Month: July 2026

For the first time we have “touched” the event horizon of a black hole. This is how we got it

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On January 14, 2025, the largest gravitational wave so far was detected. Today, these types of findings They are much more frequent than when the first of these waves was discovered, 10 years ago now. However, the fact that it was especially intense encouraged an international team of scientists to try something they had been wanting to try for some time: delve into the event horizon of a black hole. Less noise and a lot of intensity. Since the first gravitational wave was detected, the techniques used have been greatly refined, so background noise has been significantly reduced. Therefore, today it is possible to detect direct waves, a “jet” of gravitational radiation that occurs just when the two event horizons of the black holes that collided give rise to a single one. The study of these waves could provide very interesting information about black holes. However, a sufficiently powerful gravitational wave was necessary. For years, the authors of the study that It was just published in Nature They were exploring options, but they knew they were looking at the ideal candidate when analyzing one that was detected in January 2025. Important concepts. Before understanding what these scientists did we must be clear what are gravitational waves and what is the event horizon. Gravitational waves are produced by a very violent event, capable of disturbing space-time like a stone falling into the water of a pond. Normally, said violent event is the collision of two black holes, which merge to give rise to a single one. For its part, the event horizon is the theoretical limit from which nothing approaching a black hole can escape. Not even the light. When two black holes merge, we go from having two event horizons to just one. Just when that happens, that’s when direct waves form. The event horizon of a black hole remains a great unknown in many ways GW250114. The gravitational wave detected on January 14, called GW250114, was formed when two very similar black holes collided, one of 33.6 solar masses and the other of 32.2 solar masses. The result was a black hole of 62.7 solar masses. This is not the exact sum of the two black holes, because there was a surplus that was released in the form of very intense energy. This is how gravitational waves arise. Before and after. Generally, black hole collisions can be observed before and after. The vibrations of the approach and the stabilization after the formation of the new black hole are studied. There is a lot of mystery surrounding what happens in the “during.” Therefore, studying direct waves could provide a lot of interesting information. Finding the ideal fusion, these scientists identified the direct waves and proceeded to analyze them. As they had anticipated, this allowed them to extract data about the new event horizon. In turn, this allows us to extract data that cannot normally be measured from black holes, such as their rotation frequency or surface gravity. Was Einstein right? Scientists have been studying whether Einstein was right for years. His theory of relativity covers so many phenomena in the Universe that, with each new one that is discovered, an attempt is made to verify whether its predictions are fulfilled. Thanks to this first measurement of direct waves, it is believed that in the future it will be possible to study whether these black hole mergers obey the General Theory of Relativity. Basically, they want to check for the umpteenth time whether Einstein was right. Although for this we will first have to check if these direct waves can be detected together with other gravitational waves and, incidentally, if the resulting measurements are consistent with those that have been made now. This is just a start, but at least it is a small thread drawn from the tangle of mysteries that surrounds black holes. Image | NOIRLab In Xataka | The LIGO experiment could test Einstein’s theories. It won’t be easy

How to protect your WhatsApp username with a PIN so that only whoever has this password can write to you

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We are going to explain how to configure WhatsApp so that Only someone who has a password can write to you using your username. The WhatsApp usernames They allow other people to contact you using a name, and thus not need to give your phone number. But what happens if your username gets spread? That’s when you can apply this layer of security. With it, in addition to knowing your username, it will also be necessary write a PIN so I can send you a message. Something perfect for when you see that it has gotten out of hand and anonymous people start writing to you. This does not apply to every time they want to write to you, but for when they want to send you a message for the first time. When you reserve your username you will see this option to choose from, but we will explain how to configure it later. A PIN to be able to contact you with your username on WhatsApp To configure your PIN once you already have a usernameyou have to go to the WhatsApp settings and click on the section Accountwhich appears with a key icon. Once inside the section Accountyou have to click on the option User namewhich you will find in the section Your account. You will go to the screen where you will see and be able to edit your WhatsApp username. Once you are here, click on the option Contact me by usernamewhich is the only one that appears. Here you will be able to define who can contact you using your username. By default it will be configured so that anyone can do it, that is, if you want to apply a security PIN, click on the option People who know my password. This will take you to a screen where a PIN code is displayed. You will be able to click on Get another key to regenerate it and give you another. When you are satisfied with the PIN that you have assigned, press the button Save key. From now on, in addition to knowing your username, you will also have to know your PIN to be able to write to you for the first time. In Xataka Basics | Send WhatsApp messages to yourself: How to do it and 11 uses for the function

