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MΛRC VIDΛL

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MΛRC VIDΛL

economic analyst and technology communicator
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(TR) Europe has been writing the most elegant AI regulation on the planet for years. The US has been building the infrastructure for years. Whoever builds first writes the rules that the rest of us sign without having been in the room.

(TR) They say it's a financial news. But it isn't (only). What China and Japan are doing with American debt is a deeper move and is changing some rules of global money.

(TR) John Kenneth Galbraith, in "The New Industrial State," described what he called the techno-structure: an elite of managers with technical appearance and massive political consequences. Daron Acemoglu, Nobel Prize in Economics in 2024, calls it "the great plunder."

(TR) Walmart already has 2,300 stores with dynamic labels. Morrisons has 10.8 million screens in the UK. Carrefour will do it with all its supermarkets in France. It's not modernization. It's the demolition of the pact that sustained 150 years of consumption. New video 👇 https://t.co/qzCFfdp9KF

(TR) The Economist does not usually use the word "apocalypse" lightly. That they put it on the cover with that illustration means that the topic has crossed from academic debate to the mainstream Anglo-Saxon financial reference. It is no longer alarmism from popularizers: it is the magazine that is read by the

(TR) 🚨🇺🇸 THE LARGEST EDUCATIONAL DATA BREACH IN HISTORY EXPOSES 275 MILLION STUDENTS The hacking group ShinyHunters stole 3.65 terabytes of data from approximately 275 million users of Canvas, the educational platform from Instructure, including private messages.

(TR) 🚨🇬🇧 TIKTOK REMOVES AN ELECTION VIDEO UNDER ONLINE SECURITY LAW TikTok removed a video from Reform UK's Interior spokesperson, Zia Yusuf, about immigration policy during the campaign for a partial election, claiming "hate speech." The mechanism used

(TR) A banner at a protest can be grounds for imprisonment in the UK.

(TR) 🚨🇪🇺 EUROPOL CREATED A SECRET DATABASE WITH MILLIONS OF INNOCENT CITIZENS Europol, the police agency of the European Union, is said to have operated for years secret mass surveillance platforms that stored personal information of millions of citizens without

(TR) Although the real data is terrible, this is not correct. Reliable and comparable data should be used because otherwise, the denunciation of censorship or the loss of freedoms completely loses its meaning. One cannot accuse something while doing the same. There are correct data such as that the

(TR) "If you don't vote, you can't complain" "Voting is a right and an obligation" "Many people died so you could vote" "If you don't participate, others decide for you" "Voting is the minimum you can do" "Democracy is sustained by your vote" "Not voting is playing into (give in to)"

(TR) Sweden wants to control minors with electronic bracelets. Sweden is studying the imposition of electronic tracking devices on minors as young as 13 years old considered "at risk" of being recruited by criminal gangs. The measure, promoted by the Swedish government, would allow for...

(TR) The International Energy Agency has once again issued a warning: it warns that oil reserves are rapidly decreasing.

(TR) Seattle will dedicate one of the matches it will host in the 2026 World Cup to "Pride Game," taking advantage of the coincidence with Pride Day LGTBI. The draw whimsically made that match the one between Egypt and Iran on June 26.

(TR) Are they dividing the world? Do they need each other? Does the US need China's rare earths? Does China need Nvidia's H200? And Europe? Is it the end of a multipolar world where Europe is just a spectator?

(TR) The consulting firm McKinsey assures that 60% of working hours in Spain can be automated with technology that already exists… 🙄 What can we do in the face of this challenge?

(TR) 🔴 LIVE - A team of humanoid robots is currently broadcasting live, performing a full 8-hour shift at human performance levels. They are completely autonomous and operated by Helix-02. So far, the company had shown this task being executed for only

(TR) Andreas Schwab, president of the Budgetary Control Committee: "How can I ask the Germans to work more while...

