Month: April 2025

The pistachio market has broken

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He pistachio It is news. And it is told of something that a priori has little to do with the fields of the United States, Iran or Türkiye in which it is cultivated: the viral success of A chocolate prepared in Arab Emirates. It sounds like gallimaties, but that is the peculiar situation with which companies in the sector are now. As the Dubai chocolate (A sweet basically made with cocoa and pistachio) gains fame worldwide, the demand for this last fruit has shot up until reduce your stock and shoot prices. “It’s basically exhausted,” companies warn. A viral chocolate. Dubai chocolate has two different birth dates. One is that of its launch, In 2021when the Emiratí Fix dessert chocolatier decided to combine cocoa, pistachos and Kadayif Turk on the same tablet. The second is December 2023, date on which A video of Tiktok which already exceeds 124 million views (and growing) made it a viral phenomenon. From that moment and despite the fact that their ounces are not exactly cheap, Dubai chocolate unleashed a real fever and became an object coveted by the Foodies. Pulling the market. Such was its commercial success that Dubai chocolate inspired home versions … and imitations. One of the most popular (or at least media) was presented just a month ago by the Lidl supermarket chain. Its tablets, made by JD Gross, its “Premium Chocolates” brand, cost 4.49 euros (quite less of those popularized by Fix) and launched as part of a limited edition that was sold only for a few days. The result: queues, a delusional sales rhythm (there is talk of an average of 72 tablets dispatched per minute on the Tiktok channel) and resale in Vind At triggered prices. @Mariavehera257 @fixessertchocolatier wow, Just Wow !!! Can’t explain How Good these are! When chocolate, dessert and on Piece of Art Meet This is What You Get! 🍫 “Can’t Get Knafeh of It,” “Mind Your Own Busicoff,” and “Crazy Over Caramel.” Order on Instagram Chatfood or Deliveroo and Let Me Know What’s Your Fix? Instagram: Fixessertchocolatier #ASMR #FoodSounds #Dubai #Dubaidessert ♬ оригrian And the pistachio broke. The sale of imitations, the viral videos of Tiktok and the resale at exorbitant prices in Vinted were not the only consequences of the chocolate fever. Another place where it has been felt (and with forcefulness) is the world pistachio industry. I told it a few days ago Financial Times in An article In which he explains that the demand for Dubai’s tablets has fully impacting the supplies of this fruit, aggravating his world’s shortage and shooting his prices. As proof, it provides a data revealed by the Chicking Ch Hacking company, based in the United Kingdom: if a few years ago the pistachio pound was paid at $ 7.65, right now that same amount is quoted at $ 10.30. “Practically exhausted”. The phrase It is of Giles Hacking, of CG Hacking, and clearly and concisely describes the situation that, in his opinion, is going through the industry: “The pistachio market is practically exhausted at the moment.” To understand how the sector has reached that point, nevertheless we must go beyond the tablets created by Fix Dessert. Before the Emiratí firm broke the market with its Dubai chocolate, the companies already dealt with a domestic waning stock caused by last year’s bad harvests in the US, the main exporter of the fruit. As if that were not enough, the quality of the grain led to the amount of cheap pistachio and without peel that is usually sold to make tablets. In summary: a scenario not easy for chocolateras. “The rest of the world was short”. Hacking Recognize That the starting point for the industry was no longer good, with a modest pistachio offer, and the situation had just complicated with the chocolate boom. “When the Dubai arrives and the chocolateros buy all the grains that fall in their hands the rest of the world falls short,” remember. The data of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) show that the US is by far the main supplier of pistachios in the world. In 2024/2025 a total of 503,230 metric tons attributed, about 43% of world production. The second place, with 33%, is occupied by Türkiye, followed by Iran (17%), Syria (5%) and the EU (3%). Statista data They reflect that during the year 2023/2024 the US weight in the global market was even greater. The other focus: Iran. Financial Times Point out That pistachio offer in California was reduced by around 20% in a year, just in the 12 months prior to February. The US is, however, the only country that has given signs that the pistachio distribution chain has tensioned coinciding with Dubai chocolate fever. Iran, another heavyweight in the dry fruit market, has also seen how its market experienced draft changes. In the six months prior to March 2025, the country exported 40% more pistachios to the United Arab Emirates than throughout the previous 12 months, according to the Iranian customs service records. The photograph is quite different from that of the sector in 2023, when the world supply of grain exceeded demand and ended up shaking prices. A challenge (more). The truth is that pistachio scarcity coinciding with the Dubai chocolate boom, the elaboration of homemade versions, the sale of commercial imitations and even the appearance of new products that incorporate the fruit (the supermarket chain WM Morrison He has launched Easter eggs with pistachio cream), adds a new headache for the chocolate industry. The Lidia sector for a long time with its particular cocoa crisiswhich has affected to stock and pricesand now also faces the effects of the commercial war and the crossing of tariffs between the US and the rest of the nations. Images | Flickr and Brenan Greene (UNSPLASH) In Xataka | The best pistachio, that of Madrid: this is how the capital of Spain wants to become the capital of the dry fruit

