Month: March 2026

two similar brothers focused on very different audiences

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Now that the new Xiaomi 17 and Xiaomi 17 Ultra have been announced, it is worth stopping to think about which one best fits what we are looking for. Should we opt for a better battery or a more versatile camera system? Do we want a smaller phone or do we prefer a bigger one? Let’s review the key differences of the new generation of Xiaomi. The differences between the Xiaomi 17 and Xiaomi 17 Ultra Bigger or smaller Xiaomi 17 (left) and Xiaomi 17 Ultra (right). The most obvious difference between the two phones centers on the size. The Xiaomi 17 has a diagonal of 6.3 inches while that of the Xiaomi 17 Ultra is 6.9 inches. Here we have to play with experience: do we feel comfortable using a mobile phone that is almost 7 inches? If the answer is no, the choice is clear. Because in addition to size there is another factor that influences: the weight. The Xiaomi 17 Ultra weighs 27 grams more, something that can be noticed when using it with one hand. Stay with this: we have to know if when using a cell phone, or when putting it in our pocket, we will feel comfortable due to size or weight. Because in the design, these are the two big differences, since in everything else we are practically talking about twin brothers. For example, both phones offer a 120 Hz refresh rate so that the phone looks much more fluid when playing games or navigating through the menus. Both displays also offer 3,500 nits of peak brightness, ensuring they look great outdoors. They are also compatible with Dolby Vision and HDR10+, two image formats that add a broader color palette. What does vary is the resolution due to the size of the screens, but it is not something that is noticeable with the naked eye. Processor and RAM and storage configurations RAM and storage configurations of the Xiaomi 17 and Xiaomi 17 Ultra. While it is true that in the same generation mobile phones are usually differentiated by the processor (among other things), not here: both the Xiaomi 17 and the Xiaomi 17 Ultra come with the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5which is the most powerful processor currently available in Android phones. Where we do find a difference is in the RAM and storage configurations. The Xiaomi 17 is available with two configurations of 256 GB and 512 GB of internal storage, while the Xiaomi 17 Ultra starts at 512 GB and is available with a 1 TB version. Depending on how many photos, videos, or files you want to save, you may want more or less storage. The same goes for RAM.: The Xiaomi 17 is only available with 12 GB, and the Xiaomi 17 Ultra is only available with 16 GB. This is important because the market is moving towards artificial intelligence: if you want to process AI locally, the more RAM memory the mobile has, the better. If it is not something that is part of your plans, you will be able to notice the difference when running several apps at the same time, although in both cases you should not have any problems because 12 and 16 GB are good RAM figures for a mobile phone. More size does not mean more battery That a mobile phone is larger means that it can contain a larger battery, but this is not always the case and the new generation of Xiaomi makes it completely clear to us: the Xiaomi 17 incorporates a 6,330 mAh battery and the Xiaomi 17 Ultra comes with a 6,000 mAh battery. The difference is small, so will this be noticeable in practice? Yes, and it will probably be quite noticeable. The larger the screen, the more battery a mobile will consume. Taking into account that the Xiaomi 17 comes with a larger battery and a smaller screen, we will have more hours of autonomy on a single charge. In addition, it should also be noted that the two phones do not charge with the same power. The Xiaomi 17 offers 100W and the Xiaomi 17 Ultra offers 90W. The difference is small, but enough so that the cheapest mobile phone can have the battery fully charged in less time. A review of the photographic section Xiaomi 17 Ultra photography kit. The biggest difference between these phones is in their photography section. In both cases we once again have the Leica collaboration and both the front camera and the main sensor are the same. The difference is both in the ultra wide angle, which the Xiaomi 17 Ultra has a larger aperture, and especially in the telephoto lens. The Xiaomi 17 incorporates a 50 MP f/2.0 telephoto lens, which means that it has a very interesting aperture for taking photos in environments with more complicated lighting, such as indoors or sunsets. Instead, the Xiaomi 17 Ultra comes with a 200 MP telephoto lens with variable aperture between f/2.30 and f/2.96, allowing you to capture photos with better resolution with or without zoom. In addition, there is a quite interesting point: the Xiaomi 17 Ultra is the only mobile phone that is compatible with both photography kits of the brand. They are two accessories that are a great addition if what we are looking for is to have a photographic experience. In the previous generation (that of Xiaomi 15 Ultra) its corresponding photographic kit we liked it a lot. In summary: which Xiaomi mobile to choose according to your tastes and needs Why choose the Xiaomi 17 The Xiaomi 17 is no worse, it is a mobile phone that is focused on other types of users and that stands out in some sections: Best battery. The Xiaomi 17 has a larger capacity battery and its charging power is also greater. smaller size. As it is a smaller mobile phone, it is more comfortable to carry in your pocket. Good photographic section. It will not have the … Read more

