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Box plot of the overcrowding index for the 6 sectors of Cañada Real. Credit: Energy Research & Social Science (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2023.103182 About 4,000 people in Madrid, almost half of the inhabitants of La Cañada Real, have experienced extreme energy poverty. That is one of the conclusions of a study by researchers at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) that analyses the energy uses and needs of the…

The Almonte-Marismas aquifer system underlying Doñana, the division between six groundwater bodies, and the areas protected within Doñana National and Natural Parks (which, combined, make up “Doñana Natural Space”). Credit: Wetlands (2024). DOI: 10.1007/s13157-023-01769-1 A team led by the Doñana Biological Station and the Geological and Mining Institute of the Spanish National Research Council has reviewed more than 70 studies…

Cocuus, a cutting-edge tech startup headquartered in an industrial estate on the outskirts of Pamplona, embraces the cliches of its sector every bit as willingly as the drunken tourists who blithely entrust themselves to fate, horns and hooves during the Spanish city’s bull-running festival each July.Table football? Check. Lager and IPA on tap? Check. Inspirational messaging – preferably an Alice in Wonderland homage that reads, “I believe in six impossible things before breakfast”? Check. What about some sci-fi…

Last updated: February 9th, 2024 at 13:33 UTC+01:00 Samsung has used Epic Games' Fortnite as a playground to promote Galaxy devices numerous times before, and the Korean tech giant is doing it again for the Galaxy S24 series. Samsung Electronics Iberia is launching a new event in Fortnite called Samsung Galaxy Portals, in which players from Spain and Portugal can compete and represent their respective countries and have a chance to win prizes, including the new Galaxy S24 Ultra. Galaxy Portals will turn into an…

Last updated: February 7th, 2024 at 12:36 UTC+01:00 Samsung Electronics was the star of the ISE 2024 (Integrated Systems Europe) event. The company featured the largest exhibition area and showcased the most innovative display technologies among all participants. Thanks to its powerful and versatile display and digital signage lineups, Samsung earned several “Best of Show 2024” awards. ISE 2024 was held at the Fira de Barcelona, Gran Via complex, from January 30 to February 2. Samsung had an impressive exhibition…

Samsung’s new Galaxy S24 series phones have a display color inconsistency which has already been acknowledged by the company. The Vivid color profile on the S24 phones is not as vivid as on its predecessors but a new statement from Samsung Spain suggests that the change is intentional and is not a product defect. Spanish blog Teknófilo got in touch with Samsung Spain and the local branch issued an official statement which reads as follows. We have adjusted the colors and brightness of Galaxy S24 series…

A Barcelona-based company that works as a subcontractor for Meta, providing content moderation services for Facebook and Instagram, has been found by a court in Spain to be responsible for psychological damage suffered by a worker. The ruling, handed down Thursday, per local press reports, is the first time a court in Spain has found a content moderation company responsible for the mental disorders suffered by a worker. A report in El Periódico Thursday said the ruling, which was handed down earlier this month,…

Samsung Electronics announced in an official blog that it is collaborating with three European artists to bring its Galaxy fans eye-catching accessories for the Galaxy S24 lineup. The three contributing EU artists are Ricardo Cavolo (Spain), Steven Wilson (UK), and Yeye Weller (Germany). Each one of the artists that have collaborated with Samsung for Galaxy S24 series accessories has brought their culturally inspired work and uniqueness. Any of the Galaxy S24 series, i.e., the Galaxy S24, the Galaxy S24+, and the Galaxy…

The Latin Grammys made history last year when its awards ceremony, typically hosted in the United States, moved overseas to Seville, Spain. During the big event, the Latin Recording Academy President Manuel Abud took Rolling Stone behind the scenes and showed us how the organization pulled off a “magical celebration.” In a new video, we see Abud walking through different elements of the awards show, from its red carpet to its magnificent stage. Abud stops by the outside rotunda of Seville’s Conference and…

Updated Jan. 4, 2024 6:16 pm ETOne of the world’s biggest supermarket chains said it would drop several PepsiCo products to protest what it called unacceptable price increases, a rare public standoff between a grocer and food maker after more than two years of rising prices.Carrefour, which operates thousands of stores across more than 30 countries, said it would stop selling Pepsi, Doritos and other products in France, Italy, Spain and Belgium. A spokesman for the French company said Thursday that it had decided to add…