Month: September 2025

Google has been saved from guillotine thanks to its greatest threat: chatgpt

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The judgment In the case of the United States against Google, published yesterday, it is one of the most important in the history of the world of technology. And in it Judge Amit Metha, in charge of the case, mentions 133 times the same word. Ia. Three years ago this sentence would have been very different, and there would probably have not had a single mention of that acronym. But the launch of Chatgpt in late 2022 has changed everything, and has caused a surprising consequence for Google. Despite having confirmed that it has a monopoly in the searches business, The punishment has been soft. Almost benign. Google will not have to sell Chrome As the accusation demandedand instead the judge has forced the company to share search data with its competitors already limit – but without prohibiting them – the exclusive search contracts that it maintains with companies such as Apple. The result of the trial is clear: Google has won, especially since it has lost much than what I could have lost. AND The great responsible for that legal triumph is not even Google, but chatgpt. Already in the introduction of the sentence, on its first page, the foundations of that decision are made clear: “Google is still the dominant firm in the relevant product markets (search). No rival has managed to fight with Google market share. And no new competitor has entered the market. But artificial intelligence technologies, in particular the generative AI (” Genai “)) can end up changing the rules of the game.” From there the sentence speaks of how generative technologies have been increasingly integrating into traditional search engines. It is something we saw first with Perplexity and that has ended up changing the search experience of the same Google. Chatgpt, the unexpected Salvador de Google From the results page with a list of links we have moved to a page in which more and more often The first thing that appears is an AI overViewan answer generated by AI and built directly from different sources. He NEW AI MODE It goes even further and raises the future transition from the traditional search engine – you are questions, he generates link lists – to one with whom we will talk. The AI has entered as an elephant in a potsweeping everything, and searches have been especially impacted. We are many who started using much more chatgpt, Claude or Gemini than the traditional Google search engine or some of its rivals, and that reality has been reflected in the sentence: the search engine, as we knew it, is becoming something else, so the classic search engine is no longer “so dangerous.” In fact, this sentence is from that very reasonable point of view: the AI ​​boom is creating such competition in the searches market to force Google to make drastic structural changes – such as selling Chrome – seems unnecessary. Of course, that does not make the sentence be content. Gabriel Weinberg, CEO of Duckckgo, believes that Google’s privileged position will continue to benefit and prevent free competition. In A shared statement in X He explained how “Google will continue to continue using their monopoly to stop competitors, including searches with AI.” Tim Sweeney, CEO of Epic, went further and criticized the punishment that justice had imposed to Google, considering it absurd and raising an analogy of the most suggestive: “It is as if a defendant had stolen a series of banks and the court’s verdict had declared him guilty, and then he had condemned him to probation, by virtue of which he could continue to steal banks, but he would have to share information on how he does it with other thieves of competition banks.” It is an interesting way to see that sentence, of course, but it is clear that sharing that data from your searches – Gogle has already warned that will review that decision– Open a door to more competitors. Not only that: it raises changes for the panorama of future search engines, including those with whom we will not stop talking. Chatgpt, the unexpected Salvador de Google, included. Image | Xataka with chatgpt In Xataka | “I’m afraid we’re going to be more busy”: Jensen Huang Discrepa from Musk and sees at AF a deep labor transformation

Thus changes the most lucrative business of Tim Cook

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The most profitable agreement in technological history has just changed its rules of the game. Google can continue paying Apple for being the predetermined search engine in Safaribut you can no longer shield that position with an exclusivity contract. Why is it important. Judge Amit Mehta has allowed Google to continue its payments to Apple and other distribution partnersbut with a fundamental condition: they will not be able to condition those payments to exclusivity. The company may pay to appear pre -installed, but it will not be able to prevent its competitors from doing the same. In figures. Google pays more than 26,000 million a year for these distribution agreements, with Apple as the main beneficiary. For Google, it is an investment that is worth it: about 40% of its searches in the United States arrive through Safari. And the agreement serves as a deterrent so that Apple does not throw its own search engine. For Apple, it represents practically pure income that are direct to your results account. New rules. Apple is now in a privileged position. You can keep Google as a predetermined option if you are still the one who pays best, but you can also offer that position to Microsoft with Bing, to Perplexity or even several search engines at the same time. It is the passage of a forced marriage to an open market. Smartphones manufacturers are free to preinstall or promote other search engines next to Google’s. Samsung could offer Bing as an outstanding alternative. Mozilla could diversify his options in Firefox. Between the lines. The judge’s decision speaks of a concern for the future rather than for the past. Mehta repeatedly mentions the boom of the generative AI and how Chatgpt The competitive panorama has changed. He did not want to intervene too much in a market that is being “rapidly transformed” by new actors. This caution has saved Google from a greater evil. Justice asked for the forced sale of Chrome and much more severe restrictions. The judge considered that it would be “very complicated and risky”. The market has celebrated the decision with 8% increases in Google and 4% in Apple. Turning point. This failure marks the beginning of a new era in the distribution of search engines. Apple can now experiment with hybrid models: Google for general searches. PERPLEXITY FOR IA Consultations. Specialized search engines for concrete niches. Or simply stay with who pays more at all times. The threat. For Google, the risk is not only to lose exclusivity but also face a permanent auction. If Microsoft decides to bet strongly to conquer safari, the costs could shoot. And if Apple decides to diversify options, Google would lose control over an important part of its traffic. The true winner of this sentence is not Google, who has dodged fragmentation but loses his fort. It is Apple, who maintains its huge income and earns the freedom to choose the best bidder at all times. Tim Cook has just seen how his most lucrative business becomes even more valuable. In Xataka | Browsers prepare for the most radical transformation in their history. One in which the IA will be Outstanding image | Solen Feyissa

