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The Waste Law, approved by Congress in 2022, was hailed as a valuable initiative. But its high degree of non-compliance and its insufficient application or regulatory development exasperate citizen organizations. “We can continue to approve laws and adapt on paper to European obligations, but a law that is not developed, not controlled, and not enforced does not reduce a single waste.” This is stated in a manifesto signed by more than 130 social, consumer, environmental, and social economy organizations grouped in the Zero Waste Alliance and the #LeydeResiduosYa platform.

Anthropic, faithful to its policy of apparent transparency, has created the most detailed catalog ever made about the malicious use of its artificial intelligence Claude. A 154-page report details numerous threats that the company led by Dario Amodei has managed to neutralize. Or so it believes. “The cases we share here are not typical examples of misuse, but rather examples of the most notable and novel threat activities we have identified to date,” the text warns.

Around 1.6 million women who have taken a desogestrel-based contraceptive pill (the brands Antigone, Cerazette, Elfasette, and Optimizette) will receive a personalized email to inform them, as a precaution, of the “very slight increase in risk” of developing meningioma, a tumor in the meninges, generally benign.

Twenty-seven deans of scientific faculties and directors of polytechnic schools from the universities of Barcelona, Autònoma de Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, Politècnica de Catalunya, and Rovira i Virgili have issued a statement this Thursday calling for a sustained educational commitment over time and independent of political cycles.

Next year universities will receive the students who took the PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) in 2025 and who showed a significant drop in performance in reading, mathematics, and science, losing between one and one and a half school years compared to young people three years older than them.

Suicide mortality has decreased in Catalonia for the third consecutive year, while the number of attempts treated by emergency services also shows a reduction, for the first time in recent years. The Department of Health is preparing a second plan to strengthen prevention and early detection.

Under the motto “When the territory is the ingredient,” the event reinforces an idea increasingly valued by the food and tourism industry: gastronomic excellence is born not only from technique but also from the landscape, the product, and local identity. This year’s edition arrives with a clear narrative and a well-defined strategy. Andorra Taste is not limited to bringing together renowned chefs; it builds a discourse around high mountain gastronomy as an economic, cultural, and tourist asset. In a market where origin, authenticity, and sustainability are already consumer demands, the Andorran festival fits precisely. Its proposal connects with an audience seeking experiences with content, prestige, and a sense of territory.

The new iPhone Duo, Apple’s first foldable phone, took center stage at the company’s presentation at the Steve Jobs Theater in Apple Park. The cost of the new device is much higher than that of a single fixed-screen device. In addition to the extra materials, such as the dual screens, one 5.4 inches and the other 7.6 inches, it requires more battery to power them. The total cost is also temporarily increased, in a situation that will last a long time, according to forecasts from the main companies in the sector, due to the price increase caused by the high demand for memory chips for AI data centers.

For some time now, Apple presentations have had few secrets left to reveal before they begin. Apple’s first foldable phone, the iPhone Duo, is already an announced reality. A device with a high price that arrives as the first emblem of the company’s new CEO, John Ternus, who on September 1st took over from Tim Cook, the man who has led the company for the past 15 years, since the retirement and passing of co-founder Steve Jobs. He even uttered the three words that characterized his most iconic presentations: “One more thing.”

The offensive by doctors against the framework statute for healthcare professionals promoted by the Ministry of Health has intensified with the call for a strike by physicians starting in October. Meanwhile, the unions will try to halt the initiative led by Minister Mónica García during the parliamentary process.