Month: January 2026

AI steps on the accelerator while everyone else puts on the brakes

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AI is not only turning the economy upside down, politics and, in general to society. But it is also generating a salary gap between those technological profiles oriented to their development and implementation of AI and those who simply contribute to maintaining current technologies. At least that is one of the clearest conclusions drawn from the Salary Guide 2026which produces the technological employment portal every year Manfred, prepared with data from more than 120,000 profiles in its database, which, this year, has also been reinforced with data from the salary platform prosfy. Manfred’s guide shows that there are positions that have appreciated strongly, while others have lost traction and some have stagnated. Profiles on the rise: AI drives the market The big winners, without a doubt, are those roles linked to data, infrastructure and deployment of AI models, as well as their integration into the operations of companies. He AI engineer already starting from a median salary of 52,250 euros per year for a profile with between five and ten years of experience, with the 75th percentile close to 68,500 euros. This is a key hybrid profile in the deployment of AI as it navigates between the backend, MLOps and artificial intelligence, being very scarce and demanded by companies. For seniors with more than ten years of experience, the salary range is between 71,000 and 90,000 euros. He Data Scientist It has been the profile that has been most revalued since the popularization of AI. Their median salary reaches 55,400 euros, and the most experienced professionals easily exceed 70,000 euros. The shortage of specialists in AI models and architectures explains this jump towards 2026. Even higher up appears the MLOps Engineer (Machine Learning Operations), a key figure in bringing AI models to production. Their median salary is 60,125 euros and the 75th percentile is 80,000 euros. It is one of the most coveted profiles in large companies that seek to take the models they have been training in laboratories to production. In parallel to these profiles elevated by AIthe salary grows in profiles related to the structure for AI. For example, the profile of data engineer has increased its median salary by nearly 10,000 euros in recent years, already marking a median salary of 52,720 euros, with seniors above 65,500. Likewise, the roles of Data architect They already move at a median of 67,455 euros, exceeding 85,000 euros in the highest percentiles and with more than 10 years of experience. Advanced infrastructure profiles are also revalued, with the role of SRE/DevOps (Site Reliability Engineering and Development Operations) marking a median salary of 58,500 euros. As highlighted by Manfred, this profile is one of the most demanded by companies, but only a small number of senior professionals meet the requirements, which explains why their salary almost triples between those who have less than two years of experience and those who accumulate more than 10. Profiles that lose weight: less demand, less salary On the opposite side are the roles that companies are stopping hiring or, directly, doing without. One of the most punished is that of Mobile Engineeras a reflection of the stagnation of companies in the development of new projects based on this segment. The median of their salaries falls to 40,500 euros, with a clear contraction in the high percentiles limited to 50,500 euros. Only the more specialized professionals In very specific frameworks, such as React Native or Flutter, they remain in the highest percentiles with salaries that are around 65,000 or 70,000 euros for the most senior. More pronounced is the decline in the role of Product Designerwith a median salary of just 35,575 euros for professionals with more than five years of experience. Its cut has occurred due to a combination between the equipment cutting and excess supply, which has pushed the market downward. Something similar happens with the profiles of QA&Testinga role that is being assumed by the development teams that are directly automating with AI agents. The case of Tech Lead lives a somewhat ambiguous situation. On the one hand, his status as an intermediate position has placed him as a target in the structural flattening strategies that technology companies have implemented to cut costs. On the other hand, the senior development employees They have been acquiring the functions of this role “unofficially” so their demand has reduced in recent months. In any case, their median salary is 58,755 euros, but with fewer positions to fill. The stagnant: necessary roles, but not decisive Among the profiles that do not fall, but also do not grow, are those related to classical development functions. That is to say: the Front-End and Back-End, the largest group, on the other hand. The salary of a Back-End Engineer It is around 45,654 euros and the sections below the 50th percentile and with less experience even regress. This behavior highlights that new hires or those with less experienced staff have lower salaries than those who have been working for years. Something similar happens with the Front-End Engineerswhose median salary drops in all percentiles, standing at 42,570 euros, weighed down by the abundance of junior profiles and a lower volume of hiring. The underlying message that emerges from the salary study prepared by Manfred reflects that the Spanish tech sector is no longer increasing uniformly, but that AI has created a salary economy at two speedsdifferentiated by the segment in which value is added. Those who are focused on the development and implementation of AI are experiencing a meteoric rise, while the rest, who keep the current technological structure in operation, do so at a much slower pace. In Xataka | A study has compared the gap in public salaries vs. private companies in Europe and has found a problem: Spain Image | Unsplash (Hack Capital)

