The fire in Madrid forces the evacuation of an essential facility for NASA

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The advance of the fire through the southwest of Madrid has placed the focus on Robledo de Chavela, one of the municipalities affected by the emergency. There is also a communications complex that is part of the NASA Deep Space Networkused to maintain contact with missions located at enormous distances from Earth. The teams work to protect facilities whose importance is not always evident from the outside. What happens there affects a space infrastructure of international scope. The clearest warning came from the Government delegate in Madrid, Francisco Martín, which ensured that the installation “she is in a critical situation” and that the troops were doing “the impossible to protect her.” The fire was also going through its “peak moment”, with the head of the fire beyond the capacity to extinguish, according to the Community of Madrid. The approximately 90 workers at the complex have been evacuated and there is no longer any personnel inside the facility, so it is not yet possible to confirm whether the flames have penetrated the facilities or caused damage. Xataka has contacted the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, JPL, and the Ministry of the Interior. From the center they have told us that They are coordinating with NASA headquarters and that they hope to have information soon. Interior had not responded at the time of writing this article. One of NASA’s three doors to deep space The threatened facility is the Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex, known by its English acronym, MDSCC. Located in Robledo de Chavela, it belongs to the National Institute of Aerospace Technology and operates in collaboration with NASA. The facility has six large satellite dishesamong them one 70 meters in diameter and several 34 meters. They are all part of the Deep Space Networkthe international infrastructure used by the US agency to maintain communications with ships exploring the Solar System. Madrid is one of the three pieces that support the global coverage of this network. The others are located in Goldstone, California, and Canberra, Australia, strategically placed so that the Earth’s rotation does not interrupt contact with the ships for too long. When a mission disappears below the horizon of Robledo de Chavela, it may enter the field of vision of one of the other two centers. This relay makes it possible to maintain practically continuous communications and distribute the tasks of monitoring, transmitting orders and receiving scientific data. The scale of that activity is measured across the Deep Space Network, not by independent facilities. According to NASA, lto network serves more than 40 missions and a specialized team distributes the antenna time between the three complexes according to the visibility of each ship and the objectives of tracking, science and data return. These missions do not constitute, therefore, an exclusive portfolio of the Madrid station. The agency itself describes these antennas as an “indispensable link” with vehicles that venture beyond Earth. A recent example allows us to better measure this role. On June 23, New Horizons controllers confirmed that the ship had woken up normally after 321 days of hibernation. At that time it was about 9.5 billion kilometers from Earth, so the signal took approximately 8 hours and 52 minutes to arrive. Confirmation reached the mission operations center in Maryland through the Deep Space Network station located near Madrid. For now there is no official confirmation of damage, but it is not possible to rule it out either. Those responsible for the complex will not be able to check the status of the buildings, equipment and antennas until they can return to the premises. NASA has DSN Nowa tool that normally allows you to check which network antennas are active and which ships they communicate with. The page is currently out of service for updating work, a circumstance that does not allow conclusions to be drawn about the operational status of the Madrid station. Images | POT In Xataka | If you live in Madrid and want to see the total eclipse on August 12, write down these 52 towns