I have climbed to the Xiaomi Su7 Ultra. It is the definitive proof that China already plays in another league

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The Shanghai 2025 Motor Show is an anthill of Western executives with a face of concern. I have traveled his eight pavilions to confirm what he already sensed: China has ceased to be the applied copion to become the outstanding student. And few models exemplify it better than the Su7 ultra from Xiaomithat made me spend more time with him than I planned: The necessary to make the long tail of curious that we wanted to get on to him … … and he who went in front of his steering wheel. It is not just an attractive and devilishly fast car (it exceeds 350 km/h), it is The materialization of a phenomenon that questions our understanding of the world order. When a company that a few years ago was limited to selling cheap mobiles and presumed without taping to be plagical to Apple created a car that surpasses the Porsche Taycan Turbo GT? The Ultra Su7 in all its splendor and in one of its colors sign of identity. Image: Xataka. Xiaomi’s badge about Morro is not the same in this model as in others: it is 24 carat gold. And it is not only Asian ostentation, which also, but the signature of a manufacturer who knows that he has created something special. Of course, despite the fact that its weight is so scarce that it does not exceed 30 dollars of value, There are already cases of robberies. The gold and carbon fiber badge over the nose. Image: Xataka. When touching it, before the frown of one of the brand attendees who guard the car, I notice the transition between metal and carbon fiber that rests under the badge. Nothing creates, nothing gives. As in the best European GT, but with details that have another design philosophy. The cabin destroys the prejudices of anyone. Even, Ahem, an Apple enthusiast who looked at the Redmi With compassion. The surround seats with red details (optionally, in yellow or black) embrace my body. The steering wheel, which claudica before the fashion of blazing it at its base, includes haptic controls. Image: Xataka. Image: Xataka. Image: Xataka. Image: Xataka. Image: Xataka. Integration with Hyperosthat I cannot try why I use iOS, it goes beyond what is expected: the assistant has changed his gaze torva for affable eyes to explain that the car understands who you are and advances to your needs before you express them. At some point we can really try it, and not just get fleeting to him, and we will test it. And speaking of mobiles: admits double wireless load of up to 50W. A subtle reminder that we are facing A manufacturer that dominates several industries at the same time. Image: Xataka. Image: Xataka. Image: Xataka. Image: Xataka. Image: Xataka. Image: Xataka. The contrast to the Su7 base It is evident. And a reminder: the Ultra is not only a “beyond”, but a rethinking of what a sports electricity should be, with emphasis on the latter. When we put it on motion, we will not only try Hyperos promises, but also their autonomous driving capabilities (such as its obstacle detection or its anti -collision system, which ignores the accelerator pressure to avoid impacts), its Pirelli P zero, its Brembo Carboceramic brakes or its carbon fiber wing. And perhaps even the ground reinforced with that “bullet resistant” material that they have promoted so much. A laboratory of ideas transformed into car. The assistant patient twisted the gesture when I told him that I would love to try it too. Just KiddingI told him before saying goodbye to him and thank him for his explanations and temper Zen. I left seeing how the next one in the tail (western features, by the way) climbed to SU7 ultra without hiding his enthusiasm. This car not only confirms that China already plays in another league, It also forces us to ask ourselves if in ten years we will continue playing the same sport. Time will say. Do like us on this trip and Stay connected whatever your destination. Always navigate at high speed and With unlimited data with the ESIM from Holafly and forget about unpleasant surprises on the bill. Easy to install, keeping your physical Sim card to receive calls and No positions of Roaming. And with a 5 % discount! Council offered by the brand Outstanding image | Xataka In Xataka | Xiaomi has managed to make a car massively in three years. This is how he has achieved

