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Today at Lidl (and for less than 60 euros) this compact Philips air fryer with a recipe app

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Although it may seem that everyone already has an air fryer at home, if you are one of those who have not yet succumbed to this small appliance or want to renew the one you already have at home, you are in luck because in next week’s Lidl brochure we have found this Philips air fryer 4.2 liters per 59.99 euros. Although you won’t have to wait until next Friday, June 19 (which is when it goes on sale in physical stores), since it is already available in its online store at the same price. Philips Series 2000 Air Fryer NA229/00, with 4.2 l capacity The price could vary. We earn commission from these links And if the 4.2 liters of this Philips air fryer are not enough for you, on Amazon you have other larger capacity fryers at a good price. An example of this is also this one from the same brand and range (Philips Airfryer 2000 Series), with a 6.2 liter capacity and window that you can buy now reduced by 89 euros. Philips Airfryer 2000 Series – 6.2L Classic Fryer with Window The price could vary. We earn commission from these links A brand-name air fryer at an outlet price This model of air fryer from Philips stands out for offering a perfect balance between exterior size and cooking space. It has a 4.2 liter capacity bucket, which is an ideal size for prepare portions for two or three people (for example, up to 500 grams of French fries in one go) without taking up half of the kitchen counter. The key to this device is technology RapidAir patented by Philips. Thanks to its internal design in the shape of a sea star at the base, hot air circulates at high speed throughout the basket. This means that the food is cooked completely evenly. That is, they are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside using up to 90% less fat compared to a conventional fryer. Furthermore, with its 1,500 W of powerit does not need preheating, which will allow you to save time and up to 70% energy compared to a traditional electric oven. On the front we find a digital touch panel very intuitive. From there you can regulate the temperature and time manually, or select one of its preset programs with a single touch. Another point to highlight is how easy it is to clean it. Both the basket and the inner rack have a high quality non-stick coating and they are completely dishwasher safe. Plus, if you’re lacking inspiration in the kitchen, the Philips HomeID mobile app gives you access to hundreds of recipes designed specifically for this model. ⚡ IN SUMMARY: offer for Philips series 2000 air fryer at lidl ✅ THE BEST Philips warranty and technology: the brand practically invented this segment. Its air circulation system is light years ahead of cheap generic models. Efficient consumption: As it does not require preheating and cooks quickly, the impact on the electricity bill is minimal. ❌ THE WORST Fair capacity for large families… With 4.2 liters it falls short if there are 4 or more people at home; In that case it is better to jump to 5.5 or 6 liter models. Without double basket… By having a single cooking area, if you want to make meat and garnish at the same time you will have to mix them or calculate the times to add them in stages. 💡 BUY IT IF… If you are a couple, a single person or a family of three, it is the ideal size to optimize daily portions without wasting energy or space. ⛔ DON’T BUY IT IF… You have to cook for many, you will have to make several batches, so you will lose the advantage of saving time. You may also be interested in these accessories for your new air fryer Cecotec Pack 3 Circular Silicone Molds for 2.4-5L Airfryer Cecofry Bucket Pack Accessories S The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Xyvor 2 Pezzi Silicone Mold Air Fryer 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 | Webedia and Philips In Xataka | In my family we have retired the toaster for the air fryer: why we no longer use another method for breakfast bread In Xataka | This is how we make bread (with and without gluten) in my family: since we tried the air fryer, we have not turned on the oven again

“The demand for AI chips exceeds us, and will continue to do so for years”

