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eight original tech (and non-tech) gifts to advance Christmas shopping

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There is very little left until the arrival of Christmas, so it is a good time to buy gifts. If this year you have to give a good gift, in this article we are going to review eight original ideas of tech and entertainment with which you can hit the nail on the head. Govee TV Backlight 3 Lite by 53.99 eurosa TV accessory with which to have a very different experience when watching movies and series. Ember 2 by 148.95 eurosa smart cup with temperature control. Sofa strip pro 34.43 eurosa power strip with several sockets. OutIn Nano by 119.99 eurosa portable coffee maker to make coffee anywhere. Rocketbook Core by 30.64 eurosa reusable notebook in A5 size. Playmobil from ‘The Fantastic Car’ by 59.97 eurosincludes three figures and lights and sounds. LEGO from ‘Home Alone’ by 299.99 eurosa set with many traps hidden inside. Donkey Kong Game & Watch by 125 eurosa second-hand console of the iconic character. Govee TV Backlight 3 Lite Philips Ambilight technology can offer a very different experience when watching movies and series, which is why some brands have tried to get closer to it through their devices. He Govee TV Backlight 3 Lite It is a pack that includes a strip of LED lights that is placed behind the television and a camera that captures the colors of the TV to reproduce them on the LED strip. It can be found for different prices depending on the size of the television: Govee TV Backlight 3 Lite for TVs 32 inches by 42.49 euros. Govee TV Backlight 3 Lite for TVs 40 – 50 inches by 45.49 euros. Govee TV Backlight 3 Lite for TVs 55 – 65 inches by 53.99 euros. Govee TV Backlight 3 Lite for TVs 75 – 65 inches by 72.99 euros. Govee TV Backlight 3 Lite The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Ember 2 The Ember 2 It is a curious smart cup that is capable of maintaining the temperature for a long time. Costs 148.95 eurosYeah; but it is very interesting for everything it offers: up to 90 minutes of constant heat (from 50 to 62.5 ºC) and is capable of maintaining the temperature. In addition, it can be paired to the mobile phone through the app to set the ideal temperature, personalize the settings or receive notifications. Of course, it can only be washed by hand. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Sofa strip Not everyone has an electrical outlet next to the sofa, so a good power strip can be very useful. The one of Brennenstuhl Not only is it beautiful thanks to its textile surface, but it can be placed on the sofa and has a good price of 34.43 euros. Furthermore, it incorporates two USB-A ports and an electrical outlet (European) and includes a three-meter long cable. Brennenstuhl power strip The price could vary. We earn commission from these links OutIn Nano For the most coffee lovers, on Amazon we can find the OutIn Nanoa portable coffee maker with which you can prepare coffee anywhere. By 119.99 euroswe are talking about a travel coffee maker that weighs only 670 grams and that, according to the brand, is capable of preparing coffee in 200 seconds. On the other hand, it incorporates a battery, it can be recharged in the car through a USB port and You can prepare ground coffee or capsules. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Rocketbook Core Beyond traditional notebooks, there are some very practical smart notebooks. He Rocketbook Corefor example, has a price of 30.64 euros and it is reusable, so using the erasable gel pen that is included we can erase what we have written to continue writing. Through your app we can send the written pages and view them on the mobileits cover is waterproof and the pages are A5 in size. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Playmobil from The Fantastic Car Playmobil has a good catalog of sets based on movies or series and the ‘The fantastic car It is now on sale for 59.97 euros. Includes lights and sounds, plus three character figures Michael Knight, Devon Miles and Bonnie Barstow. In addition, it is also worth mentioning that it comes with scenery in case we want to display it. Playmobil The Fantastic Car The price could vary. We earn commission from these links LEGO Home Alone Now that Christmas is coming it’s a good time to watch some movies like ‘Home Alone’. And what better than to do it together with him Home Alone LEGO set. Its price in the official store is 299.99 eurosconsists of 3,955 pieces, comes with five minifigures and can be opened to see the many traps inside. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Game & Watch If you want a good dose of nostalgia, be careful because on eBay we can find the Donkey Kong Game & Watch by 125 euros. It is expensive and not new (used, works and sold by TodoConsolas), but it is one of the few ways that can currently be purchased. It can be folded and has a similar format to the Nintendo DS. If you are interested, you can also find the Green House Game & Watch for a price of 135 euros. This is also a used console which, as mentioned in the store, may show signs of use. Nintendo Game & Watch Donkey Kong 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. Image | Govee, Ember, Brennenstuhl, OutIn, Rocketbook, Playmobil, LEGO, Nintendo In Xataka | Capsules, automatic or manual. The best coffee makers according to your tastes and needs In Xataka | Ambilight technology and alternatives: buying guide for LED systems to create ambient lighting on the … Read more

We thought Stanford, MIT, and Harvard were leading in AI. There is a Chinese university that surpasses them all

