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Cosplayers Carnival, stuffed blades and a crowded city

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“We had to come,” Pedro and María tell me, who hope patiently in the crowded bus on the way to the Comic-within the distant Palace of Congresses of Malaga, half an hour from the city center. Crowded with Wolverine, Leias, Narutos and Wednesday Addamswe squeeze among the Malaga who usually take that bus every day at the same time, but with much less carnival on board. The vehicle no longer admits more passengers and the driver has to stand up to shout to the row of (very obvious) attending the Comic-with that stay on land because there are nothing but behind comes another bus that goes directly to the Palacio de Congresos. The disappointment faces are inevitable, but Better that they get used tobecause comic-with is 5% aspiration, 5% expiration, and the remaining 90%, queue. To access the halls of acts, to enter the Congress Palace itself, to get food or drink water and, inside the exhibitors zone, to buy in stores. And not everyone is happy with the management of queues, which as we have often explained in reference to the attraction parks, It’s an art. In any case, good humor prevails among most attendees, crowned by extravagant headdresses, rubber prostheses, impossible wigs Or, why not, very economical costumes bought of urgency in Aliexpress. That is, above all, lto Comic-Con Fiesta: A parade of disguised people, in tones and styles that are the most sophisticated to the most homemade, and that give a colorful and unique environment to the event. “I come from Galicia with my partner, it was he who introduced me to this world, although it was already something that was inside me, I like to disguise myself since I am little,” Patricia tells us, perfectly dressed in Wonder Woman. “It was a very important event, always in the United States and here for the first time, and had to come,” he tells us, almost repeating the words of Pedro and María. Rubén has also come for free, but in an almost more extreme key, wrapped in a sophisticated (but completely homemade) characterization of Vegeta, ‘Dragon Ball’: “I have always been interested in the cosplay, but it is my first time.” And he has also attended the margin of societies or tribes: “When the tickets came out, and since I didn’t want to accompany any friend, I came alone” It is a very particular mixture of ingredients, which allows to see Batman taking a picture with the protagonist of ‘Silksong‘, While the improbable meeting is enlivened by the frantic concert, at the blow of the Sid of Comodore 64, of Narcisound interpreting the oriental melodies of ‘The Last Ninja’. That clash of generations and interests is what gives life to an event like this. To buy That and the merchandising. The merchandise, which would say yogurt of ‘Spaceballs’ (wink for fans that already exceed quarantine): in the area of ​​tenderetes and blast we find stuffed animals of cats out of the darkest memes of the Internet, stickers of the ”K-Pop Demon Hunters‘, authentic katanas but skipped at 45 euros and, of course, the inevitable funkos. It was these collectible dolls that starred in one of the first controversies of the edition: collector specimens that were only sold in the event disappeared quickly, when a few buyers hired with all the specimens available after tail hours. This stands area is the most busy edition, and where they are mixed as an exquisite post-capitalist temptation the darkest hobbies of visitors and the merchandising more unlikely. But not everything were creep purchases: visitors also crowded to get on the motorcycle of ‘Tron Ares’ (sequel to which an exclusive advance will be seen in the next few days), to take a photo in front of a Colossal Bowser de Lego or to search in the video game drawers, in the occasional second -hand store. They were not the most extravagant positions: a bank promoted manipulation with the photos made in their own stand… that was located next to the Artist Alley, the area of ​​refuge and compadre of the cartoonists, who commented with suspicion the lack of forecast of the organization by locating the bank of the bank just there, next to the guild that with more fear contemplates the advent of the generative IAS. It is also part of the nature of the comic-with: a bite of essences that, very often, take to kill. Because, obviously, not everything is kawaii pink. Complaints about the tails, as we said above, have been constant Among those who have. approached to the Palacio de Congresos: they are the minimum common denominator of each corner of the event, as some visitors have discovered with disgust (a quick walk through The social networks of the Comic-Con It allows to take the pulse to discontent). This was expressed by Azahara, which has a couple of hours ahead to access the Funkos store: “I usually go to the Barcelona manga hall, and although so many people are not there, it is also a multudinary event, and it is much better organized. You make queues, but they are fluid, orderly queues.” Pedro and Maria also agreed: “The issue of queues is worse than normal, really.” It might seem that l30,000 visitors a day calculating the organization may have partially overwhelm the eventwhich has also received abundant complaints about the prices and shortage of food, at a critical hour in which they were generated … more queues. On the back bus, with the sun at half-mast communicating that it is fine for today of hobbies and sponsorships, the fatigue marks the disheveled (and unmasked) faces of Spider-Man and Deadpool, both with signs on the face of a battle much more bloody than those we see in Marvel movies. They have made more queues than the human body is willing to tolerate in one day. Header | Xataka In Xataka | 27 jewels of the European comic that are worth discovering

