Month: July 2026

Every time you think about everything the Romans managed to do, remember that they did it while poisoned by lead.

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Who isn’t going to like the Roman Empire? A little over a year ago, thousands of women from all over Spain asked their boyfriends, friends or husbands what how much they thought about the Roman Empire. And, at least according to the meme, the answer was: a lot. Poisoned. We discovered it hidden in the Arctic ice because, in short, we thought too little: the Roman Empire built one of the civilizational works most impressive in the history of humanity and it did so with absolutely insane levels of atmospheric lead. Lead that they themselves had thrown into the atmosphere. Lead, lead everywhere. Examining lead in three 2,000-year-old Arctic ice cores, a team of researchers from the Desert Research Institute have been able to calculate the level of environmental pollution in Europe between 500 BC and 600 AD. The data is, to put it mildly and measuredly, terrifying. As published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Scienceafter examining the isotopes of lead stored in that ice, researchers were able to create a map of contamination by this metal throughout Europe. Not only that: they estimated its magnitude, the levels of lead in the blood of the inhabitants, and even discovered what had caused this enormous contamination. A culprit with a name and surname. According to the data, silver is at the origin of all this problem. Or, rather, silver mining. In general and for centuries, miners smelted tons of galena to extract the silver. It is estimated that for every ounce of usable silver, thousands of ounces of lead were released into the environment. Figures. To put it into numbers: “During the 200-year heyday of the Roman Empire, more than 500 kilotons of lead were released into the atmosphere.” This, according to ice core records, is 40 times greater than during the great environmental lead peak of the 1970s (after which we began to remove it from gasoline, paints and other products). And that, of course, had consequences. We already know that lead is bad for our health. Very bad. And not only because of problems of infertility, illness or violence: I am talking about neurological problems that translate into a considerable decrease in cognitive abilities and concentration. Although not all experts agreeIn practical terms, according to DRI researcherslead levels in Roman times had to decrease between 2 and 3 IQ points in the general population. “It doesn’t sound like much, but when applied to practically the entire European population, it is a big problem,” explained Nathan Chellmanco-author of the study. A problem that, seen in perspective, only increases the myth of the Roman Empire. Image | Joseph McConnell | Ilona Frey In Xataka | The Google Maps of the Roman Empire: the map that allows you to plan a route at that time

which cars can circulate and which rest on July 25

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This weekend the regulation of Hoy No Circula Saturday, the device through which the Secretariat of the Environment of Mexico City (SEDEMA) restricts the transit of certain cars to control pollution rates in the Metropolitan Area of ​​the Valley of Mexico. Before getting behind the wheel, each driver must check their license plate and verification sticker. The restrictions cover not only the 16 municipalities of CDMX, but also various neighboring municipalities of the State of Mexico. The regulations operate in the same way in: Atizapan of Zaragoza Coacalco de Berriozábal Cuautitlan Cuautitlán Izcalli Chalco Chicoloapan Chimalhuacan Ecatepec de Morelos Huixquilucan Ixtapaluca Peace Naucalpan de Juárez Nezahualcoyotl Nicolas Romero Tecámac Tlalnepantla de Baz Tultitlan Chalco Valley On the other hand, consider that if your route crosses any of these areas, the Saturday No Circula Today rules will also affect you. What cars and license plates does Hoy No Circula Saturday affect? The essential objective of this scheme is to reduce the number of vehicles on the streets to mitigate harmful emissions, establishing specific rules on Saturdays that complement the operation used from Monday to Friday. The obligation to rest does not apply equally to all drivers each weekend: the combination of the hologram, the last digit of the license plate and the categorization of Saturday as an even or odd week determine who must remain parked and who has a free way. It must be remembered that the Saturday Hoy No Circula does not operate for 24 consecutive hours of the day. The restriction window is set between 5:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., so that at night or in the early hours of the morning, circulation does not present impediments, unless the authorities decree an environmental contingency phase or other extraordinary indication that establishes additional limits. For him July 25, 2026the calendar indicates that it is the fourth Saturday of the month, formally classifying it as an “even week.” Under this scheme, cars equipped with hologram 1 whose plates end in an even number will have to remain off the road during the hours that the program lasts. If your car registers this combination, you must leave it stored until the 10:00 p.m. cutoff passes. In contrast, cars with hologram 0 and 00 have free transit within the guidelines of Today Not Circulating Saturday. For their part, vehicles with hologram 2 are not allowed to circulate on any Saturday of the year. Along with the rules set forth, we must remember that there is a set of exempt vehicles that can move freely without receiving penalties. Among them are: Electric, natural gas or hybrid technology vehicles Units registered with plates for people with disabilities All those intended for urban public transport services (including funeral services) Those dedicated to school or passenger transportation Those assigned to public security and/or civil protection The penalty for not complying with this regulation ranges from 20 to 30 times the Measurement and Update Unit (UMA), a range that approximately translates into a floor of 1,924.40 pesos and a ceiling of 2,886.60 pesos. Added to the hit to the pocketbook, the offender risks having the vehicle towed or impounded and the consequent loss of time involved in solving the administrative procedure before the security forces. What cars and license plates does Hoy No Circula Saturday affect? Failure to comply with the Hoy No Circula will be punished with a fine that ranges between 20 and 30 times the value of the Measurement and Update Unit (UMA), a figure that represents approximately 1,924.40 pesos at its lowest level until reaching 2,886.60 pesos at the highest limit. In addition, the driver risks having the car taken to the vehicle depot. Photo | Daniel Jaber In Xataka | The countries that pollute the most in the world, gathered in a detailed graph

