Month: November 2025

The AI ​​bubble is so obvious that not even Sundar Pichai or Satya Nadella make an effort to deny it

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The thing about bubbles is that we are certain that there is one only when they burst. And with all this artificial intelligence, is talking a lot about whether or not there is one around this technology. Of course there are indicators that set off alarm bells, but the curious thing is that we would not have believed that two of the greatest exponents in contributing to the development of this technology would maintain reservations. And Sundar Pichai, for Google, and Satya Nadella, for Microsoft, have not made much effort to deny the doubts. Irrationality. Pichai declared to the BBC in an interview he noted “elements of irrationality” in the current AI market and warned that no company, including Google, will be immune if the bubble bursts. His words are especially striking because they come at a time when Alphabet shares have doubled in seven months, reaching a market capitalization of $3.5 trillion. The CEO compared the situation with the Internet bubble of the late 90s, recognizing that although there was excessive investment that ended in bankruptcies and layoffs, today no one questions the profound impact of the Internet. “I hope AI is the same. I think it’s both rational and there are elements of irrationality in a time like this,” he explained. When the numbers don’t add up. Skepticism is based on concrete data. OpenAI, Google’s most visible competitor in this field, has committed to spending $1.4 trillion in infrastructure for eight years while it expects to generate just $13 billion in revenue this year. Just like share In the Ars Technica media, Sam Altman himself, CEO of OpenAI, acknowledged to journalists in August that investors are “overly enthusiastic” about AI models and that “someone” will lose an “incredible amount of money.” Microsoft also shows the cards. For his part, Satya Nadella has been equally forthright about the current limitations of the sector. At the beginning of the year already pointed out to claim that a milestone has been achieved in AGI (general artificial intelligence) is “just hacking the tests without meaning”, downplaying the benchmarks that so much marketing generates. According to Nadella, the true metric of AI success should be reflected in countries’ gross domestic product: “When we say ‘this is like the industrial revolution,’ we should have that kind of growth that caused the industrial revolution,” he explained, referring to increases of 5-10% in GDP. That growth has not yet come. Jensen Huang says exactly the opposite. While Pichai and Nadella talk about irrationality, NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang has presented spectacular results in the third quarter and settled the debate in his own way. “There has been a lot of talk about an AI bubble. From our perspective, we see something very different,” he commented. NVIDIA reported revenue of $57 billion in its latest quarter, up 62% from a year earlier, with net profits of $32 billion. Its data center business has generated $51.2 billion, a record boosted by the sale of its Blackwell chips. According to Huang, sales of these GPUs are “skyrocketing” and cloud chips are out of stock. NVIDIA also projects a fourth quarter with revenues of $65 billion. AI still doesn’t make money. NVIDIA does make money, a lot of money, but He does it by selling the shovels during the gold rush. The vast majority of companies that develop large language models are losing money spectacularly. OpenAI is the most obvious examplebut not the only one. Microsoft, Amazon, Meta and Google they are allocating tens of billions of dollars to build data centers dedicated to AI in a colossal bet whose profitability is not guaranteed. For Nadella, what AI needs is something equivalent what Excel and email meant for the PC, that is, an app that makes the majority of users understand how to use AI. At that time we saw that the PC took a long time to find its place, especially until it reached mass adoption that transformed real processes. There are chips but there is no energy to power them. In addition to the profitability problem, there is an immediate physical limitation. Nadella revealed recently that the biggest obstacle is not the lack of chips, but the energy needed to power them. “If you can’t do something like that (supply enough power), you’re going to have a bunch of chips sitting around in inventory that you can’t plug in. In fact, that’s my problem right now: It’s not that I don’t have a sufficient supply of chips: it’s actually the fact that I don’t have places to plug them in,” he admitted. Microsoft, Google and other big technology companies are resorting to drastic solutions such as building their own small nuclear power plants (SMR reactors) to supply their future data centers. ARM CEO Rene Haas noted that energy needs could triplea challenge that calls into question the sustainability of the current expansion. Of course we don’t know how things are going to end, but no one doubts that we’re going to have a good time with it. Cover image | Microsoft and Bloomberg In Xataka | Gemini 3 promises more quality and precision than ever in its responses. The question is whether we will really notice the difference

‘Baby Shark’ is the most successful song in YouTube history. It is also the least profitable of all