Carrefour sells off this MiniLED TV with 65-inch Google TV and you get a gift coupon for 85 euros

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If there is a store where you usually find good deals on televisions, it is Carrefour. If you are looking to renew your old TV and want one with MiniLED technology (ideal for living rooms with lots of natural light), now you can get this one at a discount TCL 65C61K by 569 euros. In addition, they give you a coupon with 15% of its value (85.85 euros) for future purchases and you can pay it in up to 12 months without interest. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links A good, pretty and cheap TV with Google TV If there is something that stands out about this TCL TV and makes it a good purchase option, it is the technology. QLED MiniLED of your 65 inch panel. This guarantees that, on this TV, you will enjoy good brightness and pure colors. Another thing worth highlighting about this TV is its 144Hz native of refreshment, which makes it an option to consider if you are going to use the TV as a gaming monitor. Thanks to this feature, you will be able to take full advantage of everything offered by next-generation consoles such as the Xbox Series X wave PS5. The operating system under which this TV works is Google TV and another of its assets is the audio section, since it is signed by Onkyo. In the connectivity section, it stands out for integrating four ports and, finally, it should be noted that it is a TV compatible with formats such as Dolby Vision, HDR10+ and Dolby Atmos, so you can enjoy cinema-quality content. ⚡ IN SUMMARY: offer for the TCL 65C61K smart TV today ✅ THE BEST Spectacular gaming performance (144 Hz): Its strongest point is, without a doubt, fluidity. Offering a native refresh rate of 144 Hz on a diagonal of this size and for this price is a true rarity on the market. When using it with a powerful computer or new generation consoles, the gameplay feels impeccable, with immediate response and zero image jerks. The Google TV experience: is committed to an intelligent environment that for many is the undisputed king of the sector. It stands out for its agility, very clear menus and the most complete repertoire of applications that exists. In addition, the integration of the voice assistant saves you the hassle of having to type with the remote buttons when searching for your favorite series. ❌ THE WORST Audio somewhat flat… The standard speakers are more than enough for everyday use or watching the news, but they lack the punch and bass that a good action movie session requires. Taking into account the high quality and dimensions of the screen, the sound is perceived as somewhat unbalanced, so you will appreciate the use of an external sound bar. Be careful with direct light sources… If you plan to place it in a living room with large windows right in front, the panel may suffer due to glare. Without the advanced anti-glare filters of models twice their price, daytime viewing can lose some strength in extremely bright rooms. 💡 BUY IT IF… Your priority is gaming and you are looking for a huge screen that offers the best quality-price ratio at the moment. It is also a fantastic alternative if you want to set up a home theater without spending a fortune. ⛔ DON’T BUY IT IF… At home you have very wide living rooms with sofas at the ends. If family members are going to watch television from very forced or lateral angles, the image fidelity will not be the most optimal. Some sound bars that may interest you for this TV ULTIMEA 5.1ch TV Sound Bar with Dolby Atmos The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Hisense HS3100 – Sound Bar 3.1, 480W The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Images | Webedia and TCL In Xataka | Best televisions in quality price. Which one to buy and seven recommended 4K smart TVs In Xataka | Best sound bars in quality price. Which one to buy and seven recommended models from 140 euros

