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Are flying taxis coming to Spain? EU creates official regulations to make it easier for the technology to grow

THE EU has created official regulations to make it easier to develop flying taxi technology. This week the European Commission has adopted a new range of regulations on VTOL aircrafts (vertical take-off

15 Apr, 2024 @ 14:06

Lead·Technology

Why Is Your Website Not Ranking in Google?

If your website is a treasure trove of great content, products, or services, but no one can discover it through Google, then it’s like that value is hidden away where it can’t

5 Apr, 2024 @ 11:46

Other News·Technology

Telegram latest in Spain: Messaging app gets last minute reprieve as a judge temporarily blocks plans to ban the platform

AROUND eight million users of messaging app Telegram in Spain have been given a reprieve after a judge changed his mind about suspending it over content piracy allegations. Last Friday, the National

25 Mar, 2024 @ 11:45

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Other News·Technology

This city in eastern Spain is the first in Europe to approve a Google parking app for disabled drivers

VALENCIA will be the first European city to utilise a phone app that helps people with reduced mobility locate car parking spaces. The pilot project will be tested in five areas of

15 Feb, 2024 @ 14:00

Lead·Other News·Technology·Valencia·Valencian Community

How Smart Security Measures Are Fighting Back

Across all major industries and on a global scale, the frequency and severity of targeted security breaches has been rising for several years. From an almost 40% increase in the number of

29 Jan, 2024 @ 12:29

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How AI threatens up to 60% of jobs in Spain and other advanced economies, according to stark warning from the IMF

THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has issued an alarming warning about the potential impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on jobs. According to a recent IMF study, up to 60% of employment in

16 Jan, 2024 @ 14:31

Economy·Lead·Technology

Tech howler: Orange internet goes down across Spain for hours after hackers guess the corporation’s ‘ridiculously weak’ password

IN a tale that sounds more like a grandmother’s tech error than a corporate oversight, one of Spain’s leading mobile operators suffered a shock outage due to a ‘ridiculously weak password.’ Customers

5 Jan, 2024 @ 14:38

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THIS will be the winning number in Spain’s famous El Gordo lottery this year – according to AI

SPAIN’S massive Christmas Lottery(El Gordo) will keep everybody on the edge of their seats this Friday morning to see who has scooped a big life-changing prize, with the numbers sung as always

21 Dec, 2023 @ 10:00

La Cultura·Lead·National News·Technology

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“This has to stop” – mother delivers petition to Congress with 63,000 signatures demanding total ban of mobile phones for teenagers

TWO TEACHERS on Thursday delivered a petition with 63,000 signatures to Spain’s Congress of Deputies in a bid to encourage a total ban on the use of mobile phones for teenagers aged

30 Nov, 2023 @ 18:53

Lead·Politics·Technology

Madrid to New York in 90 minutes: These are the hypersonic passenger planes being developed by a US company

HYPERSONIC planes that can fly from Madrid to New York in just 90 minutes are being developed by an American aerospace company. US firm, Hermeus, is developing the record speed flight,

6 Nov, 2023 @ 12:35

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Five Gibraltar teams of 16 kids take on cream of UK in Cyber Centurion coding challenge

TEENAGERS from Gibraltar are taking part in a UK-wide team competition to solve coding problems and encourage the next generation of scientists. Five local teams made out of 16 students from Bayside,

25 Oct, 2023 @ 09:23

Gibraltar·Technology

Police in Spain’s Barcelona province arrest minor for allegedly using artificial intelligence to create child pornography

A MINOR has been arrested in Barcelona province on suspicion of using artificial intelligence to create child pornography. The youngster is thought to have been taking photos of children from his window

24 Oct, 2023 @ 15:45

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Technology

Elon Musk's Tesla eyeing up massive Valencia deal in Spain

Elon Musk weighs banning X (Twitter) in the EU as bloc demands answers for ‘fake viral content’ relating to Israeli-Hamas conflict

THE OWNER of X (formerly Twitter), Elon Musk, is considering removing the social media platform from European countries such as Spain thanks to new regulations in the region. The entrepreneur, who is

19 Oct, 2023 @ 17:15

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Spanish startup’s private rocket launch is a success after taking off from Andalucia at the weekend – and it’s reusable

ELCHE startup PLD Space launched the first-ever private European rocket into orbit on Saturday morning. After two postponements in the spring, the first launch of Miura 1 took place at 2.19am from

9 Oct, 2023 @ 15:05

Andalucia·Costa Blanca·Huelva·Lead·National News·Technology

Spain will launch a rocket from Andalucia at 2am TOMORROW – here’s how you can see it

ELCHE’S PLD Space will launch the first private rocket in Europe -Miura 1- in the early hours of Saturday morning from El Arenosillo in Huelva at the National Institute of Aerospace Technology.

