Month: September 2025

Ukraine has opened Moscow drone to electronic war. From Russia it only has the name, the rest is one of the allies

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The “unboxing” of Russian drones intercepted by the Ukrainian forces has revealed everything, since hidden messages until The origin of many of the technology components (with big surprises). It has also been known to what extent China is part of the war machinery or that even Nvidia has a fundamental role. Now, Moscow’s last drone, the most sophisticated, has fallen into Ukrainian hands. The last drone. The Ukrainian Military Intelligence Service He has revealed Detailed information about The Geran-3a new Russian attack drone derived from the Shahed-238 Iranian. Its incorporation into Russian arsenal represents a qualitative leap against to the geran-2: Reach speeds of up to 370 km/h thanks to Your turbojet engineIt has a range of approximately 1,000 kilometers and culminates its attacks with a terminal immersion maneuver that makes it detonate when impacting. Its massive deployment this year reflects the Russian bet for Kamikaze drones increasingly sophisticated and produced in large volumes. Design and capacities. The Geran-3 maintains the basic configuration of its predecessor, including similar cameras and transmission systems, but incorporates a satellite navigation system that, According to Ukraineis resistant to TElectronic War Ecnics usual. This armor against interference is an added challenge, since it limits the effectiveness of the electronic methods that until now managed to neutralize part of the enemy drones. The internal design reproduces previous, but optimized schemes for the highest speed and to cross areas under strong anti -aircraft coverage. Dependence on the “allies.” The surprising, or perhaps at this point Not so muchis that Hur’s investigation suggests that drone contains almost 50 pieces of foreign originfrom countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Germany and China. This fact reveals the difficulties of controlling The proliferation of two -use technology: although international sanctions seek to limit Russia’s access to critical components, global supply chains allow pieces manufactured in the West or Asia They end in military systems through intermediaries. The case underlines, one more timethe limits of the embargo measures and the need to reinforce technological traceability. Mass production Russia ha multiplied production of drones of the Shahed family, reaching industrial levels that allow massive attacks of enormous size. In fact, offensives have already been registered with More than 800 drones In a single night and western intelligence estimates consider it possible that Moscow can launch up to 2,000 units In a single coordinated attack. In addition, new launch centers are being built, demonstrating a planned saturation strategy to wear Ukrainian defenses and force a high economic cost in your response. Ukraine and new defenses. Given this panorama, Ukraine has accelerated production of interceptor drones capable of pursuing and demolishing objectives in flight. These systems, cheaper than conventional anti-aircraft missiles, seek to balance the cost-effect equation that currently favors Russia. In parallel, they are being deployed acoustic and optical sensors For early detection, along with tactical adaptations on the ground. kyiv tries to create a flexible and low -cost antidron shield, aware that the main threat resides in the volume and persistence of these attacks. Strategic implications. The Geran-3 symbolizes The new phase of the drone war: cheap, fast and difficult systems to neutralize that force adversaries to spend much more expensive resources in their defense. This dynamic erosion classical military doctrines and demands from the West coordinate production, exchange intelligence and reinforce export controls to prevent sensitive pieces from feeding the Russian arsenal. If you want also, the conflict shows that the technological war is no longer freed with great cost strategic weapons, but with swarms of autonomous systems whose proliferation is difficult to stop. Perspectives and risks. The appearance of the Geran-3 He anticipates an escalation in which Russia will bet on mass and persistent attacks to saturate Ukrainian defenses, while kyiv and their allies look for economic and rapid solutions to counteract. Thus, each advance in speed, autonomy or resistance A electronic countermeasures multiply the risk that the balance be tilted in favor of who can sustain serial production. In that field, Ukraine needs both technological innovation and industrial and financial support of its partners, because the drone war is emerging as a decisive component of the conflict. Image | Wikimedia Commons, National Police of Ukraine In Xataka | Ukraine has opened the most advanced Drone Kamikaze in Russia. Now they know what the key to their power is: nvidia In Xataka | Ukraine has hunted an “invisible” drone of Russia. The surprise has been capitalized when opening it: it is “made in USA”

