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The solar eclipse on August 12 is approaching and your prescription glasses can complicate your plan: this is how you can solve it

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The time for the solar eclipse has arrived. You have taken all necessary precautions and you have bought some approved glassesbut you go to put them on and discover how uncomfortable it is to wear them over your prescription glasses. If you wear prescription glasses and think you can live this story next August 12, do not leave the issue of approved glasses to the last minute. At some observation points they will be given to attendees, but if you have not tried them in advance you may discover that they do not fit your eyes well and, therefore, are neither comfortable nor protective. It is better to bring your own protection and also test it in advance. Let’s see some ideas. The cardboard gives a lot of itself. In addition to to reduce costs manufacturing, the frames of glasses approved for eclipses are usually made of cardboard to fit well to any face. As a result, they can often be worn over prescription glasses without any problem. You may have to hold them by hand; but, as long as you make sure they cover your field of vision well, there is no problem. There are also glasses that, without being made of cardboard, are deliberately large to accommodate other glasses underneath. It is the case of these that show in an article of The Country. However, not everything is going to be big glasses. There are other options too. Clips are a good option. There are some clip options with filters approved for solar eclipses that fit the lens of almost any glasses. They are generally sold in opticians. or specialized stores and, since they are much more exclusive, they have slightly higher prices than typical cardboard frame glasses. Still, they are a great option if you don’t want to gamble. Ask your optician what they recommend. Yes indeed. Even if they are made as universal as possible, they may not fit your glasses specifically well. Always try them first. You can wear contact lenses. If you usually wear contact lenses, now is a good time to do so. Thus, the approved glasses you use will fit your face better. Remember what is important. It doesn’t matter if you use approved glasses or clip-on filters. The important thing is that you make sure they have the certificate EN ISO 12312-2:2015 and that both the seal of the European Community and the instructions for use are indicated on the packaging. Additionally, you should make sure that the filters are not scratched, as this would decrease the level of protection. And, of course, remember that neither x-rays nor photo negatives are valid. They are myths that have damaged many retinas along the way. Image | Magnific/NASA In Xataka | The trio of eclipses that await Spain on the horizon: an unprecedented and historic chain between 2026 and 2028

“Inheriting a home is usually better than receiving it while alive”

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Every year, thousands of parents see how their children have difficulties accessing housing, while they have a second residencean empty apartment or some savings that could help them with. How could they help their children without the tax bill skyrocketing? Aitor Fernandez and Alina Dragostax advisors TaxDownhave been solving these doubts for Spanish families for years. His advice, after reviewing hundreds of real cases in his office, leaves no room for doubt: “Inheriting a home is usually better than receiving it while alive.” The “surplus value of the dead”. The main argument of tax advisors is that when someone dies and their house passes to their heirs, the capital gain that the property has carried since it was purchased suddenly disappears for the Treasury. This is what is known as the “dead man’s capital gains“. That difference between the original purchase price and the current value of the property is excluded from taxation by law. Obviously, the deceased does not have to declare this increase in assets as would happen if he or she sold or donated the same property while alive. Since the heirs barely pay Inheritance tax Because they are subsidized between parents and children, this revaluation is almost tax-free. The donation generates personal income tax for the parents. With the donation of that same property during life, the tax landscape changes completely. The property comes out of the parents’ estate and, for all purposes, the Treasury treats it as if it had been sold. If the home is worth more today than when it was purchased, you must declare that difference in your income tax return. And that quote is unavoidable even when, being a donation, nothing has been charged in exchange. As Dragos highlighted: “The donation of housing is always more burdensome than the donation of money. Many times it is an apartment bought decades ago and the parents do not bear the (fiscal) bill that arrives later.” Donate while you are alive: it depends. Despite everything, donating doesn’t always go wrong. Tax experts assure that “if the donation is cash, the father can save on personal income tax.” Communities like Madrid exempt up to 250,000 euros when the purpose of the donation is to buy the child’s habitual residence. Extremadura has a similar advantage for average income. Both Fernández and Dragos emphasize that the donation route also compensates when the parents themselves are over 65 years of age and donate their home to their children. The law exempts the gain in the transfer of assets of that home from that age onwards. Of course, everything must be documented before a notary and with notification to the Treasury, even if the settlement is zero euros. Fernández remembers that the most expensive mistake continues to be “not documenting” anything. Treasury monitors especially closely the hidden donations. In Xataka | There is a less painful solution so that an inheritance does not become a ruin for the heirs: renounce it Image | Unsplash (Jakub Zerdzicki)

two foldings that look the same on the outside but are very different on the inside

