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Fintechs
The End of Card Readers? The Phone Is Now the Terminal
NFC phones already work as card terminals: tap on phone processed R$ 27.1 billion in Brazil in Q1 2026, up 114.6%. When a card reader is still worth it.
July 22, 2026
Technology
Your AI will pay without you: autonomous agents in commerce
AI agents with their own wallets already research, negotiate and buy — using programmable payments, stablecoins and protocols like x402 (agentic commerce).
July 21, 2026
Technology
Virtual and Augmented Reality: What You Can Already Create
Immersive virtual tours, 3D products in the customer's home, models walking off the screen, VR training, much of it without installing an app.
July 20, 2026
Technology
Science fiction is a self-fulfilling prophecy
The flip phone came from Star Trek's communicator, the iPad from the Enterprise's tablet, and today's AIs learn behavior from the fiction written about them.
July 20, 2026
Technology
How Much Does an Augmented Reality App Cost?
The cost of an augmented reality app ranges from a few thousand to six-figure native projects. See what defines the price and when browser AR is enough.
July 19, 2026
Marketing
AEO: how to get ChatGPT and AIs to recommend your business
More people ask ChatGPT instead of Google. AEO means preparing your site to be the answer AIs recommend — why it became urgent in 2026, and how to start.
July 16, 2026
Entrepreneurship
Owner's mindset: why growing slowly builds businesses that last
Tardezinha sold only 650 of 1,000 tickets at its first show — then became Brazil's biggest tour, R$1.5 billion in 10 years. The 5 phases behind it.
July 16, 2026
Technology
AI Designs Cell-Rejuvenating Proteins: Sam Altman's $180M Bet
Retro Biosciences, with $180 million from Sam Altman, used OpenAI's AI to redesign cell-rejuvenating proteins — 50× more potent, now in human trials.
July 16, 2026
Marketing
Why video sells more: the short-form video guide for business
78% of people prefer to learn about a product through short video, versus 9% who prefer to read — the data on why short-form dominates and how AI slashed cost.
July 16, 2026
Technology
Augmented reality in sales: sell more and get fewer returns
Products with augmented reality convert 94% higher and cut returns by up to 40%. See how AR, now app-free via WebAR, builds buying confidence.
July 16, 2026
Entrepreneurship
The 4 Ways to Sell: Get Off the New-Customer Hamster Wheel
Most companies spend everything chasing new customers and ignore the other three sales levers. Rony Meisler's 4 ways to sell, and how to use them.
July 13, 2026
Entrepreneurship
Beware of Success: The Trap of No Longer Reinventing Yourself
Success can be a silent trap: when something works, we stop reinventing ourselves — and that's exactly when the world passes us by
July 13, 2026