Month: September 2025

Bugatti has got to work

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The automobile luxury industry bases a good part of Your business in maintaining an offer contained to maintain the value of both new cars and Those who are already in the market. Therefore, it is not strange that manufacturers no longer meet to offer their clients the option of customize serial models With unique OA options Create limited editions: They prefer to create unique unrepeatable vehicles from scratch. Bugatti has joined this new trend with the launch of the Solitaire program, a new department within Bugatti that will be responsible for designing and manufacturing exclusive and unrepeatable cars that will be sold by stratospheric prices. Its first foray into this market: the Bugatti Bouillard, a hyperdeportivo valued at more than 30 million dollars. Fever of unrepeatable cars He “Tuneo” of luxury cars It has become a very very profitable business for supercars and luxury cars. Rolls-Royce, for example, allows its customers CUSTOMS CUSTOMS And success has led the brand to expand its factory in the United Kingdom to respond to the strong demand for custom orders. Along the same lines, Bugatti has also confirmed that the buyers of their cars invest an average of 500,000 euros In extra options for cars you buy, a figure that can exceed the base car itself. Ferrari and Lamborghini are not missing this fever for having unique cars, even with their serial models, letting their buyers personalize them to the slightest detail. However, although this customization capacity It can be sufficient for most customers, a small number of ultra -ups have climbed one more step and now demand those who call “One Off”: unique and unrepeatable cars that do not enter the production chain, but are exclusive pieces and very sought after collectors. Brands such as Lamborghini have presented exclusive artisanal projects under the Unique Opera Concept. Now Bugatti has done the same with Solitaire program and the debut of his prima opera: the Bugatti Bruillard. Bugatti Brouillard’s debut The Bugatti Brouillard is the first fruit of the Solitaire program that sees the light. It is a hyperdeportivo equipped with the already known W16 engine of 1,600 hp and four turbocharger, shared with models such as Chiron and Mistral. Its construction combines aluminum and carbon fiber, with the aim of optimizing structural rigidity and reducing weight. The design is based on the Mistral Bugatti, but introduces unique original elements: horizontal LED lines on the front, dark bumper and a rear part dominated by the illuminated registration of Bugatti between arrow -shaped pilots. The fixed glass ceiling reinforces the hallmark of the brand with the central spine in sight. Every detail of the Bougatti Bouillard reinforces the idea that it is not one more car, but An unrepeatable piece. Inside, materials such as green carbon fiber, mechanized aluminum and leather with tartan details are combined. The seats are not designed in series, but are molded according to customer tastes and measures. Among the most unique pieces is the gear lever, which incorporates a glass insert with the figure of a miniature horse. This artisanal wink turns the lever into a collector’s work inside the cabin. According to Bugatti, these projects do not seek so much to create a car and provide the client with the experience of being part of the development of a unique object with artistic value. Thanks to the 30 million dollars (more than 26 million euros to the current exchange) that each of these units costs, Bugatti can afford to manufacture two unique creations such as the Bruillard a year under this program. In Xataka | China has discovered another front to lock its electric car: compete from you against Ferrari and Lamborghini Image | Bugatti

Byd has the future of buses in their hands and they are bad news for European brands