a textbook “if something works, don’t change it”, but with two beastly hearts

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Apple is having a big week. The company is not attending the Mobile World Congress, but has decided to talk about it this week. Yesterday he presented the iPhone 17e and today they were playing the laptops. If last year they launched the MacBook Pro with an M5 processor, it was clear that it was our turn to see the older brothers. Next, we go with all the details of the new MacBook Pro with M5 Pro and M5 Max. Some beasts with eight times more AI performance (but with immense fine print). First of all, the technical sheet of the new laptops. Technical sheet of the MacBook Pro with M5 Pro and M5 Max 14 inch macbook pro 16 inch Macbook Pro screen 14.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR 3,024 by 1,964 pixels ProMotion technology with up to 120Hz adaptive refresh rate HDR 1,600 nits (peak) 16.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR 3,456 by 2,234 pixels ProMotion technology with up to 120Hz adaptive refresh rate HDR 1,600 nits (peak) processor Apple M5 Apple M5 Pro Apple M5 Max Apple M5 Pro Apple M5 Max RAM 16 to 128 GB 24 to 128 GB storage 1TB to 8TB 1TB to 8TB ports SDXC card slot HDMI port 3.5mm headphone jack MagSafe 3 port 3x Thunderbolt 4 (USB‑C) SDXC card slot HDMI port 3.5mm headphone jack MagSafe 3 port 3x Thunderbolt 4 (USB‑C) WEIGHT 1.55kg 2.14kg webcam and sound 12MP Center Stage and Top-down View Camera Six Dolby Atmos speakers 12MP Center Stage and Top-down View Camera Six Dolby Atmos speakers battery 72.4Wh Fast charging with a 96W adapter 100Wh Fast charging with 140W adapter operating system macOS 26 Tahoe macOS 26 Tahoe price From 1,929 euros From 3,049 euros Identical on the outside We said it in analysis of the MacBook Pro with M5: Apple is one of the few companies that can afford to launch a generation without it being noticed. With the iPhone it is something that was set in stone with the notch, now with the ‘Dynamic Island’ and with the MacBook the same thing is happening. They made the change by introducing the notch and giving us connection ports again and, since then, the changes have been more internal than external. In this sense, the new 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro are no exception. In development…

In Spain, getting a house has become an impossible mission. There are those who are receiving them as a donation in exchange for taking care of dogs