engineering is not the only challenge

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China has lifted the Three Gorges Dam, has linked Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macau through bridgesan underwater tunnel and artificial islands, and has taken the Qinghai-Tibet railway to more than 5,000 meters of altitude. The country’s engineering has accumulated works on a scale that is difficult to ignore over the last few decades. The following project fits perfectly into that trajectory: a gigantic airport that is built on reclaimed landr. However, when we look beyond the artificial island, we discover that the challenge is no longer solely technical. To find this work we have to travel to Dalian, a port city in northeastern China where the future is built. Dalian Jinzhouwan International Airport. The complex will occupy a 20.1 km² artificial island built in Jinzhou Bay, about three kilometers from the mainland. The image can make you think of a project that is much more advanced than it really is. The airport continues under construction, although the progress recorded in 2026 shows how some of its main elements are beginning to emerge on the ground. The first phase allows us to understand the scale that the project pursues. The approved plans contemplate a 500,000 m² terminala northern runway of 3,600 meters and a southern runway of 3,400, in addition to the necessary facilities for cargo, maintenance and airport operations. The design has been sized to serve in 2035 up to 43 million passengers550,000 tons of cargo and mail and about 330,000 aircraft movements per year. These are capacities planned for the future, not current activity figures: this entire system will first have to be built and put into service. Having the island is not equivalent to having the airport The last major documented physical milestone came at the end of May. The underground structures of the terminal core and breakwaters C and E they were finishedwhich allowed the work to be extended to the parts that will be raised above the surface. Around the same time, authorities approved the second preliminary design and budget package, which covers the airfield, cargo area, maintenance and various service networks. There are two relevant advances: one is already beginning to be visible and the other allows the execution of the pending components to be ordered. The latest official figures allow us to qualify this feeling of progress. The report from the end of May stated in 58% the deep treatment of the soil and in 84% foundation piles of the terminal and the access viaduct. The preloading of the areas where the two runways will be built was also completed. What does this mean? It means that the soil recovered from the sea has been subjected to a compression and stabilization process, not that the runways have already been built. Much of the airport infrastructure has yet to be built on that basis. The twist appeared on June 11, during a meeting of the group in charge of coordinating the new airport and its economic zone. Local authorities highlighted the progress made, but recognized that the project still faces difficulties, challenges and blockage points that must be resolved. The message does not describe a paralyzed work or confirm specific delays, but it does break with the image of a frictionless execution. The meeting established among its priorities to maintain the 2026 calendar, accelerate complementary projects and resolve the points that still hinder progress. As the airport gains height, some essential preliminary and complementary works for the complex remain open. Dalian City Council asked to complete the pending expropriation and relocation workin addition to accelerating access infrastructure and ensuring that associated works advance alongside the main complex. The statement does not specify how many lands, homes or actions are affected. It does confirm, however, that future infrastructure continues to depend on interventions that go far beyond the island itself. The second area under surveillance is financial and administrative. The authorities want to expand financing avenues and ensure that the funds allocated to the project arrive sufficiently and on time. They have also ordered to monitor costs throughout the process, strengthen control over tenders and reduce the risks associated with contracting. The information suggests that several essential elements still require closer monitoring. None of these fronts work in isolation, and there will be the real test for the project. For now, official sources continue to show work in progress and have not reported a stoppage or general delay. The most specific official forecast, published by Liaoning Department of Transportation in January 2024placed the completion of the construction and the entry into service in 2028. The next work will allow us to see if Dalian manages to maintain it while resolving the difficulties recognized by its own authorities. Images | Liaoning People’s Government In Xataka | In 1580, Philip II wanted to better manage the water in the province of Alicante: thus the oldest reservoir in Europe was born

Mark Wahlberg still regrets not having agreed to enter a legendary franchise

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Mark Wahlberg may have been James T. Kirk’s father. They offered him the role, he didn’t understand the script and he rejected it; He only realized what he had missed when he saw the finished film. The movie, of course, was ‘Star Trek’the reinvention with which JJ Abrams brought afloat in 2009 a franchise that had not raised its head since 2002, and which you can review in Movistar+ and SkyShowtime. The character was George Kirk, an officer who dies piloting his ship against a Romulan ship to save eight hundred people, including his wife, who gives birth while he says goodbye over the radio. Wahlberg acknowledged it with these words: “I tried to read the script. I didn’t understand the words, or the dialogue, or anything.” The role ended up in the hands of Chris Hemsworth, two years before becoming Thor for Marvel. Paramount trusted the character so much that they even proposed four films focused on him, a spin-off that never caught on. Abrams solved the reboot with an alternate timeline that allowed him to touch on mythology without upsetting the fandom, and let Leonard Nimoy himself pass the baton to the new actors within the fiction. It worked: good reviews and revenue ($385.7 million with a budget of $150), and two sequels, ‘Into the Dark’ and ‘Beyond’, which completed the trilogy before Paramount shelved the project. What continues to shine seventeen years later is the rhythm: Abrams rides the space opera like a fast-paced thriller, with a cast that overflows with chemistry. And pay attention to the first ten minutes, where the role of the conflict is: the character that Wahlberg rejected continues to give rise to what is the best start of the entire franchise. Ironies of destiny. In Xataka | 3 months ago this mix of drama and eroticism passed through cinemas without pain and ingloriousness and is now number 1 on Netflix

