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between 1.7 and 2.3 million jobs at risk

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The shadow of job destruction due to automation that the arrival of AI promised has been hanging over the labor market since companies like Anthropic, OpenAI or Google demonstrated that AI was much more than a chatbot to which you can ask everyday questions. The massive rounds of dismissal that were taking place in the big technology companies of Silicon Valley seemed like something distant that did not go with the Spanish labor market, until some experts asked themselves what real impact AI is having on employment in Spain. He first study focused on the Spanish labor market has just shown that that distance from Silicon Valley was nothing more than an illusion. AI is here, is being adopted at an accelerated pace in Spanish companies and its effects on employment will begin to be noticeable in the coming years. A tsunami called IA. The study ‘Artificial intelligence and the labor market in Spain: Occupational exposure, effects on employment and business adoption’, published by the Funcas study center and prepared by Francisco Rodríguez, director of Financial Studies at the foundation, quantifies for the first time the impact of AI on the labor market in Spain. The research estimates that, between 2025 and 2035, AI could destroy between 1.7 and 2.3 million jobs in Spain. At the most optimistic end, the impact figure of AI drops to about 700,000 jobs. In their most pessimistic forecast, they could exceed a gross job destruction of up to 3.5 million jobs, a range that reflects the real uncertainty about how quickly AI will be implemented in companies. Destroying is not the same as displacing. The study highlights that gross destruction is not the same as net destruction and the main difference is that, in absolute terms, there will be a displacement of employment, destroying employment in some sectors, to generate new vacancies in others. Therefore, this range of 1.7 to 2.3 million jobs does not mean that these workers will not have access to another job other than the one they held. The creation of new occupations linked to AI could reach around 1.61 million positions in the 2023-2033 horizon, which would leave the estimated net loss in the central scenario at around 400,000 jobs. This displacement of employment remains in line with what the ‘Report on the future of employment 2025‘ prepared by the World Economic Forum. Who is most exposed? The problem that the Funcas study reveals is that the positions that disappear and those that are created are not the same nor do they require the same training profile, so accessing new occupations requires a different training. The bulk of this impact is concentrated on administrative, intermediate and senior technical profiles, profiles that perform repetitive tasks of information processing, document writing or data management. Something in which AI is demonstrating its best abilities. On the other hand, between 2.8 and 3.5 million workers will not see their jobs disappear, but will They will work more productively thanks to AI tools, doing more work in less time without your job disappearing. Spain still depends a lot on physical employment. Spain also presents a somewhat particular position compared to its European neighbors regarding the impact of AI on its labor market due to the nature of the Spanish business fabric. The study places the real risk of automation in the Spanish labor market at 5.9%, well below the OECD average (12%). This difference is explained by the greater weight of physical tasks in traditional professions in the Spanish economy, which are more difficult to automate. Even so, in terms of general exposure to AI, Spain stands at 27.4% compared to the OECD average of 26%. In Spain, more and more work is being done with AI. In the first quarter of 2025, 21.1% of Spanish companies with ten or more employees already used at least one AI technologycompared to 12.4% who used it in 2023. This data represents a jump of 8.7 points in just two years. By sectors, technology companies are the ones that have most integrated the use of AI into their processes with 58.7%, followed by the Services sector (25.7%), Industry (17.5%) and, surprisingly, Construction (11.4%). Companies that have integrated AI have an average productivity that is 27% higher than those that do not use this technology, although the report warns that the most productive companies They are also the most likely to adopt technology, so that difference cannot be attributed entirely to AI. “This acceleration is an indicator that the process of technological diffusion has reached a critical mass and that its effects on employment will begin to materialize in a perceptible way in the coming years,” says the Funcas report. In Xataka | “They blame AI for layoffs they would do anyway”: Sam Altman confirms that AI has been used as an excuse to lay off Image | Unsplash (Lala Azizli)

The three hantavirus deaths on a cruise ship suggest something problematic for something else: the colonization of space