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It happened in Madrid. ‘Subject A’ barely has contact with his children but feels enormous affection for his dogs, so he decides to reach an agreement with ‘subject B’: he will donate his home in usufruct if he agrees to take care of his pets. If ‘Subject B’ complies, no problem. If the animals end up unattended, you risk having the donation revoked. That of ‘A’ and ‘B’ is just one case commented a few days ago to The Newspaper (EPE) by a lawyer with an office in the capital, but it reflects a larger phenomenon: the increase in donationsincluding conditional ones. And it makes sense. What has happened? that in full housing crisiswith rental prices and m2 climbing to levels that remember to those of the brick ‘boom’, each time is more common meet donation signatures in notarial offices. Money is donated. And homes are donated. It’s nothing new. The trend has been going on for some time now. some time and it is part of a broader phenomenon that we have been talking about for some time, the ‘Great transfer’. What is striking is that just revealed EPE: not only do donations in general skyrocket, so do ‘conditional’ donations, those in which the agreement is subject to a series of previously agreed upon requirements. Donations with conditions? Exactly. Tax authorities defines them as agreements by which the donation is conditioned to certain requirements. “For it to be valid, the donee must be able to execute the condition or it must be an event with a high probability of occurring,” clarify the Treasury, which thus differentiates it from other types such as ‘pure’ or ‘remunerative donation’. Its dynamic is therefore simple: donor and donee reach an agreement on which the donation is conditional. It is fulfilled, perfect. If not fulfilled, the good returns to the donor. That is the logic, although in practice there are certain nuances. For example, the donation does not always have to take place at the same time. The donated property can be delivered when the agreement is signed or left in suspense waiting for the agreed conditions to be met. What do people agree? EPE has spoken with several offices in the Community of Madrid and has come across agreements of all kinds. For example, a grandmother who donates her house to her granddaughter in exchange for her finishing her degree and studying a master’s degree, donations to caregivers or (probably the most striking of all) transfers that are conditional on the care of animals. “There are cases in which the house is donated with the condition that the recipient takes care of their pet for as long as it is alive,” clarifies Manuel Hernándezby Vilches Abogados. “This guarantees (the donor) that if they die, their pet will be taken care of. It can also be done by inheritance, with a conditional legacy.” Is it just theory? No. As an example, Hernández cites the case with which this report began: a man from Madrid decided to donate his home to a friend in exchange for her taking care of his three dogs. “She had little connection with her children and was very fond of animals, so she donated her house in usufruct to a younger friend, if she would take care of her dogs. If this condition was not met, the revocation procedure could be initiated,” says the expert. The phenomenon is increasingly common and part of the “humanization” of pets. Is that easy? In practice, the agreements have fine print. It I remembered recently in COPE the lawyer Carolina Florez de Quiñones, who recognizes this type of conditional transfers, just like those directed to caregivers of the elderly; but he warns: “No one can leave alive what he cannot leave dead.” What does that mean? That the will of the person who donates is one of the key factors to take into account, but not the only one. Another is forced heirs. A living donation that damages your ‘legitimate status’ may end up being considered ‘unhelpful’. Are there more formulas? Yes. Another formula that has become popular is the donation of housing in bare propertywhich basically consists of transferring ownership of an asset without the rights of use and enjoyment. If we are talking about an apartment, that means that the donor can pass it on to his children, grandchildren, nephews or whoever he considers, but without giving up the usufruct of the home for the rest of his life. That is, the donor continues to enjoy the apartment as if nothing had changed, which implies that he or she can live in it or even rent it. Have they increased that much? The donations, definitely. In October the General Council of Notaries (CGN) published a report which shows that between 2017 and 2024 housing donations skyrocketed by almost 68%: from 32,623 they went to 54,735. During the first half of 2025 alone, it counted 27,000 donations. At the same time, notaries recorded an increase in inherited homes. The backdrop is the rising cost of housing and the difficulties of access for young people, which partly explains why grandparents, parents, uncles… come to the ‘rescue’ of the new generations, facilitating their access to the market. What do the notaries say? “The data show a clear increase in donations and inheritances of homes from older people to the following generations,” confirms the CGN. In case there were any doubts about its growing weight, the group also remembers that the number of inherited and donated homes in 2024 would be equivalent, overall, at 64% of purchase and sale operations. Not only housing is donated. Money is also transferred from the pockets of grandparents or parents to grandchildren/children to make it easier for them to get a mortgage. The question remains as to how many of these donations come with conditions. Images | Pam Mene (Unsplash), Yen Vu (Unsplash) and General Council of Notaries In Xataka | There are rich people so bored with their … Read more