The reactive the great debate on universal basic income. And the question is whether it is feasible to create it: Crossover 1×23

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One hears about Universal basic rent and inevitably thinks that It’s money that gives you free. The idea goes far beyond that, but one thing is true: with the rise of AI and the potential revolution of robotics, the debate about this option is more rising than ever. And precisely this 1×23 crossover is dedicated to talking about universal basic income, its origins and what it means. And to do so are Jaume Lahoz and Carlos Santa Engracia, presenters of Crossover, and a server, Javier Pastor, to dissect the theme. The truth is that we are increasingly facing a future in which AI and automation can help Create ultraproductive companies. In that scenario it is likely that the impact for employment and society will be enormous, and that is where a Universal basic rent You can raise a solution to that “mass and forced unemployment.” In the episode we talk in addition to the Pilot experiments That there has been in various countries, and also how Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, is especially interested in this area through its controversial Worldcoin project. Like everything, in the idea that projects universal basic income there are clear advantages and of course also risks. Will we become a society Like the one painted ‘wall-e’? ¿We will all gorditos And without moving from a chair that levita and takes us everywhere? Phew. On YouTube | Crossover

It is if bosses really make the schedules that claim their employees

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The debate on working hours in Spain is again in the center of attention after the statements of Antonio Garamendi, president of the CEOE, in the Forbes Spain Economic Summitwho defended the culture of effort in response to proposals to reduce working hours. “Do you think Carlitos (Alcaraz) works 37 and a half hours a week? No. Is the culture of effort, to know what you lose and what do you want.” The response of the representative of the main employer in Spain maintains the line of opposition to the proposal of Reduction of workday that Congress knocked down a few weeks ago. However, what caught the attention was Garamendi’s negative to openly declare if he worked more than 40 hours a week that the law marks. Reactions to Garamendi’s statements. The comparison that Garamendi between Carlos Alcaraz, a professional tennis player, and the vast majority of the active population has unleashed reactions from both the Ministry of Labor and the unions. The second vice president and Minister of Labor, Yolanda Díaz, He has pointed out That Garamendi “with rampant machismo does not know what it is to work 40 hours a week”, ensuring that it will not “allow those who charge for 25 times the minimum wage give us lessons of the reduction of working hours.” For his part, Pepe Álvarez, general secretary of UGT, has described Garamendi’s statements of “unfair, provocative, populist and surrealist”, and added that “never in our country the young people have worked so hard to reach the end of the month.” Beyond the working day. Leaving aside the allegation for the culture of the effort of the majority employer representative in Spain about the culture of employees’ effortthe data From the Active Population Survey (EPA) show that employees in Spain, in addition to their ordinary working days, made a total of 7,009,800 overtime, which is an increase with respect to 6,935,300 of the same period of 2024. Of those hours, 2,821,300 of hours a week were unpaid overtime. That is, the employees worked hours beyond your daybut their company did not pay them. According to a prepared report By CCOO in September 2024, with this surplus of extra hours they could have created up to 62,880 full -time jobs. Last year, about 419,000 employees dedicated an average of 6.3 hours a week to work without remuneration. How long do bosses work? While the figures of the working day for employees are collected in Dozens of annual statisticsthere is no formal record of the hours dedicated by the bosses and owners. It is common that, when asked, they respond that their day is 24 hours and that they work “from sun to sun”. However, independent studies indicate that effective work hours can be significantly lower than those received or declared by the leaders. According to an investigation of the London School of Economicsthe ceos who claim to work more than 55 hours per week, actually only dedicated about 35 hours to real professional taskswhile the rest of his time was distributed among personal activities, leisure, gym and institutional events. What is working? The definition of what is work and what is not, It is perfectly defined in the different laws that regulate the working day and the duties of the workers. When any discrepancy arises, justice does not hesitate to draw that limit in detail between it What is working time and what does not. However, these limits do not seem to apply with the same precision to entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs who direct their companies who, without hesitation of their zeal and sacrifice, are not governed by the same time controls and rules that its employees. This lack of control makes subjective valuations over time and effort that, objectively, could be considered effective work time. The Turbojornadas of Elon Musk and 996. In Silicon Valley, the CEO’s tendency to present themselves as supermpleados capable of making 120 hours a week without flavor has its maximum representative in Elon Musk. Recently, other businessmen from Silicon Valley, Like Lucy Guohave begun to advocate for days of 80 to 100 hours a week under the called “996“(From nine in the morning to nine at night, six days per week) as a paradigm of the culture of effort. However, again, which is never specified How many of those hours are dedicated to productive tasks directly related to their work at the head of their companies. We have an example in Elon Musk himself, which after demanding more than 80 hours signals (and free) to his employees in Doge, he had to see how Tesla investors asked him, at least, Spend 40 hours a week to exercise from CEO from Tesla to get it out of the crisis. The work perception bias. According to An analysis made by him Bureau of Labor Statistics From the US, overestimation can reach up to 10% in the self -perception of time dedicated to labor tasks. This distortion affects both employees and managers, who, moved by the desire to impress or strengthen the culture of effort, may consider that they work much more than they really do. In the Spanish context, this bias can aggravate the narrative raised by Garamendi and the Marathyan Day defendersbut concrete data from official sources and international studies indicate that the perception and reality of effective work hours They can be separated for several percentage points. The problem is that, as there is no Official registration of hours worked For bosses and owners, the doubt of whether their days really meets the standards they publicly defend for their templates. In Xataka | NOr you need more hours in the day. All that is needed is to understand how the brain works to work better with less Image | DVIDSFlickr (Emiliano García-Page)

