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60 years ago Singapore lived an alarming housing crisis. Today almost all of its inhabitants have their own home

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Singapore is a constrained nation, rich and with one Huge concentration of population, ingredients that a priori invite you to think about a complicated residential market. His most iconic image is in fact that of a ‘skyline’ drawn by huge and brand new skyscraper. However, despite the fact that it has not been oblivious to market reheatingthe city-state presents a curious peculiarity: a overwhelming majority of its population resides in homes promoted by the State and the country has one of the biggest Property rates of the world. His model has fascinates experts for years. A unique country. It is not that the real estate market of Singapore is special, is that it is the nation itself. If it had to be defined with three adjectives, they would be small, concentrated and prosperous. The city-state is barely 720 km2 And he welcomes just over six million people, so that his population density is around 8,200 people/square kilometer. These data make the island nation one of The most concentrated of the planet, behind Macao and Monaco. If we talk about per capita income, an indicator of population wealth, Singapore also sneaks into the top of international rankings. In fact, he heads Asia’s list and stands out on the world map. According to The data which manages the US administration, at least last year there were only two nations that exceed it (both small): Monaco and Liechtenstein. The city-state also stands out for Your concentration of millionaires. Singapore’s paradox. If the country’s economic and demographic data are curious those of its real estate market are no less. Especially because, as he pointed out In March Wei Low In an analysis published in Bloomberg, the city-state presents a “paradox.” Singapore is not cheap for real estate professionals, but at the same time it is surprisingly affordable for its inhabitants, which seem to have no problems when acquiring a house. Does not lead the List of countries With a higher housing property rate, but it is appearing in the upper part of the table, with a percentage much higher than that of Spain. Here the Bank of Spain (BE) Calculate that the percentage of households owned by their main house The European average It was slightly lower, of 69.7%, a percentage that brings together, however realities so disparate such as Romania (96.1%) or Denmark (59.3%). First percentage: 90%. In the case of Singapore the analysts They usually point that the property rate is around 90%. That The reference that is handled from Wei or the one that collects the Trading Economics platform, which Precise that the average property rate in the city-stated between 1980 and 2024 was 89.2%. The last indicator (of 2023) would be 90.8%, a few points below the maximum of 93.1% scored at the beginning of the century. Such a percentage has made often analysts are done a question: How have Singapore managed to reach a rate of ownership of the housing so surprisingly high? Second percentage: 80%. The above is much better understood when knowing Another indicatorequally striking: it is calculated that More than 80% of the population of the country resides in apartments built by the State, which also controls an overwhelming part of the territory. In 2018 Abhas JHA, Urban Development Manager and Risk Management of the World Bank, I calculated that 90% of the land were owned by the administration, almost double that in the 60s. During the same period, between the 7th and the present, the property rate He also shot. Three letters: HDB. To understand these percentages, we must know the recent history of Singapore and especially the origins of one of its fundamental organisms at real estate, HDB, the acronym in English of Housing and Development Board. In the late 50s, when the city-state reached its self -governmentthe Singaporenses authorities met A challenge Capital: its housing park had not grown alongside that the population of Chinese, bad and Indian immigrants, which translated into overcrowding and illegal populations. To solve that pressing “Residential Crisis” In 1960, HDB was created, an organism that was launched with a strong support of the government. In three years he had built 21,000 homes, a couple of years later the figure amounted to 54,000 and after a decade it resulted in the crisis. The result, highlights the organism itself On its websiteIt is that today “about 80% of the population of Singapore resides in HDB homes in 24 cities and three urbanizations.” As a reference, at the beginning of the 1960s only a small part of the Singapurenses (about 9%) resided in houses of public origin. Government graph explaining the sales system to 99 years. One date: 1964. In the residential chronicle of Singapore there is, however, another even more important date, such as remember Bloomberg Agency: 1964. That year the administration decided to offer subsidiary apartments for sale as part of the program ‘Housing access plan for the people’an initiative aimed at medium-low-income families who wish to acquire their own home. Since then the country has continued to polish the system, creating a mechanism that has favors for more than 30 years the mixture of ethnic groups (Chinese, Malays or Indians) to prevent them from forming in the small city “Racial enclaves” and a program that encourages the modernization and reform of the housing park. “Being a home owned citizens a tangible asset and a participation in the construction of the nation. There are more than one million HDB houses, in which 80% of the resident households reside. Of them, nine out of ten are owners of their homes,” stands out The Singapore government. How does the system work? There is an important detail. As remember Administration, The majority From HDB homes are sold with a 99 -year -old lease contract, a formula that, Reason the Government“satisfies the needs of the owners and their children while guaranteeing the rehabilitation of land and building construction.” The formula is not exclusive to the city. In Hong Kong there are also … Read more

