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an anomaly of up to 15 degrees never seen since 1950

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Right now, as I write this, “there is the possibility that next week’s temperatures will be Record”. That is, “the highest recorded in Spain since 1950” for that date. The American model, without going any further, It is 46 degrees for areas of Portugal and Extremadura. What there is no doubt is that a “very extreme” warm episode is coming with anomalies between 10 and 1 degrees above normal. I repeat because it is difficult to assimilate: between 10 and 15 degrees. At this point in June 2026, the only discussion is whether we will see the first heat wave of the year. A debate that does not focus on the heat we are going to experience (which, except in areas affected by storms, will be a lot), but on how long the extreme event will last. What is going to happen? In principle, as explained Álvaro Oliver“a ridge will spread from the Sahara that will practically reach the polar circle.” The consequence of having a “great subtropical advection, with temperatures at 850 hPa close to 30°C” is that, “on the surface, 40°C will be reached in many points and will be widely exceeded in the valleys.” It is true that “no need to take it for granted maximum temperatures” because there will be convection, cloudiness and “stormy spells that generate intense gusts of wind.” In other words, the warm advection will probably not be as “stable” as the last one and that will be especially noticeable in the western Cantabrian. However, the resulting picture is dramatic. What can we expect? In terms of temperatures (and beyond an unprecedented crisis in the south of France), maximums around or above 35 ºC in the middle of the week even on the Northern Plateau and the possibility of 40 ºC in the interior of the southern half. This, however, refers to the most intense phase of the phenomenon. What worries experts is that many scenarios maintain the warm anomaly throughout the last fortnight. Hence the doubt persists about whether or not there will be a heat wave. To do this, the extreme temperatures have to last three days. Either way, this is real. Whether or not there is a ‘heat wave’ will be a technical question. The important thing is that the signal is there: the heat waves in Spain they doubled their frequency in 2011-2020 compared to each of the previous decades since 1975 and appear earlier and earlier. June 2025 was cool, but we already have the heat knocking on our door here. What does all this imply? Plus the heat is already here. It’s a wake-up call: the first extreme events of the season They are always the most dangerous. Neither our houses, nor our clothes, nor our physiology are completely adapted. And that, in people with health problems (or very exposed to heat) can be a top priority health problem. Image | Tropical Tidbits In Xataka | We have not known for 30 years why there is an area of ​​the Atlantic that cools while the planet burns. Now we have an idea

MediaMarkt is selling out all these portable air conditioners right before summer starts

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Summer officially starts next Sunday, but it’s already hot. Many of us have been caught by the bull and we don’t have anything at home to make it more bearable, so it’s time to go for something. If you don’t want a fan nor anything that requires installation like a split type air conditionerone of the best alternatives is a portable air conditioner. And MediaMarkt is liquidating several of them. Portable air conditioner – Cecotec ForceClima 9150 Style, 2250 fg/h, 2 speed The price could vary. We earn commission from these links There are several models to choose from, but we have selected five that we find especially interesting: Cecotec Force Clima 9150 Style by 209 eurosideal for rooms of about 25 square meters. Koenic KAC 9026 W by 190 eurosan economical option with night mode. De’Longhi PAC EM90 Silent by 599 eurosa very quiet portable air conditioner ok OAC 7026 ES by 153 eurosperfect for small rooms. Koenic KAC 12126 by 299 euroswith a dehumidifier function and with refrigerators for a large room. Cecotec Force Clima 9150 Style The first of these portable air conditioners is the Cecotec ForceClima, which has 2,250 frigories. It is ideal for rooms of about 25 square meters and also has a lot of versatility, since it can be used for cooling, ventilation or as a humidifier. At the MediaMarkt outlet, in ‘New’ condition, it is available for 209 euros. Portable air conditioner – Cecotec ForceClima 9150 Style, 2250 fg/h, 2 speed The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Koenic KAC 9026 W An option very similar to the previous one but somewhat cheaper: this is the Koenic KAC 9026 W. It has the same refrigerators as the Cecotect one and also has 3 operating modes. This also has a ‘Night Mode’ to save energy and emit less noise. It has a timer, includes a window kit and, in ‘New’ condition, comes out 190 euros. Portable air conditioner-KOENIC KAC 9026 W ES Mobile Air conditioner,Temp 24h The price could vary. We earn commission from these links De’Longhi PAC EM90 Silent The most expensive of these airs is this one from De’Longhi. It has 2,450 frigories, making it suitable for larger rooms than the other two above. But, beyond that, this model stands out for making less noise than other airs of this type. In addition, it has energy efficiency A, something that we will appreciate on the electricity bill. On MediaMarkt it is available for 599 eurosalthough we found it on Amazon for 495.04 euros. De’Longhi Pinguino PAC EM90 Silent The price could vary. We earn commission from these links ok OAC 7026 ES If you are looking for one that is especially economical and that works for small rooms, this one from the ok brand may fit you very well. It has 1,750 frigories, although it is also more compact and narrower than the other models on this list, which also makes it easier to move from room to room. In ‘New’ condition, we have it available at the MediaMarkt outlet for 153 euros. Portable air conditioner – ok. OAC 7026 ES, 1720 fg/h, 2 Speed, 16m², 55 dB(A) The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Koenic KAC 12126 Another from the Koenic brand, although this time we are looking at a model more oriented towards large rooms, such as a living room. Of all those in this selection of portable air conditioners, it is the only one that also has a heat function so you can continue taking advantage of it in winter. It also has a timer, night mode and is out right now at the MediaMarkt outlet for 299 euros. Portable air conditioner-Koenic KAC 12126 W ES Mobile AC, 4 modes, 400 m³/h, T 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 | Cecotec, Koenic, De’Longhi, ok, In Xataka | Which smart air conditioner to buy. How to choose a connected air conditioning system and featured models In Xataka | Silent portable air conditioner. Which one to buy? Tips and recommendations

