Month: May 2026

Porsche has stopped production of the Taycan because the rich don’t want it. And that says it all about the new Ferrari Luce

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The sports and luxury electric car market has been in a week like no one remembered for a long time. Mercedes and Ferrari have presented two supercars that anticipate their next steps regarding their zero emissions and that confirm their commitment to this technology. Porsche, however, is taking the opposite path: it has temporarily suspended production of its Taycans. What has happened? Porsche has temporarily stopped production of its most advanced electric car, the Taycan. At the moment, we know that at the end of last week the production chain stopped and more closures are anticipated in the short term, explain our colleagues from Motorpassion. And the reason is as simple as that they do not sell. They point out in Automotive and Sportwhich in the first quarter of the year barely 3,420 units have been delivered (19% less than in the same period of the previous year). If these figures hold, at the end of the year Porsche would have sold about 14,000 electric supercars, the lowest figure since its launch. We better stop. They say that a withdrawal in time is a victory. In the case of the automobile industry, it is totally true. When overproduced, the product accumulates in warehouses, takes up space and depreciates. In the end, it is best to give it a way out with suggestive discounts that can eat into the profit margin. This is a problem that Stellantis has experienced firsthand, which even came to “give away” the electric Fiat 500 in the United States to get them off your back. Honda has preferred cancel its upcoming electric launches and assume more than 2,000 million dollars in losses due to the expected low demand. This is a problem for any company but it is much more so for a brand like Porsche whose value is based on exclusivity and brand image. Finding dozens of Porsche Taycans online at ridiculous prices (as ridiculous as the price of a car that starts at over 100,000 euros can be) would be killing its position as a brand that one longs to achieve at some point in their life. Have we reached the limit? The Porsche Taycan was a success in its first years. In a few months of 2020, it already placed more than 20,000 units and in its first full year it exceeded 41,000 units. After a small drop in 2022, in 2023 it once again surpassed that barrier of 40,000 units and everything seemed to be going smoothly. In fact, the company based its strategy for the future on electricity as a fundamental pillar. But 2024 arrived and the crash began. Sales fell by half that year. In 2025 they remained at just over 16,000 units and the accounts say that it looks even worse for the remainder of the year. Along the way, the Chinese public that was essential for Porsche has turned its back on itfocusing on luxury cars much cheaper they are faster and that, above all, They offer other types of experiences. Chinese market closedeverything indicates that in the United States and Europe the market is already full of Porsche Taycan. It must be taken into account that the brand also has to deal with the tariffs in the United States which forces them to raise the price of the car or assume a narrower profit margin. We might think that we are facing the usual drop in sales of a product at the end of its commercial life, but the Taycan was renewed in 2024 and there is no announced replacement model that would make it lose its appeal. a trend. The production stoppage of the Taycan is just one more example of how the market is retreating. The company opted to convert the Macan, its great best-seller, into electric and the bet has gone wrong in numerical terms. Also they seem to have gone backwards to its “electric-only” project for the future Porsche 718. “We were wrong,” its former CEO has come to point out.now president of the Volkswagen Group. On the same wavelength, Lamborghini has stopped its plans to put an electric supercar on the market. Lotus, which within Geely was betting everything on pure electric, will also return to the combustion engine although with hybridization. And Mercedes is going the same way because does not sell its most expensive models. a problem. The electric supercar has a problem: it is not sold. In China, where electric has been assumed as the only future, it seems that there is no turning back but in United States emissions regulations have been eliminated and in Europe it will be allowed to sell cars with combustion engines in a movement that limits them to the most expensive and exclusive vehicles. That is to say, in Europe combustion sports cars will be even more exclusive, as the general fleet of vehicles is rapidly electrified. But, also, an electric can’t match the experience of its sound, its smell and its touch. It may be faster but it doesn’t sell the same experience. a clue. In the last week, Mercedes has presented the new Mercedes-AMG GT in its fully electric version. Without noise, they have recorded the sound of the legendary V8 that until now was under the hood to include it as a soundtrack. An attempt to make the car more than just a fast but aseptic product. The other great failure among the public has been the Ferrari Luce. On social networks and even the most renowned voices within the Ferrari orbit They have skinned him. But the movement is interesting because the new electric points to a different strategyto an audience that Ferrari does not have right now. It doesn’t want to be an electric supercar, it wants to be a fashion accessory. And only from there is its launch understood. Photo | In Xataka | The new Ferrari Luce is much more than Ferrari’s first electric car. It is a desperate cry to find a new audience