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It has already gone somewhat out of fashion, at least in terms of omnipresence at children’s parties, birthdays and meetings with children, but in those transition years between the birth of YouTube and the current flood of children’s content generated by AIs and insane algorithms on the platform, ‘Baby Shark‘It was a monumental success. One that, however, did not make its creators millionaires, unlike what many of us came to believe. Baby Shark, the legend. The infectious original song, since its publication on YouTube in June 2016, has accumulated an average of more than 4.7 million daily views. Now it’s at 16.4 billion views. Success transcends borders: available in 25 different languages, the United States leads as the main market in number of views, while Brazil holds the record in number of “likes.” In 2020, it dethroned ‘Despacito’ as the most viewed content on YouTube. And the distance continues to grow: ‘Despacito’ remains at 8.86 billion views, and ‘Baby Shark’ already doubles it. As The Wall Street Journal saysto get an idea of ​​the dimensions of the achievement: the amount is approximately equivalent to the sum of Taylor Swift’s ten most popular music videos on the platform. There is no money. Despite the records, Pinkfong, the South Korean company that created the song, barely generated $67 million in 2024. The reason: child privacy restrictions drastically limit its advertising monetization. In September 2019, Google agreed to pay 170 million dollars to resolve accusations of systematic violations of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). The US Federal Trade Commission determined that the platform had collected cookies and IP addresses from children under 13 years of age to serve you personalized advertisingwithout obtaining parental consent. The sanction (136 million for the FTC, 34 million for the State of New York) represented the largest fine imposed until then for violations of this type. The investigation revealed that YouTube advertised itself among toy brands such as Mattel and Hasbro as a leader in reaching children ages 6 to 11. Changes for Baby Shark. This fine led to YouTube banning personalized advertising in “Made for Kids” content as of January 2020. Additionally, it disabled features such as comments, subscription notifications, playlists, and live chat. The economic impact was notable: Children’s content creators reduced their production by 18% and views fell by 20%. Profits plummeted between 60% and 90% compared to content with personalized advertising. Others affected. Other big names in children’s entertainment also saw stars with YouTube’s decision. Cocomelonwhich has two of the ten videos confirmed significant revenue losses after the removal of personalized advertising. Chris Williams, co-founder of pocket.watch (a digital studio specialized in children’s content), said that the main channels in the sector, such as the Indian ChuChu TV, had experienced drops between 50% and 60% in their advertising revenue since January 2020. To survive. Faced with monetization restrictions, Pinkfong has built a diversified business model where YouTube advertising represents only a fraction of its revenue. According to data from the first half of 202568% of its sales now come from content distribution (YouTube, but also Netflix and live shows), while merchandising contributes 15%, licensing 10%, and the remaining segment corresponds to video games and other digital products. This allowed the company to achieve a profit of approximately 13 million dollars in 2024 on total revenues of 67 million. Of course, its CEO has already spoken of integrating artificial intelligence and data analysis in content creation. No more viral bombs. In Xataka | Baby Shark (doo doo doo doo doo doo): when a children’s song also sweeps the stock market

Google has managed to integrate Apple’s AirDrop into Android. Without the help or permission of Apple