build a second airport for the city

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Madrid is the only capital in Europe with a single airport. And, of course, it stays small. That, at least, is what the promoters of Air City Madrid Surthe project that has been trying to carry out a new airport for the city for almost a decade. After years without progress, ambitions have been lowered. But they have an ace up their sleeve: low-cost companies. What is happening? Air City Madrid Sur is a project that has been known for almost a decade. Its promoters want to convert the Casarrubios aerodrome, which currently mainly relies on private flights and aerial formations, into a commercial airport that offers an alternative to the current Madrid-Barajas. According to their accountsMadrid’s only airport serves almost 10 million people if we take into account the metropolitan area of ​​Madrid and the potential users who arrive attracted from nearby areas because either they do not have an airport nearby or those commercial routes are not offered. The intention is to offer this second airport as a relief space for commercial and freight aviation, taking advantage of a situation that they consider key: barely 30 kilometers from Madrid but with a clear exit to the southern area. Pulling Ryanair. The project to convert this aerodrome into an airport has once again hit the media this week because Eddie Wilson, CEO of Ryanair, dedicated a few words to it during the Madrid New Economy Forum. And Javier Ruedas, CEO of the company promoting the expansion, took advantage of the moment to ask Wilson about the project. He confirmed that he did not have much knowledge about it but that they were always in favor of competing with Aena to reduce airport taxes. And the latter is what the promoters of the project use to move it forward. Decrease to grow. When the project was first presented, the ambitions were very high. Specifically, they wanted to convert Casarrubios into an airport with the capacity to move ten million passengers. However, with this proposal blocked for years, Air City Madrid Sur has sought this alternative route. This path is explained from Five Days, It means getting smaller. Specifically, they want the now airfield to be able to move up to one million passengers a year. This may seem like a step backwards but it allows them to look for an alternative manager to Aena (airports with greater capacity must necessarily operate with the public company). What they would achieve with this is to attract low-cost airlines that want to operate in Madrid at a lower price. Hence, Wilson, although he acknowledged not having much knowledge on the subject, did support the initiative. The changes. Right now, the airport has 400,000 square meters of land right on the border between Madrid and Toledo. Of them, 30,000 square meters are occupied by hangars. The only runway now measures 1,000 meters. What is wanted with the project is to expand said runway to 1,800 meters and build a second runway of 3,200 meters that will allow larger flights to operate. Likewise, they want to build a terminal for commercial flight passengers and two other terminals for private flight users. What does it have going for it? What the development company defends is that traffic in Madrid-Barajas is constantly increasing and that by 2032 the maximum capacity of the airport will have been reached. The expansion expected at this airport “it will only last for one or two years,” they say in words collected by The Talavera Tribune. In addition, the now aerodrome has a very good exit to the A-5, a road on which traffic moves to the southwest of the Peninsula. This is excellent news for the transport of goods since you would not have to cross Madrid to take this route. But, in addition, the situation 30 kilometers from Madrid seems especially good for low-cost companies. It is common for these companies to operate in airports somewhat far from the city where they can offer cheaper flights. Not being managed by Aena, as is the case in Lleida or Andorra–La Seu d’Urgell, can be seen by some companies as a strength. What does it have against it? The connection with Madrid for commercial flights is really bad. There is no nearby train that connects to the city center quickly and that makes it much less attractive for tourism. In addition, Aena has repeatedly defended that Madrid does not need a second airport, so the ambitions to grow are more complicated considering that a large part of the project is based on the decisions to be made by the ministries involved. Of course, the Community of Madrid and Castilla-La Mancha have always been favorable to the project. Photo | Air City Madrid Sur and Artur Tumasjan In Xataka | Ryanair seemed to have condemned Santiago airport with its departure. Solution: flights to New York