guaranteed supply and discount included

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In May, conversations between Moscow and Beijing about the Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline They hired again. Russia pressed the accelerator to close the deal, but China stopped: it rejected a route through Mongolia and discussed each price and deadline figure. The project, again, was caught in mutual distrust. Meanwhile, in Europe the agenda was another. Brussels He accelerated his strategy to cut the dependence of Russian gas and expand renewables. That movement left Moscow with less margin: without Europe, I needed a buyer in a hurry. And all the roads took to Beijing. A turn in Beijing. The board has moved in September. During the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit in Beijing, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping announced that they had signed a memorandum to build the Power of Siberia 2. According to Reutersthe document is legally binding, it is not just a declaration of intentions. The gas pipeline, once completed, will allow transporting 50 BCM of annual gas from the Yamal Arctic deposits to northern China through Mongolia for 30 years. However, As Wall Street Journal saidthe essential points have not been closed: price, financing and construction calendar. Beijing, who has never been in a hurry, thus keeps the pan for the handle. But something begins to move. Although the big project has no date, something began to change. Reuters reported that Gazprom and the CNPC closed an immediate increase in current shipments: the Power of Siberia 1 will pass from 38 to 44 BCM per year, and the Sakhalin gas pipeline will rise from 10 to 12 BCM. Returning to the Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline. So far what is known is that it will depart from the Russian Arctic deposits – the same ones that were supplied to Europe – and will travel Siberia to Mongolia, before reaching northern China. Its capacity: 50 BCM per year, equivalent to almost a third of everything Russia sold to Europe before the invasion of Ukraine. According to Financial Timesthe infrastructure could come into operation in the early 2030s, although the agreement does not specify dates. There is much at stake. The Power of Siberia 2 is not just a bilateral agreement: it can reorder the dynamics of the world gas market. As Financial Times explainedits entry into operation of the gas pipeline would withdraw 50,000 million cubic meters of demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG) of the international market. That absence will weigh on investment plans in new export plants, especially in the United States, but also in Qatar and Australia. “For those who are about to make final investment decisions, this announcement is disturbing,” Anne-Sophie Corbeau, a researcher at the Center on Global Energy Piss in Columbia, said for the British environment. China reinforces its energy security. In this context, the biggest beneficiary is China. This new gas pipeline ensures a supply in a context marked by supply volatility from the Middle East. According to Wall Street JournalBeijing would import around 100 BCM of Russian gas per pipe each year, which would represent approximately 20% of its total consumption. A significant figure, but far from an absolute dependence. A less encouraging panorama for Moscow. As Reuters recalledRussia went from exporting 177 BCM of gas to Europe in 2018-19 to just 31 BCM to China last year. Therefore, with the Power of Siberia 2 you can compensate for part of that volume, but not the income: Gazprom has admitted that the prices for Beijing will be lower than the Europeans, According to Bloomberg. In short, Russia wins a strategic client but loses pricing power; China ensures a stable supply without compromising its maneuvering margin; And the global gas market will have to adjust to a map in which Asia becomes the center of gravity. United States in the mirror. The agreement comes After the Alaska Summit With Donald Trump, in which confrontation with China and Russia was exacerbated. As Bloomberg highlightedthe Power of Siberia 2 memorandum is interpreted as a direct challenge to the global order led by Washington. For Washington, the agreement is a double blow: China could reduce the purchase of American liquefied natural gas, and the Moscow-Pekín alliance is reinforced at a time of maximum tension with the Trump administration. The Summit in Beijing, with Russia, China, India and North Korea on the same board, is interpreted as an cornerstone of an alternative block to the Euro -Ratlantic axis. Chronicle of an announced break. Just a few days ago, Europe announced that it entered September With an unexpected energy mattress: gas deposits are already 76% of their capacity. In addition, within two years, the total cutting of Russian gas dependence by the European Union has been established. In that context, Brussels has set 2027 as the deadline to definitively cut the energy relationship with Moscow. The Power of Siberia 2 symbolizes that rupture: the gas that previously lit heating in Berlin or Paris will now have a destination in Shanghai or Beijing. An unequal relationship. Despite the rhetoric of friendship, the relationship is clearly asymmetric. As explained by Alexander Gabuev, from Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center, cited by WSJChina “has all the letters”: controls the rhythm, price and conditions. Russia, isolated and sanctioned, needs Beijing much more than the other way around. Besides, As Reuters recalledChina advances towards a more electric and renewable model, which in the medium term can reduce its gas dependence. Russia runs the risk of investing billions in a project that the true beneficiary will be the Asian giant. Image | Unspash and Kremlin Xataka | Putin’s not so secret plan to survive without Europe: a giant gas pipeline to China