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Throughout the last years we have seen how the automobile industry has revolved around the conquest of multiple Chinese manufacturers looking for a piece of cake in Europe. Byd has been Great participant in this situationbut we still have something to say. And is that the Chinese giant recently presented his new E-Bus Platform Platform 3.0with the promise of also revolutionizing the public transport industry. The highlight: 1,000 volt technology and batteries integrated directly in the chassis, a formula that seeks to lead in the sector. Byd buses. The new platform incorporates for the first time in the bus sector A 1,000 volt systemthe same as Byd already uses Tang Ev and Han Ev in its electric cars. This allows ultra -grape loads that would drastically reduce stop times, something key if we talk about public transport operations. In addition, integrate batteries LFP Blade directly in the chassis, which promises a lower ground and a better use of space. The figures. The first model based on this platform, the Byd C11, offers battery configurations from 184 to 593 kWh, with autonomies ranging from 220 to 730 kilometers according to the Chinese cycle. To put this in perspective, it is an autonomy that far exceeds the majority of current European electric buses. According to Bydthe C11 “has an autonomy exceeding 400 kilometers with full load and air conditioning.” Cars technology. Byd has moved innovations of its car division to public transport, including the DISUS-A adaptive suspension system and a sophisticated thermal management system 7 in 1. The platform also incorporates Driver Assistance System 2.0 and an intelligent torque control system (ITAC), in addition to security functions such as an emergency stop button and stability control in case of a tire count. At the moment, only in China. Byd advances by leaps and hungry, while European bus manufacturers such as Mercedes, Man, Volvo or Scania bet on incremental evolutions of their existing platforms. On the other hand, Byd does not sell cars in the United States, but it has been making electric buses in California Since 2013which shows that its buse division also has the capacity to adapt to the western public. A touch of attention. The E-Bus Platform 3.0 promises a significant leap with respect to previous platforms. In addition, the company assures which offers a reduction in energy consumption of 18% and an increase in autonomy in low temperatures of 50 to 80 kilometers. With the great presence of ByD in public transport in other regions, this new platform is a warning that the Chinese manufacturer can, at any time, call the European public transport market door, and perhaps with the same force as with its cars. Cover image | Byd In Xataka | The modern car is no longer a car: it is a trap for privacy

If we want to know how climate change will affect the Pyrenees, you should not look at heat or level. You have to study the caves

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Sometimes we have already talked about the threat that climate change supposes for the Pyrenees, for their ecological balance and for one of the key elements in the economy of the region, skiing. The mountainous regions are vulnerable areas in the face of changes in the weather, but to discover how we do not have to look at their snow, but in their stones. 16,500 years. A new study He has studied The evolution of temperatures in the surroundings of the Pyrenees during the last 16,500 years. The study allows us to establish a correspondence between the evolution of temperatures on this natural border of the Iberian Peninsula and the evolution of the climate in other regions of the world. Almost seven degrees. One of the details emphasized by the study responsible for the study is a sharp change in the temperature of the region registered about 14,600 years: an increase of about 6.7º Celsius (with a margin of error of about 2.8º) in the temperature of the mountainous environment. This increase in temperatures corresponds to a change in the climate of the northern hemisphere that occurred during the same era and has a counterpoint: a decrease of more than six degrees occurred almost two millennia later, about 12,800 years ago, during the event known as Younger Dryastowards the end of the last glacier period. This increase in temperatures corresponds to a change in the climate of the northern hemisphere that occurred during the same era and has a counterpoint: a decrease of more than six degrees that occurred almost two millennia later, about 12,800 years ago, during the event known as Younger Dryas, towards the end of the last glacier period. Analyzing stalagmites. The study was conducted by applying A new technique It allows to extract new climatic data from the incursions of water trapped in stalagmites, the mineral deposits that are formed in numerous tests, similar to the stalactites but whose growth occurs from the bottom up. The analysis was carried out in two caves of Ostolo and Mendukilo, in the north of Navarra. According to The team stands out Responsible for the study, the new analysis allows us to “not only identify the qualitative temperature changes of the last 16,500 years, but also to offer quantitative numbers of these variations with high chronological precision.” The details of the study have been published In an article In the magazine Climate of the past. Learn for the future. The new study is proof that our environment responds “quickly and synchronized” to changes in the global climate and also does so in relatively short time scales. This can help us to prevent the local impacts of future changes in the weather with greater precision, something of unique importance in an environment already vulnerable to these alterations. “Know how the climate in the past It helps us to better understand what can happen in the future in the face of similar disturbances. So that the future predictions of the climatic models are as robust as possible need data from the past to understand how the climate has worked in the face of phenomena such as the thermhaline circulation stop or previous increases in CO2 ”, stood out in a press release Ana Moreno, co -author of the study. In Xataka | The Pyrenees have become a huge weather laboratory: torrential rains have multiplied by four in Spain Image |