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CC Wei, the current president and CEO of TSMC, knows exactly what he has on his hands. Recently has communicated to shareholders that this Taiwanese company will not be able to fully meet the global demand for chip production. artificial intelligence (AI). And this situation will last for several years. The trigger for this scenario is the insatiable demand for AI chips from the data centers that are being built around the planet. Intel is setting up several cutting-edge integrated circuit production plants. Samsung, too. And TSMC is working on building new state-of-the-art factories in Taiwan, the US, Germany and Japan. Despite this effort, the future looks full of dark clouds. TSMC maintains its forecast It expects a 30% increase in sales this year, but it could sell more if its production infrastructure were able to absorb the current demand for AI semiconductors. Despite this scenario, the head of TSMC has anticipated that his company will not take advantage of this bottleneck to suddenly increase the price of wafers. And he will not do it for a compelling reason: he prefers to guarantee the stability of his business. What will most likely happen is that the cost will rise little by little, so that it can be absorbed by the market without triggering a fracture. If the AI ​​bubble does not burst, demand will continue to grow The factories that TSMC has in operation in Taiwan, and, above all, the plants that it is building in Hsinchu, Taichung and Kaohsiung, play a leading role in this company’s medium-term strategy. However, its most media project is its new facility in Arizona (USA). The plant that is already in operation has been producing 4 nm chips since 2024 in the N4 lithographic nodewhich belongs to the 5nm FinFET family. TSMC needs to reinforce its production infrastructure in the US in an attempt to meet demand This factory, known as Fab 21, made $514 million in profit last year according to Yeh Chun-Hsienthe minister of the National Development Council of Taiwan. This is not bad at all if we keep in mind that during the first year of operation the semiconductor plants They do not usually provide benefits. Even so, TSMC needs to reinforce its production infrastructure in the US in an attempt to meet the demand of its American customers, among which Nvidia, Apple, AMD and Qualcomm stand out. Their plan involves investing an additional 20 billion dollars in the expansion of Fab 21. In fact, this project is part of the expansion plan of 165 billion dollars that TSMC presented last year. If everything goes as planned, mass production of 3nm integrated circuits will begin in Arizona in 2027. But this is not all. And the purpose of this company is for this site to finally bring together no less than 12 factories, 4 advanced packaging centers and an R&D facility. This is the long-term expansion plan for the Chandler (Arizona) campus. What Wei hasn’t said, but the market has been reading between the lines for months, is that TSMC is in an extraordinarily comfortable position. You can choose who to manufacture, at what price and in what timeframe. Their clients have no real alternative in the short term. Intel tries to sneak into that gap with its 18A integration technologyand some reports argue that Apple has already reached a preliminary agreement with those of Lip-Bu Tan. But this, at best, is a story for 2027. Meanwhile, TSMC’s waiting list continues to grow. And CC Wei knows it perfectly. Image | TSMC More information | Tom’s Hardware In Xataka | Intel’s plan against an unattainable TSMC: beat Samsung and consolidate itself as the second largest chip manufacturer

Unitree is doing with robots what DJI did with drones: becoming inevitable

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Not long ago we marveled at what quadruped robots were capable of doing. Today, humanoid robots monopolize all the spotlights and the stunts they are capable of performing left on the floor what seemed impressive to us at the time. Although There are several companies in the humanoid robot race, There is one that is leading this transformation and is one step away from gaining global dominance: Unitree Robotics. Its strategy closely follows what other giants such as DJI or BYD did previously. 10,000 units. It is the key figure to understand Unitree’s advantage in the emerging market for humanoid robots. Tesla and Figure have surprised us by showing what their robots are capable of, but neither has achieved something key: putting them on sale en masse. According to Semianalysisin the coming weeks Unitree will have distributed 10,000 units of its robots. Unstoppable growth. The Unitree empire began with quadruped robots and it was not until 2023 when they introduced their first humanoid, the Unitree H1. The financial growth of recent years perfectly reflects this explosion: in 2022 they invoiced 122 million yuan (about 15.5 million euros) and in 2025 they invoiced 1,167 million yuan in the first nine months alone, almost 150 million euros. The combination of high-performance solutions at competitive prices has made Unitree the first company to begin to democratize a technology that until recently was the realm of science fiction. The path that DJI started. What Unitree is doing with robotics is the same thing that DJI did with drones. In 2013, DJI Phantom launcheda very cheap and incomplete product, but at that time the alternatives were toy drones or professional drones with a much higher cost, DJI was creating the market for consumer drones. With each new generation they added functions and opened more submarkets, from research, photo and video professionals and of course amateurs. Vertical integration. It is the key strategy of DJI and other Chinese giants such as BYD. It is about controlling the supply chain as much as possible, manufacturing critical components in a way that allows them to technically iterate much faster and, in the long run, drastically reduce costs. In addition, DJI took advantage of the huge Chinese electronics ecosystem, in which prices dropped a lot in a short time. They say in Semianalysis that GPS went from costing 800 dollars in 2003 to less than 14 dollars in 2013flight controllers cost $2,000 in 2006 and only $400 in 2011. DJI started by manufacturing the largest and most complex component, the flight controller, and BYD made the same with batteries. This is how they ate up the market, controlling critical components and creating a cost structure unattainable by any competitor. Unitree’s strategy. The company, which by the way was founded by a former DJI employeeis following DJI’s lead in that they manufacture the critical component (the actuator, which is what is responsible for moving the robot’s limbs) and have opened new markets for robotics. First they perfected and they made quadrupeds cheaperand then they made the leap to humanoids. Its first model, the Unitree H1, cost about $90,000, but today the Unitree G1 can be had for only $13,500. They have encountered many problems along the way, such as overheating when the robot held weight for a few minutes, but controlling many of the key parts has allowed them to quickly iterate and solve it. In other words, it may not be the best robot, it is its ability to improve it that is unrivaled. The Pentagon blockade. Just yesterday we said that The US has added more Chinese companies to its blacklistamong which is Unitree. The reason they have given is that they consider it to be directly linked to the Chinese army. Being on this list means that, from now on, the Pentagon is prohibited from contracting directly with these companies and starting next year they will not be able to do so through third parties either. All of the companies on the list compete directly with other American companies, so there seems to be an intention to slow their progress. Maybe they’ll be late. Image | Xataka with Magnific In Xataka | Humanoid robotics are striking, but China is clear about which robots make money

