The average car purchased in 2023 emits higher levels of carbon dioxide (CO₂) than its 2013 equivalent. This is due to the large proportion of SUVs in the mix, which tend to be bigger and heavier. (english.elpais.com)
In Spain, dozens of girls are reporting AI-generated nude photos of them being circulated at school: ‘My heart skipped a beat’ (english.elpais.com)
Police investigation remains open. The photo of one of the minors included a fly; that is the logo of Clothoff, the application that is presumably being used to create the images, which promotes its services with the slogan: “Undress anybody with our free service!”
In Phoenix, 4.5 million residents are living in hell: this is life at 113°F degrees (45 °C) for more than 20 days (english.elpais.com)
‘People have no idea’: How smart devices spy on us and reveal information about our homes (english.elpais.com)
Venice will charge tourists who don’t spend the night in the city a €5 entry fee (english.elpais.com)
Scholz says that Germany needs to expand deportations of rejected asylum-seekers (english.elpais.com)
Do our phones listen to our conversations? The answer is complicated. (english.elpais.com)
Our mobile devices listen to and collect a significant amount of data on us, even without using our microphones.
Fighting pedophilia at the expense of our privacy: The EU rule that could break the internet (english.elpais.com)
Hundreds of academics and engineers and non-profit organizations such as Reporters Without Borders, as well as the Council of Europe, believe that the Child Sexual Abuse Regulation (CSAR) would mean sacrificing confidentiality on the internet, and that this price is unaffordable for democracies....
Where will the tourists go? Europe’s winning and losing destinations due to the climate crisis (english.elpais.com)
En Espagne, des dizaines de collégiennes victimes de photos nues générées par IA (english.elpais.com)
Germany is staring at the end of its economic model (english.elpais.com)
The change in the geopolitical order, disrupted by the invasion of Ukraine, has exposed the weaknesses of the German economic model. The German model, points out Wolfgang Münchau in one of his analyses for Eurointelligence, hinges on three ingredients: cost competitiveness, technological leadership in its industry and...
On TikTok, the war in Gaza is a game (english.elpais.com)
One of the TikTok trends is to show the process of loading a projectile into a tank and firing it. Another is to put trance music to a video, along with the words “2-3, sha-ger.” This is the order that a military drone operator is given to drop a bomb, with the syllables separated so that the message is clear. The trend...
Overcrowding and interminable waits in Lampedusa, where migrants now outnumber residents (english.elpais.com)
Venice rolls out day-tripper fee to try to regulate mass crowds on peak weekends (english.elpais.com)
Prices soar in Argentina after Milei’s currency devaluation (english.elpais.com)
New York employers must include pay rates in job ads under new state law (english.elpais.com)
Spanish soccer president Luis Rubiales resigns after nonconsensual kiss at Women’s World Cup final (english.elpais.com)
Germany wins Basketball World Cup for the first time (english.elpais.com)
Chinese automaker BYD goes after Tesla’s throne with more than 300,000 electric cars sold in a month (english.elpais.com)
In Germany, the weight of historical guilt silences protests for Gaza victims (english.elpais.com)
Defending Israel’s security is considered a ‘reason of state’ in the country, where there is practically no public criticism of Netanyahu’s government. Meanwhile, statements in favor of Palestinian human rights are censored
The riverbank booksellers of Paris refuse to move for the 2024 Summer Olympics (english.elpais.com)
Cheesemakers experiment with microchips to authenticate Parmigiano Reggiano (english.elpais.com)
Europe’s sweeping rules for tech giants are about to kick in. Here’s how they work (english.elpais.com)
Abortion restrictions and discouragement of female university students: Moscow wants Russian women to focus on childbearing (english.elpais.com)
Israel intensifies ground and air strikes on nearly cut-off Gaza while UN denounces 'war crimes' in conflict for first time and warns many will soon starve to death (english.elpais.com)
“In the beginning, people could go to the market or to the stores. Now, no more. Stores have empty shelves. People are struggling to get food, but there are already people starving in Gaza,” warns Nebal Farsakh, spokesman for the Palestinian Red Crescent, speaking over the phone....
