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The chip war between the US and China is already leaving collateral damage. Although in South Korea

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For the South Korean government Your semiconductor industry has a strategic role, like those of OLED panel production either Battery manufacturing. These three sectors have A very deep impact on its economyso it is understandable that the administration does everything in its hand to reinforce its position in the global market and increase its competitiveness. In mid -December 2023 Yoon Suk Yeol, the former president of this Asian country, traveled to the Netherlands with the purpose of consolidating an alliance with ASML in matters of integrated circuits, among other priority objectives. During the last months South Korea He has “faced” the US To protect the business of its main semiconductor manufacturers in China, among which are Samsung and SK Hynix. But his short -term perspective is discouraging. Sales of semiconductors to China have fallen in February 31.8% The Chinese market is essential for South Korea. It is at least if we stick to the integrated circuit industry. At the end of 2024 the country led by Xi Jinping represented approximately two fifths of all southern Korea technology exports, but the chips flow is plummeting. According to the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy of this last nation in January 2025 the sale of chips It contracted 22.5% compared to the same month of the previous year. 2025 is going to be a bad year for the semiconductor industry due to the cooling of global demand and the impact of tariffs And in February the fall has been even more steep: 31.8% compared to February 2024. This trend supports the omens that predict for months that 2025 will be a bad year for the semiconductor industry due to the cooling of global demand and to the impact that tariffs presumably they are already having in the integrated circuit industry. In any case, to South Korea this incipient crisis seems to be affecting more than other countries that also live largely from chips, such as Taiwan. Samsung and SK Hynix lead the memory chips market, and much of their income comes from precisely these semiconductors. The US sanctions prevent them from selling their most advanced chips to their Chinese clients, which, precisely, are those that usually live with the GPUs for artificial intelligence (AI). China has responded by dedicating more resources to the development of Your own memory technologieswhat is causing A prices decrease which is clearly affecting the Samsung and SK Hynix business. Despite all the consultant Gartner has predicted that The AI ​​will pull the semiconductor industry For 2025, leaving the door ajar to the possibility that finally this year is not as bad for chips manufacturers as the first figures point. Image | Samsung More information | SCMP In Xataka | The virtuous circle: China has become the greatest added value of the planet thanks to feedback

An island in Japan has revolutionized its vehicles. They have turned cow droppings into hydrogen fuel

