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Web week and 26th anniversary. These are five of the best mediamarkt offers in technology

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Some stores continue to launch chollos during their summer campaigns and Mediamarkt right now, both the 26th anniversary (has expanded its deadline) as its Web week. Both will be available until July 24, so we have taken advantage of this article to gather Five of the best offers in technology that are available during the weekend. OPPO FIND X8 PRO by 934.15 euros By adding it to the cart, a mobile with a Top camera at the minimum historical price of Mediamarkt. Woxter Scriba 195 by 59 eurosa superbar with physical buttons to devour digital books. Philips Bliss by 139 eurosone of the roof fans with more popular retractable blades. Apple Watch Series 10 by 369 eurosone of the best prices that Mediamarkt has had to date. Samsung Jet 75e Pet by 269 eurosa Samsung cable -free vacuum cleaner with good construction and several accessories. OPPO FIND X8 PRO By surprise, during the website, Mediamarkt has launched a direct discount on the OPPO FIND X8 PROcombined with an additional discount when adding it to the cart. In this way, you can buy the mobile by 934.15 eurosthe best price that the store has had to date. He OPPO FIND X8 PRO It is a large 6.78 -inch mobile that offers a maximum brightness of 4,500 nits and compatibility with Dolby Vision. Its processor is the MEDATEK DIMENSITY 9400 and comes with 16 GB of RAM and 512 GB of internal storage. But Where it stands out is in its photographic sectionsince on the back it includes four cameras: a 50 MP main sensor, a large angle of 50 MP, a 3X 50 MP telephoto and a 6X telephoto of 50 MP. OPPO FIND X8 PRO (512 GB) * Some price may have changed from the last review Woxter Scriba 195 It is not really necessary to make a disbursement of more than 100 euros in an ereader, below that figure we can find interesting models. One of them is the Woxter Scriba 195which has come down in Mediamarkt to the 59 euros. It includes a six -inch screen, comes with physical buttons instead of touch screen and has 4 GB to store many digital books, although it allows you to add a microSD card of up to 32 GB. * Some price may have changed from the last review Philips Bliss Philips Bliss It is one of the most popular ceiling fans on the market thanks to its value for money. By 139 euros In Mediamarkt (although it is somewhat cheaper in Amazon and PCComponents), we talk about a fan with retractable blades that has DC motor instead of ACwhich translates into greater energy efficiency. Includes adjustable light, several speeds of the blades and is very silent. * Some price may have changed from the last review Apple Watch Series 10 Mediamarkt has not launched some Apple Days, but we can find a good price in one of the brand’s watches. He Apple Watch Series 10 has dropped to 369 euros (Broken the historical minimum of the store) in its 42 mm GPS version. The screen is larger than in the previous generation, it has a more comfortable design, Its performance is impeccable and comes with many sensors: SPO2, heart rate, accident detection and sleep apnea, among others. Apple Watch Series 10 (GPS, 42 mm) * Some price may have changed from the last review Samsung Jet 75e Pet Beyond Dyson or Rowenta, there are many other brands that have cable -free vacuum cleaners at a very good price. He Samsung Jet 75e Petfor example, it has dropped in Mediamarkt to the 269 euros: It offers a suction power of up to 200 AW, its battery can be extracted and has an autonomy of up to 60 minutes, it is ideal for households with pets and includes a good assortment of accessories. * Some price may have changed from the last review Some of the links of this article are affiliated and can report a benefit to Xataka. In case of non -availability, offers may vary. Image | Mediamarkt and Buyardation (header), Oppo, Woxter, Philips, Apple, Samsung In Xataka | What roof fan buy. Better recommendations to succeed and five models from less than 110 euros In Xataka | Better cable vertical vacuum cleaners. Which buy and seven broom vacuners recommended from 139 euros

