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

1599 published news

June 2024

  1. 14 June
  2. A SpaceX Flight That Only Lasted for Three Days Brought Its Astronauts Back Genetically Younger
  3. A Student Used a Hidden Camera and AI to Cheat on a University Exam. Now, He’s in Jail (and He Failed the Test)
  4. 13 June
  5. The ISS Said an Astronaut Was in 'Critical Condition' on Its Radio. It Forgot to Say It Was a Drill
  6. This Is How One of the Most Famous Windows Screensavers, the Hypnotic Network of Moving 3D Pipes, Was Born
  7. When Using ChatGPT at Work, We May Be Exposing Confidential Information: Here’s What You Can Do to Avoid It
  8. The iOS 18 Customization Controversy Isn’t Just About Aesthetics. It’s a Battle Between Purists and Nonconformists, and There's a Clear Winner
  9. Boeing Stated That Starliner Could Safely Withstand Up to Five Helium Leaks. It Just Found the Fifth One
  10. Google Pixels Have Received One of the Best Updates Ever, Which Also Fixes Critical Bugs
  11. An Amazon Tribe That Recently Gained Access to the Internet Has Been Accused Internationally of Being Addicted to Porn. It’s Not True
  12. 12 June
  13. The First Diamond Solar Panels Have Introduced a Material That Surpasses the Limitations of Photovoltaic Systems
  14. Starship Has 9 Months to Complete NASA's Lunar Contract. Against All Odds, SpaceX Believes It’s Doable
  15. How to Install the iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and watchOS 11 Developer Betas
  16. HP CEO Provides Details on the Significant Decline in Printing Since the Pandemic: It’s Bad News for the Company’s Business
  17. Apple Intelligence Is the Perfect Excuse to Buy More iPhones, a Crucial Element to the Company's Future
  18. 11 June
  19. I’ve Tried iOS 18. On One Hand, I'm Very Excited. On the Other, I'm Very Confused
  20. ‘Unacceptable:’ Elon Musk Threatens to Ban Apple Devices From His Companies After OpenAI Deal
  21. Apple Intelligence, iOS 18, Siri With ChatGPT, macOS 15 Sequoia, and Everything Else Announced at WWDC 2024
  22. Siri Receives a Major Upgrade Courtesy of Apple Intelligence. It’s Finally Making the Leap We’ve Been Anticipating for Years
  23. The iPad Finally Has a Calculator App. It Only Took 14 Years
  24. I’ve Been Using the Ultrahuman Glucose Monitor for Two Weeks Even Though I’m Not Diabetic. While I’ve Learned About My Body, The Device Isn't for Everyone
  25. 10 June
  26. Spaceflights Have Always Experienced Radio Outages During Re-entry. Starlink Has Now Made Them Obsolete
  27. New Cybertruck Owner Find Out Car Doesn't Fit in His Parking Space. Tesla Is Threatening Him With a $50,000 Fine if He Sells It
  28. All the Games Unveiled at Xbox Showcase 2024, Including the 14 Best Upcoming Titles
  29. Microsoft Announces Three New Xbox Series Consoles for 2024, Including the Rumored Xbox Series X All Digital
  30. Elon Musk Made the Right Call When He Decided to Scrap Starship's Carbon Fiber Exterior and Replace It With Steel
  31. 09 June
  32. A Brief Look at Apple's First WWDC in 1983: An Event With Many Questions About How to Use a Mouse and the User Interface Revolution
