The tech jobs bust is real. Don’t blame AI (yet) Why technology firms are shedding workers

Worries about a tech-jobs AI-mageddon spread far beyond Silicon Valley. But nerds needn’t fret

Out of office, still hyper-responsive Once established by professional training, the addictive pull of screens, newsfeeds and email replies is impossible to shake

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In the AI propaganda war, Iran is winning A joyless theocracy produces wittier videos than the Trump administration

Day after day, a team backing Iran’s theocratic regime releases videos, made with AI, that ridicule Donald Trump and glorify those who resist him

Something extraordinary – yet predictable – has happened over recent days on Facebook.

Fake accounts that usually post anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim content generated using AI to fuel division and hate in UK are now pushing out AI-gen content asking:

"Should the UK produce its own fuel again?"

La CNMV ha probado la IA para invertir en bolsa durante diez meses. Las conclusiones son muy reveladoras

La CNMV ha probado la IA para invertir en bolsa durante diez meses. Las conclusiones son muy reveladoras

War forces a harsh reckoning on energy The Iran conflict has cemented the shift from concerns about sustainability to security of supply. Jennifer Hewett Jennifer Hewett Columnist Apr 6, 2026 – 1.44pm Save Share Gift this article Add us as a preferred source on Google Listen to this article 6 min Despite the urging of the global renewables industry and the European Union, most of the world has consistently refused to pay a “green premium” for energy. That pricing reality was clear well before the Iran war. But the conflict’s massive disruption to oil and gas markets has abruptly switched the global focus to the prospect of a “security premium” for what were commonly derided as fossil fuels in steady decline.

Fossils are becoming cripplingly expensive and even more unreliable and intermittent than usual, so........let's depend more on them and kill off efforts to phase them out?

Reactionary centrism has done more damage to society than climate denial....

Apple at 50: how Asia fuelled its rise to the top Japanese industry and Chinese manufacturing prowess played roles in the tech giant’s success, with consequences for both

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China’s Aiming for the Moon, and NASA Is Looking Over Its Shoulder The U.S. space agency launched a lunar flyby Wednesday, but Beijing is pursuing its own space program with formidable focus. Here’s what we know about it, in photos and videos.

More than half a century after the United States put humans on the moon, it is once again locked in a space race. This one is with China.

COLUMNA | "Convivir con falsedades en las redes sociales provoca que se acaben aceptando, porque al final no parece tan grave". Por Íñigo Domínguez social.elpais.com/ja9…

The Macintosh changed computers forever On Version History: Apple’s most legendary PC.

New Version History! The Macintosh, with @gruber.foo and @reckless.bsky.social — this was a VERY fun one to make, with so much intrigue I didn’t know before

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Fasting, the practice of abstaining from food and calorie-containing drinks, has long been lauded to promote weight loss and metabolic health. But is it worth it?

Isaac Zamet asked the experts: ft.trib.al/JGZk3ho

Se habla de tomar Kharg Island, la terminal por donde sale el 90% del crudo iraní. Suena bien en un tuit. Pero cuando miras la carta náutica del Golfo Pérsico, la cosa cambia. Os cuento por qué desde lo que sé, que es mover barcos por sitios complicados. 🧵

Un árbol cada 15 metros: cómo Berlín se prepara para hacer frente al cambio climático La capital alemana, empujada por una iniciativa ciudadana, fija como objetivo para 2040 enfriar 170 “barrios calurosos” en dos grados y multiplicar las zonas verdes

Berlín, empujada por una iniciativa ciudadana, fija como objetivo para 2040 enfriar 170 “barrios calurosos” en dos grados y multiplicar las zonas verdes. Con un árbol cada 15 metros, la capital alemana se prepara para hacer frente al cambio climático

She spent 16 hours a day on Instagram. Jury to decide if Meta is to blame A landmark lawsuit will set the stage for thousands of people who say social media platforms are intentionally addictive.

She spent 16 hours a day on Instagram. Jury to decide if Meta is to blame

The Growing Push to Tax the Digital Economy On today’s Big Take podcast: Digital services have become the fastest-growing segment of international trade — in part because they’re unencumbered by global tariffs. Until now.