without permanence and you save two months of subscription

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We are getting dangerously close to August, the month when several important sports competitions such as LaLiga begin. Like last year, Movistar Plus is once again a place to watch a match from this match every day, just like the Champions League. What is the most economical way to subscribe? The annual fee, without a doubt: it costs 99.90 euros. We tell you more about her. Annual subscription to Movistar Plus The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Football and a huge catalog of movies and series Let’s go in parts. Movistar Plus has its star promo active right now: three months subscription at half price. Available for new members and old members without an active subscription, it is ideal for testing the platform. Now, if we do numbers, the most economical way to have Movistar Plus in the long run is its annual plan. The reason is very simple: with this, we will save two months. That is, we will pay 99.90 euros for one year. If we choose this modality, we will have 12 months of the Free Plan with movies, series and sports. With this, we will be able to see a match from each day of LaLiga, with matches such as Atlético de Madrid-Málaga, Elche-Barcelona or Real Madrid-Málaga. In addition, also LaLiga Hypermotion in full or matches like the Community Shield between Arsenal and Manchester City (August 16). And what about the movies and series? Well there is a lot to see. Next September comes’The black ball‘, a film that joins others like ‘The secret agent‘ either ‘One battle after another‘, as well as others that will arrive soon such as ‘28 years later: the temple of bones‘. And that’s without counting high-profile series like ‘A lot of people have to die’ or ‘Outlander’. To all this we must add several things. The first is that Movistar Plus allows you to share the account with a friend or family membereven if it is not at the same address. The other is that you can download whatever you want to watch offline, ideal if you plan to travel. All this makes it a top option if you are looking for a streaming platform to watch a little of everything. And if you want to save as much as possible, then the annual plan is worth it. Some of the links in this article are affiliated and may provide a benefit to Xataka. In case of non-availability, offers may vary. Images | Movistar Plus In Xataka | Movistar Plus activates its Free Plan with complete programs and a lot of content, regardless of which operator you are In Xataka | What TV to buy for less than 500 euros in 2026: the basics to demand and the most dispensable

For years Russia accustomed its citizens to a distant war. Thousands of gas stations have just broken that illusion

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Since the war between Russia and Ukraine began, the majority of Russians have been able to experience the war almost as background news, without much impact on their daily lives. However, that distance has been broken. And the fact is that queues of cars that stretch for hours, and even days, at thousands of gas stations in the country are forcing millions of people to feel, for the first time in such a direct way, the real cost of the conflict. What is happening. Ukraine has escalated since May their drone attacks against Russian refineriesand the result is a fuel crisis not seen since the last years of the Soviet Union. According to calculations According to the Financial Times, the shortage already directly affects some 50 million Russians, around 35% of the population. Almost 50 regions had imposed some type of restriction on gasoline sales by the end of June, and several of them have rationed the supply according to the vehicle’s license plate, alternating between even and odd days. Strain. Images circulating on social networks show waits of up to 36 hours in some areas, such as Chita, in the Transbaikalia region, according to collect Deutsche Welle. According to the media, there are those who spend the night in the car so as not to miss their turn, and some have even begun to sell their place in line for sums of up to 35,000 rubles (about 400 euros), according to testimonies cited by the same media. The tension has led to fights between drivers, and some regional authorities have had to improvise desperate measures, such as that of a Siberian governor who ordered hot food to be distributed to those waiting in line, while in the south of the country Cossacks with their traditional fur hats have been used to maintain order at gas stations, according to they claim from FT. Attacks. The origin of the problem lies in the pace and precision of Ukraine’s attacks. On July 6, a drone reached the Omsk refinery, the largest in the country, located 2,500 kilometers from the border, which gives an idea of ​​the reach that kyiv has gained. According to the Ukrainian General Staff, aforementioned By Kyiv Post, the attacks have already disabled 42.7% of Russia’s projected refining capacity, and a Bloomberg analysis places 24 of the country’s 34 large refineries that have been hit in about a hundred days. Consulting firm Energy Aspects estimates that Russian crude oil processing has fallen to its lowest level in 21 years. Despair. Moscow has chosen to downplay the crisis in public. Putin himself acknowledged on Sunday that there are “some shortcomings,” although he insisted that they are not “critical.” Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak attributed the queues to panic buying and speculation, not a structural supply problem, according to collect DW. However, the Kremlin itself has had to take measures that contradict this discourse, as it has banned exports of gasoline, diesel and kerosene, and has skyrocketed its fuel imports from Belarus, which in June were 141 times higher than a year earlier, according to share the Financial Times. The front also notices it. The shortage has even reached Russian troops deployed in Ukraine. And according to share Kyiv Post, some soldiers have seen their fuel supply reduced to just 20 liters per vehicle per day, when before they received what they needed to carry out their missions. In fact, a soldier stationed in the Zaporizhia sector claimed that his unit has gone from 20 liters to between 10 and 15, which forces them to travel up to 11 kilometers on foot to get water and supplies. Other soldiers say they buy gasoline from local residents at prices between 200 and 300 rubles per liter, well above the official price, according to share the middle. The impact is also noticeable beyond the gas stations, from taxi drivers raising fares, regional airlines warning of price increases, to even Russians who, in rural areas, are buying draft horses or bicycles as an alternative to the car, according to collect DW. Cover image | Reuters and Alexander Melekhov In Xataka | The men who closed the new Chernobyl hole: “Destiny gave us an opportunity to test ourselves to the limit”

