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The problem of Ukraine is not just the lack of weapons. USA has a “button” to deactivate the artillery already sent

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In just one week we have heard Up to two plans Very different from Europe to defend Ukraine. In between, the old continent has even reached Talk about rearma After years of “peace.” All this gives an idea of ​​to what extent there is a dependency of the American Arsenal and Intelligence. It is not just that Washington Medites pause the help. It could paralyze the already sent. The dependence problem. The abrupt retirement of military support from Ukraine has turned on the alarms Among its European allies, who begin to question their strong dependence on American weapons, software and maintenance. Even how far it goes. I counted in a extensive reporting the Financial Times That the situation remembers the fall of Afghanistan in 2021, when the American withdrawal left the Black Hawk helicopters of the Afghan army unusable, precipitating the fall of Kabul in a matter of months. Now, with Trump redefining foreign policy towards a more conciliatory position with Russia, European countries that have based their defense in US military technology face a structural vulnerability that could compromise their long -term safety. But there is more. The “off button.” For a long time, but now more than ever, there has been talk of those alleged “switches” capable of Turn off military technology that reigns in current conflicts. In fact and in European key, one of the greatest concerns is the possibility that the United States can deactivate remotely Advanced military systems through software, many of them already sent to Ukraine. An example: a team that needs remote update could become useless not to get the data. Although there are no conclusive evidence, told Financial Times Richard Abouulafia, an expert Analist at Aerodynamic Advisory, that “if something can be done with code, then there is.” However, the European agency goes beyond a possible “Kill Switch”, since, without spare parts, software updates and logistics support, that “button” is already in many weapons that would be inoperative in a matter of weeks. The level of dependence. The story takes us to the output grill. The European military agency in the United States has increased dramatically in recent years. Between 2019 and 2023, 55% of imports European defense came from Washington, in front of 35% In the previous five -year period, According to the International Stockholm Institute For Peace Research (Sipri). In fact, this respect, the former Secretary of Defense of the United Kingdom, Sir Ben Wallace, warned that, if he were still in office, his priority would be Evaluate military units from Europe and determine if a strategic change is necessary to reduce vulnerability to Washington decisions. The example of F-35. He F-35 hunting It happens to be the most advanced combat plane in the world, but also a clear symbol of European vulnerability. The reason? The plane depends completely on United States Logistics Supportincluding software updates, missions planning and threat databases through the Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS), which is being replaced by the Odin Network (Operational Data Integrated Network). That “button” we were talking about is there, and although Europe physically possesses the combat plane, it can become obsolete. Nations in problems. Countries like Denmark, which have considered deploying F-35s in Greenland, could find a critical problem: if the United States decides to withdraw their access to support infrastructure, These airplanes would be inoperative. Even before the Trump administration, the United Kingdom, one of the main buyers of the F-35, demanded “operational sovereignty” on their fighters, achieving Certain concessions in 2006. However, no ally has access to the system source code, which keeps Washington with Absolute control. For its part, Switzerland has tried to reassure its population by stating that its F-35 fleet can operate “autonomously”, but He also admitted that no western hunting can work completely without safe communication systems and satellite navigation of the United States. The British nuclear weapon: another example. We told yesterday. The United Kingdom’s nuclear deterrent system is also closely linked to the United States. As? Your strategic submarines use Trident Balistic Missileswhich are leased to Washington and require periodic maintenance at the King’s Bay Naval Base, Georgia. Although analysts consider unlikely that the United States cuts the maintenance of the TRIDS, Nick Cunningham, an analyst at Agency Partners, argues that The system remains “A critical point of vulnerability to the United Kingdom.” Some experts suggest that London should evaluate alternatives, such as French M51 missilessince France and the United Kingdom are the only nuclear powers in Europe. Intelligence and surveillance, also “mortgaged.” If we raise the framework the scope of American power is amplified. Much of the intelligence, surveillance and recognition capabilities (ISR) in Europe They depend on collaboration with the United States. Countries such as the United Kingdom, Norway and Germany use American spy airplanes and drones that require Washington authorization to be armed or deployed in offensive missions. For example, Italy and France faced a long approval process to equip Your reaper drones With missiles, demonstrating how the United States maintains control over the weapons of its allies. Plus: true fear in Europe is not only the possible loss of individual systems, but the possibility that the United States withdraw logistics support and intelligence Shared in the middle of a conflict, which would affect the operation of fighters, Chinook helicopters and Apacheas well as air defense systems such as The patriot. The beginning of a break in the western alliance. It is the last of the legs to be treated. The growing distrust in the reliability of the United States as a strategic partner could have devastating consequences for the American defense industry. For decades, Washington has used the promise of military protection and cooperation to ensure the sale of its weapons, but the recent decision of withdraw support to Ukraine He has sown doubts about the sustainability of this promise. There are data that already corroborates it. The actions of the main US defense companies They have fallenwhile European manufacturers have experienced A boom after Trump’s re -election. … Read more