OpenAi wants to bill as much as Microsoft in five years. For this

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OpenAi projects to enter 2030 about 200,000 million dollars. It is almost the same as Microsoft invoices today, 245,000 million dollars. A company that this year will touch the 12,000 million dollars believes that it will multiply its income in less than five years. To contextualize excess: Apple took four decades to reach those figures. Google, two decades. Openai intends to do so in decade and a half of life, with a nuance: Until three years ago I did not invoice or one hundred million. His “zero moment” was in 2022. The planned growth graph, published by The InformationIt has many layers. The excessive ambition is just one of them. The income is triggered exponentially, but the computer costs – both training as an inference – grow almost linearly. This equation only works if Openai ceases to be what it is today: a company that sells access to LLMS for 20 dollars a month. It needs to be something else that goes much further. The question is not whether they can multiply their income by 17, but what they have to invent to justify such assessment. The secret is in the agents. But not what we imagine. Openai does not aspire to sell you a smarter chatgpt. Aspires to replace entire departments. Deep Research The model already hints: do not charge for consultation but for work done. If a report that previously required three Junior analysts for a week now does an agent in a few minutes, supervised by a single employee, how much is it worth? It is not worth $ 20 of a subscription. It is worth $ 50,000 that these salaries cost. Multiplied by each department of each company of Fortune 500 … Suddenly, the 200,000 million do not seem science fiction. They seem to conservatives. But here comes the existential paradox of OpenAi: pato capture that value need their models to be irreplaceable, unique, unattainable. However, every month that passes, the gap with Claude, Gemini or Deepseek narrows. The Commoditization of the AI It is not a future threat: it is already happening. How do you justify monopoly prices when your product is becoming water or electricity? Openai’s response seems to be the speed: Arrive first. Dominate the market. Create dependence before others can react. It is the old strategy of companies such as Uber or Amazon: losing money to buy market share, praying so that when profitability comes, you are the only one standing. Plan B is in vertical applications. They will not sell generic but specific solutions: The complete customer service system of your company. The educational platform of your university. The legal co -pilot of your office. Each vertical, a new market of billions. This is where the numbers begin to make sense. Microsoft 365 generates Microsoft almost 100,000 million annually. The World Business Software Market Billón approaches. If OpenAI captures just 20% replacing traditional software with intelligent agents, it reaches its goal. You don’t need to invent anything new. You just need to make everything that exists obsolete. Openai’s real bet is not as technological as temporary. They are buying time with 350,000 million in computer costs, betting on the AGI “Or something similar enough, that For something Altman has been moving the goal for some time– It arrives before the money is over. If they get it, those 200,000 million will be an anecdote. If they fail, we will have seen the most spectacular bubble in technological history. And the fascinating thing is not that Openai is trying. Is that everyone who imports –Microsoft, Oracle, Softbank, the US government– They seem to believe they can achieve it. Outstanding image | Adolfo Félix In Xataka | The alliance between Oracle and Openai does not go only from data centers: it goes from advanceing Google, Apple and Microsoft on the right

