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38,000 million dollars to lift Tesla and Spacex

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Elon Musk’s mission at this time, at least in doge, is Cut the budget of the Federal Government of the United States in two billion dollars. It is not, obviously, a trivial figure, but rather amazing if we take into account that this budget currently amounts to 7 billion dollars. Hence the conflict of interest of a person who has Tesla or Spacex among his companies, It hasn’t taken long. Yet, The Washington Post has just revealed The, possibly, the greatest paradox of the richest man in the world. An empire with 38,000 million. It told the environment that the rise of Musk as the richest entrepreneur in the world has been deeply linked to the financial support of the United States government. How much? With At least 38,000 million dollars in contracts, subsidies, loans and tax credits for their companies over two decades. In other words: Musk is one of the biggest beneficiaries of the taxpayers’ coffers and, although the tycoon has promoted a disruptive innovation and business independence, its success has depended on the Government’s key investments at critical moments for Tesla, Spacex and other companies in its ecosystem, as we will see below. Investments, o generosity of the State, which now paradoxically has the mission of trimming. The case of Tesla: from collapse to domain. In 2008, when Tesla faced serious financial problems, Musk pressed to obtain A loan of 465 million dollars of the energy department, an amount that was fundamental For the manufacture of Model S and the purchase of its plant in Fremont, California. Without this support, the company would have collapsed. In addition, Tesla has obtained 11.4 billion dollars In regulatory credits for selling carbon bonds to other automotive, a crucial factor for their profitability in key years. Although Musk has criticized government subsidies For consumers, your company has been one of the main beneficiaries of fiscal credits for the purchase of electric vehicles. But there is more. Since its foundation, Tesla has also received billions in state and local incentives, including 1.3 billion dollars In Nevada for its battery gigaphal and 750 million dollars in New York For the Failure SolarCitywhich was then absorbed by Tesla. Despite these benefits, in 2021 Musk moved the Tesla headquarters of California to Texas, arguing a more favorable regulatory environment. The Spacex case: contracts to master space. Since its creation in 2002, Spacex has depended largely on Contracts with NASA and the Department of Defense. Before achieving its first successful launch, the company had already received NASA 278 million dollars In 2006 and then A contract of 1.8 billion dollars In 2008 for the transport of supplies to the International Space Station. Government investment allowed Spacex to develop Falcon 9today the pillar of your business, and benefit from Defense and Espionage Missions for Pentagonsome of them classified and valued at billions. In 2024, Spacex generated 9.3 billion dollars In income from your service Starlink satellite Internetalthough it continues to depend on contracts with federal agencies. Despite their growth, analysts point out that privileged access to government financing has allowed him to overcome competitors such as Boeing and Lockheed Martin in the aerospace industry. Musk and subsidies. They remembered in The report of the post that Musk has publicly advocated The elimination of government subsidiescriticizing the Biden Inflation Reduction Law, the same that Ironically made Tesla would qualify again For tax incentives. In this way, while maintaining that your company is self -sufficient, its success has been based on A model that combines State investment and private capital, a strategy that has allowed it to consolidate the leadership of Tesla and Spacex, but without the same risks that other entrepreneurs face. In this regard, the Professor John Helveston From George Washington University, he pointed out that “every aspect of Tesla has been promoted by subsidies and public financing”, which makes Musk’s rhetoric against government aids It is contradictory. At the same time, its impulse to cut subsidies throughout the industry has affected emerging companies that depend on the same type of support that Tesla had in its beginnings. The role of government in the Musk Empire. The truth is that, despite his libertarian speech, Musk continues to benefit from multimillionaire government contracts and preferential access to state programs. In the last five years, almost Two thirds of the 38 billion dollars In public funds that have promoted their companies have been granted in the form of new contracts or incentives. With 52 active contracts with agencies such as NASA, the Department of Defense and the Administration of General Services, Your connection with the government It remains a fundamental pillar of its business success. Although his influence and his fortune They have grown exponentiallyits relationship with the government remains rather ambivalent: while criticizing state intervention in the economy, it continues to receive the financial support that has cemented its empire. Under this context, Musk does not seem to be only the richest entrepreneur on the planet, but also one of the biggest beneficiaries of public spending in the United States, which now promotes cutting. Image | Gage Skidmore In Xataka | Elon Musk has tried to fire officials with an email: the FBI, the Pentagon and NASA have ordered to keep the secret In Xataka | Elon Musk has put the US Labor Inspection in Doge Diana: he investigated Tesla for the death of a worker

Only a few days after the MWC, at the Barcelona airport they have made a controversial decision: evict the synthes

