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The death of ‘El Mencho’ sends a worrying message

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2026 will be remembered in Mexico for several reasons. One, scheduled, is the celebration of the world cup. The other, unforeseen, is death this sunday of Nemesio Oseguera, alias ‘El Mencho’, one of the most important names in international drug trafficking. The unknown now is to what extent both events will overlap and if the second will influence the first in some way. It is not a question that we ask ourselves, but a murmur that is beginning to sound in the sports press around the world, from the United States either South Korea. The reason is very simple: the same country that in the last few hours has postponed matches due to the violence unleashed by the death of ‘El Mencho’ will have to host national teams that will compete in the World Cup in four months. What has happened? That the fight against drug trafficking has written a key chapter in Mexico. An operation orchestrated by the Mexican army with the support of US intelligence ended on Sunday with the death of Nemensio Rubén Osegeuera‘El Mencho’, leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG). The news is important for several reasons. First, due to the relevance of the protagonist, ‘El Mencho’, who, as detailed by the Secretariat of National Defense, died while being transferred (already injured) to Mexico City. Click on the image to go to the tweet. And who was it? Despite having maintained a low profile and low visibility, Mencho had managed to become one of the most relevant leaders of American drug trafficking. Also one of the most sought after in the world. The US even offered 15 million dollars to whoever facilitated his arrest. The reason is the reach of the CJNG, an organization with diversified businesses, tentacles throughout Mexico (and part of the US) and a power that has already demonstrated in several occasionswhether executing judges and high officials or even shooting down helicopters with cannon fire. For the Government of Donald Trump ‘El Mencho’ was also “one of the main traffickers of fentanyl” from America. Has it had repercussions? Yes. And that is the second reason why Oseguera’s death is so relevant. The operation deployed on Sunday in the mountains of Jalisco has triggered an earthquake that has spread through Mexico with roads closed and episodes of violence that, for example, have led to a dozen of States to suspend their school classes and have affected part of the country’s air traffic, with the cancellation of hundreds of flights. The Mexican newspaper The Financier speak directly of “a wave of violence.” The local and international press inform of blockades and attacks on businesses in Jalisco and other Mexican states and the authorities have identified more than 252 roads with cuts in twenty regions, although they guarantee that 90% have already been resolved. That has not prevented Canada or the United States have advised its citizens to avoid going out in certain areas. Has it affected anything else? Yes. Beyond traffic, logistics, education or commerce, the tumults unleashed in certain parts of Mexico by the death of ‘El Mencho’ have been felt on two fronts. One is tourism. As reports the BBCthe Puerto Vallarta airport has suffered cancellations and diversions, a relevant fact considering that it is one of the most popular destinations in the country. Added to this are messages from Canada and the United States, but also from nations such as the United Kingdom, Australia or New Zealand, asking their citizens for caution. Another front that has not been immune is sports. Especially football. After what happened yesterday, at least two matches of first level. One was the women’s classic between Guadalajara and América, which was to be played at the Akron stadium (Zapopan). The other, the scheduled match between Querétaro and Juárez, from Liga MX, in the state of La Corregidora (Querétaro). Is that important? That the violent reactions to the death of ‘El Mencho’ affect tourism and (above all) the football agenda could seem like a minor issue if it were not for the fact that 2026 is not just any year for Mexico. In a few months the country will become, along with the US and Canada, World Cup host. In fact, the stadium where Querétaro and Juárez were due to meet yesterday will soon host a friendly match between the Mexican team and Iceland. The Akron stadium (the same one where Guadalajara and América should have played) will also be the scene this summer of several events in which teams from Korea, Colombia, Uruguay and Spain will participate. Can it influence? Of course the coincidence has not gone unnoticed. In Spain, sports media such as BRAND either ACEbut they are not the only ones. The South Korean media The Chosun had an impact in the last hours on the same idea and reporter Ephrat Livini slid in your analysis of what happened to The New York Times (TNYT) a key fact: “Much of the violence occurred in Guadalajara, a center of 1.4 million inhabitants that is home to the World Cup.” The problem is not only the violence unleashed in the last few hours. The key is what happens from now on and the multiple scenarios that are opening, among which includes a possible internal war within the CJNG to succeed the fallen boss or an offensive by rival cartels to dispute his territories. A few days ago (before the death of ‘El Mencho’) the newspaper The Time revealed since Mexico has redoubled its vigilance against the possibility that, taking advantage of the World Cup, Colombian drug traffickers may enter the country posing as fans. Images | Wikipedia In Xataka | Now that the most wanted cartel in Mexico has died, three disturbing possibilities open up. And they all point to the same place: the US

