Month: July 2025

YouTube has built its empire as an individual use platform. Now hugging group consumption

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Since its inception, YouTube was synonymous with personal entertainment: short videos we saw alone on the computer or on the mobile. However, the video platform has adapted to the times, investing great efforts to become the main streaming platform also on smart TV. And it is a long time since YouTube also won our rooms. More Smart TV, more YouTube. The platform has gone from being a simple alternative to traditional television, its main competitor. According to the last Nielsen datathe platform already represents 12.5% of the total television viewing time in the United States, surpassing Netflix and other streaming services. In fact, according to study figures, US users now pass an average of More than one billion hours a day watching YouTube on its televisions. In Spain, the platform is also sweeping at Smart TV. We have the example in The Barlovento Study in which they explain that, only in June 2025, 10.1 million unique users agreed to YouTube from their television connected in Spain. The sofa phenomenon. This migration to large screens has completely changed consumption behavior. It is not for less, because the smart TV now provide greater facilities When reproducing content from YouTube or any streaming service. Sending content from the mobile is easier than ever, and also many content creators have also adapted their videos to television consumption, with much more elaborate and more ‘suitable’ productions to enjoy them on the big screen (more resolution, production levels, rhythm, etc.). In WSJ They highlight the statements of American YouTube stars such as Rhett & Link with their “Good Mythical Morning” program, who confirm that 53% of their visualizations come from televisions. Group consumption is increasingly widespread, and it is no longer so strange to wear a background background video on TV with family and friends around. Longer, more professional content. Producers and content creators have quickly captured this trend and are adapting their content. Long -lasting proposals (more than 15 minutes) have experienced an exponential growthespecially on televisions. We see this trend reflected from star canals such as Mrbeast and Yes Theory to national referents such as Ibai Llanos, Jordi Wild or Clavero, among many others, where productions of more than half an hour, with professional equipment and with a content adapted to play it on a television with family and friends. In addition to because many times the content asks for it, there are also other reasons: to maintain the viewer’s attention for a longer time and maximize advertising income through intermediate ads. Between the lines. YouTube has not forgotten the consumption of individual content. In fact, their shorts They are paving their transformation towards a multiformat and multidispositive content platform. A strategy that combines the best of both worlds without giving up the original YouTube DNA. In the United States and other regions, the platform has greater similarities to the rest of streaming platforms, since it has functions such as “shows” (which allows you to see complete seasons such as in Netflix and many others), traditional television channels and personalized recommendations adapted to large screens. The conquest of the TV by YouTube is a battle that has been fighting for many yearsonly that they have taken more than what they expected, partly for the arrival of new technologies to televisions to further facilitate their use. The price of success. This transition to group consumption is also accompanied by an increasing advertising saturation. Ads can occupy between 15% and 20% of the total visualization time, especially on televisions, where YouTube has implemented specific interactive formats such as QR codes for direct purchases. The platform has also hardened Measures against advertising blockersconverting Premium YouTube into the only official escape route for an interruption experience. And now what. YouTube is in a unique position: it has made streaming overcome for the first time in history to combined traditional television and cable consumption in its predominant region, according to Nielsen. His next challenge will be to maintain the balance between aggressive monetization and the user experience, especially when more and more content creators who seek user attention arise. Analysts like Wells Fargo They suggest that Netflix should invest 500 million dollars to attract 20-30 from the main creators of YouTube, although several assured WSJ that there is no check large enough to abandon the audiences they have built for years. Exclusive productions as long as streaming platforms is common in large content creators such as the case of The Beast Games Mrbeast in Prime Video. Leaving a channel after so many years to create exclusive content on a platform such as Netflix, Prime or HBO, is something else. Cover image | Xataka Smart Home In Xataka | Tiktok has been contaminating the rest of the social networks for years. Thanks to that, YouTube is going very well

Barcelona has become the European capital of the Neobancos. And he has achieved it unintentionally