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Airports are By definition places where they land and take off airplanes, where travelers pass and in which one hopes to meet suitcasespeople running, Farewell scenes (and reunions), screens full of numbers and Duty Frees. However, they are something else: the roof under which hundreds of homeless people are sheltered who find in the terminals covered and safe spaces where to spend the night. To a greater or lesser extent occurs or has occurred at the airports of Madrid, Malaga, Tenerife either Barcelonaalthough in the latter they have just move token For that to change. How he has done it and especially when, just a few days after the beginning of the Mobile World Congress and the arrival of thousands of visitors, It has generated controversy. Homeless people in Prat? Exactly, the figures dance depending on the source that is consul A hundred Syntch. There are those who raise the number of people who spend the night in the enclosure to 160 or who go further and talk about around 180 or even 200people who with greater or lesser frequency convert the terminal into their improvised home. Is it a unique case? At all. A quick search arrives on Google to verify that in other busy airports of the network managed by AENA, such as Madrid-Barajas, South Tenerife either Malaga-Costa del Solsomething similar happens or has happened in recent years. And it is not something exclusive to Spain. Similar cases are in United Kingdom, Argentina, USA either Italy. And that to cite some examples. Of all perhaps the most commented over the last weeks is that of the Madrid-Barajas airport. And the reason is basically An estimate: Little union alternative Aena Enaire (ASAE) calculated that among the four terminals that make up the airport there are around 500 people homeless, well above the handful of tens that added just a decade ago. And what happened in Barcelona? That the airport has just been the scene of An operation to evict the synthesch that sleep in their facilities. The avant -garde Explain that Tuesday night Aena deployed a device in which a dozen security guards participated and basically focused on the homeless people left the T1 terminal. In the operation, agents were also involved the Mossos d’esquadra, although they clarify That it was not his initiative and his task was to offer support, and emergency personnel and the social area of ​​El Prat and Barcelona. The eviction would have started the eleven and a half from the night and lasted until the early morning. The Catalan newspaper Precise That days ago there were already personnel who were in charge of informing the Sintecho that on Tuesday a device for the “disinfection” of the T1 would be deployed that would prevent them from following inside, an operation that has already been deployed before in the T2. Other media They pointwithout citing sources, that the objective was double: clean and send a message to the people who spend there. “Paso de Paso”. The phrase is Maurici LucenaPresident and CEO of Aena, who He has spoken of the theme: “Aena feels concerned with the people who spend the nights in our infrastructure. Airports are designed as a place of passage, not to structurally offer pernocentation solutions.” From the body has not come into details, but eldiario.es Precise that at least the initial plan was for the device to be repeated again. In its day the Generalitat de Cataluña, the municipalities of El Prat and Barcelona and Aena signed An agreement focused precisely on homeless people who live in the terminals, but that agreement expired on January 2024which affected the assistance they receive. In October police sources They already recognized to The country The complex thing that was becoming the situation: “We make social assistants and it is not our work.” At that time there was talk of a hundred synthesch. It matters where … And matters when. He AENA device In the Prat it arrives at a very specific moment, on the eve of the Mobile World Congress (MWC), which starts on Monday and stands out as one of the great citations of the congressman and fair calendar of Catalonia. The appointment mobilizes tens of thousands of people and the first and last one that many of them see in Barcelona is precisely their airport. That coincidence has not gone unnoticed. Not even for Lucena himself, who assures that Tuesday’s operation is not related to the technological fair. “It has nothing to do with that, I guarantee that,” insists the director of the airport manager. The MWC is not the only factor that marks the context of the operation. In autumn Airport employees manifested in T1 to report that they feel “fear” for thieves and some syntch in the terminal. “Punitive and cosmetic device”. From CCOO already They have warned that the improvement of the safety of the workforce “cannot be an excuse to stigmatize the extremely vulnerable population” and insists that the security of the personnel “should be negotiated with the social agents”, “which is not done”, Apostille. CCOO also questions the motivation of the measure on Tuesday and speaks of a “punitive and cosmetic device for the Mobile World Congress.” “It is unacceptable”. CCOO has not been the only one to show its discomfort because of what happened at the airport. Taula d´entitats of the third social sector of Catalunya and Ecas have issued A statement Also in critical tone: “We consider that it is unacceptable to have normalized the situation of these homeless people and not have planned an accompaniment device with overnight alternative.” Social entities regret transferred to the press that the device was activated for “security” and “unhealthiness” reasons. “We suspend that (these) terms are not used when referring to these people because they contribute to stigma on the situations of poverty and exclusion,” ditch The collective. Images | Jorge Fraganillo (Flickr), Contliciun (Flickr) In Xataka | The Olympic Games are just around the corner, so Paris has … Read more