is getting closer to total independence

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Cambricon Technologies is an essential company in China’s plans to challenge the US for its leadership in artificial intelligence (AI). Although it is not as well known as Huawei or Moore Threads, this is one of the companies specialized in designing GPUs for AI with greater growth potential. In fact, in August 2025 received approval of the Shanghai Stock Exchange (China) to raise $560 million for the design of four chips for training and inference of AI models, and also for the development of an alternative to CUDAfrom NVIDIA. Cambricon has notified, according to SCMPto the Shanghai Stock Exchange, which during the fiscal year 2025 has had a net profit of 2,060 million yuan (approximately 257 million euros). In the context of companies whose business is based on semiconductors and AI, it may seem like little money, but it is not if we keep in mind that it was founded just a decade ago, and also that it went public in 2020. In 2025 its income has increased by 450% compared to what it reached in 2024. Be that as it may Cambricon Technologies It is not China’s only great asset to deal with the US in the domain of semiconductors for AI applications. Moore Threads and MetaX Integrated Circuits They have also made known just four days ago an exceptional economic performance that has been driven by the growing demand for Chinese semiconductors in a context in which the Beijing Government seeks to achieve technological self-sufficiency. What China currently has and does not have The chain that supports the manufacturing of semiconductors for AI applications is complex, but China controls most of its links. On the one hand it produces approximately 70% of rare earths that are distributed on the world market, and, what is even more important, it controls 90% of the processing industry to which rare earths must be subjected so that they can be used. Furthermore, it refines nothing less than 99% of heavy rare earths of the planet. The rare earth They have a leading role in the trade, technological and geostrategic war between the US and China. These chemical elements are relatively rare, and, furthermore, they are not usually found in pure form in nature, but what makes them so special are its physicochemical properties. In fact, thanks to them they have established themselves as a very valuable resource in numerous industries, especially in electronics and renewable energy. Moore Threads has developed several GPUs for AI applications that rival some of the advanced solutions from NVIDIA, AMD or Huawei If we stick to the design of GPUs for AI, several Chinese companies are already producing competitive chips. Currently the flagship products that Cambricon has to compete with NVIDIA and Huawei in the Chinese market are the MLU series (Machine Learning Unit) and Siyuan. Moore Threads, on the other hand, has developed several GPUs for AI applications that, on paper, rival some of the advanced solutions that NVIDIA, AMD or Huawei have put on the market. The MTT S4000 and MTT S3000 cards are their most interesting proposals right now. The other indispensable player in the Chinese AI chip industry is Huawei. And their GPUs Ascend 910D and Ascend 920 They are receiving support from some of the Chinese companies that are developing AI models. In this context, the biggest challenge facing China is to develop its own cutting-edge semiconductor manufacturing technology. Or he will lose his fight for world supremacy with the US. Without 100% Chinese advanced chips, its military capacity, the development of its AI models and the competitiveness of its technology companies will suffer in the medium term. Huawei and SMIC are making advanced integrated circuits, but they use machines from the Dutch company ASML and a technology known as multiple patterning that compromises its competitiveness. This scenario has caused the Chinese Government support with very juicy subsidies to companies that have the capacity to develop cutting-edge photolithography equipment, such as YesCarrierShanghai Yuliangsheng, Shanghai Micro Electronics Equipment (SMEE), Huawei or SMIC. Time plays against this Asian country. Image | Generated by Xataka with Gemini More information | SCMP In Xataka | NVIDIA has to deal with the absolute distrust of several US legislators. Your plan in China is in danger In Xataka | The US wants to end Chinese AI chips sold abroad. And China knows how to defend itself

everything new you can do after its March 2026 update

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Let’s tell you What are the new procedures you can do from your mobile? with the app My Citizen Folder. The public administration app has been updated, launching a good collection of new functions in its sections My Data and My Files. With these new functionalities, of the application of the Ministry for Digital Transformation and Public Service, access to many certificates and important information is facilitated. We are going to give you a list of everything new you can do. News from My Citizen Folder This is the list of new features that have been incorporated into the app in its March 2026 update. These are all processes that you will now be able to carry out directly from your mobile phone. Unemployment benefits: You can check the amounts of unemployment benefits you have received during a certain period of time. Marriage certificate: You can obtain a copy of the literal marriage certificate. Register of de facto couples: You can check the registration in the registry of de facto couples. At the moment, you can only do it in Andalusia, the Canary Islands, Extremadura, Madrid and the Basque Country, but it is expected to expand so that it can be done from all communities. University records: You can review the status of administrative files at the university level. At the moment, this function only works with the University of Murcia, but it will soon reach more universities as well. Complaints and suggestions: You can send your complaints and suggestions directly from the app to the State Administration bodies. Transport authorizations: You can consult the authorizations for professionals for the transport of goods and people. You can also check related degrees and certifications. In Xataka Basics | How to know if your procedure, aid or scholarship is being managed with the My Citizen Folder app