They can’t leave home without a 100-year-old machine gun

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A few years ago, the United States Army discovered that a Browning M2 machine gun manufactured in the 1920s it was still working within original specifications after more than 90 years of service. The surprising thing is that, a century after its design, this veteran weapon once again plays a relevant role in one of the most technological conflicts on the planet. Drones and reality. A Ukrainian mobile air defense unit was preparing to launch a modern interceptor drone when a simple reconnaissance mission revealed the main problem of the current technological war. The small quadcopter sent to check for possible interference suddenly lost signal and the operation had to be canceled before it even began. The episode was a reminder that, in a crowded battlefield for electronic warfarethe most advanced tools can be rendered useless in a matter of seconds. Therefore, while Ukraine incorporates systems increasingly sophisticatedtheir soldiers still keep much older weapons close by that remain surprisingly useful. Ukrainian HMMWV armored vehicle with two M2 Browning machine guns for anti-drone defense Interceptors change the rules. The need for these new systems arose when Russia modified its tactics. Shahed drones started flying faster and at higher altitudesoutside the effective range of many weapons used until then to defend cities and infrastructure. To respond, Ukraine has interceptor drones deployed capable of pursuing targets several kilometers high and at speeds close to 320 kilometers per hour. Models like the P1-Sun or the Bullet represent a new generation of low-cost air defense designed specifically to combat the threat of kamikaze drones, becoming an increasingly important piece within the country’s defensive network. Old Browning refuses to go away. However, they remembered in Insider that the war is demonstrating that the arrival of a new technology does not always eliminate the previous one. heavy machine guns Browning M2designed at the end of the First World War and massively deployed since the 1930s, are still part of the Ukrainian mobile units. Mounted about trucksthese weapons continue to be especially effective against drones that fly at very low altitudes to avoid radars. While the interceptors cover the upper airspace, the Brownings continue to provide an immediate defense against threats that suddenly appear a few meters above the ground. A layered defense. Ukrainian commanders describe modern air defense as a deeply tiered system in which each tool occupies a specific place. Interceptor drones can achieve goals that a machine gun could never touch, but they also depend on communications links vulnerable to interference and adverse weather conditions. At the same time, Russia is constantly adapting its tactics, making some drones be more maneuverable or more difficult to intercept. In this environment, the solution is not to replace one system with another, but rather to combine multiple defensive layers capable of covering the weaknesses of the others. Electronic warfare as an invisible protagonist. One of the most determining factors of this evolution is the growing importance of electronic warfare. What happened during the unit’s training near kyiv illustrates how a jammed signal can paralyze an entire mission. As both sides deploy more sophisticated systems to interfere with communications, navigation and remote control, reliability becomes as important a factor as power or speed. The most advanced weapons offer extraordinary capabilities, but they also introduce new vulnerabilities that the enemy can exploit. The main lesson for Ukraine. The drone war in Ukraine is leaving an unexpected lesson about the future of combat. Military innovation is often presented as a succession of technologies that replace previous ones, but the reality observed on the ground is always much more complex. Interceptor drones they already participate in most Russian drone shootdowns and their importance continues to grow, but even they need backup when communications fail, the weather worsens, or the enemy finds new ways to evade them. That is why a machine gun designed almost a century ago continues to share a mission with some of the most modern systems on the planet. And possibly, in the war of the future, revolutionary weapons will continue to need a plan B that, sometimes, was designed by engineers from another time. Image | X, General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine In Xataka | In case there was not enough “gasoline” in 2026, the attack by a Russian drone has crossed a red line: that of Chernobyl In Xataka | Ukraine has turned military bridges into impossible targets. Russia just responded with a Frankenstein on wheels