What is, compatible mobiles and how to activate it on your iPhone

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Let’s explain What is and how the new battery savings mode works through artificial intelligence. It is a new function of iOS 26 From now on, which aims to help you reduce the consumption of your mobile in the moments when you are spending more battery. We are going to start the article explaining what this new way that appears in the adjustments of your mobile is, also explain what the compatible mobiles are. And then, we will explain in a summary way how you can activate. What is the battery savings for AI works This battery savings mode will use the artificial intelligence of Apple Intelligence for Analyze your use patterns of the mobile. In this way, you can detect the moments when you are using it in an intense way that causes greater consumption. When the AI ​​detects one of these moments in which you are consuming more battery than normal, it will be activated to Make some adjustments in the background To increase your battery life. This will do this without you realizing and without affecting your experience of use, although you will notice that something is happening. To give an example, you can proceed to close certain applications that you have open in the background and that you are not using too much. It will also automatically lower the shine on the screen, the refreshment rate, or it may prioritize the connection to 4G mobile data networks instead of 5G. These are measures that lead to The autonomy of your mobile will last more of the normal, and thus compensate for the use you are giving. Some may be a bit annoying, such as the brightness of the screen, something that will be noticed, but the idea is that you compensate and do not spend the battery so fast. The difference in this way with others such as low consumption is that It will not always act in the same wayor constantly. It will only be activated at specific times, and the changes you make will depend on the context for which you are using the mobile. Change, classic energy savings always make the same changes and permanently. What mobiles are compatible This option is not available for all iPhonesince it has minimal processor and memory requirements. Therefore, there are some who despite iOS 26 will not have it. Compatible mobiles are the same as the support of Apple Intelligence, and are the following: How to activate this battery savings mode In some mobile phones this mode will be activated by default, although not always, that is, it is convenient to verify it in the adjustments. You have to go to your iPhone settings, and enter the Battery to see the specific adjustments related to it. Within the battery options, click on the section of Mode of consumptionwhich is where you can configure several aspects of energy savings. Here, Activate the tab of Adaptive consumption. You will also be able to activate the notification you warn when this mode comes into operation. Cover image | Chatgpt In Xataka Basics | Customize your iPhone with iOS 26: How to take advantage of the new icon design and lock screen

It is the door of his AI in Europe

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United Kingdom and the United States They have signed the “Tech Prosperity Deal”a technological agreement that has triggered investments worth 31,000 million pounds (about 35,460 million euros) of the main US technology companies. The pact, announced during the second state visit of Donald Trump to the country, aims to establish a strategic collaboration in artificial intelligence, quantum computing and civil nuclear energy. Among the firms that have opted for the United Kingdom are companies of the caliber of Microsoft, Google, Nvidia and Openaiamong others. A key strategic moment. The huge amount of investment right at this time has not been coincidence. The “Tech Prosperity Deal” is signed by coinciding with The ceremony at Windsor Castlechaired by King Carlos III, and seeks to boost economic growth, scientific research and energy security in both countries. For the Starmer government, which now has the pressure of recovering years of weak economic growth, the agreement can mean an oxygen ball to position the United Kingdom in an avant -garde country at the technological level. These types of investments in the country would have been inconceivable a few years ago, and the key to the new friendship between the United States and the United Kingdom is precisely in which the country It does not belong to the European Unionand therefore, there is a much less strict regulation in ia. Microsoft hit the table. Microsoft investment of 22,000 million pounds (25,334 million euros) includes The construction of the largest supercommer in the United Kingdom In Loughton, northeast of London, developed next to the British firm Nscale. Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, declared that she wanted “to ensure that the United States remains a reliable technological partner for the United Kingdom.” Its president Brad Smith acknowledged the improvement of relations since “the dark days” prior to the approval of the purchase of Blizzard Activision. The rest is not far behind. Nvidia will deploy 120,000 graphic processing units in what will be its largest European deployment, including up to 60,000 grace blackwell ultra chips with Nscale. David Hogan de Nvidia assured That this “will really turn the United Kingdom into an AI manufacturer, not an AI receiver.” Google maintains its 5,000 million pounds (5,758 million euros) with a new data center in Waltham Cross and continuous support for Deepmind. The list expands With Coreweave (1.5 billion pounds), Salesforce, Scale AI, Blackrock, Oracle and Amazon Web Services, with commitments ranging from hundreds from millions to several billion. Light regulation. Starmer seeks to position the United Kingdom as an alternative to the regulation of the European Union, opting for the light regulation approach that the United States favors in areas such as AI. This strategy aims attract more American technological investmenttaking advantage of the fact that the United States is already the largest individual commercial partner in the United Kingdom. The Trump administration has criticized During all this time the European digital security laws, so he has found in the United Kingdom a strong partner to expand in Europe. What comes after. The “Tech Prosperity Deal” also includes joint efforts to develop AI models applied to healthexpand quantum computing capabilities and expedite civil nuclear projects. Starmer said the agreement “has the potential to mold the future of millions of people on both sides of the Atlantic.” The United Kingdom thus consolidates its position as European technological hub, while US companies obtain a strategic platform to expand their AI services in the European market without the EU regulatory restrictions. Cover image | Reinaldo Sture and Simon Ray In Xataka | Jensen Huang, Bill Gates and other CEO are clear: the AI ​​has opened the door to the three -day work week