Many people use the eco mode of the dishwasher thinking that it is the most responsible option. There are two reasons why not

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I am a faithful user of the dishwasher’s eco mode. In fact, I don’t think I’ve used another one since they installed it in… 2018? It cleans my dishes and saves water, all advantages, or so I thought. It turns out that There are two reasons why it is not recommended Only use this mode. Using the eco mode reduces water consumption and also electricity consumption by not heating it as much. According to a study by the OCUeco mode consumes, on average, 16% less water and 20% less electricity than the normal program. In liters, they calculated that the normal mode consumes about 13 liters and the eco 11 liters, so it is not a huge saving either. If we look at the money, they calculated that per year we save 7.7 euros, 0.60 euros of water and 7.1 euros of electricity. The problem: temperature As a general rule, dishwasher eco programs heat the water up to 50 degrees. This is enough to soften the dirt so that it comes off the plates and cutlery, but not to eliminate certain bacteria that we can find in a kitchen such as E. coli or salmonella. To get rid of most bacteria, different food safety guides They talk about temperatures starting at about 60-65 degrees combined with sufficient exposure time. Below that range, even if we have used soap and see the dish clean, there is no guarantee that no bacteria will remain. Normal dishwasher programs are usually around 60 degrees and also have intensive modes up to 70 or 80 degrees, although it is best to consult your model’s manual to be sure of the temperature of each mode. Another thing we usually do that can harm disinfection is open the dishwasher door prematurely. Even if you have finished washing, the residual heat continues to do its job to dry the dishes and also to kill any bacteria that may have remained. The fact that the water is not as hot in eco mode has another consequence and that is that it can end up damaging the machine itself. With the passage of time, grease and debris deposits are created in the dishwasher ducts, but if we use a program that does not heat the water much those deposits accumulate morewhich can cause bad odors and even lead to long-term failure. A user account on Reddit that his dishwasher broke down and, when the technician arrived, he told him that the culprit was the eco mode because the temperature of the water was not capable of completely dissolving the soap and it had been accumulating in the ducts until it clogged them. That does not mean that you should never use this option, but it does mean that it should not be the only one. For my part, I am going to continue using it, but seeing that the savings are not as great as I thought and that using hotter water has advantages, I will alternate it from time to time with the intensive mode. Image | Xataka In Xataka | Your refrigerator has a compartment designed for eggs in the door. It’s the worst possible place to keep them.

Shots have been heard throughout Europe.