China has just told the world the place it wants to occupy. And he has done it with a parade of weapons that seem like science fiction

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During September 3, Beijing has become the stage of one of the Chinese military parades more elaborate that are remembered, commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. An event that China has used to Promote nationalism through a parade where to show the world the place he wants to occupy. And according to the artillery that has seen the lightThere are no limits. Artillery as support. As we said, the imposing military parade in Beijing was conceived as An unequivocal message: Xi Jinping’s vision of a new world order with China in the center has a warlike vanguard apparatus that begins to be at the height, and even ahead, of its rivals. Among the protagonists highlighted the new intercontinental ballistic missile DF-61successor of DF-41together with missiles with hypersonic plankers capable of exceeding the speed of sound five times and complicating any antimile defense. The demonstration included a broad Drones repertoire (aerial, terrestrial and submarines) with functions ranging from direct combat to logistics, some designed to act as “faithful squires” of Chinese furtive fighters, consolidating the EPL’s commitment to the Autonomous War. DF-61 Directed energy weapons. Beyond the missiles, the true revolution was on the exhibition of Laser and energy weapons directed, in naval and land versions, capable of neutralizing sensory and drones enemy at ridiculous costs compared to conventional ammunition. If these systems are deployed in number, such as They hinted Official sources could suppose an unprecedented challenge for any force that tries to stop Chinese military movements in their region of influence. This technological turn, supported by an enormous industrial capacity, points to a strategy where the quantity and sophistication They combine to cement China’s strategic ascent. Set of laser weapons during the military parade Two versions. They appeared Two laser systems Air defense: a large one, intended for its installation in warships, and another mounted on an eight -wheeled vehicle, capable of hosting the necessary electrical power to overcome the limitations of previous versions. These systems, which do not depend on kinetic projectiles but on Electromagnetic energy To destroy objectives through heat, electrical interference or sensor blindness, they mark a turning point in the anti -aircraft and anti -anton defense. In front of them, high -power microwave systems (also in development) offer the ability to neutralize whole swarms of drones with simultaneous bursts. The logistics and economic advantage is evident: each shot costs a fraction of a missile and does not require transporting heavy ammunition, only energy. Submarine drone AJX002 The debut of underwater drones. China also showed for the first time Two submarine vehicles not large -sized (Xluuv), consolidating their leadership in a field where at least five different programs in the test phase already operate. One of the exhibited models, identified as AJX002measures between 18 and 20 meters long with a reduced diameter of up to 1.5 meters, while the second shares length but is considerably wider, between 2 and 3 meters, and carries two masts. Although their specific missions have not been revealed, analysts consider carry torpedoes or mineseither fulfill recognition functions in prolonged and high autonomy operations. With this presentation, the Chinese Navy confirms its intention to integrate underwater platforms Autonomous on a large scaleexpanding the unmanned war options in a domain traditionally reserved for conventional submarines. Some of the hypersonic missiles shown The YJ-17: hypersonic and “nuclear.” Among the most strategic revelations The YJ-17 wasa missile that combines the naval denomination of the YJ family with the technological inheritance of DF-17the first medium -range ballistic missile with a hypersonic planner (HGV) developed by China. If the DF-17 already demonstrated extreme precision in tests (capable of impacting a few meters from its target after performing evasive maneuvers), the YJ-17 supposes the adaptation of that system For vertical pitchers of warships. Although it is believed that it can carry conventional eyelets, its nuclear capacity cannot be ruled out, which reinforces its deterrent value. Non -manned wing aircraft of the Plaaf. Two different configurations were seen but no designation details have been provided The industrial muscle as an advantage. No doubt, the parade was also proof of the volume of production that China can sustain. According to analysts Like Malcolm Davisthe country demonstrates the ability to develop, manufacture and deploy faster and higher advanced systems than the West. In other words: it is a reminder that, while in World War II the American industry inclined the global balance, today is Beijing who You can manufacture in mass Military teams with efficiency that Washington can hardly match. The CSIS data They confirm this trend: Chinese military expenditure has multiplied by thirteen in 30 years and already exceeds its immediate neighbors, quintupllica that of Japan and septuming that of South Korea. Anti-Enlambre Training (MENGSHI Laser “OW5-A10”, “PLB-625” cannon of 6 x 25 mm, 30 mm cannon, “Mini dome CUAV FK-3000”, Laser HMV3 “OW5-A50”) The naval dimension. Already We count yesterday. The biggest difference with the United States is perceived in the sea: by 2030, the Chinese Navy could have a 48% more ships of war that the American, which revives the historical maxim that the largest fleet usually imposes itself. While in the West it is confident that technological superiority, such as drone swarms with artificial intelligence, maintain balance, the parade showed that China already has Advanced autonomous systems in active duty and in operational quantities. In addition, the introduction of laser defenses against drones and missiles reinforces Beijing’s narrative about an “intelligent war”, where autonomy and systems network dominate the battlefield. JY-17 The Arsenal per sea. The YJ-17 did not appear alone: ​​it was accompanied by anti-man- YJ-15, YJ-19 and YJ-20all conceived to be deployed from the largest surface fleet in the world, composed of destroyers and frigates with vertical pitchers. Here the strategic message seems clear: the American aircraft carriers, the cornerstone of Washington’s naval power in the Pacific, could be vulnerable at any point in the region before a coordinated rain Hypersonic missiles and cruise released from multiple platforms. With … Read more