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N26, Qonto, Revolut and Monzo, the four major Neobancos, have established their main European operations in Barcelona in the last six years, as collected by a publication from BCN Fintech Collection by Dealflow: N26 opened its third global center in 2018 with 300 employees in the 22@@. Qonto manages its international operations from there with 170 workers. Revolution It plans to reach 400 employees in 2025 and look for headquarters diagonally. And Monzo He has just announced his HUB Barcelona This July. Why is it important. This concentration was not designed by any institutional strategy. Barcelona was not promoted as capital Fintech nor offered specific incentives for Neobancos. It simply happened: each company chose the city for its own reasons and the ecosystem was formed alone. The context. Neobancos see Spain as a strategic market for Europe, but they need technological talent to compete with traditional banking. Barcelona offers a unique combination: Lower operational costs that London or Berlin. Pool International talent in constant growth. And quality of life that attracts developers and Product Managers. Madrid remains the official financial capital with the Bank of Spain, the CNMV and the headquarters of the great banks. But Barcelona wins in the collection of technological talent, especially international. The facts. Among the four companies there are more than 1,000 employees in Barcelona, the majority in product and engineering development. Revolut specifically declared a year ago Having arrived 750 workers throughout Spain, half of them in Barcelona. To those four giants are added companies with a more local approach such as Unibooriented to farm administrators, U 11onzein addition to imagin of Caixabank, for example. Between the lines. The interesting thing is that this has not happened in a planned way. There were no campaigns of attraction or anything similar, each Neobanco made the decision independently, attracted by similar factors: talent, costs, connectivity and lifestyle. It is a good example of how a Cluster Real Technological: Not for a PowerPoint institutional, but for real competitive advantages that companies discover for themselves. In Xataka | India has been moving away from international payment networks. It is a hard blow for the giants Visa and Mastercard Outstanding image | Altumcode and Logan Armstrong in Unspash

Cruise employees with days of 11 hours a day and 7 days a week

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In the brightest covers of the luxury cruises They pass Dream holidaysinfinite pools, spectacular buffes and night shows. But under all that fun, in the lower covers, the true human machinery that operates these is hidden colossi of tourism: A population of employees who work 12 hours. The cruise industry continues to grow: 34.64 million passengers will embark in 2025, according to The latest reports of the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), which has generated a record demand for personnel. Getting one of these jobs requires, in many cases, to master English, Obtain regulatory certifications and accept contracts for months, with minimal breaks and far from the home. Mass recruitment allows more and more workers in countries with emerging economies and low salaries to be part of the crew, such and As publishes I monde. Life and work on the lower covers. Under the luxuries of the main roofs, a diverse community of employees from India, the Philippines or Peru, Honduras or Colombia is crowded. There, the cabins cease to be private and the carpet is replaced by the cold metal. Most share a room with other companions, in two bunk beds and with hardly any places for personal rest, as confirmed The Alba Sud report ‘work on cruises. Of the extension to the intensification of the working days’. This 2021 report confirms that hierarchically lower positions support an average of 11.3 hours of daily work and 6.97 days per week, accumulating around 80 hours per week. Working conditions prevent having 24 -hour consecutive days and, when the cruise is on the high seas, the crew “does not enjoy any full day of rest. At most, a few hours of holidays,” says its authors. The law of the sea and precarious contracts. Most cruises navigate under convenience flags (such as Panama, Bahamas, Bermudas), with which not only many taxes dodge: they also allow to avoid strict labor regulations. Workers on board lack union representation and there is hardly any margin to negotiate rights or schedules. Social protection is limited to the essential: basic medical care and minimum rest, stipulated by the Convention on Maritime Work. The interpretation of these regulations is very lax and there is no benefit for maternity or guaranteed compensation in case of accident, nor is the right to strike of employees ensures. According to what was published by I mondewages vary according to the position, but the most common ranges for unqualified employees of cleaning, kitchen or maintenance range between $ 900 and $ 1,100 per month. Contracts usually extend between 4 and 9 months, after which employees return to their country for a period of two to three months until they summon them again for a new season. These periods are considered on vacation, but are not paid. Precarious, but save. Despite the hardness of conditions, work on a cruise It is still an aspiration For many employees from Southeast Asia and Latin America. “Working on a ship is a dream for me. So I think I will continue to do it while I can, because after 40, it is difficult to find work in the Philippines,” he said I mondeVanessa, a 45 -year -old Philippine who cleans cabins in one of those cruises. Working on a cruise maintains its appeal for those who seek to save for a specific goal, such as buying a house or setting up a business when you return home. “I can pay the education of my children,” added Glitz, lifeguard and single mother who has left her two children with her parents in the Philippines. Not having maintenance or accommodation expenses on board, they can send virtually all the full salary to their families and plan a more stable future than their country of origin allows. A job with a lot of rotation. According to the Alba Sud study, 81% of the employees surveyed received a Increase in workload After the stop of the pandemic, and 56% say that their day lengthening in recent years. Precarious salaries linked to the long days and the time they spend away from their families, make work on a cruise an activity with high labor rotation. Companies have recognized that it is difficult retain employees Throughout the season. “The challenge for companies is to hire people who are not going to stay in a port port. It often happens, so the company reassures when an employee has a family to send money,” he tells the French newspaper, Cédric Rivoire-Perrochat, co-founder of the Compagnie Française de Croisières Compagnie Naviera. In Xataka | A millionaire has lived as a cruise cruise for 25 years: its biggest problem has not been money, but balance Image | MSC CruisesUnspash (Nestor Pool)

