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LaLiga has found the best way to beat Cloudflare: ally with its competition

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LaLiga carries months at war with Cloudflare. Avoid the illegal emissions From soccer matches via services IPTV has led LaLiga to launch the controversial and criticized IPS indiscriminate blocks series. In that battle, however, LaLiga has ended up launching an unique offensive. The enemy of my enemy is my friend. What LaLiga has done is basically ally with several of Cloudflare competitorsthat have become entities that do present to specifically block domains that are violating the audiovisual rights that they try to protect LaLiga. Vercel, the great prominent. The case of Vercel is paradigmatic. On April 15, in full IPS block fever, the CTO de Vercel, Malte UBL, He published an article In the official blog of the company criticizing the IPS blockages that had also affected their customers. “Users in Spain now face indiscriminate internet block with legitimate websites ceasing to be accessible due to their association with shared IP addresses (…) What began as a measure against piracy has become an irresponsible form of censorship on the Internet.” Where I said I say Diego. That criticism in the blog was accompanied by A message in x of the company’s CEO, Guillermo Rauch, who confirmed how those blockages were already affecting their customers. Three days later the blog article was updated with a singular note: “We are working closely with LaLiga to quickly eliminate the illegal streaming contents.” The blockages were indiscriminate. What we have lived these months has sudo a constant indiscriminate block of IPS that made not only access to illegal broadcasts of football matches, but also thousands of legitimate websites, including companies that companies that They are suffering economic and reputational damage. One of the key questions was if selective and specific blockages could be made. The answer seems to be totally affirmative. But it may not be (if you are not in cloudflare). In LaLiga’s press release, a phrase stood out especially. In it those responsible for LaLiga explained that “collaboration prevents dynamic IPS blockages from being carried out may affect third parties“. That means that theoretically in Vercel, Akamai or CDN77 will be able to make these selective blockages and prohibit access only to domains that infringe Adiovisual rights, and not to all others who share IP with the offending domain. The question is, of course, how they do it. No technical details. We have contacted LaLiga, which did not have the technical details. We have also tried to contact Vercel to try to know how they perform that filtering, but for now we have not obtained an answer. A priori that selective block is feasible, but companies such as Cloudflare defend that they protect the privacy of their customers Thanks to technologies like ECH. Some collaborate in blockages, others do not. That extension of the TLS protocol The name of the domain masks and makes it basically impossible for the operators to know which concrete website the user is accessing when asking for an IP. In Cloudflare and Vercel (for example) the same IP is shared between hundreds or thousands of domains, but while Cloudflare does not collaborate with LaLiga when specifically blocking those domains, Vercel and others do seem that they will begin to do it according to Laliga’s press release. Another setback for cloudflare. This DNS, CDN and Proxy inverse provider has become a valuable ally for thousands of companies worldwide, but His obsession with protecting privacy of his clients he is putting in trouble. French justice – which already acted Against her, Cisco and Google Recently in its fight against piracy – it has recently forced it to Block illegal MotoGP retransmissions. That now its competitors reach agreements with LaLiga raises new difficulties. It is the application of a simple philosophy. Divide and win. With this tactic, LaLiga converts to Vercel, Akamai or CDN77 – in addition to other entities – in “collaborationists” of its cause, leaving cloudflare more and more alone. That can cause a domino effect: if users and companies confirm that “if we use Cloudflare we have problems with the blockages, but if we use Vercel, there can be no potential migration of those users and companies to the services of Cloudflare competitors. But. After these agreements there are still economic interests, and those users and companies end up sacrificing the protection of privacy offered by Cloudflare and other companies to avoid being harmed economic, reputationally or functionally. The problem with this sacrifice is that now the requested blockages are theoretically to protect illegal soccer broadcasts, but a probable threat arises. BLOCKS WITHOUT JUDICIAL GUARDIAN. As Román Ramírez explained (@patowc), cybersecurity expert and creator of Rootedconthis fulfilled in the legal battle against LaLiga. According to him, this “is a way of pressing and extorting.” If LaLiga achieves that collaboration, he adds, the entity has direct access to these suppliers to “cut whatever you want. It is easy to imagine that instead of being an IPTV it is a critical website with Thebes. Without judicial protection and without democratic control.” Image | Tourettes In Xataka | We have been in LaLiga IPS for three months. 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Up to 240 Hz and more shine than ever to assault the high range

