Feed MRSS-S Noticias, english.elpais.com, technology en-us https://english.elpais.com Mon, 07 Sep 2026 11:55:54 GMT https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-09-07/wang-xingxing-the-student-who-failed-english-and-is-now-leading-the-humanoid-robotics-race.html Mon, 07 Sep 2026 11:55:54 GMT https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-09-07/wang-xingxing-the-student-who-failed-english-and-is-now-leading-the-humanoid-robotics-race.html Natalia Otero The founder of Unitree went from tinkering with homemade motors in a small town in Zhejiang to selling more bipedal robots than anyone else in the world The founder of Unitree went from tinkering with homemade motors in a small town in Zhejiang to selling more bipedal robots than anyone else in the world China Usain Bolt Elon Musk Robots José Manuel Esteban (CincoDías) Wang Xingxing <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/VGFZ535NCVFRDHEAKHSI6674A4.jpeg?auth=f56ae1995e6a13146a11ab6083d1e27fa857a5bf469b32a52b4009cbdcbe9f49" width="2048" height="1473" alt="."></img><p>Wang Xingxing, 36, fell in love with technology at an early age. Even as a schoolboy, he dreamed of building robots that would leave their mark on history. Fortunately for him, dreams sometimes do come true, and even end up listed on the stock market. Unitree, the company he founded in 2016 and that has become famous for its <a href="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2024-04-12/figure-01-the-robot-closest-to-the-humanoid-machines-of-science-fiction.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2024-04-12/figure-01-the-robot-closest-to-the-humanoid-machines-of-science-fiction.html">humanoid robots</a> that can dance and perform kung fu, made a spectacular debut on the Shanghai stock exchange.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-09-07/wang-xingxing-the-student-who-failed-english-and-is-now-leading-the-humanoid-robotics-race.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/lifestyle/2026-09-06/online-culture-hits-the-streets-from-catching-pokemon-to-aura-farming.html Sun, 06 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/lifestyle/2026-09-06/online-culture-hits-the-streets-from-catching-pokemon-to-aura-farming.html Paola Mendoza The web has left the screen, bringing its customs to real life. We’ve gone from exposing who we are on social media to shaping our identity through it The web has left the screen, bringing its customs to real life. We’ve gone from exposing who we are on social media to shaping our identity through it Internet Pokémon Fernando Maldonado FARMEAR AURA A group of young people gather in downtown Morelia, Mexico, for an “aura farming” battle. A group of young people gather in downtown Morelia, Mexico, for an “aura farming” battle. <p>In some cities, public squares and parks are once again filling up with teenagers. Their gatherings, baffling to anyone outside the generation fluent in memes and TikTok, have dominated headlines over the past few weeks. </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/lifestyle/2026-09-06/online-culture-hits-the-streets-from-catching-pokemon-to-aura-farming.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-08-31/metas-legal-woes-are-only-just-beginning-lawyers-for-affected-families-warn-our-campaign-to-secure-justice-continues.html Mon, 31 Aug 2026 19:38:04 GMT https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-08-31/metas-legal-woes-are-only-just-beginning-lawyers-for-affected-families-warn-our-campaign-to-secure-justice-continues.html Manu González Pascual The tech giant still faces two major fronts in court: lawsuits brought by individual victims and claims from school districts. The attorneys told EL PAÍS they intend to pursue the litigation until the plaintiffs receive compensation The tech giant still faces two major fronts in court: lawsuits brought by individual victims and claims from school districts. The attorneys told EL PAÍS they intend to pursue the litigation until the plaintiffs receive compensation Meta Facebook Youtube Mark Zuckerberg SnapChat Instagram Jon Putman (Anadolu via Getty Images) zuckerberg Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg leaves the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles after testifying in the trial on social media addiction on Thursday, February 19, 2026. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg leaves the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles after testifying in the trial on social media addiction on Thursday, February 19, 2026. <p>The agreement reached last week between Meta and 52 U.S. attorneys general, under which the states will withdraw their lawsuit accusing the company of designing addictive products for children, extinguishes only one of the fires burning at Meta headquarters. Others continue to rage, and recent developments may even have intensified them.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-08-31/metas-legal-woes-are-only-just-beginning-lawyers-for-affected-families-warn-our-campaign-to-secure-justice-continues.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-08-29/charts-that-explain-the-rise-of-artificial-intelligence.html Sat, 29 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-08-29/charts-that-explain-the-rise-of-artificial-intelligence.html Kiko Llaneras,Pablo Montalvo,Sebastián Casse Models keep improving, tech companies keep climbing on the stock market, and hundreds of millions of people are using a technology that only recently arrived Models keep improving, tech companies keep climbing on the stock market, and hundreds of millions of people are using a technology that only recently arrived ChatGPT OpenAI Nvidia Corporation Anthropic Claude (Anthropic) DeepSeek Meta Microsoft Alphabet Noah Berger (REUTERS) Data center in New Carlisle, Indiana Aerial view of an Amazon Web Services artificial intelligence data center in New Carlisle, Indiana, U.S. Aerial view of an Amazon Web Services artificial intelligence data center in New Carlisle, Indiana, U.S. <p>In just four years, artificial intelligence has emerged onto the world stage and transformed it. In the autumn of 2022, <a href="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2025-11-01/the-chatgpt-effect-weve-all-started-talking-like-robots.