700 years of consumption to challenge China

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Whoever follows it, gets it. The world has embarked on the great adventure of finding rare earth anywhere to stop depending on China. Japan, with tense relations – to say the least – was one of the most interested, and has achieved what it been searching for two years: extract rich rare earth mud from about 6,000 meters deep. But it is one thing to find it and another to refine it on an industrial level. Success. Japan had a set schedule: its advanced Chikyu ship had to leave in January 2026 in search of rare earths. In 2024 they reported the discovery of what could be one of the largest deposits in the worldwith a prospecting for the beginning of 2026. The idea was to collect a sample of mud to see the composition, and the results could not have been more promising. ago uus daysnear Minami Torishima Island, Japan signed which is considered the first successful attempt to extract rare earth sediment at extreme depths. We are talking about some mud located in a pit at about 6,000 meters deep, where it is believed that there are a deposit of more than 16,000,000 tons of valuable material. It was an autonomous vehicle deployed at that depth that, using an unmanned excavator, circulated mud from that depth to the ship through a pipe. Similar to the technique used to prospect for oil and gas. Good rare earths. Rare earths are a set of 17 metals and elements that are essential for practically any industry today. From aerospace to medical devices, our mobile phones, electric cars or headphones themselves, they all need some of the metals from rare earths. But it turns out that some are more valuable than others. It is estimated that the lands of the Minami Torishima site stand out due to its concentration in dysprosium and terbium. These two are particularly rare and valuable because they are used in vehicle engine magnets and defense technologies. They also have a certain concentration of yttrium, which is used for lasers or superconductors. The rare earth war. As we read on Al Jazeera, Japan is ecstatic. A government spokesperson commented that this is “a significant achievement both for the country’s economic security and for its maritime development.” And the truth is that the discovery could not have come at a better time for Japan. We have already commented that China is the one that dominates rare earths. Not only its mining, but its production. For decades we have let China refine them because the process is very polluting and the laws in the Asian giant were somewhat more lax. The price has been high: the entire world industry depends on China, and China has not hesitated to use rare earths as a weapon when it has come under attack. For example, in the context of the technological war or with tariffs. liberally. And, speaking of context and war, the Pacific is abuzz. China claims Taiwan and some islands held by Japan while build artificial islands with varied purposes. Japan, meanwhile, has allied itself with a United States that is testing weapons in the area and deploying maritime units. And, furthermore, they are rearming. For that they need rare earths and, on January 6, China prohibited the export of all double items use to Japan. This implies anything that can be used to improve Japanese military capabilities. The order came after the Japanese Prime Minister announced that any action by China in Taiwan It would be responded to in a warlike manner by Japan. The Chinese statement did not specify which exports would be affected, but the Chinese media suggested that heavy rare earths were in the equation. Consumption for a while. That is, in the current context, it is not a whim for Japan to stop depending on China for the production of rare earths: it is a necessity. And there are already media outlets like the Nikkei that have described the deposit as the third largest reserve of rare earths in the world. Estimates point to more than 16,000,000 metric tons of rare earth oxides, something that would satisfy domestic consumption for several generations. For example, it point that there will be more than 730 years of Japanese consumption of dysprosium and more than 420 years of local consumption of terbium. Way to go. Now, Japan has found the clue, but now it is time to confirm the estimates and, above all, start extracting and refining these rare earths. That will be the task of researchers this year to, in 2027, begin carrying out large-scale extraction tests. The idea is to get 350 tons of mud a day. Then everything has to be loaded by boat to Minami Torishima, where a first cleaning of the sludge will be carried out to separate the valuable from the mud and, then, transportation to the continent, where the refining process will take place. With everything in hand, wait that the Japanese government publishes an economic viability report by March 2028. and red flags. It is evident that Japan’s announcement is hopeful both for its independence and for the rest of the world to begin to do something with the deposits it has been finding with the aim of achieving sovereignty in rare earths. But there are also challenges ahead. On the one hand, it esteem that each ton of sludge produces just two kilos of rare earth oxides. This means that enormous volumes of material have to be processed to separate the ‘wheat from the chaff’. Then there is the refining process itself, something pollutant due to what is necessary to do it and the waste that is emitted. And finally, the worry for the habitat destructionspecifically deep-sea ecosystems that, according to environmental groups, would receive an irreversible impact. And since we are what we eat, and more countries like China or Japan than They need fish with no possible alternativeclouds of particles from the seabed can affect the food … Read more