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The TVs proposed by Samsung for 2025 They just arrived in Spain. At the beginning of last January, during the last edition of the CES that was held in Las Vegas (USA), We were able to flirt with some of its characteristicsbut at that time this South Korean company had not yet revealed information about its new televisions. Now we have it. In this article we will investigate five of the most interesting models of the porpholio of this manufacturer by 2025: the new Samsung’s flagship television, its two most sophisticated Neo Qled 8k models, and, finally, the two most ambitious Neo Qled 4k televisions of the catalog of this brand. They all land with a artificial intelligence (AI) more refined than the one implemented in last year’s models, but this is not all they propose. They arrive with more novelties, and they are juicy. Samsung Oled, Neo Qled 8k and Neo Qled 4K: Technical Specifications OLED S95F neo qled qn990f 8k neo qled qn900f 8k Neo qled qn90f neo qled qn80f panel QD-OED 4K UHD of 10 bits, 16: 9-looking ratio and 100 Hz soda (up to 165 Hz) Neo qled Lcd goes 8k of 10 bits, 16: 9 -looking ratio and 100 Hz soda (up to 240 Hz) Neo qled lcd goes 8k of 10 bits, 16: 9 -looking ratio and 100 Hz soda (up to 165 Hz) Neo qled Lcd goes 4k of 10 bits, 16: 9 -looking ratio and 120 Hz soda (up to 165 Hz) Neo qled lcd goes 4k of 10 bits, appearance ratio 16: 9 and 50 Hz soda resolution 3,840 x 2,160 points 7,680 x 4,320 points 7,680 x 4,320 points 3,840 x 2,160 points 3,840 x 2,160 points available sizes 55, 65, 77 and 83 inches 65, 75, 85 and 98 inches 65, 75 and 85 inches 43, 50, 55, 65, 75, 85 and 98 inches 50, 55, 65, 75, 85 and 100 inches Retroilumination No Mini-read Mini-read Mini-read Mini-read HDR HDR10+, HDR10 and HLG HDR10+, HDR10 and HLG HDR10+, HDR10 and HLG HDR10+, HDR10 and HLG HDR10+, HDR10 and HLG Image processor NQ4 ai Gen3 Processor NQ8 ai Gen3 Processor NQ8 AI GEN2 Processor NQ4 ai Gen3 Processor NQ4 AI GEN2 Processor sound 70 watts 4.2.2 channels Dolby Atmos OTS+ 90 watts 6.2.4 channels Dolby Atmos OTS PRO 70 watts 4.2.2 channels Dolby Atmos OTS+ 60 watts 4.2.2 channels Dolby Atmos OTS+ 30 watts 4 channels Dolby Atmos OTS LITE connectivity 4 x HDMI 2.1, 3 x USB-A, 1 x USB-C, 1 x Ethernet, 1 x Optical Digital Audio Output, 1 x Rf and 1 x ci ci 5 x HDMI 2.1, 2 x USB-A, 1 x USB-C, 1 x Ethernet, 1 x Optical Digital Audio Output, 1 x Rf and 1 x ci ci 4 x HDMI 2.1, 2 x USB-A, 1 x Ethernet, 1 x Optical digital audio output, 1 x rf and 1 x ci 4 x HDMI 2.1, 2 x USB-A, 1 x Ethernet, 1 x Optical digital audio output, 1 x rf and 1 x ci 4 x HDMI 2.1, 2 x USB-A, 1 x Ethernet, 1 x Optical digital audio output, 1 x rf and 1 x ci Wireless connectivity Wi-Fi 5 Bluetooth 5.3 Wi-Fi 6e Bluetooth 5.3 Wi-Fi 6e Bluetooth 5.3 Wi-Fi 5 Bluetooth 5.3 Wi-Fi 5 Bluetooth 5.3 Operating system Tizen Os Tizen Os Tizen Os Tizen Os Tizen Os price From 2,399 euros (55 inches) From 5,999 euros (65 inches) From 3,699 euros (65 inches) 1,799 euros (55 inches) 1,349 euros (55 inches) Samsung TV 55 inches OLED S95F 4K Smart TV with Vision AI, screen without reflections with Glare Free and Motion Xcelerator 165Hz * Some price may have changed from the last review Samsung TV 65 inches neo qled qn990f 8k mini LED, smart tv with vision ai, connection without cables, screen without reflections glare free and up to 240Hz * Some price may have changed from the last review Samsung TV 65 inches neo qled qn900f 8k mini led smart tv with vision ai, screen without reflections with Glare Free and Motion Xcelerator 165Hz * Some price may have changed from the last review Samsung TV 55 inches neo qled qn90f 4k mini led smart tv with vision ai, screen without reflections with glare free and quantum matrix technology plus * Some price may have changed from the last review Samsung TV 55 inches neo qled qn80f 4k mini led smart tv with vision ai, quantum matrix technology core, motion xcelerator 144Hz and gaming hub * Some price may have changed from the last review The OLED S95F collects the witness of one of the best televisions of 2024 Samsung Oled S95F. In my opinion, the television with an organic panel that Samsung proposed in 2024, the OLED S95Dit is a jewel for its image quality. The model that you can see except for these lines is its successor, the new OLED S95F, and arrives with two important novelties: A new matrix QD-OED capable of delivering shine peaks close to 4,000 nits in a minimum panel portion, and almost 2,000 nits in a 10%window; and also with new image processing algorithms and sound through AI. There is a small advance: in a few weeks we can analyze it thoroughly, and, of course, we will explain if the OLED S95F model is really better than its predecessor. An interesting benefit of his panel that is worth not overlooking the players is that he can work at 165 Hz. And in what refers to HDR there is nothing new: Processes Content HDR10+, HDR10 and HLGbut not Dolby Vision. And keep the four entries HDMI 2.1 of rigor. The expected 5 HDMI 2.1 entries are already here (although only in the flagship model) We are now with Samsung’s flagship television by 2025, the Neo QLED QN990F 8K. This model with LCD panel is incorporated, on paper, mini-LED backlighting and the most advanced image processing this televisions manufacturer currently. In fact, … Read more