The controversy in Asturias for the renowned peoples in Asturian language

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Orlé is one small population of the Council of Casein the Principality of Asturias, of Luenga History and leafy landscapes. For a few years, however, he is immersed in A controversy As peculiar as Espinosa: their neighbors want the place where they live continues to be ‘Orlé’, the name they have been using a lifetime and have learned from their parents and grandparents, not ‘Orllé’, which is the one in A decree which pretends to protect traditional toponymy. The debate is served. What happened? That Orlé He doesn’t want to be ‘Orllé’, but ‘Orlé’. It sounds like macarronic tongue, but in reality it is the summary of a controversy that It has been for years Undouncing the residents of a small parish of the Case Council, in the region of Nalón, Principality of Asturias. At the root of the controversy is a decision that affects something so symbolic, so sensitive (even sacred) as the name of the population. The locals defend that it is ‘Orlé’, but that has not prevented the administration from having chosen the ‘Orllé’ alternative. Where does the problem come from? To understand it you have to go back a few years agoto 2007, when the regional government published A decree with the list of official place names for the case council. There it is clarified that what until now was known above all as ‘Orlé’ would be called ‘Orllé’. In The documentthat reviews the names of the different populations of the municipality, it is clarified that the objective is the “recovery and fixation of the Asturian toponymy” as part of a greater effort to promote the bable language. The Principality of Asturias also emphasizes that the changes are not the result of the whim or are imposed overnight. The decree Part of the Toponymy Advisory Board (JAT), which issued a proposal to the City Council so that it could make observations. However, despite that long processing, the official change of ‘Orlé’ by ‘Orllé’ does not conform to what the neighbors believe it is fair: that the area continues to be called as (insist) He has always done it. But … how was it possible? In A column published in 2024 in New Spainthe representative of the neighbors, Ana Álvarez, denounces that the change was managed in a “poor” way and that the initial proposal that was presented to the case council included “several strange names to the sociolinguistic reality” of the town. For example, ‘Guspriz’ by Buspriz or ‘Ñeves’ by ‘Nieves’. “The majority were subsequently corrected, but ‘Orllé’ was not rectified because the rural parish of Orlé was not summoned to participate in the file formation sessions, nor did the final file be transferred,” Álvarez says. “The neighbors were not consulted, remaining others until, with the population of the decree, Orlé ceased to be the official name of this people.” What did the neighbors do? In addition to gathering to discuss the issue, go to the press and record their deep discomfort, the people of Orlé decided to move card in the offices: he asked the City Council (in which they are framed) to begin the procedures to recover the traditional name of the population and the proposal rose to the Ministry of Culture, Linguistic Policy and Tourism. The problem is that your claim does not seem to have advanced much. In October 2022 The locals already showed their anger for not having received any official response “after nine months of waiting” and Last July They insisted that they were still waiting for a resolution, although they had presented all their historical, sociolinguistic and legal arguments before the JAT. Why is it news? Because the neighbors have made it clear that they are fed up. Although in Orlé They don’t get to hundred of registered, over the weekend part of them starred A performance To make clear (once again) with what name they feel identified: they gathered in a meadow and drawn with their bodies the name of ‘Orlé’ and then taking an aerial photo. At the entrance of the town they have also put a sign in which it can be read “thanks for saying Orlé”, although in reality it is not quite necessary if it is taken into account that someone has gone further and has labeled the signal of the official place name: “Orllé”. Apart from the claims at street level, A few months ago The parish brought its arguments directly to the Toponymy Board. Click on the image to go to Tweet. And what do they argue? Basically, the origin of the ‘Orlé’ name can be traced eight centuries agountil the times of King Alfonso IX, so they consider him “a genuinely Asturian place name.” On the contrary, it happens in his opinion with the ‘Orllé’ form. “It is not a traditional way, because it is not present in the popular speech of the neighbors and the elderly state that even their grandparents have ever used it. Nor does it appear in any historical text. It is only a residual and external variant to the people,” They argue The residents. In case all that was not enough They assure that if at any time ‘Orllé’ has been used to refer to the area has been “with a pejorative spirit.” “To prove that it is not used at all in Orlé, it would be enough to speak with its neighbors and about the mocking use of the toponym ‘Orllé’”, coincides Juan Manuel Estrada, Official Chronicler of the case council. So things, neighbors They assure that the change goes against the initial objective with which it was promoted: protect local toponymy. Is it the only argument? At all. There are those who argue that ‘Orllé’ is not a way out of nowhere and slides that a possible solution is to use the double place name Orllé/Orllé. This was remembered last year in New Spain Ramón D´Andrés, linguist and member of the Academy of the Asturian Llinggua. In A broad article The expert argues … Read more