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To the northwest of Beijing there is a university campus that is not only the most prestigious in the country, it is also one of the most influential universities in the world in science and technology, even surpassing institutions of the stature of MIT or Stanford. It is called Tsinghua and some of the most important technological projects of the moment are being developed there. Change of focus. Tsinghua has been in operation since 1911, although it was not until 1952 when it became a polytechnic university. Among its former students there are figures of the stature of Nobel Prize in Physics Chen-Ning Yang and President Xi Jinping himself. From its inception, Tsinghua’s focus was the training of Chinese students who were going to continue their studies in the United States. Today that approach has completely changed. In the midst of an AI career, there is a nationalistic spirit and students tend to stay and develop projects in their native country. Leaders. They count in Bloomberg that Tsinghua University stands toe-to-toe with the best universities in the world. According to the US News rankingis the best university in the world in engineering, chemical engineering and electronic engineering; has second place in civil engineering and nanotechnology; It is third in materials science and fourth in computer science. There it is nothing. Intellectual property. Tsinghua is also the university with the most papers on AI among the 100 most cited and leads in patent registration, outnumbering MIT, Stanford, Princeton, and Harvard combined. According to LexisNexis data analyzed by Bloomberghave registered 4,986 patents on AI and machine learning in the last 20 years. In 2024 alone they registered 900 patents. However, according to the Stanford AI Indexthe most influential patents remain in American hands. Startups. The university not only focuses on training, it also has a startup incubator called X-Lab from which at least 900 startups have already emerged since it was created in 2013. They are currently very focused on projects related to artificial intelligence. The founders of startups such as Moonshot AIthe creators of the model Kimi K2either Sapient Inca startup that develops “hierarchical reasoning models” based on how the human brain works. They affirm that it is the way to achieve AGI, a different approach to that pursued by companies like OpenAI with LLM or WLM (world models). that LeCun recently defended. Chip war. Efforts are also being made in Tsinghua to give China a boost in the technological war with the United States. The clearest example is the chip created by a group of university scientists and it is 3.7 faster than NVIDIA’s A100. Not only that, the chip, called ACCEL, is also much more efficient. At the moment its mass production has not been achieved, but the innovation is there. Image | Tsinghua University In Xataka | Four decades ago, China decided to invest in training millions of engineers. Today that plan gives it an advantage in the race for AI

Xbox controllers

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The filtration of the peace agreement of 28 points drawn up by the United States with Russian input acted as a strategic jolt to Europe. For the first time since the end of World War II, European capitals contemplated the possibility of a settlement that would not only weaken Ukraine, but directly erode the foundations of their own security architecture. Thus a race has begun: that of securing its borders. The turn that woke up Europe. I was counting this morning the financial times that the document, right now in full discussionwas perceived in Europe as a covert capitulation to Moscow’s interests, one proposed limits on the size of the Ukrainian army, permanent vetoes on Ukraine’s entry into NATO, and even formulas that turned Washington into a neutral arbiter between Russia and the Atlantic Alliance, a turn that many on the old continent considered unacceptable. The fact that the draft was negotiated without participation of any Member State of the EU or NATO accentuated the feeling of vulnerability and marked a psychological limit: if peace is signed behind closed doors and without Europe, the consequences will fall precisely on Europe. Raising the tone. Hence, leaders such as Ursula von der Leyen or Friedrich Merz they will talk of “moment of destiny”, while Warsaw warned that no agreement could allow Russia to shape continental security as it wishes. The immediate result was a coordinated reaction: emergency video conferences, parallel negotiations in Geneva and an accelerated attempt to reinstate Europe at the center of the decisions that define its future. Political rearmament. European alarm is not limited to the fate of Ukraine. Covers the entire legal frameworkmilitary and diplomatic that supports continental stability. The proposal of ban forever Ukraine’s entry into NATO meant accepting a de facto veto right for Moscow over the Alliance, something that European diplomats consider more dangerous than any territorial setback. Similarly, the possibility that an agreement would prevent the deployment of European troops in Ukraine as a guarantee force frustrated the Franco-British ambitions to create a “Coalition of the Willing.” And even more serious, the draft introduced a “Russia-NATO dialogue mediated by the United States,” a scheme that reinterpreted the history of the Alliance and positioned Washington not as a committed member, but as an external referee. The levers. In other words, the protection of the European order could no longer be taken for granted. With the United States showing signs of withdrawal and inclination to negotiate bilaterally with Moscow, Europe discovered that its room for maneuver it narrowedand that his levers (sanctions, frozen Russian funds, G7 membership, single market access rules) were even more valuable than he believed, and that he now had to use them to secure an essential seat at the table. Economic control. The leaked texts they pointed to concessions that would have emptied Europe’s most powerful tools: the ability to sanction and condition Russia’s re-entry into the global economy. The idea of ​​​​creating investment funds with the 210 billion euros of the Russian Central Bank frozen in the EU, so that both Washington and Moscow could benefit, caused outrage in Brussels. For the EU, these assets are not just a sanction: they are the heart of the future repair architecture and the key to financing Ukraine in the years in which the United States withdraws. Similarly, the proposal to reinstate Russia into the G8 would be equivalent to a political amnesty for Putin, blowing up years of diplomatic isolation and contradicting the entire European effort to penalize his aggression. Therefore, while the draft negotiated in Geneva was trimmed and softened, Europe reaffirmed that no peace can return to Russia the economic and strategic benefits it lost after invading Ukraine. Without sustained economic pressure, any truce would be temporary, and with it, the EU retains the only element that can still force Moscow to negotiate seriously. A race against time. The biggest change that this episode caused is the acceptance, in all European capitals, that Europe must prepare for a scenario in which the United States already not be your guarantor automatic. Doubts about American commitment have opened a cycle of accelerated reflection about air defenseindustrial reconstitution and autonomous military deployment. From France and Germany to Poland, the question is no longer whether Europe should take on more responsibilities, but whether it can. fast enough. The war in Ukraine has shown that ground defense is essential, but also that European security it is played in the air: drones, missiles, FPV swarms, electronic warfare. Russian drone raids in Poland and Romaniawhich a few years ago would have been unthinkable, have become the most visible sign that the line between the war in Ukraine and the security of European territory has been blurred. All of this has triggered a profound rethinking of how shield the European skyhow to integrate heterogeneous systems and how to develop cheap, scalable and quick-to-deploy defenses. The ally that no one expected: Xbox controllers. Thus, in the midst of this urgent race to strengthen their defenses, Europe and NATO have found the most unexpected allies: lthe xbox controllers. Systems like Merops (a drone interceptor used in Ukraine and already adopted by Poland and Romania) are controlled with controls identical to those that anyone buys in a store for 30 dollars. Far from being an anecdote, this solution represents the search for simplicityspeed and familiarity: soldiers trained in video games can operate these platforms in a matter of days, and become effective pilots in two weeks, something unthinkable with traditional military systems. The form of control, key. The intuitive ergonomics, commercial availability and robustness of the controllers have made these devices an unexpected standard of the new European battlefield. In fact, a soldier who pilots the interceptors told Insider that the Xbox controller is the ideal option. “It’s compact and easy to pack and store, and the Xbox controllers are very durable,” explained during a Merops demonstration in southeastern Poland last week. What was once a leisure accessory has become a … Read more

