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“You have to take good care of the worker”

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Juan Roig, president and founder of Mercadonais one of the most successful businessmen in Spain, and has recently occupied much of the media interest following a presentation in front of 1,500 businessmen gathered at the 40th AECOC Congress in Valencia. in a stadium that bears his namefor more details. Faced with the growing controversy over tax pressure in Spain, Roig sent a clear and forceful message about the importance of paying taxes. “It is something very good and very healthy, and it is something to be proud of,” he assured the businessmen. Furthermore, in his proclamation he invited businessmen to “come out of the closet” and lose the “shame” of saying that “we make money.” Come out of the closet. During his presentation, titled ‘The pride of being an entrepreneur‘, Juan Roig urged businessmen to “come out of the closet” and feel proud to make money and paying taxes, something he described as “a very good and healthy thing.” Roig regretted that in Spain many businessmen prefer to hide instead of being visible references for society and not being ashamed. to earn money: “It is indispensable, good and satisfying. Although if it is the only purpose, it is not healthy,” the businessman said. Responsibility with society. The Valencian businessman emphasized that “it is not a problem for a businessman to pay a lot of taxes,” but rather it should be “to be proud of.” According to Roig, the real challenge is not paying those taxes, the problem is “how it is managed,” he pointed out. “We have to pay them, we already pay them, they raise them… Then the others have to know how to manage them,” Roig claimed. According to published The ConfidentialRoig’s group paid around 716 million euros in taxes in Spain, of which about 506 million corresponded to Corporate Tax. Roig agreed in his arguments with Ignacio González, president of AECOC that organized the event, who in his initial intervention recalled that tax collection had increased an average of 6% in recent years. A commitment to workplace well-being. In his speech, the founder of Mercadona left nothing out and also reminded businessmen of the importance of take care of your templates as a key piece for business success. In his speech, Roig insisted that “a worker is not only hands, but also heart and brain.” “You can buy the hands, the heart and brain you need to feel well treated as a human being, and well treated is not doing what the worker wants, but what the worker needs,” the businessman assured his audience. Next, he stuck out his chest and assured that a Type A manager at Mercadona, one of the most common positions in the supermarket chain’s staff, earns 2,100 euros per month net. According to published data by ABCthe salaries of the more than 120,000 employees of the Roig supermarket chain exceed the Minimum Interprofessional Wage by 27% and are above the sector average. Dichotomy between discourse and labor practices. Juan Roig’s message has raised some controversy on networks and some users They reproached him for the strict labor policies that, according to have denounced some former workers, Mercadona applies. Different judicial rulings have highlighted practices such as disciplinary dismissals which have been considered as unjustified and excessive. This contradiction between the public discourse in defense of fair wages and the well-being of employees, and the complaints of controversial working conditions, has focused an open debate about coherence between the business story and the daily reality of the workers. In Xataka | Juan Roig was right: Mercadona’s ready-meal supplier is investing 150 million more because we have given ourselves Image | Flikr (Informative Board), Wikimedia Commons (Carlos)

The Constitutional Court has frozen 6,700 million of the Wealth Tax. Millionaires will have to wait until 2026