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At the beginning of the 20th century, a Russian fleet mistook British fishing boats for Japanese torpedo boats in the North Sea and opened fire, killing two fishermen and nearly to provoke a war between the United Kingdom and Russia. More than a century later, another clash in European waters has once again reminded us that when Moscow shoots, even “by mistake,” the echo always reaches much further. A sailboat and a frigate. It all started with a almost absurd image: a retired British couple calmly sailing off the Isle of Wight and a Russian frigate, the Admiral Grigorovichopening warning fire a few hundred meters away. On paper it was a minor incident, with no injuries or damage, but the symbolism is huge. In the heart of the English Channel, one of the busiest maritime arteries on the planet, shots fired into the air have transformed a routine maneuver into a sign of the extent to which the Ukrainian war is projecting military tension onto European waters themselves. Admiral Grigorovich The two versions. Moscow holds that the British yacht approached dangerously, ignored acoustic signals and flares and forced the Russian crew to fire to avoid a collision. London and the couple on board offer a version much less dramatic: They claim that they did correct course after hearing the horn and that they were never really in the impact path. This clash of stories matters because it changes the reading of the incident. If it was a simple poorly managed naval protocol, it is an anecdote, but if it was a Russian overreaction, it is another piece of a pressure strategy. A nervous ship in European waters. There is one key detail that changes everything: several British sources believe that the Russian frigate could be drifting due to mechanical or propulsion problems. That would explain both his apparent vulnerability and the speed with which the situation escalated. An immobile or semi-paralyzed warship on such a congested sea route is almost the closest thing to a wounded animal: more dangerous, unpredictable and sensitive to any approach. The shots, seen this way, not only speak of Russian aggressiveness, but also of operational fragility. The shadow of the captured tanker. Impossible to ignore and cross stories, because the incident comes just days after the United Kingdom will intercept he tanker Smyrtoslinked to the so-called Russian “shadow or ghost fleet” and loaded with sanctioned crude oil. Officially, London insists that the two episodes are not connected. But it costs ignore synchrony: an unprecedented seizure, tightening sanctions and, immediately afterwards, a Russian frigate firing on one of the most guarded routes in Europe. In other words, although it is not direct retaliation, the context makes each naval gesture acquire much greater political weight. Russia getting closer. Be that as it may, the presence of the Admiral Grigorovich in the Channel is not punctual. It has been escorting Russian ships for months, resupplying at sea and maintaining constant activity between the Channel and the North Sea. That has forced the Royal Navy to follow her almost permanently with patrol cars like HMS Mersey and HMS Tynewhile the Royal Air Force deploys surveillance aircraft such as the Boeing P-8 Poseidon. The consequence is crystal clear: what was previously a commercial and civil area is gradually becoming militarized, with constant contact between rival forces. Fire that sounds throughout the continent. It is the consequence of the entire scenario. The important thing is not so much that some shots in the air almost hit a sailboat, but also. The most important thing is perhaps where they occurred and what they represent on the current board. A British couple was sailing off the Isle of Wight and, in a matter of seconds, became trapped on the invisible frontier of a new European confrontation. The message that this strange episode leaves is, to say the least, uncomfortable: war is no longer confined to the Donbas or the Black Sea. As in the episodes of the “lost drones” outside the conflict, it is felt in scenarios such as the English Channel, at the gates of the United Kingdom, and every honk or shot warning echoes throughout the continent. Image | CROWN In Xataka | The Canary Islands receive another “invasion” unrelated to tourism every week: 50 ships from the Russian ghost fleet In Xataka | While we all look at Iran, the UK is intercepting and boarding the Russian ‘ghost fleet’ in Gibraltar