Dupplected skies in almost all of Spain

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Friday night We will have the rare opportunity to see The seven planets of the Solar System in the night sky at the same time. Actually our ability to see them will depend on several factors such as light pollution and that we have a telescope (or potent prismatic) to be able to see the farthest, Uranus and Neptune planets. It will also depend on the time you do in our area. Overcast night. The meteorology will not accompany those who want to take advantage of Friday night to see the alignment of the planets, at least if they are fulfilled The forecasts that advance the State Meteorology Agency (AEMET). According to Aemet in Your prediction For Friday, “the presence of A Southwest storm From the Peninsula it will leave a predominance of cloudy or covered skies, with weak rainfall affecting most of the southern peninsular, Cantabrian and Pyrenean environment. ” The areas where we find the greatest possibility of clear skies are in the northwest peninsular and in some areas of the Cantabrian coast. Galicia, León and the Basque Country will be the autonomous communities where more probabilities are to be able to enjoy this astronomical event. And the islands? Visibility will also be something better in the Balearic Islands. According to Aemet’s forecast, little cloudy skies could be seen or with cloudy intervals. In the Canary Islands, on the other hand, the agency explains that “the tail of a front associated with Borrasca will leave cloudy skies or covered with rainfall in the north of the islands tending to send, and cloudy intervals in the rest.” A persistent storm. The situation will last to Saturday, when cloudy or covered skies will also predominate. The responsible storm Of all this, installed in the peninsular south, it will also leave rainfall and even snow in some mountain ranges of the country. In summary, the weather will make it difficult to see Friday’s planetary parade, at least from Spain. It is the big problem that this astronomical event occurs in the middle of winter. How to see alignment. Having a clear sky on our heads is not the only requirement to see planetary alignment in all its splendor. We must also ensure that light pollution does not spoil the show. For this we must get away from the big cities. It can also help us close our eyes before looking at the sky to “get used to” our eyes into the dark. To identify the planets we can Help us from different applications that allow us to distinguish them from each other and from the stars that illuminate the night sky. Not everyone equally. Not all planets will be visible with the same ease. Five of the seven planets that will be visible on Friday night can be seen with the naked eye: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, due to their relative proximity or by their enormous size can be seen without the need for binoculars or telescopes. A pair of binoculars, however, can help us look at details such as Saturn’s rings or moons that accompany Jupiter. We will also need to be worth an optical tool if we want to see the two remaining planets, Uranus and Neptune. In Xataka | In the fourteenth century, the “small ice age” caught Europe totally off guard: this is how they managed to endure the cold Image | Aemet / ECMWF

A long -term battery watch and wireless headphones

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If you usually play sports and you had time thinking about buying a clock and headphones to accompany you in your workouts, in Amazon we have found a perfect and cheap pack. Now you can get the Huawei Watch GT 5 and the Freebuds 5i On offer, by 229 euros. The savings you get with this pack is 65 euros. Huawei Watch Gt 5 41 + Freebuds 5i * Some price may have changed from the last review An ideal accessory pack for your smartphone This Huawei Watch GT 5 which stands out for bringing health monitoring to another level. Your screen is type 1.43 inches AMOLED and offers sharp resolution. In addition, its design is minimalist, so it is ideal to carry both in your training and in situations that require an apex of elegance. This smartwatch Integrates an advanced Trusen 5.0+ sensor, which continuously measures heart rate. It also has blood oxygen monitor (SPO2). Offers More than 100 sports modes and its GPS is high precision. As for Freebuds 5ithey are wireless headphones with 10 mm diaphragm. They are compatible with iOS and Android devices and connect by Bluetooth 5.2. Its autonomy is up to 6 hours with the cancellation of active noise and can be extended until 18.5 hours with the load case. Some straps to change the style of this watch Ruentech spare strap for huawei watch gt5 41mm * Some price may have changed from the last review Ruentech Compatible metal strap for Huawei Watch GT5 41mm * 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 | Huawei and Freepik In Xataka | Smartwatch with NFC: the best smart watches to pay what we have analyzed In Xataka | The best smartwatch: their analysis and videos are here

Tesla sales in Europe have sunk 45% and their shares are paying expensive. It’s not even your worst news

