During the June 30th strike, thousands of users like him disconnected in protest against platform conditions and commission cuts. Credit: yurakrasil via Canva.com In Portugal, not only did the price of a taxi trip triple, it also went up. As Uber and Bolt drivers were on strike from June 30 to July 1, passengers had limited options and paid significantly …

He’s a real painter!’: AI lovers and their boyfriends implode during a bizarre couples getaway. Credit: Kiselev Andrey Valerevich, Shutterstock In what is quite possibly the maddest news of 2025, a group of humans took their chatbots on a cosy couples’ weekend — only to end up trapped in an emotional horror show. It was even more Black Mirror More …

Fresh from breaking even on the town’s debts, Estepona Council has introduced a new initiative to promote recycling by offering a 3 per cent discount on the municipal waste collection tax for residents who deposit waste at the town’s ‘punto limpio’ at least three times a year.  The measure aims to minimize the impact on taxpayers of a tax increase …