“Treating scientific opinion as pro or con is oversimplifying”

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Does it exist extraterrestrial life? Yes or no?. We often think that science evolves based on strong and solid statements. We have the perception that there is absolute agreement among all scientists in the world. “Science says so.” Thus, as if all scientists had a hive mind. However, those who rely on categorical statements, without asking questions, are characters like Marcos Llorentewith his yellow glasses and his fear of water vapor. Scientific knowledge, on the other hand, evolves through uncertainty and consensus that can change as research continues. This is what a team of scientists from Durham University is studying with their project C-SCOPE (Center for the Survey and Evaluation of Opinion of the Scientific Community). Its objective is precisely to understand how much consensus there is in some of the most important disciplines of science. Astrophysics is usually one that generates the most doubts among its own researchers, as well was seen in a recently published study. For this reason, they wanted to go further and analyze the opinion of hundreds of astrobiologists regarding the idea that extraterrestrial life exists. Two milestones about extraterrestrial life. These surveys were made in 2025, after two important studies were published pointing to a possible discovery of extraterrestrial life. The first of these studies was carried out with data from exoplanet K2-18bin which traces of dimethylsulfides and dimethyldisulfides were found, both substances that on Earth are related to biological activity. The second, however, took place much closeron Mars. In a rock on the red planet called Cheyava Falls, structures known as leopard spots were identified, which on our planet are related to microbial activity. When asking hundreds of astrobiologists about each of these studies, opinion was very divided. Of course, it seemed that there were a little less doubts with the second. The data. Regarding extraterrestrial life on K2-18b, 6.6% of those surveyed agreed to make this hypothesis, while 65.4% disagreed and 28% pointed to neutrality. Regarding the Martian rock, 15.1% of astrobiologists showed agreement, 44.6% disagreement and 40.3% neutrality. Among those who showed disagreement, they were also asked if it was a categorical disagreement or with some reluctance. In the first case there was 35.1% complete disagreement, but in the second only 11.1%. Possible reasons. As explained in The Conversation one of the authors of this study, Peter Vickers, possibly this greater agreement in the case of Mars has an explanation. And, although the planet’s biosignatures were calculated with indirect methods at interstellar distances, the rock from Mars could be analyzed directly by the Perseverance rover. in situ. Errors can also occur, but not as easily as with K2-18b. It is impossible to know. If there is something that all scientists agree on, it is that many of the characteristics that on Earth are usually considered biological They can also be the result of geological processes. Therefore, it is impossible to know for sure if there is extraterrestrial life only by analyzing these biosignatures. The data should always be read with caution. Only the discovery of a living organism would be conclusive in this regard. Let’s not get confused. Science is based on evidence, not opinions. When there is evidence of something, such as that vaccines save lives, there is no room for opinions. However, on more complex topics to study, such as those related to space, there may be opinions, which in turn are supported by evidence. That is precisely what C-SCOPE scientists have seen with this new study. We should not simplify. “Treating scientific opinion as pro or con runs the risk of oversimplification.” This is what we saw at the beginning of this text. The answer to whether there is extraterrestrial life cannot simply be a yes or no. There are many nuances that must be investigated and evidence that will surely evolve over time. Unfortunately, as Vickers also points out, “public debates often invoke scientific consensus.” Scientific consensus exists and is necessary, but individual opinions, as long as they are well founded, are just as useful. This is how science grows and is enriched. Based on data, questions and reviews. We should not trust a scientist who answers the question about life beyond Earth with a simple yes or no, because science is not that polarized. That, although it can sometimes frustrate us a little, is part of what makes it so fascinating. Image | Katrin Hauf (Unsplash) In Xataka | China is getting closer to surpassing NASA in its Martian mission. And just invited other countries to join

list of new features of the new version of Anthropic’s Artificial Intelligence model