800 million invested so far from 2025

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Amancio Ortega is the First fortune from Spain and Puja for being from Top 10. Only with Inditex, his Golden Eggs, Receive 98 euros per secondand that money he earns with the company of his eyes, reinvested him in Pontegadea. It is about Amancio investor armand in recent years he has dedicated himself to buying expensive buildings all over the world with a single objective: to become one of the largest homemade on the planet. And in what we have been in 2025, 800 million euros has already been scratched. Hotelito in Paris. Pontegadea is leaving a lot of money in buying buildings. The idea is that Amancio is homemade from his own stores, but there is a lot behind. An example is the 87,000 m² primark distribution centerowned by Pontegadea. Primark is the main rival of Inditex in Europe and its flagship store in Gran Vía in Madrid, with its 12,500 meters, also It belongs To the company of Amancio. One of the latest acquisitions of this real estate arm is a hotel in Paris that belonged to the Spanish chain Derby Hotels. As we read in Europa Pressthe hotel is located in a historic building in the center of the French capital and Derby took him in 2007 for 75 million. Now, Pontegadea has disbursed about 97 million through the building. And Sabadell in Florida. That amount remains in nothing if we compare it with an office tower in Florida that, as we read in ELECONOMISTthe Amancio company would also have acquired these last days. It is about Sabadell Financial Centera 30 -story building in which they are, among other offices, those of Banco Sabadell in Miami, for a whopping 275 million dollars. As the economic environment points out, the agreement must be closed, but if it became, it would become the largest sale of offices so far this year in the southern zone of Florida. Sabadell Financial Center in Miami 2025 of tremendous expense. These two acquisitions (again, in the absence of closing the agreement with KKR by Sabadell Financial Center) are an example that Pontegadea does not raise the foot of the accelerator. It is one of the most active real estate companies in Europe, with total assets valued at 110,000 million euros and the firm intention of not ceasing to grow. You have to add your New “Headquarters” in Luxembourgother skyscrapers of 46 plants and 259 floors in Florida for about 165 million dollars, Offices in Dublin For 70 million dollars and another huge investment in Spain: 250 million euros for the 28,000 square meters of the Planeta Group headquarters in Barcelona. Grupo Planeta headquarters Everything remains at home. As we said some lines, the goal of Pontegadea – and from Amancio – is to become one of the world’s largest. Unless you have plans to take your own offices to those buildings, you acquire them to realize them, as we have seen in the case of Primark. And they are rented to the competition, to Amazon and other technological ones, to tenants in the luxury floors of Florida’s skyscrapers or their own companies. The reason? Much of the Inditext stores around the world are on properties that are from Pontegadea. Everything remains at home and is a way of protecting against market fluctuations. If your clothing store is in your own building, They do not affect you uploads of rentFor example. It is another way of diversifying the business, a key strategy among billionaires and that in Inditex itself we have seen with brands such as Oysho consolidating as a brand of sportswear (in principle they focused on underwear and being at home) or with their Zachaffé coffee shop chain. Images | 1111brickellGtres In Xataka | Millionaires found in the luxury watches a refuge value. Now the bubble has exploded

The mythical An-124 had been trapped for years and now it flies again

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Inheritance of the Soviet UnionUkraine has both larger aircraft in the world (If we don’t count the monstrous Stratolaunchclear). Or had. On the one hand, a beast with wings called Antonov AN-225a unique model in the world that had a large load capacity and that could carry spacecraft on its back. On the other hand, the Antonov An-124, another somewhat smaller load model. With the Start of the Ukraine Warboth were trapped. Now the AN-124 sets the skies again, and it is much more than to see this giant fly again. Soviet monsters. In the context of the Cold warone of the battles was that of “I”. The United States flew for the first time in 1968 the imposing Lockheed C-5 Galaxy For transport of troops, becoming the new largest plane in the world. The Soviet Union was not going to stay with a crossed arms and began working in its replica. Thus, two companies (Aviastar-SP at Uliánovsk, Russia, and Aviant in Kyiv, Ukraine) undertook design and RPUEBAS work in parallel. The result was the AN-124, a huge cargo plane with an imposing front that is physically similar to Lockheed C-5 Galaxy, but something bigger. It was introduced in 1986 and, just two years later, the AN-225 Mriya appeared. Aviant Fruit (current Antonov) a larger version, with six engines and with a wingspan that prevented him from landing in 65% of airports around the world. After all, although it was a cargo plane, it was focused on transporting the Soviet transforder Burán and any other element of the Soviet space program. See this live must have been impressive Antonov Airport Battle. And if I speak of Antonov AN-225 in the past it is because, with the beginning of the Ukraine War, both the AN-225 and the AN-124 with registration U-82073 were catching you in one of the Ukraine airports. Since it is logical, for security reasons, the flights were suspended and the ships were abandoned to their fate in the Hostomel airport. The AN-225 that once surprised the world, was completely shattered. At first, the plane pilot said that the ship was intact, but shortly after confirmed the destruction of it. This meant more than the destruction of an airplane because yes, the AN-225 made few missions a year (putting it in the air costs a million dollars), but it was a symbol of Ukraine. The AN-225 UR-82073. The AN-124 is not so unique because Russia has a couple of dozens, another seven and there are units owned by other countries, but the UR-82073 has become another symbol of Ukrainian resistance. In addition, it is a model Very important for the transport of goods in Europe. Also abandoned, he got what his older brother does not: survive bombings. Removing Russian ballast. The last three years, the ship was stopped and partially disassembled, but from Antonov they have been working secretly with a goal: to modernize it. These tasks began before the war with the aim of replacing the Russian key components with parts made in Ukraine and in the West. The Russian invasion He modified the plans and caught the operators with half-work, but they continued working and, just a few days ago, the AN-124-100 Ruslan, now renamed IRPIN, has re-crossed the skies. Furtive flight. Symbolic flight. With a nose that proudly shows a “Be Brave Like Irpin” -“is brave as Irpin” -,, now It has new airplane and navigation systems that meet the current standards. IRPIN is a Ukrainian city located west of Kyiv that played a relevant role At the beginning of the war and on July 11, the plane furrowed the Ukrainian sky with the transponder off until crossing Poland. He Transpose It is a piece that gives real-time information about the ship as its location and altitude, and everything indicates that Ukraine did not want Russia to know that the UR-82073 was again in the air. Your destiny? Leipzig, in Germany, where Antonov has its new operations base. Antonov itself shared the video of the feat a few days ago and it is they who They affirm that “the relocation of” Ruslan “was not only a technical decision, but a symbol of resilience, professionalism and unity of Ukrainian aeronautical builders. The modernized” Ruslan “will continue to fly and serve Ukraine in the international arena.” And the AN-225? Happy end to the AN-124, but … will Ukraine leave as if nothing the destruction of the AN-225? When I said there was only one AN-225, it was half truth. There was really a complete and operational, but they had one “in half” stored. As it is a practical plane, it was not considered necessary never It was completed. In July 2024, however, the situation turned a turn. David Lomdzharia, president of the state conglomerate of Defense of Ukraine, affirmed who want to rebuild the AN-225 Mriya from that second incomplete fuselage. It has been saved since the Soviet era, so the State is not known, but Antonov has saying They have already started work and cost about 500 million euros. In the end, if Ukraine reconstructs the AN-225, he would do it for more symbolic than practical reasons, but we must wait to see why there are no dates or anything on the table. At least, publicly. Images | Tapia379, Oleksandr Ratushniak, Dmitry A. MottlAntonov In Xataka | Something extraordinary has happened in Ukraine: for the first time an unmanned boat has knocked down Russian combat planes

