https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A new report has revealed just how transformative Artificial Intelligence could be for the Spanish job market over the next 10 years, with millions of jobs expected to be destroyed and new ones created. https://www.thelocal.es/20260505/how-ai-will-transform-spains-job-market-over-the-next-decade Tue, 05 May 2026 11:11:16 +0200 how-ai-will-transform-spains-job-market-over-the-next-decade After standardising chargers for mobile phones, from Tuesday new computers sold in EU countries must also use the USB-C charging point, as the latest phase of EU anti-waste legislation comes into force. https://www.thelocal.es/20260428/eu-anti-waste-law-new-laptops-sold-in-europe-must-now-use-usb-c-chargers Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:16:33 +0200 eu-anti-waste-law-new-laptops-sold-in-europe-must-now-use-usb-c-chargers Spanish Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced Wednesday the creation of a tool designed to measure the presence of hate speech on digital platforms and to hold accountable the tech billionaires who allow it to flourish. https://www.thelocal.es/20260311/who-profits-from-it-spain-launches-social-media-hate-speech-monitor Wed, 11 Mar 2026 13:43:35 +0100 who-profits-from-it-spain-launches-social-media-hate-speech-monitor Amazon on Monday announced another €18 billion ($21 billion) of investment in data centre projects in Spain, more than doubling its spending there on the infrastructure crucial for artificial intelligence and cloud computing. https://www.thelocal.es/20260302/amazon-to-invest-another-e18-billion-in-data-centres-in-spain Mon, 02 Mar 2026 15:04:55 +0100 amazon-to-invest-another-e18-billion-in-data-centres-in-spain Fighting over Iran impacted the start on Monday of the Mobile World Congress (MWC) telecoms trade fair thousands of miles away in Barcelona, with Israeli firms absent and activists demonstrating for a boycott of the country's pavilion. https://www.thelocal.es/20260302/middle-east-fighting-overshadows-spains-world-telecom-show Mon, 02 Mar 2026 13:48:39 +0100 middle-east-fighting-overshadows-spains-world-telecom-show Spain's leftist government on Tuesday said it would ask prosecutors to investigate X, Meta and TikTok for possible offences related to AI-generated child pornography, as an international backlash grows against such tools. https://www.thelocal.es/20260217/spain-to-investigate-social-media-platforms-over-ai-child-porn Tue, 17 Feb 2026 16:08:50 +0100 spain-to-investigate-social-media-platforms-over-ai-child-porn Do you like and trust The Local? 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How would the digital euro work? https://www.thelocal.es/20260211/replacement-for-cash-how-the-new-digital-euro-would-work-for-europeans Wed, 11 Feb 2026 13:58:55 +0100 replacement-for-cash-how-the-new-digital-euro-would-work-for-europeans The EU executive on Thursday expressed support for Spain after Telegram founder Pavel Durov and X owner Elon Musk slammed Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez over his plan to ban social media for under-16s. https://www.thelocal.es/20260206/eu-defends-spains-pm-after-tech-bros-attack-him-over-social-media-ban Fri, 06 Feb 2026 10:48:05 +0100 eu-defends-spains-pm-after-tech-bros-attack-him-over-social-media-ban Spain will seek to ban social media for under-16s to protect them from harmful content such as pornography and violence, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said on Tuesday, in the latest such move by governments. https://www.thelocal.es/20260203/spain-eyes-social-media-ban-for-under-16s Tue, 03 Feb 2026 12:37:19 +0100 spain-eyes-social-media-ban-for-under-16s The European Union reacted sharply on Wednesday to US visa sanctions imposed on five European figures involved in regulating tech companies, including former European Commissioner Thierry Breton. https://www.thelocal.es/20251224/eu-strongly-condemns-us-visa-bans-against-five-europeans Wed, 24 Dec 2025 15:36:22 +0100 eu-strongly-condemns-us-visa-bans-against-five-europeans If you live in rural Spain or are thinking of moving to a village in the countryside soon and need to know if you can get a fast internet connection, here’s how to find out. https://www.thelocal.es/20251201/how-to-find-out-if-theres-fast-internet-in-your-part-of-spain Mon, 01 Dec 2025 13:19:10 +0100 how-to-find-out-if-theres-fast-internet-in-your-part-of-spain A court in Spain said Thursday it has ordered Facebook owner Meta to pay local media outlets €479 million in compensation for "unfair competition" plus €60 million in interest. https://www.thelocal.es/20251120/spain-court-orders-meta-to-compensate-media-for-unfair-competition Thu, 20 Nov 2025 12:48:34 +0100 spain-court-orders-meta-to-compensate-media-for-unfair-competition Faced with ongoing allegations against his government and inner-circle, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has pledged to incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) to combat corruption in Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20251013/spain-to-use-ai-to-cut-out-corruption Mon, 13 Oct 2025 14:54:42 +0200 spain-to-use-ai-to-cut-out-corruption Travelling to the UK this summer and worried about staying connected? Here are some Spanish phone companies that offer free roaming there. https://www.thelocal.es/20250813/the-spanish-phone-companies-that-offer-free-roaming-in-the-uk Wed, 13 Aug 2025 14:06:06 +0200 the-spanish-phone-companies-that-offer-free-roaming-in-the-uk The Spanish government is hoping to bolster consumer rights against 'planned obsolescence', the practice by tech companies of letting equipment or parts become outdated to force people to buy the latest model. https://www.thelocal.es/20250709/how-spain-plans-to-stamp-out-planned-obsolescence Wed, 09 Jul 2025 11:01:06 +0200 how-spain-plans-to-stamp-out-planned-obsolescence The Spanish government has come up with a new strategy to put a stop to the annoying spam or sales calls that the vast majority of people in the country receive. Previous attempts have failed, so what's different this time? https://www.thelocal.es/20250610/will-spains-new-plan-to-stop-spam-calls-work Tue, 10 Jun 2025 12:47:31 +0200 will-spains-new-plan-to-stop-spam-calls-work After a series of worrying cyberattacks, Spain has risen to second place in the global ranking of countries most targeted by cybercriminals. https://www.thelocal.es/20250605/why-is-spain-so-vulnerable-to-cyberattacks Thu, 05 Jun 2025 12:14:14 +0200 why-is-spain-so-vulnerable-to-cyberattacks A partial outage in Spanish telecoms giant Telefonica's fixed telephone and internet networks downed some emergency service numbers for hours on Tuesday, the latest incident affecting critical infrastructure in the country. https://www.thelocal.es/20250520/hours-long-phone-outage-downs-spain-emergency-numbers Tue, 20 May 2025 17:51:17 +0200 hours-long-phone-outage-downs-spain-emergency-numbers Following AI-generated political attack ads against the government in recent weeks, Spain is now moving forward with a draft bill to regulate the use of AI that requires clear labelling and big fines for those who don't clarify that images are fake. https://www.thelocal.es/20250312/spain-to-hand-out-huge-fines-for-not-labelling-ai-generated-images Wed, 12 Mar 2025 16:30:16 +0100 spain-to-hand-out-huge-fines-for-not-labelling-ai-generated-images