characteristics, price and technical file

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Samsung has presented its new Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 and Galaxy Tab S11 Ultrathe tablets that renew their catalog and that are loaded with novelties, both in the software and hardware section. But not only the tablets are renewed: so does the almost mythical S Pen, who arrives with a redesign that brings him closer to the pencil of a lifetime and also provides improvements in terms of use and functions. Let’s know the news more closely. Technical sheet of the Galaxy Tab S11 and Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra dimensions and weight 165.3 x 253.8 x 5.5 mm 469 grams (wifi) 471 grams (5g) 208.5 x 326.3 x 5.1 mm 692 grams (wifi) 695 grams (5g) screen Dynamic Amoled 2x, 120 Hz 11 inches, 2,560 x 1,600 px 1,600 Nits / HBM 1,000 Nits peak Dynamic Amoled 2x, 120 Hz 14.6 inches, 2,960 x 1,848 px 1,600 Nits / HBM 1,000 Nits peak processor MEDATEK DIMENSITY 9400+ (3 NM) MEDATEK DIMENSITY 9400+ (3 NM) Memory and storage 12 GB + 512 GB 12 GB + 256 GB 12 GB + 128 GB MicroSD to 2 TB 16 GB + 1 TB 12 GB + 512 GB 12 GB + 256 GB MicroSD to 2 TB rear camera 13 MP 13 MP + 8 MP Ultra Wide Front camera 12 MP Ultra Wide 12 MP Ultra Wide battery 8,400 mAh 11,600 mAh Fast charge 45 w 45 w Operating system Android 16 with One UI 8 Android 16 with One UI 8 connectivity 5G, SUB-6 (Optional) / Double Sim Wi-Fi 6e Wifi-Direct Bluetooth 5G, SUB-6 / MMW (Optional) / Double Sim Wifi 7 Wifi-Direct Bluetooth others S Pen included (not compatible) Samsung Knox 4 x AKG speakers Dolby Atmos Footprint sensor on screen IP68 S Pen included (not compatible) Samsung Knox 4 x AKG speakers Dolby Atmos Footprint sensor on screen IP68 price From 899 euros From 1,339 euros * Some price may have changed from the last review You can choose small or large, but what does not change is extreme thinness Samsung’s new tablets pose a differentiation much clearer than last yearbecause the S10+ had a 12.4 -inch screen, the Ultra S10 were 14.6 inches. Here the Galaxy Tab S11 reduce that diagonal significantly Until 11 inches, which also makes its weight significantly reduced to 469 grams. It is a much more patent difference with the Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra, which maintain the 14.6 inches of the last year of last year, and that have a weight of 692 grams. In both cases we will continue to have ultradelgated tablets. In fact, the thickness of the ultra last year was 5.6 mm, but here Samsung has done a notable technical exercise and has managed to reduce that thickness to 5.1 mm. In the case of the standard Tab S11 the thickness is 5.5 mm, also somewhat lower than that of the S10+ last year. The specially remarkable and fact specification sheet highlights the presence of Soc Medatek Dimensity 9400+Manufactured with 3 nm photolithography. They are accompanied by up to 16 GB of RAM and up to 1 TB of storage according to version, which makes these tablets true computation beasts capable of both offering great possibilities in productivity as well as when enjoying video games. AMOLED screens propose an outstanding visual experience thanks to their standard 1,000 nits brightness (with 1,600 nits peaks) and enviable resolutions. In those screens we also have fingerprint sensor. The sound section is also well assorted: we have four speakers With AKG technology that have Dolby Atmos sound support. The battery is also promising on both devices, and both can load with a fast charge of 45 W. The Wi-Fi 7 connectivity (Wi-Fi 6e in the S11) and the option to choose models with 5G connectivity is also a guarantee in these models that also provide microSD slot for cards of up to 2 TB. The Ultra Galaxy S11 has a 13 MP main rear camera and another 8 MP ultra angle, while the front is 12 MP ultra wide angle. In the standard S11 the configuration is identical but we do not have the ultra -wide rear chamber. The S Pen is rediseña, the AI ​​accompanies One of the main novelties of the new Galaxy Tab S11/Ultra is not on tablets as such, but in its great complement: the S Pen which is already a sign of identity of many of the Samsung devices. The manufacturer has wanted to take a twist to this styles and redesigned to recreate the traditional pencil. Thus, they have a grip that according to Samsung has improved thanks to its hexagonal design. But it is also that its internal design also allows better and greater angles of inclination, which makes it easier for artists to use them can even more notably imitate the behavior of the conventional pencil. All this joins an improved durability and the button of one of its faces to launch the Quick Tools at any time. With them we can quickly select stroke thickness or colors while drawing. To complement that drawing experience we have draw assist, which allows after creating a sketch We can use AI To complete it. Actually that is one of the many artificial intelligence options of these devices. Thus, we have a summary of our day thanks to the “Now Brief” application, or the AI ​​Home solution to control the solutions with Smart Things technology of our home. Gemini’s presence, Google’s model, is also relevant, and in addition to all the usual functions – which are complemented by the use of the cameras of these tablets – there is a curious one: the “surrounding to search” will soon serve so that we can Translate the Digital Comics dialogue balloonssomething that for example can be especially useful to consume Japanese manga. To govern that experience, the tablets make use of Android 16 with One UI 8, and with these … Read more