Stellantis has lost 22 billion euros with the electric car. Their hope to solve it is called Zaragoza

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Stellantis embarked on a path of rapid and aggressive transition to the electric car. Along the way, it merged models on the same platform, wanted to convert brands to zero emissions and lost the identity of some of them. The result is 20 billion euros of real and expected losses. Now, part of his future is at stake in Zaragoza with a Chinese car. Saragossa. The news was almost a not news because Stellantis, through the mouth of its CEO Automotive Newshad already confirmed that it would manufacture Leapmotor’s Chinese cars in Spain. By then, with a CATL factory in the middle of construction and already manufacturing Stellantis small electric cars, Zaragoza seemed the best placed city, ahead of Madrid and Vigo. Last week, Filosa himself reconfirmed what was already known but expanded the information with some nuances as stated in The Aragon Newspaper. The car will be manufactured in Zaragoza and will not be alone. And the company has awarded Spain the production of up to four completely electric Chinese models. It will, therefore, be the reconversion of Figueruelas. The Stellantis situation. Although the investments were already confirmed, the last presentation of results could have raised some doubts. Then Stellantis confirmed that the electric car would have a negative impact of 22,000 million euros in your accounts. This does not mean, exactly, that it loses that money, but it is the readjustment that amounts to the cancellation of two new factories, the compensatory payment to suppliers, the money invested in new developments and the money that will no longer enter the company’s coffers. All of this is a consequence of a project led by Carlos Tavares, former CEO of the company, which has failed. The Portuguese wanted to accompany the conversion to all-electric too quickly and with a very aggressive cost adjustment. The result has been too much product at dealerships that very few have bought and models little differentiated from each other with a total loss of identity between companies. Good news (1). Firstly, because the arrival of Leapmotor in Zaragoza represents support for the electric transition in Figueruelas. The factory will be in charge of producing one of the first purely Chinese electric cars to arrive in Europe, a key step to be able to sell them without tariffs. But this also guarantees two things. The first is the opening of a new assembly line because they cannot use exactly the same one as for the Opel Corsa, Peugeot 208 and Lancia Ypsilon electric that Figueruelas produces at the moment. The second is that it increases pressure on the production of batteries that CATL will set up nearby, giving greater support to the project. It remains to be seen if the other three Stellantis models will also roll out of their doors.. Good news (2). The second part of the announcement is interesting in that the Leapmotor B10, the first car to be assembled in Zaragoza, is different from the three mentioned above and that in itself is a reason for joy for Zaragoza. And it is that the Stellantis urban electric cars have not been working well in the market. Everything indicates that, in the future, these electric vehicles will have to receive the embrace of the European customer but at the moment it is not being like thatwhich raised questions about long-term production with a plant that could operate at half gas. The Lepmotor B10 is a car that Stellantis has hopes for because it is different. It has much more striking interiors, adjusted to the huge screens that the industry has demanded in recent years. And it has purely Chinese software and development, so Stellantis can play with the price because its investments have been minimal. The company has the power to distribute the car outside of China but the development, investments and sales within China have been left to Leapmotor itself. Strengths and weaknesses. Stellantis’ decision to produce in Spain reminds us the strength that our country has gained in Europe as a productive alternative to advance electric cars. Either because labor is cheaper than in countries like Germany or France, or because energy is also cheaper, Chery or Stellantis, with Leapmotor, have decided that they will manufacture on our soil. Spain has the advantage of a well-established industry that needs reconversion. The problem is that, for the moment, it has focused on the assembly of small cars (as also happens in Martorell) which are the ones that are having the most problems to sell them or, if necessary, for the brand to make a profit from them. It would be interesting for our country to expand its presence in the development of vehicles and not only focus its industry on their production. Therefore, it is good news that Chery also bets on our country for its new R&D&i space. Photo | In Xataka | Volkswagen’s cheap electric car is manufactured in Spain: this is the new megaconstruction that makes it possible

