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There is a region in Latin America that has more oil than all Saudi Arabia. And yet it produces 12 times less

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To the east of Venezuela, the Orinoco oil strip wants to return to its golden age, but faces political, economic and technical challenges. Venezuela has the largest proven oil reserve in the world: 300,878 million barrels. To put it in perspective, Saudi Arabia has in its territory a reserve of 267,000 million barrels. A Treasury. The Venezuelan crude is concentrated in the Orinoco oil strip, a region of 55,314 square kilometers east of the country that extends over the Orinoco River basin. The Orinoco oil girdle It is rich in heavy and extrapeted oil, a type of dense and viscous crude that requires more expensive and challenging refining processes to transform into usable products, such as gasoline and diesel. The twenty -first country in oil production. The Orinoco oil strip has been known since January 1936, when the American company Standard Oil of New Jersey did the first well: “La Canoa-1”, in the state of Anzoátegui. But gigantic. Despite its age, the Orinoco oil strip remains the largest crude oil reserve. And yet, he has been unable to lift his head for years due to the political and technical and economic sanctions that surround it. In its oil peak, Venezuela produced three million barrels per day. Today is the Twenty -first country in the world In oil production with 770,000 barrels a day, from behind even neighboring Colombia. The United States, Saudi Russia and Arabia lead the ranking with 8-12 million barrels per day. A challenge and an opportunity. The sanctions on Venezuelan oil, led by the United States government, rose for six months in October 2023, which allowed a shy return of foreign companies to the Orinoco oil strip. The moratorium evidenced that the Venezuelan oil sector has problems beyond the political; structural problems. After years of negligence, corruption and economic crisis, Venezuelan oil needs foreign investment to modernize the expensive infrastructure with which it extracts and processes heavy crude. Although the sanctions were activated last year as a pressure measure of the Biden administration against the government of Nicolás Maduro, now foreign companies have the opportunity to obtain individual licenses to mitigate their effect, which shows some sprout of hope for a country in which oil remains an economic engine. The Petroleum Momentum of Latin America. The modernization of infrastructure, the attraction of foreign investment and the stabilization of the economy are crucial steps, but we do not know if enough to recover all the economic potential of the Orinoco oil strip. The context seems flattering. Latin American countries are involved in A “gold fever” of oil in which the most extreme case is that of the also Guyana neighbor, which has seen a growth of 33% of GDP thanks to the reserves discovered in its coasts in 2015. Meanwhile, Brazil has climbed to the 8th place in the world production of oil and Mexico is in the 11th place. What if falling? The question that floats in the air is the same for all these countries, what will happen to their investments when the expected drop in oil demand By effect of energy transition? For now, much of the world moves as if we were going to continue burning oil for many years. Maybe that is the answer. Images | EFOFAC, Wilfredor In Xataka | The Falkland Islands rest over 500 million barrels of oil. Now the United Kingdom wants to authorize its extraction *An earlier version of this article was published in July 2024

Exactly 100 years ago we began to understand how the world works. Quantum physics has radically changed our lives

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Well, not exactly 100 years ago. 100 years ago and one day. On July 9, 1925, German physicist Werner Heisenberg sent a letter to his friend Wolfgang Pauli, who at that time was already a very renowned theoretical physicist of Austrian origin. Heisenberg had been engaged for several months in the development of an idea that was permanently breaking with The classical conception of the atom as a tiny planetary system in which electrons orbit around a nucleus constituted by protons and neutrons. That letter contained several reflections that Pauli knew how to appreciate. In fact, shortly after receiving it Max Born, Pascual Jordan and Wolfgang Pauli himself took the work of Werner Heisenberg as a starting point to prepare for the first time in history a mature formulation of Quantum theory. The content of that letter supports nothing more and nothing less the most ambitious and precise framework in the history of science: Standard model of particle physics. Without him many of the technologies we enjoy today would not be possible. Quantum mechanics is very present in our day to day “Dear Pauli, if he believes that I read his letter laughing mockingly, he is deeply mistaken. Actually, the opposite happens; from Helgoland (it is a small German island located in the North Sea) my views on the mechanics have become more radical every day that passes, and I am firmly convinced that Bohr’s theory of the hydrogen atom in its current form Zeeman “. The article ‘Umdeutung’ (‘Reinterpretation’) of Heisenberg is considered the birth certificate of modern quantum theory The first lines of Heisenberg’s letter They clearly reflect the trust and respect he professed towards Pauli. And also how much the revolutionary ideas I had in mind were disturbed. In fact, a few lines later confess to having many doubts about the way he could carry out The rigorous formulation of those thoughts: “As for my own opinion about this scribble, with which I am not at all satisfied: I am firmly convinced of the value of the negative and critical part, but I consider that the positive part is rather poor. Even so, perhaps those most capable that I can get something sensible to it.” The scribble that Heisenberg speaks was actually the draft of his famous article ‘Umdeutung’ (‘Reinterpretation’), which shortly after was published. Many physicists consider that text the birth certificate of Modern Quantum Theory. Neither more nor less. Anyway, there is no doubt: during the next 100 years Heisenberg’s ideas and other physicists who also made decisive contributions to quantum theory, such as Wolfgang Pauli, Erwin Schrödinger, Max Born, Paul Am Douc, Niels Bohr or Albert Einstein, triggered the birth of many of the technologies we currently use. Integrated circuits containing all our electronic devices, Solar panelsmagnetic resonance machines, The lasers or the atomic watches that allow the human being to measure time with an unprecedented precision would not be possible without the knowledge that modern quantum theory has given us. And, of course, without this model we would not have Quantum computers. Objectively, and it is not at all an exaggeration, Quantum physics is present in much of modern technology. And all probability will continue to be in many of the innovations that will arrive in the future. That is not the slightest doubt. After all, it is the best tool we have to understand how the world works. Image | Generated by Xataka with Gemini More information | Cern In Xataka | The authentic alchemy is being made by the CERN: it has detected the transformation of lead into gold