There are a lot of people replacing the oil on ham toast with coffee and orange. And oddly enough, it makes sense.

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“You insist on putting olive oil on our Iberian ham toast and this is like putting sugar on top of a chocolate cake.” Víctor Sanchego did not know it, but with those words was about to make thousands of people prepare the strangest breakfast we’ve seen in a long time. How come you don’t have to add oil to the ham? Sanchego’s argument is that “the fat of Iberian ham contains more than 60% oleic acid, the same component of extra virgin olive oil.” Therefore, as happens in a perfumery when we have already worn several colognes, when we mix oil and ham at the same time our taste buds become saturated. “Instead of helping it enhance the flavor, it is subtracting it,” says the ham man. The reality, of course, is more complex. The general idea is true for Iberian ham: adding oil (especially if it is an intense and complex one) blurs the flavor profile and can actually oversaturate the bite. This, however, does not happen with the rest of the hams or with the rest of the oils. It is, so to speak, a borderline case. And a well-known one, at that. The normal thing when we talk about Iberian ham, in fact, is that it is recommended to enjoy it alone or with an accompaniment that cleanses the palate, such as a piece of neutral bread. Nobody usually proposes eating a plate of ham with a glass of EVOO on the side. The striking thing about all this is not that. The striking thing is the coffee with orange zest. Because Víctor Sanchego does not propose to eat ham with white bread, nothing like that. He suggests smearing the bread in a mixture of black coffee and orange peel, toasting it and, now, putting the Iberian ham on top. It’s a strange thing, yes; but we cannot define it as madness either. We said before that the ideal thing is to eat Iberian ham with something that ‘cleanses the palate’ and Sanchego’s idea goes directly there: coffee, due to its dry and intense qualities, allows us to enhance the organoleptic properties of our ham. Is it the most interesting decision? Well, the truth is that I couldn’t say. On a theoretical level, there could be dozens of similar combinations that fit better with our usual organoleptic repertoire; but without a doubt it is bold and many of those who try it (on social networks) They are delighted with the result. And that, without a doubt, is good news. Not because of the ham, not because of the coffee, not because of the orange zest. It’s good news because culinary Talibanism It is a practice that greatly impoverishes our understanding of food. And it limits us for no reason. Being open to ‘playing’ with products as iconic as Iberian ham is a symptom of a gastronomic maturity that, used well, can help us resolve problems in a much simpler way. big problems of the food security of the century. Image | Stephan Coudassot | Nathan Dumlao In Xataka | Why salads are the biggest source of food poisoning and what to do to avoid it

Huawei lost to Google, Qualcomm and TSMC. What he didn’t lose was something more important: his reputation.