Carrefour has this 65-inch Samsung TV at an outlet price and gives you a coupon of more than 100 euros for future purchases

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Carrefour has been becoming, for some time now, one of those stores where we can find very good opportunities to buy a TV for our home. Now, it is celebrating its “Save the VAT” campaign and one of the bargains is this smart tv samsung TU65U7025FKwhich is reduced to 499 euros. Plus, you get a worth 104.79 euros for future purchases in your hypermarkets or in your online store. If you want it and you have the Carrefour Pass card (if you cannot request it easily), you can finance this TV in 10 installments of 49.90 euros. Samsung LED TU65U7025FK 65″ 4K UltraHD Smart TV Tizen HDR10 The price could vary. We earn commission from these links A good, pretty and cheap TV This TV from the Korean firm has a 65 inch LED panel diagonal, making it ideal for setting up your own home theater. It offers 4K Ultra HD resolution and is compatible with HDR10+ and incorporates Filmmaker mode. Its speakers offer a 20W RMS power and incorporate Q-Symphony technology. Regarding the operating system under which it works, it is tizenwhich is typical of the Samsung firm. Another thing that this Samsung television stands out for is its compatibility with Apple AirPlay 2 and allows voice control through voice assistants Alexa, Google Assistant and Bixby. Finally, it is worth mentioning its connectivity section, since it has WiFi 5, Bluetooth 5.3, three HDMIs, a USB 2.0 port and Ethernet. Some accessories that may interest you for this TV Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Plus The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Samsung Sound Bar HW-B450F/ZF 2025 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 | Webedia and Samsung In Xataka | Best home theater projectors. Which one to buy and five recommended models from 299 to 18,000 euros In Xataka | Mega-guide to set up a home theater: projector, screen, sound system and more

Ukraine is proving that kamikaze drones are the future of warfare. And that is why Spain is going to start manufacturing them

