Month: May 2025

The amazing proposal of the Emirates-Indian Tunnel

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When the United Arab Emirates is treated, the pulse does not tremble. There are to prove it Burj Khalifathe largest skyscraper on the planet, or projects such as the Luna -shaped resort of Dubai u One Za´abelendowed with the largest cantilever building ever built. Any of the three pales if compared, however, with the structure proposed by National Advisor Bureau Limitedcompany based in MASDAR. A gigantic underwater tunnel that would cover around 1,800 kilometers that separate two port areas from Arab Emirates and India. The infrastructure is in the concept phase, but stands out for its ambition, dimensions … and the interesting possibilities that it would open in the region. What does it propose? A draft mega -structure. The proposal by National Advisor Bureau consists of building a huge submarine tunnel that allows direct United Arab Emirates (EAU) and the remaining countries that make up the remaining. Cooperation Council of the Arab states of the Gulf – organism that integrates half a dozen nations from the Middle East – with India. To be more precise, the project is drawn between two coastal points separated by about 1,800 kilometers: Fujairah and Mumbaion the west coast of India. And what would the duct be like? Submarine, drawn under the waters of the Arabic sea and entering the Gulf of Oman. To better illustrate the infrastructure in mind, National Advisor Bureau elaborated several years ago A series of videos and infographics in which the proposal clearly appreciates: formed by two concrete ducts that pass in parallel and remain submerged, although in suspension, tied to a series of floating structures. Another alternative would go to tie them with fasteners to the bottom of the sea. The idea of ​​its designers is to keep the tunnels at a depth that does not interfere with maritime traffic and keep them safe from inclement. His pontoons would also be separate enough to allow the passage of surface ships, through the waters of the Indian. As for the tubes, they would be built to be resistant to the corrosion of salt water and pressure. What would the tunnels be used for? For the transport of passengers, tourists and workers who wish to move between United Arab Emirates and India, but also merchandise and strategic supplies. The infographics of National Advisor Bureau show that each duct would be divided in turn into four large compartments: one for trains, another for goods and two lower, as a pipes, which would be dedicated to oil or gas and water flow. The objective is to export oil from the Emiratí port of Fujairah to India through the pipeline and import the excess water of the Narmada river, north of Mumbai. Its authors argue that Narmada usually overflows during the monsoon season. The project does not rule out that oil or gas can be used beyond India, China or Pakistan, or the construction of a floating fuel station to supply ships between pontones. What kind of train do we talk about? One fast. Very fast. The authors of the project explain that within the tunnel a vacuum would be created that would allow the use of “ultra -granted” railroads, capable of reaching speeds between 600 and 1,000 kilometers per hour (km/h). It is an ambitious objective, taking into account that Chinese Maglev trains point to 600 km/h and 1,000 km/h It is the objective of its modern Hyperloop, still in the test phase. Since the distance between Mumbai and the Fujairah station is around 1,800 kilometers, the journey could be made between two and four hours. The company even speaks of another possible route, between Fujairah and the port of Gawader, in Pakistan, that the submerged infrastructure would allow to cover in one hour. At what point is it? In the concept. The idea was released a few years ago National Advisor Buerau, behind others equally media projectsas UAE-Fergwhich raises IACEBERGS towing From Antarctica to the coast of Fujairah to take advantage of them as new fresh water sources in the region. The proposal of the submarine tunnel began to sound before the pandemic, towards 2018 either 2019as a concept, and achieved attract interest of International media. Since then his information flow has gone less. Of one of the latest news They echoed in 2021 #Swajya or India Infrahubwho collected how Abdulla Alsehhi, director of Nationa Advisor had defended the advantages of the structure in a strategic conclave focused on relations between Arab Emirates and India. The entrepreneur and engineer The potential stands out of the submarine project to improve bilateral trade between both nations. Image | PRNEWSFOTO In Xataka | The construction of The Line, the “skyscraper” of 170 km from Saudi Arabia, advances: a new video shows it In Xataka | Nicaragua has a project to revolutionize global maritime trade: a channel that almost four -year -old

Saudi Arabia is not willing to give up a paradise in the purest Caribbean style, despite Neom’s cuts: Laheq Island