close your Discord server

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Satya Nadella made the world love Microsoft again, but AI is making people hate this company again. Or at least make fun of it, because in recent weeks an alternative name for the company began to go viral. It was no longer Microsoft, but Microslop (in reference to the “AI Slop”, “AI-generated slop”). In Redmond they have not taken the mockery well at all. what has happened. In recent months, Microsoft’s obsession with AI has led it to flood their operating systemssoftware and services with AI functions and his “copilots”. The problem is that many of these functions have not been correctly launched —Recall (Memories) is the best example of thisthe other is the notepad—, and that has generated quite general rejection on networks. This rejection has led to an ironic nickname for the company, which for many had become “Microslop” from Microsoft, in reference to the “AI slop”. Source: WindowsLatest “Microslop”, a banned word on Discord. The name has spread through social networks, but it has also reached the Discord server they had to talk about Microsoft Copilot. Although the company cannot stop the spread of that term on other platforms, it could control it on its Discord server. That’s just what he did: any message that contained that term was automatically blockedand users saw a notice indicating that the message included a phrase considered inappropriate according to the server’s usage rules. The game of cat and mouse. Users of said server soon realized the problem, so they ended up resorting to variations of that term, for example changing the capital letter “O” to a zero (“0”). That term was not initially detected by Discord’s filter, but the channel’s moderators ended up expelling and canceling accounts that had used the term. Things get worse. The escalation of tension on the server continued, and some parts of the server were restricted. For example, it was not possible to access message history, and many users found their permissions to post new messages were revoked. And Microsoft has closed the Discord server. The whole situation has had a surprising ending: Microsoft has contacted with Windows Latestwho told what was happening, and indicated to them that they have decided to directly close the Discord channel that they had created to talk about Microsfot Copilot. According to those responsible, “The Copilot Discord channel has recently been targeted by spammers attempting to disrupt and saturate the space with harmful content unrelated to Copilot. Initially, this spam consisted of blocks of text, so we added temporary filters for certain terms in order to curb this activity. We have since decided to temporarily block the server while we work to implement stronger security measures to protect users from this harmful spam and ensure the server remains a safe and usable space for the community.” bad idea. The final decision does not help Microsoft’s perception of its users to improve, and although this type of mockery and attacks may certainly not sit well, the company has acted in a counterproductive way: instead of tackling the problem they have magnified it, and it remains to be seen if they reopen that server – whose initial activity was promising – and, above all, how they face the next steps of that ambition to fill all their AI products. Less AI please. Microsoft officials themselves know that the situation is somewhat tense. Pavan Davuluri, head of Windows, admitted that there were “pain points” regarding those AI features that the company has included in the operating system. In fact, the company theoretically intends to work more on system stability and performance and less on adding features that users not only don’t want, but they end up eliminating. In Xataka | People are so fed up with AI in Windows that there are already applications to clean up any trace of it