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Last week were the Xataka Awards 2025. Stella Li, global vice president of BYD, took the Xataka Legend. He Galaxy S25 Ultra It swept the super high range. Freepik was crowned as best Spanish technology company. It was a night of proper names, drinks and conversations with readers. But There is a prize that, for those of us who spend a lot of time in Xatakaas workers or as readers, has a special weight. Not because of its glamour, but because of what it represents. The Community Award is not decided by any jury. There are no internal debates. You, the readers, decide with your votes. It is the device that you liked the most, without filters. In fact, it is the only one that is not delivered by any employee of the house, but rather by members of the community who represent it on stage. In the image that heads this article, three of them with Cristina Isidoro, PR Manager of Huawei in Spain, who collected the award. Because this year he won it Huawei Watch GT 6 Pro. And when I saw the result, I smiled slightly: it was more than just a reward for a well-made smartwatch. It was pure symbolism. Look at the historical list of winners of this award: Almost all, Chinese devices or devices with a Chinese soul that share a pattern: focus on value for money, practical innovation, and in some cases, arriving wanting to break molds. But among all of them, Huawei is the only one that did not arrive yesterday promising a lot for little. It is the only one that was already in the world elite, disputing the throne with Samsung and in fact about to snatch it awaybefore the United States decided to use it as a pawn in its trade war. Because Huawei has not conquered the perception of premium quality by offering more gigabytes for fewer euros. It conquered it by being, for years, simply a great option. He P20 Pro It was the first mobile phone with a triple camera that really worked. The Mate 20 Pro was an unapologetic technical beast compared to the high-end greats. Their MateBook laptops have been worthy rivals of the Surface. And their GT watches already stood out for batteries that lasted weeks when Apple asked for a charger every night. They weren’t cheap. They were good. And that difference, in the technology market, is abysmal. Then 2019 arrived. EntityList. American veto. Goodbye Google, goodbye Qualcomm, goodbye TSMC. Sales outside China plummeted and the Western narrative was unanimous: Huawei was dead. Without the Google ecosystem, without access to the supply chain, it was impossible to survive in this business. But no one explained to them that it was impossible. Instead of giving up, they built their own universe. HarmonyOS on more than a billion devices. Kirin Chips own, then Ascend for AI. Huawei Cloud growing in Asia, Africa and Latin America. They didn’t beg to go back to Google Play like we might perhaps have expected them to do. They simply built another entire ecosystem. Without one word higher than another. At the beginning of the month I was in China and was able to try several of their devices, including some that just left there. The premium feel is real. And something that we do have here, the GT 6 Pro, is not a gadget 150 euros that promises too much and falls halfway. It is a watch in the 400 euro range that performs very well. and the community of Xataka has passed sentence with his prize. That doesn’t happen by chance. Xiaomi shines in value for money. Realme and Oppo play there. Nothing has its aesthetic indie. But Huawei is the only Chinese brand that, when you mention it, the European consumer automatically thinks of “serious quality”, without the asterisks that others have. And she did it right after they tried to destroy her. The Huawei Watch GT 6 Pro is a great watch. But winning the 2025 Community Award means something else: It is the recognition of the only Chinese brand that has come out of the perception low cost without giving up its origin. It is the prize that, in a way, China had been pursuing for decades. Respect without conditions. And it has been won by a company that they tried to annihilate. Sometimes vetoes don’t kill. They forge legacies. Featured image | Xataka In Xataka | The LG OLED Signature AI T4 is the best television of the year for a simple reason: we are saying goodbye to the black monolith