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Neom has dreamed of a dystopian future designed for luxury tourism, in which they have imagined linear cities of 170 kilometers long, Aquatic parks In the middle of the desert, soccer fields that seem taken from a video game either Luxury bunkerized resorts that house high -tech laboratories inside. The variety of NEOM projects is huge, and some of them already They have come truealthough with results less spectacular of what their promoters promised. However, despite complicated economic scenario That it is facing oil, Neom does not stop presenting new urban developments oriented to the ruling and enjoyment of the millionaires of the entire planet: A luxury semi -artificial island in front of the western coasts of Saudi Arabia. It will be the first of a 92 island archipelago. Laheq Island: A Caribbean island at the doors of a desert The real estate developer is global, He has made public The Laheq Island project, the new red sea jewel, at least as far as luxury tourism is concerned. This ambitious project joins the Vision 2030 Plan driven by the heir prince Mohammed Bin Salmanwhich seeks to reduce the dependence of Saudi Arabia of its gas and oil deposits and seeks to boost its economy bringing international investments. The new private island has been designed by The Foster + Partners study led by Norman Foster, and extends on 400 hectares of fine sand molded tailored to your needs. The central element of Laheq Island is “The Ring”. Around it, other minor islands communicate by bridges built on the sea that, in turn, connects the archipelago with the mainland. “The ring” is a 800 meter circular structure in diameter that surrounds an inner lagoon with white sand beaches and abundant vegetation, while the outer part of the ring is bathed by the crystalline reds of the red sea. The design prioritizes the integration of luxury villas and mansions that will be built throughout the ring, leaving several outings to the sea in different points of the perimeter and allowing the entrance to the lagoon to small boats. The Superyates Of its inhabitants they will remain at the doors of the complex in Marina with capacity for 115 large moorings. These moorings will also be available for guests of the two five -star hotels or the beach club. Leisure will be carried out by different sailing schools and aquatic sports, a tennis club, 18 holes with club and a traditional Saudi souk. Current appearance of Laheq from Google Earth “Whether they are visiting guests or residents who wish to acquire a piece of the Red Sea, in Laheq they will experience a luxury life in an enriching tourist community that unites people and encourages links for a lifetime,” said John Pagano, executive director of the Red Group is global. Laheq Island not only attracts attention for its architecture and services. The semiartificial island has developed in a privileged environment. Is part of one of the Greater coral reefs of the world, home of more than 2,000 marine species, many of them rare and unique. Millionaire projects, downward budgets The presentation of the Semiartificial Island Laheq arrives right in one of the economic moments More delicate for Neomwith the budget cuts hanging on the head of some projects like a Damocles sword. Such and As I pointed out he Financial Timesthe country is going through a stage of review and reduction of expenses, with 20% cuts in the Neom budget For this year due to Fall in oil prices and the national budget deficit. However, the commitment to exclusive tourism projects in the Red Sea seems to move forward obliges, while other projects They are canceled either They reduce its scale. In Xataka | SIRANNA: The new luxury destination for the Supermer Image | Red Sea Global, Foster + Partners