We have detected the greatest fusion of black holes seen to date. It is a problem for our theoretical models

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One of the enigmas that most intrigue astronomers is that of Black holes of intermediate size, those black holes halfway between the holes of stellar mass and the supermassions such as the one that dominates in the center of our galaxy. These are black holes with masses between 100 times that of our sun and those that multiply this star mass by millions. GW231123. A group of Ligo-Virgo-Kagra (LVK) collaboration researchers (LVK) has announced The detection of the greatest clash between two black holes registered to date. The discovery has occurred thanks to the gravitational waves generated by the impact, whose signal has been called GW231123 by those who detected it. November 2023. The name of the signal refers to the date on which it was observed, on November 23, 2023. The study of the detected waves led those responsible for the new study to estimate that the resulting black hole had a dough some 225 times higher than that of our sun. Until now the most massive had been “alone” 140 solar masses. It was in 2021, the GW190521 signal. Estimates indicate that the 2023 signal was the result of the collision between a black hole of 100 solar masses with one of 140 solar masses. That is, only one of the black holes was already as massive as that of the fruit of the largest shock detected so far. From this event not only highlights its magnitude, but also the fact that the speed of rotation of black holes was surprisingly high. A new enigma in heaven. All this planet an important unknown for the team. As they explain, the holes of such mass cannot be formed from the death of a star, at least based on what contemporary physical models say. The only way we know can be formed is through the fusion of smaller black holes. LVK. In 2015, the Ligo experiment made history detecting for the first time the clash of two black holes through the expansion of gravitational waves associated with such a violent event. This pioneering experiment has been company in Europe and Kagra for years (Kamioka gravitational wave detector) In Japan. Together they have already detected more than 300 clashes between black holes. The details of the study They have been presented In the 24th International Conference on General Relativity and Gravitation (GR24) and 16th Conference Edoardo Amaldi on gravitational waves, a joint conference held this week in Glasgow, Scotland. Not so easy to observe. The detection of GW231123 “pushed the limits of both gravitational wave detection technology and current theoretical models,” says the responsible team. Analyzing these types of events through gravitational waves is not easy, but knowing more about them can help us unravel some key mysteries of the cosmos. “Black holes seem to turn very quickly, almost to the limit of what is allowed by Einstein’s theory of relativity,” explained in a press release Charlie today, co -author of the study. “This makes the signal difficult to model and interpret. It is an excellent case study to push the development of our theoretical tools.” Looking for the midpoint. Theoretical tools that perhaps help us reveal the secrets of the elusive black sized black holes. Today we do not know very well how these holes are formed whose mere existence implies the certainty that we still do not know about our universe. In Xataka | What happens if you fall into a black hole, explained in a simple way in an overwhelming NASA simulation Image | POT

China’s domain is spreading far beyond rare earths. Even where the US had no rival: the sea

