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Mediamarkt starts its friday network with a ton of technology offers

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Many users wait for the most important events of the year to renew their devices. This, generally, always implies waiting for Black Friday. The problem is that this event is only in November, so maybe we are not good to wait so long. The good news is that different events are coming out in other stores And in fact now Mediamarkt has its own version of this: Your call FRIDAY NETWORK. Offers in technology with exclusive discounts on the app This Mediamarkt event is one of the best that this store carries out throughout the year. The friday network, which will be available from today Until next June 20 at 9 amit has offers in virtually any category that occurs to us: from telephony to television, through home, mobility and even video games. The offers will be available for 10 days (or until they are exhausted, of course), but only today and until tomorrow at 9 in the morning we have the opportunity to take us An exclusive 15% discount If we make the purchase from the Medamarkt app. That is the only requirement for this and the discount will apply automatically when putting the product in the cart. These are some of his best chollos As we have said above, there are many offers that Mediamarkt have available and that is worth it. To facilitate the task, we leave you below a selection of five of the most prominent: Google Pixel 9athe most recent of this range of phones, by 599 euros. Samsung Odyssey 3Dwhich allows you to enjoy 3D video games natively without glasses, by 1,199 euros. Kingdom eats Deliverance 2in its version for PlayStation 5, by 49.99 euros. Smart TV Philipswith QLED and 55 inches technology, by 449 euros. Huawei Fit 4recently released smartwatch and with gift headphones, by 149 euros. Google Pixel 9a We start this selection with a current, powerful and very compact mobile. He Google Pixel 9a It is a device that stands out for mounting the Google G4 tensioner (the same as its older brothers), to have A 6.3 -inch poed screen and for having a good rear camera system. Right now we have it reduced to the 599 euros. * Some price may have changed from the last review Samsung Odyssey 3D With regard to gaming monitors, few are as special as the Odyssey 3D of Samsung. It is a device that allows to play any game compatible with 3D effect, without the need for glasses or any viewer. In addition, it is a 27 -inch option, 4K resolution and an update frequency of 165 Hz. It has discounts: 2,141 euros go on to cost 1,199 euros. * Some price may have changed from the last review Kingdom eats Deliverance 2 If we talk about the best video game releases of what is going from 2025, it is impossible not to put this fight in the fight Kingdom eats Deliverance 2. We are facing a deep medieval RPG, With an outstanding graphic section And with a freedom that will allow us to play as we want. It is an outstanding title that now, in its PS5 version, goes out for 49.99 euros. Kingdom eats Deliverance II * Some price may have changed from the last review Smart TV Philips Betting on a Philips television is having ambilight at home, an lighting that greatly increases the immersion in what we want to see. This model, with QLED technology and 4K resolution, has 55 inches, a great diagonal that is perfect for almost any instance. Besides, is compatible with Dolby Atmos and has HDMI 2.1 (as well as VRR), so it is perfect for gaming. It comes out by 449 euros. Philips Ambilight 55pus8510/12 * Some price may have changed from the last review Huawei Fit 4 We close this selection of offers with the Huawei Fit 4a sports court smartwatch that the Chinese manufacturer premiered very recently. It is a device designed to be resistant but very light, since its sphere barely weighs 27 grams. In addition, it comes with 1.82 -inch AMOLED screen (with 2,000 maximum brightness) and a lot of sports modes. It comes out by 149 eurosa price for which we will have to put the clock in the cart. In addition, it comes with Freebuds se2 as a gift. Huawei Fit 4 + Freebuds Se2 * 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 | Buying, Mediamarkt, Google, Samsung, Sony, Philips, Huawei In Xataka | The best mobiles, we have tried them and here are their analysis In Xataka | Best televisions in quality price. Which to buy and seven recommended 4K 4K

After mobiles, cars and chips, China is launching its biotechnological offensive. And the West will not be able to block it with tariffs

