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China has closed a huge chunk of sky for 40 days. And all we know is that space is bigger than Taiwan

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In aviation, advisories restricting the use of airspace usually last just a few days and are linked to very specific operations, while areas without altitude limits are reserved on rare occasions due to its impact on air traffic. In strategic regions of the planet, any prolonged alteration in these patterns is often interpreted as more than a simple technical measure. It just happened in China. An unprecedented air closure. China has closed for 40 days (from March 27 to May 6) a huge maritime airspace without offering any clear explanation, delimiting areas through aeronautical warnings which are normally used for short exercises but in this case they are unusually prolonged. To give us an idea, the extension of that space exceeds the size of Taiwan, which makes the measure difficult to fit within operational normality. The official silence and the scale of the movement suggest a deliberate decision that goes beyond simple air traffic management. What these notices really mean. The NOTAM (Notice to Air Missions) are designed to warn of risks or temporary restrictions, but their usual use is far from the current scenario, since they usually last a few days and are linked to specific, clearly identified maneuvers. Therefore, the combination of an extraordinary duration and the absence of explanations points more to a position of sustained activity more than a specific exercise. A priori, this implies that airspace control is being used as an active tool within a broader strategy. A key space on the regional board. counted the wall street journal A few hours ago, the affected areas extended from the Yellow Sea to the East China Sea, covering areas in front of South Korea and Japan and being located in strategic corridors for any military operation in the region. Although they are far from Taiwan (several hundred km), their location does not seem coincidental and fits with scenarios where the air route control would be decisive. The scale of the reserved area reinforces the idea that this is not a limited trial, but something with deeper operational implications. Signs in the midst of a tense context. The closure also coincides with a moment of high tension in the Indo-Pacific, with military movements in Japan, pressure about Taiwan and diplomatic activity relevant in parallel. Not only that. It also occurs after a striking pause on Chinese military flights near Taiwan, followed of its resumptionsuggesting a recalibration of activity. In this context, the measure can be interpreted as a way to send strategic messages without the need for explicit statements. Ambiguity as a strategy. In short, and although there are precedents for similar airspace reservations, they had never been so long nor so widewhich marks a clear difference compared to previous practices. If you like, this ambiguity also allows China to maintain operational flexibility, test scenarios and, ultimately, generate uncertainty among its rivals without publicly committing. The result is a signal that is difficult to interpret, one that, possibly or precisely because of this, multiply your impact strategic. Image | LG Images In Xataka | In silence, China is making giant strides in a race that until now it was not leading: space. In Xataka | The US opted for the quality of the F-35 rather than quantity. China opted for the opposite and it is already a problem

Within Meta there is a race to see which employee consumes the most AI tokens. It’s the ‘Tokenmaxxing’ of Silicon Valley