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Let’s tell you What’s new about Claude Fable 5, Anthropic’s new public model for your chat artificial intelligenceThis is the first model of the new Mythos classwhich already when it launched its preview version two months ago did so saying that it was so powerful that they would limit its power. Anthropic has launched two new models, the Claude Mythos 5 which will be available only to “a small group of cyber defenders and infrastructure providers”, and a Claude Fable 5 more adapted for mainstream users. It is a model with all the capabilities of Mythos Preview, but with security measures so that it is not used for bad things. And precisely because it is the model that is reaching users, it will be precisely Claude Fable 5 that we are going to focus on. we will give you a list with everything that changes so you know what it’s like to use compared to the previous version. Claude Fable 5 news Mythos-level capabilities for everyone: Fable 5, along with Mythos 5, is the most powerful AI model in history. Their capabilities are enormous, with performance that makes them lead the test benches. It is the first that allows you to use the capabilities of Mythos 5, and the jump from Claude Opus 4.8 is truly surprising, leaving GPT-5.5 and Gemini 3.1 Pro far behind. Longer freelance work: Fable 5 can work autonomously for longer than their predecessors. This makes it possible to tackle longer and more complex tasks that could not be sustained before. A big leap in programming: Programming is another aspect where this model has improved the most. Anthropic highlights the case of Stripewhich during initial testing performed a complete migration of a 50 million-line Ruby code base in one day, a job that would have taken a human team more than two months. More efficiency: Fable 5 is also more efficient in token consumption than previous Claude models, good news for teams who want to get the most out of it. Improvements in knowledge work: Fable 5 shows solid performance on complex analytical tasks. Anthropic claims to outperform the competition in senior-level reasoning, with notable improvements in reasoning about documents, interpreting graphs and tables, and problem solving. Great improvement in vision tasks: This new model can extract concrete figures from detailed scientific figures and reconstruct the source code of a website based solely on screenshots. For example, he was even able to beat Pokémon FireRed based on vision alone, while previous models had trouble playing even with assistive tools. Better memory and long context: The model is able to not get lost over millions of tokens, maintaining focus on the context, and improving memory. Something perfect for longer and more complex tasks. Maintains its barriers against misuse: Anthropic also says its new model keeps the level of misaligned behavior. This means that deceiving him or trying to get him to cooperate in misuse is still just as difficult. Safeguards with forwarding to Opus 4.8: Fable 5 is based on Mythos 5, which Anthropic said was so powerful it was scary. That is why it comes quite well-equipped and with many security measures. For example, if it detects that we are asking something “dangerous”, it avoids the question and even forces the use of an inferior model, Claude Opus 4.8. New data retention policy: For Mythos-class models, including Fable 5, Anthropic requires 30-day data retention for security monitoring purposes, both on its own and third-party surfaces. Of course, they say that they will not use that data to train new models or for anything that is not related to security. After 30 days, it will delete all data from our conversations in almost all cases. Price and availability: Fable 5 costs $10 per million tokens in and $50 per million tokens out, less than half of what Claude Mythos Preview cost. Developers can use it in the Claude API with the identifier claude-fable-5. Plus, it’s included at no extra cost until June 22 for Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise subscribers. Of course, starting June 23, it will require usage credits until the capabilities of the company’s servers allow it to be incorporated as standard in payment plans in the future. In Xataka Basics | How to prevent AI from always being right by default and thus make Claude, Gemini and ChatGPT have fewer hallucinations

The new Kindle Scribe arrives in Spain with a color screen as its main asset (although not the only one)