  33. 08 June
  34. We’ve Been Tying Ribbons to Our Suitcases for Years to Spot Them at the Airport. Workers Say It's a Terrible Idea
  35. Google Maps vs. Apple Maps: What Features Do They Have and What Are Their Main Differences?
  36. 07 June
  37. OpenAI Has Just Undertaken a Challenging and Ambitious Journey: Understanding AI’s ‘Black Box’
  38. We’re Receiving Radio Signals From Space. They Repeat Every 54 Minutes and Physics Can’t Explain Them
  39. Adobe Photoshop Is Asking for Access to All Content Created Using Software, Even if It’s Confidential
  40. Boeing’s Starliner Successfully Transported Astronauts to the ISS Despite Having Five of Its Thrusters Fail
  41. SpaceX Has Just Left Its Competition in the Dust: Starship Is One Step Away From Becoming a 100% Reusable Rocket
  42. 06 June
  43. South Korea Has Taken Academic Rivalry to the Extreme: 84% of 5-year-olds Go to Private Academies to Become Even More Competitive
  44. Starship Successfully Completes Fourth Flight. SpaceX Celebrates That It Didn't Explode
  45. AI Services Are Everywhere, Ushering in the Return of Subscription Fatigue
  46. Nvidia Has Just Surpassed Apple as the World’s Second Most Valuable Company
  47. What To Expect From Starship’s Fourth Launch: Here’s Everything SpaceX Will Test for the First Time in Today's Flight
  48. We’ve Just Managed to Photograph Io Like Never Before. The New Photos Let Us Keep Track of Its Volcanic Activity From Earth
  49. 05 June
  50. In 2020, CRISPR Won the Nobel Prize for Revolutionizing Medical Science. Now, It’s Coming to a Salad Near You
  51. A Swiss Highway Closed for 36 Hours to Make Way for Fighter Jets Instead of Cars
  52. Microsoft’s ‘Co-Pilots’ Penetrate Everything Except Phones. Here's A Crazy Idea: Revive the Windows Phone
  53. A Red Supergiant and the Solstice Moon: The Two Biggest Night Sky Events for June
  54. ‘We Sincerely Apologize:’ Toyota Acknowledges Wrongdoing in Additional Safety Tests and Halts Production of Three Models
  55. 04 June
  56. We’ve Been Recycling the Trash We Produce for Decades. Experts Say It Hasn't Made a Difference
  57. Dubai Spent $12 Billion to Build 300 Artificial Islands for Millionaires. Now, They’re Abandoned and Sinking
  58. Microsoft Lays Off 1,500 Workers in Its Azure and HoloLens Divisions, the Latest Casualty of its Alliance With OpenAI
  59. Elon Musk's X Is Now Rated 'XXX'. New Twitter Openly Embraces Porn
  60. In the AI Era, Microsoft Will Need Those Who Turned Their Backs on It in the Mobile Era: Developers
  61. Two Days Before Starship’s Next Launch, Elon Musk Remains Worried: ‘We Are Not Resilient to Loss of a Single Tile’
  62. 03 June
  63. In 1911, Two Senior Oxford Academics Claimed to Have Traveled Back in Time. 50 Years Later, We Know What Really Happened
  64. Some Experts Expect This Week’s Auroras to Be as Spectacular as the Ones We Saw Last Month. These Are Their Reasons
  65. With New Treatment, Regrowing Teeth Is One Step Closer to Becoming Reality
  66. Phone Cameras Won’t Improve No Matter How Much the Sensor Size Increases. There’s One Clear Culprit
  67. Toronto Wants to Crack on Modified E-Scooters, So It's Whipping Out Fines of Up to $18,000
  68. 02 June
  69. A Generation That's Eternally Unfocused: 'I Can't Do Anything for 15 Minutes Without Checking My Phone'
  70. I’ve Been Using a 5K Monitor for Years. I Still Don’t Understand How the Industry Hasn’t Made Them Mainstream