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Google has announced that Quick Shareyour file transfer system on Android, now also works with Apple’s AirDrop. The users of a Pixel 10 They can send and receive files directly from iPhone, iPad and Mac without intermediaries or servers. Support is two-way and works when the Apple device activates “Everyone for 10 minutes” mode in AirDrop. The Pixel detects the iPhone as an available destination, the user accepts the transfer and the connection is established directly. Ta-da. The turn. Apple has not participated in the development. Google has confirmed that it has implemented this feature on its ownwithout your collaboration. “We have achieved it with our own implementation,” they said from Google. This contrasts with other recent interoperability advances between both platforms—messaging RCS or the unknown tracker alerts— where there was coordination. Between the lines. Google appears to have reverse engineered AWDL technology (Apple Wireless Direct Link) that underpins AirDrop. Although it is proprietary, it relies on open standards such as Bluetooth and Wi-Fi Direct, which makes it technically possible to implement unauthorized support. The company has developed the feature using Rust, a programming language considered more secure against vulnerabilities. It also hired NetSPI, an independent security firm, to validate the implementation. His assessment: the system is “notably more robust” than other solutions in the sector. The threat. Apple may end up blocking this functionality and in fact it is a very likely scenario given the history. In 2023 closed Beeper accessan app that allowed iMessage to be used on Android through reverse engineering. But the context has changed. Google is much bigger than Beeper. In addition, Apple now has greater regulatory pressure than then around anti-competitive practices, both in Europe and the United States. Yes, but. The current implementation only works in “Everyone for 10 minutes” mode. AirDropless convenient than the “Contacts Only” mode. Google has expressed its willingness to collaborate with Apple to enable that mode. The feature starts exclusively on the Pixel 10, although Google has promised to expand it to more Android devices. At stake. This move attacks one of the elements of Apple’s walled garden that most frustrates cross-platform users. If Google manages to maintain this operational compatibility, it erodes another barrier to change. If Apple takes it down, it reinforces the narrative of monopolistic practices just as regulators take a closer look. In the coming weeks we will surely hear about this case again. In Xataka | Privacy was Apple’s ace in the hole in the age of AI. Google just took it away Featured image | Google

How to send files from your Android to an iPhone using Quick Share with AirDrop

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Let’s explain to you how to send files and other elements from your Android mobile to an iPhone wearing Quick Sharethat now has started to be compatible with AirDroid. At the moment this is a function that Initially it is exclusive to Google Pixel 10 phonesalthough Google is already working on bringing it to other Android devices as well. Quick Share is Android’s feature for sharing files between Android or Windows devices, and AirDrop is Apple’s alternative for sharing items between your devices. Until now these were two separate standards, but Google has started to merge them. It’s two-way compatibility, so you can send things from Android to iOS, but also from iOS to Android. As we have told you, this innovation has first reached the Pixel 10, the flagship of Google phones, but the idea is to also bring it to other Android phones. Send files from Android to iPhone To send files to an iPhone using Quick Share, you will currently need to have a Pixel 10, and that it is updated to its latest version. Google has released the function with an update for Google Play System. This update will arrive progressively to all users, so if you don’t have it yet, you should have it soon. Once you have the function activated, what you have to do is enter the Android quick settings and choose the Quick Share function, then choosing the file you want to share. You will also have the Quick Share option in the share menu of your Android. Once you are on the screen to share elements with Quick Share, a list of nearby devices to send the file to will appear below, and in it Now nearby iPhones will appear. Then, choose the iPhone and its owner will receive your file as if it were from another iPhone through AirDroid. One thing you should keep in mind is that, to receive files from Quick Share, iPhones must have a setting activated. Specifically, you will have to go to the settings and configure AirDrop to receive files from “Everyone for 10 minutes.” Therefore, you can’t just send the file, the iPhone owner must know that you are going to send it to them and change this. In Xataka Basics | Share files between devices: mega-guide with all the methods to do it between mobile phones and computers Windows, Mac, Android, iPhone and Linux

Japan is the only country in the world where the green traffic lights are blue. And the reason is called “aoshingō”

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Red, amber and green. The three colors of traffic lights around the world. All over the world? No, some particular Japanese traffic lights resist today and forever… the Vienna Convention on Traffic Signs and Signals to which more than 50 States are adhered. Although there are curious absences in it, such as those of the United States or, of course, Japan. This regulatory framework was signed for the first time in 1968promoted by the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. The text reviewed previous regulations with the aim of homogenizing traffic in as many countries as possible. The last review, in fact, is from 2003 and it addressed the modernization of some signs or the priority rules on roundabouts. The intention is that what we understand in Spain as a Stop is also the same in France or Germany. And so it is, in fact, because all of Europe subscribes to said text. But the most striking absences, such as that of Japan, give rise to curious anecdotes. Like finding traffic lights where the priority of passage is not granted with green, it is applied when the light turns blue. Blue, I love you blue And if you travel to Japan and plan to drive, there is one detail that you should not overlook (beyond the fact that you drive on the left, remember): the green light on some traffic lights is blue. Or turquoise, more accurately. The origin must be found in the language itself. The Japanese did not have a specific word to refer to green. To mention it they referred to the word “Ao”. The problem is that “Ao” It refers to a wide spectrum of colors and among them, as you can imagine, blue or greenish blue or turquoise. Some sources suggest that the word “Midori”, which refers specifically to the color green, became popular during World War II for a purely practical matter when it comes to differentiating both colors. However, a good part of society continued to refer to green as “Ao” and, in fact, it continues to be part of words that are applied exclusively to define green objects, such as aoshingō…which is actually the official word for the green traffic light even though it doesn’t specifically mean green. In 1960, Japan signed its own Traffic Law where this term was collected to talk about the traffic light. This law is, therefore, prior to the aforementioned Vienna Convention and remained intact until 1973 when a ministerial order ended up specifying that the traffic light It had to be as blue as possible within the greenas a compromise measure between maintaining the traffic lights that were already installed and approaching international conventions. The result is that the oldest traffic lights have a more intense blue and the most modern ones have a green tone with slight blue nuances that can remind us of turquoise. However, they are not exactly green because the term “Ao” works, as we said, for both blue and green. Photo | Yuya Sekiguchi and Derch In Xataka | Japan needs solutions to its great demographic drama. He is looking for them on a bus

