Month: March 2026

A single shareholder will earn 3,234 million euros thanks to Inditex’s record profits: Amancio Ortega, of course

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There are companies that never stop breaking their own records and Inditex is one of them. The Galician group that owns Zara, Massimo Dutti or Pull&Bear has closed its 2025 fiscal year with a record net profit of 6,220 million euros, which is 6% more than the previous year. It is the fourth consecutive year that Inditex exceeds its own historical highs. However, what is really striking is not only the record achieved by the textile giant based in Arteixobut that record profit also implies unprecedented dividends for its shareholders. The 2026 dividend is the largest that Amancio Ortega will receive from Inditex in the entire historical series. No less than 3,234 million euros. A billion-dollar dividend. The Board of Directors of Inditex approved in its presentation of 2025 results the distribution of dividends among its shareholders. Given the increase in profits obtained this year, Inditex will offer a total dividend of 1.75 euros gross per share, which represents an increase of 4.17% compared to what it delivered the previous year. This dividend is made up of two parts: an ordinary component of 1.20 euros per share, equivalent to 60% of net profit, and an extraordinary payment of 0.55 euros per share. As is customary for the textile giant, the distribution of this dividend will be carried out in two equal payments of 0.875 euros per share. The first, scheduled for May 4, 2026, and the second will be sent on November 2, 2026. Two dates on the calendar that, for Amancio Ortega, have a very specific economic implication. What happens to Amancio Ortega. With a participation of 59.29% of the capital, distributed between his company Pontegadea (50.010%) and Partler Participaciones, Amancio Ortega controls 1,848 million shares of Inditex. Applying the dividend of 1.75 euros for each share, the resulting figure is 3,234 million euros gross, which implies surpassing the barrier of 3,000 million euros for the second consecutive year. Ortega received 3,104 million euros in 2025 for this same concept. To put this data in a little perspective, in the last five years, Inditex has raised its dividend by 88%. During that period alone, Ortega has earned 13.12 billion euros in dividends. Almost half of that amount, about 6.3 billion, corresponds only to the last two years. 100% of that income has gone directly to the accounts of Pontegadea, with which it makes all the investments that have led it to become the largest Spanish real estate by value of assets and one of the largest in Europe. The rest of the Ortega family also receives dividends. Despite being the largest company on the Ibex 35, Inditex has not lost the participation of the Ortega family, so its founder is not the only one who benefits from the distribution. His eldest daughter, Sandra Ortegacontrols 5.05% of the capital through the Rosp Corunna companywith 157.48 million shares without voting rights. For them, he will receive 275 million euros in dividends. A figure that, by itself, would be an extraordinary income for any medium-sized company. Curiously, Marta Ortega, youngest daughter of the tycoon of fashion and current president of the company, only controls 42,511 Inditex shares, for which she will receive a payment of 74,400 euros for those dividends. An abysmal difference with respect to his father. In Xataka | Amancio Ortega: the billionaire who lives like a neighbor (except for private jets and superyachts) Image | GTRES, Unsplash (Igal Ness)

It took Apple to put the iPhone chip in a computer so that we know that the iPhone is as powerful as a computer

