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What do financial experts think about holidays

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Vacations are one of the moments most expected of the yearbut they are often planned with a short -term vision, without taking into account The financial impact which will have in finance during the rest of the year. Financial Trainer José Luis Díaz He warned in Men’s Health About a common problem: many people enjoy their vacation on credit, assuming loans that then take months and even years to pay. This generates a financial burden that destabilizes the annual budget And you can turn today’s rest into a source of Anxiety from September. To avoid this situation, Díaz emphasizes the importance of integrating holidays into annual financial planning. “Planning a specific vacation budget is fundamental in good personal financial management,” said the expert. Vacations as a fixed expense He rest and disconnection They are necessary to maintain physical and mental well -being throughout the year, and vacations are The best opportunity To carry it out. Therefore, Díaz proposes to banish the idea of holidays like a luxury or a whim and start considering them as an annual fixed expense necessary For our well -beingat the level of the mortgage, the Light receipts or the food. The finance expert maintains that the big mistake is to consider the holidays as an occasional expense or an award that is paid after the trip. By turning it into a fixed expense, the cost can be distributed throughout the year, thus avoiding having to borrow and allow “enjoying without guilt because you already have the money away and destined for that end.” This change of mentality facilitates the anticipation of spending and It gives financial tranquility. According to Díaz, “my recommendation is that you dedicate between 5-10% of your annual income to vacation, depending on your priorities and financial situation.” In concrete terms, “if you win 30,000 euros a year, allocate 1,500-3,000 euros per year to vacation is reasonable.” The Financial experts of singular bank They also advocate this 10%savings percentage, and add an alternative proposal to calculate savings for vacations. After subtracting all fixed or variable expenses to the monthly salary, the amount available for savings is obtained. It is not recommended to allocate more than that 60% monthly savings capacity to vacations. In other words, if after discounting all the expenses of that month (mortgage, consumption invoices, food, etc.), you have 300 euros, you should allocate 180 euros that month for your vacation. The remaining 120 euros should be kept as savings or for unforeseen events. Dedicate a percentage of the annual salary The problem is clear: the lack of forecast when planning holidays makes Every year more people borrow To “enjoy” your rest. According to Data from the Bank of Spainin the first quarter of 2025 They have increased In 14% the application for consumer loans, which reveals the need of the Spaniards to resort to loans to finance vacations. In addition, this need for extra financing can make errors incurred such as financing vacation with credit cards, which can lead to incurring additional cost overruns since the interest rates used by these credit systems can reach up to 18%. So this type of indebtedness to finance a few weeks of rest is too expensive and harms future financial health. Consider holidays as a fixed expense allows Plan savings reserving a certain amount of money per month for that purpose, in the same way that you reserve it to pay the mortgage fee. In that sense, and so that savings do not imply one more element of financial stress, what the expert recommends is not to set a fixed amount per month, but a percentage of your income. Thus, if your monthly income is variable, Savings will also be to the same extent. With adequate planning, it will be your economy who will decide the realistic budget for vacations that you can affordpreventing the “I deserve it” to submit to your I From the future to unnecessary financial stress. The investor and financial advisor Javier Linares also coincides in that strategyalthough he does not venture to give a specific percentage since each personal situation is different. What it does recommend is to make a previous budget with all monthly income and expenses. In this way you can determine the percentage of savings that you can allocate every month to the holidays. “It is necessary to know your expenses and income, to be able to save money,” says Linares. Create automatic savings habits: “Pay yourself first” James Clear, author of the Best Seller ‘Atomic habits‘And one of the people who knows the most about creating habits, says that Trust in willpower It is the most direct path to failure. That is why Díaz proposes to eliminate internal negotiation with a proven method: automate savings. “As soon as you charge, which is automatically transferred 5-10% to a separate account of difficult access,” says the expert. In this way, the savings becomes a routine Automatic in the “page yourself first” so that this saving percentage ceases to be available in your “available” cash to spend. ALFRED GIRALTfinancial advisor, assures That this strategy puts savings as a priority and helps allocate part of the income to a project. “Although adopting ‘page yourself first’ can be challenging, the benefits in financial safety and stress reduction are clear and durable,” says Giralt. Opting for that strategy, it is reduced Financial stress. “Save must be like breathing financially, not something you do ‘when money is left over’, but Something you do to live quietly and have freedom of decision, “says Díaz. The key is to create savings systems that work without remembering or negotiating. Planning and saving are only two parts of the process: controlling expenses during vacations is also essential. Again, Díaz recommends not falling into the justification of “I deserve it” when you are already enjoying your vacation and stick to the initial budget to not compromise financial stability after the trip. Díaz recommends relying on technological tools that simplify budget control without turning it … Read more