The European Commission fine to Apple and Meta with 500 and 200 million euros. They are condemned to make changes, want or not

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The European Commission has imposed a fine to Apple and goal worth 500 and 200 million eurosrespectively. According to the authority, both companies have breached the Digital Markets Law (DMA). Both amounts reflect both the severity and the duration of the breach of the law. Apple’s case. The European Commission has determined that the company has breached its obligation not to prevent the redirection of users towards offers and purchases outside App Store. Determining a amount of 500 million euros for its sanction. All developers who distribute their apps through this store must be able to inform users about alternative offers outside it. Due to restrictions imposed by Apple, according to the commission, developers cannot benefit from the advantages offered by alternative distribution channels to App Store. Also, consumers cannot access different offers outside those offered in the store itself. The goal case. For the Zuckerberg platform, Europe determines that the obligation to offer consumers the option of using advertising service that uses less personal data is breached. Specifically, it refers to the model of ‘Consent or pay’ introduced in 2023and that was already declared illegal since its launch. The changes. The Commission has ordered Apple to eliminate technical and commercial restrictions on redirection, warning that it must refrain from continuing with similar behaviors in the future. It has a period of 60 days to apply changes, or will face periodic sanctions. “If a user rejects this consent, he must have access to a less personalized but equivalent alternative.” European Commission in 2024 Similar is the case of Facebook, who has forced its users to pay to avoid the assignment of their data. In July 2024, the European Commission warned about a possible millionaire fine in case of not offering alternatives. Fine. In March 2024, The EU was appropriate to Apple with 1,800 euros (almost 0.5% of its annual income) after the demand of Spotify. The reason was quite similar to that of the current sanction: “abusing its dominant position in the music distribution market for music streaming to iPhone and Ipad users through their App Store.” Just three days ago, France (the Authorité de la Concurrence) I fined 150 million euros for abuse of dominant position between 2021 and 2023 in the advertising segment in mobile applications. Meta is not something new either. In November The European Commission fined almost 800 million euros for violating the antimonopoolio standards of the European Union with its Facebook Marketplace service. A year earlier, he received a fine of 1,200 million euros for not complying with the General Data Protection Regulation. Image | Xataka and Meta In Xataka | Meta has a very long history by replicating rival applications to become gold. Edits is the most recent case

