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By using Olivier Acuña Barba • Published: 18 Jun 2025 • 21:50 • 3 minutes read Meta AI is violating the privacy of users who aren’t even on its social media platforms. Credit: Shutterstock| Credits: Shutterstock Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, called it the “most intelligent AI assistant you can use for free.” Barry Smethurst from Saddleworth is a 41-year-old record shop …

Signal called WhatsApp’s new AI update a “privacy nightmare” — and the apps now feel worlds apart.Credit: Rahul Shah from Pexels via Canva.com Most rivalries are usually fought behind closed doors. But not in this case. Meredith Whitaker, Signals’ president, took to social networks to criticize WhatsApp’s AI-powered latest update. She accused it of crossing the line into advertising. It …

Photo by Shutterstock Photo by Shutterstock The UK is home to one of the most concentrated concentrations of intellectuals on the planet. Its top universities and research capabilities attract talent globally – from Oxford and Cambridge’s centuries-old academic excellence to Imperial College London’s cutting-edge research, and groundbreaking startups like DeepMind (now Google-owned), Wayve’s autonomous driving technology, and Synthesia’s AI video …

Get the Editor’s Digest free In this weekly newsletter, Roula Khalaf, Editor at the Financial Times, chooses her favorite stories. Kyara, the “postmodern bar” in Barcelona’s new SLS hotel, is that it smells good: as soon as I step from the lift I’m wreathed in an exotic mix of labdanum, cedarwood, Mexican copal, white musk, neroli and oud. The theme is …

Will Tesla Robotaxi revolutionize transportation or open Pandora’s boxes of AI-related risks we are not prepared to face? Photo by Shutterstock. Elon Musk, the visionary CEO of Tesla, is committed to making self-driving car a reality. Elon Musk’s visionary company Tesla is now entering a new phase, namely autonomous vehicles. Tesla sells everything from solar cells to massive batteries to …

Aviva is taking over Direct Line. Credit: chrisdorney, Shutterstock Aviva is expected to complete its £3.7 billion (€4.35 billion) takeover of Direct Line Insurance on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, after receiving key approvals and expressing confidence in final clearance from the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). CMA will publish its findings for phase one on 10 July, but Aviva and …

BBVA encourages its clients to purchase Bitcoin. Credit: Pixabay, Pexels The Spanish bank BBVA has now formally advised its wealthy clients that they can allocate up to 7% of their portfolios to Bitcoin. This marks a significant shift in the way traditional banks view digital currencies. “With private customers, since September last year, we started advising on Bitcoin,” said Philippe …

Britain’s clean technology bet in aviation aims at future proofing the skies. Credit: Matthew Turner via Canva.com Clean flight has become a reality. On June 16, 2025, at the Paris Air Show, the UK government pledged £ 250 million to develop zero-emission aviation technology. This is a plan that will help the UK to reinvent itself and put it in …

Telefónica, Madrid. Credit: JJFarq, Shutterstock. Telefónica has agreed to sell its Ecuadorian subsidiary to Millicom Spain for €330 million, continuing its strategic retreat from Latin America under chairman Marc Murtra. The sale of Otecel (which operates as Movistar Ecuador) which holds 28 percent of the local mobile markets with five millions customers was announced on Friday evening and is subjected …

John Blanca Iborra Spanish Property Choice recently moved his wife to Marbella Giuseppe John and his dog have fallen in love with Costa del Sol. John and Giuseppe Sharon Garner was featured in Series 5 of Sun Sea and Selling Homes when she helped the couple find their dream house in the sun. John Garner found that Sharon was a …