If the question is how much money you can donate to a child without declaring it to the Treasury, the law makes it clear: none

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An increasingly widespread trend among millionaires is the Do not leave inheritance To your children. Bill Gates either Warren Buffett There are good examples of this new trend that seeks to convey the heritage of parents to children in alternative ways. However, it is not necessary to go to fortunes so bulky to meet cases of parents who want to convey part of their heritage to their children when they are still young. Patrimonial donations and movable property. According to him Article 618 of the Civil Code“Donation is an act of liberality by which a person has one thing for free in favor of another, that accepts it.” Thus, as defined by the regulations on the Inheritance and Donations Tax, Donating money, goods or any other form of patrimony to children will be considered as a donation by the Tax Agency. That implies that the donation must meet a series of characteristics and pay similar taxes to those that would be paid in case of inheritance without any limit value. Namely: Plusvalía tax, IRPF and Inheritance Tax and Donations. When donating money seems simpler, but Hacienda Vigila. If, as in most cases, the donation consists of an amount of money not very high, temptation is simply giving it to it. But how much money can you give a child without declaring it as a donation? The law does not establish any type of limit that forces donations to declare, so, technically, it would be donation to even give it a euro. However, such and as indicated From lawyers and inheritances, it is not common for the Treasury to pursue the small deliveries of money or gifts of little value. Nevertheless… Finance can request bank information by detecting certain movements due to the regulations of Prevention of capital laundering and terrorism financingso keep it in mind: Income of more than 3,000 euros in cash to review that its origin is justified profits. Income in 500 euros tickets. They are the most monitored tickets by the Treasury because they are used for criminal activities. Entering a large amount of cash in these tickets will sow many suspicions. Recurring income. The entry of a fixed, periodic amount and from the same origin, indicate some type of commercial transaction and the Treasury will show interest in their nature. The small amounts sent to the same account in a short period of time have the same effect Transfers Entities notify the credits of more than 6,000 euros, and transactions of 10,000 euros or more. Whether they are bank transfers and cash movements. How do they pay children’s money to children? Donations, like inheritances, are taxed by the Donation and Succession Tax. Each autonomous community manages this tax under its criteria, so taxation will depend on the Autonomous Community in which the donor has resided in the last five years. Madrid, Basque Country, Murcia, Castilla-La Mancha, Asturias, Balearic Islands, Canary Islands, Galicia, Extremadura, La Rioja and Navarra are exempt from this tax or bonus it to 99.9% for spouses, parents and children. Andalusia bonuses 99% and other communities apply exemptions of up to 400,000 euros. If the donation exceeds that limit, it must be taxed by it. It is not a donation, but I “preside”. If what is intended with donation is to help financially in a complicated stage, there is an alternative to donation: formalize a loan without interest. This assumption is not subject to taxes or expenses and it is only necessary to formalize a private loan contract and the donor will have to submit the settlement of the property transmissions tax at zero cost. However, in that document the deadlines and the way in which the money will be returned, which can be extended both in time as desired, will be specified, which makes it especially interesting for the donation of large sums of money. What if the donation is not declared? If you choose not to declare the donation and hacienda, it detects that money has been received without justifying its origin, it will be interpreted as an unjustified assets. In that case, such and as indicated the OCU, a Taxation of the IRPF to the marginal type that can reach up to 56% of the donated amount, plus the corresponding sanction. In Xataka | Why Millionaires like Zuckerberg and Gates decide not to leave their children with their children? Image | Unspash (Alexander Gray) *An earlier version of this article was published in July 2024

A town in Toledo has tired of the squatters. So you are offering a new service to your neighbors to put them