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The Constitutional Court has delayed until 2026 its decision on the legality of the current Wealth Tax, a tax that affects some 200,000 taxpayers in Spain and that in recent years has collected more than 6.7 billion euros, according to advanced The Economist. This delay creates a lot of uncertainty about whether the wealthiest taxpayers They may or may not recover the amounts they have been paying since 2021, when the tax went from temporary to permanent and its maximum rate was raised to 3.5%. History of a controversial tax. He Wealth Tax was created in 1977 and was renovated in 1991 to redefine your goals. During the first government of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, its tax was annulled, although the figure of the tax as such was not eliminated, and in 2011 it was temporarily reinstated due to collection needs. Since that date it has been extended annually under the label of “temporary” until in 2021 it became permanent and the maximum rate was raised from 2.5% to 3.5%. As and how he collected Five Days In 2021, this change was questioned by the Popular parliamentary group, which filed an appeal before the Constitutional Court arguing that such structural modifications – in short, a new tax was being firmly created – could not be made through a budget law, according to the article 134.7 of the Constitution. If it is found to be unconstitutional, the Treasury should return everything collected from this tax from 2021 with interest to its taxpayers, a payment that part of an estimate of 6,700 billion euros. The impact on taxpayers. Based on jurisprudence, if the Court declares the tax unconstitutional in its current form, only those taxpayers who have previously requested a rectification of their declarations or initiated a refund procedure will be able to recover payments. The rest would not have the right to recover what was paid because, generally, the sentences do not have retroactive effect, as already happened when the Supreme Court declared the capital gain null and void municipal and the payments had to be returned. Ángel Sánchez, partner of the Golden Partners firm, specialized in real estate taxation assured to The Independent who “The lack of certainty about whether the tax is constitutional or not has a direct impact on the economic decisions of taxpayers. Nobody knows if in a year what is paid today will be able to be claimed.” Given this uncertainty, the expert warns that “only taxpayers who have submitted a rectification request or, where applicable, an administrative claim will be able to recover what they paid. Anyone who has not acted preventively will lose that right.” It’s up in the air, but it’s still valid. Something that is tax experts warning is that, although the Wealth Tax is in question, until justice orders actions, they remain in force. That means that if taxpayers don’t pay While the tax remains in force, they could receive sanctions, surcharges and interest for non-compliance, regardless of what the Constitutional Court rules. Sánchez clarifies that “not declaring constitutes a tax violation. The appropriate strategy is to comply with the obligation and, in parallel, present the claim or rectification to keep alive the right to refund”, in this way, the amounts could be claimed if the Constitutional Court orders its repeal. The claim period covers tax years from 2021 to 2024. The future consequences. If the Constitutional Court endorses the constitutionality of the tax, it will remain in force and consolidated as a permanent tax. On the other hand, if it declares it unconstitutional, the Government could approve a new law that respects the appropriate legal procedures to maintain it. A debate could also begin about replacing it with another more uniform tax figure or one linked to the Solidarity Tax of large fortunes, which has had such good results. There could even be a partial declaration of unconstitutionality, reestablishing the previous maximum rate of 2.5% or returning the tax to the temporary nature it had since 2021, which would imply that the Government would have to extend it each year. In any case, the delay in the Constitutional decision keeps thousands of taxpayers waiting for a ruling that will define the immediate future of the tax and the possibility of recovering millions of euros that have been collected in recent years. In Xataka | Spain has increased its census of millionaires: only 27.6% are paying the Wealth Tax Image | Wikimedia Commons (K3T0), Unsplah (omid armin)

Madrid Metro has spent millions on advanced machines to cover them like shacks

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It was February 14, 2024 when the Community of Madrid confirmed the last investment with which he was going to get married had been committed: 145 ticket vending machines to access the Madrid underground. The deployment came in large numbers. The almost one hundred and a half devices are part of the second phase of the Metro Technological Improvement Planan investment that also includes, for example, the renovation of hundreds of Metro access turnstiles. The investment tries to give a new face to facilities that are beginning to become small after not having received large investments in the last 20 years. Now, line 6 is being modernized, line 11 is being expanded and the stations are receiving new equipment to adapt to the new transport titles. Click on the image to go to the original tweet Equipment that, in the case of these machines, will be deployed in 19 stations. The first ones, boasted the account of X of the Madrid Metrothey arrived this same week. The leap in quality is evident: 42-inch high-definition screens and even the possibility of opening a video call with Metro services to ask for help if any complications arise. Latest technology devices to be distributed at some of the busiest Metro stations in the capital such as those at the airport, Nuevos Ministerios, Feria de Madrid or Príncipe Pío, among others. Very advanced machines with “Metta’s 4.0 technology,”in the words of the company itself. Machines to which Metro de Madrid has had to put a plastic umbrella. And of course, they have unleashed mockery on social networks. 7.7 million euros and a piece of plastic “It’s plastic. Greetings” This has been the answer that the Madrid Metro has given X to a multitude of users who have asked why the company has put uralite umbrellas on its newest and most advanced machines. Despite describing the innovations and advantages of these machines, many users have focused on that plastic appendage that appears at the top of the machine. An appendix that, without a doubt, is reminiscent of the uralite roofs, everything must be said. Indeed, we could continue with the concise answers of how the person behind the social networks of the Madrid Metro has tried to appease the responses to the shabby difficult to explain solution that the company has used to protect its machines. Madrid Metro has defended itself reiterating that this plastic roof has been installed because the station is leaking. Some leaks that, according to the company, are not its responsibility and, therefore, for the moment the machines will be protected with this particular umbrella for as long as necessary. Meanwhile, Madrid Metro users will be able to use “the intelligent keyboard for destination selection” with “natural language recognition capacity” that the devices have. They can establish a video call with the operators if they need telematic help and they can even obtain new transportation tickets to travel. Of course, we recommend that users open the umbrella. There are leaks. Photo | Madrid Metro In Xataka | 1,500 tons in weight, 100 meters long and one objective: excavate Metro Line 11 in Carabanchel