There is only one correct way to place the toilet paper. A patent ended the debate in 1891

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We have been freeing all kinds of battles, and in some cases the response passed between disputes of each other. Among those debates there is one that never seems to disappear because both sides have it as clear. We refer to toilet paper and correct way to hang it. If we take decades to achieve a significant advance of the roll, it makes sense that the controversy has endured. The funny thing is that the answer was from the beginning. A “war” of the century and a half. Eternal dispute over How to hang up The toilet paper (with the “above” or “below” sheet) has generated opinions found, family debates and even discussions lit. Those who prefer the “OVER” method (above) Feel practical and hygienic reasons: it is easier to locate the end of the paper, reduce the risk of wall contact (and therefore with germs) and is visually more orderly. However, on the other sidewalk, the supporters of the “under” (below) appeal to a more discreet appearance and the fact that, for example, it makes it difficult for pets or children at home unwind the whole paper. An enlightened invention. However, all this controversy seems to have found an official response in an unexpected place: a document more than 130 years ago. In 2015, writer Owen Williams He rescued an image historical of Google Patents Archives which showed the patent recorded in 1891 by Seth Wheeler, nothing more and nothing less than the inventor of the perforated toilet paper. In it, it is clearly enlightened how the paper should be hung: above the roll (image below). The patent, registered by Albany Perforated Wraping Paper Company, includes unequivocal diagrams in which the paper unwinds from the front. The Wheeler patent Wheeler’s reasons. The inventor not only patented the concept of perforated paper in 1871, but, two decades later, perfected the roll design, with the intention of minimizing waste and facilitating its use without the need for complicated portarrolls. Your goal It was efficiencydo not feed endless debates: “My improved roll can be used in simpler supports,” wrote in the text of the patent. In its original conception, the paper had to fall forward to facilitate the individual tear of the perforated leaves, thus avoiding accidental unwinders or an unnecessary waste. Yes, Nokia played toilet paper before mobile Rescue science. There are more data that corroborate that the “pro-insane” are right. Science also supports this orientation for purely health reasons. According to Dr. Christian Moro explainedProfessor of Health Sciences at the Bond University, hanging the paper with the blade above reduces the risk that users touch the rear wall of the support when looking for the end of the roll, which can minimize that propagation of bacteria. Moro remembered that among the potential infection agents which can be found in the bathrooms are streptococcus, staphylococcus, E. coli and common cold viruses, all capable of transmitting through contact with contaminated surfaces. Preventing the hands from entering unnecessary contact with the wall or roll support is, therefore, a simple but effective measure to reduce the risk of infection in shared spaces. An invention … to review? Beyond the debate on how it should be placed, in recent years others have appeared around the invention. Explained the New York Times In a column that although its invention represented at the time a technical improvement with respect to previous methods (which included, attention, leaves, marine shells, sticks with sponges or even reusable ceramics), the persistence of its use reveals less a functional efficacy than a cultural resistance to abandoning the family. Here appears the Covid-19 Pandemia, at which time the toilet paper acquired An unusual prominence: Not because of its medical utility, but as a symbol of control against chaos. The Collective hysteria He led to empty shelves, ignoring that neither the supply was threatened nor the role was the most hygienic solution. And despite this, experts agree that it is far from being the cleanest or healthier option. The evidence. The Times explained That researchers in infectious diseases and colorectal health agree that the exclusive use of paper does not guarantee adequate cleaning and can, in fact, cause irritations and favor disease transmission. Among the pathogenic agents that can survive in poorly eliminated fecal remains are those germs and bacteria that we comment before and that are the cause of urinary infections. Even traces of the same were detected Coronavirus at the time in human feces. According to Dr. H. Randolph Bailey, colorectal surgeon in Houston, many anal ailments that he observes in consultation come from Excessive cleaning or with inappropriate products, such as wet wipes with irritating perfumes and chemicals. Water as a solution. Here a parallel debate opens, surely more bitter. The reason? The most hygienic method, according to many specialists, is the rinse with water, either by drums or similar. In Japan, for example, smart toilets with jets of warm water They are the normwhile in the West adoption remains marginal. The reasons are not technical or economic (today there are compact and accessible solutions), but rather cultural. Bidé rejection has been historically associated with prejudices of modest During World War IIwhen American soldiers met the bida in French brotheses, which made them “suspect” objects. The anecdote of an American tourist who confused it with a bathtub For babies illustrates to what extent the discomfort in the face of the unknown has stopped its adoption, even in France, where it was originally common. O Tallitas. In recent times a “plan C” has emerged in front of the fundamentalists of roll or water: wet wipes. The problem is that it has been accompanied by Environmental consequences. Its accumulation in sewerage networks, combined with fat and waste, has given rise to huge obstructions (known in the world Anglo as “Fatbergs“) capable of collapsing urban sanitation systems. Under that prism, instead of improving the panorama, the wipes have added a new problem to another already existing one, fed by an industry that promotes … Read more

How to download Threads videos from the browser and without using websites or applications