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Escalona is A town of Castilla-La Mancha that does not usually monopolize holders beyond the regional press. For a while, however, it is usual to find news that relate it to the illegal occupation of houses. And not because there is a serious problem (which It has been). No. The reason is that City Council has undertaken A real crusade Against the Okupas, which has led him to activate a Municipal Planopen a special office, upload homes and, now, offer a Free service to the neighbors to expedite the evictions during The first 48 hours. At the moment it seems that it is not doing badly: the City Council presumes that illegal occupations have fallen more than 60%. Escalona at war. In Escalonaa municipality in the province of Toledo de 3,800 neighborsthey have declared him The war to the illegal occupation of housing. And with forcefulness. Both in fact that in 2023 (just one year after activating its ‘antiokupa plan’) the Consistory calculated that the problem had already been reduced 75% In the municipality and the number of crimes, 70%had also collapsed. Since then the Consistory has not stopped and recently insisted in the legal facilities which offers to evict homes. “There are no excuses”. The Escalona Crusade is not new. In fact, at least March 2021 can be traced, when the mayor Álvaro Gutiérrez(PSOE) sent A letter to the neighbors presenting the municipal plan against the illegal housing occupation. Your goal? Facing what, in the councilor’s opinion, is the “most difficult” challenge that faces the municipality: the squatters. “We cannot and do not want to look the other way. There are no excuses for illegal occupation,” starts. “Everyone has the right to housing, yes; but they must access it through legal instruments and social policies without harming the rights of others.” And what do you think? The plan It soon in entering into force and basically rests on three legs. The main one is the creation of a “illegal anti-exploits” municipal office, an department dedicated to offering free legal advice to the housing owners of the town, regardless of whether or not they are registered there. Its objective: to expedite the procedures and that the owners of affected houses act rapidly during the First 48 hours of occupation, which can speed considerably The eviction. With that purpose, the City Council of Escalona has created a “at risk” housing census and promotes the signing of agreements with both individuals and banks that have empty houses in the municipality. Thanks to them, the owners delegate their legal representation in the Consistory so that it can immediately denounce an illegal occupation in court. The objective is the same: shorten times and take advantage of the first 48 hours of the occupation to, In the words of the Consistorylook for the “express eviction.” Disused house, house upholstered. The second leg of the ‘Antiokupas Plan’ consists of an ordinance that forces to upholler or install special doors and windows in those homes that remain permanently empty. The measure, Gutiérrez clarified In his letter, he addresses mainly to the financial entities that have empty houses and without tenants in portfolio. “If they do not proceed in the stipulated time, the appropriate judicial file will begin so that the City Council can be carried out with the relevant judicial authorization,” The mayor warnsthat also warns of fines and sanctions for those who do not comply. And is it done? That seems. The City Council estimates that only in March 2022, with the newly activated antiokupa plan, the doors and windows of 40 homes distributed by neighborhoods and urbanizations of the town. And his intention was to continue doing it, blocking another 10 short -term buildings. In his Balance of 2023 He already spoke of more than fifty houses with the windows and doors closed to lime and song to keep the squatters away, a work that at least in some cases is done with local resources. Tightening via taxes. To prevent empty homes in the hands of banks, the ‘Antiokupa Plan’ also contemplates the creation of a tax designed for financial entities with buildings at risk. Its logic is very simple: if the owner (bank, vulture fund, etc.) refuses to install enclosures or upholster the house and neither does it allocate to social rental faces a special rate. “The first leg is to discourage the policy of fallen arms by financial entities to this serious problem with economic incentives,” The letter points out. In informing the building of buildings, the City Council in fact recalls that this is its last option. “We must remember that 100% of these homes come from financial entities, investment funds or vulture funds and that have been urged to rent to vulnerable families. The upholstered is the last resort to avoid its use for illicit purposes,” They claim from the Toledo municipality. City Hall … And something else. The third leg of the Plan relies on organizations and entities that go beyond the Consistory itself, such as the Civil Guard, the use of private security to “reinforce special operations against crime” in high season or expand the local police body with new places. And they are not the only resources of the City Council. Your plan He talks about agreements with “supply entities” to “expedite the supply cuts of illegal hooks of occupied homes.” Notarial powers. In May the local government made it easier for the owners of houses occupied to resort to justice by informing of a new municipal service, a free mediation so that any affected owner can benefit from the last legal news and empty your home in 48 hours. “The City Council offers all the owners of occupied homes assume the judicial and notarial costs if the notarial power is granted to submit the demand in the courts and thus expedite the eviction,” Inform The Consistory. “This new measure joins the plan against illegal occupations thanks to which, according to the information of the Civil Guard, … Read more

