Month: July 2025

If the question is what China is giving Russia in the Ukraine War, we have news: a complete army

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At the beginning of July Bloomberg he took Some documents They showed how a little known firm based in Khabarovsk, at the eastern end of Russia, had emerged as one of the main drone manufacturers of the country. I did it thanks to a dense cooperation network Covering with Chinese companies. Now, Ukraine’s intelligence has shown something much bigger: Beijing is giving Moscow a 100% Made in China complete army. A new generation. The Ukraine Defense Intelligence Directorate (Gur) He has revealed The existence of a new type of Russian decoy drone manufactured entirely With Chinese componentsa disturbing milestone that shows the growing implication of Beijing in the Kremlin war machine. Although for years it is has documented the use of foreign pieces (including Chinese) in Russian arsenalthis would be the first time that an unmanned aerial system used in the Ukrainian front is completely built with technology from a single country: China. Chinese shahed. The drone, of the delta and reduced size, reminds superficially to the Shahed-136 Iranianbut it works mainly as a decoy to saturate Ukrainian aerial defenses, although it can also incorporate an explosive load of up to 15 kilos. The existence of this platform confirms that Russia has not only perfected its saturation tactics With drones, but has also consolidated new technological supply chains that avoid international sanctions. All the components and blocks of the drone are of Chinese origin Commercial components. Of the two drones recovered by the Gur, one of them contained exclusively Chinese pieceswhile the other included two still unidentified components. According to The investigationalmost half of the pieces of the first came from a single company: Cuav Technology Co., a Chinese firm based in Guangdong that It specializes in open source created systems. The components were flight controllers with autopilot functions, navigation modules, antennae and air speed sensors. The most notable is that this company, which in 2022 had publicly announced restrictions on the sale of products both to Russia and Ukraine to avoid its military use, has ended up starring in The technical nucleus of a new Russian weapon. The paradox. The contradiction is even more striking to know that Russia had previously presented a supposedly native vertical take -off drone that turned out to be a direct adaptation of a Cuav acquired product acquired Through Aliexpress. The fundamental difference with the new lure does not lies in the origin of its parts, but that it is now a Russian endogenous production based completely on Chinese technology, not a simple direct purchase. Some of the Chinese components found in a new Russian decoy drone AI and tactical expansion. Chinese involvement is not limited to passive electronics. Ukraine has documented The use of artificial intelligence in Russian drones as the V2Uwhich uses algorithms to Identify and select Objectives autonomously. This drone used a Chinese Leetop A203 minicomputer and a central processor with Jetson Orin de Nvidia module, which reveals a combination of Western and Chinese hardwareused by Russia to incorporate AI capacities in its operations. In addition, Beijing has contributed to the development of fiber optic drones long journey, allowing Russia to extend the scope of these platforms up to 50 kilometers. This technology offers immunity against electronic interference and signal blockages, in addition to overcoming geographical obstacles that limit control via radio frequency. Thus, Beijin has endowed Kremlin with key tools to maintain Your tactical advantageespecially in an increasingly conditioned conflict for The electronic war and the saturation of enemy sensor. Foreign pieces war. We had gone counting In the previous months. Actually, the drone lure manufactured in China is only one more piece within the vast Russian war gear assembled with foreign components. The Gur has recovered multiple Russian arms systems (such as Shahed-136 drones, cruise missiles S-8000 flagcommand vehicles with Radar 9S932-1attack helicopters KA-52 and missiles KH-101) that They contained pieces Native of the United StatesIran, Taiwan, Switzerland, Japan or South Korea. In all cases, the parties escaped the export controls and ended Integrated in armament deployed on Ukraine. Even complete systems have been detected, Like a laser of Chinese origin designed for Brink Ukrainian droneswhose presence in Russia was confirmed after circulating videos on social networks. This transfer, identical to systems already provided By China to Iranreinforces the hypothesis of an active and sustained collaboration between both authoritarian regimes in the development of sophisticated weapons. China and implications. Although Beijing claims to maintain a neutral position before the war in Ukraine, its behavior seems the opposite. Filtered statements This month in CNN they revealed that Foreign Minister Wang Yi confessed to a meeting with the EU Foreign Policy Head of Foreign Policy, Kaja Kallas, which Beijing “cannot accept a Russian defeat” because it would allow the United States to focus their attention on containing China. In private, admitted that a prolonged war could benefit Beijing by distracting Washington from their strategic interests in Asia. This geopolitical calculation does not seem trivial: it reflects that for China, Ukraine is not a secondary issue, but A key piece on the global power board. His strategy seems to focus on keeping Russia sufficiently strong to erode Western influence, without compromising enough to become target of direct sanctions. The axis and the transformation of the conflict. Plus: unlike North Korea support (focused on Artillery, missiles and troops), the Chinese contribution It aims to silently mold the technological architecture of the conflict. The supply of microelectronics, complete platforms, AI tools and critical components has allowed Russia reconfigure your economy In war code and adapt your military industry to resist in the long term. A pattern that suggests that the flow of Chinese technology will not only continue, but will probably intensify, extending, perhaps, throughout the Russian arsenal. With Moscow Diplomatically isolated and financially pressedthe convenience alliance with Beijing is emerging as one of the most decisive variables in the future of war. Image | Gur In Xataka | It is not that the war is asymmetric, is that Russia is attacking with … Read more