82% are concentrated in just five regions

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In full Tourism expansion international and with housing turned into the Great broken down With the head of the Spaniards, the government wants to cut short of short stay rents. To achieve it A few months ago presented its system of Single window and “registration number”, A new formula with which he intends to guarantee that those who rent their houses to tourists (even rooms) or through seasonal contracts do so complying with the laws of the sector. Now, with the new system of registration already advanced, the ministry has The first data. And they give us an interesting clue about the regions of Spain (surprisingly few) that suffer the most of the holiday rental pressure. What happened? That the government is putting the new system with which it intends to order the short -term rentals. A few days ago the Ministry of Housing and Urban Agenda (Mivau) revealed that since January 2, it has received more than 215,400 applications from owners interested in obtaining a “rental registration number” for its properties, the tuition that since July 1 they need to announce and operate on platforms such as Booking or Airbnb. Something more than half of those requests (134,300) arrived at the Ministry last month, which explains that not all are at the same point. According to the governmentthere are 94,200 that have already been activated definitively and 102,700 that have provisional green light, so you must still receive the guarantee of the College of Registrars. Another 18,500 have run worse luck and were revoked. Sum and follow requests. Although the system has just activated an idea of ​​the amount of short stay rents operating in the country. On Monday, a week after the balance of Mivau, Idealista published Updated figures that raise the total requests to more than 260,000, which shows that the drip of requests remains at a good pace. Moreover, the platform appointment A manager of the College of Registrars who estimates that at the end of June the 30,000 daily applications were reached, a rhythm that would now be around 10.00 or 15,000. Idealist Share Another interesting fact: To date, 22,000 homemade requests have been denied that have run out of the registration number that allows them to operate on the main digital platforms. The reason? Many incurred in the same three errors: their homes lacked license, they did not have the endorsement of the community of owners or can only be dedicated to residential use. For rent or season. Before following it is important to understand that not all owners request a registration number for the same. There are those who do it to rent their houses to tourists (the majority) and those who want to opt for the market of the season leasewhich is the one who demand, for example, the storms, researchers, students, athletes … in general any person who needs a house in which to stay a few months. The first case represents 78.9% of the requests until July. The second, 21.1%. Although these are different casuistics, both are considered “short -lived rentals” that from now on operate with the single digital window and a registration number that must be visible on the platforms. The objective, Underline Minister Isabel Rodríguez, is “to end the illegal tourist floors that expel families from their neighborhoods” and to use temporary rental to mock the law. What the data reveals. The figures Published by the Rodríguez department are interesting for another reason: they give us an interesting clue about the regions of the country most pressured by the short stay rentals, especially holidays. Of all the applications activated definitively at the end of June for tourist leases, the majority (82.22%) are concentrated in five regions: Andalusia, Balearic Islands, the Canary Islands, Catalonia and the Valencian C.. If we talk about provisional authorizations, that half dozen regions agglutinates 69.22% of permits. “This assumes that more than three out of four requests for registration numbers for tourist rental are concentrated in these five autonomous communities,” Clarify The Ministry of Housing. That 82% do not mean that the five communities agglutinate eight out of ten tourist rentals, but eight out of ten applications processed and approved today (the final photography can still vary). Still it is revealing. Can you get off in detail? Yeah. Mivau requires that at least at the end of June it was possible to identify Hot points in each of those five communities. In the case of Andalusia, which accumulated 49,397 requests, the vast majority (27,936) of Malaga. In the Canary Islands highlight Gran Canaria and Tenerife, which brought respectively 16,7100 and 13,300 applications of the 30,000 of the archipelago. Ministry data shows a similar trend in Catalonia or the Valencian Community. The bulk of the requests part of the provinces of Costa. Barcelona processed 9,500, Tarragona 6,600 and Girona 9,500, which between the three total 92% of the total. In C. Valenciana (21,900 applications in total), 14,500 left Alicante, 2,900 of Castellón and about 4,500 of Valencia. Images | Stay Grouted (Flickr), Oberon Copeland (UNSPLASH) and Ministry of Housing In Xataka | Cities full of empty houses and neighbors incapable of finding housing: the cities of “Las Persianas descedas” arrive

