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Bank of Spain lifts growth forecast to 2.6% but warns of housing shortfall and higher energy bills

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Spain’s economy is expected to grow by 2.6% this year, according to an upgraded Bank of Spain forecast, although the central bank warns that stronger...
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Barcelona International Community Day: growing in participation and solidifying its commitment to integration

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Barcelona International Community Day will hold its 13th edition on Saturday 24 October at the Maritime Museum of Barcelona, located in the former Royal Shipyards....
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Spain unveils new AI plan as Sánchez warns unregulated technology could have ‘devastating’ consequences

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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has warned that Artificial Intelligence (AI) concentrated in the hands of a small number of companies and countries could have...
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EU proposes social media ban for under-13s as Sánchez says Europe is standing up to ‘techno-oligarchs’

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The European Union has unveiled plans to prevent children under 13 from using social media and introduce progressively tighter safeguards for teenagers, in what would...
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Calls for an AI slowdown: conscience, politics, or cold feet?

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This week Dario Amodei (left, main image), CEO of Anthropic, the creators of the Claude AI assistant, published an essay warning that AI is moving...
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Court hears challenge to mass dismissal of more than 2,000 Meta content moderators in Barcelona

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The Catalan High Court (TSJC) has heard a legal challenge to the mass dismissal of more than 2,000 content moderators in Barcelona who worked on...
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Spanish government vows to defend SEAT as Volkswagen weighs future of historic car brand

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The Spanish government has pledged to make ‘every effort necessary’ to preserve SEAT as uncertainty continues over the future of one of the country’s most...
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