what Elon Musk asks for it to work

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The scene took place relatively recently, when several Ukrainian naval drones were left temporarily unusable during an operation in the Black Sea following connectivity problems linked to Starlink. The episode left an uncomfortable conclusion For many Western strategists: some of the most modern weapons on the planet depend on a private network controlled by a single company. The “cheap” war that began to be expensive. The United States has been pursuing an obsessive idea for years: replacing part of its very expensive precision missiles with a copy of the Iranian and Russian weapon par excellence: swarms of kamikaze drones that are much cheaper, mass-produced and capable of saturating enemy defenses. He LUCAS drone was born precisely for that. Each unit costs just a fraction of a Tomahawk and can be launched in large quantities against distant targets. On paper it seemed like the perfect formula for modern warfare. The problem appeared when those drones began to used massively against Iran and Washington discovered something uncomfortable: the weapon does not depend only on the explosive or the fuselage, but of the satellite connection that guides her. And that connection has an owner. SpaceX then decided that the Pentagon was paying too little to use Starlink and Starshield in real combat operations. Elon Musk controls a critical piece. The dispute that has been revealed in Reuters exclusive reveals the extent to which the US military has become dependent on SpaceX. LUCAS drones use Starshield terminals to communicate, coordinate attacks and operate over enormous distances. Without that space network, much of the system’s advanced capabilities simply disappear. The Pentagon argued that drones only used the connection for minutes or hours and that paying $25,000 per terminal was absurd for a relatively cheap kamikaze device. SpaceX responded that actual military use was more like a premium aeronautical service than a conventional land connection. The result was surreal: the cost of connectivity almost doubled the operating price of some drones designed precisely to be cheap. The paradox of autonomous war. The case exposes a huge contradiction in the current military revolution. Armies want cheap, massive autonomous weapons, but those platforms increasingly depend on extremely complex and concentrated infrastructures in few private hands. New American drone swarms need to transmit data, share targets, coordinate and receive orders in real time over thousands of miles. This requires the use of gigantic orbital networks capable of maintaining permanent global coverage. Today no company offers anything comparable to Starlink. SpaceX controls more than 60% of all operational satellites on the planet and has become in a critical layer of Western military communications. The Pentagon is beginning to discover that the true strategic advantage is not just in making cheap drones, but in who owns the sky that connects those machines. Ukraine and danger. The Ukrainian War I had been warning for a long time about this problem. Starlink became there an essential element for Ukrainian and Russian operations, and also a constant source of political and military tensions. At times, restrictions imposed by SpaceX affected specific operations and made clear something uncomfortable for Washington: a private company could alter the operation of military systems in the middle of a war. Now the scenario is repeated with Iran, but in an even more delicate way because the Pentagon itself directly negotiate rates while developing weapons that depend entirely on that orbital infrastructure. Even US naval tests they were paralyzed previously following global Starlink blackouts that left maritime drones floating offline. The new military industry. They remembered on TWZ that, for decades, American military power depended mainly on classic defense giants such as Lockheed Martin, Boeing or Raytheon. SpaceX has completely changed that balance. The company not only launches rockets or manufactures satellites, it controls global communication networksorbital infrastructures, data systems and technologies that are beginning to be essential for autonomous warfare. This gives it an unprecedented position of strength vis-à-vis the US government. Unlike traditional contractors, SpaceX also has a huge independent commercial business and does not depend exclusively on the Pentagon. In fact, some analysts already describe the situation crudely: the United States has SpaceX “by the throat” because there is no comparable alternative today capable of offering similar global coverage at reasonable costs. War happens through space. The important thing is possibly that the discussion has only just begun. The LUCAS drones They are just an initial piece of a much deeper military transformation where autonomous swarms, orbital systems and artificial intelligence networks will function as a single connected ecosystem. The Pentagon wants future drones to be able to cooperate with each other, automatically adapt to combat and attack targets with minimal human supervision. But the more sophisticated those systems become, the more they will depend of permanent connections high capacity. And that makes the space the authentic center of gravity of modern warfare. The great irony is that the United States designed cheap drones to avoid spending millions on each missile and has ended up discovering that the most important strategic cost may not be in the weapon, but who gets paid for keeping her connected. Image | CENTCOM, Official SpaceX Photos In Xataka | The US has remembered what it did in World War II and has presented LUCAS: a copy of the most lethal Russian weapon In Xataka | Iran has been manufacturing the most effective and destructive kamikaze drones in the world for years. The US has plagiarized them to bomb him