Russia is expanding up to five secret nuclear bases

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At the end of May some satellite images discovered which were Russia’s intentions on the largest nuclear power plant in Europe. Now, in the midst of nuclear tensions in the wake of the war in Ukraine, new images from space have revealed an alarming pattern of expansion and renewal in five Russian nuclear bases that until now operated largely outside the international scrutiny. Secret, or almost. I told it in an extensive INSIDER REPORT Through the images captured by the American company Planet Labs and analyzed by experts in strategic armament. The photographs show a series of new structures, reinforced roads, buried bunkers and multiple security perimeters that point to a systematic and stealthy investment in Russian nuclear infrastructure. Although part of these improvements could be considered ordinary maintenance, the scale, the rhythm and nature of the constructions reveal something deeper: a reaffirmation of Russian nuclear power as deterrence toolinfluence and survival before the decline of their conventional forces. Asipovichy base Asipovichy: The new nuclear enclave. The berous base of Asipovichywho has gained notoriety since Putin and Lukashenko They announced What Belarusia could house Russian nuclear weapons, now presents triple fence, camouflaged inputs, covered ramps for eye discharge and a hidden bunker between trees. Although there are still no indications of active presence of eyelets, the infrastructure is ready to receive them from major deposits, such as Briansk’s. A large platform and a new road suggest that rail transport It would be the chosen logistics medium, in coherence with Russian standard procedures. In addition, a Second complex In the same city shows mobile pitchers from Iskander missilescapable of carrying nuclear heads, housed in recently enlarged hangars, which reinforces the idea of a fully functional tactical node. Gadzhiyevo base Gadzhiyevo: Intercontinental missile hiding place. To the north, in the naval base of Gadzhiyevonear the Arctic, the images show an intense activity in the mountainous complex where nuclear weapons are stored For strategic submarines. Previous photographs had already captured the raid of eyelets next to specialized cranes, and the new constructions seem to be hangars or workshops for missiles not yet armed. A few kilometers, the Russian nuclear ballistic submarines of the northern fleet They expect cargoes In specially equipped springs, remembering that from this enclave attacks capable of devastating entire cities in minutes can be launched. Kaliningrad base Kaliningrad: The undercover arsenal. In the Russian enclave of Kaliningradbetween Poland and Lithuania, a deposit with multiple levels of fence has aroused for years the Analysts’ suspicions as potential tactical nuclear weapons center. The last Images confirm reforms in buried bunkers and the appearance of new structures, such as a small building identical to another in Asipovichywhose function is still not clarified. A few kilometers, a nuclear maintenance unit Inherited from the Soviet era, it gives even more weight to the hypothesis of an active storage of nuclear weapons, reinforcing the latent threat in one of the most sensitive areas of the NATO eastern flank. Kamchatka base Kamchatka: Latent threat to Alaska. On the other side of Eurasia, the remote Kamchatka Peninsulain front of Alaska, hosts facilities for the deployment of the Poseidon nuclear torpedoa weapon propelled for atomic energy capable of traveling thousands of kilometers under the sea before detonating. Although it is not clear if it is operational, the Recent constructions In this base (among them Two new buildings possibly used as ojas stores) indicate a sustained advance in their preparation. The architectural similarity with other nuclear bases and the presence of triple fences in some structures reinforce the idea that atomic weapons or their launch systems are also housed here. Novaya Zemlya: Risen test base. Finally, in the Arctic Archipelago of Novaya Zemlyahistorical Nuclear Test Center of the Soviet Union and scenario of the detonation of The TSAR pumpthe images capture a remarkable Base expansion Severny support. New buildings and tunnels excavated in the mountain, along with old sealed accesses, suggest a revitalization of the complex as Experimentation Center Subcritic or as a platform ready for an eventual resumption of nuclear tests. Although Moscow and Washington maintain a similar policy of keeping these places operational without rehearsing high -performance weapons, the intensification of work in Novaya Zemlya fems fears about the possible return of active essays. The rebirth of a career. The simultaneous modernization of These five basessome completely new (distributed between the Baltic, the Arctic, the heart of Belarus and the Pacific Coast), illustrates how Moscow is reconstructing its strategic position under the pressure of A prolonged war In Ukraine and deterioration of its power conventional. With an estimated active arsenal in 4,300 eyeletsthe major in the world, Russia is more and more relied on in its nuclear heritage as a shield and sword before NATO and the United States. While and how We have countedWashington continues with its own program of renewal of the nuclear tripod, and China increases discreetly his Atomic capacitythus configuring a global scenario where nuclear balance becomes the axis of deterrence, threat and strategic survival. Image | Google Earth, Planet Labs In Xataka | The largest nuclear power plant in Ukraine. But Russia has taken it, and space has revealed its intentions In Xataka | We already know a hole that Russia has left in Ukraine: the Chernobil shield is still open and there is no money to close it