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If we talk about hydrogen and mobility, we would possibly have to Add to Japan In the equation. Few companies have tried to make it a real alternative to the electric car like the Japanese Toyota, although it is true that in recent times the idea was Much more than in doubt. An island has shown that technology is still there. Of course, with the invaluable help of tons of cows excrement. The solution in Hokkaido. On the island of HokkaidoJapan, a key region for country production of the countryan innovative project seeks to convert the Hydrogen cow manurethat clean fuel with the potential of feed vehicles, homes and agricultural machinery. With More than one million cows Currently generating 20 million tons of manure per year, this source of waste represents an environmental problem due to its methane emissions and its impact on the Water quality. He Shikaoi Hydrogen Farmlaunched in 2015 by the Ministry of Environment of Japan, addresses this challenge by transforming waste into a sustainable energy resource. As? The manure and urine of cows are Farm collected local and sent to an anaerobic digester, where bacteria break down organic matter to produce biogas and liquid fertilizer. Then, biogas is purified in methane, which later becomes, hydrogen. Sustainable mobility. The plant has a production capacity of 70 cubic meters of hydrogenenough to supply up to 28 vehicles with hydrogen cells per day. In addition to cars, the fuel is currently used In tractors and forklift of the island, whose electrification with batteries is more complex. It is also stored in Canisters that are transported to provide energy to a sturgence fish and Obihiro Zoo. Challenges Several, of course. The main one is logistics, since it must be stored in high pressure tanks, which does so susceptible to leaks and degradation of materials, in addition to requiring specialized infrastructure for transport and distribution. Your acryogenic lmacement at -253 ° C is energetically expensive, which hinders its scalability. In spite of this, the project continues to advance, mainly with subsidies that equate the price of hydrogen with that of gasoline, to promote its adoption in cities such as Sapporo and Muroran. In fact and as we said at the beginning, Japan leads the hydrogen industryalthough the electric cars still They are more profitable than those driven by this gas. Hydrogen from waste. The truth is that the concept of producing hydrogen from waste is not limited to Japan. Other initiatives in the world explore alternative sources such as Pork manurepoultry and even Coconut peels. For example, in Thailand Toyota investigates hydrogen production From chicken excrement. In the United States the University of Illinois developed A METHOD TO MANUFACTURE HYDROGEN With manure, sugarcane residues and corn cobs, significantly reducing the energy consumption of the process. And in Fukuoka, Japan, a wastewater treatment plant produces hydrogen From human wastesupplying a fleet of garbage trucks without emission. All initiatives show that bioenergy from waste can play a key role in the global energy transition. However, the lack of infrastructure and high costs remain barriers for large -scale expansion. Uncertain future. He Project in Shikaoi It is an innovative example of circular economy, where waste becomes energy, reducing emissions and promoting sustainability. However, the viability of hydrogen as an alternative to fossil fuels will depend on technological advances that reduce their cost of production, storage and distribution. Although manure and cow droppings will hardly be the main source of hydrogen in the future, especially worldwide, initiatives such as these can lay the foundations for a new energy industry based on waste recycling, with potential applications in transport, agriculture and clean energy generation globally. Image | Japanexpeter, Nara In Xataka | Remote solar self -consumption: When you can’t install panels on your roof, you ask for remote In Xataka | Solar tiles: What are they, what is their price and what they offer in front of conventional solar panels