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The beginning of 2025 is not being the best for Tesla. Sales of electric cars in Europe have shot last January but their sales have fallen to worrying levels. The prospects for investors are not good. These are the data. A new fall. Two weeks ago, we counted on Xataka that the price of the action in Tesla marched in free fall. So, its price was $ 336 when we wrote that item. Subsequently, the price increased slightly but has fallen again And when we write these lines, the barrier of 300 dollars has already broken, accumulating a drop of almost 20% in less than a week. To be below $ 300 is to walk towards November 2024 levels. That same month he had started with good news for Tesla in the stock market, since it started from about 250 dollars/action. Then it went up to a peak of about 480 dollars/action. The fall has been more or less constant since then, mid -December 2024. With the last fall, we talk about a setback of almost 30% in what we have been. A setback that for many is related to Elon Musk’s approach to Donald Trump and the fall of sales of his cars. For others, it is as simple as The price of the shares was swollen And now we are living a readjustment. In a political key. Is it affecting the Elon Musk’s political positioning To sales and shares of Tesla? We evidently speak of sensations because the fall in sales may be due to different circumstances and establishing a direct line between the two situations is only One more of the possible interpretations. It is true that In CaliforniaTraditionally progressive state, the sales of its Tesla Model 3 fell 36% in 2024, while in the United States the setback the setback was 12%. And the messages in the cars warning that the driver bought the car “Before Elon (Musk) went crazy” They seem more common every day. Likewise, your approach to ultra -right -wing positions in Europe can undermine sales. Especially in Germany where Musk has shown its support to AFDthe party that has triumphed throughout the east of the country except in the capital, Berlin, where the company has a Gigafabrica that has raised controversy since its opening until possible extensions. The data. Pure and hard. Because the influence of Elon Musk’s political positioning on Tesla’s sales is still a sensation. What can be talked about is numbers. And the results are being bad. Bad to the point that its fall is 45% in Europe, just when the electric car rises. They are ACEA data. The fall in Spain was especially striking. In January 268 Tesla cars were enrolled in our country, a decrease of -75.50% compared to January 2024, according to ANFAC data. But it is much more serious in France and Germany, since they are the markets with the highest volume of electric vehicles in Europe. In Germany, Tesla enrolled 1,277 cars (The lowest figure since July 2021). The fall was 54% and the market share went from 14% to 4% among electric cars. With 1,141 units sold, In France sales fell 63%. TESLA EUROPE SALES VS Electric cars sold in Europe A key year. Staying behind and losing market share in 2025 is especially serious for the company this 2025 in Europe. It is expected that, threatened by fines of billions of euros, the volume of electric and plug -in hybrids rises considerably. This will force to reduce prices and put the complicated things to Tesla. The first month of 2025 has already served to take the pulse, always according to data from Acea. Electric sales in Europe have grown by 34% compared to the same figure last year, adding 124,341 cars by the 92,781 electric cars last year in January. And most importantly, results are traced in France (0.5%drop) which is the second largest market in Europe and rises in the most popular. In Germany, which last year dealt with these dates with the sudden withdrawal of aid, grows 53.5%. Belgium is now the third country that buys more electric (growth of 37.2%) and the Netherlands also rises a lot (+28.2%). Already outside the European Union, the United Kingdom has gone from 20,935 to 29,634 electric cars last January (+41.6%). Tesla market share in the general market (including combustion) and electric in Europe Let’s not forget. In spite of everything, there is something we cannot forget about: Tesla is immersed in a restructuring of the range of its best -selling model. He Tesla Model and has received a Important face washing that many purchases may have delayed and whose impact we will not see until after a few months, when the new units are enrolled. In its launch, Tesla opted for a version that forced 60,000 euros to spend in the car. A price that not many have been willing to pay. Shortly after, the company confirmed that the renovation reached the entire range, with a much more restrained output price of 44,990 euros. In the same way, it remains to be known (and we will only see it with the passing of the months) how it is going to the Tesla Model 3. With its renovation it received a strong support in sales but taking into account the sales figures of the Q4 of 2024, where the company did everything possible to improve the figures of the previous year, it is very likely that there is a Stock surplus to which they now have to give way and that the data of these first months would be resorting. Losing rhythm. The problem for Tesla is that, as we see in the superior image, it is in its market share among the lowest electric vehicles in the last year. In all 2024, no month broke the 10% market share barrier. There were periods in which almost one in three electric cars bought in Europe was a Tesla. Losing pace is a … Read more