The Steam Deck OLED went on the market for 569 euros. Three years later it costs 35% more for an obvious reason

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Since the Steam Deck is in stores, we are witnessing the most hardware era from Valve in many years. And of course, entering this swamp has its pluses and minuses. After months of irregular availability, Valve’s portable console is returning to the shelves. The problem is that it has done so with a considerable price increase: more than 40% in both models. It is another example that today, being an early adopter pays off. what has happened. Valve has updated the prices of the Steam Deck OLEDits only range since it retired the LCD model half a year ago. The 512 GB model goes from 569 to 779 euros, while the 1 TB model goes up from 679 to 919 euros. They are 210 and 240 euros more expensive, respectively. In the United States the rise is even more prominent, increasing its cost by more than 40%. If there is any good news that we can get from this, it is that both models are once again available to buy on Steam after a long season of intermittent stock. Valve’s justification. The company has in a brief official statement that “these new prices reflect the current state of component costs and other global logistics challenges across the industry.” That is, you pay more for exactly the same device that existed a few months ago. The real culprit: RAM. Behind all this is rising memory prices. The cost of RAM has skyrocketed in recent months due to the enormous demand from large technology companies, which They are building data centers for their artificial intelligence projects at a frenetic pace. This has led to widespread memory and storage shortages affecting the entire industry. It is not an isolated case. Valve is the latest manufacturer to join a worrying trend. nintendo recently announced a price increase for the Switch 2citing precisely the “recent rebound in the prices of memory and other components.” sony It has also gone through several climbs price since the release of PS5 and Microsoft He has also done the same with Xbox Series on more than one occasion. The outlook, in general, is complicated. And it is that according to Circana datathe average price of new hardware in the United States has gone from $235 in November 2019 to $439 in November 2025. That the 1 TB Steam Deck now costs more than a PS5 Pro It’s pretty crazy. What this changes. The Steam Deck was born as a clever cheap gateway to the portable gaming PC, an alternative that has even ended casting doubt on the future viability of gaming on Windows. With this increase, it is no longer that economical option, especially since there is no longer an LCD model. And now, with the most expensive base model, the Nintendo Switch 2 curiously becomes the cheapest alternative for those looking for a portable console, despite its recent price increase and all. And now what. After the rise, now what everyone wants to know is what will happen to the price of the Steam Machine and the Steam Framehardware that Valve intends to launch this year. The company finds itself in a complicated situation in this regard, especially in a context of supply problems. At the time, those responsible for the console they said that it would cost something “more in line with what could be expected from the current PC market.” Given what we have seen with the Steam Deck, now we have more doubts than ever. In Xataka | Project Helix is ​​the new Xbox machine and the warning is clear: it is not going to be cheap

Google search engine is killing blue links. So more and more users are finding refuge in DuckDuckGo