summarize everything in your email inbox with Claude, Gemini or ChatGPT

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Let’s explain to you how to make summaries of the newsletters you have in your email punctually with artificial intelligence. So, if you see that they have been accumulating but you don’t have time to read them, you will be able to ask the AI ​​to summarize them all for you. If your email is Gmail you can resort to Gemini already Claudeand if you have an outlook email then you can do it with ChatGPT. These are the AIs that have connectors for each mail service. But we will also start by telling you how we recommend organizing the newsletters in the email so that it is easier for the AI ​​to find them. First, organize your newsletters Before you start, I recommend tag all newsletters with the label or category system that Gmail and Outlook have. This way, you will be able to later ask the AI ​​to search directly in these categories instead of having to analyze the entire content of your email. Therefore, take your time entering the newsletters and tagging them. At first you will have to label them all, but then, each email address will be linked to the labelmeaning that the next ones that arrive to you and are not new will already be well labeled. Now link AI to your email Claude has a connector system where you must add and activate Gmail. Gemini allows you to do the same with its Connected Appsand in ChatGPT you have a section Applications which allows you to connect Outlook. With this previous step, you will have to link your email account to the AI ​​so that it can access and read your emails. If you are most concerned about your privacy Maybe you should reconsider doing this, because in the end you are going to link your account to the AI, so it can read and process all your emails when you ask it, storing its content on your company’s servers. The emails will no longer be private, you will be sharing them. Now, ask the AI ​​for a summary And now it’s time to go to the AI ​​and write a message asking for the summary. This prompts It has to mention Gmail or Outlook depending on the AI ​​you use and the email you have linked, and if you have done what we have recommended you have to indicate the newsletter label and ask for a summary. Besides, you can specify the structure of the summary so that it is more to your liking. This is the prompt that I have used: I want you to enter my Gmail account, analyze all the emails in the “Newsletters” label, and give me a summary of their content. It has to be a schematic summary, with an H2 for each email telling me the title and sender, and then bullets where you explain the most interesting points of its content. With this, the AI ​​will start to see the emails within your account and will give you a summary as you have requested. Here, keep in mind that you can simply tell it to search for the newsletters without having tagged them, but then there is the possibility that it will not find them all or consider something as a newsletter that really is not. Each AI will give you the results in its own wayalthough maintaining the structure that you have requested if you have specified it. Thus, with the prompt that we have used you will have everything summarized in several points so that you can read it in just a few minutes. In Xataka Basics | Claude: 23 functions and some tricks to get the most out of this artificial intelligence

a signature of the cold war

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Sometimes, decisions in international politics are not made in offices, but in documents signed decades ago. In fact, a clause drafted in the middle of the Cold War can become the decisive factor in a 21st century crisis. A document from the past that has been transformed into a strategic tool. Escalation and division. The offensive of the United States and Israel against Iran has opened a political rift on the European continent. France, Germany and the United Kingdom have coordinated a joint position that leaves no room for doubt, one in which they even contemplate proportionate actions to neutralize Iranian attacks at source and protect their interests in the Gulf. Faced with this bloc, Spain has opted for a explicit uncheck linedefending de-escalation and strict respect for international law. The fracture with the great forces of Europe is not just rhetoric, because it has now materialized in operational decisions that directly affect strategic infrastructures on Spanish soil. All “yes”, except one. Thus, while the great European powers they have made it clear that will allow the use of its capabilities and bases to support Washington, Spain has activated a legal mechanism signed almost 40 years ago during the Cold War, in 1988, which conditions any use of the Rota and Morón bases to objectives framed in collective defense or in a recognized multilateral framework. The key “paragraph.” He article 2 of the Convention It is clear in this sense, since it grants the United States the use of certain support facilities and authorizations in Spanish territory “for objectives within the bilateral or multilateral scope of the agreement.” However, it also points out that any use that goes beyond those objectives will require authorization prior to the Spanish Government. Hence, the Executive has maintained that a unilateral operation against Iran doesn’t fit in that case. That clauseborn in the context of the NATO referendum and the reaffirmation of sovereignty over the bases, has now become the “ace in the hole” that has allowed Madrid deny replenishment of American tankers and block direct support for the offensive. Rota and Morón: sovereignty, not automatic transfer. The bilateral agreement makes it clear that the bases They are of Spanish sovereignty and that the United States operates support facilities under national command. This implies that transit or resupply flights are for the purposes of the treaty and have express authorization. Thus, yesterday and after the Spanish refusal, Washington retired for a fortnight of tanker aircraft deployed in Morón and Rota, moving them to other European bases. The message is twofold: Spain does not authorize offensive use outside the agreed framework and the United States reorganizes its device accordingly. The European contrast. As we said, Paris, Berlin and London have shown willingness to coordinate responses even of an offensive nature if they consider that their interests or those of their allies are threatened by Iranian missiles. The difference, therefore, is not ideological, but strategic: the big three have chosen to align with Washington in active defense against Tehran. Spain, on the other hand, has insisted in that any action must be protected by the United Nations Charter or by a multilateral organization such as NATO or the EU. There is no doubt, the result is a unique and historic position within the Western bloc. Consequences and international perception. Plus: the decision has generated conflicting readings. For the Government it is clear that it is a reaffirmation of legality and sovereignty. For critics and defense experts, it means a distancing of the common allied position, one that may have medium-term implications in the strategic relationship with the United States, whose link with Spain is articulated to a large extent via Rota. If you like, also in security policy, each gesture is interpreted as a signal. And on this occasion, the signal sent by Spain has been unequivocal: without international legal coverage, its bases will not be a platform to attack Iran. Image | Navy, US Defense In Xataka | Iran has just attacked a base in Europe: the paradox of Spain is that it condemns the war, but the US does not need to ask to use its bases In Xataka | The great paradox of Spain is 7,000 million euros: nobody wants to take up weapons, but they are making money by selling them