6 Oct, 2023 @ 18:00

Andalucia·Costa Blanca·Huelva·Lead·National News·Technology

Russian hackers target Spanish government websites to disrupt Granada immigration summit

RUSSIAN hackers launched a series of cyber attacks on Friday against Spanish government and Granada city council websites to coincide with the immigration summit and EU meetings being held in the Andalucian

6 Oct, 2023 @ 13:44

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead·National News·Politics·Technology·Ukraine

Apple CEO Tim Cook enjoy’s a special meal and live music concert in Spain’s capital Madrid

THE CEO of technology giant Apple, Tim Cook, made a visit to Spain this weekend, the day after the company launched its latest smartphone, the iPhone 15. The 62-year-old executive began his

24 Sep, 2023 @ 16:30

Lead·Madrid·Technology

ACCORDING TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Spain’s most beautiful city is . . .

WOULD you leave your holiday plans to AI? Online travel sites already use it to help with customer service but the new generative AI bots like ChatGPT can handle every aspect of

16 Jul, 2023 @ 13:28

Exploring Spain·Olive Press Travel·Technology

Space rocket designed by Costa Blanca company will not launch until September after two delays

Space rocket designed by Costa Blanca company will not launch from Spain until September after two postponements

SEPTEMBER will be third time lucky for the launch of Spain’s first private rocket to be sent into space, amidst concerns of starting forest fires during the warmest part of the year.

27 Jun, 2023 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Huelva·Lead·National News·Technology·Valencian Community

Strong winds delay Costa Blanca company’s first private rocket launch in Spain

ELCHE’S PLD Space has called off Wednesday’s test launch of its first suborbital usable rocket due to strong high altitude winds. It was going to be the first private rocket launch in

31 May, 2023 @ 10:55

Andalucia·Costa Blanca·Huelva·Lead·Premium·Technology

Costa Blanca company counts down to first private rocket launch in Europe from Spain’s Huelva

ELCHE’S PLD Space will launch the first private rocket in Europe -Miura 1- on Wednesday from the El Arenosillo Experimentation Centre, at the National Institute of Aerospace Technology (INTA), in Huelva. Lift

30 May, 2023 @ 14:42

Andalucia·Costa Blanca·Huelva·Lead·Technology·Valencian Community

Mallorca Economic Forum frets about dangers of AI to society and democracy

THE Palau de Congressos de Palma hosted the seventh Economic Forum this week. A number of tech experts held forth on the challenges posed by the advent of AI, demanding regulation before

18 May, 2023 @ 19:15

Balearic Islands·Business & Finance·Lead·Mallorca·Technology

Spain’s Ministry of Equality to launch app to find out if men and women do the same household chores

THE EQUALITY Ministry will launch an app that will register the time men and women spend doing housework. Spain’s State Secretary for Equality, Angela Rodriguez ‘Pam’, has announced the new technological measure

16 May, 2023 @ 14:15

Lead·National News·Politics·Technology

Meta’s planned data centre for Toledo town will require ‘660 million litres of water a year’

A PLANNED data centre that will serve Facebook and Instagram owner Meta is due to be built in the Toledo municipality of Talavera de la Reina. The structure, however, will require some

10 May, 2023 @ 13:30

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Politics·Technology

Spain’s data protection agency opens probe into the ChatGPT artificial intelligence app

SPAIN’S AEPD data-protection agency has opened an investigation into the ChatGPT artificial intelligence application, on the basis that it may breach the country’s privacy laws. There are suspicions that the platform, which

16 Apr, 2023 @ 17:41

European Union·Lead·Technology

DIGITAL DYSTOPIA? How will Artificial Intelligence affect our lives in Spain and beyond?

ARTIFICIAL intelligence (AI) is being hailed by some people as the next industrial revolution. Others say it’s a danger to humanity and will soon get out of control. American commentator, Joe Rogan,

16 Apr, 2023 @ 16:11

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