What is the difference between a heat dome and a heat wave? Experts clarify that they are different phenomena. “The heat dome is the cause and the heat wave would be the effect,” summarizes Rubén del Campo, spokesperson for the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet).
Today, the Council of Ministers has given the green light to the draft bill for the proper use and governance of AI. Now, the document will be sent to the Cortes to begin its parliamentary processing and, once processed, will give rise to an organic law. And the regulation will have this rank, Óscar López, head of the portfolio for Digital Transformation and Public Function, emphasized after the Council of Ministers, “because it affects fundamental rights.”
The Council of Ministers approved this Tuesday the draft Organic Law for the proper use and governance of artificial intelligence (AI), which adapts Spanish legislation to the European Artificial Intelligence Regulation (AI Act), in force since August 2024, and which regulates the rules that AI tools must comply with in Spain and contemplates fines that can reach up to 35 million euros or 7% of the annual turnover of the sanctioned party.
The football career of Fernando Marqués (Madrid, 1984) was never separated from his off-field problems. Alcohol, accidents, and disorders created for him at a very young age the image of a troublesome and undisciplined guy. He debuted at 17 years old with his Rayo Vallecano, in 2002, and before turning 23 he had already played for five teams —Rayo, Racing de Santander, Atlético de Madrid, Atlético Madrid B, and Castellón, as well as the under-20 national team— and three different categories. A ten in talent, a zero in attitude, was said about him.
The Council of Ministers has approved a royal decree that reforms access to flexible retirement with three significant changes that will be applied within three months. This type of retirement allows for combining the pension with a certain degree of work activity, and it is one of the incentives used by the Ministry of Inclusion and Social Security to extend the working life of employees. Incentives that are now increased.
The president of Castilla-La Mancha, Emiliano García-Page, has considered that after the indictment of former Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, the central government should submit to a vote of confidence or call elections, and has warned that his party is at the “highest risk moment” of the entire democracy.
The Government of Isabel Díaz Ayuso estimates that the Pope’s trip to Madrid, from June 6 to 9, will generate a return of between 90 and 120 million euros, according to the spokesperson of the regional Government, Miguel Ángel García Martín, who announced it yesterday. The Madrid Executive will use various infrastructures, both owned and contracted, during those days for the different meetings that the Pontiff will have with citizens and pilgrims coming from different parts of Spain and around the world.
Catalan cuisine will be the focus of the new restaurant Masia Tibidabo, which already has an opening date: June 5. The Tibidabo Amusement Park wanted to commemorate the park’s 125th anniversary by entrusting the gastronomic offer of the new establishment to Rafa Zafra, chef of the Barcelona restaurants Estimar, Amar, and Per Feina, as well as the successful Jondal in Ibiza.
The assembly of teachers responsible for grading the University Entrance Exams (PAU) in the Valencian Community has increased pressure on the Ministry of Education this Tuesday amid the ongoing conflict with public school teachers, who are engaged in an indefinite strike. The approximately 250 teachers responsible for reviewing and grading the university exams have warned that they might not join the panels in charge of supervising and grading the tests, a decision that would seriously jeopardize the normal conduct of the examination session.
One of the most popular meeting points in downtown Barcelona, the Apple Store on Passeig de Gràcia, reopened its doors this Tuesday after a six-month interior renovation. The changes included replacing the floor, removing the trees in the central area of the store, and the large video screen at the back, opposite the entrance.