Aliexpress returns with a day day -full of technology offers and discount coupons of up to 65 euros

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We started the month of September and Aliexpress launches a new Choice Day. As usual, we will have at our disposal a lot of interesting offers in technology, including consoles, mobile phones, smart watches and much more. How is it difficult to find the best offers, we have made a selection of some of the most prominent: CMF Watch Pro 2 by 38.40 euros With the ESCD05 code, a very interesting quality-price option. Samsung Galaxy A56 by 242.60 euros With the ESCD30 code, the best telephone of the company’s range A to date. Honor Pad X8A by 75.90 euros With the ESCD10 code, an ideal tablet for the return to school. Little x7 pro by 227.99 eurosa very interesting phone with great autonomy. PlayStation 5 Slim by 420.99 euros With the ESCD55 code, the version with reader of the popular Sony console. If you are interested in any other device that is not on this list and want to take it home at the best price, you have a list of discount coupons to save more on your purchases: Discount Minimum purchase coupon 2 euros 2.02 euros CDES02 2 euros 19 euros ESCD02 5 euros 39 euros ESCD05 7 euros 59 euros ESCD07 10 euros 79 euros ESCD10 18 euros 139 euros ESCD18 30 euros 249 euros ESCD30 40 euros 349 euros ESCD40 55 euros 459 euros ESCD55 65 euros 569 euros Escd65 CMF Watch Pro 2 If we are looking for a smartwatch and we have A very tight budgetthis CMF Watch Pro 2 It can be great. Its price was already quite attractive to launch, but we can take it home for alone 38.40 euros With the ESCD05 code, which we will have to enter before the end of the purchase. What can we expect from him? It is a fairly light clock with 1.32 inches and maximum brightness of 620 nits. In addition to this, it also has A autonomy that can reach up to 11 daysIt has interchangeable bezels and 120 sports modes. * Some price may have changed from the last review Samsung Galaxy A56 Although most foci are usually taken by Samsung’s prémonic phones, we cannot ignore that their A telephones line is the most popular among the general public. Among all the mobiles that compose it, the Galaxy A56 5g is unmarked as the best option. If we were behind him, he can now leave Aliexpress by 242.60 euros with the ESCD30 code. With him, we are going to have with us an off -road phone that stands out for a large 6.7 -inch screen with 120 Hz, a 5,000 mAh battery that is compatible with fast charge of 45 w and six years of updateswhich implies that we will always have it up to date for quite some time. * Some price may have changed from the last review Honor Pad X8A A tablet is a device that can come great both to work and study, as well as for our children now that school returns. If we are looking for a very economical, This honor Pad X8a is ideal: We can take home for 75.90 euros With the ESCD10 code, a great price if we take into account everything it offers. We are facing a device with An 11 -inch LCD screenone that also has 90 Hz. It is fed by a Snapdragon 680 chip and offers good autonomy thanks to its 8,300 mAh battery. For less than 80 euros, difficult to find a better tablet. Honor Pad X8A (4 + 64 GB) * Some price may have changed from the last review Little x7 pro We continue with the devices that stand out for their value for money with a phone, in this case a bit. We are referring to the model X7 proa mobile that does not carry too much in the market and we can find for much less than the price at which. If we take advantage of this aliexpress Choice, we can take it for 227.99 euros. This Xiaomi phone offers a 6.67 -inch screen with 1.5K resolution (2,712 x 1220 pixels). In addition, it has a good processor such as Dimensity 8400 of MediaTek And a huge 6,000 mah battery That, in addition, we can load in a sigh thanks to the fast charging of 90 W. * Some price may have changed from the last review PlayStation 5 Slim We close this selection of offers with a console, in this case of Sony. This is the Slim version of PlayStation 5, specifically the model that has a record reader. If we were waiting for a promotion to get it, this can be a great moment: it goes out for 420.99 euros with the ESCD55 code. Little to say about this console after taking so many years with us. Offers a hardware capable of moving 4K games and with up to 120 fps, as well as some Reduced load times thanks to your SSD. It is true that it is now available The pro modelbut this option is unmarked as a cheaper version that also gives us access to the entire console catalog. PlayStation 5 Slim (with reader) * 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 | Álvaro García M. in XatakaCMF, Samsung, Honor, Little, Sony In Xataka | The best mobiles, we have tried them and here are their analysis In Xataka | The best smartwatch: their analysis and videos are here