China reserved all its content

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It happened in October, but it went unnoticed by the general public so far: United States He enhanced his investment In Brazil mines capable of dealing with the supply of rare earth and critical minerals that dominates with iron fist Asia. At that time, Trump was only a presidency candidate, and global trade, and that of China and the United States in particular, followed the monotony of those days. What happened a few months later We already knowand when Washington has gone to “her” Mina in Brazil, he has encountered a surprise. Context: A unique mine. The Green Serra Minelocated in the Brazilian state of Goiás, it is currently the only active producer Out of China that extracts heavy strange earth from ionic clay, a easier type of deposit to process than the hard rock, since it does not require crushing. These minerals, essential for The manufacture of magnets permanent used in electric vehicles and wind turbines, have turned this mine into a key piece within the MSP strategy led by the United States. With the beginning of commercial production and the announcement in October of a round of US financing by 150 million dollarswith contributions from Denham Capital, Energy and Minerals Group and Vision Blue, Serra Green began to position himself as a crucial actor in the race for reduce dependence Western China. Its executive director, Moraitis thras, He then stressed that these funds would allow the company to reach a scale to compete economically in a market distorted by low Chinese production costs. But there was a problem. The paradox and the Chinese domain. After the months of that operation, in the heart of the Brazilian municipality of Minaçu, an old region Asbestos Minera In the center of the country, a huge pit that contains has already been opened, According to expertsthat possible solution to the urgent problem facing the West: access to heavy rare earths, the essential strategic minerals to manufacture all kinds of critical technologies. As we said at the beginning, the green serra mine, mostly backed with US capital (and to a lesser extent), it is currently the unique out of Asia which produces significant amounts of some of the rare earths most difficult to obtain. However, the geopolitical potential of this operation has been immediately tied to a paradox Structural: All its production is already contractually compromised … To Chinathe only country that has the technical and industrial capacity to separate and process the elements heavy extracted from that clay soil. The Beijing Monopoly. The case of Serra Verde is not an anomaly, but the reflection of carefully cultivated hegemony. China dominates not only extraction, but especially processing Of the 17 known rare earths, essential for automotive, aerospace, electronic and military industries. Although these elements abound in the earth’s crust, their separation is technical and economically complex, and for decades West relegated That task to China. In the particular case of heavy rare earths, which include elements Like Disposio and TerbioChina practically has the global monopoly of separation and refinement. The situation is such that, even when Western countries discover viable deposits, such as Serra Verde in Brazil, They lack infrastructure and industrial knowledge to process them. China, thanks to long -term planning, is now in an unsurpassed position, even in the middle of the growing commercial tensions. Its agreement with almost any mine comes long because it is a fundamental part of the process of exploitation of these lands. A critical block. Interest in Brazil as an alternative provider is not new, but urgent. Since in 2010 China interrupted its exports From rare earth to Japan for a territorial dispute, the world has become aware of its vulnerability in this area. As we said, Denham CapitalBoston -based private investment firm, was one of the first to bet on Brazil that same year, when financing the Serra Verde Project. However, for the next eight years, the project had difficulty taking off due to a fundamental lack: outside China, No one could really refine the materials that the mine would extract. Thus, at the time he finally managed to inaugurate, after fourteen years of work and that additional investment of 150 million dollars In October, the paradoxically the mine had already sold its production to China Up to at least 2027. Its executive director, Moraitis thras, admitted thatalthough now everyone wants their minerals, they cannot do anything: the contracts are signed and the materials already have a destination insured. Long -term response. In addition, Serra Verde is not the only example of this unit. MP Materialsanother company backed by the US government, extracts and separates light rare earth in California, but, again, until recently it sold 80% of its production to China, since it could not process the heavy elements. Had the New York Times that a plant is currently being built in the same state, Financed by the Pentagonone that in the future can perform this task, as well as Other projects In progress in France and Estonia. However, all these initiatives will take years to materialize. Even if they are completed according to the planned deadlines, access to new heavy rare land deposits will continue to be very limited. Serra Green itself hopes to produce just some Hundreds of tons Of these critical minerals for 2027, which, if specified, would double the offer outside Asia. The rest of the international supply currently comes from marginal sources, such as by -products of the coal and uraniumwhich, once again, underlines the urgency of the problem. Strategic advantage. Thus, China’s consolidation as indisputable power In this sector it does not seem fruit of chance, but of a sustained industrial vision for decades. While the United States and its allies just begin to react to The severity of the matterBeijing has built not only technical capacity, but also Supply chain and the contractual links that guarantee control. Moraitis counted In the Times That there is nothing more to recognize the obvious: the strategic planning of the … Read more

Meta has a very long history by replicating rival applications to become gold. Edits is the most recent case

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If you have opened Instagram throughout the day, you are likely to find reels or stories talking about Editsthe new finish line focused on short video edition. It was an expected response to Capcutmore than welcome to offer an alternative to an application that barely had rivals in the market. Beyond the app, which is still a free Capcut clone with less functions (at least in this initial easy), the key point of this launch attends to a strategy that has been running for years: copying to kill. Edits arrives at the right time. Instagram has had a lot of time to launch a video editing application. But, as usual, he has done it with him Timming more precise possible. In mid -January the government of Donald Trump Baneaba Tiktok And, next to her, Capcut. Just a few hours after the baneo, Tiktok He returned to apps stores with an extension that is still in force. But little or nothing was discussed that Capcut was never available again. It has been right now, in full uncertainty what will happen to the apps of Bytedance (company behind Tiktok and Capcut), when Meta has decided to launch edits. The goal only cares about creators. Content creators are the pillar that supports apps such as Instagram and Tiktok. And there is quite curious data in this regard, according to data from Sefici. The Nanoinfluencers (less than 10,000 followers), have a 5%participation rate, the highest. The microinfluencers (from 10,000 to 100,000 followers), 4%. The macroinfluencers, with more than 100,000 followers, are 7% in participation. Why is it important to understand this? Because in the business model of this social network there are many users consuming content (and advertising), but few creating. And it cannot be consumed if there is nothing created. And want to take them to your land. Capcut is the third more downloaded application in iOS worldwide (nine million downloads) and the ninth on Android (18 million downloads). In combined, 27 million users and the seventh application worldwide, above Telegram, Snapchat and Threads. They are barbarian figures for a video editing app. Instagram has especially optimized edits so that the videos uploaded from this app have the highest quality. Additionally, it has integrated creator statistics into the app itself so that creators have access to the panel from edits. Something very similar to what Tiktok does with Tiktok Studio. It is a shout to heaven so that creators stop using the bytedance tools (payment in the case of Capcut Pro) and begin to move towards the finish lines. Copy to kill. There is something that Meta knows how to do very well: copy functions. He did it in 2016 by launching Instagram Stories, A frontal blow (an almost accurate copy) of Snapchatbut integrated into an app with many more functions. Instagram Stories did not take Snapchat in superior active users, becoming one of the main monetization tools of the platform. Today, an ad is displayed every three stories. Next to nothing. In the case of Tiktok, Reels He has not managed to steal user base. But, again, Meta took the opportunity to copy a winning and emerging idea (the videos in short format), to get a new monetization tool. A golden opportunity. Today, Instagram is still the only real competition for Tiktok. If the app fails to survive in the United States, victory will be overwhelming (it is its second market outside of China). And there, as usual, goal will be prepared to bring all the functions and tools that were already present on the rival platform. Image | Xataka In Xataka | Instagram Reels: 21 tricks and functions to get the entire game to this alternative to Tiktok