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What happened on the Argentine cruise ship in which three people died from hantavirus is very sad and, of course, must be investigated. However, many news stories are being read in which it is used to bring to mind bitter pandemic memories and generate an unnecessary stir. The risk for the general population is extremely low, as many experts have been quick to assure. However, it does show how dangerous it can be to let a pathogen circulate in a closed, moving place, like a boat. We can even go a step further now that the space race is in fashion: what would happen if something like this happened on a spaceship? It couldn’t happen. Typically, hantavirus It is transmitted by rodentslike rats and mice. Generally, infection in humans occurs through inhalation of contaminated particles (usually dust) with their feces or urine. This means that, in most cases, the contagion is a zoonosis. The virus passes from an animal to a human. That in space would be impossible. Spaceships are monitored under a magnifying glass, it would be impossible for a mouse to enter without being seen. It is true that there is a specific type of hantavirus, the Andes virus, in which cases have been documented due to human-to-human contact. However, according to has explained to Science Media Center the researcher at the MRC-University of Glasgow Viral Research Center Liam Brierley, contact must be very very close. Contact on spaceships, where a few people must spend a lot of time together in a very small space, would be very close. But don’t panic. Sterility and quarantines. Each of the modules that make up the spacecraft are assembled in white roomsunder strict sterile conditions. Thus, microorganisms, pathogenic or not, are prevented from traveling into space attached to their surfaces. Regarding astronauts, they undergo all kinds of medical examinations to verify that they are not infected with any pathogen. Also, before traveling to space They must spend time in quarantine. This prevents the incubation of something that cannot be detected in medical examinations at the time of starting the journey. It wasn’t always like this. In reality, quarantines began to be implemented after the astronauts of the Apollo 7, 8 and 9 missions had to deal with a cold in space. Although none of them became seriously ill, they did report that the symptoms were especially bothersome in this very different environment. Therefore, it was decided to take even more measures to prevent something like this from happening. The Apollo 7 crew had to deal with a cold. Not all microorganisms stay on land. It is impossible to strip a human being of all the microorganisms that live in his body. The microbiota is the set of microorganisms that are naturally found in our body. Many of them are beneficial for us, as they protect us from pathogens or help us carry out processes such as digestion. All these microorganisms always travel with us, so it is impossible to separate ourselves from them. And even if you could, it would be dangerous to do so. Others that cannot be avoided. Nor can latent viruses be avoided, like shingles. Once a person passes the infection, these remain asleep in the organism. They may never come forward again or they may do so, usually at a time when the immune system is weakened. It has been seen that reactivations of this type of virus are quite common in space and the truth is that it is not rare, since it affects the immune system at many levels. Three basic pillars. Microgravity, cosmic radiation and the stress of being in such an inhospitable place are the three main reasons why the immune system is affected by space travel. Everything in its place. Microorganisms that are completely harmless in a person’s microbiota can be harmful to another individual, either because they are immunosuppressed or because their defenses are not well trained against that organism. enemy. It is something that, for example, happens with many microorganisms on the skin. It should also be taken into account that there are microorganisms that are harmless in some organs, but harmful in others. It occurs, for example, when bacteria from the digestive system pass into the urinary system. Be careful which direction you wipe when going to the bathroom. We cannot get rid of our microbiota. And thank goodness. Malted pathogens. We have already seen that it is very difficult for pathogenic microorganisms to travel to space. But it may be the case that an apparently innocuous microorganism appears where it should not. Or it may no longer be harmless due to spatial conditions. It is known that cosmic radiation, extreme temperature conditions or microgravity can influence the genes expressed by a microorganism. For example, in pathogenic bacteria, such as Salmonella typhimuriumit has been observed that in space They express a genetic pattern very different from the one they use on Earth. Besides, they become more virulent when they are off the planet. We do not know if some apparently innocuous microorganisms could also develop certain virulence due to this change of environment. An eye on the future. For something like this to happen today would be very strange. However, there are two scenarios in the future in which, perhaps, one of these situations could occur. On the one hand, microorganisms are deliberately introduced into the ships. For example, there could be microorganisms that transform lunar regolith into arable soil. It would be necessary to see if it is worth taking the risk of putting them on a spaceship. On the other hand, in the future space travel will be much more the order of the day. Then there may not be as many controls as there are now or, out of so many, some may fail. Just as globalization has led some pathogens to travel faster around the world, it would not be unusual for something similar to happen in space. We’re speculating, but it’s worth thinking … Read more