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A few days ago, we brought you a comparison between the Galaxy Z Flip8 and its predecessortwo very similar mobile phones, although with differences in certain key aspects. But, How does this new folding phone from Samsung compare to the competition? For this reason, today we are going to compare it directly with one of its main rivals this 2026 (so far): the Motorola Razr 70 Ultra. Technical specifications of the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip8 and the Motorola Razr 70 Ultra Samsung Galaxy Z Flip8 motorola razr 70 ultra Dimensions and weight Folding: 75.4 x 85.7 x 13.1mm Displayed: 75.4 x 166.9 x 6.1mm 180 grams Folding: 73.99 x 88.12 x 15.69mm Displayed: 73.99 x 171.48 x 7.19mm 199 grams folding screen 6.9-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X FullHD+ resolution (1,080 x 2,520 pixels) 400 pixels per inch 3,000 nits Refresh rate: 1-120Hz Vision Booster 6.96 inch LTPO AMOLED Resolution 1224 x 2992 22:9 format 10-bit color Refresh rate: up to 165 Hz Peak brightness: 5,000 nits Dolby Vision secondary / main screen 4.1-inch Super AMOLED Refresh rate: 60/120 Hz Resolution 948 x 1,048 pixels 4 inch OLED 10-bit color Refresh rate: up to 165 Hz Peak brightness: 3,000 nits processor Exynos 2600 Snapdragon 8 Elite Ram memory and storage 12/256GB 12/512GB 16/512GB main camera 50 MP wide angle, dual pixel AF, OIS, f/1.8, FOV 85º 12 MP wide angle, f/2.2, 123º FOV 50 MP wide-angle, 2.0 um Quad Pixel, f/1.8, Dolby Vision 50 MP wide angle, Quad Pixel, 122°, f/2.0 front camera 10 MP, f/2.2, FOV 85º 50 MP, 1.28 um Quad Pixel, f/2.0 battery Dual 4,300 mAh (typical) 25W fast charging 15W wireless charging PowerShare Reverse Wireless Charging 5,000 mAh 68W fast charging 30W wireless charging 5W reverse charging operating system Android 17 One UI 9 Seven years of updates Android 16 Three years of updates (OS) Four years of security updates price From 1,299 euros From 1,399 euros Many differences to analyze here, since, although they are two phones with the same type of fold and format, they change in practically every aspect. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip8, 256GB The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Motorola Razr 70 Ultra, 512GB The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Design: heading towards an increasingly thinner and thinner folding This type of folding mobile is characterized by being compact and very manageable, both open and closed. In that sense, both proposals are right and have similar dimensions and weight. In fact, Motorola repeats regarding the Razr 60 Ultrasince the new phone measures and weighs the same. Samsung, however, has slimmed down his new foldable. If we talk about exact figures, the Galaxy Z Flip8 brings a reduction of 0.4 millimeters in thickness and 8 grams in weight with respect to Galaxy Z Flip7. It is not a huge evolution, but it does represent a quite notable difference if we compare it with the Motorola foldable, since there is a difference of more than a millimeter in thickness and 19 grams in weight. Screen: Motorola is committed to 165 Hz and a very high maximum brightness If we talk about the screens, when it comes to size, there are very few differences (you have the exact figures in the table above). Now, there is a lot to analyze because the Razr 70 Ultra has two points where it is placed one step above the Z Flip8 at this point. One of them is the refresh rate, which is 165 Hz on both screens. This is something that will give us more fluency and that we will notice especially in video games or when reading text. The other is maximum brightness. Samsung has improved the brightness level of its internal screen (which has gone from 2,600 to 3,000 nits), but that of the Motorola Razr 70 Ultra reaches 5,000 nits maximum brightness. This will make it look better outdoors, especially on those days where sunlight hits the screen directly. We cannot yet talk about how noticeable (or not) the hinge of both devices is, although both manufacturers promise an evolution in that sense. Two high-end processors with lots of RAM Both devices have two processors that we have already seen in other high-end Android phones. The Z Flip8 bets on the Exynos 2600a processor from Samsung itself manufactured in 2 nanometers that we have already seen in the Galaxy S26 and Galaxy S26+. Motorola, however, mounts on its device the Snapdragon 8 Eliteso on paper we can expect more performance from it. And what happens with RAM? Samsung’s foldable is available in two configurations, but in both it has 12 GB of RAM. The Razr 70 Ultra can only be purchased in one configuration and it has 16 GB of RAM memoryso it should perform better with multitasking, with many applications open and even running artificial intelligence tools locally. More battery and fast charging for the Motorola foldable Both devices have made a leap in terms of battery capacity compared to their predecessors, but Motorola’s Razr 70 Ultra is ahead in terms of battery capacity. Specifically, we are talking about 5,000 mAh compared to the 4,300 mAh that the Galaxy Z Flip8 has. It is true that optimization and other aspects also influence when talking about the autonomy of a device, but point for the Motorola foldable. We can also talk about another point if we focus on the charging of the devices. Both folding devices have wireless charging, although the Motorola one offers 30 W compared to the 15 W of the Z Flip8. Something similar happens if we talk about cable charging, since the Razr 70 Ultra reaches up to 68 W fast charging and Samsung’s stays at 25 W. Two similar, but not identical, camera systems These two foldables have three cameras: two on the back and one on the inside of the device. Focusing first on the first, both devices dispense with a telephoto sensor to mount a 50 megapixel main camera and … Read more