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He MacBook Neo It is surprising analysts and buyers with its good performance. And the question should be: why? It is the first time that Apple has made a move of this caliber to make one of its star products cheaper: putting the processor of an iPhone inside a Mac. We consumers have so internalized that “a cell phone is a cell phone” and that “a PC is a PC” that, usually, we do not pay attention to what we usually have in our pockets. It took Apple to put the processor of an iPhone in a PC to realize that, precisely, what we have in our pocket is a PC. “Move up to 4k videos”. X is filled with analysts thoroughly testing the MacBook Neo, and hallucinating that it is capable of doing… what any other MacBook can do. The 8 GB of RAM is a limitation, as it was in the first generations of Macs with M1 chip. But, far from that “use for office, basic and browser”, the Neo is surprising for being capable of what is expected of a Mac: do more than that. The main limitation is given by the 8 GB of RAM, which is few even for a Mac, but not by the chip. It’s normal. A Mac with a mobile chip. It sounds like a crazy idea. But if we look (not even in depth) at A18 Prowe understand perfectly what is happening. No matter how much Apple mounts the A18 Pro in a mobile phone, it is a chip that far exceeds the capabilities that even a desktop or laptop would need for “basic use.” In fact, the A18 Pro scores above an M1 in Single-Core, it is not far behind in graphical performance and is much more advanced at the manufacturing level (number of transistors, instructions, frequencies). In fact, it’s not just an Apple thing: a Snapdragon 8 Elite sweeps an M1 in multi-core and reaches a M2 in single. We weren’t realizing. We have been saying for years that the power of mobile phones is completely excessive. A certain part is necessary for the highest-end mobile phones to be able to record in 8K, process images in real time and operate at the rate they work, but 90% we are driving at 30 km/h in a supercar that exceeds 300. This is not something new. In fact, for years Apple’s A processors were outperforming Intel’s, back in the days when M chips didn’t exist. As told John Gruberthe A9 CPU of the iPhone 6s In 2015 (it has rained) it was already comparable to MacBooks from 2013. In 2017, as he says Antonio Sabanthe iPad Pro was already faster than the MacBook Pro with the I7 chip. Just what was needed. Macs have historically been characterized as a perfect mobility solution for designers, musicians, video editors and other creators. But there was an even bigger niche: people who don’t do any of that and want a computer for “normal” use. While MacBook Airs are not over-the-top Macs, they offer much more than any average user needs. In fact, I myself bought an Air M4 and not a Pro because, even as a video editor, I don’t need much else. Apple has found in the Neo more than possibly the “e” phenomenona formula that we will see year after year if we achieve commercial success. Image | Apple In Xataka | Apple has only found one option to make a cheap laptop: make it a mobile

Participate in our raffle and get two double Experience VIP tickets for the great technology event in Seville

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In just a few days (March 19 and 20) the first edition of CTx Tech in Seville, a great technology, innovation and talent event with more than 400 hours of content that will welcome more than 15,000 attendees. Xataka is the official Media Partner of the event and, to celebrate, we are going to raffle two double Experience VIP tickets for two people and their respective companions. These tickets, valued at 180 euros each, will allow you to make the most of the event and access everything, from the themed hubs to the VIP terrace, including premium and exclusive areas. To be precise, this is all it includes: Full access to the venue during both days. Innovation HUB (thematic agoras, tech, entrepreneurship and innovation). Public & Social HUB (Auditorium of institutional contents). ADA Auditorium with great speakers and star content. General networking within the CTx ecosystem. Access to Investment Hub Thematic Auditorium (investment, AI, tech). VIP terrace with exclusive service. Premium visibility area to the ADA Auditorium. High-level networking with strategic profiles. As is obvious, it is a great opportunity for both technology lovers, entrepreneurs and professionals. And to add something else, on March 19 at 8:40 p.m. in the ADA Auditorium you can attend, if you wish, the live recording of a special program of Infinite Loop with Javier Lacort and Antonio Ortiz, founder of Xataka and co-presenter of Stochastic Monkeys. How to get two double VIP tickets for CTx Tech Image | CTx Tech Participating in the raffle is extremely simple: you simply have to sign up at this form by entering your name, surname and email. It is important to verify that it is written correctly, since it will be that email that we write to in the event of winning. The deadline to participate will end next Tuesday, March 17, at 9:00 Spanish peninsular time. The winners will be chosen at random through EasyPromos, they will receive an email informing them that they have won and must confirm their attendance within 24 hours. If they do not confirm attendance within this period, the tickets will be distributed to the substitutes also chosen at random. To win, in addition to registering correctly on the draw website, you must be of legal age and resident in Spain. There is no geographical limitationso residents of the peninsula, the Balearic Islands, the Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla will be eligible for tickets. It should be noted that the prize is two double VIP Experience tickets, but travel, accommodation and per diem expenses are not included. That will be in the hands of the attendees. For more details about the procedure you can consult the legal bases of the draw. Images | CTx Tech More information and registration | CTx Tech