Microsoft is killing Xbox for Excel

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Microsoft has imposed a profit margin target of 30% on its Xbox division, a figure much higher than the average usually obtained in the video game industry, according to reveals Bloomberg. This guideline would explain many of the controversial decisions that Xbox has taken in recent years, especially in terms of project cancellations, massive layoffs and price increases are concerned. a goal to leagues. The average profit margin in the video game industry has ranged between 17% and 22% in recent years, according to share Jason Schreier in his article, based on estimates from S&P Global Market Intelligence. As the journalist states, on Xbox, that figure was between 10% and 20% over the last six years. On the other hand, court documents from 2023 revealed that Microsoft’s gaming business had a margin of 12% in the first nine months of fiscal year 2022. S&P Global analyst Neil Barbour affirms that “a margin of 30% or higher is usually reserved for a company that is really nailing it.” To give an example, look at Capcom right now, which is practically in its golden age and which in recent reports operating margins were seen that were close to 40%. Who is behind the change? According to According to Schreier, this goal was implemented in the fall of 2023 by Amy Hood, Microsoft’s chief financial officer, whose team has assumed a much more relevant role in the gaming business in recent years. According to sources As cited by Bloomberg, previously Xbox developers did not have to meet specific numerical targets and were asked to focus on making the best games possible without worrying too much about finances. The practical consequences. To achieve that margin, Xbox has had to take drastic measures. In 2024 it announced that it would release most of its games on Nintendo and Sony consoles for the first time. In July we discovered that canceled several expensive projects that had been in development for more than seven years, such as Everwild, Perfect Dark or Project Blackbird. Also has laid off thousands of employees and Game Pass prices have increased and of the consoles. To go up, they have even increased the price of your development kits. According to the sources of the reportlooking to the future, games that are cheap to produce or with high income expectations will be prioritized over riskier bets. The Game Pass dilemma. The strategy of including all Xbox games in Game Pass on launch day has hurt direct game sales, according to they point Schreier’s sources. And just as share In the middle, to compensate for these losses, Xbox offers its developers a credit calculated using an opaque formula that seems to favor games in which players spend more hours, such as online multiplayer titles. This makes it even more difficult to achieve that 30% margin. The next hardware bet. Sarah Bond, president of Xbox, has declared recently told Mashable that the company’s next console will be “a very premium, very high-end and polished experience,” suggesting a change in strategy compared to previous generations and, predictably, a significantly higher price. There are already voices that point to a console much more similar to a PC, a concept similar to what we have seen with the ROG Xbox Ally. However, there is no official information yet, so we will have to wait to find out more details. The official response. An Xbox spokesperson has declared that the company “has a long-term vision” for its business and that success “does not look the same in every project or priority.” He added that they evaluate “the business as a whole, balancing creativity, innovation and sustainability across a diverse portfolio of offerings.” Just like account Bloomberg, in July, Amy Hood said in a call with investors that the Xbox division’s operating income had grown 34% in the quarter ended in June thanks to “continued prioritization of higher margin opportunities.” Decisions. Xbox has been losing market share to PlayStation and Nintendo for years. Microsoft no longer discloses Xbox hardware sales, but analysts estimate PlayStation 5 has sold more than double of units than the Xbox Series the purchase of Activision Blizzard for $69 billion in 2023, the largest acquisition in the history of gaming. However, it seems that for Microsoft it is not enough, and everything indicates that the company will be much more aware of its gaming division than ever, a struggle between executives and senior managers that no one knows where it will end. In Xataka | There is a clear beneficiary of the success of Microsoft and AI: Satya Nadella, who pockets a bonus of $96.5 million

What are lightning bolts and how are they formed, the impressive electrical discharges that scare and fascinate in equal measure?

