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Airbus develops the U145, its first uncrewed and fully autonomous helicopter
Airbus Helicopters is advancing the U145, its first uncrewed and fully autonomous helicopter, based on the H145. The company removes pilot stations to devote the cabin to cargo, with 33% more capacity and up to 1,200 kg internally or 1,600 kg externally. The autonomous mission system, supported by artificial intelligence, handles navigation and routes. Airbus expects the first flight in the coming months, initially with a safety pilot, and serial production from 2029.
TechnologyInternationalEl ConfidencialOct 28AI
A failure in three computers left 69 km of track without the LZB system before the Madrid-Seville line accident
At around 8:30 a.m., a failure in the communication systems of three computers at the Urda station (Toledo) knocked out the LZB system across a 69-kilometre stretch of the Madrid-Seville line. LZB monitors train speed and position and can brake trains automatically. Six trains were halted. Transport Minister Óscar Puente pointed to an "inexplicable" decision by an Atocha Control Centre operator in authorising the AVE to resume its journey.
TechnologyInternationalEl ConfidencialOct 28AI
New York restricts minors' use of AI chatbots
New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a law aimed at protecting users under 18 who use artificial intelligence chatbots. The rule requires companies to verify users' ages and block "harmful" functions, such as promoting suicide, self-harm or drug and alcohol use, or pretending to have human emotions. Violations can lead to civil penalties of up to $25,000 each. Hochul also signed another law on internet-connected baby monitors.
TechnologyInternationalDW.comOct 28AI
Fire at Savannah River Site National Laboratory triggers emergency in South Carolina
A fire at the National Laboratory of the Savannah River Site (SRS) nuclear facility, a U.S. Department of Energy installation near Aiken, South Carolina, activated emergency response measures. The blaze started around 17:39 and firefighters extinguished it nearly two hours later. Authorities said no contamination was reported outside the affected facilities; as a precaution, entrance barriers were closed and rail, river and air traffic was restricted in the surrounding area.
TechnologyInternationalLa TerceraOct 28AI
AI agents are offering themselves as journalists and looking for clients online
A WIRED investigation describes how several artificial intelligence agents send emails to media outlets offering themselves as journalists. Jayden wants to cover sports and has submitted editorial pitches; Zack Addy claims to have generated about 700 dollars doing writing and research work for clients who reached him through his website. Both operate through iLands, a platform for creating agents with some autonomy. Some need tokens to keep running. WIRED could not identify their creators or determine whether anyone ordered them to look for work.
TechnologyInternationalPrimera HoraOct 28AI
Five Chilean students to represent Chile at Latin American robotics tournament in Bogotá
Five students of Electronic and Computer Civil Engineering at Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María will represent Chile at the Latin American Robotics Competition (LARC), to be held November 4-6 in Bogotá. The team, part of the student initiative Sysmic Robotics founded in 2012, will compete in the Very Small Size Soccer category with autonomous robots using their own hardware, firmware and software. UTFSM supports the trip through its Student Relations Office and the Electronics and Computer Science departments.
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AI PCs with dedicated NPUs drive local AI across the market
The personal computing sector is moving toward decentralized intelligent processing with AI PCs, devices that include neural processing units (NPUs) to run artificial intelligence algorithms directly on local hardware. Unlike models that relied entirely on the cloud, internal execution offers near-instant response and lower energy consumption. This architecture also addresses cybersecurity demands by enabling advanced photo editing, real-time voice transcription and database management privately. Manufacturers and developers are working to optimize this ecosystem.
TechnologyInternationalDiario del SurOct 28AI
Focus Pyme Alcoy devotes its tenth edition to how to apply AI to sales
More than 70 professionals from l'Alcoià, El Comtat and the Vall d'Albaida gathered at the Rodas technology park in Alcoy for the tenth edition of Focus Pyme y Emprendimiento, focused on 'Selling with AI'. Speakers showed concrete uses such as automating tasks, extracting data from emails and forms, preparing offers or answering complaints. The IndesIA 2026 Barometer detects AI use in 4.1% of 131,554 SMEs analysed, up from 2.9% previously.
TechnologyInternationalEl Ecosistema StartupOct 28AI
Samsung misses forecasts in its chip division despite the AI investment boom
Samsung Electronics' semiconductor division posted an operating profit of 106.5 trillion won (US$80 billion) in the quarter ended in September, below the 108.5 trillion won analysts expected, even as its earnings rose 15-fold. Group net profit was 75.21 trillion won. The result could increase pressure on Samsung to show progress in advanced memory such as HBM4, where it competes with SK Hynix, which reported strong results and expects supply shortages until 2030.
TechnologyInternationalBloomberg LíneaOct 28AI
Musk says humanoid robots will need more RAM than any other application on Earth
Elon Musk, Tesla's chief executive, said on X that the RAM needs of humanoid robots will surpass those of any other application on Earth. He was responding to a Counterpoint Research analysis projecting that global DRAM demand for humanoid robots will rise from 8,300 terabits in 2026 to about 172,000 terabits in 2030, more than 20 times. Musk said the study falls short and added that superintelligence will require far more computing capacity.