BAE Systems already has a prototype ready

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For decades, every major leap in British military aviation has had a pilot at its centre. It happened with him Harrierwith the Tornado and with him Typhoonand everything indicates that it will continue to be like this in the future Tempest. But something is changing around these planes: one of the next big pieces that the United Kingdom wants to incorporate It doesn’t have to take anyone inside.. The intention is for its fighters to fly accompanied by aircraft capable of assuming part of the risk, expanding their range and adding combat power without adding another pilot to the formation. This change already has a name: Brontanax. Those who came to see it at the Farnborough Air Show They did not have in front of them the prototype intended for testingbut an exhibition model that showed what the new BAE Systems device will be like. The test unit remained in Warton, where the company says it is now fully assembled and in preparation for ground testing. We haven’t seen it take off yet, but we’re not looking at a project that exists solely on a screen either: there’s already a physical prototype awaiting its next test. To understand what the British manufacturer is proposing, it is advisable to remove the image of the small drone. Brontanax is similar in size to hawkthe British advanced trainer, and belongs to the Collaborative Combat Aircraft family: unmanned aircraft designed to fly and combat as part of broader training. It is not called to replace the Typhoon or the future Tempest, but rather to add another platform to the team. BAE assures that it can be operated remotely by a Typhoon pilot or a mission commander, although it has not yet explained how far its autonomy will go during an operation. The autonomous companion that the United Kingdom wants for its fighters The company attributes two major functions to it: electronic warfare and precision attacks against ground and air targets. The important thing is not only what it can do, but what it can add to the overall mission. Instead of concentrating all tasks on a few manned fighters, the Royal Air Force could distribute functions among a greater number of aircraft. This is what the industry calls “combat mass”: expanding the number of available platforms and sending some of them to the highest risk areas without necessarily exposing another pilot. The project also arrives at a very specific time. The British Government has just committed 300 million poundsabout 351 million euros at the exchange rate of July 24, 2026, to the Storm Fighter program, the initiative with which it wants develop autonomous capacity own and integrate it into the rest of its combat aviation. The timetable is ambitious: London wants the demonstrator to fly by 2027 and for the Storm Fighter to reach operational capability before the end of the decade. For now, however, we are talking about official development goals, not a guaranteed entry into service. It is not the first time that the Royal Air Force has tried to incorporate an unmanned companion into its formations. Project Mosquito pursued a similar idea, but the British Ministry of Defense canceled it in 2022 before the demonstrator could fly. The new attempt comes with an important difference: BAE Systems claims to have financed the development carried out so far through its own investment in research and development. The question is no longer whether the company can take the design to an assembled prototype, but rather whether this device will be able to demonstrate everything promised in flight. The United Kingdom thus arrives at a race in which some competitors have already left the presentation phase behind. Australia accumulates more than a hundred flights with the Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Batwhile the United States has awarded industrial development and production contracts for the General Atomics FQ-42 and the Anduril FQ-44. The British bet does not yet have a contracted fleet nor demonstrated capabilities in the air, but a prototype with which to try to reduce that distance. The real leap will not come with the Farnborough model, but when the test unit leaves Warton and manages to fly. Images | BAE Systems In Xataka | For years Russia accustomed its citizens to a distant war. Thousands of gas stations have just broken that illusion

