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today it is winning contracts in Vietnam thanks to it

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Ineco and Renfe have obtained the initial contract to develop Vietnam’s first high-speed linea 1,541-kilometer corridor between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh with a planned investment of 67 billion dollars. This macro project joins the long list of large railway constructions in which Spanish operators participate. Why it is important. Vietnam joins an increasingly extensive list of countries that have chosen to trust Spanish railway companies to develop their high-speed networks. Let us remember that Renfe already has more than three decades of experience in the AVE and it is the second most extensive network in the world. after china. The national market is saturated, for this reason and among other reasons, Spain has converted its railway model into a strategic export product. The contract in Vietnam comes after the visit of Pedro Sánchez to the Asian country last April, and is a symptom that the most important Spanish railway operators continue to have a presence in emerging markets. A corridor that would pass through almost the entire coast of Vietnam. Image: Óscar Puente (X) In detail. Ineco will lead the winning consortium together with the French company Artelia and the local RCIC, with Renfe Proyectos Internacionales as the main collaborator. Just like they count From El Economista, for more than ten months, the team will develop the technical, economic and operational feasibility study, in addition to the basic engineering that will define the scope, requirements and costs of the project. Ineco will be in charge of the railway layout, civil works, tunnels, structures, electrical supply and BIM methodology. This work will be the key for the Vietnamese Government to decide on the next phases of the project. A list that never stops growing. The Vietnam project joins a long list of railway projects outside Spain. The best known case is the Haramain High Speed ​​Railway in Saudi Arabia, where a consortium led by Spanish companies built and operates the 450 kilometers between Mecca and Medina. But the list is extensive: Renfe operates international services in France, Talgo has supplied high-speed trains to Uzbekistan and is present in the German market with a framework contract for up to 65 trains for FlixTrain, CAF manufactures rolling stock for Morocco, and Ineco and Renfe participate in projects such as Rail Baltica in the Baltic countries or the Dallas-Houston corridor in the United States. There is also collaboration on the Mexican Mayan Train and technical advice in multiple markets. Between the lines. The strategy combines public and private presence. Ineco currently has 134 contracts in 34 countries, and Renfe seeks 10% of its income to come from international markets in 2028, as account the middle. The public operator already has a presence in Saudi Arabia, France, Italy, Mexico and the United States, and has recently closed a strategic alliance with Central Japan Railway to compete together in high-speed projects. Since the beginning of the AVE. Spain began its commitment to high-speed rail in the early 1990s, with the inauguration of the Madrid-Seville AVE in 1992, and since then it has developed an extensive network and notable technical capacity in rail planning, construction and operation. Much of the reason why Spanish companies and public organizations have been able to successfully participate in international projects has been thanks to this accumulated experience of more than three decades. And now what. The next step will be to check if any Spanish operator or construction company also manages to position itself for the construction and operation phase of the Vietnamese AVE, the ballots are there. Furthermore, the Spanish presence in Asia continues to grow: Ineco maintains an office in Singapore, has worked in Malaysia and as well as indicates El Economista also shows interest in Thailand and Japan. The project would open its doors to a market of more than 100 million inhabitants. Óscar Puente has not hesitated either show your chest on social networksalthough it is truly true that Spanish companies are having an increasing presence in railway projects of such magnitude at an international level. Cover image | Sam Williams and Kabelleger / David Gubler In Xataka | Ten years ago, seeing the blue sky of Beijing was nothing short of a pipe dream. Until electric cars arrived