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China has just achieved something historical: that an American pharmacist pay 5,000 million dollars for a Chinese drug against cancer. It is the highest figure ever paid by a Chinese medical innovation. Why is it important. This news It is the perfect example of how, in the middle of a war for semiconductors, chips and rare earths, China is beginning to lead an even more strategic industry: biotechnological. Medicines do not know borders or tariffs. The context. In 2011, China approved the first oncological drug developed at home: an improved copy of a western medication. Fourteen years later, a Chinese biespecific antibody threatens best -selling medication in the world, Keytruda, of Merck, which invoice 29.5 billion dollars annually. What has happened. Chinese transformation into biotechnology follows a recognizable pattern. First arrived Betta Pharmaceuticals Pume: A “I” version of Western therapies. It worked equally well, it cost less, but never left China. Then came Beigene Brukinsa: The jump to “I better.” It became the first Chinese oncological drug approved by the US FDA. Today it is sold in 65 countries and generates 2.6 billion dollars a year. The third step was Carvykti by Legend Biotech: A cell therapy that genetically modifies patient cells to attack cancer. Johnson & Johnson associated to take her worldwide. In the foreground. The fourth act is underway with ‘Ivonescimab’ by Akeso Biopharma. This biespecific antibody simultaneously attacks two targets of cancer. Summit Therapeutics He opted 5,000 million dollars for himmaking it the greatest operation of Chinese pharmaceutical license in history. The bet is huge: Ivonescimab intends to dethrone Keytruda as world oncological standard. Global clinical trials will decide if China can create next Blockbuster medicinal. In figures. The numbers show the speed of Chinese advance: 2011: First approved Chinese oncological drug. 2019: First FDA approval for a Chinese drug. 2024: Chinese pharmaceutical licenses grew from 35,000 to 46,000 million dollars. Only five Chinese drugs have achieved FDA approval. Between the lines. Biotechnology implies unique geopolitical advantages against semiconductors. The medications are not blocked with sanctions: they save lives regardless of their origin. Western governments cannot prohibit Chinese oncological drugs without enraging patients, doctors and society in general. China understands and is attracting global pharmaceutical talent with mass financing and flexible regulations. The result: Chinese laboratories developing therapies that Western multinationals buy for a lot of money. Yes, but. Success is not guaranteed. 90% experimental drugs fail in clinical trials. Ivonescimab must demonstrate superiority against Keytruda In non -Chinese patients, something we should not give for granted. In addition, geopolitics can complicate things. Legend Biotech broke links with its matrix for American pressures. And the weather does not help. What is happening now. China has replicated in biotechnology its classic manual in technology: Attract expatriate talent. Generously finance startups. Create national champions Climb globally. The difference: medicines generate less political resistance than chips. It is possible that a striking scenario may occur: Western patients depending on Chinese medical innovations. Irony is perfect: China dominates an industry where its success directly benefits Western citizens. But of course, who captures the economic value is her. Deepen. Akeso’s case is especially emblematic. Its founder, Michelle XiaI felt frustration seeing how the best treatments took decades to reach Chinese patients. And decided to invest the equation: create in China therapies that the rest of the world would need. In Xataka | China is already a power greater than Europe in one of its key industries: the development of medicines Outstanding image | Akeso

