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    Is Spain Really Europe's New Startup Hub?

    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

    Nelli Orlova
    90 Seconds, a Cliffhanger, and a Payment Request: The Rise of Micro-Dramas

    90 Seconds, a Cliffhanger, and a Payment Request: The Rise of Micro-Dramas

    From Chinese short-video apps to an $11 billion global industry — how bite-sized mobile series are quietly outcompeting Netflix, and why Spain is just getting started.

    AI as Your Pocket Assistant: How to Survive Spanish Bureaucracy Without Fluent Spanish

    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

    Nelli Orlova
    The Swipe Exhaustion: How Dating Apps are Reinventing Connection in 2026

    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

    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

    11 Apps to Find Specialty Coffee, Great Wine, and Top Restaurants

    11 Apps to Find Specialty Coffee, Great Wine, and Top Restaurants

    Apps worth downloading to search for the best places and enjoy great discounts

    Nora Sobol
    Nora Sobol
    7 Spanish IT startups to watch in 2025

    7 Spanish IT startups to watch in 2025

    La Cotorra has selected seven bright, young IT startups from Spain that have already demonstrated solid results and could become the next “unicorns” in the coming years

    Nora Sobol
    Nora Sobol
    Growing, blooming, and chirping: apps that help you understand Spain’s nature

    Growing, blooming, and chirping: apps that help you understand Spain’s nature

    Which tools can help you learn the names of rare bird species and strengthen your knowledge of local biodiversity?

    A Psychologist, a Nutritionist, and a Marketer: How People Use ChatGPT in 2025

    A Psychologist, a Nutritionist, and a Marketer: How People Use ChatGPT in 2025

    How active users of neural networks have integrated them into everyday life

    Nora Sobol
    Nora Sobol
    10 Essential Apps for Life in Spain: A Practical Guide for Newcomers

    10 Essential Apps for Life in Spain: A Practical Guide for Newcomers

    La Cotorra has put together a list that will help you get your bearings

    Olya Lukianova
    Olya Lukianova

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