Porsche and Tesla’s perfect mixture for a fraction of its price

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Xiaomi has revealed all the details of the new Xiaomi Su7 Ultra. He has done it with a presentation where he has revealed his superiority, on the role, in front of Tesla and Porsche in the flotation line of each of them. Although we already knew much of the details of the new Xiaomi Su7 Ultrathe sporty and extreme version From the Xiaomi electric car, there were still details to know how the interior or functions that have finally ended up being unveiled. The presentation has focused on presenting all the capabilities of the vehicle but, also, on launching a message to Porsche and Tesla. Xiaomi is here and has created the electric car faster and the one that has best autonomous driving, seemed to shout an event presented, of course, by Lei Jun. Missiles to the flotation line We already knew that the Xiaomi Su7 Ultra was fast. Very fast, in fact, because the company was recently made with the fastest turn in Nürburgring Nordschlife. A milestone in which they already showed that their electric car wanted to set the pattern from now on. And in his presentation in society, Xiaomi has confirmed that the ultra has taken another record to one of its greatest rivals. Now, the Shanghai circuit has a new king, with the Xiaomi Su7 ultra completing the turn in 2’09 “944, limiting in almost second and a half the record of the Porsche Taycan Turbo GT, which signed 2’11” 28. The record serves Xiaomi to show off in front of the competition, showing a message on social networks of the Germans where they congratulate them for the registered time and encourage them to continue fighting face to face to obtain the best results. To get the best records, Xiaomi will have a car that is summarized in the following figures compared to the Porsche Taycan Turbo GT Xiaomi Su7 Ultra Porsche Taycan Turbo GT 0 to 100 km/h 1.98 seconds 2.0 seconds 0 to 200 km/h 5.86 seconds 6.4 seconds Point speed 350 km/h 305 km/h power 1,526 hp 1,033 hp Motor torque 1,770 nm 1,240 nm Time in the Shanghai circuit 2’09 “944 2’11 “28 Price 629,900 Chinese yuan (82,937.30 euros) 1,998,000 Chinese yuan (263046.69 euros) The car also arrives with a huge amount of chucheías inside (unknown so far) and in other technical issues. For example, it has Pirelli P zero tires to get the best possible circuit performance and the battery floor is covered by a bullet resistant mineral plate. To demonstrate their effectiveness, in Xiaomi they have shown a video in which they see a sphere of this mineral from several floors of height and bounces on the ground without suffering a single scratch. In addition, a logo finished in 24 carat gold and carbon fiber is included, in the seats you can play with different colors of upholstery with yellow, black and red. In addition, they are electric and have massage function. In the same way, reference has been made to its infotainment system that stands out for its total compatibility with Harmonyos and a double wireless load for mobile phones at 50W. Outside they include rear and rear spoiler finished in carbon fiber to lighten the set and brakes are signed by Brembo and are carboceramic. All available colors have also been presented (yellow and white metallic green, silver and black payment). The black color has also surprised to be extremely dark. In the retransmission it gave the feeling of being deeper than usual. But, in addition, Xiaomi has challenged Tesla directly by demonstrating his autonomous driving systems. This part has begun with a video in which a car seeks for itself a battery parking inside a parking lot. During his journey he behaved with total naturalness, with very little robotized movements. In addition, I dodged people and other vehicles before parking completely. Subsequently, he has demonstrated the ability to maneuver for himself in a very narrow space, drawing the vehicle from an online parking lot where he barely had a few centimeters in front and behind. What has caught the attention, yes, is your system to detect that the driver is Stepped by mistake the accelerator pedal. With a arrested mule, it has accelerated thoroughly until it stops completely right in front of the obstacle despite the fact that the driver fully kept his foot in the accelerator. A system that is also launched if, for example, it detects that we are going to collide with a motorcycle or a column. All this due to a fraction of the price of Porsche Taycan Turbo GT or, in the worst case, with a departure price similar to that of the Tesla S Plaid. Because Xiaomi has confirmed two output prices: 814,900 Chinese yuan for reservations (107,285.66 euros) 529,900 Chinese yuan after the reserve period (69,763.98 euros) The reservation period is open until March 2 and implies depositing an amount of money to, in the next seven days, finish confirming the order or not. In addition, the possibility of entering this space has been opened to those who would have already commissioned an Xiaomi Su7 and would not have been delivered. Of the latter, of the first deliveries, Xiaomi has not confirmed when we will see them, so we will remain attentive. Photos | Xiaomi In Xataka | The Xiaomi Su7 is a rocket: already sells more than the Tesla Model 3 and doubled the electric cars sold from all over Spain

