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Crypto Week starts on July 14. Image credit: Alesia Cozik, Pexels The House Leadership and U.S. House Financial Services Chairman French Hill (AR-2), Agriculture Chair GT Thompson PA-15, and House Leadership officially declared “Crypto Week” for the week ending July 14, 2025. The House will vote on three important bills that aim to change the digital asset landscape in America: …

I swapped the corporate grind in London for sun, sewing and self-employment — and built my dream business in Spain with zero experience. Stock image: Woman at home sewing a yellow-and-white Flamenco dress on her sewing machine. Credit: adriaticfoto, Shutterstock. She had no fashion degree, no business plan, and no clue how to make a flamenco dress – but that …

The Balearic Islands Parliament has approved a controversial law that allows rural land to be converted into new homes. The Law of Natural Spaces was passed in 1991, and it has pardoned illegal constructions that were made on land protected by the Serra de Tramuntana. At a Monday plenary meeting in Palma, the Partido Popular and Vox Parties backed this …

Spain’s new international debt swap hub is a symbol for the country’s commitment to ethical finance reform. Credit: JaviBueAnt via Canva.com Spain has created a debt exchange hub. The idea is simple: it helps poor countries to stop sending money overseas and instead invest in their own country. If a country has millions of dollars owed to a lender it …

A study revealed that nearly 50,000 Spanish works had been used illegally to train AI. Photo Credit: Emiliano Vittoriosi via Unsplash Along with the globalisation of AI comes many new problems and situations that the individual as well as governing bodies will have to learn how to navigate – when text, images, videos, and music can be generated at the …

Elon Musk is a billionaire entrepreneur, CEO of Tesla, and SpaceX. He has launched the America Party, a political party that will represent the “80% of people in the middle”, as he describes it. The announcement was made on 5 July via his social media platform X. (formerly Twitter) and marks one of most important outsider entry into American politics. …

Nvidia achieved a historical point in its own history on Thursday, 3 July, by reaching a market valuation of $3.92 trillion, and becoming the most valued company in history. This surpasses Apple’s prior record of $3.915 billion set in 2024.  Wall Street is unrelentingly optimistic about artificial intelligence, which drove the share price of the chipmaker up by 2.4% to …

Lidl’s €19.99 alarm helps keep it that way. Credit: Pixelshot via Canva.com The doormat looks normal, but when you step on it, a loud alarm of 105 decibels will be emitted. This is loud enough to send burglars running and wake up the neighbors. Lidl’s latest low-cost gadget, the EasyMaxx pressure-sensitive alarm mat, is now available for just €19.99. The …

UK Bonds plunge fast On Tuesday, July 1, UK bonds and sterling fell dramatically amid concerns over the future of Finance Minister Rachel Reeves. The 10-year gilt yields experienced their largest surge since 2022 and sterling fell over 1%. After Reeves appeared emotionally charged during a major fiscal reform in Parliament, market uncertainty followed. EU merge clash escalates  EU countries …

Malaga is the most expensive region in Andalucia, where property prices have increased by 15% within the last 12 months. The Costa del Sol hotspot now commands an eye-watering €3,775 per square metre for (not counting new builds) – the highest price since records began, according to the latest idealista property report. Francisco Iñareta, spokesman for idealista, warned that properties …