The new economy values ​​the story more than the numbers

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The risk capital always has something perverse in its arithmetic. Nothing has closed a 200 million dollar round that triggers its valuation up to 1.3 billion. Its total sales since 2020 are barely 1,000 million, so Tiger Global, who leads the round, is paying in tomorrow what the company has not yet billed throughout its history. More than investment seems theology. Because Carl Pei does not sell phones but the promise of being the anti-establishment. That transparent design, with LED guts flashing like a mechanical heart, is marketing that disguises itself as a message and cause. Each nothing sold is someone saying “I am not like you, user of iPhone”, “I am not like you, who has an android without personality.” It is a rebellion against technological conformism, despite the fact that the mobile leaves the same Chinese factories financed with the same risk capital. But it works because Investors do not buy market share (Nothing does not reach 1% world), but narrative. Same reason why a telephone more sanitized that is never worth half than before: he Storytelling Milagros work. And Nothing’s is that perhaps the technological David can, someday, stagger Goliath. Carl Pei’s genius is, rather than in his narrative, in his Timing narrative: Launches the company just when OnePlus, its previous creationit was becoming predictable and one more. Promises be Ai first When the rest promise the same. Talk about smart glasses, humanoid robots and electric cars before demonstrating a profitable smart watch. He is the perfect entrepreneur for the era of the business fomo: credible enough not to look like a charlatan, ambiguous enough For each investor to project their own fantasies “X100”. In addition, the cast of investors says everything. Tiger Global leads, but there are all the usual suspects: Is patient capital disguised as Intelligent capital. They know that nothing probably never justifies that assessment with a balance in hand, but in the casino of the SeeNTURE CAPITAL You just need a file to fall into the correct number. The interesting thing is that PEI has built something real. Its products are at least competent. Some even good. Not everyone can say the same. He has created a brand that has fitted in that group with Apple-Samsung duopoly, to whom the Pixel leaves them cold and felt as a stab the rise in xiaomi prices. Careful, History is repeated. PEI has shown that a hardware company can be built from London: there is life beyond Silicon Valley, Suwon and Shenzen. The problem is not nothing, it is a system in which the history that you tell about your company is worth more than the company. Where “disruptive potential” is a blank check and where numbers are only for accountants. The lesson here is to understand that In the economy of attention, memorable design and narrative COhere they are worth more than the market share. Nothing has converted statistical inconsequence into cultural relevance. And that, in 2025, is quoted at 1,300 kilos. Outstanding image | Nothing In Xataka | Nothing Phone (3), Analysis: it was very bored of the usual mobiles. Until the first high -end nothing arrived

Confirm that the summer of 2025 is the warmest since there are records is not enough. You have to understand why. And you have to do it fast