Intel prepares to fire 20% of its workforce, according to Bloomberg

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The challenges a Those who currently face Intel They exceed the other challenges that he has faced during his more than half a century of history. The leadership he has held for decades in The integrated circuit manufacturing industry is in the hands of The Taiwanese company TSMC since the mid -2000s. In addition, the stagnation during the last years of the PC market and the slowness with which Intel has participated in the industry of the industry of the artificial intelligence (AI) have placed it in a very compromised position. In July 2024, the company that at that time led Pat Gelsinger gave a tremendous batacazo in the stock market. Their actions fell 30% in a few days and stabilized in the value they had in 2011. In addition, Intel lost $ 1.6 billion During the second quarter of 2024 and its year -on -year income fell by 1%. These circumstances triggered a crisis that still persists today, as we anticipate in the head of this article. Intel’s current general director is committed to returning to the company’s roots Everything rushed during the summer of 2024. On August 2 Intel announced that was about to start a structural adjustment plan that pursued to reduce the costs of the company and increase its agility when adapting to the challenges that the market currently imposes. Its objective was to fire 15% of the workforce (more than 15,000 employees) and reduce costs by approximately 10,000 million dollars. Pat Gelsinger had declared shortly before Intel was inefficient because he had an excessively complex structure. Lip-Bu so seeks to eliminate redundant positions and reduce management levels Not even Gelsinger himself “survived” this regeneration process. On December 2 This executive came out in a somewhat precipitated way of the company, whose course was uncertain until last March 18 Lip-bu took the reins of Intel. This veteran physicist and nuclear engineer He hastened to confirm that two of the pillars of its strategy would pursue reinforce the company’s position in the AI ​​market and reposition Intel as a leading company in the integrated circuit manufacturing industry. Today we know something else. Something very important. And is that, According to BloombergIntel is preparing to face a new cut in its workforce in a clear attempt to reduce their operating expenses, among which personnel costs or marketing expenses are counted. The figure that considers the company on this occasion amounts to 20% of its workforce, which in practice implies to dispense with approximately 20,000 workers. However, these people join the more than 15,000 employees of which Intel has dispensed with in the last months of 2024. On that occasion the people who were forced to leave the company They were not engineers; They were administrative and sales personnel, marketing and support. On this occasion, Lip-Bu seeks to eliminate redundant positions and reduce management levels with the purpose of increasing Intel’s agility and competitiveness in two key areas such as AI and the manufacture of semiconductors. Image | Intel More information | Bloomberg In Xataka | Intel has confirmed that the 20A node will be skipped to reduce expenses. The 18A node will enter production in 2025

