Elephants vs trains: This is how AI helps ensure they don't collide
An acoustic detector developed using machine learning helps stop elephants getting hit by trains in India.
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The final frontier: Inside the Barcelona incubator fostering next-generation space startups
The European Space Agency's Business Incubator Center, located in Barcelona, aims to attract 40 startups by 2018 and foster the space industry ecosystem in the region.
Why Uber's rough ride in Spain could be about to get a lift
Mobile ride-hailing firm Uber has found the going particularly tough in the Iberian Peninsula, but it's hoping for a change in its fortunes with the impending launch of its UberX service.
CartoDB: From Alcatraz to elephants, startup puts open source visualisation on the map
Spanish company CartoDB doesn't just make maps for the web, it aims to "democratize information analysis".
Homage to Catalonia: How Spain's north-east smartphone heartland is taking on Apple, Samsung, Chinese giants
With Barcelona a rising tech capital, Catalan and Spanish smartphone makers are working on customer service and customization for a slice of the mobile pie.
Ultimate backseat driver? Telefónica-Ericsson's 5G lets you drive car that's 40 miles away
In what they're calling the world's first 5G remote-driving concept, Telefónica and Ericsson have showcased the tech's reliability, high data transmission capacity, and low latency.
Nvidia's supercomputer toolset: Opening up workings of the human heart in real time
Nvidia and the Barcelona Supercomputing Center are working on building a better cardiac computational model.
This music platform's AI reckons it knows your taste in concerts
By applying machine learning to music fans' data, Spanish startup WeGow has added concert recommendations to fan chat and ticketing.
How do you turn these islands into a living IoT lab? Just add 500,000 sensors
The TV and radio masts already exist, so adding IoT antennas is a logical step for Spain's Balearic Islands.
A glimpse into the future of money: Spain's banking revolution shows what's next for your cash
In Spain, where smartphone use is the norm and peer-to-peer lending is taking off, banks' shift from payment processors to financial services advisors is particularly noticeable.