You don’t have to buy a expensive mobile to have 512 GB. This mid -range xiaomi costs just over 260 euros

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Although most mobile offers are concentrated in the most basic configurations – many times in those of 128 GB – from time to time we find very striking discounts on the highest configurations. He Xiaomi little x7 It is a good example of this, since it is in Amazon right now 269.99 eurosthus touching its minimum historical price that so far is 261.99 euros. Xiaomi little x7 (12 GB, 512 GB) * Some price may have changed from the last review A cheap mobile with a lot of storage He Little x7 It is a mobile of the mid -range of Xiaomi that, although right now it stands out both for its storage and its price, has some fairly interesting features, especially in relation to its screen that offers a 1.5K resolution. The 6.67 -inch panel is AMOLED and also offers both a 120 Hz soda rate and a 3,000 nits peak shine. And internally comes with a good mid -range processor to which it belongs: the media sizek 7300 ultra, along with 12 GB of RAM and 512 GB of internal storage. Although its battery does not reach the figure that the Little x7 prowe can talk about a good number for the price it has: 5,110 mAh with 45W fast charge support. In addition, it has IP68 certification With protection against dust and water and its photographic section, it stands out for its rear module composed of a 50 MP main sensor, an 8 mp wide angle and a 2 MP macro. You may also interest these accessories for Xiaomi’s mobile Xiaomi Redmi Buds 6 Pro – Wireless headphones, noise cancellation, light, up to 36 hours of autonomy, Bluetooth 5.3, black (ES version) * Some price may have changed from the last review Xiaomi SmartBand 10, 1.72 ”amoled screen, fast charge, 150+ Sports modes. Health and sleep monitoring. Hyperos 2.0. Waterproof 5atm, compass, white pearl. * 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. Images | Xiaomi In Xataka | The best mobiles, we have tried them and here are their analysis In Xataka | The best Xiaomi mobile price: purchase and comparative guide