These are some of the best electronic book readers on offer

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Today, April 23, as every year, the Book Day. If you are thinking of making the leap from paper to digital, today is an excellent opportunity to buy an electronic book reader. If you are a bit lost and you don’t know which model you will opt for, we are going to show you some of those we have found on offer. Kobo Clara Color by 149 euros: with 16 GB and 6 ”color screen. Kobo Libra Color by 219.90 euros: With 7 ”color and water resistant screen. New Amazon Kindle (2024) by 99 euros: with 16 GB and 6 ”screen. SPC DICKENS LIGHT 2 by 87.99 euros: With 8 GB and autonomy of up to one month. Variation Scribas Woxter by 69 euros: With 4 GB of memory and screen e-ink pearl. Kobo Clara Color Today, electronic book readers have evolved considerably and we can even find color screen models (also destined for comics readers). Such is the case of Kobo Clara Colorwhich is lowered in Mediamarkt and you can buy it for 149 euros. In Amazon It is also at the same price, but with a high shipping time: from 3 to 7 months. This Kobo Clara Color It stands out for its screen, which with color electronic ink and with a six -inch diagonal. In addition, it has Comfortlight Pro technology, which allows to reduce blue light. It comes with a 16 GB storage and its battery is able to offer up to 42 days of autonomy. As far as connectivity is concerned, integrates Bluetooth and Wifi. Kobo Clara Color | Electronic color reader * Some price may have changed from the last review Kobo Libra Color Another ereader of the Kobo firm that is worth it, especially now that it is reduced, is the Kobo Libra Color. In PCComponentes, you can now find it for 219.90 euros Faced with the almost 240 euros that usually costs. Kobo Libra Color is a EREADER Very complete. It weighs 199.5 grams and its screen is in color and seven inches. Besides, Water resists up to two meters and allows you to customize the source and text size. It comes with 32 GB of memory and offers an autonomy of up to 40 days. Kobo Libra Color Digital Text Reca * Some price may have changed from the last review New Amazon Kindle (2024) If there is a famous ereader, that is (without a doubt) the Amazon Kindle. Now, in this e-commerce giant, the Kindle of 2024 It is lowered, so that it is one of the star gifts on Book Day. Its usual price is almost 120 euros but, at the moment, it is available for 99 euros. He Kindle (2024) He is a very easy -to -use electronic book reader. Has its own store to download and buy books and this model comes with 16 GB of internal storage. Its screen is six -inch and its battery offers an autonomy of about two weeks. New Amazon Kindle (16 GB) * Some price may have changed from the last review SPC DICKENS LIGHT 2 Another of the cheap Ereaders that we want 12% discountstaying in 87.99 euros. This electronic book reader has an electronic ink screen (with six intensity levels) and a six -inch diagonal. You can use it both in vertical position. It comes with an 8 GB memory and is very fine and light. Its battery offers an autonomy of up to a month. SPC Dickens Light 2 – Electronic book with backlit screen and light with 6 intensity levels * Some price may have changed from the last review Variation Scribas Woxter The last of the Ereaders that we want to offer you is the most economical we have found. It is about Variation Scribas Woxtera model without great pretensions but that will allow you to read your favorite books without spending a pasture. Specifically, you can buy it on Amazon for 69 euros. This model has a Six-inch pearl e-break screen. It offers multiple letter sizes and up to 16 gray levels and has a powerful processor. Its internal memory is 4 GB, but you can expand it through MicroSD card Up to 32 GB. Variation Scribas Woxter (Black, 6 “) * Some price may have changed from the last review Some of the links of this article are affiliated and can report a benefit to Xataka. In case of non -availability, offers may vary. Image | Amazon, Kobo, SPC and Woxter In Xataka | If this Christmas has given you an electronic book, these five accessories for Kindle and Kobo are ideal to accompany them In Xataka | What Kindle Buy: Purchase guide with recommendations to succeed with Amazon electronic book readers

