Alba Mora

Alba Mora

Writer

At Xataka On since

An established tech journalist, I entered the world of consumer tech by chance in 2018. In my writing and translating career, I've also covered a diverse range of topics, including entertainment, travel, science, and the economy.

alba.mora.xataka@gmail.com

1569 published news

June 2025

  1. 17 June
  2. Dress Like Your Favorite TV Character: These Are the Stores That Sell the Clothes You See on TV
  3. A Post-Search Generation: ChatGPT Is Raising Young People Who Struggle to Find Information
  4. Renewing the Ozempic Patent in Canada Costs Very Little. Surprisingly, Novo Nordisk Has Chosen Not to
  5. 16 June
  6. More and More People Use AI Chatbots for Therapy. A Consumer Protection Coalition Just Filed a Complaint to Stop That
  7. There Are Two Types of ChatGPT Users: Those Who Ask It 100 Questions and Those Who Are Satisfied With Just One Answer
  8. Toyota Is Lagging Behind in the Development of Automotive Software. It’s Seeking Support From the Leader in the Industry: China
  9. 15 June
  10. We’ve Been Using Whales to Contact Aliens for Years. As It Turns Out, Whales Have Been Trying to Communicate With Us, Too
  11. Hollywood Is Using AI in Every Aspect of Film Production, and It’s Being Too Obvious
  12. 14 June
  13. Drinking a Glass of Water Before a Meal Is a Popular ‘Trick’ for Losing Weight. Science Says Otherwise
  14. The K-Drama Craze Is Negatively Impacting the Industry. There’s One Culprit: Netflix
  15. Williams Syndrome: What It Is and How It Can Help Understand Human Evolution
  16. 13 June
  17. Apple Has Reportedly Set a Date for the Release of Its AI-Powered Siri: Spring 2026
  18. French Tesla Owners Are Requesting Refunds for Their Cars. There’s Only One Culprit
  19. 12 June
  20. Sam Altman Claims ChatGPT’s Water and Energy Consumption Is Negligible. He’ll Have to Prove It
  21. China Has Swiftly Overtaken the U.S. in Yet Another Tech Field: Robotaxis
  22. 11 June
  23. Zuckerberg Is So Concerned About AI Progress at Meta That He’s Entered Full Founder Mode
  24. Another Crypto Guru Has Fallen From Grace. After Founding a Promising Platform, He’s Now Accused of Laundering $500 Million
  25. Waymo Robotaxis Had Unexpectedly Become Allies of the Police. They’re Now Getting Set on Fire by L.A. Protesters
  26. 10 June
  27. Liquid Glass, iOS 26, macOS Tahoe, watchOS 26, a new Games App, and Everything Else Announced at WWDC 2025
  28. Apple Is Choosing to Be Just Like Microsoft in the 1990s. It’s Good and Bad News
  29. 09 June
  30. An English Palace Installed a Solid Gold Toilet and Left It Unattended. The Result: One of the Craziest Art Heists in History
  31. Chinese Companies Are Clear About Their Position on the U.S. Tech Ban: ‘The Best Development Opportunity Ever’
  32. WWDC 2025 Is Apple’s Most Challenging Event in Years
  33. 08 June
  34. Lilo & Stitch Has Made Live-Action Films Successful Again. It Won’t Be That Easy for the Next One
  35. Eating Fish When You’re a Vegetarian Has a Name: Pescetarianism
  36. 07 June
  37. The Cosmetics Industry Is Going All-In on One Surprising Ingredient: Salmon Sperm
  38. A Birth Rate and Youth Crisis Is Leading Italy to an Uncertain Future: Being Europe’s Japan
  39. Many People Have Long Believed That Lemmings Are Rodents That Jump off Cliffs. Disney Is to Blame
  40. 06 June
  41. Forget Humanoid Robots Working in Factories. In South Korea, They Do Parkour
  42. The Musk-Trump Breakup Has an Unexpected Victim: The International Space Station
  43. 05 June
  44. New York City Has Some Shiny New Trash Bins. They Aren’t as Revolutionary as You Might Think
  45. The Nintendo Switch 2 Might Seem Unoriginal. After Trying It Out, I Can Say It’s 100% Nintendo
  46. The U.S.’ New Idea to Power Its AI: Constructing Data Centers Near Natural Gas Fields
  47. 04 June
  48. Just Because You Could Live on Only Potatoes Doesn’t Mean You Have to, Scientists Say
  49. The World’s First Commercial Nuclear Microreactor Is 100% Chinese. The Plan: Exporting It to Other Countries
  50. 03 June
  51. One Leading Company in Japan Is Embracing a Unique Industry: Cleaning After Pooping
  52. The World Is Seeking an AI-Powered Device to Replace the iPhone. China Is Gearing Up
  53. China Makes a Drastic Decision With Unpredictable Consequences: Prioritizing Its Own Technology, Even if It’s Not the Best
  54. 02 June
  55. Scientists Have Genetically Engineered a Spider to Produce a Fluorescent Red Web. The Results Are Promising
  56. Musk’s Influence Over NASA Just Vanished: His Ally Jared Isaacman Is Stepping Down, the New Nominee May Be a Retired Air Force Official
  57. Four AI Companies Dominate How Most People Reason. It’s the Largest Concentration of Intellectual Power in History
  58. 01 June
  59. Some People Are Adding Cordyceps Fungus to Coffee for Weight Loss. Its Effectiveness Is Unclear
  60. Eating Walnuts for Breakfast Is Good for Your Brain, Even Better Than You Could Ever Imagine