The eruption of a volcano was synonymous with danger 100 years ago. Today has made Iceland a theme park

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Exactly one year ago, Iceland took a unexplored path In his fight against mass tourism: in essence, tell the truth to the visitor. Thus began a marked campaign For a slogan: “No one will save you if you fall”, which unequivocally came to confirm the hordes of the dangers of getting too close to an erupting volcano. Today, Iceland wonders if it was worth “opening” both the world. The awakening that changed everything. In 2010, when Eyjafjalajökull volcano interrupted air traffic European with an ash cloud that paralyzed the continent, Iceland went from being a remote island and evoked in Nordic sagas to become a global stage. The images of glaciers, black beaches and hot springs spread by international chains aroused the curiosity of the world in a country that had just suffered the blow of The financial crisis. With the campaign Inspired by Icelandthe government and tourism industry They took the moment. From then on, the landing of low -cost airlines and Viral phenomena In social networks (including a Justin Bieber video clip between waterfalls and aircraft remains) they catapulted the island to essential destination. Mass tourism. In just fifteen years, the number of visitors went from less than half a million to More than 2.3 million annuallymultiplying the local population several times during the high season. Tourism revitalized villages, generated employment and transformed the economyto the point of becoming the Main motor of the country. Locations Like Vikonce agricultural, they saw how the stables gave way to guest houses, improvised coffees in school bus and attractions of adventure. Immigration accompanied This boom: in some municipalities, foreigners are already a majority, and the arrival of new residents has even caused an unexpected “baby boom”. For many mayors and local businessmen, current problems are preferable to the decline of peoples that previously seemed condemned to abandonment. The identity dilemma. However, obviously not everything is good news. Tourism has contributed economic vitality, employment and infrastructure, but also tensions. Farmers complain about visitors who enter their lands or feed horses without permission, even causing deaths of animals. In Vikthe massive arrival of foreign workers has altered the social and urban fabric, with prefabricated homes that change traditional aesthetics. Even in schools they have had to Put posters to prevent tourists from photographing children. In the environmental plane, basic systems as the sewer They have been overwhelmed. Many Icelanders recognize the prosperity that tourism has given them, but they wonder how much local culture can resist without diluting. Iceland as theme park. More than a decade later that Eyjafjalajökull Cover the European sky with ashes and put the country on the global map, many critics argue that the island has run the risk of becoming in a “volcanoes theme park.” The geysers, glaciers and mountains of fire are today part of an itinerary Almost prefabricated, driven by low -cost airlines and Instagram selfies, which concentrates crowds in a handful of iconic landscapes while other regions remain outside. What was previously perceived as an indomitable and mysterious territory has become a tourist decoration subject to the logic of rapid consumption, where the eruption that attracted the world was transformed In advertising claim permanent. For many Icelandic, the paradox is evident: the volcano that saved the economy now threatens to devour the essence of their country. The future. Thus, academics and analysts propose Diversify the routes and offer deepest experiences linked to the history and culture of the country, to prevent tourism from reduced to a handful of “postcard places.” Regions such as Western Fjords or Fisheries North are still relatively on the sidelines, although the opening of direct flights could change the situation. The issue, according to many Icelanders, is not to close the door to visitors, but rethink the model: Attract those who want a longer and more conscious experience, instead of fast visits dictated by social networks. The national phrase Þetta Reddast (“Everything will work out”) reflects the resilient optimism of the country, although now faces the most uncomfortable question: Can Iceland continue to receive the entire world without sacrificing what made it unique? Image | Pexels, Berserkur In Xataka | “No one will save you if you fall into the volcano”: Iceland reopens one of its greatest claims with the best anti -tourism slogan In Xataka | In Barcelona, ​​the anti-tourism movement is adopting a radical tactic: harass tourists down the street