Apple is preparing glasses to respond to Meta’s Ray-Ban. The problem is a wall called ‘privacy’

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John Ternus is the new CEO of Apple and, although he will officially take office next September 1 coinciding with the presentation of the iPhone 18 Procomes to office with a task. On the one hand, the highly rumored foldable iPhone that we should see next to the iPhone 18 Pro and that it would have a very similar format to what was seen in the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8. On the other hand, the new Apple glasses. We are not referring to a new version of the VisionProbut rather one more product to carry on a daily basis with which they will compete, directly, against the Ray-Ban by Meta. However, there is a major challenge with this product: privacy. Because Meta’s glasses have been sailing seas of controversies with privacyuser recordings that They are not so private either the use that is made of this type of device, and if a company does not want to have anything to do with controversies, and even less related to privacy, that is Apple. All of this is forcing them to think very hard. What strategy do you want to follow with these glasses? that can pay for the losses of another team: the AI ​​team. Let’s go with the story because it’s pretty cool. Apple glasses and the privacy problem A few months ago, our colleagues at Applesfera already said that reputable sources from both the sector in general and Apple in particular they pointed to a delay in the apple glasses. Mark Gurman, in Bloombergassures that the device was planned for sometime in 2026, but in the end it will end up arriving at the end of 2027 with a presentation at WWDC 2027. That extra time will allow developers to create apps for a new type of wearable that aspires to be an Apple Watch, but in the form of glasses. It will also give more time for the company itself to deal with the privacy issue. We have recently seen several controversies related to Meta glasses in this area and, although Meta has not responded to some of those controversies, yes he has taken measures patching user manipulation and preventing the glasses from recording if they detect that the LED that works as a ‘snitch’ when we record is altered. According to Gurman, the glasses are codenamed ‘N50’ and Apple has put several of its teams to work (engineering and marketing among them) to refine not only the product, but the message around the privacy of the new device. It is, according to the Bloomberg journalist, Apple’s main priority for these glasses due to user concerns and the public and legal scrutiny in this regard. Distrust has already led both states and private entities to prohibit them in some spaces (such as swimming pools, gyms or schools, for example) and, although cell phones capture images of higher resolution and quality, wearing a camera on glasses feels more stealthy, like a quieter capture device. Apple knows that many eyes will be on this issue when it introduces the device, so it is working to emphasize not only the areas in which its glasses differ from the rest, but also why the user (and society itself) can trust it. The idea is that this device is a mix between AirPods and Apple Watch with access to Sirimusic playback, calls and information, and Gurman points out that a solution to the privacy issue would be to eliminate cameras or directly prevent the user from capturing content. Smart glasses without a camera is not that strange. Xiaomi has some and there are brands with products like this that, precisely, rely on this improvement in privacy as a marketing weapon. Bloomberg claims that Apple would be proposing glasses without a camera, but also one with cameras and sensors, but that they would only be used for the AI ​​to see the world around the user and obtain information about objects and places that would later be transferred to the user through Siri. There are two problems. The first is that, if privacy were not an issue and in an ideal world, glasses with a camera are extremely useful for recording family moments and creating hands-free content, so eliminating cameras would send those who want that to the competition. The second is that Gurman claims that Apple does not currently trust its AI enough for that to be the main selling point for a totally new product. Obviously, It is a thorny and difficult issue to address. for an Apple that is about to enter a period of celebration (with the rumored 20th anniversary iPhone), but that has several hot potatoes as potential price increases (even more) due to RAM crisis and totally new products for them like these glasses or the foldable. Many possible crises to face if something goes wrong, so it is logical that they want to tread carefully. In Xataka | With the Vision Pro, Apple created a product with revolutionary potential. He then abandoned him to his fate.