The PS5 Pro is back on sale, sales on Kindle and Samsung, deals on robot vacuum cleaners and more

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There is only one week left before we face Black Friday, but stores have started powerful campaigns in which we are seeing discounts big enough to take advantage of one, two or a few more. Like every Friday, today we are going to review the best current deals on technology. Kindle Paperwhite by 130.58 eurosan e-book reader with an anti-glare screen for reading at home or away. Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra by 989 eurosone of the best phones of the year with one of its best prices to date. Xiaomi Robot Vacuum X20+ by 299.99 eurosa robot vacuum cleaner that we really liked and that offers very good vacuuming and mopping results. PlayStation 5 Pro by 699.99 eurosthe most powerful PlayStation console at a more reasonable price. Fire TV Stick 4K by 33.88 euroshe dongle from Amazon, which is once again the one with the best quality-price ratio in the store’s offers. Kindle Paperwhite As in every campaign, Amazon has lowered the price of many of its eReaders with very juicy prices for reading lovers. However, the one that has the best quality-price ratio is the Kindle Paperwhitewhich for 130.58 euros We are talking about a reader with a seven-inch anti-glare screen. Its autonomy is up to 12 weeksIt weighs very little and is very pleasant in hand. Plus, you have access to the Kindle store. Other Kindle readers that may interest you: Kindle Paperwhite (latest generation) The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra Stores have lowered the price of Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultraone of the best phones of the year and our favorite in the Xataka NordVPN Awards 2025. But MediaMarkt has gone one step further and considers it 989 euros. It is a super high-end all-terrain mobile that stands out both in power and in its screen with anti-reflective treatment. Plus, its software is a real treat and will receive updates for seven years. Other mobiles that may interest you: Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra (256GB) The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Xiaomi Robot Vacuum X20+ On a personal note, during Black Friday I am looking for a good robot vacuum cleaner that vacuums and mops. At the moment, the one that interests me the most due to its quality-price ratio is the Xiaomi Robot Vacuum X20+ (I leave you other alternatives just below that also interest me), which for 299.99 euros This is a model that we really liked at Xataka. Has laser navigationis compatible with Alexa and Google Assistant and offers a suction power of 6,000 Pa. Other robot vacuum cleaners that may interest you: The price could vary. We earn commission from these links PlayStation 5 Pro The PlayStation 5 Pro It is an expensive console and we rarely get to see it on sale, but during the Black Friday season you can buy it for a slightly better price. By 699 euroswe are talking about the most powerful console of the brand. If what you are looking for is the higher graphic quality without losing performancethis model may be more interesting than the standard one with or without reader. Plus, it comes with 2TB of SSD instead of one. Other offers on PlayStation that may interest you: The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Fire TV Stick 4K Of course, during the time of Black Friday there could be no shortage of offers on the Fire TV Stick. Again, the one that has the best quality-price ratio is the Fire TV Stick 4Ksince for a little more than what the HD model costs we can make a fairly big jump in specifications and performance. By 33.88 eurosit is a model that plays in 4K and is compatible with Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos. Other offers on Fire TV Stick that may interest you: The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Some of the links in this article are affiliated and may provide a benefit to Xataka. In case of non-availability, offers may vary. Images | Amazon, Samsung, Xiaomi, PlayStation In Xataka | The best mobile phones (2025), we have tested them and here are their analyzes In Xataka | Which Kindle to buy: buying guide with recommendations to get it right with Amazon e-book readers