They are still waiting for their car without news

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In November 2017, Tesla enthusiasts like Hamid Shojaee They did not hesitate to advance $ 50,000 To ensure a place on the waiting list of the New Roadster. It was not a smaller figure, but the promise in front of them was tempting: an electrical supercar capable of accelerating from 0 to 100 km/h in less than two seconds and traveling the distance between Los Angeles and San Francisco of round trip without stopping to recharge. Tesla presented it as “the fastest production car that has been manufactured.” Almost eight years later, neither Shojae nor the rest of the depositors have received their car. And, what is more worrying, production has not yet begun. Click to see the original message in x A wait that lengthens without a clear date. Roadster delay is not an isolated case or responds to a specific problem. Since its presentation, Tesla has been displacing the production deadlines again and again. At first, Elon Musk announced that the car would manufacture in 2020. But that same year, An updated roadmap He placed the beginning between 12 and 18 months later, which took us in the mid or late 2021. In 2021 It was delayed again at 2022. Then went to 2023, then to 2024and more recently to 2025. In parallel, not a single unit has left the factory, and the company itself has barely shown tangible advances since then. Tesla and promises that do not arrive on time. At this point, the pattern is repeated. The Roadster joins a long list of Tesla products announced with enthusiasm, but whose arrival is substantially delayed. The cybertruckfor example, it was presented in 2019 and promised by 2021. It did not arrive at the hands of the first buyers Until the end of 2023. And the Robotaxis, an ambitious autonomous driving project that Musk came to announce by 2020, have been renamed As Cybercab and, hopefully, they will arrive in 2026. Tesla’s narrative has always revolved around groundbreaking ideas, but the deadlines are rarely fulfilled. The Roadster has ended up becoming the best example of that reality. “The dessert” that does not finish arriving. During a call with investors after the presentation of results of the second quarter of 2024, Musk was asked directly about the state of Roadster. Did not offer concrete dates, But a messageFor those who have been waiting for years. “The Roadster is not just the icing on the cake, it is the icing on the cake,” he said. He added that Tesla has the mission of accelerating the transition to a sustainable energy future and that this implies prioritizing high -impact products rather than “dessert.” Even so, he dropped that the car design is almost finished and that it will be “something really spectacular.” GrandiloCuentes that, for the moment, still do not materialize in the form of a car. The reserve page for the Spanish market In Spain, reservations remain open. Although the production has not begun and that the model remains without a clear delivery date, Tesla reopened the reserves of the new Roadster in Spain in June 2023. The process requires an initial payment of 4,000 euros when making the reservation and an additional transfer of 39,000 euros in the next ten days. In total, 43,000 euros that Tesla says they are completely reimbursablebut that suppose a figure that is not negligible by a car that has not yet seen a definitive unit. A frozen price in time. When it was presented in 2017, Tesla spoke of a base price of 200,000 and a limited version “Founders Series” for $ 250,000. Since then, everything has changed: competition is stronger, the economic context is another and production costs have probably risen. What has not changed is that official label, which continues to float as if time had not happened. Now, the only clear thing is that, for now, the Roadster is still a promise to come true. Images | Tesla | Giorgio Trovato In Xataka | In 2016, Tesla opened orders in India asking for $ 1,000 as a sign. Now your customers have no car or money

A magazine bought a Cybertruck for $ 100,000. Nine months later it only is worth $ 8,000 for a reason: repairs

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For a few years now, there is a maximum among engine journalists when someone asks us about a car: I can tell you if I like reliability It refers. And we cannot know how time will pass through the car. Of those cars that have been in the market for some time, analysis can be done, Like those of the OCU or the celebrities of JD Power in the United Statesto understand your reliability. Also of engines used for many years by the same company. But, for example, with current Chinese cars it happens to us that we cannot glimpse their long -term reliability. It is something that time will say. Years ago that was supplied by the media with long -term tests. The cars used to be used in specialized writings for a year or a number of kilometers that could reach 100,000 or overcome this barrier and extend up to 200,000 or 250,000 kilometers. Those evidence, today, are almost exceptional. In the United States, however, they are still active among the most successful specialized media with greater support. An example is Edmundsa magazine that will be 60 years in the market next year and that is one of the greatest references in the country. Without the possibility of receiving a long -term assignment, the magazine decided to get a Tesla Cybertruck to submit it to a long -distance test. His intention was to verify How the new Electric Pick-up of Tesla agedstudying the costs of its maintenance and any other type of problem that could arise. But the problem that has arisen is that its Tesla Cybertruck is worth $ 8,000. In five months, the magazine has seen how its more than $ 100,000 paid by the electric car have vanished. A blow has ruined the long -term test. Repairing it costs Cuatro Dacia Sandero The journalists of Edmunds explain in your article That last summer they bought a Tesla Cybertruck. They did it after having entered the waiting list to acquire one thanks to the reservation of 100 dollars that had been deposited in 2019. Then, the car was sold by Tesla as a gigantic pick-up pick-up of steel bullets or balls (Ahem) that would be put in the market for a price of less than $ 40,000. More than five years later, Tesla still does not find an affordable model To give a new push to its sales and the Cybertruck began to Sell ​​over $ 100,000. Specifically, 101,985 dollars paid in Edmunds By rejecting the Cyberbeast option, which adds the FSD autonomous driving functions and multiple aesthetic details. Of course, the price would have been increased by another $ 20,000. They said then that they considered that, or not, it was “one of the most interesting cars that have been launched in recent years.” And they stressed that “we will do everything with him, from the usual tests of EDMUNDS EV And the load tests until proven its off -road capacity, put a microscope in that body and check what it is to live with this brutalist beast day by day. (…) We will also watch how it behaves Full Self-Driving In such a large vehicle. And, of course, you will probably see it in a career, because … why not? “ However, enthusiasm soon vanished within the writing of Edmunds. They explain that after five months of this one-year test they parked the pick-up on the street and never started again. In fact, What started from rennet was the rear axle. On December 11, 2024, a car that crossed an intersection had an accident, was fired against the car and crashed into the car, affecting the rear wheel and bumper. This caused damage to the wheel, the tire, the steel panel, the bumper and “doctors” of internal elements. The impact was so great that he moved the Cybertruck to the sidewalk next to the one he was parked despite his 2,995 kg of weight. In Edmunds They had to imagine that the repair was going to be expensive because “part of the rear axle had fallen to the ground.” There was no choice but to call the crane. And the nightmare began. Click on the image to go to the original tweet They ensure in the middle that no independent workshop was willing to take care of the car repair, so they had to contact the official Tesla service. But, even within the company, there are only a handful of stores that have the certification to work with the stainless steel body. Although they claim that angels is the city with the most cybertruck on the planet (we would say in the United States since it is only sold there), only two spaces within a radius of 90 kilometers have permission to work with the car. One of the stores confirmed that they would have to tow the car and wait a month to receive an estimate of the damage and the cost of repair. Then, they would have to tow the car again to a parking lot and wait another five months before repairs began when they would have to tow the car. In its second option, the technical service also estimated the waiting time before giving the budget but would begin repair at the end of whether they were satisfied with it. Of course, a few days before carrying the car from Tesla they called Edmunds To tell them that they were saturated and that they could not give them a budget until another month later. In total, they had to wait two months to have a budget. The valuation had a cost of $ 1,128 And it was conclusive: repairing the car would cost 57,879.89. When they searched for the current vehicle value they found that before having suffered an accident, it is quoted at $ 86,160. That is, with the repair they were only wasting time and money. The breakdown, published by the medium was as follows: Stripes and … Read more