If the US attacks Iran with drones, it will be in for a surprise. Russia shielded its sky with an explosive weapon: Verba

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It we count last week. In the Middle East, crises rarely erupt overnight. First pieces move away from the spotlight, discreet commitments are signed and deployments multiply that seem routine. Only later, when everything falls into place, do you understand that the board had been preparing for something bigger for weeks. Now we know that Washington has not been the only one that has prepared. Agreement sealed in the shadows. counted this morning in an exclusive the financial times that Iran and Russia signed a secret contract of almost 500 million euros for delivery of 500 lVerba portable spears and 2,500 9M336 missiles. It would be Tehran’s most significant move to rebuild air defenses devastated after the 12 day war against Israel. The Iranian request came just days after its integrated network was seriously degraded by Israeli and American attacks, which allowed enemy aircraft to operate with superiority over large areas of the country. The agreement provides deliveries until 2029although the media explained that there are indications of early shipments, and it is complemented with night vision devices and other equipment that points to a phased but urgent reconstruction. What are Verba and why do they matter. The Verba system is a portable guided missile infrared designed to shoot down drones, cruise missiles and low-level aircraft such as helicopters, operated by small mobile teams that can deploy dispersed defenses without depending on fixed radars vulnerable to bombing. These are not heavy strategic systems like lthe S-300 or S-400but rather a flexible tactical layer that complicates helicopter operations and low-level flights. Its adoption is rapid, requires less integration and allows Iran to reinforce critical points at a relatively acceptable cost for Moscow, which can supply them without weakening substantially its own defense against Ukraine. Verba missile carrier A military alliance despite sanctions. Apparently the contract was negotiated between Rosoboronexport and the Iranian Ministry of Defense, with intermediaries already sanctioned by Washington, in a context of growing cooperation that includes Iranian drones employed by Russia in Ukraine and a bilateral treaty signed in 2025. Moscow thus demonstrates that it has no intention of abiding by Western sanctions or the arms embargo reactivated by European powers, while Tehran tries rebuild the relationship following the perception that Russia did not come to their aid during the latest conflict with Israel. The flow of cargo flights and the reception of attack helicopters Mi-28 reinforce the image of a active and sustained military association. The largest deployment since 2003. It we count last week. The agreement emerges in parallel to a massive accumulation of American air and naval power in the Middle East, with dozens of F-35, F-15 and A-10 fighters deployed at bases such as Muwaffaq Salti in Jordan and Prince Sultan in Saudi Arabia, in addition to two aircraft carrier groups led by the USS Abraham Lincoln and the USS Gerald R. Ford. In total, about 40,000 troops and a fleet comparable to the one before the 2003 invasion of Iraq support Donald Trump’s threats to impose a nuclear ultimatum on Tehran. Iran, for its part, warns that it would respond by attacking US bases in the region if hit. A reinforcement that changes the risk calculation. The new systems They will not turn Iran into a conventional rival comparable to the United States or Israel, of course, nor will they prevent sustained air campaigns if these are executed with technological superiority. However, they can raise cost and risk of specific operations, especially helicopter raids or low-altitude attacks, and prolong a possible conflict by making initial phases of aerial suppression difficult. In an environment where each shootdown would have a disproportionate political and strategic impact, the mere presence of hundreds of mobile launchers introduces a tactical deterrence variable. A preparation race. What does seem quite clear is that the combination Iranian rearmament and American deployment draws a scenario of maximum tension in which diplomacy and force advance in parallel. Tehran seeks to buy time, rebuild defensive layers and negotiate from a less vulnerable position. Washington tries to pressure with a demonstration of power without recent precedents in the region. What happens in the coming weeks will not only determine whether there is an attack or an agreement, but also whether the Russian-Iranian alliance is consolidated as a military axis capable of openly challenging the sanctions regime and reconfiguring the strategic balance of the Middle East. Image | ТАСС In Xataka | It is so small that it can barely be seen from space, but this secret island is the main problem for the US to attack Iran In Xataka | If the most advanced US nuclear aircraft carrier maintains its speed it will reach its destination on Sunday: a bad omen for Iran

