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$200 a month gives access to $14,000 in tokens

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Most of those who pay to use AI models do so with subscriptions. They take advantage of platforms like ChatGPT Plus either Claude Pro and with them they access an all-you-can-eat buffet that at first seems quite generous. Those who are in this modality surely have divided opinions: some will say that they immediately cross the limits and others that they almost never cross them. They are both right. Bargain subscriptions. The prestigious SemiAnalysis has carried out an investigation most curious. They signed up for Anthropic and OpenAI subscription plans and then tried to get the most out of them. The question they wanted to answer was simple: are they really profitable, or is it better to pay per use with the API? His conclusion is forceful: these subscriptions are an absolute bargain… if used well. You pay 200 dollars in tokens, they give you 14,000. SemiAnalysis research took advantage of these subscription plans to execute complex programming tasks that also extended over time to exhaust the weekly usage limits of each account. Popular belief is that these plans have a consumption limit of about $2,000 (costing $200). However, their tests showed that Anthropic’s plan allowed them to consume $8,000 per month in API tokens. In the case of OpenAI, things were even better: they managed to consume the equivalent of $14,000 worth of tokens per month. The savings are simply amazing and make one thing clear: if you make the most of your subscription, it is almost a free gift. The all-you-can-eat buffet trap. The figures make it clear that OpenAI and Anthropic are using the same model of business than that of gyms or free food buffets: users who do not go or eat little finance those who do not stop going and put on their boots. The technology companies are taking huge losses with the power users of AI that do not stop using these plans with autonomous agents that squeeze them. Risk. But that group is balanced by many subscribers who pay the flat rate but only ask a handful of fairly simple questions each day. According to analyst Ed Zitron, that’s dangerous: it is enough for 25% of users to decide to squeeze those usage rates for the profit margins of these companies to be negative. Price drop in sight. Coinciding with the study, in The Wall Street Journal they indicated this week how OpenAI is considering entering a price war by lowering the prices of its subscriptions. It could thus anticipate Anthropic—which could do the same—but for experts that could end badly. Gary Marcus explained that OpenAI is already surviving by creating hypeand a decision like that could go very badly for them. The Ghost of DeepSeek. This hypothetical price war could also be motivated by the costs of Chinese models such as DeepSeek, which offers much of the capacity of GPT or Claude, but at a much lower cost. Opposite that, of course, are the APIs that allow payment per use and that both Anthropic and OpenAI are increasingly forcing. These APIs impose a surcharge of between 40x and 70x the price of the subscription tokens according to some experts. Agents against subscription plans. What is threatening the future of these subscription plans are AI agents that are capable of completing complex tasks autonomously and in long sessions. These agents “burn” millions of tokens quickly, which is why both OpenAI and Anthropic limit (or ban) the use of their subscriptions to use them for example in OpenClaw. Amjad Masad, CEO of Replit, believe that the subscription tap will soon be closed in the face of these costs triggered by agentic AI. “Intelligence” keeps getting cheaper. But in the face of all those realities that seem to threaten the end of AI subscriptions, there is a factor that can contribute to their survival. As they point out in SemiAnalysisthe market laws themselves are confirming that generating tokens is increasingly cheaper. Efficiency improves and the costs of producing tokens decrease, and they could do so at such a pace that in the end access to AI remains profitable for these free buffets. Companies are subsidizing AI for us. All this leads to think that in many cases AI companies are subsidizing the use of their models. They do it by taking advantage of that scheme that only a few really take advantage of the subscription plans. The question is, of course, whether this situation has an expiration date. In Xataka | Anthropic is at the most important moment in its history and has a warning: we must lift the AI ​​accelerator