LiDAR has brought it back

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On the same day in 979 that Hisham II became Caliph of Córdoba, Muhammad ibn Abi Amir (Almazor), his most faithful servant, began the construction of Medina Alzahira, the ‘shining city’, a magnificent palace-city to the east of the city and on the right bank of the river. For 20 years, while the Caliph lived locked up in Medina Azahara, the entire peninsula revolved around that small palatial villa. But power is a voracious monster and, more often than not, it ends up devouring oneself. Thus, on February 15, 1009, the people of Córdoba, raised in arms, expelled the weak Caliph, invaded the city of the Amirids, looted its treasures and vandalized it with infinite fury. Shortly after and to ingratiate himself with the masses, the new caliph (Muhammad II) ordered it to be razed, burned completely, forgotten. And boy did he forget. The glow that never goes out completely Torres Balbas explained that the ruin of Alzahira that was so complete that it left no echo of its name in local tradition, nor memory of the place it occupied. According to the historian Juan Quilesthe last historical mention of the ruins of the city is dated June 12, 1172. We had to wait until 1772, when a doctor and writer named Bartolomé Sánchez de Feria recovered the memory of the city and published a hypothesis about its location. There began an incessant search that has not borne fruit in the last two and a half centuries. Progressively, as Professor Quiles explains“the settlement of the Resplendent City has been moving, as if it were a spiral, from the center of the medina to its western end, to then pass along the banks of the river and head towards the east of the caliphal capital.” Now, the University of Córdoba is convinced that the search is over. One thing beneath the surface Antonio Monterroso Checa, a UCO researcher, has just found something near Alcolea, in an area called Cabezos de Las Pendolillas, about 12 kilometers from the city’s Mosque. For this, has reviewed more than 120 hectares in that area thanks to the data of the third LiDAR coverage of the Mining Geographic Institute. And it makes sense. A priori, there are not many more buried structures (compatible with architecture and urban fabric) that could have those dimensions in that area of ​​the river. However, as the authors themselves point outidentifying LiDAR-only structures is unlikely without field verification and is reminiscent of other hypotheses that have ultimately been discarded. A fight revealed There have been no shortage of voices against these findings. Many linked to other of those living hypotheses (such as those of Arenal/Fuensanta), which say that it is hasty to give too much credit to LiDAR without field work. And they are right: it is true that the data provided cannot confirm that the city is down there. However, it should not be ignored that, as they say from the UCO“this is the only proposal, of the twenty-two so far existing on the argument, that adduces certain and verifiable physical data” But it would be naive not to understand that what is at stake here is much more than the location of some stones: the discovery of such a site would be an injection of resources and work for the municipality (and the area). And that, of course, also counts. Image | Sergio Guardiola Farrier In Xataka | We have discovered two “Machu Picchu” lost in Uzbekistan. And that tells us a lot about the Silk Road.