has lost almost 20% of travelers in four months

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The INE data confirms the worst start to the year for Spanish high speed since the pandemic. Between January and April, the number of travelers on AVE, Avlo, Iryo and Ouigo It decreased by 19.6% compared to the same period in 2025going from 13.75 to 11.06 million passengers. The collapse comes after the Adamuz accident on January 18 and the numerous outages and breakdowns that the railway network is suffering these months. Adamuz has been a turning point. The train accident that occurred on January 18 in the Cordoba town of Adamuz, which claimed the lives of 46 people, caused the immediate cutting of the corridor between Madrid and Andalusia for several weeks. Furthermore, the tragedy led Adif to impose multiple temporary speed limitations (LTV) at different points of the network, after the train drivers denounced the poor state of the infrastructure. The result was longer travel times, poorly functioning services and sub-par punctuality. Month by month. February was the worst month. And the number of high-speed travelers plummeted by 32% compared to February 2025, according to INE data. In March the drop was 18% and in April, 15%, despite the arrival of Easter (where there is normally a great demand). The accumulated figure for the first four months of 2026 is even lower than that of the same period in 2024, when 11.63 million travelers were registered. A second runner out of commission. After the closure of the corridor affected by Adamuz, another blow was added: the Madrid-Málaga corridor was disabled for four months due to the detachment of a slope at the height of Álora (Málaga), caused by the intense rains that fell in Andalusia at the beginning of the year. Service was not restored until April 30. Punctuality. Beyond the cuts, high speed in Spain too has a punctuality problem. And according to him AVE and Renfe long distance punctuality reportonly 46.9% of trains arrived less than five minutes late during this period. In the Madrid-Barcelona corridor, the operators had to remove the last train of the day to avoid it coinciding with the maintenance slots, a direct consequence of the LTV. Just like account La Razón, Adif also extended travel times by 25 minutes in that corridor to facilitate conservation tasks. Other transport. The fall in high speed has not ended up being transferred to public transport as a whole. And it is that according to INE datain April, intercity bus grew by 4.7% and air transport by 3.2%, while urban transport (metro and city bus) rose by 8.4%, with the metro growing by almost 10%. Maritime, on the other hand, fell 11.2%. The sign of recovery. Despite the bad start to the year, there are signs that demand is picking up. The Trainline comparator points out that ticket prices are rising, with Madrid-Barcelona routes 9% more expensive compared to the summer of 2025, as a sign that demand is reactivated. Its general director in Europe, Pedro García, counted to El Mundo that predicts a “super promising” summer for the train, also supported by aid from the program Young Summer of the Ministry of Transportation and in the effect of railway liberalization since 2020, which has reduced the cost of routes such as Madrid-Málaga or Madrid-Valladolid by more than 50% compared to 2019. The underlying problem. What the Adamuz accident has highlighted is the fragility of a network that, in words from Trainline’s own Pedro García, needs investment to be able to compete with other European countries. The constant growth in passengers that the Spanish high speed had been registering (42% more since liberalization, according to Trainline) came to a halt in January, and recovering that trend will depend above all on the speed in the repair of the infrastructure as well as the confidence that travelers regain in the system. Cover image | Renfe In Xataka | The punctuality of trains in Germany is a myth: 100,000 million euros are going to be spent to solve it

We knew that freezing bread was convenient, cheap and fashionable. What we are not clear about is that it is “so good” for health

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The world has changed. And if there is something where that It is more noticeable than in water, land or airthat’s bread. HE note on bread and it shows a lot. So much so that, despite the attempts in recent years to revitalize it, the culture of bread (those 315 varieties that identified Jose Carlos Capel at the end of the 80s) is in clear decline. Thus, the idea of ​​buying bread every day is increasingly in the minority and the big question that thousands of people ask is… “Is it really a good idea to freeze it?” And, to the surprise of many, it is a good idea (although not as good as it wants to let us know). You just need to do it well. So you don’t lose properties? As the dietitian-nutritionist explained Nuria Romero in Ideal“we can rest assured, because when frozen, bread does not lose nutritional properties.” Although, it is true that “sometimes its texture or flavor can be affected.” And is any bread worth it? The best are “those that are less toasted, since they are the ones that best hold the moisture balance between the crust and the crumb.” For the same reason, it is also a good idea to freeze large breads or those that are made from whole wheat or rye flour. How do you freeze bread? Although it may seem obvious, freezing bread is very very simple. There are three easy steps to implement. The problem is that most consumers They are not usually applied systematically. The first thing is to choose fresh bread at room temperature. If the bread is already starting to get hard or hasn’t cooled completely yet, the end result will be much worse. Later, it is highly recommended to cut it into portions that make it easier to defrost later. In this sense, many people choose to cut it into slices. And then pack it airtight. This way we ensure that moisture from the freezer does not come into contact with the slices. And so (well isolated) you can last up to six months in a lot of trouble. And how do we defrost it? That is usually the other big problem: if we do not defrost it correctly, it can lose its freshness. Therefore, the most effective way to do it is at room temperature: placing it on a rack so that moisture does not accumulate, defrosting gives very good results. If we are short of time, it can be defrosted in the oven (at about 160 degrees, wrapped in aluminum foil for 10 or 15 minutes) or directly in the toaster if we have it sliced. Is that where the magic begins? We have seen it in many articles: for example, as he explained Dr. Karen Alarcón Fuentesgastroenterologist and endocopyist, when unfrozen “a large part of the carbohydrate in the bread will be converted into prebiotic fiber.” Something that “not only benefits your microbiota, but will also regulate your blood glucose.” But is it true? It is not clear. As our colleague Liliana Fuchs explained to usis something that “has a certain scientific basis, but is of no use in practice.” The key to all this mess is in the resistant starch“a type of carbohydrate that is difficult for our body to process, it is not completely digested and has a similar effect to fiber.” The problem is that, in the case of breadit has only been possible to demonstrate that freezing it (and roasting it later) reduces the glycemic index, although it was a fairly small study. The process does not affect resistant starch. And, in fact, “the effect on the health of a normal person will be practically nil; the total diet and daily habits matter much more.” Image | Charles Chen | Coffee Danube Still Life Photography In Xataka | We have been eating bread with “hidden salt” for so long that we have forgotten its true flavor. That’s going to change