Samsung’s new Galaxy Watch have a very juicy launch promo

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As a general rule, buying a cheaper newly announced device is complicated. The good news is that we now usually have launch promotions for some brands, as is the case of Samsung. We have it for your new foldingbut also for the three new watches that went on stage the past Unpacked. As always, the best prices are In Samsung’s official store. We tell you more about this promotion. The official store leaves them right now at the best price As we say, we have a launch promotion active right now that It will only be available until July 24so we still have several days ahead to take advantage of it. In addition, the good of this that is not limited to a single model of Samsung’s new watches, but we can use it both with the Galaxy Watch8 as with its classic version and with The new Galaxy Watch Ultra. The promotion can be divided into different layers. First, we are going to find a direct discount for the three models, which will depend on the type of watch we buy. If we choose one with 4G connectivity, We will receive a discount of 50 euros. On the contrary, if we prefer a version with Bluetooth, then the discount will be 20 euros. To the above, we must also add a direct discount of 30 euros if we choose to pay our purchase with Bizum. We will also have an additional discount of 29% if we make our purchase with an extra strap. Finally, we cannot forget that if we make the purchase from the Samsung app and use the app10 code, We will receive another 10% discount. Adding everything, the price of any model in the Samsung store is the most attractive. Galaxy Watch8 and Classic: two watches renewed with much to say Now to talk about the watches themselves. The first of all is the Galaxy Watch8, a device that comes With a ‘Squirce’ design That makes it more elegant, but also more comfortable. Your screen comes with a considerable improvement, since this time It has a maximum shine of 3,000 nitsso we can see it in perfect condition even if there is a lot of outdoor light. At the processor level, this time comes with the W1000 of 3 Nm, also present in the Classic model and at the Galaxy Watch Ultra. With him we will have a fluid experience in any scenario. Of course, as it is customary, it will offer us precise measurements in our training and our health. The most economical version of this device is the one that comes with Bluetooth and in a 40 millimeter format. It has a PVP of 379 euros, but right now we have it reduced to 359 euros. If we choose to pay with Bizum, we will have a 30 euros discount that, added to the 20 euros for being a bluetooth model, leave it for us 309 euros. And be careful because we can lower its price from the app. * Some price may have changed from the last review If we want the Classic model, we will have with us a clock very similar to the previous one, but with a differential element such as rotating bezel. Thanks to it, we have A different way of controlling the clock experiencemore direct and comfortable. In addition, we cannot forget that both this and the other two models are going to be the first watches with Wear OS in brand new gemini. This clock It only arrives in a 46 millimeter version that we can choose Bluetooth or with 4G connectivity. If we choose the first (which is the most economical), its PVP of 529 euros is reduced to 509 euros. Applying both the direct discount and the payment with bizum, we can reduce its price to the 459 euros. We can also enjoy an additional 10% making the purchase from the app. * Some price may have changed from the last review The Ultra Galaxy Watch is still the best Samsung watch Now it’s the new Galaxy Watch Ultra, which is now also available in blue. It is the best watch that Samsung has manufactured to date, designed to accompany us everywhere, even for the most extreme activities. Its titanium structure and its sapphire crystal assure us that You will endure well and scratches. Everything without forgetting that it supports until 10 atm. Its 1.47 -inch screen also has a maximum shine of 3,000 nits, ideal for exteriors. Share processor with the other two models, but it has certain exclusive functions as an emergency system of 85 dB. We cannot ignore that, in addition, it is able to endure extreme temperatures and up to 9,000 meters of altitude. The launch price of this version is 699 euros, but it is reduced to 649 euros. The device is only available with Bluetooth and 4G connectivity together, so we can enjoy a discount of 50 euros. In addition, if we choose Bizum as a payment method, we will save additional 30 euros. All this reduces its price to some 569 euros that we can reduce even more buying from the app with the app10 code. * 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. Images | Samsung In Xataka | The best mobiles, we have tried them and here are their analysis In Xataka | The best price quality price. Your analysis and videos are here

Nvidia says that China has the best open source AI in the world. These praises have a very clear intention