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While the United States is has launched yet to the search of those minerals and rare earths that China governs well above the rest of the planet, even with the pentagon and the Apple very Inverting a stratospheric sum, Beijing has been adding and building A small empire that begins to make many nations nervous. To Japan and Taiwan, who believed the seas as nobody: Washington. Maritime ambition. In a context of growing strategic rivalry with the United States, China has intensified their Naval operations long range as part of an explicit demonstration of its global ambition. Already We tell it: Between May and June, the aircraft carriers Liaoning and Shandong They carried out combined exercises in waters near Japan, operating beyond the so -called “First Islands Chain” and entering the “Second Chain”, including Guam in Equation, an important military enclave United States. Nerves The presence of these two aircraft carriers in the Western Pacific not only caused Concern in Japanbut also revealed the New scope of the Chinese Navy, which seeks train their units To operate independently, far from the continental coasts, both in peace and war times. The ability to perform air operations from ships in open sea (including Removal and landings of fighters and helicopters up to 90 times a day) provides China an operational experience that, although still incipient, anticipates a future use of these assets as force projection instruments beyond their immediate influence areas. Shandong Inroads under construction, in 2019 Aircraft carrier as a message. Beyond its military utility, Chinese aircraft carriers represent a powerful status symbol international. For the Government of Xi Jinping, the possession and deployment of these ships constitutes an affirmation that China has left behind the limitations of a regional power and progressly advanced towards the image of global power. Even though Three Chinese aircraft carriers current (the liaoning, the Shandong and the still inactive Fujian) operate with conventional propulsion and are below technologically of the Eleven nuclear aircraft carriers From Washington, his exercises are promoted in official media as an unequivocal signal of the country’s maritime rebirth. And one more when falling. In addition, the possibility that The fourth carriercurrently under construction, use nuclear propulsion and electromagnetic catapults indicates a gradual but ambitious evolution. Plus: The recent opening to the public Shandong in Hong Kongafter completing their maneuvers, reinforces that nationalist propaganda approach aimed at strengthening the legitimacy of Chinese leadership through military power. CNS FUJIAN Dispute for the Pacific. China’s aircrafts not only serve for training or to project distant influence, they also constitute a Operational tool Within the framework of Territorial disputes Activated in the Sea of South and Eastern China. Analysts agree that Beijing could use them to reinforce your claims in front of Japan, South Korea or Southeast Asian countries, or even to exert coercive pressure on Taiwan through A maritime block that prevents the flow of goods and communications. Although in a direct conflict with the United States the aircraft carriers would be vulnerable to missiles and torpedoes (and would probably have a limited role in a immediate confrontation by Taiwan), its value lies in the control of broad areas, surveillance, political intimidation and support for combined naval operations. As He pointed out A Japanese academic to NYT, these platforms allow pressure on both military and civil vessels, becoming a hybrid instrument of economic and military coercion. Evolutionary logic. From the Strait crisis from Taiwan in 1996, when the United States deployed two combat groups Of aircraft carriers to deter Beijing, China understood the need to develop its own naval response capacity. The starting point was the acquisition of the helmet of An old Soviet aircraft carrier In Ukraine, converted into the Liaoning and incorporated in 2012. Since then, the advance has been progressive but constant. The Shandong, released in 2017was the first built entirely in Chinese shipyards, while The Fujianeven in the test phase, it incorporates for the first time a system of Electromagnetic catapultkey technology to operate heavier and better armed aircraft. A long way. Despite these advances, experts like Narushige Michishita They warn in the New York Times That Chinese naval operations are still in a rudimentary phase, marked by a slow but disciplined learning curve. China prefers to avoid expensive errors and seeks, however, consolidate a coherent maritime doctrine and functional that allows, in a few decades, to compete from you to you with the great naval powers of the world. The Indo-Pacific Theater. Plus: the simultaneous display Of the Liaoning and Shandong in deep waters, it has a double value: it allows the Chinese fleet to operate in unknown environments and reinforces its capacities for future intervention scenarios in critical areas, such as the Indian Ocean, the Persian Gulf or even the Mediterranean. According to him Timothy Heath researcher of the Rand Corporation, the aircraft carriers will offer China the ability to project aerial missions in any balloon area Where your Navy sails, beyond the only foreign base that currently maintains in Yibuti. In that sense, the control of routes to the Middle East or the Strait of Malaca, vital for Chinese economic and energy interests, will probably be one of the Strategic objectives in the medium term. A symbols war. I remembered the Times that, as Beijing builds More warshipsconsolidated alliances with African countries and reinforces its port diplomacy in Asia and Africa, the Indo-Pacific converts On the board where a new naval power competition is outlined, with the aircraft carriers as a tool of that Geostrategic ambition. While the aircraft carriers do not guarantee maritime domain (especially in front of a power with Interdiction capabilities as the United States), its value lies both in its operational function and its symbolic weight. In other words, Beijing is no longer satisfied with defending their coasts, but with drawing routes on waters that, until recently, only dominated Your main rival. Image | RHK111, Tyg728, Ministry of National Defense The People’s Republic of China/ Li Gang/ Xinhua In Xataka | China … Read more

150 years ago we found a lot of rivets in a funeral mound. It turned out to be Norway’s biggest Viking ship