Find the perfect gift at the best price

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On many occasions, the best gift is the one that fulfills a double function: to surprise and be useful. There the technology can come great, especially when we can find it at the best price. The anniversary of the official Huawei store comes just in time for Father’s Day, so we have a great opportunity to take many brand products at great prices. Just then we leave you a selection of Huawei products that have a very good price (and even some other insured gift): GT5 seriesa versatile smartwatch and with a great design, by 183.92 euros with extra strap and headphones Freebuds gift. Watch D2a perfect clock to control the health of any person, by 329 euros With extra strap and Freebuds 5i headphones. Watch Fit3an ideal economy option for the most athletes, by 104.72 euros With extra strap and Freebuds headphones if we pay 9 euros more. Forearc headphonesthe new open design headphones, by 87.12 euros. MATARANDE 14a powerful and very manageable laptop, by 703.12 euros. MATEPAD 11.5Sa versatile tablet that can be great for us to work or to see multimedia content, by 298.32 euros With gift pencil. GT5 series If we want to give our father a smartwatch (or for ourselves), Huawei’s GT5 is a great option. It is a device that we can buy normally from 249 euros, although it is now reduced to 209 euros. Now, if we use the code A5ANIV12XAwe will save an additional 12%, so we can buy it from 183.92 euros. And eye: it comes with extra strap and some gift frebuds. It is an ideal clock to accompany us in our day to day, both when doing sports or time to work. It is compatible with iOS and Androidalso with a bestial autonomy. With him, it is difficult to be wrong this Father’s Day. * Some price may have changed from the last review Watch D2 If we look for something very health oriented, the Watch D2 It can be the perfect gift. This device has a PVP of 399 euros, but right now we have it reduced to 379 euros. Now, thanks to the promotion of Huawei, we can use the code AD2Geq1 to reduce its price 50 euros to329 euros. It also comes with extra strap and Freebuds 5i headphones. It is a clock with an elegant and minimalist design, whose greatest asset is The great precision it has when measuring blood pressure. Obviously, this is not its only strong point, since it also has many health options and to train, as well as great autonomy. Huawei Fit3 If we are looking for a smartwatch, but we want a more economical option, the Fit3 may fit us very well. The usual price of this device is 159 euros, although we now have it reduced to 119 euros. Now, with the code A5ANIV12XA We can discount additional 12%, so its price stays in 104.72 euros With extra strap and Freebuds headphones if we pay 9 euros more. As we have said above, it is a much cheaper clock, but that continues to offer both a great design and very good characteristics. It highlights above all its 1.82 inches amoled screen looks greatas well as its sensors to control heart rate or blood saturation, among other things. * Some price may have changed from the last review Forearc Huawei’s first Open-Ear headphones only have been in stores for a few weeks, but we can already get them for a little less. Their launch PVP is 119 euros, although we have now lowered to 99 euros. As with the previous devices, if we use the code A5ANIV12XA We can lower your price a little more, specifically to the 87.12 euros. These are headphones designed to offer a very comfortable experience, especially when it comes to playing. In fact, they are ideal for this because they have IP57 resistance in front of dust and water. In addition, they have a sound of many carat and even with noise cancellation, both when hearing and when making calls. * Some price may have changed from the last review MATARANDE 14 We also have lowered laptops in the Huawei store. This Matebook 14 is a great option, more now with the discount you have. Its PVP is 1,099 euros for this version of it. although it is now lowered to 799 euros. In addition, using the same code (A5aniv12xa), We will lower additional its priceso we will stay in alone 703.12 euros. This team is ideal for anyone who looks for something powerful, but very easy to handle. This version set up an Intel Core Ultra 5 processoras well as 16 GB of RAM and an SSD of 512 GB. In addition, it has a long -lasting battery, so it is perfect for traveling with it. * Some price may have changed from the last review MATEPAD 11.5S Finally, we also have several very interesting options if we are looking for a tablet. This Matepad 11.5S is perhaps the most prominent right now, since although its PVP is 399 euros, we have it reduced to 339 euros right now. Also, thanks to the code A5ANIV12XAwe will stay 298.32 euros and with gift pencil. This tablet offers an off -road experience that is great, regardless of the use that we are going to give to the device. Your papermatte display screen looks very goodin addition to having 144 Hz. In addition, as it comes with a gift pencil, we will be great to draw or write and take annotations. And eye: it barely weighs 510 grams, thus being very manageable. * Some price may have changed from the last review This is just a sample of everything we can buy in Huawei’s official pagewhere There are few reasons we have to buy. 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 | Huawei In Xataka | The best … Read more