More than $4.5 trillion in digital services moves across borders each year, tariff-free. That could soon change. Bloomberg global trade editor Brendan Murray and David Gura discuss the global trade war’s next front on the Big Take podcast.

Las grandes telecos mundiales lanzan una IA propia para plantar cara a los gigantes tecnológicos de EE UU La patronal del sector anuncia en Barcelona el nacimiento de Open Telco AI, una alianza estratégica de operadoras y fabricantes de chips para arrebatar a las ‘Big Tech’ el control de la inteligencia de las redes

La patronal del sector de las telecomunicaciones anuncia el nacimiento de Open Telco AI, una alianza estratégica de operadoras y fabricantes de chips para arrebatar a las ‘Big Tech’ el control de la IA en las telecomunicaciones

Spain and Ireland are separately working on emergency evacuation plans to pull tens of thousands of their citizens out of the Gulf region. ft.trib.al/mgKwBOO

False solutions: How do fossil fuel companies reproduce their power through the energy transition In response to mounting political and social pressure to transform their business models, the fossil fuel industry is attempting to portray itself as …

This paper is excellent and shows how the fossil fuel industry deploys false solutions- CCS, hydrogen, and CDR- in order to further entrench and protect fossil fuel hygemony

Apple’s cheapest AirPods have hit $89 You can save up to $60.

Apple’s cheapest AirPods have hit $89

Google’s AI Overviews Can Scam You. Here’s How to Stay Safe Beyond mistakes or nonsense, deliberately bad information being injected into AI search summaries is leading people down potentially harmful paths.

Beyond mistakes or nonsense, deliberately bad information being injected into AI search summaries is leading people down potentially harmful paths.

La gran mentira de TikTok sobre el narcisismo: no hay una "epidemia" de ególatras sino de un mal uso de la psicología

La gran mentira de TikTok sobre el narcisismo: no hay una "epidemia" de ególatras sino de un mal uso de la psicología

The excruciating quest for a meeting room A tale of territorial ambition, power dynamics and water bottles

When meeting rooms are in demand, the top of every hour ushers in the same scene

As software ate the world, private equity drank champagne. Now Claude Code threatens to shatter this alliance econ.st/4reIuIB

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Super Bowl 60 predictions: Why our staff leans toward a Seahawks victory Can Drake Maye and the Patriots do enough against a formidable Seahawks defense to pull off the upset at Levi's Stadium?

From @theathletic.com: Most of our staff voters acknowledge that the New England Patriots have top-tier leadership in coach Mike Vrabel and quarterback Drake Maye, but they believe the Seahawks are the better team overall.

Here are our Super Bowl predictions: nyti.ms/4a3qivA

Carta desde el más allá: la despedida de Carlos Hernández El periodista Carlos Hernández, que ha fallecido este martes a los 56 años, dejó este texto escrito para que fuera publicado en elDiario.es tras su muerte

Mi despedida escrita antes de irme para el otro barrio. Hasta siempre.

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How WhatsApp Took Over the Global Conversation The platform has become a core technology around the world, relied on by governments and extended families alike. What are we all doing there?

In the summer of 2025, after ten years of promising not to, WhatsApp introduced ads to the platform. “You will see the WhatsApp-monetization spigot get turned on like you have not seen before, in the near future,” one management expert said. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/HSjIcr

El coche eléctrico vive en una continua paradoja: pedimos más cargadores pero (casi) siempre están vacíos

El coche eléctrico vive en una continua paradoja: pedimos más cargadores pero (casi) siempre están vacíos

Pongamos que hablo de Madrid y sus barrios obreros!!! 🥸

How much protein do you really need? Unless you are older or want bigger muscles, you’re probably getting enough

Unless you are older or want bigger muscles, you’re probably getting enough

VW, Audi’s American Sales Plummet as Trump Policies Take Toll Volkswagen AG’s VW and Audi brands sold fewer cars in the US in the fourth quarter, with Donald Trump’s tariffs and his U-turn on electric vehicles taking a toll on Europe’s biggest automaker.

Volkswagen’s VW and Audi brands sold fewer cars in the US in the fourth quarter, with Donald Trump’s tariffs and his U-turn on electric vehicles taking a toll on Europe’s biggest automaker.