2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (824+ words) AI automation tools used to sound like something reserved for large companies with expensive software teams and complicated internal systems. That has changed quickly, because many small businesses are now using automation in ordinary parts of the working day. It…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (422+ words) In Portugal, supermarket shelves are turning into quite the battleground. For Mercadona, the challenge isn’t about getting people through the door, after all, the Spanish chain is drawing in more Portuguese shoppers and rapidly expanding across the country. However, when…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (398+ words) Spain thinks big: State-backed AI gigafactory targets €5 billion investment. Credit: Frame Stock Footage. Spain is the only European country bidding for an EU artificial intelligence gigafactory through a company almost half-owned by the state. The Spanish Society for Technological Transformation,…...

3+ week, 15+ hour ago   (519+ words) If you shop at Mercadona, your local supermarket could look very different over the next few years. The chain is rolling out a new store format designed to give fresh food more space, change the way products are prepared and…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (661+ words) While Goldman Sachs spent 155 years building its wealth, Stripe needed less than three. While Marriott spent 98 years building hotels, Airbnb surpassed it in market capitalisation without owning a single room. This is no longer a rare occurrence, but a repeating…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (456+ words) Beware the 'pending update' text from Social Security, it wants your card, not just your data. Credit: Perfectwave / Shutterstock A fake text claiming to come from Spain’s Social Security does not instantly ask for money. It offers some instead, a…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (333+ words) Estepona beaches to get facelift. Credit: Colin M Thompson - Shutterstock Estepona is preparing a major upgrade of its beach facilities, with almost €900,000 being invested in new lifeguard stations, public toilets and more durable access routes across the town’s coastline. A…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (367+ words) Car hire firms at airport. Credit: BA FB Avis has been hit with a €1 million fine by Spain’s consumer ministry for abusive practices that left hire car customers out of pocket. Spanish consumer officials handed the car rental firm the…...