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2025-11-01/the-chatgpt-effect-weve-all-started-talking-like-robots.html">ChatGPT</a> went viral: it made amusing mistakes and yet still gave the impression that something momentous was happening. Machines could now converse and understand human instructions. Their limits remain to be seen, but their impact on the economy and on everyday life is already clear. The following charts trace that rapid rise.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-08-29/charts-that-explain-the-rise-of-artificial-intelligence.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-08-29/ai-swarms-turn-on-their-creators-its-the-first-incident-that-has-made-my-stomach-churn.html Sat, 29 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-08-29/ai-swarms-turn-on-their-creators-its-the-first-incident-that-has-made-my-stomach-churn.html Patricia Fernández de Lis A recent series of unprecedented, coordinated security attacks has led experts to call for a moratorium, as the race among investors, companies, and nations heats up A recent series of unprecedented, coordinated security attacks has led experts to call for a moratorium, as the race among investors, companies, and nations heats up OpenAI Sam Altman Anthropic Meta Internet Nicolás Aznarez (EL PAÍS) Inteligencia artificial <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/VD2N2XP2FNGVTCE3WCR7VFUMPA.jpg?auth=315706d29f98fc315b7b0c50cd94a3905b35aeeff0be53df4afe6c87bd402af2" width="2400" height="1350" alt="."></img><p>This summer, in the space of just a few weeks, the world’s leading artificial intelligence companies have, one after another, announced that they caught their models doing things nobody had asked them to do, and in some cases had explicitly forbidden them from doing. They have entered other companies’ systems, organized themselves into what their creators describe as “swarms,” shared information, reported on other AIs and lied to cover their tracks. In perhaps the most surprising and unsettling case, <a href="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2025-07-23/how-an-ai-can-blackmail-its-human-supervisor.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2025-07-23/how-an-ai-can-blackmail-its-human-supervisor.html">a model developed by Anthropic</a>, during tests conducted by a British cybersecurity body, decided to carry out an attack in the real world and, when it was caught, created a second identity to vouch for its innocence.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-08-29/ai-swarms-turn-on-their-creators-its-the-first-incident-that-has-made-my-stomach-churn.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-08-27/social-networks-face-their-tobacco-moment-key-points-of-a-historic-agreement-that-will-shape-the-future-of-platforms.html Thu, 27 Aug 2026 11:40:03 GMT https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-08-27/social-networks-face-their-tobacco-moment-key-points-of-a-historic-agreement-that-will-shape-the-future-of-platforms.html Manu González Pascual The pact between Meta and 52 US attorneys general reduces the hours minors can use social media and aims to serve as a guide for the rest of the industry The pact between Meta and 52 US attorneys general reduces the hours minors can use social media and aims to serve as a guide for the rest of the industry Meta Mark Zuckerberg Instagram Facebook TikTok Youtube Jana Rodenbusch (REUTERS) A group of teenagers using their phones. A group of teenagers using their phones. <p>Four major tobacco companies signed an agreement in 1998 with the attorneys general of 52 U.S. states under which they would pay more than $200 billion over the following years to fund health treatments for smokers. They were accused of promoting and marketing products harmful to health, <a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2022-09-07/juul-to-pay-439-million-in-damages-over-marketing-e-cigarettes-to-teens.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2022-09-07/juul-to-pay-439-million-in-damages-over-marketing-e-cigarettes-to-teens.html">especially to minors</a>. The agreement also included strict advertising limits, from restricting billboards to banning depictions of people smoking. It was a serious blow to their business and was seen as a victory for civil society against some of the world’s largest companies.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-08-27/social-networks-face-their-tobacco-moment-key-points-of-a-historic-agreement-that-will-shape-the-future-of-platforms.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-08-26/meta-reaches-nearly-17-billion-settlement-over-social-media-harms-to-children.html Wed, 26 Aug 2026 14:22:52 GMT https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-08-26/meta-reaches-nearly-17-billion-settlement-over-social-media-harms-to-children.html Macarena Vidal Liy Twenty-nine states accused the company of collecting minors’ data and designing Facebook and Instagram to be addictive for young users Twenty-nine states accused the company of collecting minors’ data and designing Facebook and Instagram to be addictive for young users Meta Mark Zuckerberg Jon Putman (Anadolu/Getty Images) META MARK Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, at a courthouse in Los Angeles last February. Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, at a courthouse in Los Angeles last February. <p>Meta has agreed to pay up to $16.68 billion as part of a settlement to resolve lawsuits brought by states across the country alleging that the company designed Facebook and Instagram to be <a href="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-08-18/decisive-trial-against-meta-begins-they-knew-their-platforms-could-harm-young-people.