What really has the viral notice and what really does this function

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Let’s tell you What does the option Improved Chat Privacy Regarding AIand to what extent I prevents us from spying on us. In recent days there is a viral notice that is being shared by many WhatsApp groups. It is said that we must Activate the improved privacy option so that artificial intelligence Do not access your messages. But this is not really true, and This option does not work exactly that way. There is some context in which I can prevent the IA from reading the messages, but it has nothing to do with protecting them from it. We are going to explain everything in a simple and easy to understand way. The improved WhatsApp and improved privacy In recent days a message has been spreading that it is said that “it seems” that if the option of “improved chat” in WhatsApp is not activated, Any artificial intelligence can access group messagessee the phone numbers and catch personal mobile information, even in private messages. This is not true, because AIs cannot enter WhatsApp chats uncontrollably and steal all data, it does not work in this way. Although there is something in which this function interferes with the fact that the members of a group or a chat can share a message or several with an AI. This viral message misinforms and lies, and that on the way or not, it causes an unjustified alarm. But it is also fair to say that it does not cause you problems, because This option will not do anything wrongIt will simply protect your conversations a little more, although in a different way. How advanced chat privacy works When you press in the name of the group in which you are or the person you are talking about in WhatsApp, you will enter the settings of that conversation. In them, you have a new option called advanced privacy of chatwhich serves to prevent messages on it from being shared. This function serves for the following things: Prevent your messages or photos from sharing in other chats. It prevents multimedia files from automatically saved in the mobiles of the members of the chat. The messages cannot be used for AI functions, such as mentioning goal AI. When you are in a chat, anyone who is in it, be it an individual conversation or a group, can Share a message or photo in other chats That you have in your WhatsApp. With this function activated in a, then this option to share them disappears. In addition, WhatsApp allows you to configure it so that all the photos that are shared in a group or chat They are automatically saved in the gallery of the mobile. In some cases the option is preactivated. Advanced privacy causes the files not to be saved by default. It is also mentioned that messages are prevented from being used for AI functions, but this has nothing to do with what is said in the viral message. Now we will explain it to you. How to protect the function against AI There are two ways in which an AI can access the conversations of a chat. The first is that You share a message to artificial intelligence. Remember that it is no longer just Goal AI in WhatsAppyou also have Chatgpt in WhatsAppand many ortho artificial intelligence systems that function as if they were normal chats, and those that you can share messages. As advanced privacy prevents sharing messages, It also prevents you from sharing messages to AI As to any other contact with which you have a chat. And then we have a goal AI, the artificial intelligence of the company responsible for WhatsApp. This AI allows other functions, such as mention it inside a group to ask for things. When you do this, a target AI can read the content of this group. If you do not mention the goal AI, it does not have to read the chat content. And if you activate this function, you will not be able to use AI goal in the chat, therefore you can not access what is said in it. Of course, goal can always use the content of the chats in general to train their AI, although There is a way to ask not to do it. About the viral message, another thing you should know is that An AI cannot enter your mobile by WhatsApp to catch your personal info And the content of private chats, so activating this function will not protect you from something that does not happen. In summary, the advanced chat privacy function protects you against only certain interactions with AI concrete, which are the integration of goal AI in the chat and to be able to share with any artificial intelligence a message. But nothing more. In Xataka Basics | 22 useful and not so well -known free artificial intelligence tools

93% of Spaniards have bought there throughout this year

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Mercadona has eaten its competence in Spain and in an example to be followed by world giants such as Costco, Walmart or Tesco Regarding the margin of benefit, in what leads them with a good distance. Behind such specific figures there are usually more general ones, and that is just what the Wordpanel by numerator (before Kantar) is just than Kantar) than collect expansion. Absolute leader in market share. Mercadona has a 26.7% market share according to Wordpanel data, which represents a sidereal advantage over its closest persecutor, Carrefour (9.2%). They are followed by Lidl (6.7%), Eroski (4.3%), day (3.7%), consume (3.5%) and Alcampo (2.9%). Stronger in his hegemony. The most striking thing in a domain photo like this is that Mercadona is the second supermarket that grows the most compared to 2024, only behind Lidl ( +0.3% vs +0.4%). In addition, in 2024, Mercadona was the supermarket that grew the most. In addition to growing, it diversifies: one in seven euros of your benefit wins it Selling money, no food. 93.2%: Spaniards are very Mercadona, and much Mercadona. Having a room in the distribution market is already a huge milestone, but of all the data surrounding the Supermarket of Juan Roig, the most surprising is the percentage of buyers who have attended at least once to the supermarket: 93.2%. A figure that speaks not only of how internalized it is to buy in the Valencian company, but of the amplitude of its presence in the market. According to the company, it has 1,602 supermarkets on national soilwith establishments in all autonomous communities. The only places where we cannot find a Mercadona are the islands of La Gomera, El Hierro and Formentera. Lidl is far, far away. In contrast to the figure of Mercadona, which is practically the entire population, the percentage of users who have bought at least once in Lidl is in 69%, which is already a victory itself, because they are almost two points more than a year ago. And without opening more stores. The total number of Mercadona establishments has stagnant (or even reducing) A five years. In 2019, the company had 1,626 shops compared to 1,602 today. The great expansion It occurred between 2000 and 2010when they practically tripled their number of stores in Spain. As of 2015, they are around the same numbers. Changes in already open stores. Mercadona has been applying deep transformations in the establishments that I already had open, gradually making them “Stores 8“. They are broader, they have more advanced technology and integrate sections such as” ready to eat “, designed for those than They buy time, no food. These stores are, according to Juan Roig, “twice as profitable.” A unique model. In addition to the Spanish market figures, Wordpanel by numerator also collects, with similar methodology, the distribution market share in countries such as France, Ireland, United Kingdom either China. In several of them there are supermarkets that exceed 20% quota with slack, such as Tesco in the United Kingdom or Dunnes in Ireland. However, Mercadona is the only supermarket of all the analyzed that dominates its market of origin so clear about its maximum competitor. And in Ireland, for example, there are three supermarkets above 20%. In France, three above 17.5%. Spain is a unique case, although Covir will show that The opposite model also works. Images | Mercadona and INE In Xataka | Juan Roig believes that cooking at home has no future. There are eight million Spaniards who are already giving the right