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Europe has been talking about defense as an abstract concept for years, but the war in Ukraine turned the threat into something physical and quantifiable: drones, missiles, loitering munitions and a logistics chain under constant fire, forcing NATO to assume that the modern battlefield is a “death zone” where those who do not mass produce are at a disadvantage. And in that equation an unexpected nation has emerged: Spain. The new shield of Europe. To that strategic pressure after the invasion of Russia and the appearance of his ghost fleet An even more uncomfortable factor has been added: the political tension with the United States and the growing sense that the Western security umbrella is no longer It is not an automationbut a negotiation. In this double impulse is born the rush for a European defensive shield (perhaps that repeated drone wall), and not only in radars or interceptors, but in industry, stocks and real response capacity, where manufacturing speed matters as much as quality and where technological sovereignty becomes a survival requirement. The unexpected actor: Spain. In this scenario of rapid rearmament and need for autonomy, Spain aims to go from being a country that buys to being one who producesand also do it with a weapon that defines contemporary war: the kamikaze droneor loitering munition, which watches, waits and strikes with precision at costs much lower than manned aviation or traditional missiles. The move is ambitious because Spain does not compete from the heavy industrial tradition of other European partners, there is no doubt, but from a commitment to the most demanded segmentscalable and urgent of the moment: cheap, numerous, quickly upgradeable platforms and capable of saturating defenses. The political and military thesis seems clear: if Europe’s immediate future is decided by who can produce and replenish drones the fastest, then a country that leads that manufacturing not only wins contracts, also influence. Comparison of UAVs in the international market The Indra-Edge alliance. The core of the movement was in the news yesterday with the agreement between Indra and Emirati giant Edge to create a joint venture focused on the development, production and full lifecycle support of loitering munitions and smart weapons, with an estimated order book of about 2 billion euros annually. There is talk of manufacturing drones and sustained capacity: design, assembly line, maintenance, replacement and scaling, something essential in a type of war where systems are consumed at an industrial rate. Indra relies on experience Edge on suicide drones to accelerate the technological leap, while underlining that the real value for Europe is in pproduce in European territoryfulfilling the logic of sovereignty and reducing dependencies and deadlines in a market that is moving due to urgency and not by comfortable calendars. Castilla y León as a military-industrial hub. The bet has taken concrete form with two plants in Castilla y León: in Villadangos del Páramo (León), a production facility dedicated to drones and loitering munitions will be built, with an investment of about 20 million euros and a forecast of up to 200 jobs at full capacity. Another plant focused on micromotors will be installed in Boecillo (Valladolid), a critical component that defines autonomy, reliability and production capacity. The combination is revealing: it is not only the “final product”, also, and very important, the control of key pieces, which allows manufacture without bottlenecks and sustain a high exit rate when the strategic environment demands constant replacement. The objective is for Spain to not only be an assembler, but also part of the industrial heart that makes war with drones possible. Defense turns it into a state program. The Ministry of Defense has presented the project as part of the Industrial and Technological Plan for Security and Defense approved in May 2025, and has stated that the León factory will produce “the most advanced drones that can operate today in Europe and NATO.” Beyond the owner, what is relevant is that the new company would already be born with valued contracts around 2 billion of euros, with a workload committed to covering the needs of the Spanish Armed Forces and also other European armies, and with a performance horizon in 2026 and 2027. The implicit message is that Spain wants to be in the industrial layer that supports the European defensive shield, not as a secondary actor, but as a real supplier of a capacity that decides tactical survival on the front. Politics gets on the drone. The announcement, furthermore, is made with a staging in the Senate and in a pre-electoral context in Castilla y León, where the local impact (those 00 jobs distributed between León and Valladolid) turns the defense industry into territorial policy tool. The narrative mixes national security and reindustrialization: Small areas such as Villadangos del Páramo appear as recipients of a project of high technological value, while it is presented as a historic turn for the Spanish industrial base. At the same time, it is linked to other military initiatives in the community, emphasizing that rearmament It is not only a strategic debate, but a map of investments, works, infrastructure and employment that reorders public priorities. The real game. Finally, the movement also gives clues about the future of Europe with Ukraine as a mirror: the defensive shield It is no longer measured only in troops and doctrine, but in the ability to produce cheap, intelligent and massive systems, with short innovation cycles and controlled supply chains. Somehow, Russia has imposed the pace of the threat, and Washington has added the political pressure of not depending eternally on an external guarantor. In this scenario, Spain tries to occupy an unexpected gap: become the protagonist of the European loitering ammunition, the tool kamikaze which not only serves to attack, but also to deny space, saturate defenses and impose costs on the adversary. In a Europe that has belatedly discovered that modern war is also won in factories, Spain wants are in their territory. Image | Khamenei.ir In Xataka | Europe faces … Read more

one where we pay 20 dollars a month (if we pay) and another where companies pay up to 200 per employee

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The AI ​​industry is forking into two paths. They are non-binary and actors can be in both at the same time, but it was expected that we would see this branching: Products aimed at the general consumer. ChatGPT wins there and Gemini is growing lately. Tools for companies. Gemini and Copilot from Microsoft stand out more there, but Anthropic is growing a lot thanks to Claude Code. This division also marks something else: who is going to capture the real economic value of AI. Why is it important. Companies pay up to $200 per month per employee for the best model. ChatGPT “domestic” users, one tenth. And in business environments, the difference between the best and the second best matters a lot. At least much more than in domestic environments. Yao Shunyu, who worked at OpenAI and is now at Tencent, sums it up: “If your salary is $200,000 and you have 10 tasks a day, an excellent model does eight or nine. A weaker model does five or six. And when you don’t know what those five or six are, you waste time monitoring it.” according to the newsletter ChinaTalk. The contrast. “If you compare the Today’s ChatGPT with the one from a year agothere’s really no perceptible difference,” Yao points out. “On the other hand, AI-assisted programming has already changed the entire coding industry. “People no longer write code, they talk to their computer in natural language.” Most ordinary people still use ChatGPT as a kind of enhanced search engine. In companies, more intelligence directly means more productivity with a clear economic value. Between the lines. Anthropic has bet everything on this. Claude Code has changed the way developers work. And now just launched Coworkwhich seeks to bring that same idea to office workers, outside of programming. They are not going after occasional users: they want entire teams that depend on AI to work. OpenAI dominates in adoption figures and brand recognition, but it has a problem: many users who pay little on average. Companies are increasingly looking for tools that truly improve productivity. The threat. In the business market, whoever has the best model wins. Companies will always pay for number one if its price is comparable to the rest of the proposals. In consumption, something decent is enough and the price sensitivity is greater. And OpenAI needs a lot of money. Training and operating these models costs a lot. The consumer market has a fairly low profitability ceiling, and that is why they seek to shore it up with advertising revenue and pointing towards those of affiliation. And now what. This year we will see it clearly: OpenAI needs to prove that its enterprise agents are worth the money. Anthropic will continue to refine its position in code and productivity. Google is a little late but has hit the nail on the head with Gemini 3. At the end of the year we will know if OpenAI’s generalist strategy works or if the AI ​​business ends up divided between those who dominate the office and those who dominate the couch. In Xataka | OpenAI fully enters health for a simple reason: ChatGPT is already our front-line doctor (although we don’t want to admit it) Featured image | Anthropic, OpenAI, Xataka

