Month: June 2025

We have been talking about the ‘Miracle Inditex’ for years to explain its growth. That phenomenon is coming to an end

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Inditex has just confirmed what many feared: it is no longer the unstoppable growth machine we knew and faces a more mature stage, without the double digit that until very recently was the custom. Why is it important. The first quarter marks a turning point in the history of the Galician giant. Sales grow just 1.5% compared to 7.1% of the previous year, and the benefit stagnates at 0.8%. They are figures of any European textile company, not the empire that used to other numbers. In figures. The numbers are devastating: 8,274 million in sales … … When analysts expected 8,380 million. Is The weakest growth since 2018excluding pandemia. The stock market does not forgive: the shares collapse more than 4% and touch the 46 euros in intradic minimums. The context. Three factors explain this unexpected normalization. The strong euro devours international sales with an impact of 3% that the company did not know how to foresee. Torrential rains in Spain (15% of global sales) have stopped spring clothes purchases. Operating costs grow above income for the first time in years. Between the lines. The data of the balance They show something more worrying: Inditex is losing efficiency. Stocks rise 6.3% when the company is proud to maintain Stocks minima. The net financial position falls by 7.3%. They are symptoms of a company that can no longer control all variables as well as before. Now it remains to see if it is something temporary or goes further. Yes, but. The second quarter offers a respite: sales are growing 6% between May and June. Even so, it is half of the 12% registered a year ago in the same period. The improvement exists, but it is still that of a normal company, not that of a phenomenon as it was so far. The latest. The Jose Arnau exitvice president and right hand of Amancio Ortega for 24 years, symbolizes the end of an era. Your substitute, Roberto Cibeirainherits a prosperous but mortal company. The transformation is complete: Inditex has gone from being a business unicorn to a solid, but predictable multinational. The miracle is over and gives way to the era of maturity. Outstanding image | Inditex In Xataka | Amancio Ortega: the billionaire who lives as one more neighbor (except for private jets and superyates)

What is it to buy for Nintendo Switch 2. Five ideas to carry the travel console and have it totally protected

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The Nintendo Switch 2 has reached stores sweeping sales. Now that many will already be enjoying the new Nintendo console, we should stop to think how we want to use the console. Being really a hybrid device, if you have in mind, take it on a trip – or, in short, out of home – it is important that at least you take into account buying a Protective case. In this article we will review five different covers that can be the ideal partner of the Nintendo Switch 2. Official Nintendo case by 25.99 eurosthe official case of the console that includes a screen protector. Tomoc cover by 40.99 eurosa compact bandolera that allows the console, a command, several games, loaders, cables and headphones to be saved. Hori case by 30 eurosa protective case in which you can even keep the dock of the console. Hori Adventure Pack cover by 29.99 eurosa compact bandolera that allows the console and several accessories and games to be saved. Orzly case by 29.99 eurosa protective case that allows a total of 20 games to be saved. Official Nintendo case We start this list with the Official Nintendo case. It is not the most complete, but of the cheapest, since it is in Amazon by 25.99 euros. It only has space for the Nintendo Switch 2 and not for games, much less for accessories. The good thing, in addition to the price, is that it is a rigid case and also includes a screen protector, which never hurts. Fonda + Nintendo Switch 2 Protector * Some price may have changed from the last review Tomoc cover One of the most striking proposals is Tomotoc protective case. Basically it is a compact size bandole whose price on Amazon is 40.99 euros. It has enough space to save the Nintendo Switch 2, a total of eight games and several accessories, as is the case of the console charger, a command and even the mobile if we want to keep it saved. It is worth mentioning that The compartment where the console is placed is well protectedincludes two mesh pockets to separate the cables and headphones and comes with two buckles at the bottom to change the orientation of the belt and thus take it in the right or left shoulder. Tomotoc protective cover for Nintendo Switch 2 * Some price may have changed from the last review Hori case On the other hand, if what we are looking for is a somewhat bigger case that allows many accessories to carry, the Hori protective case It can be the most interesting, especially considering that in Pccomponentes Cuesta 30 euros. It has enough space to save the Nintendo Switch 2, the charger, several cables and even the dock. It includes four side pockets that close with Velcro and, as the brand mentions, the case protects against blows, falls and scratches. Hori protective cover for nintendo switch 2 * Some price may have changed from the last review Hori Adventure Pack cover From the same brand we can find another very interesting case, although in this case it is designed to carry it on the shoulder. The Hori Adventure Pack It is a case that in Xtralife can be bought by 29.99 euros and that has space to save the Nintendo Switch 2 and several accessories. The console compartment is padded to ensure better protection and, according to the brand, allows you to save the console, controls and accessories. Hori Adventure Pack Protective Fund for Nintendo Switch 2 * Some price may have changed from the last review Orzly case Finally, if you are going to make a long trip and want to take the Nintendo Switch 2 with many Many video games, the Orzly protective case It may interest you. In Amazon it has a price of 29.99 euros And it stands out mainly because it has a traditional design: the console can be placed, it comes with a lid that works as a screen protector and has the capacity to save 20 video games. In addition, it is worth mentioning that it has a rigid construction and that it also allows several accessories to be saved, such as the charger. Orzly protective case for Nintendo Switch 2 * 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 | Nintendo, Tomoc, Hori, Orzly In Xataka | The best accessories for your switch: covers, transport bags, batteries, and more In Xataka | What Micro SD card for Nintendo Switch buy. Better recommendations and 10 outstanding models