Its creator has taken eight years to finish it

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Sometimes, the most stimulating phenomena of the video game happen behind the back of the great media campaigns and prefabricated successes. Simply, an extraordinary quality game or with immense playable possibilities grows with the mouth to mouth of the users. And when it reaches the media, it is already the sensation of the environment. It has happened to ‘Blue Prince‘, And it is the great current secret success of video games. Simple but matador. What makes ‘Blue Prince’ an overwhelming concept game is that he finds a point where two apparently opposite mechanics are crossed. On the one hand the static puzzles of ‘Myst’ games. On the other, that the game is a Roguelitethat is to say: each game is completely new, death is permanent and the objective of the game, exploring a house of 45 rooms in search of number 46, which is secret, is reset with each restart, having to start exploration again every time. The ‘Balatro’ Way. Every time you try to leave a room, the player has three rooms at your disposal to locate. Not only will they tell a fascinating and increasingly sinister story between the lines, but they have their individual characteristics: not all of them open to the first, not all have the same ways of exit, if they have them. They could be three letters to choose from a deck, and in that sense the game remembers’Balatro‘, the last feeling of the industry. And that he toured a path very similar to this: released by Bajini, without great campaigns around, and thanks to the mouth of the players, excellent notes and the runrún on social networks became the game of the season. Eight years. It is the time that its creator, Tonda Ros. Inspired by the documentary ‘Indie Game: The Movie’, he decided that he would set up a game with very elementary development tools, such as the Unity engine. His inspiration were games like ‘Gone Home’ and ‘The Witness’, as Bloomberg said. In 2016, Ros began to develop a prototype of ‘Blue Prince’ with the plan to invest only six months in development, but one thing led to the other and ended up leaving the job and commissioning part of the tasks, such as the art direction or the soundtrack, to other creators. Since 2021, with the already playable prototype, he has basically dedicated himself to balance the difficulty. But … What does ‘Blue Prince’ have? Basically, a mixture impossible to describe in words: on the one hand rigid mechanical, almost outdated for puzzles; on the other, the total unpredictability of the Roguelites Modern, where each game is completely new. Contemplative and at the same time mysterious, with a story that unfolds wonderfully and without carrying the player at any time, ‘Blue Prince’ has become one of the best valued games of the moment. Criticism loves him. ‘Blue Prince ‘holds An average of 92 in Metacriticthat is, it is the best valued game from 2025 to date. In other aggregators, as opencritichas an impressive 98 after 63 criticism, and an average of one in three reviews providing the maximum possible score. Many media already describe it as Important matching contender of the year. If something like this happened in the next game Awards, it would mark a trend worthy of being taken into account in the industry: after the triumph last year of the superb ‘Astro Bot‘, we could be seeing a withdrawal of Blockbusters and a turn players preferences towards titles (much) more modest. And sales endorse it. ‘Blue Prince ‘has been played by approximately 150,000 people on all platforms. The bulk of its sales have produced, however, in Steam, since those of PlayStation and Xbox are scarce due to their availability in Game Pass and PlayStation Plus. Sales are not official, but estimates They are between 77,000 and 162,000 copies: as the game debuted in the Seventh place in the Steam Sales Weekly Top In its launch week, it is believed that their digital sales have been superior to the average for such a game. ‘Blue Prince’ reached a historic peak of 19,243 simultaneous players in Steam on April 20, 2025, and currently is around 15,000 players connected simultaneously. A authentic and small miracle. In Xataka | The indie sensation of the moment is ‘unpacking’, a video game that extracts pixelated gold from one of the most boring activities in the world

The kindness with chatgpt is coming out of OpenAi. The “please” and “thanks” have an absurd cost every month

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Probably these days, doing Scroll In social networks, you have crossed with one of those memes that say everything with an image: a man about to be eliminated by robots is saved at the last moment because, according to one of them, he “always said thanks.” A minimum, almost automatic gesture, which redeems it to machines in the dystopic future and that starts a smile in the meantime algorithm. Obviously, we do not expect robots to take control of the planet. But it is no accident that this idea has become viral. Cinema and literature have been feeding that imaginary between fascination and fear. The funny thing is that, beyond fiction, there is something real in all this: being educated with artificial intelligence (AI) is not free. Our kindness, however routine, costs money. And not precisely little. The functioning of AI is not exactly cheap. When we use an artificial intelligence chatbot, we rarely think about the consumption of resources that each of our requests implies. Chatgpt and other similar systems work thanks to large language models, also known as LLM, which operate in data centers equipped with high performance hardware, such as NVIDIA H100 GPU. The execution of these models, which is technically called inference, requires enormous processing capacity and, therefore, a considerable amount of electricity. To all this we must add the necessary investment to build and maintain these infrastructure, as well as their environmental impact. We know, for example, that many of these centers consume large volumes of water to cool the systems, since this type of computer generates heat. Very hot. There is no consensus on how much each request costs, and the figures vary according to the company. Even so, Sam Altman has given a track. The amazing cost of kindness. A few days ago, a user asked on social networks how much money Openai would have lost just because people add “please” and “thank you” to interact with their models. CEO’s response did not go unnoticed: “Dozens of millions of dollars well spent.” He did not speak of a single interaction, of course, but about the accumulation of millions of friendly messages over time. Click to see the original message in x It is curious that, despite the high energy and economic cost that this represents, Altman considers that it is a justified expense. Should we be kind to an AI? As in any other area, there are people who prefer to go directly to the point and others who choose to maintain a more careful and educated tone. This difference probably also has to do with the way each one communicates in their day to day. And in this context, kindness is not just a matter of manners. A study entitled “Should We respect LLMS? A Cross-Linguistic Study of Prompt Politeness in Academic Performance”Analyzed the role of courtesy in the indications and left some interesting conclusions. Among them, that unfortunate messages tend to generate a worse performance. Although, yes, excess courtesy does not guarantee better results. What seems clear to those who use this type of chatbots daily, and more now that they are able to learn and remember more precision, they can adapt to the user’s tone. If we want a more respectful, more coherent and a little more human interaction, we should probably start by taking that step. Images | X screen capture In Xataka | The hallucinations are still the Achilles heel of the AI: the latest OpenAI models invent more of the account