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The good news is that the chance of being struck by lightning this year is less than one in a million. Even better news is that 90% of people struck by lightning survive. Even so, it is always advisable to avoid risks when we are talking about atmospheric phenomena as violent as these. Lightning strikes cause both fear and fascination, a fascination that sometimes leads us to ask questions about the nature of these immense electrical columns. What is lightning Lightning is an electrical discharge (each lightning can generate several discharges), generally of very high power, that occur in clouds. These are meteorological phenomena that, although they have its origin in the atmospheresometimes they reach the surface of the Earth. We usually associate lightning with storms and cyclones, but these discharges can occur in other contexts, for example during volcanic eruptions, during fires of a certain intensity or when nuclear weapons are detonated. How lightning is formed Lightning usually occurs in stormy conditions and, the truth is that we do not fully know how. We know that under certain conditions, clouds can go accumulating electrical charges both positive and negative. In these cases, the air acts as an insulator between areas of positive or negative accumulation, as well as between these areas and the Earth. At a certain point, the accumulation of these charges exceeds a threshold that causes this insulating capacity of the air to give way. So all that accumulation of charges generates an electric current capable of traveling long distances (even several hundred kilometers). The discharge allows the electrical charge to balance, but the charges can accumulate again until the next lightning strike. What remains a mystery to us is the beginning of this process, how positive or negative charges accumulate in certain regions. The main hypothesis suggests that the origin of this accumulation is in tiny hail particles (also called graupel) that grow as they encounter supercold water droplets (in a liquid state but with temperatures below freezing). In thunderstorms, these icy particles would frequently collide, colliding with other icy particles. These collisions would cause the charges of the different particles to gain charge of one sign or another. Difference between lightning, thunder and lightning Electrical shocks are usually invisible to the human eye and they also do not generate noise, but this is not the case with lightning. Lightning generates not only a flash of intense light, but also a significant roar. We call the zigzag luminous path of lightning lightning. As it passes through the atmosphere, the electrical discharge causes the air to heat up to exceed temperatures of 27,000º Ceslius, a temperature higher than that observed on the surface of the Sun. This causes the air to become incandescent, generating lightning. Such rapid and intense heating of the air has another effect, making it “explode” outwards. This rapid movement of air is responsible for the second element that makes up lightning, sound or, in other words, the thunder. Light and sound move through the atmosphere at very different speeds. This is what makes us see lightning even seconds before its sound reaches our eardrums. This gap gives rise to an old trick to measure the distance at which the storm is from us. If we count the seconds of lag between light and sound and divide the result by three, we can estimate the distance in kilometers at which the lightning occurred. Types of lightning Cloud flashes and cloud-to-cloud Among conventional rays we can distinguish various types depending on the location of the points they join. The first of the groups that we can distinguish is that of the cloudy flashes. Most lightning strikes never reach the ground, in fact it is common for them not to even escape the cloud in which they occur. These rays are also often called intra-cloud rays. Within the category of lightning that never reaches the ground, there are some whose path partially escapes the cloud and even some that start in one cloud and reach another different cloud. Cloud-to-surface We distinguish these cloudy flashes and rays from those that do manage to reach the Earth’s surface. These types of discharges occur from the top down, at least when they happen naturally. The rays that join cloud and surface can be both negative and positive depending on where the respective negative and positive charges are located. Negative rays are the most common rays (they represent around 95% of impacts). In these rays, the clouds accumulate a negative charge and the Earth has a positive charge. When lightning opens the channel, the negative charge moves from the cloud to the ground, hence the name. The positive rays They are less frequent but at the same time more powerful. The reason is that these originate in higher areas of the cloud, so they must travel further. This in turn means that they accumulate more energy before discharging. Other unique events However, there is a different category that we call transient light events, or TLE (transient luminous events). These phenomena are much less frequent, more difficult to observe and, as a consequence, much more mysterious. How powerful is lightning? The strength of lightning can vary considerably depending on atmospheric conditions and the Earth’s surface. As explained According to the United States National Weather Service, a “typical” lightning strike can discharge about 30,000 amperes with 300 million volts. However, we pointed out before that a positive ray can transport much more energy. According to NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), the organization on which the American meteorological service depends, these types of discharges can be an order of magnitude higher, discharging 300,000 amperes with 1,000 million volts. Many will wonder Why don’t we take advantage of this energy? and the answer is that, today, there are too many difficulties to make this technology a reality. First, we must keep in mind that lightning is a transitory phenomenon that can occur in different places: to obtain its energy we would have … Read more

Madrid consumes more and generates less energy than anyone else. And their neighbors are also refusing to install solar panels.