Take 20 years registered there

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Located in the Merindad de Tudela, in Navarras lands, Valtierra It is a municipality of just 2,500 neighbors that does not usually monopolize large headlines. Not anymore. His name and that of his mayor, Manuel Resa (UPN) has been starring chronicles for several days in the National Press And even It has sneaked in it Prime Time television by the hand of ‘Public mirror’. The reason has little to do with the agroganader sector of the town or its heritage. What has placed it under the media focus is its political controversy in favor of birth and especially the differences between the ‘lifelong’ families of the people and those formed by immigrant workers. And that, with Torre Pacheco even in memoryhas raised Polvareda. Why’s that? To understand you have to go back a few months ago, to Octoberwhen the town hall of Valtierra published the foundations of a ‘call for the granting of birth aids’. The idea, as clarifies The documentdigitally signed by Manuel Resa, it was “to support and encourage” the birth of the people, contributing to the region being sustainable at a social and economic level. So far unusual. To achieve this, the Consistory offered aid of up to 3,000 euros to families that had children throughout 2025. Going down to detail. The controversy arises in The fifth point of the document, where the “requirements” that the beneficiaries must meet. In addition to giving birth to a baby between January and December 2025, being a neighbor of the town and being up to date with municipal taxes, the Consistory asks that people who request the aid meet a demand: at least one of the parents of the creature must have registered several decades in the municipality. And the document makes it clear that the newborn is expected to also maintain that same status. “At least one of the parents must be registered in Valtierra uninterrupted during the 20 years immediately prior to the date of registration of the request for birth help. In addition the neonates must be registered with the parent who requests the aid at the time of the registration immediately after birth, as well as remaining registered for 20 years uninterrupted in the locality of the locality of Valtierra “. And the controversy jumped. Beyond the effort to set the population in the town, that requirement has another much more controversial reading: it leaves out all those immigrant parents who carry in Valtierra less than two decades. This was understood by a group of women, who made it possible for the matter to reach the service against racism and xenophobia. The result? The past spring The regional government moved to sign and asked the Council of Navarra to value whether the clause was “compatibility with the legal system and principle of equality.” Before the government gave some advice to the town hall of Valtierra, but they allegedly fell into a broken bag. “The answer was to ignore any type of recommendation and stay in the literal of the approved bases, so we are obliged to raise this case to the Council to rule, from the conviction that there is an obvious discriminatory treatment in an important part of the population e Valtierra,” Explain The Minister of Migration Policies. Point and end? Not at all. Far from relaxing, the controversy has continued to fan. And he has basically done for two reasons. The first is that in mid -June the Council of Navarra published Your opinionan extensive report that is resolved with a conclusion as succinct as blunt, especially if we remember that the report has an advisory character and is not a sentence: its experts express “serious doubts” that Valtierra’s requirements conform to the legal system. “The Menas those”. The second reason that the controversy has fueled are the statements of the mayor himself, who have served to throw further firewood. During one interview With the SER RESA chain he insisted that he has no intention of changing the call and that the important thing is to support people with roots. “What we have to sponsor and where we have to put money is for people with roots of our land because we are receiving many immigrants who cost us a pasture,” he argues in statements collected by The country. “For example, those that cost 4,950 euros per month, more than 50,000 euros a year. Some young mans of those we have there.” The mayor has also censored that there are people with “all rights, but no obligation.” A key percentage: 60%. Your statements have unleashed The political debate Beyond Valtierra and have even taken the PNV to disallow the mayorof his own training, for Vox rejoicing, which has “congratulated him.” “We congratulate this speech”, He came to celebrate His regional spokesman Emilio Jiménez. The truth is that resa’s words have generated a stir for another reason: Valtierra, a town that did not reach last year 2,500 inhabitantshas a considerable demographic dependence on immigration, especially of African origin. It is recognized by the Government of Navarra, who recalls that in 2023 Valtierra registered only 23 births and in 14 of them the mother was of foreign origin. That is, they meant about 60% of the total birth. The avant -garde Precise In addition, near the fifth of its population (19%) come from abroad and are mostly emigrants from North Africa to work in the field. In other Navarre locations, such as miracle or tudela that percentage is even higher. In opinion De Begoña Alfaro, Minister of Migration Policies, measures such as Valtierra create “first and second citizens.” Images | AEK Korrika (Flickr) and Kyle Nieber (Unspash) In Xataka | In 2017, Liverpool signed a star footballer. Without knowing it, I had found the solution for racism in sport

