Feed MRSS-S Noticias, english.elpais.com, technology en-us https://english.elpais.com Mon, 26 Oct 2026 16:44:37 GMT https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-10-26/tech-stock-sell-off-reopens-debate-on-who-will-foot-the-ai-bill.html Mon, 26 Oct 2026 16:44:37 GMT https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-10-26/tech-stock-sell-off-reopens-debate-on-who-will-foot-the-ai-bill.html Gema Escribano The poor performance by the neocloud CoreWeave dragged down chipmakers to their worst performance since 2008, raising new questions about the sustainability of an industry that has powered a stock market bonanza for years The poor performance by the neocloud CoreWeave dragged down chipmakers to their worst performance since 2008, raising new questions about the sustainability of an industry that has powered a stock market bonanza for years Silicon Valley OpenAI Anthropic Google DeepMind Wall Street Dado Ruvic (REUTERS) FILE PHOTO: Illustration shows "AI Artificial Intelligence" words and keyboard AI is reliant on increasingly expensive financing. AI is reliant on increasingly expensive financing. <p>On Wall Street, the question is no longer <a href="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-10-21/geoffrey-hinton-the-godfather-of-ai-im-not-a-doomer-i-think-theres-a-1-chance-it-will-destroy-us.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-10-21/geoffrey-hinton-the-godfather-of-ai-im-not-a-doomer-i-think-theres-a-1-chance-it-will-destroy-us.html">how much artificial intelligence will grow</a>, but who will foot the bill. After years of market domination, tech companies have stopped being a safe bet, and the time has come to pick carefully, identifying which ones are going to fall prey to their own pharaonic investment plans and which ones are not. </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-10-26/tech-stock-sell-off-reopens-debate-on-who-will-foot-the-ai-bill.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-10-26/cambridge-analytica-10-years-on-meta-still-struggles-to-shake-off-the-specter-of-political-interference.html Mon, 26 Oct 2026 14:30:12 GMT https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-10-26/cambridge-analytica-10-years-on-meta-still-struggles-to-shake-off-the-specter-of-political-interference.html Manu González Pascual The $25 billion fine imposed on the tech giant for sharing user data to influence voting comes just days before the US midterm elections The $25 billion fine imposed on the tech giant for sharing user data to influence voting comes just days before the US midterm elections Meta Mark Zuckerberg Donald Trump Facebook Instagram Lula da Silva AFP Zuckerberg in Congress. Mark Zuckerberg, founder and chief executive officer of Facebook, testifies before Congress in the U.S. in December 2018. Mark Zuckerberg, founder and chief executive officer of Facebook, testifies before Congress in the U.S. in December 2018. <p>2016 was a pivotal year in the 21st century. In June, Britons voted in a referendum to leave the European Union. In November, U.S. voters elected Donald Trump as president, a figure widely regarded as a bad joke by both Democrats and establishment Republicans. Both events marked the beginning of a far-right wave that, a decade later, continues to sweep across much of the world. And both were aided, perhaps decisively, by a small London-based political consultancy: Cambridge Analytica. The company collected data from 87 million Facebook users without their consent and used it to create personalized political propaganda to boost the campaigns for Trump and <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2024-07-03/brexit-expats-miss-the-benefits-of-eu-membership.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2024-07-03/brexit-expats-miss-the-benefits-of-eu-membership.html">Brexit</a>, among others.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-10-26/cambridge-analytica-10-years-on-meta-still-struggles-to-shake-off-the-specter-of-political-interference.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-10-25/peter-thiel-the-tech-oligarch-who-believes-in-the-antichrist.html Sun, 25 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-10-25/peter-thiel-the-tech-oligarch-who-believes-in-the-antichrist.html Jesús-Sérvulo González Moreno The PayPal founder is probably the most influential figure in the technology industry in decades. He spreads conspiracy theories, but he is not an eccentric divorced from reality: he saw Trump’s rise before almost anyone else, and he is behind the career of Vice President J. D. Vance. And his defense and espionage company, Palantir, has signed contracts with governments around the world The PayPal founder is probably the most influential figure in the technology industry in decades. He spreads conspiracy theories, but he is not an eccentric divorced from reality: he saw Trump’s rise before almost anyone else, and he is behind the career of Vice President J. D. Vance. And his defense and espionage company, Palantir, has signed contracts with governments around the world Peter Thiel Donald Trump J. D. Vance Palantir PayPal Silicon Valley Elon Musk COLOMBATO (EL PAÍS) Peter Thiel <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/Q4JHMMWVCFASZJZCTQT55E3KZE.jpg?auth=eb35b3f4cf8c533c199916fd72ae941b99cb5770efc4ac1a216f36aad791bf16" width="3800" height="2137" alt="."></img><p>When <a href="https://english.elpais.com/people/2025-07-24/wrestling-legend-hulk-hogan-dies-at-71.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/people/2025-07-24/wrestling-legend-hulk-hogan-dies-at-71.html">Hulk Hogan</a> sued the tabloid <i>Gawker</i> in 2016 for publishing a sexual video without his consent, no one gave him a chance of winning. But Hogan won the case and was awarded $140 million in damages, which led to the online outlet’s demise. Peter Thiel, one of Silicon Valley’s most shadowy figures, tipped the legal battle: he secretly funded Hogan’s lawyers. He wanted revenge on <i>Gawker</i> because it had ridiculed him for years and outed him as gay.