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Image and sound The best offers The 2024 news in Televisions, projectors, speakers and headphones. Offers in image and sound. Here you have the Xataka selection: 01. Televisions 02. Speakers 03. Headphones 04. Projectors 05. Smart TV Box 06. Cameras Some of the links published here are affiliate links. The products mentioned have been independently selected by the editorial team in search of the best deals, except those marked as sponsored by brands. Xataka purchasing guides Black Friday with Xataka Computers and computing Mobiles and accessories Image and sound Home connected Gaming and accessories lifestyle and gadgets VPN and Services of the Internet Gifts Christmas Days Hours Min. Sec. function getTimeRemaining(endtime) { var t = Date.parse(endtime) – Date.parse(new Date()); var seconds = Math.floor((t / 1000) % 60); var minutes = Math.floor((t / 1000 / 60) % 60); var hours = Math.floor((t / (1000 * 60 * 60)) % 24); var days = Math.floor(t / (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24)); return { ‘total’: t, ‘days’: days, ‘hours’: hours, ‘minutes’: minutes, ‘seconds’: seconds };}function initializeClock(id, endtime) { var clock = document.getElementById(id); var daysSpan = clock.querySelector(‘.countdown-d’); var hoursSpan = clock.querySelector(‘.countdown-h’); var minutesSpan = clock.querySelector(‘.countdown-m’); var secondsSpan = clock.querySelector(‘.countdown-s’); function updateClock() { var t = getTimeRemaining(endtime); daysSpan.innerHTML = t.days; hoursSpan.innerHTML = (‘0’ + t.hours).slice(-2); minutesSpan.innerHTML = (‘0’ + t.minutes).slice(-2); secondsSpan.innerHTML = (‘0’ + t.seconds).slice(-2); if (t.total now.getTime()){ initializeClock(‘countdown’, deadline); }else{ document.getElementById(“countdown”).style.display = “none”; } * 01. Televisions LED, OLED, QLED, HDR and their multiple versions, televisions of all ranges with excellent value for money. Television buying guides: Best televisions in quality price: which one to buy and seven recommended 4K smart TVs Televisions to play on PC: which ones are better to buy? Tips and recommendations The best 4K OLED TVs: which one to buy? Tips and recommendations The 4K televisions with the best quality-price ratio: which one to buy? Tips and recommendations * 02. Speakers The best portable Bluetooth speakers. Smart speaker models with a good quality-price ratio that are now on sale Speaker Buying Guides: Best Bluetooth speakers (2024): which one to buy and 13 recommended models * 03. Headphones The best traditional and wireless headphones that best suit your needs and budget. Headphone Buying Guides: For me, the best wireless headset and the one with the best value for money is… Best truly wireless headphones (TWS) with noise cancellation: which one to buy and 11 recommended models from 40 euros Which wireless headphones to buy for running: buying guide with recommendations and nine featured models from 20 euros * 04. Projectors Enjoy the cinema at home or play on the big screen: LCD, LCoS and DLP projectors, these are the featured models on offer. Projector Buying Guides: Best projectors to set up your own home theater: features and recommended models for indoors and outdoors The best projectors to set up a home theater: Which ones to buy? Tips and recommendations * 05. Smart TV Box Turn your TV into a smart TV and enjoy all the streaming content. Here is Xataka’s selection of Smart TV Boxes on offer. Smart TV box purchasing guides: Best smart TV boxes: which one to buy and 11 recommended set top boxes from 27 to 214 euros * 06. Cameras Capture the moment, record, stream or photograph any moment with these video and SLR cameras. Camera Buying Guides: Which camera for beginners to buy: these are the models and recommendations from Xataka editors * All Xataka buying guides Black Friday with Xataka Computers and computing Mobiles and accessories Image and sound Home connected Gaming and accessories lifestyle and gadgets VPN and Services of the Internet Gifts Christmas .landing-catalog-container { max-width: 1296px; } @media only screen and (min-width: 768px) { .network-large li, .network-large li:first-child, .network-large li:last-child { width: 116px; } } .landing-cta .subsection-subheading-alt { text-align: center; } * 👆 (function(c,l,a,r,i,t,y){ c(a)=c(a)||function(){(c(a).q=c(a).q||()).push(arguments)}; t=l.createElement(r);t.async=1;t.src=”https://www.clarity.ms/tag/”+i; y=l.getElementsByTagName(r)(0);y.parentNode.insertBefore(t,y); })(window, document, “clarity”, “script”, “49vayizxop”); (function() { window._JS_MODULES = window._JS_MODULES || {}; var headElement = document.getElementsByTagName(‘head’)(0); if (_JS_MODULES.instagram) { var instagramScript = document.createElement(‘script’); instagramScript.src=”https://platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js”; instagramScript.async = true; instagramScript.defer = true; headElement.appendChild(instagramScript); – The news Image and sound was originally published in Xataka by admin .

Nexperia China has been trying to contact the Dutch headquarters for days. The only response has been absolute silence

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After the escalation of tension, andThe Dutch government suspended the order to control Nexperia and Nexperia China resumed shipments of critical chips. The European automotive industry could breathe and everything was being resolved, everything except the relationship between the two Nexperias. The conflict has left an internal war that does not seem to have an easy or quick solution. what’s happening. They count in South China Morning Post that Wingtech, the company that owns Nexperia in China (we will call it Nexperia China for simplicity), has been trying to contact Nexperia Netherlands for days and has not received any response. Nexperia China called this silence “deeply regrettable and disconcerting.” Take control. Nexperia China’s intentions are not simply to have a chat. a few days ago They published a statement in their WeChat account in which they assured that “control of Nexperia has not returned to its rightful owner” and expressed their intention to use “all legal avenues” to achieve this. It seems that in Holland they do not agree with these statements and have chosen silence in response. Nexperia Netherlands. His latest official statement It is from November 19, the same day that the Dutch government announced the suspension of the control order over the company. In it, they noted that Nexperia China had stopped “operating within the established corporate governance framework and are ignoring legal instructions from Nexperia’s global management” and provided several examples, such as creating unauthorized bank accounts for clients to make payments, sending letters to clients “with false information” and misappropriating corporate seals. Current status. The conflict put the European automotive industry in checkwhich depends on Nexperia chips for electronic modules and control units of many vehicles produced on the old continent. The Dutch government revoked the order and China lifted the veto it imposed in response. Chips are flowing into factoriesbut the conflict has left a deep scar on the company whose solution seems far away. Recently Nexperia China has appointed Sophie Shen Xinjia as president expert in legal advice and law graduate, so everything indicates that there will be a legal battle for control of the company. Image | Nexperia In Xataka | China has so many electric cars running on its streets that it is going to use them to generate energy for homes