  71. 01 June
  72. Science Has Been Fighting Free Will for Centuries, But One of Philosophy's Biggest Problems Refuses to Die
  73. The Average Lifespan of Electric Cars Is 3.6 Years. It Makes Sense and Has Nothing to Do With Their Reliability

May 2024

  1. 31 May
  2. Amid a New Crisis of Faith, the Catholic Church Has Literally Found a Saint. Specifically, Its First Millennial Saint
  3. Cardio or Strength Training? Experts Says There’s No Debate on Which Is the Ideal Exercise After 50
  4. How to ‘Dumb Down’ Your Phone: These Apps Want You to Be Less Glued to Its Small Screen
  5. Tom Cruise Shot a 6-Hour Movie About Everything He Knows About Cinema That He Only Shows His Friends
  6. SpaceX Has Realized That Starship Is Too Heavy to Land, So It’s Going to Try Something New in a Few Days
  7. iPad Pro (2024) Review: An Unbeatable Beast in Performance Condemned to a Life of Being a Tablet
  8. 30 May
  9. As Sales Grow, Sony Says the PlayStation 5 Is the ‘Most Profitable Generation To Date.' However, the PS4 Is Far From Dead
  10. OpenAI Has a Clear Plan on How to Make ChatGPT Plus Succeed: Using ChatGPT as a Hook
  11. 29 May
  12. An Error in a Quantum Physics Calculation Led Jeff Bezos to Found Amazon. That Wouldn’t Have Happened to Bill Gates
  13. A Google Search Leak Allegedly Reveals Many of Its Algorithm’s Secrets. It's Digital Gold for SEO Experts
  14. Someone Has Found a New Use for the Flipper Zero: Controlling Taylor Swift’s Tour Wristbands
  15. 28 May
  16. Neuralink’s ‘Impossible’ Challenge Isn't a Brain Implant. It's a ‘Pied Piper’ and MP3 Players
  17. U.S. and CERN Sign Historic Agreement That Gives Us Clues About the Potential of the Future Circular Collider
  18. We Thought ChatGPT Was Great for Programming. A New Study Finds That Half of Its Answers Are Wrong
  19. Microsoft Said Recall Only Worked on the New Copilot+ PCs. Someone Just Activated It on a Regular PC
  20. Google’s Search Engine Is Undergoing Its Most Important Revolution Ever. So Far, It’s Been a Disaster
  21. Taylor Swift Fans Aren’t Happy With Their Seats, So They’ve Created Excel Sheets to Swap Them
  22. 25 May
  23. My Life Before Smartphones Proves That Memory Can Be Deceiving
  24. The U.S. Wants to End Its Dependency on Chinese Gallium. Environmentalists Aren't Having It
  25. 24 May
  26. Windows XP Is One of the Most Dangerous Operating Systems: This Is How Easy It Can Get Infected With Malware
  27. Kim Jong Un’s ‘Friendly Father’ Song Goes Viral on TikTok. South Korea Has Already Banned It
  28. Russian Army Is Turning Armored Vehicles Into ‘Turtle Tanks’ to Protect Themselves From Ukrainian Drones
  29. The Electrical Grid is Suffering: Not Because of Electric Cars, but Rather Because of the Huge AI Demand
  30. 23 May
  31. Two Programming Languages From the 1950s Are Once Again Among the World’s Most Popular
  32. Japan Has Just Installed an ‘Anti-Tourist’ Fence to Purposefully Ruin One of Its Best Mount Fuji Views
  33. SpaceX Has Just Made the First Video Call With an iPhone Connected Directly to a Starlink Satellite
  34. Amazon Had to Meet Its Internal Employee Turnover Goals, So It Hired People to Fire Them
  35. Generative AI Creates a Gap Between Local and Cloud-Based Models. There’s Room for Both
  36. 22 May
  37. If You Thought Neom’s 105-Mile-Long Building Wasn’t Dystopian Enough, It's Also Building a Huge Water Park in the Desert