A study reveals that the best of the four -day work week is not what it achieves: it is what eliminates

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There are discrepant voices among those who argue that it is impossible to reduce working hours Without bringing the economy to bankruptcy of the country, while others argue that applying the work week to four days without reducing salary is demonstrating to be beneficial Not only for employees but also for companies. International investigation published in the magazine Nature Human Behaviour It reveals that the reduction from working hours to a four -day work week model produces Clear improvements in well -beingphysical and mental health, and labor satisfaction of workers, without the change having any effect About productivity. A two -year study. The study ‘The reduction of working time through a 4 -day work week improves the well -being of workers‘, conducted by researchers from the University of Boston and Dublin, was carried out between 2022 and 2024. 2,896 employees of 141 companies in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Ireland and the United States participated. The researchers divided participants into three groups according to the amount of weekly reduction hours: one with a reduction of eight hours or more (32 hours per week), another with reductions of five to seven hours and another with reductions from one to four hours in their weekly day. In addition, they formed a control group of 285 workers from 12 companies that were initially interested in reducing the day, but Finally they did not apply it. According to the authors of the study, these countries were chosen “partly by linguistic convenience, but also because their neoliberal labor systems are known and the stress levels among employees are high.” Before starting, some tips. As indicated in the study, on average, companies reduced the weekly work hours of 39.12 to 34.48 hours, which is equivalent to 80% of the usual schedule, but maintaining 100% of the salary. 30.8% of employees managed to reduce his day In eight hours or more per week, while 24.3% maintained the same amount of hours. As already demonstrated in the pilot tests of the four -day week, it is impossible to reduce the working day Without applying some changes in the way of working in companies. Therefore, the researchers had mentoring of the non -profit organization 4 Day Week Global, which has supervised the tests of the work week of tests such as the one that It was carried out In Valencia. However, as investigations point out, their role was limited to consulting to advise companies, but did not participate directly in the study of the study or in the interpretation of the data. The results soon arrived. Such and as indicated in Popular Sciencethe biggest surprise was that there was no surprise. The studies of the study coincide largely with the results obtained from the analysis of the different four -day work week pilot programs that have been carried out around the world. The more visible results indicate that the feeling of work exhaustion (Burnout) decreased by 16% in those who participated in the four -day work week, while in the control group it increased its exhaustion by 1.4%. General fatigue was reduced by 14%, and improvement in physical and mental health resulted in better self -perception by employees. In addition, sleep problems also descended 16%, showing the direct connection among less work hours and better capacity for rest. Better results are more reduced. The group of employees that reduced their working hours in eight hours or more recorded the highest percentages of improvement, including a reduction in exhaustion, increased job satisfaction and improvements in mental and physical health. For their part, groups with a minor day reduction Between one and four hours and between five and seven hours, they also experienced similar benefits, although in these cases the improvement percentages were lower. Improve because they are committed. Although the results confirm the positive effects of the four -day work week for the health and productivity of the workers, the researchers warn about some conditions. All participating companies were predisposed to apply the reduction of working hours, which can influence the positive motivation of the results. In addition, the information comes mainly from employee self -reports, so future research should include more varied methods and broader samples to consolidate these conclusions, at least to the same extent as this study consolidated the Results obtained by other researchers that have been collecting the data in the different pilot projects around the world. However, its authors consider that “despite their limitations, this study has important implications to understand the future of work, in which probably 4 -day work week will be a key component.” In Xataka | Not everything is 38.5 hours a week: the formulas for a waiter or temporary to benefit from the reduction of day Image | Unspash (INNN agency)