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Jensen Huang, the co -founder and general director of Nvidia, is in China. At the end of last week He met with Donald Trump with the purpose of defending the interests of his company before an administration that has drastically restricted your business In the country led by Xi Jinping. During the last fiscal year, which expired on January 26, 2025, China represented approximately 13% of total income of Nvidia with a figure of about 17,000 million dollars. In practice, this Asian nation is the third best client of this company only behind the US and Taiwan. The decisions made by Jensen Huang during the last months clearly reflect that he is determined to defend your presence in this market. And he is doing it. A few hours ago he has made a statement during his visit to the International Exhibition of the China Supply Chain, in Beijing, which is worth not overlooking. Jensen Huang does not give stitch without thread “The models of artificial intelligence (AI) Open source of Deepseek, Qwen and Kimi are the best reasoning models in the world today. They are very advanced. ” Huang has pronounced These words during a talk with Wang Jian, the founder of Alibaba Cloud, the AI and cloud computing unit of this gigantic Chinese company. And this statement has not arrived at any time. Whether or not, objectively, the three models mentioned by this Executive are very competitive, as the reports of Demodazzle either Mediumamong others. The really interesting thing is that Jensen Huang has praised these Chinese models at a very delicate time for Nvidia. At a time when You need to strengthen your complicity with Chinese companies to which they have been selling their GPU for several years. Last week Jensen Huang got a promise from Donald Trump: Nvidia can sell again Your H20 GPU To his Chinese clients very soon. The reception that this chip initially received was very good even though its capacities are clearly lower than those of the other proposals for this company. Jensen Huang has praised these Chinese models at a very delicate time for Nvidia. At a time when you need to strengthen your complicity In fact, initially the Department of Commerce allowed its sale in China because this integrated circuit met the restrictions it had imposed. And despite its limitations Their sales grew by 50% quarter to quarter since it arrived in this market in mid -2024. Everything was complicated for Nvidia in the middle of last April. And is that the US Department of Commerce imposed new restrictions To the export of the H20 GPU, which in practice caused this chip to stop reaching the Chinese clients of this company. During the next few weeks this GPU will come back to the facilities of Tencent, Alibaba or Bytedance, among other Chinese companies, but Nvidia will have it more difficult than ever. And is that Huawei, his main Chinese competitor, is being reinforced with great intensity. Only one day after the US Department of Commerce formalized its latest sanctions He presented his GPU Ascend 920a chip for AI that is clearly intended to occupy in the Chinese market the gaps left by the NVIDIA H20 GPU. The GPU Ascend 920 will begin to be manufactured on a large scale during the second half of 2025 using 6 Nm integration technology that have presumably developed side with Huawei elbow and SMIC. The characteristics of this lithographic node have not yet been officially confirmed, but it will probably use the technique known as Multiple patterningwhich is the same one that SMIC is using 7 Nm chips. In addition, the GPU Ascend 920 will reach a 4 TB/s transfer speed for the memory subsystem thanks to the use of HBM3 chips. Image | Nvidia More information | SCMP In Xataka | The US gives Huawei a great opportunity: to get its new chip for AI with the Nvidia market in China

The Starbucks CEO wants everyone to work to the office. It is easy for him because he can go in private jet

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Back to Starbucks. That is the name that Brian Niccol, the current of CEO of the popular coffee shop chain, put To the plan to revitalize the company. It is an ambitious plan and that, among other things, has meant a change of course as far as teleworking is concerned. Since 2023, Starbucks workers have maintained a hybrid format Three days in the office, two at home. That will end because, soon, will be four mandatory days. It is a novelty that is seen very differently when you go to the office in private Jet, of course. Let’s start at the beginning. Of coffee tacos. Niccol was CEO of Taco Bell until 2018. The headquarters of this company is in Irvine, California, 15 minutes by car from Niccol’s house in Newport Beach. In 2018 he left Taco Bell to exercise as CEO in Chipotle, whose headquarters was in Denver, 1,600 kilometers from his residence. Three months after assuming the position, Chipotle changed its headquarters to Newport Beach affecting 400 people in the process. In 2024, and after revitalizing Chipotle, Niccol assumed the CEO of Starbucks With conditions that did not go unnoticed. Elon Musk vs Jeff Bezos: The Galaxies War Brian Niccol | Image: Starbucks To the ophi yes, but I don’t move. The Starbucks headquarters and therefore the workplace of its CEO is in Seattle (Washington). As a company employee, he also applied the policy of going at least three days to the office. The distance that separates the headquarters from your home is 1,600 kilometers, but that is no problem because The offer contemplated that “you will not be asked to move to the headquarters of the company”. So… It will not go by car, clearly. They are about 19 hours of journey, According to Google Mapsbut fortunately the job offer established that Niccol could dispose of the company’s private jet for “business -related trips according to the company’s travel policy, travel between its city of residence and the headquarters of the company in Seattle, Washington and its personal trips according to the company’s policies, up to a maximum amount of $ 250,000 a year.” Image | Starbucks Three four days. Now that we know the context, we will surely see in another way The letter that the CEO has recently published. In this text, Niccol explains that from next fiscal year employees will have to go to the office four days instead of three. Specifically, from Monday to Thursday. At the moment, this dynamic will affect the regional offices of North America, the Toronto support centers and, of course, the headquarters in Seattle. If you are a boss, to the office. In February, Starbucks asked the VP level team and managers who worked in Seattle and Toronto. Now that requirement will also apply to support centers, whose leaders will also have to move to these cities. And all this why? According to Niccol, the reason to reestablish this office culture is that “we work better when we are together. We share ideas more effectively, we solve difficult problems creatively and move much faster.” Between lines can be read that an increase in productivity is sought. The CEO affirms that it understands that not everyone will agree with this measure, “but as a company based on the human connection, and given the magnitude of the change we have ahead, we believe that this is the right path for Starbucks.” So clear it has that the future goes through the office that, in its own words: “If you decide to leave Starbucks for any reason, we respect it. To support those who decide to” leave “, we are offering a unique voluntary output program with a cash payment for the partners who make this decision.” Two rhythms. This is not a problem for Niccol (to which this policy should also be applied). Has All the company’s resources at your disposal To travel and, according to a company spokesman, a house has been bought in Seattle. This already shows that The return to the office is made at two speeds: that of employees, which can be forced to move to a more expensive city, give up promotions or even leave the company; and that of the senior executives, who can afford to travel in a private jet or buy a house in the city that proceeds. Cover image | Tr In Xataka | Starbucks made a very strong bet in China to continue growing. Tariffs threaten to take it ahead