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Search things on Google it’s not the same anymore. The technology giant is turning its traditional search engine into something very different in which AI is taking control whether we like it or not. The good news is that if we don’t like it, we have alternativesand precisely in DuckDuckGo They are taking advantage of this opportunity very well. Times change. For nearly three decades, Google has been the gateway to that traditional list of blue links that the search engine presented as results. In recent years, the search engine is becoming an AI engine that tries to anticipate the user’s intentions and autocomplete queries with long answers. AI Overviews. The arrival of AI Overviews (AI Summaries) has made the search engine answer questions directly at the top of the page, but that move is being heavily criticized. The reason is simple: Google is killing those blue links it defended for more than 25 years. The new AI Mode goes in that same direction and points to a future in which we will not ask the Google search engine things, but simply talk to it. DuckDuckGo takes advantage of its opportunity. DuckDuckGo CEO Gabriel Weinberg recently stated that “Google is imposing AI with no way to disable it.” This has not pleased a certain sector of users who are beginning to use alternatives that give them back control. That’s good news for DuckDuckGo, which has seen more and more users start using its services: Downloads of the DuckDuckGo app in the US grew by an average of 18.1% weekly, and peaks of 30.5% were reached on May 25 The adoption rate on Apple devices was even higher, with an average rise of 33% and a peak of 69.9%. Visits to specific page free of AI, noai.duckduckgo.comincreased on average by 22.7% from week to week. Searches like before, and private. The advantages of DuckDuckGo are striking for those looking for alternatives to the Google search engine. To begin with, DuckDuckGo has that aforementioned page that avoids any trace of AI. If you want to use AI canbut in that case you will have access to somewhat more modest models (Claude 4.5 Haiku, GPT-5 mini, Llama 4 Scout, you can pay to access better models) but with which your conversations will remain private. In addition, DuckDuckGo deletes IPs and prohibits the use of those conversations to train models. It is an extension towards AI that iron defense of privacy that since its inception has differentiated this search engine… although there have been some controversy about it. Google doesn’t even flinch. Despite this growth in downloads and visits to its search services, DuckDuckGo remains an alternative with an anecdotal market share in the search segment. Worldwide it has a 0.71% share compared to Google’s 90.02% and Bing’s 5.14%. Anti-AI shelter. Google’s dominance here is absolute and it seems almost impossible for that to change, but even so DuckDuckGo is clearly positioning itself as the refuge for those who see AI as an unnecessary—or unwanted—complication when performing searches. Kamyl Bazbaz, head of company policy, explained it with a simple statement: “people simply want to be able to choose.” Business model at play. The shift towards AI seems to be beneficial for Google, whose search revenue grew by 19% in the first quarter of 2026. It is a striking fact considering that theoretically AI results make it difficult for advertising to enter the search engine, but Google seems to be solving it with native advertising from AI Overviews or Keyword auctions in AI Mode. This is added to the recommendations of affiliate products that also seem to be working and promoting a business model that is being renewed in parallel to what the search engine is doing. In Xataka | Google already knows how to make its AI Overviews more human: use Reddit content ruthlessly

What do they offer and how much do the paid versions of these apps cost?

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We are going to tell you the features and price of paid subscriptions for Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp that have been announced by Meta. With them, in exchange for a small payment you will get a few extra functions, with which you have total control over how your content is displayed and who can see it. These subscriptions have already begun to roll out in the United States. However, We still don’t know when it will arrive in Europe nor the price that subscriptions will have in euros. However, we can already know the characteristics and the price in dollars, something that guides us to know what they intend to offer us. Features and price of Instagram Plus and Facebook Plus The paid versions of Instagram and Facebook are designed to give you greater control over your content. You will be able to decide much better how it is displayed and who sees it. These are its exclusive features. Stories Analytics: You will be able to know how many people have seen a story again. You can also search directly in the list of views. Flexibility and reach: It will allow your stories to last more than 24 hours, with an option to “Highlight” for a week to boost their views. Privacy: Currently in you can create a list of Best Friends. Well, if you pay you will be able to create other unlimited lists of users to control who sees what. In addition, you will be able to see other users’ stories invisibly, and make posts on your profile that do not appear in your followers’ feeds. Cosmetics– You’ll also get custom app icons, timeline fonts, animated reactions, and profile pins. Price: The price of this subscription is 3.99 dollars per month (approximately 3.50 euros) Features and price of WhatsApp Plus After years fighting against the famous application that installs viruses called WhatsApp Plus, Meta is going to use the same name for its paid version of WhatsApp. It will offer some of the most requested features by users in terms of customization. They are the following: Themes for the application. Custom ringtones for specific contacts. You can set up to 20 chats. List customization. Exclusive premium stickers. Meta One Features and Price Finally, you should know that there will also be a Meta One payment service, with new plans to be tested soon in some countries. They are plans designed for professionalswith artificial intelligence functions. These are the plans: Goal One Plus– Unlocks more advanced image and video generation capabilities. $7.99 per month. Meta One Premium: designed for the most demanding. It will offer access to a superior model and benefits linked to Meta Ray-Ban glasses. $19.99 per month. Meta One Essential– Includes the classic verification badge, phishing protection, and an improved links page. $14.99 per month. Meta One Advanced: the definitive plan for business. It offers increased visibility in search, prominent positioning in the feed, a large “Follow” button in Reels, competitor analytics, sending invitations, and moderator management tools. $49.99 per month. In Xataka Basics | Member labels in WhatsApp: what they are and how to use them to organize the members of a group