that’s why it’s back to science fiction

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Steven Spielberg has been using science fiction for almost fifty years as a reflection of the concerns of American fears (that is, planetary, because pop culture works the way it does). In 1977 he captured the post-Vietnam spiritual void with aliens coming in peace. In 2005, he processed 9/11 with aggressive invaders. ‘The Day of Revelation’ has some ingredients similar to all of them, although perhaps for the first time in his career, reality has gotten ahead of him. The constant. Of the 37 films Steven Spielberg has directed, about a quarter are fantasy or, more specifically, science fiction. And of them, six include aliens in their plots. Let’s review some of the most relevant ones: Encounters in the third phase (1977): Two years after the end of the Vietnam War. The United States saw the moral authority of its institutions plummet. Spielberg gave the public some hope with a film in which contact with the unknown did not end in war but in amazement: the aliens came in peace and the protagonist followed them into space. Decades later, the Library of Congress included the film in its archives as being “culturally, historically and aesthetically significant.” ET the exterrestrial (1982): In the midst of the Reagan era, political discourse insisted on rebuilding the nuclear family as a central value of society. Spielberg put a broken family at the center of his film, with a mother raising her children alone after a divorce, and offered as reparation for domestic trauma the most unlikely friendship: a child and an alien. ‘ET’ claimed that solutions had to be found to heal a fractured society. As Spielberg himself has said, “My favorite science fiction is based on terrestrial problems”. ‘War of the worlds’ (2005): Spielberg once said of the 9/11 attacks that “the image that I can’t get out of my head It is that of all the people of Manhattan fleeing over the George Washington Bridge.” It is perfectly perceived in a film that is pure panic, nothing rooted in a specific policy, since as screenwriter David Koepp said in his day, it also functioned as an allegory of Iraqi fear of an American invasion. Koepp also signed ‘Jurassic Park’, the film that showed us the only good billionaire, and now he returns with ‘The Day of Revelation’. And even if it is outside the topic of invasions and dealing with social aspects that are not so clearly politicized, it is inevitable to remember science fiction films like ‘AI, Artificial Intelligence’where many first discovered the fashion acronym; ‘Minority Reportas a bridge between the paranoia of the fifties and the era of hypervigilance we live in now; and in a more (sadly) banal tone, ‘Ready Player One’about The Video Game and its implications. The secrets are over. In December 2017, The New York Times published a report about AATIP, the Pentagon’s secret program to investigate anomalous aerial phenomena with a budget of 22 million dollars. The report described objects that moved in ways that defied known engineering. That journalistic piece, according to Spielberg, restored his interest in the alien topic. In the summer of 2023 he spent two months writing a 50-60 page synopsis of what would happen the day that information became public. The project was officially announced in April 2024. The year when reality did not waitOn May 8, 2026, five weeks before the premiere of ‘Revelation Day’, the Trump administration ordered the publication of the first 162 declassified files on UAPsincluding diplomatic cables, FBI reports, NASA transcripts and graphic material, all accessible without prior authorization on the war.gov/UFO portal. On May 22, a second delivery arrived with six PDF files, seven audios and 51 videos. The portal intends to continue expanding. When NASA was worried. Spielberg himself has acknowledged that those congressional hearings “changed everything” for him and that “this stopped being sensationalism and became something that the mainstream media took very seriously.” In this way, ‘The Day of Revelation’ continues to be a social thermometer, although now it does so perhaps at the opposite pole to ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’, once the debate has been institutionalized. In fact, while preparing ‘Close Encounters…’ in the 1970s, Spielberg received a letter from NASA asking him not to make the film. “When I found out that the government was opposed to the film, I found my faith”declared in 1978: “If NASA took the time to write me a twenty-page letter, something was up.” It cannot be said that the Spielberg of today raises the same suspicions as the one from then, and perhaps his new film should be read under that code. In Xataka | When Spielberg heard one of the best soundtracks in history, he didn’t get it: “I thought it was a joke”

Facebook Marketplace ads are filling up with sexy AI-generated women and there’s a very specific reason behind it