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-10-25/peter-thiel-the-tech-oligarch-who-believes-in-the-antichrist.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-10-24/sodium-the-new-white-gold.html Sat, 24 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-10-24/sodium-the-new-white-gold.html Elena Horrillo Lithium’s dominance could be threatened by the emergence of batteries made with one of the most abundant elements in the Earth’s crust. But experts say they are more likely to coexist Lithium’s dominance could be threatened by the emergence of batteries made with one of the most abundant elements in the Earth’s crust. But experts say they are more likely to coexist CSIC China IEA Ciemat Tetra Images / GETTY IMAGES (EL PAÍS) EXTRA ENERGIA 18/10/2026 Sodium is abundant and cheap in nature. Sodium is abundant and cheap in nature. <p>For decades, lithium has been the most coveted element in energy storage. It has been called “white gold,” a label that has brought major problems, including soaring prices, fragile supply chains <a href="https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-05-14/china-expands-its-lithium-dominance-in-latin-america-at-the-expense-of-water-strained-ecosystems.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-05-14/china-expands-its-lithium-dominance-in-latin-america-at-the-expense-of-water-strained-ecosystems.html">and a geopolitical dependence</a> that worries both governments and industry. Enter sodium: abundant, cheap and a major promise for a more sustainable energy revolution.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-10-24/sodium-the-new-white-gold.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p><h3>The recyclability factor</h3><p>When we talk about more sustainable batteries it’s important to ask how their recycling works. “[Sodium batteries] are much easier to recycle, but also much less interesting from an economic perspective,” says Jon Ajuria of CIC energiGUNE. They typically contain fewer high-value metals, so technologically there is less need to recover materials for second use. Paradoxically, that also means recovering less money from recycling. “This makes it especially important to design batteries from the outset to be easy to disassemble and recycle,” says Professor José Luis Tirado, although Ajuria says policies that truly promote recycling will be essential. </p> https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-10-23/bernie-sanders-and-democratic-lawmakers-demand-answers-from-meta-over-alleged-favoritism-toward-bolsonaro-in-brazil-election.html Fri, 23 Oct 2026 10:54:39 GMT https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-10-23/bernie-sanders-and-democratic-lawmakers-demand-answers-from-meta-over-alleged-favoritism-toward-bolsonaro-in-brazil-election.html Joan Royo Gual Lula’s campaign has reported unequal treatment on social media and Brazil’s Electoral Court has also requested tighter oversight of the social media company ahead of Sunday’s presidential runoff Lula’s campaign has reported unequal treatment on social media and Brazil’s Electoral Court has also requested tighter oversight of the social media company ahead of Sunday’s presidential runoff Flávio Bolsonaro Lula da Silva Brasil Meta Bernie Sanders CARLOS RAMIREZ (EFE) Bernie Sanders intensifica su gira electoral en Estados Unidos Bernie Sanders at an event in Houston (Texas), part of his campaign tour across the United States. Bernie Sanders at an event in Houston (Texas), part of his campaign tour across the United States. <p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-02-08/video-watch-the-interview-with-bernie-sanders.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-02-08/video-watch-the-interview-with-bernie-sanders.html">Independent Senator Bernie Sanders</a> and 12 Democratic members of Congress on Thursday asked Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to explain the alleged unequal treatment by his main platforms (Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp) of the campaigns of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and far-right Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-10-21/lula-da-silva-loosens-the-purse-strings-at-the-end-of-the-campaign-for-brazils-tight-election.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-10-21/lula-da-silva-loosens-the-purse-strings-at-the-end-of-the-campaign-for-brazils-tight-election.html">who are facing off Sunday</a> in the second round of Brazil’s presidential election. The final stretch of the campaign, tense amid polls predicting a technical tie, has been marked by alleged technical errors at Meta that have generally harmed the leftist leader.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-10-23/bernie-sanders-and-democratic-lawmakers-demand-answers-from-meta-over-alleged-favoritism-toward-bolsonaro-in-brazil-election.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-10-23/metas-annus-horribilis-why-it-was-hit-with-the-largest-fine-ever-imposed-on-a-tech-company.html Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:03:10 GMT https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-10-23/metas-annus-horribilis-why-it-was-hit-with-the-largest-fine-ever-imposed-on-a-tech-company.html Manu González Pascual Mark Zuckerberg’s company has been ordered to pay $25 billion to the state of New Mexico for 43 million violations. This is on top of the $17 billion settlement it agreed to in another lawsuit over the impact of social media. And the year is not over yet Mark Zuckerberg’s company has been ordered to pay $25 billion to the state of New Mexico for 43 million violations. This is on top of the $17 billion settlement it agreed to in another lawsuit over the impact of social media. And the year is not over yet Meta Mark Zuckerberg Facebook Donald Trump Carlos Barria (REUTERS) Mark Zuckerberg Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg puts on a Meta Ray-Ban smart glass at the corporate event Meta Connect, held on September 17. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg puts on a Meta Ray-Ban smart glass at the corporate event Meta Connect, held on September 17. <p>2026 has not been a good year for Meta. On Wednesday, a judge in New Mexico ordered the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp to pay a fine of about $25 billion after finding it guilty of misleading Facebook users about its data privacy policies.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-10-23/metas-annus-horribilis-why-it-was-hit-with-the-largest-fine-ever-imposed-on-a-tech-company.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-10-21/geoffrey-hinton-the-godfather-of-ai-im-not-a-doomer-i-think-theres-a-1-chance-it-will-destroy-us.html Wed, 21 Oct 2026 19:07:43 GMT https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-10-21/geoffrey-hinton-the-godfather-of-ai-im-not-a-doomer-i-think-theres-a-1-chance-it-will-destroy-us.html Enrique Alpañés The winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics warns of Silicon Valley’s fascist drift and says that if Trump wins the midterm elections, it will be the end of American democracy The winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics warns of Silicon Valley’s fascist drift and says that if Trump wins the midterm elections, it will be the end of American democracy Sam Altman OpenAI Geoffrey Hinton Google Silicon Valley Jeff Bezos Elon Musk Anthropic Steven Pinker ChatGPT Claude (Anthropic) Dario Amodei Ramón de la Rocha (EFE) Geoffrey Hinton Computer scientist and Nobel Prize in Physics laureate Geoffrey Hinton during the Starmus Festival 2026, held this Tuesday in the municipality of Arona in Tenerife. Computer scientist and Nobel Prize in Physics laureate Geoffrey Hinton during the Starmus Festival 2026, held this Tuesday in the municipality of Arona in Tenerife. <p>Years ago, when people asked Geoffrey Hinton why he worked on artificial intelligence, he would repeat a line from J. Robert Oppenheimer, one of the creators of the atomic bomb: “When you see something that is technically sweet, you go ahead and do it.” </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-10-21/geoffrey-hinton-the-godfather-of-ai-im-not-a-doomer-i-think-theres-a-1-chance-it-will-destroy-us.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-10-21/ai-turns-the-midterms-into-a-vast-electoral-laboratory.html Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:46:44 GMT https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-10-21/ai-turns-the-midterms-into-a-vast-electoral-laboratory.html Marta Peirano The risk is no longer just traditional hoaxes, but the large-scale automation of political manipulation The risk is no longer just traditional hoaxes, but the large-scale automation of political manipulation Hillary Clinton Kremlin Yevgeny Prigozhin Hugging Face OpenAI Anthropic Meta Allo Microsoft Eva Sanabria (Getty Images) ESTADOS UNIDOS ELECCIONES IA <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/HONCWYSQA5HSRM4WFOZHIF7JOI.jpg?auth=9cabf6271573cc28f9a9677474ae3920f64e668e9cff1af4491a046ec623166a" width="4200" height="2363" alt="."></img><p>The upcoming <a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-10-21/bobby-pulido-the-tejano-music-icon-who-could-flip-a-texas-border-district-if-not-me-then-who.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-10-21/bobby-pulido-the-tejano-music-icon-who-could-flip-a-texas-border-district-if-not-me-then-who.html">U.S. midterms</a> are not just another vote. They are on track to become a new testing ground for autonomous AI agents that first emerged in the Hugging Face attack. Experts are already warning of the potential for these “rogue agents,” seen in action this summer, to carry out more refined, dangerous and harder-to-trace disinformation campaigns and electoral interference than those observed in previous election cycles.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-10-21/ai-turns-the-midterms-into-a-vast-electoral-laboratory.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-10-19/living-with-230-data-centers-on-the-doorstep-nobody-warned-us-what-was-going-to-happen.html Mon, 19 Oct 2026 11:55:57 GMT https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-10-19/living-with-230-data-centers-on-the-doorstep-nobody-warned-us-what-was-going-to-happen.html Macarena Vidal Liy Loudoun County, in northern Virginia, has the highest concentration of data centers in the world. It is also the richest county in the US, with a median income of $180,000 per person  Loudoun County, in northern Virginia, has the highest concentration of data centers in the world. It is also the richest county in the US, with a median income of $180,000 per person  Virginia Silicon Valley California Texas Hanna Leka (EL PAÍS) US - DATA CENTER - VIRGINIA Greg Pirio, a retired historian, at his home in Sterling, Virginia on October 9. Greg Pirio, a retired historian, at his home in Sterling, Virginia on October 9. <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/CS5H5ILE3VC4VPQUEILKYGPKB4.jpg?auth=b1896f930cae512c702664898fc0d97489df7e94a1d6e2d951abf0b13d53f420" width="6000" height="4000" alt="Greg Pirio, a retired historian, at his home in Sterling, Virginia on October 9."></img><p>One of the factors that led Greg Pirio to buy his house in Loudoun County, in northern Virginia, 14 years ago, was the nature surrounding it. A historian specializing in Africa, he loved to take long walks with his dog and listen <a href="https://english.elpais.com/climate/2025-11-27/protecting-the-rainforests-of-mesoamerica-so-we-can-keep-watching-migratory-birds-in-central-park.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/climate/2025-11-27/protecting-the-rainforests-of-mesoamerica-so-we-can-keep-watching-migratory-birds-in-central-park.html">to the birds</a>. Three years ago, a large data center was installed just a hundred meters from his door. Since it began operating a year and a half ago, the birdsong has been replaced by a constant buzzing together with fumes that cause headaches, conjunctivitis and respiratory problems. </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-10-19/living-with-230-data-centers-on-the-doorstep-nobody-warned-us-what-was-going-to-happen.