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There is a battle within Meta: see who spends the most AI tokens. This is the basic unit that AI uses to understand the language with which we order actions. It is like the “bridge” between our words and the numbers that the machine can process and, therefore, when ChatGPT either Google They present a model, they brag about the millions of tokens they can process. But tokens are also becoming a ‘spending’ unit in AI companies. Silicon Valleyso much so that they may be generating a toxic work culture. And Meta is an example of a company where employees compete to see how many tokens they can consume to become a Token Legend. Tokenmaxxing. It is not the first time that we talked about this. A few days ago, Jensen Huang -CEO of NVIDIA and one of the main instigators of this phenomenon- commented that he would be worried if an engineer who earns $500,000 did not spend at least $250,000 a year on tokens. Because tokens cost money and NVIDIA is already considering offering tokens as part of the signing bonuses for its artificial intelligence engineers. Goals. As it could not be otherwise, Meta does not want to miss this party. The company, which changed its name when the metaverse was going to be the big thing and, after the swerveis defined as a “native AI company”, is one of those that promotes its artificial intelligence engineers to keep a count of the tokens spent during their day. There is no official data, but there are reports revealed to media such as Business Insider and The Information which point out that some of these teams have very specific objectives related to the use of tokens. For example, the company expects 65% of its engineers to write more than 75% of code using AI tools by the middle of this year. The Scalable Machine Learning division has another objective, and so on in each of the code-related departments within Meta. Legend Token. In The Information, they directly point out that there is an internal classification table created by the employees themselves to gamify the work. It shows the 250 most intensive AI users in their tasks with an easy premise: the more tokens you spend, the more you climb in the ranking. The winner of this particular competition takes the title of ‘Token Legend’, or ‘Legend of Tokens’. It is turning an expectation into a kind of internal sport. The first paragraph of this article converted to tokens crazy spending. If we put the first paragraph of 542 words in the tool ‘tokenizer‘ from OpenAI, we see that that simple phrase has already consumed 121 tokens. Well: according to The Information, in the last 30 days the total token panel usage of that internal table was more than 60 billion (of ours) tokens And even if they want to dress it for sports and competition, it is still obligatory. In late 2025, Meta launched the ‘Level Up’ program where employees who complete the most tasks using AI earn badges. And more important than this: it made the use of AI a central criterion in its employee performance evaluations. This, obviously, sets salary and promotion objectives. Doubts. But of course, beyond paying to work, there are other underlying issues. One of the criticisms of this tokenmaxxing system is that AI companies like Meta or NVIDIA encourage spending more on tokens because, in this way, their own employees become consumers of the product they are creating. An easy example that software engineering analyst Gergely Orosz exposed which is as if Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, said that if one of his employees who earns $500,000 a year did not spend $50,000 on purchases in the App Store, he would be worried. Orosz continuous stating that productivity should not be measured in tokens spent, but in the results obtained. Industry issue. In any case, Meta and NVIDIA are not the only ones that measure their employees by their consumption of AI at work. It is something that is soaking in other AI majors, turning the tokens into an extra work benefit incorporated into the engineers’ remuneration wheel along with the base salary, performance bonuses and shares. HE esteem that an OpenAI engineer can process 210 billion tokens in a week and there are Claude Code engineers who accumulate more than $150,000 in tokens in one month. Basically it is merging part of your salary into the company that pays you. And… have they said anything from Meta? Yes, it’s not about volume, but about quality, pointing that performance rewards are based on the impact of the work and not the raw use of AI. Image | ‘Wolf of Wall Street’, Meta Logo. Edited In Xataka | Google Earth shows the world. The Spanish Xoople wants AI to understand it

After visiting a Chinese factory, the CEO of Honda loudly admitted the noise of the industry