The European Commission wants to sweep Huawei off the map. Spain has told him not so quickly

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The European Commission lhas been trying to expel Huawei for years of their telecommunications networks. And that intention wants to become a binding law, one that would exclude all Chinese teams within a period of 36 months. But there are two countries acting as a retaining wall: Spain and Germany. what’s happening. The European Commission wants to veto Huawei and ZTE citing security reasons. Through a review of the Cybersecurity Regulation, it proposes mandatory elimination of high-risk suppliers. The current draft establishes the mandatory recall of equipment provided by “high-risk suppliers”, assuming a formal veto for Chinese telecommunications companies. The Spain case. In Spain we have a problem with this intention. Telefónica renewed its 5G core contract with Huawei in 2024 and valid until 2030. As relevant information, this 5G core was renewed with the Chinese manufacturer for private equipment, but the contracts for government institutions and business services were awarded to Nokia. In other words, the most sensitive infrastructure is already in European hands. Vodafone –now controlled by Zegona–, maintains the majority of its network with Huawei technology, and although MásOrange has been reducing the presence of the Chinese brand in its equipment for some time (less than 40% in 2027). In short, Large Spanish operators have been using Huawei equipment for years despite the EU’s warnings, and they do not seem willing to simply sweep it off the map. The German case. Something similar happens in Germany. Huawei is still present in more than 60% of the country’s antennas, and although progressive withdrawal plans are already underway, the schedule imposed by Brussels does not seem realistic. Fighting tooth and nail. Both countries have warned the Commission of their concerns in this regard: vetoing China from the European network infrastructure may provoke retaliation, in addition to making the deployment of the network significantly more expensive.to artificial intelligence infrastructure which Europe has been dreaming of for a year and a half. The EU Council requires a majority to approve this plan, so Spain and Germany can look for allies to try to stop it. This would allow the process to be delayed, require modifications and exceptions in the draft, or even end the proposal if it fails to move forward. The possible outcome. With such fierce opposition, the most likely outcome is that there will be no victory for anyone. Spain and Germany may knock down the proposal completely, but they do have enough muscle to deform it. It seems inevitable that, sooner or later, Huawei will disappear from European telecommunications, but the deadlines will not be as immediate as Europe intends, nor is it ruled out that there will be specific exceptions if countries demand it. In Xataka | I tested four Huawei devices at once to evaluate their ecosystem: great hardware, lacks glue