There will be portable Xbox this year according to Windows Central. It is the absolute validation of the Steam Deck revolution

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When César what is from César and Nintendo what is from Nintendo: the Switchor rather, the concept of console proposed by Nintendo Switch, has come to stay. Proof of this is the Rage of consolidated PCs. The Steam Deck de Valve He sowed the seed of a segment of devices that is growing by leaps and bounds and it is no secret that Xbox, whose objective in this world is to turn any screen into a console, is working on its own proposal. Today, courtesy of Central Windowswe have been able to know that this console will soon arrive. Keenan. That is the code name that the Xbox portable console project receives. According to the aforementioned medium, Microsoft is working with an OEM (that is, with a company such as Asus, Lenovo, MSI, etc., it is not known which one) to develop it. This device will have a design that will remember Xbox and, probably, work with Windows. Makes sense: that will allow the Microsoft Store and Game Pass On the output grid. This is an Xbox. Microsoft has been struggling to transfer the idea that any screen is an Xbox and serves to play for a long time. Game Pass has managed to become the subscription, capital and bold, based on offering a launching games, large -budget titles, the possibility of playing them at home and accessing them in the cloud. There is no need for dedicated hardware, just an Internet connection to take a game. In that proposal a portable console fits very well. A console that allows Microsoft to breastfeed from Windows possibilities in the same way as Valve did it with Steamos (Aka Linux). In fact, it can be expected that the software options that Microsoft will take out of the sleeve (we think of an Xbox bar enhanced with TDP management options and fans speed, for example) result in the benefit of the rest of the OEMS. Asus Rog Ally | Image: Xataka Release date. According to Windows Central, the console is scheduled to advertise at the end of the year. It seems that Microsoft has put fifth. The first time we heard about this device was at the beginning of last year and it was not until November that Phil Spencer confirmed That was in development. However, having deposited the development of hardware in an OEM has surely accelerated things. After all Asus, Lenovo, MSI and Acer already have experience by building consolidated PCs. The Steam Deck revolution. At this point, it is objective to say that the Steam Deck has meant a turning point in the industry. PC video games, until now tied to a desktop or scarcely portable hardware, have been able to play on the couch on a console similar to a Nintendo Switch. It is proof that graphics in 4K HDR with Path Tracing and 400 FPS They are very good, but not as much as being able to play anywhere what we want. Information from the Next-Gen. Finally, the medium slides that the new generation of Xbox consoles has been approved by Microsoft’s board of directive. Its launch would be tentatively scheduled, by 2027. The console It was announced in 2019 And it was launched in 2020. Seven years of life, the predictable and expected. This new console would drink even more Windows, something designed to reduce the amount of development necessary to carry Xbox PC games. Since it seems that it was yesterday when the new generation consoles were announced, it is possible that someone is concerned about retrocompatibility. Here we must remember that Sarah Bond, president of Xbox, announced a long time ago A team of people dedicated to promoting the retrocompatibility of the games so, the future Xbox games can be compatible with Xbox Series X | s, but it is early to know. Cover image | Xataka, Xbox In Xataka | Xbox releases the artillery by 2025 with in -depth views to the very brutal new ‘doom’ and the announcement of ‘Ninja Gaiden 4’

Technological millionaires bet on Trump in January. In March, 209,000 million have lost

