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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming the modern workplace at an unprecedented pace. For Latino professionals — who are historically overrepresented in roles vulnerable to automation — understanding how AI will impact careers and industries is crucial. This moment presents both risks and remarkable opportunities.

The Risk of Displacement, and a Skills Opportunity
Latino workers remain overrepresented in sectors like agriculture, retail, and food service — industries facing the highest ri

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As artificial intelligence and cybersecurity reshape industries and economies, Latino professionals are making powerful moves to lead and innovate in these fast-growing fields — with Chicago emerging as a key hub.

Rising Representation
Latinos are one of the fastest-growing tech talent segments in the U.S., and their imprint in AI and cybersecurity is expanding quickly. According to the 2024 Latino Donor Collaborative U.S. Latinos in Tech Report, Latino adoption of AI outpac

The information technology (IT) sector in the United States is a rapidly expanding landscape, yet its diversity, particularly concerning Latina representation, remains a critical challenge. Despite Latinas being a dynamic and growing demographic, their presence in tech roles is strikingly low. However, their increasing educational attainment and entrepreneurial spirit present a powerful opportunity to bridge the digital divide, fuel innovation, and strengthen the U.S. economy.

The Current Lands

In 2025, artificial intelligence (AI) has evolved from a futuristic concept to a practical tool that enhances workplace productivity across various industries. By automating routine tasks, providing data-driven insights, and facilitating smarter decision-making, AI enables professionals to focus on more strategic and creative aspects of their work.

Automating Routine Tasks
AI excels at handling repetitive and time-consuming tasks, freeing up employees to concentrate on higher-value activities.

As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to revolutionize industries, the inclusion of Hispanic professionals in its development is not just a matter of representation — it's a catalyst for innovation and equity. The increasing participation of Latinos in AI is poised to bring significant benefits to both the technology sector and Hispanic communities across the United States.

Rising Latino Representation in AI
Recent data indicates a notable surge in Latino involvement in AI-related fields. A

The HHF has teamed up with IBM to connect members of the Latino community with skills development courses and certifications that can help pave the way toward a career in IT. Creating opportunity is key to fostering diversity in the tech industry — and that’s what IBM is aiming to do in partnership with the Hispanic Heritage Foundation. READ MORE AT CIO

Job scams have become increasingly sophisticated, targeting unsuspecting job seekers with a variety of deceptive tactics. Cybercriminals exploit the vulnerability of individuals seeking employment, often using fraudulent job postings, phishing emails, and social engineering techniques to lure victims into sharing sensitive personal information. READ MORE AT UNDERCOVER RECRUITER

Hispanics are leading a revolution in financial education. While traditional sources still play a role, social media is becoming a go-to for financial guidance. This enthusiasm for financial growth is encouraging and speaks to a community eager to take control of its future. READ MORE AT MONEYLION

Here we are in 2024, and the world of marketing is evolving more than ever. As it continues to change, we see all sorts of new emerging technologies and consumer behaviours which have changed the way we market. The same old tricks don’t work the same as they once did, so knowing the latest ways to market your business is important. If you’re looking to stand out in 2024, then here are some marketing strategies that you’ll want to try. READ MORE AT MIDDLEME

The COVID-19 pandemic significantly increased interest in wearable health-monitoring devices among low-income Hispanic and Latine adults living in the U.S., a new Northwestern University study has found. The study was published today (May 8) in the Journal of Medical Internet Research. While the pandemic highlighted the need for regular health monitoring, these groups often lack access to affordable health care and sometimes distrust existing health systems. Wearables, therefore, could provide

Over the last several years, two important economic trends in the United States have become intertwined. This first is the rise of the Latino community as an economic force, as the demographic rapidly expands across the country while still facing barriers to wealth-building and opportunity that other groups do not. The second is the exploding popularity of financial technology, or “fintech”.

Today, Latinos are embracing fintech at high rates compared to other groups, yet a stark absence of data

Hispanic or Latino/Latinx communities are vastly underrepresented in the tech industry. According to 2020 US Census data, Hispanics account for 19% of the US population, the nation's second largest racial or ethnic group after non-Hispanic whites. While they hold 17% of all jobs in the US, that number falls to just eight percent of STEM roles. READ MORE AT DIGINOMICA

From camps for girls to networking events for grownups, organizations all over the country are working to promote Latinos in tech. In 2021, Hispanics made up a small share of Google (8.8%), Netflix (8.6%), Apple (8%), Microsoft (7%) and Meta/Facebook (6.5%) tech workers.

The numbers of Latinos and Latinas in the industry has been rising gradually in the past few years, but they're still disproportionately low in most companies. READ MORE AT AXIOS

Latino workers remain underrepresented in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) workforces, and a new Pew Research Center report found that more visible representation of successful Latinos in STEM would make those workforces more attractive to other Latinos.

While Hispanics make up 17 percent of the total workforce, only 8 percent work in a STEM field, according to a Pew Research Center report published last year. Meanwhile, white workers make up 63 percent of the workforce and 67 p

The tech industry is growing in Arizona and nationally, with net employment in 2018 bringing on more than 260,000 new jobs nationally. Since the employment shortage that followed the Great Recession a decade ago, net tech employment has increased by an estimated 1.9 million jobs. Yet, as the industry is growing, it’s leaving people of color and women behind. READ MORE AT CRONKITE NEWS

The rise of remote work during the pandemic led several Silicon Valley venture capitalists to escape California, with its wildfires and high taxes. Miami, with a large Latino population, and Atlanta, with a large Black population, have both seen higher interest.

Data from Crunchbase compiled for Reuters showed startups with a Black or Hispanic founder got 3.5% of the record $311 billion U.S. venture funding in the year to Dec. 16, up from an average 2.5% in the previous five years.

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SupplyHive™, an innovative provider of Supplier Performance Management Technology, announced today that it closed $2 million in seed funding by securing investors who believe in the power of diversity and inclusion: led by LOUD Capital with co-investors Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund and Cleveland Avenue-CAST US.

“Capital from this funding will allow the company to reach the next level of scale and impact by growing our sales and marketing resources and furthering product development a

With more than half of all Hispanic and Latino Americans unable to set up a basic checking account or send and receive money, the pandemic has highlighted the deep divide between those who are able to access digital banking, and those who are not.

Cuentas (Nasdaq: CUEN), a Miami-based fintech company focused on serving the Hispanic and Latino communities, is looking to narrow that divide, if not eliminate it outright - one card and one app at a time. READ MORE AT THE STREET

Many organizations recently have looked to apply diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in their workplace. While diversity and inclusion in technology involves developing and nurturing these practices internally, companies should also consider the diversity of the people who use their products. READ MORE AT THE SERVER SIDE

Recent studies predict that by 2025 there may be as many as 100 billion internet of things (IoT) devices deployed worldwide. That's roughly 14 connected devices or sensors for every person on Earth.

IoT consists of almost everything you can attach to a network: computers, smartphones, robots, drones, printers, thermostats, and even consumer packaged goods with RFID tags. To create business value with IoT, you need the right combination of sensors, devices, software, and systems. READ MORE AT AD