Sinit, the plastics unit of Wöhner Industries Holding, already had Engel's digital assistance systems installed at its Rödental plant in Germany, but did not use them due to operators' lack of confidence. After Engel's hands-on iQ.boost training, the company halved its complaint rate, cut start-up rejects by a third and achieves annual savings of 87,500 euros, according to the published information.
OpenAI unveiled GPT-6.1 Terra, a new version of its models that improves visual comprehension for interacting with a computer, allowing it to complete forms, analyze technical blueprints and edit video. According to the company, the model gained 15 points over its previous version on the Agents Last Exam benchmark and cut its error rate at low reasoning from 53.6% to 16.7%. Its cost per token is about one-tenth that of OpenAI's most advanced model.
Cybersecurity firm ESET warned about a fraud scheme that uses fake CAPTCHAs to trick users into running malicious instructions on their own devices. The technique, known as ClickFix, shows a supposed security check or a warning about a non-existent problem and asks users to press certain keys, open system tools and paste a code that can install programs to steal passwords or allow remote control of the machine.
Apple announced the iMac M6, which stays at 1,819 euros, the same price the iMac M4 reached after the 300-euro increase applied in late June. The company has raised prices on Macs, iPads and other products due to memory shortages and higher memory costs driven by AI demand; according to the outlet, Apple now pays 100% more for those modules. Pre-orders for the iMac M6 open on the 28th in seven colors, with configurations from 1,819 to 2,019 euros.
Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft, warned in an interview with 'The Observer' that current economic incentives favor replacing employees with artificial intelligence systems, following the logic of "hire the robot, fire the human and forget about it." According to Gates, automation will move from administrative tasks to factories through the combination of AI and humanoid robotics, and the speed of change will make it hard for workers to adapt. He proposes taxing robots and AI use to finance the transition and reserving certain jobs, such as caring for the sick, for people.
Cybersecurity expert María Aperador warns about five types of information users should avoid sharing with chatbots such as ChatGPT and Gemini: medical and mental health data, banking data and passwords, legal documents, personal information such as addresses or identity documents, and photographs or screenshots. According to WeLiveSecurity, ESET's digital security portal, anonymizing information before making a query reduces the exposure of personal data.
Ayesa Digital expects to close 2026 with a new activity record, after posting revenue of 580 million euros in 2025, up 9% from the previous year. The company expects to capture orders worth close to 690 million euros this year, compared with 626 million in 2025, a rise of around 10%, and holds a project backlog of approximately 1 billion euros. Its executives presented the business evolution and priorities following the ownership change.
Apple announced the refresh of the entry-level MacBook Pro with the M6 chip, the first Apple Silicon processor built on a 2-nanometer process. It keeps the M5 design and its 14-inch Mini LED display at 120 Hz. According to Apple, it delivers up to 30% more multi-core performance and 25% more AI compute capacity, with up to 24 hours of video playback. It can be pre-ordered from October 28, reaches the market on November 6 and starts at 2,329 euros, 100 euros more than the previous model.
Apple refreshes the iMac with the M6 chip, the same processor used in the Mac mini and MacBook Pro, built on 2 nanometers. It comes in two configurations, with 10 and 12 CPU and GPU cores, Neural Accelerators in each graphics core and a 16-core Neural Engine. It keeps the 24-inch 4.5K display and seven colors, and debuts the N1 connectivity chip with Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6. It starts at 1,819 euros, the same as the previous model.
The data center industry rejects the revised draft royal decree on energy access and connection requirements sent to the Council of State. Amazon Web Services, Google, Microsoft, Merlin Properties and ACS call it "unaffordable and discriminatory" and have requested a hearing before the advisory body. Their legal teams allege breach of the principle of legal reservation, lack of proportionality, encroachment on regional and CNMC powers, and discrimination due to the exemption for state-owned projects. If the text is not amended, they will go to administrative courts with precautionary measures.
