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Tunnel between Spain and Morocco ‘technically feasible’ – with a start date pencilled in for 2027

A TUNNEL connecting Europe and Africa could be one step closer after a study commissioned by the Spanish government concluded that an underground corridor below

5 Nov, 2025 @ 15:31

Lead·Technology

How to understand the home energy system when settling in Spain

IT is often said that life in Spain isn’t just lived – it is enjoyed. Sunshine, shared meals, and a rhythm that feels a little

15 Sep, 2025 @ 15:02

Environment·Green·Sponsored·Technology

Spanish carmaker pins hopes on new €30k EV – modelled after Barcelona’s ‘edgiest’ neighbourhood

SPANISH carmaker Cupra has unveiled the Raval, a new small electric car it says will define the brand’s future. The model is named after El

8 Sep, 2025 @ 15:23

Barcelona·Lead·Other News·Technology

Telefonica to phase out Huawei tech in Spain’s 5G network amid Chinese espionage fears

SPANISH telecom giant Telefonica is set to phase out equipment made by Chinese technology company Huawei from Spain’s 5G network. “In both Germany and Spain,

5 Aug, 2025 @ 12:46

Business & Finance·Lead·Technology

Shocking survey reveals one in five young people in Spain are victims of nude AI deepfakes

AN ALARMING new survey carried out by charity Save the Children has shed light on the challenges posed by modern technology, with one in five

12 Jul, 2025 @ 11:30

Lead·Technology

New engine designed in Spain hoping to compete with Chinese EV titans

SPANISH engineers are designing a prototype for a new engine that hopes to herald a change in the future of the European electric vehicle industry.

21 Jun, 2025 @ 09:30

Basque Country·Lead·Technology

Spain’s Telefonica investigates major hack of Movistar customer records

A CYBERHACKER named ‘Dedale’ has accessed Movistar’s customer record base which has 22 million names and details. Movistar’s parent company, the Spanish telecoms giant Telefonica,

3 Jun, 2025 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Technology

Spanish astronomers discover water ice in distant star system, offering clues to origins of life on Earth

SPANISH astronomers have uncovered the presence of water ice in a distant young star system, providing insights into how life-enabling water may have arrived on

26 May, 2025 @ 12:31

Lead·Other News·Technology

Start-up company in Spain to build satellite to land on asteroid close to Earth

Start-up company in Spain to build satellite that will land on asteroid

A SPANISH start-up company will design and build a satellite to land on an asteroid that will fly close to Earth in 2029. The Elche

18 May, 2025 @ 07:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Technology

The Sky Doctor: Premium TV and internet services on the Costa del Sol

THE Sky Doctor is a market leader in the telecommunications industry and offers premium customer service. Founded in 2000, The Sky Doctor has been helping

7 Apr, 2025 @ 16:59

Tesla sales plummet in Europe in potential headache for Elon Musk: Deliveries of rival electric cars surge by over 500% in Spain

SALES of electric cars made by US manufacturer Tesla- owned by billionaire Elon Musk- plummeted by 49% in the EU across the first two months

28 Mar, 2025 @ 18:00

Lead·National News·Technology

Spain threatens huge fines for not labelling AI-generated content

SPAIN will dole out big fines to companies that use artificial intelligence(AI) content without labelling it as such. Congress has passed a bill regulating how

12 Mar, 2025 @ 18:00

Lead·National News·Technology

Brain scientists in Barcelona discover ‘basis of human intelligence’ that separates man from beast

A GROUNDBREAKING study out of Catalunya has observed for the first time how memories are stored in the human brain – and it’s completely different

8 Mar, 2025 @ 08:45

Health·Lead·Technology

Drones and taxis land in Benidorm: Spanish resort trials ‘game-changing’ technology

BENIDORM has become the first European city to host a simultaneous demonstration of an air taxi and drones flying in a built-up area. A dozen

7 Mar, 2025 @ 12:00

Benidorm·Lead·Technology

Spain's King Felipe opens the World Mobile Congress in Barcelona which showcases the latest in wireless technology

Spain’s King Felipe opens World Mobile Congress which showcases the latest in wireless technology

THE world’s biggest wireless technology showcase began on Monday in Barcelona, with King Felipe opening the World Mobile Congress 2025 and later shaking hands with

3 Mar, 2025 @ 17:00

Barcelona·Lead·Technology

Estepona is now using DRONES to clean buildings: Robots ‘use 60% less water’

ESTEPONA has become one of the first public administrations in Andalucia to use drones to clean buildings. The town hall says the ‘innovative’ technology offers

25 Feb, 2025 @ 11:24

Environment·Estepona·Lead·Technology

Spain-Morocco tunnel latest: Hopes dashed that it will be completed in time for 2030 World Cup amid reports of 'decade-long' delay

Challenge of the century: What exactly is involved in digging a tunnel from Spain to Morocco?

IT would undoubtedly be the crowning engineering feat of the 21st century so far, eclipsing the likes of the Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge or the Three

15 Feb, 2025 @ 08:00

Gibraltar·Lead·Other News·Technology

AI in the US will soon use more energy than all of Italy or the UK: Will Spain’s power grid be able to cope with influx of new data centres?