There is a canary in the mine that is reminiscent of the subprime crisis: people in the US paying in installments for their supermarket purchases

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The United States faces a disturbing financial phenomenon that is beginning to spread throughout Europe: 91.5 million people finance their purchases with interest-free deferred payment services, and 25% of them use them for something as basic as filling the refrigerator. Defaults continue to grow: 34% in 2023 42% this year. The alarm does not come from pessimistic analysts, but fromNigel Morris, co-founder of Capital One and investor in Klarna. Someone who built an empire by understanding exactly how much financial stress the average American can endure before going bankrupt. Why is it important. In addition to the data itself, because the majority of these loans do not appear in traditional credit histories. Regulators call it “phantom debt.” A bank may consider someone who is drowning on five simultaneous microloans between Klarna, Affirm and PayPal solvent. The system flies blind. Morris sums it up: “If I’m a BNPL provider and I don’t look at credit agency data, I’m completely unaware that someone may have taken out ten of these loans last week.” And that is exactly what is happening. Between the lines. BNPL dangerously replicates pre-2008 logic: debt concentrated in vulnerable borrowers, packaged and sold to investors who believe they understand the risk. Elliott Advisors bought Klarna’s UK portfolio for $39 billion. KKR agreed to acquire up to $44 billion in BNPL debt from PayPal. The difference with the crisis subprime is that much of that debt remains invisible to the financial system. In Xataka The secret business behind your interest-free purchases: this is how El Corte Inglés turns your installments into financial gold The contrast. The Biden Administration attempted to regulate BNPL like credit cards. Trump backed down in May after pressure from the industry, revoking 67 rules. Days later, the Financial Protection Bureau published a surprisingly optimistic report: customers repaid their loans 98% of the time. The discrepancy with the 42% real delinquency rate reveals the problem: no one really knows what happens when someone manages several simultaneous accounts. Yes, but. By not reporting to the credit agencies, these companies prevent their customers from building a history to access cheaper credit. “Some companies don’t want that to happen because they don’t want the consumer to graduate,” Morris acknowledges. It’s part of the business model: keeping users trapped. And Europe is not immune. Klarna has been operating as a licensed bank since 2017 and has expanded its model to large Spanish shopping areas. The integration with Apple Pay and Google Pay makes it as simple as bringing your mobile phone closer to the dataphone. What started as a niche payment option is becoming integrated financial infrastructure. {“videoId”:”x9b3a8a”,”autoplay”:false,”title”:”IF YOU SHARE A TENTH OF THE CHRISTMAS LOTTERY you have to KNOW THIS… 😓 #shorts”, “tag”:”loteria”, “duration”:”50″} turning point. Morris does not predict a collapse, but vigilance is urgently needed. In the United States, signs are accumulating: rising unemployment, end of student loan moratoriums, accelerated deregulation… The combination creates conditions where problems could escalate quickly. And when consumer debt becomes unsustainable, the pain spreads. Also even the investors who financed this ecosystem. In Xataka |The data that revives the ghosts of Spain and the real estate bubble: €8,000 of average debt for each tenant Featured image | appshunter.io (function() { window._JS_MODULES = window._JS_MODULES || {}; var headElement = document.getElementsByTagName(‘head’)(0); if (_JS_MODULES.instagram) { var instagramScript = document.createElement(‘script’); instagramScript.src=”https://platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js”; instagramScript.async = true; instagramScript.defer = true; headElement.appendChild(instagramScript); – The news There is a canary in the mine that is reminiscent of the subprime crisis: people in the US paying in installments for their supermarket purchases was originally published in Xataka by Javier Lacort .