three out of four workers have not improved their purchasing power in two years

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Salaries rise, but they give less and less. At least that is the perception of three out of every four workers in Spain, who feel that They have lost purchasing power or they have not improved it in the last two years, despite having chained annual salary increases. This leaves an increasingly widespread feeling: working serves to cover holes, but not to live better. ​In response to this perception, the majority cut back on leisure and vacations to face basic housing expenses, shopping basket and paying bills. What is striking is that only a minority consider asking for a salary increase in 2026. They don’t make it to the end of the month. The photograph left by the last InfoJobs report It is that of a labor market in which 38% of workers have lost purchasing power in the last two years and 34% say that it has remained the same. This means that almost three out of every four employees have not perceived a real improvement in their ability to save or in its purchasing power. The survey indicates that only 28% claim to have increased their purchasing power. This situation occurs especially in young people between 16 and 24 years old who are entering their first jobs, so they start from a very low previous income. The salary in Spain. According to Eurostat data The average annual salary in Spain in 2024 was 33,700 gross euros, below the 39,808 gross euros that on average registered the European Union. But the averages leave room for interpretation. If we use the data collected by the last 2023 Annual Salary Structure Survey, The median salary in 2023 was 23,349 euros, while the modal salary (the most common) was within the limits of the Minimum Interprofessional Salary with 15,574.85 euros per year. Increases that do not compensate for inflation. The InfoJobs survey indicates that 52% of those surveyed have had a slight salary improvement and 6% recognize a significant increase. Even so, only 40% declare that they have improved their purchasing power, which indicates that a relevant part of these increases has been absorbed by inflation and the rising cost of living. Among those who have received salary increases, a considerable proportion indicate that their economic capacity remains the same or has even worsened. InfoJobs summarizes this gap by noting that “perceived increases are not translating into a real match with the cost of living.” Furthermore, moderation weighs on expectations of increases in the future and they expect insufficient increases in the coming months. 69% estimate that the salary improvement will be less than 1,200 euros gross per year (an increase of 100 euros gross per month) and half do not plan to exceed 2,400 euros gross per year. The payroll goes to housing and basic expenses. The spending structure reinforces the feeling of suffocation in which 92% of those surveyed have had to cut expenses. The InfoJobs survey indicates that dwelling and the shopping basket They add up to 44% of the workers’ monthly budget. Savings represent only 10% of the salary, which greatly limits the possibility of building a financial cushion or facing unforeseen events. Between the ages of 25 and 44, a stage in which mortgages or high rents are usually assumed, housing absorbs 26% of the salary. This implies applying cuts to spending, which are concentrated mainly on leisure and free time (78%), and on vacations and getaways, with 75% of workers having cut their budget to cover the essentials. ​Dissatisfied with salary. The survey reflects that 33% of workers are dissatisfied with his salaryespecially women under 35 years of age and people with low or medium salaries. Despite everything, the percentage of general dissatisfaction decreases compared to the 39% that was registered in last year’s consultation. However, this discontent does not translate into an intention to ask for a raise. Only 17% of workers plan to ask for a salary increase in the coming months, while 83% will not do so. Among those who do not plan to apply for it, just over a third attribute it to the fact that they expect the employer to take the step (21%) or to the fact that they have already had a recent review (16%). A complicated labor market. The majority consider it difficult to find a job that provides a substantial improvement in their current salary or working conditions, which causes a certain immobility in the active search for improvement by changing jobs, as is the case. how it was happening in recent years. The conciliation conditions appear as the most difficult aspect to improve for 45% of employed people, closely followed by the possibility of accessing better salaries, which 42% see as especially complicated. According to the authors of the report, “taken together, the data reflect a labor market that workers perceive as not very permeable to improvement, where progress in salary, conciliation or professional development is increasingly complex.” In Xataka | A study has compared the gap in public salaries vs. private companies in Europe and has found a problem: Spain Image | Unsplash (Emil Kalibradov)

What are they and how do they work when verifying that the message you receive is from who it says it is?

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Let’s explain to you What are verified SMS and how do they work?a technology that verifies that whoever sends you a message is who they say they are. This is something that has been around for a few years now, but we are going to see it more and more to fight fraud and scams. Let’s start by explaining to you in a simple way first the concept of these messages, so that you understand why it is important that they be normalized and used more and more. Then, we will also tell you in an understandable way how they work. What are verified SMS and what are they for? One of the most popular online frauds and scams out there is smishingwhich is a type of phishing in which a cybercriminal sends fraudulent SMS messages in bulk posing as a company. In these messages, attach a link or false information with which to start a process to steal your data, your online service accounts and even money. This has caused trust in the SMS we receive from companies to erode. In fact, when we receive communication through this method, the recommended thing today is not to trust it. And of course, this makes this type of notice no longer meaningful. And this is where verified SMS come into play, although they are not really SMS but rather messages that use the RCS protocol. In them, companies and entities can show an indicator that indicates them as an official channel or account. In Spain, BBVA or Bankinter has been one of the first large banks to start using this method. This way, when you receive a text message on your mobile, you will be able to distinguish when it was actually sent by an entity that has verified its identity and when it is an unidentified one. Thus, if your bank has its account verified when it sends you messages and you receive an unverified one, you will know that there is something strange, even if the name is the same. How verified messages work Verified messages are sent using RCS protocol. RCS are a type of messages that are sent like SMS and reach you in the same place as regular SMS, but with advanced functions such as sending photos, audio, creating groups, etc. It is a alternative to WhatsApp integrated directly into your messages application, both on Android and iPhone. In Spain, it is already a protocol that works with almost all operators. Regarding the company verification processaccording to the standard defined by the GSMA Entities have to complete a process before sending messages that appear as verified. First, the entity must register its identity with name and logo, and submit them to an external certification by a third party that validates that the entity can use that name and logo. This verification company must be included in the trusted list of the recipient’s operator. Those who verify the identity of the entities that want to send these messages are those known as Verification Authorities. These can be mobile operators, private companies specialized in digital verification or even government entities. The verification authorities They depend on each country and its deployment of this technology. Therefore, let’s take the case of Bankinter, which has been verified by Movistar. When this bank sends you a text message, it will do so with the RCS protocol. And since your operator recognizes Movistar as a valid verification authority, and Movistar has verified that the message comes from Bankinter, the message that you receive from the bank will have the verification badge. But there is one last step that your messaging application takes. Because when you receive the message, your app automatically downloads the sender’s profile and runs a series of technical checks before displaying the verification badge. It will even check if the verification signature is still valid with new messages. So, a complex verification chain is generated with several steps, and only when all of them are completed will the message appear as from a verified sender. This way, even if a cybercriminal manages to breach the security of one of the steps, there are still others. These are all protocols for sending verified messages within the RCS standard. In Xataka Basics | RCS vs WhatsApp, Telegram and other apps: advantages, disadvantages and why you no longer need messaging apps

