There’s a massive power outage cross Spain, Portugal and parts of France

Spain, Portugal and parts of France have experienced a massive power outage. The interruption of service extends to the capital cities Madrid and Lisbon, both of which have been left without electrici [...]

Spain set to ban social media for children under 16

Spain will join the growing list of countries banning access to social media for children, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced Tuesday. The law will apply to users under 16 years of age amidst a br [...]

Engadget Podcast: iPhone 16e review and Amazon's AI-powered Alexa+

The keyword for the iPhone 16e seems to be "compromise." In this episode, Devindra chats with Cherlynn about her iPhone 16e review and try to figure out who this phone is actually for. Also, [...]

Spain blocks Polymarket and Kalshi over missing gambling licences

A three-to-four month suspension while Madrid’s gambling watchdog investigates makes Spain the latest European jurisdiction to treat prediction markets as unlicensed betting. Spain has temporarily b [...]

Ford and Geely will build EVs together at Ford’s plant in Spain. Ford owns 66%, Geely 34%.

Ford and Geely announced a manufacturing joint venture on Thursday that will produce electric vehicles at Ford’s plant in Valencia, Spain. Ford will own 66% of the venture, Geely 34%. Pending regula [...]

Spain wants data centres on 80% renewables every hour, or no grid connection

Spain has drafted a decree that would require new data centres to source at least 80% of their electricity from renewables in every hour of operation, with loss of grid connection as the penalty for f [...]

Iberian blackout points to grid growing pains — not green energy failure

Spain and Portugal have largely restored power after Monday’s unprecedented blackout — the worst in recent European history. The fallout has put the region’s reliance on renewables under fire. S [...]

Spain’s LALIGA piracy blocks knocked out 500,000+ innocent websites

For much of this year, Spanish internet users have lost access to huge parts of the web on match days. Not pirate streams, but human rights groups, climate charities and business tools. A new report p [...]

A Brazilian banking trojan is targeting Santander and BBVA customers with fake PDF lures

A Brazilian banking trojan called Ousaban is going after Windows users who bank in Spain and Portugal, using fake PDFs, geofencing, and a payload hidden inside an image to steal credentials without tr [...]