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What of sell on trading platforms It is not always a simple task. It is quite common for ads to go by for weeks without anyone being interested in them, especially if what we want to sell is something expensive like a car or a motorcycle. Faced with this problem, there are Facebook Marketplace sellers who have found the formula to stand out from the crowd without having to pay to promote their ad. Women generated with AI. They tell it in Business Insider. On Facebook Marketplace in the United States, it is increasingly common to find ads for cars and other items in which one or more beautiful women appear; motorcycles, cars and even tractor parts surrounded by suspiciously perfect women, smiling at the camera as if they were posing for a magazine. In the ‘isThisAI’ subreddit many users discuss these imageswhich as we have already mentioned are generated with AI. The objective behind it is obvious: to capture the attention of potential buyers. The case of the Jeep Wrangler. The report tells the story of Rogelio Llamas, a Californian who is trying to sell his Jeep Wrangler. In the ad, next to the car, there is a woman in a bikini, shorts and cowboy boots, but it is not real, but was added later with AI. The striking thing about her case is that she was not a thin woman, but rather opted for a more voluminous one. He says he got the idea from a trading YouTuber who said that this would generate more curiosity. Lots of clicking, little purchase. The goal is to make your ad stand out from the rest, thus increasing the chances of a sale, or at least that’s the theory. According to this seller, the ad got a lot of views and he even received messages from people asking things like if the girl is included in the car. The reality is that 19 weeks later, the car is still for sale. The pretty girl’s claim. Advertising and sexism have gone hand in hand for decades, especially in certain traditionally masculine items such as carsboats and even We have seen it at technology fairs such as the Mobile World Congress. Fortunately we have been removing that burden, but these “AI stewardesses” serve the same purpose: to be the attraction to attract the attention of the male audience. Of course, not all ads that use AI to stand out are along those lines, there are others that simply seek to shock and exploit the surprise factor, like this one from a sumo wrestler inside a toolbox. We have looked around Facebook Marketplace in Spain and also other platforms such as Wallapop and Milanuncios and we have not found examples of this practice. It seems that, at the moment, it is a trend from the United States, but who knows if we will end up importing it. Image | reddit In Xataka | The protein product craze is taking over supermarkets. And that’s why now we have tuna for males

sea ​​level rises

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The Child it’s already here and official data points to a potentially very strong event. NOAA, which a month ago saw no reason to worry, now gives a 63% probability to what meteorologists call SuperNiño. Meanwhile, NASA has already detected that Peru’s sea level is 15 cm above average. It’s just the beginning: more than 25 degrees are expected in the coming months. And what does all this mean? Nobody knows very well. On the one hand, NOAA itself explains that “even very strong El Niño events do not produce the expected impact everywhere; stronger events only tip the odds further.” As Severine Fournier saysdeputy scientific director of Sentinel-6, “each El Niño is different, but they almost always bring a warm year and large changes in rainfall in parts of the planet.” And it is logical: “El Niño” only means that the absence of strong trade winds that cool the surface of the equatorial Pacific causes the temperature of that area of ​​the ocean to skyrocket. And it is this, through different atmospheric teleconnectionswhich disrupts all the weather systems in the world. But, for that to happen, the effects of the heat of the equatorial Pacific have to interact with a lot of systems and the result is unpredictable. On the other hand, at least on paper, we are on the verge of what may be the largest event ever recorded. Nobody knows if from a certain moment onwards the rules we knew are broken. So… Can we say that we are heading towards a SuperChild? As is evident, the climatic situation that is causing climate change increases the degree of uncertainty of everything. However, the data are very clear: in the last 76 years we have only seen eight cases like the current one (which, starting from a winter in a cold phase – La Niña – have reached summer in a warm phase). None of those cases ended with a decaffeinated El Niño. In each and every one of them, rapid warming was followed by climate ‘curves’. The ground was the 1951 event that remained ‘moderate’ (although there is debate as to whether it was stronger, but we were unable to measure it well for technical reasons). It is true that eight cases is not too many. But, for now, we know that the probability of him being a SuperChild is very high and that the probability of him becoming weak is almost negligible. Image | BenBaso In Xataka | One of the worst news of the year comes from this red box: the projections have just put on the table the worst El Niño in 140 years

