Hacker News with Generative AI: Mexico

Mexican Navy ship crashes into Brooklyn Bridge leaving two people dead (theguardian.com)
A Mexican navy sailing ship hit the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday during a promotional tour in New York City, the top of its mast brushing the iconic span as it sailed through the East River.
Accidents, New York, Mexico, Shipping
147 points by teleforce 5 days ago | 82 comments
The Japanese method of creating forests comes to Mexico (elpais.com)
In English, the Japanese concept satoyama translates as “village” and “mountain.” These are rural environments where communities manage forests and farmland based on a sustainable system, harnessing their resources without harming them, in a kind of sacred pact between humans and nature for living in harmony.
Forestry, Sustainability, Japan, Mexico, Environmentalism
88 points by geox 6 days ago | 3 comments
Mexico accuses MrBeast of exploiting Mayan pyramids (bbc.co.uk)
Mexico is seeking compensation from US YouTuber MrBeast and a production company, accusing them of exploiting the nation's ancient pyramids for commercial gain.
Mexico, YouTube, Ancient Sites, Culture, Controversy
12 points by jeffwass 6 days ago | 0 comments
Náhuatl and Mayan Language Renaissance Occurring in Mexico (yucatanmagazine.com)
Mexico is home to 68 officially recognized Indigenous languages, spoken by nearly 7 million people, including Mayan and Náhuatl. Yet, despite their historical significance, many of these languages are in decline. Urbanization, globalization, and the dominance of Spanish and English are slowly but surely pushing them to the brink.
Languages, Mexico, Indigenous Culture, Cultural Preservation
154 points by bryanrasmussen 10 days ago | 65 comments
Mexico sues Google over 'Gulf of America' name change (bbc.com)
Mexico is suing Google for ignoring repeated requests not to rename the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America for US users on its maps service, Claudia Sheinbaum has said.
Geography, Lawsuits, Google, Mexico, Maps
8 points by doener 12 days ago | 4 comments
Mexico sues Google over changing Gulf of Mexico's name for US users (theguardian.com)
Mexico has sued Google for changing the Gulf of Mexico’s name to “Gulf of America” for Google Maps users in the United States, Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s president, said on Friday.
Google, Mexico, Lawsuits, Geography, International Relations
14 points by chrisjj 14 days ago | 0 comments
Mexico sues Google over 'Gulf of America' name change (bbc.com)
Mexico is suing Google for ignoring repeated requests not to call the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America on Google Maps for US users, President Claudia Sheinbaum says.
Mexico, Google, Geography, Lawsuits, Maps
12 points by 2bluesc 14 days ago | 0 comments
Ford raises prices on Mexican-made cars–but not the full tariff cost (arstechnica.com)
Price rises are coming to some Mexican-made Ford vehicles this summer as a result of President Trump's decision to launch an international trade war.
Automotive, Trade, Economics, Mexico, United States
4 points by tomrod 16 days ago | 1 comments
Inside an architect's underground home in Mexico City [video] (youtube.com)
Architecture, Mexico, Design, Video
17 points by kaycebasques 19 days ago | 1 comments
Once-dying Mexican river delta slowly nursed back to life by conservationists (japantimes.co.jp)
In a drought-hit Mexican border region at the center of growing competition with the United States for water, conservationists are working to bring a once-dying river delta back to life.
Conservation, Mexico, Environment, Water Resources
11 points by PaulHoule 29 days ago | 0 comments
Mexico bans 'foreign propaganda' after US anti-migrant ad (semafor.com)
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said foreign “propaganda” would be banned after US anti-migrant ads ran on national TV.
Mexico, Politics, Immigration, Advertising, International Relations
19 points by geox 31 days ago | 1 comments
Lessons from open source in the Mexican government (lwn.net)
The adoption of open-source software in governments has had its ups and downs. While open source seems like a "no-brainer", it turns out that governments can be surprisingly resistant to using FOSS for a variety of reasons.
Open Source, Government, Mexico, Software
328 points by signa11 49 days ago | 95 comments
US rejects Colorado River water request from Mexico in first since 1944 (thehill.com)
The Trump administration has denied a special request from Mexico for the delivery of Colorado River water to the city of Tijuana — marking the first such denial in 81 years.
Politics, International Relations, Water Resources, Mexico, United States
22 points by impish9208 60 days ago | 3 comments
Lessons from open source in the Mexican government (lwn.net)
The adoption of open-source software in governments has had its ups and downs. While open source seems like a "no-brainer", it turns out that governments can be surprisingly resistant to using FOSS for a variety of reasons.
Open Source, Government, Mexico
6 points by leephillips 60 days ago | 0 comments
'Eggflation' sending US shoppers to Mexico – where $300 fines await (theguardian.com)
‘Eggflation’ sending US shoppers to Mexico – where $300 fines await
Economics, Inflation, Travel, Mexico, United States
44 points by paulpauper 62 days ago | 29 comments
Horror on the coast of Oaxaca, a tourist paradise plagued by mass disappearances (elpais.com)
Jaqueline Meza was taken from the paradisiacal beaches of Oaxaca a week ago. It was her mother who raised the alert: she was kidnapped while she was having dinner in a restaurant near the beach.
