Venice rolls out day-tripper fee to try to regulate mass crowds on peak weekends (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)
Timothy Garton Ash: 'We Europeans became lazy and hubristic' (english.elpais.com)
Artificial intelligence guzzles billions of liters of water (english.elpais.com)
This is not an isolated case in the United States, a country that concentrates approximately 30% of all the data centers in the world. Arizona, Utah and South Carolina are well aware of the insatiable thirst of this type of infrastructure....
Twin galaxy of the Milky Way discovered at the edge of the universe (english.elpais.com)
French parliament starts debating a bill that would make it easier to deport some migrants (english.elpais.com)
How international law applies to war, and why Hamas and Israel are both alleged to have broken it (english.elpais.com)
The United Nations says it is collecting evidence of war crimes by both sides in the Israel-Hamas war, which began with the militant group’s brutal Oct. 7 cross-border attack and was followed by Israel’s relentless bombardment and a siege of Gaza.
‘People have no idea’: How smart devices spy on us and reveal information about our homes (english.elpais.com)
Sheena Josselyn, neuroscientist: ‘Eliminating a memory is fairly simple, once you have the right tools’ (english.elpais.com)
Q&A with Sheena Josselyn who is a researcher at The Hospital for Sick Children, a professor at the University of Toronto and holds a Canada Research Chair in Brain Mechanisms Underlying Memory, among other positions.
The Roman well-cleaner who lost a sandal 2,000 years ago in Spain (english.elpais.com)
The footwear, the only example from Hispania discovered with decorative elements, is in an excellent state of preservation and has been refrigerated until it can be fully restored
UN reports allege murder, maiming and arbitrary detention of Palestinian children (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....
US, Google begins antitrust defense by poking fun at its status among youth (english.elpais.com)
Prabhakar Raghavan, Google’s senior vice president for knowledge and information products, downplayed Google’s dominance and described it as a company beset by competitors on all sides. He said the company has been tagged with the disparaging moniker “Grandpa Google” among younger demographics who don’t see it as an...
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)
Scholz says that Germany needs to expand deportations of rejected asylum-seekers (english.elpais.com)
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....
Fighting pedophilia at the expense of our privacy: The EU rule that could break the internet (english.elpais.com)
Fighting pedophilia at the expense of our privacy: The EU rule that could break the internet (english.elpais.com)
Ghost trade: How Russia imports Mercedes Benz cars despite sanctions (english.elpais.com)
Agathe Demarais, a member of the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), believes that the Kremlin has taken its cues from North Korea, Iran, and China to shield itself from Western sanctions. “[Russia] has used North Korea as a model for disguising ships and manipulating automatic ship tracking systems. They are experts...
Surge in migrant boats to Spain’s Canary Islands stretches resources thin (english.elpais.com)
Rifts in Europe over irregular migration remain after ‘success’ of new EU deal (english.elpais.com)
Clandestine ovens reveal paramilitary horrors in Colombia (english.elpais.com)
From sharenting to cybersecurity: Why sharing your children’s information on social media poses serious risks (english.elpais.com)
“No matter how fun and innocent it may seem to post a slightly ridiculous photo of a child or a picture of them in the bathtub or on the beach, we should think twice before hitting the share or like button,” writes Eva Bailén, a mother, telecommunications engineer and secondary school teacher. She urges people to “think...