It is an old Francoist prison

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At the doors of the Carnival those responsible for the San Marcos Paradora monumental building of León, had an idea: suggest their visitors who disguise themselves in a wink to the history of the enclosure. “Located in an old monastery, it offers you a ‘cell’ cell”, explained with a humor point The website. The problem is that over the centuries The building has been more than a hostel or convent. For a long time the Association for the Recovery of Historical Memory (ARMH) demands that another of its uses, less pleasant: that of concentration camp For the reprisals of Franco. And that has made the animals of the hostel to disguise themselves in prisoners have generated a Huge stir. In search of original costumes. A few days ago Paradores published on its official website An article in which he encouraged his users to disguise themselves with costumes related to the history of their accommodations, usually located in buildings or historical places, such as Antequera’s. For him Zafra hostellocated in the old palace of the Dukes of Fair, proposed costumes of medieval knights. In that of Mérida They suggested dresses inspired by the Roman Empire. To those who visit that of Alarcóna castle, encourages them to be part of “a story of princesses or princes.” Each proposal was accompanied by a short text and a photo of possible costumes: pirates, kings, cavernícolas … in the case of the Parador de León the image was another, that of a prisoner with the iconic striped uniform. Click on the image to go to Tweet. “A ‘comfort cell’”. The review From the chain on his lion accommodation, he was also accompanied by a brief message: “If your prisoner has been held, the Lion’s hostel will be your luxury prison. Located in an old monastery, this hostel offers you a ‘cell’ cell ‘cell, with an impressive architecture and a story that will make you feel like a real prison.” Just below you could see the image of a man dressed in a suit and hat of black and black stripes, his arms in jug and anger face. If you access today to Post You can see the references to its buildings in Zafra, Mérida, Antequera, Alarcón, Costa da Morte and Ciudad Rodrigo, but not that of the former San Marcos hostel. There is no trace of Your text nor of the photo of the inmate. Paradores has eliminated them after recognizing that it was a “Unfortunate mistake” and “regret” what happened. The reason is simple: That publication unleashed a huge controversy and criticism of SHER, which soon put the cry in the sky for the initiative. Why’s that? Because throughout your ancient history San Marcos has been much more than a cloister or a hostel in which to enjoy a comfortable and pleasant vacation. The building was conceived in the twelfth century As a convent and pilgrim hospital, but it has served as a mission house, teaching center and was even used as a prison in which He was imprisoned Francisco de Quevedo. During the last years ARMH and researchers have claimed that another use does not fall into oblivion: that of concentration camp Francoist Hence Arch has made clear his anger at the decision of Paradores to invite his guests from León to disguise themselves as prisoners of these carnivals. “It is a clear banalization of the pain of the victims who were arrested and tortured in their facilities and a call of bad taste that threatens the memory of those victims,” SHER claimsand warn: if something similar happened in Germany or Austria “the person in charge would end up sitting before a judge.” A controversy with history. It is not the first time that Arch talks about San Marcos. Nor has this been the first touch between the association and those responsible for the hostel, which reopened its doors to late 2020 with 51 rooms and a five -star category after an investment of 15 million euros. Not long ago arm He claimed the government to declare the Parador of San Marcos de León “place of memory” and be reported in his access of his recent past. ARMH asks in particular to explain to visitors that “it was a concentration camp in which the fascists who gave the coup of July 1936 illegally arrested thousands of men and women”, a requirement that is not really new and is better understood if the context is known. Right now Arch It already exists A plaque with that reference in the hostel, one installed years ago; But the association denounces that it remains at a point where it is difficult for visitors to see it, which for those responsible supposes “A way to hide” The story. The collective also regrets that the website of the hostel “says nothing.” History … and news. The inmate’s costume is not even the first controversy that shakes San Marcos so far from 2025. National Geographic decided recently Remove the Best hotel awards with history in Spain. The magazine changed the reference to the León building for Paradores, in general, after receiving complaints from relatives from reprisals. “We were surprised that having been one of the largest and most hard concentration camps included it,” Recognize a Eldiario The granddaughter of a victim. An enclosure with history. The key is in the recent past of San Marcos, which before becoming a hostel in The 60s or from his reopening to late 2020served as Franco’s prison. The relatives of the reprisals point out that since 1936 they passed through San Marcos thousands of people and that hundreds of them died from the conditions that suffered there, the abuse or the Walks. In 2021 it was organized A tribute To the last survivor of the San Marcos prison, an act attended by the former socialist president José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. Image | Tourism Castilla y León In Xataka | In 1938 Franco commissioned an experiment with prisoners in a monastery of Burgos. Thus … Read more

The US is about to get all the minerals he wanted from Ukraine. The problem is that half control them

