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Power In Spain, Portugal Knocked Out By Atmospheric Anomaly

Portuguese power operator attributes widespread outages across Iberian peninsula to extreme temperature variations

#AI

Blackstone To Invest €7.5 Billion For Data Centres In Spain

Investment giant Blackstone to invest billions of dollars for data centres in north eastern Spain, after huge UK investment

#Artificial Intelligence

AWS In Talks To Invest Billions In Italy Amidst AI Cloud Surge

Amazon Web Services in talks with Italian government to invest billions of euros in country, following 15.7bn euro spending plan for Spain

#4G

Vodafone Germany Confirms 2,000 Job Losses, Amid European...

More downsizing at Vodafone after German operation announces 2,000 jobs will be axed, as automation increases in the future

#Enterprise

Spain Temporarily Bans Worldcoin Eyeball Scans Over Privacy

Privacy watchdog in Spain orders Worldcoin to halt eyeball scans to make digital IDs in exchange for crypto

#4G

Vodafone To Exit Spain With Sale Of Spanish Arm To Zegona

Mobile giant confirms it will sell Vodafone Spain to Zegona for $5.3 billion (£4.4bn), in another restructuring move by new CEO

#Enterprise

John McAfee Prison Death Appeal Rejected By Spanish Court

Appeal to reopen investigation into prison death of anti virus pioneer John McAfee is rejected by court in Spain

#Innovation

EU Launches Probe Into Spanish Ride-Hailing Restrictions

EU launches initial probe into whether Spanish regulations breach law after landmark court ruling favours ride-hailing apps

#Cloud

Broadcom Signals $1 Billion Investment In Spain

CEO of American Broadcom manufacturer confirms $1 billion investment into EU program to develop chip industry in Spain

#CyberCrime

Appointments Cancelled After Ransomware Attack On Barcelona Hospital

Cyberattack on major hospital in Spanish city of Barcelona has resulted in cancellation of thousands of appointments

#Innovation

Spain Closed Airspace Due To Chinese Rocket Debris

Airspace in Spain was briefly closed last Friday, due to a huge piece of Chinese rocket falling to Earth, leading to hundreds of flight delays

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#eCommerce

Spain Opens Competition Probe Into Booking.com

Spanish competition regulator opens investigation into whether Booking.com economic practices 'exploit' hotels

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#Incomes

Spain Plans ‘Digital Nomad’ Visa For Remote Workers

Remote workers longing for a sunnier climate, are to be offered a 'digital nomad' visit and tax breaks by Spain

#Legal

Google News Returns To Spain After 2014 Closure

After an eight year absence, Alphabet re-opens its Google News service for users in Spain, after a dispute over publisher payments

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#Governement-IT

NSO Boss To Be Questioned By Spanish Judge Over Spyware Claim

Spain's High Court on Tuesday called for CEO of Israel's NSO to testify in case about Pegasus spying on Spanish politicians

#Cloud

Spain Approves $13.1bn To Attract Chip Sector Investment

Come build a Spanish fab! Government in Spain officially approves plan to spend 12.25 billion euros on the semiconductor industry

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#Regulation

Spanish Prime Minister, Defence Minister ‘Hacked With...

Spanish government claims prime minister and defence minister targeted with Pegasus spyware last year, as it faces pressure over alleged Catalan hacks

#Components

Spain Plans $12.4bn Chip Sector Investment

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez says Spain will spend 11 billion euros to boost the country's semiconductor and microchip industry

#5G

Telefonica Spain Replaces Huawei 5G Kit For Ericsson Gear

Telecoms giant Telefonica confirms it has begun to replace some of its Huawei 5G gear in Spain with equipment from Sweden's Ericsson

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#Advertising

Google To Restore News For Spain After 2014 Closure

After a seven year absence, the Google News service is to be restored in Spain, after the government there passes EU legislation

#Justice

Spanish Court Approves John McAfee Extradition To US

Cyber security pioneer John McAfee is to be extradited to the United States from Spain on tax fraud charges, but he can still appeal ruling

#Components

Chip Shortage – Renault To Extend Idle Factories Until September

Three of Renault's four car factories in Spain will be partly idled until end of September, as silicon shortage continues to bite