Mexico City began a battle against the last of its markets that sold live animals. And he just won it

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Mexico City says goodbye to a historical image: the stalls dedicated to the sale of live animals in the Sonora Marketa complex of almost seven decades located southeast of the historic center of the capital. Since January 1, CDMX applies a restriction to this type of commerce, which in practice means that stalls with cages of chickens, ducks, sheep pigeons or fish tanks will no longer be seen in the square. The veto also extends to the marketing of dogs or cats. The authorities of the capital warn that the measure aims to mark a before and after in the sector: “There will no longer be the sale of animals in the public markets of Mexico City and the example begins with the Sonora Market.” New times, new approach. “As of today, the Sonora Market begins a new stage, leaving behind the sale of animals and moving towards a model that respects the law and protects sentient beings,” claimed on Thursday the head of Government of CDMX, Clara Brugada. According to the data managed by the Venustiano Carranza district, where the Sonora Market is located, there were 84 locations (out of a total of 400) dedicated to the sale of living creatures. The idea is that they will now refocus their positions towards other areas, such as the marketing of pet accessories and food or herbalism. Precisely for this purpose, the authorities have committed to giving them financial support: about 50,000 pesos (2,400 euros) to each affected person. Why that decision? What matters, but (at least in this case) when matters even more. The decision comes after a court order that responds to a request from the animal rights group. ‘He goes for his rights’ and calls into question the sale of live animals in the capital’s markets. However, the controversy around Sonora goes back much further: in 2021 a fire which affected several locations and has already attracted interest in the situation of their animals. Complaints on the subject can also be traced years back and they explain the ruling that now forces part of the market to refocus. Those who ignore it and continue selling animals risk closing their stores or even losing their concession. Among the affected merchants there are those who consider the measure “unfair.” “We live in a country with double standards: everyone eats chicken, but criticizes those who sell it,” laments in The Country a saleswoman. Why is it important? First, for its impact in Sonora. Second, because the CDMX Government wanted to present the measure as a turning point, a change that will go beyond the venue and extend to other similar spaces. “It is a historic day in which we tell Mexico City that there will be no sale of animals in public markets. And the example is set by Sonora,” claimed on Thursday Brugada. “We are an animalistic city.” The truth is that the Sonora Market has been particularly controversial. In December the Efe agency cited to an animal rights organization that claims to have documented the presence of mutilated dogs, with ailments or even painted to pass them off as exclusive breeds. The agency assures that it is not unusual for animals to be purchased in markets that are then dedicated to unorthodox uses, such as rituals, target shooting or bait. Click on the image to go to the tweet. What does the law say? The legislation already restricts the sale of live animals, as the deputy recalled Manuel Talayero during a speech in the Congress of Mexico City in September, when was banned the exhibition of pets in cages. “Removing animals from display cases is one more step to tell society that they are not things. This initiative is a step to end something that is already in the law: the prohibition on the sale of live animals in markets.” The Animal Protection and Welfare Law of CDMX, reformed in 2023, makes clear the prohibition of “selling live animals in public markets” or places that do not meet certain minimums, which include guaranteeing “good sanitary conditions” and facilities that prevent the spread of pests. Businesses also need a permit to raise and sell pets. Are there exceptions? In case there were doubts about the role of venues like Sonora, in a resolution In November, the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJN) clarified that “the exception to the general rule of allowing the sale of live animals in places that comply with the regulations does not extend to public markets.” The Chronicler was echoed yesterday that the Court declared that the CDMX congress has jurisdiction to legislate on issues related to animal protection. Images | Sasha India (Flickr), Thomas_H_foto (Flickr) and Carlos Adampol Galindo (Flickr) In Xataka | If the question is how to protect bees and other insects, in Peru they are clear: recognizing their legal rights