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Astronomical summer is not over yet and it seems that the weather coincides with this, although we have already entered the month of September. However, experts from the State Meteorology Agency (AEMET) have already taken stock of the summer quarter of this year. We knew that this summer had been warm, but now we know that it has been the warmest. Since we have records. The summer of 2025 has been the warmest of the historical series in Spain (in 1961), according to has released recently Aemet. In peninsular Spain, the quarter between June and August has left us a thermal anomaly of 2.1º Celsius, taking as reference the period between 1991 and 2020. This year’s has also been a very warm summer on the islands: 1.5º above what would be common in Balearic Islands and 0.9º more in the Canary Islands. In the Peninsula, “excess heat” has been distributed quite homogeneously, although in important areas of the territory of communities such as Galicia, Castilla-La Mancha, and Castilla and anomalies of more than 2.5º were seen. According to Explain Aemetit was precisely in Galicia and the two plateaus where anomalies of more than 3º are observed. Overcoming the record. The warmest summer until now had been the 2022. The new record exceeds the marking during that summer in just 0.1 and supposes the fourth consecutive year in which positive anomalies are recorded during the summer, always taking as reference the period between 1991 and 2020. June, the most anomalous month. A good part of the situation is due to the heat that We live in the month of June. The first month of this summer was not only the warmest June since there are records, it was also the 30 days with the greatest warm anomaly of which we have record: 3.6º Celsius. During that month the heat was especially concentrated in the east of the country, with a small area between Aragon and Catalunya exceeding 4.5º of thermal anomaly. What happened this summer? Summer was marked by a low atmospheric circulation, with anticyclonic conditions that allowed the intrusion of African heat in almost all of the peninsula. According to Aemet, this summer we saw three waves of heat, two that affected Peninsula and Balearic Islands, and another that reached the Canary Islands. The peninsular affected 40 provinces and lasted for 17 days, from June 18 to July 4. The Second heat wave It was still more intensegenerating an anomaly of 4.2º; It affected 42 provinces and lasted for 16 days, between August 3 and 18. Both heat waves were among the longest we have registered and turned 2025 in the second year with more days with active heat waves (33) after 2022 (41 days). And what about the rains? In addition to warm, summer this year has been dry, at least in peninsular Spain. They saw each other on average 57 mm of rain In the area, 81% of what would be common on these dates. The southwest quadrant was the most affected by the lack of rains, although rainfall was rather scarce in most of the country, except for some areas of the Ebro basin, center of the northern plateau, and some areas of the Mediterranean basin. The situation was unequal in the Balearic Islands, with the western part of the archipelago seeing few rainfall and the eastern area watching a more humid summer. Even more irregular what was seen in the Canary Islands, where together there was a wet summer (133% of the average rainfall for summer), but with very concentrated rainfall in specific areas. In Xataka | We have centuries studying the different types of clouds. What tells us the shape and color of these atmospheric phenomena Image | ECMWF / Victor of Dompablo