A new turn to end the war in Ukraine has left the final outcome in the hands of a decisive point: 900 km

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The latest diplomatic movement between the United States and Ukraine has crystallized into a peace draft reduced to 19 points which, according to both delegations, constitutes real progress with respect to the controversial document initial 28 points. That first draft, written largely with Russian participationcrossed multiple Ukrainian red lines and set off alarms throughout Europe. As things stand, the final decision is a little more 900 km. The new twist. In Geneva, after hours of tense negotiations that were on the verge of collapse, the team led by Andriy Yermak managed soften or reformulate most of the most problematic aspects. The new text, described as a “solid” body of convergence, integrates security guarantees, economic commitments and infrastructure protection in a framework that is no longer perceived like an ultimatumalthough it is far from resolving the most explosive core: the territorial question. That point (the possibility of giving up portions of the east) was explicitly “placed in brackets” for Presidents Trump and Zelensky to decide, a gesture that recognizes both the political gravity of the issue and the legal impossibility of resolving it without a national referendum in Ukraine. The revision of the draft also eliminates elements such as the limitation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to 600,000 troops or a total amnesty for war crimes, but deliberately preserves the biggest obstacle. Thus, although the White House describes the process as “optimistic,” the heart of the agreement is suspended in an uncomfortable balance: moving forward without defining the most decisive point. The air battle. In parallel to the negotiations, a strategic reflection runs through the debate: no agreement will survive if Ukraine lacks of air guarantees real. Moscow has shown that your fastest and most effective way to break a ceasefire is violate airspace with missiles, drones, bombers or fighters. Ukrainian cities have been subjected to long-range attacks and coercion from the sky for three years, and the country has only avoided total collapse thanks to a makeshift patchwork of Western anti-aircraft defenses. They remembered the analysts at Forbes that any sustainable peace requires three pillars: an integrated defense network that connects radars, Patriot batteries, NASAMS, IRIS-T and aviation in a common operational framework, a modernized, numerous Ukrainian air force capable of maintaining continuous patrols with F-16, Rafale or Gripen equipped with AESA radars, long-range missiles and advanced electronic warfare, and a visible presence of allies operating from or within Ukraine, similar to the Baltic Air Policingto deter violations and react unambiguously to any incursion. Clarity. Furthermore, it was pointed out that the rules of engagement should be explicit: immediate interception of unauthorized aircraft, shooting down any vector that poses a threat and automatic retaliation against launch points if Moscow fires missiles after an agreement. Without this aerial architecture, a peace signed on paper would become a fragile parenthesis, exposed to a Russia that historically explores every void and tests every border. The stability of the future agreement depends both on the diplomatic text and the firepower that supports its lines. The point that no one wants to write. What happened in Geneva shows that diplomacy is advancing, but also that it is doing so with a limp. counted the financial times that the meeting began almost broken: the Americans, upset by previous leaks, arrived tense, and the Ukrainians, distrustful of the pro-Russian bias of the original draft. It took a long conversation. almost therapeuticbetween Yermak and the American delegation to reduce tension. Afterwards, both sides revised the draft point by point, eliminated the troop cap, rewrote the amnesty and adjusted key definitions. The Europeans (United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy and the EU) joined later to coordinate priorities and synchronize postures. Subsequent statements reflect a “constructive atmosphere,” with Washington under self-inflicted pressure to present the document to Russia as soon as possible. Be that as it may, no technical correction can resolve the essential absence: the impossibility of deciding in that room about the territory. According to the Ukrainian negotiators, they did not have a mandate to give up a single kilometer, and the Constitution requires consultation to the population. Kyslytsya himself admitted that what is pending requires “leadership decisions,” a diplomatic euphemism to admit that what is unacceptable for Ukraine has been postponed, not eliminated. The 900 km as a judge. The peace draft can have changedbut the reality on the front changes even faster. As diplomats wrote, erased and rewrote sentences in Geneva, Russia intensified its offensive in multiple sectors: advances north of Huliaipole, increasing pressure towards Siversk and a siege that could be sealed in Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad. The front line, about 900 kilometershas become the silent arbiter of the negotiation: the more Ukraine retreats, the more strength Russia believes it has to demand concessions, and the more it resists, the more room Kyiv has to reject any territorial concession. The American and Russian proposal filtered It started from that premise: asking Ukraine to hand over areas that it still controls before it loses them. Zelensky, however, has reiterated that Ukraine will “defend its home” and that accepting territorial amputations would undermine not only its political legitimacy, but the very possibility of lasting peace. Time trial. The problem is that time on the front is against Kyiv. Russian advances, although extremely costly in men and material, are creating pockets of vulnerability and forcing to retreat reserves to cover cracks. And what is at stake in those 900 kilometers It’s not just terrain: is Ukraine’s ability to come to the table with a negotiating position that does not amount to staged surrender. Every kilometer lost on the map alters the draft in Geneva more than any paragraph. Between paper and the battlefield. What emerges from these three fronts (diplomacy, the sky and the line of contact) is a more or less clear picture: the peace agreement is closer in form, but not in depth. He 19 point text It represents an indisputable technical advance, but it depends on enormously costly presidential decisions. Air guarantees are the indispensable condition … Read more