60% of truck drivers drive fatigued and are clear about who is to blame

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Fatigue, tiredness and drowsiness while driving. The conclusions are as clear as they are worrying. 60% of truck drivers drive fatigued, according to a study by the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) that criticizes the inaction of the European Union in the face of what it considers “a safety crisis” caused by lower wages than recommended and pressing stress. “A security crisis”. This is how Livia Spera, General Secretary of ETF (European Transport Workers’ Federation), defines the situation in the sector, in words collected by Transportation Diary: “For many professional drivers, every day is the longest. Fatigue is systematically built into their working conditions. This represents a safety crisis generated by unfair wages, poor application of regulationsdisproportionate pressure and supply chains that prioritize the lowest price over a sustainable road transport industry” The words were spoken during the report presentation ceremony Driver fatigue in road transport. It highlights the problem of fatigue at the wheel and the pressing need to take action to the European Commission. The data. ETF (European Transport Workers’ Federation) It is a union organization which brings together unions and labor organizations from all over Europe since 1999 and represents five million workers through 200 organizations. What they have presented to the European Union is a report that contains the following data: 60% of truck drivers and 66% of bus and coach drivers said they drive while tired on a regular basis. 772 drivers said they almost crashed or caused a major traffic accident due to driver fatigue. Almost a third of truck drivers and a quarter of coach drivers reported having fallen asleep at the wheel while driving. 57% of bus and coach drivers and 52% of truck drivers say they would like to stop and take a break when they feel tired but cannot due to work reasons. Because? For ETF the reasons are clear: labor problems. They assure in their report that this chronic fatigue among truck and bus drivers is caused by low salaries, the impossibility of knowing the work time ahead of them, that the rest time is not real or that the facilities and spaces for resting and sleeping are not well equipped. These reasons are repeatedly pointed out by the unions that in March They already threatened to strike so that Social Security recognizes their right to early retirement, ensuring that these workers face a constant risk given the high accident rate in the sector. In 2024, in fact, road transport was the sector with the most work accidents with fatal results. were counted in Spain. That year, 138 transportation and storage employees died during their work day in our country. Drivers are missing. In Xataka We have been talking about the pressing lack of truck drivers that is putting pressure on the market and resulting in insufficient rest times and excessively long days. Last November 2025 It was already estimated that Europe is short three million truck drivers despite the fact that 85% of the goods are moved with their work. In Spain, the problem is just as serious. In fact, it is estimated that in our country 30,000 more truck drivers are needed to handle all the accumulated work. Countries like Morocco either Türkiye They have become a fishing ground for workers due to the lack of labor. and bad conditions. “My wheels were in terrible shape, completely smooth, and the ones on the back platform burst. (The truck) made me the scissors (…). I went into the ditch, against a river.” The narration is by Roberto Pérez, a truck driver interviewed by The Country who told his experience about his biggest scare behind the wheel. He reported that the wheels of his truck were finished and that they ended up bursting. This, along with fatigue and rest times, is the other great demand of the sector. In 2023, The DGT reported that a campaign lasting just one week left 72 trucks immobilized that did not comply with minimum safety conditions. And the problem has been recurring for years. In 2021a company was accused of homicide because its worker died in an accident caused by the poor condition of the tires. In addition, the truck had more than a million kilometers behind it and the MOT had expired. Two years lateranother company was investigated for forcing its driver to drive with wheels in poor condition, with the worker himself notifying the Civil Guard to immobilize the truck. Photo | Bhargav Panchal In Xataka | Four trucks and a total of zero truckers: China seeks solutions to a huge labor crisis

Samsung and SK Hynix have pledged $880 billion in chips and AI. It’s a South Korean survival story.