How to get this promotion for PayPal users

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If you are a paypal user and have never been a paid user Perplexitythen I have good news for you. Because you can Get a free year of perplexity prothe payment subscription of this AI valued at 200 euros. This is an AI that offers a very interesting and functional product that we liked from the beginningand that a hole has been made in the sector. The best thing about your free version is that, in addition to your own models, It gives you access to other third -party modelsas GPT-5Gemini 2-5 Pro, Grok 4 or Claude Opus 4.1. Come on, it is a whole in one. Conditions of this promotion To be able to opt for this promotion You must meet two main conditions. Basically, it is summarized that you are a new pro user and that your paypal is not new. Are the following: You should never have been subscribed before to Perplexity Pro with your account. Your PayPal account must have been created before September 1, 2025. Otherwise, you have to wait 30 days. You have to go to a concrete page to subscribe. The offer is valid until December 31. How to get the offer To access this promotion, you have to enter perplexity.ai/join/p/paypal-subscription. Within the link you will go to a screen with the promo, and you have to click on Claim 12 months of Perplexity Pro That will appear inside. This will take you to a screen where you have to connect your PayPal account. Here, click on PayPal That appears inside, and follow the steps to accept this service as a payment method. And that’s it. Now you will go to a summary screen, where you have to click on Accept offer That appears in blue and ready, your account will be pro. Then, you have to remember to cancel your subscription in the event that you do not want you not to charge you 20 euros a month, although you may also end up liking you. In Xataka Basics | 22 useful and not so well -known free artificial intelligence tools

What is it, how differs and how to install it

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Let’s talk to you about Instagram version launched for iPad which has arrived in September 2025 After 15 years of waiting. It is a version adapted to larger screens, and that has some interesting novelties that make a difference with respect to the mobile version. Let’s start the article explaining what this version is. Then we will talk about the main differences with respect to mobile versions, and we will end up telling you how you can download it. What is Instagram for iPad Instagram has never had an iPad version. Instead, Apple tablets users had to settle for the same mobile version, but increased with zoom. Come on, what The interface was the samewhich caused it to be very difficult to use, because driving an app with the small screen of a mobile is not the same as doing it with a tablet. Instagram for iPad is a version specially created for the largest screen of the iPad. In this way, instead of conforming to the same mobile interface, there is an interface that best suits the screen size and the way in which a tablet is usually used. Come on, instead of zooming what you have, now it is a version that Take advantage of the big screen much moreimproving access to messages or notifications, and many other elements that are in the same row of options on the sides. This is not a different application nor specific to download instead of the mobile app. Is the same application In the App Store. The difference is that when you install it on the mobile, it behaves in a way, and now when you install it in an iPad it behaves from another. Differences When you use Instagram on the iPad The first thing you are going to notice are the changes in the interface. In the mobile, the content options have them at the bottom, and notifications and access to private messages are up. On the iPad everything is in a sidebar to the left of the screen. The experience of use is wonderful. If you are on the main screen, you simply go down, but secondly you have access to normal publications and you can easily sail for all the content or only the accounts you follow. In fact you don’t even have to slide the screen, With a touch on the left of the screen Low to the next publication. Besides, The three superior options can be reorder. In my case, I have preferred to first put the section of Friends So that nothing else clicks on the icon of the content you will see only that of the people you follow. The rearrange button you have it up to the right, and when you press it you can reorder the eyelashes. Both reels and private messages and notifications They show the content in a double column. This means that on the left you see the reel, the list of messages or notifications, and when you enter them you can see on the right the comments, the messages of the selected chat or the content that the notification receives. It is also an application designed for the future, because it has support for multitage and floating windows in Ipados 26. Come on, you can use it in full -screen or horizontal screen mode, but also in window. It is also Compatible with keyboard, trackpad and Apple Pencil So you can control it in many ways. How to install Instagram for iPad Instagram for iPad is available In the App Store in this linkand applies to any iPad with ipados 15.1 or higher versions. It is the same app as mobilethat is, if you already had Instagram, it simply updates to the latest version so that the change in design appears. And if you don’t have the app, you just have to install it like any other. In Xataka Basics | Goal AI on Instagram: 18 functions and tricks of artificial intelligence chat