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Amazon has officially put its renewed line of digital notebooks. The range, designed specifically for those users looking to unify traditional e-book reading with professional note taking, is expanded to offer visualization options, performance improvements and the integration of Artificial Intelligence tools. The main novelty is the deployment of three different variants– the standard Kindle Scribe (since 519.99 euros in its 32 GB version), an optimized version with self-adjusting front light, an alternative without a front light for those looking for a lower entry cost (449.99 euros) and the unreleased Kindle Scribe Colorsoft (since 649.99 euros), the first device with a chromatic screen within this large format. Amazon Kindle Scribe without front light (latest generation) The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Amazon Kindle Scribe (latest generation) 32 GB The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Amazon Kindle Scribe Colorsoft (latest gen.) 32 GB The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Prices and versions of the new Kindle Scribe range The new generation is now available for purchase in Spain, under the following price scheme: What each model offers The physical evolution of the new generation of Kindle Scribe stands out for a thickness reductionstanding at just 5.4 mm and a contained weight of 400 grams. The screen is now larger (11 inches) and glare-free and has an optimized texture to emulate the friction of traditional paper when using the pen. Inside, the incorporation of a new quad-core processor increases response speed and page turning by up to 40% compared to previous generations. Kindle Scribe (black and white variants) The two models with a traditional monochrome screen are designed for intensive reading and organizing notes. The intermediate version doubles the number of integrated LED lights, achieving a much more homogeneous front lighting that automatically adapts to ambient light. For its part, the software launches a system of quick notes on the home screen and integrated Artificial Intelligence tools capable of summarizing extensive notebooks into key points automatically. Amazon Kindle Scribe without front light (latest generation) The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Amazon Kindle Scribe (latest generation) 32 GB The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Kindle Scribe Colorsoft It is the reference model (and the most anticipated) of this new generation. It uses Amazon-specific display technology accompanied by a revamped rendering engine that allows you to display soft tones without causing eye fatigue. The inclusion of color not only benefits the reading of comics, magazines or documents with complex graphics, but also expands creative possibilities: users now have 10 pen colors, five highlighter shades and shading tools for creating diagrams or detailed illustrations. Amazon Kindle Scribe Colorsoft (latest gen.) 32 GB 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 | amazon In Xataka | Which Kindle to buy: buying guide with recommendations to get it right with Amazon e-book readers In Xataka | The 25 best science fiction books

For the first time, Curaçao will play in a soccer World Cup. And only one of their players was born in Curaçao

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Curaçao has an area of ​​444 km2, fewer inhabitants than Almería and barely 16 years behind it. 16 years, of course, as an autonomous country after October 10, 2010 the Dutch Antilles were definitively dissolved and, with them, the vestige of centuries of colonization. More or less. Because they remain autonomous countries within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. That is to say, Curaçao, like Aruba and San Martinhave their own parliaments but depend on the Dutch force to defend their borders. They are also tied to their foreign policy. Peculiarities of a world that seems to have been left behind but that continues to remind him of the Netherlands and multitude of territories scattered around the world There was a day when the Dutch managed, administered and, of course, exploited their lands in favor of a metropolis that was thousands of kilometers away. Today those vestiges of the past are still more or less present. Between 2021 and 2023, Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema, Prime Minister Mark Rutte and King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands They took over to apologize for the exploitation and slavery of people for centuries wherever the Dutch were present. Today, the Netherlands cannot be understood without the immigrants from those territories. Nor does his team, which in the last Eurocup He participated with 16 soccer players who were children or grandchildren of immigrants African or Caribbean. But the Suriname or Aruba teams are not understood either. Of course, not to Curaçao either, the smallest country to compete in the final phase of a World Cup. globalist colonialism According to data from last year provided by the Netherlands Central Statistics OfficeOf the 18 million people who live in the country, there are more than five million people who are immigrants or children of immigrants. Of them, 2.1 million citizens are children of immigrants. Those five million people, according to FIFA regulationswould be eligible for the Netherlands if they have been residing in the country for more than five years. But of them, those more than two million people (to which the grandchildren of immigrants should be added) could also be selectable with the federation of their ancestors. They know it well in Curaçao. Of the 25 players called up for the 2026 World Cup, only one of them was born in Caribbean lands. Is Tahith ChongSheffield United player in England, born in Willemstadthe capital of the country that brings together half of the population of the entire territory. It is the result of a policy that began to be planted years ago and that has now germinated with the most attended World Cup in history. Opening participation to 48 teams was the perfect opportunity for Curaçao. With three nations such as Mexico, the United States and Canada already classified as hosts, Concacaf went from 3.5 World Cup berths to 6.5 (the “seventh” was played in the play-off with an African team). It was now or never. They explain in elDiario.es that the project was born from the hand of Gilbert Martina, president of the federation, who attracted Patrick Kluivert, a former FC Barcelona soccer player whose mother was from Curacao, to contact Dutch soccer players of Caribbean descent. And the project succeeds. He succeeds so much that today We only have one player born in Curaçao representing Curaçao. With three additional spots open for the North American and Caribbean Confederation, the opportunity to play in a World Cup was very attractive for those who decided to take a plane to play against Jamaica in a life or death final in Kingston and defend a tie that gave them a ticket to the most attractive competition in the world of football. The attraction of the project is evident in the statistics books. Of the 10 players who have played the most games for Curaçao since their emancipation as an independent team in 2011, nine are Dutch. The company has also raised interest among coaches. Since the arrival of Patrick Kluivert as coach in 2015, eight of the nine coaches have also arrived from the Netherlands, with a single exception from Curacao. Wearing the Curaçao shirt was the express (and only) ticket to reach a World Cup for these players, most of whom were unknown to the general public and undoubtedly without sufficient level to be part of Ronald Koeman’s plans where they were born. In fact, only five of them play in the Dutch first division. The rest of the players are divided between the second division of major leagues such as the English one or mid-table teams of lesser-known leagues such as the Turkish, Greek or Israeli ones. Use a “wild card selection” to guarantee a ticket to a final phase of a World Cup or a major national team tournament has been a common practice for years but such a “migratory movement” has never occurred. At the 2014 World Cup It was the only match where two brothers have participated wearing different shirts despite sharing the country of birth: Jerome Boateng defending Germany and Kevin Prince Boateng doing the same for Ghana. Iñaki Williams, a player from Athletic Club de Bilbao, also participated with Ghana in the 2022 World Cup in which Nico Williams wore the Spanish shirt. This time the paths did not cross. The debate about whether or not to call the best available is a tricky one. Alberto Edjogo-Owono, a well-known Dazn commentator born in Sabadell, defended the Equatorial Guinea shirt and recognizes that there is a debate within the footballer and another within the fan. This is how it was expressed in Africa Worldto David Soler’s questions: “A moral dilemma opens up for me: ok, on the one hand it’s fine, but of course. Be careful, I don’t want to be hypocritical. I was born in Sabadell and if I had had the level to play for the Spanish team, then I would have tried to play for the Spanish team, because it is the country where I was born, where I … Read more