Ryan Gosling fulfills his dream and replaces Nicolas Cage in the role of this Marvel superhero

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Ryan Gosling wanted it and Marvel has made it happen. After insisting for years that he would love to play Ghost Rider, the actor’s desire to ‘Barbie‘has finally been fulfilled. During San Diego Comic-Con, Kevin Feige officially announced that Ryan Gosling will play Marvel’s famous demon biker in a new movie. Gosling was invited to take the stage in Hall H, where he excitedly said, “Is this really happening? This is a character I’ve been dreaming of playing for a long time.” He then added that “only one director could make this movie,” just before giving way to Shawn Levy, the director of ‘Deadpool and Wolverine‘. An alliance that comes from afar This won’t be Shawn Levy’s first time directing Ryan Gosling. Both are already working together on ‘Star Wars: Starfighter‘, whose release in theaters is scheduled for May 27 next year. Later they will meet again in ‘Ghost Rider’, whose script will be in the hands of Jonathan Tropper (‘The Adam Project’, ‘The Wrecking Crew’). The release date is not confirmed, but it is expected that goes to 2028. In this way, Ryan Gosling takes over from Nicolas Cage in the role of Johnny Blaze. Cage played the character in ‘Ghost Rider: The Ghost Rider‘ in 2007, as well as in the sequel ‘Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance‘ in 2012. Nicolas Cage’s Ghost Rider Both films were absolutely trashed by critics, although they were surprisingly profitable. The first, whose budget was 110 million dollars, has 26% on Rotten Tomatoesbut raised $228.7 million. The second, despite being even worse (18%), raised 132.5 million. It did not generate direct losses, but it was enough of an indicator for Sony to decide to sell the rights to the character, which ended up returning to Marvel Studios. According to exposed Kevin Feige in 2013, “When a character comes back to us it’s usually because the other studios don’t want to make any more movies, which almost always means that the previous installments weren’t particularly well received. They all have potential, but we’re not going to say ‘We’ve got him back, let’s do it now!’” 13 years later, after passing through the fourth season of ‘Agents of SHIELD’ and with superhero movies in low hours, It seems that it is time. As for Ryan Gosling, the actor is preparing for a golden future in commercial cinema after the consecutive successes of ‘Barbie’ and ‘The Specialist’. The next step will be taken within Disney and in the Star Wars franchise, another saga that It’s not going through its best moment either.. Via | AlloCiné Image | AlloCiné

Psychology says that people who thank drivers when crossing the street don’t do it just out of gratitude.

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When a car stops at a pedestrian crossing to let us pass, it is normal, almost instinctive, to raise our hand in gratitude. However, this gesture goes a little further than being polite to the other person, or at least that is what psychologists maintain. According to the experts’ conclusions, much deeper mechanisms hide behind this peculiar habit. Why pedestrians wave at drivers when crossing the street It’s no secret that traffic is not pleasant. It is usually synonymous with rush, stress and nerves, especially at certain times of the day. That’s why the simple act of raising your hand in gratitude is so striking. It is something that drivers also do, but it is much more evident in pedestrians when a car gives way to them. Psychologists classify this gesture as a prosocial behaviorthat is, small selfless actions that are perceived positively in our interactions with others. This type of behavior includes other options, such as helping to carry shopping bags, sharing a location with someone from outside, or comforting. Image | Jacek Dylag on Unsplash Experts associate this behavior with kindness, one of the traits of the Big Five personality model. This model establishes that human personality is made up of five main traits, namely: Openness to experience. Responsibility (or thoroughness). Extraversion. Kindness. Neuroticism (or emotional instability). Theoretically, people who automatically greet drivers when they let them pass show higher levels of empathy, warmth, friendliness, and willingness to cooperate. They adopt an altruistic attitude in their daily relationships with the rest of society. It is the combination and intensity of each of these factors that ends up defining our character. By making this gesture towards the driver, the pedestrian also shows, unconsciously, that he is aware of the people around him. This type of behavior serves to remind others that public space is a place shared by everyone, and a friendly greeting can be enough to reduce the tension of a stressful situation on the road. Via | Gry-Online Image | Gry-Online