Airbus has started moving critical systems to an on-premises cloud

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Airbus has decided to remove its most sensitive applications from the Amazon cloud. And the European aerospace manufacturer has signed a multi-year agreement with the French Scaleway, owned by Iliad, to host the critical systems of its industrial and defense operations, as confirmed by the company itself, a movement that drives the desire for technological sovereignty that more and more companies and institutions are beginning to apply. What has happened? Airbus will begin migrating 70 applications from AWS to Scaleway’s infrastructure, a first package within a much broader plan that could cover up to 900 applications in the next five or six years, according to they count from Reuters. Among the affected systems are aircraft design, engineering, industrial production and corporate management tools, as well as ERP, manufacturing execution, CRM and product lifecycle management programs, as expand from The Register. Strategy. Catherine Jestin, chief digital officer at Airbus, explained that the company sought to ensure that its data remained “under European control”, away from the reach of US laws such as the Cloud Actwhich allows the United States Government to request access to data stored in data centers of American companies, even if they are located outside its territory. The context does not help either, since trade and geopolitical tensions between Washington and Europe, fueled by Donald Trump’s foreign policy, have triggered the distrust of European companies towards the big US technology companies. In detail. According to the company, Airbus evaluated more than 150 technical and legal requirements before choosing Scaleway. One of the points that weighed the most, according to Jestin, was the protection against what the directive itself described as the “kill switch”, that is, the possibility that a foreign provider could cut off access to services by decision of its government of origin. It also influenced that Scaleway already hosts the artificial intelligence models of Mistralthe French startup with which Airbus signed an agreement in May to develop tailored AI tools for the aerospace and defense sector. “The fact that Mistral models are already deployed on Scaleway’s infrastructure will allow us to accelerate our AI approach,” admitted Jestin. Between the lines. It should be noted that the move does not mean a complete break with American suppliers. And Airbus has clarified that it will continue working with AWS for platforms such as Skywise, its aviation data analysis system, and with Microsoft and Google for its productivity tools, according to share from The Register. The company will also continue to rely on providers such as Salesforce, Coupa or Workday. “We do not intend to move away from all non-European solutions; we balance our decisions based on the criticality of the data,” explained Jestin in the middle. And now what. The Airbus case comes at a time when the European Commission has proposed the Cloud and AI Development Act, a regulation aimed at boosting cloud computing and storage capacity within the European Union. Giants such as AWS, Microsoft and Google have already launched their own versions of “sovereign cloud” to try to retain their European customers, although not always successfully. And just as share from The Register, a Microsoft executive even admitted under oath before a French court that he could not guarantee full data sovereignty. Cover image | Airbus and Markus Spiske In Xataka | Technology has become so expensive that Apple has revived a disturbing idea: renting iPhones, iPads and Macs

Tesla plummets on the stock market, but the fault is not with the cars, but with the robots