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Let’s explain you in a simple way How to download Threads videosthe social microblogging network of X and Bluesky of Instagram. In this way, if there is any video that someone publishes and wants to keep, you will know a simple way to do so. We are going to tell you how you can download the Threads videos without using any website or applicationso that you do not expose your privacy. Because even though you open them and click on them the option does not appear, there is a method that you can follow to get it easily. How to lower Threads videos The first thing you have to do is press the video you want to download. When you do, right click, and in the menu that appears click on the option of Inspect That will appear below. Depending on the browser you use, this option can be a bit different, but in general it will be inspection of this element. This will open a window with many data on the side of the browser. In this window, click on your tab Grid. What this tab does is show you the contents that are loaded from the page where you are. Then, click on the video to stop it or reproduce it again, or to advance its content. With that, a row with a code will be shown on the list, where In the column Guy You will see what it puts Average. When there is a marked element on this list as averageIt means that it is a multimedia element. It is the name of the video file. Here, what you have to do is right click on the file, and Choose the option New In the menu that will appear. This will open the video in another tab. But it will open the video directly from the source and without going through the protections imposed by the Threads website. Now, right click on the video, and you can now click on the option to download or save it That will appear. In Xataka Basics | Threads guide: 28 functions and tricks to be able to squeeze the social network to the maximum

diurnal solar surpluses, night spikes … and increasingly cheaper batteries

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For years, conversation about the future of Spanish electricity has been reduced to fear of two words: “China photovoltaic”. Panels cheap and reasonably efficient. But the final weapon is not arriving in containers from Shanghai, but increasingly frequently in the van of a neighborhood installer: lithium batteries packs that allow reducing the dependence of the conventional electricity grid. Cut the cable. Or, at least, loosen it. The cheaper that changes the rules Past, present and future of the storage price: 2015: Storing a kilowatt-Hora cost more than 1,100 dollars/kWh. 2024: according to Bloombergnefthe average price of the pack was at 115 dollars/kWh (about 105 euros/kWh), after a 20% drop in the last year. 2026-2027: By then, the same consultant estimates that the psychological bar of the 100 dollars/kWh will be broken. With these prices, Storing domestic energy costs less than the term valley of the PVPC ratewhich now ranges between 0.11 and approximately 0.13 euros/kWh. That makes the battery the natural complement of any roof with panels and a direct enemy of the demand managed by the distributors. To understand the impact of this cheaper on the accounts of the companies in the sector, you have to understand how they earn money. Iberdrola. Its 2024 ebitda, According to its annual resultsit was almost 17,000 million euros, broken down like this: Networks: 6,423 million euros. 38% of the total. Generation and customers: 10,425 million euros. 62%. 52% of Iberdrola’s investment goes to networks, its most stable and regulated segment. Endesa. Its 2024 Ebitda reached 5,300 million euros, with a similar distribution: Electric distribution: 1,750 million (approximately 33%). The rest comes mainly from generation and marketing. Naturgy. With an Ebitda of 5,400 million in 2024: ELECTRIC NETWORKS AND GAS: They represent approximately 45% of the business. The company has increased its investment in this segment by 15% compared to the previous year. For all these companies, Each kilowatt-hora that does not circulate through its networks directly impacts its profitability. Today, the threat is hypothetical, but tomorrow it will be arithmetic. Battery and panel: the combo that takes off According to data from Auto: In 2021, only 2% of residential facilities included battery. In 2024 that figure reached 71%. And they are not just coastal chalets, hybrid kits reach peripheral single -family and even communities of pioneering neighbors. With subsidies and 2.0TD rateamortization drops between 6 and 8 years, and energy self -sufficiency touches 80% in optimal conditions. Electric grid as electron pipe begins to stagger. And not only because of the fall in the demand managed, but because the flow is reversed. In the moments of sun and low demand, thousands of homes are beginning to return energy to the network or simply not need it. For a company that invests billions in transport and distribution infrastructures, that is a problem. But the regulatory framework is starting to move. And your address is not clear. The CNMC has on the table The new toll methodology for the period 2026–2031. Among the Options in consultation: Move part of the fixed costs of the network at the end of power, and begin to remunerate flexibility services, such as storage or coordinated discharge of domestic batteries. They are two changes with opposite consequences: The first penalizes the self -consumer with drums, although he barely consumes. The second rewards it, if your battery helps to balance the network at critical moments. Everything will depend on how normative design is related. And who is heard more. But for now, the government Last the arrival of aid for energy storage through 700 million Feder funds. This transformation is not an isolated case. Several European and American electricity have understood the message before the Spanish. And they have begun to move. Nextera has already hired 81 GW from Solar With storage for 2027, with a good part behind the accountant. That is, in homes. Enel x He has launched virtual power plants pilots (VPPS) In Italy and agreements to display regulated batteries. EDF He is exploring flexibility markets in the United Kingdom and France. In Spain, Endesa has timidly begun to explore this land with its project FlexiCy In Malaga. The background logic is clear: The network will remain necessary, but less as a unidirectional route and more as a smart platform for exchange and balance. And the interesting thing It is not so much the exact point in which we are, but the slope of the curve. According to The International Energy Agencyto meet the objectives set in COP28, world storage capacity It must be multiplied by six before 2030. Of which 1,200 GW must come from batteries. Spain, with its diurnal solar surpluses and nocturnal peaks of consumption, is one of the most fertile land in Europe for that transition. Despite the fear of these years to the threat that came by boat – Chinese plates – the real threat is the one that arrives in a van. In lithium, phosphate and iron packages that allow each home to keep their own energy. In that context, The network business is focused on a transformation: to bill kilowatts to offer guarantees of energy continuity. And there is the key: whoever adapts to the new model will not only resist better. You can also lead it. In Xataka | We have second to second the data on the great blackout in Spain. They complicate everything even more Outstanding image | EcoFlow