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We are witnessing a great change in the automobile industry, led above all by the great presence of China in more and more global markets and a transition to electric which seems to still be difficult for him. The traditional automobile industry is going through a delicate point, and the president of Honda saw it clearly when visiting a supplier factory in Shanghai. The surprise. At the end of February, Toshihiro Mibe, president of Honda, visited the facilities of a large Chinese manufacturer of components in Shanghai. What he found was a completely automated plant, without workers on the production line, and capable of supplying parts to both Tesla and local builders, minimizing labor costs and operating constantly. “We have no chance against this,” counted Mibe when leaving, according to statements reported by the Nikkei Asia media. It is certainly not the type of statement that one would expect from someone who runs one of the most historic brands in world motorsport. Why does it matter? Honda is not an isolated case. It is the latest symptom of an industry that has been looking at China with concern for years. Chinese manufacturers have managed to compress the development time of a new model to between 18 and 24 monthsabout half of what the Japanese or Europeans need. And it’s not just speed: it’s cost, automation and software. It is a change that is costing the traditional automobile industry, and that is not easy to replicate either. Numbers. In 2020, Honda sold 1.62 million vehicles in China. In 2025, that figure fell to 640,000 units, a decrease of 24% in the last year alone and the fifth consecutive year of decline, according to data published by the media. Its factories in the country operate at 50-60% capacity, well below the 70-80% necessary to be profitable. By 2026, the planned production is less than 600,000 units. “It is an extremely disappointing plan,” acknowledged an executive from a Chinese supplier company to Nikkei Asia. “But it doesn’t surprise me either,” he continued. Honda is not alone in this. Jim Farley, CEO of Ford, warned in an interview with CBS Sunday Morning last October that China has enough production capacity to “supply the entire North American market and put us all out of business.” “Unless things change, we will not survive,” counted for his part, also the then president of Toyota, Koji Sato. And coming from Toyota, which is basically the largest automaker in the world, that says a lot. Vgo back to the past to go towards the future. Honda’s reaction goes through resurrect your R&D division as an autonomous entity, something that has already existed since 1960 and that in 2020 was dismantled in favor of centralized management. It was that independent structure that, in 1972, developed the low-emission CVCC engine (the first to meet US regulations) and turned the original Civic into a global success. Now, thousands of engineers return to a subsidiary with greater operational freedom. “Five or six years ago it was good for the headquarters to take the reins,” recognized a Honda executive to Nikkei Asia. “But now the world has changed drastically,” he continued. Doubts. The movement does not convince everyone. Takaki Nakanishi, chief analyst at the Nakanishi Research Institute, said to the media that “it is doubtful what will change just by restoring the organization.” Honda’s own management team admits that recovering the structure does not guarantee winning China. “But that doesn’t mean we’re going to raise the white flag,” added a company executive, according to Nikkei Asia. In parallel, Honda cancels two of its electric planned for the US, the 0 SUV and the 0 Sedan, and assumes losses of up to 15.8 billion dollars. Also have been left in the air the two vehicles under the Afeela brand, the joint project with Sony. The alternative bet: India. While Toyota and Nissan choose to ally with Chinese partners to learn from their speed and launch affordable electric cars, Honda prefers another path. The brand is betting on India as a manufacturing base for its next generation of electric cars. The Model 0 Alpha, its global strategic EV planned for 2027, will be produced there. In mid-March, the Indian subsidiary shared images of the Alpha in rolling tests, describing the moment as “a new milestone in Honda’s electrification journey.” Imbalance. The automobile sector is going through one of its most profound transformations. China has stopped being just a market to become the main global competitor, with brands like BYD already reaching 1.8% share in Europe in the first two months of 2026, according to data from the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA). Honda, with just 0.5% in the same period, illustrates this imbalance well. Cover image | Sling In Xataka | Sensors, luminous tires and fish scales: the crazy (and stinky) story of the first “autonomous” car

It takes 7,000 GPUs to simulate a tiny quantum processor. Although it may not seem like it, it is excellent news.

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The complexity of quantum computers It is extraordinary. In their construction it is possible to rely on several very different strategies, such as, for example, superconducting qubits, ion traps or neutral atoms, among other technologies, but they all have something in common: to a large extent its power is a consequence of its complexity. Of the complexity inherent in any device designed to take advantage the laws of quantum physics. The surprising thing is that, despite its sophistication and exoticism, it is already possible to accurately simulate a small quantum processor using conventional hardware. In fact, has achieved it a research group from the Quantum Systems Accelerator and the Division of Applied Mathematics and Computational Research at the University of California at Berkeley (USA). This is not the first time that a quantum processor has been simulated, but until now no one had managed to do it by emulating every physical detail before its manufacture. A new era begins in quantum chip design Here’s a shocking fact: the Berkeley researchers I mentioned in the previous paragraph have carried out their simulation of a quantum chip using the Perlmutter supercomputer, which contains 7,168 NVIDIA GPUs. To achieve their purpose, they used almost all of these GPUs for 24 uninterrupted hours, so it is evident that the computational effort was titanic. But they got it. They managed to model a multilayer quantum chip 10 mm wide and 0.3 mm thick, accurately simulating how signals travel and interact within this processor. This statement from Andy Nonaka, one of the scientists at the Berkeley Quantum Systems Accelerator, express clearly Why this milestone is so important: “I am not aware of anyone who has ever performed physical modeling of microelectronic circuits at the full scale of the Perlmutter system.” “I’m not aware of anyone having ever done physical modeling of microelectronic circuits at the full scale of the Perlmutter system. We were using almost 7,000 GPUs (…) We divided the chip into 11 billion grid cells and were able to run over a million time steps in seven hours, allowing us to evaluate three circuit configurations in a single day. These simulations would not have been possible in this time frame without the complete system” What really what makes the difference is precision with which they have managed to carry out the design and simulation of their quantum processor. “We perform a full-wave physics-level simulation, which means we care about what material is used in the chip, its design, how the metal is wired (using niobium or other types of metal wires), how the resonators are built, what the size, shape and material used are (…) We care about those physical details and we include them in our model,” Nonaka says. A priori we can conclude that using almost 7,000 GPUs for 24 hours with the computational effort and energy expenditure involved in this process to simulate a quantum chip just 10 mm wide and 0.3 mm thick is not a success. But yes it is. Thanks to this technology, it will now be possible to design quantum hardware in less time and in a more efficient way. Bert de Jong, director of the Berkeley Quantum Systems Accelerator, invites us to look towards the future of quantum computing with optimism: “This unprecedented simulation is a critical step in accelerating the design and development of quantum hardware. More powerful, higher-performance chips will unlock new capabilities for researchers and open new avenues in science” Image | Generated by Xataka with Gemini More information | ScienceDaily In Xataka | We already know what the chips that will arrive until 2039 will be like. The machine that will allow them to be manufactured is close

