Mobile World Congress exceeds expectations as over 60,000 attend
Visitor numbers only half of last pre-pandemic edition while organizers believe economic impact will be €240m
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Study links improvement in insomnia to lower severity of ADHD symptoms
Researchers at Barcelona’s Vall d'Hebron hospital find that sleep difficulties improved or disappeared in 44% of cases
Catalan companies part of 5G robots at MWC opening a new horizon
Estrella Damm and Codorniu wine cellar among businesses presenting bar service robots at Mobile World Congress
Disinformation, Russia’s ‘other war’, experts and start-ups at MWC warn
In the first five days after the invasion of Ukraine, some 700 false photos and videos have been detected in circulation
The metaverse, the new virtual world where the internet ‘happens’
“It’s a space where you can live, buy, and work,” says Catalan tech firm Linking Realities
‘Dangers’ of AI highlighted by Catalan Data Protection Authority at MWC
Researcher warns of “ethical challenges” such as discrimination, unfair commerce, and phrenology
Therapeutic protein developed by Barcelona hospital halts metastatic breast cancer
Vall d’Hebron study challenges notion that MYC gene inhibition could lead to tumor growth
Mobile World Congress is ’starting point for normality’ for Barcelona’s tourism sector
Hotels, taxis, and restaurants believe this year’s MWC edition will be smaller than previous years
Government wants Catalans to read out loud to improve voice assistant project
Reading short sentences will help enrich the database of Project AINA, which counts around 95 million short phrases
Catalonia, third in Europe for most R+D centers receiving EU Green Deal funds
Companies and centers in the region received up to €27.4 million to develop sustainable projects
MWC organizers expect up to 60,000 visitors and economic impact of €240m
Less than half of 2019 attendees anticipated but 95% of speeches to be done in person
New dinosaur species discovered in Catalan Pyrenees
70.5 million-year-old Abditosaurus kuehnei is most complete titanosaur fossil in Europe
Nanosatellite data to help winegrowers in rural Catalonia
Government will launch second nanosatellite in autumn focused on climate change
Lenovo cancels its in-person participation at Mobile World Congress 2022
International event to be held in Barcelona from February 28 to March 3 despite Covid-19 situation
Rainwater collection deposits: massive hidden facilities that prevent Barcelona flooding
A control center monitors every single detail in Barcelona when it drizzles and pours, from 74,000 drains to 1,600km of sewers
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