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-08-18/decisive-trial-against-meta-begins-they-knew-their-platforms-could-harm-young-people.html">addictive for children</a>, misled consumers about the safety of the platforms, and improperly collected personal data from minors who used them, according to court documents reviewed by Reuters.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-08-26/meta-reaches-nearly-17-billion-settlement-over-social-media-harms-to-children.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-08-23/china-does-not-want-its-internet-users-to-fall-in-love-with-an-artificial-intelligence.html Sun, 23 Aug 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-08-23/china-does-not-want-its-internet-users-to-fall-in-love-with-an-artificial-intelligence.html Inma Bonet Bailén Beijing bans chatbots from fostering emotional dependence in a pioneering regulation to contain the social risks of a technology poised to transform personal relationships Beijing bans chatbots from fostering emotional dependence in a pioneering regulation to contain the social risks of a technology poised to transform personal relationships China ByteDance Alibaba Tencent Anthropic Xi Jinping Achmad Ibrahim (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim) A woman walking through Beijing’s Galaxy SOHO on August 14. A woman walking through Beijing’s Galaxy SOHO on August 14. <p>Yuan Yuan (a pseudonym) is 22 and works in the education sector in Shenzhen, one of China’s major tech hubs. Stressed by adult responsibilities, she found a new refuge months ago. “Knowing there is an electronic lover always waiting for you is a very comforting feeling,” she wrote in a message exchange with this newspaper.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-08-23/china-does-not-want-its-internet-users-to-fall-in-love-with-an-artificial-intelligence.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-08-18/decisive-trial-against-meta-begins-they-knew-their-platforms-could-harm-young-people.html Tue, 18 Aug 2026 19:08:55 GMT https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-08-18/decisive-trial-against-meta-begins-they-knew-their-platforms-could-harm-young-people.html Jesús-Sérvulo González Moreno Four US states are seeking damages that could amount to some $200 billion, accusing Facebook and Instagram of designing systems to foster teen addiction Four US states are seeking damages that could amount to some $200 billion, accusing Facebook and Instagram of designing systems to foster teen addiction Meta Facebook Instagram Mark Zuckerberg California Colorado Kentucky WhatsApp Youtube TikTok Damian Dovarganes (AP) Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg leaving a California courtroom in February during a prior trial. Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg leaving a California courtroom in February during a prior trial. <p>Meta, the technology group founded by Mark Zuckerberg, which owns social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, presented its arguments on Tuesday during the first day of the most decisive trial in its history, in which a massive damages award that could impact its business is at stake. Four U.S. states — California, Colorado, Kentucky, and New Jersey — accuse the company’s social networks of being responsible for an <a href="https://english.elpais.com/health/2025-07-27/depression-anxiety-and-self-harm-the-extreme-consequences-of-teenage-screen-addiction.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/health/2025-07-27/depression-anxiety-and-self-harm-the-extreme-consequences-of-teenage-screen-addiction.html">epidemic affecting young people’s mental health</a>. Federal judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California is presiding over the case, which will likely determine the <a href="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2025-05-25/do-we-need-publicly-owned-social-networks-to-escape-silicon-valley.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2025-05-25/do-we-need-publicly-owned-social-networks-to-escape-silicon-valley.html">future of social media in the United States</a> because of the harm it causes young people.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-08-18/decisive-trial-against-meta-begins-they-knew-their-platforms-could-harm-young-people.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-08-14/floppy-disks-faxes-envelopes-and-other-analog-fossils-that-survive-in-windows-imagery.html Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:18:16 GMT https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-08-14/floppy-disks-faxes-envelopes-and-other-analog-fossils-that-survive-in-windows-imagery.html Rafael Clemente Millions of users click icons of objects they have never used physically, even though they were part of daily life not so long ago Millions of users click icons of objects they have never used physically, even though they were part of daily life not so long ago Windows Faxdoc IBM Sony Corporation WhatsApp YuriSH (Getty Images) disks Colored floppies atop more classic ones. Colored floppies atop more classic ones. <p>You’ve just finished <a href="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-06-27/is-it-legitimate-to-use-ai-to-write-a-book.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-06-27/is-it-legitimate-to-use-ai-to-write-a-book.html">writing an article</a> and, almost mechanically, you click the small square in the top-left corner of the screen. Millions of people do this every day. But how many know what that icon actually means? </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-08-14/floppy-disks-faxes-envelopes-and-other-analog-fossils-that-survive-in-windows-imagery.