What is it, who affects and when it comes into force

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The Tax Agency has prepared a New Billing System for SMEs and Autonomousis called verifactu and is part of the Law 11/2021known as anti -arud law. Its objective is that all invoices issued in Spain meet some requirements and are verifiable by the Tax Agency. What is verifactu? Its official name is Veri*Factu, but we are going to omit the capital letters and asterisk in favor of readability. It is the name that the Tax Agency has put to the new billing regulations collected in the Royal Decree 1007/2003. It defines the requirements that must be adopted by the billing systems of companies and self -employed, so that All invoices follow a standard and are verifiable by the administration. Verifactu is not software to make invoices, but a technological system that will be integrated into the so -called SIF (Billing Computer Systems) to avoid possible fraud. Verifactu forces the SF to meet a series of technical requirements so that Each invoice issued is unalterable, safe and traceable. The verifactu system They will automatically send all invoices to the Tax Agency. This seeks to end the dual -use which allows a double accounting and hide the real sales of a company. All invoices issued with this system must carry the legend “verifiable invoice at the Electronic Headquarters of the AEAT” or “verifactu” and also will include a QR code. Who is obliged to use verifactu? Verifactu affects most companies and freelancers. Here are those who are obliged to meet this requirement: Companies: Companies Sociedad Anónima, Limitada Company, Cooperatives and any entity that is subject to the Corporation Tax. Autonomous: all, including those that pay them in the module regime. Revenue attribution regime entities: Includes communities of civil assets and societies. Foreign companies that have a branch in Spain: Although its headquarters are in another country, if the company operates in Spain lasting through an office, factory or branch, it will be obliged to use verifactu. Who is exempt from using verifactu? Although the vast majority of companies and professionals will be affected, there are some exemptions: Companies in the SII: he Immediate Information Supply It forces companies to communicate their turnover almost in real time, so the use of verifact would be redundant. Freelancers in modules or equivalence surcharge: The exemption only applies to cases where a complete invoice is not issued. If an invoice must be issued in an operation, they must use verifactu. Agrarian sector: Taxpayers who are accepted to the Special Regime of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries are exempt, but only in agrarian receipts (the buyer issues them). the Basque Country: It is a territory with their own tax regime and have their own system called Ticketbai. When does verifactu come into force? The verifactu system has been available since last April for those companies and freelancers that want to use it voluntarily. It will begin to be mandatory from next year Although companies will have to incorporate it much sooner than the self -employed, who have more margin. Companies: January 1, 2026. Autonomous: July 1, 2026. Companies that do not comply with the obligation to use certified software with verifactu face fines of up to 50,000 euros. For their part, software suppliers that do not meet the requirements could receive sanctions of up to 150,000 euros. How does verifactu work? Image: Tax Agency As we said above, verifactu is not a computer program as such that you can download and start using. To be able to issue invoices through this system, you have to get a SIF program that integrates it. At the moment it is not mandatory, but for developers the deadline to integrate it into their software has already defeated (it was July 1). This means that There are quite a few options that integrate it such as Quipu, Holded either Stel Order. These are the steps of the verifactu system: Invoice emission: The process does not change, the difference is that the program that is used must be certified for verifactu. Registration in the AEAT: Simultaneously, a file will be sent to the Tax Agency with the key data of the invoice. Recording records: In order to be unalterable, each new record is chained with the previous one. In this way a sequence is created that prevents modifying or erasing an invoice without breaking the complete chain. Impression and generation of QR: Also simultaneously, the invoice will be printed with a QR code and an alphanumeric identification code. What is the price of verifactu? Verifactu as such is free, but billing programs that usually have a Monthly cost. For example, Quipu has a basic plan for 14 euros per month, Holded for 14.50 euros and Stel Order offers a free plan. Cover image | Mihail Nilov, Pexels In Xataka | Digital Kit 2024: What is it, what can be used and bonus requirements up to 12,000 euros for freelancers and SMEs