how to install any game or application with PlayCover

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We are going to tell you a method with which you will be able install any iOS app on Mac, using an open source program called PlayCover. What this application does is allow you to install applications from their IPA file, which is like Android APKs or Windows EXEs. This is a method with which you can do what Apple doesn’t want, but It also has some negative aspects that is worth knowing. We’ll start with them, and then we’ll tell you how to proceed. What’s wrong with PlayCover The main negative aspect of PlayCover is that we will use the IPA applications for the iPhone or iPad. These are versions of applications that have not been optimized for macOSwhich means they may not be able to be used correctly. In some cases, such as the Instagram app, we will find that we cannot click on the login fields, because they are touch-sensitive. The apps also do not adapt well to the size of the windows, and in general the operation can be far from optimal. Yes indeed, iPad version is launched of the applications something to take into account regarding their size. PlayCover is an application that is in constant development, and they ensure that its objective is that all applications work natively, and even be able to use controllers with the games you launch. The tool is open source and totally secure, and compatible for Macs with Apple M chips. Furthermore, the other drawback is that you will have to get the IPA files yourselfalthough there are pages like decrypt.day which are repositories where you can get them. There will always be a risk that applications come with malware or bugs, so extreme caution is advisable. How to use PlayCover The first thing you have to do is enter the PlayCover website, whose address is playcover.io. In it, you can go to the downloads section and download the latest available version. Install the file you download like any application. Once you open the application after installing it, you have to go to the section Applications. In it, click on the + plus button or on Import IPAand choose the file that you have obtained from an application or game on your computer. Then PlayCover will proceed to install the app on your Mac natively. When the application or game is installed, it will appear in the Applications with its icon. You can install more by clicking on the + button that will appear at the top. And that’s it. By double clicking on an installed application you will launch it on the Mac. Sometimes it is advisable to maximize it so that it takes up the entire screen and you can see it in its entirety, because in the window with which they open sometimes part of the interface is covered. In Xataka Basics | Privacy in macOS: guide to setting up your Mac and options available to protect it as much as possible

Long-term forecasts return rain to Spain

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Although we have had storms and surprises in the last couple of weeks, the truth is that we have enjoyed a certain meteorological stability that has given a break to the very saturated soils, rivers and swamps of the peninsular geography. The reason is simple (the NAO positive), the bad news is also simple: there is a turnaround brewing in Scandinavia. And, as a side effect, our chances of receiving a train of storms from the west again have risen significantly. But, first of all, let’s explain what the NAO is. The ‘NAO’ is the ‘North Atlantic Oscillation‘: I usually describe it as the ‘dance’ between the Azores high and the Icelandic low. That is, between the two major atmospheric phenomena that govern the meteorology of the North Atlantic. When the index we use to “measure who is winning” is negative, the Azores anticyclone is weaker than normal and, therefore, is unable to block the deep storms that hover over the Atlantic. The direct consequence is that they circulate further south than normal: right at our latitude. What happened at the end of February and what will happen at the start of March is the opposite: positive NAO. That is, the Azores anticyclone is strong and that sends the jet further north. Something that gives us stability, fewer fronts and (usually, although not necessarily) colder. But there are signs that this is beginning to change. It is important to remember that we are talking about long-term predictions and there are still many days ahead, but the pattern seems to be gaining consistency: during the first half of March, an anticyclonic block will develop over the skies of the Scandinavian peninsula. That, presumably, can undulate the jet and encourage more rain in the Mediterranean. That is, at least, Sergio Escama’s prediction. And the truth is that it is compatible with the weekly prediction that AEMET published a few days ago. Why is it important? Above all, for two reasons: the first is that the scenarios that are compatible with these schemes can give rise to a lot of rain on the Mediterranean façade. That is, because torrential rains are on the table. And the second issue is that we must not forget that Spain it is up to the top of water. “More rain” will be synonymous with “management problems” for weeks. So here we are, looking obsessively at the Nordic countries to see what the Atlantic will send us. Image | ECMWF In Xataka | Andalusia anticipates the storm and has already canceled in-person classes and activated the UME. The doubt is placed on the workers