Ireland tested a basic income of 1,300 euros for 2,000 artists. It has gone so well that now they do not want me to end

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The last of the experiments we had heard about that idea of ​​receiving money every month without conditions, also called basic income, It happened in Germany. The test consisted of 1,200 euros per month to 122 participants and the results contradicted many of the topics that we usually hear around the proposal. Ireland has been the next stop, about to finish another unprecedented test: basic rent, but for art. A salary for the artist. The story It began in 2022at which time Ireland launched one of the most significant pilot programs of basic income aimed at the cultural sector, granting 2,000 artists and art workers an unconditional weekly income of 325 euros, 1,300 euros per month. For three years, without performance or consideration requirements, these beneficiaries enjoyed unusual economic stability in the artistic world, allowing them to fully focus on their creative work. The initiative, promoted by the then Minister of Culture, Catherine Martinhe was born in response to acute precariousness after the pandemic and was a total investment of 28 million dollars In the sector. Now, as the end of the program approaches in August, the beneficiaries and their defenders face the uncertainty of the return to financial insecurity, while the voices that claim their extension and conversion in a permanent policy of universal basic income grow. Creative freedom. But there is much more. A prepared report By sociologist Jenny Dagg, from the University of Maynooth, collects the testimony of more than 50 participants and reveals deep effects that go far beyond economic relief. Admission allowed artists to experience, assume risks and fail without constant fear of poverty, which raised quality and originality of its production. At the same time, many reported substantial improvements in their Emotional well -beingincluding better sleep, less anxiety and renewed confidence in their professional career. The ability to devote time to thought, research or innovation, before a luxury, became creative routine. For many, the program was the first real opportunity to imagine a long -term viable artistic career, without sacrificing dignity or health. A sociocultural laboratory. He Irish pilot It has also become a world reference in the midst of the growing debate on the future of employment in the face of artificial automation and intelligence. With technological leaders such as Elon Musk and Sam Altman advocating the need for a universal basic income in response to mass labor disruption, the Irish experience It provides concrete evidence that a guaranteed income does not discourage work, but enriches it. While other similar initiatives in the United States or Germany have been more limited, Ireland opted for a sector that, although not always lucrative, is essential for the symbolic and emotional fabric of any society: art. In this context, driving organizations such as Ubi Lab Network either Basic Inome Ireland They argue that no more evidence is needed: the positive impact is already demonstrated. The dilemma of the return. And as in almost all these experiments, there is an end. With the conclusion of the program in sight, many participants They express fear Given the possibility that their progress and stability are faded. The concerns on how to maintain the creative impulse without that economic mattress extend through all artistic disciplines. The Minister of Culture, Patrick O’Donovan, He has recognized The value of the pilot and has promised to thoroughly evaluate its results before proposing new measures, although there is still no certainty about possible extension. Meanwhile, promoters insist that basic income is not only an economic policy, but a essential tool to deal with the multiple crises of the present (economic, social and ecological) returning time, agency and health to those who create, interpret and enrich the cultural life of the nation. Lessons Thus, and although the future of this Irish basic rent It is still uncertain, its impact has already left a fingerprint in the lives of thousands of artists and in the global debate on the value of unconventional work. Far from becoming a mere experiment, the program has shown that giving people a minimum of security can release their maximum potential. If you want also, in a world that is vertiginously approaching a New and unpredictable Technological revolution, the question that Ireland poses is not so much if we can afford to implement a basic income, but, perhaps, if we can really allow ourselves. Image | Pxhere In Xataka | Germany has successfully tested the vital basic income of 1,200 euros: they improved their training and changed jobs In Xataka | Sam Altman has been giving millions of dollars in secret. Its objective: the biggest study on universal basic income