Roborock opens with a 1,500 euro washing machine

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Roborock is One of the best known brands in the vacuum robots segment And he has just expanded his catalog with new products. Hand vacuum cleaners, a new high-end robot, a corteped robot and the one that concerns us: its first high-end washer. It is called Roborock Zeo X and marks a trend: that of Chinese brands entering the large appliance sector. Chinese technology brands want to conquer the home Chinese brands that manufacture appliances there were already many (Haier, Hisense, Measure …), but recently we are seeing as other purely technological brands are going to this category. We have the precedent with the alliance between Midea and Huawei. In 2020 they announced a series of appliances that worked with Harmonyosalthough it did not leave China. A clear recent example we have in Xiaomi, which had already conquered mobile phones and has long expanded its ecosystem to other segments: out of home, The car. Inside, Large appliances. We saw it in its event to celebrate the fifteen anniversary that was held last May. Within their Mijia range they announced airs conditioned, refrigerators, washing machines and even an intelligent tap. For now, Only air conditioner has arrivedbut the plan is to bring the fridge and the washing machine before the end of the year. Now, Roborock follows his steps. Roborock Zeo X: Lava and Dry with a design that does not look like a washing machine Earlier this year they already made their first foray into the washing of clothes with the Roborock Zeo Lite and Zeo Minibut this is its first high-end washing machine and consolidates its entry into a segment that until recently was unknown. Roborock Zeo X has a embedded design that moves away from the classic front front. The door is tactile and the controls are found in the glass itself, but when we are not using it they are not seen, leaving a clean front that does not seem like a washing machine. A Chinese company that you do not know manufactures 35% of all microwaves in the world. Probably yours too To ensure deep and efficient washing, it has a technology called Finefoam that allows you to better penetrate tissues, while reducing water consumption by 32% and energy by 20%, always according to Roborock. As for drying, its ZEO-CYCLE function uses a natural zeolite mineral to dry at low temperatures (between 37 and 50 degrees), so that problems with delicate tissues are avoided. Of course, intelligent functions could not miss. Its algorithm automatically adjusts the amount of water, drum speed and drying temperature. It also has a detergent tank that is adjusted automatically and avoids us having to fill it every time. It will cost 1,499 euros. In Xataka | We are experts in technology, but it is time to buy a washing machine and we suffer

They improve wine quality

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The agrevoltaic I was already gaining ground as THE GREAT PROMISE OF THE FIELD and renewable energy. What we did not know was that it can also improve wine. Short. The Svolta, a winery in the Italian region of Puglia, has discovered that integrating agrevoltaic systems into the vineyards can mitigate some of the effects of climate change, delay the maturation of grapes and Improve wine quality. In addition, it has allowed them to cultivate grape varieties that are not typical of the region, not to mention the economic and environmental benefits when saving water and producing solar energy in the same land where the vine is cultivated. A huge agreglyst installation. The project is called AGRIVOLTAIC VIGNA DI COMMUNITà and has 7,770 solar panels of thin double -union film. Among all, they add up to 970 kW output power. Solar panels are oriented south at an angle of 28 degrees. They rest on a concrete structure, inspired by the typical pergola of the Italian vineyards. The vine grows below, protected from wind and heat waves. The secret is in the shadow. The shadow projecting the solar panels has been delaying the harvest of the Svolta of three to four weeks, with respect to the surrounding vineyards. Both for the white grape and for the ink grapes. Last year, the Agrivoltaic Vigna Di Community completed the harvest at the end of August, weeks after other vineyards did. How it affects the quality of wine. The lower exposure to the sun slows the accumulation of sugars in the grapes, which improves the balance between the alcoholic degree and the acidity in fermentation. According to the SVOLTA, this allows to elaborate high quality wines without the need for corrective interventions. The agrivoltaic system improved the water stress of the plants, protected the meteorological excess grapes and reduced the wind speed in half, compared to the open field. The winery did technical studies that show a reduction in water consumption for irrigation of up to 20% and an increase in land performance between 20% and 60%. Experimentation continues. The Svolta has cultivated more than 30 varieties of vine, mainly native to Puglia. In April, The winery presented Primitive wines, Falanghina and Traminer, among which a foamy white grapes highlighted, for which the agrivoltaic system has been particularly beneficial. A version of this article was published in 2024 Image | AGRIVOLTAIC VIGN DI COMMUNITà. In Xataka | Each solar panel to its olive tree: Jaén demonstrates that combining olive oil with photovoltaic is profitable