This remains in Europe and the US

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If you planned to get an Xbox, you may be late at the best price. Microsoft He has just announced a global climb in their consoles and controlsa rates review that, for now, will not affect Xbox Game Passbut that anticipates changes in the price of games First-Park At the end of the year. The announcement arrives at an especially delicate time for the industry, with a commercial war between the United States and China. From this May 1, the new prices are already active in Europe. The Xbox Series S of 512 GB It goes from costing 299.99 euros to 349.99 euros, an increase of 16.67 % compared to the price that maintained since its launch in 2020. It is a considerable rise for a console that stood out precisely for its low cost of entry. The model with 1 TB of storage It is also more expensive: 349.99 euros passes to 399.99 euros. The Xbox Series X Digital now costs 549.99 euros, while The version with record reader It is 599.99 euros. Finally, the special edition Xbox Series X 2TB Galaxy Black It reaches 699.99 euros, consolidating as the most expensive console of the current Microsoft catalog. The controls do not get rid of this upward revision. The Xbox Wireless Controller (Core), in its basic version, will be sold for 64.99 euros, while the color model amounts to 69.99 euros. Those who seek a more advanced option must prepare the portfolio: the Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 (Full) reaches 199.99 euros. As for official headphones, Microsoft has confirmed that price changes, for the moment, only affect United States and Canada. In the lower table of the article you can consult all the prices updated both in euros and in dollars. Price in Europe Price in the US Xbox Series S 512 349.99 euros $ 379.99 Xbox Series S 1TB 399.99 euros $ 429.99 Xbox Series X Digital 549.99 euros $ 549.99 Xbox Series x 599.99 euros $ 599.99 Xbox Series X 2TB Galaxy Black Special Edition 699.99 euros $ 729.99 Xbox Wireless Controller (Core) 64.99 euros $ 64.99 Xbox Wireless Controller (Color) 69.99 euros $ 69.99 Xbox Wireless Controller – Special Edition 74.99 euros $ 64.99 Xbox Wireless Controller – Limited Edition 89.99 euros $ 89.99 Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 (Core) 149.99 euros 149.99 dollars Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 (Full) 199.99 euros $ 199,99 Xbox Stereo Headset 59.99 euros (no price change) $ 64.99 Xbox Wireless Headset 109.99 euros (no price change) 119.99 dollars In addition to the consoles and accessories, Microsoft has also advanced that some games will see their price for the Christmas campaign increased. In the US, the price will go from $ 69.99 to $ 79.99. It is another sign that the cost of the great titles follows an ascending trajectory. The case reminds future releases of Nintendo Switch 2, that will reach the market with higher prices than usual In some cases. What is kept without changes, at least for now, are Xbox Game Pass rates. From Redmond they say that “these changes are challenging and have been taken after careful market evaluation and the growing cost of development.” Although the company has not directly mentioned tariffs, the context is difficult to ignore: the commercial escalation between the US and China is already causing tensions in international prices and it is likely that this is not the last adjustment we see in the industry. The striking thing is that Microsoft is not the only company that has chosen to raise prices. Sony also increased last month the cost of its PlayStation 5 console in Europeincluding the United Kingdom, applying a 10% rise in the digital edition. The new PS5 digital costs 499.99 euros, 50 euros more than it cost so far, matching the standard PS5 price in its launch. In the midst of these oscillations, there is a curious fact: the PS5 external record reader has dropped in price. It goes from costing 119.99 euros to 79.99 euros, which partially compensates for the increase if acquired together with the digital version. The standard PS5 with Blu-ray unit remains at 549.99 euros, and the PlayStation 5 Pro retains its price of 799.99 euros. It is not the first time that the Sony console rises in price. In August 2022, the digital edition has already gone from 399.99 euros to 449.99 euros, and the standard version rose from 499.99 euros to the current 549.99 euros. Images | Billy Freeman | Jaime Marrero In Xataka | The Nintendo Switch 2 has reached the market with an important price increase. People are giving the same