Influencers have stopped having normal lives

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The last controversy on the Spanish Internet comes from the hand of Lola Lolita and the creator of content Nil Ojeda. A documentary about the day to day of the popular influencer has unleashed the controversy by The behavior of its protagonist. And, above all, puts on the table how our relationship with the Celebrities From the Internet: from people who could be our friends and whose main value was closeness, to an exhibition of economic power that greatly moves them away from most of their audience. What happened? The video corresponds to the series 21 days between millionairesin which Ojeda spends full days with different people of high economic high status, usually very young. In less than 24 hours, the episode dedicated to the influencer Lola Lolita It has unleashed negative reactions that have not occurred in those of others of the protagonists of the series. Some of your comments They have been considered class or haughtyreceiving special attention a conflict generated by the purchase of luxury bags. As part of a “personal favor” that Lola asks in the episode, she requests that you buy a Saddle de Dior bag valued at about 4,000 euros. However, Nil decides to distribute the budget and proposes to buy two Louis Vuitton bags (about 2,000 euros each), for Lola and one of his companions, Leto, which causes Lola’s anger. Finally, Lola chooses the East West onthego bag from Louis Vuitton, of 2,800 euros. Reaction against. Criticisms accuse her of abuse not only the rest of the people who make up the group but also to the workers of the luxury shops to those who come. It is a behavior that Some content creators Specialized in this type of material have not seen how especially surprising, if the personality and trajectory of Lola Lolita is known, which has starred in numerous controversies: Ha trivialized breast cancertheir relationship with brands and different campaigns It has been problematic And, in general, he has led a life, like that of so many others Influencers“alien” to normal and the day -to -day problems of most of its followers. The origin of the influence. If for something the case of Lola Lolita is useful to be able to contrast it with the first Influencersthat in a very primitive version they began to appear on blogs and YouTube around the change of the 10th semi-stirred names as Chusita Fashion Fever, Inesmellamn either MUZSKA89 They were the Pioneers of Youtuber stardom, whose main characteristic was its naturalness before the Chamber or addressing everyday problems. Digital democratization allowed, very shortly after, people like Elrubius, Vegetta777 or Loulogio became referents. Anyone could be. Instagram arrives. The next step in evolution occurred in 2012, when Instagram arrived in Spain and people like María Pombo and Marta Pombo, already closer to What we understand today as influencer And, of course, much more on the line of Lola Lolita. Often linked to the fashion world, their recurring themes became travel and lifestyle with luxury exhibition, often with sponsorships and paid advertising. Tiktok and pointers in the format, such as Marta Díaz, finished consecrating the brief video as the preferred format of the public. He soon arrived professionalization, and with it, new generations of creators as disparate as Georgina Rodríguez or Ibai Llanos. To the elite. Many of those mentioned (María Pombo, Georgina), more others such as Dulceida, Gala González, Marta Lozano or Alexandra Pereira have built empires with millions of followers and millionaire contracts. Often its content goes to the time of a lifestyle completely to normal: exclusive trips, very expensive fashion, unattainable marks, luxury and exclusive consumption. They thus become aspirational funnels very different from the first influencers, but also have a negative side: their occasional lack, halfway between the character and genuine behavior, of any type of empathy or contact with everyday reality. The bubble. The life of Influencers Millionaires usually pass in a bubble of privileges, exclusive trips and collaborations with luxury brands. Sociologist Silvia Muelas tells that “The media survival of these characters depends many times on their ability to generate controversy or show excesses, which leads to an exhibition of self -destructive or disconnected behaviors of reality.” But it is not only about isolation, but that fame or money makes them little empathic: the escape from influencers to Andorra, headed by Elrubius, Not to pay taxes; THES OF THEGREGF as homemade; Willyrex’s phase like NFT Adalid… The arrival of money seems to have taken away many of them from normality and has led them to out of control that is giving birth to a generation of influencers as detached from normality such as Lola Lolita. Header | Nil Ojeda In Xataka | The Prado Museum closed its doors so that Dua Lipa could create content. That has generated a furious debate

The questions you have sent us (and your answers) about this steam vertical plate

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Let’s answer Your doubts about the Rowenta Aerosteamthe vertical steam iron to be able to iron with one hand. We have been testing it several days, and now we bring you a video with all the answers to the questions that you have been sending us about it to it Our Instagram profile. Q & A Rowenta Aerosteam No one likes to ironand that’s why there are several brands that are trying to innovate to do this domestic work a little easier. Rowenta’s last proposal is this steam brush with which to be able to iron using a single hand. We start the video answering the most essential question: how it is used. Plug the iron, because it has cable and not battery. Then fill your water tank and press the ignition button. When it is hot, we can choose the ironing mode, and then you pass it in a garment that you have hanging so that the wrinkles are disappearing. From this answer other questions arise, and we tell you how long does it take to warm upthat from when you press the button until it is ready they can be about 20 seconds. We also tell you that your water tank is 100ml, which is usually always given to iron a garment. That the deposit is not very large helps that this plate does not weigh much, which in fact is something you have asked us, and this device of about 32.5 cm long weighs between 1.2 or 1.3 kg. But even so, for how the weight is distributed, it is very easy to use and makes it well balanced in your hand. Then we turn to a flash round to answer several questions related to the accessories, with whether you have to keep the button or its price, also giving yourself A discount code In case you are interested. We also talk about your power, or whether it is suitable for all types of tissues. Then, we end with doubts about whether it has turbo, something we take to explain all your waysand if the results are like those of conventional plates, but it is best to see the complete video to see all the answers we give to the questions you have sent us. This content is a collaboration and sponsorship between Xataka and the brand, but there is no pact on the script or the selection of the issues. The editorial content is prepared entirely by Xataka.