“The most intense moment will be between Friday and Saturday”

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Starting on Thursday, June 11, an anticyclone will channel a very warm air mass from North Africa. Temperatures are going to rise, yes; but that’s only part of the story. The other part is the sun: an almost solstitial solar radiation that will heat (a lot) that already hot air mass. And we are going to notice it throughout the country, but Galicia is surely going to take the cake. According to some meteorologists, the entire community will be between 30 and 40 degrees this Saturday. And, curiously, it is not the most striking thing. The second episode of extraordinary heat in three weeks. The most striking thing is the position of the event on the calendar and its recurrence. After all, it comes after the warmest May ever recorded in the community and a few days after Health has had to raise the heat risk threshold one degree in Ourense. Galicia is warming up. But not purely because of the situation. It is something more structural. The thermal calendar has been shifting for some time and we have reached the point where the ‘Atlantic façade’ has ceased to be a synonym for climate refuge very quickly. And that makes the problem more serious. I was talking before about health risk thresholds. For the Ministry, which has just updated them, that line is 26 degrees for A Coruña. A temperature that in the south would even be pleasant. The issue has never been that temperatures rise (which they do too), nor even that we are not prepared for them. The bottom line is that we can’t prepare because it’s expensive, it’s slow and, in fact, we’re not even really aware that we have to do it. Benbaso What is going to happen in the next few days? A classic summer combination, Juan Taboada, coordinator of MeteoGalicia, explained it.: a mass of very warm air stagnated by the position of an anticyclone, stability, clear skies and a fair sun. In the words of AEMET“midsummer temperatures (…) starting Thursday.” However, the most intense moment will be between Friday and Saturday. In fact, even with storms in Ourense, 35 degrees are expected without a problem. The ‘other’ problem. Because, in coastal areas, the problem is not only the air mass, the sun and stability. The ‘other’ problem is all the buoys of Galicia and the Cantabrian Sea marked historical maximums (with anomalies between 1.5 and 2 degrees above the average). That is what is going to mean that the sea will not be able to soften the temperatures either. Image | BenBaso In Xataka | AEMET has confirmed what we have been suspecting and suffering for years: Spain is 2º C warmer than in the 80s

“My biggest fear was that everyone would switch to electric. I feel very alone”