Spain finds its niche in the AI revolution: build the foundations

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Coreweave, American giant, has commissioned the Spanish ACS to build a data center In Lancaster (Pennsylvania) that will cost 6,000 million dollars (about 5,160 million euros). The installation will start with 100 MW of power, expandable to 300 MW, becoming one of the largest in the world. Why is it important. Spain does not manufacture specialized chips or develop important models of AI, but it is finding its place in the value chain: build the physical infrastructure that makes the above possible. ACS, through Turner, is the one who will lead the construction of data centers in the United States with a portfolio of 12,000 million euros. The backdrop. The United States seeks the desperate infrastructure to feed the AI revolution. Data centers already consume 4.4% of all electricity in the country and are expected to reach up to 12% in 2028. Demand is brutal: 58 THD in 2014 a forecasts of up to 580 twh for 2028. An X10. The construction company of Florentino Pérez already works for Meta, Vantage Data Center and other technological giants. Your Turner subsidiary is who is more promoting its recent growth. In figures. The project will generate 600 jobs during construction and 70 initial permanent positions, which will grow up to 245. Coreweave calculates that each direct position will create six additional jobs. The announcement was faced with Donald Trump, which has promised 70,000 million dollars in investments In AI infrastructure. The panoramic. There is some trend that goes beyond ACS: ACCIONA builds solar parks that feed data centers. Electric network exports intelligent network technology. Ferrovial competes for digital infrastructure contracts in the United Kingdom. Spain has found its specialty: we do not invent the AI, but we know how to build buildings, networks and energy infrastructure that makes it possible. Deepen. ACS’s commitment has 2,000 MW in development and another 4,000 MW identified. The company He anticipated this movement in 2023buying land in Madrid for its first data center in Spain, which will operate since 2025. We are not architects of the AI revolution, but good masons. In Xataka | Spain promised them very happy as the power of the data centers. Did not have the heat waves Outstanding image | ACS