Aemet warns of the arrival of a new Dana, and is expected

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Just a couple of days ago, weather models They began to glimpse The possible formation of a new isolated depression in height, a Dana, on the waters of the Atlantic. The observations are confirming the expected and now the experts warn of the arrival of a phenomenon that is expected intense. Special notice. The State Meteorology Agency (Aemet) has issued a special notice for storms and intense rainfall associated with the newly formed Dana. The situation will affect the northern half and third this peninsular between tomorrow 11 and Saturday, July 12. What’s happening. At the beginning of this week, meteorologists proved that the Peninsula had been divided between two air masses, one to the north, under the influence of vaguades and a mass of cold air, and another to the south with anticyclonic time in which heat resisted leaving. The days have passed and but the apparent return of stability and heat has been just a mirage, at least for part of the country. The reason is the decoration of a Dana, an area of ​​low height pressures that is separating from the cold circulation of the north. This Dana is being formed to the west of the Iberian Peninsula and will soon arrive by the atmospheric circulation itself. What we can expect. Aemet’s special notice speaks From the arrival of “high adversity storms in the northern and third half of our territory, accompanied locally of large hail, very strong wind and very strong showers.” Tomorrow, Friday 11, they await us according to the agency storms that would gain intensity from the afternoon both in the Cantabrian mountain range and in the Iberian system, and that they would go little by little by moving north or northeast. These storms could lead to hail of size greater than 2 cm in diameter and showers that would accumulate up to 30-40 mm in an hour, in addition to “very strong” wind gusts. On Saturday 12, Aemet sees “likely” that the Dana is moving to the east, which would take instability to the west peninsular and, especially, to the northeast quadrant. Uncertainty. The forecasts They point out the probable arrival of this extreme but Aemet event warns of a certain degree of uncertainty. As they explain, the probability that the arrival of the Dana has storms and intense rainfall is “very high”, greater than 70%, but not total. As they detail, “the described scenario is quite likely, the uncertainty inherent to this type of disturbances makes it difficult to specify the areas where a greater impact will occur.” Uncertainty increases the more we move away in time, but the agency estimates that the Dana’s passage does not have major impacts from Sunday, day 13. In Xataka | “Clouds of fire”, the phenomenon that makes escape from sixth generation fires can make it impossible Image | ECMWF

Sony, Sennheiser, Apple and more. These are the best offers in Bluetooth headphones with ANC during Prime Day

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Although during the prime day 2025 we are seeing good offers in Mobile, Tablets And even in TVsthere is a lot More variety and quantity in bluetooth headphones. For that same reason, in this article we are going to put the simplest things gathering the best offers – and the ones we liked most – that we can find in Bluetooth headphones with active noise cancellation (ANC). Cmf by nothing buds 2 by 31.42 eurossome headphones with space audio and a fairly useful differential point. Soundcore Space Q45 by 89.99 eurosone of the models with the best value for money of this article. Sennheiser Accentum by 99.99 eurosBluetooth headphones that have lowered a lot of price. AirPods Pro 2 by 199 eurosApple Top headphones with a discount that we had not seen to date. Sony Wh-1000xm5 by 239 eurosone of the best offers in Prime Day headphones. Cmf by nothing buds 2 Nothing has brought the design of its CMF phone mobiles to the headphones, but changing the dial to make it more functional. The Cmf by nothing buds 2 They are headphones that, by 31.42 eurosThey are quite interesting. Of course, they offer active noise cancellation of 48 dB, as well as a transparency mode. The particular of these headphones lies in the programmable dial of the load case that serves to use functions such as adjusting the volume or reproduction. They offer one Autonomy of up to 55 hoursthey have an ear detection, dual connection and IP55 certification. * Some price may have changed from the last review Soundcore Space Q45 I do not exaggerate when I say that Soundcore Space Q45 They are one of the Bluetooth headphones with better value for money of this list. They are the ones I use daily and stand out in several aspects, such as its ergonomics, audio quality and, of course, their excellent Active hybrid noise cancellation which can be adjusted on five levels through the brand app. And they are offer in Amazon by 89.99 euros. The Soundcore Space Q45 They also come with a normal mode (without ANC) and another mode transparency. They offer one Autonomy of up to 50 hours Of music playback, they have dual connection, they include a 3.5 mm jack port to use them when they do not have a battery and come with a travel case. * Some price may have changed from the last review Sennheiser Accentum With a similar price, we also have another very interesting alternative. It’s about Sennheiser Accentum In its special edition, Bluetooth headphones that cost 99.99 euros and that offer an ergonomic design, although they are not folding. They include rotating capsules to better adapt to the shape of the head, have active hybrid noise cancellation, in addition to their corresponding transparency mode, and From the app you can access a complete equalizer. On the other hand, its battery is similar to that of the Soundcore Space Q45, since in this case they offer up to 50 hours of music reproduction. * Some price may have changed from the last review AirPods Pro 2 In the field of TWS, the AirPods Pro 2 They are one of Apple’s best bluetooth headphones and, although unfortunately they have remained at a fairly fixed price for a long time, they can now be purchased at their lowest price to date: during Prime Day they cost 199 euros. The AirPods Pro 2 They offer active cancellation of adaptive noise and mount the H2 chip. They also have wireless load through Apple Magsafe (Although they can be recharged through the USB-C port), they come with gestural control, they are compatible with Sirithey have multipunto connection and their battery offers an autonomy of up to 30 hours. * Some price may have changed from the last review Sony Wh-1000xm5 One of the best offers we can find in Prime Day is that of the Sony Wh-1000xm5some bluetooth headphones that we had rarely seen approaching at their current price of 239 euros. Of course, it is the version that includes a soft case instead of rigid. The Sony Wh-1000xm5 They offer one of the best active cancellations in the marketThey include a transparency mode, they are very comfortable even when wearing them for hours and their battery offers an autonomy of approximately 30 hours of music reproduction. * 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. Image | Nothing, Anker, Sennheiser, Apple, Sony In Xataka | Best wireless headphones. Which to buy and 21 models from 15 euros to 470 euros In Xataka | Better truly wireless headphones (TWS) with noise cancellation. Which to buy and ten recommended models