The fire in Madrid forces the evacuation of an essential facility for NASA

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The advance of the fire through the southwest of Madrid has placed the focus on Robledo de Chavela, one of the municipalities affected by the emergency. There is also a communications complex that is part of the NASA Deep Space Networkused to maintain contact with missions located at enormous distances from Earth. The teams work to protect facilities whose importance is not always evident from the outside. What happens there affects a space infrastructure of international scope. The clearest warning came from the Government delegate in Madrid, Francisco Martín, which ensured that the installation “she is in a critical situation” and that the troops were doing “the impossible to protect her.” The fire was also going through its “peak moment”, with the head of the fire beyond the capacity to extinguish, according to the Community of Madrid. The approximately 90 workers at the complex have been evacuated and there is no longer any personnel inside the facility, so it is not yet possible to confirm whether the flames have penetrated the facilities or caused damage. Xataka has contacted the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, JPL, and the Ministry of the Interior. From the center they have told us that They are coordinating with NASA headquarters and that they hope to have information soon. Interior had not responded at the time of writing this article. One of NASA’s three doors to deep space The threatened facility is the Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex, known by its English acronym, MDSCC. Located in Robledo de Chavela, it belongs to the National Institute of Aerospace Technology and operates in collaboration with NASA. The facility has six large satellite dishesamong them one 70 meters in diameter and several 34 meters. They are all part of the Deep Space Networkthe international infrastructure used by the US agency to maintain communications with ships exploring the Solar System. Madrid is one of the three pieces that support the global coverage of this network. The others are located in Goldstone, California, and Canberra, Australia, strategically placed so that the Earth’s rotation does not interrupt contact with the ships for too long. When a mission disappears below the horizon of Robledo de Chavela, it may enter the field of vision of one of the other two centers. This relay makes it possible to maintain practically continuous communications and distribute the tasks of monitoring, transmitting orders and receiving scientific data. The scale of that activity is measured across the Deep Space Network, not by independent facilities. According to NASA, lto network serves more than 40 missions and a specialized team distributes the antenna time between the three complexes according to the visibility of each ship and the objectives of tracking, science and data return. These missions do not constitute, therefore, an exclusive portfolio of the Madrid station. The agency itself describes these antennas as an “indispensable link” with vehicles that venture beyond Earth. A recent example allows us to better measure this role. On June 23, New Horizons controllers confirmed that the ship had woken up normally after 321 days of hibernation. At that time it was about 9.5 billion kilometers from Earth, so the signal took approximately 8 hours and 52 minutes to arrive. Confirmation reached the mission operations center in Maryland through the Deep Space Network station located near Madrid. For now there is no official confirmation of damage, but it is not possible to rule it out either. Those responsible for the complex will not be able to check the status of the buildings, equipment and antennas until they can return to the premises. NASA has DSN Nowa tool that normally allows you to check which network antennas are active and which ships they communicate with. The page is currently out of service for updating work, a circumstance that does not allow conclusions to be drawn about the operational status of the Madrid station. Images | POT In Xataka | If you live in Madrid and want to see the total eclipse on August 12, write down these 52 towns