An engine that the United States tried to build without success in the Cold War

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The new space race has brought back the attempts to develop rocket engines much faster. And it is not NASA, but the European Space Agency who is chasing the old dream. Context. The thermal Nuclear Propulsion Motor (NTP) is an almost as old idea as the space race itself. In the same 1961 speech with which John F. Kennedy promised to take a man to the moon, he also requested funds for the Nuclear Rover rocket with the promise of “an even more exciting and ambitious exploration of space.” More than 60 years later, space nuclear dream is still a unfulfilled promise. Europe wants to try. Interplanetary trips twice as fast. That is the central promise of nuclear propulsion, and ESA believes that it is an attainable future to reduce the nine months of earth-marte travel to half. With the help of the heavyweights of the French space and nuclear industry (CEA, Arianegroup and Framatome), ESA has concluded in his study alumni that technology offers “huge increases in performance” and “can be operated safely.” Meanwhile, in the United States. NASA has had to end its last attempt to develop an NTP engine. He Draco projectdirect heir to the initiatives of the 60s (the Rover and Nerva projects), has fallen into the Trump administration cuts. The justification of the White House for cutting is that they are “expensive investments” and “there are other alternatives.” The news has fallen as a jug of cold water for those involved. Bhavya Lal, former associated administrator of the NASA, He said to Spacenews: “We have spent almost 20,000 million dollars in space nuclear energy since the 50s and the only system we currently have is a radioisotope generator the size of a 100 watt bulb.” Many possibilities. One thing is the generators of the Martian Rovers or the Voyager and New Horizons probes, which use the heat of passive disintegration of the plutonium to generate some electricity with their small radioisotope generators (RTG), and a very different one is an active fission reactor to generate a massive thrust (a NTP rocket engine). New Horizons illustrates the difference well. It was one Mission to explore Plutobut it passed through the dwarf planet without the capacity to enter its orbit, obtaining just 24 hours of data. With nuclear propulsion, I could have orbized for years, and the scientific return would have been immensely superior. Oh, irony. Jared Isaacman, Trump’s nominated to direct NASA that was removed when Elon Musk lost its influence on the White Househe was a supporter of the development of this type of engines. The NTP are “exactly the type of thing in which NASA should concentrate its resources,” he said on one occasion. Now, Without Isaacman And with the Canceled Draco project, Europe embarks cautiously on the path of nuclear propulsion while the United States step back. Kennedy’s promise is still waiting. Of course, the things of space go slowly, and there are still a few viability studies before the European thermal nuclear propulsion engine takes shape. Image | POT In Xataka | Electronuclear and Nuclear Fusion Propulsion are the options of science to take us to deep space

24.1% of stress rotation and burnout

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Detachment and job dissatisfaction have grown in a technological field shaken by changes of different kinds: template reductionschanges in working hours and changes in Labor policies. That has resulted in an increase in labor rotation in 2025. Stress and The lack of motivation They put the icing on a situation in which more and more employees look for a new job, according to survey data ‘Employee Experience Report 2025‘ of Nailted. Not just losing an employee. The last Employee Experience Report de Nailted, which includes the opinion of more than 32,000 employees in 126 companies. Such and As they point out From Manfred, this data reveals that the increase in template rotation is the direct consequence of a decline labor commitment and an increasingly deteriorated employee experience. “We are in a moment of emotional wear on the teams, and we must act with head (and with data),” warn the authors of the report. “When someone leaves, not only changes a name in a database: knowledge, relationships and part of the culture of the team are lost.” Employees do not find their place. In 2025, labor rotation They have reached 24.1% compared to the 19.19% registered in 2024. The authors point out this data as an alarming figure that reflects emotional wear in equipment that not only affects the stability of companies, but also puts at risk the continuity and quality of technological projects. Of this total, 8.73% of the outputs correspond to voluntary outputsslightly less than 9.39% of the previous year, motivated mainly by dissatisfaction and discomfort in the job. On the other hand, layoffs encouraged by companies have increased considerably, reaching 8.87% compared to 6.98% of 2024. These variations reflect a context of template settings On the part of the companies, and a scenario of uncertainty for cooling the labor market, which makes employees looking for a new job, think twice before changing. ENPS: A thermometer that alerts the commitment. One of the values ​​that the Nailted study calculates is the ENPS index (Employee Net Promoter Score), which measures employees’ emotional commitment to their companies on a scale of -100 to 100, being 0 a neutral assessment. The data suggests that this index has suffered a significant fall in 2025, standing at +17, which represents a drop of 9 points compared to the previous year and the worst data of the historical series. To put it in perspective, in 2021 the index reached +32 and in 2023, after a massive wave of layoffs in the technological sector, it remained in +36. This sustained descent reflects a clear loss in the satisfaction and emotional bond of workers with their companies. As the report points out, “less people would recommend your company as a good place to work”, a symptom confirming the Increase in labor rotation. Stress as a trigger. The increase in rotation is closely linked to the increase in work stress. In 2025, 18.12% of employees declare work Under high stress, while 29.7% experience it occasionally. This constant pressure contributes to emotional wear that directly impacts the motivation and job satisfaction. Consequently, aspects such as feeling satisfied with the work, speaking positively about the company or feeling proud of the work carried out have decreased in different percentages compared to previous years. Reading is aggravated when only 58.89% of workers feel that their company supports them to Manage stresswhich represents a decrease of 5.98% compared to 2024, evidencing an increase in the feeling of abandonment of companies in terms of well -being. This is not paid. To the fall in the perception of the welfare of the workers, the salary injustice is added. Barely 43.21% consider that Your remuneration is fair In relation to their experience and responsibilities, a figure that has dropped 4.22% in one year. This negative perception It is one of the main causes that feed the rotation, since it directly affects the motivation and commitment of employees, deriving in the Burned worker syndrome either Burnoutas well as in an increase in “Silent resignation“That is, just do what is strictly necessary not to be fired. In Xataka | The harsh reality of wages in Spain: the most frequent gross salary in 2023 did not exceed 16,000 euros a year Image | Unspash (Annie Spratt)