The problems of evening 5 to exhaust tickets

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Not even Ibai’s evening It is indestructible. This fifth edition Boxing combat between Influencers And celebrities that the content creator offers every year is leading with a series of problems that it is not clear that they will have been resolved in the same week of its celebration, on July 26. Tickets halfway a few days ago, calls for help in social networks, suffocating heat forecasts … These are all the dramas that Ibai is facing in the 2025 evening. Exponential growth. From the 2021 edition, held in a disco and with 1.5 million virtual viewers to the Fourth in 2024celebrated In the Bernabéuthat beat the world record of Twitch With a peak of 3.85 million simultaneous viewers during live broadcast, the event led by IBAI has not stopped growing. However, it is this 2025 edition that is finding more critical voices and doubts about the profitability of the show: although the fourth evening He exhausted 70,000 entries In the aforementioned Bernabéu, things have not gone so fast on this occasion. Input problems. As they are echoing different media and content creatorsthe sale of tickets of evening 5 has meant a headache for Ibai. To start, this year has been the first time in which Tickets did not run out in minutesespecially in the highest price sectors. The sales rate, therefore, has been the worst in the history of the event. Request for help. The thing has reached the point that Ibai had to record a video asking their followers to buy tickets for the track area. The tickets have ended up selling, a few days after the event, finally the 80,000 tickets have been exhausted. A problem for this year has been slower this year has been possibly Price increase: up to 200% more compared to evening 3, which caused strong criticism by the community. They have also risen, although to a lesser extent, with respect to the prices of the fourth edition: the most expensive tickets cost 170 euros last year, while this time they reach 190. Criticism of fighters. This year, without a doubt, the combatant squad is as remarkable as that of previous editions, with Streamers of first row among them, like Thegrefg. But at the level of popularity beyond the environment of the evening, only the fight between Roro and Abby has caught attentionpossibly by the attractive controversy that the first one has in circles outside the world streamer. They have made pulsesthey have undergone polygraphand the videos of their faces, challenges and statements, have between 3 and 7 million views on Tiktok and Instagram. They are figures that double or triple those of most of the rest of the evening. This attention, although it is interesting for the promotion of the evening, devalu to the rest of the fighting. Focus most of the debate and morbidity on A single fight The most casual spectators event makes less attractive. And also affects the business from the point of view of the brands and sponsors of the rest of the fighters. Less attractive artists. Another criticism that It has been done This year’s evening is Down of interest For the artists who will perform in the event. While other years have seen names such as Will Smith, Bizarrap, Nicky Jam or David Bisbal, this year Melendi and Aitana maintain that quality, and there is no presence of international artists. It is especially striking in a year where the price of tickets has increased ostensibly. Very hot. Finally, a topic that is amazing that no one has stopped to think: Seville at the end of July, a place where 40 degrees of temperature are easily exceeded, causing dehydration and exhaustion, and affecting the fighter performance. The Colombian Westcol has affirmed that his doctor has forbidden him fight more than 25 degrees of temperaturewhich could mean the cancellation of his fight, the most important of the night (against ESGREFG). Finally, there are the risks for the public itself, since an agglomeration of 80,000 people significantly increases the temperature in areas such as the pit. To avoid incidents, the organization has taken A series of measures that will make the experience more bearable: the start of the event has been delayed at 8:00 p.m. Lighten the agglomerations. Exhausted tickets, but with touches of attention. The initial intention of the organization, exhausting entries, has been achieved. But Ibai’s thrust has needed with videos dedicated to the subject to encourage those who had doubts. A thrust that makes it clear that this year the public was not so convinced of departure for the attractiveness of the evening and, as we have explained above, reasons were not missing. Possibly, there are good reasons to rethink many of the aspects that could make the most attractive event for next year. In Xataka | Ibai is going to launch its own football team to start from the lowest. There is actually a very thoughtful strategy