Japan’s madness with garbage reaches the point that, in some areas, they separate it into 45 different categories. And, despite everything, it recycles half as much as Spain

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At the end of the 90s, the thousand or so residents of Kamikatsu (a small town in the Japanese prefecture of Tokushima) became a question that would change them forever: “Why do we generate so much waste?” The response led them to be the first Japanese municipality to declare themselves ‘zero waste’, to sell garbage cans and to ask their neighbors to separate their waste into 45 different categories. Waste that they carry themselves to the local clean point. One sees this and can only ask one question: have these Japanese gone crazy? And the answer is neither “yes” nor “no”: it is both at the same time. Why are we talking about this? As often happens lately, everything starts with a video. A tiktoker who resides in Japan (@nuriape_) has shown how what apparently is “jack, knight and king” works: the garbage system. And the truth is that it is curious: each building has its own waste area. The one in the video is quite broad and, as he explains, super strict. In addition, much of the processing is done by neighbors: things like cleaning the bottles and depositing them in places other than the caps or leaving the cardboard perfectly folded are part of the process. The collection, it seems, is daily. Now that the new waste rates have returned to waste management to the public debate in our country, the question is… is the Japanese system, in addition to being striking, effective? How does the Japanese waste system work? Since ’97, Japanese laws require separating glass, PET and cardboard. However, over time, the situation has become more and more complex. And, today, the collection categories range from nine in the “less advanced” municipalities to 45 in many areas of the country. And no, it is not optional: if you do not separate the garbage correctly, it will not be collected and that’s it. A garbage collection machine. As a result of these almost three decades of social pedagogy, the country of the rising sun is a well-oiled machine in terms of citizen separation and collection logistics. The problem is, well, it doesn’t help much either. Because collecting is not recycling. And Japan is the best example: its actual recycling rate is surprisingly low. While Spain (with an infinitely less obsessive system) recycles around 39%, Japan is around 20%. It is not that in our country we are here to “shoot rockets”: According to EU plans, we should be around 55% since last year. However, there is something we are doing better than Japan just as there are things we are doing worse. No overflowing containers. That’s perhaps what works best in Japan. Faced with the unequal Spanish management (because they depend on municipalities and councils), the Japanese system prioritizes segmented daily collection, precise calendars and logistical inflexibility. In addition, they also incorporate things that work in the rest of Europe and Spanish legislation contemplates, but almost no one implements: payment per garbage bag. Something that encourages waste reduction and inherently improves the system’s capacity. On the other hand, Spain does interesting things (whether they work better or worse): the main thing perhaps is that the system extends responsibility to producers. What we have in common. While Japan has a hyperdependence on incineration (75% of its garbage ends up burned), Spain has a hyperdependence on landfills (50% ends up buried), we both share a problem with single-use plastics. It is true that Japan is much more worrying (it is the world’s second largest producer of plastic packaging waste per capita), but we both have to think about the matter. Image | Jonas Gerlach In Xataka | We have been thinking for decades that plastic recycling was worth something. Maybe we were wrong

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