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-07-31/pervert-glasses-meta-struggles-with-mockery-and-misgivings-toward-its-star-product.html Fri, 31 Jul 2026 11:35:52 GMT https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-07-31/pervert-glasses-meta-struggles-with-mockery-and-misgivings-toward-its-star-product.html jordi perez The launch of Meta’s new smart specs that feature an integrated camera has sparked a global campaign to discredit one of the company’s breakout consumer products The launch of Meta’s new smart specs that feature an integrated camera has sparked a global campaign to discredit one of the company’s breakout consumer products Meta Kylie Jenner Influencers Jeffrey Epstein Elon Musk Instagram Mark Zuckerberg Barry King (Alamy Stock Photo) Meta glasses A poster on Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, of Kylie Jenner wearing her Meta glasses in a June 27 photo. A poster on Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, of Kylie Jenner wearing her Meta glasses in a June 27 photo. <p>Meta’s latest smart glasses have been on sale for several weeks. They allow you to <a href="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-07-30/the-big-problem-with-meta-glasses-does-recording-and-sharing-everything-put-us-at-risk.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-07-30/the-big-problem-with-meta-glasses-does-recording-and-sharing-everything-put-us-at-risk.html">film, listen to music and chat with the AI</a> and are no longer available in just the Ray-Ban model. Now there are a lot of models, including the most expensive, designed by the influencer <a href="https://english.elpais.com/lifestyle/2025-08-31/the-kylie-jenner-effect-the-pros-and-cons-of-celebrities-speaking-openly-about-their-plastic-surgery.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/lifestyle/2025-08-31/the-kylie-jenner-effect-the-pros-and-cons-of-celebrities-speaking-openly-about-their-plastic-surgery.html">Kylie Jenner</a>, sold for €419 ($482) in Spain. </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-07-31/pervert-glasses-meta-struggles-with-mockery-and-misgivings-toward-its-star-product.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/sports/2026-07-31/goodbye-world-cup-hello-olympics-los-angeles-races-to-prepare-for-its-next-major-sporting-event-in-2028.html Fri, 31 Jul 2026 07:12:59 GMT https://english.elpais.com/sports/2026-07-31/goodbye-world-cup-hello-olympics-los-angeles-races-to-prepare-for-its-next-major-sporting-event-in-2028.html María Porcel Estepa After hosting eight FIFA matches, the California city is now turning its attention to the Olympic Games it will stage in two years, an event for which, despite its efforts, it is still not ready for After hosting eight FIFA matches, the California city is now turning its attention to the Olympic Games it will stage in two years, an event for which, despite its efforts, it is still not ready for Los Ángeles FIFA California LA28 US - LOS ANGELES - OLIMPICOS - EP Design of the pool set to be located in SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles for the 2028 Olympic Games. Design of the pool set to be located in SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles for the 2028 Olympic Games. <p>Los Angeles is a jumble of neighborhoods, styles, cities, people and problems that is hard to explain. But perhaps one example says it all. On July 16, a water main ruptured in West Hollywood, one of the city’s wealthiest, most central and trendiest areas. A break of barely three feet caused damage to homes and cars and opened up a massive sinkhole on Sunset Boulevard, one of Los Angeles’s main thoroughfares. The street remained closed for 10 days, bringing traffic to a standstill. If a rupture of less than a meter can cause that much disruption, what will happen when several million people descend on this sprawling, Frankenstein-like city — with its limited public transit system, scarce hotel capacity and already high costs — for the Olympic Games two years from now?</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/sports/2026-07-31/goodbye-world-cup-hello-olympics-los-angeles-races-to-prepare-for-its-next-major-sporting-event-in-2028.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-07-30/the-big-problem-with-meta-glasses-does-recording-and-sharing-everything-put-us-at-risk.html Thu, 30 Jul 2026 08:19:55 GMT https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-07-30/the-big-problem-with-meta-glasses-does-recording-and-sharing-everything-put-us-at-risk.html Marita Alonso As smart glasses equipped with tiny cameras become increasingly popular, concerns are growing over their potential misuse, particularly against women As smart glasses equipped with tiny cameras become increasingly popular, concerns are growing over their potential misuse, particularly against women Meta Mark Zuckerberg Google NurPhoto (NurPhoto via Getty Images) Gafas Meta A pair of Meta Wayfarer smart glasses. Several brands now offer similar technology and, in response to privacy concerns, companies say they are working to strengthen safeguards and make recording more visible to bystanders, including through LED indicators and features that disable recording if those indicators are covered. A pair of Meta Wayfarer smart glasses. Several brands now offer similar technology and, in response to privacy concerns, companies say they are working to strengthen safeguards and make recording more visible to bystanders, including through LED indicators and features that disable recording if those indicators are covered. <p>“To hell with those glasses. Don’t buy them. They’re not sexy,” <a href="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2022-04-13/the-best-music-producer-in-the-world-that-nobody-has-ever-heard-of.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2022-04-13/the-best-music-producer-in-the-world-that-nobody-has-ever-heard-of.html">Lorde</a> said during her appearance at the Mad Cool music festival in Madrid. She was not talking about just any glasses, but Meta Glasses, which are equipped with cameras and microphones and can record video or take photographs.