Federer has just become a billionaire. And not for his 20 Grand Slams, but for some shoes that his wife bought

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With unique elegance, Roger Federer He raised tennis to an art form. Throughout a professional career that extended for 24 years, he conquered 20 Grand Slam titlesbecoming one of the most laureate and admired tennis players of all time. Number one in the world for 310 weeks, its fluid style and its consistency in the elite redefined the standards of excellence in sport. However, that economic booty that kneaded During his career he did not enter the most select club of the great fortunes of sport. Multimillionaire. Yes, because Federer has crossed a threshold reserved for very few: he has officially become a billionaire. With an estimated fortune in 1.3 billion of dollars according to the Bloomberg Billionaires indexsports legend not only joins the exclusive club that integrate athletes Like Michael Jordan Or Tiger Woods, but does it without having depended exclusively on his sports achievements. Rather the opposite. Throughout a race that gave him those 20 Grand Slam titles between 2003 and 2018 and some 130.6 million in prizesthe Swiss built a personal brand armored, based on sobriety, constancy, the prestige of the firms that accompanied him and the total absence of scandals. This combination not only multiplied its value outside the clues, but made it one of the most reliable assets of global sport, even after officially retiring in 2022. The quid of longevity. Bloomberg had That Federer’s financial rise was not the product of a late commitment, but a patient construction of long -term commercial relations with top -level companies. Since his early as a professional he signed contracts with signatures Like Rolex, Mercedes Benz, Lindt and Credit suisse (today UBS), all characterized by a conservative, demanding and impeccable reputation approach. His profile fit naturally in that ecosystem, where he was not only brand ambassador, but also national symbol. In 2013, he gave A key step When founding with its agent Tony Godsick the Team8 representation company, which is not only responsible for its businesses but also for the management of its legacy and its foundation. Through it and with the support of the Swiss Format Format A AG, Federer maintained Absolute control About his investments, positioning himself as a self -manager at the height of his legend. The contract with Uniqlo. One of the most striking turns in its commercial career occurred in 2018, when Federer left Nike After more than two decades of relationship. The American firm considered that tennis was no longer a strategic market, which allowed Uniqlo (owned by the Japanese Fast retailing) to do A historical offer: 300 million of dollars for ten years, without clauses linked to sports activity. Federer was then 37 years old and was already in the final stretch of his career, which turned the agreement into an unusual but safe bet: the brand wanted to associate not only with the player, but with the symbol. The contract with Uniqlo, far from marking the end of his great income, laid the foundations for his next master play. THE GREAT INVESTMENT: ON. Talk later From her a while ago. Federer’s greatest financial success was not a sponsorship, but a strategic investment of casual origin: His wife bought some sneakers from an emerging Swiss brand called onspecialized in high performance footwear. Federer, design enthusiast and collector of more than 250 pairs of sneakers, met with the founders in Zurich and shortly thereafter about 3% of the company. The alliance was not limited to capital: he spent hours in the laboratory designing its own model and promoting the brand through its global image. Today, ON Holding AG is valued in about 17,000 million dollarswhich turns Federer’s participation into a source of income of more than 500 million, well above alone of everything he won on the track. His entrance as an investor coincided with the company’s IP, which further reinforced his position as a visionary entrepreneur (and with flower). The profitability of the image. They explained in Fortune that the secret behind Federer’s commercial durability does not only reside in millionaire contracts, but in coherence and control of Your public projection. Unlike other great athletes, Federer has avoided linking To questionable brands, to ephemeral media projects or excessive exhibitions in sports media and comments. His figure remains associated with the elegance, precision and neutrality of his game on the track, deeply Swiss attributes that have made him an ideal ambassador for companies that value stability and reputation. Even its recent appearances, such as The start act of the 24 hours of Le Mans or the launch of his New collection with Uniqlo In Paris, they respond to a measure of visibility measure that enhances the value of their personal brand without wearing it. The legacy. If you want also, Federer’s rise to the status of a multimillionaire not only reaffirms his mastery inside (and outside) of the track, but redefines the horizon of what an athlete You can build No need for controversy, stridency or forced retirement. His case shows that the Personal brandwhen managed with intelligence, coherence, and long -term vision, it can be as powerful as any right -wing blow. Of course, none of this would have been possible without overwhelmingly good That was playing tennis. That and, of course, some luck with the casual purchase of a wife’s shoes. The same ones that are reporting much more than the 20 Grand Slams. Image | Not angouh me, Tigre Municipality In Xataka | In his unstoppable path to world domination, Uniqlo now sponsors Roger Federer In Xataka | On running has been made in the hypercompetitive shoe industry with a secret: the sole