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President Lee Jae Myung has summoned the leaders of the world’s two largest memory companies, calling them “national heroes” and describing the plan as a matter of “survival.” This is not usual in political rhetoric. South Korea has presented its largest coordinated technological investment plan in history: At least 1.35 trillion won (about $880 billion) in semiconductors and AI data centers. Samsung and SK Group will build two chip factories each in the southwest of the country. And other companies, led by Naver, will build 8.4 gigawatts of data center capacity before 2029. Why is it important. South Korea produces most of the RAM and HBM on the planet. SK Hynix is ​​the main supplier of HBM chips to NVIDIA, and Samsung is the second. With Google, Amazon, Meta and Microsoft announcing more than 700 billion in capex by 2026, the memory supply chain is the bottleneck that can stop all that expansion. Apple and Microsoft have already announced price increases for their devices due to the increase in the cost of these components. In figures: 880 billion dollars in total investment, equivalent to about 5% of South Korea’s GDP in 2024. 4 new chip factories in the southwest of the country. 8.4 gigawatts of AI data center capacity by 2029. $295 billion: China’s five-year semiconductor investment plan, the benchmark South Korea has in mind. Between the lines. The plan is industrial but also has a lot of politics: Lee’s approval rating has fallen to its lowest level since he took office a year ago, pressured by the economy, the weak won and housing. Locating the factories in the southwest (far from the Seoul metropolitan area, where all advanced production is concentrated) responds to an agenda of territorial redistribution that Lee has made an electoral banner. Yes, but. The announcement did not sit well with the markets. Samsung fell about 5% on the day of the event and SK Hynix fell 1.7%. Investors have read it as a warning of possible oversupply if demand for AI chips slows before factories are operational. Added to this are the known material challenges in this sector: building state-of-the-art factories requires quantities of water, electricity and talent that the government has promised to support… but without yet detailing how. The context. This is not the first time that the Asian country has announced this type of commitment. The difference now is the urgency: the boom of AI has accelerated deadlines and the competitive framework has changed. Japan subsidizes TSMC to build on its soil, China has been closing the gap for years with state financing and the United States has committed tens of billions through the CHIPS Act. In Xataka | Who are Openchip, the Catalan company that designs RISC-V chips… and has just received 115 million from the Government Featured image | Daniel Bernard

which one is legal, which one costs you 6,000 euros and why the DGT can fine you

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The radars They are, without a doubt, one of the great fears of drivers on the road. The DGT uses them to control the maximum speed at which cars move, which gives rise to numerous more or less true information around them. For years it has been rumored that there are many empty boxes in Spain, something that ended up confirm the director of the DGT himself, but there is also doubt about some possible Traffic tricks, such as the so-called cascade radars either anti-braking which, however, the DGT does repeatedly deny. What is certain is that Traffic monitors the speed with fixed kinemometerswith their Pegasus helicopters and with mobile radarssome of which are practically invisible. This has led some drivers to use various means to remain alert. Some of them, as we are going to see, are prohibited and entail serious sanctions but in other cases, Traffic does allow them or, at least, there is no sanction as such that can be applied to them. Warning, detector and inhibitor: their differences and possible fines To be aware of all the radars that we can find on a route, we can visit the DGT website itself but, without a doubt, the easiest thing is to keep news of them while we are driving. For these cases, do not confuse the following terms, since a significant fine will depend on it, as stated in the Traffic Law. radar warning They are the devices or mobile phone applications that alert us that we have a radar in front of us. In this case, the navigator notifies us because it is registered in its database that there is a fixed radar at a specific point or because, if necessary, we receive a notification published by another driver. That is to say, the device or application does not detect At no time does the presence of the radar only alert us to its location because the DGT notifies it or another driver has indicated it. Is it allowed?: Yes Fine?: No radar detector Here it goes one step further. The device can use its own databases but its true task is to find the radars that we find in our path. It is used because, through waves, it is capable of detect the presence of a radar of speed and, therefore, is used to “discover” mobile radars. We are not talking about a device or an application that stores information about speed cameras and then alerts the driver. It is a device that actively searches for radars and, therefore, they are prohibited. Is it allowed?: No, its mere presence is cause for sanction Fine? Yes, 500 euros and three driving license points radar jammer The most intrusive device in the operation of a radar. In this case, the device not only alerts of the presence of a radar. Besides, disables operation of this and, therefore, disables the possible sanctions that may be imposed if we exceed the maximum speed limits. That is to say, it not only acts by warning the driver, it also “protects” the vehicle from radar activity and, therefore, prevents it from being penalized. Therefore, it is prohibited. Is it allowed?: No, its mere presence is cause for sanction Fine? Yes, 6,000 euros and six points on your driving license A clarifying note Although here we have talked about warning devices, detectors and inhibitors, the news that has been accumulating in the last two years will stop us for a moment. Technically, as we have said, using an application that warns us of the presence of a radar is not grounds for sanctions, but the DGT understands that if we warn of a radar or a police checkpoint we will be committing a crime. In May 2024, The Civil Guard arrested a man that warned of speed cameras and traffic controls through WhatsApp groups that had up to 15,000 users in real time. It is what was called “the Galician method”. This information was used to avoid being caught committing any irregularity. The problem is that, technically, neither the Traffic Law nor the Traffic Regulations indicate this activity as illegal. Therefore, what was done was to point out that the accused was committing a crime against the safety of the agents, based on article 36.23 of the Citizen Security Law which prohibits the following: The unauthorized use of images or personal or professional data of authorities or members of the Security Forces and Corps that may endanger the personal or family safety of the agents, the protected facilities or jeopardize the success of an operation, with respect to the fundamental right to information. That is, the DGT wanted to make it clear that notifying police controls may be punishable. However, two years later it has still not managed to reformulate the text of the current regulations that punish warnings through applications such as Waze or Google Maps. something that has been talked about for a long time. With all this in mind, it is important to know that radar warning devices are not prohibited in any case but also that the DGT has used the Citizen Security Law to try to stop the publication of the activities of Civil Guard agents, both breathalyzer controls and mobile radars. With no news in this regard, at the moment we are still in a diffuse area between what is or is not allowed regarding the radar warning on social networks and applications connected to our mobile phone. Image | Isaac Mehegan In Xataka | Pamplona is going to launch four radars with AI: they detect if you are wearing a seat belt, if you are on your cell phone or if you make illegal turns A version of this article was published in March 2024