engineering is not the only challenge

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China has lifted the Three Gorges Dam, has linked Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macau through bridgesan underwater tunnel and artificial islands, and has taken the Qinghai-Tibet railway to more than 5,000 meters of altitude. The country’s engineering has accumulated works on a scale that is difficult to ignore over the last few decades. The following project fits perfectly into that trajectory: a gigantic airport that is built on reclaimed landr. However, when we look beyond the artificial island, we discover that the challenge is no longer solely technical. To find this work we have to travel to Dalian, a port city in northeastern China where the future is built. Dalian Jinzhouwan International Airport. The complex will occupy a 20.1 km² artificial island built in Jinzhou Bay, about three kilometers from the mainland. The image can make you think of a project that is much more advanced than it really is. The airport continues under construction, although the progress recorded in 2026 shows how some of its main elements are beginning to emerge on the ground. The first phase allows us to understand the scale that the project pursues. The approved plans contemplate a 500,000 m² terminala northern runway of 3,600 meters and a southern runway of 3,400, in addition to the necessary facilities for cargo, maintenance and airport operations. The design has been sized to serve in 2035 up to 43 million passengers550,000 tons of cargo and mail and about 330,000 aircraft movements per year. These are capacities planned for the future, not current activity figures: this entire system will first have to be built and put into service. Having the island is not equivalent to having the airport The last major documented physical milestone came at the end of May. The underground structures of the terminal core and breakwaters C and E they were finishedwhich allowed the work to be extended to the parts that will be raised above the surface. Around the same time, authorities approved the second preliminary design and budget package, which covers the airfield, cargo area, maintenance and various service networks. There are two relevant advances: one is already beginning to be visible and the other allows the execution of the pending components to be ordered. The latest official figures allow us to qualify this feeling of progress. The report from the end of May stated in 58% the deep treatment of the soil and in 84% foundation piles of the terminal and the access viaduct. The preloading of the areas where the two runways will be built was also completed. What does this mean? It means that the soil recovered from the sea has been subjected to a compression and stabilization process, not that the runways have already been built. Much of the airport infrastructure has yet to be built on that basis. The twist appeared on June 11, during a meeting of the group in charge of coordinating the new airport and its economic zone. Local authorities highlighted the progress made, but recognized that the project still faces difficulties, challenges and blockage points that must be resolved. The message does not describe a paralyzed work or confirm specific delays, but it does break with the image of a frictionless execution. The meeting established among its priorities to maintain the 2026 calendar, accelerate complementary projects and resolve the points that still hinder progress. As the airport gains height, some essential preliminary and complementary works for the complex remain open. Dalian City Council asked to complete the pending expropriation and relocation workin addition to accelerating access infrastructure and ensuring that associated works advance alongside the main complex. The statement does not specify how many lands, homes or actions are affected. It does confirm, however, that future infrastructure continues to depend on interventions that go far beyond the island itself. The second area under surveillance is financial and administrative. The authorities want to expand financing avenues and ensure that the funds allocated to the project arrive sufficiently and on time. They have also ordered to monitor costs throughout the process, strengthen control over tenders and reduce the risks associated with contracting. The information suggests that several essential elements still require closer monitoring. None of these fronts work in isolation, and there will be the real test for the project. For now, official sources continue to show work in progress and have not reported a stoppage or general delay. The most specific official forecast, published by Liaoning Department of Transportation in January 2024placed the completion of the construction and the entry into service in 2028. The next work will allow us to see if Dalian manages to maintain it while resolving the difficulties recognized by its own authorities. Images | Liaoning People’s Government In Xataka | In 1580, Philip II wanted to better manage the water in the province of Alicante: thus the oldest reservoir in Europe was born

Mark Wahlberg still regrets not having agreed to enter a legendary franchise

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Mark Wahlberg may have been James T. Kirk’s father. They offered him the role, he didn’t understand the script and he rejected it; He only realized what he had missed when he saw the finished film. The movie, of course, was ‘Star Trek’the reinvention with which JJ Abrams brought afloat in 2009 a franchise that had not raised its head since 2002, and which you can review in Movistar+ and SkyShowtime. The character was George Kirk, an officer who dies piloting his ship against a Romulan ship to save eight hundred people, including his wife, who gives birth while he says goodbye over the radio. Wahlberg acknowledged it with these words: “I tried to read the script. I didn’t understand the words, or the dialogue, or anything.” The role ended up in the hands of Chris Hemsworth, two years before becoming Thor for Marvel. Paramount trusted the character so much that they even proposed four films focused on him, a spin-off that never caught on. Abrams solved the reboot with an alternate timeline that allowed him to touch on mythology without upsetting the fandom, and let Leonard Nimoy himself pass the baton to the new actors within the fiction. It worked: good reviews and revenue ($385.7 million with a budget of $150), and two sequels, ‘Into the Dark’ and ‘Beyond’, which completed the trilogy before Paramount shelved the project. What continues to shine seventeen years later is the rhythm: Abrams rides the space opera like a fast-paced thriller, with a cast that overflows with chemistry. And pay attention to the first ten minutes, where the role of the conflict is: the character that Wahlberg rejected continues to give rise to what is the best start of the entire franchise. Ironies of destiny. In Xataka | 3 months ago this mix of drama and eroticism passed through cinemas without pain and ingloriousness and is now number 1 on Netflix