China has already won the nuclear energy career to the US and Russia. And he has done it thanks to a avant -garde reactor

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China’s nuclear program was born in the 50s of the last century. The cold war held by the US and the Soviet Union had incited these two countries to Develop your nuclear arsenal With a shocking speed, and Mao Zedong, the co -founder and leader of the Communist Party of China, decided to ask the Soviet Union for help for launch your own nuclear plan. In 1955 this cooperation allowed China to build its first floor of Uranium-235 and Plutonium productionand also supported the foundation of the National Nuclear Corporation of China (CNC). Only four years later, in 1959, the Soviet Union ended the collaboration with China in nuclear technology. This decision was a very hard setback for the country led by Mao Zedong, who embarked on A career towards self -sufficient in the development of nuclear energy. However, China’s plan prospered very slowly during the next three decades. The first nuclear power plant designed and built entirely by China, the Qinshan plant, was successfully connected to the electricity network on December 15, 1991. At that time China could not rival at all with The development of nuclear technology that had reached the US and the almost extinct Soviet Union. In 2002 China only had two nuclear centrals in operation. Today has no less than 58 nuclear reactors in activity. Only US has more (94). During the last two decades China’s civil and military nuclear program It has advanced with a vertiginous speed, but the most important thing is not the number of reactors that it currently has in operation: the really differential thing is that it has been placed At the forefront in nuclear technology. China leads thanks to its nuclear reactor of molten salts and Torio The TMSR-LF1 reactor officially entered into operation on October 11, 2023. A few months later, on June 17, 2024, he began working at full power. And on October 8 of last year the technicians who operate it detected protacinium-233 (PA-233), a radioactive isotope intermediate derived from the transformation of the thorium into Uranium-233 as part of the fuel cycle of the thorium. This nuclear reactor is in the Minqin industrial complex of the province of Gansu, in northern China. It has a power of 2 thermal megawatts (MWT), and, although it will not be the first Fourth Generation Nuclear Reactor in activity, and neither the first one that Torio will use as fuel, yes It will be the first of molten salts that will use this chemical element. However, the ambition of this Asian country does not end here; It is already planning to build a molten salts and torium reactor of more capacity for 2030, although China is not the only country that bets on this technology. China plans to build a molten salts and torio reactor of more capacity for 2030 The US, France or India are some of those who have also invested in research programs that pursue the development of nuclear reactors capable of generating electricity from the thorium. India’s in particular is interesting because it aims to demonstrate the viability of fuel cycles based on thorium in the context of its advanced heavy water reactor project. This technology is still far from being adopted in a generalized way, but its advantages closely link it to the future of nuclear energy. Our planet brings together approximately 12 million tons of thorium, so this chemical element is three times more abundant In the earth’s cortex that Uranium used as fuel in the current nuclear centrals. The largest deposits reside in China, Brazil, Canada, Australia, USA, Greenland, Russia, Norway, South Africa and Venezuela, although prospects reflect that the country that Torio has is precisely one of the ones that is investing most in the development of reactors capable of using it: India. Another point in your favor is that it is as easy to extract as uranium, but it has the inconvenience that it is not directly physable. It is necessary to introduce it into a reactor that manufactures uranium from Torio, and what it produces is not uranium-235, it is Uranium-233, but the important thing is that it is physable. Once this uranium has occurred, it can be introduced into a conventional reactor like those we have in Spain, which could not work with Torio, but with a derivative of that element. In addition, experts say that molten salts nuclear reactors are safer than reactors installed in the nuclear power plants that are currently in operation. Experts say that molten salts nuclear reactors are safer than reactors installed in the nuclear power plants that are currently in operation Two of the reasons are that they use as a refrigerant lithium fluoride and beryllium at a very low pressure, and the fuel remains dissolved in the form of salt, so it is very unlikely that an accident could trigger the fusion of the reactor’s core. Another quality of these reactors that are worth not overlooking is that Its architecture allows them to be installed undergroundwhich, again, increases your safety. But this is not all. Another peculiar and positive feature of these reactors is that they allow to recharge the fuel while remaining in operation. And, in addition, the fact that they do not need water to maintain the refrigerated nucleus allows them to be installed in regions in which water is scarce, or, simply, in areas where there is no river and are not close to the sea. This is one of the reasons why China is investing in the development of this technology as a means to build fourth generation nuclear power plants in the most remote and arid regions of the country. It is also worth not overlooking that Radioactive waste They generate have a much shorter semi -grid period than that of the residues of the reactors that use uranium, which logically facilitates their management. And, in addition, the folk salts reactors They use less fuel Because the efficiency of the thorium is much higher than … Read more