The soldiers’ scissors have mutated into something similar to a laser

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Since World War II, many of the most decisive military innovations were born not in perfect laboratories, but on fronts where soldiers improvised solutions with what they had at hand. He portable radarthe commercial drones adapted or even the use adhesive tape in military equipment they emerged like this. In modern warfare, that mix of improvised inventiveness and advanced technology continues to appear where it is least expected. In Ukraine, in fact, they are real experts on the topic. The war of the scissors. It we count long ago. For months, the Ukrainian battlefield has shown scenes difficult to imagine in a 21st century conflict. Soldiers equipped with drones, sensors and electronic warfare systems walked through trenches with something much simpler in their pockets: some simple scissors. The reason was unexpected, of course. Fiber optic drones (controlled by a cable that uncoils during flight) began to proliferate because they cannot be blocked by electronic interference. To neutralize them, many soldiers they started cutting any cable they found, no matter what side it was from. In some sectors of the front the ground reached to cover itself with filaments bright as cobwebs, forcing units to always carry scissors or knives to break those drones’ connections before they could attack. The strange logic of innovation in kyiv. This improvised resource summarizes one of the most striking characteristics of this war: that extremely sophisticated systems are usually faced with solutions surprisingly simple and austere. Thus, drones worth thousands of dollars have been shot down with shotgunsarmored protected vehicles with metal nets as if we were in the George Miller universeand defensive positions covered with mesh to confuse sensors. Even the drones themselves, which today dominate the battlefield, began as a cheap answer to much more expensive weapons. In this context, cut the control cable with scissors (or, if necessary, with your hands) became a rudimentary but effective way to neutralize one of the latest evolutions of drone warfare. When scissors fall short. However, the same speed of adaptation that led to those improvised methods is now pushing the conflict towards much more advanced technologies. Yes, in recent months they have started to circulate videos and testimonials suggesting that Ukraine could be experimenting with directed energy systems to combat drones. In fact, in a visual piece Widely distributed shows how a fiber optic cable is rendered useless after being hit by an intense light, which has unleashed all kinds of speculation about the use of lasers on the battlefield. There is no official confirmation that these systems are operational, but military analysts they point out that Ukraine could deploy functional laser weapons even before the United States thanks to its ability to test technologies directly in combat. The disconcerting technological leap. If you like, the possibility that wire-controlled drones, the same ones against which soldiers carried scissors in their pockets, will begin to confront laser systems sums up the almost absurd speed with which this war evolves. Western military programs often take years to go from the laboratory to the battlefield. In Ukraine and although it may seem like science fiction, this cycle can be reduced to months due to emergencies. It already happened with drones. The front functions like a gigantic laboratory where each enemy innovation generates an immediate response. What seems like improvisation today can become advanced technology deployed on a large scale the day after tomorrow. The mystery of the “alien scanner”. One of the strangest examples of the apparent Ukrainian advance appeared in another recorded video by a Russian drone in ambush. The footage shows something like a square light sweeping across a road, as if scanning the terrain, before the drone signal suddenly cuts out. Some Forbes analysts They have interpreted it as a laser capable of cutting fiber optic cables. However, a more detailed analysis perhaps suggests something different. It is more plausible that it is a Ukrainian drone equipped with a lighting or scanning system that seeks to detect cables shining on the asphalt. These cables usually reveal the presence of ambushed drones near supply routes. The fear that brought down the drone. The final explanation aims for something less futuristic, but equally revealing. Upon detecting the light sweeping the road, the Russian operator attempted to abruptly take off his drone to escape. The motor demanded too much energy at once and burned out the electronic controller that regulates the speed of the device. In pilot jargon, the operator “burned the ESC.” The drone was disabled without any laser having touched its cable. All in all, the episode shows something certainly important: on a front where the soldiers began cutting cables with scissorsthe mere suspicion that the enemy may use a laser It’s enough to cause panic. And that says a lot about the speed with which the war in Ukraine is jumping from improvisation to technologies that just a few years ago seemed like pure science fiction. Image | Telegram In Xataka | Europe has encountered a problem bigger than Russia: drones cannot be stored for more than eight weeks In Xataka | Europe has opened the drone that crashed at the British base in Cyprus… And it has had a disturbing surprise

The Samsung, LG, TCL, Xiaomi and Philips TVs with the best discount at the Spring Sale Festival