Its price drops to 1.78 euros per month

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If we take a look at the best VPNs on the marketthere is a feature that not all of them include. They all work great, but most tend to have a limited number of devices per account. One of the exceptions to this is Surfshark, which allows, with a single account, have a quality VPN on all your devices. The best? He is now celebrating his birthday and we can get this VPN for only 1.78 euros per month. Surfshark Starter Subscription – monthly The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Surfshark has its best price of 2026 right now Why go for a paid VPN? Although there are free options that can be useful to us at a specific time, the reality is that these free VPNs They are not recommended in the long run.. They tend to be full of advertising and offer a slow connection, although that is not their biggest flaw. When we use a VPN, we want to protect our Internet traffic and, precisely, free VPNs are not as secure as they promise to be. The ideal is to go for a paid one and, if we can do it for one that is also very cheap, even better. Surfshark is a VPN that stands out for being very easy to install and useit doesn’t matter if it is on a PC, a mobile phone or a tablet, for example. Furthermore, as it has more than 4,500 servers, we will always have a connection option. Let’s now go to the prices of this promo. As we have told you a little above, its most economical plan, called Surfshark Starter, is available 1.78 euros per month if we go for their two-year plan. Doing the numbers, that implies that 24 months of this service cost 48.06 euros and, furthermore, you get three extra months (so there will be 27 months in total). Now, their other two plans are also included in this birthday promo. If you are looking for more security for your computers, Surfshark One may suit you. In addition to VPN, it includes other tools such as antivirus or a system that alerts you if your data has been leaked on the Internetamong others. Sale, if we go for his two-year plan, for 2.08 euros per month and includes three extra months (so 27 months cost 56.16 euros). The latest, Surfshark One+ includes everything the previous one has and adds Incogni to the formula. What is it for? It is a tool that will help you delete your data from different databases. It also includes three extra months and costs right now 4.18 euros per month if you opt for its two-year subscription (so, in total, it costs 112.86 euros). 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 | surfshark In Xataka | Best VPNs 2026: guide with the 17 best services to protect your online privacy In Xataka | Why it is dangerous to connect to public Wi-Fi and what you should do to protect yourself

because the regime does not contemplate the capture

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During the korean warin the 50s, some military reports Americans described how certain communist fighters carried grenades with a very specific purpose in case of being surrounded, a practice that baffled Western commanders and was interpreted as part of a way of fighting where surrender was not part of the calculations. Opaque deployment and more questions than answers. We have been counting it over the months: the presence of North Korean troops in the Ukrainian war has been surrounded by secrecy from the beginning. Although it was known that thousands of soldiers were sent to fight in the Kursk region in support of Russia, with figures high casualtiesthere were very few prisoners confirmed by the Ukrainian side. That same absence caught the attention of analysts and military personnel from the first moment. With the passage of time, the testimonies on the front they started to point to a pattern hard to ignore. Giving up is not an option. The data has been clarified after the own Kim Jong Un’s statementswhose speech over the weekend ended up clarifying the enigma. The North Korean leader has publicly praised his soldiers for opt for self-destruction rather than fall prisoner, describing them as heroes who prioritize honor even in the final moment. This doctrine explains why there were hardly any captured people on the battlefield, but it also reveals a shocking reality. This is not a coincidence or an exception, but rather a norm assumed as part of military duty: ending one’s own life. One of the first North Koreans captured by Ukraine Confirmation on the battlefield. They counted on Insider that Ukraine had already detected this behavior months before it was officially recognized. wounded soldiers detonating grenades on themselves to avoid capture or attack by drones became a documented phenomenon by Ukrainian forces. Not only that. It was also observed that these units fought more aggressive waywith frontal assaults and less concern for individual survival. All this made it even more difficult to capture combatants alive. Propaganda, sacrifice and control. In parallel, the regime has constructed a story that somehow glorifies said sacrifice. Last week the inauguration of the first memorial museum and tribute to those who fell in North Korea. This, together with support for their families, is part of a strategy to reinforce internal cohesion. The message from the regime is brutal: dying in combat is an act of honor absolute. Furthermore, they remembered in the Financial Times that this approach also helps to contain possible criticism within the country and justify the high human cost of the intervention. An alliance that goes beyond the battlefield. we have been counting also. North Korean participation in the Ukrainian war is not limited to sending troops. Pyongyang has supplied artillery, ammunition and missiles to Russia, while receive in return economic aid and access to advanced military technology. In fact, this relationship has increased the international weight of North Korea and has reinforced your strategic link with Moscow. At the same time, it has offered its forces real combat experience that could have implications in future conflicts. The human cost of an extreme doctrine. The estimates point to thousands of casualties among North Korean troops, many of them attributed to the lack of experience and to the harsh conditions of modern combat, especially against drones and artillery. However and after the words of the North Korean leader, this high mortality seems assumed within the logic of the regime. The priority, from that perspective, is not to preserve the soldiers, but to accomplish the mission without leaving a trace in the hands of the enemy. What this war reveals about the North Korean model. If you like, the case of Ukraine also shows to what extent the ideology and control political can shape behavior in combat. The absence of North Korean prisoners is neither an accident nor an anomaly, but the direct result of a brutal doctrine which eliminates that possibility from the beginning. In this context, each confrontation is not only a military battle, but a “lucky” extension of a system where capture is not part of the possible outcome. Image | x In Xataka | Ukraine has captured a North Korean missile from Russia and opened it: the surprising thing is not its parts, but how they work In Xataka | North Korea is sending its soldiers to the most sinister place in Ukraine: one where drones are not the problem, but where you step

