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Leak previews touchscreen MacBook Pro: $2,899 and OLED display
Ahead of Apple's announcement, leaks from Mark Gurman point to a MacBook Pro with a touchscreen OLED display and Dynamic Island, M5 Pro and M5 Max chips, a redesigned hinge and a new cooling system with more airflow. The rumored price is $2,899 in the United States, $400 more than the current entry model, and models without a touchscreen would remain on sale. Apple has already presented the OLED iPad mini, the iMac M6 and the entry MacBook Pro with the M6 chip.
TechnologyInternationalApplesferaOct 28AI
Begoña Gómez files complaint against Spain's PP over AI-generated video impersonating her
Begoña Gómez, wife of Spain's prime minister, filed a complaint against the PP over a video made with artificial intelligence that simulates her image and voice, along with those of other people linked to the PSOE. According to the filing, her identity was "impersonated" to "humiliate" her, and it cites the Criminal Code article on non-consensual use of a person's image. The post has 2.3 million views. The Audiencia Nacional has already rejected a previous complaint by Leire Díez over the same facts.
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Begoña Gómez files complaint against Spain's PP for "identity theft" over AI-generated campaign video
Begoña Gómez, the wife of Spain's prime minister, has filed a complaint against the PP for "identity theft" over its distribution of an AI-generated campaign video that clones her image and voice, as well as those of other PSOE figures such as José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero and Santos Cerdán. The complaint targets those responsible for the party's official social media accounts and asks that PP secretary general Miguel Tellado be summoned to testify in order to identify the video's author.
TechnologyInternationalCadena SEROct 28AI
DigiKey expands its DigiKey Standard catalog with electronic and ESD protection tools
DigiKey added new products to its DigiKey Standard catalog for electronics prototyping, assembly and repair: electrostatic discharge protection equipment, precision tools, electrical and environmental testers, multimeters and project boxes. With the expansion, the portfolio totals 117 products aimed at engineers, technicians and manufacturers. The company, headquartered in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, distributes electronic components and automation products, with more than 17.4 million components from over 3,000 manufacturers.
TechnologyInternationalInterempresas MediaOct 28AI
Diamond nuclear battery using carbon-14: up to 5,700 years of power for very specific uses
A team at the University of Bristol is developing a battery that uses carbon-14, a radioactive isotope used in dating, encapsulated in a synthetic diamond that acts as both shield and semiconductor. Decay releases electrons that generate a continuous current in the microwatt range; the device would retain half its power after 5,700 years. It will not replace lithium batteries in phones or cars, but targets medical implants, space exploration and remote sensors. Carbon-14 can be recovered from graphite of decommissioned nuclear reactors. The technology is at prototype stage.
TechnologyInternationalFutura, le média qui explore le mondeOct 28AI
TMRW Silicon Europe, linked to Crytek's founder, to set up a semiconductor R&D center in Valencia with 10.7 million investment
TMRW Silicon Europe, a firm linked to entrepreneur and investor Cervat Yeli, founder of Germany's Crytek, plans an R&D center in Valencia specializing in semiconductors and quantum devices, with a 10.7 million euro investment over the next three years. The company, currently based in Alicante, will receive 5.2 million euros from the Valencian government's aid for strategic industrial projects for 2026-2028, the largest amount in that call, which allocates 23.49 million across nine initiatives.
TechnologyInternationalEl EconomistaOct 28AI
NASA tests Otter spacecraft technologies to reduce space debris
The SSPICY mission, funded and managed by NASA, will use the Otter spacecraft, built by Starfish Space, to approach up to four out-of-service US objects in early 2027. Otter will observe satellites and rocket remnants from hundreds of meters away, without touching or docking with them, and will test autonomous navigation, electric propulsion and a movable robotic arm. The test aims to validate tools for future repair, maintenance or removal of orbital debris.
TechnologyInternationalInfobaeOct 28AI
Fire Point uses a layer of lard to protect its drones from extreme cold
Ukrainian defense company Fire Point said it applies a thin layer of salo, a cured pork fat, to components of its drones to protect them from extreme cold. According to the company, at around -20ºC frost freezes cameras and cables, and batteries lose charge faster. The fat is applied to cameras, cables and propellers to curb moisture and ice. Its design chief, Denys Shtylerman, said it is not a joke. Specialists warn its insulating capacity is limited.
TechnologyInternationalLa RazónOct 28AI
CaaS, the AI virtual fitting room startup, reports conversion gains of up to 80% at three Argentine brands
CaaS, a startup that combines an AI virtual fitting room with size recommendations and size-chart audits, reported conversion increases of between 50% and 80% at three Argentine brands that adopted its tool. The company, which began developing the product in October 2025 and launched it in February 2026, has more than 20 brands, operates in Mexico and Argentina and charges a subscription with monthly packages of between 100 and 10,000 virtual fitting generations. It has accumulated about US$200,000 in investment and plans to start its expansion in Colombia from November.
TechnologyInternationalEl Ecosistema StartupOct 28AI
Nvidia breaks into the world's ten most valuable brands, according to Interbrand
Nvidia is the sixth most valuable brand in the world in Interbrand's Best Global Brands 2026 report, after moving from 36th to 6th place in two years and posting the largest value increase on the list. The consultancy attributes this to the weight of technology and AI as a driver of value. Spotify grows 38% to $20.5 billion and Uber 35% to $17.2 billion. Tesla falls 38% and several automakers also lose value.