Nvidia is willing to guarantee $250 billion for OpenAI to have its own data center, according to WSJ

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Nvidia is considering becoming the main financial driver of one of the largest AI infrastructure projects to date. And according to has advanced The Wall Street Journal, Jensen Huang’s company is negotiating to offer a guarantee of about $250 billion so that OpenAI can rent a colossal data center campus in Ohio, USA. All, without the agreement being closed yet. What exactly is the agreement about?. Nvidia’s endorsement would not be direct money for OpenAI, but rather a financial guarantee. According to the media, it would help those responsible for ChatGPT can lease a 10-gigawatt project that SoftBank’s energy subsidiary, SB Energy, is building in southern Ohio. With the backing of Nvidia, this project could obtain debt financing on better terms, something especially relevant because OpenAI, being a private company that has not yet made a profit, does not have sufficient credit rating to be able to invest in this type of project on its own. Why is such a guarantee necessary?. Without the backing of a creditworthy partner, it would be much more expensive for SoftBank to borrow the money needed to build such infrastructure. Just like share WSJ, by putting its signature as a guarantee, Nvidia reduces the risk that lenders assume and makes the operation cheaper. In the jargon of the sector this is called “credit wrapper”, and it is not the first time it has happened. In fact, Google has endorsed Anthropic data centers before, in part to boost sales of its own AI chips, according to collect the same medium. Figures that give vertigo. The entire project, also counting the chips that will go inside the facilities, could exceed $500 billion, which would make it the largest data center announced to date. The guarantee of 250,000 million would cover the rent and construction debt, but not the semiconductors. For this, Nvidia is separately negotiating another financing for the purchase of chips by OpenAI, which could reach an additional $350 billion, according to share from WSJ. The role of the Government of USA. The project’s electricity is under government control and is financed, in part, thanks to a recent trade agreement with Japan, which committed to invest $33 billion in a natural gas plant in the same area, as remember the WSJ. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick is directly involved in deciding who has access to that energy. The chosen site is, in addition, a former uranium enrichment center already closed, about 80 kilometers south of Columbus, which would allow us to avoid a good part of the problems of permits and opposition from residents around the area that other similar projects in the country suffer. She is not the only one interested. OpenAI has been in talks for weeks to take over that space and it is, according to the WSJ, the candidate that has shown the most interest. But she’s not alone, as Anthropic, Microsoft and Google have also spoken to Lutnick about the same issue in recent weeks. Getting energy power has become the big bottleneck for all companies training large-scale AI models. What does each party gain?. For OpenAI, this agreement would represent a change of model, as it would be its first data center as a direct tenant, a step towards controlling part of its own infrastructure instead of depending exclusively on renting capacity from Microsoft, Amazon and Oracle, as it does now. The company has already raised its computing spending forecast until 2030 to $750 billion, compared to the $600 billion it managed at the beginning of the year. For Nvidia, with a market value close to $5 billion, endorsing these types of projects ensures future demand for its chips for years. The shadow of circular financing. This type of operation, in which large technology companies finance infrastructure that later generates business for themselves, worries a large part of the market. Gary Tan, portfolio manager at Allspring Global Investments, counted to Bloomberg that “although Nvidia’s investments and partnerships bolster confidence in long-term AI builds, investors remain concerned about circular financing.” Nvidia itself has warned in its latest annual report that these types of agreements could reduce its short-term liquidity and increase its exposure to the credit risk of its clients. And now what. Negotiations are still in an early phase and conditions could change or even break before anything is signed, according to quote from Bloomberg. The first phase of the project, with about 800 operational megawatts, would not be ready until 2028. So it seems that we will have to wait to find out if it ends up materializing and how exactly it does so. Cover image | Steve Juvetson, NVIDIA In Xataka | “The world doesn’t realize how much the AI ​​industry depends on scientists in China” Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia

In the face of the fires that devastate Madrid, Ávila and Toledo, Starlink supports free with its satellite internet service