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Between the grain fields and the family housing estates of eastern Madrid, the residents of Villalbilla and Torres de la Alameda live a battle that is repeated in many corners of Spain: that of a territory that wants clean energy, but afraid of losing his identity. In short. On the banks of the Viso, a residential and natural area closely linked to family life, a macro photovoltaic solar plant is planned of 70.8 megawatts promoted by Envatios Promotion XXIV SL, a subsidiary of the Swiss multinational Smartenergy. The project, known as “Envatios XXIV – Phase III”, would occupy about 335 hectares of agricultural and natural land, the equivalent of more than 470 soccer fields, between both municipalities. The resolution that grants the declaration of public utility was published in the Official State Gazette, a step that paves its execution. However, the approval has set off alarms in the area: Neighborhood platforms and associations have begun to mobilize to stop what they consider a threat to their environment and quality of life. The spark of conflict. The Platform for the Defense of Visibility complaint the “lack of transparency and absence of participation” in the processing of the project. They claim that Villalbilla City Council was not even formally notified during the process, a defect that could have legal consequences. The macro project, they explainwill cause possible environmental and social risks: local increase in temperature due to the reflective effect of the plates, noise pollution, loss of vegetation and risk of fires. At the information meeting held on October 7, the technicians and neighbors summarized their position in a phrase that has become the movement’s motto: “We are not against solar energy, but rather its poor location. Energy yes, but with common sense.” A wave of institutional opposition. Neighborhood rejection has found a political echo. Villalbilla Town Hall approved a motion against the project with the support of 17 councilors from different parties. The decision reflects the concern shared by residents and municipal representatives regarding the environmental and landscape impact. A few days later, the council announced that it will present an appeal to the Ministry for the Ecological Transition (MITECO). It has also maintained contacts with the Government Delegation in Madrid and has requested a review of the process. On his Facebook page, the mayor, José Luis Luque Lorente, qualified the situation: “The plant is located in Torres de la Alameda. In Villalbilla no permanent facilities are implemented, only some plots will be temporarily affected as accesses during the works.” Even so, the council has joined the mobilizationarguing that any large energy infrastructure must be done with planning and consensus. ANDon the other front. The promoting company has with the favorable environmental impact declaration and that its capacity—70.8 MW—could supply the annual electricity consumption of some 90,000 homes. Some landowners have already signed rental contracts with the developer. “The project is unstoppable, and it is better to make a profit,” one of them explained to Infobae. The debate has even divided the municipalities themselves: while Villalbilla and Torres prepare legal appeals, Mejorada del Campo has chosen for negotiating with the company. This last municipality has achieved reduce plant size by 40%, establish a local employment plan and compensation of 3.8 million euros. Even within the regional administration itself there are divergences: the General Directorate of Environmental Quality of the Community of Madrid issued a favorable report, while the General Directorate of Agriculture considered it unviable for affecting woody crops and recommended finding another location. The dilemma of the landscape. The Platform for the Defense of Viso insists that the problem is not solar energy itself, but the model of massive implementation without territorial planning. As we well knowthe debate is not new. In a forum for El País, energy expert Eloy Sanz warned that “rejecting almost any renewable development is a mistake,” and that “the less renewables, the more fossil fuels.” But he also criticized the use of the term “macro” as an emotional label: “The prefix ‘macro’ is key on an emotional level, regardless of the actual size of the project.” The dilemma extends throughout Spain. The motto “Renewable yes, but not like this” has caught on in rural areas of Andalusia, Aragon and Galicia. In Jaén, neighbors and farmers oppose an installation that would involve cutting down more than 100,000 olive trees. In Galicia, the Supreme Court provisionally suspended a wind farm for failing to evaluate its cumulative impact on the territory. The conflicts share a pattern: rural communities that support the energy transition, but demand order, transparency and balance. It will have to be distributed. The point is that the case of Villalbilla and Torres de la Alameda has an additional paradox: it occurs in one of the regions that produces the least energy and consumes the most. The Community of Madrid generates only 4.8% of the energy it usesbut it concentrates 11% of national demand. Meanwhile, other areas of the country—Extremadura, Aragón, Castilla-La Mancha or Andalusia— support the thickness of electricity generation. This shows that the background is the same: an energy transition that advances at an uneven pace and with little territorial planning. As the country seeks to meet 2030 climate goals, local communities are demanding a say in how and where their environment is transformed. “We want a just transition.” That is the phrase most repeated by the residents of Viso. His message coincides with that of many citizen movements that have emerged throughout Spain: support for renewables, but with respect for the territory. Maybe the key is in what pointed out Eloy Sanz: “The dilemma is not between progress or landscape, but between doing it well or doing it badly.” Between climate urgency and fear of change, Villalbilla and Torres de la Alameda embody a question that Spain has not yet resolved: how to achieve clean energy that is also fair? Image | Unsplash Xataka | The Altri megaplant has caused an enormous social response in Galicia. And now the Government has given … Read more