Their downloads have fallen 72% and a rival begins to take their place

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Who has followed the frantic race of the AI will remember the “moment Chatgpt” of Deepseek: That point where an almost unknown name jumps to the global debate. The Chinese chatbot sneaked into the conversations of Silicon Valley and there were those who presented it as The greatest threat that The American technological ecosystem had seen Asia out of generative. All this stir had reasons. Deepseek circulated with striking performance comparisons and with the promise, always attributed to the company itself, having reached those results with a fraction of the budget and the calculation power of its western competitors. About six months have passed since that peak of attention. Then we ask ourselves: at what point is now? The Deepseek phenomenon has begun to lose strength. As SCMP collectsa Questmobile report with National Business Daily reveals that its monthly discharges collapsed 72% in the second quarter, staying at 22.6 million on average. Just a few months ago, the thrust of its V3 and R1 models had made it the most disruptive alternative in the market. Although it continues to lead the Chinese ranking with 170 million monthly active users, that number has fallen 9% compared to the previous quarter. Bytedance has taken advantage of the situation with Doubaoits own chatbot, which already exceeds Deepseek in downloads (29.8 million per month) and grows strongly in active users, 30% more until reaching 130 million. Deepseek’s situation is not an isolated case. Other general chatbots are also losing traction, such as Yuanbao (Tencent) or Kimi (MoNshot AI), which have seen their downloads descend by more than 50%. Everything indicates that Chinese users are prioritizing applications of AI oriented to concrete tasks: office tools, study assistants or educational platforms. Productivity and study: where is the growth now. The interest of Chinese users is moving towards AI applications with direct utility in the day to day. Office tools such as IMA.Copilot (Tencent) and 360 Wenku (360 Security Technology) have grown strongly: +190% and +135% in active users in the last quarter. In education something similar happens. Kuaidui AI (Zuoyebang) and Doubao Aixue (Bytedance) have already sneaked among the six most used AI apps in the country. Doubao offers the possibility of having personalized avatars That migration is also seen in user flows. The report cites the case of the Baidu search app, which integrates Ernie Bot and Deepseek models: 59% of those who abandoned the Depseek app in May ended up using Ernie Bot the next month. An indication that users are looking for platforms with several combined services, not a closed experience. To this context is added another setback: the delay of the R2 model. Deepseek had planned to launch it in May as R1 relay, but it was postponed mainly because the CEO considered that the model was not yet ready, a circumstance aggravated by US restrictions. to the nvidia chips, According to Reuters and The Information. Now that H20 chips sales could be resumed soonDeepseek would have room to rearm your road map. Half a year later, the big issue. Deepseek passed from a global surprise to a reference that disturbed Silicon Valley. Today a more demanding market faces, in which the conversation is no longer enough: productivity, learning and integrated ecosystems mark the step. When R2 arrives (and if it arrives with the promised technical muscle), we will know if that “moment” was a flash or the beginning of a second life. Images | Xataka with chatgpt In Xataka | Nvidia is at the top because the blows are anticipated and fits them better than anyone. I just did it once again

Ouigo wanted to enter the Madrid-Galicia AVE but he already sees it impossible before 2030

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“We have no problem in competing (…) but whoever wants to come, to make the investments that it has to do and that competes on equal terms” Thus, Álvaro Fernández Heredia, president of Renfe, in the past Executive Forum where the manager approached the open door for the competitors of the trains company in Spain to take the first steps to reach Galicia, has sounded. Galicia. Renfe has entered the line between Madrid and Galicia. Although the company has had to face criticism for Do not meet the expected times and skip some stops in Zamora To reduce travel times, the Madrid-Galicia axis is working very well to the company. Only a few days ago we knew that Renfe was taking more travelers than ever. A semester of record in which this line has been key, where the train has begun to make shadow even the plane because it has better time connections if you want to travel in the day or make night and return to the origin early in the morning. The competition. A few months ago, Adif launched the Second package in liberalization of high -speed tracks. The runners are Madrid-Galicia, Madrid-Asturias/Cantabria and Madrid-Cádiz/Huelva where Ouigo, Iryo or any other company can present Renfe battle. However, this It is not expected until the next decade Because there are no trains available. Talgo has already compromised all its production of the Avril trains that work there and is aware of which roads the new owners of the company will take. This has caused a bottleneck impossible to solve if it is not renting the company’s rolling material. According to The reasonOuigo would have contacted Caf and Talgo to buy the trains but they are already committed. The only solution is to rent Renfe’s rolling material. “And if possible”. This possibility has been completely denied by Fernández Heredia, president of Renfe, with the words mentioned above. But not only that, the manager has launched a dart to his competitors, although he has not mentioned them directly, emphasizing that the one who enters the corridor will have to “compete in equal terms. And if possible, not to losses“ Public Service. Renfe’s dart is not causal. The company has long accused Ouigo of operating at losses in Spain and although the French company ensures that it is the usual strategy when entering a market and that they foresee short -term profits, the government has reached Threatening to report to the French before the European Commission. Renfe, unlike the French or Iryo, have the obligation to operate in some lines as a public service, which he weighs his results account. A good example is the Oscar Puente lamentMinister of Transportation, following his obligation to pass through Extremadura, emphasizing that this way of acting does not guarantee clean competition. More liberalizations. Renfe, for the moment, seems to be insured by the Galician corridor. The problem of the lack of trains is that anyone is worth it. Vehicles are needed that can change between Iberian and international width. This peculiarity leaves Renfe as a competitive advantage because he has some Avril who, Although not exempt from problemsnobody has. But also, Spain has to face new liberalizations very soon. Among them that of Cercanías, a very controversial area because these services are of public obligation. Only in its public services (nearby, medium distance, metric width and Avant), Renfe moved in the first semester of 2025 to 259.5 million passengers. Photo | Jose Luis Cernadas Iglesias and Patrick Janicek In Xataka | As Spain, China has built its high speed network in record time. Now face the same problem: keep it