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The Spring Sale Festival is a good campaign to buy that device that you have been waiting for a few months to drop in price. The good thing is that there is a lot to choose from, even in televisions from different brands. If, taking advantage of the soccer World Cup, or simply to watch movies and series, you want to renew the TV in the living room, we are going to review the best deals we can find on Amazon during his campaign. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Best offers during the Amazon campaign Before commenting on what each of the televisions offers, we are going to mention what they are and what price they are right now: Philips 55PUS8200 by 329 eurosa television that includes the brand’s particular technology. Xiaomi TV F by 369 eurosthe Xiaomi television that comes with the Amazon operating system. Samsung Q7F by 449 eurosa Samsung TV that includes a QLED panel. LG OLED48C54LA by 739 eurosa smart TV with an OLED screen. TCL 98Q7C by 1,999 eurosa huge brand television with a 98-inch screen. Philips 55PUS8200 If you are looking for a television that has a size of 55 inches, the model Philips 55PUS8200 has dropped in price to 329 euros (before 379 euros). Incorporate technology Ambilight of the brand, which improves the experience and immersion through its LED lights. Comes with him Alexa voice assistant and it works with Google Home and Apple Home and its speakers are compatible with Dolby Atmos. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Xiaomi TV F Xiaomi has a good assortment of televisions and one of its ranges comes with FireTV, which is basically the same operating system that we have on the Fire TV Stick from Amazon. He Xiaomi TV F right now it has dropped to 369 euros from 589 euros (official price). It is a TV with a 65-inch screen that offers 178º horizontal and vertical viewing angles. It also has Alexa and its speakers are compatible with Dolby Audio. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Samsung Q7F Amazon also has the television at a good price Samsung Q7Fa model by 449 euros (previously 999 euros) which stands out above all because it incorporates a 65-inch QLED screen. It also incorporates the Alexa voice assistant and works with Google Assistant, has Filmmaker mode and is compatible with HDR10+. Plus, it comes with the technology Q-Symphonyso if you have a compatible sound bar you can have a more immersive experience. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links LG OLED48C54LA On the other hand, if what you are looking for is a good OLED television, Amazon has an offer for 739 euros (before 799 euros) LG OLED48C54LAa smart TV that in this case incorporates a 48-inch OLED screen. In addition, its panel offers a refresh rate of 120 Hz, it is compatible with Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos and its speakers offer a good 40W of power. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links TCL 98Q7C If what you want is a huge television, during the Spring Sale Festival we can find the television TCL 98Q7C by 1,999 euros. It is a television 98 inches which incorporates a QD-MiniLED panel, offers a refresh rate of 120 Hz, is compatible with Dolby Vision IQ and Dolby Atmos, incorporates a mode gamingits operating system is Google TV and it incorporates HDMI 2.1 ports. 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 | Philips, Xiaomi, Samsung, LG, TCL 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

For the first time, BYD has sold more cars outside of China than inside. It’s very bad news for them.