Who are Openchip, the Catalan company that designs RISC-V chips… and has just received 115 million from the Government

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This Monday, June 29, the Council of Ministers authorized an investment of 115.77 million euros in Openchip & Software Technologiesa microelectronics company based in Barcelona and five years old. The operation is channeled by the Spanish Society for Technological Transformation (SETTthe digital SEPI, dependent on the Ministry for Digital Transformation) through the Next Tech facility of the Recovery Plan. It is the largest one-time injection of public capital received by a Spanish technology company in the sector to date. It comes just a week after another move. On June 23, The Generalitat converted part of a 35 million bridge loan into sharesan operation that gave him 5% of the capital and set a implicit valuation for Openchip in around 700 million. With that reference, the 115.77 million from the SETT would be equivalent to a participation of up to 16.54%, which would place direct public control (State and Generalitat) above 20%. Both administrations will have a seat on the council. The Government also included a veto right over any transfer of the headquarters outside of Catalonia. Added to the 111 million already received via PERTE Chip, public support accumulated is close to 262 million. The public supports a good part of the structure. A company that designs, not manufactures Openchip was born in 2021 as a joint initiative of the Catalan engineering group GTDaround 54% of the capital, and the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC-CNS), the center that operates the MareNostrumaround 46%. Today it employs about 300 people, almost all of them engineers, and operates under a fabless– Designs intellectual property and outsources manufacturing to external foundries. The CEO himself has admitted that this production will leave Europe, which in practice points to where these types of projects usually aim: TSMC. The industrial plan estimates investments close to 500 million to deploy the entire infrastructure. What it designs are processors and accelerators based on RISC-V, the open source architecture that has become the European bet (and, ahem, China) to avoid the dependency on x86 (Intel, AMD) and ARM. Its specific product is a vector accelerator for AI and high-performance computing, integrated into DARE SGA1a 240 million European initiative led by BSC itself that distributes the design between Openchip (vector accelerator), the Dutch Axelera (AI processing unit) and the Czech Codasip (general processor). The goal: a European hardware and software proposal operational by 2028. The schedule, the equipment and the exam This is where it is good for everyone to temper expectations. In November 2025, Cesc Guim (pictured above), CEO and former Intel, said that the company had just sent its first prototype to the factory and that commercial production was planned for 2028. The commercial argument is energy efficiency: its designs promise to reduce electricity consumption by 20% to 30% compared to current alternatives. The real comparison can only be made when there is working silicon, not plans. A few weeks ago, in May, Openchip signed Tobías Martínez as presidentformer CEO of Cellnex for almost a decade. Replaced Carlos Kinder in a change that the company did not officially confirm. His profile provides what a startup of 300 engineers with a round of hundreds of millions was missing: plenty of experience in the capital markets. The operation is sold under the convenient modern mantra of ‘European technological sovereignty’, and the truth is that the framework is real: Europe today designs a minuscule part of the world’s chips, and certainly none of the leading ones. But There remain questions that public investment does not solve on its own: Whether Openchip will achieve a competitive product against rivals with a twenty-year advantage (Guim himself has admitted it). Yes, manufacturing will continue to depend on TSMC, which keeps Europe away from the critical link in a long-term dependence. And whether the intensive financing model, with two administrations on the board and a regional veto over the headquarters, will allow the flexibility and agility that a semiconductor business requires to compete. The State has bought shares, a seat on the council and qualified employment in Catalonia. What remains to be seen is whether the chips arrive. And they work as promised. In Xataka | The Valencia family that made a fortune with guano and Coca-Cola now has another project: photonic semiconductors Featured image | Openchip, Xataka