The US has more than 800 F-35 fighters in service. Only one in four is ready to do everything he should

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We have talked many times about F-35 as one of the great symbols of American air power, but its most pressing problem is not in the capabilities that have made it a centerpiece of US military aviation, nor even in the number of units planned for the coming decades. It’s on land. The latest GAO report once again puts numbers on the tension: the US has many F-35s, but the fleet spends much less time fully prepared than it should. Deterioration. According to the GAOthe rate mission capable It measures the percentage of time in which an aircraft can fly and perform at least one of its assigned missions. The rate full mission capableon the other hand, measures when you can fulfill all of them. In fiscal year 2025, the US F-35 fleet recorded 44% in the first category and just 25% in the second. Simply put: America’s F-35s can do something a limited portion of the time, but are only fully ready a quarter of the time. Background. The report shows that the problem has been accumulating for several years. Between fiscal year 2021 and fiscal year 2025, the rate mission capable of the fleet fell from 67% to 44%, while the rate full mission capable fell from 38% to 25%. The difference matters because we are not facing a minor maintenance oscillation, but rather a sustained loss of availability. What we have seen is a fleet that remains central to the United States, but that spends less and less time in a position to fulfill its missions. New planes, old problems. One of the most striking parts of the document is that the 2025 drop is not explained only by aging devices or accumulated wear. Air Force officials attributed part of the decline to the acceptance of new aircraft that could not fulfill missions due to software delays. Added to this were the shortage of parts and inspection and repair work due to corrosion. The report also points to maintenance not optimized to reduce workload or time on the ground, and to high technical complexity due to the continuous development of the program. Global Support Solution Reset. The F-35 Joint Program Office launched this update to its sustainment strategy in June 2025, with an ambitious goal for 2030: to bring the rate mission capable at 80% and the full mission capable 65% in the fleet as a whole. On paper, it is the attempt to correct years of accumulated problems in maintenance, parts and industrial support. More money, not necessarily more margin. The solution is not only to reorganize processes or order more parts from the industry. It also requires a considerable budget injection. The document estimates that an additional $13.7 billion will be needed through fiscal year 2031, although not all of that money officially belongs to the GSS Reset. The Joint Program Office itself places that part at about 2.2 billion. The other 11.5 billion covers a wider gap: what the military branches had planned to spend versus what sustaining the fleet actually demands. The most expensive plane also becomes more expensive on the ground: The problem does not end with availability or missing parts. Since 2021, according to the report, F-35 sustainment costs have continued to rise while the program has not met its performance goals and its performance has continued on a downward trend. The scale helps understand why it matters: the F-35 is the Department of Defense’s most expensive weapons system, with sustainment costs for the United States estimated at $1.6 trillion over its lifetime, according to 2024 figures. By the mid-2030s, military branches would face an annual gap of more than $1 billion between what it will cost to sustain their F-35s and what they consider affordable. The exit. Auditors propose risk mitigation plans for initiatives such as the GSS Reset, a review of contractual incentives and a reliable system to record what is paid, why it is paid and with what results. The Department of Defense said it agreed with the recommendations, according to the report, but the challenge remains intact. The F-35 will remain a centerpiece of American military aviation for decades. The question is whether the US will achieve that this centrality is measured less by the number of aircraft purchased and more by how many are ready when needed. Images | Aawyer Andrews In Xataka | The European fighter may have died, but there is a plan B to avoid the F-35. One with Spain, Germany and an unexpected guest

China has a quantum platform for computing. Now he wants to turn it into an “attack and defense” system.