When do they have to notify the police?

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There are people who talk to ChatGPT as if it were your friendhis psychologist and even your partner. OpenAI has faced numerous criticism for the risks it poses to mental healthespecially in cases that have led to in psychosis and even suicides. Now, they face an even more serious problem: there are people using ChatGPT to plan murders and OpenAI’s responsibility in all this is beginning to be questioned. The Florida University shooting. He April 17, 2025, Phoenix Ikner, a student at the University of Florida, He shot dead two people and wounded seven more. They count in the Wall Street Journal that, four minutes before the attack, Ikner asked ChatGPT how many teammates he had to kill to become famous. The chatbot responded that “normally 3 or more deaths, 5 or 6 victims in total, makes it reach the national media.” He also uploaded an image of the Glock pistol with which he committed the attack and asked him if it had any type of safety that he had to deactivate. “If there’s a bullet in the chamber and you pull the trigger? It will fire,” ChatGPT responded. He hasn’t been the only one. This is not the first time we know that a criminal turns to AI to plan an attack. It also happened in Tumbler Ridge shooting, Canadawhich has led to a class action lawsuit against OpenAI by victims’ families. And there is more: the author of the Foiled bomb attack at a hotel in Las Vegas In 2025 he had also turned to AI to plan his attack. The question that arises is obvious: When should they notify the authorities? What OpenAI says. Speaking to the Wall Street Journal, an OpenAI spokesperson defends that the company collaborated with authorities by sharing Ikner’s conversations, that ChatGPT is not responsible for its actions and that they continue to improve their security measures. Among these measures, he says that they are strengthening the evaluation of possible violent actions and have a team of security experts who alert when messages pose a credible risk. However, according to internal company sources, the internal debate focuses on where the line should be drawn between user privacy and security. OpenAI was able to stop it. This is what the families of the victims of the Tumbler Ridge shooting denounce. OpenAI’s system identified problematic messages eight months before the shooting and the case was reviewed by company employees. Some employees were in favor of alerting the authorities because they thought the messages could lead to real violence, but after internal discussion it was decided to suspend the account without giving notice. In the case of the Florida shooter, the messages we have described were sent minutes before the attack, but they were not the only ones. OpenAI shared the history with authorities, who discovered that he was sharing suicidal thoughts with the chatbot the night before. Authorities are investigating the role the chatbot played in carrying out the attack since, according to the Florida attorney general, “If it were a person on the other side of the screen, we would charge them with murder.” lto IA as a confessional. What we used to consult with Google searches, we now ask AI. However, with Google we do much more concrete and impersonal searches, while a chatbot makes the interaction much deeper, more intimate. AI has become our confidant and companion; one we ask love advice and emotional support. As it becomes integrated into our lives, it was a matter of time before cases like these also arose. Image | Xataka In Xataka | Solving the great mystery of serial killers: why they disappeared from the 80s onwards without a trace

Charging the battery properly is a hassle. So the Madrid firefighters have had to come out and explain how to do it.