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From series for all ages as’Vivky the Vikingo‘o The raw’Vikings‘, movies like’THE WARRIOR Nº13‘ either ‘How to train your dragon‘And video games like’Assassin’s Creed Valhalla‘ either ‘The Banner Saga‘, the Vikings have resisted fashions and the passage of time. And one of its most recognizable elements are its ships. They continue to cause astonishment And, among all, there is one that we discover by chance and turned out to be the king of the sea viking. The Myklebust. The finding. That mysticism and that it seems that they do not go out of style, contrasts with the barely 300 years that the Viking era lasted. Speak well of his legend, and ships like the Myklebust They are an essential part of it. Centuries after his era, in 1874, archaeologist Anders Lorenge gave some strange remains on a farm west of Norway. They were inside Randehagjen funeral moundon the Myklebust farm, and among many other things, he found a lot of rivets of a ship. Unfortunately, everything in quite a bad condition because the ship was buried after being cremated, which caused him to live in the shadow of other ships such as the Gokstad or the Oseberg that were found in perfect condition. But, over the years, we have been able to train more than an idea of how this king of the seas was. Ship? Cruise. As the excavations were carried out, the researchers found more rivets until they add about 7,000. Taking into account both the amount and their size, it is estimated that the Myklebust came to measure about 30 meters. And the estimate is not only based on the rivets, but on a very specific piece of the shields of the Vikings: the Umbo. This is the central circumference of the shield, which was probably placed along the ship next to the corresponding soldier/rowing. 44 umbos were found, indicating that, at least, there would be 22 shields per side. The Vikings had several ships, but those who entered combat were mainly three. On the one hand, the Karvia small ship of about 20 meters for the expeditions near the coast. On the other, the SNEKKEa great transport of about 30 meters designed for oceanic navigation and the transport of troops. Finally, the Drakkar. The size of these varies, but the Myklebust would fit into its description as a little draft ship, numerous oars and the bow with the dragon’s head. They were the most versatile ships because they were maneuverable, but with a large load capacity of warriors. Sagastad Museum with the replica of Myklebust and its sea access ramp Cremation. Due to its dimensions, the Myklebust was a symbol of power and had to terrify to see it on the horizon if it was not of yours, and in addition to its size, it had to belong to someone high. The reason why the pieces were very damaged is because the ship was buried after being cremated. In Vikingas tombs, the complete cremation of the ship was a strange and reserved practice only to the most powerful, like a king (it is speculated with Audbjørn de los Fjordos). In addition to the trousseau, jewelry, various objects and some hunting, the deceased needed a ship for his last trip to Valhallaand the Myklebust was that last means of transport. Returning to the seas. We do not know if its owner arrived at Valhalla, but what we do know is that the Myklebust has been furrowing the Norwegian waters for a few years. In Nordfjordeid is the Sagastad Viking Centera museum and attraction focused on the dissemination of Viking culture. It has several exhibitions, but the one that attracts more looks is the Myklebust room. In it, there is one Real scale recreation And with everything of detail of the war ship that can also navigate. The work began in 2016 and ended in 2019, and each spring opens the gate of that part of the museum so that the spectacular ship is dragged a few meters until it comes into contact with the sea. It is then that he undertakes a journey through the fjords, in an event that highlights the magnificent figure of this type of ships. But that replica can fall short if objects are still discovered on the site. A 2024 analysis showed more objects in the mound, such as a bronze ring and what can be more umbos, so perhaps we would have to rethink the expanding the drakkar for future tributes. Imnágen | Sagastad, IslandmenFjord Norway In Xataka | How can we know that there was a Vikingo cutting firewood in the Newfoundland of the year 1021: Punta technology, three pieces of wood and a cosmic coincidence

South Korea has been celebrating its particular “bullfights”. And now he faces the same dilemma as Spain