Drones have become the great threat of Ukraine. So you are covering kilometers of roads with nets

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Neither tanks nor mines nor sophisticated fighters. What really removes the dream of the soldiers who fight in the Ukraine War (and it is a feeling shared by both sides) are The dronesunmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) loaded with explosives. So much so that the military have baptized the 10 km strip that extends to each side of the front as “Zone of Death”an area infested with remote piloted drones and that can neutralize their objectives with a much lower investment than would require a similar missile. The UAV play such an important role in the war that a curious picture is left: kilometers and more kilometers of road protected with networks. A landscape covered with networks. To complicated problems, imaginative solutions. The France-Presse (AFP) agency has published A chronicle in which he tells how the war between Ukraine and Russia is having a curious effect on the wide range of the front: it is covering it with networks. Networks and more green networks that are installed on post -high posts along kilometers of road in the region of Donetskone of the great stages of war. AFP recounts how Ukrainians are riding that vast tangle of networks to cover their main supply routes, but the panorama is not very different on the other side of the front. The Russians have also set to work to perform a similar task. “Let’s weave nets, just like spiders! We do it for birds without extremely dangerous feathers,” Ironiza In April a nicknamed ‘Ares’. But what birds are those? Drones Drones swarms, surveillance vehicles, kamikazes or equipped with explosives that suppose a serious threat to soldiers and civilians. With meshes the military seeks to repel them in a seemingly as simple as effective way. “When a drone impacts the network, a short circuit occurs and cannot attack vehicles,” Explain To the French agency Denis, a commander of the 27 -year -old engineers. The initiative is not entirely new. A few months ago We told you Already how Ukraine was taking advantage of tons of old Danish fishing networks to repel Russian drones. Now already measure that the Ukraine War is on its way to turning three and a half its use seems to be extending on the front. In March a small sailor town of Jutlandia, Thyborøn, It was news precisely by donating 450 tons of drag networks made of nylon fibers. In origin, meshes were thought to capture tons of fish, but they have also been useful to keep drones away from strategic objectives, especially as the expanding the Fiber optic modelscapable of making fun of devices that cut the connection with the pilots. The drone war. It may seem exaggerated, but if for something the Ukraine War is highlighting, it is precisely because of the role that drones and the threat they represent for soldiers. Reuters cites today Internal reports of kyiv that confirm that the UAV already represent about 69% of the attacks against Russian troops. Moreover, in 2024 they were behind 75% of the attacks undertaken against vehicles and equipment. They are percentages that far exceed those of the use of conventional artillery, which move between 15 and 18%. The great threat. Reuters cites a squad commander, Ivan, 35, who Openly recognize That the soldiers of both sides see the unmanned aerial vehicles already as the main threat to their lives. Your swarms too They take away the dream In the cities, kilometers away from the front. Yesterday Russia launched An attack against Dobropillia as part of an offensive that included the use of hundreds of drones. His role is so relevant that Mark Boris Andrijanic, Slovenian politician, has published An analysis in which it slides that an increase in drones financed by the West would allow war. Images | Ann-Sophie Qvarström (Flickr), Ministry of Defense of Ukraine (Flickr) and Trong Khiem Nguyen (Flickr) In Xataka | The Ukraine War is getting rid, first of all, with drones. And that is leaving an infinite fiber optic trail through the field

China has broken the electric car deck with brutally fast recharges. So much that autonomy is already the least