Emchshots as a gasoline classic

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“The first mini-electric sport.” These are the words that Renault has chosen to present all the details of the RENAULT 5 TURBO 3E. The French company has confirmed what the reinterpretation in electric form of the myth will be, of the Renault 5 Turbo. After a first advance in format of Renderswe now have all the details. The electric car faces a gigantic challenge: to convince that electric can be equally emotional as a combustion car. Renault has decided to take this challenge for the hand to become a reference. Renault, Bandera Emotion The choice of Renault 5 as the electrical model of the French brand was not accidental. As we explain in this articlethe companies are pointing to the heart of their potential customers remembering vehicles with which they lived in their childhood or trying to establish bridges with their history to sweetify the transition to the electric car. The clearest example of recent years is Renault 5which is aesthetically a modern (and great) reinterpretation of the mythical French model. That conductive thread has also wanted to continue with the Renault 4another electrical model that drinks from the past although, in this case, such a clear link with the past has not been achieved. It is not the only case. When Volkswagen presented his ID.3 He wanted to make it clear that it came to be a car as important as the Volkswagen Beetle (the famous town car) or the Volkswagen Golf. Fiat has resurrected the panda. Ford has resorted to the name Mustang and Capri For two electric cars. But beyond convincing with a day to day, the electric car has a huge challenge ahead. Among motor fans there are no doubt that an electric car is faster than one of combustion. In a straight line, in fact, an electric is unsurpassed. And brands like Porsche with Taycan either Xiaomi with the ultra They have shown that their cars can compete from you to you with any combustion car in a circuit. The problem is that these comments usually follow a … “And what?” The engine fan Miss the smell of gasolinethe peculiar and different sound that delivers a six online cylinders in front of a V6. Do Punta-Tacón To reduce. Feel how a good atmospheric engine stretches until the clutch steps on and lay out a knob in the change of short and precious developments marches. Right now, they are sensations that have no translation to the electric car market. It is no accident that Hyundai has focused on A change of lies marches for its ioniq 5 n. Or that the Ford Mustang is an imperfect car whose tuning is nervous for pure interest of the brand. Renault has its proposal. And his proposal is to pull nostalgia but, also, try to get the throne of the first really gross and exaggerated electric car in the world. He will do it with a Renault 5 that collects the spirit of the mythical turbo to propose a car to go down in history. A Renault 5 as never seen Of course, it is known what is the final result of the set but what is clear is that Renault has not left anything in the inkwell and goes with everything with this new Renault 5 Turbo 3E. To start, Renault has designed a new platform specifically for the model. That means you will use 800 volt architecture, which will allow you to recharge your batteries much faster. These, in addition, go from the 52 kWh capacity presented by the Renault 5 of greater capacity to 70 kWh to guarantee an autonomy of more than 400 kilometers according to WLTP cycle (pending approval). A fact that is in the background because what is intended here is to get as much performance as possible. To do this, the car drinks from what has already been seen with the Renault 5 but the wheelbase is extended (from 2.54 to 2.57 meters) and there is a car 4.08 meters long, 2.03 meters wide and a height of 1.38 meters. The windshield is delayed and gives a more sporty appearance. Outside aesthetics is clearly more sporty and aggressive, with a more brutalist front and clearly oversized rear wheel steps. Collect the square headlights of the past models and will have a huge air outlet on the hood that “helps optimize aerodynamic load to obtain a perfect balance between the front and the rear.” Although the true technical data that remove the hypo is those related to its mechanics and benefits. They take air, because curves come: Two rear engines (one at each wheel) to generate up to 540 hp of power. Rear traction, of course. 4,800 nm motor torque. A weight contained in 1,450 kg thanks, among other things, to a platform built on aluminum. Power weight ratio of 2.7 kg/cv. OA 100 km/h acceleration in 3.5 seconds. Maximum speed of 270 km/h. To be able to feed the battery and have the power always ready. This is used, as we said, of an 800 volt architecture that allows it to recharge up to 350 kW of power. With it you can go from 15 to 80% of the battery in 15 minutes. In addition, Renault has included a Driff Assist. A driving mode specifically designed to skid that it will take advantage of the vertical hand brake that focuses on all eyes inside and that powerfully remembers the competitive history of the Renault 5 Maxi Turbo in the historic group B of the World Cup in Rally, as they remember in Motor journalism. The company has confirmed that in the coming weeks the orders will open for a model that will be limited to 1,980 units, in a clear wink a year of launch of the Renault 5 Turbo. The price has not been specified but customers can choose the serial number they prefer. The car will be sold in different interior and exterior colors. 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This is how Andalusia is becoming a strategic mining hub