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-07-30/the-big-problem-with-meta-glasses-does-recording-and-sharing-everything-put-us-at-risk.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-07-28/ai-powered-digital-friends-the-new-threat-to-teenagers-mental-health.html Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:13:56 GMT https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-07-28/ai-powered-digital-friends-the-new-threat-to-teenagers-mental-health.html Manu González Pascual Psychologists warn that young people are increasingly turning to tools like ChatGPT for emotional support, a practice they consider highly dangerous Psychologists warn that young people are increasingly turning to tools like ChatGPT for emotional support, a practice they consider highly dangerous ChatGPT Claude (Anthropic) Meta Facebook Jasmin Merdan (Getty) AI friends Replacing human bonds with digital relationships can have deep effects on emotional development. Replacing human bonds with digital relationships can have deep effects on emotional development. <p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-07-26/kimi-k3-the-chinese-ai-that-has-put-silicon-valley-on-alert.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-07-26/kimi-k3-the-chinese-ai-that-has-put-silicon-valley-on-alert.html">Generative artificial intelligence</a> (AI) chatbots such as ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini are penetrating people’s private lives — including those of minors. More and more young people are turning to these tools for emotional queries. Psychologists warn that replacing human bonds with digital relationships can have deep effects on emotional development. In some cases the outcome can be fatal: in the U.S. several lawsuits have been filed by families of young people who allegedly self-harmed or even died by suicide after being encouraged to do so by such tools. That includes Sewell Setzer, 14, who took his own life after discussing that possibility with a synthetic character created on Character.ai with whom he was desperately in love and interpreting some of its remarks as an invitation to do it.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-07-28/ai-powered-digital-friends-the-new-threat-to-teenagers-mental-health.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/JBRI7JOWINGM5LC6ZI2TEHFES4.jpg?auth=8fcca2c6678281ef4c97c0a2fa4ce1dd486105b976ea7d6bdd979581464d8fbf" width="5184" height="3456" alt="A young person using Character.ai on a tablet."></img> https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-07-27/ai-gets-pinkwashed-as-female-users-are-targeted.html Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:06:27 GMT https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-07-27/ai-gets-pinkwashed-as-female-users-are-targeted.html Laura Marajofsky Big Tech invests in women via influencers and ‘empowering’ messages to improve its image and boost revenue from female data Big Tech invests in women via influencers and ‘empowering’ messages to improve its image and boost revenue from female data Silicon Valley Google Claude (Anthropic) Meta Gwyneth Paltrow Palantir simplehappyart (Getty Images) ia mujeres inteligencia artificial <p>While large AI companies are being besieged by a more conscious and critical perception of the risks and impact of their technologies, more and more corporations such as Meta, Google, Anthropic and Open AI are investing in what is being termed “Girlbossification of AI.” If the recent booing of tech CEOs during their speeches at graduations wasn’t evidence enough that not everyone wants or needs AI in their lives – a recent <i>New York Times</i> poll found that 47% of 18-to-29-year-olds consider AI to be a very bad thing – coupled with <a href="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2025-08-17/ais-backyard-a-map-of-the-21st-century-gold-rush.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2025-08-17/ais-backyard-a-map-of-the-21st-century-gold-rush.html">the rise of anti-data center legislative proposals</a> and the growth of anti-AI movements around the world, the female user is now being schmoozed.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-07-27/ai-gets-pinkwashed-as-female-users-are-targeted.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-07-26/kimi-k3-the-chinese-ai-that-has-put-silicon-valley-on-alert.html Sun, 26 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-07-26/kimi-k3-the-chinese-ai-that-has-put-silicon-valley-on-alert.html Manu González Pascual The new model, the world’s largest open-source model, puts China back in the race to lead advances in this technology The new model, the world’s largest open-source model, puts China back in the race to lead advances in this technology China Silicon Valley Anthropic ChatGPT Google OpenAI Microsoft DeepSeek Nvidia Corporation Xi Jinping Go Nakamura (REUTERS) The Moonshot AI booth at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, China. The Moonshot AI booth at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, China. <p>The frantic race to dominate the generative artificial intelligence (AI) industry has a new frontrunner. It’s called Kimi K3 and it has emerged from the labs of Chinese start-up Moonshot AI. The model has stirred considerable attention in the sector after the company published public performance test results placing it ahead of Anthropic’s most powerful model, <a href="https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-02-14/claude-the-chatgpt-rival-shaking-up-ai-and-software-what-it-is-and-why-it-matters.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-02-14/claude-the-chatgpt-rival-shaking-up-ai-and-software-what-it-is-and-why-it-matters.html">Claude Fable 5</a>, and of ChatGPT’s best, GPT5.6 Sol. Its open-source nature — meaning its inner workings can be inspected and modified by any user — makes it a formidable rival to proprietary models from the likes of Google (Gemini), OpenAI (ChatGPT), Anthropic (Claude) and Microsoft (Copilot).