We have been blaming mobile phones for myopia for years. Now we have a much more subtle suspect: lack of light

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It is quite a grandmother’s and mother’s phrase to hear that spending a long time in front of a screen or being very close to a book can cause us to develop a disease in the eyes like the myopia. However, science has long suspected that “close work” alone does not explain why myopia has become a global pandemic. The new. Now a revealing study has proposed a physiological mechanism that fits all the pieces of the puzzle together, placing the blame not only on what we look at, but on the amount of light that reaches the back of our eye while we do so. And the investigation is quite justified, since the data is scary. In Spain, 19% of children between 5 and 7 years old are already myopicand projections estimate that by 2050 half of the world’s population will need glasses. To stop this, we need to understand exactly the mechanism that produces myopia, and a team from New York has found the key. The famine of light. The work, recently published in the prestigious magazine Cell Reports by researchers, points to a fascinating concept in this case: the light deprivation hypothesis. Until now we knew that focusing on nearby objects is closely linked to the development of myopia. But what this study has measured with empirical precision is how the myopic eye reacts to the healthy eye during this process. What they have seen. The main finding is that myopes suffer from excessive accommodative pupillary constrictionthat is, when you look closely, the pupil becomes much smaller than normal. If we add to this that close-up work is usually done indoors where lighting rarely exceeds 500 lux, compared to 10,000 lux outdoors, the result is a lethal cocktail for the eye: the combination of dim light and a maximally contracted pupil causes the retina to “starve” due to lack of light. The short circuit. Here the question that logically must be asked is: Why does this lack of light cause the eye to grow abnormally, causing myopia? This is where the purest neuroscience comes in, since our retina processes the image through two main channels: the ON path that is activated with increases in light, and the OFF path, which reacts to shadows. In previous work from 2024, this same team had already shown that in myopic patients the ON pathways have serious deficits, since they are less sensitive and slower. Now the new hypothesis postulates a vicious circle in which, when reading or looking at a cell phone indoors, the pupil closes too much. And this is a problem, since chronic lack of light further weakens the retinal ON pathway, and this imbalance sends erroneous signals that ultimately promote elongation of the eyeball. The treatments. This proposal not only stands out for explaining the biological mechanism of myopia, but also unifies at once why the treatments that ophthalmologists They have been applying it empirically for years. One of the examples is spending time outdoors, but not because it cures, but because the sunlight is so intense that it more than compensates for having a small pupil, keeping the ON pathway stimulated and slowing the progression of myopia. Another example is the use of atropine drops in children to stop myopia thanks to the dilation of the pupil so that more light enters the retina. The same goes for multifocal lenses that are used to reduce accommodation effort, since the pupil does not need to constrict as excessively. It is not definitive. As is almost always the case in science, this work does not demonstrate a direct coincidence yet, but rather offers us an incredibly solid and plausible physiological mechanism supported by very robust data on the behavior of our pupil and neural pathways. But there is still a way to go with new long-term studies to confirm the hypothesis 100%. While we wait for those results, the practical conclusion seems clearer than ever: the problem is not just the tablet or the book. The problem is doing it in the dark, so if you are going to strain your eyes up close, make sure you turn on a good lamp and, above all, don’t forget to go out into the sun. Images | Akshit Dhasmana In Xataka | Denialism has reached one of the last corners of science still free of it: seeing glasses

Now that the most wanted cartel in Mexico has died, three disturbing possibilities open up. All with the US in the target