Apple is dying of success with the MacBook Neo. So much so that its manufacturing is in danger

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Apple has a problem with MacBook Neo: You are selling it too much. The first Mac with an iPhone processor is being an overwhelming success, and it hits the keys that mobilize the average user: it is cheap, it can be used for practically all uses and… it is a Mac. The problem? That this laptop has the Apple A18 Pro It is no coincidence, and that it is selling so much is a problem for the supply chain. Why the A18 Pro. Apple is not manufacturing new A18 Pro chips for its MacBook Neo, it is recycling processors from the original production. If we look at its technical details, the MacBook Neo incorporates a five-core GPU and not six. When processors are manufactured in batches, not all of them work perfectly. Some may have specific failures in one of the CPU or GPU cores. Instead of throwing them away, Apple deactivates that defective core and can sell a trimmed version of it. This allowed Apple to create a laptop whose processor was practically at zero costa pillar for the profitability of the product. The problem. The demand for the MacBook Neo is exceeding Apple’s expectationsand the stock of the A18 Pro is starting to come to an end. According to Tim Culpan, production of this device is divided equally between Quanta and Foxconn, with an initial plan to produce about six million units. As of today, suppliers are not clear about being able to produce more MacBook Neo with the stock of A18 Pro processors. The dilemma. The Apple A18 Pro is manufactured in TSMC’s N3E process, three-nanometer technology, a chip whose production capacity is practically exhausted. Among Apple’s options would be to pay a premium to order urgent batches from TSMC, something that would allow production to resume but would end the key to the Neo: manufacturing an economical product with a profit margin. The second plan involves reallocating the wafers that Apple uses for other devices to the production of the Neo, another solution that does not seem ideal. If we add to this the current storage and RAM costs, the production of the Neo becomes complicated. No solution in sight. If demand for the MacBook Neo remains above expectations, Apple will have a decision to make. Raise Neo prices? Eliminate the budget 256 GB option? Offer new colors to revitalize the product? Be that as it may, the Neo makes one thing clear: the strategy of selling MacBooks at the lowest possible price works. And even more so when we are at that point where a mobile processor is, literally, a PC processor. In Xataka | The MacBook Neo is the biggest existential threat to the Windows laptop market. And the manufacturers have no answer