The “Casas Clavo” that planted the progress of urban planning in China

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Imagine a small house with a couple of floors surrounded by huge blocks of homes. You don’t have to imagine too much, since we have seen it in Pixar’s popular ‘up’ movie, but far from being fiction material, such constructions exist, enduring firm before progress and concrete advance. They are the so -called “Casa Clavo”. It is a global phenomenon, but in China we find some of the most iconic cases that became a sample of popular resistance. Dīngzihù. When we talk about “Casa Clavo”, it is literal. The Chinese term “dīngzihù” comes to say precisely that. Dīngzi means “clavo” and hù is “family” or “home.” And it is an expression that refers to the owners who resist evicing their homes so that they are demolished, becoming that building into a nail that is difficult to get. It is a term that became popular with the modernization of the country. The new urban development projects needed land to build, so they offered economic compensations to the residents of these areas to leave their homes. Those who refused due to personal reasons or economic disagreements, saw how their house was the only one in the neighborhood that was stood, while huge moles of concrete were erected around them. In China, it is also curious because the phenomenon is relatively recent. Private property did not have much importance until not so ago, but in 2007 approved The first modern law of private property that hindered forced expropriation and empowered the owners. The only way to demolish a home was to justify the “public interest” of the new construction, and that is what originated a series of movements of the population to protect their homes. Wu ping. These ‘resistance’ movements are very media both for personal history and for the aesthetics of the new street, with small and traditional houses isolated in the midst of the new buildings. Several throughout these years have occurred, but if one perfectly reflects that struggle spirit, it is Chongqing in 2004. Wu Ping and Yang Wu refused to sell their property for the construction of a shopping center. The rest of the neighborhood was demolished, but his house endured and the photo is shocking: at the top of a mound, surrounded by excavation to start the construction of the complex as soon as possible. The marriage was the only one among 281 families in the area that rejected the moving to another area and declared that it was not “stubborn or rebellious -as they had described in the media.” I only try to protect my personal rights as a citizen, and I will continue until the end. “ Apart from why he did not want, in that house his family had lived for three generations. And do not believe that the contest was peaceful: the real estate developers cut the water and energy when they excavated the pit. For his part, Mr. Yang Wu, champion Marcial Arts, Nunchakus used to create an impromptu ladder to his house and threatened to hit anyone who tried to dislodge it. He also raised a Chinese flag on the property. After years of legal and media battle, they reached a millionaire agreement with the promoters and an apartment in the city center with a size similar to that of their old house. The house was demolished. Chinese resistance. Although the photo of the house Wu is, perhaps, the most picturesque, the case of that marriage is not Not much less unique As far as media noise is concerned. In Nanning, a small house was trapped in the center of a great avenue. Around the house, as if it were a roundabout, there was only asphalt and cars circulating. They ended up arriving at an agreement, but also left a photo for the story. Something similar occurred In Zhejiang, when in 2012 a five -story house was standing in the middle of a highway. Another 450 buildings were demolished, but the owners of this house considered that the compensation was ridiculous and could not buy an equivalent home. After greater compensation and land, they accepted and left their home, which was demolished. They will end up succumbing or not, something is clear: these examples are just a few of this sample of popular resistance in China, a defense of heritage and individual rights against a modernization that, in the Asian giant, has taken steps. Edith Macefield. But this of refusing to leave home so that they throw it is not something exclusive to China, and a case that you surely know, but not by this name, is that of Edith Macefield. In the American city of Seattle, the house of this lady caught the attention of half the world when she refused to compensate one million dollars to leave her home. The 84 -year -old lady at that time, received complementary offers, as free domiciliary care for the rest of her life, but did not give in: her house was not going to be demolished to build a shopping center. It was not for touching the noses: I was advanced and considered tedious to have to move. After several failures, the builders made the decision to raise the complex equally, but in a less hostile way than the cases we have seen in China. Three of the sides of the house with five -story high walls and Mrs. Macefield lived there until she died in 2008. The house is still there, empty, as a sign of that particular heroism. And why do I say that the house design and history may sound to you? Because it is the one that served as inspiration for Pixar to create the magnificent ‘UP‘. There are more stories on American soil, such as Thirsty Beaveran open bar in 2008 that was built in the middle of a field, but that in 2015 was surrounded by a huge floors building after its refusal to sell. And there it continues. Inspiration. As we say, there are other … Read more