Theker achieves 74 million to beat China at its own game

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74 million euros they just got up those responsible for the Barcelona startup Theker. The amount is far from the multimillion-dollar rounds of Silicon Valley AI companies, but it is a vote of confidence for a particularly ambitious project: compete with the Chinese robotics giants from a different perspective. What Theker does. The company was founded in 2022 by Carla Gómez Cano and Jia Qiang Ye Zhu. Unlike traditional industrial robotics, which performs mechanical and repetitive tasks, Theker automates processes where objects constantly change. One of its latest achievements is to automate the process of folding textile garments, an extremely complex task for a robot due to the different textures, thicknesses and materials. A milestone. The financing round obtained by Theker becomes one of the largest venture capital operations in the Spanish technology sector so far this year. The startup, born with the ambition to recover part of the microelectronics production in the West, will use these new resources to expand its production plants in Catalonia, hire talent and accelerate the distribution of its high-precision robotic arms in Europe and the US. This round is added to the one the company obtained in July 2025, which was 18 million euros. Fashion bets on technology. The round is led by the American fund CRV, but Spanish funds such as K Fund, Itnig, Mission and Kibo Ventures also participate. There are striking surprises in the shareholding, which now includes two giants of the fashion world: on the one hand, LVHM. On the other hand, attention, Inditex, which already supported the company in its beginnings. Robots made in Spain. The great contradiction of Theker’s business model is trying to surpass China in terms of price using labor and engineering developed in our country. The European industry has focused on super-specialized and very expensive software or robotics. How to compete with China. Meanwhile, Theker has designed a super-efficient automation architecture that theoretically drastically reduces assembly costs. Their idea is simple: logistical proximity and optimization of algorithms can neutralize the competitive advantage that China has with cheaper labor in its factories. Of humanoid robots, nothing. In an interview they conducted with Itnig, the two co-founders they explained that humanoid robots like the Tesla Optimus are not mechanically prepared to be used industrially: by seeking to be light to walk and use batteries, they use less durable materials and weaker reducers. For industrial applications, where the floors are flat, it is much more efficient to use a robust industrial arm with wheels, capable of operating connected to the power supply uninterruptedly. Humanoid robots, of course, will end up finding their market in household tasks. Artificial vision to adapt to any situation. The real jewel in Theker’s crown is its intelligent automated soldering system for printed circuit boards (PCBs). This company’s robots integrate artificial vision systems (they develop their own Vision-Language Model) and combine them with deep learning algorithms. With these two components, the robots are capable of adapting their movements to the millimeter in real time. Errors under control. This technology, they say, allows imperfections in assembly lines to be corrected without having to stop production. It is an advance that provides operational flexibility to companies that use these robots, since it reduces the rate of defective components to minimum levels. Ideal moment. This financial takeoff of Theker comes at a very significant moment: both Europe, the US and China are seeking their technological sovereignty. Past trade tensions and logistics bottlenecks have demonstrated the risk of outsourcing all hardware. The Barcelona startup proposes a very interesting alternative for Western industries, and benefits from this ambitious trend. Image | UOC In Xataka | Humanoid robotics are striking, but China is clear about which robots make money