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Tesla shares They have sunk this Thursday between 12% and 14%being one of its biggest collapses in recent years. The fall came after the publication of the second quarter results, worsening even more during the conference with investors, in which Elon Musk recognized that manufacturing their humanoid robots Optimus on a large scale it will be much more complicated than he had promised until now. According to data collected by different specialized media, the fall has erased more than $140 billion in market capitalization in a single day. What Wall Street didn’t like. Tesla has invoiced $28.24 billion this quarter, 26% more than a year before, and delivered a total of 480,126 vehicles, which are also record figures. However, operating profit has plummeted 57% to $398 million, and operating margin has fallen from 4.1% to 1.4%. On the other hand, adjusted earnings per share remained at 33 cents, well below the close to 51-53 cents that Wall Street analysts expected. Along with this, free cash flow was positioned in negative for the first time in more than two years, with a balance of around -1.1 billion dollars, while investment spending (capex) shot up 142%, to almost 5.8 billion, within an annual spending plan of 25 billion dollars, according to they detailed from The Next Web. Worry. More than the numbers, what sank the value even further during the call with investors itself was Musk’s tone when talking about Optimus. And the top person in charge of the company admitted openly that it is the most difficult manufacturing challenge the company has faced. “It’s going to be the most difficult product to scale into production that we’ve ever made at Tesla, because everything about the robot is new,” Musk said during the earnings call. The truth is that it was a rather strange conference, since he also stated that he was “sick.” ANDn problemyes. Musk himself listed several technical obstacles, including the wear and tear of parts, the difficulty of achieving dexterity similar to that of a human hand (which he described as “something incredible” that no robotics company has yet managed to replicate) and the risk of breakdowns. Also stressed that, unlike cars, for which Tesla already has a consolidated supply chain, Optimus has no previous supply chain and is made up of about 10,000 unique parts, many of them manufactured from scratch. In fact, Tesla removed from its second quarter earnings presentation references to Optimus mass production that it had included in its first quarter earnings report, according to they pointed from The Next Web. script twist. Musk’s tone has changed from previous results. Last year he claimed that he would be “surprised” if Tesla was not producing 100,000 Optimus units per month within five years, and in January 2025 he even projected between 50,000 and 100,000 robots by 2026, according to they remembered from the middle. However, in January of this year he had already recognized that no Optimus was still performing useful tasks in Tesla factories. And the more than a thousand Generation 3 robots deployed in Fremont and the Texas Gigafactory were dedicated solely to collecting training data. Musk also took advantage of the call to defend Optimus against rivals such as Figure or Boston Dynamics, insisting that demonstrations of other humanoid robots circulating on the Internet are “pre-programmed or teleoperated,” and that Optimus will be the first capable of performing general tasks autonomously. Robotaxis. Musk also had things to say about the launch of your robotaxis service, pointing that the vehicles have already exceeded 380,000 kilometers without supervision in six cities and “without notable incidents.” But, as they point Since Electrek, it is Tesla itself that decides what counts as “remarkable”, and that same number of kilometers is traveled by Waymo, its main competitor, in just one day. On the other hand, the company’s internal data shows that the growth of the service is stagnant. And the paid kilometers have remained flat, around 900,000, and the active fleet without supervision has been reduced to only 21 vehicles. Technological setback. It hasn’t been a good week for big tech this week. On the same Thursday, the Nasdaq fell more than 2% and the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones lost more than 1%, also dragged down by the results of Alphabet, which dropped 6.5% in the stock market after announcing a strong increase in spending and its first “burn” of cash. Together, the “magnificent seven” of the stock market lost $767 billion in value in a single day, according to Bloomberg. The VIX volatility index, Wall Street’s so-called “fear gauge,” rose to its highest level in almost a month. And now what. During the same call, investors asked Musk about the highly rumored merger between SpaceX and Tesla. The businessman did not rule it out, although he did not give many details either. “We cannot talk about merging companies at an earnings conference,” he said, adding that such a move “has to be done with the appropriate process.” The future of Optimus is also not a minor matter for Musk himself, as part of his compensation package as CEO is conditioned to the delivery of one million Optimus robots within a period of ten years, and things are not starting at the moment. For the moment, Tesla has converted part of its assembly lines in Fremont to manufacture Optimus and is building a specific plant next to the Texas Gigafactory, but it no longer dares to set a date for the start of volume production. Cover image | Flickr (Ministry of Communications), Unsplash (Priscilla Du Preez) In Xataka | Google has plenty of chips to sell. He prefers to keep them so as not to be left behind in the AGI race.