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If you wonder how your mobile is done and what elements are used for it, I can tell you that they use a common mineral with the computer screen, solar panels and even magnets. This element is making the province of Granada a strategic hub of Strontium. Short. Granada is charging a very large prominence in the mining sector of essential minerals for Europe. As The Granada medium has advanced Idealin the province, Celestina deposits (strontium sulfate) and fluorite have been found. In fact, the Andalusian province has covered 35% of the world production of strontium. The extraction. Both necessary elements in the world of technology, chemistry and renewable energies are found in different mines. On the one hand, Celestina is obtained through two active mines: the listen mine, operated by the German multinational Kandelium mineralsand the Montevive mine, at the intersection of the Gabias, Alhendín and La Malahá, exploited by CANTERAS INDUSTRIALES SL. On the other hand, the fluorite is extracted in the Alpujarra Granada, in the Minera de Órgiva SL. Without impact. The approach to perform the extractions are being made of a sustainable mining approach, especially in the Montevive mine. In this type of deposits the dumps are used and no blasting is used. In addition, the Government of Spain has announced Plans to finance the search for strategic minerals with 400 million euros of the recovery, transformation and resilience plan, also supporting sustainable mining. More in depth. Sustainable mining It consists of balance the protection of the environment and the well -being of local communities. In Spain, projects such as Granada and other regions are adopting the use of the aforementioned dumps, that is, the reuse of excess material in mining extraction. Also, the reduction of explosive use and Implementation of technologies that minimize the environmental impact. The only one in Spain? And the only one in Europe that Celestina obtains. However, Andalusia concentrates about 90% of national metal mining production, highlighting the extraction of metals such as copper, zinc and lead. However, this is not like that, because in the rest of Spain other important minerals such as rare lands are also extracted, we have already seen the different cases of Ciudad Real either Estremaduraalthough there are many more. Also, Rubidio and Lithium In the province of Salamanca. Or the case of the Spanish potassa, which He has resurfaced Spanish mining. Finally, although still paralyzed, Underwater mining of the Canary Islands. Together, Spain is a country with a great mining capacity in this new technological era. Forecasts. Granada has aspirations to become a strategic point for Europe. The revaluation of resources in a context of global energy transition and Geopolitical conflicts They make the Andalusian province thanks to copper, strontium and fluorite. Image | Pexels Xataka | Spain, with a treasure under his feet: how his mining potential makes him a key pawn from the EU in front of China

We have just discovered that food can also affect the risk of developing lung cancer

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We know well that certain ways of life can affect our risk of suffering certain types of cancer. A clear case is that of the relationship between smoking and respiratory system tumors, especially lung. We also know that our diet It can affect to the probability that we develop cancers such as liver or colorectal. However, relationships can be somewhat more complex. Diet and lung cancer. A new study has linked The diet with the risk of lung cancer, a relationship that until now had remained, if it does not hide, at least in the shadow of other better known and explored connections. Adenocarcinoma and glycogen. The study focuses on the Pulmonary adenocarcinomaa tumor at the origin of 40% of cases of globally diagnosed lung cancer, explains the team responsible for the study. It is the cancer that causes more deaths in the United States, but it is also the most common lung cancer among people who have ever smoked. The new study focuses on glycogen accumulation. Glycogen is a polysaccharide, a sugar composed of simple sugars or monosaccharides, in this case a glucose chain. This sugar is used by our body as an energy reserve. The role of glycogen. The accumulations of Glycogen They had been observed in some types of cancers as well as in other diseases. Now, the team responsible for the new study, studied through computational and laboratory models how this complex sugar acts as “oncogenic metabolite.” As they explain, the greater the accumulation of the polysaccharide in cancer cells, greater and more dangerous will be tumor growth. In mice. The analysis in animal models (in mice) served to validate the theoretical results. The team found that, by feeding the mice with a diet that they catalog as “western”, capable of facilitating a greater presence of blood glycogen, cancer in the animals of the animals grew. In contrast, when glycogen levels fell, tumor growth was reduced. The details of the study were published In an article In the magazine Nature Metabolism. Diet and cancer risk. The team responsible for the study emphasizes that, although it is one of the first times (if not the first time) that lung cancer is linked to the diet, there are already numerous occasions when the diet has been put in the center of the strategies for cancer prevention. The diet is also an important pillar in treatments against this disease. “In the long term, our approach to cancer prevention should reflect the success of the antitabaco campaign (putting a greater emphasis on public awareness and policy -based strategies that promote healthier dietary choices as a fundamental component for disease prevention,” explained in a press release Ramon Sun, who led the team responsible for the study. Route for treatment. The good news is that the finding can open a way to improve treatments against this type of cancer. And we count at our disposal of drugs capable of controlling the level of glycogen in our body. Without the need to resort to pharmacological treatments, the study also allows highlighting the importance of a balanced diet in our health. In Xataka | Quantum computers begin to make a difference in a crucial field: the development of cancer vaccines Image | ROD Long