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On January 20, 2025, the CEO and founders of the main technology companies in the US staged their support for Donald Trump, beyond the one they had given a few days before contributing a million dollars By head on your visit to Mar-a-Lago. Since that day, Elon Musk’s fortunes, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg shot as they had never doneobtaining huge profits in stock markets. A month and a half later, The stage is very different For these millionaires, who chain one day after another of Free fall contributionsthe S&P 500 index falling 6.4% and the Nasdaq technological collapsing 4%. A downturn of 209,000 million dollars. Trump’s tariff policies have created enormous uncertainty in the markets before The fear of an economic recession self -imposed by constant threats of the president to its neighboring countries and its economic partners. That stock market debacle is wreaking havoc in the fortunes of the main flag bearers of Donald Trump. According to estimates of Bloomberg Based on the price of the companies that founded and direct, the joint losses of the millionaires who support Donald Trump during their investiture would exceed 209,000 million dollars. Elon Musk: The Tesla Suflé is left 148,000 million. The electric car manufacturer won 98% After the electionscatapulting Elon Musk’s fortune until Beyond 420,000 million dollars. With the stock indices in a state of panic for the shadow of an economic recession, its price left another 15% yesterday adding losses of 127,000 million dollars of capitalization. That leaves Elon Musk as one of the main affected by the bloodbath that are suffering the quotes of the actions of the company he directs, aggravated by the New descents in sales internationals of their cars and protests for their measures in front of Doge. Jeff Bezos is left 29,000 million Amazon. Jeff Bezos had his most and less with Donald Trump during his first term to the story of his newspaper and for the Use of postal service Amazon of the US. For this second term, the millionaire has served Donald Trump the Washington Post’s opinion column And he is working on his differences with respect to Use of the postal system. According to Bloomberg, Amazon shares have fallen 14% since January 2025, so Jeff Bezos would have lost about 29,000 million dollars in estimating his fortune. Serguéi Brin and the siege of Google. Google’s co -founder was openly disagreed with the policies of Donald Trump’s first mandate. However, he did not have the slightest problem to dinner with the new president-elect to Mar-a-lago after the elections, and present his respects in the form of a million dollars to cover his investiture. Since January 2025, Alphabet actions have fallen by 7%, largely driven by the Failure to comply with estimates of quarterly income, although the pressures of the Department of Justice have also influenced him to divide your company. As a founder, Brin has 6% of the company, so a loss of 22,000 million dollars is estimated in just over seven weeks. Mark Zuckerberg surfs the wave. Mark Zuckerberg is demonstrating to be an excellent strategist when save from stock market. Facebook’s founding millionaire did not hesitate gamble to moderation and equality policies in your company to win The sympathies of President Trump. However, it has remained enough away from it so that it is others who receive the collateral damage to their policies. Meta rose 19% its price since mid -January. However, the quotes of the Magnificent seven have collapsed in the last days, dragging a 20% drop from its maximum of December. That has generated a 5,000 million less hole in the estimation of Mark Zuckerberg’s fortune. Something that It doesn’t seem to worry in excess. Bernard Arnault: It rains on wet. Bernard Arnault was the richest person in the world for a good part of 2024 and is a personal friend of Donald Trump. However, bad results in sales of LVMH luxury productsmade his fortune lose several positions. That did not prevent him from going next to your family to the inauguration of Donald Trump. Since January, LVMH had recovered 20% of its price, but as of February, LVMHY’s price has progressively left its profits. One of the reasons: the tariffs between 10% and 20% that Donald Trump had announced For European luxury goods. As a result, the fortune of the French tycoon is estimated at 5,000 million less. In Xataka | Mark Zuckerberg has put on brown and gold chains to grind more. Surveys say it still falls badly Image | Goal, Flickr (Trump White House Archced India government)

China intimidates in nuclear fusion. The construction of its own iter advances at full speed