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Spain is not the only country that debate the future of bulls. More than 10,000 kilometers away, in South Korea, politicians, animalists and livestock are engaged in a similar discussion: yes or no to the runs? There the shows are not exactly equal to those of Spain, there are no bullfighters as such, no light costumes, nor picadores or flags, but competitions based basically on violence and on which It is not strange that animals end up bleeding. Perhaps South Korea is far away and its cultural tradition is different from ours, but The debate that is cooked in his society is not so different from that of Spain. Bulls in South Korea? Exact. South Korea may be known for its technology, The K-Popits gastronomy and (sadly) a demographic crisis record, but it is also a bull country. At least it is part of its territory, such as CheongdoGyeongsang del Norte, where there is a bullfighting stadium with capacity for thousands of people and that each spring welcomes A festival Very popular in the region. It is not a novelty or a fashion. In local folklore are references to runs dating at least of the 16th century. And how are they? Quite different from what we are used to seeing in Spain. South Korea presume that, unlike what happens in many other countries, including Spain, in its places animals do not die. Nor do people who deal with them. The reason is that the show has Little to see With ours. There is sand and a square, but in it a bullfighter and a bull are not measured, but two bulls that face each other, sometimes hired by their owners with the help of rings that are stuck when the young have Just half a year. And when does it end? The fight ends when one of the animals turns around and shows its back to the opponent in retirement, without the need for any opponents to end up sacrificed. The show is somewhat unpredictable, although it usually adjusts to some guidelines. As needed Korea Heraldthe usual thing is that the game lasts about 30 minutes and divided into six assaults, half a dozen “acts” during which bulls are rammed with each other. “In Spain it is a game between a human and a bull and in the end the bull dies. In Korea we are proud of not killing him and never dies in a fight,” claims The mayor of Cheongdo, Lee Seung-Yool, in an interview with NPR. “We simply let them express themselves and when one loses the forces he turns around and shows the spine. The bull says he has finished and the fight concludes.” Perfect then? It depends on who you ask. As is the case In Spain or Other countriesin Korea it has emerged The debate whether or not they should be kept around Cheongdo. The reason? Their detractors are convinced that it is a clear case of animal abuse, that the bulls suffer in the runs and the show is harmful to the little ones. Its defenders They hold However, bulls are care and its fights are a South Korean tradition. A percentage: 40%. To support their position, the first (critics with runs) take advantage of a series of studies. One of themprepared by Animal Liberation Wave and Last Chance for Animals (LCA), suggests that bulls are often reluctant to participate in fights. According to their data, of 131 runs organized between February and June in several counties of the country, 54 ended up canceled or shortened because the animals refused to collaborate in the show. “The fact that 40% of bulls flatly reject the struggle and the rest require coercion shows that it is a form of abuse,” reason Kim Doh-Hui, from one of the associations. Sometimes the farmers cause the struggles by pulling strongly from the rings, which, as the animalists have verified, in some cases derives in serious nasal trauma. Animal Liberation Wave has also made A survey which shows that 70% of respondents are concerned about bets that revolve around runs and 62.1% believe that children and adolescents should not see them. The study was done in the southeast region, with a greater ragame of bullfighting. Another report It reveals that 77 fights, 48 ended with the animals bleeding. To those data, animalists add A final reflection: Modern shows are “a form of entertainment for profit disguise of tradition.” “It’s an ancient tradition”. The thing changes if we talk to the defenders of the runs. Lee Kang-Min, an amateur who has been going to Cheongdo for years explained Recently, NPR that bulls are “an ancient tradition” of the nation and sees nothing unnatural in the shows. “The bulls fight when they take them to graze. The fights then became part of our culture.” Around the games there is also a lucrative business: that of bets, which as clarified The chain can develop legally, although with limited amounts. From the street to politics. The debate in Korea has achieved sufficient impact so that it can be followed through national media, but also foreigners, such as The New York Times either The Economistand has crystallized in concrete initiatives. Those who advocate ending the runs have launched a signature collection campaign that already exceeds the 45,000 supportsabout the 50,000 necessary for Parliament to review the proposal. Some municipalities have already chosen to stop financing shows with bulls. South Korea has a law of animal protection that dates back in the early 90s and prohibits hurting animals for entertainment, but leaves the activities that can be considered “folk games” out of that umbrella. 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If the question is how long will the teles of our living room grow, the market speaks very clearly: until we have