TechnologyInternationalReason WhyOct 28AI
France receives first Archange electronic-intelligence aircraft in Évreux
France's Air and Space Force received on October 7 at the 105 air base in Évreux the first Archange electronic-intelligence aircraft, a Dassault Aviation Falcon 8X fitted with Thales mission systems. The aircraft enters a technical-operational experimentation phase with the CEAM before full service entry. The program foresees three aircraft for the Dunkerque squadron and aims to restore the capability France lost with the retirement of its Transall C-160G Gabriel in May 2022.
TechnologyInternationalInfodefensaOct 28AI
Isaac Martín Barbero takes over as new CEO of INFORMA
Isaac Martín Barbero is the new CEO of Informa D&B, a company with 30 consecutive years of growth and positive results. A law graduate and State Commercial Technician and Economist, he says his priority is to consolidate the firm's leadership and strengthen its adoption of new technologies in business information and intelligence. He highlights technological adaptation and closeness to clients as keys to its track record, and stresses the role of data quality and reliability in the AI era.
TechnologyInternationalEmpresa ActualOct 28AI
Spanish-led project backed by ESA aims for satellite flood maps in two hours
The Resems project, promoted by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Spanish Space Agency (AEE) and run by Telespazio Ibérica, is developing a tool to generate satellite maps of flooded areas in about two hours, compared with the current 24 to 36 hours. The system combines optical and radar images from several satellite constellations with data downloads and Aemet weather forecasts, processed by artificial intelligence algorithms. It is expected to be operational in about 18 months and will first be tested along the Mediterranean coast.
TechnologyInternationalLevante-EMVOct 28AI
Humanoid robots move into serial production: Tesla, Agility and Figure log operating hours
Humanoid robotics is no longer a lab prototype: Tesla said in its third-quarter 2026 results update, filed with the SEC on October 21, that it began an early production ramp of Optimus at its Fremont, California plant. Elon Musk said scaling to 20,000 units per week will take at least a year and that technical issues persist. Agility Robotics has logged more than 65,000 operating hours for its Digit in GXO deployments, and Figure AI completed a roughly ten-month pilot with BMW in Spartanburg.
TechnologyInternationalEl Ecosistema StartupOct 27AI
An engineer from La Rioja uses 3D printing to make instrument mouthpieces sold in 44 countries
Alfonso Pascual, a mechanical engineer from Arnedo (La Rioja), founded musicRioja, a company that uses 3D technology to make custom mouthpieces for wind instruments, now sold in 44 countries across five continents. He discovered 3D printing during an internship at the Novex technology center in 2019 and developed mouthpieces with safe materials to prevent allergies. E Street Band trombonist Ozzy Melendez uses a collection designed by him.
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AI and digital fatigue drive screenless devices
The tech industry, which for years added screens to all kinds of objects, is seeing an opposite trend emerge: devices that reduce or eliminate the screen. Generative AI, voice assistants and natural language are driving products that deliver information or perform tasks without the user looking at a screen. Smart speakers, earbuds, glasses and wristbands such as Fitbit Air or ēllu band are examples, while the Humane AI Pin failed and was withdrawn after HP bought most of the company.
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AI amplifies the risk of social media overexposure: inferring data that was never shared
Everyday exposure on social media is no longer observed only by other people: it is also seen by artificial intelligence systems capable of linking large volumes of data. Engineer Julio Domínguez says what has changed is not the data but the ability to extract meaning from it, with multimodal models that process text, images, audio and video. A study by ETH Zurich using Reddit profiles showed that large language models could infer location, income or sex, with up to 85% accuracy on their first guess and 95.8% with three answers.
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Artiso, founded by former Mango executives, closes pre-seed round of over three million led by Criteria
Artiso, a startup founded in 2025 by three former Mango executives, closed a pre-seed round of more than three million euros, entirely in equity, led by Criteria Venture Tech. Swanlaab Venture Factory and Bynd Venture Capital took part alongside business angels David Tomás and Nicolaj Reffstrup. The company develops an AI operating system for fashion teams and will use the funds to accelerate the product, expand its staff and support deployment at clients in Europe, North America and Asia.
TechnologyInternationalCinco DíasOct 27AI
Anthropic's seven cofounders could hold $200 billion combined after the IPO
Anthropic's seven cofounders, who left OpenAI in 2021 to create the company, could hold a combined stake worth up to $200 billion if the AI firm reaches a $2 trillion valuation in its upcoming stock market listing, expected in November. According to the S-1 filing submitted to the SEC, each holds about 240 million shares and together roughly 1.69 billion, close to 10% of the capital. The company aims to carry out the largest IPO in history.
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Two critical PHP vulnerabilities trigger global alerts and website shutdowns
Two critical-severity vulnerabilities in the PHP programming language, rated 9.2 by Spain's Incibe, led agencies in Spain, the United States, the Netherlands, Germany, the United Kingdom and Japan to urge immediate updates of the software. The PHP Foundation called for its patches to be applied. Media outlets, websites and hospital centers disconnected preventively, including Spain's Servicio Andaluz de Empleo. The flaws, hidden for years, allowed remote code execution without authentication and were found by an autonomous AI-driven code auditing system.
TechnologyInternationalLa Voz de GaliciaOct 27AI