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Telefónica to pursue 5,000 job cuts in Spain, according to union

News Desk25th November 202525th November 2025

25th November 202525th November 202582

Spain’s heavily indebted telecoms heavyweight Telefónica is preparing to shed up to 5,040 positions across three of its subsidiaries as part of a sweeping overhaul,...

Court orders Meta to pay Spanish media companies nearly half a billion euros for ‘unfair competition’

News Desk20th November 202523rd November 2025

20th November 202523rd November 2025812

A Spanish court ruled on Thursday that Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, must pay €479 million to national media organisations for...

Court weighs verdict in Spanish media’s €550m data protection case against Meta

News Desk3rd October 202512th October 2025

3rd October 202512th October 20251521

A high-profile lawsuit in Madrid, in which Spanish media companies are demanding more than €550 million from the Meta corporation for alleged violations of EU...

Facebook owner Meta closes content moderation centre in Barcelona

News Desk4th April 20258th April 2025

4th April 20258th April 20252584

Telus Digital, the company responsible for content moderation for Facebook owner, Meta, informed its nearly 2,000 employees on Thursday that it is closing its centre...

AI and trade tensions take centre stage at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona

News Desk3rd March 202510th March 2025

3rd March 202510th March 20251482

The world’s largest wireless technology event began on Monday in Barcelona, with the enthusiasm surrounding AI’s potential to revolutionise devices colliding with concerns over escalating...

Undersea cable linking USA & Spain from FB’s Meta ‘part of plan linking 5 continents’

News Desk19th February 202525th February 2025

19th February 202525th February 20252158

Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta has said it will lay an undersea cable stretching across five continents to carry data, including for developing Artificial...

Microsoft to invest €2.2 billion in huge data centre project in Aragón

News Desk4th July 202415th July 2024

4th July 202415th July 20242679

Tech giant Microsoft is to invest 2.2 billion euros in a huge data centre project in northeastern Spain, regional authorities said on Wednesday as the...

Sale of Vodafone’s Spanish division for up to €5 billion receives green light

News Desk16th May 202422nd May 2024

16th May 202422nd May 20242417

The Spanish government has approved the sale of British mobile phone giant Vodafone’s Spanish division to investment fund Zegona for up to €5 billion. Digital...

Spanish government takes 3% stake in Telefónica after Saudi deal concerns

News Desk26th March 20242nd April 2024

26th March 20242nd April 20242602

The Spanish government has acquired a 3% stake in telecoms giant Telefónica following concerns over a Saudi firm taking a piece of a company that...

Spain’s High Court halts temporary suspension order of Telegram’s services

News Desk25th March 202429th March 2024

25th March 202429th March 20244943

#UPDATED on Monday 15 March at 20h. A Spanish judge on Monday halted his controversial order to temporarily suspend messaging app Telegram in the country...

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