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The way to a destiny as challenging as the nuclear fusion Commercial must necessarily be full of small conquests. Of achievements that may seem modest, but that, in reality, are milestones that place us a little closer to an ambitious goal that does not pursue anything other than help us solve our energy needs without continuing to emit greenhouse gases. In this context Iter monopolizes much of attention. And it is understandable that it is so. After all, it is a project with a huge wingspan, which is also led by the European Union. In fact, this organization is assuming together approximately 50% of the total cost of a plan in which the United States, Russia, China, Japan, India and South Korea also participate. However, the commitment of public origin for nuclear fusion is not condensed only in Iter. And it is not limited only to the European Union. Not much less. Europe is pointing Very important scientific milestonesbut there are other countries that are also being very high, and that, precisely, do not move in the orbit of the West. In fact, two of them, probably the most outstanding, are China and South Korea. The Chinese experimental reactor CFETR is extraordinarily promising China that, as we have seen, actively participates in Iter’s tuning, has been engaged in the development of an experimental nuclear fusion reactor for several years at least as ambitious as the latter. It’s called CFETR (Chinese Fusion Engineering Testing Reactor), A denomination that we can translate as a test reactor for Chinese fusion engineering. The engineers of the country led by Xi Jinping completed their conceptual design in 2015 taking as a starting point the Chinese fusion reactors East, HL-2a (M) and J-Text. The experts of the commission that certifies nuclear facilities have approved the first section of the vacuum chamber CFETR has much in common with Iter. In fact, it aspires to complement the machine that is being built in the French town of Cadarache, and, at the same time, it is nourished by the knowledge generated during the design and development of Iter. Anyway The construction of the CFETR reactor It is already underway. And advances at a very good pace. In fact, just two days ago the experts of the Chinese commission that certifies the nuclear facilities gave the final approval to the first section of the reactor vacuum chamber. This is the gigantic component that we can see in the cover photography of this article. The CFETR reactor vacuum chamber will consist of seven other sections such as this, will have a height of 20 meters and will be made of stainless steel of very low carbon content. Inside, fusion reactions between the deuterium and tritium nuclei will occur that will be magnetically confined in a plasma that will exceed 100 million degrees Celsius. The most interesting thing is that this machine will operate in two phases. During the first of them, he will prove that he is able to generate up to 200 MW of energy, as well as sustain a tritium production ratio greater than 1. This simply means that will produce more tritio than consumeso he will be able to self -abuse from this radioactive hydrogen isotope. During the second phase of operation, the CFETR reactor will pursue more than 1 GW of power, so it will become a demonstration machine that, if everything goes well, will be happened by the first commercial fusion energy plants. Image | Xinhua News More information | China Science In Xataka | Spain’s milestone in nuclear fusion: the first plasma produced by the Smart reactor invites us to optimism

Deepseek closes external investments and risk capital. You have three reasons to do it

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Deepseek, The great sensation of the beginning of the year in AIhe is breaking with all the rules of the startup ecosystem not only for his efficient AI modelbut also for rejecting the risk capital that other competitors need such as eating. Its founder, Liang Wenfeng, maintains 84% ​​of the property (an anomaly in its field) and does not seem to be in a hurry to give control. Chinese technology broke into the industry in January With its new AI model, but unlike its competitors, it does not announcing multimillionaire financing rounds. Nor want to do it, according to anti The three reasons. Liang Wenfeng has clear reasons to keep investors at bay: 1. He does not want to lose control of his long -term vision on AI.2. Depseek has sufficient its own financing through its High-Flyer investment fund.3. He fears that external investors, especially Chinese, intensify concerns about privacy and security. Why is it important. In a sector where competitors are launched to capture thousands of millions to finance the expensive AI race, Depseek is betting on an alternative path. Financial independence also gives Deepseek freedom to focus on research and development, instead of seeking rapid monetization that investors usually demand. Between the lines. Liang does not usually hide his distrust of investors. In a 2023 interview He openly criticized the obsession of venture capital funds by rapidly monetizing AI, to the detriment of advanced research. This position symbolizes a growing skepticism in the technological sector about whether the traditional financing model is compatible with the development of long -term transforming technologies. The figures. The Deepseek owned structure is unusual for such a powerful startup: 84% is owned by Liang Wenfeng, the founder. 16% are in the hands of people linked to their investment fund, high-flyer. 0% is of traditional external investors. In detail. Liang has funded Deepseek with the benefits of High-Flyer, its quantitative investment fund. “Money has never been a problem for us; the problem is in the prohibitions for sending advanced chips,” he said in 2023. This financial self -sufficiency has allowed Deepseek to develop without the usual external pressure of investors, usually focused on short -term growth metrics. The backdrop. As a Chinese company, Depseek operates under laws that give the Government broad access to their data. This has already caused prohibitions of use in several countries and private companies. The entry of Chinese investors could get this situation worse. The US government has history by sanctioning Chinese technology with government ties, such as Huawei and DJI. And now what. Deepseek will need more and better AI chips to stay competitive, according to Liang himself. These components are expensive and are strongly restricted in China due to the export controls of the United States. Without external financing, Depseek could be left behind in the technological career against rivals with more resources, such as OpenAi or Anthropic. Of course If someone has demonstrated ingenuityIt is Deepseek. In Xataka | Manus is the new sensation of China after Deepseek. Is generating as many expectations as doubts Outstanding image | Deepseek + Philipp Katzenberger | Alejandro Luengo