build a second airport for the city

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Madrid is the only capital in Europe with a single airport. And, of course, it stays small. That, at least, is what the promoters of Air City Madrid Surthe project that has been trying to carry out a new airport for the city for almost a decade. After years without progress, ambitions have been lowered. But they have an ace up their sleeve: low-cost companies. What is happening? Air City Madrid Sur is a project that has been known for almost a decade. Its promoters want to convert the Casarrubios aerodrome, which currently mainly relies on private flights and aerial formations, into a commercial airport that offers an alternative to the current Madrid-Barajas. According to their accountsMadrid’s only airport serves almost 10 million people if we take into account the metropolitan area of ​​Madrid and the potential users who arrive attracted from nearby areas because either they do not have an airport nearby or those commercial routes are not offered. The intention is to offer this second airport as a relief space for commercial and freight aviation, taking advantage of a situation that they consider key: barely 30 kilometers from Madrid but with a clear exit to the southern area. Pulling Ryanair. The project to convert this aerodrome into an airport has once again hit the media this week because Eddie Wilson, CEO of Ryanair, dedicated a few words to it during the Madrid New Economy Forum. And Javier Ruedas, CEO of the company promoting the expansion, took advantage of the moment to ask Wilson about the project. He confirmed that he did not have much knowledge about it but that they were always in favor of competing with Aena to reduce airport taxes. And the latter is what the promoters of the project use to move it forward. Decrease to grow. When the project was first presented, the ambitions were very high. Specifically, they wanted to convert Casarrubios into an airport with the capacity to move ten million passengers. However, with this proposal blocked for years, Air City Madrid Sur has sought this alternative route. This path is explained from Five Days, It means getting smaller. Specifically, they want the now airfield to be able to move up to one million passengers a year. This may seem like a step backwards but it allows them to look for an alternative manager to Aena (airports with greater capacity must necessarily operate with the public company). What they would achieve with this is to attract low-cost airlines that want to operate in Madrid at a lower price. Hence, Wilson, although he acknowledged not having much knowledge on the subject, did support the initiative. The changes. Right now, the airport has 400,000 square meters of land right on the border between Madrid and Toledo. Of them, 30,000 square meters are occupied by hangars. The only runway now measures 1,000 meters. What is wanted with the project is to expand said runway to 1,800 meters and build a second runway of 3,200 meters that will allow larger flights to operate. Likewise, they want to build a terminal for commercial flight passengers and two other terminals for private flight users. What does it have going for it? What the development company defends is that traffic in Madrid-Barajas is constantly increasing and that by 2032 the maximum capacity of the airport will have been reached. The expansion expected at this airport “it will only last for one or two years,” they say in words collected by The Talavera Tribune. In addition, the now aerodrome has a very good exit to the A-5, a road on which traffic moves to the southwest of the Peninsula. This is excellent news for the transport of goods since you would not have to cross Madrid to take this route. But, in addition, the situation 30 kilometers from Madrid seems especially good for low-cost companies. It is common for these companies to operate in airports somewhat far from the city where they can offer cheaper flights. Not being managed by Aena, as is the case in Lleida or Andorra–La Seu d’Urgell, can be seen by some companies as a strength. What does it have against it? The connection with Madrid for commercial flights is really bad. There is no nearby train that connects to the city center quickly and that makes it much less attractive for tourism. In addition, Aena has repeatedly defended that Madrid does not need a second airport, so the ambitions to grow are more complicated considering that a large part of the project is based on the decisions to be made by the ministries involved. Of course, the Community of Madrid and Castilla-La Mancha have always been favorable to the project. Photo | Air City Madrid Sur and Artur Tumasjan In Xataka | Ryanair seemed to have condemned Santiago airport with its departure. Solution: flights to New York