Samsung Galaxy S25 Fe, Characteristics, Dicprecio, Date

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Samsung has presented officially The Galaxy S25 Fe During the Galaxy Unpacked that he had scheduled for today, thus completing his high -end telephone family this year. This new device comes as the fifth family variant Galaxy S25following the well -known Fanion line that seeks to bring the performance of the high range to a broader audience through a more competitive price. Under these lines we tell you all the details. Samsung Galaxy S25 Fe, Technical Sub Samsung Galaxy S25 Fe Internal screen 6.7 “Dynamic Amoled 2x, FHD+ (2,340 x 1,080 points), 120Hz Dimensions and weight 161.3 x 76.6 x 7.4 mm Weight: 190 g Processor Exynos 2400 (4nm) RAM 8GB Storage 128GB / 256GB / 512GB Cameras Main: 50MP (F/1.8, Pdaf, OIS) Telefoto: 8MP (F/2.4, Pdaf, OIS, Zoom 3x) Ultra wide angle: 12MP (f/2.2) Selfie: 12MP (F/2.2) video 8k@30fps, 4k@30/00/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps Selfie: 4k@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps Battery 4,900 mAh, fast charging 45W, 25 W wireless load, inverse wireless load Operating system Android 16 with One UI 8 Connectivity 5G, Wi-Fi 6e, Bluetooth 5.4, NFC, GPS, Dual Nano Sim and Multi Esim Others IP68, Gorilla Glass Victus+, Ultrasonic Footprint Sensor, Samsung Dex Price From 759 euros Samsung Galaxy S25 FE 256GB, mobile phone with AI, Light frame 7.5mm, FHD + 6.7 “screen, 50MP camera, exynos 2400, 8GB RAM, manufacturer guarantee 3 years + 1 extra year, navy blue (Spanish version) * Some price may have changed from the last review A more accessible Galaxy S25 without giving up the essential Image: Samsung The Galaxy S25 Fe maintains the philosophy of offering The main characteristics of the S25 base model But with some adjustments that allow reducing costs. In this case, Samsung has managed to create an interesting balance with already known benefits, maintaining the key elements of the S25 camera screen and system. However, there are also other differences that deserve our attention. The S25 Fe arrives with a panel Dynamic Amoled 2x of 6.7 inches which offers Full HD+ resolution and a density of 385 ppi. In addition, it incorporates a 120Hz panel soda frequency, HDR10+ support for multimedia content and a maximum brightness of 1900 Nits. It’s not Ltpo Nor does it reach the maximum standard S25 Nits delivery, which is 2,600 nits. However, we will benefit from a larger panel, since the standard version offers a 6.2 -inch panel. Protection is in charge of CORNING GORILLA GLASS VICTUS+ both in the front and rear. Solid performance, but with marked differences Image: Samsung In the processor there are also changes. And it is that the Galaxy S25 Fe mounts the chipset Exynos 2400 manufactured in process of 4 nanometers. This 10-core CPU combines a Cortex-X4 nucleus at 3.2GHz, two Cortex-A720 to 2.9GHz, three additional Cortex-A720 at 2.6GHz and four Cortex-A520 to 1.95GHz nuclei. On the other hand is the integrated Xclipse 940 graph, in charge of providing us with its games in games, rendering graphic and multimedia content. Here Samsung has not opted for him Snapdragon 8 Elite of Qualcomm that mounts the standard S25, the latter being significantly more powerful, so it can be the most differential point between both terminals. RAM is established in 8GB for all variantswhile internal storage offers 128GB, 256GB and 512GB options, although it does not include microSD card slot. Here does not reach the 12 GB of RAM in all standard S25 versions, so it can be another point to consider one purchase or another, depending on our use. The device works with Android 16 Under the interface One UI 8with Samsung guaranteeing up to seven main updates of the operating system. The company has also made it clear that S25 Fe will also be trained to Galaxy AI and Geminiwith all kinds of functions promoted by generative as edition of photos, text and other capacities of the tools offered by AI. Complete cameras system for all kinds of situations Image: Samsung In the photographic section we find a triple configuration in the rear, headed by A 50MP main sensor With F/1.8 Opening, Optical Image Stabilization and Technology Dual Pixel Pdaf. He is accompanied by an 8MP Telefoto camera with 3X optical zoom and optical stabilization, in addition to an ultra wide angle of 12MP with 123 degree field of vision. The front camera has received a remarkable improvement with respect to previous generations of the FE series, incorporating A 12MP sensor With F/2.2 Opening that promises better results in selfies and video calls. The cameras system is able to record video in 8K to 30FPS and 4K up to 120FPS. More battery and improved fast charging Image: Samsung One of the most outstanding improvements comes in the form of 4900 mAh batterythe greatest capacity seen so far in a faith model. This cell promises an autonomy superior to its predecessors, especially considering that we opt for more battery than the standard S25 and with slightly below benefits that can help save us battery. The loading system has also received a significant update, incorporating 45W fast charging support by cable, in addition to 25W wireless load and Inverse wireless load. This places the S25 faith at the level of the most premium models of the range in terms of load speed. Price and availability The Samsung Galaxy S25 Fe will reach the Spanish market with a price of 759 euros For the 128GB version, 819 euros for the 256GB model and 939 euros for the 512GB variant. It comes available in four colors: navy blue, glacial, black and white blue. The device is already available And also includes 6 months from Google Ai Pro so that we can try all the capabilities of Google’s AI. Samsung Galaxy S25 FE 256GB, mobile phone with AI, Light frame 7.5mm, FHD + 6.7 “screen, 50MP camera, exynos 2400, 8GB RAM, manufacturer guarantee 3 years + 1 extra year, navy blue (Spanish version) * Some price may have changed from the last review Cover image | Samsung In Xataka | How to improve the sound of … Read more