The best paid CEO in the US is not in Apple or Tesla. It is a complete stranger of a company that you had not heard

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When we think of the CEOs Better paid on the planet Surely we repeat a small group of people at the controls of some of the great technological corporations that dominate the present. We would not be unchanged in figures such as Tim Cook, Satya Nadella or Mark Zuckerberg, but none of them approaches the emoluments received by the Jafazo best paid in the United States. The curious thing about this story is that you have not heard in your life or the CEO, nor the company it directs. A complete stranger at the top. In an environment, that of the great corporations, dominated by omnipresent names such as Tim Cook, Elon Musk or Jensen Huang, the title of the best paid CEO of 2024 did not fell in any of them, but in an executive practically unknown to the general public: James Anderson. As? Yes, the man is in charge of COHERENTa technological company based in Saxonburg, Pennsylvania, dedicated to the manufacture of network and laser systems. Anderson received a total remuneration of 101.5 million dollarssurpassing by a wide margin to figures such as Brian Niccol de Starbucks or Satya Nadella de Microsoft. Its impressive salary package positions it as the only CEO of the Ranking of Equila (which analyzed the 100 companies with income greater than one billion dollars) to exceed the barrier of the nine digits in compensation, in a year in which the average salary of an CEO reached a record of 25.6 million dollars. The stock market effect and a distortion. Although Anderson has a base salary of little more than one millionits incorporation to Coherent in June 2024 made its remuneration in cash be limited to only $ 81,538, along with a signature bonus of half a million. The rest, 99.4% of its emoluments, came from a Actions package whose value was shot unexpectedly. The reason: the enthusiasm of the market after the announcement of its appointment catapulted the price of coherent shares, thus generating an inflationary effect on the value of its shareholding concessions. The company, in Your proxy reporteven recognized this paradox: the actions were valued using a 30 -day mobile average that did not reflect the posterior stock market explosion, which artificially amplified the amount of the package. In addition, the payment included compensation for the loss of deferred actions accumulated during its previous stage in Semiconductor Laticewhere it was considered key in the exponential growth of the stock market value. The Top 10 of 2024 Domino effect. The impact of his Latetice departure and his arrival in Coherent was immediate. On the same day of the ad, the market value of Latice fell 15.5%which represented a loss of 1.6 billion dollars, while Coherent shares rose 22.9%, adding about 2,000 million in stock market capitalization. Since then, Coherent has maintained sustained growth, while Latice has retreated 34%. To all this, we must add that Anderson, Electrical Engineer With titles of MIT, Purdue and the University of Minnesota, it has a proven history: During their management in Lattice, the actions rose more than 875%, exceeding by broad margin to the S&P 500. In other words: its reputation as a silent transformer seems to have become an asset as valuable as any product line. The era of actions as salary. In the background, Anderson’s case illustrates a Dominant trend In contemporary executive compensation: retribution in shares represents near the 73% of the average total salary of the ceos, According to equilationwith a 41% increase compared to the previous year. This form of remuneration, linked to stock market performance rather than immediate results, has allowed to justify very high compensations, even in companies where the benefits do not always accompany. For example, Summit Singh, Chewy CEO, He received 35.1 million in 2024 Although the actions of the company 60% fellthe worst performance of the entire list. In contrast, Jensen Huang, from Nvidia (the firm with Best stock yield of the year, with an increase of 215%) received 34.1 million, although Your personal fortune It is estimated at 92,000 million thanks to its shareholding of 3.5%. Map of “tech” salaries a year earlier Benefits, security and inequality. There is much more, of course. In fact, in addition to wages and actions, many CEOs enjoy luxurious additional benefits. They counted in Barrons That Tim Cook, for example, received more than $ 780,000 in personal security services and another 655,000 on private flights. Starbucks, meanwhile, provides its CEO flights exclusively in private jets. Plus: This type of expenses has become more common due to growing concerns for security, especially after UNITEDHEALTH GROUP CEO Murder in a street in New York. In fact, a parallel study of equilation shows that almost a third of the S&P 500 companies already offer some type of executive protection, in this case a 28% increase Regarding 2023. The enigma Elon Musk. Yes, you may have realized that The richest man The planet has not appeared much until now. Elon Musk, although absent from the ranking because Tesla He has not presented Even your proxy report is still a key figure. Its previous ten -year compensation plan, approved in 2018 and currently valued in about 70,000 millionwas canceled twice By a delaware judge and now awaits a resolution in the state Supreme Court. This episode, together with the growing disconnection between real performance and executive remuneration, has fed criticism about the lack of effective controls in corporate wages. As Dean Baker summed upco -founder of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, “there is no real control over what is paid to the CEOS”, adding that many are not extraordinary, although they are paid as if they were. Citing these days, Warren Buffett, I remembered: “I try to invest in companies so good that even an idiot can direct them, because sooner or later, someone will do it.” Reflection of an era. In summary, at a time where salary inequality and wealth concentration generate increasingly intense debates, Anderson’s story It represents both … Read more