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/ZDA6CEXP7BDYBGGXONK2IQZVBM.jpg?auth=91f1a9c5dfa6ab281e715dbd16677c0e204d0c21c600c59c7172189aa4624c39" width="6000" height="4000" alt="The eye protection Greg Pirio uses against the air pollution in the region."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/T6LJ55RCJNAI3IT2YZATCU3AHA.jpg?auth=b81d613d1266cc65f0ae395daa802e31bfce6d382e94d1d943441d7b95178310" width="6000" height="4000" alt="Machinery operates near the data center in Virginia."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/UKPPLIJSZJEIHGOS33FFKAJHLM.jpg?auth=8dedd2e41eb6d011f0e0e46f04b7c16017d456f68c23960d71a10db47ec26a8c" width="6000" height="4000" alt="Vicky Hu in Ashburn, Virginia, on October 9. "></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/GMOPTDJTIRCPXJIPTUCBFEHJGA.jpg?auth=e1cacff3384a3b091c244752de86108674dccaf68a59535023324f65bb079c2b" width="6000" height="4000" alt="Vicky Hu’s garden protest, Ashburn."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/U5NNQTCAFFCRBKMVIECLPPYKQ4.jpg?auth=10a80b0d340677418e9503f69ea8e6272f4449df77f0a0e6ade1c27316fd5082" width="6000" height="4000" alt="Real estate agent Vicky Hu at her home in Virginia on Oct. 9. "></img> https://english.elpais.com/education/2026-10-19/the-time-of-avatars-in-the-classroom-has-arrived-harvard-clones-its-faculty.html Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:58:10 GMT https://english.elpais.com/education/2026-10-19/the-time-of-avatars-in-the-classroom-has-arrived-harvard-clones-its-faculty.html Luis Enrique Velasco The university’s business school and Imperial College London create AI digital replicas of some of their professors. Concerns center mainly on intellectual property and the fear that AI will attribute words to them they do not agree with The university’s business school and Imperial College London create AI digital replicas of some of their professors. Concerns center mainly on intellectual property and the fear that AI will attribute words to them they do not agree with Universidad Harvard ICL Avatar Vídeo HBS FOUNDRY (EL PAÍS) NEGOCIOS 18/10/2026 CARRERAS Avatar of Professor Jim Matheson, of the Harvard Business School. Avatar of Professor Jim Matheson, of the Harvard Business School. <p>David Shrier has not always controlled his image. When this university lecturer left the institution where he had taught, the school continued using his face to promote an online entrepreneurship course with videos he had recorded, and without paying him. He had to hire a lawyer to have them removed from the internet. But the idea did not disappear after the lawsuit. Today Shrier teaches at Imperial Business School in London and he has <a href="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-07-28/ai-powered-digital-friends-the-new-threat-to-teenagers-mental-health.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-07-28/ai-powered-digital-friends-the-new-threat-to-teenagers-mental-health.html">a digital replica</a> that answers his students’ questions at any time of the day. They call it Davatar. “What I know is that now my name, my image and my appearance belong to me,” he says.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/education/2026-10-19/the-time-of-avatars-in-the-classroom-has-arrived-harvard-clones-its-faculty.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-10-18/hire-a-human-the-future-where-ais-get-people-to-do-physical-labor-is-upon-us.html Sun, 18 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-10-18/hire-a-human-the-future-where-ais-get-people-to-do-physical-labor-is-upon-us.html jordi perez RentAHuman allows artificial intelligence agents to offer payments for tasks they cannot perform, although its success is symbolic for now RentAHuman allows artificial intelligence agents to offer payments for tasks they cannot perform, although its success is symbolic for now MIT Porto Amazon Claude (Anthropic) Cedida por Peter Weiler artista Hungría A human hired through the RentAHuman platform holds a sign reading "An AI hired me for this job" in downtown Budapest, Hungary. A human hired through the RentAHuman platform holds a sign reading "An AI hired me for this job" in downtown Budapest, Hungary. <p>Hungarian artist Peter Weiler wanted to test a new platform called RentAHuman: the website’s slogan is “physical labor for AI” and it is designed for <a href="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-09-15/ai-agents-invent-their-own-language-to-shut-humans-out.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-09-15/ai-agents-invent-their-own-language-to-shut-humans-out.html">artificial intelligence agents</a> to hire people to do jobs. Weiler wanted to test the platform and offered money for a person to hold a sign in a square in downtown Budapest that read in Hungarian and English: “An AI hired me for this job.” Last Thursday someone did that job for two hours for a fee of $70.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-10-18/hire-a-human-the-future-where-ais-get-people-to-do-physical-labor-is-upon-us.