Also to set up a Lego set. These are some of the best

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We are just a few days after the next May 4, The Star Wars Day. It is an ideal time for fans of this saga, one that we usually take to see or see any of the franchise films. Of course, it is not the only thing we can do, since there are also video games or even sets of LEGO®ideals if we want to mount something alone or accompanied. There are many sets that have this brand of Danish origin, which allows us to choose the one that best suits us, either by budget or tastes. Among all, we leave you a selection of some very interesting, including two that have just been released: LEGO® Astromechanical Droide Chopperjust released today, for 109.99 euros. Lego® Star Wars Logowhich will also arrive on May 1, by 64.82 euros. LEGO® Interceptor Tieone of the most iconic ships in the saga, by 229.99 euros. LEGO® Dart Vader helmeta set that comes with support to expose it easily, by 63.99 euros. LEGO® DIORAMA DE CARROS DE MOS SPANa set taken directly from ‘the ghost threat’, by 63.90 euros. LEGO® Astromechanical Droide Chopper One of the new sets that arrive at the Star Wars catalog is this Chopper Astromechanical Droide, one that appears in The ‘Ashoka series‘. It is a set composed of 1,039 pieces which has several mobile pieces. In addition, we can adjust your posture so as not to bore ourselves to always see the same and comes with an informative plate and a minifigure of the drug itself. Costs 109.99 euros. LEGO® Astromechanical Droide Chopper (C1-10p) ™ * Some price may have changed from the last review LEGO® Star Wars logo Another of the news of the Lego® catalog we have with its iconic logo that we have seen over the years. It is a set of 700 pieces that also lands today, May 1, in stores. Besides, hide a small secret that is inside one of his lyrics. Right now it costs 64.82 euros. Lego® Star Wars 75407 Star Wars Logo * Some price may have changed from the last review LEGO® Interceptor Tie The Empire has several ships that are easily recognized, as is the case of the Tie interceptor. This set, which has practically 2,000 piecesallows us to have a miniature of it to be able to expose it at home. He does not lack a single detail, in addition to coming with a support and the minifigure of a pilot. This set is available by 229.99 euros. Lego® Star Wars Interceptor Tie Mobble For Construction Adults Ultimate Collector Series, Star Hunt to Expose and Collect, Gift For Men and Women Fans of UCS 75382 * Some price may have changed from the last review LEGO® DARTH VADER HELMET Among all the villains of the Star Wars universe, it is possible that the one we always remember the fans of the saga is Darth Vader. If we like the design of your helmet, we have the opportunity to have it at home in Lego® format with this set. It has 834 pieces, it also comes with a support so that we can place it where we want and hide many details that we will see when we mount it. Costs 63.99 euros. LEGO® STAR WARS DARTH VADER CASCO CONSTRUCTION MORE FOR ADULTS, COLLECTION PIECE, GIFT FOR MEN AND WOMEN FANS OF THE GALAXIES WAR SAGA 75304 * Some price may have changed from the last review LEGO® DIORAMA DE CARROS DE MOS SPAN ‘The ghost threat’ left us spectacular sequences that many remember with the pods of Mos Espa as protagonists. We can recreate this part of the film with this diorama composed of 718 pieces that are not missing a single detail. As detail for the most fans, comes with a plate with a qui-gon jinn phrase. Right now we can get this set for 63.90 euros. Lego Star Wars: The Ghost Diorama threat: Mos Espa pod career * 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 | LEGO® In Xataka | Lego constructions to another level: the Technic series has the models with which any collector would dream In Xataka | Your favorite series, comics and movies also in Lego: 15 ideal construction kits to mount yourself or give away