A “Chinatown” for 2,000 Chinese workers

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Figueruelas is a small village. According to The INE It does not reach 1,300 inhabitants, throughout the town (discounted the canteen of the pools) it works A single bar And most of its inhabitants They conduct to neighbor Zaragoza to cover many of the services they need in their day to day. Now the town faces a great logistics challenge: the construction and commissioning of The new catl factory It will mobilize 2,000 Chinese operators who (logically) will need a roof. The question is: where and how to give them that accommodation? A fact: 2,200 workers. The new battery factory for electric cars in Figueruelas was announced between Employment promisesbut for now the construction and commissioning of the factory will mobilize Chinese operators. Many. Many. The Aragon newspaper concretized A few days ago that between this year and the one that Catl comes, it plans to transfer Figueruelas to 1,847 Asian professionals. Moreover, the first 274 operators will arrive before 2025. Other sources go further and talk about the mobilization of around 2,000 Operators from the Asian giant to launch the factory. Or even more. A month ago, during An interview With the Being, the mayor of the town, Luis Bertol, revealed that “more than 2,200 workers from China” will move to work in the Aragonese village, located half an hour from Zaragoza. One question: Where are they going to live? It doesn’t matter if the data of 1,847 worked Advanced by the local press or the estimate that Bertol handles. The forecasts of Chinese operators mobilized to shape the future Catl factory are considerable and leave a question: where are they going to live? Or rather, where are they going to stay? The issue is better understood if it is taken into account that in Figueruelas there are hardly any 1,270 neighbors registered. Around 2,000 operators Chinese who will disembark over the next few months to build the new factory that will take from batteries to Stellantis will far exceed the local census and force those responsible for the project to seek accommodation. A complex task. And that they cannot take. The idea is that the factory begins to produce modules already In 2027so the first contingent of workers would arrive This fall and will continue in 2026. A WARNING: “zero” offer. Bertol assures That the multinational wants the accommodation of Chinese operators to be “as close as possible to the factory”, but that raises a challenge: the municipality has a land available, but if we talk about housing offer already built things are different. In A recent talk With EFE, precisely about the challenges for his town and neighboring villas, the mayor of Figueruelas acknowledged that the current housing offer is “zero.” Zaragoza is not far away, but its real estate market is not immune to the tensions experienced by the sector in most capitals and large cities in the country. The offer It has been reduced And prices have shot. According to the idealistic portal, throughout the last year the cost of rentals has been more expensive 10% In the Aragonese capital. If we talk about the sale market, the price increase is even greater, 12.8%. Another figure: 1.5 hectares. At the end of May Herald revealed that the multinational needs at least 1.5 hectares next to the Figueruelas factory to assemble “a great self -sufficient accommodation” for the hundreds and hundreds of operating workers mobilized from China. Bertol himself He has recognized that the company have been interested in the availability of land, although, nuancethere are no decisions made and other options are handled. The newspaper Quote five locations Upon receiving displaced employees from China: Pedrola, Grisén, Barboles, Alagón and Figueruelas, the option for which his first mayor bets. “I think the most feasible is that it is in Figueruelas”, Bertol emphasizeswho ensures that the multinational wants operators to be as close as possible to the works. To facilitate it, the City Council already He would have offered him “Several land available.” Another challenge (already medium and long term) is where to accommodate or how the housing market will influence thousands of employees that will have the battery factory when it is operational. An idea: prefabricated homes. As is usually the case with all megaprojects with multinationals and millionaire investments, around the new catl factory for Stellantis reigns discretion. That has not prevented news about possible solutions to welcome workers. And one that Sounds strongly It is the creation of prefabricated houses. “The little information I have is that they are looking for soils to make some villas”, assures the mayor of Figueruelas. In his opinion, “the solution is to build Mobil Homes“For workers. Herald speaks Also of bungalós that will be expanded to the rhythm that the contingent of displaced workers does. From the project environment They guarantee that operators “will not live in barracks” and Spanish and European regulations will be respected. The UGT union He already warns which will be attentive to complying with minimums on labor legislation. For now and in regard to accommodation, the local press assures that factory investors have contacted modular construction firms and You are looking for Housing for the high positions and technicians in Zaragoza. A memory: the works of 1982. The arrival of 2,000 Chinese has generated expectation nationwide, but in Figueruelas there are those who see it with relative tranquility. After all there are precedents. Something similar happened for example to early 80swhen the landing of General Motors was accompanied by technicians from other countries. “Then American, German and even Japanese came,” Remember in The country a former director of the company. Images | Swedish Pavilion AT Shanghai Expo 2010 (Flickr) and Figueruelas City Council In Xataka | The remote roads of Teruel are filled with trucks loaded to the top of clay. The reason: Ukraine