A US Nuclear Submarine has just arrived in Iceland for the first time in history. That can only mean one thing: Giuk

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When 2025 United States began, a word incessantly repeated: Greenland. There was no appearance of Trump where he did not slide that Washington was interested in getting the small nation, even for the bad. Behind, of course, There was much more that an occurrence, because the island is part of a Western strategic edge that he shares with the United Kingdom and Iceland. Interestingly, the first nuclear submarine in the US has just come to stay. First nuclear scale. Yes, by first time In history, a nuclear propulsion submarine in the United States has docked in Iceland. He USS Newport Newsa fast attack unit Los Angeles classarrived in Reykiavik in a movement that underlines the growing strategic importance of the Arctic in a context of Geopolitical tensions increasingly acute. The Icelandic government only began to allow the entry of nuclear submarines in its territorial waters in 2023and this inaugural visit is part of an increasingly narrow cooperation pattern with Washington and NATO. The American navy presented the event as A “decisive moment” which reaffirms its commitment to collective defense and maritime security of the Arctic, while American diplomats in Reykiavik stressed that the operation has been carried out in full Coordination with Icelandcountry that does not have its own naval forces and depends on the allied umbrella for protection. Giuk. It We count A few months ago. The geostrategic background of the event is closely linked to the call Giuk runner (Between Greenland, Iceland and the United Kingdom), a strip of key waters through which routinely submarines of the Russian north fleet, including the advanced yasen-m Cruise missile carriers. The location of Iceland makes the island a vital control point to follow these vessels before they are hidden in the vast Atlantic and represent a potential threat to the east coast of the United States. During the cold war, Iceland housed to the 57th Hunting Wing of the American Air Force at the Keflavik base, as well as maritime surveillance detachments With P-3 Orion aircraft. Currently, this surveillance persists with modern P-8a Poseidon and with NATO fighters that rotate to cover the Icelandic airspace. The Newport News stop adds to that renewed defense network, in a context where NATO has intensified protection of underwater infrastructure after alleged sabotage acts Russian In the Baltic which alerted about the vulnerability of vital cables and conduits. Sobs on board the submarine make guard while arriving in Reykjavík, Iceland And more. As We explainYes, let’s say Russia or China cross the corridor, its location would become extremely difficult, both because of the acoustic conditions of the underwater terrain and by oceanic vastness. Thus, from those hidden positions they could launch missile attacks against objectives in the east of the American continent. In fact and in response to this, the United States formed in 2021 the so -called Task Group Greyhounda specialized group of anti -submarine destroyers Designed to counteract This specific threat. The American navy itself warned at the time that the east coast of the country already It was not a safe shelterunderlining the urgency of establishing surveillance and defense points in key areas such as Greenland. The Russian answer. The truth is that Russia has proven to know very well the value of this corridor. In 2019, he organized its greatest naval exercise From the Cold War, sending at least ten submarines through the completely submerged Giuk gap, with the aim of Reach the Atlantic without being intercepted. According to Norwegian mediathe intention was clear: to prove the capacity of the West to detect movements of his fleet and demonstrate that he could project power to the US coast. These exercises also fulfill a fund growing territorial presence. A new stage. Beyond its symbolic value, the arrival of the Newport News represents an important operational step for the United States: to have a logistic support point for nuclear submarines in the Arctic without the need for move to Scotland or northern Norway. The ship, equipped with twelve vertical launch tubes for Tomahawk missiles and anti -submarine and anti -surface warfare systems, also provides surveillance and deterrence in a region where Russia has reinforced its naval presence and has increased its military activity near Finland. Icelandic Foreign Ministry itself recognized that these visits contribute to continuous and efficient underwater surveillance that also protects critical infrastructures submerged in Icelandic waters. Since 2023, six American submarines They had already briefly entered the island waters for partial crew rotations, but this is the first stop in port, product of bilateral regulations prepared with discretion and based on similar agreements with other Nordic countries. An emerging axis. The submarine scale is not an isolated case: in 2019, B-2 Spirit poachers They also used Iceland as an advanced base, which was a novelty for both aircraft and for the island. The ability to operate from austere locations has become a key principle of the American projection strategy. Iceland, who for decades played a secondary role after the end of the cold war, is repositioning as a central node in the defensive device of NATO in the north, especially in front of the resurgence of the Russian underwater threat. This scale, therefore, is not only a naval operation, but a silent but unequivocal statement of intentions: the United States contemplates the Arctic as a theater of strategic competence in full boom, already Iceland as its new bastion. Image | USN In Xataka | We already know why Greenland is so important: the key is called Giuk and gives access to China and Russia east of the US In Xataka | In the Norwegian cold war he devised a plan underground to detain the Soviet. Invasion to Ukraine has reactivated it