(TR) 69% of Germans fear they will be poor when they retire. In the rest of Europe, it's a little less but similar. However, only 17% prepare their wealth and assets for that moment…

(TR) New times, new technologies, new jobs... This young person creates 3D virtual tours of hotels and stores using AI and rapid scanning. Businesses use them to showcase their spaces online, reduce cancellations, and attract customers.

(TR) RobotPlusPlus has introduced a humanoid robot for special operations in high-risk industrial sites.

(TR) The number of Ukrainian refugees with temporary protection status in the EU has decreased by 1.6%, according to Eurostat.

Two robots "make" a bed in 2 minutes. What seems like a small advancement, a theatrical anecdote, could be something else in a few years. Something that matters a lot for a country whose dependence on the tourism/hotel sector is as high as that of Spain. Some calculations. (Original: Dos robots Figure "hacen" una cama en 2 minutos. Lo que parece un pequeño avance, una anécdota teatral, podría ser otra cosa en unos pocos años. Algo que importa mucho para un país cuya dependencia del sector turístico/hotelero es tan alta como la de España. Unos cálculos https://t.co/Fj3qBuLFlY) #Robotics #Automation #TourismInnovation #ES

🚨🇪🇺 THE EU AND ITS CONTROL MACHINERY ON SOCIAL MEDIA The Digital Services Act is not just a security law. During the POLITICO AI & Tech Week held in Brussels on May 7, interesting and concerning data was presented. For now; 187 officials, 17 (Original: 🚨🇪🇺 LA UE Y SU MAQUINARIA DE CONTROL EN LAS REDES SOCIALES La Digital Services Act no es una ley de seguridad solo. Durante el POLITICO AI & Tech Week celebrado en Bruselas el 7 de mayo se presentaron datos interesantes y preocupantes. Por ahora; 187 funcionarios, 17) #DigitalServicesAct #SocialMedia #EUGovernance #EU #BE

According to the Ageingnomics Research Center of Fundación Mapfre and ICEA, those over 55 have become the economic engine of the country as the generation with the highest income and private consumption. The intergenerational transfer is broken... (Original: Según el Centro de Investigación Ageingnomics de Fundación Mapfre e ICEA, los mayores de 55 años se han convertido en el motor económico del país al ser la generación con más renta y consumo privado. La transferencia intergeneracional está rota... https://t.co/ayJBo9hlBC) #AgeingEconomy #IntergenerationalWealth #ConsumerPower #ES

Mary Mallon, known as Mary "Typhoid," was quarantined for life. This asymptomatic Irish immigrant and cook was identified in 1907 by a civil engineer as the source of several typhoid outbreaks in wealthy New York homes. There were 25 infected and 2. (Original: Mary Mallon, conocida como Mary "la Tifoidea" fue confinada en cuarentena de por vida. Esta emigrante irlandesa, cocinera y asintomática fue señalada en 1907 por un ingeniero civil como fuente de varios brotes de tifoidea en casas de ricos de Nueva York. Hubo 25 infectados y 2 https://t.co/sYQIVHR0hX) #TyphoidMary #PublicHealth #Quarantine #IE #US

SARS infected only 8,400 people worldwide. Even so, tourism in Southeast Asia dropped by up to 90% and oil remained around $30 per barrel. Fear drives the economy more than viruses. What could happen with Hantavirus? (Original: El SARS infectó a apenas 8.400 personas en el mundo. Aun así, el turismo en el sudeste asiático cayó hasta un 90% y el petróleo se mantuvo en torno a 30$/barril. El miedo mueve la economía más que los virus. ¿Qué puede pasar con el Hantavirus? https://t.co/sxp0qq48T8) #Economy #Tourism #Hantavirus #SG #TH #MY #PH #VN #ID

Watch out for this... SpaceXAI will provide AnthropicAI access to Colossus 1, one of the largest AI supercomputers in the world. (Original: Ojito con esto... SpaceXAI proporcionará a AnthropicAI acceso a Colossus 1, una de las supercomputadoras de IA más grandes del mundo https://t.co/TyqzrKbDBN) #AI #Supercomputing #SpaceX #Nospecificcountrycodesarementionedinthearticle.