What is it and how to enter to use AI as if it were Google Translate

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Let’s explain to you how to use ChatGPT translator. No, it’s not about use ChatGPT as a translator as you have been able to do for years. This is a page that is not very well known on its own. artificial intelligence in which you are shown a translator interface. For now, the translator of ChatGPT It is a fairly simple page with two writing fields, one where you write and another where the translation comes out. You can choose between several languagesalthough you do not have Google Translator or DeepL functions such as real-time conversations or translating by voice messages. It is something quite minimal but simple. How to use ChatGPT Translate To access the ChatGPT translator you have to enter the page chatgpt.com/translateCome on, it’s like the normal AI website, but then you have to add the /translate. The translator interface is very simple. In the left box you write what you want to translate, and in the right box the translation will be shown. You can have the language detected automatically or choose by hand the one from which you want to do the translation and to which you are going to translate the text. When you make a translation, in the results field you will have a button to copy the resulting text, and another to listen to how it sounds spoken the translated message. And that’s how easy it is to use. Below the translator you have several options to alter text and rewrite it. These functions are not from the translator, but when you click on them they take you to ChatGPT with the prompt necessary to do that task. In Xataka Basics | How to create a character in ChatGPT and Gemini to use it in all the images you make with artificial intelligence

We have been obsessed with microplastics for years. There are more and more scientists who believe that there is something wrong

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Up to 18 studies that affirmed the presence of microplastics in human organs they have just been challenged due to possible technical and control failures. And, although we have been obsessed with them for years, the truth is that it should not surprise us: we have known it almost from the beginning. Studies suggesting its presence in arterial tissue or in the testicles they have been receiving public criticism from the beginning. And the famous study that talked about the presence of microplastics in the brain was pure scientific fraud. None of this invalidates environmental concern, nor does it deny human exposure to these types of particles. It simply indicates that we have gone too far. And what is there many people taking advantage of it. What exactly happened? So far this decade, environmental contamination by microplastics has become a central issue that has not only generated a research boom, but has also promoted rules and regulations. And it is logical, the global use of plastics (which reached 460 megatons in 2019) is on its way to tripling by 2060 and that perspective makes its impact an issue to take into account. However, media interest is obscuring the fact that a good number of studies are being launched to make statements without a methodological solidity behind them to sustain them. What really is the problem? In reality there are many problems. To begin with, the very term ‘microplastics’ is deliberately broad and confusing: we are talking about a myriad of things (fragments, fibers, films or particles) of numerous sizes and compositions. Its use is useful to be able to speak globally about the problem, yes; worse, it is generating in the population the idea of ​​”colored confetti” sneaking through the organs of animals and plants. Then came everything else. This is possible because this “everything else” has an explanation that is as simple as it is worrying. As Sergio Ferrer emphasized“the detection of plastics at these size scales is an extremely complex analytical process and the urgency to publish information about their presence in remote places (even in the human body) can favor the appearance of these high-profile publications.” In other words, the problem is another. As Hannah Arendt said, we often do not know how to distinguish between a refuge and a trap. The (almost hysterical) concern about microplastics, the tendency to legislate in a hurry in response to the social mood and the lack of rigor of the media (problem in which it is inevitable that we include ourselves) have turned this topic into a trap. Because, as I say, everything seems to indicate that (even though we don’t have a teaspoon of them in our brains) microplastics are a problem. All that remains is for us to accept the type of problem they really are, not to overreact and to take action on the matter. Image | Naja Bertolt Jensen In Xataka | When Tap Water Tastes Like Hell: The Invisible Chemistry of Drinking Water That Explains Why It Tastes How It Tastes (And Why It’s One of the World’s Greatest Inventions)