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When Jim Farley returned from China, several lessons were brought under his arm. Almost that it doesn’t matter when you read this because, with each visit to China of the Ford CEO, Farley always takes care of airing everything he has learned there. Among what has been learned, one day he questioned the real importance of the unacabable autonomies for an electric car. Taking into account that the battery size of an electric car remains a Too much spiny matter When lowering cars, Farley pointed out that his strategy for the future went through Manufacture small electric electric Because as soon as the price was put more battery. “If you have batteries like that, you can’t make money,” argued In reference to gigantic battery cars, the same ones that promise autonomies of many hundreds of kilometers and that, in the face of the future, promise to reach 1,000 kilometers between recharges. Farley has been a critical voice with those gigantic electric cars but is not the only one that has been expressed in those terms. Mazda, for example, made the same reflection Some time ago, focusing that large batteries raised the costs of the car … and its weight, a red line that the Japanese company has always tried to dodge. Although the approach was not exactly the same in the form (the Japanese study incorporating extended range versions With engines Combustion rotatingas they have done with the MX-30), in the background they did show that the bet should be another: contained autonomies but with systems that will stretch them in a simple way. Either with very fast recharges or, in the case of Mazda, with a small combustion engine that can save you at any time. In China they think something similar. While there are two clearly defined paths and one of them is committed to huge batteries, others are clear that they must get the fastest possible charges to offer an attractive electric car to the general public. Byd is one of them. But it is not the only one. More kilometers or faster When last week we attended the presentation of the Mazda 6eI felt that the press conference we attend with a bittersweet aftertaste and a more or less clear idea with everyone with whom I spoke. The completely electric Berlina, which Mazda has created with Changan, is sold with a 68.8 kWh battery or a second of 80 kWh. This last option seemed ideal for those who wanted Use your car to travel comfortably. If we suppose a consumption of 20 kWh/100 km, the first will not reach 350 kilometers between recharges and the second one would touch the 400 kilometers of a single sitting. However, the first battery can be loaded at a maximum of 165 kW of power, going from 10 to 80% in 24 minutes. The second, on the other hand, cannot do it at more than 90 kW, limiting that rapid recharge from 10 to 80% to 47 minutes. The general impression, so I talked to the fellow journalists, is that we would all sacrifice those 50 kilometers of autonomy if that would allow us to stop almost 25 minutes less when plugging the hose. Everyone seemed to us that a 90 kW recharge is not up to a car with aspirations to be an electric supervent. In ByD they have a similar impression and their bet is determined: Ultra -grape rechargesat the pace of filling a gas tank even if you have to stop once more. Although for now, They assured usits 1 MW recharge was mainly intended for heavy transport, they aspire to be an attractive solution for their own customers, with launches of more cars (right now they have two that admit this power) that can make use of these loaders. His approach is that the by and tang l can recover 400 kilometers of autonomy in five minutes. I would dare to say that the vast majority of drivers need or prefer to make a small stop before covering that distance. Huawei is one of them. The technological presented a few months ago A 1.5 MW recharge. Again, it is a very interesting formula for heavy transport but, to put it in perspective, a car with a large 100 kWh battery could be completely filled in five minutes if it did not have the obvious power restrictions so as not to be completely damaged. In spite of everything, if a manufacturer offers energy accumulators as resistant as those of Byd, filling a battery of this size should not take more than 10-15 minutes. Although Byd has filled headlines since he presented this load system, they are not the only ones. In April, Catl also presented a recharge system capable of overcoming that of the company of Stella Li, vice president of Byd than in Coach has defended these recharge systems against Autonomies of a thousand kilometers and said they aspire to bring them to Europe. In the interview he said that “they don’t give me more than 300 kilometers because I don’t want to pay the cost (of a greater battery).” Although I understand why Stella Li defends this approach, I also understand that Western manufacturers continue to prefer to offer much higher autonomies in order to sell as a purchase value. Perhaps 300 kilometers are fair but firmly believe that more than 350-400 kilometers of autonomy are needed in an electric car if the recharge network is powerful enough. I believe it with loaders of more than 150 kW, let’s not say with those plugs (and cars) that allow recharges at 1,000 kW. Despite this, There is something cultural In Stella Li’s words. You have to understand that China is a country so big that long trips They are usually done by plane or bullet train. The cities are so large that they favor adoption to the electric car because it is the environment where its virtues are more valued: without noise, without vibrations and … Read more