It’s why there are so many people trying

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His name is Alexander Chusov, he is native of the Moscow brain and, as they count on Associated Pressjust shattered the largest pumpkin record ever cultivated in the country. 969 kilos of pumpkin to be exact. And the question that is asked now half the world is not how the hell it is possible to cultivate a pumpkin of a ton, but something even more basic: why do it? And the answer is more curious than it seems. “It is a scientific job.” Or so I explained it Chusov himself. Not only had he carefully selected the seeds, but had built a special greenhouse (with heating in the floor and in the air) and has been calibrating “with great precision” the “nutritional and risk needs of pumpkin”. But perhaps more than tracing a parallel with “science” it is better to draw it with “sport.” Yes, yes. With sport. Because, although The idea is of Daria Yermilovaorganizer of the Giant Vegetable Contest in Moscow, it has all the meaning of the world. For more than a decade, giant vegetable competitions They raise passions In different parts of the world. Giant vegetable competitions? Although they are tremendously popular in the Anglo -Saxon world, the strength of competitions such as Moscow shows that the fond of Pantagruélica horticulture grows worldwide. In fact, if we are thorough, we can verify that Chusov’s pumpkin is not (or far) the pumpkin larger than has been cultivated in Europe In recent years. In 2024, Mario Vangeel swept the European pumpkins championship held every year in LuisBurg with A copy of 1,152 kilograms. What does a thousand kilos pumpkin know? Nothing. That may be the most curious. Giant pumpkin varieties that are usually used in this type of competitions are not cultivated by their flavor. These varieties have a very high water content: that is what allows them to grow so much, but also what makes it completely tasteless. For years We have been complaining that many vegetables (And especially tomatoess) They had been genetically selected to improve their appearance and productivity to the detriment of their flavor. What we are in the world of competition vegetables is this, but raised to the nth power. It is an obsessive career to find the greatest vegetables and vegetables at what it costs. In the Sidamon pumpkin contestIn Lleida, you can see this same weekend live and direct. Behind every circus … There is an important lesson: that nature has an almost infinite capacity to change shapes and colors. That is, behind the world’s largest pumpkin there is a message of hope. Image | Great Pumpkin Comonwealth In DAP | This is the Sidamon Giant Pumpkins Fair, the town of Lleida where specimens of up to 1,500 kilos come together

The questions that you have sent us (and their answers) about one of the most interesting folding in the market