the one who has turned war into the most useless war in history

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In modern conflicts, the cost of operating an advanced air force can easily exceed the hundreds of millions daily, especially when they intervene clatest generation acesin-flight refueling and precision guided munition. Added to this is that some key systems, as strategic radars or early warning aircraft, require years to manufacture and they have no substitutes immediate. In this context, there are wars in which attrition is not measured only in territory, but in how much time can be held that rhythm before the accounts stop adding up. In Iran, for example, they had been shot. A show of force. The United States’ Operation Epic Fury on Iran began with the idea of ​​a rapid and controlled campaign, but very soon it revealed his true face after episodes such as the last downing of the F-15E and the complex rescue operation that has followed him, where the United States has had to deploy multiple media and take additional losses even destroying their own equipment to avoid capture. These types of incidents have shown from the beginning that the conflict was far from being surgical and that the level of operational risk was much older than expected. As the days progressed, the narrative of technological superiority began to take hold.face reality of a saturated, chaotic and increasingly expensive environment to sustain. Military wear. The accumulated figures show a significant wear on key platforms, from fighters like the F-15E or the A-10 to critical assets such as early warning aircraft and tankers, in addition to dozens of downed drones. Especially worrying for Americans has been the impact in support systems such as advanced radars or command infrastructures, the loss of which not only has a high economic cost, but also weakens operational capacity future in other strategic scenarios. Plus: added to this are errors such as friendly fire episodes and the vulnerability of apparently secure bases, which reinforces the idea that the campaign not only consumes resources, but also erodes capabilities that are difficult to replace. The number that explains everything. However, the real turning point is not only on the battlefield, but in the accounts: the war has reached a spending rate close to the 1 billion dollars a day only in air operations, a nonsense that shoots the total cost above of the 280,000 million in just 40 days. Add to this tens of billions in ammunition, damage to bases, loss of aircraft and a devastating impact in energy infrastructure key to the Gulf, the same ones that have paralyzed part of global supply and raised the bill even more. The result is an extraordinarily expensive and useless war, possibly the most economically, because in a few weeks a level of expenditure and destruction has been reached that in other conflicts took years, and that is unprecedented. Not only that. A war that, despite all this deployment, has not achieved any of your strategic objectivesbecoming an extreme example of imbalance between investment and results. Overflowing the military field. The impact is not limited to the military: attacks on refineriesgas plants, export terminals and industrial centers have turned the conflict into a regional economic crisis with global effectsfrom energy to inflation. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has amplified the damageaffecting a substantial part of the world’s oil and gas supply, while sectors such as aluminum, logistics and transportation have suffered multi-million dollar losses. In parallel, the need to repair critical infrastructure and replace scarce equipment adds additional pressure that extends the cost far beyond the conflict itself. The ceasefire: more economics than strategy. In this context, the ultimatum issued by Trump ensuring that he was going to end an entire civilization and his rear reverse A few hours before the deadline, they take on a new meaning: more than a purely strategic decision, the ceasefire seems to be understood as a response to a dynamic unbearable and unsustainable. International pressure, nervousness in the markets and fear of a total escalation coincided with a reality that is difficult to ignore: each additional day of war multiplied an already overflowing cost without bringing victory closer. Thus, the last minute break Not only has it avoided a further escalation, but it has exposed the logic that has ended up prevailing: in this war, the problem was not how to win, but how much more could one continue paying for not doing so. Image | The White House Egyosint In Xataka | Someone has analyzed the coordinates of the rescue of the pilot in Iran: not only do they not add up, they point to a very different US mission In Xataka | Iran has found a hole in Israel’s shield: turning a missile into an explosive “storm” in full descent

how to view your draft summary and file your 2026 return from your Android or iPhone