Some of its products are already more expensive in the US

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The tariff war between the United States and China has only intensified. The taxes already exceed 100%marking one of the most tense moments in the commercial relationship between both powers. Meanwhile, Washington has reached temporary relief with other countries with which it maintains agreements, provisionally suspending the so -called “reciprocal tariffs”although maintaining a base tariff of 10%. But beyond geopolitical tensions, what many wonder is whether this will end up being noticed in what we pay for certain products. To what extent will our day to day affect? In the United States, the response begins to be evident: the prices of technological accessories are rising. And the focus is not in minor brands, but in well -known catalogs such as Logitech and Anker, where the first adjustments are already visible. More expensive mice. Media like The Verge or 9to5Mac have collected An analysis of the YouTube channel Cameron Dougherty Techthat alerts about ups to 25% in some Logitech accessories. Not all products have suffered adjustments, but there are striking cases: the MX Master 3S has gone from 89.99 to $ 119.99. There are also changes in keyboards such as Pro X Tkl, which now costs $ 219.99 compared to 199.99 of its launch. Not all prices have risen. Some models, such as the MX ERGO or the G703 Games mouse, maintain their current price in the United States. In fact, there have also been slight declines, as in the case of the Pro X Superlight, which has gone from $ 159.99 to $ 149.99. These decline adjustments are not unusual: they are usually applied to more time products in the market or complete ranges that are close to a renewal. Portable loaders and batteries also rise. According to ReutersAnker has adjusted the price of part of its catalog in the United States in recent weeks, after the entry into force of the new tariffs. The agency cites Smartscout data, which indicates that approximately a fifth of the Chinese company products have remarked. In total, we talk about 127 accessories that are now more expensive. For example, the Power Bank’s Anker laptop portable battery has gone from $ 88 to $ 110. The Anker Prime Docking Station has also risen, which now costs $ 270 compared to the original 250. These prices correspond to the time of publishing this article and, as usual in the Anker catalog, they can frequently fluctuate due to active promotions. Even so, Smartscout warns of a “concerted effort” to raise prices in a sustained way. And in Spain, what is happening? If we look at the aforementioned brands, it does not seem that prices are raising prices in the Spanish market. He Logitech MX Master 3Sfor example, maintains its launch price in 135 euros on the official website, Although it is easy to find it something cheaper on platforms like Amazon. The same goes for the logitech pro x tkl keyboard, which has dropped from the initial 239 euros to 199 eurosalways talking about prices at the official website. In the case of Anker, we have reviewed several products for sale in Europe Through its website and, Between November 2024 and April 2025in general, no increases have been detected. A situation that contrasts with what is happening in the United States. The impact on Europe is still to be seen. The tariff situation remains in motion and short -term changes are not ruled out. The barriers that are raising the United States and China threaten to destabilize a global trade That, until now, it had worked with relative fluency. That tension could end up affecting supply chains and, with it, at the prices we also pay in Europe. For now, there are no clear signs in Logitech or Anker catalogs, but uncertainty is already on the table. Images | Đào hiếu | Mika Baumeister In Xataka | Before panic for US tariffs there are technological ones doing something uncommon: product collection In Xataka | The US tariffs are a weapon of mass destruction in the Tech industry. Except for Chinese mobiles

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