small differences that make it worth it (or not) to pay more to jump to the new generation

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Habemus three new Samsung foldables. The comparisons between them are interesting because, beyond the format, they also have other differences. Now, it is also worth looking back and compare them just with the previous generation. For this reason, today we are going to face the Galaxy Z Flip7 and to Galaxy Z Fold8. Technical data sheet of the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 and the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip8 Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 Samsung Galaxy Z Flip8 Dimensions and weight Folding: 75.2 x 85.5 x 13.7mm Displayed: 75.2 x 166.7 x 6.5mm 188 grams Folding: 75.4 x 85.7 x 13.1mm Displayed: 75.4 x 166.9 x 6.1mm 180 grams folding screen 6.9-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X FullHD+ resolution (1,080 x 2,520 pixels) 397 pixels per inch 2,600 nits Refresh rate: 1-120Hz Vision Booster 6.9-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X FullHD+ resolution (1,080 x 2,520 pixels) 400 pixels per inch 3,000 nits Refresh rate: 1-120Hz Vision Booster secondary / main screen 4.1-inch Super AMOLED Refresh rate: 60-120 Hz Resolution 948 x 1,048 pixels 4.1-inch Super AMOLED Refresh rate: 60/120 Hz Resolution 948 x 1,048 pixels processor Exynos 2500 Exynos 2600 Ram memory and storage 12/256GB 12/512GB 12/256GB 12/512GB main camera 50 MP wide angle, f/1.8. OIS 12 MP wide angle, f/2.2, 123º FOV 50 MP wide angle, dual pixel AF, OIS, f/1.8, FOV 85º 12 MP wide angle, f/2.2, 123º FOV front camera 10 MP f/2.2, FOV 85º 10 MP, f/2.2, FOV 85º battery 4,300 mAh 25W fast charging 15W wireless charging Reverse wireless charging Dual 4,300 mAh (typical) 25W fast charging 15W wireless charging PowerShare Reverse Wireless Charging price From 945.65 euros From 1,299 euros At first glance there are not too many differences between the two, but there are some that are worth taking into account before jumping into one or the other model. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Samsung Galaxy Z Flip8, 256GB The price could vary. We earn commission from these links A design that tends to become increasingly thinner At first glance, both folding devices are so similar that it is difficult to distinguish them. Samsung maintains a design with which it is comfortable, although it continues in the same direction as other devices such as the Galaxy S26 Ultra. What does that mean? What the Galaxy Z Flip8 is a thinner and lighter device than its predecessor. Let’s talk about concrete numbers. It is about a reduction of 0.4 millimeters in thickness and 8 grams in weight. On paper, it is a small difference, but it is noticeable if we take into account that it is a foldable that seeks to be light and manageable. Interior display: change in maximum brightness level and hinge The exterior screen of the Galaxy Z Flip8 is identical to the one already released on the Galaxy Z Flip7, covering the entire surface of the device except for the camera modules. The interior doesn’t change much either, although Samsung The maximum brightness level has been improved from 2,600 to 3,000 nits. In practice, this should make it look better outdoors or in sunlight. Another change that comes to both the new Flip and the Galaxy Z Fold8 and Z Fold8 Ultra It is a technology called Flex Titanium. Simply explained, it is a titanium film along with a plate of the same material that goes in the area of ​​the wrinkle that the folding screen has. Its objective is clear: make this wrinkle barely noticeable and less visible. Processor renewal: Exynos again While the other two foldables of this new generation have a Qualcomm processor, the Galaxy Z Flip8 repeats with an Exynos. Specifically, we are talking about the Exynos 2600which is exactly the same processor that the Galaxy S26 and Galaxy S26+so we can get an idea of ​​its performance. Here we have a jump in power and technical efficiency with respect to the Z Flip7 processor, which was the Exynos 2500. With this change we can expect that Samsung’s new foldable will be more powerful and efficient than its predecessor and even improves its thermal management. Otherwise, there are no more differences at the hardware level between both devices, which come with the same cameras and battery. New One UI, same years of updates As happens practically every time Samsung releases a new high-end mobile phone, the Galaxy Z Flip8 arrives with a new operating system. This device comes with One UI 9 and Android 17 as standarda logical change in this sense, since the Z Flip7 arrived with Android 16 and One UI 8. The biggest difference between both operating systems is that the new version will allow us to use more functions and tools on the external screen of the device. And what happens with years of updates? Here Samsung repeats the move: the Z Flip8 promises seven years of updatesthe same as its predecessor. Now, since the latter arrives in stores for a year, you are going to “spend” one of them when you update to One UI 9. Price increase for the Galaxy Z Flip8 The Galaxy Z Flip8 hits stores with two different configurations, as the Z Flip7 already did: 256 GB or 512 GB of storage (both with 12 GB of RAM). What this new mobile also comes with is with a price increase in both versions. We leave you below so that you can see, clearly, the change in launch prices between both devices: Galaxy Z Flip8 with 256 GB storage: 1,299 euros (for 1,209 euros for the Z Flip7). Galaxy Z Flip8 with 512 GB storage: 1,499 euros (for 1,329 euros for the Z Flip7). Which model to choose? Now that we have seen the differences between both devices, It’s time to opt for one. Both are a very good option if you like this type of folding mobile, although, depending on what you are looking for or what you want to spend, there is one that will be better for you. Why buy the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7 … Read more