A huge fuel tank has fallen from heaven in Argentina. And we already have suspicious: a Chinese rocket

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The afternoon is almost always quiet in the small Chaco town of Puerto Tirol, north of Argentina. On Thursday, that tranquility was interrupted by an object fallen from heaven. He had appeared on a rural property whose owner did not hesitate to call the police. The police cordoned off the area waiting for firefighters. All the investigations are already made on the Internet. What is known. The object measures 1.70 meters long by 1.20 meters in diameter. It is metallic, has a cylindrical shape and is covered with carbon fiber or a similar compound material, so it is surely a pressurized propellant tank, a piece of the space rockets known as Composite Overwrapped Pressure Vessel (COPV). When a satellite or a rocket re -enters the atmosphere, most of its body is burned by pressure. These containers, on the other hand, are designed to support very high pressures, so it is not strange that they survive intact. Or judging by the photos, somewhat chamuscados and frayed. What is suspected. The first identification came from the hand of the Caribbean Astronomy Society (SAC) in A Facebook post. They confirmed that it looks like a piece of space vehicle, specifically a COPV. And they pointed out that, of the most recent releases, the main candidate is a Chinese rocket released the day before. The analysis of the trajectory seems to confirm suspicions. The astrophysic and renowned Jonathan McDowell satellite tracker He corroborated this hypothesisstating that the object is “probably” the tank of the fourth stage of a Chinese jielong-3 rocket. From China to Chaco. The private company China Rocket had launched on Wednesday the eighth mission of its Jielong-3 rocket. The Y8 mission took off From a maritime platform At 07:56 UTC to put 12 satellites of the Geely Future Mobility constellation in orbit, a positioning and communications service of the Chinese automotive giant Geely. After displaying the satellites, the fourth stage of the rocket continued to orbit the earth until 9:00 UTC of the next day, when It was sighted disintegrated in the sky 15 kilometers from Puerto Tyrol. Most likely, it will not be completely burned and the deposit survived the fall. A questionable history. China has earned in recent years. The most notorious case is that of the CZ-5B state rocket, whose central stage of more than 20 tons is designed to reach the orbit and then fall to the earth unpredictably within a period of days or weeks. The reality is that this behavior is changing, and both state and private companies are actively providing their rockets on the ability to actively extend, keeping some fuel and after deploying satellites. The problem is not that. But the space garbage, and that is that the Earth’s orbit has become a landfill. There are all kinds of dead satellites and rockets in the terrestrial orbit that gradually approach the earth due to atmospheric braking. With the rise of satellite megaconstellations, every day they re -enter the atmosphere an average of three large pieces of space garbage. And in this case they do it without any control. As a result, incidents in inhabited areas are increasingly frequent. In March 2024, a fragment of a battery pallet discarded from the International Space Station crossed the roof of a house. In January 2025, A half ton ring He appeared in a town in Kenya. In February, several fragments of a spacex rocket They fell near the city of Poland. The Earth is very large and mostly depopulated or covered with water, but it is a matter of time that something happens. Therefore, space agencies such as ESA They are promoting a commitment of “zero waste” to harden the regulations of their own missions. It is necessary, yes, a global consensus. Images | Llitory region In Xataka | The fireball that crossed Spain on Sunday will not be the last one: with 8,000 Starlinks in orbit, it will be a habitual show

We thought that sleeping in 90 -minute blocks improved rest and energy when you woke up. Science has its doubts