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We are going to solve Your doubts about the Honor Magic V5a folding that this year has shown that there was still room to lose weight this type of devices more than we thought. His bet does not remain in thinness: he also shines on the screen and in the photographic section. We have tried it thoroughly for several days and now it is the turn to solve all your doubts. In this video we answer the questions you have left us In our Instagram profile. If you are thinking of making the leap to a folding, get comfortable: what you are going to see is worth it. Q & A Honor Magic V5 When we talk about Honor Magic V5 We talk about one of the most ambitious bets of the folding segment, an increasingly competitive land where this model puts the bar very high in front of any rival. We start with the basics: weight and dimensions. In one of its versions, the device barely reaches the 8.8 millimeters thick and the 217 grams. Folded looks like a conventional mobile, with a 6.43 -inch screen. When opening it, a 7.95 -inch panel is displayed that multiplies the possibilities of use. Another of your usual doubts has been resistance. The Magic V5 has Certification against water and dust. It is not a fragile device: the exterior screen integrates an anti -RELATED coating, the interior is reinforced and the hinge has received notable improvements in this generation. As for visualization, both screens are Amoled. The exterior stands out for its reduced frames and the front chamber integrated in a small central hole. Offers Resolution of 2,376 x 1,060 pixels and adaptive refreshment of 120 Hz. The result is an especially satisfactory experience to watch videos and consume content in general. You have also asked us about concrete functions. Yes, it has inverse load to 5 W. As for the finishes, it is available in three colors: White (Ivory White), Black (Black) and Dorado (Dawn Gold). And in relation to sound, without being its strongest point, it meets: even with the maximum volume it is difficult to find distortions. I could not miss the question about artificial intelligence. Honor has allied with Google to Integrate serial geminiwhich allows access to functions such as Gemini Live to talk, solve doubts and even share what the camera captures. And, of course, the camera has been another recurring themes. The Magic V5 equips a 50 MP main sensor, an ultra wide angle of 50 MP and a 64 MP teleobjective with 3x and digital optical zoom of up to 100x, with the support of AI algorithms. In the video we also review other important sections such as autonomy, wireless load and, of course, the price. The best thing is that you see it complete: There you will find all the answers to the questions you have asked us. This content is a collaboration and sponsorship between Xataka and the brand, but there is no pact on the script or the selection of the issues. The editorial content is prepared entirely by Xataka.

It is a fantasy created by a Russian television

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Russia has just discovered how to add Anything else More epic to LaLiga. The chain Match! TVin the hands of Gazprom Mediahas decided to promote broadcasts of the Spanish tournament among its users in a peculiar way: with A minute and a half video elaborated with the in which each club is assigned a particular avatar. The models and references to each hobby change, but everyone shares something: large doses of epic that sometimes touch the delusional. Emotion ‘Made in Russia’. What happened? That LaLiga has triggered her epic at new levels with the help of an unexpected ally: Russia. Russia and the artificial intelligence To be precise. As part of its promotion of the Spanish competition the Russian sports chain Match! TV (Матч! Т), owned by Gazprom Mediahe has made a video of a minute and a half with which each club shows in an original way. Instead of including players, stadiums, fans or fragments of matches shows avatars associated with each shield. All with their good dose of epic. Sports Alavés. The Athletic Club of Bilbao. Atlético de Madrid. FC Barcelona. The Betis. Pets ‘Made in Russia’? More or less. In the video you can see how each club has its own avatar, built with winks to the symbols of the equipment or their cities. In many cases the promo pulls directly from club pets. In others it makes a reinterpretation at least curious. For example, Athletic represents it as a lion (expected) With the Guggenheim in the background, in the case of Barça a cat appears (a reference to Cat?) Before the sacred family and when it is the turn of Valencia teaches A bat With the shield. More curious are the cases of Villareal CF, Betis or Celta de Vigo. When it’s the first (Villareal) the video does not show us GROGUETthe pet of the Castellón club, but a new interpretation of the ‘yellow submarine’: a kind of sophisticated diver with a submersible behind. In the case of Betis, a man with leaves appears in the head in an exotic rereading of Palmerín. Even more striking is the case of the Galician club. For Celta, promoted an eagle with the chest shield that raises a sword in the middle of a cliff. Maybe a nod to ‘Nocho’a pet presented in the mid -90s, although more than an eagle was a seagull with Viking helmet. For the Osasuna, the Russian chain imposed on the refiers to the enclosures and in the case of RCD Espanyol preferred not to complicate with (expected too) A huge parakeet. Valencia CF. The Villarreal. The Girona. The RCD Mallorca. The Oviedo FC. The Osasuna. The ray. Real Madrid. Are there more cases? Yes. For Real Oviedo the Russian chain has not opted for the pet Clawbut for a muscular warrior with an ax in his hand, the Vallecano ray is represented by a bee (Pica Pica muscular) and Real Madrid is a straight monarch dressed in white, with a crown and a orb-box in the hands. The Royal Society is a version of the official shield, a ball with a crown and a body (apparently) sculpted in the same gym as the rest of avatars; For Getafe CF a wink is launched to Pachón monkey And a ape with glasses that scribbles on a scroll is chosen and in the case of Elche opts for a modern (and very particular) reinterpretation of the Lady of Elche. In the case of Sevilla, the avatar is a barber with a razor and a ball tattooed in La Calva, the Girona An insect (Sisa?) And Mallorca a Resonated On the beach. Real Sociedad Sevilla. The Celta de Vigo. The Getafe. Elche. Espanyol. The Levante. Have you done it alone with Spain? No. LaLiga’s promotional video is hung on The official profile of Match TV on Instagram, where a similar piece can also be seen with Italian teams. If some avatars surprise in Spain, there is something similar with clubs such as Sassuolo. Both pieces also share two other things: the tone and especially their great, huge, dose of epic. Images | Match TV (Instagram) In Xataka | Al-Andalus and “Territory of Kosovo” teams have played an official football match. All thanks to a mess in networks