without permanence and you save two months of subscription

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We are getting dangerously close to August, the month when several important sports competitions such as LaLiga begin. Like last year, Movistar Plus is once again a place to watch a match from this match every day, just like the Champions League. What is the most economical way to subscribe? The annual fee, without a doubt: it costs 99.90 euros. We tell you more about her. Annual subscription to Movistar Plus The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Football and a huge catalog of movies and series Let’s go in parts. Movistar Plus has its star promo active right now: three months subscription at half price. Available for new members and old members without an active subscription, it is ideal for testing the platform. Now, if we do numbers, the most economical way to have Movistar Plus in the long run is its annual plan. The reason is very simple: with this, we will save two months. That is, we will pay 99.90 euros for one year. If we choose this modality, we will have 12 months of the Free Plan with movies, series and sports. With this, we will be able to see a match from each day of LaLiga, with matches such as Atlético de Madrid-Málaga, Elche-Barcelona or Real Madrid-Málaga. In addition, also LaLiga Hypermotion in full or matches like the Community Shield between Arsenal and Manchester City (August 16). And what about the movies and series? Well there is a lot to see. Next September comes’The black ball‘, a film that joins others like ‘The secret agent‘ either ‘One battle after another‘, as well as others that will arrive soon such as ‘28 years later: the temple of bones‘. And that’s without counting high-profile series like ‘A lot of people have to die’ or ‘Outlander’. To all this we must add several things. The first is that Movistar Plus allows you to share the account with a friend or family membereven if it is not at the same address. The other is that you can download whatever you want to watch offline, ideal if you plan to travel. All this makes it a top option if you are looking for a streaming platform to watch a little of everything. And if you want to save as much as possible, then the annual plan is worth it. 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 | Movistar Plus In Xataka | Movistar Plus activates its Free Plan with complete programs and a lot of content, regardless of which operator you are In Xataka | What TV to buy for less than 500 euros in 2026: the basics to demand and the most dispensable

For years Russia accustomed its citizens to a distant war. Thousands of gas stations have just broken that illusion

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Since the war between Russia and Ukraine began, the majority of Russians have been able to experience the war almost as background news, without much impact on their daily lives. However, that distance has been broken. And the fact is that queues of cars that stretch for hours, and even days, at thousands of gas stations in the country are forcing millions of people to feel, for the first time in such a direct way, the real cost of the conflict. What is happening. Ukraine has escalated since May their drone attacks against Russian refineriesand the result is a fuel crisis not seen since the last years of the Soviet Union. According to calculations According to the Financial Times, the shortage already directly affects some 50 million Russians, around 35% of the population. Almost 50 regions had imposed some type of restriction on gasoline sales by the end of June, and several of them have rationed the supply according to the vehicle’s license plate, alternating between even and odd days. Strain. Images circulating on social networks show waits of up to 36 hours in some areas, such as Chita, in the Transbaikalia region, according to collect Deutsche Welle. According to the media, there are those who spend the night in the car so as not to miss their turn, and some have even begun to sell their place in line for sums of up to 35,000 rubles (about 400 euros), according to testimonies cited by the same media. The tension has led to fights between drivers, and some regional authorities have had to improvise desperate measures, such as that of a Siberian governor who ordered hot food to be distributed to those waiting in line, while in the south of the country Cossacks with their traditional fur hats have been used to maintain order at gas stations, according to they claim from FT. Attacks. The origin of the problem lies in the pace and precision of Ukraine’s attacks. On July 6, a drone reached the Omsk refinery, the largest in the country, located 2,500 kilometers from the border, which gives an idea of ​​the reach that kyiv has gained. According to the Ukrainian General Staff, aforementioned By Kyiv Post, the attacks have already disabled 42.7% of Russia’s projected refining capacity, and a Bloomberg analysis places 24 of the country’s 34 large refineries that have been hit in about a hundred days. Consulting firm Energy Aspects estimates that Russian crude oil processing has fallen to its lowest level in 21 years. Despair. Moscow has chosen to downplay the crisis in public. Putin himself acknowledged on Sunday that there are “some shortcomings,” although he insisted that they are not “critical.” Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak attributed the queues to panic buying and speculation, not a structural supply problem, according to collect DW. However, the Kremlin itself has had to take measures that contradict this discourse, as it has banned exports of gasoline, diesel and kerosene, and has skyrocketed its fuel imports from Belarus, which in June were 141 times higher than a year earlier, according to share the Financial Times. The front also notices it. The shortage has even reached Russian troops deployed in Ukraine. And according to share Kyiv Post, some soldiers have seen their fuel supply reduced to just 20 liters per vehicle per day, when before they received what they needed to carry out their missions. In fact, a soldier stationed in the Zaporizhia sector claimed that his unit has gone from 20 liters to between 10 and 15, which forces them to travel up to 11 kilometers on foot to get water and supplies. Other soldiers say they buy gasoline from local residents at prices between 200 and 300 rubles per liter, well above the official price, according to share the middle. The impact is also noticeable beyond the gas stations, from taxi drivers raising fares, regional airlines warning of price increases, to even Russians who, in rural areas, are buying draft horses or bicycles as an alternative to the car, according to collect DW. Cover image | Reuters and Alexander Melekhov In Xataka | The men who closed the new Chernobyl hole: “Destiny gave us an opportunity to test ourselves to the limit”