The U.S. State Department is developing an online portal designed for users in Europe to access content blocked by their governments, with a VPN-like function so that the user's traffic appears to originate in the United States. (Original: El Departamento de Estado de EEUU se encuentra desarrollando un portal online pensado para que usuarios de Europa puedan acceder a contenidos bloqueados por sus gobiernos, con una función tipo VPN para que el tráfico del usuario parezca originarse en Estados Unidos. Fuente: https://t.co/eTEypxliT5) #InternetFreedom #VPN #DigitalAccess #US #EU

BlackRock indicating where a new investment option focused on buying and selling compute futures will go. (Original: BlackRock indicando por donde irá una nueva opción de inversión nueva centrada en la compra y venta de futuros de cómputo. https://t.co/3N3GQOAikA) #Investment #ComputeFutures #BlackRock #Nospecificcountriesarementionedinthearticleprovided.

In recent months, a number of top executives from Boston Dynamics have left the company. Just as they must face the company's biggest challenge. Moving from prototypes to final production. The company is under pressure to accelerate the delivery of humanoids. (Original: En los últimos meses, una serie de altos ejecutivos de Boston Dynamics han abandonado la compañía. Justo ahora que deben afrontar el mayor desafío de la compañía. Pasar de prototipos a producción final. La empresa está bajo presión para acelerar la entrega de humanoides https://t.co/S7DDnqVqCT) #BostonDynamics #HumanoidRobots #LeadershipChange #US

The International Energy Agency warns of the biggest energy crisis in history. Brussels says the world is facing what could be the largest energy crisis. And so on... Are they exaggerating? Why so much fear now? (Original: La Agencia Internacional de la Energía alerta de la mayor crisis energética de la historia Bruselas que el mundo se enfrenta a la que podría ser la mayor crisis energética y tal y tal... ¿Exageran? ¿Por qué ahora tanto susto? https://t.co/PiOYSdgv2o) #EnergyCrisis #IEA #GlobalEconomy #EU

According to FT, the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is the biggest oil disruption in history, but the markets are calm because they expect it to be brief. The problem, warns a researcher from Columbia, is that if it lasts longer, the impact will be worse than in previous crises. (Original: Según FT, el bloqueo del Estrecho de Ormuz es la mayor disrupción petrolera de la historia, pero los mercados están tranquilos porque esperan que sea breve. El problema, advierte un investigador de Columbia, es que si se prolonga el impacto será peor que en crisis anteriores: https://t.co/8L31r0iRo6) #OilDisruption #StraitOfHormuz #MarketImpact #IR #US

Saudi Arabia is reorienting its economy towards the Red Sea, but the alternative route is not safe either. (Original: Arabia Saudí reorienta su economía hacia el Mar Rojo, pero la ruta alternativa tampoco es segura. Con el Estrecho de Ormuz bloqueado por Irán tras el ataque estadounidense-israelí de febrero, Arabia Saudí está pivotando hacia su costa del Mar Rojo: ha cuadruplicado las https://t.co/M31YZ78x2e) #SaudiArabia #RedSea #Geopolitics #SA #IR

Amsterdam prohibits public ads for meat and fossil fuels. (Original: Ámsterdam prohíbe los anuncios públicos de carne y combustibles fósiles https://t.co/GFkO7n7ghS https://t.co/wpg8zV4yTB) #Sustainability #ClimateAction #AnimalRights #NL

On June 14, Swiss voters will decide whether to limit the permanent resident population, citizens, and foreigners with residence permits to 10 million inhabitants by 2050. The initiative is led by the Swiss People's Party (SVP), the party with the most seats in the... (Original: El 14 de junio, los votantes suizos decidirán si limitan la población residente permanente, ciudadanos y extranjeros con permiso de residencia, a 10 millones de habitantes en 2050. La iniciativa la lidera el Partido Popular Suizo (SVP), la formación con más escaños en el https://t.co/p428D6WLD3) #SwissPolitics #PopulationLimit #SVP #CH