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As so many other viral trends In social networks, in recent years a seemingly simple formula has run like gunpowder for improve nighttime rest and wake up fresh like a lettuce: Calculate the dream in 90 -minute blocks To wake up just when one ends those blocks. This technique ensures that, when you wake up just when a complete sleep cycle ends, people They will feel more rested and with greater energy to face the day. However, scientific evidence questions the reliability of this method. The myth of exact 90 minutes cycles A survey of 2024 made by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine He revealed that almost one in ten American adults (9%) had tried this technique to determine what time they had to go to bed and wake up and have even been created Online calculators To make this calculation easier. The basis of this technique is based on Natural sleep cycles that are part of the set of cycles that regulate our body known as Circadian cycles. These cycles are the ones that determine the time of sleeping, of waking up, of eating, etc. According to this technique, a person who wants to wake up at 7:00 in the morning should go to sleep at 22:00 to complete six full -minute sleep cycles, or 23:30 to complete five sleep cycles. The concept is based on the idea that awakening at the end of a complete cycle, in phase V or REM, When the dream is lighterwould avoid the feeling of morning stun that occurs when we wake up in the middle of one of these cycles. Sleep cycles were first identified in the 1950s, when researchers They discovered These patterns called Ultradian cycles. During the night, the alternate brain between different phases: light sleep, deep sleep and REM sleep (characterized by the most intense dreams). Dr. Fouzia Siddiqui, Medical Director of Sentara Rockingham Memorial Sleep Center, explained in Popular Science that each of these phases fulfills specific functions for physical and mental recovery. However, the popularization of this scientific knowledge has led to excessive simplifications that They do not reflect the real complexity of human sleep. The most important of them: that the sleep cycles last exactly 90 minutes. That is the biggest problem of this theory. Scientific reality dismantles promises Recent studies They have shown that the duration of sleep cycles is not a constant but a variable. That is, its duration varies depending on each personand even the same person You can record more or less long cycless during the same night or vary according to the day. An investigation He analyzed more than 16,000 nights of sleep in 573 different people found that the median duration of sleep cycles was not 90 minutes but 110 minutes, with 75% of the cycles ranging between 95 and 130 minutes. Another study based on 2,312 nights of polysomnography data determined that the average duration of the cycles was 116.9 minuteswith a standard deviation of 39.7 minutes. In other words, establishing the 90 minutes as a basis for calculating sleep cycles not only is not an inaccuracy, but in practice it can be counterproductive since there is also the risk of interrupting the sleep cycle before it ends. Dr. Andrea Matsumura, specialist in Sleep Medicine and founder of Sleep Goddesss Method, said In the article of Popular Science that “factors such as stress, Alcoholdiseases or even bedtime, impact on the sleep cycle, so this method does not really guarantee that you wake up less stunned. “ In addition, the studies identified that as night progresses, sleep cycles They tend to elong in a natural wayso that the former can last between 70 and 100 minutes, while the later range between 90 and 120 minutes. Making it impossible to predict at what point in the cycle You will find yourself when it is time to wake up. On the other hand, in a standard sleep session of a healthy person, it is very unlikely be ahead of a deep phase of sleep since phase 3 of sleep, the deepest and repairinglasts between 20 and 40 minutes and usually occurs in the middle of the sleep session, and then move back to phase 2 which is a relaxing but lighter dream. Therefore, unless you are sleeping very few hoursthe awakening occurs from that lighter phase, and not from a deep phase as the 90 -minute block theory supports, which would leave a greater feeling of stunning. That is, this theory is based on two real facts: that awakening from phase 3 leaves you more stunned and that sleep cycles last around 90 minutes, to set up an alleged infallible technique to wake up as a rosto. The problem is that sleep It is not an exact science And the only thing that really works is Ensure the Descaso Hours that the body needs … and there are not even certainties about How long is needed. In Xataka | I put myself in the hands of some “sleep headphones” in the hope of reconciling sleep. It has come out regular Image | Unspash (Shane, Greg Pupas)

While industrial production collapses in the European Union, in Switzerland is triggered. And it is an energy issue