science explains why it is the worst possible idea

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Chances are, if you’re faced with a jellyfish sting right on the beach, someone in your group of friends will quickly suggest an eschatological solution: piss on the sting. This advice is, without a doubt, one of the most widespread home remedies in popular culture and on internet forums. Much of the blame lies with one of the most successful comedies in the history of television. In 1997, the series Friends aired the episode titled “the one with the jellyfish.” In an unforgettable scene, Monica is stung by a jellyfish and Joey quickly suggests that someone pee on her leg, claiming that he saw it on a Discovery Channel documentary and that ammonia would numb the pain. Faced with Joey’s “stage fright,” it is Chandler who finally performs the unpleasant task, leaving the trio deeply traumatized by the experience. The anecdote made millions laugh, but it also burned a supposed medical cure into the collective imagination. Fact or fiction on the seashore? Despite its television fame, science is blunt: Urinating on a jellyfish sting is an absolute myth and doesn’t work. Far from alleviating the bather’s suffering, this bodily fluid can drastically worsen the situation and increase the victim’s pain level. Various scientific studies and medical specialists completely rule out this practice. In fact, the prestigious publication Scientific American He already took care of denying this false remedy in 2007, warning of its dangers. The anatomy of a mistake. To understand why Joey’s advice is so dangerous, you first have to understand how does this animal attack. Jellyfish have thousands of specialized cells in their tentacles called cnidocytes or nematocysts. These structures work like tiny harpoons loaded with venom that, upon sensing a mechanical stimulus (such as the touch of a leg) or a chemical change, are fired in fractions of a second, injecting their toxins. The logic behind the myth is based on the fact that urine It contains compounds such as ammonia and urea, which could theoretically neutralize pain. However, human urine is composed mostly of water, so the amounts of ammonia are ridiculous and insufficient to stop stinging cells. Because it’s not a good idea. Urine is a freshwater-based liquid, and that sudden change in salinity causes the “harpoons” still attached to the skin to activate, injecting even more poison into the bloodstream. Additionally, the force and speed of the urine stream acts as a physical stimulant that agitates the residual tentacles. As jellyfish biologist Lisa Gershwin explainsthe poison is neutralized with acids, but the acidity of human urine is variable; If the pH is alkaline, it will cause 100% of the stinging cells to fire, turning this remedy into a dangerous “urinary roulette”. So what should we do? If urine is discarded, how should we act in the sand? Experts and medical institutions recommend following this first aid protocol: Wash with salt water: The area should be rinsed immediately with sea water or saline solution. Fresh water should never be used, as the change in osmotic pressure will burst the remaining stinging cells. Removing the tentacles: Remove visible remains using fine tweezers or the edge of a plastic credit card. It should never be rubbed with bare hands or rubbed with a towel or sand. Apply temperature: To relieve pain, it is very effective to immerse the area in hot water for about 20 minutes. You can also apply cold using ice, but always wrapped in a towel or plastic, never directly on the skin. Use of vinegar (with caution): The acetic acid in vinegar helps neutralize the tentacles of certain species, such as the dreaded sea wasp (Cubozoa) or the compass jellyfish. However, it is totally contraindicated in bites from the Portuguese man-of-war (Physalia physalis), as it will make the reaction worse. Immediate medical attention: If things get complicated and symptoms appear beyond simple stinging, such as difficulty breathing, pressure in the chest, nausea, vomiting or muscle cramps, then you should seek medical help or go to the emergency room as soon as possible. The idea was a joke that looked good on screen. Pop culture is a wonderful tool for entertainment, but shows like Friends They should not be used as clinical survival manuals. When faced with a jellyfish sting, science asks us to forget beach myths, stay calm and trust in sea water, tweezers and heat. As Dr. Elias Hyams humorously summarizesa urologist at Brown University, warning about the ineffectiveness of this false home remedy: “It is always better to urinate in a bathroom than on a friend on the beach.” Image | Photo by Laura Nyhuis on Unsplash Xataka | The silent condemnation of “visual snow”: 3% of the world’s population sees the world with interference

Something strange happened inside the Earth in 2011 and 27 years of data have not solved the mystery