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That Akio Toyoda presides over a company with which he practically shares a name is no coincidence. The president of Toyota is the grandson of Sakichi Toyoda, founder of a Toyoda Automatic Loom Worksa machine-made loom company. That company opened its car division in the 1930s with Kiichiro Toyoda in front. The eldest son built an empire that Akio Toyoda now presides over. It is also no coincidence that Akio Toyoda has had a passion for automobiles since he was a child. And that, now, completely defines his position at the head of the company. “I feel very alone”. “I’m the only one who does it. I feel very alone.” Those are the words that Akio Toyoda has responded to Auto Expressan English media outlet that has been able to have a conversation with the president of Toyota regarding the steps the company is taking. What Akio Toyoda is talking about is your defense of the combustion engine. “Three or four years ago, he was the only one saying he loves the smell of it, he loves the sound of it, he loves the engines and he wanted to keep the engine suppliers’ jobs.” Toyoda assures that he feels very alone in this defense. The greatest fear. Asked what his worst fear is in the automobile industry, Toyoda is clear: “that everyone was switching to electric cars was my biggest fear.” And the reason, he assures, has nothing to do with being late to technology or that the path taken by Toyota was not the correct one. “If I only seek to balance the accounts and achieve profitability or if I only seek carbon neutrality… that is not interesting,” Toyoda defended. “If someone tells me, ‘hey, you’re too late, you should have gone electric sooner,’ well, we’re people who love cars and those people, including myself, have to fight within companies“he stressed. The Toyota electric. Toyota’s relationship with the electric car is nothing short of tumultuous. The leaders have always defended that the electric car it will not be the future of the automobile. Or at least will not be the dominant position in all marketswhich has marked its line of business until now. And it is that he Toyota Bz4X It was until very recently the company’s only car. It also arrived with manufacturing problems and a price that was too high, which buried its possibilities in the market. With an updatethe company has managed to skyrocket its sales and the electric Toyota C-HR also seeks to give a good boost to this part of its technology. Furthermore, the company has been announcing new releases for the coming years and has a clearly marked roadmap for the production of solid state batteries. Decisions that seem to go against what was said by its own president and that explain those statements in which he says that he himself has to fight within his company. To each market, its own. Toyota’s decision has a lot to do with practicality. When the European Union announced a roadmap to ban combustion engines, many of its manufacturers threw themselves into the arms of the electric car and announced that They stopped the development of these engines. Toyota, on the contrary, continued to bet on hybrids, aware that they would continue to be very important in the future. Time has proven them right in part because the European Union has slightly opened its hand but, above all, because our market is a very small part of global automobile sales. For Toyota, the United States remains a gigantic market where last year it sold 2.5 million cars. It is the same market that has paralyzed the promotion of the electric car. Only in Japan does it sell the same cars as in all of Europe. And in China, although he has tried to go on his owncontinues to have the obligation to associate with a local brand, so the performance of the electric cars launched there is lower. An alternative. Toyota defends that the electric car will not exceed 30% market share. We don’t know if Akio Toyoda has changed his perception since he made that statement, but he has always made it clear that solid-state batteries are the ones that can truly change the game. Until then, and like other Japanese brandsToyota continues to investigate new alternatives. Of them, hydrogen is said to be the most interesting. For now, your Toyota Mirai (the fuel cell car) remains exceptional in Europe and in US faces lawsuits over false advertising. The high cost of transporting hydrogen safely to a service station and, first, producing it makes the product too expensive, which still has no clear advantages. But Toyota has found another way to continue studying: burn hydrogen. This, they claim, allows a combustion engine to operate without expelling CO2 (although other polluting substances such as NOx) and at the same time maintain the sound and sensations typical of this type of propellant. Although It is even less efficient than the hydrogen fuel cellthat doesn’t seem to matter to Toyoda. a defense. And at this point, I’m going to make a defense of Akio Toyoda. The president of Toyota, a company that invented a new way of working and that perfected the just in time and with them their profits, he is right when it comes to defending that not everything should be done with profitability in mind. Toyota has become one of the few brands that continues to launch purely passionate cars without any specific objective. There is no car like it Toyota GR Yaris in the market, years ago they took advantage of their collaboration with Subaru to launch the Toyota GT86 (then GR86) and invested together with BMW to launch the new Toyota Supra. In recent months we have learned that they are launching a new and spectacular racing car adapted for the street, the Toyota GR GT. A few days ago they presented a radically sporty special edition of the Toyota Corolla that … Read more

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