characteristics, price and technical file

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New generation of Mazda CX-5 and new notice to navigators: if you thought that Mazda was willing to fold the industry trends, you are very wrong. The Japanese company has presented its most successful SUV with the same signs of the usual identity. The most interesting thing is not that he maintains the polished lines from the outside that have defined their last releases, the most interesting is their modernization in the cabin while maintaining a taste with a flavor to the past, of good displacement but with echo stickers. Mazda CX-5 Technical Card Mazda CX-5 Body type Five -seater SUV MEASURES 4,690 mm long, 1,860 mm wide, 1,695 mm high. Wheelbase of 2,815 mm Trunk 583 liters Maximum power 141 hp WLTP consumption 7.0 l/100 km in front traction 7.4-7.5 l/100 km in total traction Environmental Distinctive ECHO. Driving aids Mandatory by the European Union. Adaptive cruise control with lane maintenance and assistance in change. Automatic parking. Others 12.9 screen for the instrument box and 12.9 or 15.6 inches for the central. Compatibility with Apple Carplay and integration with Google as standard, including Google Store and Gemini as an assistant with AI. maximum speed 187 km/h in front -wheel drive 185 km/h in total traction Electric hybrid Yes, in 24 volt microhíbrid version in its 2.5 e-skyactive g (141 hp) engine (141 hp) Plug -in hybrid No. Electric No. price and availability Already available to book from 35,200 euros. First deliveries scheduled for the end of 2025 A brand that remains in its thirteen If Mazda has highlighted for something during her history, she has been for doing different things. The company is the only Victoria in the 24 hours of Le Mans With a car moved with this technology. In recent years, the company has achieved delve into the trend. They have long made it clear that they do not trust the electric car at all (Although his Mazda 6e points good ways) and that they are especially critical with those who bet on Very heavy electric. Its MX-5 is one of those few light sports ones that remain in the market and, bound by European emission regulations, They are considering If it is worth it combine your rotating engine with electrification. A path that They have already started traveling with their MX-30. At the same time, while the industry electrifies its cars with profusion and has been lowering their displacements to have smaller engines, Mazda has opted to do the opposite. Engines that nobody offers As a sign of identity and value before the client. Their low sales in Europe encourage them to take these types of risks and have already confirmed that they had an association with other brands to pay accounts against Brussels and save the fines. With this context in mind, the company has remained firm to the point of offering a six-cylinder diesel engine in its CX-60. One of those that nobody offers or wants to offer. Now, repeat formula with the CX-5. Its new generation comes with a 2.5 -liter gasoline engine but that is slightly hybridized to earn the favor of European regulators. Of course, not all are good news for the most passionate, since there are important developments inside. Good and bad news for the most purists As we said, Mazda CX-5 arrives with a light hybrid. This is with the E-Skyactiv G engine of 2.5 liters and 141 hp that is already available at Mazda 3 for a few months. This 24 V light hybridization system allows you to obtain the DGT echo label. The promise is to maintain that soft and progressive touch of the atmospheric of Mazda with a hybrid system whose only task is to recover energy during braking to supply electricity to the requirements of the car while it is in operation. Only at very specific times offers engine assistance. With this, Mazda CX-5 barely saves fuel but does obtain that precious echo label that is interesting in the center of large cities and offers certain advantages (depending on the city) when paying taxes or parking in regulated parking services. Goodbye to the physical controls in the Mazda dashboard Of course, not everything is good news for the most purists. The interior adopts the same style that we have already seen in the first images of the Mazda 6e. The physical controls of the dashboard disappear and are barely maintained for the defense of the moons and the emergency button. The buttons in the steering wheel are physical but the air conditioning is now controlled from a 12.9 -inch screen that grows at 15.6 inches in its top range finishes. Goodbye to the promise that Mazda would not fall on the giant touch screens. Now everything happens to be controlled with your hands. It is a substantial change in the interiors of the company that had already adopted the purely digital instrument picture (here of 12.9 inches) but that maintained its position of small but well integrated screens and with a roulette control while we are in motion. In return, Mazda has confirmed that it includes a deep integration with Google. In addition to having Google Maps as a serial browser or Google Play with applications of all kinds available, Gemini will be the AI ​​assistant to facilitate use in hands -free mode. Regarding safety equipment and ADAS SYSTEMS OF DRIVINGMazda includes the mandatory basics by the European Union (including emergency braking or the rear camera) but also an adaptive cruise control with assistance for lane change, automatic parking or traffic light, which alerts when it has been put in green. Photos | Mazda In Xataka | Mazda wants to challenge the transition to electric cars. The new Skyactiv-Z engine will be its argument