March is already the rainiest month since we have records in several areas of Spain. And only 10 days have passed

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The other day I spoke with known that I told me that, when I was little, in the Ayamonte of the 60s and 70s, they went to school with water boots. Not only that, he told me, “I remember the white houses putting green because it kept raining.” At that time, I was not sure if it was true or it was nostalgia altering the memories of childhood, but seeing what is happening at the southern end of the peninsula, I would not surprise me anything. And it is that March 2025, just It has just converted in the most rainy month in several places in the country. Among them, the Aaemet Huelva Observatory – Ronda whose maximum historical data, since 1985, had been 164.6 mm. Yesterday, at 20:30, I had already collected 169.2mm. And there are 20 days left. Huelva, however, is simply a metaphor of Spain. An poisoned gift. Although the type of rain that is reaching us from the Atlantic is fantastic and does not have the torrentiality levels of the Danas, there are a point also begin to give problems. First because we have no infrastructure that can collect, accumulate and distribute all that liquid. As we commented a few days agothe red basin, the Odiel and the stones was above 94% of its capacity. That placed it at the level of the interior basins of the Basque Country and above Galicia or the Eastern Cantabrian. It is true that these data have trap (not only have little storage capacity, but in the area many coexit dead reservoirs Cargaditos of mining waste), but is indicative of what is happening in the rest of the country. Floods throughout the country. The clearest case has happened in the Toledo municipality of Escalona and its region. There, the Alberche River (just the one who, As we said yesterdayhe was going to receive an unprecedented amount of water) has overflowed and has caught many people with the step changed. However, more than 15 tajo stations They were yesterday Above the red warning threshold. And, if we expand the frame, we will see Floods in Sevillein The Golden Costain Vitoria or in Cartagena. Catalonia, for the first time in years, seems to drought endemic that lives. Are they good news? Yes, but with nuances. Obviously, water will come very well to face the next summer months. It gives us an irreplaceable margin to decide whether we want to learn from our previous mistakes. As explained in Datadista“From the deep drought of the 1990s, each dry period has served to implement emergency measures (…) or allow practices that were not eliminated when the rains returned, they were used to expand irrigation, increasing the problem of overexploitation and contamination of aquifers and wetlands to which they feed.” What are the nuances? The first is that ‘too much blow water’ also creates problems. Citrus flowers or Strawberry crops can begin to rot (or infect with fungi) in full campaign. That is, climate changes catch crops in different phases of the usual ones and that has impacts on the productive system. But the second nuance is perhaps more important: that the incentives not to take advantage of this blow of luck and not Implement the changes that The Spanish Water System needs. And, in the meantime, it does not stop raining. Nor does it seem to stop doing it. Image | Karel Roose | ECMWF In Xataka | Aemet special notices are just the beginning: everything points to an extremely rainy March in Spain

When is schedules, fighting, performances and where to see the boxing event of Ibai Llanos

