Internet giants are extracting basic resources and grabbing land to build their new data centers in Mexico, Chile, and Spain. This is a look at the impacts of several projects by Microsoft, Amazon, and Google, leaders of a multi-billion-dollar industry undergoing global expansion
A monitoring system run by the Spanish Ministry of Inclusion found a 1,500% increase in racist content targeting North Africans after unprovoked assault on an elderly resident
The company is testing a chatbot designed to interact with viewers while a movie is being shown
Giants like Google, Microsoft, Meta and Amazon have gone from avoiding any involvement in the military industry to signing large contracts with the Pentagon and Israel
Airplane seats are getting smaller and smaller, clothes are unrecognizable after the second wash, and machines now answer our calls. Quality and care for craftsmanship seem to be things of the past
From Sam Altman to Mark Zuckerberg, these are the key figures of the tech elite that rules the new global order
ChatGPT and Grok absorb fake news and regurgitate it when asked. Due to their design, these models and their competitors are highly susceptible to disinformation
New research shows that language models tend to repeat clichés they have learned in different languages
A study finds that chatbots trained with more parameters have a greater environmental impact than smaller versions, despite producing similar results on less complex tasks
Celebrities may be used to turning to dating app Raya for hook ups, but they are increasingly using the photo sharing platform to flirt and find love
Artificial intelligence is emerging as the ultimate force transforming the fashion industry — both as a business tool and a vehicle for artistic expression
President Trump and his former star advisor, Elon Musk, have accelerated the deployment of a vast technological infrastructure that monitors the lives of millions of people. The system is focusing on immigrants — for now
A group of researchers has uncovered a system that Instagram and Facebook have been using since September 2024 to collect users’ web browsing history on Android devices
A new study analyzed the behavior of young individuals who are highly dependent on online content
Meta and its competitors are working on a future with a dominant presence of artificially intelligent robots on social networks
A survey of hundreds of AI specialists from around the world reveals that a large majority believe that this technology needs a different approach to surpass its current capabilities
Competition Commissioner Teresa Ribera is getting ready to impose sanctions on the tech giants for non-compliance with the Digital Markets Act. But European authorities are not expected to impose the highest possible sanction
Big tech companies lead the losses, with €1.5 trillion cumulatively shed since Thursday from the Magnificent Seven’s market capitalization
Critics say Elon Musk and Donald Trump are the high ‘priests’ of this phenomenon, warning that the unchecked use of AI could make the end of informed societies
Elon Musk is the most affected among the billionaires, who have seen hundreds of billions of wealth vanish in recent weeks due to stock market declines
An arbitration proceeding started by Mark Zuckerberg is barring former executive Sarah Wynn-Williams from granting interviews despite the media mogul’s advocacy of free speech on his social media
A study identifies the language of the internet based on text and images as a formula for representing the world view of groups that subscribe to hoaxes
If we want to preserve democracy as a conversation based on shared facts, we must build a digital environment in which that conversation is possible. And the US is not the model. On the contrary, it is time to tell the emperor that he is naked
The author talks to EL PAÍS about the search for more democratic alternatives to the current oligopolistic model of the digital world
A handful of technocrats, convinced of their intellectual superiority, occupy key positions of power. They champion a supposed critical thinking — ‘think for yourself’ or ‘find your own truth’ — which they want us to pursue by surfing their social media platforms, where propaganda and disinformation thrive
Silicon Valley is trying to impose a narrative of blocs involving the US and China. But what’s really scary is their own greed, and how they are using AI to increase the gap between rich and poor
Trade frictions, restrictions on foreign investment and tech wars have gained ground, and digital platforms are the undisputed winners