a star with a black hole inside

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From 2022, the James Webb Space Telescope has detected hundreds of red dotspossibly formed about 600 million years after the Big Bang. Its origin has been an enigma for all this time. However, little by little the same telescope is managing to delve into some of them until making such interesting findings. like the black hole that formed before its galaxy. Now, furthermore, has done the most in-depth and detailed inspection so far one of these red dots, discovering in the process an object that until now was only considered theoretical: the black hole star. More precision than ever. Some of these red dots have the advantage of being close to a large galactic cluster that can function as a magnifying glass. Having a great mass, its gravitational attraction deforms space time, which curves, generating a kind of lens that magnifies what is behind. This has allowed the James Webb to delve much better into the GLIMPSE-17775 red dot, obtaining the equivalent of 80 hours of observation with 30 hours of observation. Its spectrograph has revealed 40 spectral lines, the most detailed analysis of one of these red dots, and with them a pretty good idea of ​​its composition. black hole star. When a very massive star no longer has fuel to remain “on” it can reach a point where it collapses and becomes a black hole. Usually a complete conversion. The entire star is “replaced” by the black hole. However, there is a hypothesis that in some cases a part of the star does not disappear, so that the black hole remains embedded inside it. This theoretical phenomenon is known as quasi star or black hole star and it would basically be a stellar-sized black hole, surrounded by a dense cocoon of partially ionized gas. It could happen, but until now none had been detected. The 40 spectral lines. As explained by the authors of the studythe 40 spectral lines found by James Webb were like puzzle pieces lying on the ground. As they were taken and placed in their place, the black hole star appeared. For example, there were lines associated with hydrogen, oxygen and helium that do not fit the simple model of a rotating gas cloud, such as that found around a black hole. On the other hand, there were oxygen lines that could only be formed with a large amount of energy, such as that coming from a black hole. There were also lines of iron that would correspond to those that form in a star that is already fusing its last fuel reserves. Finally, there were lines that would correspond to a scattering of electrons like the one that would take place in that cocoon of dense gas. Everything fits. The spectrum also revealed the existence of fluorescence and helium absorption, both characteristics that fit with a dense medium that surrounds a powerful energy source. Everything fits with the black hole star. In fact, it is possible that other red dots are also red, since that would explain why they emit so few X-rays. The cocoons of star debris would be absorbing the black hole’s emissions, preventing them from being detected by telescopes. Other red dots will have to continue to be analyzed, but it seems that they are becoming less enigmatic than when they were discovered. All thanks to James Webb. Image | NASA, ESA, CSA, Vasily Kokorev (UT Austin); Image processing: Alyssa Pagan (STScI) In Xataka | We have been studying the planets of TRAPPIST-1 for years with great hope. James Webb just knocked it down

In Spain, eating has become a procedure that must be quick and easy. And that is making gold for the supermarkets that prepare dishes

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When it comes to eating, we Spaniards no longer want only tasty dishes. We want time. We want flexibility. We want an assortment that allows us to choose. And if possible, we want all of the above at a good price. Whoever can square the circle will have the keys to a billion-dollar business. For now, the data from Worldpanel by Numerator reveal that more and more people are finding this offer in the prepared foods section of the supermarket, which in just four years has seen its sales increased by 55%. The curious thing is that this percentage reveals much more about us as consumers than about the business itself. The figure: 55%. The food sector has been around for a long time emitting signals about what the business of prepared food is growing in Spain, but few (or none) have been as clear as the one just shared by Worldpanel by Numerator. In your report ‘Convenience, the super power that changes everything’, the platform specialized in data and market analysis, has revealed that sales of ready-to-eat dishes have skyrocketed 55% from 2022. A name: Mercadona. Worldpanel has not provided more detailed data on demand, net consumption or per capita intake, but the percentage is still revealing. Above all because it helps us better understand how the demand for this type of product works, how the market behaves and who its protagonists are. As a reference, Worldpanel calculates that Mercadona monopolizes “one third” of the growth recorded in the category since 2020. It is not at all surprising if you take into account the commitment that the Valencian chain has made for its ‘Ready to eat’ section. Since its launch in 2018, it has been expanding it through its network of stores in Spain and Portugal until closing in 2025. almost 1,500 points selling and conquering much of it of the demand. If both prepared food and pre-cooked foods (creams, packaged chicken or refrigerated pizza, for example) are taken into account, last year Mercadona entered 3 billion of euros between both countries. Habit changes. That the prepared food business is growing so quickly is just a reflection of our own changes as consumers. We buy differently than our parents did because our priorities are also different. In the same study Worldpanel reveals two data that prove it. First, the time we spend cooking has been reducing until it remains at 24.5 minutes a day. Second, that 41% of consumers (5% more than in 2020) admits that he usually eats in a hurry, without time to relax. They are dynamics that fit well with what the prepared food sections of Mercadona or other chains offer, such as Alcampo, Carrefour or Lidland they give them a clear competitive advantage compared to traditional restaurants. As if that were not enough, our way of eating seems to be simplifying little by little: the occasions in which we have lunch with a single dish have increased about 5.5% since 2020. If we talk about dinners, that percentage is 3.3%. Is it that important? Yes a lot. So much so, in fact, that what is catapulting the sale of prepared dishes is not their greater or lesser attractiveness, the variety of the offering or their healthy appearance. When Worldpanel technicians asked customers what was the deciding factor that led them to buy convenience food instead of going to a bar or restaurant, about a third (28.4%) responded that the price. That is the factor that most often tips the balance on the side of Mercadona and other similar supermarket chains. The second is convenience. 13.4% stated that what they value most is speed, 10.4% the possibility of taking advantage of visits to the supermarket to make other purchases and 10.1% the flexibility of being able to consume food when and where it suits them best. That last piece of information is key. Although in recent years several chains of supermarkets have begun to enable spaces in their premises so that people can eat there, most of the customers take the dishes home. It occurs in 78% of cases. If we talk about large consumption in general (not just food) the percentage of intra-domestic spending is around 71%. Image | Carrefour In Xataka | Madrid is encountering a growing problem in its metro stations: the illegal sale of street food

