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The government claims that the rise in wages is necessary to protect employees. Photo Credit: OSCAR GOZALEZ FUENES/Shutterstock Spain’s Second Deputy Prime Minister and Labour Minister Yolanda Díaz has proposed a 3.1 per cent increase in the national minimum wage, lifting it to €1,221 per month. The proposal is a part of ongoing talks between the Ministry of Labour, unions …

A robot playing ping pong at CES 2026. Credit: Bluesky @techcrunch.com CES 2026 officially opened on January 6 in Las Vegas, and this year’s message is clear: artificial intelligence is no longer experimental. From self-driving software and industrial “digital twins” to household robots and AI-powered PCs, the world’s biggest tech show is focused on technology that is ready to be …

In 1998, the leisure complex was opened with bars, clubs and cinemas. By 2012, however, it was a dead end architecturally. Excavators completed what investors and politicians couldn’t do: clearing the site to be repurposed.  What’s happening on the Illunbe plot? A 64,000-square metre campus is planned near the bullring, close to Anoeta. It will be designed for companies who …

The centre of the shift is where you will find yourself. Telefónica, pitching itself as part infrastructure provider, part cybersecurity player — and increasingly, as a company preparing for the age of quantum computing. The Spanish telecoms company says it has developed “quantum-safe approaches” to protect vital communications, data flows, and digital infrastructure. They are also pushing Brussels for greater …

Starlink, Elon Musk’s satellite internet provider, announces free access to Venezuelans until early February Credit : Mijansk786, Shutterstock Elon Musk’s SpaceX has announced that Venezuela will receive free internet service until early February. The announcement comes in the wake of a turbulent night marked by US action against the Caribbean nation and the reported arrest of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro. …

Macron wants to introduce a law in France that would be the first of its kind in Europe. It would prohibit minors under 15 from using social media and ban mobile phones at secondary schools. Social media plan The French government has prepared a brief two-article law, expected to be introduced in early January just after the holiday recess. It …