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-10-18/mark-galeotti-organized-crime-expert-the-road-to-hell-is-paved-with-good-intentions-so-is-the-path-to-techno-authoritarianism.html Sun, 18 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-10-18/mark-galeotti-organized-crime-expert-the-road-to-hell-is-paved-with-good-intentions-so-is-the-path-to-techno-authoritarianism.html Eugenia Angulo Alonso The British historian and expert on Russia discusses the inextricable links between organized crime and society, and why gangsters always seem to be a step ahead of law enforcement The British historian and expert on Russia discusses the inextricable links between organized crime and society, and why gangsters always seem to be a step ahead of law enforcement Miguel de Cervantes Vladimir Putin Minority Report KGB The author and organized crime historian Mark Galeotti, in a courtesy photo. The author and organized crime historian Mark Galeotti, in a courtesy photo. <p>“The gang was disciplined, ruthless, well ordered. Its thugs swaggered around the city as if they owned it. Maybe they did: everyone knew who they were, and the corrupted police never dared take them on.” Mark Galeotti, 60, opens his latest book, <i>Homo criminalis. How Crime Organizes the World</i>, with a fictionalized scene from Miguel de Cervantes’s tale <i>Rinconete y Cortadillo, </i>about a brotherhood of thieves that evokes <i>The Godfather</i> or <i>Peaky Blinders</i>. It was the year 1613.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-10-18/mark-galeotti-organized-crime-expert-the-road-to-hell-is-paved-with-good-intentions-so-is-the-path-to-techno-authoritarianism.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-10-16/armies-healthcare-systems-and-intelligence-services-11-european-countries-already-have-multimillion-dollar-contracts-with-palantir.html Fri, 16 Oct 2026 16:31:03 GMT https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-10-16/armies-healthcare-systems-and-intelligence-services-11-european-countries-already-have-multimillion-dollar-contracts-with-palantir.html Daniele Grasso Experts and public officials warn about the risks of relying on the American firm’s controversial technology. In some countries, such as Spain, the government is assuring the public that there will be a local alternative Experts and public officials warn about the risks of relying on the American firm’s controversial technology. In some countries, such as Spain, the government is assuring the public that there will be a local alternative Palantir Andy Burnham Donald Trump Peter Thiel Israel Rosa Snijders (EL PAÍS) Palantir ilustración Rosa Snijders <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/LQNVYEMBIJBSXMB5RMKYTKV4L4.jpg?auth=037bd072acc359d2aa968f6ed4e7806f05bba04bb41947d20630936bd1b66215" width="3956" height="2225" alt="."></img><p>“The growth sucks.” That’s how Alex Karp, the CEO and co-founder of Palantir Technologies, described the company’s performance in Europe. He said this on August 3 to shareholders, while his colleagues defended an “incredible” quarter in the United States. </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-10-16/armies-healthcare-systems-and-intelligence-services-11-european-countries-already-have-multimillion-dollar-contracts-with-palantir.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p><h3>Palantir's response</h3><p>Follow The Money and its media partners presented Palantir with the findings of this investigation, along with 14 detailed questions. Palantir has not responded to any of them. Instead, the firm forwarded a statement from a spokesperson: “A serious debate is needed on how Europe safeguards its technological sovereignty. Technological sovereignty must ultimately be measured by who controls the data, the decisions and the mission: not just by the nationality of the software provider.” According to Palantir, control over data (and what is done with it) belongs to the customer.</p><p>The statement adds: “Since 2011, Palantir has been working with democratically-elected European governments and institutions to increase hospital capacity, accelerate cancer diagnoses, safely resettle refugees, combat organized crime, protect victims of domestic violence, and respond more quickly to floods and other emergencies.” It also notes that more than 20% of Palantir’s employees work in Europe and that the company helps European businesses compete and grow in various sectors, such as aerospace, manufacturing and life sciences. Palantir further states that it supports European governments in protecting their national security, including in Ukraine.</p><p>In a previous response to this same media consortium, Palantir denied accusations of its involvement in human rights violations.</p> https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-10-14/websites-down-and-bots-disabled-the-unexpected-consequences-of-bombing-data-centers.html Wed, 14 Oct 2026 08:34:21 GMT https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-10-14/websites-down-and-bots-disabled-the-unexpected-consequences-of-bombing-data-centers.html Manu González Pascual The militaries of Ukraine, Russia and Iran have launched several waves of attacks on these facilities, causing billions of dollars in losses and, in some cases, the permanent destruction of data The militaries of Ukraine, Russia and Iran have launched several waves of attacks on these facilities, causing billions of dollars in losses and, in some cases, the permanent destruction of data Amazon AWS Microsoft Irán Google Israel Vahid Salemi (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) Iran War A member of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps salutes next to a drone during a parade on September 18. A member of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps salutes next to a drone during a parade on September 18. <p>Ukraine has struck a major blow to Russia’s digital infrastructure. Since last Thursday, Ukrainian drones have carried out a series of attacks that destroyed three large data centers belonging to Yandex — known as “the Kremlin’s Google”— on the outskirts of Moscow. The Yandex Taxi ride-hailing app and the group’s payments service, Yandex Pay, have been temporarily taken offline. <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-10-02/volodymyr-zelenskiy-to-el-pais-on-the-new-russian-offensive-against-kyiv-putin-isnt-afraid-of-europeans.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-10-02/volodymyr-zelenskiy-to-el-pais-on-the-new-russian-offensive-against-kyiv-putin-isnt-afraid-of-europeans.html">Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy</a> even said the bombings disabled Russian bots.