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In the midst of the European energy storm, Switzerland seems to live in a bubble of prosperity. In a recent publicationthe geopolitical analyst Velina Tchakarova showed how the Swiss industry continues to grow in front of the European Union. And the data does not deceive anyone: in the first quarter of this year the industrial production of the Helvetic increased 8.5% year -on -yearwhile in Germany recorded last June A 1.9%collapse, the worst data in years. The contrast is even more evident in the long term: since 2011, Swiss industrial production It has grown almost 40%in front of the German stagnation. The Swiss road. True to its neutrality, but knowing how to position itself, the Swiss industry is dominated by sectors of high added value and low relative energy consumption, like pharmaceuticals and biotechnology. But here is the most revealing: that low energy consumption is not only efficiency, but also outsourcing (a sophisticated strategy of Green offshoring). An EBP consultant study for the Federal Environmental Office (BAFU) shows that two thirds of the environmental footprint of Switzerland They are generated outside their borders. The report Umwelt Schweiz 2022 Confirm this pattern: the country reduces its internal impact at the expense of moving it abroad. There are different examples that illustrate it well: the Roche company announced in May A new biopharmaceutical plant in Shanghai, the Lonza company operating in Guangzhou Or, the most striking case, Siegfried managing a global network with headquarters in different countries that allows you to distribute phases of the chain outside the Helvetic territory. Together, these movements illustrate how the Swiss industrial “miracle” retains the added value at home while displacing the most polluting and expensive part abroad. To this is added an electrical system less vulnerable to gas: the Hydroelectricity and the nuclear They represent a good part of their mix. The Labyrinth of the EU. At this time you are going through an industrial decline: Eurostat reported that in June the production fell 1.0% in the EU as a whole and 1.3% in the eurozone. The setback It was coming last yearwhen the manufacturing volume was 2% lower than in 2022. And Ing Think analysts They warn that European industrial production It remains 5% below two years ago, a prolonged stagnation signal. To this fall is added a perfect storm: high energy costsCO₂ and an internal debate about its energy model. France, With a reactor -based systemleads the block that defends nuclear energy as a backbone of the transition. Spain and Portugal, with solar and wind abundance, demand otherwise: more interconnections and networks To take advantage of renewable surplus. In addition, it is added The tireless search by the EU of looking for another output to stock up that it is not Russia in terms of gas. While Switzerland transfers its heaviest loads to Asia, Europe is enclosed in its own rules, paying CO₂ rights that further increase its energy intensive industries. Switzerland outsourizes, Europe internalizes. Switzerland harvest added value, Europe assumes added costs. The awkward contrast. Here the paradox emerges. Switzerland exhibits an expansion industry, favorable environmental statistics and a more stable electricity supply. Everything seems to indicate that it has found the perfect formula to prosper in the midst of European chaos. For its part, the European Union is paying the price If pioneer: its factories face much higher energy costs, their energy intensive industries lose competitiveness and their governments carry the pressure of meet strict climatic objectives. But Swiss success relies on a small print. The report itself Umwelt Schweiz 2022 He admits that two thirds of the country’s environmental footprint are generated outside their borders. That is, Switzerland retains at home the added value of its pharmaceutical and technological industry, while the energy cost and pollution are transferred to other places. That apparently virtuous model implies a strategic risk: to depend on global supply chains and expose themselves to political vulnerabilities in Asia. In climatic terms, the question is inevitable: are global emissions really reduced when Switzerland “is cleaned” at the cost of others getting more? Or, in other words, isn’t its industrial miracle with another way to outsource the environmental invoice? Forecasts On paper, Switzerland seems greener and more prosperous. But the true story is told in the chimneys of China and in the closed factories of Germany. The Helvetic miracle works, to a large extent, because the energy and climatic invoice is paid by others. While industrial production collapses in the European Union, in Switzerland is triggered. However, that balance, sustained in global chains and in others, could be broken when geopolitics tightens. The real unknown is not how much the Swiss miracle can last, but who is willing to pay his invoice. Image | Freepik and Unspash Xataka | Nuclear fever in the middle of AI: Uranium rises like foam while stumble

Intel has been manufacturing chips for decades only for her. His only salvation is to make chips for all others