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For more than four decades, the relationship between Mexico and the United States has been marked by a shared war and asymmetric against drug traffickinga fight that has oscillated between open confrontation, silent cooperation and the reproaches mutual while criminal networks adapted, fragmented and strengthened in the heat of the demand for drugs north of the border and violence to the south. In this permanent pulse, each hit against a boss has not only been an operational successbut also the beginning of a new disturbing phase. The biggest blow in a decade. The death of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as “El Mencho”undisputed leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, represents the most important blow against organized crime in Mexico since fall of “El Chapo”. It is, not only because of the dejected figure, but because structural weight of the organization he directed, which became one of the most expansive, violent and with the greatest international capacity in the country. We are talking about an organization with presence in dozens of nations and a central role in the trafficking of methamphetamine and fentanyl into the United States. The definitive breakup. From the political side, the operation confirms the breakup with the stage of “hugs, not bullets” and consolidates a strategy based on intelligence, coordination and direct action against criminal leaders. In fact, the administration of Claudia Sheinbaum has multiplied arrests, seizures and deployments on the northern border. The internal message is crystal clear: the State seeks regain the initiative in the face of organizations that took advantage of years of limited containment to expand and professionalize. Immediate response that has paralyzed regions. There is no doubt, in an operation of this caliber, the reaction of the cartel has been lightning and coordinatedwith blockades, vehicle fires, attacks on infrastructure and suspension of activities in several states. Cities like Guadalajara and Puerto Vallarta are experiencing panic scenes that are reminiscent of previous crises in Sinaloa after the capture of other leaders such as that of “El Mayo”. And, as almost always, the deployment of federal forces and the alerts to foreign citizens show a reality most uncomfortable: The group’s operational capacity does not disappear with the death of its leader. The great unknown and a risk. This being the case, and with the natural heir imprisoned in the United States, the replacement of the next great drug trafficker open a fight potential between regional commanders and key operators. They remembered in the New York Times that, if the chain of command is not imposed quickly, it is very possible that internal disputes will begin to arise that fragment or weaken the organization. The Mexican experience shows that these transitions usually translate in prolonged violence and territorial fights that affect entire communities. The first possibility looking at Washington. With this scenario, what happens in the coming weeks can greatly alter the security architecture not only of the United States, but from all over North America opening before him three most disturbing scenarios. First of all, a more than possible internal war due to the succession within the CJNG that destabilizes the organization and multiplies all types of sources of regional violence, generating in turn displacement, migratory pressure and greater disorderly flow of weapons and drugs towards the north of the continent. And the remaining two. Secondly, the equally plausible possibility opens up: that of a rival cartels offensive to dispute territories and the most strategic routes, a situation that could trigger a prolonged national conflict similar to the one that occurred in Sinaloaaffecting logistics chains, investment and, in general, border stability. Finally, the third way is that of rapid consolidation under a new leadershipone that, far from weakening the business, makes it more opaque and decentralized, maintaining or even sophisticating fentanyl trafficking to the United States and beyond, which would force Washington to rethink its cooperation, its political pressure and even the debate on direct interventions, with profound implications for Mexican sovereignty and regional integration. In short, with consequences for the entire North American security architecture. A turning point in relationships. The last thing that we have known of the operation has been that it was carried out by Mexican forces together with US intelligence, all in a context political pressure from the White House and millionaire rewards offered by the DEA, along with the review of commercial and security commitments. Plus: arrives after months of extraditionsconvictions and mass arrests linked to the capo’s entourage, suggesting that the operation has been a sustained strategy and not an isolated hit. Tactical success obviously reinforces cooperation, but it will also very likely raise expectations and scrutiny over actual results. If violence expands or the criminal business adapts and diversifies without losing any capacity, such as it has already happened In the past, the region could enter a highest voltage phase strategic that redefines the way in which both countries manage their border, their trade and their shared security. Image | Knight Foundation In Xataka | The cartels have a vehicle that looks like something out of Mad Max: it is called a “narcotanque” and it is a nightmare in Mexico In Xataka | There is a “cocaine of the sea” that is breaking the Chinese market. And that is a huge problem for Mexico.