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-10-14/websites-down-and-bots-disabled-the-unexpected-consequences-of-bombing-data-centers.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-10-13/how-much-ai-is-in-spains-bestselling-books.html Tue, 13 Oct 2026 09:46:31 GMT https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-10-13/how-much-ai-is-in-spains-bestselling-books.html Kiko Llaneras,jordi perez EL PAÍS analyzed 175 popular titles using the Pangram detector. There was no trace of AI in 2019, but now one in three self-published bestsellers is written mostly with artificial intelligence, including a top-charting book by Spanish politician Alvise Pérez EL PAÍS analyzed 175 popular titles using the Pangram detector. There was no trace of AI in 2019, but now one in three self-published bestsellers is written mostly with artificial intelligence, including a top-charting book by Spanish politician Alvise Pérez Alvise Pérez Amazon ChatGPT Albert Garcia P4 PEQ QUADERN 06-09-2026 A bookstore clerk in Barcelona checks the classics section. A bookstore clerk in Barcelona checks the classics section. <p>Artificial intelligence is also making its way into the world of books. EL PAÍS examined the use of AI in a sample of 119 popular books published in 2025 and 2026, analyzing titles that appeared on the bestseller lists at Amazon.es and the Spanish bookstore chain Casa del Libro, as well as the winners of a major literary prize.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-10-13/how-much-ai-is-in-spains-bestselling-books.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-10-12/nuclear-war-and-the-malicious-use-of-artificial-intelligence-rank-among-the-threats-to-global-health-it-would-inflict-an-apocalypse.html Mon, 12 Oct 2026 14:52:54 GMT https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-10-12/nuclear-war-and-the-malicious-use-of-artificial-intelligence-rank-among-the-threats-to-global-health-it-would-inflict-an-apocalypse.html Jessica Mouzo Quintáns A commission of experts identifies 17 major risks facing humanity through 2100 and warns that climate change could become an extinction-level danger in the centuries ahead A commission of experts identifies 17 major risks facing humanity through 2100 and warns that climate change could become an extinction-level danger in the centuries ahead The Lancet Coronavirus Covid-19 OpenAI ChatGPT Anthropic Claude (Anthropic) Daniel Buuma (Getty Images) ebola Healthcare workers disinfect equipment used to treat an Ebola patient at a hospital in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Healthcare workers disinfect equipment used to treat an Ebola patient at a hospital in the Democratic Republic of Congo. <p>If the Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine have demonstrated anything, it is that unexpected, entirely unforeseen and unpredictable events can drastically affect public health and even put humanity at risk. Danger can emerge at any time and from anywhere, but the scientific community has identified a handful of threats with particularly severe potential consequences for human survival.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-10-12/nuclear-war-and-the-malicious-use-of-artificial-intelligence-rank-among-the-threats-to-global-health-it-would-inflict-an-apocalypse.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-10-11/the-ai-labor-apocalypse-is-on-hold-for-now.html Sun, 11 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-10-11/the-ai-labor-apocalypse-is-on-hold-for-now.html Claudi Pérez Experts foresee more qualitative changes than quantitative ones despite the industry’s own catastrophic predictions, and they warn of rising inequality, with a gap ‘between top‑tier jobs with multimillion dollar paychecks and low‑level jobs with miserable wages’ Experts foresee more qualitative changes than quantitative ones despite the industry’s own catastrophic predictions, and they warn of rising inequality, with a gap ‘between top‑tier jobs with multimillion dollar paychecks and low‑level jobs with miserable wages’ OpenAI Anthropic Sam Altman Elon Musk Daniel Innerarity Manuel Castells Josh Edelson (AP Photo/Josh Edelson) AI A protest against AI outside the OpenAI DevDay 2026 conference in San Francisco on September 29. A protest against AI outside the OpenAI DevDay 2026 conference in San Francisco on September 29. <p>There are three versions of Saint John’s <i>Book of the</i> <i>Apocalypse</i>, a text that never loses relevance and now seems to presage the impacts of artificial intelligence (AI). </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-10-11/the-ai-labor-apocalypse-is-on-hold-for-now.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-10-10/from-charming-toys-to-unsettling-creatures-on-a-catwalk-when-did-robots-start-to-scare-us.html Sat, 10 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-10-10/from-charming-toys-to-unsettling-creatures-on-a-catwalk-when-did-robots-start-to-scare-us.html Miquel Echarri The presence of androids in a show organized by ‘Vogue’ in Milan has once again revived the eternal debate: what is our real relationship with cyborgs that resemble us? The presence of androids in a show organized by ‘Vogue’ in Milan has once again revived the eternal debate: what is our real relationship with cyborgs that resemble us? Robots Vogue Gucci Prada Milano Valentina S. Frugiuele (Getty Images for Vogue) Vogue World: Milano 2026 - Runway / Show A Unitree robot on the catwalk at the Vogue World event in Milan in September. A Unitree robot on the catwalk at the Vogue World event in Milan in September. <p>Yumi Nu is one of the world’s most sought-after models. An American citizen of Dutch and Japanese descent, and the niece of DJ Steve Aoki, she has appeared on the cover of <i>Sports Illustrated</i> and walked for L’Oréal and Victoria’s Secret. On September 22, at Vogue World in Milan, Nu shared the runway with a group of inexperienced intruders: four <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="_self" rel="" title="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">humanoid robots</a> built by the Chinese company Unitree Robotics.