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Pursue your dreams… outside of China. Beyond Your Dreams are the words hidden behind the acronym BYD. The acronym of the company that sold the most electric cars in the world in 2025. A company that seemed to have meteoric progress but that has stagnated with a local market that is slowing down at a dizzying pace. So much so that it has already sold more cars outside of China than inside. A well-thought-out strategy that arrives ahead of time. A milestone?. The month of February was the first in which BYD has sold more vehicles outside China than in its own market. It is a conditional milestone, since sales in China of the entire market have plummeted and, of course, have hit the country’s largest car manufacturer hard. A general trend. Although in 2025 car sales in China once again set a record with 34.4 million cars sold (a growth of 9.4%, according to the Chinese Association of Automobile Manufacturers) in figures collected by the media 36krthe market has been experiencing a slowdown for months. In February, car sales in the country fell 15% compared to the same month in 2025, they point out in Reuters. But the problem is worse among individuals, where sales have fallen by 34% as a result of the Chinese New Year festivities and the withdrawal of some purchasing aid. The latter has had a direct impact on sales of “new energy” cars (plug-in hybrids and electric). According to data collected by CNEVPostIn January, 596,000 cars of this type were purchased, compared to 744,052 units in the same month of 2025. A drop of 22.1% that worsened in February, with 464,000 units sold compared to 686,000 units the previous year. It is a year-on-year drop of 32%. The BYD case. This general decline in sales, with more worrying figures among new energy vehicles, has had a direct impact on BYD. Last January, BYD sold 210,051 new energy cars when in the same period of 2025 it placed 300,538 units on the market. In February, the figures were worse with 190,190 units sold compared to last year’s 322,846 units, reported in CNEVPost. That is, so far this year, its sales have fallen by 30% in January and 41% in February, extending a trend of low sales that has been going on since September of last year. BYD sales have not grown in China since June 2025. In July and August they achieved a technical tie in the year-on-year comparison but, since then, they have lost in all one-year comparisons. These falls have caused Geely to surpass BYD in sales in the first two months of the year. Between January and February, Geely has sold 476,327 units, just 1% more than in the same period of the previous year. There are just over 76,000 units than BYD (400,241 vehicles between January and February) thanks to a larger product portfolio and less dependence on “new energy” vehicles. This has avoided a fall due to the withdrawal of state aid, they state in SCMP. More outside than inside. As we said, BYD’s sales have plummeted in China but its exports have skyrocketed abroad. This has meant that the company has sold, for the first time, more cars outside its borders than within its borders, they point out in Electrive. Two factors explain it 41% decrease in sales in China compared to February 2025 Increase in exports of 50.1% compared to February 2025 The company has managed to consolidate sustained growth in its exports. They point out in CarNewsChina which with February now adds up to four consecutive months exporting more than 100,000 units. This has caused them to place outside their borders this month 100,600 units of the 190,190 units which have sold all over the world. That is, more than 50% of its sales have been delivered outside of China. a mirror. BYD has become the best example of what the Chinese market is all about. The country lives in a whirlwind of launches and a suffocating price war. BYD itself, with its new launches at ultra-competitive prices, has caused their own cars become obsolete with months on the market, gathering dust in dealerships. The rest of the companies have also played to lower prices to keep up the pace and release news at a frenetic pace, but that produces some anxiety in the client that sees how what is new today can be left behind very soon. Bad news in a country like China that has been trying for years to promote domestic consumption to put its economy into higher gear. But, in addition, the State has withdrawn some aid to the purchase of electric cars, the most important column in the industry. This has its consequences in the drop in sales among individuals. Before time. That BYD intended to expand outside China was no secret. In fact, his plans happened because half of global sales will be consolidated outside of China in 2030. The expansion plan with the factory Hungarythat of Türkiye and, it is rumored, another in Europe is part of it, without forgetting the Thailand and Brazil. The question is to know if this surprise of sales abroad has arrived too soon and the only thing it confirms is the slowdown that the brand will have to deal with in China. If you want to consolidate yourself as one of the largest global manufacturers (there was talk of reaching 5.5 million units in 2025 but finally they stayed below the 5 million border) it is essential that they expand borders and not depend solely on the internal market. European manufacturers can give BYD some examples of what happens if you base the bulk of your strategy on selling in China. Photo | BYD In Xataka | The year of Chinese consolidation in Spain: MG, Omoda and BYD close a spectacular 2025 and are among the best sellers