Computers and computing

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Computers and computing The best offers Desktops, laptops, tablets, monitors, peripherals… There are many offers on computers and computing. Here you have the Xataka selection: 01. Desktop PCs 02. Laptops 03. Tablets 04. Monitors 05. Keyboards and mice 06. Routers and PLCs 07. Storage Some of the links published here are affiliate links. The products mentioned have been independently selected by the editorial team in search of the best deals, except those marked as sponsored by brands. Xataka purchasing guides Black Friday with Xataka Computers and computing Mobiles and accessories Image and sound Home connected Gaming and accessories lifestyle and gadgets VPN and Services of the Internet Gifts Christmas Days Hours Min. 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Desktop PCs Basic configurations with good value for money and powerful computers with great performance. Desktop PC buying guides: Assemble the best Gaming PC for less than 800 euros in 2024 What to buy? Tips and recommendations Gaming processors: which are the best? Tips and recommendations Best miniPCs: which one to buy and nine recommended minicomputers for all budgets * 02. Laptops Convertible and lightweight laptops for students and professionals, gaming equipment and laptops for work, with excellent performance, battery and graphic quality. Laptop Buying Guides: Which Mac to buy in 2024: guide to choosing the Apple computer that best suits your needs Best gaming laptops: which one to buy and eight recommended computers from 770 to 3,000 euros Best laptops in quality price: which one to buy based on use and nine recommended models * 03. Tablets To watch reading, watch series and movies, draw and design or to make video conferences. These are the best tablets on offer. Tablet buying guides: Which iPad to buy (2024). All the tablets in the Apple catalog, their features and advice Best tablets (2024). Which one to buy and 9 recommended models for all pockets and needs * 04. Monitors For desktop computers and gaming PCs: versatile models for working, editing video and photos or for playing. Monitor buying guides: Five things to keep in mind before buying a gaming monitor 7 gaming monitors to play at 1080p for less than 200 euros Full HD gaming monitors. Which one is better to buy? Tips and recommendations * 05. Keyboards and mice Ergonomics and comfort are not at odds with quality: keyboards and mice for desktop computers and gaming PCs. Keyboard and mouse buying guides: What mouse do Xataka editors use: 13 recommended mice for working and playing Mechanical keyboards: 7 ideal options for playing that you can buy for less than 70 euros Wireless mice for gaming: which one is better to buy? Tips and recommendations * 06. 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Sam Altman’s biometric project aimed to scan a billion eyes. It has not even reached 2%