The urban heat island effect

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Summer is here and with him the desire of millions of people to escape the city. The east desire is more than the mere enjoyment of the beach, leisure or rural landscapes, there is also the prevailing need for escape heat. And part of the fault of this lies in the so -called urban heat island effect. What is the urban heat island effect Heat island? The term refers to the fact that cities They tend to accumulate heatwhich implies that the temperature in them is usually higher than in their surroundings. This effect can be felt during the day but it is perhaps at night when the difference between urban temperature and that of its surroundings is greater. The difference can be several degrees. An estimate For example, he calculates that the difference between New York City its surroundings is around the 4th Celsius. A recent study made in five Spanish cities estimated that the average variation in Madrid was 1.3º, but in Valencia reached 4.1. The responsible team came to measure differences of up to 11 between the center and the periphery of the Spanish cities studied. How a heat island occurs The causes of the heat islands There are several and diverse. The construction materials we use tend to absorb energy that they release during the night. This makes night temperatures do not descend in the city as much as in other contexts, thus accumulating heat. The buildings, in addition, block the passage of the air that would drag the heat accumulated in the day to day, while the absence of trees and of phenomena such as the evaporation of soil water contribute to a worst thermoregulation of the system. The other great factor responsible for urban warming is human activity. Many of our activities, from driving to heating a pout generate residual heat. Even when we cool things, for example when we use the air conditioning, the thermal “balance” is positive. What factors aggravate the problem We pointed out before not all cities experience a heat island of the same magnitude. The complexity of the factors that cause this phenomenon is responsible for it. Knowing this, we can list some factors that can influence the degree in which a city stands out from its thermal environment. Among these factors We could find Population density, orientation and structure of its street, characteristics (height, materials) of its urban buildings, vegetation and trees, the passage of rivers, or its location with respect to geographical elements such as the mountains or the coast. Even the color of the buildings, including its roofs, affects the temperature differential. The heat island in the city of Paris. Copernicus Climate Change Service, ECMWF. Consequences of the heat islands The direct consequence of this phenomenon is an increase in temperatures, which in turn affects a multitude of Aspects of everyday life of whom these cities inhabit. Both at night and day. Heat can have consequences on our health and well -being: heat strokes, Difficulty reconciling sleep or to concentrate or an increase in the risk of suffering the effects of certain diseases such as cardiovascular, among other problems. Urban heat can be somewhat positive in winter or certain climates from the energy point of view, but in summer it will imply that we will spend more to cool our homes, work areas and even our refrigerators. A problem that will go to more There are two factors that invite you to think that this phenomenon and its consequences will go worse in the coming years. The first, climate change. Perhaps the phenomenon that we mostly associated with climate change is the increase in the average temperature of the planet. This temperature increase can be added to the increase associated with urban heat island, thus increasing the risks and problems associated with this phenomenon. The second factor to consider are migrations, specifically the rural exodus. A growing proportion of people live in cities, some of them already host dozens of millions of people. The biggest cities They are more susceptible to suffering the problem of urban heat island. In addition, the more people live in them, the more people the impacts of this temperature increase will be vulnerable. How to prevent the heat island effect Urbanization is a process that continues, especially in the “developing” countries, so all we can do is search ways to reduce impact of these heat islands. To do this, understanding its causes and dynamics is essential. The solutions that They have been proposed To avoid heat accumulation in cities are diverse, but the possibility that they can be implemented depends on various factors. For example, in an area still under development, we can encourage architectures that optimize air flow and reduce the presence of materials that capture heat easily. It is also important to leave spaces to non -urbanized areas, natural and seminatural environments such as parks and urban forests. The introduction of trees and other green areas () can also be feasible in already built areas. The mere Presence of trees On an avenue you can significantly reduce the insolation that reaches the ground and thereby prevent it from hot as much as it would happen without the trees. In this sense, even the use of paintings that increase the solar energy reflected again to the atmosphere (if we paint a roof or a white square, for example) it can also become a useful resource. In Xataka | An American city is “terrifying” its streets to combat heat. They have an ally: NASA Image | Fabian Lozano

Spain gave Huawei the storage of judicial telephone listeners. Now the United States and the EU have questions

