Miami — As the pandemic pushed people in Latin America – and around the world – to adopt tech for learning, conducting business, ordering food and household goods, accessing their bank accounts, and a plethora of other things, VC’s threw money into the space like never before.

Link: https://www.bloomberglinea.com/2021/12/23/148b-in-vc-poured-into-latam-in-2021-heres-why/

Codecademy’s entrepreneurial team, led by founder Zach Sims, to join Skillsoft with focus on accelerating growth in Technology & Developer Business Transaction expected to be immediately and significantly accretive to revenue and bookings growth with substantial cross-selling opportunities Confere

Link: https://www.skillsoft.com/press-releases/skillsoft-to-acquire-codecademy-a-leading-platform-for-learning-high-demand-technical-skills-creating-a-worldwide-community-of-more-than-85-million-learners

It’s the most successful video app in the world. Our columnist has obtained an internal company document that offers a new level of detail about how the algorithm works.

Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/05/business/media/tiktok-algorithm.html

Apple CEO Tim Cook “secretly” signed an agreement worth more than $275 billion with Chinese officials, promising that Apple would help to develop China’s economy and technological capabilities, The Information reports.

Link: https://www.macrumors.com/2021/12/07/apple-ceo-tim-cook-secret-deal-with-china/