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Latin American E-Commerce Giant MercadoLibre Announces One-Billion-Dollar Artificial Intelligence Hub in Buenos Aires

Technology leader MercadoLibre plans to invest one billion dollars to build a new artificial intelligence and regional logistics center in the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires. The strategic expansion is expected to create over three thousand engineering jobs, cementing the city as the premier digital economy hub in the Southern Cone.

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