Business Spotlight: Spain is a digital powerhouse. Is your business keeping up?
The country’s digital economy is growing faster than almost anywhere else in Europe, and that changes the rules for every small business operating here. Anyone...
Technology
Spain to launch system tracking hate speech and polarisation on social media
The Spanish government has unveiled a new tool designed to track and measure hate speech across social media platforms, as part of a wider strategy...
Amazon to invest another €18bn in data centres in Spain, adding to €15.7bn announced in 2024
Amazon has unveiled a further €18 billion investment in data centre projects in Spain, significantly scaling up its commitment to infrastructure that underpins artificial intelligence...
Telegram founder slams Sánchez over ‘dangerous’ plans that ‘threaten internet freedom’ for under-16s
Telegram founder Pavel Durov on Wednesday lined up with fellow tech billionaire Elon Musk in criticising Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, accusing him of pursuing...
Musk calls Sánchez a ‘fascist totalitarian’ and ‘tyrant and traitor to the people of Spain’ in new clash
Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of Tesla and the social media platform X, has branded Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez a ‘tyrant and traitor to...
Spain will seek to prohibit children aged under 16 from accessing social media
Spain will seek to prohibit children under the age of 16 from accessing social media and require platforms to introduce age-verification systems, Prime Minister Pedro...
Spanish government approves draft law to crack down on AI deepfakes and image misuse
The Spanish government on Tuesday signed off on draft legislation aimed at tackling AI–generated deepfakes and tightening rules around consent for the use of images,...
Spain joins EU in ‘strongly condemning’ US visa bans against five Europeans
The European Union has issued a strong rebuke after the United States imposed visa restrictions on five Europeans linked to the regulation of major technology...
Telefónica to shed up to 5,500 jobs, over 25% of its workforce in Spain
Telefónica is to cut up to 5,500 jobs in Spain under a voluntary departure plan agreed with trade unions last week, the debt-laden telecoms firm...
Telefónica to pursue 5,000 job cuts in Spain, according to union
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,...