The weirdest thing that Mark Zuckerberg was carrying in his presentation of the Ray-Ban Meta Display were not the glasses

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During the last goal presentation, the brand revealed its new technology of connected glasses. On stage, Mark Zuckerberg made a master of ceremonies presenting in the first person the new glasses and did so equipped with the Integrated screen glassesas well as with the bracelet in your right hand that captures the movements of your fingers to control the functions of the glasses. However, while we were all looked at the operation of that technological pairnobody paid attention to what the meta -founding millionaire dressed in his left wrist: a rare watchmaking piece valued at more than $ 585,000. Hidden. While all worldwide attention focused on the technology of the new Ray-Ban Display glasses and the innovative bracelet designed to control them, Mark Zuckerberg managed to hide an even more unusual accessory than glasses with screen: a rare Swiss clock Greubel Forsey Nano Foudroyante Ewt valued at more than $ 585,000. It is not the first time that the millionaire chooses an exclusive piece of these Watchmaking artisans Switzerland to make some important announcement of the company. On the occasion of the announcement of changes in the moderation of target content, Zuckerberg chose a Greubel Forsey Hand Made 1 Tourbillona totally handmade piece of the Swiss watchmaker valued at about $ 900,000. A “rare avis” of collection. The Greubel Forsey Nano Foudroyante EWT (Experimental Watch Technology), one of the most unique and advanced pieces ever produced by the renowned firm. Highlights the level of crafts and complexity of its manufacture, with 428 components inside and an extremely limited annual production, since only 11 units have been manufactured for this first version, making each specimen an ultra exclusive rarityas Zuckerberg himself confessed to Drip in a later interview. According to the experts in the fieldhis greatest technological merit is found in his Foudroyante or “steering second.” The seconder is one of the elements that consumes the most energy in a clock since it requires that the hands of a complete return every second. However, Greubel Forsey has applied nanomechanics to reduce the size of that mechanism by consummating 1,800 times less energy to function than a conventional clock. Nanomechanics and High Watches. As indicated in The page From the manufacturer, Nano Foudroyante Ewt is the result of twenty years of investigations of Greubel Forsey, and his innovation with the functioning of the seconder It is qualified as his tenth “fundamental invention.” In this case, its milestone has been to get energy not measured in joules, it is that the mechanism is managed on a nanojulios scale. The technological advance of this model, not only affects its electrical consumption, but also the miniaturization also affects the size of the components, making the clock the most compact that has come out of its workshops, with only 37.9 mm in cash diameter and a 31 mm movement. With an innovation in each hand. The image of Mark Zuckerberg with the bracelet that controls the operation of the Ray-Ban Meta Display on a doll and the very rare Greubel Forsey clock in the other, is full of symbolism. A little over a year ago, this presentation would have made a Mark Zuckerberg dressed in Gray t -shirt and blue cowboy pantswithout more complement than the one presented by goal. On this occasion, on the other hand, an innovative company is presented that does not hesitate to ally with companies from other sectors such as Essilorluxotics to continue innovating. Who knows, if one day target dares to enter the field of smartwatches, maybe he does it from Greubel Forensy. In Xataka | The second -hand luxury watches market was in crisis. The US tariffs are reviving it Image | Goal, Greubel Forsey

