The progress of the La Mierla fire (Guadalajara) forces the evacuation of 34 towns and the confinement of another 14, as well as raising the danger level to 2 for two new fires in Retortillo (Soria) and Brieva (Segovia); in Andalusia, the two fires declared today in Huelva and Granada are considered stabilized.
In the midst of the debate about the use of AI, there are situations where it is undeniable that its applications and technology in general represent a step forward in quality of life. A clear example is people with visual disabilities, for whom apps or AI glasses allow a broader perception of the world: they serve to read food product labels or describe specific situations when the blind person is alone and needs help. That is why, from ONCE, which these days celebrates the Social Group Week, technology is claimed as a tool to move closer to equality.
The public prosecutor’s office has asked the judge in Martorell, who is investigating the death of Mango founder Isak Andic, to order a reconstruction of the events to clarify the causes of death with the only person investigated for the events, the businessman’s son, Jonathan Andic. To this end, the public prosecutor’s office has requested several investigative proceedings, now that the investigation is no longer secret, among which a possible reconstruction of the events at the site of the fall, the path of the Cuevas del Salitre, in Collbató (Baix Llobregat), stands out.
El paseo Joan de Borbó has a double life. On one side, La Barceloneta: that fishermen’s neighborhood transformed into a tourist attraction that, however, retains its usual rhythm, with real residents. On the other, the port; Marina Port Vell, one of the most important marinas in the Mediterranean, specialized in large yachts where fifty meters is the minimum to fit in.
The repeal of the royal decree law that included the extension of leases has left thousands of contracts in limbo and has opened a phase of great legal uncertainty. The Ministry of Consumer Affairs estimated up to two million contracts potentially meeting the requirements of the regulation, that is, leases expiring before December 2027. And, although there are no official records to specify how many tenants have requested the extension, lawyers and associations consulted estimate that a high percentage have tried to take advantage of the measure.
The United States is considering a formal accusation against former Cuban president Raúl Castro in connection with the downing of planes from the humanitarian organization Brothers to the Rescue in 1996, according to sources cited by CBS. This investigation has come to light after it was revealed that the director of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John Ratcliffe, met this Thursday in Havana with high-ranking officials of the Cuban Government, as confirmed by both Executives.
Traveling by plane is never a pleasant experience for a dog, as traditionally airlines allow pets to travel either under the front seat and inside a carrier (in the case of small animals) or in the plane’s cargo hold, isolated from their owner. However, the Italian company ITA Airways will launch next August a new service so that dogs can travel in a seat like any other passenger, as long as they do not exceed 30 kilograms in weight.
Platja de Palma, in Mallorca, had an unfortunate visitor that caused moments of tension among bathers this past Friday. It was a horseshoe snake, an specimen with a great capacity for swimming in the sea and that caused several people to move away from its path.
The conviction of David Sánchez, brother of the Prime Minister, to nine years of disqualification from public office “as the author by necessary cooperation of a crime of administrative prevarication” has immediately prompted a reaction from the PP. Alberto Núñez Feijóo has stated that the sentence issued by the Badajoz Court demonstrates that “no one” is “above the law, no matter whose family they belong to.” “It speaks well of our Rule of Law and should comfort all Spaniards,” he said in a message through social media.
In Spain, there are around 450 startups that are developing in one way or another applications or infrastructure related to artificial intelligence (AI). Multiverse Computing, Cala AI, Openchip, and Biorce are four examples leading the sector.