a machine at 35,000 rpm filing your skin until it disappears

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In the 19th century, a French doctor adapted a dental tool to treat an inflamed hangnail of King Louis Philippe I. That little invention, the so-called “orangewood stick”ended up becoming the basis of modern manicure. Almost two centuries later, that same logic of pushing and caring for the cuticle has given way to something much more radical: erasing it completely. Manicure turned into an obsession. The calls russian manicures In just a few years, they have gone from being an almost niche technique born in Eastern Europe to becoming a global obsession. powered by TikTok and by an aesthetic increasingly obsessed with absolute perfection. The promise is deceptively simple: impeccable, clean nails, polished to the millimeter and with a finish that lasts for weeks. But how did this week count? Guardianbehind that perfect image there is something much less glamorous: a small machine spinning at 35,000 revolutions per minute that literally files the skin until the cuticle disappears. That is the paradox of this trend, that the more natural the result seems, the more aggressive the process is to achieve it. The price of perfection. Because the technique completely eliminates dry cuticle using an electric file, something that completely changes the logic of a traditional manicure. That skin barrier that normally protects the base of the nail disappears to expand the “canvas” of the polish and ensure that it reaches further down and lasts longer. The visual effect is very powerful, there is no doubt, and that is why so many clients are willing to pay double for it. In fact, it is no longer sold as a quick service, but as a piece of crafts aesthetics where every millimeter matters and where the perfect finish has almost become a social requirement. When beauty enters the medical field. The problem is that the cuticle is not there on a whim. They remembered in Health that many dermatologists have long remembered that it works as a biological seal that prevents the entry of bacteria, fungi and other external agents. When you remove it completely, a direct door opens to infections such as paronychia or onychomycosisin addition to chronic inflammations, extreme sensitivity or more fragile nails. And the risk increases because this trend has spread so quickly that it is not always accompanied technical training solid. An error with a tool like this is not a small aesthetic failure, it is, in the worst case, living tissue being eroded at high speed. The chemistry behind eternal nails. They counted this month in the New York Times That mechanical aggression adds another less visible layer: the chemical one. The European Union has started to prohibit some gel polishes that contain TPOa key compound to harden and set nail polish under UV or LED lamps. Brussels has decided to veto it due to possible reproductive risksalthough evidence in humans is still limited. The decision reflects an important change: the concern is no longer only in how the nail is worked, but also in what substances are used to maintain that extreme durability that the market demands. Manicure as emotional luxury. The rise of these techniques also says a lot about the cultural moment. In times of economic uncertainty, many people they cut expenses big, but they maintain small luxuries that give them a feeling of control and well-being. Nails have precisely entered that category. They’re visible, they last for weeks, and they provide that little constant reward when you look at them. For many clients it is not just aesthetic: it is a way emotional regulationa micro-investment in self-esteem that justifies higher prices and sessions lasting several hours. The new frontier of the perfect body. If you also want, all this can fit into a broader trend: that of industrialization of beauty everyday. Same as skincare became science and fitness became filled with metricsmanicure has become a process of surgical precision where skin, chemistry and the machine combine to pursue an increasingly demanding visual ideal. From that perspective, the issue seems more directed towards an uncomfortable question: how far are we willing to take that search. Because when a trend turns a natural barrier of the body in a “defect” that must be erased, perhaps the obsession with image and impeccability has already crossed too red a line. Image | Wikimedia In Xataka | The trick that made your nails last so long can no longer be used in Europe: Brussels has vetoed it In Xataka | Makeup as a couple and men with painted nails: the end of gender aesthetics has arrived