The science of sleep is clear about the ideal time to go to sleep

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Under normal conditions, six out of ten Spaniards sleep little and badly. What happens is that we are not “in normal conditions”, we are in September: a month in which the return to the routine and the autumnal asthenia They shake hands to immerse ourselves (hopefully temporarily) in a dreams of bad quality. And yes, that is a problem. Lack of sleep is related to immunological problems, Metabolic, Cardiovascular emotional and cognitive; With disorders such as diabetes or of the obesity. Not just that sleeping little causes us to be more tired and irritablebut Raise our stress levels And it makes us Assume more risks And make more wrong. But what is “lack of sleep? To get an idea, although optimal amounts change from one person to anotherall medical associations specialized in sleep recommend sleeping between seven and eight hours of sleep every night. Well then, According to the Spanish Sleep Societythe Spaniards sleep an average of 6.8 hours during the week. In addition, “75% of Spaniards wake up at least once At night, and 3 out of 10 directly affirm that they suffer from insomnia. “And, eye, the scientific evidence available tells us that we tend to think that we sleep better than we really do. Reality, surely, is much worse. And what do we do? The tips to improve “sleep hygiene” are known: Monitor food: A balanced diet, a light dinner and limited consumption of caffeine, alcohol or other stimulating substances. Create an adequate space: Quiet, pleasant, little illuminated and with a pleasant temperature. Exercise strategically: Fundamentally, playing sports regularly, but always a few hours before sleeping. And, above all, establish regular schedules: Go to bed and lift, as far as possible, always at the same time (including weekends). Although, of course, that leaves us a clear question: When are we going to sleep? That is, if we want to establish a clear and inflexible schedule, we need to know not how many hours we have to sleep, but what is the best time for it. And yes, this is hardly generalizable. Above all, because sleeping hours collide directly with things like our work, our family life or our leisure habits. However, we have some ideas that can help us. Let’s go to the data. The best study we have was carried out in 2021. In it, The European Cardiology Society used UK Biobank records, one of the most important medical and lifestyle information repositories in the world (with more than 500,000 volunteers between 37 and 73 years old). They selected 88,926 adults (with an average age of 61 years) that had taken some type of wrist device capable of registering the physical activity of the person for at least seven days. After analyzing a period of 5.7 years, they discovered that going to sleep between 22:00 and 23:00 at night is associated with a lower risk of developing heart disease (already other related problems). In comparison, going to sleep between 23:00 and midnight entails 12% more risk of having this type of disease. Risk that rises to 25% for those who go to bed after twelve at night and stands at 24% for those who go to bed before 22:00. Can we move it directly to Spain? No, the truth is that no. It would be naive to think that the recommended schedules for a culture of copious and early dinners (such as English) are the same as those of a culture of light and late dinners (such as Spanish). However, they are the best data we have and, as María José Martínez Madrid saysCoordinator of the Chronobiology Working Group of the Spanish Sleep Society, the key relationship “comes mainly because of the mismatch that produces falling asleep late in the biological clock.” Therefore, it is a good indicator to reflect on our sleep guidelines. Especially now that, after summer, the world “starts again.” Image | Shane In Xataka | Thus influences the time to go to bed in the risk of developing a heart problem: these researchers believe they have found the exact time to go to sleep

How it works, inconveniences and how to activate it to combat spam calls

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Let’s explain What is the call filter works of iOS 26with which you are going to have one more measure to protect yourself from stolen or telephone spam. These types of calls are a growing problem against which He is legislatingwith measures such as Force Use certain prefixes. However, none of these measures seems to be working, and the process of record and report spam calls It is a bit long, so many prefer or bother. Apple’s new method is not perfect, We will tell you some inconveniencesbut it is an extra layer of protection. How the new iOS filter works The new call filter of iOS 26 is specifically thought for the robollala. They are those calls that no human makes you, just a answering machine who sends you a message and then hangs, or even for the telephone advertising made by humans. What this filter does is that Siri acts as your answering machine. When it calls you an unknown number, instead of picking up the phone, Siri will ask you to say the name and reason for the call. And when the other person responds, then the call will arrive and you can read who he is and what he wants to decide whether you are interested in taking the call or not. This filter It will be activated with all the numbers you do not have on your agenda. Come on, if you call you a relative or friend whose number you have saved, the phone will usually sound, but if not, the protection with the answering machine of Siri will be applied. Another thing that is important is that The call will not sound to you from the beginning. First it will be Siri who answered asking the reason for the call, and only when the other person answers the call will come to you. This has inconvenience Apple’s idea is good, but it has a great inconvenience: if you call you a legitimate person I might think that the telephone bot is youand then you could lose an important call from someone you don’t have on the agenda. For example, it can be The call of a deliveryman That brings you the package of an online purchase. He thinks he calls you to tell you if he can happen, and instead of answering a person, Siri answers. The normal thing is that I hang thinking that your number has bad. In these cases, his call will never come to you, you will not even know what they have called you, because initially it does not sound. This can also happen with calls from the public administration, or simply with someone you know but whose number you do not have on your telephone agenda. How to activate this call filter To activate this call filter you must have an updated phone to iOS 26. Once you have it, enter the settings, and go to the section Apps. Here inside, click on the application Phone To enter your configuration. Once in the APP configuration options Phonego down to the section of Call filteringwhere can you Activate the option Request call To activate the filter. Cover image | Chatgpt In Xataka Basics | Customize your iPhone with iOS 26: How to take advantage of the new icon design and lock screen

