Lisa Jackson, vice president of environment, policy, and social initiatives, recently spoke on the corporation’s recent decision at Apple’s 2020 September keynote: “Sometimes it is not what we make, but what we do not make that counts… We are confident that our customers are aware of the various options for charging and connecting their devices.” As a result of Apple’s change in production, the Brazilian union recently agreed to demand that all electronic devices be distributed with a common USB-C charging cable earlier this past year.

A local prison near the city of Cuenca, Ecuador, Turi prison, was unexpectedly overtaken by a rebellious gang this past Sunday night, April 3, 2022. Reports claim that the inmates took over the authorities after an out of control riot commenced, in which the guards seemingly could not put an end to the situation. Tragically, medical officials have publicized the death of at least 20 people within the walls of the prison, all occurring throughout the riot: The status of inmate or guard was not given with the information on the deceased.

Other inmates who were only witnesses of this specific rebellious act elaborated on how they heard screaming from various cells commencing from Sunday night into Monday morning. Afterwards, officers verified that multiple members of different gangs began attacking each other as innocent guards fell victim to their unnecessary action. Interior Minister Patricio Castillo then went on to announce how Ecuador will proceed to decrease th violence in their country, which will “drain the cesspit (prison),” according to Castillo himself. A similar situation previously took place in Ecuador back in September 2021, which resulted in the unnecessary death of over 300 inmates. The prison was quickly under a state of emergency in which 118 people were brutally murdered by the  different types of weaponry such as grenades and automatic firearms.

Two young brothers, Glauco and Gleison Ferreira, were previously stranded in the Amazon Rainforest after simply chasing birds and drifting away from their family. For four long weeks the Ferreira family had thought that they would never see their children again as local emergency services made the improper decision to stop their search during the end of February 2022. However, citizens residing in the local area refused to lose these kids without a fight and continued the search that was now led by only themselves: Glauco and Gleison are repordelty only eight and six years old.

This past Tuesday, March 22nd, both children were officially found by a tree cutter who happened upon them during a walk through the woods. The anonymous man immediately contacted the authorities who picked up the boys that same day and are currently hospitalized for malnourishment. Reports claim that the boys were found and rescued approximately 3.7 miles away from the village of Palmeira in the Lago Capanã where the children were last seen beside their parents; they spent a total of 36 days in the most secluded part of the Brazilian Amazon during the most brutal season of them all. 

The most recent incident that relates to this specific event comes from a 2008 case in which an 18-year-old boy got removed from his group in one of the most remote corners of the Amazon. The young man was claimed to be going hunting until he lost track of his route and was pronounced dead on the scene after being found shortly after. If the past shows us anything, it is that the two boys, Glauco and Gleison, are extremely lucky to be alive as many prayers go out to them and their loved ones who were put through temporary trauma. 

Spotify and Apple Music are currently the two biggest players in music streaming, and recently they have announced the most popular tracks and albums in the world for 2021. For the second year in a row, the most-streamed artist on Spotify is the Puerto Rican musician known as Bad Bunny. In just one year his songs have been streamed a total of 9.1 billion times, compared to his previous record of 8.3 billion in 2020. a mark of how the streaming market continues to grow alongside the singer and rapper’s popularity. After releasing two albums and a compilation project in 2020, Bad Bunny continued on releasing a series of singles in 2021 including the U.S. Top 10 hit “Yonaguni”. Behind him sit; Taylor Swift, Drake, Justin Bieber, and BTS in the Top 5 most-streamed artists. The Puerto Rican artist looks to recreate his success in 2022 to be the most streamed in the world 3 years in a row.