May 2025

  1. 31 May
  2. The CIA Used a Fake Star Wars Fan Page to Recruit Spies. Several Agents Ended Up Dead
  3. Japan’s Birth Rate Has Been Steadily Dropping. The Country Is Preparing for Its Biggest Consequence: The ‘2025 Problem’
  4. Steve Jobs and Bill Gates Were Often Regarded as Irreconcilable Enemies. In Reality, They Were Great Allies
  5. 30 May
  6. Celiac Disease and Gluten Intolerance Are Two Different Things. The Reason Why Isn’t Clear at First Sight
  7. No One Understood Why Google’s Former CEO Had Bought a Rocket Company. His Answer: Data Centers in Space
  8. Elon Musk Reportedly Asked Apple for $5 Billion for Exclusive Access to SpaceX. The Company Had 72 Hours to Accept or Decline
  9. 29 May
  10. Nostalgia for the Early Days of the Internet Is a Real Thing. Neocities Is Heaven on Earth If You Miss It, Too
  11. China Has Ended the World’s Dependence on GPS in Two Decades. 140 Countries Already Use Its Alternative System
  12. Donald Trump Turned the World Upside Down With His Reciprocal Tariffs. A Federal Trade Court Just Threw Them Out
  13. Anthropic Adds a Voice Mode to Claude, Directly Competing With ChatGPT and Gemini in Engaging Conversations
  14. 28 May
  15. In Japan, Some Parents Name Their Children ‘Pokémon.’ The Government Has Had Enough
  16. North Korea Shares Its View on the U.S. Golden Dome: Space Nuclear Warfare Is Closer Than Ever
  17. The ITER Nuclear Fusion Reactor Just Reached a Big Milestone: The Completion of Its Impressive Cryogenic Plant
  18. When ChatGPT Is Your Only Friend: This Is How AI Models Are Replacing Interpersonal Relationships
  19. With Google’s Veo 3, a New Risk Is Emerging: You Can No Longer Tell if a Video Is Real or Not
  20. Starship Reached Space but Lost Control in Yet Another Mission Failure for SpaceX
  21. 27 May
  22. This Italian City Announced a Direct Flight to New York City. For Some, It Wasn’t a Good Decision
  23. Researchers Have Discovered the World’s Oldest Human Fingerprint. It’s 43,000 Years Old
  24. The Last Two Starships Exploded in a Similar Way, Almost at the Exact Same Time. The Twist: The Root Cause Was Different
  25. Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction: China Just Hosted the World’s First Humanoid Robot Kickboxing Tournament
  26. 26 May
  27. Fewer Sci-Fi Works Are Being Published Than Ever Before. It’s Not Due to a Lack of Ideas or Readers
  28. Japan’s Economy Is Becoming Increasingly Reliant on a Unique Phenomenon: Fans Who Are Completely Devoted to Their Idols
  29. 25 May
  30. Ancient Canine Bones Tell a Surprising Story: Dogs Were Already Man’s Best Friend 16,000 Years Ago
  31. Meet the Man Who Predicted 20 Years Ago That iPods Would Become Irrelevant With the Rise of Smartphones: Bill Gates
  32. Charging $38 an Hour to Wait in Line for Others: A Look at the Lucrative Business That Started With the iPhone 5 Launch
  33. In Japan’s Aging Society, Retirement Is No Longer a Goal. More and More People Are Working Past 70
  34. The Ice Age Experienced a Solar Storm So Powerful That Its Effects Can Still Be Seen in Trees
  35. Elon Musk Transformed an Abandoned Factory Into the World’s Most Powerful Supercomputer. His Neighbors Aren’t Happy
  36. Steve Jobs Believed That Meetings Were a Huge Problem. Larry Page Found That Addressing It Was Incredibly Challenging
  37. 24 May
  38. In Their Quest for More Nutritious Coffee, People Are Adding an Ingredient That Actually Tastes Awful: Spirulina
  39. Almost Everyone Has Stopped Using Windows XP. There’s One Surprising Exception: ATMs
  40. There’s No Such Thing as a Natural Ozempic Diet, but Following These Tips Can Help
  41. A Recent Simulation Shows What Would Happen if Russia Invaded the United Kingdom: Nothing Good
  42. 23 May
  43. North Korea Just Launched Its Impressive Frigate With a Vertical Missile System Into the Water. It Sunk