The girl is coming to an end. The problem is that meteorologists find no trace of what should follow him: the child

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Throughout the year and independently of its state, almost constantly, meteorologists from different parts of the world monitor the swings of the southern oscillation of El Niño, Enso for its acronym in English. It is not for less, to go and return apparently capricious of this climatic oscillation affects, to a greater or lesser extent the meteorology of half the world. In some areas it is much that depends on what happens in a narrow strip of the Eastern Pacific. A very uncertain panorama. The World Meteorological Organization (OMM) has published its latest update on The status of Ensothe oscillation between the events of El Niño and the Girl. According to the report, we are in the neutral area of ​​the oscillation: the girl vanished a few months ago but the boy does not finish appearing. The forecast draws an uncertain panorama: great probability that we stay in a neutral state But with the door open to a 180º turn: the return to the girl. The oscillation of the southern El Niño. A little context. The boy and girl They are the two faces of a climatic oscillation whose epicenter is in the central strip of the Eastern Pacific. When surface water in this oceanic region is heated we talk about the El Niño phenomenon. The El Niño phenomenon especially affects South America and more specifically west of the continent, where it usually makes rainfall increase, often causing extreme events such as floods. The child is also associated with impacts on very different regions, From North America to Asia. The other face of El Niño. El Niño’s last event vanished in mid -2024, giving way to the girl towards the end of the year. The girl It is the other face of this oscillation. If the main consequence of El Niño is an increase in rainfall on the Pacific coast of South America, the girl is associated with less rainfall and a greater probability of drought. The girl also left. In fact, the girl’s last event was shorter and more weak than expected. Back to the start box? The predictions included In the latest OMM report they point out that there is 70% probabilities that this neutrality between the boy and the girl is maintained between June and August, while there is a 30% probability that we return to A second event of the consecutive girl. In the longer term this second scenario Win probability: If we consider the period between July and September, the probability of neutral conditions is reduced to 65%, while the probability of a new event of the girl ascends to 35%. In any case, a transit to the child seems unlikely from here to September. When will we leave doubts? Spring is usually a time of weather uncertainty and that also applies to the oscillation between the boy and the girl. Meteorologists talk about the “Spring predictability barrier”, And once we transfer it we can have a better vision of what is expected this year. Will it affect us? It is clear that southern oscillation has an important weight in the Americas and especially in some areas. However, Enso is a global phenomenon capable of disrupting meteorology into the most disparate places, including Europe. If the child usually associates with warmer temperatures globally, the girl can make Europe and the rest of the world see lower average temperatures this winter. This can give us a new and small respite with respect to what we saw in 2024, the year in which we live the combined effect of the temperatures associated with climate change with an El Niño event that implied that the world began to beat numerous temperature records. In Spain, the end of El Niño’s last event brought us the end of the drought, and that is that experts point out that in terms of rainfall in Europe, Enso’s effects can vary between areas. In the southwest, the girl It is associated with more rainfallso the girl’s return could help keep drought at bay. In Xataka | 250 million years ago, 80% of earth species disappeared. These researchers believe it was a hyperniño Image | Climate.gov/nnvl