Japan has discovered rare earth tons on its most remote island. Casually, a Chinese aircraft carrier has just approached

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Year 2022. Japan Make a decision That he was going to be fruit months later. The Japanese nation did not want to depend so much on China in a matter of rare earths, so decides to start a series of projects to search for them even at the bottom of the ocean. In the summer of 2024 they give a treasure in that seabed: a site of 230 million tons Of those “precious” lands, a swag that are under the easternmost island of the nation. Chance or not, something unprecedented has just happened in front of the enclave: a Chinese fleet With an aircraft carrier. An unpublished maneuver. For the first timea combat group headed by the Chinese liaoning carriers He has entered the exclusive economic zone (ZEE) of Japan, marking a new phase in Beijing’s naval projection and awakening immediate concern In Tokyo and Washington. The group, composed of the aircraft carriers, two destroyers with guided missiles and a supply ship, penetrated waters to about 300 kilometers to the southwest of the Japanese Minamitori Islandthe easternmost point of the archipelago, before leaving the area to perform aircraft takeoff and landing exercises. Although Japan He avoided confirming If he presented a formal protest, he said he had transmitted an “appropriate” message to the Chinese authorities: he displayed the Haguro destroyer To follow the activity of the Naval Group. Minamitori and his treasures. As We explained at the beginningthe incident is not just symbolic: Minamitori It is not inhabited by civilians, but houses facilities of the Japanese weather agency, self -defense forces and coastguards. Beyond its isolation (about 1,900 km from Tokyo), this remote island has become a point of Geoeconomic interest Due to the vast submarine deposits of rare metals, especially manganese nodules. In fact, recent studies estimate that nearby seabed contain More than 200 million of tons of these resources, fundamental to Strategic technologies and high capacity batteries. The passage of Liaoning so close to the enclave adds a warning dimension on Chinese interest not only territorial, but also economic in areas where Japanese sovereignty is not in dispute. Minamitori Island Leave Vú. Although this has been the first documented incursion of a Chinese aircraft carrier in this part of the Japanese ZEE, the truth is that it is not An isolated fact. Liaoning himself had already sailed Last month Between two Japanese southern islands, also within another region of the Japanese ZEE. In September 2024, he crossed between Yonaguni and Iriomote, two islands near Taiwan, even entering into adjacent watersthat extend to 24 nautical miles from their coast. In each of these movements, Beijing has rehearsed navigation patterns that expand the operational scope of its navy, reinforcing its ability to operate far from its coastline and projecting power in sensitive areas. Tactical climbing. We have gone counting. These incursions occur in a context of Regional tensions persistent. Japan and China keep years ago A dispute over the Senkaku Islands (Diaoyu in Chinese), uninhabited, but strategically located in the Eastern China Sea. Beijing has not stopped pressing its claim with regular naval patrols (even with buoys), while strengthening its presence in the Western Pacific through demonstrations of force such as Liaoning. The repetition of these maneuvers suggests A deliberate campaign to expand the regional tolerance threshold in the Chinese presence in areas traditionally dominated by the United States and its allies. Contained response. The spokesman for the Japanese Ministry of Defense has been clear when interpreting the maneuver as An effort from China For “improving its operational capacity in distant areas”, a reading that coincides with the recent evolution of Chinese military doctrine, more ambitious and less disguised. Although Tokyo has opted for a rather mesurated response, focused on intensive surveillance instead of direct confrontation, the underlying message It seems unequivocal: Japan is not willing to normalize Chinese military traffic in its maritime influence areas, especially in areas close to resources strategic However, the lack of a formal diplomatic protest could be interpreted as an attempt to avoid an immediate escalation while alliances are consolidated and countermeasures are evaluated. A red line. What just a few years ago would have been unthinkable, that a Chinese combat fleet with an aircraft carrier would navigate so close to the Japanese eastern end, today is an operational reality with lasting implications. As China strengthens its fleet and displays your assets With greater confidence, the Pacific maritime border becomes a board increasingly unstablewhere the strategy of the consummate threatens with redefining the rules of the game. If you want also, the Liaoning transit Together with the Japanese island, not only defies the regional balance, but also rehearses the normalization of a Chinese military presence in key areas for the energy, territorial and technological security of Japan. A Key Chess Chart Oceanicone where each movement is a reaction test. Image | BaycrestUS Air Force In Xataka | China has been claiming as its islands from Japan 130 years. So he has made a decision: surround them with buoys In Xataka | Yonaguni’s Japanese island was known for its beauty and Bad Bunny. Now it is a military strength because of Taiwan