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World, Sam Altman’s ambitious project for verify human identity using iris scanshas managed to register 17.5 million people since its public launch in 2023. A figure that, although it may seem impressive, it barely represents 2% of its initial goal of one billion users. a promise. Altman’s idea was to create a global network of digital identity verified by ocular biometrics. To do this, users have to appear before a spherical device called Orb which scans your irises and generates a unique digital code, the World ID. In exchange, they can access an application with various services while also receiving cryptocurrency tokens. worldcoinwhich is currently worth about 60 euro cents per unit. “He is creating the disease, but he also wants to create the cure,” claimed a former employee of the company told Business Insider. Regulation. The project has run into a wall of institutional rejection. Just like share The medium, Spain, Hong Kong, Portugal, Indonesia, Germany and Brazil have imposed vetoes, suspensions or precautionary orders, while in Kenya it was banned a month after the launch. German authorities concluded last year that data protection measures “would not be sufficient to implement an appropriate level of security against cybercriminals or state attackers.” In October, the Philippines issued a cease-and-desist order, Colombia ordered to halt operations and delete data, and Thailand conducted raids arresting suspects for operating a digital asset business without a license. according to Business Insider. On the other hand, the Chinese Ministry of State Security warned that collecting iris data for cryptocurrencies could pose a threat to national security. A questioned model. Beyond the legal obstacles, some experts consulted in the middle they have questioned the viability of the project. Nick Maynard, vice president of fintech research at Juniper Research, said that “I don’t see a definitive use case that they have solved that is going to generate significant traction. They need a real purpose to exist, and that is not entirely clear yet.” The corporate structure is also complex, as Tools for Humanity (based in San Francisco and Munich) develops the technology; the World Foundation, from the Cayman Islands, controls the project; and World Assets Limited, in the British Virgin Islands, manages the token distribution. At the moment, the company has raised $240 million from investors such as Andreessen Horowitz, Bain Capital and Khosla Ventures, at a valuation of $2.5 billion. The expansion strategy. According to former employees who have contacted with Business Insider, the company opted for an aggressive growth strategy in emerging markets, prioritizing countries where the promise of free cryptocurrencies generated traction among economically vulnerable populations. In Mexico, local operators had to cover the majority of costs for scanning locations, although Tools for Humanity paid the rent for a year. In Argentina, external organizers they even sent buses with people who traveled to be scanned in exchange for money. Image: World Luis Ruben De Valadéz, who worked as head of operations in Mexico, commented to the media that had to raise about 100,000 Mexican pesos (about 4,705.75 euros at the exchange rate) from family and friends to open seven stores in Mexico City. As he shared, independent operators charged commission in Worldcoin, and it was common for exchange houses to emerge near Orbs stations where users immediately exchanged their tokens to obtain cash. The monetization dilemma. The company does not charge users to access its platforms, and its CEO Alex Blania has promised that they will not become data brokers. The company is known to earn revenue from verification fees (World ID fees) when external applications use its services. They also earn income through a program that allows them to rent or buy their own Orbs, and from processing fees on their World Chain blockchain. However, a former employee revealed The company expressed doubts about whether these fees would generate profits on their own, indicating that the financial future would depend above all on the continued flow of capital from investors. “I have trouble seeing it as a business. There is no incentive to buy or lease an Orb beyond making money by scanning tons of eyes, and for users it is to get more coins,” commented Martha Bennett, vice president and principal analyst at Forrester, told Business Insider. Bet on alliances. To accelerate growth, World announced partnerships with established companies. There is a pilot program with Match Group to verify Tinder users in Japan, and agreements with Stripe, Visa and the gaming company Razer. According to reported Semafor, Reddit was also in talks to use its verification services. Nikhil Bhatia, professor of finance at the University of Southern California and specialized in cryptocurrencies, commented to Business Insider that “it is difficult to judge something that is a crypto with a market capitalization of 2 billion as anything more than experimental or a fad. Worldcoin is not a contender in any way as a currency or asset against the dollar or Bitcoin.” And now what. The company has announced its intention to reach 100 million registrations over the next year, according to sources cited by the New York Post. But the road is full of questions. If you continue to require people to physically show up at your offices to have their eyes scanned, scalability could become complex. And if regulatory problems persist in the most populated markets in the world, it will be even more difficult for the company. World faces something common in many technological projects: with a powerful futuristic vision and plenty of capital, it does not seem to have a product that solves an immediate problem for the majority of users nor a clearly profitable business model. At the moment many people need to be convinced. In Xataka | The question is not whether AI will succeed in creating works of art. The question is whether we will consider them as such