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Let’s tell you all the data we have about The evening of the year 5the next edition of the boxing fighting event between streamers and celebrities. It is a very successful event that Ibai Llanos has been doing since 2021, and that every year is winning in popularity and spectacularity. The idea of ​​this article is to give you all the information about the event. But since data such as dates or schedules have not yet been revealed, We will update this texts as we know more Information in the coming months. The normal thing is that for the next few months we have more data. When and where is the evening of the year 5 The fifth edition of the evening of the year will take place next July 26, 2025. That will be the day in which all fights are held for several hours, as well as special performances. The event will take place in the State the Cartujafrom the city of Seville. Just as in previous years it had been in Madrid in states such as Bernabeu and the Metropolitan, this time the entire event moves to the Andalusian city. Of course, it will be in a state of football again to make sure to get to the fullest possible people. Another of the changes of the event is that for the first time it will be a night edition, and that will start at 20:00. This is a decision made especially due to the temperatures that the city reaches in the afternoon at that time of the year, although it also means that it will lengthen until dawn. When the entrances are worth Details about the price have not yet been revealed of the entrances of this event. Last year prices were 180 euros, with 400 for VIP tickets, but we still don’t know this year. Even so, as soon as we have more news we will update the article. Builds of the evening of the year 5 These are the fighting that are confirmed for this event. This poster is subject to changes, since there may be new additions or some decline of the planned participants. In any case, this is what has been announced: First fight: Pereira7 vs rivaldios Second combat: PERXITAA VS GASPI Third Combat: Abby vs Roro Fourth Combat: Andoni vs Carlos Belcast Fifth Combat: Alana vs Ari Geli Sixth Combat: Viruzz vs Tomás Mazza Seventh combat: Thegrefg vs Westcol What are the actions Musical performances have not yet been revealedbut considering that last year there were names like David Bisbal or Will Smith, we can expect very high profiles. We will update this article at the time the actions are revealed. Where to see the evening of the year 5 You will be able to follow the evening live on the Ibai Llamos Twitch channelwhose address is twitch.tv/ibai. It is an event that you will be able to see totally free, both through the web and with the applications of Twitch available to go down In the App Store For iOS and In Google Play For Android. In Xataka Basics | Guide for Twitch parents: What is it, how it works and how to protect the privacy of young people

The bags in the US have collapsed. “The Magnificent Seven” of technology and crypts are the most affected

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Wall Street is having a 2025 especially black. In the last two years, the S&P 500 index, which brings together 500 of the most important companies in the US, has suffered a 7.39% drop in a month and is at levels of six months ago, just before the US presidential elections. The debacle has been especially notable for large technological ones, and cryptocurrencies have also suffered a remarkable collapse. What is happening? A drop of 5.5 billion dollars. According to The Kobeissi Letterin the last two months both the S&P 500 index and the cryptodivsis segment have seen how 5.5 billion dollars have evaporated. Most of these losses have occurred in the last month, and For example The Nasdaq is just 8% of falling to entering a bearish market for the first time since 2022 “. Investors don’t feel like risk. These experts speak of a sudden change in the “appetite for risk” and we have gone from “extreme greed” to “extreme fear”, which has made many investors rescue their positions to collect benefits. Risks to the US economy in 2025. The investment firm Apollo Global Management He pointed out in December that foresee a 0% probabilities of recession in the US in 2025, but that there was also 90% chance of tariffs starting (as it has been). To this is joined by the fact that cryptocurrencies, which had generated great expectation in 2024, now seem to be generating concernfor example after Trump’s announcement to create a strategic cryptor. Tariffs and fear of recession, probable causes. These forecasts are of course potential arguments to explain these great falls. The Aggressive tariff policy by Donald Trump and the fear of a recession – which the president himself He did not rule out– They are there, and have affected both the stock market values ​​and cryptocurrencies, which have been especially impacted. The “seven magnificent” in free fall. Apple (5%), Microsoft (2%), Alphabet (4%), Amazon (2%), Nvidia, Meta (4%) and Tesla (15%) have experienced significant falls. According to CNBC They lost 750,000 million dollars on Monday: it was the worst day of Nasdaq since 2022. These shares are 14% below their (recent) maximum values. And the crypts, even worse. In the last month Bitcoin has lost more than 15% of its value and It has passed of $ 97,000 levels to the current 81,000. Ethereum is having even worse: It has fallen almost 28 % in the same period. Other crypts such as XRP, Sun or Doge have recorded milder falls between 3% and 6%, but one thing is clear: the crypto segment continues to spread what happens in the technological one. In Europe (for the moment) the bags are not so affected. That volatility of the US Stock Exchange has impacted European stock markets, but for now it has not done so remarkably. The France of France and the FTSE of London fell about 0.9% and the Dax of Germany 1.75%. Meanwhile, in Spain Ibex 35 fell 1.41%, but the next few days and weeks will undoubtedly decisive for the march of markets. Image | Maxim Hopman In Xataka | The United States has decided to start a tariff war. Videogames in physical format will pay Caro

What is really known (and what is not) about what will happen to cars with B label in Spain, the ZBE and their restrictions