At his departure from Valladolid, Ryanair has left an unexpected death injured: airport coffee

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Ryanair’s impact is not only counted by the number of flights he leaves in an airport. Not at least where they are a key piece in the operation of a regional square such as Valladolid, where Its march has reduced by 60% The number of travelers who pass through their facilities. Last January, the company announced that this summer would close operations at the Valladolid airport. The decision entered into the Pressure measures that the company is applying against the government for discrepancies related to the collection of hand suitcases or rates that Aena Cobra for operating in the facilities. This pressure tool translated into a reduction in operations in seven airports. In Vigo, for example, Ryanair has eliminated their seats by 61% available. But the highest figure is not always the one that does the most damage because you have to pay attention to the specific impact that the company has on the airport. And in Valladolid it was huge. So much that the volume of travelers at the city airport has been reduced by 63.2% According to data offered by AENA. But the company’s march not only has a direct impact on the offer of flights that are now available the Valladolid. It impacts the workers of the airport itself. Like those of its cafeteria. Three workers dismissed due to lack of work The story brings it first hand The North of Castile. The local media has interviewed César Carreras, a cafeteria dealer of the Valladolid airport who says that with the march of Ryanair, 80% of the clientele has vanished. In less than a year, Carreras has seen how the airport was emptied without Ryanair’s operations (which stopped operating on March 28) but with The previous flying of Vuelingwhich stopped offering the Valladolid-Barcelona route in June last year. Right now, Binter is the only company that operates the airport but has no daily trips. “This month They only work two days a week“, says the head of the cafeteria. Specifies that travelers have left but that there is also an employee hole, since only four workers of all employees that the company maintained in Valladolid remains in the facilities although performing other work. He explains that only the days that there are flights and just for three hours are exploding to cafeteria because the rest of the day the airport remains practically empty. He explains that now he only works the cafeteria and that he has had to fire three employees. At the moment, it remains in the concession because it would have “problems” to leave it and because it can give the service itself since it has another open business. When Ryanair announced that Valladolid left and Jerez and what reduced its operations I already talked about the decision would leave “Half -empty regional airports” although he blamed the march and reduction of operations to the alleged high rates of Aena. Those Aena rates They are the ones used to maintain the minimum services of an airport (security, cleaning …) and from the company ensure that they are extremely low in regional airports because there are multiple discounts to make them attractive. At the moment, they say, they are operating just two euros per passenger. What has long resonates is the fine that the Ministry of Consumption imposed on Ryanair for the collection of the hand luggage suitcase. For the Government, the allowed dimensions are extremely reduced and do not cover the definition of “essential” to which it obliges European regulations. Consequently imposed a sanction of more than 100 million euros. That fine was the one that precipitated everything, since Ryanair understands that without a more concrete definition he has no reason to let in the cabin that They exceed 40x20x25 cm measures collected in its most basic rate. Therefore, they assure that the collection for the cabin trolley It is perfectly legal. Something that seems, It will be ratified in a few months by the European Union itself. Photo | Fred Rivett and Fahmi Fakhrudin In Xataka | Curves are coming in summer: Ryanair wants more controllers in Spain and if he does not get them there will be delays