While the technology sector is bleeding from layoffs, ASML is walking in the opposite direction: 20,000 euros to stay

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2026 is being a rush of layoffs in technology companies. It is estimated that in the first four months, at least 92,000 employees in the technology sector have lost their jobs with the excuse that we must invest more in AI. Meanwhile, the opposite is happening in semiconductor and component companies: they are paying bonuses so they don’t leave. That’s just what ASML is doing. what has happened. They tell it in Eindhovens Dagblad: ASML is going to offer its employees a share package worth 20,000 euros to all employees who continue to work in the company in 2030. The shares will be available from January 1, 2027 and the condition to be able to collect it is to continue working in the company on January 1, 2030. Why it is important. The AI ​​boom has two sides. On one side we have technology companies like Meta that They are investing very aggressively in AImainly in the construction of data centers. In addition, AI serves to automate processes and thus requires less labor. The other downside is companies like ASML, Samsung or SK Hynix that cannot afford to manufacture more components that make the AI ​​boom possible. Here you don’t say goodbye, here you try to retain talent with a checkbook. Rshare the benefits. In total, ASML has 44,500 employees worldwide, of which around 23,500 work at its headquarters in Veldhoven. If when 2030 arrives all workers are still in the company, ASML would have to disburse 890 million euros. ASML leads the ranking of European companies with the highest market capitalization. Only the last quarter brought in 9.3 billion euros, with a net profit of 2.92 billion. Come on, they can afford it. The Samsung case. A few months ago, Samsung also confirmed that would pay a bonus to its workers in the semiconductor division. However, it did not leave the company, but was the result of a negotiation with the employees, which They threatened a strike that would paralyze the factories. Finally Samsung gave in and employees will get a bonus of $340,000 on average. The bad part is that this has created tensions within the company because staff in other divisions such as devices would get a much smaller bonus, in some cases $4,000. Meanwhile in Silicon Valley. As we said at the beginning, technology companies have reduced their workforce considerably so far this year. In May Meta fired 8,000 employeesMicrosoft offered early retirement to many othersOracle too gave a door to thousands of workers (no figure yet confirmed), Amazon too… The serious thing is that it is not a financial problem, but rather The reason behind the vast majority of these layoffs is AI. It is not about replacing employees with AI, but rather that many companies are completely restructuring themselves to develop AI. Image | Xataka with Magnific In Xataka | AI has become the perfect alibi for anything: it serves companies both to cut back and to expand

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