OpenAI has purchased a software called Sky. And the loser in this equation is Apple

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OpenAI has bought Skyan AI application for macOS that had not even been released on the market. Behind them are Ari Weinstein and Conrad Kramer, the creators of Workflow, the automation app that Apple bought in 2017 and became Shortcuts. Why is it important. Three people with years of experience within Apple, a deep knowledge of macOS, and a unique understanding of automation have decided it was better to build outside than inside. And OpenAI has just signed them to integrate ChatGPT precisely into Apple’s operating system. The context. Sky promised to be exactly what Siri should be by 2025: An AI that floats above your desk. Who understands what you do. That sees the context of your screen. And that executes complex actions with a simple instruction in natural language. The vision of AI-assisted computing taken to the maximum. The founders of Software Applications Incorporatedthe company behind Sky, spent years within Apple after purchasing Workflow in 2017. They left in August 2023. 26 months later, OpenAI buys them. The entire cycle has lasted less than two years. That’s speed. That’s what happens when you have a clear vision and there aren’t a hundred committees holding you back. What has happened. Kim Beverettthe third co-founder, also came from Apple. Almost ten years working on Safari, WebKit, privacy, Messages, Mail, FaceTime, SharePlay. They are product people. People who understand macOS better than almost anyone on the planet. And this is not just any startup. It’s a startup founded by people who know the ins and outs of macOS intimately, who know exactly what it can do and how to do it. And they decided that it was better to do it outside of Apple than inside. Between the lines. OpenAI does not buy Sky for the technology. Buy Sky for the talent. The twelve team members join OpenAI to, according to ChatGPT’s vice president, accelerate “deep integration with macOS.” Apple trained these people, gave them access to their systems. Now OpenAI is going to use that knowledge to build exactly what Apple should be building. Apple has been promising for months that Siri is going to improve, that Apple Intelligence It’s the future. But beyond hardware increasingly specialized in local modelswe’ve only seen delays and a fairly muted value proposition so far. Meanwhile… OpenAI has launched Atlasyour browser with deep ChatGPT integration. Now buy Sky to bring that integration to all macOS. With people who know exactly how the innards of the system work. Apple is being outplayed on its own turf. And it’s not just Sky. Jony Ive, the most important designer in Apple’s history, left in 2019. Now work with OpenAI on an AI device. With financing from SoftBank. With Sam Altman directly involved. The alarm signal. Apple has a cultural problem: it is too slow. Too cautious. Privacy is an important differentiator, but it may cost you to be left off the generative AI map. The talent that Apple trained is leaving because it can’t build what it wants inside. At least not with the desired speed. Sky will at some point arrive as an OpenAI product or as an integration into ChatGPT desktop app. But it will also be a symbol of what can be done with deep knowledge, clear vision and freedom to execute without twenty layers of approval. And now what. Apple needs speed. You need ambition. You need to be willing to take risks. Because talent doesn’t wait. And AI does not forgive slowness. In Xataka | OpenAI is already a binary bet: either get AGI, or everything blows up Featured image | OpenAI

China continues to draw up five-year plans in the old communist way. Objective: tech self-sufficiency

