Eccentrics and visionaries: The 15 tech bros who rule the world
From Sam Altman to Mark Zuckerberg, these are the key figures of the tech elite that rules the new global order
AI swallows misinformation and spits it back at us: ‘It’s optimized to give useful information, but not for it to be correct’
ChatGPT and Grok absorb fake news and regurgitate it when asked. Due to their design, these models and their competitors are highly susceptible to disinformation
AI helps spread new stereotypes across cultures
New research shows that language models tend to repeat clichés they have learned in different languages
The most powerful AI models emit up to 50 times more carbon dioxide than smaller ones
A study finds that chatbots trained with more parameters have a greater environmental impact than smaller versions, despite producing similar results on less complex tasks
‘Send me a DM’: How Instagram became the perfect place to flirt with the famous
Celebrities may be used to turning to dating app Raya for hook ups, but they are increasingly using the photo sharing platform to flirt and find love
Algorithm or creativity? Fashion’s defining dilemma in the age of AI
Artificial intelligence is emerging as the ultimate force transforming the fashion industry — both as a business tool and a vehicle for artistic expression
How the US is turning into a mass techno-surveillance state
President Trump and his former star advisor, Elon Musk, have accelerated the deployment of a vast technological infrastructure that monitors the lives of millions of people. The system is focusing on immigrants — for now
The covert method Meta uses to track mobile browsing without consent — even in incognito mode or with a VPN
A group of researchers has uncovered a system that Instagram and Facebook have been using since September 2024 to collect users’ web browsing history on Android devices
People with problematic social media use are more prone to believe in misinformation
A new study analyzed the behavior of young individuals who are highly dependent on online content
Why Mark Zuckerberg wants us to remove the stigma around virtual friends: ‘I’m not going to let this go’
Meta and its competitors are working on a future with a dominant presence of artificially intelligent robots on social networks
AI researchers doubt current models will lead to achieving human intelligence
A survey of hundreds of AI specialists from around the world reveals that a large majority believe that this technology needs a different approach to surpass its current capabilities
EU preparing first fines against tech giants Apple and Meta
Competition Commissioner Teresa Ribera is getting ready to impose sanctions on the tech giants for non-compliance with the Digital Markets Act. But European authorities are not expected to impose the highest possible sanction
The tariff bomb wipes out $10 trillion in stock market value, half of the EU’s entire GDP
Big tech companies lead the losses, with €1.5 trillion cumulatively shed since Thursday from the Magnificent Seven’s market capitalization
‘Hypnocracy’: The regime to numb critical thinking
Critics say Elon Musk and Donald Trump are the high ‘priests’ of this phenomenon, warning that the unchecked use of AI could make the end of informed societies
Tech slump and trade war shrink the fortunes of the world’s richest
Elon Musk is the most affected among the billionaires, who have seen hundreds of billions of wealth vanish in recent weeks due to stock market declines
Meta silences promotion of best-seller by former executive who criticizes the company
An arbitration proceeding started by Mark Zuckerberg is barring former executive Sarah Wynn-Williams from granting interviews despite the media mogul’s advocacy of free speech on his social media
Memes are a key tool for extremist communities and conspiracy theories
A study identifies the language of the internet based on text and images as a formula for representing the world view of groups that subscribe to hoaxes
The hypocrisy of American democracy and the urgent need for a social network of public interest
If we want to preserve democracy as a conversation based on shared facts, we must build a digital environment in which that conversation is possible. And the US is not the model. On the contrary, it is time to tell the emperor that he is naked
Ben Tarnoff, technology writer: ‘People need to participate in what affects them most, and that’s impossible in a privatized internet’
Alba Correa |
The author talks to EL PAÍS about the search for more democratic alternatives to the current oligopolistic model of the digital world
Silicon Valley’s ultra-individualist philosophy wants to conquer the world
A handful of technocrats, convinced of their intellectual superiority, occupy key positions of power. They champion a supposed critical thinking — ‘think for yourself’ or ‘find your own truth’ — which they want us to pursue by surfing their social media platforms, where propaganda and disinformation thrive
Sputnik moment or aha moment? How turbocapitalism feeds off scientific progress
Silicon Valley is trying to impose a narrative of blocs involving the US and China. But what’s really scary is their own greed, and how they are using AI to increase the gap between rich and poor
When did we fall out of love with globalization? New rules break the traditional China-led pattern
Trade frictions, restrictions on foreign investment and tech wars have gained ground, and digital platforms are the undisputed winners
China’s DeepSeek: Why is it disrupting the market and hurting Nvidia?
The success of the startup raises questions about the heavy-investment AI model pursued by tech giants, despite their struggle to deliver proportional performance gains
Why DeepSeek AI has brought down the giants of Silicon Valley
The Chinese company has created a cheaper and more efficient model of artificial intelligence by taking advantage of previous developments
Is Donald Trump still the UK and Ireland’s ‘American friend’?
The new president sows economic and geopolitical concerns in London and Dublin, both of whom have traditionally enjoyed a special relationship with the United States
AI simulates 500 million years of evolution to discover artificial fluorescent protein
A startup founded by former Meta researchers is creating an alternative evolutionary path using the most powerful computational resources ever applied in biology, according to the company
Rafael Yuste, neuroscientist: ‘We have to avoid a fracture in humanity between people who have cognitive augmentation and those who do not’
The researcher, who teaches at Columbia University, has been promoting the new National Center for Neurotechnology in his native Spain. The institute will manufacture devices capable of tapping the human mind and modifying it
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