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In 2011, scientists observed an unexpected change in the flow of molten iron and nickel that makes up the earth core external. While its surface flow normally moves westward, it was detected to be moving just eastward. It was something totally unusual and mysterious. As a result of this observation, a study was launched, the results of which have recently been published. The objective was to know the reasons, but now there are only a few certainties and still many doubts. 27 years of observations. In this study 27 years of behavior of the Earth’s core were retrospectively analyzed, between 1997 and 2025. The core cannot be directly observed. However, its behavior directly influences that of the Earth’s magnetic field. Therefore, fluctuations in one can be detected in the other using satellite observations. It was seen that while the Earth’s outer core moves normally westward, there was a portion of it that went from a weak westward flow in 2010 to a much stronger eastward flow in 2012. It remained that way until 2020 and now appears to be starting to weaken again. Three options. When this change in movement was detected in 2011, it was thought that it could be due to three reasons. On the one hand, it could be a one-off fluctuation. On the other hand, it is possible that it is part of a periodic oscillation. And finally, it could be due to a way of establishing a balance in the circulation of the core. The only thing we see at the moment with the satellite observations is that the change was progressive. The behavioral modification began in 2010 and was already very clear in 2012. In 2011, when it was observed, it was in full transition. Other simultaneous observations. When analyzing the data from that period, it was seen that, coinciding with this change of direction, there were also some seismic signals that agree with the dates. Even geomagnetic shocks have been detected that correspond to a turbulent activity in the earth’s core. It’s not a whirlpool. This change of direction has not occurred throughout the core. For a start, the earth’s core consists of two parts: the internal and the external. The internal one is subjected to so much pressure that the metals are in a solid state despite the high temperatures. On the other hand, on the outside they are in a liquid state and, therefore, in motion. Even so, it wasn’t the entire outer core that changed its movement either. It corresponds to a specific region, located under the Pacific Ocean. It could be seen as a whirlpool, but these scientists have concluded that it is not, since the movement is part of a larger, wavy structure. Something like if an entire section of this part of the core suddenly began to move against expectations. Why is it important. The movement of the molten metal in the core generates electrical currents, which in turn give rise to a geomagnetic field that extends into space. Therefore, thanks to the movement of the Earth’s core we have an entire magnetic shield around the Earth that protects our atmosphere from the erosion caused by particles from the solar winds. For this nucleus to change its movement is not dangerous. We are not going to run out of atmosphere, because the core is still there. However, understanding its fluctuations can help us also understand the fluctuations of the magnetic field. This not only protects the atmosphere from erosion. It also helps us keep away a good part of the particles that could affect our telecommunications systems. Therefore, understanding how this shield works can help us prevent those more extreme events that do cause some technological havoc. That’s why, while this study has given us a lot of interesting data, it’s still not enough. We must continue monitoring the Earth’s core, what caused this anomaly of 2011. Image | THAT In Xataka | The Webb and Hubble telescopes simultaneously observed Jupiter’s auroras. The problem is that they didn’t see the same thing

In 1982, Spain was so drunk on Naranjito that it dedicated an anime to him. And now it’s going to be re-released