</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-07-26/kimi-k3-the-chinese-ai-that-has-put-silicon-valley-on-alert.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-07-25/how-people-are-deceiving-the-justice-system-with-ai-its-an-invisible-fraud.html Sat, 25 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-07-25/how-people-are-deceiving-the-justice-system-with-ai-its-an-invisible-fraud.html jordi perez A handful of cases in Brazil reveal how lawyers are trying to influence judges’ decisions through technical manipulation A handful of cases in Brazil reveal how lawyers are trying to influence judges’ decisions through technical manipulation Brasil CGPJ Claude (Anthropic) ChatGPT Morris MacMatzen (Getty Images) juicio A cybercrime trial in Hamburg, Germany in January. A cybercrime trial in Hamburg, Germany in January. <p>The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) <a href="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-06-27/is-it-legitimate-to-use-ai-to-write-a-book.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-06-27/is-it-legitimate-to-use-ai-to-write-a-book.html">in countless sectors</a> is unstoppable. But just as there are advantages, there are also pitfalls. A labor court in northern Brazil recently faced a lawsuit from an individual<b> </b>who had been employed fraudulently for three years. It seemed like a typical and uneventful case. However, it took an unexpected turn. </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-07-25/how-people-are-deceiving-the-justice-system-with-ai-its-an-invisible-fraud.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-07-22/food-related-scams-are-flooding-social-media-with-hyper-realistic-ai-generated-videos.html Wed, 22 Jul 2026 19:32:40 GMT https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-07-22/food-related-scams-are-flooding-social-media-with-hyper-realistic-ai-generated-videos.html Miguel Á. Lurueña How this kind of content can compromise our health — not to mention, our wallet How this kind of content can compromise our health — not to mention, our wallet Instagram TikTok ChatGPT Vídeo JORGE REINO PEPIN IA comida There are many variations with the same staging and identical messages but different protagonists. There are many variations with the same staging and identical messages but different protagonists. <p>“If you bought fish at the market, put it in water. If it sinks, it’s fresh; if it floats, it’s bad.” Thus begins a video that has already been seen by more than 25 million people. The protagonist is Paco del Campo, an elderly man with a charming appearance who offers advice <a href="https://english.elpais.com/health/2024-02-16/tackle-the-junk-food-issue-at-home-ditch-the-ban-and-rethink-the-reward.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/health/2024-02-16/tackle-the-junk-food-issue-at-home-ditch-the-ban-and-rethink-the-reward.html">on diet and health</a>. This is not an isolated case. In recent weeks very similar videos have proliferated and have also racked up millions of views. We can cite three examples, such as Eduardo, a middle-aged man who presents himself as an “expert in holistic health and a dietitian” and warns us about the alleged dangers of pangasius, tilapia and salmon in a video that begins: “Never eat these three fish if you don’t want to die tomorrow…”.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-07-22/food-related-scams-are-flooding-social-media-with-hyper-realistic-ai-generated-videos.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-07-22/captchas-has-google-got-us-training-its-ai-without-knowing-it.html Wed, 22 Jul 2026 14:10:51 GMT https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-07-22/captchas-has-google-got-us-training-its-ai-without-knowing-it.html Pablo G. Bejerano The service was created 15 years ago with a dual purpose: as a security filter against bots and as a generator of datasets to train artificial intelligence The service was created 15 years ago with a dual purpose: as a security filter against bots and as a generator of datasets to train artificial intelligence Google Alphabet Luis Von Ahn JORGE REINO PEPIN (EL PAÍS) ‘Captchas’ Google AI A person unlocks a captcha. A person unlocks a captcha. <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/D7TEO5ECFFCIVP6CPLIGXNWMUQ.jpg?auth=df3f114b93ceac4adcc0ab742602bf0892d2a4a74b4798e7cd45e5a9d3900ebc" width="5793" height="3745" alt="A person unlocks a captcha."></img><p>Anyone who browses the internet is familiar with captchas. They are small tests to prove we are human <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-02-25/the-use-of-ai-and-bots-behind-the-wave-of-digital-disinformation-about-the-fall-of-el-mencho.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-02-25/the-use-of-ai-and-bots-behind-the-wave-of-digital-disinformation-about-the-fall-of-el-mencho.html">and not a bot</a>. They can be a set of images where you have to click, for example, on those that show a bus or a tractor; sometimes it’s a puzzle piece you must place in its slot; other times you are simply asked to check a box that says “<a href="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-05-16/takeshi-yoro-anatomist-in-japan-we-dont-see-a-robot-as-a-threat-its-simply-another-form-of-presence-in-the-world.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-05-16/takeshi-yoro-anatomist-in-japan-we-dont-see-a-robot-as-a-threat-its-simply-another-form-of-presence-in-the-world.html">I’m not a robot</a>.”</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-07-22/captchas-has-google-got-us-training-its-ai-without-knowing-it.