  38. The North Pole Is Moving So Fast, It's Forcing Many Airports to Rename Their Runways
  39. NASA Has Sent a Spacecraft to Observe a Dead Robot on Mars to See How It Collects Dust
  40. The Mac vs. PC War Seemed a Thing of the Past. Now, It’s Coming Back
  41. Every Once in a While, We Come Across 1,700-Year-Old Roman Dodecahedra. We Still Don’t Know What They Were Used For
  42. 21 May
  43. This Isn't a Real Neighborhood. Boeing Built It to Hide Its Factory During World War II
  44. The Bluey Factory: A Breakdown of All the Money Behind the Popular Children’s TV Series
  45. HP OmniBook X and EliteBook Ultra: Great Battery Life and Snapdragon X Chips to Unlock All of AI's Potential
  46. The Psychology Behind Doomscrolling: The Trap Our Brains Are Programmed to Fall Into Again and Again
  47. Six Months Later, Voyager 1 Is Finally Sending Back Scientific Data After NASA Completes Historic Rescue
  48. Venice’s Downfall Won’t Be Tourism or Sea-Level Rise, but Rather the Tree Trunks It Was Built On
  49. 20 May
  50. Einstein’s Relativity May Not Reach All Corners of the Universe. Some Say It’s a ‘Cosmic Glitch’
  51. Historians Have Been Trying to Solve the Following Enigma for Decades: What Are Medieval Warrior Snails?
  52. 19 May
  53. When Notifications Are Fighting to Get Your Attention, Use 'Monk Mode' to Avoid Distractions
  54. 18 May
  55. Japan's Million Empty Homes Reflect a Unique Housing Crisis. It Even Has Its Own Word: 'Akiya'
  56. Revenge Bedtime Procrastination: Why Your Brain Will Get Back at You If You Don't Let It Rest During the Day
  57. A Comet Is Going to Execute a Once-in-a-Lifetime Magic Trick: It's Set to Happen Between Now and October
  58. California Has Defeated the Sun: 20% of the Power It Uses at Night Comes From Solar Panels
  59. We Thought VPNs Were Unhackable, But It Looks Like Hackers Can Spy on Them While You're Connected
  60. It's Not Just Auroras: The Sun Has Produced Its Biggest Flares in 20 Years. Here They Are As Seen From Space
  61. 17 May
  62. This American Lake Is Actually One of the Largest Batteries in the World
  63. Goodbye ‘Twitter.com.' Hello ‘X.com.’ Domain Change Marks New Chapter in Elon Musk’s Master Plan (and Obsession)
  64. We've Long Known That Humans Carry Neanderthal DNA. Now, We’re Starting to Understand Its Implications
  65. Google I/O 2024: Everything the Company Announced About Gemini, Android 15, and Its AI Advancements
  66. Three Learning Experts Explain Their Study Techniques: The Secret Isn't Studying More, But Studying Better
  67. Passkeys Promised a Future Without Passwords, But They're Turning Our Present Into a Walled Garden
  68. Something Strange Is Happening in the U.S.: Tornado Alley Is Getting Bigger and Experts Don’t Know Why
  69. The U.S. Army Has Spent Billions of Dollars on Laser Weapons. Now, It’s Officially Using Them in Battle
  70. 16 May
  71. Apple Announces New Accessibility Features for iPhone and iPad. There's Even One to Help Reduce Motion Sickness
  72. Your Android Phone Will Automatically Lock Itself if Someone Tries to Steal It. Here's How It Will Work
  73. Microsoft Already Knows How to Conquer the AI World: Money. It's Spent Nearly $30 Billion (So Far)
  74. Sunspot AR 3664 Has Grown as Large as the One That Caused the Carrington Event 165 Years Ago
  75. 15 May
  76. Google Has a Plan to End to Scam Calls Forever: It's Going to Listen in on What They Say to You
  77. OpenAI Co-founder Ilya Sutskever Unexpectedly Leaves the AI Company
  78. One Minute With Google Co-Founder Sergey Brin: I Never Imagined That Our AI Experiments Could Go This Far
  79. There's a Problem With the Mayan Ruins: They’re Becoming Inaccessible Due to Violence
  80. 14 May
  81. Microsoft Pumped $10 Billion Into OpenAI. That Still Wasn't Enough to Get Access to the ChatGPT App for Windows
  82. A Family of Farmers Found Carbon Fiber Debris on Their Land. It Turned Out to Be Part of a Spacecraft
  83. OpenAI Introduces GPT-4o: A Surprising Free AI Model That Works With Voice, Text, and Image at Once
  84. OpenAI Is Close to Making ‘Her’ a Reality. Its New Voice Model Keeps You Company (and Could Make You Fall in Love)
  85. 13 May
  86. U.S. Military Shows Off Its Manta Ray Robot. It’s Huge, Autonomous and Ready for Long Underwater Missions
  87. The U.S. Has Long Debated Banning Decaf Coffee. The Fight Has Reached a Critical Moment
  88. U.S. Braces for Cicada Invasion in a Rare Event Not Seen Since 1803
  89. Titanic-Obsessed Billionaire Wants to Build Replica With One Key Difference: Iceberg Detection Systems
  90. NASA Made an Impressive Simulation to Demonstrate What Happens When You Fall Into a Black Hole
  91. 11 May
  92. Dell Is Sorting Its Workers Into Two Groups: Those Who Go to the Office and the 'Red Flags'
  93. 10 May
  94. James Cameron Knows Exactly What Makes the Monster in Alien So Terrifying
  95. A Seattle Startup Just Did the Impossible: It Connected a Device to a Satellite Via Bluetooth
  96. Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery Join Forces With New Bundle to Crush Competition
  97. 09 May
  98. Japanese Researchers Have Found the Holy Grial to Produce Cheaper, More Effective Green Hydrogen
  99. Apple Crushed Old School Tech With an iPad in New Ad. People Are Pissed
  100. 08 May
  101. There's Something Strange About China's New Moon Base Concept Video
  102. Why Cobra Kai and Bridgerton Have Changed Netflix Forever
  103. 07 May
  104. iPad Air (2024): Sixth Generation Introduces a New 13-Inch Model for the First Time