Energy and space. China has solved them by sinking them into the sea

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China has opened in Shanghai The first commercial submarine database fed entirely by marine wind energy. It is an important evolutionary leap after two years of experience with its pilot installation in Hainan. Why is it important. The digital infrastructure is facing Two crisis worldwide: The excessive energy consumption of data centers. The shortage of urban land to expand them. This underwater installation solves both problems of a stroke, because it reduces energy expenditure to 40% while releasing space on the mainland. The context. China already tested the commercial viability of Submarine centers in Hainan Since December 2022, where an installation operates 30 meters deep without registering a single server breakdown in these two and a half years. Microsoft experienced with PROJECT NATICK In Scotland in 2015, but it was Hainan who marked the first real commercial deployment of the world. Shanghai now represents the “version 2.0” of this technology. In figures: Investment reaches 1.6 billion yuan (222.7 million dollars) to create an underwater cluster of 24 megawatts. The natural water cooling system reduces cooling consumption of 40-50% to less than 10% of total consumption. More than 90% of energy will come from marine wind farms. What has happened. Yesterday, Tuesday, June 10, The tripartite agreement was signed Among the authorities of Shanghai and the company Hicloud Technology. The first phase, 2.3 MW, will begin operating in September as a national model project. The second phase will scale up to 24 MW with an energy efficiency (PU) of less than 1.15. And now what. The installation anchors an industrial ecosystem that will support AI, 5G, Internet of industrial things and electronic commerce platforms outside China. The country thus consolidates its leadership in submarine digital infrastructure while other countries remain focused on expanding land centers to use. Outstanding image | Hicloud In Xataka | Saudi Arabia wants to become a new power in data centers. Nothing is clear that I can do it

Until we saw the data from other countries

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The most students Second of Baccalaureate in Spain have already completed their University access tests (PAU) and have the challenge of their higher studies ahead. Comparatively, Spain has advanced a lot in terms of the number of people With university career or higher studies. However, it is enough to take a look at the countries around us to confirm that there is still a lot of work to do in this area. The “most educated” countries. A study prepared by CBRE Research With the latest available data on higher education in OECD countries and main economic powers, the list of countries has just established with the highest percentage of adults with higher education titles. Those countries with the highest proportion of qualified workforce They tend to offer better productivity and greater capacity for innovation and economic growth thanks to having a better prepared work mass. The portal Visualcapitalist He has collected all this data in a single more enlightening graph so that, in a single glance, we can get to the idea of ​​how the level of higher education is located in Spain with respect to other countries. Spain, a lot of work to do. According to Fedea dataSpain has made Very good job As for education during the last decades, going from illiteracy rates of 15% of the active population over 25 years of age registered in 1960 to only 1.9% registered in 2022. However, according to data from the study of CBRE Research Only 28.8% of the active population between 25 and 64 years has a university degree or accredited higher studies. This, in absolute figures, assumes that 9.2 million Spaniards have completed His university studies. Ireland, the example to follow. The absolute leader in population with university training is Ireland, which with 52.4% is placed as the country as more graduates in their labor market. The Eurostat figures About Ireland confirm the theory that a more formed population improves productivity since it is like the country with the highest productivity of the OECD duplicating the European mean However, if we look at the absolute population values, we find that, by population, only 1.8 million Irish has a university training. Switzerland (with 46%), Singapore (45%), Belgium (44.1%) and the United Kingdom (43.6%) compete with the top 5 of countries with the highest percentage of university graduates with respect to the whole of its population. Our environment is not better. If we look at our northern neighbors, France is not much better than Spain in terms of education with 28.1% of its population with higher studies, while Portugal significantly exceeds the percentage of Spain with 29.4% of its active population with university education. Demographic trap. However, despite using percentage values ​​of its population, it is worth highlighting the population differences of each country when taking into account the percentage of population with a university degree and the economic effort that this supposes for the states. For example, Singapore had a total population of 5.91 million inhabitants in 2023, of which 1.9 million had a higher education title, hence their percentage is 45%. On the other hand, cases such as India, which occupies the penultimate position in terms of training, in 2023 had a population of 1,438 million inhabitants, of which 139.4 million had completed a university career. The relative percentage with respect to its total population is 14.2%, but it is an educational system that has formed 139.4 million people. Brain drain. On the other hand, one of the biggest challenges for these countries is to get their higher studies, these future professionals return Investment that the country has done in its education Avoiding talent escape to provide added value to the economy. The problem is that the lack of job stability and opportunities in countries such as Spain or Portugal is making many graduates have MORE Remedy to migrate To countries such as Australia, Ireland, Germany or the US to develop their professional career. In Xataka | The 100 best universities in the world excluding those of the US, exposed this graphic revealing Image | Visualcapitalist