one that also threatens to reconfigure your business

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If you ever imagined that Chrome would end up in the hands of another company, it will not happen. Ni OpenAi nor perplexitywith their ambition to compete in searches, they will have the opportunity to stay with him. According to Reutersa federal judge has ruled out the most drastic measure in one of the most relevant antitrust cases of the digital era. Google will keep control of its star and Android browser, but it is not empty: the failure forces you to give up land in another way. What decided today: Judge Amit P. Mehta ruled that Google will not have to sell Chrome or Android, but must accept significant limits in their distribution contracts. The sentence prohibits exclusive agreements for Chrome, Search, the Assistant of Google and Gemini, accepting part of the company’s proposals. The ruling, issued on Tuesday by the Columbia district court, is a turning point in the case that has put the power of the search engine under the magnifying glass. Share data: Google will have to offer your rivals key information from your search engine. The magistrate established that only companies that meet specific criteria can access it, which limits the scope of the opening. The objective is to facilitate competition in a market where Google domain is nourished by exclusive use signals. The ruling rules out, however, the government’s request to deliver a greater volume of data. The ‘default’ under magnifying glass: The court also restricted the agreements that guarantee Google the predetermined position in browsers and mobile devices. These exclusivities had been key to maintaining their dominant presence, ensuring that millions of users use their services. Although all payments to partners are not prohibited, the judge seeks to limit the scope of these practices. The company had proposed to eliminate some contracts to reduce the pressure of the case. The Department of Justice had requested much more aggressive measures: Chrome’s forced sale, the end of all distribution contracts and much broader access to search engine data. The judge rejected that roadmap and leaned for an intermediate approach. “The courts must address the design of remedies with a good dose of humility,” he wrote in his ruling. The sentence avoids a radical restructuring of Google, but does not leave it without obligations. Data advantage effect: The sentence points to the heart of Google’s competitive advantage: its search signal monopoly. By forcing data with selected rivals, the judge alters one of the levers that have consolidated their position for decades. Although the company maintains control of its key products, the risk is that others can replicate or improve its results. It is a subtle but potentially deep blow for your business model. The case began in 2020, when the Department of Justice and a group of states sued Google for abusing their position in online searches. Three years later, a ten -week trial put his business model and contracts under the microscope. Among the tests they stood out the 26.3 billion dollars that the company paid in 2021 to ensure be the default engine in browsers and mobiles. The judge ruled last year that Google had acted as monopoly. The ia: While the case advanced, the technological panorama also changed. Search engines are no longer the only starting point: attendees based on AI have begun to assume tasks such as planning trips, summarizing documents and responding complex consultations. Google has reacted with own products such as Ai mode and Geminiintegrating generative directly into the results page. The ruling not only marks legal limits, it also arrives in full transition from the model that cemented its domain. Google plans to appeal, and the process aims to extend for a long time. The judge’s decision is not the end, but the beginning of a new legal stage that will test how digital monopolies are regulated. Meanwhile, the company must adapt to ordered restrictions. The case is emerging as a reference for other judgments that face technological giants. Images | Xataka with Gemini 2.5 In Xataka | “I’m afraid we’re going to be more busy”: Jensen Huang Discrepa from Musk and sees at AF a deep labor transformation

The hypothesis that the mystery can solve

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In the confines of the solar system, more than 1.4 billion kilometers away, Orbit Titanthe Saturn’s biggest moon. A satellite with a dense and orange atmosphere with temperatures that are around -180 ºC, but despite this, it stands out for having clouds, rain, rivers, lakes and seas. Now we have on the table the first theories of how life would be forming there. A first solid theory. For years, Scientists have wondered if in this exotic environment life could arise. Now, A new study Published in the International Journal of Astrobiology proposes a detailed and plausible mechanism on how the first precursor structures of life or Protocamples in its icy methane lakes. The first ingredient of life. For life to begin, you need a border. Something that separates a chemical ‘inside’ from a chaotic ‘outside’. In the case of humans, that border is the cell membrane, A lipid bilayer that delimits the formation of vesicles. Something that according to scientific consensus is a key step and price to the appearance of life. The big question is whether something similar could happen in a place without liquid water like Titan. The answer, according to the authors of the study, is a resounding yes. A key molecule. To affirm something so categorically the most important thing are some Amphiphilic molecules. They are compounds with a polar head and a non -polar tail, like the lipids of our membranes. In this way, this structure allows self -assembly forming the membranes that give rise to vesicles. In Titan’s atmosphere, solar radiation and energy particles constantly bombard nitrogen and methane, creating a complex organic molecules soup. Among them are organic nitriles that have precisely this amphipatic nature and could act as the bricks of these original membranes in a non -polar environment such as liquid methane. A simple mechanism. The study not only posture that these membranes can exist, but also proposes a surprisingly simple and elegant mechanism for their formation, driven by the Titan climate itself. This process begins when the amphipatic compounds created in the atmosphere fall and accumulate on the surface of the methane lakes, forming a thin one -layer film, as if it were oil on the water. When methane rain drops hit the surface of the lake, it causes splashes. They throw aerosols or small secondary drops of the lake itself that fall into the lake itself. Upon contact, its wrapping of a layer merges with the movie of a layer of the side that was already present and what we were looking for is formed: the double layer membrane. In this way, a perfectly formed gallbladder is created that is dispersed in liquid methane, already these hypothetical titan vesicles have been called ‘D endosomas‘. Of unstable bubbles to primitive evolution. Initially, these vesicles would be only ‘kinetically stable’, that is, temporary. But this is where the process becomes even more fascinating, since the study posture that once these vesicles would begin to interact with other organic molecules dissolved in the lake. Those vesicles that by chance capture and integrate other amphiphils in their membrane that make them more stable, will survive more time. This would lead to a kind of natural selection at the molecular level: the most stable vesicles of vesicles would last and accumulate, while the least stable would get rid of. This competition and selection process could lead to a primitive form of evolution, where vesicles develop a “compositional memory” based on molecules that make them more robust. It is a gigantic step that could lead to increasingly complex and functional structures, authentic protocamples. How we will find them. All this is a brilliant hypothesis, but you have to check if it is true. The answer is in future space missions. One of the hopes is put In NASA’s great dragonfly missiona drone of the size of a car that will fly through the atmosphere of Titan from the mid -2030s to analyze different places of its surface. With advanced technology. The authors propose an ideal instrument to conduct this research: a laser device. Ideally, it would be Raman spectroscopy, A technique that analyzes the chemical composition of the molecules. Using metal nanoparticles to amplify the signal in a massive way, it could identify the exact nature of the amphipatics that form vesicles, even in very low concentrations. I should also have Combined light dispersion. A technique that allows you to point a laser to the liquid and measure how the light is dispersed, detect the presence of suspended particles, determine its size and, observing how they settle over time, differentiate the vesicles of dust or ice particles. History in astrobiology. If a mission like Dragonfly found these vesicles, it would be one of the most important discoveries in the history of astrobiology. I would not confirm the existence of life, but would demonstrate that the first steps towards complexity and order, the previous conditions for life (abiogenesis), can occur in the universe in radically different conditions to those of the earth. Images | Alessandro Ferrari In Xataka | In 1995, NASA began to drug spiders with amphetamines, marijuana and the most devastating: caffeine