  44. Researchers Have Found Bacteria on the Chinese Space Station. Surprisingly, There’s a New Species Among Them
  45. Magnus Carlsen Is the Greatest Chess Player in History. Still, Even He Couldn’t Beat the World
  46. China Believes This Is America’s Biggest Nuclear Threat. It’s Not a Stealth Fighter or Bomber: It’s a Cold War Relic
  47. 22 May
  48. Blue Origin Had Everything in Its Power to Surpass SpaceX in Lunar Missions. It’s Clearly Seizing the Opportunity
  49. Only Three Countries Have Successfully Launched Humans Into Space. A Fourth Is Set to Join Them: India
  50. The U.S. Decided to Veto Advanced AI Chips in China. The Strategy Has Backfired
  51. OpenAI Acquires Jony Ive’s Device Startup for $6.5 Billion: The iPhone Designer and Sam Altman Join Forces
  52. 21 May
  53. I Tested Google’s Gemini-Powered Smart Glasses. AI Finally Fulfills the Promise of the Original Glass Device
  54. More and More Americans Are Looking to Live Abroad. There’s One Problem: Europe Is Closing Its Doors to Them
  55. AI Mode, Project Beam, Veo 3, Project Aura Glasses, Jules, and Everything Else Google Announced at I/O 2025
  56. Google Just Showcased Its New Smart Glasses for the First Time Through a Live Demo. Despite a Minor Setback, the Future Looks Bright
  57. Google Has Set the Price of AI for the Future: $250 a Month
  58. 20 May
  59. An Apocalyptic Manga Has Done What Nothing Else Has So Far: Made Tourists Cancel Their Trips to Japan
  60. Anthropic Adds a Warning to Its Job Applications: ‘Please Do Not Use AI Assistants’
  61. 12 Million People Gave Their DNA to 23andMe Before It Went Bankrupt. Their Data Is About to Get a New Owner
  62. China Takes Another Step Toward Conquering the Tech and Space Sectors: An AI-Powered Orbital Supercomputer Network
  63. 19 May
  64. There’s a New Threat to Bitcoin Millionaires. It Isn’t Hacking, It’s Kidnappers Cutting Their Fingers Off
  65. The Cybertruck Wanted to Be Apocalypse-Proof. The Lamborghini Rezvani Knight Just Overtook It
  66. Job Hunting Has Always Been Dehumanizing. AI Is Making It Worse
  67. China Is Close to Manufacturing 5 nm Chips. There’s Still One Massive Problem
  68. In the Fascinating Realm of Supernovae, a Newly Discovered Remnant Has a Unique Shape: It’s Perfectly Symmetrical
  69. Physical Video Games Have Become Mere Paperweights. It’s a Disaster for Video Games as an Art Form
  70. Data Replacing Humans: China Has Deployed 100 Driverless Mining Trucks That Use Huawei Technology
  71. 18 May
  72. Bill Gates and Warren Buffett Have No Doubts When Asked About the Reason for Their Success: Focus
  73. A Programmer Didn’t Like How His Coffee Maker Brewed Coffee. He Spent 100 Hours Trying to ‘Hack’ It
  74. The Brain Works Harder Than You Think When You Sleep, at Least When It Comes to Memory
  75. Pope Leo XIV Has Reopened the Doors to a Secret Room in the Vatican: The Tennis Court
  76. 17 May
  77. A North Korean Spy Wanted to Infiltrate a Crypto Company. He Applied for a Job but Failed to Answer Questions About Halloween
  78. The World’s Largest City Covers an Area Bigger Than Several Countries Combined. You’ve Likely Never Heard of It Before
  79. Steve Jobs Introduced an Emulator in 1999 That Allowed Any Mac to Run PlayStation Games. Sony Wasn’t Happy
  80. Scientists Believed They Had Discovered a Safe and Sustainable Alternative to Petroleum-Based Plastics. They Need to Keep Searching
  81. NASA Not Only Launches Rockets Into Space but Also Giant Balloons That Travel Around the World
  82. 16 May
  83. Apple Finally Launches CarPlay Ultra After It First Announced It in 2022. It Wasn’t Worth the Wait
  84. New Large Generative AI Models Face Continuous Delays. Have They Reached Their Peak?
  85. Satellite Images Uncover the Fate of One of Russia’s Largest Arsenals, Shedding Light on Moscow’s Silence