How to create your own photos based on photos using artificial intelligence

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Let’s explain How to create your own photos based on photoswhether they are yours to look like you as photos of another person. To do so we will propose different tools of artificial intelligencebecause you have several possibilities. We are going to start the article explaining what you can do exactly and the things you should take into account for Choose the type of dollsome tips that you will be able to use in several tools. And then we will tell you how to do them with three of them. First, think about the design you want AI will be able to do All types of doll stylebut to have the best results you will have to specify what you want to use. And this requires an imagination exercise. You will be able to create Action dolls with your faceand you will also be able make a funko from your photo. These are two possibilities that we have already explored in Basics, but there are many more possibilities. You can ask you to make a Lego doll or a playmovil, it can be a stuffed animal, a Barbie, a troll doll. Basically, you will be able to ask the AI to turn your photo into a doll of any brand that looks recognizable. You will only have to tell him the brand, and then the AI will generate it. You can also make generic dollsyou can ask for a rag doll without more, or an action doll. They are totally valid styles, you can ask for dolls based on the materials you want to have, to be a rag doll or made with a sack, or even with fruits. You can also describe accessories In addition to the type of doll. You can ask for a box, you can Choose the text and colors of the boxthe accessories you want to include, everything. Do not be afraid to experiment, because the possibilities are endless. You must know the limitations You must take into account a couple of limitations with which you can find yourself. The first is that Not all AIs will have good results. There are some more advanced than others in matters such as the recognition of details of the faces in the photos, and that is why the results it offers can look more or less. In addition to this, Not all types of doll will look likeor at least not the first. Here, my recommendation is that if the first result does not convince you, try again, or to specify what you need to AI as an answer in the conversation. Besides, AI can refuse to make certain models of doll, because there may be copyright restrictions. In these cases, you can try not to explicitly mention the brand that is giving you problems, and give some detour describing the type of doll that is and how you want it. Mention the name without the brand, or mention the type of doll. Another limitation that you must take into account is that This function will be paid in many AI. We are going to mention the best free, but you should know that many others will require you to pay a subscription in exchange for allowing you to make creations based on photos. What to use to create your doll Here we are going to tell you The main ones you can use To create a doll from a photo. We are going to tell you in ready format, describing the results we have had with each of them so that values whether you are interested or not. Chatgpt: Chatgpt being the AI that carries the front in terms of creating based on photos that you send, and it is the best results long. However, in the free version the process can take a long time. Link: chatgpt.com Microsoft Copilot: COPILOT It is also able to offer very good results, since it is using the same technology as Chatgpt, but slightly modified. They are somewhat different results, but equally good. Link: Copilot.microsoft.com Grok: X’s AI can do something similar, but the results are quite bad. The doll’s image overlaps the photo. You will have to specify that the bottom is eliminated, and that only the resulting doll is left, but it will still mix it with a realistic background. In spite of that, in the end you have the possibility to do so. Link: Grok.com Google Gemini: We mention a Gemini for being another of the great generative, but for the moment It does not allow drawings based on photosneither dolls either. Link: Gemini.google.com IdeOGram: IdeOGram It also offers interesting results. Unfortunately you can only do it if you are a payment user, with the modality of 16 euros per month. Link: ideogram.ai Freepik: This model is a specialist in making compositions based on faces. However, it is also necessary to use your payment plan to create images using a photo as a reference. Link: Freepik.com Craiyon: This AI allows you to upload a photo and tell you to make it a specific doll. However, the results are bad. Link: Craiyon.com Turn your photo into a doll To convert a photo into a specific doll or a figure, you first have to attach the reference photo. When charged in the writing field, then you have to add a Prompt describing what you want. For example: I send you a photo, and I want you to create a doll of (model) that looks like the person who appears in it. This is one of the simplest and most basic prompt or commands to carry out the creation, and with it You will simply create a doll with the appearance you have asked. Chatgpt or the chosen AI should recognize the main features of the face, and create a doll that looks like. You can also enter a little more in detail, with a prompt similar to this: I reimagine this photo as a Funko figure inside … Read more

We have been dreaming of a temperature drop for days this week. Aemet believes that we still have the worst