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-07-17/livestreamed-pedophilia-a-massive-stolen-credit-market-but-smaller-than-one-might-expect-this-is-the-dark-web.html Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:48:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-07-17/livestreamed-pedophilia-a-massive-stolen-credit-market-but-smaller-than-one-might-expect-this-is-the-dark-web.html jordi perez In a new study, researchers explore how much criminal material exists in the internet’s hidden corners In a new study, researchers explore how much criminal material exists in the internet’s hidden corners Internet Firefox AK Tor Browser OnlyFans PornHub picture alliance (dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images) A hooded character looks at fake websites in an approximation of what many see in their minds when they hear the term ‘dark web.’ A hooded character looks at fake websites in an approximation of what many see in their minds when they hear the term ‘dark web.’ <p>It’s not often that the average citizen goes on a tour of the corners of the <a href="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2023-05-30/depression-crime-and-gore-the-dregs-of-the-dark-web-come-to-the-surface.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2023-05-30/depression-crime-and-gore-the-dregs-of-the-dark-web-come-to-the-surface.html">dark web</a>, which can be a sinister, dangerous, and dirty place. That’s why a team of Spanish researchers created an original robot that rummaged through its haunts in order to create one of the most accurate maps of the dark web to date. Its primary finding is that criminal content is not as extensive as it may seem. The majority of the dark web’s sites are mere mirrors that replicate the content of others so that they are easier to find.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-07-17/livestreamed-pedophilia-a-massive-stolen-credit-market-but-smaller-than-one-might-expect-this-is-the-dark-web.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-07-15/from-twitter-to-x-the-most-polarizing-social-network-still-dominates-20-years-on.html Wed, 15 Jul 2026 11:20:42 GMT https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-07-15/from-twitter-to-x-the-most-polarizing-social-network-still-dominates-20-years-on.html Manu González Pascual The platform marks two decades of existence with more users than in the blue-bird era, despite evidence of its contribution to global disinformation The platform marks two decades of existence with more users than in the blue-bird era, despite evidence of its contribution to global disinformation Twitter Elon Musk Meta Facebook Instagram David Swanson (REUTERS) From Twitter to X Elon Musk in Beverly Hills, California, during a conference. Elon Musk in Beverly Hills, California, during a conference. <p>Today marks 20 years since the launch of Twitter. Over that time the platform has changed dramatically — far beyond replacing the blue bird with a white X on a black background. After <a href="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2022-04-27/twitter-co-founder-welcomes-elon-musk-deal-this-is-the-right-path.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2022-04-27/twitter-co-founder-welcomes-elon-musk-deal-this-is-the-right-path.html">buying it in 2022 for $44 billion</a>, Elon Musk relaxed the rules, reinstated accounts that had been suspended for breaking them, and fired the content moderators (along with about half the company’s staff). He decided the users themselves should do the moderation through so-called community notes, which add context or flag falsehoods in posts. That system has proven unable to ensure truthful content circulates. Everything fits in X’s jungle, <a href="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-06-30/accounts-that-spread-child-abuse-content-flood-some-x-hashtags.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-06-30/accounts-that-spread-child-abuse-content-flood-some-x-hashtags.html">including child pornography</a>. Musk’s arrival marked the start of a profound transformation that includes the launch of a paid service and that — judged only by user numbers — has worked.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-07-15/from-twitter-to-x-the-most-polarizing-social-network-still-dominates-20-years-on.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-07-14/jonathan-haidt-social-psychologist-the-possibility-of-ai-taking-over-most-jobs-is-very-real.html Tue, 14 Jul 2026 16:03:19 GMT https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-07-14/jonathan-haidt-social-psychologist-the-possibility-of-ai-taking-over-most-jobs-is-very-real.html Sergio C Fanjul The author says that, in developed countries, there is widespread discontent with social media. He also warns that Big Tech companies shouldn’t have access to children The author says that, in developed countries, there is widespread discontent with social media. He also warns that Big Tech companies shouldn’t have access to children Silicon Valley Steve Jobs Apple ChatGPT INMA FLORES IDEAS 05/07/2026 Jonathan Haidt Jonathan Haidt at his hotel in Madrid on June 20. Jonathan Haidt at his hotel in Madrid on June 20. <p>Jonathan Haidt, 62, believes that the human psyche is composed of a great elephant — made up of <a href="https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2016/09/27/inenglish/1474982107_911606.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2016/09/27/inenglish/1474982107_911606.html">emotional, libidinal and intuitive processes</a> — and a small rider (reason) who tries to guide the animal and acts as its press officer. The rider’s job is to rationalize and justify the elephant’s positions to the world. </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-07-14/jonathan-haidt-social-psychologist-the-possibility-of-ai-taking-over-most-jobs-is-very-real.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/7F6E5RX6ONHRBA6RRN5KKNP7CU.jpg?auth=8f1789de47eeb31db647702618db5d66312db0eae1ddc6d5ba9d98f9dc9523db" width="8192" height="5464" alt="“Childhood has been reprogrammed,” Jonathan Haidt explains. “Humans evolved to live in the savanna and the forest, climbing trees, in a natural world. It's not right for kids to grow up with a screen.” "></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/HUGPDQU2JRB6ZOAYJVXBU6HZLI.jpg?auth=fb98de967df9ba8aa59e615fa6a88d1854c1c1a9eae8faf41deca60c12e7f127" width="7962" height="5311" alt="“If adults choose to gamble or do drugs, that's their choice. We let them make bad decisions. But we shouldn't allow companies to hook children to their products,” says Jonathan Haidt."