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The Madrid Security and Emergency Agency has published a series of recommendations (something that comes remembering year after year) as a result of something they see constantly (: domestic accidents due to bad practices when charging a phone. What in 2026 seems obvious does not have to be so obvious, so it is worth collecting some of the points in which some users continue to fail. It doesn’t work anywhere. Raise your hand if you have ever carried your cell phone on the bed or sofa. Such a common practice can end up leading to a fire. The basic recommendations are clear. Do not charge the device near any device that emits heat, such as the car dashboard itself (when it is connected by cable to it) or a radiator. Do not carry it on beds, chairs or textile surfaces. These, in addition to increasing the temperature of the device, are highly flammable. The 112 recommendation is the same that we have been doing for years at Xataka: charge on a smooth, non-combustible surface, and if possible cool and ventilated. Be careful with chargers. 112 explains that we should only use “approved chargers.” To verify that this is the case, all we have to do is look at whether or not the charger has a visible CE marking. This type of charger always includes data on its input voltage, output, amperage and power. As Xatakero advice, we recommend buy chargers with official fast charging protocols such as Quick Charge (QC), Power Delivery or PPS. This is a perfect indication that the manufacturer has taken care to offer compatibility with the best charging protocols of the moment, since the final power does not tell us everything: how it charges matters. Add to this that, although chargers are specifically designed to collect heat (all the heat they collect is heat they take away from your device), it is best not to put them near flammable surfaces. Be careful with repairs. A point that we do not usually take into account and that can end in a bad outcome is the quality of the replacement battery. Nowadays it is more than common to use compatible batteries instead of the original ones, since they are much cheaper. Here it is important to be clear about where the battery comes from and what its safety guarantees are. A poor quality battery can bloat, not control the temperature like an original one, and cause significant damage. Go deeper. It is no coincidence that year after year, and with the arrival of heat, you discover these articles with tips (that you may or may not know) on how to charge your cell phone. Fires caused by plugged-in electronic devices remain on the order of the dayand every memory about the recommendations for charging our devices makes sense. With the rise of silicon-carbonincreasingly larger batteries, and fast charging systems that exceed 100w, we have advanced and safe technology, but it requires a little effort on our part. In Xataka Mobile | A 12,000 mAh battery in a mobile phone is possible: Xiaomi advances the future of silicon-carbon with the next Redmi

China turned off the oil tap when the conflict with Iran broke out. Now he reopens it to rescue a thirsty Asia