These are the winners of the Xataka NordVPN Awards 2025

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The time has come! After an exciting and fun gala in a theater packed with xatakeros, we now have with us the winners of the Xataka NordVPN Awards 2025. We have finally been able to award the trophy to the best technological products of the year, which you can find below. Thank you very much for helping us once again award these awards. You were the ones who, with your votes, selected the finalists for each category. These votes, combined with those of an expert jury made up of both Xataka editors and specialized journalists from other publications, have resulted in the list that you will find below. Thank you, again, for your participation and for making this night such a special evening year after year. Without further ado, these are the winners. Best mobiles Best super high-end mobile 🥇 Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra 🥈 Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max 🥉 vivo X200 Pro Best high-end mobile 🥇 Apple iPhone 17 🥈 Google Pixel 10 🥉 Samsung Galaxy S25 Best mid-range mobile 🥇 Nothing Phone (3a) Pro 🥈 LITTLE F7 🥉 OnePlus Nord 5 Best entry-level mobile 🥇 CMF Phone 2 Pro 🥈 motorola moto g56 5G 🥉 OPPO A5 Pro 5G Best folding mobile 🥇 HONOR Magic V5 🥈 Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7 🥉 HUAWEI Mate XT | ULTIMATE DESIGN Best tablet and smartwatch Best tablet 🥇 Apple iPad Air 🥈 Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra 🥉 HUAWEI MatePad Pro 13.2″ best smartwatch 🥇 HUAWEI WATCH GT 6 Pro 🥈 Apple Watch Series 11 🥉 Garmin fēnix 8 Best computers and accessories Best desktop computer 🥇 Lenovo Legion Tower 7i Gen 10 (Intel) 🥈 MSI MEG Vision X AI 2nd 🥉 HP OMEN 35L VALORANT best laptop 🥇 Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch with M5 chip 🥈 Lenovo ThinkPad X9 14 Aura Edition (14″ Intel) 🥉 Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro Best convertible laptop 🥇 Lenovo Yoga 9i 2-in-1 Gen 10 Aura Edition (14″ Intel) 🥈 Microsoft Surface Pro 🥉 LG gram Pro 2in1 – 16T90TP Best gaming laptop 🥇 ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2025) 🥈 Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 (16″ Intel) 🥉 MSI Raider A18 HX A9W Best computer component or peripheral 🥇 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 (graphic card) 🥈 ASUS ROG Xbox Ally X (2025) (portable console) 🥉 LG UltraFine evo 6K (monitor) Best TVs and sound devices Best super high-end TV 🥇 LG OLED SIGNATURE AI T4 🥈 Samsung Neo QLED QN990F 8K 🥉 Hisense UXQ Mini-LED RGB TV Best high-end TV 🥇 Samsung OLED S95F 🥈 LG OLED evo AI G5 🥉 Sony BRAVIA OLED 8 II Best entry and mid-range television 🥇 TCL C6K Premium QD-MiniLED 🥈 Samsung Neo QLED QN80F 🥉 Hisense E8Q Mini-LED TV best headphones 🥇 Sony WH-1000XM6 🥈 JBL Tour One M3 🥉 Apple AirPods Pro 3 best speaker 🥇 JBL Boombox 4 🥈 Sonos Era 100 Pro 🥉 LG xboom Stage 301 by will.i.am Best connected devices in the home Best home appliance and connected device 🥇 Haier X Series 11 (washing machine) 🥈 Dreame A2 (robot lawnmower) 🥉 nintendo switch 2 (game console) Best Robot Vacuum Cleaner and Cleaning Device 🥇 Roborock Saros Z70 (robot vacuum cleaner) 🥈 Dyson V16 Piston Animal (cordless vacuum cleaner) 🥉 Dreame Matrix10 Ultra (robot vacuum cleaner) Best technological cars Best technological electric car 🥇 BYD DOLPHIN SURF 🥈 Hyundai IONIQ 9 🥉 BMW iX3 Best technological hybrid car 🥇 OMODA 9 🥈 BYD SEAL 6 DM-i TOURING 🥉 Mercedes-AMG GLE 53 Hybrid 4MATIC+ Best video game and series/movie best video game 🥇 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 🥈 Hollow Knight: Silksong 🥉 Donkey Kong Bananza Best series/movie 🥇 Adolescence 🥈 The substance 🥉 Andor T2 Best Generative AI Tool 🥇 ChatGPT (OpenAI) 🥈 Gemini (Google) 🥉 Perplexity (Perplexity) Community Award He Community Award It is a special prize, in the sense that it is you, our readers, who choose it directly. Only your votes are taken into account, so the winner is the device that you voted the most. This year the Community Award goes to HUAWEI WATCH GT 6 Pro. Thank you all very much for participating! NordVPN offers you a fast and stable connection thanks to your more than 6,300 servers in more than 110 countries. Enjoy advanced cybersecurity tools with Threat Protection Pro™, securely access your streaming platforms favorites wherever you are and enjoy the best offers on flights and hotels. Advice offered by the brand How the winners of the Xataka Awards were chosen The mechanics of the Xataka NordVPN Awards 2025 have been similar to previous editions and are divided into three phases: Public vote: For a few days we have opened voting on our website with all the categories and candidates selected by the Xataka team. Our xatakeros have voted on them and we have obtained the finalists that appear in this article. Jury vote: With the finalists that the public has chosen, the Xataka jury and other technology experts voted for those who are, in their view, the best devices. Choice of winners: The jury’s votes have been combined with those of the public to choose the winners, who were announced at the gala on November 20. The selected candidates are devices that They have gone on sale in 2025 or will do so with a confirmed date before the end of the year. We also include those that were left out last year when they were announced after the Awards. We believe it is the best solution: Unfortunately we cannot celebrate the gala on December 31 and our idea is that the Awards can serve as support in the purchasing decision for this last part of the year. The jury of the Xataka NordVPN Awards 2025 The jury of the Xataka NordVPN 2025 Awards is made up of tech-savvy journalistsboth from Xataka and other media, which test most of the technologies and products that are launched on the market. Internal jury: Roberto JimenezHead of Publishing Webedia Spain. Maria GonzalezPublisher Webedia Tech and director … Read more

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