the best offers from El Corte Inglés on smart TVs

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Beyond the great campaigns of each of the stores, we often find very attractive individual offers. At El Corte Inglés, for example, we have a wide range of discounts on LG and Sony televisions with options that are in very varied ranges and with discounts of up to 45%. Therefore, in this article we are going to review the best deals that are available right now. LG 55NANO81T6A by 459 eurosan affordable model that incorporates a 55-inch screen. LG 55QNED86A6A by 599 eurosa television with a QNED panel. Sony BRAVIA 3 by 699 eurosa TV available on sale in different sizes. LG StanbyME 2 by 999 eurosa perfect smart TV for the bedroom. Sony BRAVIA 5 by 1,099 eurosa TV with Google TV and compatibility with Dolby technologies. LG 55NANO81T6A If you have a tighter budget and are looking for a television with a good size, El Corte Inglés has the LG 55NANO81T6A by 459 euros. This is a television compatible with the format HDR10which allows us to watch movies with more intense colors. Includes nine image modes for cinema, Filmmaker and sports, among others, and incorporates the voice assistant Alexa to open apps via voice commands. LG 55NANO81T6A (55 inches) The price could vary. We earn commission from these links LG 55QNED86A6A With a 45% discount, El Corte Inglés has the LG 55QNED86A6A by 599 eurosalthough if we look for a more adjusted price PcComponentes has it as 579 euros. It is a more current smart TV than the previous one from LG that comes with a 55-inch QNED screen that offers a 120Hz refresh ratethus being an ideal model for playing video games. It also supports Dolby Vision and comes with AMD FreeSync, a technology dedicated to video games. LG 55QNED86A6A (55 inches) The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Sony Bravia 3 If what we are looking for is a good Sony television, El Corte Inglés right now has the Sony Bravia 3 by 699 euros (Amazon has it for 649 euros). In this case we are talking about a TV with a 50-inch screen that comes with the technology Triluminos Prothus showing a very wide color palette and offering more realistic images. It is also compatible with Dolby Visionincorporates several image modes for cinema and video games (among others), its operating system is Google TV and its speakers are compatible with Dolby Atmosso it is capable of offering a more immersive audio experience. It is available on sale in various sizes: Sony BRAVIA 3 K50S35BP (50 inches) The price could vary. We earn commission from these links LG StanbyME 2 If you want a television for the bedroom, the LG StandbyME 2 It is ideal to enjoy your favorite movies and series. By 999 euroswe are talking about a TV that stands out mainly because it comes with a standing stand with wheelsallowing it to be placed on any side of the room. Its touch screen is 27 inches and offers QHD resolution, it incorporates a battery with autonomy of up to 4 hours and is compatible with both Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos. LG StanbyME 2 (27 inches) The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Sony BRAVIA 5 Finally, El Corte Inglés also has on offer the Sony Bravia 5 by 1,099 eurosa smart TV that incorporates a 55-inch Mini LED screen that offers a 120 Hz refresh rate. It has XR Triluminos Pro technology, is compatible with Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos, its operating system is Google TV and allows you to stream PlayStation 5 games to your TV. Sony BRAVIA 5 K55XR55BP (55 inches) 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 | El Corte Inglés and Compradicción (header), LG, Sony In Xataka | Best sound bars in quality price (2026). Which one to buy and seven recommended models from 99 euros In Xataka | Best Amazon Fire TV. Which one to buy and recommended models to convert your TV into a smart TV depending on use