we can get a free Nintendo Switch 2

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We are already in the last stages of November, so all the offers of Black Friday They are very close to disappearing. One of the stores that still has a huge selection of them available is Powerplaneta Murcian store with discounts on technology, lightning offers that are updated every day and fast shipping in Spain. And that’s not all: it also has an official raffle with which We can get a Nintendo Switch 2 with ‘Mario Kart World’ completely free. We tell you all the details about this promo in which the prices of the 90s return. You can get a Nintendo Switch 2 for free with Powerplanet’s Black Friday Powerplanet’s Black Friday, which will be available until November 30, has right now a huge number of very interesting offersregardless of whether we are looking for a new mobile phone, a smartwatch for Christmas or any other type of technology. We will talk about specific offers a little later, but first we are going to focus on the giveaway they have active, with which we can win the new Nintendo console. The way to participate in it is super simple. Every purchase we make from now until November 30 will automatically give us a participation in the draw. We will not have to fill out any type of form or register on any portal: just buy what we want and nothing more. The only thing to keep in mind is that the draw is valid for the Spanish peninsula and the Balearic Islands (as well as Portugal and France) and that participants must be at least 18 years old. The draw includes, as we have said, a nintendo switch 2 and the game ‘Mario Kart World’, an ideal pack to have a real great game to be able to debut the console. The winner will be announced on December 1st.so it won’t take us long to clarify whether we have won the prize. These are some of their most notable technology offers Waiting until November usually has the reward of being able to find the device or devices we want at a better price. This is where Powerplanet’s Black Friday comes in, with attractive offers that will allow us to even advance our Christmas shopping to save a good pinch along the way. Below we leave you a selection of offers that we have found and that are quite juicy. Google Pixel 10 Pro If we are looking for a high-end phone with the best Android experience, this Pixel 10 Pro It’s ideal for us. It is a phone that stands out for having a very good 6.3-inch OLED screen with a peak brightness of 3,300 nits, a good camera system and the best artificial intelligence inside (in addition to seven years of updates). This is the version with 256 GB of storage in this case, available at Powerplanet for 959 euros while your Black Friday lasts. Google Pixel 10 Pro (16+256GB) The price could vary. We earn commission from these links If we have cats at home, an automatic litter box can be great for keeping everything cleaner and taking care of their health. This one from the Petkit brand offers weight, proximity and infrared sensors to always detect our pets and thus avoid accidents. In addition, it even has a camera that we can view from our mobile phone. Its tank has 8 liters of capacity, so we can go several days without emptying it. We have it on sale right now to 499 euros. PETKIT Purobot Max Pro Automatic Litter Box with Camera and xSecure Technology – APP Control – Extra Large Capacity The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Xiaomi Redmi Pad Pro Quality-price, there are few tablets better than the Xiaomi Redmi Pad Pro. It was already like this at launch, much more so now considering that we can get it at Powerplanet for 195.99 euros. It stands out for having a good 12.1-inch screen compatible with Dolby Vision and 120 Hz, ideal for watching movies or series. In addition, it has plenty of power thanks to its Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 and it has a 10,000 mAh battery, so it will offer us good autonomy. Xiaomi Redmi Pad Pro Tablet 12.1″ Wi-Fi 6GB/128GB Gray The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Samsung Smart TV QLED Q8F We also have very interesting options on Black Friday in this store if we are looking for a new television. This Samsung Q8F is now reduced to 469.90 euros in its 55-inch version. This is a model from this same 2025, which means that it includes Vision AI, the company’s artificial intelligence. By using QLED technology we will obtain vivid colors and very good contrasts, all without taking into account that it also comes with Tizen OS and has seven years of guaranteed updates. Samsung Q8F QE55Q8FAAU 55″ 4K Ultra HD Smart TV Wifi The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Samsung Galaxy S25 We close this selection of offers with another mobile phone, in this case the most compact version of the family Galaxy S25. It is one of the best options there is if you are looking for a compact phone, especially now that we can get it for 689 euros on Powerplanet’s Black Friday. Beastly power with the Snapdragon 8 Elite, 12 GB of RAM and a triple camera system that works at a high level. In addition, it has Galaxy AI and has seven years of guaranteed updates, which guarantees us a long-lasting mobile. Samsung Galaxy S25 5G 12GB/256GB Black 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 | Xataka, Google, Catlink, Xiaomi, Samsung In Xataka | The best mobile phones, we have tested them and here are their analyzes In Xataka | Best tablets in quality price. … Read more