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Let’s talk about five-year plans. Alexei Grigorievich Stakhanov She had no idea, but her exaggerated productivity ended up messing her up. In 1927 he began working in the Tsentrálnaya-Írmino mine and realized that he was good at it. In fact, he was much better at it than the others. In August 1935 smashed the record of mine productivity and extracted 102 tons of coal (14 times its quota) in five hours and 45 minutes. Days later he crushed it again and extracted 227 tons. He became a hero to socialist workers—in addition to appearing on the cover of Time magazine—and from that was derived the stakhanovismwhich advocated the increase in labor productivity based on the workers’ own initiative. That didn’t matter to Stalin: the Soviet Union was already completely immersed in its second five-year plan with a clear objective: the frenetic industrialization of the country based, of course, on trying to convert all workers into new Stakhanovs. And from those five-year plans we ended up moving on to others. China signs up for the five-year period That idea of ​​five-year plans ended up being used by China, which began to apply them in 1953 – with the help of the former Soviet Union – and has maintained them until now. In fact, the Asian giant has debated these days what will be your 15th Five Year Plan and the focus is clear: technological self-sufficiency. The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China published on Thursday a statement in which he made it clear. Its objective was to “greatly increase” the self-dependence capacityand in that plan there are clear fronts for the medium-term future of the Asian giant: Promote R&D in critical technologies such as semiconductors, robotics, high-performance computing and, of course, artificial intelligence. Build a “modern industrial system“that allows reduce dependency of foreign components, equipment and knowledge. Promote the domestic market as a pillar of growth and reduce exposure to possible impacts of the export model Integrate technological development with national security: self-sufficiency not only makes economic sense, but also geopolitical sense. This five-year plan is clearly a consequence of the times we live in: the trade war with the US that it started years ago has marked the apparent end (at least partial) of globalizationand now both are looking for the same thing: not depend on others. China’s new five-year plan goes precisely in that direction, and has a clear impact both for that country and for the rest of the world. On the one hand, greater state investment in strategic sectors and greater interventionism are proposed (Hello Mr. Trump). On the other hand, this move may reduce Chinese demand for foreign technology, exacerbating technological rivalry with the US but perhaps opening new opportunities for collaboration with other countries. If successful, China’s five-year plan can stabilize growth in the face of potential external threats, but if self-reliance is prioritized too much, international openness and competition could be neglected, which could slow innovation or lead to less efficient companies. Source: Bloomberg And there is another problem: as they point out on BloombergChina is the great world exporterprecisely because their internal consumption is insufficient: they produce much more than they need. The contribution of exports to the country’s GDP is getting biggerbut consumption has stagnated or falls. All the details of the final five-year plan will be published in March, and will intensify the focus on everything related to the technological field. This effort, which began after that first veto of the Trump administration on Huaweiseems to be bearing promising fruits for China, which is becoming in an overwhelming machine of technological innovation. That pace will not slow down. Alexei Grigorievich Stakhanov would probably be proud. Image | Chinese Communist Party In Xataka | Spain has an antidote to mental and emotional exhaustion: the nap

the questions you have sent us (and their answers) about this air conditioning for cold and alor

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We will respond to your doubts about the FreshIN FTAan air conditioner that is used for cold, but also for heat and to purify the air. We have been testing it for several days, and now we bring you a video with all the answers to the questions that you have been sending us about it to our Instagram profile. TCL FreshIN Q&A Air conditioners are devices that can have a lot of technology and innovation. We begin the video by answering your questions about what exactly that technological term FreshIN means, clarifying that they are devices designed for improve efficiency spending less energy and increasing the feeling of comfort. The device has one of the most efficient energy ratings, with grades of A+++ for cooling and heating modes. It also has inverter technology and smart ecological mode. Regarding the comfort functions, a characteristic that it has and is not so common is that able to renew the air bringing in fresh air and expelling air from the house… as it could be with a bad smell. This air has up to four layers with filters to ensure that what enters is clean. We also clarify doubts about the installation, since you can request that a company come to your house to do it if you cannot. In addition, we tell you what its dimensions are and the space it occupies. We also take advantage of the video to answer questions about its maintenance, and we focus on its smart features. Just because, you can control the air from your mobile in addition to the remote control, and the device connects to your home WiFi. Using it from your mobile will allow you program it or activate it from your mobile whenever you want, even choosing the temperature you want to have at all times. The app makes everything much easier to understand. But the best thing is that you watch the full video to see all the answers we give to the questions you have sent us. This content is a collaboration and sponsorship between Xataka and the brand, but there is no agreement on the script or the selection of the topics. The editorial content is created entirely by Xataka.