Xiaomi smart glasses arrive in Spain at a very low price. They are just missing a small detail

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Xiaomi, for a long time, has not been a smartphone brand. It is an ecosystem brand. And to close the product circle it presented its Xiaomi AI Glasses. While these end up landing (or not) in Spain, the company has just quietly brought its Mijia Smart Audio Glasses. A quite different alternative in design to the formats we are used to for a simple reason: they are glasses purely focused on audio. You see it, you hear it. This is the slogan of Mijia, Xiaomi’s ecosystem sub-brand, for its Smart Audio Glasses. These are not the smart glasses we are used to. They are a device designed for audio functions. They have compatibility with both Siri as with him Google Voice Assistant. They have a voice recorder, included for calls. Real-time noise cancellation. Real-time notifications A design of… glasses. One of the main problems with alternatives with double chambers is the thickness of the temple. Being simpler glasses, these Audio Glasses have an appearance that could easily pass them off as normal glasses. In fact, the thickness of the rods is only 5mm. The chassis weighs only 27.6 grams. The hinge promises more than 15,000 bends and is detachable in case we need to replace it. They have polarized lenses that not only filter 99.9% of ultraviolet light, they also filter reflections and 25% of blue light. The design is finished in titanium. The controls. To interact with these Xiaomi glasses we will have two solutions. The first is to use its temples, with touch controls. These allow you to enable calls, alerts, start recordings… Of course, while we are recording a small indicator light will turn on, so that there is evidence that we are recording. The second method is to use its app, through which we can manage recordings, connected devices, gesture control and even find the glasses by emitting a sound if we can’t find them. The autonomy. If you are wondering how long the battery of a product like this lasts, the answer is: little if you use them a lot, enough with logical use. They promise up to 13 hours of continuous playback, 9 hours in calls and an average of a day and a half of use. Why is it important. The Mijia Smart Audio Glasses are not just glasses focused on audio, they are proof that Xiaomi wants to bring to Spain a product ecosystem that, sooner or later, will end up competing with giants like Go with your RayBans. The integration of the Xiaomi ecosystem as a Trojan horse in Spain It is something we have been talking about for a long time, bringing its ‘Human x Car x Home’ philosophy to all aspects: smartphones, appliances, smart accessories, cars… and even robots. Styles and price. The Mijia Smart Audio Glasses are now on sale in the Xiaomi Spain website in three different mounts: Pilot Style: 179.99 euros Browline: 179.99 euros Titanium: 199.99 euros Image | Xiaomi In Xataka | Meta is so serious about smart glasses that its catalog is already a mess: this is how the new models differentiate themselves

What happens if the US invades it?