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In the terms in which it seems that the United States wants to end the war, Ukraine does not seem to have much to win in A peace agreement with Russia. Except if he brought out his rare earth reserves, those minerals that presume that he counts in large quantity. So much so, that, in 24 hours it is expected that Ukraine firm an agreement of cooperation with the Trump administration with minerals as protagonists. There is more than one problem. The agreement. The president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, will meet this Friday with his American counterpart, Donald Trump, in Washington to sign an agreement that gives the United States access to mineral resources Strategic Ukraine. Although Zelensky hopes that this pact will serve as a basis for future negotiations, he has recognized that does not include security guarantees concrete by the United States despite the fact that kyiv had insisted on this point during negotiations. Trump, meanwhile, has justified the agreement as a way that US taxpayers recover part of Help funds sent To Ukraine (the Biden administration raised the investment to More than 100,000 million dollars in assistance), arguing that the responsibility of Ukrainian security should fall in Europe. The terms. While the final details are still unknown, the Ukrainian prime minister, Denys Shmyhal, confirmed that both parties have agreed a preliminary version of the pact. According to this, it will be established An investment fund for the reconstruction of Ukraine, which will be jointly managed by kyiv and Washington on equal terms. Ukraine will contribute 50% of future income generated by their state natural resources, including minerals, oil and gas, and these funds will be reinvested in projects within the country. In this regard, a draft Obtained by the New York Times It suggests that the United States will have the greatest amount of participation allowed in the fund according to its legislation, although You will not have absolute control. Previously, Trump had demanded that Ukraine yield resources for Value of 500,000 million dollars As compensation for military and economic assistance received, but this point has been discarded in the final version. There are no guarantees. One of the most controversial aspects of the agreement is the lack of a formal security commitment by the United States. Zelensky insisted on the inclusion of a reference to security guarantees, although the final version only mentions that the United States “Support Ukraine efforts to obtain necessary guarantees for lasting peace.” No doubt, this does not imply a direct military support or specific commitments in case of Russian aggression. What Trump says. The President has declared that the United States will not provide security guarantees “beyond what is necessary” and that the protection of Ukraine It must fall on Europe. However, he pointed out that the presence of US workers in Ukrainian territory would provide “automatic security”, suggesting that investment in natural resources would deter Russia of attacking these strategic sites. He also said that the United States will continue to provide armament and ammunition to Ukraine “until an agreement with Russia is reached.” Why do minerals matter. We have told it before. Ukraine houses approximately 5% of world reserves of critical minerals, including graphite, titanium, lithium and rare earths, essential for the production of batteries, weapons, wind turbines and advanced technology. Thus, the United States, which seeks reduce its dependence on China In key materials for green technology and defense, see in Ukraine a strategic opportunity. According to The Ukraine Geological Service itselfthe country is one of the richest in the world in essential resources for energy transition and military industry. The problem: half are Russian. The main stumbling block that Ukraine has in the negotiation is that, paradoxically, almost half of its mineral reserves They are on land occupied by Russia Since the invasion in 2022, which has complicated access to these resources. We talk about something else 40% of these resources. To get an idea, the Minister of Economy of Ukraine, Yulia Svydenko, said that mineral resources in territories under Russian control They amount to 350,000 million dollars. In addition, the extraction of these minerals faces a greater obstacle: it is estimated that 25% of the Ukrainian territory is contaminated with land minesespecially in the east of the country, which hinders the development of mining projects without an adequate demin strategy. According to the Halo Trust organization, the nation has 150,000 contaminated square kilometers With these explosives. The Russian counteroffet. Not just that. In a twist of events, and knowing the negotiations, Vladimir Putin has declared in A televised interview that Russia is willing to offer to the United States access to your own mineral resourcesincluding, of course, those located in the occupied Ukrainian territories. In fact, he emphasized that Russia has “significantly more resources of this type than Ukraine” and that he is ready to attract foreign partners to exploit them in the so -called “new regions”in reference to the areas of Ukraine attached by Moscow. Moreover, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, fell importance to Zelensky’s visit to Washington and suggested that the final content of the agreement is not yet at all clear. Putin, meanwhile, mentioned the possibility of collaborate with the United States In the production of aluminum in Siberia, which would indicate an attempt of Moscow for interfering with the negotiations between kyiv and Washington and offering a more viable alternative for the United States. The challenge of access to resources. It is the last of the obstacles with respect to minerals. Despite its enormous potential, the exploitation of these resources Face significant difficulties. As we said, the Russian invasion has left Ukraine without access to much of its mineral reserves, particularly in occupied regions such as Donetsk and Zaporiyia. But, in addition, the country’s infrastructure has remained severely damaged After three years of conflict, which complicates the extraction and transport of materials. An uncertain future. Thus, the agreement that will be carried out in 24 hours is full of edges for Ukraine. … Read more

Despite the controversies, Kathleen Kennedy made essential decisions for ‘Star Wars’. Your successor will have it more difficult