Hunting Bargains with the best offers of the entire week in technology and entertainment, today June 12

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There is very little left for Amazon to celebrate its next Prime Day 2026 and it can be seen in the offers that many other stores are launching. Televisions, consoles and even Apple devices have been receiving many discounts throughout this and the previous week, so if you are looking for a good deal, we are going to review the best offers in the new Hunting Bargains. MacBook Air M5 by 1,279 eurosApple’s next-generation laptop with high storage configuration. Philips Ambilight OLED770 by 766 eurosa fairly reasonable price for a television with an OLED panel. nintendo switch 2 by 499 eurosthe portable console at a discount and with a free fighting video game. Xiaomi TV A Pro 2026 by 279 euros with El Corte Inglés Card, a 55-inch QLED television. ipad mini by 499 eurosa perfect tablet to take comfortably outside the home. Xiaomi TV A Pro 2026 (55 inches) The price could vary. We earn commission from these links MacBook Air M5 One of the best offers we have seen this week is the one with the MacBook Air M5a laptop that at PcComponentes is discounted by 1,279 euros in his version of 1TB internal storage. As far as the computer is concerned, it is quite powerful thanks to its M5 chip, it is very light with a weight of 1.23 kg and also offers a very good theoretical autonomy of up to 18 hours of video playback. MacBook Air M5 (16GB, 1TB) The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Philips Ambilight OLED770 If, taking advantage of the Soccer World Cup, you are thinking that it is a good time to renew your television, Amazon has an offer on Philips Ambilight OLED770 by 766 euros. It is a TV with an OLED panel that has a 55-inch diagonal, includes Ambilight technology and is compatible with both Dolby Vision and HDR10+ as well as Dolby Atmos. Philips Ambilight OLED770 (55 inches) The price could vary. We earn commission from these links nintendo switch 2 So far, we have seen an enormous amount of nintendo switch 2 in unofficial packs that stores have been launching, and Carrefour right now has one of the most interesting, especially for lovers of fighting games. By 449 euros (the console without a game costs 469 euros), you can have the Nintendo Switch 2 at home along with ‘Street Fighter 6: Years 1-2 Fighters Edition‘, a fighting title with a port which has turned out very well for this Nintendo console. Nintendo Switch 2 + Street Fighter 6: Years 1-2 Fighters Edition The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Xiaomi TV A Pro 2026 If you have the El Corte Inglés Card, you can access the many offers in the store during its Private Sale. And in televisions, one of the models that is standing out the most for its price is the Xiaomi A Pro 2026 55 inches, which remains for 279 euros. We are talking about a television whose most important assets are that it comes with a QLED panel and Google TV operating system. Xiaomi TV A Pro 2026 (55 inches) The price could vary. We earn commission from these links ipad mini Finally, we repeat the mark with the ipad mini which has dropped in price, also in El Corte Inglés. By 499 euroswe are talking about a tablet that is perfect if you want to use it outside the home and carry it comfortably in a pocket or backpack. It is also a fairly powerful model that has a good enough autonomy to not depend too much on the charger. 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 | Apple, Philips, Nintendo, Xiaomi In Xataka | Best tablets in quality price. Which one to buy based on use and seven recommended models In Xataka | Best televisions in quality price. Which one to buy and seven recommended 4K smart TVs

