https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/category/other-news/technology/ Best Expat Newspaper in Spain Tue, 05 Aug 2025 10:46:16 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.theolivepress.es/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/oplogo-favicon-150x150.png https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/category/other-news/technology/ 32 32 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/05/telefonica-to-phase-out-huawei-tech-in-spains-5g-network-amid-chinese-espionage-fears/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/05/telefonica-to-phase-out-huawei-tech-in-spains-5g-network-amid-chinese-espionage-fears/#respond Tue, 05 Aug 2025 10:46:13 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=427693 SPANISH telecom giant Telefonica is set to phase out equipment made by Chinese technology company Huawei from Spain’s 5G network. “In both Germany and Spain, we are reducing our exposure]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/05/telefonica-to-phase-out-huawei-tech-in-spains-5g-network-amid-chinese-espionage-fears/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/12/shocking-survey-reveals-one-in-five-young-people-in-spain-are-victims-of-nude-ai-deepfakes/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/12/shocking-survey-reveals-one-in-five-young-people-in-spain-are-victims-of-nude-ai-deepfakes/#respond Sat, 12 Jul 2025 09:30:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=423792 AN ALARMING new survey carried out by charity Save the Children has shed light on the challenges posed by modern technology, with one in five young people in Spain saying]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/12/shocking-survey-reveals-one-in-five-young-people-in-spain-are-victims-of-nude-ai-deepfakes/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/06/how-has-spain-become-the-eus-shining-light-for-tech/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/06/how-has-spain-become-the-eus-shining-light-for-tech/#respond Sun, 06 Jul 2025 08:28:44 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=422925 In recent years, Spain has repositioned itself as one of Europe’s leading tech hubs. Barcelona and Madrid are two of the nation’s most vibrant tech cities, with a thriving ecosystem]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/06/how-has-spain-become-the-eus-shining-light-for-tech/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/21/new-engine-designed-in-spain-hoping-to-compete-with-chinese-ev-titans/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/21/new-engine-designed-in-spain-hoping-to-compete-with-chinese-ev-titans/#respond Sat, 21 Jun 2025 07:30:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=419340 SPANISH engineers are designing a prototype for a new engine that hopes to herald a change in the future of the European electric vehicle industry. Mondragon University, in the Basque]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/21/new-engine-designed-in-spain-hoping-to-compete-with-chinese-ev-titans/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/03/spains-telefonica-investigates-major-hack-of-movistar-customer-records/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/03/spains-telefonica-investigates-major-hack-of-movistar-customer-records/#respond Tue, 03 Jun 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=416989 A CYBERHACKER named ‘Dedale’ has accessed Movistar’s customer record base which has 22 million names and details. Movistar’s parent company, the Spanish telecoms giant Telefonica, is investigating the intrusion. The]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/03/spains-telefonica-investigates-major-hack-of-movistar-customer-records/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/05/26/spanish-astronomers-discover-water-ice-in-distant-star-system-offering-clues-to-origins-of-life-on-earth/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/05/26/spanish-astronomers-discover-water-ice-in-distant-star-system-offering-clues-to-origins-of-life-on-earth/#respond Mon, 26 May 2025 10:31:36 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=413699 SPANISH astronomers have uncovered the presence of water ice in a distant young star system, providing insights into how life-enabling water may have arrived on Earth. The finding, published in]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/05/26/spanish-astronomers-discover-water-ice-in-distant-star-system-offering-clues-to-origins-of-life-on-earth/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/05/18/start-up-company-in-spain-to-build-satellite-that-will-land-on-asteroid/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/05/18/start-up-company-in-spain-to-build-satellite-that-will-land-on-asteroid/#respond Sun, 18 May 2025 05:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=413242 A SPANISH start-up company will design and build a satellite to land on an asteroid that will fly close to Earth in 2029. The Elche firm Emxys has been chosen]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/05/18/start-up-company-in-spain-to-build-satellite-that-will-land-on-asteroid/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/07/the-sky-doctor-premium-tv-and-internet-services-on-the-costa-del-sol/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/07/the-sky-doctor-premium-tv-and-internet-services-on-the-costa-del-sol/#respond Mon, 07 Apr 2025 14:59:03 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=404680 THE Sky Doctor is a market leader in the telecommunications industry and offers premium customer service. Founded in 2000, The Sky Doctor has been helping its customers in Spain connect]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/07/the-sky-doctor-premium-tv-and-internet-services-on-the-costa-del-sol/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/28/tesla-sales-plummet-in-europe-in-potential-headache-for-elon-musk-deliveries-of-rival-electric-cars-surge-by-over-500-in-spain/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/28/tesla-sales-plummet-in-europe-in-potential-headache-for-elon-musk-deliveries-of-rival-electric-cars-surge-by-over-500-in-spain/#respond Fri, 28 Mar 2025 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=402735 SALES of electric cars made by US manufacturer Tesla- owned by billionaire Elon Musk- plummeted by 49% in the EU across the first two months of 2025. Just 19,046 units]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/28/tesla-sales-plummet-in-europe-in-potential-headache-for-elon-musk-deliveries-of-rival-electric-cars-surge-by-over-500-in-spain/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/12/spain-threatens-huge-fines-for-not-labelling-ai-generated-content/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/12/spain-threatens-huge-fines-for-not-labelling-ai-generated-content/#respond Wed, 12 Mar 2025 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=399509 SPAIN will dole out big fines to companies that use artificial intelligence(AI) content without labelling it as such. Congress has passed a bill regulating how AI is used which