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Barcelona

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72 articles accelerating

Barcelona has appeared in 72 articles since 2015-02. Coverage peaked in 2024Q1 with 5 articles. Frequently mentioned alongside Mobile World Congress, TechCrunch, MWC, Airbnb.

Articles
72
mentions
Velocity
+100.0%
growth rate
Acceleration
+1.500
velocity change
Sources
22
publications

Coverage Timeline

2025-01-14
TechCrunch 1 related

Sources and business records detail how Barcelona has emerged as an unlikely hub for spyware companies, raising concerns from digital rights groups

Toward the end of 2023, an Israeli security researcher from Tel Aviv said that he was approached on LinkedIn with an opportunity to work abroad with “good pay.” Bluesky: @zackwhittaker , @rondeibert ,...

2024-02-07
CyberScoop 36 related

Google's TAG publishes a report on commercial spyware, detailing ~40 vendors, and says global governments should take more aggressive steps to combat spyware

Twitter's natural heir is finally open to the public — and it has some big ideas for social networking Shane Huntley / The Keyword : Buying Spying: How the commercial surveillance industry works and w...

2022-12-01
TechCrunch 10 related

Google says Barcelona-based spyware vendor Variston planted spyware by exploiting zero-day flaws in Chrome, Firefox, and Windows between 2018 and 2022

Carly Page / TechCrunch :

2019-10-21
WIRED UK 2 related

A look at the Tsunami Democràtic Android app, which uses geolocation and friend-to-friend technologies to organize protests and avoid the police in Barcelona

Laurie Clarke / WIRED UK :

2019-04-28
New Yorker

A deep look at how Airbnb has influenced the housing market and transformed neighborhoods in Barcelona, where 1.5M visitors stay in Airbnbs annually

filled with restaurants selling paella, tapas, and sangria, none of which have local origins, but which conform to a generic image of Spain.” http://www.newyorker.com/... Ben Detrick / @bdetrick : if ...

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Quarterly Coverage

Top Sources

Narrative

TEXXR tracks 45 Techmeme articles mentioning Barcelona, dating back to February 2015. The biggest stories include Samsung announces Unpacked event on February 25 in Barcelona at 6PM CET during Mobile... and Spotify signs a sponsorship deal with FC Barcelona, including rebranding the soccer.... Frequently covered alongside TechCrunch, Airbnb, SMBs, Mobile World Congress, and Factorial. Coverage has shifted toward funding themes and away from regulation.

Key Moments

2024Q4funding +100pts; regulation -100pts
2025Q1enterprise +100pts; funding -100pts
2025Q4enterprise -100pts; funding +100pts

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