Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming one of the major battlegrounds in the geostrategic and technological arenas between two of the great superpowers. The United States and China clash over the development of AI on several fronts. While Donald Trump opposes any restrictions on AI development, in China they are also unwilling to let anyone control their companies in this field.
The murder of the Canarian student Claudia Tacoronte, assaulted and stabbed on Saturday in Cuautla, Mexico, is the fourth of a student from the Autonomous University of Morelos (UAEM). Three other young women, all Mexican, disappeared and their bodies were found lifeless days later. Sources from the University of Granada state that they were unaware of these deaths.
The Government of the Generalitat will start its air conditioning plan for Catalan public schools in 100 centers, which it has classified as priorities, to which it will allocate 100 million euros of direct investment. The idea is for them to be fully air-conditioned during the 2027/2028 school year. The Executive of Salvador Illa has committed to investing a total of 2.5 billion euros by 2031 to air-condition the 2,530 Catalan public centers. It is, in the words of the Minister of Education, Esther Niubó, a “very ambitious transformation” that will involve an “unprecedented mobilization of resources,” said the minister in a press briefing.
La Barcelona New Economy Week brings together experts from different sectors at DFactory Barcelona from October 5 to 7 to analyze the challenges of the new economy. The event focuses its program on how technologies such as artificial intelligence, energy transitions, or new talent dynamics are already being applied in business activities. Far from theoretical approaches, the event promoted by the Consorci de la Zona Franca de Barcelona advocates a practical approach centered on its real impact on the company.
Many times, the quality of the clothes we buy has nothing to do with the price we pay for them. However, identifying which garments are good and which are not can be complicated. Is organic cotton better than “normal” cotton? Should I discard any fabric with polyester? In this report, we analyze the elements that influence the quality and durability of clothing with Aida Márquez, fashion designer, and Enric Carrera, PhD in textile engineering and emeritus professor at UPC.
A man in his 60s pleaded guilty on Monday to systematically drugging and raping his wife at their home for more than two decades. During a hearing at the Minshull Street Crown Court in Manchester, the defendant admitted to a total of 60 charges just before the start of his trial.
Meta goes to trial in Barcelona. The High Court of Justice of Catalonia begins the oral hearing this Tuesday for the dismissal of more than 2,000 workers who operated as content moderators for Mark Zuckerberg’s platforms from Barcelona.
Concern spreads like an oil stain. Wherever you go, the conversation arises due to the apocalyptic fear of artificial intelligence (AI), something that seems increasingly dangerous, to the point that the champions of this tech industry have sounded the alarms and called for its progress to be halted.
In Vilamòs, a small village in the heart of the Vall d’Aran, a municipal flock of sheep and goats grazes the land without worrying about taxes, medical appointments, or shopping lists. They do what they have always done, although now they are in the news. They have become the protagonists of a project that seeks something as simple as keeping the vegetation growing in their forests under control.
The dream of a permanent position in the public sector has been for decades a kind of cross-cutting myth in Italy. Essays, novels, and films have been written about this national ambition. And yet, even that has now become a luxury. This time not due to a lack of positions, but because of what accepting one entails: finding housing.