  86. Scientists Find a New Explanation for Dark Matter Using an Unexpected Source of Inspiration: Superconductivity
  87. The U.S. Declares All-Out War on Huawei With One Goal: Stopping the Company From Selling Its Most Advanced AI Chips Outside of China
  88. 15 May
  89. Does Your Phone Rattle When You Shake It? That’s Good News for the Camera
  90. Saudi Arabia Is Paying $7 Billion for Nvidia’s AI Chips. The Company’s CEO Is $12 Billion Richer
  91. Tesla’s Optimus Robot Proves It’s Got the Moves in a Recent Video. It’s Quite Something
  92. GPT-4.1 Was Originally Intended for Developers. OpenAI Just Brought It to ChatGPT
  93. Yuri Gagarin, Neil Armstrong, and Katy Perry Have Something in Common: None of Them Left the Earth’s Atmosphere
  94. 14 May
  95. Losing Weight Without Losing Muscle Is a Challenge for Drugs Like Ozempic. The Solution May Lie in This Protein
  96. The Webb and Hubble Telescopes Observed Jupiter’s Auroras at the Same Time. The Problem: They Saw Different Things
  97. Google Is Fed Up With Phone and Text Scams. New Android Features Aim to Stop Them for Good
  98. Android Introduces One of the Biggest Redesigns in Its History. This Is Android 16’s Material 3 Expressive
  99. Gemini Debuted on Android Phones. It’s Now Ready to Conquer Your TV, Smartwatch, and Car
  100. 13 May
  101. Trump’s Trade War Could Have an Unexpected Victim: Burgers
  102. Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge: The Thinnest Galaxy Phone Ever Is Here With a Battery Life That May Let You Down
  103. Trump Offers New Tariff Truce. Temu, Shein, and Big Tech Are the Clear Winners
  104. Ukraine Has a New Tactic to Protect Its Tanks and Artillery From Russian Drones: Hiding Them Underground
  105. Bitcoin Miners Are Purchasing Old Power Plants. New Yorkers Aren’t Happy
  106. 12 May
  107. Klarna Claimed Its AI Was Doing the Work of 700 Employees. It’s Now Rehiring Humans
  108. Replacing Air Force One Has Become a Nightmare for the U.S. The Qatari Royal Family Is Offering a Controversial Solution
  109. Steve Jobs’ Secretary Was Late for Work When Her Old Car Broke Down. Jobs Gave Her a Jaguar
  110. The Rock-Paper-Scissors World Cup Actually Exists. It’s No Joke
  111. Alzheimer’s Starts Long Before Symptoms Manifest. Scientists Just Discovered One of Its Early Mechanisms
  112. This Car Cost $4.5 Million. Its Owner Has to Pay $8,000 Extra Every 37 Miles
  113. 11 May
  114. Solar Panels That Clean Other Solar Panels: The Photovoltaic Industry Has Entered a Self-Replicating Phase
  115. Taiwan’s National Palace Museum Holds a Unique Treasure: A Chinese Love Letter to Pork Belly
  116. There’s Only One Correct Way to Hang Toilet Paper. A Patent Settled the Debate in 1891
  117. A Mathematician Solved One of the World’s Strangest Problems in 1949: Why Your Face Gets All Dirty When Eating Spaghetti
  118. A Young Man ‘Hacked’ LinkedIn’s Job Search Feature. He Managed to Be Among the First to Receive Job Offers
  119. 10 May
  120. IBM Laid Off 8,000 Workers to Replace Them With AI. It Now Has More Employees Than Ever
  121. Parents in South Korea Are Buying Tesla Stock for Their Children Instead of Toys. Their Kids’ Financial Future Is a Top Priority
  122. This Was the Last Time All Humans Were on Earth Together
  123. 09 May
  124. CMF Phone 2 Pro Review: This Is the Phone to Buy for Under $280
  125. Huawei’s First Linux Laptop Was Only the Beginning. The Company Just Unveiled Its Own Desktop OS
  126. This Is How Much Trump’s Tariffs Will Impact the Technology You Buy. It Might Shock You
  127. 08 May
  128. Sanctions on China Could Allow Huawei to Establish New Global Standards. Nvidia Says the U.S. Is to Blame
  129. Meta Just Set a Legal Precedent Against Spyware. The Pegasus Maker Will Have to Pay $167 Million in Damages
