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"Smart" Wristbands Warn of Heatstroke Risk in Spain
Named after the miner's canary, the Canaria+ device tracks skin temperature to alert wearers before they even notice something's wrong
Valencian Community Plans AI System to Answer Patient Calls at Health Centres
With around 60% of calls to primary care centres currently going unanswered — up to 90% at peak times — the Health Ministry has launched a tender for an AI platform to handle up to 21 million calls a year
Is Spain Really Europe's New Startup Hub?
Spain's tech ecosystem hit a €125 billion valuation in 2025 and raised €3.1 billion in venture capital — but behind the headlines lie capital concentrated in Madrid and Barcelona, growth-stage gaps, and stubborn bureaucracy
Two-Thirds of Spaniards Worry AI Will Spread False Information — But a Third Use It Every Day
A DYM/WIN survey of 1,000 Spaniards finds widespread concern about misinformation and data privacy, while over half fear AI could take their jobs. The typical daily user: a man under 35
Valencia Is Offering Free AI Training — with a Microsoft Certificate on Completion
Any person registered in Valencia can enrol in the five-module course, developed with Microsoft and Founderz. The city is the first major Spanish regional capital to offer free AI education at this scale.
AI as Your Pocket Assistant: How to Survive Spanish Bureaucracy Without Fluent Spanish
Stop paying the "language tax" to middlemen. Tech entrepreneur Nelly Orlova explains how to use neural networks to handle rental disputes, bank blocks, and government websites like a pro
The Swipe Exhaustion: How Dating Apps are Reinventing Connection in 2026
From AI-driven "chemistry" to exclusive celebrity clubs and vegan-only matching, the $12 billion dating industry is moving away from the mass market and into the niche
The Big Return: Why Everyone is Talking About the Moon Again
Scientific journalist Ilya Ferapontov explains why the current Artemis missions are a sensation, how we lost fifty years of progress, and why the Moon has become far more interesting than it was in the 1960s