Crime, Mexico, Tourism, Disappearances
53 points by PaulHoule 62 days ago | 33 comments
China delays approval of BYD's Mexico plant amid fears tech could leak to US (ft.com)
China, Mexico, Business, Manufacturing, Technology
15 points by zfg 65 days ago | 5 comments
US Cracking Down on Egg Smuggling from Mexico as Prices Soar (msn.com)
With egg prices at record highs, authorities are seeing a sharp increase in smuggling operations attempting to bring eggs across the US-Mexico border.
Economics, Food, Crime, United States, Mexico
4 points by NicoJuicy 70 days ago | 1 comments
Fyre Festival 2 tickets on sale; Mexican officials: "no permits have been filed" (livenowfox.com)
Tickets for Fyre Festival 2 are on sale, but Mexican officials say no one has applied for permits to hold the event.
Festivals, Events, Mexico, Fraud, Fyre Festival
6 points by sva_ 77 days ago | 0 comments
The Official Aztec C Online Museum (aztecmuseum.ca)
Welcome to the Wonderfully Ancient World of Aztec C
History, Museums, Art, Culture, Mexico
25 points by rbanffy 77 days ago | 6 comments
Trump says he is pausing tariffs on Canadian and Mexcican goods until April 2 (cbc.ca)
U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he is again pausing his tariffs on some Canadian goods, offering the country yet another roughly month-long reprieve from a punishing 25 per cent levy.
Politics, Trade, International Relations, Canada, Mexico
18 points by newaccountlol 78 days ago | 19 comments
José Guadalupe Posada's Engravings of Unusual Births (Ca. 1880–1910) (publicdomainreview.org)
The Mexican illustrator José Guadalupe Posada (1852–1913) is best known today for his popularization of calaveras — fully-dressed, grinning skeletons posed as if in the full flush of life.
Art, History, Mexico, Illustration, Printmaking
15 points by Vigier 78 days ago | 0 comments
Tesla gets more than 20% of parts from Mexico, it will be affected by tariffs (electrek.co)
Tesla gets more than 20% of its parts from Mexico, as well as some from Canada on top of it. So, yes, Tesla will be negatively affected by the tariffs.
Tesla, Tariffs, Mexico, Automotive Industry, Supply Chain
109 points by zfg 79 days ago | 151 comments
US Threats and Mexico's Crackdown Hit Mexican Cartel (nytimes.com)
A barrage of arrests, drug seizures and lab busts by the Mexican authorities in recent months has struck the behemoth Sinaloa Cartel, according to Mexican officials and interviews with six cartel operatives, forcing at least some of its leaders to scale back on fentanyl production in Sinaloa state, their stronghold.
Mexico, Drug Trafficking, Crime, Cartels, Law Enforcement
4 points by gmays 81 days ago | 2 comments
Mexico extradites 29 drug traffickers to the United States (elpais.com)
Mexico has extradited 29 drug traffickers who were being held in different prisons across the country to the United States on Thursday, according to the Mexican attorney general’s office.
Mexico, Drug Trafficking, International Relations, Law Enforcement
30 points by geox 85 days ago | 5 comments
Carlos Slim cancels his collaboration with Elon Musk's Starlink (mexicodailypost.com)
In a significant business development, Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim has decided to cancel his collaboration with Elon Musk’s Starlink.
Business, Technology, Elon Musk, Starlink, Mexico
234 points by toss1 85 days ago | 238 comments
Carlos Slim breaks deals with Starlink after Musk links Slim to drug trafficking (macronews.mx)
América Móvil invertirá en su propia infraestructura y descarta colaboración con SpaceX
Telecommunications, SpaceX, Elon Musk, Mexico, Carlos Slim
14 points by CharlesW 88 days ago | 0 comments
Mexico keeps finding clandestine graves (elpais.com)
Immersed in a crisis of violence that seems to have no end, Mexico is adding up dozens of deaths and disappearances every day, as well as shootouts, exploding mines, drones that drop bombs... And then there are the mass graves, clandestine burials that have numbered in the thousands in recent years.
Mexico, Violence, Crime, Mass Graves, Human Rights
9 points by PaulHoule 91 days ago | 0 comments
Mexico issues legal threat to Google (thecomeback.com)
On Jan. 20, United States President Donald Trump signed an executive order renaming the “Gulf of Mexico” to “Gulf of America.”
Mexico, Google, Law, Politics
107 points by thund 93 days ago | 141 comments
Mexico threatens to sue Google over name change of Gulf of Mexico on US maps (cnn.com)
International Relations, Legal Disputes, Geography, Google, Mexico
10 points by doener 94 days ago | 0 comments