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Two suspects still at large in deadly Chordeleg jewelry store robbery; Ecuador private school enrollment plummets; Effort underway to recall Daniel Noboa

National Police report they have identified the two escaped suspects who remain at large following Thursday's deadly robbery of a jewelry store in Chordeleg....

Two suspects still at large in deadly Chordeleg jewelry store robbery; Ecuador private school enrollment plummets; Effort underway to recall Daniel Noboa - CuencaHighLife National Police report they have identified the two escaped suspects who remain at large following Thursday’s deadly robbery of a jewelry store in Chordeleg. During the robbery, the son of […]

My horse reads the newspaper and other useful Spanish phrases

There is a simple test that reveals how someone learned Spanish, and it takes about five seconds. Ask them to say Tomebamba. If the word comes out “Tomebambay,” you can be fairly sure the Spanish was learned from a screen instead of from a speaker. I was reminded of this recently while watching a group of enthusiastic digital-nomad videographers who had spent three months in Cuenca documenting their experiences for a global audience....

My horse reads the newspaper and other useful Spanish phrases - CuencaHighLife There is a simple test that reveals how someone learned Spanish, and it takes about five seconds. Ask them to say Tomebamba. If the word comes out “Tomebambay,” you can be […]

Nobel prize-winning economist remains skeptical of AI claims, sees only modest productivity boost

By James O'Donnell A few months before he was awarded the Nobel Prize in economics in 2024, Daron Acemoglu published a paper that earned him few fans in Silicon Valley. Contrary to what Big Tech CEOs had been promising — an overhaul of all white-collar work — Acemoglu estimated that AI would give only a small boost to U.S. productivity and would not replace human work....

Nobel prize-winning economist remains skeptical of AI claims, sees only modest productivity boost - CuencaHighLife By James O’Donnell A few months before he was awarded the Nobel Prize in economics in 2024, Daron Acemoglu published a paper that earned him few fans in Silicon Valley. […]