Marc Murtra and his 180º turn compared to Álvarez-Pallete

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Telefónica’s price It has just reached 4.5 eurosits highest level in three years. Just when the new executive president, Marc Murtra, turns his first hundred days at the helm of the Teleco. Why is it important. From the appointment of Murtra in January, the revaluation of Telefónica exceeds 16%. A stock market resurrection that confirms market confidence in the strategic review designed by the former president of Indra to save a telecus whose value 57% had collapsed during Álvarez-Pallete’s mandate. The Catalan engineer has achieved in three months what Telefónica had been trying for years: to recover the favor of investors. And he has done so by executing a very different vision than his predecessor. The panoramic. Murtra has identified two existential problems for Telefónica: Latin American ruin and the ballast of being perceived as a traditional telecus in a technological world. In Latin America, the subsidiaries have weighed the results with millionaire losses: 1,327 million in Argentina, 872 million in Peru (which entered into the bankruptcy of creditors) and 437 million in Chile. The rhythm of divestment has accelerated brutally: Argentina sold for 1,190 million to the Clarín group, Colombia on sale to Millicom for 370 million, and Peru practically given away for 900,000 euros to Integra Tec. The turning point. While leaving the continent that became a financial bleeding for the company – Brazil on the margin -, Murtra has positioned Telefónica as the protagonist in the European consolidation of the sector, raising the debate from the business to the geopolitical. His Inaugural speech at the Mobile World Congress From Barcelona he went straight to the heart of Brussels: “It is time for large European telecommunications companies to consolidate and grow to create technological capacity.” Between the lines. The strategy has two pillars: End the Latin American expansion (except Brazil, which is still profitable) and focus efforts on European markets with greater profitability and legal certainty. Transform Telefónica from a traditional telecus to a technological company, taking advantage of the fact that almost half of its business income (43%) They already come from non -traditional services. With Emilio Gayo as CEO, the duo is creating a balance between operational execution (Gayo) and strategic vision (Murtra) that is working. It is no accident that Gayo has achieved Telefónica España growing in income, Ebitda and customers For the first time since 2018. And now what. Analysts expect Telefónica to reduce their investments in fiber infrastructure to focus more on technological aspects, freeing Indra from this mission so that focus on the defense and aerospace sector. Meanwhile, the market expects important operations, with Vodafone Spain and Digi as possible acquisition objectives to strengthen its position in Spain first … and in Europe later. The turn. The exceptional thing about this change is that Telefónica is about to give Sorpasso to herself: Become a technology services company above Teleco. This turning point where more than half of its business turnover will proceed with technological services, not voice or data, is close. His new narrative as a European tractor is being well received by a market that had been waiting for a pragmatic, clear and decisive turn. The times of the global expansion without control have been left behind. For retailers who have been seeing their heritage for years, this change of course is the arrival of spring. One that can reverde the laurels, even if it is a bit, of the old Matildes. In Xataka | The EU has spent years fiercely fighting monopolies. Teresa Ribera has other plans for telecos Outstanding image | Telefónica

Every month that passes, Tesla’s breakdown is greater. And that begins to be a real problem for the company