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The Interior Ministry He awarded Huawei A contract of 12.3 million euros to store judicial telephone interceptions. How could it be otherwise, this agreement has jumped the alarms in Washington and has asked to review the intelligence exchange agreements with Spain. Brussels on the other hand also shows his concern for the decision. What happened. Spain has renewed a contract with Huawei worth 12.3 million euros so that its Ocenostor servers 6800V store the telephone listeners of the Sitel System, used by the State Security Forces. These are interceptions with judicial authorization, not espionage operations. The government defends that it is a stagnant system, without exterior connection, where Chinese technology represents only a minor part of the set. Why alarm to the United States. The presidents of the American Congress and Senate Intelligence Committees, Tom Cotton and Rick Crawford, have sent a letter to the National Intelligence Director asking to review the agreements Information exchange with Spain. They fear that any data shared with Spanish services can end up in the hands of the Chinese Communist Party, since Huawei is subject to Beijing National Security Laws. His argument is that this could allow China to monitor Spanish research on Chinese spies and other intelligence activities of an NATO ally. Europe shows concern. The European Commission also shows misgivings for the Spanish decision. Several sources recognize that They do not understand the contract And they remember that the EU has evaluated Huawei as a “high risk” supplier. From Brussels insist in that “the cheapest offer is not always the best” and stress that security should be evaluated in any public procurement, even if it is not the most economical option. The Chinese answer. Beijing has entered the rag to Defend Huawei. The spokesman for the Chinese embassy in Spain has described American criticisms as “a typical bullying act” and ensures that it is another example of how Washington “generalizes the concept of national security, politicizes commercial issues and imposes a perverse blockade against Chinese companies.” China defends that Huawei complies with European legislation and asks the United States not to entrust in commercial agreements between its government and Spain. A case with contradictions. Curiously, Spain has already banned Huawei Participate in the deployment of 5G following the guidelines of Brussels and Washington when the whole issue broke out a few years ago, but it seems that it still maintains contracts with the Chinese company as in this case. The European Commission itself, which warned about the “high -risk suppliers”, never extended its veto to this type of applications. Huawei argues that its hardware is simply common flash storage that meets national security regulations and does not have access to customer data. What can happen now. The Spanish government has activated diplomatic channels to reassure Washington about system safety. Several experts have interpreted the American reaction as a “overacting.” Enrique Dans, Professor of Innovation at IE Business School, emphasize that “the question to be asked here is who points out with the finger. The United States themselves that today cross out Spain of irresponsible, accusing it of disloyalty, are those that threaten tariffs of more than 20%.” It remains to be seen if this episode will affect the relationship between the two countries in terms of intelligence. Cover image | Spanish Advocacy and Raw Pixel In Xataka | Huawei states that he is staying behind the chips. It is just what we want us to create

EU’s new agricultural strategy begins in an unexpected place: in the school dining room

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The market share of fruit and vegetables imported has grown up in a sustained way In the last years of countries outside the EU. Meanwhile, local producers see how their margins narrow before a competition with other rules. Faced with this reality, the European Commission It raises a turn in one of its most daily policies: That schools prioritize foods of community origin in their menus. A discreet measure in appearance, but that points directly to the heart of the European agricultural model. A proposal of Brussels. All the fruit, vegetables and milk that reaches school canteens from EU countries will have to be local products. The proposal, presented last week, directly affects the European school program in force since 2017which seeks to promote healthy eating habits from nursery to high school. According to the draft to which Financial Times has had accessthe new text includes an explicit clause to favor “Made in Europe” products, not only for nutritional reasons, but as part of a broader strategy of impulse to community production. More than health. On the one hand, the initiative is part of a protectionist tendency that has already reached other key sectors such as defense, energy or critical raw materials. On the other, it is part of the debate on the future of common agricultural policy (PAC), one of the key pieces of the European budget. According to El Confidencial reportthe reform of the multiannual financial framework (2028–2034), endowed with two billion euros, cuts the PAC in favor of items such as defense, which has caused strong criticisms of the agricultural sector. Associations of Spanish farmers have already protested in Brussels against cuts that consider “a conviction” for the field. Concern is not only economical, but also structural. The Commission recognizes, in the document itself, that there is a growing imbalance in the food chain that especially affects primary producers. In the words of the text: “The unfair distribution of income, risks and cost burden disproportionately affect the agricultural sector.” Adaptation of the new standard. The new approach seeks to adapt the current school program of the PAC to the current demands. According to the draft filtered by Financial Times and confirmed by the official website of the Commissionproducts of community origin will be prioritized, with low climatic footprint, certified as ecological, sustainably packaged or from small local farms. In addition, those products rich in added sugars and saturated fats will be excluded from the plan. A community official cited by FT Thus summed up the philosophy of the measure: “It is good that the children know that this apple comes from a tree five kilometers from their home.” Currently, 17 Member States already apply criteria for local or regional preference in their school programs, according to the commission itself. The intention is to harmonize this practice at European level and reinforce it. The structural problem. The school reform arrives at an especially sensitive moment. Morocco has established itself as one of the main suppliers of EU fruits and vegetables, displacing in some cases the European product. According to An article by El Economistathe community import of Moroccan fruits and vegetables grew by 14% in the first quarter of 2025. A commitment to food sovereignty. Although the school proposal may seem secondary in economic terms, it is part of a broader paradigm change. As Financial Times remembersBrussels has begun to introduce “Made in Europe” clauses in strategic areas such as defense, state aid to the green sector and now also in the agri -food system. The objective is not to close borders, but to establish fairer reciprocity conditions and reinforce sectors considered strategic for the stability of the continent. Among them, food. According to the commissionguaranteeing access to safe, affordable and quality foods is one of the pillars of the European project, together with the defense of the rural economy. A difficult bet. Beyond the food debate, what is at stake is a definition of economic, commercial and social model for the future of Europe. In an era of growing global protectionism, the European Commission gives clear signals: from defense to school breakfast, the “made in Europe” wants to impose as a norm. But in the attempt to protect the European farmer, Brussels site delicate land, where commercial tensions and market realities are not always so easy to digest. Image | Pexels Xataka | ASML, Airbus and Mistral are planted before Brussels. They ask that the application of the law of AI and notify the risks delay