Samsung is ahead of the presentation of the Galaxy Z Fold8 by showing the design change of the foldable. At last

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There are a few days left to see Samsung’s new folding phones, but the South Korean company has decided that the speculation is over. In a series of videos, they have begun to show what the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 will be like, but they have done so in a rather peculiar way. Instead of showing the design like others do (Google with the Pixel before presentations, for example), they have decided indirectly show the most important change of the new folding: the form factor. With phrases like “A new way” and strange videos, Samsung makes one thing clear: we must welcome passport-style foldables. As a curiosity, one of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 and the foldable iPhone It seems like they will have quite a bit in common. And I say “one of the Galaxy Fold” because everything indicates that we will have two versions: the true successor of the Galaxy Z Fold7 and the one who for a time It was known as Galaxy Fold Wide. The design change of the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Of all the videos that Samsung has shared, there are three in which this idea of ​​design change is clearly explored. From a traditional elongated format since the first Fold, it seems that we will move to a more square one both when the mobile is folded and when we unfold it. There are three videos that show this design change and they are quite revealing: There is another one cutting out a photo and another in which instead of a puzzle it is a chocolate bar. As I say, the three explore the idea that we are preparing the body for a design change, and the leaks have not been long in coming. While it is expected that there will be a Galaxy Z Fold8 with an elongated format (surnamed Ultra, perhaps), these Samsung videos seem to confirm that we will have a simply squarer Fold8. The leaks talk about a mobile phone with a 7.6-inch interior screen with a more square aspect ratio of 4:3. The external screen will be compact, with 5.5 inches and a 16:10 aspect ratio. To get an idea, the Fold7 had a 6.5-inch external screen with an 8-inch internal one with aspect ratios of 21:9 and 6:5 respectively. The translation is that the Galaxy Z Fold8 will be much more compact when closed, and when opened, it will practically be square. Very similar, as we say, to a passport. What has been leaking about the supposed iPhone Fold (or whatever it ends up being called) is very similar, with a more compact format that would share lines with Samsung’s. Obviously, neither one nor the other has been presented, so this is all speculation, but what we do know is that, in 2025, Apple chose to Samsung as the supplier of flexible OLED panels for its foldable iPhone. Thus, and as happened when the iPhone made the leap to OLED screens, there will be two competing mobile phones that will have the same screens and the changes will be calibration between one brand and another. It makes perfect sense for Samsung to take advantage of the fact that it has developed a panel with a new aspect ratio for Apple to create a third foldable (the other would be the Flip) that would mount that panel to compete, directly, against its historic great rival. In the end, it will be up to the consumer to decide whether they prefer Android or iOS, but they will have to choose two foldables with a very similar (if not identical) form factor. And it seems like a change that makes complete sense to me. ‘Passport’ foldables = the best foldables Now, this design is not new and, in fact, has been in place for years. In Spain, the book-type foldables that are most seen are those that share a form factor with Samsung’s: elongated when folded, small tablets when we open them. They are not the most comfortable to use with one hand when they are folded and we are walking down the street, really. It’s not official, but this is supposedly what the iPhone Fold will be like But then there are the Pixel Fold with an external aspect ratio of 17.4:9 or my favorite of all foldables: the Oppo Find N. The screen of the latter is 5.49 inches 18:9, and they are form factors more similar to what these two new folding devices from Samsung and Apple are estimated to have. The translation is that using a mobile phone like the Oppo Find N on the street is extremely comfortable because, in practice, It is as if it were a compact mobile. In fact, if the leak that the external screen will be 5.5 inches is true, we would be talking about diagonals that we have not usually seen for years, when the Zenfone 10 With its less than 6 inches it was considered a compact mobile. It’s already a few years old, but if you want to imagine what this new batch of foldables will more or less be like, take a look at the video we published about the Oppo Find N: That one-handed operation was the detail that we highlighted the most at the time and what represents a real change compared to the rest of the foldables on the market because we still have a large screen when opening it, but if we don’t want to do so, we have a very manageable external one in which the thumb covers the entire diagonal with ease. Now, will the market accept that design? In the case of Samsung, if the rumors are true, the consumer will have three options to choose between the Flip and the Square Fold8 and the more traditional Fold8 Ultrabut in the case of the iPhone, Apple will only have one bullet. In any case, as we have already mentioned, they are rumors (especially in the case of the … Read more