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For years we have talked about quantum computing as holding the promise of calculation: machines capable of tackling problems that conventional computers cannot solve, or cannot solve at a useful speed. But that same promise also opens a security front that is difficult to ignore. If sufficiently powerful quantum computers ever exist, part of the encryption that sustains our digital lives could be left in a delicate position. That is why the case of Origin Wukong is interesting: the story coming from China not only seeks to show the ability to calculate, it also wants to present it as a piece of cryptographic defense. What is Origin Wukong. The name may lead one to imagine a specific machine, but the case is something more similar to a remotely available quantum computing platform. According to Global TimesOrigin Wukong is part of a Chinese series of superconducting quantum computers and is linked to the Origin Quantum environment and the quantum research carried out in Anhui, in eastern China. The data that gives it dimension is not only technical: the statement collected by the media speaks of more than 1 million quantum computing tasks completed, more than 49 million remote visits from 192 countries and regions. The new defensive layer. The novelty is not only in the use that Origin Wukong has accumulated, but in how that infrastructure is now presented. The media claims that the platform has integrated a post-quantum cryptography framework and that this allows it to offer a double capacity, aimed at both computing and security. The text itself speaks of “defensive security measures”, an early “spear and shield” model and an “attack and defense” system. What post-quantum cryptography means. We are not talking about an automatic solution or a technology that makes any system invulnerable. According to NISTpost-quantum cryptography is based on encryption methods supported by mathematical problems that are difficult to solve both for conventional computers and for future quantum computers. The nuance matters because the risk is not in current everyday equipment, but in a generation of quantum processors much more powerful than those available today. That is the logic that allows us to understand why Origin Wukong is now also presented in a defensive key. Why does it matter anymore?. The problem does not only affect military documents or state secrets. NIST reminds us that encryption protects everything from emails and medical records to banking, e-commerce, personal photos and sensitive information of governments and companies. In addition, there is a particularly uncomfortable threat: that of capturing encrypted data today to try to decrypt it in the future, when more capable quantum machines exist. That is why the transition cannot be left to the last minute: integrating new algorithms into products and services can take between 10 and 20 years. Technical caution. All this does not mean that quantum computing has already solved its major obstacles. NIST reminds that the field is still in an early phase and that there are still significant challenges before building quantum computers powerful enough to break current encryption. IBM also highlights one of the best-known barriers: qubits are delicate, require extreme cooling conditions and can lose stability due to decoherence. Images | Anhui Quantum Computing Research Center In Xataka | Microsoft believed it would take decades to have a useful quantum computer. Majorana 2 just pushed that deadline to 2029

You don’t need to buy ‘Flight Simulator’ to explore the world. Google Earth has just put it at our fingertips