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The linear channel of nostalgic series and movies VinTV has announced the re-release of ‘Football in Action’ on June 11, 2026. It is the day that the USA Soccer World Cup., and the recovery has something of an event: it is the first time that the series returns to a Spanish screen since TVE concluded its original broadcast on June 12, 1982, one day before the opening of the World Cup, without there having been reruns or a DVD edition. This curious darkness that surrounds one of our undisputed national icons is what has meant that few know that whoever directed the series would launch ‘Dragon Ball’ five years later. Spain did not encourage. In 1981, when production of the series began to commemorate the World Cup that would be played the following year, Spain did not have an animation series industry capable of undertaking such a project. The first serious attempts to build an industry They begin precisely in those years: There was, of course, Cruz Delgado’s ‘Don Quixote de la Mancha’, and also the studios that worked as subcontractors of Hanna-Barbera. The role of BRB International. It appears in the credits of ‘Football in Action’ as a co-producer, but it was not an animation studio. Founded in 1972 by Claudio Biern Boyd, the company was born as an agency merchandising. His leap into co-production was articulated by associating with studios that provided the technical means. BRB provided the concept, the relationship with TVE and the characters, and the animation was done by others. For ‘Football in Action’, those “others” were Nippon Animation. The Japanese studio, founded in June 1975had already done series like ‘Heidi’, ‘Marco’ and ‘The Dog of Flanders’. BRB and Nippon had already collaborated on ‘Ruy, little Cid’, and the same plan was followed with the Naranjito series. Spanish anime. It cannot be said that it is not noticeable that Soccer in Action is, essentially, an anime. At least aesthetically: hyper-expressive eyes, limited animation, slapstick and physical comedy. Its plots mixed documentary sports history, adventures against the villain Zruspa and visits to the World Cup host cities. Alfredo Di Stéfano participated as a sports advisor and Matías Prats provided the voice of the series commentator. And there was international projection: France 3 broadcast it with the title ‘Onze Une pour Coupe’, Canale 5 in Italy as ‘Naranjito’, and it also reached Portugal and Latin America. Only France published a DVD edition, in 2013, including four episodes in Spanish to replace chapters of the French version that had been lost. The responsible one. The director of ‘Football in Action’ was Minoru Okazaki. He debuted as an anime director in 1964, in the ‘Astro Boy’ series for Mushi Production, the studio that Osamu Tezuka had founded. That is to say, we are facing one of the builders of modern anime, since ‘Astro Boy’ would establish the visual and narrative language of the genre. When Okazaki came to ‘Football in Action’ he had already been in the industry for seventeen years. That same year he also worked on ‘Dr. Slump’ and five years later, in 1986, Okazaki was one of the original directors of ‘Dragon Ball’, produced by Toei Animation. Throughout his career he continued to be linked to other installments of the franchise. The prophecy. One last curiosity: at the end of the series, one of Zruspa’s henchmen warns that they will return “when Spain organizes another World Cup.” Finally, almost five decades later, it will happen (even if only in part: Spain will hold the organization along with Portugal and Morocco) in 2030. What is not so clear is that our future mascot will have a letter of introduction designed by an anime legend. In Xataka | When football wants to be American football: FIFA invents a halftime show with Madonna in imitation of the Super Bowl

How to change the name of your Gmail email and what happens to the old address when you do it

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Let’s tell you how to change Gmail email name from your Google account. With this, if you have an old email with a name that you no longer like or represent you, you can change it without having to create a new accountand maintaining all the data you have about yourself. This is an option that has already begun to be deployed in Spain, although in a phased manner. This means that you may not have it available yet. Another thing you should know is that It is only possible to change your name once every 12 monthsso you better be clear and think carefully about the change you want to make. What happens to your old account after the change The name of your Gmail email It is the one you use not only to receive emails, but also to identify your Google account. And with this, it is the email with which you register for services, the one used in Google Drive, etc. Your Google identity identifier. When you change your Gmail email name, your old email becomes an alternate secondary address. This means that you will keep both email addressesand that you will receive emails on both accounts. This is important so that you don’t suddenly cut ties with whoever may write to your old account. Changing your email does not mean losing the previous oneand you will continue to receive all the emails sent to your old address in the inbox of the new one. Change the email address of your Google account does not affect the data saved in your account. Your photos, messages, files, subscriptions, and more will remain. Some Google and third-party services, such as smart home services, will use the new address if you have them linked directly to your account. In other cases, you will have to change the address. And as we have told you, Google will allow you to change your email address again for an alternative, although You will not be able to create a new one until 12 months have passed since you last created one. How to change the name of your Gmail account To change your Gmail email address, you have to enter myaccount.google.comwhich will take you to your Google account settings page. You can also do it from any Google service, because by clicking on your profile image at the top right, in the menu that opens you can click on Manage your Google accountwhich will take you to the same configuration page. Once inside your Google account settings page, in the menu on the left Click on the section Personal information. Within this section, now click on the option Email. This will take you to a screen where you can manage both your main and recovery emails. Here, click on Email from your Google accountwhich is where you manage your primary Gmail address. You will enter the screen where you can see your Gmail email account. Here, click on Change your Google Account email address. If the option does not appear, you will have to wait for Google to implement it in your account. This will take you to a screen with all the information. In it, at the bottom you will have a box of User namewhere you can write the new address you want to use. Of course, you will have to do tests, because it must be an address that is free. In Xataka Basics | European alternatives to Gmail and Outlook: the best email providers made in Europe

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