a summer with even more tourists

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If we have learned anything at this point, it is that wars are like dominoes. Once one begins, a series of springs are activated that expand its consequences. In less than two weeks, what began as a bombing by the US and Israel in Iran has ended up escalating to a conflict in the Persian Gulf, has mined the image security that nations such as the UAE, Qatar and Kuwait have built for years and has triggered the price of oilthreatening to infect the rest of the economy until reaching shopping baskets. Now this earthquake could have another unexpected effect: increasing tourist demand in Spain, a country that has been chaining for years record numbers and aspires to surpass the barrier of one hundred million of international visitors. Of wars and travelers. It has little of mystery. When you go on vacation (and pay for it) you look for rest, good food, comfort, landscapes, heritage, beaches, museums… The “menu” may vary from one tourist to another, but what it does not include (usually) are kamikaze drones and the constant threat of attacks by an Islamic regime, which is what is happening now in the Gulf. What began as a US-Israeli offensive in Iran has ended up escalating in a matter of days to affect neighboring countries such as the Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, directly hitting their economies. The example of the Emirates. It is not just that Iran is punishing its Middle Eastern neighbors for their more or less veiled support for the US, it is that Tehran has known how to hit where it hurts most. Your attacks have affected to energy installations and planted the instability in the Strait of Hormuz, turning oil into a weapon of war; but they have also undermined the image of reliability that nations like the UAE have built for themselves (with a checkbook) for decades. The clearest example Dubai probably leaves it. In just one week it went from being the world’s mecca for expats to seeing foreigners paying hundreds of dollars or driving for hours and hours to cross the border with Oman and leave the country. It only took a series of Iranian attacks that forced the operations of the hubs Dubai and Abu Dhabi airports. Less reliable destinations. A few days ago Mabrian, a company dedicated to analyzing tourism markets, asked how the Iran war is impacting the sector and obtained a series of striking conclusions. The main one is that the attractiveness of the Persian Gulf destinations has been seriously affected. Especially in the eyes of travelers from two key markets: Europe and the US. To be more precise, the Perception of Safety Index (PSI) plummeted by 81 points (out of 100) in Bahrain, 56.7 in Oman and 54.9 in Qatar. In all three cases the indicator marked minimums. Although they have come out somewhat better, the scenario is not buoyant for the UAE (-48.3 pts) and Saudi Arabia (-13.6). At least that was the photo at the beginning of March, after the attack that killed Ali Khamenei. A contagious trend. The most curious thing is that not only the countries directly hit by Iran are penalized. Others that are more or less nearby and with powerful tourism sectors do the same. Mabrian appreciate a shock wave that has reached Egypt, Jordan and Türkiye. “Although they are not involved, they experience a ‘contagion’ side effect attributable to their proximity and perceived exposure as part of the conflict’s sphere of influence.” The case of Jordan is especially serious. Barely a month ago his PSI marked 77.6 points out of 100. When Mabrian published his new reportOn March 6, that indicator had plummeted 30.3 points, although with “gradual signs of recovery.” Despite its distance, Türkiye’s PSI had also suffered, losing 25.8 points. In the case of Egypt, which shares a long border with Israel, the perception of security decreased 7.8 points. A turbulent market. That countries like the UAE, Bahrain, Jordan, Turkey or Egypt lose attractiveness for tourists is curious, but… Could it affect Spain and other European countries in some way? For Mabrian the answer It is clear: yes. A week ago the firm appreciated “the first signs of change in European and American tourist demand”, a “detour” of travelers who choose to look beyond the Middle East. And that directly involves Spain. “The escalation of conflict in this region is beginning to redirect demand from major European markets and American travelers,” comments Mabrianwhich warns that the trend is more pronounced among US travelers. After the attack on February 28, Kuwait’s PSI contracted in that market by 87.3 points, that of the UAE by 79.2 and that of Arabia by 17.8. Even Egypt fell 32.6. The company warns that the short-term outlook is not rosy. Where to travel? That is the question that many tourists will probably ask themselves in the coming weeks. For the company, the answer is clear: customers from crucial source markets, such as the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy or the US, will be “redirected” to various points. Either they will look for destinations closer to their own countries, which would favor Spain especially in the case of Italians and Germans, or they will explore options in Asia. Mabrian warns Yes, this last trend will be conditioned by the price of the flights. Destinations such as Thailand and Sri Lanka have not been immune to the shockwaves of the Gulf War either. Over the last few days, news of European tourists has circulated (including spanish) that have been affected in those destinations. Not because they suffer from the direct impact of the conflict, but because their connections with Spain depended on stopovers at airports in the Middle East (Dubai, Doha…) that have been hit by Iranian forces. Mabrian still appreciates a third possibility and that is that there is some demand that shifts towards “substitute” destinations such as South Africa, Maldives, Peru or Brazil. Canceled trips. Mabrian is not the … Read more

Amazon insisted that its developers use its AI to work. They’re just fixing what AI breaks