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We begin to have sales data in European countries. The acea data will arrive in the last week of May but, little by little, we are knowing sales in the main European markets. And, once again, the data for Tesla are dramatic. It was expected. It was almost waiting. With each new quarter that begins, Tesla lowers its sales. The company has long followed a registration strategy that leads to enroll a greater number of vehicles in March, June, September and December. Consequently, January, April, July and October, when the quarter begins, pays the consequences with a good hangover. Spain. The data in our country confirms it. In January the brand already gave evident symptoms that something did not march well. Neither the Tesla Model 3 nor the Tesla Moda and sneaked into the 10 best -selling electric cars of our country which gave an idea that the company had cars stored in stock After a final push in 2024 to make up the photo of the year. Now, three months later, Tesla Model 3 loses the first position again. In March he had recovered ground (and is still the best selling car in what we have been) but the Renault 5 and Kia Ev3 They have overcome them again. Right now, Tesla is leaving in our country more than 16% fall. The damage in the case of Tesla Model 3 is lower. It is 9% compared to the accumulated of January-April of 2024 and it is not a bad figure if we take into account that the Tesla Model and is falling 25.46%. The electric SUV was its best selling car and right now it has placed almost half of the units that a model 3 in setback. Still worse. The data They are still worse Out of Spain. Our country does not cease to have a relatively small electric market, so the oscillations are more evident and represented by larger numbers. However, the fall of Tesla in the main markets are striking. In April 2025, the following falls are counted with data from Bloomberg: Sweden: -80.7% Netherlands: -73.8% Portugal: -33% France: -59.4% Germany: -46% United Kingdom: -62% In April, the company only grew in Norway and Italy. In the accumulated of the year, Tesla has fallen 60% in Germany, more than 50% in the Netherlands, Sweden and Denmark and the only reason why it barely falls in the United Kingdom is because They could have diverted cars from other markets with a right -hand flyer to the islands. In a very bad time. So far we have been talking about the Tesla Model and Juniper hangover. The electric SUV update has undoubtedly slowed the sales of the new car. Because the production has reduced, there is a stock of the outgoing model to which it has had to leave and because there will be clients who have waited for aesthetic update to buy the most affordable models (it arrived exclusively wearing the most expensive option). The problem is that after a year in which the electric car noticed the first symptoms of wear, Europe has put the direct With this technology. We still have no official data from the entire continent but it is palpable that the number of electric cars in what we have been over is higher than 2024. The electric car market share has gone from 12% to 15.1% in the continent and have registered 412,997 units for 333,428 last year in the first quarter. We are at a growth of 23.9%. The competition squeezes. That means that competition begins to eat ground to Elon Musk’s company. Every day that passes is market share inside the electric car that is being left in Europe. With data from the first quarter of 2024, in Europe Tesla has gone from 2.4% market share of 1.3%. A 45%drop has been left. Volkswagen It has become the Super Survents of electric cars. After many problems with a Volkswagen id His secret has been the sale of the Great Electric Berlina. But, in addition, to these sales we must add those of Skoda, Cupra and Audiwhich improves the general photography of the group. At the same time, Kia Ev3 has entered the market very force And the Renault 5 is being a sales success in these first measures of the year, especially in France. A bump? As we say, it remains to know if what we have in front of Tesla is a bump, if it is going through a bad time that will remain as mere anecdote or if it really begins to have problems to place their cars. The arrival of Tesla Model and Juniper should end these sensations but the doubts begin to emerge. Because although in our test we count that the Electric SUV of Tesla remains a product that is above Of the competition, the truth is that there are more and more alternatives that move in about 30,000 euros and there Tesla is missing. It seems urgent for the company that can put a more affordable electric car on the market. Begins to be urgent. Seen what last numbers presentedfor the company it is urgent to lift the flight. The company has opted in recent months that it would begin to generate money with its autonomous driving systems, either with Robotaxis or with Sales to third parties. A commitment to which they have not taken revenues yet. At the same time, sales figures are not being expected. For the first time, in 2024 Tesla did not sell more cars than the previous year. Start worrying about 2025, just when competition You need to sell more cars electric And we have no 25,000 euros car Not one cheaper version of the current Model 3 or Model Y. The perspectives, of course, are not the best. Photo | Xataka In Xataka | Tesla begins to discover what happens when you lose your competitive advantage: its benefits have collapsed 71%

The US has become the great “donor”

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In recent months we have proven to what extent the commercial policy of the United States affects the rest of the world (and vice versa). The threat of a commercial war between Europe and the North American country has been markedly diluted but has made us reconsider the role that international trade plays in our daily actions. Because this affects details that sometimes we would not suspect. The United States is the main exporter of medical products in the world, something that may not be so surprising. This is true if we talk about medical equipment, but It is also If we talk about something as particular as Blood plasma. Because yes, this key component of our blood also thickens international accounting data in some countries. First of all, perhaps it is convenient to clarify what is exactly plasma. Blood plasma is essentially the liquid part of the blood. In this liquid where red blood cells, leukocytes or white blood cells, and platelets are suspended. The plasma It is mainly composed of water, proteins such as immunoglobulins, coagulation and albumin factors, in addition to salts that exert electrolytes. We can obtain blood plasma through donations in two ways. One, through plasma donations (plasmapheresis). In this process, blood is extracted to the patient, blood from which the plasma is separated and removed at the same time that the rest of the liquid components are returned to the donor. Plasma can also be obtained from conventional blood donations. According to Explain the Transfusion Center of the Community of Madridthe plasma obtained from conventional blood donations is enough to meet all transfusion needs of patients. However, at least in Spain, the plasma extracted by this route is not enough to produce hemoderivates from the proteins present in the plasma or PDMP (PLASMA-DERIVED Medicinal Products), important in treatments not related to blood or plasma transfusions. Where there is lack, there is business. And this is example the United States. During the last yearsblood plasma has represented around 2.5% of exports in this country. Although the pandemic significantly limited the availability of this vital fluid in the North American country, in 2022 plasma exports They were 2.69%. And this is due to a huge rhythm of collection. According to A study Posted in 2023 in the magazine Transfusion Medicine and Hemotherapy, about 67% of plasma volume collected in the world was obtained in the US. In contrast, Europe contributes about 14%. Interestingly, Europe is the largest plasma supplier recovered (extracted from complete blood donations). Money issue? The disparate situation on each sides of the “puddle” has led some to consider the compensation model prevailing in Europe. The reason is that, In the USpaying for blood plasma is perfectly legal, while in the countries of our environment, this possibility is more limited. In Europe the idea of ​​non -enrichment from the human body and its parts prevails, a position also defended by the World Health Organization. This does not exclude payments in some contexts or Nor does it guarantee Transparency in the legislation of all European surroundings countries. The debate on whether this is the best model has been open for some years. “The EU legal framework for blood and blood components was not developed with the need for an increase in collection of plasma in mind ”, defended a couple of years ago Maarten van Baelen, executive director of Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association (PPTA) Europe, in Declarations collected by Politic. “A growing need for plasma medicines and a growing dependence on the US plasma requires a change in policy to face how we collect and increase plasma collection in Europe.” For others, the payment for donations has a difficult ethical lace: it is common that the idea of ​​paying for an organ as a liver or an eye is uncomfortable, but is.how or where to draw the limit? It is a question that, as long as we are not able to answer in a consensual way, can limit our If someone might seem predisposed to defend the existence of this type of market would be economists. Because also for these there is some debate. On the blog and homonymous book FreakonomiksStephen Dubner and Steven Levitt considered this issue. They did it by mentioning two studies with diverse resigades but not necessarily opposite. One of them, published in 1970 by Richard Titmuss, in which a counterintuitive effect was observed, that payments not only did not contribute to improve donations, but rather on the contrary. He Second studymore recent, published in 2013 in Sciencenoted that the rewards did work, although these rewards They did not have to be monetary: The study also contemplated forms of compensation such as free days or gift checks. In Xataka | The heart of a 58 -year -old man has just made history: pumps blood with a titanium armor and magnetic levitation Image | Lucas Oliveira