  105. The World’s Largest Nuclear Power Plant Is a Beast With 7 Reactors. It’s Ready to Come Back Online
  106. Apple Watch Series 9 Review: Restrained Ambition for What is Still the iPhone’s Best Companion
  107. Nintendo Switch 2 Will Be Announced 'Within This Fiscal Year,' Company President Says
  108. The New Ranking for the World’s Best-Selling Smartphones Has No Surprises
  109. NASA’s Europa Clipper Is Sending a 'Message in a Bottle' to Jupiter With 2.6 Million Names
  110. New $1.6 Billion Legends Tower in Oklahoma City Set to Be Tallest Skyscraper in U.S.
  111. This Flame-Throwing Robot Dog Can Be Yours For Just Under $10,000
  112. Caltech Researchers Find ‘Strongest Evidence Yet’ of an Unknown Planet in Our Solar System
  113. How Two Men Are 'Hacking' Their Way to Eternal Youth
  114. 06 May
  115. A Japanese Tech Company Is Selling $3 CPUs Through a Vending Machine
  116. The Internet Is Fascinated With the 'Arabic Chat Alphabet,' a Texting Style That Mixes Numbers and Letters
  117. Mysterious Objects in New Mars Images Aren't Swarms of Spiders, Scientists Say
  118. 05 May
  119. Prehistoric Humans Didn't Have Cavities. Researchers Think They Know Why
  120. Californians Installed Too Many Solar Panels. It's Causing a Problem for Their Electrical Grid
  121. 04 May
  122. China Claims Its New Tech Can Detect the F-22 Raptor, the U.S. Army’s Invisible Plane
  123. Avengers: Doomsday: News, Rumored Cast and Crew, and Everything We Know So Far
  124. Google Pixel 9: Expected Price, Models and Everything We Think It’s Coming
  125. Best Board Games for Couples
  126. Wi-Fi 7: What is It, What is It for and All the New Wi-Fi Standard Features
  127. Google Pixel 8 Pro Review: Falling in Love With It Is Easy. Seeing Its Weaknesses Is Easier
  128. iPhone 15 Pro Review: A Look Beyond the Spec Sheet
  129. Best VR Headsets in 2024: Which Model to Buy, 9 Recommendations for All Budgets
  130. All Phones With Wireless Charging You Can Buy in 2024
  131. The 18 Best Free Driving Games for PC
  132. 03 May
  133. Best GPS Sports Watches: Which One You Should Buy and 9 Models for $180 to $805
  134. Best Tablets 2024: Which Model to Buy, 10 Tablets for All Budgets and Needs
  135. Best 21 PlayStation 3 Games: Best-Selling and Best-Rated PS3 Titles of All Time
  136. How to Hide an App on iPhone So No One Can See It
  137. How to Check the Price History of a Steam Game
  138. Galaxy AI: What Is It, Features and Supported Samsung Devices
  139. The 12 Best Alexa Games: The Ultimate List and How to Install Them
  140. 02 May
  141. Artemis: Dates, Plans and Everything We Know About the New Space Mission to Put People on the Moon
  142. Best e-Readers: Which Model to Buy
  143. Best Wireless Headphones: The 14 Best Headsets to Buy for $27 to $399
  144. iPhone 16: Release Date, Price, Models and Everything We Think It’s Coming
  145. How to Check if a Link is Safe Before Clicking It

April 2024

  1. 24 April
  2. Best Free Mobile Games of 2024
  3. 21 April
  4. How to Watch the Marvel Movies and TV Shows in Chronological Order
  5. The 25 Best Sci-fi Books
  6. The 17 Best Arduino Simulators for PC
  7. 19 April
  8. iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus Review: as We Were Focusing on the Pro, the Standard Models Were the Biggest Surprise After All
  9. Apple Vision Pro Review: Incredible Potential, Imperfect Result
  10. Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Review: AI Was the Secret to Become the Best Android on the Market Again
  11. Nintendo Switch 2: News, Price and Everything We Know So Far
  12. Samsung Galaxy S24+ Review: a Sci-Fi Phone Now More Than Ever
  13. 17 April
  14. I’ve Tested All the iPhone 15 Models: This is the One to Buy
  15. Best Mid-Range Smartphones 2024
  16. The 33 Best Board Games: From ‘Catan’ to ‘Codenames’
  17. The 23 Best Free PC Games: Shooter, MMORPG, Racing, and Strategy Video Games
  18. iOS 17.3 New Features: Changes and Improvements Coming to the Latest iPhone and iPad Update
  19. How to See Old Versions of a Website: View Google’s Cached Pages or Visit Archive.org
  20. The Ultimate Star Trek Guide: How and Where to Watch the Franchise in Order
  21. How to Delete All Your Twitter Posts All at Once
  22. 12 April
  23. GTA V Cheats: All the Codes, Unlocks, Quick Cash and Secret Tricks
  24. 11 April
  25. The 47 Best PC Games According to Metacritic
  26. iPhone 15 Pro Max Review: the Most Well-Rounded iPhone Ever Comes as a Quiet Revolution
  27. How to Sign a PDF With a Digital Signature Certificate on macOS
  28. How to Delete Your Instagram Account
Home o Index