an outlet with iPhone, Pixel and more with discounts

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When MediaMarkt stops displaying the newly launched mobile phones in its stores, these terminals are sold at a reduced price, with very interesting discounts. Specifically, they go to the MediaMarkt outlets that the different stores of the chain have on eBay. If you are thinking of renewing your old mobile phone, these are some of the models that are worth it. Apple iPhone 15 by 689 euros: 6.1 inches and with Dynamic Island. Google Pixel 9 by 543.32 euros: 6.3 inches and 256 GB. Nothing Phone 3a by 257.72 euros: 6.77-inch AMOLED and 256 GB. iPhone 16e by 589.50 euros: 6.1 inches and with Apple Intelligence. Xiaomi 15T Pro by 611.32 euros: 6.83 inches and with cameras signed by Leica Apple iPhone 15 He iPhone 15despite not being Apple’s most recent smartphone model, is still a good purchase option today. At the MediaMarkt outlet you can buy it, in its 128 GB versionopened and unused by 689 euros. This iPhone 15 has a screen 6.1-inch Super Retina XDR OLED with resolution of 2,556 x 1,179 pixels. Its brain is Apple’s A16 Bionic chip and it has the Dynamic Island. Its photographic system is made up of a double 48+12 MP rear camera and it was the first iPhone model to incorporate the USB-C port, leaving behind the Lightning connector. Apple iPhone 15, Black, 128 GB 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. Google Pixel 9 Another of the mobile phones that are worth taking a look at in the MediaMarkt outlet is the Google Pixel 9. Now, you can take this terminal with a 46% discount since it has gone from costing 999 euros to 543.32 euros. The Google Pixel 9 has a screen 6.3-inch Super Actua OLED compatible with HDR10+. Its brain is the Google Tensor G4 chip and it comes with 12 GB RAM and 256 GB internal storage. Its battery supports fast charging at 45 W and it is a mobile phone that guarantees operating system updates for seven years. Google – Google Pixel 9 256GB + 12GB The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Nothing Phone 3a If what you are looking for is a groundbreaking mobile (in terms of design), this Nothing Phone 3a It is one of those phones that attracts attention. At the MediaMarkt outlet you can take it open, unused, for 257.72 euros. This Nothing Phone (3a) It has a 6.77-inch Flexible AMOLED screen with Full HD+ resolution. It has a triple rear camera of 50+50+8 MP and has 256GB storage. One of its hallmarks is the Glyph Interface, a system of LED lights that reacts to some functions of the phone. Nothing Phone (3a) 256 GB The price could vary. We earn commission from these links iPhone 16e If you want the affordable mobile phone that Apple launched this year and that replaced the previous one iPhone SEthis offer interests you. Now, you can take the iPhone 16e at the MediaMarkt outlet 589.50 eurosopened but unused. This iPhone 16e On offer it has a storage capacity of 128 GB. His 6.1-inch Super Retina XDR OLED display and it supports HDR and comes with ‘Dynamic Island’. Its processor is the A18 Bionic chip and it is compatible with Apple Intelligence. Apple iPhone 16e 128GB The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Xiaomi 15T Pro Finally, if what you are looking for is an affordable high-end mobile, this Xiaomi 15T Pro It is a very good option to consider. At the MediaMarkt outlet on eBay you can get it now (in its version of 512 GB) by 611.32 euros. The Xiaomi 15T Pro mounts a 6.83 inch AMOLED screen with 1.5K resolution. Its processor is the MediaTek Dimensity 9400+, accompanied by 12 GB RAM. Its photographic system is signed by Leica and its battery supports fast wired charging up to 90 W. Finally, it can be noted that it works under the operating system Xiaomi HyperOS 3. XIAOMI – Xiaomi 15T Pro 12GB + 512GB The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Images | Webedia, Apple, Xiaomi and Nothing In Xataka | The best mobile phones, we have tested them and here are their analyzes In Xataka | The best quality-price mobiles. Their analyzes and videos are here

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