These three Sihoo chairs are perfect for those looking for a comfortable and lasting option

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Those who spend many hours in front of a computer, we know how really important it is to choose the chair we use well. There are options of many different types: From office models to others more versatile for home. As we say, you have to know how to choose well, although perhaps it is not as simple as it should due to the huge number of manufacturers and models that we have available. A very interesting option is the Sihoo brand, which has three very lowered chairs right now and that can fit us great. We tell you more about them. Three chairs, three very interesting options The first of the chairs we bring is the Doro C300 model, a model that stands out for several different key models. The most striking is perhaps Your body tracking system for the lumbar zone. Thanks to the same, regardless of how we feel or whether we move, the chair will adapt to us all the time. In this way, we will always have this critical area supported. In addition to this, it is also important to note that both support and seat They are manufactured with a mesh fabric. This is perfect for moments of the year as hot as this, since it does not give as much heat as other materials. Obviously, this is not the only positive thing about this type of tissues, since they also resist the passage of time and intensive use. The price of Doro C300 is 649.99 euros most of the year, but right now we have a Sihoo promotion that leaves it much cheaper. Specifically, its price has fallen to 259.99 eurosa more tempting price. In addition, if we use the Sihoola6 code we will obtain An additional discount of 6%. If we prefer, we have its variant with rest 299.99 euros. SIHOO DORO C300 ERGONOMIC CHAIR * Some price may have changed from the last review The second of the chairs we bring to you is Doro S100, a model whose main difference we will find in the back of the chair. This is because it has A double lumbar supportvery adjustable and that is independent of the rest of the support. In this way, we have it very easy to configure your provision at will. It is also made of mesh fabric, has a 5 -wheel base and its support can be reclined to 135 degrees. The support, in addition, is quite adjustable in height and their 4D armrests allow us to configure them in the four directions with the possibility of uploading them or lowering them as we want. We cannot ignore that your seat It can also be configured independently of the backupthus making the whole set of the chair very customizable. The price of this normal chair is a bit higher than the previous one (649.99 euros), but this promotion of Sihoo leaves it exactly at the same price, that is, 259.99 euros. In the same way as the previous one, if we use the Sihoola6 code we will obtain An additional discount of 6%. * Some price may have changed from the last review We close this selection of Sihoo chairs with the last of the models, Doro S300. It is an improved version of the previous model, which also has a double lumbar support so that we can adjust it as we want. Its main novelty is what the brand calls ‘antigravity mechanism’, thanks to which we can enjoy A flexible and very adaptable experienceEa our body, even if we recline your support. In this case, we also have Some 6D armrest Improved that allow us to adjust them more according to our needs. It is also very interesting that we can control everything from the right side with a simple and comfortable control to use. Everything to facilitate that the experience is not only flexible and adaptable to us, but we can also adapt it at any time to our position. This model has a PVP of 899.99 euros, but now we are at the best time to buy it thanks to its reduced price. The black version of the chair is currently by 699.99 eurosthat is to say, A 200 euros discount. In addition, if we use the code we commented above, we will obtain an additional 6%discount. * 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 | Sihoo In Xataka Selection | What a chair to work and play buy: recommendations for ergonomics, comfort and 13 gaming and office chairs from 80 euros In Xataka | How to set up your home office: Guide for the purchase of supports, monitors and other peripherals, cables, headphones and more

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