THE explosive growth of Artificial Intelligence could devour electricity equivalent to an entire country’s annual consumption, according to a new US Department of Energy report.

23 Jan, 2025 @ 13:00

Environment·Lead·Technology

Spain is bidding to build Britain’s groundbreaking €20bn nuclear fusion plant

SPANISH construction heavyweight Ferrovial has emerged as a frontrunner in the race to build Britain’s groundbreaking €20 billion nuclear fusion plant in Nottingham. The infrastructure

17 Jan, 2025 @ 19:30

Business & Finance·Lead·Technology

Spanish space travel company hopes to fly people to the moon by 2030

ELCHE company PLD Space hopes to fly people to the moon from 2030, after unveiling the Lynx Project last week. The presentation was made at

13 Oct, 2024 @ 08:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Technology

Apple is investigated in Spain over potential breach of App Store rules

Spain’s anti-competition regulator, the CNMC, announced on Wednesday that it had opened an investigation into Apple’s App Store. The multi-national tech giant has strongly denied

24 Jul, 2024 @ 19:00

Business & Finance·Lead·Technology

Spain debuts the world’s first ever beach-cleaning robot: AI powered ‘PlatjaBot’ gets to work in popular seaside resort

THE world’s first beach–cleaning AI robot will be put through its paces on popular Valencia City beaches this summer. The first tests were carried out

4 Jul, 2024 @ 18:02

Lead·Technology·Valencia

Kinguin: A safe place to buy Windows 11 keys

Kinguin is a reputable platform for purchasing your Windows 11 pro OEM key. Understand the advantages of choosing Kinguin and how it caters to the

24 Jun, 2024 @ 16:53

Brussels accuses Apple of breaking the EU’s internet competition laws

CALIFORNIAN tech giant Apple has been accused by Brussels of breaching European Union internet competition laws, which are supposed to allow smaller firms to compete

24 Jun, 2024 @ 15:17

Business & Finance·Lead·Technology

The Best Enterprise Management Software: What’s on Offer and Who’s Using It?

Nowadays, contract management can be easily optimized with the help of special software. We are talking about tools that, once implemented, can improve the process

17 Jun, 2024 @ 10:17

Technology

Microsoft joins Amazon in multi-billion euro cloud data centre revolution in north-east Spain

MICROSOFT is planning to pump in a massive €6.6 billion to set up new data centres in the Aragon region of Spain. The regional government

14 Jun, 2024 @ 15:45

Lead·Technology

Technology

Tunnel between Spain and Morocco ‘technically feasible’ – with a start date pencilled in for 2027

How to understand the home energy system when settling in Spain

Spanish carmaker pins hopes on new €30k EV – modelled after Barcelona’s ‘edgiest’ neighbourhood

Telefonica to phase out Huawei tech in Spain’s 5G network amid Chinese espionage fears

Shocking survey reveals one in five young people in Spain are victims of nude AI deepfakes

New engine designed in Spain hoping to compete with Chinese EV titans

Spain’s Telefonica investigates major hack of Movistar customer records

Spanish astronomers discover water ice in distant star system, offering clues to origins of life on Earth

Start-up company in Spain to build satellite that will land on asteroid

The Sky Doctor: Premium TV and internet services on the Costa del Sol

Tesla sales plummet in Europe in potential headache for Elon Musk: Deliveries of rival electric cars surge by over 500% in Spain

Spain threatens huge fines for not labelling AI-generated content

Brain scientists in Barcelona discover ‘basis of human intelligence’ that separates man from beast

Drones and taxis land in Benidorm: Spanish resort trials ‘game-changing’ technology

Spain’s King Felipe opens World Mobile Congress which showcases the latest in wireless technology

Estepona is now using DRONES to clean buildings: Robots ‘use 60% less water’

Challenge of the century: What exactly is involved in digging a tunnel from Spain to Morocco?

AI in the US will soon use more energy than all of Italy or the UK: Will Spain’s power grid be able to cope with influx of new data centres?

Spain is bidding to build Britain’s groundbreaking €20bn nuclear fusion plant

Spanish space travel company hopes to fly people to the moon by 2030

Apple is investigated in Spain over potential breach of App Store rules

Spain debuts the world’s first ever beach-cleaning robot: AI powered ‘PlatjaBot’ gets to work in popular seaside resort

Kinguin: A safe place to buy Windows 11 keys

Brussels accuses Apple of breaking the EU’s internet competition laws

The Best Enterprise Management Software: What’s on Offer and Who’s Using It?

Turkish Airlines puts pen-to-paper on deal for €300 million stake in Spain’s Air Europa

Scottish mob war pulls in Europe’s cocaine cartels on the Costa del Sol as mafia boss ‘vows revenge’

British holidaymaker dies on Spain’s Costa del Sol after ‘passing out while cycling with friends’

King Felipe to become first Spanish monarch to visit China in 18 years as Madrid looks to bolster ties with Beijing

‘The McGrail Report is Gibraltar as you have never seen it before’ – Catharsis under the shadow of the Dragon Tree, writes F Oliva