China showed the world an indecent amount of unpublished artillery. But the most advanced weapons remained hidden

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Yesterday We enumerate And we draw the Route of China in the field of military arsenal during the parade that commemorated the 80th anniversary of the victory over Japan and the end of World War II. As We countthe message was quite clear and forceful, showing a part of the power achieved by the popular liberation army in its accelerated modernization. However, more than one AS was left in the sleeve. The hidden power. Some of those developments that have not already showed them here, others not so muchbut everyone has something in common: they are the most advanced weapons of the nation, hence their concealment in public light. Many of them remain in secret because they are still in the development phase, for their strategic sensitivity or because they cannot be exhibited in an event of these characteristics. What was seen in the Tiananmén Square was just a fraction of the real capacity of the Chinese Armed Forces, which in parallel develop disruptive technologies with deep implications for the future war. Aviation and “the” electromagnetic. We have treated it. China is testing site generation fighters, provisionally known as J-36 and J-50that after their inaugural flights they have continued in the trial phase, and whose level of sophistication remains under strict secrecy. Similarly, prototypes of Riel and coil cannonscapable of intercepting hypersonic and ballistic missiles at low cost, they are too limited in size and are restricted to large ships, making it impossible for their deployment in a terrestrial parade. The reusable space vehicle is also hidden, in Tests since 2020an analogous platform to the American X-37b which can remain months in orbit and meet classified military missions. Furtive hunt J36 What we did not see of naval power. Naval modernization has been central since the last parade of 2019, with the launch of the Fujian aircraft carriersthe construction of Future Type 004and the amphibious assault ships Type 075 and Type 076. To these is added the development of Strategic Submarine Type 096which will reinforce maritime nuclear deterrence in the next decade. None of these platforms can roll through Tiananmén, although some of its weapons and aircraft systems could be shown. Tests with an electromagnetic rail cannon Cyberdefense and Digital War. The PL considers cyberdefense one of the pillars of its national security. Since the creation in 2015 of the Strategic Support Force and, in 2024, of the new Cyberspace ForceChina has centralized intelligence, cyber attack operations and critical infrastructure defense. Although the parade It included winks To these “new forms of combat”, the authentic arsenal of cyber -cyberms and offensive capabilities, what is doubtful, will remain hidden, leaving in the shadow the true magnitude of Chinese digital operations. New furtive combat apparatus in the test phase in China AI and autonomous systems. Artificial intelligence integration is a strategic priority. The Pla Work in algorithms To process real -time combat data, optimize logistics and maintenance, and generate training scenarios. Attack and recognition drones as the GJ-11the Wing Loong and The Rainbow They already incorporate autonomous navigation, recognition of objectives and coordination with other platforms. Although some of these devices will be shown, their algorithmic “brain” will remain invisible to the public. Drone Rainbow prototype Nuclear deterrence. China deployed Intercontinental Balistic missiles and strategic bombers as a gesture of strength, but the true pillars of their nuclear deterrence did not come to light. The command, control and communications systems, designed to resist a first blow, the reinforced silos of the northwest, the vast network of underground tunnels known as known as The “Great Underground Wall” and nuclear submarines armed with ballistic missiles, both the TYPE-094A assets and The future Type-096. South China Sea, where elements of the Great Submarine Wall System are installed Early alert and antimisile defense. China currently has a strategic network that combines infrared alert satellites capable of detecting ballistic releases anywhere in the world and huge fixed matrix radars, capable of tracking missiles and furtive aircraft in full flight. These systems are vital for strategic defense And they have already overcome multiple interception tests since 2010, but their static and highly classified nature keeps them out of the parade. Fujian, the biggest war boat with China’s leading technology The “great underground wall.” As we said before, in parallel, China builds a underwater surveillance system With hydrophones, sensor nodes and autonomous vehicles to monitor enemy submarines in the Eastern and South China Sea. This framework, known as the “Great Underwater Wall”, is essential to guarantee the safety of its nuclear submarine fleet and reinforce its anti -submarine capacity. Its existence is intuited, but its location and operation remain in the strictest secret. And space. With more than 500 satellites military and double useChina is trying to achieve independence in navigation with Beidou, recognition capabilities with the Yaogan series and safe communications for command and control. It also develops antisatellite weapons, from direct ascent missiles tested in 2007 even orbital proximity maneuvers and possible directed energy weapons. None of these systems appeared in the parade, but represent a key vector of their “computerized” war strategy. The industrial force. It We comment yesterday. China’s greatest hidden trick is not only technological but industrial. The ability to produce in its own territory from rifles to aircraft carriers, through reaction engines and hypersonic missiles, ensures independenceresilience and speed of production. The Military-Civil Fusion Strategy allows civil advances in defense, as occurs in aeronautical engines, where the experience of the CJ-1000A Commercial feeds the development of The WS-10 and WS-15 that drive the J-20 furtive fighters. In short, the parade showed the world a Power showcasebut the most lethal and transformer of the Chinese armed forces was hidden. Under the surface, in tunnels, in satellites, in monitored seas and in high -tech factories, there is a framework of capacities that seeks to redefine global military balance in the next decades. Image | Planet Labs Inc, @WZZJWZ, Office of Naval Research (Flickr), X, Infinty 0 , Ministry of National Defense The People’s Republic … Read more