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When the Strait of Hormuz was practically sealed after the outbreak of the well-known Third Gulf War, the world held its breath. In the midst of widespread panic over the strangulation of one of the planet’s most vital energy arteries, the first major tectonic movement came from Beijing. The Asian giant opted for the crudest pragmatism: it ordered its large refineries to immediately and opaquely stop gasoline and diesel exports to shield its own tanks. China isolated itself to survive. However, in just a few weeks, the board has taken an unexpected turn. With an Asia that looks into the abyss of the shortage, Beijing has decided to reopen the valve, going from being a protectionist actor to establishing itself as the great energy lifeline of the region. Asia’s savior: China. The shockwaves of war have left the Indo-Pacific region shivering. Asia has become “ground zero” of the crisis. In Australia, the panic has emptied the gas stationsforcing the government to cut emergency taxes; India has had to sacrifice tax revenue to freeze prices due to shortages; Japan has refused to share its strategic reserves with its neighbors; and Vietnam airlines They have had to cancel en masse their flights due to the lack and extra cost of aviation fuel. In the midst of this desperation, China has made its move. As anticipated BloombergBeijing has given the green light to its state refineries to export 500,000 tons of fuels (gasoline, diesel and kerosene) over the next month. According to sources cited by oil pricecompanies such as Sinopec and China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) already have shipments ready on ships that will be destined, as a rescue, to severely punished neighboring nations such as Vietnam and Laos. The energetic rice bowl. That China can afford to export fuel while the rest of the continent applies rationing measures is not a miracle, it is the result of a silent strategy. China took advantage of previous years to buy heavily sanctioned and cheap crude oil (Russian, Venezuelan and Iranian), managing to accumulate colossal reserves of almost 1.4 billion barrels. According to researcher Henry Tugendhatthis gives Beijing a cushion of about 104 days of domestic demand, in addition to having a “floating warehouse” of Iranian oil tankers anchored off its coasts waiting to be unloaded. Returning to “Game of Thrones.” But Beijing’s move goes far beyond helping its neighbors; It is a direct geopolitical challenge. As detailed South China Morning Post (SCMP)China has for the first time activated its so-called “Blockade Rules” of 2021. The Chinese Ministry of Commerce has issued an official order prohibiting domestic companies from complying with the sanctions recently imposed by the United States. Washington had sanctioned five refineries Chinese independent companies (known as “teapots”), including Hengli Petrochemical, accusing them of financing the Iranian military by purchasing its oil. By ordering the contempt of these sanctions because they are considered a “improper extraterritorial application”Beijing demonstrates that it not only has physical control of the crude oil, but that it is willing to engage in a legal and financial confrontation with the United States to protect its supply lines. Tightrope diplomacy. The short-term scenario will be played in the offices. As explained The New York TimesChina is playing both sides in this conflict. On the one hand, he acts as a peaceful mediator, pushing Iran to negotiate to de-escalate tension, having been key in the fragile temporary ceasefires. However, on the other hand, US intelligence agencies suspect that Chinese companies continue to export dual-use material and even military technology to Tehran. All of this is meticulously calculated ahead of the imminent May 14 summit in Beijing between Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump. According to the analysts consulted through the New York environmentthe fact that the US is bogged down in the Middle East and rapidly spending its military resources, gives China a position of tremendous strength to negotiate over tariffs, trade and the US naval blockade. lenergy as the definitive weapon of the 21st century. The Strait of Hormuz crisis has functioned as a stress test for energy globalization. The sanctions drawn up in Washington attempt to financially suffocate the actors in the conflict, but the tyranny of physical infrastructure imposes its own rules. China has shown that the energy wars in this decade are not only decided with naval deployments, but with warehouses full of strategic reserves, independence in refining capacity and overwhelming dominance in the manufacturing of renewable energy. By reopening its export tap, Beijing sends a clear message to the world: while the West hyperventilates over the price of a barrel, China is the one who has the ability to decide who is left in the dark in Asia. Image | Photo by Bundo Kim on Unsplash Xataka | China is one of the largest refining powers on the planet. And he has decided something: to keep all the gasoline he produces

Evangelism has been leading a revolution in Madrid for years. Now he has turned the Metropolitan into a huge church