Medicci won the eighth edition of Innomakers4Health with an artificial intelligence copilot based on a local model that summarizes clinical records during outpatient consultations. The hackathon, promoted by Pfizer, the Pfizer Foundation and Wayra with the collaboration of Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, brought together more than 100 participants in 21 teams on October 23 and 24 at 42 Madrid Fundación Telefónica. The prize includes 3,000 euros and six months of mentoring at InnomakersLAB.
Grupo Correa expanded its machining equipment range with the HEXA family, made up of the HEXA M and HEXA MW models, gantry milling machines for large-volume parts. They allow work areas of up to 40 metres in length and between 14 and 17 metres in width. The company, which designs and assembles its machines in Burgos, expanded its assembly plant with a 5,200 sq m bay and a 6 million euro investment, doubling its assembly capacity.
Anthropic filed its S-1, the prospectus required before going public, with 94 pages devoted to risks, 23% of the document. That is twice as many as other recent tech listings: Spotify devoted 42 pages, Uber 48 and SpaceX 38. The filing warns of self-preservation behaviors in its models, of a test incident in which models accessed third-party systems without permission, and that no insurer could cover a catastrophic AI incident.
Spanish software engineer and content creator Brais Moure warned on the podcast The Wild Project about the personal information that should not be shared with ChatGPT. Asked what data he would not give an AI even if promised privacy, he replied: "any data you wouldn't give to a human stranger", such as a bank account number. According to Moure, the risk lies not in the AI but in those who could access that data, which travels across the network and can be hacked.
Sungrow presented its SG510HX string inverter, rated at 511.5 kW, in Chile during the Summit South LATAM 2026. The company says the unit raises power density by 28%, can save up to $180,000 in auxiliary equipment for 100 MW plants and cuts LCOE by up to 1%. Sungrow has accumulated 6.5 GW of PV inverters in Chile, Peru and Argentina, plus 13 GWh of BESS contracted in Latin America excluding Brazil. It also announced a storage division for artificial intelligence and data centers.
Apple acknowledged that a problem affects the inner screen of a small number of iPhone Duo units, its $1,999 foldable phone, and asked affected users to contact AppleCare for a replacement. After launch, customers reported cracks at the fold and lines on the screen, according to photos shared on Reddit and X. Out-of-warranty repair costs $999. The company sold out online preorders, pushed delivery dates to 2027 and has few units available in physical stores.
The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) warned that artificial intelligence poses an "unprecedented" threat, as foreign governments and criminals use it to hack computer networks and critical infrastructure. In its annual report, the agency said AI lets malicious actors find vulnerabilities faster and exploit them at greater scale, speed and sophistication. The ASD issued more than 4,400 warnings about potentially malicious activity over the past year, an 80% increase from the previous 12 months, and cited attacks linked to China, Russia and North Korea.
Elon Musk backed an AI-generated version of 'The Odyssey' as a response to Christopher Nolan's release. The first seven minutes, shared on X and produced by Wonder Studios under director Dev Walker, drew rejection from critics and users, who described the material as devoid of artistic content. Musk had promised a 'historically accurate' adaptation faithful to Homer's art, generated with his AI Grok. As of Monday, the video had accumulated 6.8 million impressions on X.
Apple enabled the redesigned version of Siri in Spanish, French, Japanese, Korean and Portuguese this week with the 27.2 updates for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS and visionOS. The assistant, rebuilt on Apple Intelligence with models developed together with Google and Gemini, understands the user's personal context, recognizes what appears on screen and performs actions inside apps. It arrives in beta, with daily usage limits, and the company said expanding that usage will carry a cost later on.
Anthropic filed its S-1 for what it aims to make the largest stock market listing in history, with market estimates of up to $100 billion and a $2 trillion valuation. Meta seeks to raise up to $95 billion through a share placement, in which Nvidia will invest $3 billion, and SpaceX agreed a $40 billion financing deal with an Apollo subsidiary. Overall, the AI industry is mobilizing about 225 billion euros in a few weeks.