Overcoming our brain when making the purchase is not easy. Some researchers have developed a tool to achieve it

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“Codazo theory.” It’s how we could translate Anglo -Saxon expression, “Nudge Theory”, Which refers to the study of actions focused on giving us A “little push” Towards a specific decision. The concept is especially used in the context of the behavioral economy, That place where the economy is mixed with psychology. We know that companies often resort to these “pushcins” to lead us to purchases that generate more benefits but can we use this tool to improve health? Digital tool. The answer is yes, and there are many researchers who work to develop this type of tools. The last It has been developed By a team of Duke-Nus Medical School and it is a digital tool that aims to facilitate the task of choosing healthier products in our purchase on-line. An imperfect system. Choosing healthier food products is not always easy. Yes, we can always make sure that our purchase car is full of fruits, vegetables and other basic foods to cook at home, but this option is not always realistic. Labeling systems such as Nutriscore They can help us choose better, but they have Important limitations. The first is that evaluating the healthy of a product in a simple index is not always easy and sometimes leads us to important inconsistencies. The second, that this index must compete with marketing strategies that seek to buy a product, regardless of how healthy or ceases to be. Beyond labeling. To exceed these limitations, Duke-Nus’s team designed a digital tool destined to facilitate a purchase on-line better informed at nutritional level. This tool complemented the information available on the Internet purchase page, adding additional information. This additional information included a traffic light based on the index Nutriscore of products, complemented with other tools. First, the page ordered the products based on this index, first showing the healthiest products instead of doing it alphabetically. Second, the tool incorporated the follow -up of the products in the purchase car, indicating what proportion of food was labeled as green, yellow or red. Third, the digital tool also showed healthy alternatives (with similar prices and characteristics) to selected products. Studying alternatives. The team tested the tool through an experiment. They asked a group of participants to make three purchases on-line over three to six weeks. Some of the participants used this tool, while others used the conventional portal. The team observed that the purchase cars of the people of the intervention group scored better in the nutritional index. They also contained less calories, less fat in total and less saturated fats, less sugar and less salt. The details of the study were published In an article In the magazine American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Public health issue. By will or necessity, there are many people who seek to eat healthier, and that begins in a healthier purchase. Achieving it for oneself is not easy, but it is not to help these people without falling into prohibitions and Tax Methods. Here is like the behavior economy and Nudge Theory They can help us: the same tool often used to take us to more advantageous options for sellers can also be used to improve the health of consumers who wish to improve their diet. In Xataka | The three expert tricks so that they do not lead you with food labeling, according to one of the country’s biggest specialists Image | Lothar Boris Piltz