84% of their children go to academies to be even more competitive

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If you travel to South Korea and take a walk through Seoul either Daejeon A detail is likely to get attention: the posters of their Hagwonthe private academies to which children go to learn English and mathematics or achieve maximum qualification in he Suneungthe exam in which access to the best universities in the country are played. In 2020 there were more than 73,000 academies. The figure hides a crucial challenge for Korea, a nation immersed in a alarming demographic decline and in which to educate children has become a private luxury. There are studies that already point to South Korea as the most expensive nation To raise a child. Interestingly (or not) it is also the country with the lower rate of birth. A demographic contradiction. In the rankings on birth and raising South Korea stands out in two fields that do not fit well with each other. With one fertility rate of 0.72 children For a woman, the Asian Republic is in the tail in birth and faces a situation that the authorities already call “National Emergency”without hot cloths. Its poor birth is such a serious problem that affects its economy, society and even national defense. Demographic ironies, South Korea is also one of the nations in which More expensive Go out to raise a child. A little fortune. This was shown last year a study by the Yuwa Institute. According to the information collected by the South Korean newspaper Chosun Iboraising a rod until age 18 implies a cost equivalent to 7,79 times The GDP per capita, which in counting and sound money translates into about 365 million krw. Or 251,562 euros, to change. Secondly, it placed China, with a cost 6.9 times higher than GDP per capita, followed by Germany (3,6) and France (2,2). To partly alleviate that situation and stop the loss of population suffering from the country, over the last 18 years South Korea has invested 280,000 million of dollars and deployed a range of direct aid, incentives and policies that seek to improve the quality of life of families. Seoul authorities even value delivering families a “Super baby check” of 70,000 euros. Education, a luxury? In that bulky invoice education has a relevant weight. Again according to The data Published by the newspaper Chosun Iboin 2022 the South Koreans spent the whopping of almost 18,000 million euros in private centers for their offspring. The figure is equivalent to more than 361 euros per child. A month. The situation is such that a year ago The Korea Times assured That the families of South Korea dedicate more resources to the private and extracurricular classes of their children than to other fundamental expenses, such as food or housing. Very expensive. To be more precise, he cited data from Statistics Korea that show that in homes with more relieved economies a monthly average of 1.14 million wones, $ 869, to private classes for children between 13 and 18 years are dedicated. The amount It is a noticeable pinch of monthly income and is practically equivalent to the sum of what was spent on food (636,000 wones) and accommodation (539,000). And it is not something exclusive to wealthy households. In the most humble spending on private classes exceeded what is dedicated to housing and food. Record record. Despite the amount of resources dedicated to academies and extracurricular activities, South Korean households do not seem willing to cut their expenditure on private education. This is reflected data of the Ministry of Education and Statistics. Their calculations show that in 2022 the total expenditure on private education amounted to about 19.7 billion dollars, 10.8% more than the previous year, when an annual record had already been broken. Far from slowing down, private education spending experienced another considerable rebound last year. After an interannual increase of 4.5%, the most pronounced in recent years, in 2023 stood at around 20,000 million dollars. And that despite the decrease in the number of primary, secondary and high school students caused by the least birth. The reason: the decision of the government of increase The admission quota in medical schools. A keyword: Hagwon. The phenomenon of private education is not understood in South Korea without a fundamental concept, “Hagwon”which is how the “Intensive schools”academies and private classrooms to which students come to reinforce what they learn in schools, learn extra subjects or prepare for the most important exams, especially Suneungor CSAT, the demanding evidence that gives access to the country’s universities. To the Hagwon Even children come in preschool age and from the hand of their teachers they learn English, mathematics, taekwondo, swimming or how to touch the piano. India magazine Frontline He dedicated a wide report Three years ago in which he explained that the concept already dates back to the end of the 19th century and in 2020 more than 73,000 private tutoring centers were distributed in South Korea, half of which also concentrated in the capital. Time Precise that only in Seoul the 24,000 establishments would be exceeded, the triple that convenience stores. Two data for reflection. A good percentage can say more than a thousand words. And as regards private education and South Korea there are two that are eloquent. In 2017 the Korean Institute for Care and Early Childhood Education published A report which revealed that 35.5% of two -year -old children and 83.6% of those of five attended private academies. And under that concept they included both the Hagwons Conventional such as cultural centers, nurseries, childhood gardens or formations taught in their homes, in person or online. The study is already some years, but it is usually calculated that about 80% of the students of South Korea attend Hagwons or “intensive schools”. The survey The Institute of Early Childhood Education showed that the children dedicate a considerable number of hours to their formations: those of two years participated in 2.6 sessions per week, with an average of 47.6 minutes per class; Those of five years received 5.2 … Read more