Big Tech are already dedicating up to 70% of their ebitda to AI. The same figures prior to the outbreak of the points

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The most powerful technology companies are immersed in A frantic career for mastering artificial intelligence. Therefore, the investment in infrastructure and technology that allows them to advance in that race is crucial. From its operational benefits a very high percentage is destined in the construction of data centers, buy chips, expand your computational capacity and the like. For some experts and analysts in the sector, this expense level is already reaching Typical levels of past bubbles. Echoes of the Puntocom. Big Tech are already allocating between 50% and 70% of their EBITDA (Operating Benefit before Tax) to fixed asset investments, mostly from AI and cloud infrastructure, according to the GQG Partners analysis. This resembles AT&T behavior in the Puntocom bubble (a company that before the debacle allocated 72% of its benefits) or Exxon in the energy bubble 2014 (allocating 65%). Percentage of operational benefit that Big Tech are spending against the level of AT&T and Exxon before bubbles. Image: GQG Partners Issues. For GQG Partners and as Share Also Tobias Carlisle, founder of Acquirer’s Funds, this high proportion is usually a sign of structural risk, with many expensive investments, assets that can be obsolete, and delay in seeing real returns. In the image we can see the percentage of total operational benefit that Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta and Oracle invest in fixed assets (CAPEX) In detail. There is a huge investor appetite, and the figures reflect it. Alphabet has raised its forecasts and Plan to spend more than 85,000 million dollars This year, almost everything destined to reinforce your cloud and your services. Goal, meanwhile, provides A range of between 66,000 and 72,000 million In 2025, promising to invest a total of 600,000 million dollars By 2028. On the other hand, Microsoft has also announced tens of billions in new facilities to accelerate the training of AI models. Together, Financial Times esteem That the annual capex added of the large technological will exceed 300,000 million dollars, an unpublished figure in the sector. That level of investment worries analysts. Goldman Sachs He pointed out Recently, Hyperscalers (AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud) have already committed hundreds of thousands of millions in Capex and R&D, which implies that, to justify it, they must generate much higher income in the coming years. On the other hand, Bank of America warns That the costs of depreciation and amortization of these infrastructure can grow even faster than the income that companies manage to extract from them, which could put their operational margins at risk. Morningstar, meanwhile, remember That the semiconductor industry, a centerpiece of this race, remains prone to boom and fall cycles, at risk that the current euphoria due to AI derive in a cooling in 2025-2026. Even Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAi, He has admitted That there is a “bubble” around AI, although it clarifies that technology itself will have an immense long -term value. Between the lines. Investing a lot in infrastructure does not guarantee on its own that future income will compensate for such high expense. If the euphoria between investors is maintained, perhaps yes, but if subsequently penetrates doubt and uncertainty, things can change. He GQG Partners analysis It also talks about “hidden” costs, accelerated depreciation, technological obsolescence, Huge maintenance of data centersenergy, and other factors that could erode much faster than real benefits are believed. Cover image | Generated by AI with Freepik In Xataka | “Psychosis by AI” does not exist, it is only another invented diagnostic label: one that has come to stay

The brands are turning in the electricity. Porsche and Audi will return to combustion because nobody wants to buy them