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The fires that They devastate the Community of Madrid, Ávila and Toledo They have become hell for thousands of families. The list of evacuees and confined almost reaches 100,000 peoplebut it has not been the only aggravating factor, since many of them have also lost the possibility of communicating with other people. Given this blackout, starlink communicated to users who will be able to connect directly with the mobile phones of those affected through their satellites, without the need for antennas or additional applications. What has happened? The fire has destroyed antennas and fiber cables, in addition to generating interference that has further complicated communications in the area. While Movistar, Orange and Vodafone worked on the ground to restore their networks, from BandaAncha confirmed that many users were beginning to witness a change in their networks. And several people claimed to see the “Orange Space X” network on the interface of their mobile phones. Satellite connectivity. Starlink itself confirmed through its official account on X, ensuring that “Starlink Mobile is providing free connectivity to MasOrange and Movistar customers in the regions affected by the forest fires near Madrid.” The same goes for Movistar, Orange and Vodafoneteleoperated companies that have confirmed the activation of this emergency satellite service in their networks. The company explains that families, communities and companies with compatible LTE phones can continue to communicate by SMS even if terrestrial networks do not work, since mobile phones automatically connect to this satellite network. Of course, they warn that the service “will work better with a clear view of the sky”, since it requires a direct connection with satellites in low orbit. Months in testing. According to they count From Broadband, Orange had been testing for months in Valladolid to offer mobile satellite coverage directly to conventional terminals, thanks to a special permit from the Ministry to use its terrestrial frequencies from space. Everything indicates that this technology being tested has been advanced and urgently activated through an agreement between the Ministry, Orange, Movistar and Starlink, also opening the signal to other operators in roaming mode to provide coverage in the fire area. Without European alternatives would you be. The service is not suitable for browsing the internet or making calls. Its capacity is limited to sending SMS and very low data usage. But in an emergency situation, that connection thread can make the difference, allowing you to notify that you are safe, coordinate an evacuation or for rescue teams to locate someone, just when traditional telephone towers have been disabled by the fire. In the absence of European alternativesStarlink is positioned as one of the most effective solutions to obtain satellite connection in domestic environments. Today there are several European agencies that are sending satellites to low Earth orbit, although most projects are not aimed at offering Internet connection on a commercial level, but rather are specialized constellations for companies, governments, teleoperators, defense or aviation. Some well-known proper names are OneWeb, the Luxembourg SES either Hispasatthe latter being a relevant actor in Spain, Portugal and Latin America. All of them are beginning to move, but at a pace and efficiency that is still much lower than SpaceX. This means that in emergency situations, such as the one thousands of families in Spain are experiencing with the fires, communication depends on a completely private company. Hence, the fact that there is a European alternative, detached from the control of a private company of the stature of SpaceX, is important and makes sense as part of the technological sovereignty strategy of the continent. And now what. Starlink had already resorted to this same free connectivity formula in other disasters, such as the earthquake that shook Venezuela just a few weeks ago. In Spain, for now, the service remains as an emergency measure and not as a commercial launch. Orange had already planned to market this technology in the future, but its actual deployment as a public network has arrived earlier than expected, driven by the magnitude of the fire. It will be necessary to see if, once the flames are controlled, the service is withdrawn or if this crisis accelerates its definitive release to the market. Cover image | The reason and Starlink In Xataka | The Ministry of Labor reminds that no one has to “choose between their security and their job”: four days of paid leave

Having two jobs will have served to collect more pension. There is a fine print: you will not retire early