will]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/12/spain-threatens-huge-fines-for-not-labelling-ai-generated-content/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/08/brain-scientists-in-spains-barcelona-discover-the-basis-of-human-intelligence-which-separates-man-from-beast/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/08/brain-scientists-in-spains-barcelona-discover-the-basis-of-human-intelligence-which-separates-man-from-beast/#respond Sat, 08 Mar 2025 07:45:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=398603 A GROUNDBREAKING study out of Catalunya has observed for the first time how memories are stored in the human brain – and it’s completely different from in animals. Researchers from]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/08/brain-scientists-in-spains-barcelona-discover-the-basis-of-human-intelligence-which-separates-man-from-beast/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/07/drones-and-taxis-land-in-benidorm-spanish-resort-trials-game-changing-technology/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/07/drones-and-taxis-land-in-benidorm-spanish-resort-trials-game-changing-technology/#respond Fri, 07 Mar 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=398507 BENIDORM has become the first European city to host a simultaneous demonstration of an air taxi and drones flying in a built-up area. A dozen drones and a two-passenger taxi]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/07/drones-and-taxis-land-in-benidorm-spanish-resort-trials-game-changing-technology/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/03/spains-king-felipe-opens-world-mobile-congress-which-showcases-the-latest-in-wireless-technology/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/03/spains-king-felipe-opens-world-mobile-congress-which-showcases-the-latest-in-wireless-technology/#respond Mon, 03 Mar 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=397682 THE world’s biggest wireless technology showcase began on Monday in Barcelona, with King Felipe opening the World Mobile Congress 2025 and later shaking hands with an AI robot. The four-day]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/03/spains-king-felipe-opens-world-mobile-congress-which-showcases-the-latest-in-wireless-technology/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/02/25/estepona-is-now-using-drones-to-clean-buildings-robots-use-60-less-water/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/02/25/estepona-is-now-using-drones-to-clean-buildings-robots-use-60-less-water/#respond Tue, 25 Feb 2025 10:24:03 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=396313 ESTEPONA has become one of the first public administrations in Andalucia to use drones to clean buildings. The town hall says the ‘innovative’ technology offers numerous benefits, including a 60%]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/02/25/estepona-is-now-using-drones-to-clean-buildings-robots-use-60-less-water/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/02/15/the-challenge-of-the-century-what-exactly-is-involved-in-digging-a-tunnel-from-spain-to-morocco/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/02/15/the-challenge-of-the-century-what-exactly-is-involved-in-digging-a-tunnel-from-spain-to-morocco/#comments Sat, 15 Feb 2025 07:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=394187 IT would undoubtedly be the crowning engineering feat of the 21st century so far, eclipsing the likes of the Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge or the Three Gorges Dam (both in China).]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/02/15/the-challenge-of-the-century-what-exactly-is-involved-in-digging-a-tunnel-from-spain-to-morocco/feed/ 2 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/01/23/ai-in-the-us-will-soon-use-more-energy-that-all-of-italy-or-the-uk-will-spains-power-grid-be-able-to-cope-with-influx-of-new-data-centres/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/01/23/ai-in-the-us-will-soon-use-more-energy-that-all-of-italy-or-the-uk-will-spains-power-grid-be-able-to-cope-with-influx-of-new-data-centres/#respond Thu, 23 Jan 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=389267 THE explosive growth of Artificial Intelligence could devour electricity equivalent to an entire country’s annual consumption, according to a new US Department of Energy report. The report outlines how AI-powered]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/01/23/ai-in-the-us-will-soon-use-more-energy-that-all-of-italy-or-the-uk-will-spains-power-grid-be-able-to-cope-with-influx-of-new-data-centres/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/01/17/spain-is-bidding-to-build-britains-groundbreaking-e20bn-nuclear-fusion-plant/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/01/17/spain-is-bidding-to-build-britains-groundbreaking-e20bn-nuclear-fusion-plant/#respond Fri, 17 Jan 2025 18:30:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=388250 SPANISH construction heavyweight Ferrovial has emerged as a frontrunner in the race to build Britain’s groundbreaking €20 billion nuclear fusion plant in Nottingham.  The infrastructure giant’s UK subsidiary has secured]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/01/17/spain-is-bidding-to-build-britains-groundbreaking-e20bn-nuclear-fusion-plant/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/10/13/spanish-space-travel-company-hopes-to-fly-people-to-the-moon-by-2030/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/10/13/spanish-space-travel-company-hopes-to-fly-people-to-the-moon-by-2030/#respond Sun, 13 Oct 2024 06:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=365724 ELCHE company PLD Space hopes to fly people to the moon from 2030, after unveiling the Lynx Project last week. The presentation was made at the launch of its new]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/10/13/spanish-space-travel-company-hopes-to-fly-people-to-the-moon-by-2030/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/07/24/apple-is-investigated-in-spain-over-potential-breach-of-app-store-rules/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/07/24/apple-is-investigated-in-spain-over-potential-breach-of-app-store-rules/#respond Wed, 24 Jul 2024 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=345417 Spain’s anti-competition regulator, the CNMC, announced on Wednesday that it had opened an investigation into Apple’s App Store. The multi-national tech giant has strongly denied any transgressions. The CNMC said]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/07/24/apple-is-investigated-in-spain-over-potential-breach-of-app-store-rules/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/07/04/spain-debuts-the-worlds-first-ever-beach-cleaning-robot-ai-powered-platjabot-gets-to-work-in-popular-seaside-resort/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/07/04/spain-debuts-the-worlds-first-ever-beach-cleaning-robot-ai-powered-platjabot-gets-to-work-in-popular-seaside-resort/#comments Thu, 04 Jul 2024 16:02:45 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=340559 THE world’s first beach–cleaning AI robot will be put through its paces on popular Valencia City beaches this summer. The first tests were carried out by ‘PlatjaBot’ on Las Arenas]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/07/04/spain-debuts-the-worlds-first-ever-beach-cleaning-robot-ai-powered-platjabot-gets-to-work-in-popular-seaside-resort/feed/ 1