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evangelism build muscle in Madrid. The weekend tens of thousands of people gathered at the Riyadh Air Metropolitan stadium to participate in The Change 2026a Christian event that had its first edition in August 2023 at the Benfica da Luz stadium (Lisbon) and revolves around gospel, prayer and evangelization. The event is important not only for its content or participants, which includes the footballer Daniel Alves. It is above all because it connects with other manifestations recent and multitudinous Christianity. What matters, but even more so when and where. What is The Change 2026? A Christian macro event held this weekend in Madrid. Its highlight came on Saturday, when a massive event was organized at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano stadium (Atletico’s field) which, according to organizers’ calculations, was attended by more than 35,000 people. In the website from The Change details that the first event of these characteristics took place in 2023, in Lisbon, and has already attracted thousands of people. At its genesis is the Rodrigues Pereira Association, an organization promoted by the preacher of the same name. Tickets to the event were freealthough they required prior registration and the organization accepted donations. Why is it important? Its attendance data is interesting in itself, but if there is a reason that explains the curiosity that The Change has aroused (and the comments that it has generated in networks) is that it connects with other much broader trends. The main one, the celebration of massive religious events in Madrid. We had the best example beginning of 2026when the city hosted two events almost simultaneously that had thousands of attendees. He January 10 Vistalegre served as the setting for a concert by Kahuna Group Music, a Catholic group that brought together thousands of people. On the same dates, the Movistar Arena hosted the prayer meeting Callswhich had Alpha España among its organizers and had the evangelical group Hillsong as the opening act. They were not two isolated cases. In April some 85,000 people They participated again in the fourth edition of the Festival of the Resurrection, organized by the Catholic Association of Propagandists and which once again featured Hakuna. Catholics and/or evangelists? It is not a minor issue. The Change vindicate that their event “is not the fruit of a single organization”, but “the heartbeat of a united church, with the same feeling.” The Catholic Church, however, has distanced itself from the event held this Saturday at the Metropolitan. In fact, on March 12, the Archdiocese of Madrid sent a statement brief and firm in which he made it clear that it had nothing to do with The Change. “This initiative is being promoted in our diocese by people outside it, in collaboration with a priest and an association led by a Portuguese evangelical pastor,” pointed out the Madrid Catholic Church, which clarified in passing that it was only informed of the event “when it had already been called.” “Consequently, the Archdiocese of Madrid does not consider itself linked to this event and regrets the call for activities of this nature in its jurisdiction without the necessary coordination with diocesan pastoral care.” Is it an important detail? Yes. Because it connects with a broader phenomenon that transcends the event held this weekend at the Metropolitano. Beyond the rise of Christianity (a trend that studies do not always support: some suggest a growing interest in the spiritual, rather than in orthodoxy), The Change or Llamados show a change in the way of expressing faith. A shift that also pivots towards a form of collective prayer and celebration centered on pop music, rock, big screens and collective prayers, manifestations far from the liturgy of more traditional Catholicism. Is it something new? No. The change comes from years back and it has not been without debate. The Online School of Apologetics has published, for example a list of “twelve reasons why it is not good to listen to Protestant music” and in 2011 the website Religion in Freedom he was wondering Whether Catholics should take note of the evangelists’ use of music. All this, between the controversy by Hillsong. In recent days, voices uncomfortable with the Metropolitan event have also emerged. One of the clearest is Universitarios Católicos (almost 132,000 followers on X), which took advantage of the weekend event to remember the rise of evangelism in the Community of Madrid. “One of the consequences of mass immigration: the loss of our Catholic identity,” concludes. Religion in Freedom assures that, although on Saturday people linked to the Catholic Church or Charismatic Renewal of Madrid could be seen in the stadium, the vast majority of attendees were not linked to the Church of Rome. Specifically, the media estimates that if in the event held in 2023 in Lisbon Catholics represented 25% of the public, in the case of Madrid they were 10%. What was seen in The Change? The event revolved around gospel, corporate prayer and preaching. Among the participants, names stood out such as Rodrigues Pereira or Dani Alves, former footballer for FC Barcelona and the Brazilian national team sentenced to four and a half years in prison (sentence later revoked by the Superior Court of Justice) for a violation. From that same thing, from his experience in prison, Alves spoke before the thousands of people gathered at the Metropolitano. “I was in prison for 14 months, but there Christ set me free. I have lost everything, but by losing everything I found Jesus.” Is it just religion? No. It’s culture. And demographics. Events like Saturday’s may grab headlines, but they are rooted in a much more important… and silent reality: over the last few years, evangelism has been expanding throughout Madrid, coinciding with the increase in Latin American migration. The Observatory of Religious Pluralism in Spain recorded a few months ago 834 places dedicated to evangelical worship in the region, which made it the minority confession with the greatest presence, ahead of Muslims. The phenomenon, very visible in the polygons where new … Read more