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All municipalities of more than 50,000 inhabitants in Spain should already have a low broadcast area. We say that “they should” because it is what is established in the Law 7/2021, of May 20, on Climate Change and Energy Transitiona rule that is overlooking in many cases. So much so that the Ministry for Energy Transition and Demographic Challenge It has a map where it collects all the cities that have a Active Zbe At the moment. According to the data collected in it, just a third of the cities that in 2023 should already have an active space of low emissions, currently apply some type of restriction. In total, 151 cities in Spain They should have launched some type of standard to improve air quality and reduce the volume of traffic but two years after it was mandatory to apply the standard, Only 51 cities have some restriction active of this type. These restrictions, however, do not have to be the same in each city, so it is interesting to go to the map if you plan to go by car to a city that applies a zbe in its city or part of it. This is the current situation and how it affects cars with stickers B. Restrictions that do not apply in the same way When the new standard was written, it was noted that cities of more than 50,000 inhabitants would have to implement a low emissions zone to improve air quality. But at no time was a homogenized protocol for Spain. This was something that cities complained. The government’s proposal is that Each city had to take action to improve air quality in one way or another and, in fact, published a document where it was explained what kind of measures could be taken and why each city could decide which path to undertake. In that document it was explained that a low emissions area could cover a complete city (Barcelonafor example), apply radial restrictions from less hard inside (Madrid) or, simply, impose low emissions areas in very specific places with the aim of preserving some especially interesting areas such as schools, hospitals or parks (Seville). In the drafting of the norm, possible sanctions were not established if the obligation was breached and not put on clear objectives of improvement in air quality. You simply talk about that, improve current data. This has led to the consistories rarely want to wet their hands, aware of the image damage that can cause hundreds, thousands or tens of thousands of cars of circulation. Hence, cities like Seville barely apply their low emissions zone in very specific spaces (In this case the island of La Cartuja) or in a few streets in the city center (Saragossa). Or what Madrid will back their own rules Just a few days before starting to fine. In other cities, such as Fuenlabradarestrictions are especially lax. For example, here a vehicle without distinctive cannot use the area of ​​low emissions (of a few streets) as a crossing but can access its interior to buy or do any other message. It is only required that the vehicle be at least eight and a half minutes inside so as not to be fined. And we have the case of Segovia that only applies the restrictions to its historic center (the walled enclosure) but, nevertheless, it will punish cars with DGT label, a especially particular case. Is there anything new with the DGT sticatin B? We could say no. It’s a “Run Run” that has been playing since 2023 And he has returned. In recent days, articles and mentions of social networks have been generalized in which cars with Environmental Bad B of the DGT (Gasoline after 2000 and prior to 2006 and diesel after 2006 and prior to 2014) will be expelled from the cities or will suffer severe restrictions. At the moment, the only city that is fine for the use of a car with sticatin B in a space of low emissions zone is Segovia. He does, as we said, in his old town, in what is known as Walled enclosure. This space cannot enter cars without an environmental distinctive of the DGT or those with stickers B. For the rest, there is nothing active right now and great changes are not expected in the coming years. For example, in Madrid there are active restrictions on the B sticker but it only forces to park the car in an underground parking in the known as low -protection center emissions area, which was known as Central Madrid. The rest are projects that should begin to be applied in the coming years. The most ambitious is that of Catalonia. The Generalitat approved its summer its Air Quality Plan Horizon 2027. It establishes that, from January 1, 2028cities with more than 50,000 inhabitants in Catalonia must impose circulatory restrictions on vehicles with a environmental label B of the DGT. That is, in Barcelona and the rest of the cities with more than 50,000 inhabitants, they should impose some type of restriction on these cars (there is no talk of prohibition, yes, so they can be temporary restrictions such as those that now applies the Barcelona Metropolitan Area to cars without DGT label). In addition, exceptions are established for socio -economic reasons and two entries per month to the restricted area for non -residents and up to 52 days a year for residents. It is also specified that these standards will be applied to all the municipalities of More than 20,000 inhabitants As of January 1, 2030. The other big city that has a similar project is Bilbao. The low broadcast area is at this time very small, just two square kilometers, and only applies from Monday to Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. whenever it is working day. Two types of restrictions have been established: Residents who had the car with stickers B of the registered DGT before June 15, 2024 in the city, … Read more

