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Apple acknowledges a "problem" with the iPhone Duo's screen crease and suggests requesting a replacement
Apple acknowledged a "problem" affecting the inner screen of a "small number of units" of the iPhone Duo, its first foldable phone, after user complaints about cracks along the crease. The company asked those customers to contact AppleCare for a replacement and described the issue as limited. The device, priced at $1,999, reached stores on October 23 with strong demand and delivery dates pushed back to 2027. Repairing the inner screen costs $999 out of warranty.
TechnologyInternationalEl TiempoOct 27AI
Teradyne Robotics and Sereact team up to scale physical AI in retail and logistics
Teradyne Robotics, which groups Universal Robots and Mobile Industrial Robots, and Sereact announced an alliance to accelerate industrial AI solutions in retail, logistics and manufacturing. Sereact's Cortex platform controls Universal Robots robotic arms to automate unstructured tasks such as returns handling and single-item picking. The two companies have already supplied hundreds of UR robots in dual-arm systems to customer facilities across Europe, and Sereact opened an office in Boston this summer to bring the joint solution to North America.
TechnologyInternationalInterempresas MediaOct 27AI
Markem-Imaje launches CoLOS 2D Activate and CoLOS 2D Engage for connected packaging
Markem-Imaje, part of Dover and a provider of industrial marking and coding systems, announced the launch of CoLOS 2D Activate and CoLOS 2D Engage, two enterprise solutions aimed at accelerating manufacturers' transition to connected packaging. They allow users to create, organize, activate and manage static and dynamic GS1 Digital Link QR codes, and are complemented by consulting services to prepare for the GS1 Sunrise 2027 initiative and meet regulatory and retailer requirements.
TechnologyInternationalInterempresas MediaOct 27AI
Anthropic to open its IPO to small European investors, including Spain
Anthropic is preparing its stock market debut with access for small European investors, as happened with SpaceX in June. Revolut and Trade Republic are expected to give Spanish retail investors entry once the company registers its prospectus with German regulator Bafin, which will passport it to the countries where the shares are marketed. Twenty-two investment banks are involved in the deal, six of them European. The market capitalization could range between 1.5 and 2 trillion dollars.
TechnologyInternationalEl MundoOct 27AI
GE Vernova uses AI because it cannot hire engineers fast enough to match growth
Pablo Koziner, GE Vernova's Commercial and Operations director, said in an interview that the company uses artificial intelligence to free its staff from routine tasks, since electrification is growing faster than it can hire engineers. The executive ruled out that AI means layoffs and noted that the company, with 12 engineering and manufacturing centers in Spain and 2,700 employees, is betting on expanding power grid capacity and on small modular reactors.
TechnologyInternationalEl MundoOct 27AI
Telecom announces US$1.4 billion in investments for 2027 in Argentina
At the 36th ATVC-CAPPSA International Conference in Puerto Madero, Argentina's top telecommunications executives called for correcting regulatory asymmetries with satellite operators and large technology platforms. They also asked for a review of the tax burden and the Universal Service Fund, and for action against content piracy. Telecom's CEO announced US$1.4 billion in investments for 2027, and ATVC's president said companies in the sector invest more than US$2 billion a year.
TechnologyInternationalClarin.comOct 27AI
Elvis Presley rights holders sue Anthropic for using 274 songs to train its AI
Rights holders of several Elvis Presley songs sued Anthropic in a federal court in the Northern District of California on October 23, 2026, alleging the company used 274 compositions associated with the singer without authorization to train its AI models. The suit is led by ABG EPE IP LLC, linked to Authentic Brands Group, along with Raleigh Music Publishing, Abilene Music and trusts tied to the Aberbach family and Luigi Creatore. They seek more than $48.6 million and measures to stop further infringement. Anthropic rejects the allegations and says it will defend itself.
TechnologyInternationalRevista SemanaOct 27AI
David Silva Rojas denies using AI in his award-winning novel "Donde el agua trabaja"
Peruvian writer David Silva Rojas defended the sole authorship of his novel "Donde el agua trabaja", awarded by Mexican publisher Almadía, after suspicions that it was written with artificial intelligence. In a statement published on Tuesday, October 27, he said he conceived, wrote and revised the work without generative AI tools. Almadía suspended launch activities in Spain and is reviewing the writing process with documents provided by the author, such as previous versions of the manuscript and his notebook.
TechnologyInternationalPulzoOct 27AI
Anthropic advances preparations for a possible Wall Street listing
The international technology and financial sector is watching preparations for a possible initial public offering by Anthropic, an artificial intelligence company. Several investment banks are seeking a prominent role in the eventual share placement on Wall Street, a deal that could become one of the most relevant stock market events for the tech industry. Institutional funds are assessing the company's financial situation, investment needs, development costs and growth prospects before deciding on a possible participation.
TechnologyInternationalDiario del SurOct 27AI
Microsoft launches voluntary exit program for about 60,000 employees
Microsoft launched a voluntary exit program aimed at approximately 60,000 workers, about 27% of its global workforce of more than 223,000 employees, according to data compiled by CNBC. The company seeks to reorganize its workforce and become more efficient to fund large investments in artificial intelligence infrastructure. The plan focuses on staff at internal level 70 or below in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and India, and includes areas such as Windows, Xbox, Copilot and AI research, while sales, marketing and data center operations are excluded.