Here begins the era of visual and interactive AI that you will not want to stop using

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Today I have asked Gemini twice what it consisted of the three body problem. The first time I asked the conventional Gemini, who after thinking for a few seconds gave me a text answer, well structured but which at first scared me a little because it even included equations. This was what the response looked like: Then I decided to ask Gemini again, but this time taking advantage of the new feature called Dynamic View (Dynamic View). Google introduced this option a few days ago, and here Gemini does not respond in text mode, but visually. This was what the response looked like: So that I could understand that concept, he created a simulation where I could switch between different simulation modes and speeds. And after that, he complemented this simulation with short texts that explained what happens when there are only two bodies (like the Earth and the Moon) and when there are three bodies and the butterfly effect is experienced. The system becomes so chaotic and complex that triple star systems in the universe are unstable. I didn’t understand it as much with the formula, but with that simulation, I did. This is a clear example of where the tables are going in the world of artificial intelligence chatbots. In that future that Gemini proposes, the conversation can become—if we wish— much more visual and interactive. Almost like a game, because by modifying the simulation we can check the effect of that change in real time. It’s easier to “click” and understand the concept, and that, dear readers, is addictive. Google talked about all this in the presentation of the feature last week, explaining how this option “allows AI models to create immersive experiences, interactive tools and simulations, completely generated in real time for any prompt.” Well, indeed, this is how ‘How I Met Your Mother’ ended, although I have hidden the text so as not to spoil that ending for those who have not seen the series. If you haven’t done it, I recommend it 😉 The practical applications of something like this are, once again, almost limitless. One can apply these dynamic views to understand probability theory, to get fashion tips, or to remember how ‘How I Met Your Mother’ ended. Already put I have asked the impossible: explain to me the movie ‘Tenet‘. He tried it with a good visual scheme (the video below shows that interactive response), but it didn’t help me much because I’m afraid that movie is absolutely inexplicable. I’m not saying it: Nolan says it. Visual and interactive summaries take a few seconds to complete and are not suitable for the impatient, but once they do, the truth is that the answers do not disappoint because that interactivity and visual content enrich said answer and make it much more digestible and attractive for the user. It is the tiktokization of AI to make it even more direct. This approach from Google once again demonstrates how strong the company has been for a few months. The Nano Banana phenomenon turned it into a company that finally demonstrated its potential, and both Gemini 2.5 Flash and Pro a few months ago like now Gemini 3 – which certainly seems to be a step above its rivals – have confirmed the optimism surrounding the company. This latest innovation from Dynamic View It is one of the most powerful and disruptive we have seen in the use of AI in these three years, and follows the path that the company has already outlined with the fabulous NotebookLM. Let’s go shopping with ChatGPT Google, of course, is not alone in that effort. OpenAI has been an absolute benchmark in the productization of AI, and with ChatGPT it got it right from the first moment in that user experience that made us want to use the chatbot for more and more things. The company led by Sam Altman has also been putting forward interesting proposals for a long time to be able to apply AI to all types of scenarios, and now it has come up with a new one that is unique these days of Black Friday: a “Purchase Research” mode that goes beyond finding products for us. And it goes further because it does not stick to our initial prompt, but rather asks us about that prompt. For example, I am looking for a 27-inch monitor with 1440p resolution (QHD) that is cheap and for mostly office use. And that’s what I put in the search engine. The surprises came from there, because in that mode ChatGPT does not give you the answer directly, but it asks you some more questions in “survey” mode asking yourself boxes to answer. Preferred connectivity? (HDMI) What budget do you have? (less than 150 euros). Which panel do you prefer? (I don’t care). After these questions, ChatGPT presents some preliminary options on the screen so that you can tell it if its results are on the right track or not (and if they are not, it asks you why, for example by price or features). After two and a half minutes, the chatbot presented an interesting personalized shopping guide in which it recommended me this Philips 27E2N1500L/00 that is 99 euros and that I will probably end up buying. Obviously this OpenAI tool is interesting for users, but also for OpenAI, because it is one more move in that strategy of becoming our indispensable ally for all types of purchases. ChatGPT wants to be a useful shopping assistant that helps us find products… and that along the way give a commission to OpenAI. We already saw it with Instant Checkout, and this is another move that points to that promising line of income for the company, which certainly needs it like eating. But beyond that, the Purchase Research mode is another good example of how these searches no longer stop at what we ask, but instead ask us questions to better understand what we want and then give … Read more

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