The great fortunes in Spain had dodged the heritage tax for decades. In 2023 99% have chosen to pay it

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According to him last report Of the Tax Agency, the collection of the Patrimony Tax in Spain marked an important rebound in 2023, with an increase of 58% compared to the previous year, reaching 1,970.7 million euros, compared to the 1,250 million that were collected in 2022. This significant increase is not exclusively due to the boom in the number of Millionaires in Spainbut to Reactivation of the Patrimony Tax in several autonomous communities that previously or totally bonus it. Thus, the number of statements and payments has increased significantly after modifying the fiscal rules that affect To the great fortunes. Taxpayers and declarants. According to data of Tax Agency, in the last decade the number of taxpayers who declare to have assets exceeding 30 million euros has passed from 471 in 2013 to 865 in 2023. During this period the number of declarants with high assets has increased by different stages, with notable increases between 2018 and 2019 and then between 2020 and 2021. At the same time, the total statement of the Patrimony Tax descended slightly in 2023, standing at 228,575 compared to 230,365 of the previous year. It should be noted that being a declarant of this tax does not imply being a taxpayer, since sometimes the declarants are exempt from paying that tax since an exempt minimum of 700,000 euros is established (in most communities) and that exist Deductions in habitual home or certain business goods. 99% of millionaires pay the assets tax. The Finance data suggest that, with a lower number of declarants, it was possible to increase the annual collection in 2023, increasing the number of those who had to pay this tax. In 2022, the number of declarants with assets above 30 million euros was 852, of which only 235 (27.6%) paid the assets tax for living in communities that did not bonate this tax. In 2023, of the 865 declarants with more than 30 million euros, 853 pay this tax, which implies that almost 99% of the great fortunes already pay tax for their assets. THE KEY: TEMPORARY TAX OF SOLIDARITY OF THE GREAT FORTS. The increase in collection at 720.7 million euros between 2022 and 2023 is due to the elimination of bonuses to assets that applied communities such as Madrid and Andalusia that in 2022 allowed to pay Little or nothing of this tax. With the entry into force of the Temporary Tax of Solidarity of the Great Fortures in 2023, the State applied a rule that, with the excuse of Avoid double impositionI could tax with this tax those assets that were not taxed by the Patrimony Tax. Being especially exposed those communities that had this bonus tax. The communities were not going to give up that income. With this maneuver, the State could directly raise what autonomies insisted on bonus. Given this new scenario, communities such as Andalusia or Madrid, which applied 100% bonus in this tax, lost the “Fiscal advantage” for great fortunes With respect to their neighboring communities and if they did not collect it, they would lose those income that would also be collected for the state coffers. The Community of Madrid, for example, He went from raising Zero euros in 2022 to enter 613.7 million in 2023 of 10,659 declarants who did not pay for this tax before. Andalusia also increased its income In 20.79 million euros Thanks to this measure that allows homogenizing the Taxation to great fortunes throughout the country through the coexistence of the state tax and the autonomic, preventing that Great heritages are exempt Thanks to regional bonuses. As evidence of this rebalancing in the collection, the Tax Agency ensures that the entry by the Temporary Solidarity Tax of the great fortunes of 2023 was only 35 million euros, compared to the 630 million euros that collected in 2022, when the autonomies bonus the assets tax. In Xataka | How much money Amancio Ortega has: how the fortune of the richest man in Spain is distributed Image | Unspash (Shane)

