"It"s horrible": Spain sweats through day 2 of heatwave
Spain issued "extreme" danger alerts over scorching temperatures in three regions Tuesday as firefighters said a blaze that had raged for days in the Canary Islands had almost burnt itself out......»»
Spain’s Glovo picks up $528M as Europe’s food delivery market continues to heat up
On the heels of Deliveroo raising more than $2 billion ahead of its debut on the London Stock Exchange this week, another hopeful in the food delivery sector has closed a super-sized round. Glovo, a startup out of Spain with 10 million users that del.....»»
Spurred by lockdown, Spain gives 4-day week a try
After years of waiting tables, Danae De Vries is one step closer to achieving her lifetime dream of becoming a theater coach......»»
Researchers design a biological device capable of computing by printing cells on paper
The Research Group on Synthetic Biology for Biomedical Applications at Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona, Spain, has designed a cellular device capable of computing by printing cells on paper. For the first time, they have developed a living devic.....»»
What Is Going On With the AstraZeneca/Oxford Vaccine?
A whole list of countries -- including Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Sweden and Latvia -- have suspended dosing of the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine over reports of dangerous blood clots in some recipients. The company and international regulators say.....»»
Technology to detect chemicals in fruit and vegetables
An ITMO Ph.D. student with her colleagues from Russia, Spain and Singapore has developed flexible sensing films based on silver nanoparticles that can be used to identify the presence of pesticide residue on the surface of agricultural produce in min.....»»
Sherpa raises $8.5M to expand from conversational AI to B2B privacy-first federated learning services
Sherpa, a startup from Bilbao, Spain that was an early mover in building a voice-based digital assistant and predictive search for Spanish-speaking audiences, has raised some more funding to double down on a newer focus for the startup, building out.....»»
Germany Suspends Use of AstraZeneca Vaccine, Along With Italy, France, Spain
Germany on Monday halted use of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, the Health Ministry announced in a statement, with Italy, France and Spain following suit later in the day. Several other EU countries have stopped use of the vaccine because of the.....»»
Spain To Launch Trial of Four-Day Working Week
Spain could become one of the first countries in the world to trial the four-day working week after the government agreed to launch a modest pilot project for companies interested in the idea. From a report: Earlier this year, the small leftwing Span.....»»
Gig Economy Shift: Spain Declares Delivery Drivers are Employees
"The Spanish government on Thursday announced legislation that classifies food delivery riders as employees of the digital platforms they work for, not self-employed," reports the Associated Press: The Minister for Labor, Yolanda Díaz, said t.....»»
T-Mobile will sell your web-usage data to advertisers unless you opt out
Data sales begin April 26 unless you opt out; T-Mobile claims it'll be anonymous. Enlarge / The logo of Deutsche Telekom, owner of T-Mobile, seen at Mobile World Congress in February 2019 in Barcelona, Spain. (credit: Getty Images | NurPhoto ).....»»
T-Mobile will sell your web usage data to advertisers unless you opt out
Data sales begin April 26 unless you opt out; T-Mobile claims it'll be anonymous. Enlarge / The logo of Deutsche Telekom, owner of T-Mobile, seen at Mobile World Congress in February 2019 in Barcelona, Spain. (credit: Getty Images | NurPhoto ).....»»
Jobandtalent takes $120M from Softbank to enter the US market
Spain’s Jobandtalent, a digital temp staffing agency startup which operates a dual-sided platform that matches temps with employers needing casual labor in sectors like ecommerce, warehousing, logistics and manufacturing, has grabbed €100 mil.....»»
T-Mobile will tell advertisers how you use the web starting next month
Data sales begin April 26 unless you opt out; T-Mobile claims it'll be anonymous. Enlarge / The logo of Deutsche Telekom, owner of T-Mobile, seen at Mobile World Congress in February 2019 in Barcelona, Spain. (credit: Getty Images | NurPhoto ).....»»
Molybdenum disulfide ushers in era of post-silicon photonics
Researchers of the Center for Photonics and Two-Dimensional Materials at MIPT, together with their colleagues from Spain, Great Britain, Sweden, and Singapore, including co-creator of the world's first 2-D material and Nobel laureate Konstantin Novos.....»»
Foster + Partners to transform abandoned gas plant in Madrid into offices
A vacant natural-gas plant in Madrid, Spain is set to be overhauled by Foster + Partners to create the plant-filled and timber-lined Acciona Ombú offices. Read more A vacant natural-gas plant in Madrid, Spain is set to be overhauled by Fo.....»»
Behavior of wild capuchin monkeys can be identified by marks left on their tools
A group of researchers including Tiago Falótico, a Brazilian primatologist at the University of São Paulo's School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities (EACH-USP), archeologists at Spain's Catalan Institute of Human Paleoecology and Social Evolution (I.....»»
Tavares warns Stellantis" Italian plant costs are twice as high as France, Spain
The Stellantis CEO said the problem was primarily not labor costs but production costs on FCA models that did not sell in anticipated numbers......»»
Scientists investigate Walker breakdown in 3-D magnetic nanowires
Physicists from Russia, Chile, Brazil, Spain and the U.K., have studied how the magnetic properties change in 3-D nanowires, promising materials for various magnetic applications, depending on the shape of their cross-section. In particular, they mor.....»»
MUT Design clads modular Valencia Pavilion in thousands of wooden scales
Valencia studio MUT Design has designed five modular pavilions clad in scales made from leftover wood for a travelling exhibition in Spain. Read more Valencia studio MUT Design has designed five modular pavilions clad in scales made from lef.....»»
Spain’s Wallapop raises $191M at an $840M valuation for its classifieds marketplace
Through all of the last year’s lockdowns, venue closures, and other social distancing measures that governments have enacted and people have followed to slow the spread of Covid-19, shopping — and specifically e-commerce — has remai.....»»