The Tech Week arrives at Amazon. These are five of the best offers in teles, VR glasses, projectors and more

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Before confirming if this year there will be a new Prime Day 2025 (Something that would not surprise us), Amazon has decided to launch a new campaign oriented, in this case, to technological products. During the so -called Tech Week We can find some cheapest devices, especially in relation to televisions, projectors and the like. Yes indeed, The campaign will end on May 13 unless the stocks of a certain product are exhausted. LG OLED42C44LA by 779.90 eurosa good TV with OLED screen that is compatible with Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision technologies. Htc lives pro 2 full kit by 799 eurosa complete kit to make the leap to virtual reality with very complete glasses. Epson EF-21W by 689.99 eurosa laser projector with Google TV operating system. LG 86NANO81T6A by 1,049.90 eurosa screen with a screen of no less than 86 inches. Sandisk Extreme Pro by 50.09 eurosa microSDXC card with 512 GB storage capacity. LG OLED42C44LA One of the best offers of Amazon’s Tech Week campaign is found on a LG TV. Specifically we talk about the LG OLED42C44LAa Smart TV OLED with 42 -inch screen that has dropped to the 779.90 euros. In addition to its screen, it stands out for being compatible with Dolby Vision, HDR10 and Dolby Atmos. The voice assistant also integrates Alexa And it comes with FilmMaker mode (for films and series) and with NVIDIA G-SYNC or AMD FREESYNC (for video games). LG OLED42C44LA (OLED, 42 inches) * Some price may have changed from the last review Htc lives pro 2 full kit Make the leap to VR glasses It’s nothing cheap, but if you have been wanting to do it for a while and looking for a good price, Htc lives pro 2 In its full kit configuration it is at Amazon at its minimum historical price and can be purchased for 799 euros. The glasses come with dual LCD panels that offer a Resolution of 2,448 x 2,448 pixels per eye. They integrate headphones and have Bluetooth and USB-C connectivity. The kit includes glasses, controls and two Station 2.0 base. * Some price may have changed from the last review Epson EF-21W The same goes for projectors, especially with those with laser technology. Normally we find some somewhat exorbitant prices – generally near (or more) of 1,000 euros – but during the Amazon tech week we have the Epson EF-21W by 689.99 eurosthe minimum historical price of the store. The EPSON EF-21W is a compact laser projector that offers an image projection of Up to 150 inches with Full HD resolution. It stands out for its Google TV operating system, but it also does it because it is compatible with HDR10, integrates speakers and has automatic Keystone correction and Chromecast. In addition, it includes a USB-A, Bluetooth and HDMI port. * Some price may have changed from the last review LG 86NANO81T6A On the other hand, if what you are looking for is a huge television for the living room, but you do not want to spend a fortune, Amazon has a very good price to the LG 86NANO81T6Aa Nanocell Smart TV with screen of no less than 86 inches. This screen also offers a 4K resolution, 120 Hz refreshment rate, HDR10 compatibility and includes filmMaker mode and 10 more image configuration modes. Its price is in this case 1,049.90 euros. On the other hand, its operating system is webos 24, includes the multipant function To see several contents at the same time – useful on such large screens – integrates the voice assistant Alexa And it comes with four HDMI ports: one of them is HDMI EARC and another is HDMI 2.1. LG 86NANO81T6A (86 inches) * Some price may have changed from the last review Sandisk Extreme Pro If you need a good microSD card, during the Tech Week we can also find several offers – some better than others. The most interesting for its value for money is Sandisk Extreme Pro of 512 GBsince it has dropped to the 50.09 euros in what is the minimum historical price of the store. This microSDXC card offers a reading speed of up to 200 Mbps and a writing speed up to 140 Mbps. It is a class A2 card, it comes with an SD adapter and it is resistant to different temperatures, water, blows and even x -rays. Sandisk Extreme Pro (512GB) * Some price may have changed from the last review Some of the links of this article are affiliated and can report a benefit to Xataka. In case of non -availability, offers may vary. Images | Amazon and buying (header), LG, HTC, Epson, Sandisk In Xataka | Best televisions in quality price. Which to buy and seven recommended 4K 4K In Xataka | Best home film projectors. Which to buy and five recommended models from 299 to 18,000 euros

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