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Let’s tell you How to access your 2025 Income draft on your mobilewhich is the declaration we make in 2026. We have already reached the key date of the Income calendarand now you can access your draft online and present it. You can also do it on your mobile. However, you should know that The Income Tax app does not allow you to make changes to the draftyou will have to do this through the official website as we have explained to you here. On your mobile you will see the summary, if you have to pay or return, and present it. That is why it is important that you first review everything from the browser, because although it is the Treasury that collects your data and generates it, If there are errors, you will pay the fine.. In the end, the responsibility of reviewing your return is yours. To submit your declaration with your mobile phone you have to use the official app of the Tax Agencythe AEAT app that you can find for Android on Google Play and for iOS in the App Store. In it you will have to identify yourself, using your digital certificateincluding the FNMT certificate and that of DNIe. You can also do it just with your DNI number and expiration date, and a few more steps to identify yourself. Income tax return by mobile To consult your draft from your mobile phone you have to enter the Tax Agency app. Once inside, on the main screen click on the option Income 2025 of the section Rent. It is called 2025 although we present it in 2026 because it corresponds to the accounts of our last fiscal year. You will go to a screen where you will see several options related to your Income Tax return. In it, you have to click on the option Draft/declaration processing that will appear at the top. As it is advisable to have reviewed your draft on the web, you will also have the option to Continue with the presentation. This will take you to a screen where you can see If your declaration is worth paying or returningand if you have configured in your account that you have a spouse, you will be able to see their declaration and the joint one. Here, if you click on the declaration you will be able to see a somewhat broader summary, and you will be able to configure how to receive money or if you want to make donations to the Catholic Church or for social purposes. You can also see the preview in PDF, your tax data, or enter the website to modify the draft. If everything is fine, click Submit declaration and that’s it. In Xataka Basics | Income Guide 2025: calendar, previous steps and how to prepare for the 2026 declaration

a building that houses treasures inspired by Goya

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they call it the ‘Palace’ and it makes sense if we take into account that it is one of the most stately buildings at the Cuatro Vientos airfield, in Madrid, and perhaps in the entire Air Force. The Officers’ Pavilion (that is its official name) is an architectural jewel built around 1916 to host the pilots and students of the first Military Aviation school in Spain. More than a century later, its rooms and offices are still full of artistic and historical treasures, but they have not been immune to the passage of time, something that Defensa wants to solve now. For this he has used his checkbook. What has happened? That the Ministry of Defense wants to rehabilitate the Historical Officers’ Pavilion (the ‘Palace’), an architectural and historical jewel located at the Cuatro Vientos air base. In fact, it is usually presented, along with the Tower, as its most emblematic property. At the beginning of 2026, Margarita Robles’ department published a tender notice in the BOE to carry out “renovation and restoration” works in the old pavilion. The total amount of the work, including VAT, amounted to about 3.49 million of euros. After passing several procedures, the final award announcement was posted on the State Contracting Platform a few days ago and details that the agreement has been closed for 3.46 million (including VAT). The execution period is 14 months, so in theory the work will not be ready until well into 2027. What will they consist of? The idea is to get the ‘Palace’ ready, which, as you remember the specialized portal Infodefenseundergoes a complicated task: modernizing the building to make it more comfortable and functional while preserving its historical and artistic identity. In practice this will translate into works to rehabilitate the façade, a redistribution and the renovation of facilities. The technicians hired by Defense will eliminate the lichens and dirt accumulated on the exterior, recover the original tones of the façade, restore the cornices, stairs and balustrades, solve water leaks and replace pieces damaged by time. To prevent the bars and other metal elements from being ruined, the specialists will clean them up. The idea is not only to rehabilitate the pavilion. Defense wants it to be more functional. Hence, the project includes some distribution changes and the installation of services such as an elevator and a dumbwaiter. The reorganization of spaces will also increase the building’s capacity to accommodate tenants and reinforce their comfort, focusing for example on thermal insulation, waterproofing and electrical installations, pipes and wiring. Is the pavilion so important? Yes. And for several reasons. One of them is its historical dimension. The Officers’ Pavilion was built between 1914 and 1918at a key historical moment in which, remember from Defensethe old Cuatro Vientos airfield became “the cradle of Hispanic aviation.” As it grew, it became necessary to build a specific building to house the pilots and flight school students. The building began to be built around 1915 and from very early on it played a fundamental role. In fact its nickname, ‘Palace’, is probably explained because it welcomed the infant Don Alfonso of Orleansaviator from the school’s first class of pilots. What role did he play? In an article published for the centenary of the pavilion, the Spanish Defense Magazine He recalled in 2016 that the ‘Palace’ was in a way the “center of teaching, debate, analysis and planning of the ‘Great Flights’”as the first great feats of Spanish aviation are known, such as the ‘Plus Ultra’from 1926, during which the South Atlantic was crossed. Prototypes such as the one with the autogyro and aeronautical workshops and an aerodynamics laboratory were installed. Is it the only reason to reform it? The truth is that no. Another reason why Defense probably wants to take care of the ‘Palace’ is its heritage and architectural value. Beyond its age (it was built between 1915 and 1918), the pavilion was designed from the first moment as a noble building, equipped with coffered ceilings, tiles and stained glass with considerable artistic value. A residence worthy of an infant of the Orleáns-Borbón house. Infodefense stands out specifically the wooden frieze and ceiling of the Noble Hall, the plasterwork of the Officers’ Hall and Weapons Room or the marquetry of the dining room, in which the architects wanted to make a nod to the history of Spain: the pieces are inspired by the engraving ‘Modo de Volar’ by Goya. Also notable is the leaded stained glass window that preserves the original shield and was restored in the 90s. “To the right of the main entrance, is the ‘chiefs’ dining room’, today called ‘Los Pajaritos’. The room is surrounded by a wooden frieze, in the upper part of which appear, reflecting Goya’s engraving ‘Modo de Volar’, different birds in the attitude of flight”, details the Air Force. Images | Ministry of Defense of Spain and Air Force (Facebook) In Xataka | Spain in the 1950s, seen from the air: the pioneering photographs of the US army

