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The Future of AI, Automation & Digital Innovation

Analysis and news on AI, automation and software, contrasted and in depth.

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EmpresasAugust 12, 2026 · 3 min

Court Forces Meta to Face Lawsuits Over Social Media Addiction

An appeals court has ruled that Meta and other tech companies must face thousands of lawsuits accusing them of designing addictive platforms. The decision could result in fines of hundreds of billions of dollars and set a historic legal precedent.

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Inteligencia ArtificialAugust 12, 2026 · 4 min

Nvidia recruits financial giants to fund AI expansion

Nvidia has announced alliances with Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs, and KKR to build 'compute financing platforms'. The goal: turn its chips into collateral assets and mobilize more than $500 billion in third-party capital for AI infrastructure development.

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Inteligencia ArtificialAugust 12, 2026 · 4 min

Meta launches Muse Glimmer: local, agentic, and open-source AI

Meta has introduced Muse Glimmer, a series of local, agentic, and multimodal AI models, released under an open-source license on Hugging Face. This initiative marks a milestone in the democratization of AI, allowing developers and companies to deploy intelligent assistants on edge devices.

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EmpresasAugust 11, 2026 · 5 min

The Toxic Bomb of Nova Kakhovka: An Ecological Chernobyl

The bombing of the Nova Kakhovka dam in 2023 not only caused a humanitarian catastrophe but has also activated a 'toxic time bomb' with thousands of tons of heavy metals that could be released for decades, with severe consequences for the ecosystem and human health.

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Inteligencia ArtificialAugust 11, 2026 · 5 min

Apple to certify authenticity of iPhone photos against AI

Apple is developing a system to certify that a photo comes from an iPhone camera, aiming to combat AI-generated disinformation. The feature, called Apple Reference Image, appeared in iOS 27 beta 5 and could arrive with the operating system's launch.

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SoftwareAugust 11, 2026 · 4 min

Aptoide, First Rival Android Store, Arrives on Google Play in the US

For the first time in history, Android users in the US can download a rival app store directly from Google Play. Aptoide, specialized in games, ushers in a new era of competition in the Android ecosystem, driven by Epic Games' legal battle.

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EmpresasAugust 11, 2026 · 4 min

Meta Ordered to Pay $567M for Youth Mental Health Crisis

A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay $567 million into a fund to mitigate the 'public nuisance' caused by its social media platforms, adding to the $375 million in civil penalties imposed by a jury. The ruling, which follows a two-phase trial, could redefine the responsibility of tech platforms for youth mental health.

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EmpresasAugust 10, 2026 · 5 min

CXMT DDR5-8800: China Narrows the Gap with SK hynix in Memory

ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) has achieved DDR5-8800 overclocks on AMD motherboards, a milestone that places the Chinese company on par with SK hynix's premium modules. This advance, amid a global memory shortage, could reshape the market and reduce dependence on South Korean and American giants.

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SoftwareAugust 10, 2026 · 5 min

Apple's Private Relay Leaks Your Real IP: What to Know

Private Relay, Apple's privacy service, doesn't always hide your IP. Researchers found three vulnerabilities in WebKit that leak the real address, affecting Safari and other apps. Here's what happened, why it matters, and how to protect yourself.

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Inteligencia ArtificialAugust 10, 2026 · 4 min

DeepMind WeatherNext: AI predicts hurricanes with a day's advantage

DeepMind and Google Research have unveiled WeatherNext, an AI model that predicts hurricanes a day earlier than current systems. The breakthrough, published in Nature, has already proven its value with Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica and promises to transform weather forecasting.