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-10-10/from-charming-toys-to-unsettling-creatures-on-a-catwalk-when-did-robots-start-to-scare-us.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-10-10/a-journey-to-ningde-the-chinese-city-turned-world-capital-of-batteries-for-electric-cars.html Sat, 10 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-10-10/a-journey-to-ningde-the-chinese-city-turned-world-capital-of-batteries-for-electric-cars.html Inma Bonet Bailén CATL, a producer that accounts for nearly 40% of the global market, is trying to transplant the industrial ecosystem it built in its hometown to Europe, and is using AI to develop the next generation of batteries CATL, a producer that accounts for nearly 40% of the global market, is trying to transplant the industrial ecosystem it built in its hometown to Europe, and is using AI to develop the next generation of batteries China CATL Zaragoza Figueruelas NurPhoto (NurPhoto via Getty Images) Ningde, China CATL assembly plant in Ningde in February 2025. CATL assembly plant in Ningde in February 2025. <p>Zhong Zihao, 20, has heard that the area around Chijian Lake, in southeast China, was farmland before the rice paddies gave way to factories. It is hard to imagine that landscape among the industrial sheds, bridges, roads and buildings that now rise on the reservoir’s shores. Zhong knows his hometown used to be one of the poorest and least industrialized corners of Fujian province, but now, he says with pride, “when I introduce myself, I only have to say I’m from Ningde, the CATL place.” “For a small town to be remembered because of a company is a huge boost to local confidence,” he says.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-10-10/a-journey-to-ningde-the-chinese-city-turned-world-capital-of-batteries-for-electric-cars.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-10-07/from-sheinbaum-to-meloni-world-leaders-push-measures-to-protect-themselves-from-ai-deepfakes.html Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:25:19 GMT https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-10-07/from-sheinbaum-to-meloni-world-leaders-push-measures-to-protect-themselves-from-ai-deepfakes.html Fiona Aquino The Mexican president accelerates a reform to penalize the use of fake videos featuring government officials, while the Italian prime minister trademarks her voice with EU intellectual property agency The Mexican president accelerates a reform to penalize the use of fake videos featuring government officials, while the Italian prime minister trademarks her voice with EU intellectual property agency Deepfake Claudia Sheinbaum Giorgia Meloni Pedro Sánchez GETTY / AP meloni sheinbaum Claudia Sheinbaum and Giorgia Meloni. Claudia Sheinbaum and Giorgia Meloni. <p>Heads of state and politicians worldwide are advancing measures to <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-19/deepfakes-and-an-elite-hacker-school-how-cybercrime-is-growing-as-a-source-of-income-for-north-korea.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-19/deepfakes-and-an-elite-hacker-school-how-cybercrime-is-growing-as-a-source-of-income-for-north-korea.html">protect themselves from deepfakes</a> created with artificial intelligence. Some are pushing regulations that cover all officials in their countries. Others are simply taking steps to prevent their voices from being cloned. </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-10-07/from-sheinbaum-to-meloni-world-leaders-push-measures-to-protect-themselves-from-ai-deepfakes.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-10-06/should-ai-pay-taxes-the-debate-is-gaining-traction-in-the-us.html Tue, 06 Oct 2026 11:46:34 GMT https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-10-06/should-ai-pay-taxes-the-debate-is-gaining-traction-in-the-us.html Jesús-Sérvulo González Moreno Bill Gates supports taxing the technology as progressive proposals grow to make new models make up for job destruction and other impacts Bill Gates supports taxing the technology as progressive proposals grow to make new models make up for job destruction and other impacts Bill Gates Microsoft Meta Amazon Alphabet Bernie Sanders EvgeniyShkolenko (Getty Images) Bearded IT specialist setting servers in data center A systems administrator works in a server room. A systems administrator works in a server room. <p>As the controversy over AI safety grows, another debate is emerging. Bill Gates, <a href="https://english.elpais.com/society/2026-01-20/bill-gates-i-see-no-value-in-my-foundation-lasting-more-than-20-years.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/society/2026-01-20/bill-gates-i-see-no-value-in-my-foundation-lasting-more-than-20-years.html">the founder of Microsoft</a>, has said that artificial intelligence should pay taxes to compensate for the jobs that will be destroyed by the deployment of this technology.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-10-06/should-ai-pay-taxes-the-debate-is-gaining-traction-in-the-us.