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The arrival of storms to the north third of the Peninsula has monopolized part of weather care During this week. However, for a good part of Spain, heat remains intense and in some areas this implies risks to the well -being of people who reside or work there. A red notice, by heat. The State Meteorology Agency (AEMET) has activated A red notice (Extreme risk) due to high temperatures in the east, south and west zone of Gran Canaria. It is one of the various notices that the agency will keep activated over the next few days as a result of high temperatures. According to the agency’s notices, the maximum is expected reach 40º In the Tirajana basin, a temperature that can be normal these days in some areas of the southern peninsular but has led experts to give the alarm. The notice also indicates the persistence of heat, with minimal temperatures above the 25º barrier, but which could reach 30º. That is, the “Equatorial nights”They will be the norm in this area. The eye put in the humidity. The good news is that the forecasts indicate a low relative humidity in the area. Wet heat It can increase The thermal sensation, but can also increase the risk derived from high temperatures by preventing our body from dissipating the heat it generates. The situation in the Canary Islands will also improve from tomorrow, although yellow warnings will still be activated due to high temperatures in the south of the island of Gran Canaria. Thermal relief, partly. The situation is partly extrapolated to the center and south of the Iberian Peninsula. Temperatures today They will be high in much of the country and Aemet has activated numerous notices by high high temperatures, among which the temperature notices of up to 42º in some areas of the interior of Andalusia. With the arrival of the trough, the storms will reach the peninsular but the thermal relief can be noticed in more extensive areas. It is expected that on Friday there are not only notices in the center and the west peninsular, and on Saturday the notices are expected to be limited to areas of the Mediterranean basin. Waiting. For now we do not know what will hold us next week. Medium -term forecasts They predict a second half of the month of July warmer and dry than normal in most of the territory, so a heat return would not be entirely strange. For now we will have to wait to approach the passage of the storms and at the end of this warm episode before knowing what will hold us the last weeks of the month. In Xataka | The hydrological bonanza could not be eternal: drought is a real threat after an extremely warm, and also dry June Image | ECMWF / Aemet

Intel pull the towel with the chips for ia. Its general director acknowledges that Nvidia’s advantage is insurmountable

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“I think it is too late for us (to achieve the position of Nvidia in the field of artificial intelligence), Although we have other opportunities in this market (…) twenty or thirty years ago we were leaders. Now the world has changed. We are not among the ten main semiconductor companies. We have to be humble. “These words of Lip-Bu Tan, the Director General of Intel, have been collected by The Oregonian And they are aimed at company employees in a clear attempt to expose what challenges they face. The challenges with Those who are dealing Intel They exceed the other challenges that he has faced during his more than half a century of history. The leadership that has sustained for decades in the manufacturing industry of integrated circuits is in the hands of The Taiwanese company TSMC Since the mid -2000s. In addition, the stagnation during the last years of the PC market and the slowness with which Intel has participated in the AI industry have placed it in a very compromised position. In July 2024, the company that at that time led Pat Gelsinger gave a tremendous batacazo in the stock market. Their actions fell 30% in a few days and stabilized in the value they had in 2011. In addition, Intel lost $ 1.6 billion During the second quarter of 2024 and its year -on -year income fell by 1%. These circumstances triggered a crisis that still persists. Today China is a crucial support for Intel. Dram memories will be tomorrow Shortly after his arrival It was leaked that lip-bu so He planned to launch a new cut of the Intel template in a clear attempt to reduce their operating expenses, among which personnel costs or marketing expenses are counted. The figure that the company shuffled on this occasion amounted to 20% of its workforce, which in practice implied to dispense with approximately 20,000 workers. These people join the more than 15,000 employees of which Intel has dispensed with during the last months of 2024. In addition, since June 18 and throughout the month of July they will be forced to leave their jobs Between 8,000 and 10,900 workers Of the factories that this company has spread throughout the planet. However, presumably the most affected plant will be the largest of all: that of Oregon (USA). It is evident that Intel is going through a very difficult stage, although he still has some solid pillars to hold on. One of them is China. During the fiscal year of 2024, 29% of Intel’s turnover came from China, compared to the 24% of the US This Asian country is the largest market in which Intel is present. During the fiscal year of 2024 29% of its turnover He came from Chinacompared to 24% of the US. And is that of the 53,100 million dollars that This company entered Last year no less than 15,400 million arrived from China. These figures reflect very clearly how important the country led by Xi Jinping for Intel is. And also how sensitive it is to the geopolitical context. An important part of the Intel business is supported by the commercialization of relatively old integrated circuits that come from their mature lithography nodes. They are not at all avant -garde semiconductors, but they are still necessary. At the current tension situation between the US and China for this last country These mature integrated circuits are crucial. Chinese chip designers and manufacturers are capable of supply your own market With the mature chips needed by appliances, telecommunications or cars equipment, among other industries. However, many users, research centers and universities in China continue to use software for X86 and X86-64 processors, so at the moment they cannot do without the CPUs designed to execute it. Intel is currently benefiting from this need, although he is preparing another bet. An a priori accurate bet. And this American company has founded the Japanese investment group SoftBank A company specialized in the design and manufacture of memory chips. His name is Saimemory and he was born expressly to compete from you to you with SK Hynix, Samsung and Micron Technology. Your plan consists in developing A new type of dram memory Stacked high from some patents prepared by Intel and several Japanese research centers, among which is the University of Tokyo. Intel and Softbank have proposed to complete the development of a prototype and evaluate its viability from a technical point of view by 2027. Image | Intel More information | The Oregonian In Xataka | Intel has confirmed that the 20A node will be skipped to reduce expenses. The 18A node will enter production in 2025

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