It is not only economic issue, but of Chinese national pride

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The trajectory of ‘NE ZHA 2’ It is absolutely incredible. That it works in this way, like a real hurricane, a Chinese animation film, developed outside Hollywood and that has barely seen himself outside his country, leaves a good record of how weak the world box office is in front of the robust figures That China exhibits. This epic of mythological dyes is already The fifth highest grossing film in historyleaving behind the most successful ‘Star Wars’ movie of all time, ‘The Force Awakens’. Dizzy figures. Outside China, ‘Ne Zha 2’ has only raised about 31 million dollars, but within its country, it already has more than 2,054 million dollars. With bothAvatar‘ and ‘Titanic‘) And the historical’Endey me‘Marvel. The forecasts of the film producer, Maoyan, is to reach about 2.1 billion dollars after the premiere in Japan, Indonesia and most of Europe. It would be in that case still below ‘Titanic’ and its 2,257 million. A favorable context. This bombing occurs at a time when the world box office is showing worrying symptoms of exhaustion. In the United States, the box office has added This weekend Some scarce 54.7 million dollars, certifying the worst of the year. The most watched film of the week, ‘Novocaine’, has barely pocketed 8.7 million. And it is not a Hollywood thing: according to Comscore, in Spain we have had The worst weekend of March since 2021despite how very well the new Ruiz Caldera, ‘Wolfgang’ has gone. Even an enigma. The most amazing thing about this success, without a doubt, is that ‘Ne Zha 2’ is virtually unknown outside of China. Cinema fans and analysts attentive to the box office have heard of it, but it is very, far from the international fame of ‘Titanic’ or a movie of the Avengers. And yet, there is, rubbing with them. But it is that the Chinese population is sufficient to sustain a success as follows: in their country of origin, ‘Ne zha 2’ has sold more than 300 million tickets, a figure higher than the population of any country that is not India, the United States or China itself. It is 21% of the country’s population, a percentage already impressive. The reasons for a success. There are reasons for this success in China, completely alien to the rest of the world: it is the sequel to a 2019 film (which was already there the highest grossing animated film in history) and premiered the most important weekend of the year, the New Year. Of course, the box office increase, quickly overcoming international successes such as’Upside down 2‘Inflamed the film’s career, which accelerated the rate of income. Numerous companies came to buy tickets for their employees and give them the day off to see the movie. National pride. The film has become, for this reason, almost in a matter of patriotic responsibility: 138 Chinese animation studies collaborated in its creation, and in different media of international draft like ‘shine’ The film has been presented as a kind of culmination of the evolutionary tree of Chinese animated cinema. The expectation has made many spectators come to see it several times or are encouraged to repeat in IMAX format. The fact that this milestone serves to forget a Nefasta box office for China in 2024who lived a 25%drop, reinforces this feeling. Of course, the traditional Chinese legends that serve as the basis and the classic themes of the country’s family cinema have also helped that ‘NE ZHA 2’ reach the category of authentic milestone. In Xataka | Time trips and Peppa Pig are prohibited in China. Or at least, they cannot appear in their success series

After years of Japanese, in Spain there is already a generation at the gates of an uncertain scenario: old age without children