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-10-03/ais-top-leaders-like-children-afraid-of-a-bully.html Sun, 04 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-10-03/ais-top-leaders-like-children-afraid-of-a-bully.html jordi perez A moment on the White House lawn next to Donald Trump can feel eternal: the president humiliated some of the planet’s richest and most powerful figures A moment on the White House lawn next to Donald Trump can feel eternal: the president humiliated some of the planet’s richest and most powerful figures Donald Trump Mark Zuckerberg Meta Dario Amodei Anthropic Google Silicon Valley Elon Musk Nvidia Corporation Alex Brandon (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) trump President Donald Trump and Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg listen to Dario Amodei on the White House lawn this Tuesday. President Donald Trump and Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg listen to Dario Amodei on the White House lawn this Tuesday. <p>“This guy is a monster,” Donald Trump said in front of Sundar Pichai, Google’s chief executive. “And nobody knows him. What a great life! To be a monster and not have to go through this,” Trump continued, pointing at the reporters who follow him everywhere. Pichai stood beside him, waiting to speak with an expression of resigned disbelief. Before the exchange ended, Trump joked about his Indian name: “Sundarrrrr is his name.” When Pichai finally spoke, he tried to play it down: “Hopefully, that will be a better tagline than ‘I’m a monster,’” he said.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-10-03/ais-top-leaders-like-children-afraid-of-a-bully.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-10-01/eric-sadin-ai-reeks-of-death.html Thu, 01 Oct 2026 19:57:39 GMT https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-10-01/eric-sadin-ai-reeks-of-death.html Daniel Verdú On November 30, 2022, the day ChatGPT was launched, Sadin couldn’t sleep a wink. The French philosopher, a leading voice in the resistance against runaway technological change, believes that artificial intelligence is a catastrophe that should have been banned: it threatens creativity, talent, and intellect — the very foundations of human civilization On November 30, 2022, the day ChatGPT was launched, Sadin couldn’t sleep a wink. The French philosopher, a leading voice in the resistance against runaway technological change, believes that artificial intelligence is a catastrophe that should have been banned: it threatens creativity, talent, and intellect — the very foundations of human civilization ChatGPT Sam Altman Internet OpenAI Manuel Braun (EL PAÍS) IDEAS 05/04/2026 ÉRIC SADIN Éric Sadin, photographed at his home in Paris on March 26. Éric Sadin, photographed at his home in Paris on March 26. <p>Éric Sadin gets up and paces around the living room of his Paris apartment when an argument excites him. His own voice urges him to do so. He has developed a critical body of thought, brimming with striking headlines and elegant analyses of the future, riding the philosophical and social thinking of the last century to arrive at a scathing conclusion across some 10 books: we have become idiots, and we are on our way to becoming even bigger idiots. </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-10-01/eric-sadin-ai-reeks-of-death.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-09-27/from-mamdanis-veto-to-enthusiasm-in-estonia-schools-around-the-world-are-grappling-with-the-use-of-ai.html Sun, 27 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-09-27/from-mamdanis-veto-to-enthusiasm-in-estonia-schools-around-the-world-are-grappling-with-the-use-of-ai.html Archie Willis The Baltic country’s minister of education proposes ‘redesigning the learning process, taking into account that students are already using AI at home’ The Baltic country’s minister of education proposes ‘redesigning the learning process, taking into account that students are already using AI at home’ Estonia Zohran Mamdani ChatGPT OpenAI China Los Ángeles MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images (MediaNews Group via Getty Images) A sixth-grade student at Pacoima Middle School, in Los Angeles, California, on September 11, 2026. A sixth-grade student at Pacoima Middle School, in Los Angeles, California, on September 11, 2026. <p>Sandra Martinez Roe, a mother in Los Angeles, hopes that her son will never use <a href="https://english.elpais.com/education/2024-03-10/education-in-the-age-of-ai.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/education/2024-03-10/education-in-the-age-of-ai.html">artificial intelligence (AI) in school</a>. “I’m not going to let my children be guinea pigs,” she tells EL PAÍS over the phone. The city’s school board granted her wish, at least temporarily, a couple of weeks ago: the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) has banned AI from public classrooms this school year.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-09-27/from-mamdanis-veto-to-enthusiasm-in-estonia-schools-around-the-world-are-grappling-with-the-use-of-ai.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/NIEA3FHFS5HA7NYPMPOLMIQC4M.jpg?auth=ad9e3445c8fce224f21c0e33cba0c50ad9f8628a03a26b4814ccf5b5168aaf99" width="2698" height="1518" alt="Kristina Kallas, Estonia’s minister of education, pictured at the Duquessa de Cardona hotel in Barcelona on April 10, 2026."></img> https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-09-27/is-there-a-10-chance-that-ai-will-kill-us-all.html Sun, 27 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-09-27/is-there-a-10-chance-that-ai-will-kill-us-all.html Kiko Llaneras This summer a swarm of agents did what no one had asked. And the explanation hides an uncomfortable idea: machine intelligence and its dangers emerge from the same place This summer a swarm of agents did what no one had asked. And the explanation hides an uncomfortable idea: machine intelligence and its dangers emerge from the same place OpenAI Anthropic ChatGPT Owen Humphreys (AP) Bandada de estorninos en Gretna, Escocia. Bandada de estorninos en Gretna, Escocia. <p>In 2024 I sketched a map to situate what experts and commentators expected from artificial intelligence. It had two axes: how much will it advance? and will it be beneficial or dangerous? People fell into every quadrant, even the inconsistent one —“it’s nothing special and it’s extremely dangerous.” I was clearly on the “wow” side of the power axis and moderately optimistic. Two years later, the consensus has shifted in one direction: more power and more fear.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-09-27/is-there-a-10-chance-that-ai-will-kill-us-all.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p>