The Government has been launching the “pajorte” for months. Spanish porn platforms are already noticing their impact

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“Before watching this video for adults, please show me your porn card.” That was in July 2024 the idea of ​​the government to prevent minors from accessing pornographic content on the Internet. That hypothetical Pajorto It seems to have stayed in anyone’s land, however, because … Does anyone know where it is? Pajorto. The popularly known as porn card or “pajorte” had as an official name “Beta Digital”. That it was nothing more than a mobile application that thanks to the use of public or private keys would allow the user’s age to verify and give access to online pornographic content. Doubts everywhere. Soon many doubts appeared –even legal– On the viability of a very complex project at the technical level and With a little reach In our country. In addition, governments have centuries trying to put doors to porn And they never went too well. Pajorte, theoretically in tests. As they point out In the countryPajorte still does not exist even though it should have been ready for the “end of summer” of 2024. That was at least the promise of the then Minister of Digital Transformation, José Luis Escrivá. His successor, Óscar López, declared in the Senate On February 26 that the digital portfolio “is being reviewed at the National Cryptological Center to have all the security, because it has to give guarantees to all citizens.” Even so, according to the Vanguardia López, he said that the government “has found a solution to guarantee privacy and verify age” and that the Spanish tool is being “study in Europe and the same within a year all of Europe is applying it.” European digital identity (EIDAS2). The European Union It has been for years working on the call ‘European Digital Identity Wallet‘, a kind of digital identity card that will unify DNI, passwords and all payments in the same application. That initiative He is not exempt from criticismbut theoretically it will end up being implemented in November 2027 although the barriers are still important. Spain tried to advance with this digital portfolio focusing on solving the problem of access to the porn of minors, but the Spanish initiative has ended up becoming a recurring meme. Picture traffic drop. The Cumloouder Adult Content website, of the Asturiana Techpump company, asks its users in Barcelona and Madrid to choose an age verification system to access its contents. On the one hand, an app similar to Beta Digital Portfolio that makes the introduction of the DNI necessary. The second, an age estimate based on an image of the user’s face. Responsible for this platform explained in the country how their traffic has fallen 85% after implementing this system. Of the 15% who end up accessing “3.38% do the verification and 11.7% make the estimation with AI, it is almost four times more practically those who put their face.” Porn (national) would have to close. For those responsible for Cumlouder, a 85% drop in your business would be catastrophic. “The traffic is business. If we get to do it for all Spain, we go down blind,” said Javier Fernández, head of Techpump technology in statements to El País. Data privacy and protection. Pojorto will only affect Spanish porn platforms, which as we said are the ones that users use the least in our country. Despite this, this measure could harm them because the lack of legal clarity is worrying. The CNMC has processed several files for the application of the 2022 audiovisual lawwhich forces to take necessary measures for the protection of minors in this area. Better leave the business. In fact, the regulations are causing a blunt effect on that industry. “There is no system in the market that complies with the new audiovisual law without violating data protection rights,” explained one of those affected by regulation. He ended up selling the domain and eliminating the content “to avoid possible sanctions that could take me to bankruptcy.” The CNMC already fined 308,529 euros to Techpump Because of their zero age control, and these types of sanctions can be a death sentence for smaller platforms. Possible solution: no free content. The failure of the verification system has caused Techpump to choose to move on to a payment gateway, which will make it filter first with a credit card. From there they intend to create a verification system to offer it to other adult content platforms. The CNMC already indicated that the card payment is not enough to verify that a person is of legal age. United Kingdom, a parallel example. The British country also has been promoting measures to protect minors from access to pornography. His Online Safety Act It raises alternatives for identification and access to these contents, among which are a photographic identification, an age estimate, credit card checks or with digital identity services. However, there is no unique or definitive system, but It is supposed According to the British regulator, ofcom, which “by July 2025, all platforms must have a very effective age guarantee solution to protect children under 18.” Impossible to put doors to the field. All this leads to the colossal challenge of being able to control access to pornographic content by minors, something that seems almost impossible despite the efforts of Spain or the European Union. There is still room for options, of course, but the possible disadvantages – especially in privacy and limitation of freedoms – can be insurmountable obstacles to these projects. 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