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In 1960 each Spanish woman had throughout her life almost three children. Today They do not reach 1.2. The data is just that: data, demographic means, pure statistical mathematics, but they serve to understand better trends that are every time more present in homes of homes. As I know Birth sinkslife expectancy and Families changeSpain meets A new reality: The first “without children” generations look at old age with the challenge of facing that last vital stage without offspring. No children. Neither grandchildren. The big question is … why? And what does it imply? Figure issue. Spanish demography (like that of Other other countriesinside and out of the West) It is changing. A lot. And fast. In fact it has been doing it for a long time. If we review the fertility index we find that It has collapsed Throughout the last decades: of 2.94 children per woman in 1967 we have gone to 1.12. And going down. Translated into babies that supposes that today they are born in Spain less than half that in him Baby Boom. The trend has been the opposite among people who live alone. At least over the last years. If in 2014 the unipersonal households supposed 24% of the total From the census, six years later they were already 26%. Another reality is those who live in a couple but choose to do it without offspring. In 2020 the INE counted near four million of homes with that profile, two out of ten. Generations without children. A few months ago the CIS contributed an even more interesting approach. Its technicians They asked to people born over the last decades if they had children and found themselves with which the percentage of ‘Sies’ fell clearly as the age of the interviewees did. It is a predictable trend among younger respondents, under 34, but the study reflects something else: among cohorts with more advanced ages, which are already peeling retirement, there is also a considerable percentage of people without offspring. And to show a button. If 89% of people of 75 or more years had children, that percentage went to 81.5%Among the interviewees from 55 to 64 years. If we go to the fork from 35 to 44 years the proportion drops even more, to 62%, and if we descend even more, focusing on the population between 25 and 34 years, we find that only 32% of respondents have had at least one offspring. Why is it important? Because as I pointed out recently The Spanish newspaper (EPE) in An analysis On that same phenomenon, the data of the CIS show us that Spain is at the gates of a demographic milestone: the arrival in the old -generation old age in which a relevant percentage of people has chosen to have no offspring. According to the CISin the age strip from 55 to 64 years they represent 18.5%. “The ghost of old age without children”. Between that 18.5% of people without offspring, such as I confessed recently A couple in the fifty to EPE, there are those who already contemplate with concern to the “ghost of old age without children.” That is, the perspective of becoming greater or becoming dependent without children or grandchildren who, if necessary, can serve as a network. “It seems that you are always going to be autonomous, but the aging is noticeable year after year and seeing it in your elders causes restlessness because having children does not mean that no one will take care of you, but you can have support, at least someone to call,” Write The same couple. They now have octogenarian parents who need help and “someone for everything.” “What would they do without their children?” Marking the way. 18.5% may seem a reduced percentage yet, but THE STUDY OF THE CIS It is interesting for something else: it suggests that this scenario of ‘old age without children’ will be increasingly common. Among the interviewees of 45 to 54 years the percentage of those who claim to have no offspring represents 21.3% and between the people aged 25 and 44 touches 36-66%. Maternity It has been delaying With the passing of the decades and today it is located in almost 33 yearswith what the logical thing would be for these percentages to soften, but still the trend is clear. THE CIS Confirm In addition, another reality that institutions such as the INE have been drawing for a long time: many of the couples who have been parents have had a single descendant, so the support they can receive in their old age will depend on a single child. It comes to review two figures to understand it: among those over 75 years of age the percentage of people with children who claim to have had more than a offspring reaches 90.3%. Among the interviewees of 55 to 64 years that same proportion already collapses to 73.5%. A complex reality. The big question arriving at this point is … Why do the Spaniards have fewer children than a few decades ago or do we even opt for not having them? The answer is complex and adds multiple factors, including cultural, labor and social changes, but a few months ago the CIS reflected Another factor Same relevant: the economic one. According to your polls, 77.3% Of the Spaniards believe that people have no children “due to lack of economic means.” 44.1% indicate another cause that goes along the same lines: “Conciling problems” work and professional life. Moreover, the research center states that 59% of respondents who have not been parents recognize that they would have liked to be. “Create support networks”. The other question that remains by throwing is … What will this increase in people who reach old age without children or grandchildren? Will it translate into greater pressure for public coffers? The problem is not exclusive to Spain. Other countries (Even in Asia) They also face the challenge of seeing how their demographic pyramid is widened … Read more