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I have long been a fan of ‘Microsoft Flight Simulator‘. That is why I followed with special interest his arrival in PS5: I wanted to try it beyond the PC, not only because of the possibility of piloting an aircraft, but because of something that has always attracted me to the game: exploring landscapes, looking for frames and using the photo mode almost as a small tool to explore the world from the screen. And that fascination makes sense precisely because Microsoft has worked for years to make ‘Flight Simulator’ much more than an airplane game. The company speaks in ‘Flight Simulator 2024‘ of its most detailed recreation of planet Earth to date, with improved elevation maps, more than 500 cities recreated with 3D models based on irregular triangular networks and more than 100,000 square kilometers of rural photogrammetry. The novelty is that now there is a much lighter way to get closer to that experience without going through a full game or installing anything on your computer. Google Earth announced last Friday that his flight simulator It is now available for all users. Fly without installing anything, directly from the browser Google Earth is not trying to sell us a full-fledged flight simulator, and that works in its favor. On their help pageGoogle describes the feature as experimental, available only in Earth on the web, and geared toward a casual exploration experience. He also warns that the flight physics is simplified, so if what we are looking for is a simulation in its most demanding sense, this is certainly not it. But it may be interesting to try it, draw our own conclusions and discover another way of exploring the world in images. If you want to start trying it, the path is quite simple. You just have to open Google Earth on the webenter Explore the Earthdisplay the Tools menu and click on Flight Simulator. The option appears within the menu itself. In a matter of seconds you go from the traditional map to a flight view, with the interface ready to start moving over the terrain. Once inside, the management also focuses on the immediate. Google allows you to control the plane with the keyboard: Page up to accelerate, Page down to reduce thrust, the up and down arrows to change the altitude and the side arrows to tilt the aircraft. You can also turn mouse control on or off by clicking inside the simulation. And if things go wrong, which can go wrong pretty quickly at first, the option to start over after impact appears. The most attractive part is that Google Earth dynamically loads 3D buildings and high-resolution images while you fly. This allows us to turn a very simple function into a quite interesting visual experience, especially if we choose recognizable areas and we change the basemap to Satellite when necessary. However, Google also warns that flying at extreme speeds or with a slow connection can cause temporary delays in loading. There are, in addition, known problems in some areas of the field, so it is best to assume it for what it is: a light and still experimental function. Then there is the other option, of course: taking a real plane. In specific searches on services such as Skyscanner we have seen flights from Spain for less than 40 euros, always depending on route, date and availability. Looking at an image from the browser is not the same as looking out the window and seeing how the landscape changes under the clouds. But that is precisely why it makes sense to bring it here: we are talking about different experiences, different ways of moving, looking and playing with the idea of ​​traveling. The interesting thing about Google Earth is taking a tool that many of us have used for years to explore the planet and adding a simple playful layer to it, free and accessible from the browser. It doesn’t always take a complex simulation to spark that curiosity. Sometimes a small, well-placed function is enough to make us look at the map again and want to get lost for a while. Images | Screenshots In Xataka | After marathons and combats, humanoid robots already have their next challenge: climbing Everest

This is what the new iRobot Roomba are like

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We have new Roombas. The new iRobot robot vacuum cleaners can now be purchased in Spain (with one exception that will arrive this month) and, as usual, they all have their strengths. We are going to talk to you about the new models, specifically their versions that are available on Amazon. These are identical in features to those that we can find in the brand’s official store, but they have two differences: the name and which include more accessories. Roomba Plus 416 Combo with AutoWash Base We start with the cheapest of all, the Roomba Plus 416 Combo. This new generation has 21% slimmer designwhich makes it easier to fit through narrow gaps or under furniture. It vacuums and scrubs in a single pass and has an anti-tangle rubber that is especially effective with pet hair. In addition, it has LiDAR mapping and has a technology called SmartScrub that applies additional pressure to eliminate those remains that refuse to disappear. To all this, we must add the base that it includes, which reduces (a lot) the maintenance that the robot vacuum cleaner requires. Part of the 549 euros and, as we have mentioned before, It comes with extra accessories that the 415 Combo model does not come with.. Specifically, there are six: three waste bags and three sets of rotating mops for the mop. These are the same ones that the next two models come with. Roomba Plus 416 Combo Base AutoWash The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Roomba Plus 516 Combo with AutoWash Base We continue with the next model, in this case the Roomba Plus 516 Combo. It is a robot vacuum cleaner that is one step above the previous one, with an improved LiDAR system to detect obstacles and an even finer design. Its suction power reaches up to 22,000 Paso it is especially effective in houses or apartments where we have pets. To all this we must add that the base washes the mops with hot water. Costs 649 euros. iRobot Roomba Plus 516 Multifunction Self-Cleaning AutoWash Base Combo, 22KPa, Liftable and Extendable DualClean Mops, Washes 75º, Dry 45º, Clearview LiDAR, Autonomy 90 Days, Extra Accessories, Black The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Roomba Plus 576 Combo with AutoWash Base The next is the Roomba Plus 576 Combo, which has even greater suction power (25,000 Pa). The main difference of this model compared to the previous ones is that, in addition to the LiDAR system, tIt also recognizes objects and obstacles with artificial intelligence. This way, your movement around the home is much cleaner. It is especially recommended in large houses where children live and its price is 749 euros. Of course, it must be taken into account that shipping for this model is expected from July 20. iRobot Roomba Plus 576 Multifunction AutoWash Combo and Base, 25KPa, DualClean PerfectEdge Mops, Heat Washing/Drying, AI, PrecisionVision, Clearview Pro LiDAR, 90 days autonomy, Extra Accessories, Black 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 | iRobot In Xataka | Best quality-price air conditioners 2026. Which one to buy and seven recommended models for less than 800 euros In Xataka | Best upright vacuum cleaners. Which one to buy based on use and six recommended models

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