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AI was going to make us work less and better. In the Amazon offices the reality is being very different. According to several employees of the firminternal tools like Kiro are causing a rebound effect: developers spend more time fixing the code defective that generates that tool than writing your own. From Malaga to Malagon. The situation is ironic, because as some engineers indicate, they are trying to get out of a problem caused by AI by using more AI. Dina, a software developer from New York, joined Amazon two years ago and began her job as writing code. However, what I was doing recently was not writing it, but rather fixing the code that Amazon’s programming AI—called Kiro—broke. According to her, this model was misleading and frequently generated bad code. Days after speaking with The Guardian For that report, Dina was fired. Go-go layoffs. The case of Amazon is especially bloody due to the company’s recent wave of massive layoffs. In recent months has cut its workforce by 30,000 people10% of its corporate strength. At Amazon they deny that these layoffs have to do with AI, but the CEO, Andy Jassy, ​​has suggested in internal communications that the efficiency gains raised by the process automation will allow you to operate with tighter equipment. You are contradicting exactly what the company says without fully meaning it. workplace suicide. Many employees interviewed by this means indicated that they felt like a kind of work suicide. His current job is to document processes in detail and correct system errors to, in essence, prepare for his own replacement by machines. These forced training phases are making employees feel like their cycle at Amazon has an expiration date. I don’t need a hammer anyway. We have experienced what is happening at Amazon in the past. The deployment of AI tools has in many cases been chaotic according to the employees interviewed. They have been forced to use “half-baked” tools born of hackathons without adequately evaluating whether they really provided the appropriate solution. An engineer said it clearly: you can’t look at every problem and think how to use the hammer you have for said problem. The first thing is to know if this problem really needs a hammer. Service outages. AI integration issues are also reportedly responsible for Amazon service outages. Internal reports link at least two of those crashes to code changes that were made with AI tools. These changes were not properly supervised, and although the company can blame “human errors” for these problems, the origin is as usual: delegating critical decisions to systems that are not yet 100% reliable. Amazon knows who uses AI. In this adaptation of Amazon to the age of AI there is also another disturbing element: those responsible are monitoring to the millimeter what your employees do with AI. What they were already doing in the warehouses to measure the performance and productivity of these employees now also happens in the offices. There are dashboards where team leaders monitor who uses AI and how often, and in some teams the goal is for at least 80% of the workforce to use these tools weekly, regardless of whether they are useful or not. Promotions. And whether you use AI tools a little or a lot can also be decisive for promoting internally on Amazon. Documents have been detected in which the candidate is explicitly asked how they have used AI to improve their impact. The message is clear: if you do not embrace this technology, even if it is deficient, your chances of moving up become very complicated. Low morale. Among the employees surveyed, the feeling that everyone perceived was the demoralization of the teams. In fact, more than 1,000 workers signed a petition against that aggressive deployment of AI tools. For them, the company culture is changing and what is now required is work more hours with fewer resources with the excuse that external competition is “hungry.” In Xataka | The role of developers of the future was supposed to be to “review” the code that AI wrote. Claude just buried him

An algorithm has hacked their B-2s in Iran, and they have the audio

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In modern military history there are weapons so sophisticated that for decades they seemed practically impossible to follow or anticipate. However, as satellites, sensors and massive data analysis multiply, the battlefield begins to change. change nature: It is no longer always whoever wins the most advanced plane, but rather whoever is able to interpret before anyone else millions of seemingly unconnected signals. In this new scenario, algorithms begin to play a role that previously only radars had. The bomber that changed war. He B-2 Spirit It is one of the most exclusive and secret pieces of the American arsenal. There are only 20 operational units and each one cost more than 2 billion dollars, making it the most expensive airplane ever built. Its flying wing design eliminates vertical surfaces and reduces to a minimum the signal that bounces off enemy radars. Added to this are radar-absorbing materials, engines hidden within the fuselage and flight profiles designed to remain undetected. The result is a true “bug” capable of penetrating dense air defenses, penetrating deep into enemy territory and attacking strategic objectives. without being seen. For decades, that combination of stealth and range has made the B-2 the silent weapon par excellence from the United States, a platform designed precisely to operate without the adversary even knowing it is there. Epic Fury, the invisible attack on Iran. That capability was tested again when the US Air Force launched four B-2As (identified by the callsigns Petro 41, Petro 42, Petro 43 and Petro 44) to attack Iranian facilities hidden in mountainous complexes during Operation Epic Fury. The mission was part of the coordinated military campaign between Washington and Tel Aviv and was designed to hit high-value targets, including centers linked to the Iranian missile program. The B-2 is designed precisely for those types of operations: fly thousands of kilometers, penetrate advanced air defense systems and launch precision-guided munitions against strategic targets. Its greatest advantage is not speed or firepower, but the stealth. The enemy doesn’t have to intercept it if he doesn’t even know the attack is happening. The Chinese spy: an algorithm. But as we said at the beginning, modern warfare is beginning to introduce a new type of sensor: the software. A Chinese technology company, Jingan Technologyhas announced that its artificial intelligence-based military analysis system (one called Jingqi) detected linked signals to the American deployment weeks before the attack. The system reportedly combines satellite images, flight paths, ship movements, public records and other open sources to reconstruct patterns of military activity. According to the companythis analysis made it possible to identify since January an accumulation of US forces in the Middle East that even exceeded that registered before the Iraq war. The AI ​​would have followed transport aircraft routes, reconnaissance missions and movements of aircraft carrier groups until reconstructing the sequence that led to the military operation. A hole. The most striking statement came after the attack. Jingan assured that his system detected radio communications from the bombers during their return flight, despite the fact that operations of this type are usually carried out under strict silence on radio. The company maintains that it could rebuild the route of the bomber group and even published an audio fragment to support your claim. If this interception is correct, it would imply something much more significant: the weak point would not be in the enemy radar, but in the data ecosystem surrounding the operation. Put another way, the B-2 may be nearly invisible to traditional sensors, but the accumulation of indirect signals (communications, logistics, support movements) can allow trained algorithms to find patterns that previously went unnoticed. Algorithm war. If you like, the episode illustrates the extent to which artificial intelligence is transforming the way to wage war. Analysis systems like the Chinese Jingqi compete with American platforms that also use AI to plan military operations. In the campaign against Iran, Washington used tools like the model Claude by Anthropic and the Maven Smart System developed by Palantir to analyze large data streams and generate attack recommendations. This type of technology makes it possible to reduce in a lot the time needed to identify objectives: processes that could previously take three days are now completed in a matter of hours. The ultimate goal is to compress the entire attack chain (detect, evaluate, hit and re-evaluate) in just minutes. A new front. Plus: artificial intelligence is also altering another front of the conflict, the informative. The proliferation of AI generated videos is starting to make it difficult to distinguish between real and manipulated images on social media. Platforms like X have warned that they will penalize users who share AI-generated war content without warning, after numerous fake videos will begin to circulate during the crisis. Thus, in a scenario like the current one, where algorithms analyze military operationsgenerate propaganda and detect invisible patterns To the human eye, the battlefield is no longer limited to air, sea or land. It is also released in data centers. And in that terrain, even the quietest bomber on the planet can leave traces that no one knew before hear. Image | Jonathan Cutrer, goretexguy In Xataka | The arrival of the B-2s to Iran can only mean one thing: the search for the greatest threat to the United States has begun In Xataka | Iran is planting sea mines in Hormuz. And what threatens to blow up is not ships: it is the world economy