Valencia’s TSJ does not agree

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Return to work after having suffered a heart attack and being intervened urgently is very hard. But that, when leaving the hospital, you have to drive a 674 km truck And it takes more than ten days to return home because the company has not organized the transfer to Spain is much worse. The cherry cherry is to make all that journey making cast stops and that, when you reach your destination, the company has prepared The dismissal letter. The story you have collected Genbeta It may seem surreal, but it is what happened in 2021 to a truck driver from Elche who, while he was making a long distance route through Europe, suffered a myocardial infarction and had to be treated in Germany. Now, the Superior Court of Justice of Valencia He has failed in his favor declaring the nullity of dismissal and setting compensation for the treatment received during his return to Spain. The truck driver incident As detailed The sentence From the Superior Court of Justice of Valencia, a truck driver of Elche lived a dramatic experience when on December 12, 2021, while driving on Germany on a long distance route to Norway, suffered a myocardial infarction and had to be hospitalized for three days to practice a catheterization. This incident occurred only three months after the driver was hired as a temporary worker with the aim of covering a new route. After being discharged in the German hospital, the truck driver found himself in a difficult situation that justice has described as “negligent actions” and “uncontending.” Despite having a work decline due to the surgical intervention they had undergone, the company demanded that it lead more than 674 kilometers to Strasbourg, where a partner who was on a route back to Spain picked him up and returned together. However, this return trip, far from being direct, included multiple stops and additional distribution tasks assigned to the partner he had collected. Finally, the return was an odyssey that lasted until eleven days later of the medical incident. Welcome home: You are fired The truck driver’s adventure did not end with his return to Spain. Upon arriving at Elche on December 23, He notified him the dismissed Without prior notice. The company did not officially communicate the dismissal until a week later, under the pretext of needing its presence to “sign documentation.” This dismissal was considered by the truck driver as zero for violation of fundamental rightsspecifically the right to physical and moral integrity. In addition, it was argued that dismissal occurred as a result of the worker’s state of health, which could be considered Disability discrimination. The company, meanwhile, tried to justify its actions. They argued that dismissal was not such, but a “valid extinction of a temporary employment contract due to the circumstances of production.” According to the company, temporary hiring responded to specific market needs, such as covering a new route to Norway and Sweden during the winter and Christmas campaign, and that service had concluded. The company insisted that, for the return, the instructions of the mutual for the worker’s medical assistance had been followed and denied any discrimination or violation of fundamental rights. However, these justifications were not enough to convince the court. The court ruling The Superior Court of Justice of Valencia issued a Judgment in favor of the truck driver. The High Court supported that the company had acted contrary to the protection of the worker’s physical integrity by forcing him to drive in precarious health conditions after having suffered a heart intervention. The sentence declared the nullity of dismissal forcing the company to readmit itand ordered compensation of 30,000 euros for the truck driver for moral damage derived from the management of his return home. The court rejected the company’s allegations on the legality of the TEMPORARY CONTRACT EXTINCTIONconsidering that the cause of temporality had not been properly justified. This judicial decision sends a clear message to companies about the need to prioritize the welfare and safety of their employees collected by article 19 of the Workers Statuteabove the operational demands. In Xataka | 40,000 euros for a croquette: Mercadona dismissed an employee for eating a croquette and must now compensate him Image | Wikimedia Commons (19Tarrestnom65), Unspash (Gabriel Santos)

They are a caramel for hackers

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Use headphones With cable as a retransmission antenna. Sounds crazy, but it’s the New practice whereby the attackers can listen at a distance everything you are saying. Periscope is the new espionage system by electromagnetic radiation developed in the laboratory, in order to prove that the devices that are connected to this type of headset are vulnerable. New research has deepened this method by which the sound can be intercepted that is being broadcast through laptops and mobile computers (both Android and iPhone). The authors discovered that both phones and computers generate electromagnetic radiation When they process the sound signals. The funny thing is that, intercepting this signal, the original sound can be recovered. Cable headphones They act as antennas, so they amplify this signalinterceptable up to 15 meters. These signals are imperfect, but can be cleaned with noise and distortion by computer. A complete reconstruction of the audio was achieved with 7.44% error, making audio intelligible both by humans and artificial intelligence. What scenarios can this vulnerability be exploited? In anyone in which your device is broadcasting audio. For example, if you were in a meeting and say any confidential data, a laptop located in a range of 15 meters could intercept the signal and rebuild it later. The researchers reported the problem to Apple, Lenovo, Huawei, Vivo, Oppo and Dell, ensuring that Huawei has been one of the first to get to work to develop a solution. This vulnerability has been discovered in the laboratory, so, for the moment, it does not seem to have been tested in real scenarios at the hands of hackers. Image | Xataka mobile In Xataka | I have wireless headphones of all types. None works as well as cable

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