Spam calls are a problem for everyone and Apple knows. Its solution with iOS 26 has been stopping braking

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The mobile sounds and is an unknown number. The possibilities that there is a commercial wanting to sell you the last superooferta fiber They are high Or, in the worst case, it could be a Stofler getting through your bank. We have been talking about the problem of the so -called spam and fraudulent and so far no one has found a 100% effective solution. Yesterday Apple introduced us iOS 26a renewal that We have already been able to try And with a novelty that goes in this line, although the solution they propose is much more aggressive than those of the competition. The problem of unwanted calls. Commercial calls bother. They are abundant and it seems that they have the ability to call us when it comes to us. Even the government has taken letters in the matter and for a few days, Commercial calls from mobile numbers 600 or 700 are prohibited. But beyond wakeing us from the nap to improve our light rate, the real problem is in telephone fraud. The Fraudulent SMS They are incessant, but the scams also come by call. Through techniques of Vishing and Telephone spoofing We have seen how They can empty the account by passing through your bank. In view of such elaborate scams Both entities and the government have begun to take the problem seriouslybut despite efforts, we still can’t talk about the definitive solution. How the Apple call filter works. iOS 26 It will bring news in the telephone app and one of them is the call filter, which in Xataka we have already tried. If you receive a call from an unknown number, the iPhone automatically activates what they call live voicemail that asks the interlocutor who it is and the reason for the call. Once you have identified, the call appears on our screen and we can see the details that you have facilitated, so we can choose whether to respond or not. If we do not respond, the iPhone will tell those who call us that we are not available and will allow you to record a second message. By the way, whoever attends to the phone before us is Siri’s voice. This is how the calls of unknown numbers appear once the iPhone requests more information. Apple’s proposal is very different to what we were seeing in the competition. Here there is no filter as such, if we activate the live voicemail will affect all calls that reach us with unknown numbers. The only thing we can choose is whether the calls will be referred to Siri to request more information, to the voice mailbox or go to the list of unknown numbers. The configuration options offered by Apple. He Approach Android is more flexible and intelligent. A long time ago Android has functions to fight telephone spam. If we use Google’s APP we have different tools to fight with unwanted calls. It has a call identifier that tells us if they call us a business that is in the Google database and also If a number is suspicious of spam. Nor is it infallible and there are times when any call is sneak. If it happens, it allows us to mark the number as spam. As exclusive to the Pixel we have Call Assistwhich works similarly to Apple’s live voice mailbox. If we choose to filter the call, Google Assistant will ask about the reason for the call and will offer us a transcription. There is much similar, but an important difference: we choose what to filter and on the screen we will see before if a number is suspicious of spam, while Apple treats the same to all unknown numbers. This will alert Android of the scams. Image: Google With Android 16Google wants to go further and will be implemented Functions focused on fighting with telephone scamshow to prevent us from deactivating Google Play Protect or install apps from the browser. He will also be able to detect financial scams and alert us with a notice on the screen. Collateral damage. Apple sells its call filter as the solution to eliminate interruptions and in this sense is effective, but it can also be a problem because not all calls of unknown numbers are disposable. How many people will hang when listening to Siri’s voice asking why he calls us? Even though it is normal, it is still very unhappy and even counterproductive in certain scenarios as an emergency or if the doctor calls us. An intermediate solution. As we said, Android is not infallible blocking spam, but it does have some intelligence behind (and more will have when Android 16 arrives), while Apple opts to stop braking. Perhaps the exit is to find a solution halfway between the two where we can have more flexibility when limiting calls without risking to lose some important. Image | Ricardo Aguilar (Xataka) In Xataka | Liquid Glass, iOS 26, Macos Tahoe, Watchos 26, the new Games app and all the news left by Apple’s WWDC 2025

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