  130. The Highest-Paid CEO Isn’t Who You Think. You’ve Likely Never Heard of Him or His Company Before
  131. An Explosion, a Sniper, and an Ongoing Feud: This Is SpaceX’s Most Bizarre Story
  132. We’ve Long Tried to Understand Animals. A Chinese Company Might Have Finally Found the Answer
  133. 07 May
  134. Harley-Davidson Went From Loud Motorcycles to Almost Silent Electric Alternatives. It Cost the Company $20 Million
  135. The White Smoke That Announces the Pope Isn’t Always Foolproof. The Church Refuses to Modernize It
  136. Will AI Take Over Your Job? These Startup CEOs Are Trying to Convince You That It Will
  137. NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory Shows the Moment a Neutron Star Caused a Fracture in a ‘Bone’ of Our Galaxy
  138. ‘Absolute Hot’: This Is the Extreme Temperature at Which the Laws of Physics Start to Break Down
  139. Microsoft Introduces New 13-Inch Surface Laptop and 12-Inch Surface Pro: It’s Not Just About the ARM Chips
  140. 06 May
  141. The U.S. Has Barred Huawei From Producing More Windows PCs. In Response, the Company Is Launching Its First Laptop With Linux
  142. Apple Has a Clear Opportunity to Stay Competitive in the AI Market: Buying Anthropic
  143. More Than 2.5 Million People Attended Lady Gaga’s Concert in Brazil. It’s Bad News for the Music Industry
  144. The Long-Awaited Future of Cybersecurity Is Finally Here: Microsoft Bids Farewell to Default Passwords
  145. The U.S. Reconciled With Ukraine and Sent F-16s as a Gesture of Goodwill. The Problem? They Don’t Fly
  146. 05 May
  147. Apple Is Struggling to Meet Its Environmental Goals. The Solution: Extensively Planting Trees
  148. The Most Expensive Car in History Never Exceeded 11 Mph. It’s out of This World, Quite Literally
  149. 04 May
  150. Researchers Reveal Evidence of an Unknown Paleolithic Culture. This Is What This Means for the Coexistence of Neanderthals and Homo Sapiens
  151. Scientists Discover How Microplastics Affect Our Bodies Through the Most Unexpected Thing: Tap Water
  152. Silicon Valley Companies Have One Obsession: Dominating All Sectors
  153. Resisting the Temptation to Buy Junk Food Is No Easy Task. This Online Tool Aims to Help You
  154. As They Get Ready to Compete in China, Norwegian Athletes Face an Invisible Challenge: Doping in Meat
  155. 03 May
  156. Baby Boomers, Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z: Every Generation Is Approaching Job Interviews Differently. Here's Why
  157. This Map Illustrates What Earth Will Look Like in 250 Million Years, and It Looks Like the U.S. Will Have New Neighbors
  158. A Young British Man Invented a ChatGPT Precursor in 2011. He Became a Millionaire and Vanished
  159. Scientists Have Long Searched for a Definitive Cure for Allergies. The Biggest Question Remains Unanswered: How Do They Work?
  160. 02 May
  161. The Emirates’ Ambitions Don’t Stop. Its Next Project: A High-Speed Underwater Train From Dubai to Mumbai
  162. Google Strikes a Blow Against Remote Work: Employees Can’t Simply Go to the Office, They Need to Live Nearby
  163. China Is Close to Reaching Energy Self-Sufficiency. It Just Solidified Its Dominance in the Nuclear Sector With 10 New Reactors
  164. The U.S. Has Long Dreamed of Having a High-Speed Train. It’s Been a Nightmare So Far
  165. Apple Loses Its Legal Battle to Epic Games. It’s a Big Win for Spotify
  166. 01 May
  167. Chinese Companies Want to Lead the AI Race by Offering Free Services That Others Charge For
  168. Microsoft Knows How You Can Improve Your Productivity: Stop Interrupting Every Two Minutes
  169. Some People Reserved Tesla’s Roadster 2 in 2017, Paying $50,000. They’re Still Waiting
  170. China Is Closer Than Ever to Having Its Own Starship. It Just Built a Steel Tank for Its Massive CZ-9 Rocket
  171. Duolingo Starts a New Chapter: Human Talent Is No Longer Essential