A neutron core of the size of a bus

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In the Ukraine War, nuclear It is not a purely arms issue. Among the most devastating scenarios that beat about the contest is the possibility of an error that leads to an unprecedented environmental disaster. We already knew that the Chernobil plant He had a hole And continue Without being able to repairbut the reach is much broader than the sadly famous plant. Under constant threat. The truth is that the Russian invasion of Ukraine has not only transformed the military map of Europe, but has put at risk an extensive network of nuclear facilities that were never designed to resist bombings. Although international attention has focused on Zaporiyia Centralthe largest in Europe and in Russian hands since 2022the country houses multiple reactors, research laboratories and spent fuel deposits that make up a delicate risk mosaic. Among them stands out Institute of Physics and Technology from Járkov, where is the known device as Neutron Sourcewhich contains several tens of kilos of enriched uranium capable of polluting vast areas if they were dispersed. Located just 14 kilometers from the front, the building has suffered More than 70 impacts Russian ammunition confirmed, which fears that Moscow’s goal is not accidental, but deliberate. Járkov, military white. The Institute, which in Soviet times contributed to the design of The first atomic bomb From Moscow, he agreed in 2010 withdrawing his uranium suitable for armament and sending it to Russia under pressure from the United States, in a non -proliferation effort. However, still custody materials of enormous danger, such as high radiation uranium contained in Neutron Source, built with US financing in exchange for that resignation. The installation combines a core of the size of a school bus with a particle accelerator about 30 meters, surrounded by metal shields, but the building that houses it It lacks protection in front of attacks. The bombings have left cracks, have dropped plaster of the walls and reached destroy a transformer In 2022, plunging the complex in blackout months and forcing scientists to improvise heating systems to avoid irreversible damage to fuel bars. Ukraine accuses Russia of echocideclaiming that a direct impact could release radiation on an area inhabited by 640,000 people. The nuclear installation of Neutron Source in Járkov on April 4 Chernobil’s spectrum. We have gone counting. Since the beginning of the invasion, the nuclear catastrophe scenarios have been present. In February 2025, A Russian drone pierced The steel structure covered by the reactor 4 of Chernobil, the most contaminated area of ​​the planet, breaking its hermetic seal, although without immediate leaks. In Zaporiyia, repeated attacks have put the cooling of the six reactorsespecially after destruction in 2023 on a dam that forced to depend on an emergency pond and two electric lines vulnerable to artillery. Each incident envives the fear of a radiological accident that, even without being of the Magnitude of 1986could disperse contaminating materials by large areas of Eastern Europe. The mere synchronization of certain attacks, such as Chernobil’s On the eve of the Munich Security Conference, it is played by kyiv and its allies as strategic messages of the Kremlin, which uses nuclear risk as a weapon of political intimidation. Collateral effects Plus: Not only Ukrainian facilities are in danger. At the end of August, remains of an intercepted Ukrainian drone They damaged a station Transformer in the immediate vicinity of the Kursk Central, in Russian territory, forcing to reduce its production. The episode illustrated how war turns civil nuclear infrastructures into collateral damage to a military confrontation in which drones, missiles and artillery operate increasingly closest to high -risk objectives. The experts Remember That no central or research laboratory in Ukraine was built to withstand direct impacts of modern ammunition, so the prolongation of the conflict multiplies the probabilities of an accident. Between resilience and constant threat. Had the New York Times In a wide report that, despite the daily danger, the Ukrainian scientists of the Járkov Institute They continue with projects of nuclear fusion and experiments with radioactive hydrogen, collecting data that they expect to present in international conferences. The paradox of continuing to investigate under bombing reflects both the resilience of the personnel and the fragility of a country that, in addition to resisting militarily, must guard materials whose release would have devastating consequences. In the words of one of the center engineers to the TimesRussian attacks seem to lack logic, but their repetition suggests a pressure strategy through radiological risk. Until now the catastrophe has been avoided fortune and technical contingenciesbut every day of war prolongs a pulse in which radiation could become involuntary or deliberate weapon, with effects that would overflow the borders of Ukraine. Image | Ministry of Defense of UkraineEnergoatom.com.ua In Xataka | The US has spent so much time developing its F-35 that has lost the career of the future: that of combat drones In Xataka | Ukraine has found the antidote to the Russian Kamikaze drones in World War