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We do not know the future and that encourages us to be anchored in the past. The electric car brings more power and greater control over it, a wilder acceleration or cars that will end up being more effective in curve. With the weight of the current sports, it is not surprising that we begin to see very similar figures in weight … and much better if we talk about the weight/power relationship with respect to the combustion models. Byd, in fact, has just demonstrated that The future of the hyperdeportivo is electricsweeping Bugatti and becoming the Yangwang U9 in the fastest car in the world. A long time ago, the McMurtry Spéirling I left ridiculous The acceleration of any car with combustion engine. And, despite everything, the sports electric car is still not pending. We do not know if it is a matter of time, if cars like the future RENAULT 5 TURBO 3E They will break schemes and become an immediate classic. But until then, the combustion car offers sensations that the electric car cannot match. For some those Sensations They are different. For others, they are clearly better. Anyway, there is evidence: the sports electric car does not finish convincing. And that is causing the plans to electrify these models are delayed. The best example is the future Porsche 718. A car that had to make the leap to the electric whole and that, however, will have a version of combustion. And that, with rebound, will lead us to a future Audi Deportivo that will also mount combustion engine. Porsche collects cable (and passing, Audi benefits) “We want to meet the new market realities and change customer demands. We have seen a clear drop in the demand for exclusive battery electric cars, and we are taking it into account.” The words are from Oliver Blume, CEO of Porsche, in a call to investors collected by The Autopian. They arrive to confirm a change of strategy. Future Porsche 718, classic central motor sports and the entrance range to the company will continue to offer, at least in their most expensive options, combustion engines. The news is the confirmation of what began to be an open secret: the future Porsche 718 will not be only electric as He had defended until now by the company. The movement arrives just when it is also confirmed that the Porsche Cayenne will not jump into the electrical exclusive. It is a strong change in strategy since The good initial results of the Porsche Taycan They had served the Germans to boost their electrical strategy. However, China has turned its back on the company And it has broken much of this strategy. Along the way he has confirmed that wealthy customers who have access to their combustion cars … They are not making the jump to the electric. So much so that the Porsche Macanwhich was sold as an exclusively electric model, could have a combustion brother in 2028 according to Jalopnik. Of course, we will have to see on what basis because The PPE on which the macan sits Current only admits completely electric models. When we analyzed the new Porsche Macan Electric we already counted that it was a really interesting car. It was an effective car, a brute force and a surprising curve step for its height and size. But he had a but: That car had a V6 gasoline engine before. And convince who enters the world Porsche that now that engine is electric … is very complicated. The basic problem for Electric Deportivo is that cars are much more than numbers. In social networks it is repeated as a mantra that “Who knows how to handle an Excel buys an electric car”. And yes, it’s true If you are looking for a “affordable” car for day to daywith a lower expense in “fuel”, a savings in maintenance over the years, tax benefits in taxes … But none of that is taken into account when one buys a central motor biplaza. That is why a Mazda MX-5 continues to transmit sensations that no other car transmits with just over 100 hp. That driver profile values ​​the sound of the car, the thrust when it goes up or the touch of a manual gearbox. Yes, a quartz clock is usually more precise than automatic but the buyer values ​​the “artisanal” work under the sphere. Yes, a digital camera is more versatile and easy to use than an analog but the Feeling To load the reel and “feel” the mechanics in the hands goes far beyond the megapixels. These cars are mere whim toys And, as such, they do not attend to rational factors. You can talk about numbers but that is only the continent, not the content. Given this diatribe, the brands that are indissoluble of this driving experience have it hard complicated. Especially those more “earthly.” Ferrari either Lamborghini It has a higher bandwidth to transfer to its customers the possible fines that reach it in the future, Porsche does not have so much room to transfer this cost to the customers. Especially in the most “affordable” models. That is why a two -speed future has been raised. It is no accident that Combustion models of the Porsche 718 are identified with the top range versions. That will help sell the most expensive versions because they will deliver a inaccessible driving experience for the vast majority of drivers. But, it will even be relatively inaccessible even for those who can buy a Porsche. This future Porsche 718 gives the company air. As they explain in The cars.net podcast Joan Dalmau and Juan Carlos Grande, companies have made efforts to advance a solid range against a horizon in 2035 without combustion engines. But they need to continue earning money and in Europe the client has not embraced the electric car at the expected rhythm. In this business niche, problems are even more serious because, as we said, rationality is … Read more

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