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Let’s make a trip to the past. The year is 1997 and Steve Jobs has just returned to Applebut the state of the company is terrible and its future, uncertain. To try to save her Apple began to look for strategic alliances, and that was when she announced an absolutely unusual with Microsoft. Bill Gates’s company would invest 150 million dollars in Apple And both would collaborate on several fronts. That unique agreement seemed impossible. Both companies were large rivals, but the truth is that both won with that alliance. Now it seems that we could live an analogous situation with two other companies that are also large rivals. On the one hand Intel, which is as low as Apple was in 1997. On the other TSMC, which dominates in the semiconductor market like Microsoft did it in the software then. According to The Wall Street Journalboth companies are negotiating a possible alliance that is certainly surprising, but has very interesting ramifications. If TSMC helps Intel’s “salvation”, That will give you an advantageous position in future agreements with the US government. This government is now the owner of 10% of Intel’s shares, and for better or worse to get along with Intel, it means getting along with the administration. Taking into account the current policy that practically forces to manufacture chips and components in the US to get rid of tariffs, that potential alliance becomes profitable. Not just that. The agreement also favors TSMC interests when avoiding possible antitrust. How is it going to be a monopoly when you are helping a competitor not go to pique? As They demonstrated Apple and Microsoft, eliminating competition is not the only way to win the game. A promising transition The Historical crisis For which Intel has been going through his new CEO, Lip-Bu Tan, to make very difficult decisions. The mass layoffs They are part of that strategy, but the company has also attended a deep restructuring that It is “chopping”. But there is even more. In fact, Intel’s strategy seems to be recognized and Accept the failure of the era of “exclusive chip”. The firm has admitted that manufacturing by and for it had no route, and now wants to focus on a business model on which it is A chips factory for third parties. That is exactly what has placed TSMC where it is. If the alliance with TSMC is completed, a unique strategy would be confirmed by Intel in which in a few weeks we have lived a unique opening to alliances of all kinds and condition: SoftBank injected 2,000 million dollars USA bought 10% of Intel for 8,900 million dollars Nvidia invested 5,000 million dollars Apple is a candidate for a collaboration agreement And now TSMC could also follow those steps All these steps certainly open an escape for an Intel that seemed to be against the strings. If such alliances fruit, Intel will only lack his two great future objectives. The first, fulfill your promises With the 14th node to which everything has opted. The second, Get customers For that node. And that is where those agreements can be very useful. Image | Intel In Xataka | Intel has confirmed that the 20A node will be skipped to reduce expenses. The 18A node will enter production in 2025

Google Pixel 10 with cover and headphones at unbeatable price

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He Google Pixel 10 It was launched just a few months ago. It is one of the most top phones of the moment, so if you had thought about buying it, this Amazon offer will interest you. Now, you can take the smartphone, along with the sheath Pixelsnap and headphones Buds-a seriess, by 999 euros. Google Pixel 10 256GB + Pixelsnap + Pixel Buds a-series case The price could vary. We obtain commission for these links A perfect pack if you were thinking about buying the new Google Pixel 10 You can buy the Google Pixel 10 In this Amazon offer in four different colors (Lima green, glacier, indigo and obsidian). This terminal has a 6.3 -inch OLED screen and reaches a maximum brightness of 3,000 nits. Your brain is the Google Tensioner G5 processor and its battery admits fast charge at 30 W by cable already 15 w wirelessly. As for its photographic system, it is formed by a Triple rear camera of 48+14+10.8 MP. The Pixelsnap technology It is one of its main innovations. This is similar to Apple Magsafe (but from Google) and allows you to connect some accessories in a magnetic and wireless way. So you can take advantage of this technology, the pack comes with a pixelsnap cover. On the other hand, the wireless headphones that come in the pack are the Buds-a series. They are intraauricular type and offer good ergonomics and support. They have IPX4 certification and use the connection protocol Bluetooth 5.0 and have Google Fast Pair. Other Google Pixel mobiles that may interest you The price could vary. We obtain commission for these links Google Pixel 9 with USB-C charger of 45 W, 128GB The price could vary. We obtain commission for these links Some of the links of this article are affiliated and can report a benefit to Xataka. In case of non -availability, offers may vary. Images | Pepu Ricca (Xataka) and Google In Xataka | The best mobiles, we have tried them and here are their analysis In Xataka | Google Pixel 10 vs Google Pixel 9. What a mobile to choose according to your tastes and needs

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