remain on the agenda. The Milei government’s ambivalence toward Mercosur is another topic of interest.

2 weeks ago | jp.reuters.com | Amy Booth

ドライバーらは気付いていないかもしれない。だが昨年１０月以降、アルゼンチンのブエノスアイレスでは人工知能（ＡＩ）の導入によって、信号で止められる回数が減った。写真は横断しようとする男性。４月１１日、ブエノスアイレスで撮影（２０２５年 ロイター/Irina Dambrauskas） [ブエノスアイレス １６日 トムソン・ロイター財団] - 平日の朝、アルゼンチンのブエノスアイレス北部郊外から通勤する人々は、高速道路を使って街まで車を飛ばしてくる。だがそれも首都への主要道路を結ぶ幹線道路のルイス・ウイドブロ通りまで来ると、信号が続いて流れが止まってしまう。 ドライバーらは気付いていないかもしれない。だが昨年１０月以降、人工知能（ＡＩ）の導入によって、信号で止められる回数が減った。 市の交通当局が、トロナドール通りの信号サイクルを北東に４ブロック離れた通りの信号サイクルと一致するように調整し、その間にある信号のサイクルをずらしたのだ。...

2 weeks ago | buenosairesherald.com | Amy Booth

The committee of the Large Investment Incentive Regime (RIGI, by its Spanish initials) approved its first lithium mining project in the country on Tuesday. Named Rincón de Litio (Lithium Corner), is located in Salta province and will entail a US$2.7 billion investment. The company behind the project is British-Australian multinational Rio Tinto, the world’s second-largest metals and mining corporation.

2 weeks ago | thestar.com.my | Amy Booth

BUENOS AIRES: On weekday mornings, commuters from Buenos Aires' northern suburbs come thundering in from the highway, only to grind to a halt at a string of traffic lights along the Ruiz Huidobro Avenue, a broad thoroughfare connecting important routes into the Argentine capital. These drivers may not realise it, but since October, a tiny change using artificial intelligence (AI) means they have been stopping less.

3 weeks ago | context.news | Amy Booth

What’s the context? Artificial intelligence and Google Maps help Buenos Aires optimize traffic flow that can lower carbon emissions. BUENOS AIRES - On weekday mornings, commuters from Buenos Aires' northern suburbs come thundering in from the highway, only to grind to a halt at a string of traffic lights along the Ruiz Huidobro Avenue, a broad thoroughfare connecting important routes into the Argentine capital.