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Years ago ‘Star Wars‘goes to the most debatable moment of his long career. It is no longer an economic issue, but about pure creativity: new series and films seem not to arouse the expectation of other times. In this context, Kathleen Kennedy, president of Lucasarts since Disney bought it, leaves the company, and leaves it without a clear helmsman. Who happens is a more than complicated situation. Twelve years of decisions. In the decade and peak that leads to Kennedy company, it has not been easy, facing One of the most volatile and aggressive fandoms: He has been accused of reorienting the franchise TO THE WOKEbut it has also been said that it was excessively immobilist and was pending past glories. All his ‘Star Wars’ films They have been box office successesbut when he has tried to distance himself from the fee with projects such as’Han Solo‘, things have not done well. It could be said that Kennedy was in a position where he did what he did, he was going to be criticized. Producers against authors. What is clear is that, under his mandate, Kennedy has tried to convert ‘Star Wars’ into an author franchise … while he has collided countless occasions with his creators. Phil Lord and Christopher Miller went out to unbeatted boxes of the ‘Han Solo’ set, Patty Jenkins and David Benioff and DB Weiss were going to revolutionize the franchise and their respective projects They ended up vanished. Currently, the purpose continues, almost as a legacy of Kennedy’s plan, but she will not see it from her position: James Mangold, Taika Waititi, Donald Glover … who knows if we will see it. The Marvel mirror. Comparisons with the other superfranchice owned by Disney are inevitable. Kevin Feige, with a position comparable to the one that Kennedy has just left, has dodged the ghost of the need to find prestigious authors for his films (now the vast majority sign them creators with cut wings Or, directly, Yes-Men Like Shawn Levy), but it crosses a bump of prestige and box office comparable to ‘Star Wars’. Possibly, the first to find an exit will mark the path that the other will follow. That is why they are under the same roof. How is the situation: movies. There has been a pump, involuntary but between which they mediate seven years and a pandemic between the last film released in the franchise, ‘Star Wars: Skywalker’s rise‘And next,’The Mandalorian and Grogu‘, which will arrive in 2026. It is a parenthesis, the result of chance and bad luck, unheard of franchises whose only strategy is to primar fans with medium cooking products. It is certainly the first challenge that Kennedy’s successor will have to face: return the big projects to the saga. How is the situation: series. As in Marvel, some saturation and lack of course has taken over the television faction of ‘Star Wars’, although the results have some quality that surpasses Kevin Feige’s projects. Despite the controversies, ‘Ashoka‘or’ The Acolyte ‘have also collected good reviews, and both the first season of’The Mandalorian ‘ (especially) like pride ‘Andor‘They are among the best that the franchise has given from the films and the classic video games. Even so, these series almost exclusively arrive at the Fandom of the franchise: Lucasartes needs ‘Star Wars’ to return to mass conversation. Broken visions. Perhaps Kennedy was not the producer who needed ‘Star Wars’, who could have achieved the same box office successes but at the rate of one (or more) per year with a less ambitious approach, but it was noteworthy that Kennedy always wanted to find exploitation ways for a saga whose main characteristic is that (except ‘Andor’ and some other isolated case) repeats the same tropes again and again. His was the idea of ​​raising high Republic as a new coordinate to explore, and wanted to take Lucasfilm beyond ‘Star Wars’ and Indiana Jones, adapting new projects, such as the trilogy ‘Children of Blood and Bone’. We will not know what so much ambition would have been. Header | Dick Thomas Johnson / Disney In Xataka | The catastrophe of the ‘Star Wars’ hotel: 3,000 euros per night in an interactive film of 350 million dollars

16,000 units have to be reviewed

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About a month ago, we told you that the Renault 5 had entered as a missile in the lists of the best selling electric cars. Its mixture of a good design, a point of nostalgia and that The car is really good They have been the ingredients to get it. However, something had stopped them in dry. Some French buyers had begun to point out that they had a software problem that prevented the car from moving. He bug detected completely blocked the car and prevented The user will unlock the car Beyond position N (neutral). That is, the car did not move forward (D/B on the transmission lever) or backward (R). So the first complaints They arrived at some forums And one of the users already pointed out that he was not the first to have had that same problem because the crane driver who had collected one of these drivers had already warned him that he had happened to other drivers. Now we know that there are thousands of affected cars and some are in Spain. Renault’s answer In response to these first complaints, Renault published an official response in France in which the user was explained to suffer this unforeseen event, did not scare. What had to do in that case was to take the car to the official service where the software is updated in an operation that can take between 20 and 30 minutes and the problem should be solved. Now we know that from France they want to stop the problem and have ordered that 15,722 Renault R5 units sold in Europe and that another 10 units of the Alpine A290 (You are in France) have a review call to solve this possible problem. Specifically, it is specified that they are the cars produced in the French plant of Douai (where those of the rhombus exclusively manufacture this vehicle) between September 1 and December 23, 2024. In Spain there are 500 affected units, as confirmed by the company itself. The process is very simple. The driver has to carry his car so that The main ECUs of the investor is reprogrammed of the electric motor. The problem has been found in the system that converts the continuous current of the battery to the alternating current that is used by electric motors. If this failure occurs, a red light will be presented in the instrument box that is accompanied by the phrase “electric motor failure”. Despite this, from the brand confirm that it does not imply any security problem and that the customer should not fear possible damage to the vehicle. The review has an estimated time less than one hour and Renault is getting in touch with affected customers. If you doubt whether your vehicle is affected or want to arrange an appointment, you can enter the frame number in this official Renault page to know all the details. Photo | Xataka In Xataka | Someone has taken a Renault 5 and sausage a rotary Mazda engine. And the result is already paid at a stratospheric price

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