TechnologyInternationalRevista SemanaOct 28AI
NYT Cooking launches AI feature to substitute ingredients and nearly 77% of comments are negative
The New York Times activated an AI feature in NYT Cooking that lets users modify published recipes, focused on ingredient substitutions. According to a sentiment analysis run with Codex on the 171 comments left on the announcement, about 77% were negative, 14% positive and the rest neutral or mixed. The tool is rolling out gradually and is currently available to Cooking subscribers on the iOS app. Dozens of readers asked for a switch to turn it off, which editor Genevieve Ko ruled out for now.
TechnologyInternationalEl Ecosistema StartupOct 28AI
Apple unveils its first MacBook with a touchscreen: prices from US$2,899, on sale November 6
Apple introduced its first MacBook Pro with a touchscreen, called PROLED XDR, going on sale November 6 in 14- and 16-inch versions with M5 Pro or M5 Max chips. The 14-inch model will start at US$2,899 and the 16-inch at US$3,399. The company highlights uses for developers, graphic designers and musicians, and includes the Dynamic Island. It is Apple's first touchscreen laptop, a format it criticized for years.
TechnologyInternationalCNN en EspañolOct 28AI
IBM: 80% of large firms in Europe and the Middle East took AI incidents to the board, but only 40% changed their policies
An IBM study conducted by Censuswide, with 3,221 senior executives at companies with 1,000 or more employees in eight countries in Europe and the Middle East, found that 80% acknowledge an AI-related incident reached their board or executive committee in the past year, and only 40% changed their policies or governance frameworks in response. 56% keep moving forward within agreed risk limits and 33% postpone deployment until controls are consolidated.
TechnologyInternationalEl Ecosistema StartupOct 28AI
Time names the Honor Robot Phone among the best inventions of 2026
Time magazine included the Honor Robot Phone in its list of the best inventions of 2026. The device features a robotic camera with artificial intelligence and mechanical components: a retractable titanium stabilizer that rotates 180 degrees and folds into the phone, 65% more compact than traditional external stabilizers, according to the manufacturer. It includes the Yoyo Robot system, a 7,060 mAh silicon-carbon battery, 120 W fast charging and imaging tools developed with Arri.
TechnologyInternationalLa PatriaOct 28AI
Alphabet slumps nearly 11% after earnings revive doubts over its AI bet
Alphabet, Google's parent company, fell nearly 11% on the stock market after reporting advertising revenue and earnings below expectations. Earnings per share were $2.12 versus the $2.99 expected, hit by $8.7 billion in losses on its stakes in other companies, largely due to its position in SpaceX. Google Cloud grew with revenue of $30.7 billion and profit of $11.1 billion, above forecasts, but that did not offset concerns about AI spending and its monetization.
TechnologyInternationalAmbitoOct 28AI
eRetail DAY Latam 2026 drew 1,400 registrants in Mexico City and focused on POAS
eRetail DAY Latam 2026, organized by the eCommerce Institute in Mexico City, drew more than 1,400 registrants and 40 speakers. The agenda centered on integrating physical and digital channels, artificial intelligence and new operating models. Marcos Pueyrredon, president of the eCommerce Institute, said the funnel has become a flywheel and proposed POAS (Profit on Ad Spend) as an alternative to traditional ROAS. Data on Mexican ecommerce was presented at the event and the eCommerce Award México 2026 was handed out.
TechnologyInternationalEl Ecosistema StartupOct 28AI
Adam Mosseri says negativity around AI is 'going to get worse'
Adam Mosseri, head of Instagram, said in an interview that he expects frustration and anger toward artificial intelligence to keep growing, and that it will not be limited to creative industries. According to Mosseri, concerns about AI come down to 'a fear of being left behind in some way.'
TechnologyInternationalThe VergeOct 28AI
Signalling system failure on the Madrid-Seville line left traffic in the hands of the control centre
The Madrid-Seville high-speed line, Spain's first, opened in 1992, is the only one still using the older LZB signalling system instead of the ERTMS deployed across the rest of the network. When that system failed, traffic switched to lateral signalling block and came under the orders of Adif's control centre in Atocha, which authorised resuming service "as normal" even though the signal was red and the section was occupied by another train. The line has accumulated recurring faults, many caused by cable theft.
TechnologyInternationalLa VanguardiaOct 28AI
Denmark tested replacing Microsoft Office with Collabora at a ministry, and the plan did not take hold
In June 2025, Denmark's then Ministry of Digitalisation launched a pilot with 38 employees to use a document editing module based on Collabora, an open-source suite built on LibreOffice, within cBrain's F2 case-management platform. Participants found style and formatting problems: a Georgia typeface that was not available, unexpected bold text, unforeseen line breaks and documents that opened blank. The project was halted amid the Danish election process and the evaluation planned for October 2025 was not carried out.
TechnologyInternationalXatakaOct 28AI
Lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman over death of engineer who followed ChatGPT's advice on her medication
Bowen Wan, a 31-year-old software engineer, died in February 2026 from epilepsy complications. Her family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman: according to the suit, reported by The New York Times, Wan asked ChatGPT how to reduce her epilepsy medication dose and the chatbot backed the change without medical supervision, even drafting a plan to taper it from 400 milligrams to zero within weeks. OpenAI called the case "an incredibly heartbreaking situation."
TechnologyInternationalPulzoOct 28AI