how to request it from your PC or your mobile and prepare for the 2026 draft

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He Income calendar 2025 Keep going, that declaration that we have to make this year to regularize and account for the last fiscal year. In order to prepare you, today we are going to tell you how to request your digital certificate from your mobile or PC. Therefore, what we are going to do today is summarize in a simple way the two methods to request your digital certificate that you have available, and thus be able to have it installed on your mobile or your computer. Then this digital certificate You can use it for the management you want, from requesting your tax information to requesting the draft income tax. Request the digital certificate from your mobile If you want to request the certificate from your mobile, the quickest thing will be use the app FNMT Digital Certificatewhich is available on Google Play for Android and in the App Store for iPhone. When you download it and enter it by logging in, click on the option Request Digital Certificate of the main screen that will appear at the top in blue. You will enter a screen where you must choose between the three options available to you to request the certificate. The fastest option is reading your IDwhich is the third option. You can also do it with an identification video, which is quick but costs 2.99 euros, and the third option is to request an appointment to do it in person. But the best option is obtain your digital certificate by reading the DNI. With it, you will simply have to write your DNI number, use an email and verify it, and proceed with the identification. When you proceed to identification, you will have to use the CAN code and the PIN of your IDand you will complete the process by scanning the DNIe with the NFC of your mobile phone. The second best option is the identification videowith which you can request the certificate with video callalthough it costs 2.99 euros plus VAT. In this method, you will have to write and verify an email, and then you will receive a video call to show your face with your ID next to it so that you can be verified. Whatever method you use, when you finish you will have the certificate on your mobile. Now you can send it to the computer from the app itself by entering My installed certificateschoosing yours, and clicking on Share backup. It will ask you to generate a password, and then you can send the certificate to other devices. Request the digital certificate from your computer You can also request your certificate from any browser on any computer. To do this you simply have to enter this FNMT pagedisplay the question How can I obtain the certificate?and choose the method that best suits you. The easiest thing is to do it by video identificationalthough you can also do it from your mobile phone with the app, which is what we explained above, make an appointment at an in-person office, or using your DNIe if you have a device on your PC to read its chip. To request your certificate identifying yourself by videoyou must first install the key generation program from this web page, which is available for Windows, macOS and GNU/Linux. When you have it installed, enter this website to request the process of obtaining the certificate by writing your ID, your first surname and your email. They will send you a request code, and with it you will have to enter on this web page to fill in your details. By doing so, you can start the video call in which you will have to show your IDand so they can see it next to your face and verify that it is really you. After doing so, they will send you the digital certificate. This process costs 2.99 euros. In Xataka Basics | FNMT digital certificate on your mobile: 8 uses that you can give it on your device for different procedures

AI consumes obscene amounts of energy. Sam Altman compares it to the cost of “training” humans

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman participated in an event organized by The Indian Express. During the interview made some striking statements, but the greatest of all of them was the one he dedicated to talking about what it costs to train an AI model. In fact, he complained about how many of ChatGPT’s energy consumption discussions they are unfair. Training humans also consumes a lot. The interviewer asked Altman about ChatGPT’s energy consumption and Sam Altman took a few seconds to answer the question, and then made a peculiar comparison (my bold): One of the things that is always unfair in this comparison is that it talks about how much energy it takes to train an AI model compared to what it costs a human to perform an inference query. But it also takes a lot of energy to train a human. It takes about 20 years of life and all the food you eat during that time before you become intelligent. And not only that, it took the widespread evolution of the hundred billion people who have lived and learned not to be eaten by predators and to understand science and so on to create you. The fair comparison is if you ask ChatGPT, how much energy does it take once their model is trained to answer that question compared to a human? And AI has probably already caught up in terms of energy efficiency if we measure it that way. A previous Epoch AI study corroborates that energy consumption during inference (when we actually use ChatGPT, for example) is low. Source: Epoch AI. Training is one thing, inference another.. The answer may be controversial, but to a certain extent it is logical: learning, both in the case of humans and AI, takes time and consumes many resources, but that cost is one thing and the cost of inference, of “applying that training”, is another. Once we have learned, it is not too difficult to answer things. This is what Altman is trying to point out here, who recognizes that AI does indeed consume a lot of energy in training, but that it has then become very efficient in the inference phase, when we actually use ChatGPT. The problem is that although Altman has already spoken that in inference consumption is minimal, does not provide evidence of this. The water problem is no longer a problem. He also spoke about the controversial water consumption that was theoretically carried out in large AI data centers. Although he acknowledged that this was a problem when “we used to use evaporative cooling in data centers.” Now, however, “we don’t do that,” he recalled, and made it clear that those accusations that “ChatGPT uses 17 gallons per query, or whatever” is totally false, “totally crazy, it has no connection with reality.” But again, there is still no official data from AI companies in this section. How much does AI really consume? The truth is that at this point we still do not have really clear data on how much the AI ​​consumes both in the training phase and in the inference phase. There are those who have investigated energy and water consumption and have made a mistake. wildly exaggerating the databut for example in the US, where a large number of data centers are concentrated, there is no legislation that forces transparency with those figures. Increasingly more efficient models and data centers. One of the most interesting studies was the one made by Epoch AI in February 2025, and at that time it was also concluded that AI did not actually consume as much as it was said to consume. In fact, it consumed relatively little and the models have only improved in efficiency. Chips and cooling systems have also improved, and although data centers have certainly require enormous amounts of energywe continue blindly in this section. In Xataka | Spain has a plan to capture more data centers than anyone else: “shield” them from energy costs

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