These are the best deals from the new AliExpress promo

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The month of July that we are beginning today has brought new AliExpress promo. This marketplace returns with quite interesting offers in technologyregardless of whether you are looking for a mobile phone, a tablet, consoles or watches, among many other things. Although, as usual, you have to be quick to take advantage of the biggest discount. Discount minimum purchase coupon 6 euros 45 euros ESCD06 11 euros 79 euros ESCD11 20 euros 149 euros ESCD20 30 euros 239 euros ESCD30 45 euros 359 euros ESCD45 60 euros 479 euros ESCD60 The key here is two points: use a discount coupon and pay with PayPal if what we buy exceeds 100 euros to get an extra discount. Below we leave you five devices that we find interesting by price, also breaking down how to get them at the best price. Please note that, at the time of writing this, the only coupon available is the 6 euro one (although AliExpress may add the others back): Garmin Forerunner 256 sports watch by 195.38 eurosa sports watch with very good autonomy and multi-band GPS. Xiaomi TV Box S (3rd generation) by 40.72 eurosa very economical device ideal if you have an old TV or you don’t like its operating system. DeLonghi Magnifica S coffee maker by 258 eurosideal for having barista coffee at home without spending too much. POCO X8 Pro by 277.63 eurosone of Xiaomi’s best-selling phones at a good price. PlayStation 5 Slim Digital by 481.20 eurosthe cheapest console that Sony has right now. Garmin Forerunner 256 sports watch The first device at a good price on AliExpress is this Garmin Forerunner 265, a very good option if you are looking for a smart watch oriented towards sports activity. It has GPS, a heart rate sensor, a respiratory rate sensor and a ton of recommended training plans, both for running and cycling. In addition, it reaches up to 13 days of autonomy. Using the coupon ‘ESCD06’ and paying with PayPal, you stay in 195.38 euros. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Xiaomi TV Box S (3rd generation) If you have an old television and want to “resurrect” it, a Xiaomi TV Box S could be great for you. It connects to the HDMI port of the TV and allows us to have Google TV on it, so it is also ideal if you have an operating system on your Smart TV that you don’t like for some reason. In addition to all this, it supports 4K content and is compatible with both Dolby Vision and HDR10+. With the same coupon as with the previous device, it goes for 40.72 euros. Xiaomi TV Box S (3rd generation) The price could vary. We earn commission from these links DeLonghi Magnifica S coffee maker A super-automatic coffee maker is perfect for those people who want barista-level coffee at home, but without too many complications. This DeLonghi Magnifica S is one of the best quality-price options, especially now that we can get it for 258 euros paying with PayPal and using the coupon ‘ESCD06’. It has an integrated grinder with 13 different levels, a very easy-to-use interface and a manual vaporizer. Magnifica super-automatic coffee maker The price could vary. We earn commission from these links POCO X8 Pro A recurring device in almost all AliExpress promos is the POCO X8 Pro from Xiaomi and the same thing happens in all of them: it sells like hotcakes. It is a device with a 6.59-inch screen with good peak brightness of 3,500 nits, 1.5 K resolution and 120 Hz. In addition, it has 8 GB of RAM, 256 GB of storage and a Dimensity 8500-Ultra processor that will give us good performance. All rounded off by a good capacity battery (6,500 mAh) with 100 W fast charging. It comes out for 277.63 euros. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links PlayStation 5 Slim Digital And finally, a console: PlayStation 5. This version, the Slim Digital, is the one that comes without a disc reader (which you can buy separately at a later time to install it yourself). Otherwise, it has the same hardware, so we can expect its games to run in 4K resolution and with very good performance. All with a huge catalog of games that, in a few months, will add the expected ‘Grand Theft Auto VI‘. comes out for 481.20 euros. PlayStation 5 Slim Digital 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 | Garmin, Xiaomi, Delonghi, PlayStation In Xataka | The best TVs to play and get the most out of your PS5 or Xbox Series In Xataka | Capsules, super-automatic or manual. The best coffee makers according to your tastes and needs