Airbus has started moving critical systems to an on-premises cloud

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Airbus has decided to remove its most sensitive applications from the Amazon cloud. And the European aerospace manufacturer has signed a multi-year agreement with the French Scaleway, owned by Iliad, to host the critical systems of its industrial and defense operations, as confirmed by the company itself, a movement that drives the desire for technological sovereignty that more and more companies and institutions are beginning to apply. What has happened? Airbus will begin migrating 70 applications from AWS to Scaleway’s infrastructure, a first package within a much broader plan that could cover up to 900 applications in the next five or six years, according to they count from Reuters. Among the affected systems are aircraft design, engineering, industrial production and corporate management tools, as well as ERP, manufacturing execution, CRM and product lifecycle management programs, as expand from The Register. Strategy. Catherine Jestin, chief digital officer at Airbus, explained that the company sought to ensure that its data remained “under European control”, away from the reach of US laws such as the Cloud Actwhich allows the United States Government to request access to data stored in data centers of American companies, even if they are located outside its territory. The context does not help either, since trade and geopolitical tensions between Washington and Europe, fueled by Donald Trump’s foreign policy, have triggered the distrust of European companies towards the big US technology companies. In detail. According to the company, Airbus evaluated more than 150 technical and legal requirements before choosing Scaleway. One of the points that weighed the most, according to Jestin, was the protection against what the directive itself described as the “kill switch”, that is, the possibility that a foreign provider could cut off access to services by decision of its government of origin. It also influenced that Scaleway already hosts the artificial intelligence models of Mistralthe French startup with which Airbus signed an agreement in May to develop tailored AI tools for the aerospace and defense sector. “The fact that Mistral models are already deployed on Scaleway’s infrastructure will allow us to accelerate our AI approach,” admitted Jestin. Between the lines. It should be noted that the move does not mean a complete break with American suppliers. And Airbus has clarified that it will continue working with AWS for platforms such as Skywise, its aviation data analysis system, and with Microsoft and Google for its productivity tools, according to share from The Register. The company will also continue to rely on providers such as Salesforce, Coupa or Workday. “We do not intend to move away from all non-European solutions; we balance our decisions based on the criticality of the data,” explained Jestin in the middle. And now what. The Airbus case comes at a time when the European Commission has proposed the Cloud and AI Development Act, a regulation aimed at boosting cloud computing and storage capacity within the European Union. Giants such as AWS, Microsoft and Google have already launched their own versions of “sovereign cloud” to try to retain their European customers, although not always successfully. And just as share from The Register, a Microsoft executive even admitted under oath before a French court that he could not guarantee full data sovereignty. Cover image | Airbus and Markus Spiske In Xataka | Technology has become so expensive that Apple has revived a disturbing idea: renting iPhones, iPads and Macs

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