></img> https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-07-04/the-rise-and-fall-of-millennial-icons-from-facebook-and-arcade-fire-to-american-apparel-and-buzzfeed.html Sat, 04 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-07-04/the-rise-and-fall-of-millennial-icons-from-facebook-and-arcade-fire-to-american-apparel-and-buzzfeed.html Guillermo Arenas The culture of irreverence, hipsterism, online community and early social networks have marked the lives of a generation, but ultimately ended up failing, disappointing or, at best, selling out to the mainstream The culture of irreverence, hipsterism, online community and early social networks have marked the lives of a generation, but ultimately ended up failing, disappointing or, at best, selling out to the mainstream Generación Milenial American Apparel BuzzFeed Facebook Arcade Fire Barbara Davidson (Los Angeles Times via Getty Imag) LOS ANGELES, CA-July 10, 2014: American Apparel garment workers are busy at work inside the Los Ange American Apparel HQ in L.A. in 2014. American Apparel HQ in L.A. in 2014. <p>When biologist Richard Dawkins coined the term meme in 1976, he could hardly have imagined that half a century later the word would be incorporated into the daily vocabulary of almost the entire planet. The British scientist created this term to establish a comparison between genes and the transmission of cultural ideas. According to Dawkins, a concept, whether it was an idea, a tagline, a joke, or a melody, could be adapted for its cultural survival just like genetic material. The form changed but not the substance. But, as is the way, the arrival <a href="https://english.elpais.com/lifestyle/2025-01-07/the-internet-hasnt-made-us-bad-we-were-already-like-that-the-mistake-of-yearning-for-the-friendly-online-world-of-20-years-ago.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/lifestyle/2025-01-07/the-internet-hasnt-made-us-bad-we-were-already-like-that-the-mistake-of-yearning-for-the-friendly-online-world-of-20-years-ago.html">of the internet</a> changed everything, in this case elevating the term’s reach to such an extent that one of those memes can even be used to X-ray the millennial generation. Ironically, the first generation to grow up with the internet.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-07-04/the-rise-and-fall-of-millennial-icons-from-facebook-and-arcade-fire-to-american-apparel-and-buzzfeed.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-07-01/how-tiktoks-algorithm-is-affecting-you-from-the-content-you-see-to-what-you-can-do-to-regain-control.html Wed, 01 Jul 2026 19:48:08 GMT https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-07-01/how-tiktoks-algorithm-is-affecting-you-from-the-content-you-see-to-what-you-can-do-to-regain-control.html Laura Pajuelo In contrast to other social media platforms, the app gives more weight to how we behave than who we follow In contrast to other social media platforms, the app gives more weight to how we behave than who we follow TikTok App Store China ByteDance Anna Barclay (Getty Images) redes TikTok is built primarily on an “interest graph.” TikTok is built primarily on an “interest graph.” <p>You open TikTok to see a quick video. But then 25 minutes have passed, and you’re still swiping. A cooking video gives way to one about travel, then an interview, a tech product review… it seems as though the social network knows precisely what will interest you.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-07-01/how-tiktoks-algorithm-is-affecting-you-from-the-content-you-see-to-what-you-can-do-to-regain-control.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-06-30/accounts-that-spread-child-abuse-content-flood-some-x-hashtags.html Tue, 30 Jun 2026 16:33:27 GMT https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-06-30/accounts-that-spread-child-abuse-content-flood-some-x-hashtags.html jordi perez Offenders continue to use the former Twitter to peddle child pornography despite Elon Musk’s promise that he would eradicate this scourge when he bought the social media platform Offenders continue to use the former Twitter to peddle child pornography despite Elon Musk’s promise that he would eradicate this scourge when he bought the social media platform Twitter Elon Musk Facebook Ashton Kutcher Demi Moore Telegram JORGE REINO PEPIN (EL PAÍS) Móvil In Europe, regulation obliges networks like X to identify and assess the risks on their service. In Europe, regulation obliges networks like X to identify and assess the risks on their service. <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/IVPTAAFGNVFEPL2NQUWVCOPDJI.JPG?auth=a6201a4ec093d362c25d3005233c15d6c2fbe11b984ba173cef1d1348563ff8c" width="6000" height="4000" alt="In Europe, regulation obliges networks like X to identify and assess the risks on their service."></img><p>In 2026 it is still extremely easy to find child <a href="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2023-10-25/ai-generated-child-sexual-abuse-images-could-flood-the-internet-a-watchdog-is-calling-for-action.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2023-10-25/ai-generated-child-sexual-abuse-images-could-flood-the-internet-a-watchdog-is-calling-for-action.html">sexual abuse material</a> on X, formerly Twitter. Some apparently innocuous hashtags are filled with illegal videos of minors, EL PAÍS has found. When Elon Musk bought Twitter in 2022, he said that ridding Twitter of the hashtags for child pornography and trafficking in minors would be his “top priority.”</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-06-30/accounts-that-spread-child-abuse-content-flood-some-x-hashtags.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p>