Venice spent 6 billion on a dam to stop the sea. There are those who already see it as the only future left for the Bay of Cádiz

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In the first two months of 2026, Venice had to raise its large mobile dock 30 times. In the last five years, he has had to do it another 108 times in total. Nobody can say that the work of 6 billion that was going to save the lagoon has not been necessary; What can be said is that it closes so often that it threatens to suffocate just what protects. 2,000 kilometers away, in the bay of Cádiz, the sea is eating away at the largest tidal-influenced saline wetland in Spain. And the shadow of the great dam begins to hover over the problem. Is Venice the future of the Silver Cup? Let’s start by x-raying the problem. The sea has been advancing over the bay for decades, that cannot surprise anyone. Perhaps the only thing that has changed in recent years is that salt farmers, aquaculturists, scientists and ecologists have sat at the same table with a common diagnosis. Its ambition is much smaller than that of Venice, but we are light years away from Venice. What they are asking for is something as simple as the competent administrations coordinating. Coordinate for what? To prevent a good part of the saline wetland from dying. This wetland is structured around the so-called “outside turns“: soft dikes that stop spring tides and storms. They are not “natural things”, they are the product of centuries of human work. And when there is someone who maintains them, they endure, they tame the sea, they control the storms. The problem is that there is almost no one to maintain them. Today, around 80% of the salt mines are abandoned; Of the 160 artisanal salt mines that existed in the 70s, four remain. In other words, what is happening in the Bay is a disaster labeled ‘natural’, but with socioeconomic roots. The result is clear. In points like the south of Puerto Real, the sea advances about 3 meters a year, according to calculations from the University of Cádiz. And it is now just over 200 meters from the first houses. A few kilometers from there, 94,000 inhabitants (the people of San Fernando) live below sea level and this protected natural park is their main line of defense. If the estimates of the Blue Bay Alliance They are right and the sea rises between 55 and 70 centimeters, there will be many people who will suffer the consequences. And we will put our hands on our heads and wonder how it was possible. Then, just then, people will start talking seriously about the wall. But it will be a mistake. So far no one has asked for the Venetian MOSE and, in fact, the ‘concrete’ that the Alliance talks about is something very different and much more surgical. His basic proposal is to return to the walls permeable to the tide: to use all our modern technology to try to rescue traditional engineering. That is, keeping an extremely complex ecosystem alive. And that’s the heart of the matter: the Venice Wall could protect the new parts of San Fernando when the time comes, but it couldn’t keep the bay alive. We have to decide if we want to invest Now it’s cheap, but the risk is diffuse. Or invest later, when it is expensive, but clear and real. Image | Alain Rouiller In Xataka | Venice spent 5 billion euros on flood barriers. Five years later they are already “unsustainable”

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