how to remove all AI features easily with RemoveWindowsAI

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Let’s explain to you how to disable native AI features of Windows 11, so you can disable them. These features can be useful if you like to use the artificial intelligencealthough they can also slow down your computer and compromise your privacy. Therefore, a developer has created an open source tool called RemoveWindowsAI. This tool It is a script with which almost all the AI ​​functions that Microsoft has added to Windows will be disabled, and all of this without having to install anything to make it as easy as possible. What functions does this script remove? What RemoveWindowsAI does is remove many AI components and functions in Windows, so you can no longer use them. What it does is the following: Disable Copilot Disable Recall Disable Input Insights and typed data collection Disable Copilot in Edge Disable Image Creator in Paint Remove AI Fabric Service Disable AI Actions Disable AI in Paint Disable Voice Access Disable AI Voice Effects Disable AI in Settings Search RemoveWindowsAI also disables the reinstallation of packages related to AI functions, so that when Windows detects that it does not work it does not activate them again. It does this by tricking Windows and installing a command that tells it that there are new versions of these functions. It also disables other features such as AI rewrite in notepad. Not all functions can be removed with this scriptalthough the creator’s idea is that almost all of them or at least the main ones are no longer present in Windows. How to use RemoveWindowsAI in Windows 11 The first thing you have to do is open Windows PowerShell with administrator permissions. To do this, press the start menu and type PowerShell. When you put the mouse over the tool, in the options that appear click on Run as administrator. Once you have opened PowerShell as an administrator, simply you have to paste this code and press Enter. The code is the following: & ((scriptblock)::Create((irm “https://raw.githubusercontent.com/zoicware/RemoveWindowsAI/main/RemoveWindowsAi.ps1”))) When you write this code with all the symbols, a window will open where you can go marking all the features that you can disable. When you have all downloaded, click on the button Apply that appears green and that’s it. There is also a script to install classic applications of Paint or notepad without artificial intelligence. For that, you just have to run the code: & ((scriptblock)::Create((irm “https://raw.githubusercontent.com/zoicware/RemoveWindowsAI/main/RemoveWindowsAi.ps1”))) -nonInteractive -InstallClassicApps photoviewer,mspaint,snippingtool,notepad In Xataka Basics | Windows 10 is dead: what happens if you still have it installed, what dangers there are, and how to update to Windows 11

The Government is looking for someone to manage thousands of affordable homes. An unexpected candidate has emerged: Rental Insurance

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The State already has a ‘girlfriend’ for its affordable rental housing. Barely a month and a half after the SEPES put out to tender a contract to find companies interested in managing its public park of rental apartments, a large pool of 17,300 propertiesthe Ministry of Housing already knows of at least one interested firm. Of course, one that perhaps Isabel Rodríguez’s department did not have: Seguro Rent, the same company that the Ministry of Consumer Affairs wants to impose a fine of 3.6 million for violation of rights. Those responsible for the company they advance that they have all the requirements included in the tender and boast of their “experience and training.” Manager wanted. To understand the case we must go back to December 1, when the SEPES (shortly after converted into HOUSE47) launched a tender which probably whetted the appetite of more than one real estate agency. The contract in question amounted to a total of 55.4 million of euros (not including VAT) and was basically looking for companies interested in assuming for two years the “comprehensive management of the leasing of the public housing stock for affordable rentals.” In total, the tender covers 17,324 homes spread throughout the country, although to facilitate contracting it was divided into lots. Specifically, four were created for different regions, with between 1,600 and 5,700 houses. A name: Rental Insurance. The announcement was posted on the Public Sector Procurement Platform and companies had just over a month, until January 8, to present their offers. At the moment at least the name of one is known: Rental Insurancea firm dedicated to leasing management that boasts of having managed more than 75,000 contracts. Specifically, the company aspires to become with one of the four lots tendered by the State, the first, which covers 1,661 homes located in Galicia and Asturias. In exchange for its management, SEPES (now CASA47) offers about 6.5 million. The company of course defends its resume to win the contract. “Alquiler Seguro has the experience and training required to take charge of the comprehensive management of the rental fleet, as it has been doing for more than 19 years with the more than 28,000 contracts it currently manages throughout the country,” has claimed the signature itself on a note. Bragging about history. The company does not stop there. In addition to highlighting his experience managing house rentals (including public protection), he remembers the agreements and collaborations he has had with firms such as YourTECHÔ and First Hfocused on access to housing for vulnerable people. On its website the agency presume also from its office network, with more than 50 points spread throughout the country, and its portfolio of tens of thousands of properties. Why is it news? Because Rental Insurance not only stands out for its greater or lesser experience. Beyond the criticism that you have received from entities such as the Madrid Tenants Union, the OCU either FACUAthe company it was news recently for a proposed million-dollar fine. In December, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs imposed a fine of around 3.6 million euros on it for violating user rights and taking advantage of its position of strength in the market. At least in December, when the news brokethe resolution was not yet final and the company was advancing its intention to appeal. During the investigation he had already presented more than a dozen allegations. Questionable practices. In the file, advanced by Cadena SERdetailed practices that were at least controversial, such as forcing tenants to take out insurance, being responsible for charges for non-payments or claims or paying for a ‘Tenant Service Service’. Not only that. The file also details the obligation for the tenant to accept being included in a file of defaulters. Your practices already FACUA denounced them at the end of 2023. When SEPES launched its tender insisted in the profile of the company that is seeking to run the public affordable rental park: “Management will be carried out from social commitment and not only based on economic criteria. For this reason, one of the services that the successful bidder must provide consists of the prevention, detection and early attention of situations of risk of loss of housing.” Images | The Moncloa, Rental Insurance and FACUA In Xataka | The Great Rental Review is not going to be a joke for millions of Spaniards: more than 4,000 euros more per year