April 2025

  1. 30 April
  2. Archaeologists Have Long Questioned the Legendary Gladiator Fights With Lions. A Bone Just Removed All Doubt
  3. The Coffee Industry Says the Current Price Surge Is Unsustainable: $8 for a Cappuccino Is Too Much
  4. European Scientists Have Launched the World’s First Space-Borne P-Band Radar. The Goal: Seeing Through the Forests
  5. Intel’s New Roadmap: The Company’s Future Relies Heavily on the 18A and 14A Chip Nodes
  6. Temu Products Are Now More Expensive in the U.S. Due to Tariffs. Despite Trump’s Claims, China Isn’t Paying the Extra Cost
  7. 29 April
  8. Researchers Have Discovered That Concrete Spheres Are Great for Energy Storage. Testing Is Underway off the Coast of California
  9. See It to Believe It: The CMF Phone 2 Pro Price Has Turned the Mid-Range Segment Upside Down
  10. Amid a Crisis of Faith Among Young People, the Church Has Discovered a New Way to Connect: TikTok Nuns
  11. CMF Phone 2 Pro: There’s a New Contender to Top the Mid-Range Segment
  12. I Have One Question After the Shanghai Auto Show: How Many Screens Are Too Many?
  13. 28 April
  14. There’s a New Rapid Weight Loss Trend in Time for Summer: Skin Patches
  15. Chinese Cars No Longer Compete With Western Brands. They Compete With the Future Itself
  16. There’s One Thing Apple Is Really Good At: Selling iPhones. There’s Another Thing It’s Not Good at All: Creating Mid-Tier Models
  17. YouTube Turns 20: From a 19-Second Video at a Zoo to a Global Media Powerhouse
  18. Due to a Shortage of Steel, Ships in World War II Were Built Using an Unusual Material: Concrete
  19. China and Russia Have an Ambitious Plan: Building a Nuclear Power Plant on the Moon by 2028
  20. 27 April
  21. This 2,000-Year-Old Computer Has Captivated the World for Decades. Some Say It Never Actually Worked
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