Someone has calculated which EU countries lose more money due to the falsification of wines and spirits. Bad news, Spain

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Spain is Wine landsparkling, beers, ciderliquors … and falsifications. This is revealed at least The last balance of the EU Intellectual Property Office (Euipo), which has launched a notice to navigators: fraudulent copies are hitting the alcohol industry, subtracting billions of euros in sales, destroying thousands of jobs and depriving public coffers of large income via taxes. And the one who is spending it worse is Spain. Here the wineries and companies that lose more money are located. The bottle, the most affected. When we talk about falsifications, the mind usually goes to luxury articlesgarments, wallets and bags of large brands, watches or exclusive jewels. The shadow of pirate copies is however elongated and extends to many other merchandise, including food. Moreover, the Euipo assures that in 2020 the falsifications of food were among the most common found at the EU borders. And by “food” not only refers to Iberian sausages. In the list there are also cookies, pasta, potatoes or sweets. If there is a sector that is suffering alarmingly the mazazo of the copies is nevertheless that of wine and spirits. “It was one of the most affected during the 2013-2017 period”, Clarifies the organism Before sliding a couple of figures. “It is estimated that 2,289 million euros were lost in sales and almost 5,700 jobs were destroyed a year in the EU due to falsifications in this sector.” In tax only 2,068 million euros vanished. Spain, in the focus. The sector does not happen as evil throughout the EU. Euipo estimates for example that the Portuguese industry falsified some 33 million of euros in sales and just over 200 jobs every year. In Austria, illicit copies subtract the winemakers and other professionals in the sector near 28 million of euros and in Greece that invoice amounts to 49 million. The blow is more severe in Germany, with losses of 279 million of euros, Italy (302 millionor France, where that hole amounts to 316 million of euros. They are high figures, but not as much as those suffered by Spain, one of the world’s great wine powers with Italy or France. He warns Euipo clearly, which launches a warning: “Spain is the first EU country in direct economic loss in this sector, with 380 million in sales not made by falsifications.” The Spanish sector is also one of the ones that loses the most for that cause: more than 1,100 positions per year, a fact that only exceeds France. Old problem, new challenges. The falsifications of wines and spirits are no novelty, but the authorities continue to encounter new challenges. The EUIPO notes that the rise of online trade “has opened new roads” for the sale of copies and makes customers “increasingly difficult” when distinguishing between an authentic and a falsified article, a problem that does not only affect the industry of alcoholic beverages. “Criminal networks manipulate labels, containers and even alter the manufacturing processes, focusing on value products,” duck The organism. In the specific case of alcohol, what experts do perceive is that counterfeiters are resorting to “sophisticated methods” to mock controls, which includes from the reuse of original bottles to the impression of false labels. Two countries: China and Türkiye. Community authorities have not only detected the most punished nations (at an economic and employment level) for falsifications. The report From Euipo does something else: pointing out the countries of origin that are most frequently related to food and drink falsifications. And there are two that stand out if we focus on the pirate copies that were seized between 2019 and 2020 on the EU borders: China and Türkiye. As a conclusion, the text slides another equally important idea. Falses are not a problem just because of the damage they cause to the sector or their ability to destroy employment. The Euipo adds another more important handicap: public health. “Recent reports alert about the risks of these consumer health products,” warns Before remembering that food and drink has been detected with “dangerous substances”, such as methanol, mercury or pesticides. Images | Kelsey Chance (UNSPLASH) and Zachariah Hagy (UNSPLASH) In Xataka | If the question is what is the future of wine, more and more Bordeaux wineries are clear: the without alcohol

Sam Altman states that Chatgpt’s water and energy consumption is tiny. The problem is that it does not give evidence of it