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The size of televisions carries decades growing at great pace. And how It has happened with smartphones From the first Samsung Galaxy Note, on the sector always plans the question of until when. As in mobiles there are comfort limits in handling and portability, the teles face space limitations in the salons. The market speaks clearly. Based on GFK data, TCL shared a reality from the television market last year: The size of the teles grows 1.2 “a year in Europe. With an average that has gone from 32 “from 2010 to approximately 50” in 2024 (Samsung told us in 2023 that the average size was already in 55 “and that in 2025 the standard could already be 65”). Thus samsung money earns: the secret is on the iPhone The consultant Counterpoint Research He has shared data from the first quarter of 2025 compared to previous years, and the growth has shot: the distribution of televisions of 75 “or more has grown 79 % over the same period of 2024, and the income 59 %. The trend is clear for 15 years. The teles grow 1.2 “a year. Source: GFK The latter indicates a drop in the average price in the giant inches: income does not grow to the rhythm of sales. Also, according to DSCC dataconsultant that now belongs to Counterpoint, in the second quarter of 2024, the televisions of more than 80 “grew 29% compared to the previous year. Samsung saw it clear. In 2018, the company commissioned An Ipsos study where they got interesting conclusions. According to the company, the space of the Spanish halls is not the big problem to which it had signed up before: “87 % of households could have an 82 television”, since that is the percentage of households that are more than 1.6 meters away to the TV, a minimum viewing distance recommended for this size of televisions, according to the ITU-R “. The responses of the population surveyed also left many doubts: 70% of those who had bought televisions contemplated the possibility of buying a larger one, in a context in which 70% of households did not exceed 50 “. The biggest obstacles to buying large -inch televisions were space (50 %of users), the price (39 %) and the viewing distance (16 %). The most interesting is in the first two points. Space is the great impediment, but according to the company there was ignorance about what size is adequate. And the price issue: 39 % did not buy larger sizes due to the pocket cost. Something that we will see that the market is solving. The teles go down, and go down. In this sense, if something teaches us recent technological history, is that Almost everything is more expensive, but the smart TV are given: And much of the fault is the “mother crystal”. Another great responsible is the current strategy of manufacturers and developers of operating systems for televisions, which They have turned the teles into television. The extreme case of this is Tellya free television that the user pays with advertising present on a second screen. In 2017, Juergen Boyny, Global Director of GFK consumption electronics, He told us They calculated that “there will be a screen size limit for most consumers between 75 and 77 inches, and even so, that size will remain as a very specific niche.” Today we know that at least the second is not so. And according to Counterpoint, in the European Union we spend average 536 euros on a TV. Faced with the 20,000 euros of a 77 “TV of less than a decade ago, which we mentioned in Boyny’s article, today there are models for about 500 euros. And the United States indicates where the road is going: Walmart already has 85 “televisions for less than $ 600. The size of the stay has always conditioned what we thought was the optimal size of the TV. But analysts came to say that televisions of 75 “would be niche, and reality has shown not China smiles. TCL and Hisense are the main Chinese brands of televisions. According to 2024 last quarter quarterthe first surpassed LG in the distribution of premium televisions, and Hins is already very close. In the general market, Samsung has already exceeded him, being 16 % quota, TCL with 14 %, Hisense with 12 % and LG with 10 %. Xiaomi follows a certain distance with 5 %. In the context of the annual growth of size and explosion of the giant inches, China also wins the bet of its brands itself. As you remember HDTVTEST: “TCL is one of the most aggressive brands when betting on large screens, having launched in recent years several MINI-LED and LCD TV models of 98 inches.” And we already talk about numerous 110 “models and 115 “. The strategy to crush competition. Both brands do not stop presenting giant and innovative televisionsand above all, to reduce them and democratize them. They have already had the 98 “TCL C805, Minilad, less than 1,700 euros. A model that launched a couple of years ago at 5,000 euros. The growing domain of TCL and Hisense of the Premium market responds to the growing domain of the Minned Tves (those that market) in front of the OLED, which dominate from Korea LG and Samsung. In 2024 there was sorpasso of technology: MINILED surpassed Oled In sales. And it was so after years of dominance and the entrance of Samsung in Oleds with the Samsung S95B In 2022. Server has been enjoying an OLED TV from 2020 by having prioritized image quality. The following will be Minnedfor the balance between size and quality. The perfect cocktail, with a brake. We have a panel size that has not stopped growing for decade and a half, sales fired in giant inches and prices that break up at the rhythms of vertigo, Even in toe technology. To this is added, as Samsung pointed out, users who want larger sizes … Read more

The Z gene has disregarded the vice that is celebrating daytime raves with coffee and “Sound Healing”

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There are gestures that define us as a species, and dance is one of them. When everything fails, the body continues to speak: it is stirred, it shakes, it is released. Barbara Ehrenreich documented it in ‘Dancing in the Streets‘, where it shows how dance has historically served as collective response to pain. Today, that instinct seems to wake up again, in a world worn by stress, uncertainty and isolation. Decoding the rave. In warehouses, parks, coffees and even luxury resorts, the raves of the 21st century no longer revolve exclusively around alcohol, strobe lights and early morning. Now they can also start with a yoga session at dawn, include substance -free spaces, foster deep conversations and offer coffee instead of cocktails. In an article for Marie Claire They explain that the phenomenon It is spreading in many countries and electronic music remains the central beat. However, the purpose has changed: it is about reconnecting with the body, with others and with oneself. “We are very connected online, but possibly more disconnected in real life,” says Kesang Ball, co -founder of Trippin in the middle, a global platform of young culture. “People yearn for spaces where they can meet related people.” A cultural change. It might seem like a whim, since raves have always been a countercultural space that gave a room for response to what happened at the time. Nevertheless, how does the fashion magazine addressthe need for this new movement revolves around postpandemic emotional exhaustion, the epidemic of solitude, the collapse of mental well -being and the fed up in front of a digital life that promised connection, but left empty. In Spain, the average time that users dedicate to social networks is 1 hour and 55 minutes a day, According to a study by Trecebits. In this context, the holidays are not just parties: they are spaces where they relear to be with others without screens in between. Even deeper. This turn also reflects a generational sensitivity. Unlike the millennial stereotype of the party until dawn, generation Z Prioritize self -careauthenticity and Mental health. Excess, blackout and hangover have ceased to be gestures of rebellion; Today, the subversive is to stay lucid, connect deeply and find pleasure without guilt. In this context, the Rave does not disappear, it transforms. In fact, an investigation from the University of Leeds, EXPORDING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC EVENT PARTICIPATION AND WELL-BEING, He found that attending electronic music events is directly associated with greater psychological, emotional and social well -being. In the study they identified that Raves attendees experienced deep feelings of connection, individual expression, community and collective euphoria. And not a drop of alcohol. Sobriety is a trend, the youngest are changing the Cup for the espresso. The calls Coffee Raves “Morning fiests in cafeteria converted into clubs,” they are just an example of paradigm shift. From the track to inner peace. The change has been progressive, but firm. In a report on the EDM page have chatted with groups such as Daybreaker, Superbloom or The Oracle Project that are at the forefront of a new era of parties: daytime, conscious and community. In them, dance and care for themselves are not opposite actions. Lauren Branc, founder of The Oracle Projectsummarizes it like this: “I did not want to give up the fun to leave, but neither did I want to continue revolving around something that became ill and does not encourage a deep connection.” The movement also has its luxury expression. As They have detailed in Travel and Leisurein Koh Samui, the W hotel organizes musical retreats where emerging DJs such as Joplin share a poster with sessions of Sound Healing and Yoga, in a five -star environment. There, electronic music does not compete with rest, but is synchronized with it. Although it is not the only space, because in coffee shops such as Santanera Coffee in Madrid or Vera Café in Barcelona, the Coffee Parties They gather hundreds of young people who dance to the rhythm of the house and the techno with cappuccino in hand. Everything, in broad daylight. A radical act: dance in community. The new Rave culture is not a nostalgic copy of the past. It is a reinvention. Faced with a world that commercializes time, crushes joy and fragments the sense of belonging, dance together – without filters or screens – can be a deeply radical act. Rob Glassett, known as fold, summarizes it clearly for Marie Claire: “The dance clues have always been important places to disconnect … but not to get stuck, but to reconnect.” In an era saturated with stimuli and algorithms, returning to the body, to rhythm and human contact can be more revolutionary than it seems. And if, As the DJ says Surusinghe in the fashion magazine: “Music has a power comparable to that of religion,” then the dance floor is, perhaps, one of the last truly free sanctuaries. Image | Unspash Xataka | Instead of a cubata, a capuchino: the triumph of the daytime raves where the raveros consume coffee instead of alcohol