TechnologyInternationalPulzoOct 27AI
Sam Altman outlined three possible endings for the AI race
Sam Altman, OpenAI's chief executive, presented three scenarios to his employees on how the race to build artificial intelligence could end, according to The Information, which reported the conversation took place at an internal meeting in October. The options are: an international body overseeing the most advanced systems, similar to the International Atomic Energy Agency; a common organization of the major developers, known as the "Demis plan" and inspired by CERN; or a single company gaining an unreachable lead. Altman called the latter "terrible."
TechnologyInternationalRevista SemanaOct 27AI
Mexico's antitrust watchdog fines nine firms 67 million pesos for rigging tech contracts at Pemex, IMSS and ISSSTE
Mexico's National Antitrust Commission fined nine companies and their executives 67 million pesos for simulating competition in federal government technology contracts, leading agencies including Pemex, IMSS, ISSSTE, Conagua and the Economy Ministry to pay overcharges above 40%. According to the authority, the companies, part of the so-called Grupo Soluciones, coordinated bids for a decade, between 2012 and 2022, in 14 procurement procedures for computers, printers and telecommunications equipment.
TechnologyInternationalEl FinancieroOct 27AI
McKinsey: banks cut manual work by up to 50% with AI agents
A McKinsey report describes how banks are moving toward AI-based "coworkers" able to plan tasks, use tools and coordinate actions across systems. A US bank applied the model to fund accounting, reconciliations, middle-office operations and architecture reviews, and in one of those evaluations cut manual work by 40% to 50%. The consultancy warns that an error can affect production systems, expose customer data or breach rules, and recommends limited permissions, dedicated identities and final human authorization.
TechnologyInternationalInfobaeOct 27AI
TikTok founder tops US$100 billion and reclaims first place among China's richest
Zhang Yiming, founder of ByteDance, TikTok's parent company, reclaimed the top spot among China's largest fortunes with a record net worth of 670 billion yuan, about US$100.48 billion, according to Hurun Report. He added nearly US$30 billion driven by the growth of ByteDance's artificial intelligence businesses. The list includes 1,529 entrepreneurs with fortunes above 5 billion yuan, and their combined wealth grew 7% to 32 trillion yuan, roughly US$4.8 trillion, as of September 1.
TechnologyInternationalPortafolioOct 27AI
Bill Gates anticipates a "radical" transformation driven by AI and proposes taxing its use
Bill Gates warned that artificial intelligence could surpass humans in numerous intellectual and work capacities, which would transform work and the role of people in society. In remarks to The Observer, he said that within the next 20 years AI could outperform people in mathematics, biological simulations and engineering design. He proposes evaluating taxes on the use of AI and robots to fund social protection and job training, and warns about risks of cyberattacks and bioterrorist uses.
TechnologyInternationalRevista SemanaOct 27AI
Ferring Pharmaceuticals to buy Martín Varsavsky's biotech firm Gameto for US$1.3825 billion
Argentine-Spanish entrepreneur Martín Varsavsky announced that Swiss pharmaceutical company Ferring Pharmaceuticals will buy Gameto, his fertility-focused biotech firm, for US$1.3825 billion. The deal was announced at the Annual Congress of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine in Baltimore. Gameto, founded in 2020, develops Fertilo, a product that cuts hormonal injections in fertility treatments by about 80% and is in Phase 3 for FDA approval.
TechnologyInternationalLa NaciónOct 27AI
Vandalism against telephone networks in Havana disrupts services and jeopardizes investment
An alert published on October 27, 2026 points to an increase in vandalism against telephone infrastructure in Havana, which has disrupted fixed and mobile network services. The damage affects both lines installed in homes and businesses and mobile service infrastructure. Beyond harming current customers, the damage jeopardizes resources earmarked for new telecommunications investment.
TechnologyInternationalDirectorio CubanoOct 27AI
Job postings in Mexico fall 8% year-on-year in August on economic uncertainty and AI, according to Indeed
Job postings in Mexico fell 8% year-on-year in August, according to Indeed data, continuing a downward trend from the post-pandemic boom of 2023. Indeed Hiring Lab economist Pawel Adrjan attributed the cooling to high economic uncertainty and the challenges posed by artificial intelligence and demographic change. Indeed's job postings index went from 200 points in 2023 to 123 in 2026, with a base of 100 at the pre-pandemic level.
TechnologyInternationalEl EconomistaOct 27AI
Police send judge an AI video of the "facilitator agents" who allegedly steered the crowd toward Ceuta
The National Center for Immigration and Borders (CENIF) sent Judge María Tardón of the Audiencia Nacional a video and several files identifying the so-called "facilitator agents" who, according to the intelligence unit of the General Commissariat for Immigration, would be Moroccan police officers or members of that country's security services. The material shows people in civilian clothes standing still or helping others cross while some 90,000 people stormed the El Tarajal border crossing on July 30 and 31. A CENIF report describes a social media campaign ahead of the surge.
TechnologyInternationalEl MundoOct 27AI
Australia's cybersecurity agency warns AI is driving "unprecedented" attacks
The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) warned that artificial intelligence is an "unprecedented" threat and that foreign governments use it to hack computer networks and critical infrastructure. According to its annual report, AI has allowed malicious actors to find vulnerabilities faster and exploit them at greater scale, speed and sophistication. The agency issued more than 4,400 warnings about potentially malicious activity over the past year, an 80% increase over the previous 12 months, and pointed to attacks by hackers linked to China, Russia and North Korea.
TechnologyInternationalRevista SemanaOct 27AI