We are attending at the beginning of an era dangerous in commercial aviation. One in which if you go to a funeral the ticket will cost you more

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In the United States they are already called “surveillance -based prices” (Surveillance Pricing), and they consist in a simple and scary principle: that companies that sell products and services do it in a personalized way with AI algorithms that will analyze all the information they have about you. Delta, what are you doing. In Delta Air Lines they raised to do that, but the idea He ended up knowing each other and being very criticized. So much that several American senators published an open letter demanding the CEO of the airline to explain those plans. In Delta they intended to eliminate static prices to replace them with dynamic prices that were adjusted to what each client theoretically was willing to pay. How are these personalized prices calculated? Companies such as Fetcher – who collaborates with Delta or Virgin Atlantic – have been working on these systems since 2019. They have deep learning experts (Deep Learning) and have one “Large Market Model“, an AI model that is capable of generating those custom prices based on the information of each user. Spying on to meet you better. In fact his CEO, Roy Cohen, explained That this model is trained “with all the data we can collect”, and on the company’s website they affirm that this type of systems could increase the benefits of airlines by 4.4 billion dollars annually. To collect this data, surveillance -based price systems use all types of third -party channels such as the purchasing history of a passenger, its navigation history, its geolocation, its activity in social networks, its biometric data or its financial statement. If you leave funeral, we upload the price. The former member of the FTC Lina Khan Council He already explained that this type of custom pricing systems could raise disturbing cases. A conceivable example would be that of an airline that uses artificial intelligence to collect a higher rate to a passenger “because the company knows that it has just suffered a death in the family and needs to fly to the other side of the country.” The intention was to abandon static prices. In July the president of Delta, Glen Hauenstein, declared which hoped that at the end of the year 20% of the price of its tickets will be determined individually by these AI systems. At that time that percentage was 3%, the triple that in autumn of 2024, but is that the objective was to completely abandon the current price setting systems to make the jump to these personalized and calculated prices based on what is known about each passenger. The pain threshold. The system would also put to the limit the so -called “pain threshold” of each client, establishing that maximum amount that the data suggests that these passengers want to pay. If you are in a hurry – as in the hypothetical situation of having to go to a funeral – the price would increase, while in a routine trip the price would be comparatively lower. Consumer surplus. There is a theoretical principle that explains very well the intentions of companies such as Delta Air Lines. Is called consumer surplusand it is the difference between what a client is willing to pay and what he really pays. Companies seek to capture that surplus, and AI allows you to do it almost perfectly. That, of course, entails a risk: if customers pay the maximum for what they buy, they will have less income for other expenses. Here it will be more difficult for them to do it. In Europe carrying out this type of plans seems difficult: the General Data Protection Regulation (RGPD) prohibits automated decisions based on personal data and that have meaningful effects on the user unless it gives their explicit consent. Like dynamic, but supervitaminated prices. It really is of all known that there are many companies that make use of the so -called dynamic prices that try to adjust supply and demand. Airlines have always used them —The price varies according to the day and time of the week or the number of days before the flight – but they are also well known in VTC companies such as Uber or Cabify. Said systems, of coursethey have unleashed more than one controversyand there were suspicions that Uber even raised the price if you reserved a trip When you had little battery. However, these systems do not have that massive data collection section and user profiles that raise prices based on surveillance. Image | Simon Ray In Xataka | There are people getting free flights and money at the expense of airlines. Your superpower: be very patient

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