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Having two jobs is a way to have a better salary, and it also helps you when it comes to having a larger pension. when your working life ends. This helps you both in a present where aspects such as housing increasingly take up more of your salary, but also to have a future with more guarantees. However, there is also a small print that you should take into account, and that is that more hours worked have no influence when counting the days contributed. Come on, it can help you with the amounts in retirement, but not in the dates or times. What does multiple employment influence?. He moonlighting It is when a worker has two or more jobs as an employee, and both are included within the same Social Security regime. In these cases, each company contributes for the salary it pays the worker. Come on, you have several contribution bases for the same period of time. Beyond allowing you to have more money each month by having two or more payers, moonlighting also influences when calculating what you will receive in your future pension. Come on, it serves to have a greater retirement pension, since the contribution bases that you have generated in each company accumulate, and this influences when calculating the regulatory base of the pension. No, having two or more jobs for a couple of years is not going to make you collect a much higher pension, but if you keep these two or more jobs for several years, then it can make a difference. There is a maximum contribution base. However, another thing you should know is that you are not going to add salaries to your contribution base unlimitedly. There is a limit, and currently the maximum contribution base is 5,101.20 euros per month. This means that the bases of your different jobs cannot exceed that limit, it is the maximum. When it comes down to it, what this means is that if you have a job that is already close to that maximum contribution base, adding a second job will not affect what you earn in retirement much in the long term. But if you have a normal job that is much further away from that maximum base, adding a second job can really make a difference. Does not count towards retirement date. No, having more jobs and contributing more does not affect the retirement date nor does it mean that you can retire earlier. Social Security counts the days contributed by calendar dates, by the number of contracts or by the hours worked. Come on, if working 8 hours a day counts the same as working 16 hours, the second hardly makes you contribute two days instead of one. Therefore, if you have several jobs you will earn more money, and when it is time to retire you will have a larger pension. However, no matter how many jobs you have had, you will not be able to retire sooner. Another thing is that when you look when can you retire with the official simulator You see that, thanks to multiple jobs, early retirement suits you well and you decide on another option. But when it comes to what you need to retire, it won’t affect you. Image | Pexels In Xataka | In Spain, those over 65 years of age are working like never before. It’s not passion for work: it’s for retirement age

Earth’s water is running out of oxygen. And that’s a problem

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We tend to relate oxygen with the air we breathebut the reality is that it is also an essential component of all the waters on the planet, from oceans to rivers and lakes. That is why the call just made by a team of scientists from the University of California San Diego is so important. In a recently published study, they show that the dissolved oxygen in all these waters is plummeting and that this could have disastrous consequences. For this reason, they point out that it would be advisable to establish aquatic oxygen as one of the factors that can become points of no return in the decline of our planet. The pace is alarming. According to these scientiststhe rate at which aquatic oxygen levels are falling is very alarming. It is due to several reasons. For a start, may be a consequence of excess nutrients known as eutrophication. Fertilizers, for example, are very rich in nitrogen, which is one of the most important nutrients for algae growth. When these proliferate too much, they cloud the water and prevent sunlight from adequately reaching aquatic photosynthetic organisms. This is the first cause of the decrease in aquatic oxygen levels. On the other hand, when these algae die they fall to the bottom and are degraded by bacteria that consume a lot of oxygen. There we will have even less. On the other hand, hot water dissolves less oxygen than cold water. And we already know how much the planet’s water is warming lately. Finally, changes in water movement and ventilationfor example by the construction of dams, can hinder the distribution of oxygen in the water. The consequences. Decreased aquatic oxygen levels are detrimental for many reasons. To begin with, living beings that breathe directly in water can clearly suffer the consequences. This ranges from microscopic organisms to fish and the sharks. However, even marine mammals, which come to the surface to breathe, suffer the consequences of this deoxygenation, as their prey relocates and their habitats are damaged. On the other hand, many chemical processes that help regulate the climate on Earth suffer the effects of aquatic deoxygenation. This is the case of the carbon cycle, for example. The nine planetary limits. The planetary limits are nine scenarios with thresholds within which humanity can continue to develop without there being an imminent danger to the planet. Once they are exceeded, it is assumed that the point of no return The deterioration of the Earth is very close. These limits are established for climate change, biosphere integrity, land use change, freshwater use, biogeochemical fluxes, ocean acidification, stratospheric ozone layeratmospheric aerosol loading and new entities, formerly known as chemical pollution. For each of these contexts, there is an established limit that should not be exceeded. However, according to the last review of their status, The threshold has already been crossed in seven of them. Aquatic oxygen as the tenth planetary limit. The authors of the study just published point out that aquatic oxygen should also be considered a planetary limit. Their levels are declining dangerously and action must be taken on the matter as soon as possible, as they affect ecosystems and the climate very directly. If this “title” were given, perhaps we would be more aware of its evolution and we could take action on the matter in time. For now, it’s just a proposal. However, given what we have seen, it is something that should be taken very seriously. We talk about forests as the lungs of the planet, but we cannot forget the aquatic lung. After all, that is where life first emerged. Images | Magnificent In Xataka | Three days and above the 95th percentile: AEMET’s golden rule for declaring a “heat wave” in Spain

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