If you have ever wondered how much humanity would occupy if it was a giant meatball, quiet: you are not the only one

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Once, many years ago, I came up with a stupid question, At the level of Yahoo Answers. If I spit a lot, can I dehydrate? My reasoning was that, at some point, I would lose the ability to create fluid, but it did not happen a good moment of laughter with those present. There is an internet corner in which my question would have been taken very seriously: Reddit. And it is precisely where the definitive question is answered: how great a meatball made with all human flesh. At the moment, We are about 8.2 billion people running around the world (although there are those who think we have left Between 1,000 and 3,000 million along the way). Consult that real time number It is dizzy and addictive, and it is really difficult to “visualize” how much we are more than 8,000 million people. A lot, yes, but … how much? There is graphics and maps that try to reduce this so that we have a perspective of what the Asian population supposesfor example, but it is still complicated that we visualize what it would mean by together more than 8,200 souls in the same place. As I say, in Reddit there is a very special place, one called ‘they did the math‘In which users post absurd questions and solve themselves using all possible mathematical seriousness and rigor. The great human meatball We are going to focus on that idea of the “great human meatball.” Kiwi2703 was the one start This great debate, with simulation included. The parameters he took were 7,880 million existing people at that time, with a calculation of 62 kilos of average weight and a density of 985 kg/m³. Mixing everything and creating a compact ball, we would have a sphere of just under a kilometer in diameter. To contextualize everything much more, Kiwi shared a drawing in which we can see that the human meatball would be much higher than the Manhattan skyscrapersbut I would enter Central Park. As we say, the updated numbers would make the meatball be somewhat larger because we are 400 million more humans (and we will continue to increase until Let’s reach 10,000 millionS By the end of this century before starting to fall) but it is curious that we occupy so little space within our planet (once we have pressed in a ball, of course). This Absurd questions is a sciencebut taking them seriously can be really fun. Examples: would it be possible to put a rocket into orbit if the propulsion were candies mixed with Coca-Cola? The conclusion is that nosince it does not use Coca-Cola Light and because releasing co₂ from an aqueous solution does not have enough energy to achieve the necessary thrust. In another, a photograph of a type that has a structure like a harness that allows to have a compressor and a split of a air-conditioning Next to a battery to literally have a portable air conditioning. The question It is how long it can work and the calculations point to between one and two hours, but it depends a lot on the way we choose. Because yes, there are many real absurd questions, but others that force us to think and use those resources that we learn in the studies and think that they will not help us from nothing. An example? When I know look for calculate the weight of a huge cube of tungsten Next to a man, a really dense material. The users exposed the density of the metal, the height that man could have, the possible dimension of the cube and calculated the weight. And, at the end of the day, the calculation that all humanity can form a meatball that between Central Park is not worth much, but if you run out of subjects to talk about and You hate awkward silencesIt is definitely a good resource. For now, I’m going to see if my spit question has been resolved in Reddit. Image | Reddit (Kiwi2703) In Xataka | Europe has always seen Japan’s demographic crisis as the future. For Italy it is already the present

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