More than 30% ends in the hands of non -residents

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Spain awakens the appetite of foreigners who want to buy/invest in housing. Or at least like that, it was in 2024, one year still marked by The effect of the Golden Visa. The data of the College of Registrars shows that about 15% From all transactions they were starred in foreign citizens. And not just that. Its weight was especially palpable in tourist areas, such as the Balearic Islands, Valencian Community or the Canary Islands, where they came to be around 30%. In certain points especially tensioning the demand was also intense by foreigners who do not even reside in Spain. As an example, in the first quarter of 2025 They monopolized 32% of Alicante transactions. A figure: 93,000. In the Spanish real estate market, foreign accents sound strongly. This was at least last year if we take into account the data collected by the College of Registered in His last yearbookin which the number of housing purchases formalized by foreign citizens is included in almost 93,000. In percentage terms, that equals 14.6% of all operations. The figure is interesting for two reasons. The first, because that 14.6% is very close to the maximum of the historical series of the College of Registrars, reached the previous year and that stood in 14.98%. The second reason is its volume. Perhaps the percentage is not as high as that of 2023, but in absolute terms the total operations was much higher: that year they were counted about 87,400while in 2024 the foreign demand gave rise to 93,000 purchases. Autonomous Community % purchase of foreigners (2024) Annual variation (PP) Balearic Islands 32.62% +1.12% Valencian Community 28.92% -0.34% Canary Islands 27.23% -1.31% Murcia region 23.63% -0.21% Catalonia 16.26% +0.47% Andalusia 13.97% -0.98% Total Spain 14.6% -0.38% With the map in hand. That 14.6% represents the “footprint” of foreigners in the total housing purchases registered last year. That is, it shows a global fact, at the national level. The thing changes when get down to detail and we analyze the different regions or provinces. There are points such as Extremadura, Galicia, Castilla y León or Cantabria, in which the operations starring foreigners do not mean 4% of the total. In others that percentage is triggered clearly. The most obvious case is that of the Balearic Islands. There almost a third of all housing purchases (32.6%) were signed by foreign citizens. It is followed by the Valencian Community (28.9%), the Canary Islands (27.2%), the Region of Murcia (23.6%), Catalonia (16.3%) and Andalusia (13.9%). The Balearic Islands are not just those that show a higher percentage. As if that did not make them stand out in itself, it is also the region that shows a greater interannual increase, of 1.1%. Can you go further? Yes. Thanks to The statistics of the Ministry of Transport, which allow answering a crucial question: how many of those foreigners who met houses in Spain last year really reside here? Throughout 2024 the administration registered 715,678 transactions, according to ministerial data. By classifying the type of buyer, 56,777 are attributed to foreigners “not resident in Spain.” That is, 8%. Territory Total transactions (2024) Non -resident foreigners Percentage Alicante 57,090 20,169 35.3% Malaga 37,719 10,500 27.8% Santa Cruz de Tenerife 12,445 2,728 21.9% Balearic Islands 15,464 3,932 25.4% Territory Purchases (1st T 2025) Non -resident foreigners Percentage (1st t 2025) Percentage (1st T 2015) Alicante 14,914 4,856 32.5% 36.8% Malaga 9,754 2,811 28.8% 30% Santa Cruz de Tenerife 3,290 781 23.7% 27.6% Balearic Islands 3,979 848 21.3% 25.1% Above 20%. This percentage is however superior if we analyze in detail the data of provinces or territories especially crowded by tourists from other countries. In Alicante for example, foreign buyers not residing in Spain represented 35.3% of transactions, in Malaga, 27.8%, in Santa Cruz de Tenerife 21.9% and in the Balearic Islands reached 25.4%. The photo updated. A few weeks ago economist Marta Suárez-Varela published A graph In X with data from the first quarter that show that 2025 has started with a very similar ‘photography’. In the case of Alicante, the percentage of non -resident foreign buyers on the total transactions stood at 32.6%, in Malaga it was 28.8%, of 23.7% in Sta. Cruz de Tenerife and 21.3% in the Balearic Islands. The data also start from government records. The graph It is revealing because it finds that purchases by non -resident foreigners are particularly relevant in markets with strong tourist pressure. In addition to those mentioned, Las Palmas, Murcia, Girona, Almería, Castellón, Valencia, Huelva, Tarragona, Granada, Cádiz and Barcelona are listed on Top 15. Government statistics also suggest that the purchases of foreigners in these areas have been high for years. In fact, their percentages were higher in 2015. In the opposite pole are Álava, Albacete, Palencia, Ávila or Valladolid. But what do they buy? The data of the College of Registrars give some more brushstrokes. For example, it shows that 7.5% of mortgages About housing counted by the agency last year, foreigners were signed, 13.1% more than in 2023. Its footprint stands out in the Balearic Islands, Valencian Community, Catalonia and Murcia, although registrars do not distinguish between residents or non -residents. The average amount of their credits was 171,200 euros and Those who bought the most They were the British, followed by Germans, Moroccans, French, Dutch, Romanians and Italians. If we talk about second -hand houses, the Bulgarians, Gauls and Moroccans stand out. If we do it from a new construction, the Belgians, Poles and Dutch. Click on the image to go to Tweet. What … and when. The Yearbook of the Registrars slides a fact that might seem irrelevant, but it is crucial to better understand what happened in 2024 in the Spanish real estate market. 10.8% of housing purchases starring foreigners reached or even exceeded 500,000 euros, the “maximum of the historical series”, Clarify The agency before remembering that in 2023 that same percentage of 9.7%. Not just that. 52.6% of those most value purchases were made … Read more