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In the Second World War and, above all, in the Cold War, Greenland’s position transformed it into a surveillance and early warning platform, a fixed point in the Atlantic strategy while the world was divided into blocks. Today, with the Arctic opening up, the routes changing and the pulse between powers once again hardening, the island once again occupies the center of the board… only this time the concern does not exactly come from where always. The big question. Now that the European troops begin to step on Greenland At the request of Denmark, the focus is no longer only on Russia or China, but on a much more uncomfortable dilemma: what happens if the aggressor is not “from outside,” but the United States. The island, semi-autonomous within the Kingdom of Denmarkhas become a piece of high strategic value in the Arctic and also a political detonator, because a US invasion would not only be a territorial crisis: it would be a system crisisthe kind of clash that tests whether alliances are rules or simply relationships of convenience while everything is going well. What Washington already has. It we have counted before. The paradox is that the United States is not starting from scratch: it has been there since World War II and still maintains a crucial facility, the Pituffik Space Baseheir to the old Thule of the Cold War, today linked to space surveillance, missile warning and defense. The actual deployment is reduced, around about 200 troopswhich highlights a central contradiction: if the threat were as urgent as claimed, Washington could increase presence with what the existing framework already allows instead of talking about “acquisition.” In fact, the legal origin of that presence goes back to the agreement what we explain of 1941 with Denmark to defend the island, and the history of bases, transatlantic refueling and Arctic control shows that Greenland was always a military asset, only now the security argument has become a property argument. Control as objective. Trump justifies the idea of ​​​​taking Greenland for “national security”pointing out Russian destroyers, Chinese ships and submarines as if the environment was already on the verge of collapse. But even expert voices within Arctic analysis describe that operational pressure around Greenland as limited or, in practical terms, little determining: Russia operates mainly in other sectors of the Arctic and the Chinese push in the region is more relevant in the North Pacific than in that strip. Even so, the White House has left something even more disturbing than the naval rhetoric: that the sending of European troops does not change its objective “not at all”, that is, the debate is no longer whether the island should be protected, but rather who owns it. Auroras at the Thule base Europe arrives. Denmark has responded by asking for support and several allies (Germany, France, Norway, Finland and Sweden) have started to deploy teams and units in exercises and missions that seek to create a more stable presence during 2026. It is still a small movement in number, but enormous in meaning: Europe tries to draw a political lineraise the cost of any unilateral step and convey that Greenland is not a bilateral issue between Washington and Copenhagen, but rather a European security problem. It happens that this same symbolic dimension reveals the limit: it is not a military shield capable of stopping the United States, it is a message to prevent the scenario from existing. NATO facing the unthinkable. If Washington were to invade Greenland, NATO would enter territory for which was not designed: the alliance was born to protect itself from an external aggressor, not to manage an internal aggression. He Article 5 It says that an attack on one is an attack on all, but it does not clearly contemplate what happens if the attacker is the dominant member. And there appears the structural crack: technically, the United States could block any operational reaction from NATO itself, leaving the organization paralyzed, “stuck”, without the ability to intervene in the defense of Denmark. The result would be devastating not only for Greenland, but for credibility: If NATO cannot react in such a basic crisis, it is left hollow, and that weakness could, for example, invite to Russia to try their luck in another point on the mapexploiting the internal chaos. There is no way out. There are those who interpret threats as pressure tactic: raise the drama to force more allied resources in the Arctic and place polar security at the center of the agenda, something that had been underserved for years. In fact, the debate about routes opened by the thaw and greater Russian-Chinese activity has been growing, and the current crisis pushes NATO to look north with new seriousness. But the logic of “it’s just negotiation” does not eliminate the risk: in the United States there are public support for the alliance and Congress is pointed out as a possible brake if the president tries to cross the line, although at the same time politicians willing to legitimize a annexation by legislative means. In other words: even if it doesn’t happen, the possibility is already contaminating the transatlantic link. Article 42.7. If NATO were neutralized by internal asymmetry, Denmark would have an alternative path within the EU: Article 42.7the mutual assistance clause. Its language is forceful (it forces “help and assistance by all means at your disposal”) and, rhetorically, it sounds even firmer. that Article 5 of NATO, which leaves more room for national discretion. Furthermore, I already knowand activated oncein 2015, after the Paris attacks, which shows that it exists and can be used, although it also shows its real nature: the EU does not act as an army, but as a coordination of wills, and aid must be negotiated country by country. The Greenland problem. Here appears the most delicate legal and political complication: Greenland is not part of the EUleft the community framework in 1985 and today it is an associated overseas territory, which … Read more