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An email of 100 words generated by GPT-4 Consume 519 milliliters of water. That was the conclusion to which researchers at the University of California arrived a few months ago after analyzing this OpenAi model. Sam Altman, CEO of the company, has just yielded its own estimate on the consumption of water and energy of each consultation of Chatgpt. And it is very different. 1,000 times less than what was said. According to Altman, an average consultation in Chatgpt consumes much less than what had been indicated in previous studies. Your data are strikingand to understand them makes interesting analogies: “As production automated in data centers automates, the cost of intelligence should approach electricity. (People are usually curious to know how much energy consumes a chatgpt consultation; the average consult (0.32 ml); A previous study of Epoch ai corroborates the data that Sam Altman has now wielded. Source: Epoch AI. And the tests? Those figures mentioned by the OpenAi CEO have a problem: they have no visible support. He throws them without citing sources or explaining where he has taken them out, something that makes it difficult to believe. A Meta executive answered the question of How much consumes the inference AI A year and a half ago, responding that “only two nuclear reactors would be needed to cover it.” But previous studies coincide with Altman. Although he does not mention any evidence, in February, Epoch AI researchers precisely They published a study trying to estimate the energy consumption of chatgpt. In their conclusions they indicated that on average a chatgpt consult Previous report of the researcher Alex de Vries. Since then, of course, many things have happened. Too pessimistic. And as they commented on the study of Epoch AI, the difference comes from the fact that the models are today much more efficient than in 2023, when VRies conducted their study. So is the hardware in which these models are executed, and that estimate was also used a “especially pessimistic” approach. In Openai’s study they also threw an especially pessimistic estimate and pointed out that “most of the requests (A chatgpt) are much cheaper (energetically).” More studies. Another independent study published by Andy Masey in January 2025 reached a similar conclusion and claimed that “using Chatgpt is not bad for the environment.” It was based on EPRI data May 2024 that also estimated a high consumption of 2.9 Wh by chatgpt consultation. Estimated water consumption In data centersfrom A SUNBIRD studyit was also very modest compared to other online activities. Water consumption in data centers for various online activities. Source: Andy Masley. Fifte. Precisely the data of water consumption was another striking in that estimate of Sam Altman. According to him, a chatgpt consultation barely consumed 0.32 ml of water, “a quinceava part of a teaspoon.” The figure suggests that the water needed to refrigerate data centers that process these requests is much less than what was thought only one year ago. And training, what? These estimates focus on the AI ​​inference section, that is, our use of chatgpt that receives a consultation and processes it inferring (generating) a text result. Although Altman does not clarify it, he does not seem to include here the energy and water cost of training AI models, which is very high and makes thousands of Gpus They work at full power For months, with the consequent water expense in data centers to refrigerate all those components that dissipate high heat amounts. As I pointed out The researcher Ethan Mollick, GPT-4 probably used more than 50 GW to be trained, enough to give energy to 5,500 homes in a year. We continue without definitive data. Altman’s claims are as always striking, but the lack of clear evidence makes it difficult to believe these data. Other recent studies are more useful when it comes to reflecting this increasingly lower cost both in energy and water from the use of AI, but there are no accepted standards or a consensus on the true impact of energy and water consumption when using chatgpt or other AI models. Image | Lukáš Lehotský | Village Global In Xataka | The light price is again negative: it is a sign that the system needs a redesign

Huawei has created the most complex photographic system in the industry. The pure 80 ultra is the reflection of an unstoppable huawei