It costs like a coffee and comes with a gift card for Amazon of up to 30 euros

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As we have repeated on numerous occasions, The VPN They are very useful. With them, we can give an extra layer of security to our traffic on the Internet, our data or even our IP address. In other words: we win in privacy. There are free, although the problem of these is that They are not all the safe that should. For this reason, it is not a bad idea to invest in a payment and less when it costs just 1.99 euros a month like Surfshark. And eye: Because it comes with a Amazon gift card. Surfshark Starter Subscription – Monthly The price could vary. We obtain commission for these links An economical, very useful and gift vpn Taking into account that a VPN with these characteristics offers a safer and quick service, the truth is that it is an investment that is worth it. Thanks to one of these tools, what we will get is Keep our data and our activity on the Internetthus winning an extra security layer while navigating or bought in some online store, among many other things. Normal, this offer is attractive enough to recommend it. Now, by including a Amazon gift card in the equation, the thing improves even more. The value of the same will be based on the plan we select: In the case of the most basic (called Starter), the card will have a value of 10 euros. Yes, on the other hand, we choose the surfshark one plan, the value will be 20 euros and for the surfshark one+plan, The most juicy gift card valued at 30 euros. The requirements to get one of these cards are quite simple. To do this, we need to get one of the three plans that we discussed above in its two -year mode. In the case of the Starter Plan (the most economical), that implies that we are only going to pay 53.73 euros for having this tool with us. The plan, which, as we say, is two years, vI have another additional gift: three extra months (so, in total, it will be 27 months of the service) In addition to the above, it is also essential that Let’s keep the subscription active, at least 31 days. With these two requirements, after the first 31 days of the service, we will receive the gift card that we can exchange in Amazon. Just one more thing: we will have a 5 -month period to redeem the coupon. Surfshark One Subscription – Monthly The price could vary. We obtain commission for these links In this way, it is in our hand to choose that plan that best suits us. If we are looking for only the VPN, we then have the Starter Plan. On the other hand, if we seek to have more internet security with antivirus or a system capable of letting us know if our data is filtered on the Internet, Then fits us better surfshark one (With 20 euros card). Finally, the best protection is offered by Surfshark One+, in addition to including the most value gift card. 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 | Surfshark In Xataka | Why it is dangerous to connect to public wifis and what you should do to protect yourself In Xataka | The best solutions to protect your data and your company’s computer equipment

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