Saudi Arabia wants to invest 38 billion dollars to be the capital of gaming. The Iran war is going to ruin everything

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First it was footballafter video games. Saudi Arabia wants to become the world capital of entertainment at the stroke of a checkbook (and at the same time whitewash his authoritarian regime). Now their plans are in jeopardy because of the war in Iran. 38,000 million. This is what Saudi Arabia plans Invest to become a gaming powerhouse. However, the conflict in the region and Iran’s attacks have put their plans in check. In an interview during the Game Developers Conference echoed by Bloombergthe CEO of Savvy Games has said that “This escalation clearly does not benefit the region and will likely change or cool the perception of it as a stable and calm place where people want to go.” He hopes that the war will end soon and they can continue with their business plans. Entertainment capital. Savvy Games Group, subsidiary of the Saudi Sovereign Fund (the same as bought Electronic Arts for 50,000 million), has very ambitious plans for the region, such as the esports district in Qiddiya Citya megaproject focused on entertainment where there is giant amusement parksstadiums for video game competitions and much more. Their plans go beyond buying companies, they want to hold events that attract gaming enthusiasts. In 2025, Rihyad hosted the Esports World Cup, an event that lasted seven weeks and featured events related to up to 25 esports. They also want to attract foreign investment and large video game companies to move there. It sounds great, until the threat of Iranian drones appears and the dream is shattered. Vision 2030. All this is part of a long term plan promoted by Prince Mohamed bin Salmán since 2016, whose main objective is to diversify its wealth beyond oil and turn the country into an attractive destination for investors. This serves another purpose: to project a more moderate image beyond its borders. Iran attacks. Iran has targeted key infrastructure in Saudi Arabia, such as the Ras Tanura refinery and the Shaybah sitemilitary bases with American presence such as Prince Sultan and, on the rebound, even residential neighborhoods and diplomatic areas of Riyadh. Several of these attacks were intercepted, but it is clear that Saudi Arabia is a target for Iran. There are other companies concerned, such as Wynn Resorts, which is building the country’s first casino on the artificial island Al Marjan. They had to stop the works a few days ago due to the conflict, but They have already resumed work. Image | Wikipedia In Xataka | The US has turned off the tap on satellite images of the Iran war. A Chinese startup has left it open

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