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Artificial intelligence has reached Transform the labor market of ways that neither the companies themselves imagine, promising efficiency and cost reduction. However, behind this technological revolution, there are a group of professionals who are seeing their income growing thanks to errors that makes the AI. The rise of automation with AI has opened a new labor niche: fix the strips that the AI ​​leaves in its path. There are more and more companies that, after trying to replace employees for AI agentshave discovered that failures They can leave expensive. The rush for adopting artificial intelligence without a deep analysis have generated an unexpected demand for experts capable of solving the problems that these technologies cause. Advance is expensive. In recent months, much has been discussed about how artificial intelligence is replacing workers And how could I still do it More in the near future. However, the reality is that those who have opted to replace human employees too soon, have found that AI makes mistakes, and many. According to Recent dataAI agents can make up up to 70% In complex tasks, which shows that its reliability is far from perfect. Companies who fired staff To save costs they have had to hire experts after the AI ​​did not meet the minimal demands of the task. “The AI ​​also has many cases in which it can ‘hallucinate, generating irrelevant, invented or inconsistent content,’” Explain To the British BBC he Feng Li Professor, Associate Dean of Research and Innovation at the Bayes Business School. “Although it seems a quick and economical option, the AI ​​rarely takes into account the unique identity of the brand, the objective population groups or the design centered on conversion. As a result, much of the result seems generic and can harm the reputation or effectiveness of the brand,” says Li. The business of fixing the IA errors. In that context, some professionals have found a gold mine in the repair of the Errors made by AI. Such and as they highlight To BBC some of these professionals, these interventions usually be done at the last minute and as a last resort before an imminent delivery, which triggers prices. He supposed savings that promised AI ends up becoming an extra cost, since experts charge raised rates for solving these problems to counterreloj. Sophie Warner, co -owner of the Create Designs agency in the United Kingdom, says: “We often have to collect a research rate to find out what has failed, since (clients) do not want to admit it, and the process of correcting these errors takes much longer than if professionals had been consulted from the beginning.” Warner remembers the case of a client who, for saving 15 minutes of work to update his website, turned to Chatgpt to generate a code fragment. Solving the error “cost them about 400 euros and their online business was inactive for three days.” 100 dollars an hour to fix the pifias of the AI. Sarah Skidd, product marketing manager, He published on LinkedIn His experience, counting that it was hired by a content agency to urgently review the text of a website produced with AI for a client in the hotel sector. “I dedicated about 20 hours to rewriting the text, charging 100 dollars per hour,” explained Skidd, who says it was not about making small changes, but “rebuilding everything” to give consistency. Far from fearing the AI, Skidd considers that “he is not afraid of AI as chatgpt because they are very basic when writing texts.” In its LinkedIn publication, writer Sarah Taslik too I commented that a company generated 50 articles with AI and hired it to review them: “I needed two whole months to rewrite them.” The most human: a new source of income. These professionals emphasize that it is not only about correcting the possible mistakes and hallucinations that AI commits, but of humanize the content generated by AI. Kashish Barot, editor in India, He counted to the BBC that edits texts written by AI for American clients with the aim of “seems more human.” Barot points out that “a good edition, just like writing, it takes time because you have to think and not select how AI. (AI) does not understand the nuances well because it only selects the data.” This phenomenon has opened opportunities for professionals who previously dedicated themselves to Create original contentand that now find in the content edition generated by the additional source of income that, in addition, due to the urgency context is even better paid. The work of these experts has become essential for companies that seek to maintain the quality and authenticity of their communication, despite automation. In Xataka | We believed that AI was going to take our jobs. At the moment it has begun to whisper your boss who should say goodbye Image | Unspash (Headway)

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