How a mummified wolf has solved the mystery of the woolly rhino’s extinction

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14,400 years ago, a barely nine-week-old wolf cub feasted on the Siberian stage. Shortly after gobbling that piece of meat, the puppy died and was buried in the permafrostnear the village of Tumat in northeastern Siberia. Something that at first seems insignificant, has given one of the most important milestones in modern paleogenetics. And this one was in this puppy’s stomach. The study. A team of scientists from the Center for Paleogenetics at Stockholm University has achieved what seemed impossible: Recover the complete high-coverage genome of a woolly rhinoceros (Coelodonta antiquitatis) from the undigested remains in that wolf’s stomach. The results, published in Genome Biology and Evolutionforce us to rewrite the books on how and why this megafauna became extinct, since until now we had a very different idea. A biological miracle. The discovery of this puppy is not something recent, since it was found in 2011, and received the nickname Tumat-1. Being mummified in ice, the reality is that it was in perfect condition, but during the autopsy the researchers found a 3-centimeter piece of tissue with remains of blonde fur. Due to the area in which it was initially found, it was thought that it was a cave lion. But the reality is that genetics has said something very different: it was a woolly rhinoceros. Something that is incredible, since it is the first time in history that the complete genome of an Ice Age animal has been sequenced from the stomach contents of another animal. A great milestone. For science to recover the genetic material of a species in these conditions, the truth is that it is something incredible because of the doors it opens. And DNA is where we can find practically everythingeven the genetic health of the species before its end. Genetic decline. For decades, the dominant theory suggested that woolly rhinos disappeared due to slow genetic erosion. It was believed that, as its population was reduced, inbreeding accumulated harmful mutations that doomed the species due to the many diseases caused by having children between relatives. But this is something that has now been completely debunked. When comparing the genome with samples from 18,000 and 48,500 years ago, the researchers found no decline in diversity. Furthermore, there was no indication that the species was in a state of inbreeding as there was no genetic crossing between close relatives. That is why the effective population remained stable at about 1,600 individuals until just a few centuries before its total disappearance. The culprit. If it was not genetics and inbreeding that condemned the species and not human hunting (because thousands of years passed together without it happening)… what happened? Science now points to Bølling-Allerød Interstadial, a period of abrupt climate warming that occurred about 14,000 years ago. This phenomenon transformed the dry, cold steppe (the rhino paradise) into a landscape of bushy vegetation and, most critically, deep snow. Without being able to live. The woolly rhino, with its short legs and heavy body, was not designed to walk on soft snow or dig for grass under thick layers for food. In this way, it was an environmental trap that caused the animals to not be able to adapt correctly to the new habitat that had been generated around them due to how quickly it happened. Looking to the future. What we learn in the past can also be applied today and tomorrow. And this study does not only speak of the past, since in a context of current climate crisis, the case of the woolly rhinoceros is a warning. It shows that even a species with a stable population and robust genetics can collapse almost instantly if the ecosystem changes abruptly. Images | Wikipedia In Xataka | Whale vomit: a rare substance that looks like floating garbage, but can cost up to $71,000 per kilo

The Government of Spain has announced a “sovereign fund.” It has nothing to do with a sovereign fund