Chinese AI models boasted of being good, pretty and cheap. There are only two of those three things

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It is not as well known as its rivals, but Zhipu AI (z.ai) has become one of the most promising Chinese AI startups. It is responsible for the family of open GLM models that have always offered a solvent and, above all, very cheap alternative. That, unfortunately, is no longer so true, but we are witnessing a change in strategy both between it and its competitors in the Asian giant. Chinese AI models are no longer such a bargain. GLM-5.1 is better… Z.ai announced yesterday the launch of its shiny new AI model, GLM-5.1. I did it with my chest out because we are facing a promising evolution of this LLM (744B parameters, 40B assets with Mixture of Experts architecture) that certainly surpasses its predecessors but that in some metrics even seems to be above GPT-5.4, Claude Opus 4.6 or Gemini 3.1. Agentic tasks and those that require autonomy for long periods work better than ever, but if you want to benefit from these improvements, you have to check out: the price of the model is now at least 8% more expensive than previous versions. …but also more expensive. According to prices managed by OpenRouter, the well-known platform that serves as a “distributor” of multiple free and commercial models, the prices of the new Z.ai model have risen significantly. Thus, GLM-5.1 costs between 8 and 17% more than GLM-5 Turbo, also recently launched. It is the second time that the Chinese company has raised prices for its users in 2026, and that is a worrying sign. The excuse, of course, is the same as always. We are in high demand. When Z.ai launched GLM-5 at the beginning of February, it took the opportunity to raise the prices of its plans for programmers between 30 and 60%while the API rose between 67% and 100% (doubling). Its shares on the stock market perked up significantly after the launch and the price increase – logical, investors saw that income was probably going to increase thanks to these increases – but the company indicated that demand was very high and that its models had to reflect that circumstance. From the three B’s to just two. The Chinese open models had been demonstrating remarkable quality and a fantastic price/performance ratio for months. They were good, pretty and cheap, but Zhipu AI has just been the latest to end up raising prices. Most of its competitors have been doing it too: Moonshot AI (Kimi), MiniMax and StepFun did it already in 2025, but Alibaba, ByteDance, Tencent and Baidu have also adopted increasingly ambitious pricing strategies. as indicated on TrendForce. OpenClaw as a trigger. Much of the blame for this great demand lies with AI agents like OpenClaw, which has become viral but has a problem: it consumes tokens at an extraordinary rate. A conversation with ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini has a cost, but the use of tokens in “chat mode” is much lower than that carried out by AI agents, who do not stop “thinking” and analyzing different possibilities and chaining processes to resolve our requests. The Chinese models have become a good alternative if one wants to save because using Claude Opus 4.6 was very expensive —and now, prohibited—, but these models are slowly becoming high-end AI models. At least, for price. I already know how this story ends. What we are experiencing with AI models we already saw with smartphones. Chinese manufacturers broke the market with bargain phones that offered high-end features for mid-range or low-range prices, but then they evolved and over the years most manufacturers have ended up focusing on the super-high ranges and at most have launched “cheap” sub-brands. Xiaomi has done it with Redmi and POCO, for example, and now we are seeing something similar with Chinese AI startups, which gained popularity with good, pretty and cheap models, but are now beginning to transition to that new batch of capable but no longer so affordable models. First they catch you, then they squeeze you. What we are seeing with the Chinese AI models we were also seeing with the models of companies like OpenAI or Anthropic. Both they and their competitors release increasingly better but also increasingly more expensive models, and that means that those tokens that these companies sell us are becoming more and more precious: the quotas for the ChatGPT Plus or Claude Pro plans, for example, seem to be running out. faster than beforeand the users they take time complaining about it. On Reddit They have a “megathread” dedicated precisely to that, but here we have bad news: this doesn’t look like it will go down, but rather more. In Xataka | Anthropic has shut down OpenClaw for a reason: it’s building the “walled garden” that Nintendo perfected