The OIEA finds evidence of the secret nuclear reactor of Syria

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In September 2007, Israeli combat aircraft reduced a complex in the Syrian desert of Deir Ezzor to debris. Israel said that there was a nuclear reactor there with the help of North Korea. The Bashar al Asad government replied that it was nothing more than a military base. For years, both versions met in the field of suspicion. Now, eighteen years later, the International Atomic Energy Agency (OIEA) provides evidence that incline the balance: in that place there was processed uranium. A few particles. According to a confidential report quoted by APNewsthe agency’s inspectors found “a significant amount of natural uranium particles” in one of the three sites examined in the last two years. As Reuters has pointed outit is not a rich uranium, but of anthropogenic origin: it had gone through a chemical process. “The analysis indicated that uranium occurred as a result of chemical processing,” the document said. According to Apnewssome of these particles coincide with the conversion of mineral concentrate into uranium oxide, a usual step in fuel production for reactors. A nuclear plan never recognized. The history of this “ghost reactor” begins in 2011. The OIEA had already estimated that the building destroyed by Israel was “most likely a nuclear reactor that should have been declared” by Syria. According to Apnewsthe installation would have been built with the support of North Korean engineers, which would explain the secrecy of the Bashar al Asad regime. Rafael Grossi, current director of the OIEA, acknowledged in statements collected by the news agency that some of the Syrian activities “were probably related to nuclear weapons.” However, Damascus always denied it. After the Israeli bombing, he leveled the land of Deir Ezzor to erase traces and refused to fully answer the questions of the international organism. The fall of Al-ásad. The turn came with the end of the Bashar al Asad regime, overthrown last year After almost three lustra of civil war. The new interim government, led by Ahmed al Sharaa, agreed to cooperate with the UN Nuclear Agency. Besides, As Reuters has had accessin June the authorities allowed for the second time the taking of environmental samples. It was not a linear process. According to The IndependentAsad’s departure temporarily interrupted the investigation: “We are still evaluating what we find there and we have a large questioning sign, because we do not have an interlocutor,” Grossi admitted in December 2024. With the restoration of contacts this year, the OIEA is optimistic: “Once the results are evaluated, it will be possible to resolve the pending issues related to the past nuclear activities of Syria.” A region marked by proliferation. Beyond the Syrian case, the findings are registered in a region marked by the shadow of nuclear proliferation. As we have pointed out in XatakaIsrael has bombarded on different occasions facilities in Iraq, Iran and Syria under the argument of preventing their enemies Develop atomic weapons. Grossi himself warned Bloomberg statements that the power vacuum in Syria opens the risk of looting nuclear materials in research centers. A civil nuclear future for Syria? Paradoxically, the new Syrian leadership has expressed interest in exploring a civil nuclear program. According to Al Jazeerathe interim president Al Sharaa discussed with the OIEA the possibility of resorting to small modular reactors to generate energy and asked for help to rebuild nuclear medical infrastructure, devastated by more than a decade of war. The OIEA has expressed willingness to collaborate in these areas, always under a transparent framework of safeguards. A file to close. The history of Deir Ezzor reactor seems to reach its final chapter. What began as a bombing wrapped in controversy and denials is now corroborated with scientific evidence. The OIEA insists that the new samples will allow the case to close, but the questions persist: How far did the Syrian clandestine nuclear program really arrive? What external actors fed him? And can a country devastated by war reorient its relationship with nuclear energy towards peaceful uses? Eighteen years after the Israeli attack, the ghost reactor is no longer a rumor: it is the proof of a secret that Damascus tried to bury in the desert sand. Image | IAEA IMEBANK and Unspash Xataka | Natural gas has become essential in the AI ​​era, and this chart exposes countries with the largest reserves

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