Large basins already have their reservoirs less than 80% of their capacity

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Summer is affecting Spanish reservoirs. After almost a year of Hydrolyogical recoverysummer goes to the amount of reservoir water, which has been especially reduced in the downtown and north basins. Two months. Since reaching its annual peak before the start of summer, the amount of water retained in Spanish swamps has descended significantly. If at the end of May the Spanish Water Reserve It was 77.5% of its capacity, nine weeks later It is 68.4%. At a light pace. The speed at which the swamps are emptying this summer It’s somewhat faster that the average of recent years and considerably faster than in the last two summers. If in their peak the Spanish reservoirs accumulated 43,407 cubic hectometers (HM³), now they have 38,311 hm³, a decrease of 11.74% compared to this maximum (9.1% less compared to the total capacity of the system). This fall is somewhat greater than usual in this period. If we took the same dates last year, the fall was 8.88%, while the average of the last 5 years was 11.18% for the same dates. 10.98% if we consider the last 10 years. Different basins, different falls. The basin most affected by this fall is that of the coast of Galicia. The reservoirs of this basin have passed to save 548 to 417 hm³or what is the same, 23.91% less water. Among the big basins, the largest falls have been seen in the Duero, which went from 7,040 to 6,031 hm³ (a 14.33%drop); and of the Guadalquivir, which passed from 4,905 to 4,206 hm³ (14.25% less). Less restrictions. Part of the difference can be explained with the end of the drought that threatened our reservation last year at this point, a drought that affected all the basins of the Peninsula. The lack of water led the administrations to introduce Measures to limit consumption water. Some measures that, as the rains arrived, were being lifted by the different administrations that introduced them. Now, After relaxing the measureswater consumption has been able to increase and, with it, the speed at which our swamps empties. A June of the most anomalous. Summer is always a time of water stress: rainfall is usually minor and water consumption is greater. This year this is especially true, especially during the month of June. The summer of 2025 began strongly. June was not only an extremely warm month (the warmest since we have records), it was also a drier month than is usually common on dates. Precipitation was about 68% of the usual in peninsular Spain. Heat implies greater Evaporation of reservoirs water. A study Posted in 2000 It estimated at 1,400 hm³ the evaporated water in reservoirs and wetlands of Spain. This figure, of course, depends on factors such as temperature, but also on others such as the filling of the reservoirs (more water, more surface; already more surface, more evaporation). Heat makes more water to refresh us, also through greater energy consumption, and the lack of rains in some contexts must be supplied with water from reservoirs. In Xataka | The next great drought is a matter of time. It is the one we have to solve the problem of sediments in reservoirs Image | Pedro Luis Domínguez Ruiz

Andrew Huberman is determined to make 150 minutes of cardio a week to live more. Science is not so clear