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Pedro Sánchez announced yesterday Thursday the creation of ‘España Crece’a fund managed by the ICO with an initial endowment of 10.5 billion euros from the Next Generation funds that the Government will not spend before the end of 2026. The stated goal is to mobilize an additional €120 billion through private investment and debt to maintain the reform momentum beyond the European deadline. Why is it important. The European funds expire this year and have been the main investment muscle of the Government, which has not approved budgets in this legislature. Without this vehicle, Spain would lose public investment capacity just when Sánchez boasts of having placed the country “in the Champions League” economically. The announcement arrives in extremiswhen there was a real risk of losing those 10.5 billion that had not been executed. Between the lines. Calling it a “sovereign fund” creates intentional confusion. The classic sovereign funds (Norway, Saudi Arabia, Singapore…) are born from structural surpluses thanks to oil, gas or trade balances that are permanently in the green. Spain has not had a budget surplus since 2007, when there was some debate about converting the pension piggy bank into a vehicle similar to Norwegian. The 2008 crisis buried that discussion. Yes, but. What the Government has presented is more like a renamed investment bank than a traditional sovereign fund. The closest model is British National Wealth Fundoriginally the UK Infrastructure Bank, which raises private funds to co-invest in green technologies and advanced industry. Its capacity is 27,000 million and Spain aspires to quintuple that figure with a smaller public base. In figures: 10.5 billion: initial public endowment, similar to SEPI business rescue fund created in the 2020 pandemic. 120,000 million: theoretical capacity if private investment is added, a “conservative estimate” according to Minister Carlos Body. 60 billion: what the ICO could mobilize directly through leverage. 9 priority sectors: housing (with a focus on the industrialized), energy, digitalization, AI, reindustrialization, circular economy, infrastructure, water and security. The context. Spain has competed well for foreign direct investment in the last decade – fifth world power in projects greenfield since 2013 – and has capitalized on European funds to promote reforms without approved budgets. But the absence of structural surpluses limits ambition too much. Spain has been running a deficit for almost twenty years and its balance of payments, although in surplus since 2012, does not compensate. What is happening. The Government is turning a necessity (not to lose unexecuted European funds) into a narrative of national sovereignty. But the seams are visible: it acts because the deadline is going to expire, not because there is a strategic plan based on its own surpluses. There is neither of the two things. Missing. Minister Corps will present the full details next week. There remain unknowns about the private co-investment mechanisms and how it will be guaranteed that those promised 120 billion will materialize. The experience of the SEPI fund, which barely used a quarter of its endowment, invites skepticism. Sánchez took advantage of the Spain Investors Day to vindicate the economic moment: “We have become accustomed to competing in the Champions League,” he said. He used the same expression as Zapatero in 2007, a few months before the outbreak of the financial crisis. The simile has not gone unnoticed. In Xataka | Carrying your ID on your cell phone is very easy. You just have to take advantage of your next visit to the police station Featured image | Moncloa

The community has made it clear that they do not want AI in Windows and Microsoft has ignored them. So they have taken the law into their own hands

