Spain's Great Replacement: Half Of Unskilled Construction Workers Are Now Foreign Laborers
While Spain chooses mass immigration to combat labor shortages, Asian countries like South Korea are choosing automation and robotics...
How Europe is killing makers and micro-entrepreneurs
Alain Pannetrat, August 24, 2026
Lectronz is a marketplace for open-source hardware makers and DIY electronics. Most of our sellers are not factories or well-funded start-ups. They are engineers, independent designers, and hardware enthusiasts working from spare rooms, garages, and tiny workshops.
The Great Walkback: Sam Altman Admits He Was Wrong On AI's Economic Timeline
Even the CEO of the world's most hyped AI company now concedes the economic disruption he promised hasn't arrived on schedule - because human habit doesn't bend to a fundraising calendar.
Israel Creates Fake Think Tank In Likely Attempt To Dupe AI Chatbots
In just over a week, the Hanover Institute has published at least 100 articles that appear tailor-made to influence chatbots
Singapore launches world-first data center powered by human brain cells
The 20-unit system reportedly uses lab-grown brain cells integrated with silicon chips to generate computing power
Russia launches new military spacecraft
The undisclosed craft was sent aboard a Soyuz-2.1b rocket from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, the Defense Ministry said.
Russian military reveals man-portable laser gun
The mine-disposal system is a scaled-down version of a robot-mounted variant.
Iran vows ‘not a single drop’ of oil will leave Gulf if region complies with US plan
Tehran has warned neighboring states it will close the Strait of Hormuz if they take part in Washington’s economic pressure campaign
ICE arrested the ‘worst of the worst.’ Washington made sure he walked free
The extraordinary case of a Pinochet henchman reveals how US foreign policy has repeatedly trumped justice
Putin hints at ‘catastrophic scenario’ for Ukraine
Kiev “let the genie out of the bottle” by striking economic infrastructure, and is now reaping the retaliation, the Russian president has said
TikTok dodges US trial over children’s data
The social media platform will pay $400 mn in an out-of-court settlement over claims that it violated minors’ personal data protections
How he logged hundreds of thousands of phone calls to military bases
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