Siri is just the Trojan horse for Google to infiltrate the entire Apple ecosystem

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Apple doesn’t have its own AI, so it has chosen a girlfriend. That girlfriend is none other than Google, which has just signed an agreement with Cupertino to make Gemini the center of future developments. Not one, no. Of many. We thought this was just about Siri. The initial official announcement was brief. Apple would use Gemini, but it seemed that it was going to do so basically to launch its long-awaited version of that personalized Siri governed by a generative AI model at once. It turns out that the agreement is broader. Gemini is Google’s Trojan horse to conquer Apple. Google’s statement revealed that this alliance went beyond what seemed to focus on Siri. In a post on XGoogle stated the following: “Apple and Google have signed a multi-year collaboration agreement that will see the next generation of Apple’s entry-level models based on Gemini models and Google’s cloud technology. These models will help power future Apple Intelligence features, including a more personalized Siri coming this year.” This makes it clear that although the initial protagonist will be Siri, the scope of the agreement can be much more important and affect the entire Apple hardware and software ecosystem. Considering that AI options from Apple Intelligence and Siri will likely reach many of its products and services, Gemini, which will power all of those models, would end up being an integral part of said ecosystem. Collaboration above all. As indicated in The Informationthe agreement allows Apple to ask Google to modify some aspects of how Gemini works, but above all it will allow Apple to adjust Gemini itself so that it responds to requests in the way that Apple prefers. No Gemini branding. Sources close to the negotiations add an interesting fact: it will not be noticed that the AI ​​that we use in Siri and other Apple products is actually based on Gemini. Google’s branding will be blurred, and users will not know what is underneath and what is the engine of those interactions with AI. A more emotional Siri. That source cited in The Information also reveals that Siri will be more approachable and emotional. “Historically Siri has always had difficulty with emotional support,” he explains, but in the Gemini-based version, “Siri will give more complete conversational responses, just like ChatGPT and Gemini.” That, of course, has two sides: AI becomes more “human”, but for vulnerable people that can end up being dangerous. Apple Intelligence will still be there. Although Gemini thus infiltrates the Apple ecosystem, both companies clarified that Apple Intelligence will continue to be available on Apple devices and on the servers of its Private Cloud Compute platform. What is not so clear is that the Apple Intelligence models do not also end up being based on Gemini. Especially since Apple’s “foundational models will be based on Google’s Gemini models.” A priori that should mean internal changes at Apple Intelligence as they adopt Google technology. The new Siri at WWDC? The new version of Siri is expected to be presented in March or April behind him controversial delay which was announced almost a year ago. The new voice assistant will theoretically debut in iOS 26.4, the update that should arrive in those months, but Apple could take the opportunity to announce it at WWDC 2026, two years after that initial announcement that ended up becoming a fiasco: Apple promised things which it has not achieved until now, but Gemini may finally become the solution to that problem. In Xataka | Apple has decided not to enter the AI ​​war because it believes it has something more important: the entry “door”

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