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It’s 3:52 in the morning and Ashton Hall Start your day: Mouth Tapingcardio on the balcony, statements, ice on the face, banana on the face, all in timed time. His extreme morning routine went viral a couple of months ago with more 99 million views on Tiktok. What started as Skincare with Journaling He has mutated in a culture cult. More and more men adopt millimeter routines with the promise of order, control and success. In that scenario, Andrew Huberman, Stanford neuroscientificpodcast, Guy supplement, Not only is a reference: he is an architect of this new biohackeada masculinity model. Science and Podcast. Huberman’s fame comes for his program Huberman Lab, where he dissects studies on health, sleep, exercise and supplementation, with serious voice, marked body and surgical safety. Talk about protocols, not advice and millions follow it to the letter. What proposes Sounds simple: look at the sun in the morning, train on an empty stomach, dive into cold water, take magnesium, sleep 8 hours and repeat. But it sells it as a high performance science and packages it in a self -control language, constant improvement and masculinity without cracks. But is it reliable? Not everyone is convinced. The researcher Joseph Zundell (Harvard) has pointed out in Times How Huberman draws hasty conclusions from studies with limited evidence. Many of the articles that he quotes – special about supplements or longevity – are based on animal models or are preliminary. However, it makes them “protocols” with appearance of certainty. And we must not forget the conflicts of interest, since it recommends supplements like AG1 (from Athletic Greens), a company that actively collaborates. Although it is presented as an independent disseminator, its content is also part of the well -being business. Even in the most personal field. An article in New York Magazine He collected former partner testimonies that accuse him of manipulative behavior, toxic relationships and contradictions between his mental health discourse and his private life. One more bro? Yes, but with a doctorate. Huberman embodies the university version of the Bro-fitness: sculpted body, extreme control and scientific discourse. It is less explicit testosterone, plus paers reviewed. However, the objective is the same: optimize body and mind, and project success. Its physical presence is not secondary: it is part of the message. And their theories are perfectly aligned with the new online masculinity referents, where to take care of the skin and make cardio coexists with protein smoothies and direct sunlight as if they were dogmas. In his crusade for longevity, He has emphasized what to do 150 minutes from Cardio A week you can lengthen life. That figure appears in several episodes and interviews. But is it really backed by evidence? Science behind. This is where enthusiasm collides with complexity. The data of the “150 minutes” is not invented, but is decontextualized. In the videos he explains that training in zone 2-moderate intensity, without reaching exhaustion-for 150-200 minutes per week improves cardiovascular health, metabolism and brain function. However, a meta -analysis, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicineanalyzed 26 systematic reviews of 199 cohort studies: a total of more than 20 million observations. The general conclusion is clear: higher levels of cardiorespiratory fitness are associated with a significant reduction in the risk of death and cardiovascular diseases. There is no universal magic figure. According to Justin Lang (Cheo Research Institute)the response to exercise varies between individuals according to age, sex, genetic, health and lifestyle. A high -level athlete will need to train much more to improve its aerobic capacity. Someone who starts can benefit with just walking at a light pace three times a week. Besides, As he warns The cardiologist Jayne Morgan (Piedmont Healthcare), the benefits of cardio are not linear or infinite: more exercise does not always equals more health. The threshold depends on the physical condition and other clinical factors. In fact, studies such as The one published in Missouri Medicine They already talked about an inverted j curve: moderate exercise protects, excess can have adverse effects, especially in the heart. In summary: yes, 150 minutes of weekly cardio is a good reference for most healthy adults, but it is not a closed formula to extend life. Science supports regular physical activity as a longevity factor, but with margins, adaptations and without absolute guarantees. The hidden cost of male self -care. Huberman’s message – orders, discipline, physical performance – connects with a silent anxiety growing among many men. Obsesting with diet, body or training is no longer perceived as a problem, but as willpower. But behind certain extreme self -care routines, what sometimes there is is control, guilt or fear of failing. As the journalist Noemí López Trujillo explains in Newtralthis aesthetic pressure is not understood only in image terms, but as an extension of the norms of traditional masculinity: like it without seemingly effeminate, rendering without showing weakness, improving without speaking of beauty. Therefore, many men seek to “maximize” their physique instead of simply taking care of themselves. And that is where phenomena such as looksmaxxingthat disguise emotional discomfort with improvement language, but push it towards isolation, guilt or even radicalization. There is something in your favor. Andrew Huberman has achieved something that few scientists achieve: to become viral. Has brought complex concepts to mainstream and has aroused the interest of millions in the body, the brain and aging. But its way of translating science into protocol has costs. His statements, such as the 150 minutes of cardio to live more, are based … but also many nuances that he rarely explains. And in a world saturated with productivity anxiety, these nuances are essential. Not everything that seems science is. And not everything that improves your health needs a timed routine at 4:00 in the morning. Image | Pexels and Tiktok Xataka | You will love the muscle above all things: how protein fever has resulted in a “perfect” body cult

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