NASA’s plan to capture a falling telescope before it burns up in the atmosphere

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After more than 20 years carrying out their work to perfectiona NASA space telescope is about to fall to Earth and burn up in its atmosphere. This would be very serious, both because of the possibility of uncontrolled debris being generated and because of the loss of the valuable work that this instrument is carrying out. For this reason, the US space agency has already teamed up with a private company to launch a ship into space capable of hunting the telescope and sending it to a safer orbit. Key dates. The protagonist of this story is the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory. According to the latest measurementscarried out in November 2025, there is a 50% risk that this telescope will leave its orbit and fall to Earth in June 2026. In addition, the risk rises to 90% before 2027. For this reason, NASA has granted $30 million to the company Katalyst to develop a robotic spacecraft capable of capturing the telescope and raising it to a safer orbit. The ship is called LINK and its development is going from strength to strength, although there is still no launch date. The biter bit. Neil Gehrels Swift was sent to space in 2024 to capture and study the explosions of gamma rays. Since then it has provided very useful information; But unfortunately, this could change soon. A subdued atmosphere. The problem lies in the attenuation of the Earth’s atmosphere. When we travel to space, this does not disappear suddenly, but rather fades little by little. Such a weak atmosphere has the ability to slow down spacecraft and send them into a lower orbit. If solar storms are added to this, capable of swelling the atmosphere, great aerodynamic resistance is produced. We are currently in a cycle of high solar activity, which reached its peak in October 2024. This possibly pushed the telescope to its limits, placing it in an unstable orbit, from which it could leave at any time. Work against the clock. NASA and Katalyst are working around the clock to launch the LINK spacecraft on time. But in the meantime, the telescope must hold on. For this reason, some of its instruments have been turned off and their operations modified, in order to minimize their energy consumption. This has made it possible to reposition its solar panels and, thereby, reduce their resistance. Sooner or later this will not be enough, but at least it can buy some time until the LINK launch can take place. In the absence of ground platforms, it is a good plane. In order to hunt this telescope in the orbit in which it is located, a launch configuration is necessary that is not available on any of the platforms available to NASA. Therefore, it is planned to launch the ship directly from an airplane. Thus, the trajectory can be adjusted much better. In short, this will be a unique event in history. A telescope has never been caught on the fly. For now we will have to wait, but we will be very attentive to the release dates. Image | POT In Xataka | Exactly 100 years ago we began to understand how the world works. Quantum physics has radically changed our lives

many are missing flights due to the queues it generates

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Ryanair has sent a letter to the Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, demanding the suspension of the Entry/Exit System (EES) until September. The low cost argues that the new border control, in force since April 10, is generating queues of one to two hours in the middle of the tourist season, and that the summer is only going to worsen the problem. What is the EES? It is about the new control system automated border crossing of the European Union for non-EU travelers. It records biometric data (fingerprint, facial image) at each entry and exit of the Schengen area. Its implementation is especially sensitive for Spain due to the high volume of British tourists, whose country no longer belongs to the EU. This system was put into operation on April 10, at the start of the high season. The problem at airports. According to Ryanair, waits at passport controls already exceed between one and two hours at the airports of Malaga, Alicante, Lanzarote, Tenerife South, Gran Canaria, Reus and Fuerteventura. The airline attributes the delays to a lack of staff, system outages and the lack of enough kiosks to absorb traffic. In some cases passengers are already missing flights. “Governments across Europe are trying to implement a half-baked computer system in the middle of the busiest travel season of the year, and passengers are paying the price,” counted Neal McMahon, Chief Operating Officer of Ryanair. Criticism of the Spanish Government. Ryanair emphasizes that the Spanish authorities have known for more than three years the date of entry into force of the EES. Despite this, according to the airline, neither the staffing, nor the technical preparation of the system, nor the installation of sufficient infrastructure was guaranteed. The request also comes at a time of strong pressure on airports, since according to According to the Airlines Association (ALA), companies have scheduled nearly 260 million seats for this summer in Spain, 5.7% more than the previous year. Greece has already gone ahead. The country has already suspended the application of the EES until September to face the summer season without collapses at its airports. Ryanair points out that this option is contemplated in Regulation (EU) 2025/1534 and that Spain could do the same. The airline has sent the same claim to the governments of the other 28 countries integrated into the system. It’s not just Ryanair. The EES warning is not just coming from the Irish airline. Organizations such as ACI Europe, Airlines for Europe (A4E) and IATA have already warned the European Commission of technical problems, staff shortages and limitations in automated systems. In a joint letter, they warned of what they described as “a total disconnect between the perception that the system works and the reality of passengers,” according to collect The Economist. The president of ALA, Javier Gándara, also asked to apply the EES with flexibility to avoid “endless queues” or travelers missing their flights in the middle of the summer campaign. In Xataka | Ryanair decided to “punish” Spain by withdrawing seats in El Prat. Vueling and Wizz Air have caught a fish in troubled waters

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