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Huawei has just presented its new pure family 80, smartphones that not only stand out for the engineering exercise that this generation has made, but because it is the main representatives of the technological point is the company in front of the rest of the world. Four models: Huawei pure 80, pure 80 pro, pure 80 pro+ and pure 80 ultra. The pure 80 ultra It is a national muscle exercise and A clear message to the rest of the world. A telephone that comes to show that Huawei, despite the limitations imposed by the United States, is in one of its best moments at the innovation level. Technical Card of Pura 80 Ultra Huawei Huawei pure 80 ultra Dimensions and weight 163 x 76.1 x 8.3 mm 233.5 g SCREEN 6.8 -inch OLED 2848 x 1276 pixels Ltpo 120 Hz, PWM 1440 Hz 300 Hz tactile sampling 3000 Nits Pico Brillo Kunlun Glass 2 PROCESSOR Without specifying (Kirin 9020) RAM 512 /1 TB STORAGE 16 GB BATTERY 5,700mah 100W by cable 80W wireless Reversible wireless 20 Rear cameras 50 MP, F/1.6-4.0, 1 inch, OIS 50 MP, F/2.4, 83mm, Zoom 3.7x Sensor Shift OIS 50 MP, F/2.4, 212mm, Zoom 9.4x Shit OIS Sensor (There is only one sensor for the two teleobjectives) 40 MP, F/2.2, 13mm, Ultra great angle Laser AF Front camera 13 MP, F2.0 Operating system Harmonyos 5.1 Connectivity Double -band wifi Bluetooth 5.2 NFC (China) USB c PRICE From 1,217 euros to change Look well this camera, because you are going to hallucinate with its operation. The summary. The Pura 80 Ultra Huawei is a muscle exhibition. Starting from what corresponds to any high range, we find a 6.8 -inch screen, an LTPO type oleed with 3,000 nits peak shine. Memory can be configured with up to 1 TB of internal storage and 16 GB of RAM, and the battery is 5,700mAh with fast charging of 100W. Slightly curved front. Huawei has not mentioned the chip, but it has not been long to know that both this model and the pro+ assemble the same Kirin 9020 that we saw in the Huawei Mate 70 Pro. It is a processor made of architecture of seven Nanometers of SMIC, the Chinese giant in semiconductors that is helping Huawei materialize his dream of achieving a device made only with national components. The groundbreaking. Reviewed the basic specs, Huawei wanted to be dominant in a section in which they have never lowered the rhythm: the camera. This telephone incorporates an inch sensor, which promises the greatest dynamic range of the industry. But here the star is not the main sensor, it is the teleobjective. With a size of 1.28 inches, the teleobjective of the pure 80 ultra is the largest in the industry. Such is its size, which Huawei has inclined its position so that the height of the camera module does not shoot. And, not happy with achieving this technical implementation, they have released something unique in mobile photography: get two teleobjectives with a single sensor. Two distances, a sensor. This 50 megapixel sensor allows 3.7 and 9.7 increases optical zoom. And no, it is not thanks to the digital zoom. The company has patented a simply spectacular system. What you see in the upper image is the sensor (the inclined, pink) to which light reflected through a prism is reaching. That prism moves through the module mechanically (using a gear system that literally displace it by the surface). According to the position of the prism and the mirror to which the light will reflect, the phone will shoot with a teleobjective or other. They are also the first teleobgers stabilized by SHIFT sensor (sensor stabilization), instead of OIS. A technology historically reserved for the main sensor, which has a traditional optical stabilizer. The results that Huawei has shown are impressive, especially in low light. Zoom 3.7x. This is, by far, the most advanced teleobjective system in the world. A solution to the problem of modular size and a photographic muscle exhibition as we had not seen to date. Let’s talk about the. Chatgpt and Google surprised the world with their ways with real -time processing and video of everything that saw the camera of our mobile. A function as powerful as terrifying that brings us closer to a future similar to that of ‘Her’. Huawei’s AI can already see by the user and interact in real time with its context. Huawei, with the help of Deepseek And Pangu has achieved an identical result. The pure 80 ultra, through its Xiaoyi voice assistant, can analyze in real time everything we show with the camera. It is an exclusive function of Harmonyos and Hongmeng AI, and another sample of where China is now in the AI ​​race. Huawei literally calls it like this: anti-mirones protection. There are curious functions also based on AI. If the device detects that there is someone looking at our screen, the system will let us know so we can realize. With the launch of the pure huawei, Huawei announced collaboration with Depseek to improve its AI. They have not taken to show with this pure 80 ultra of what they are capable in this first stage. National hardware? After launch From Huawei Matebook Fold, they jumped weeks later relative leaks of the milestone that Huawei is achieving with his own hardware. A good part of the chips of this PC were made with Huawei. It is soon to know the interior of the pure huawei 80 ultra, but the key that surrounds this device is what is capable of making Huawei in the highest range of mobile phones. All probability, there will be surprises in your disassembly. Doubts mainly fall on Ryyb camera sensors, since It is rumored that the company has almost lists its approaches. The price. The Pura 80 Ultra Huawei will be sold in China from 9,999 yuan, 1,217 euros to change. It accumulates in its launch more than 200,000 reservations and … Read more

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