The Xiaomi 15T Pro has reached its historical minimum price and not in its most basic configuration

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Although finding the Xiaomi mobile with the best quality-price ratio It depends on the offers of the moment, this Xiaomi 15T Pro It is a good option now for this PcComponentes bargain. Above all, because it is not in its minimum configuration, but the 512 GB version, which you can get at a minimum price: 649 euros. XIAOMI 15T Pro – 12+512GB Smartphone The price could vary. We earn commission from these links A high-end mobile now at an unbeatable price This Xiaomi 15T Pro It is a mobile with a good 6.83-inch screen with 1.5K resolutionmaking it ideal for watching series and movies. Its refresh rate is 144 Hz, making it perfect for video games and fluidity when navigating through menus. This screen is compatible with HDR10+ and Dolby Vision and your brain is the processor MediaTek Dimensity 9400+a fairly powerful processor. As for its battery, it is capable of supporting fast charging at 90W, so you will have your phone at 100% in less time than you think. The operating system under which it works is HyperOS 3 and its photographic system is another of its assets, since it is signed by Leica. Ride one 50 MP main cameraaccompanied by a telephoto (also 50 MP) and 12 MP wide angle. ⚡ IN SUMMARY: offer for the xiaomi 15T Pro smartphone today ✅ THE BEST Gross power: Thanks to the 3nm Dimensity 9400+, it is not only a beast in gaming but also solves the temperature problems of previous generations thanks to the 3D IceLoop cooling system. 144Hz 6.83-inch display: It has grown slightly compared to the previous version. Its 3,200 nits of brightness and 1.5K resolution make it one of the best outdoor displays in its price range. ❌ THE WORST Risk-free design… Although it is refined and robust, it follows a very continuous aesthetic line that may be somewhat boring if you are looking for something visually groundbreaking. 💡 BUY IT IF… You are going to use the mobile for gaming, thanks to its 144 Hz refresh rate and sustained performance from the Dimensity 9400+. ⛔ DON’T BUY IT IF… You are an Android purist, as HyperOS may seem like a very intrusive and custom layer to you. If you prefer something clean Pixel or Nothing style, this is not your phone. Some accessories that may interest you for this mobile GUAGUA Case for Xiaomi 15T Pro with Stand The price could vary. We earn commission from these links XIAOMI Redmi Buds 8 Pro, True Wireless Bluetooth, Active Noise Cancellation up to 55 dB The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Some of the links in this article are affiliated and may provide a benefit to Xataka. In case of non-availability, offers may vary. Images | Xiaomi In Xataka | The best mobile phones, we have tested them and here are their analyzes In Xataka | Best wireless headphones. Which one to buy and 21 models from 15 euros to 470 euros

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