more work is being done to remake what AI does

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When AI began to demonstrate that it could be competent at writing code, an entire industry shook. Software engineers seemed like one of those jobs that was going to be quickly eclipsed by the arrival of AI, but It turns out that in the end it was the other way around. The employees are still there, the CEOs of companies that are very optimistic about the future of AI say that, precisely, more engineers will be needed in software that never and AI is compressing work that takes hours to just seconds. But there is a problem: this is not translating into shorter days, quite the opposite. And all of this is due to a management problem that forces workers to jump between projects haphazardly. A management problem, not a technology problem In a recent articleBusiness Insider exposes how AI has transformed the routine of six workers at technology companies such as Amazon. In the interview, They detailed that using AI is saving them a lot of time And the most interesting thing: they quantify that work saved. According to their statements, the use of AI to summarize meetings, review code, automate reports that they have to do frequently and write documents has allowed them to save a day of work each week, which is said to be early. Does that mean they have an extra day of rest a week? Obviously… no. In fact, some work more hours than before. In these statements, one of the Amazon employees stated that this time saved is not to have a couple of coffees watching videos to clear the mind, but rather automatically redirects to other projects. Another of the engineers commented that building these automation systems is adding more work hours to his week, since it is also You have to review those processes constantly. The BI article is very limited because the sources are scarce, but a Boston Consulting Group report called Global AI in which 12,000 employees of leading technology companies were interviewed states that 42% saved the equivalent of one day of work per week, but 66% said they have no idea what to do with that “recovered” time. Not rest, of course, but go to other projects for which they do not have any type of management. It’s as if I had to do three articles a day and then, since I have time to do them with the AI, I start editing a video to help the video department because… well, because I have time and I have to do something. Global AI is not the only company with a larger sample. Another study in which interviewed survey of 3,200 business leaders found that 85% of employees They save between one and seven hours of work a week thanks to new tools, but almost 40% of that recovered time is immediately lost in reviewing, correcting and partially or totally redoing those results generated by AI. It doesn’t make any kind of sense. “Please don’t use AI just for the sake of it” – Dave Treadwell, Senior Vice President at Amazon, to his team Technology companies are already pointing out that there is a huge management problem. Faced with the unbridled optimism of some and the “we have to use it just because, because now we are an AI company” (Goal, for example, creating competitions to see who uses it the most), there is the other side of the coin. There are already bosses who are pointing that managers continue to be obsessed with the workforce instead of rethinking workflows, as well as voices that suggest that AI not be used just for the sake of using it. As you can see, there are many studies that point out that, indeed, AI is saving time in certain jobs, but all that time is wasted because no one has instructions on what to do with it. In The Next Web They did some research on this and the conclusion was the same: a tool that is capable of saving an employee an hour is only as useful as the company’s ability to do something with that hour. And, according to the article, “the evidence so far indicates that most are not doing so.” In fact, this same week, another 404 report in which they detailed how Google’s own engineers who write the AI ​​code they laugh at Google’s AI He stressed that there is a disconnection between work policies and the need to push the development of AI. “We are finding that AI has relieved the pressure and bottleneck in code generation,” said one employee, “but everything else has become a bottleneck: build times, testing, the delays in human review, the comparatively slow infrastructure, and the version comparison system.” In Xataka | “The winners of the AI ​​race will be the electricians or plumbers”: Jensen Huang is clear about where we are headed

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