The Chinese solution that should not take long to arrive in Spain

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In any corner of China – a restaurant, the reception of a hotel, each plant of that same hotel, a subway station, a neighborhood store – it is impossible not to stumble upon a box full of PowerBanks. They are everywhere and work simply: escapes a QR code with Wechat either Alipay, An external battery is released, and you can take it to load your mobile anywhere. It is not even necessary to return it in the same place: it is enough to find another station of the same supplier, an easy thing when there are literally thousands deployed in the cities. 88 PowerBanks at the Wuhu train station. Image: Xataka. Behind this little logistics miracle are companies like Meituan, Energy Monster, Xiaodian, Jiedian or Soudian. Companies that not only operate portable battery rental networks, but also created An almost invisible infrastructure, perfectly adapted to mobile dependence of modern Chinese life. The price is as modest as the service is ubiquitous: it usually is around 1 and 8 yuan per hour (from 0.12 to 1 euro), with a daily stop that rarely exceeds 50 yuan (about 6.5 euros), especially in high -transit areas. Some companies require a reimbursable deposit, which ranges between 50 and 200 yuan (6 to 24 euros), although many platforms have eliminated this requirement for their verified users. 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 What if someone decides not to return the battery? Nothing dramatic, but does not go free either. In most services, such as Volt+, if the battery is not returned in 48 hours, an amount is automatically charged that usually surrounds 99 yuanes (about 12 euros) through the linked account. So, The rent becomes de facto In a forced purchase: you stay the PowerBankand they charge you for her. In addition, the penalty may vary if returned in another city other than the rental, or if the battery is returned damaged. 12 PowerBanks in a hotel that had the same box on its 33 plants. Image: Xataka. Image: Xataka. 8 PowerBanks next to the cash register of a restaurant. Image: Xataka. Another pair of boxes from different suppliers in another restaurant. Image: Xataka. Another great Powerbanks reserve in Shanghai. Image: Xataka. Image: Xataka. At the Shanghai train station. Image: Xataka. This ecosystem is not only useful for the user. The shops that house the stations receive a small commission for each rentalin addition to increasing the flow of customers, something that We have already seen in Spain with the neighborhood stores converted into packages collection points. It has become a new layer of urban services. Parallelism with Spain is inevitable. In our country, the implementation of Digital DNI This year, the progressive disappearance of physical cards – payment, loyalty, even driving card– They draw A scenario in which the mobile is not only accessory, but the core of our operational identity. It is no longer about not being able to call or send a message: running out of battery if we get used to leaving the portfolio at home is not being able to pay for anything, not being able to climb a train, not being able to be accredited before an authority. Just as China has converted battery rent into a trivialized need, Spain seems to integrate similar infrastructure if you want to sustain its transition to a 100% mobile life. And it would be logical to think that we will soon see stations of PowerBanks In coffee shops, gyms, bars or sporting events under an affordable micropago model. Years ago We talk to a Belgian company that proposed thisbut he hasn’t had so much tour. A future without physical wallets It implies a new, much more mundane risk: running out of battery will not be a condemnation of ilocalization or boredom, but a personal collapse. And as in so many other things, China already takes us a few advantage loaders. In Xataka | We have visited the Shenzhen falsification market: China is at another level when it comes to copying other products Outstanding image | Xataka

When human talent is no longer essential

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Duolingo has taken a step that seems small, almost technical: it will replace part of its network of external collaborators with generative. His CEO announced it, Luis von Ahnin an internal email that Then he posted on LinkedIn. But after that phrase that sounds corporate because it is – “we will be a company Ai-first” – A larger turn is hidden. Not only in your strategy. In the type of world we started to live. What Duolingo has done is not simply automating tasks. Is Demonstrate that, in certain industries, human talent is no longer a necessary condition to create value at scale. What was previously slow, expensive and artisanal – create formative content – can now be synthesized in mass and in seconds. Without exhaustion. Without payrolls. No creative demands. In silence. In the last thirty years, the Internet put us in An economy where human capital – ideas, creativity, language, criteria – was the great bottleneck. People were still essential. But we are seeing the beginning of decoupling: the separation between digital value and direct human contribution. A new starting point. The generative AI not only replaces tasks. Is starting with redraw the merit border. Knowing how to do something well is not enough. If a machine can do it “sufficiently”, you can get out of the map. Although your version is better. Although your criteria is finer. The qualitative differential no longer compensates for the speed and scale. And in that logic, talent ceases to be a protected asset. It becomes optional. Duolingo will not be the only one. It has only been the first to say it without surroundings. It sounds like a sample of what is coming. Companies that no longer hire if they do not automate, Like shopify. Departments in which it is measured how much value you contribute with ia, not without it. And a new type of worker that must show that it is still competitive … in front of a machine. This moment marks A rupture. Creativity, for decades, was a shelter against automation. Now is your next land. And that forces us to ask ourselves more uncomfortable questions: if talent is no longer essential, what is the place of human work in the digital economy? What remains of professional prestige when excellence no longer guarantees relevance? The story will remember this gesture of Duolingo not because of its immediate effect, but for what it anticipates. A new phase. More than a technological change, a mutation in the rules of the game. In Xataka | Chatgpt has been a tool. If you start remembering all our conversations, it will be something else: a relationship Outstanding image | Xataka

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