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Microsoft’s obsession with putting AI in every corner of Windows is logical at the current time (after all, it’s what everyone is doing). The problem is that the community has been very clear about this: they don’t want to. Microsoft has continued with its plan flood Windows 11 with AIbut we already have a way to avoid it. Winslop. The name comes from the play on words between Windows and Slop, which is the term used to refer to ‘AI garbage’, that is, very poor quality content. This is a free tool whose purpose is to eliminate all traces of AI from the system. Its creator makes it clear that he is not anti-Windows, in fact he states that he likes the platform, what he doesn’t like is the direction it is taking. CleanIA Windows. Winslop is totally free and you can download it from Github. The interface looks like old versions of Windows and consists of a list with all the changes that we can apply. There is an option that inspects the system and proposes the changes to be made, or we can check the boxes we want, depending on the level of cleaning we want. The list is quite long and is divided into categories, these are some of the functions we found: System: shows details if there is a blue screen instead of a sad face, optimizes system sensitivity, speeds up shutdown time… Microsoft Edge– makes it not the default browser, disables the Copilot icon, removes the shopping assistant, does not show sponsored links when opening a tab… Interface: Turn off transparency effects, hide taskbar search, turn off Bing search… gaming: Disables DVR recording, power throttling and visual effects. Privacy: disables activity history and location tracking Advertisements– Remove ads system-wide. AI– Hides Copilot from the taskbar and disables Windows Recall. Bloatware. There is more. Winslop is divided into three tabs: Windows 11, applications and extensions. From the apps section we can eliminate pre-installed applications such as Bing News, Bing Weather, WindowsCamera and many more. As in the other section, pressing the ‘Inspect System’ button gives us a list of suggestions to eliminate and we mark the ones we want. It’s not the first. Recently we told you about a tool that was born with the same objective (although with a name with less punch), RemoveWindowsAI. Like Winslop, it also disables all AI functions, but beyond its functions, the important thing is that its simple existence was already a symptom of community fatigue. The fact that another app has come out only confirms it. The PC IA. The obsession with turning Windows into an agentic system has collided head-on with what the community is asking for, to the point that Microsoft is losing favor with users. A year ago PCs with AI promised to be a revolutionbut they have come face to face with reality and even historical brands like Dell are changing their discourse. Microsoft is left alone. Image | Winslop In Xataka | There’s a reason AI PCs aren’t hurting Apple: Nobody asked for AI PCs

What they are and how to use them to put order among the members of a group

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Let’s explain to you what it is and how to use it Member Tagsa new WhatsApp feature for groups that has been rolling out over the last month. It is something that can serve both as entertainment within a group of friends and for the organization of more serious groups. We are going to start the article by explaining what exactly this new function is, as well as its possibilities. And then we will guide you step by step how you can create yours in any of your groups. What are member tags Member tags is a feature for WhatsApp groups. With them, any of the members of a name can add a label or nickname, and What you type will appear under your name when you write in one of these groups. The label will be visible to all group members, and will appear every time you type. Just as the name you appear under will depend on how each person has added you to their contacts, The label you put will be the same for everyoneand all members of a group will see the same thing. This means that the labels can be used to give context of who is who in those groups where you do not have the members in their contacts. When you don’t have someone in contacts, within a group you will only see their number or a kind of nickname that the person has set up, and the label can serve to better identify who each person is. You can change your label whenever you want and as many times as you want. Therefore, if you are not satisfied or if you have gotten bored with one you have placed, you can change it as many times as you want. And finally, The label you put on yourself in a group is only for that group.and it will not be seen in others where you participate. In fact, you can give yourself a different label in each group you are in. What can you use these labels for? Labels can be used for different things depending on the context of each group. In groups that are more serious, these can serve to identify each person that is inside. For example, in a group of parents of students each person can say who they are the father or mother of. In a more professional setting, member tags can be used to clarify the roles of each of the members. Think that you are in a group related to your work, because with them the human resources person or the boss can identify themselves so that everyone recognizes them. And in groups of friends, labels can also serve as entertainmentso that each member can give themselves a nickname, something descriptive or simply an inside joke. How to set your label in a WhatsApp group To configure your personal tag in a group, the first thing is Click on the image or group name to enter your settings. The easiest thing is to click on the image, since it is easier to hit it with your finger. Once you are in the group settings, you have to go to the members list and click on your name. The list of members will appear almost at the bottom. In the list you will also see the tags of the other members so that you can identify them as well. If you have never configured your tag in a group, you will directly go to the screen where you can write the one you want to use. And if you already have a label, an intermediate screen will appear with your name, telephone number and label, and you will have to press where it says Edit member tag. When you enter the screen to add or edit your tag, a writing field will appear where you can put the word or phrase you want. Below you’ll see a preview that shows you how the label will appear in messages you write. And that’s it. From now on, when you write in a group, all members will be able to see your tag below your name or phone number. You can also always see other people’s tags every time they write something. In Xataka Basics | How to translate WhatsApp messages: converting them from any language to Spanish

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