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covers with and without support, cleaning kit and more

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You can already book the new iPhone, so if you have already done it or if you are going to do it later, you may be interested in buying a cover, a cleaning kit to have it unpolluted or a load adapter. That is why in this article we will review Some accessories that can be very useful for the iPhonewhether it’s iPhone Air, iPhone 17 either iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max. Spigen cover by 19.99 euroswith a transparent design of a brand that usually gives very good results in its quality for iPhone covers. ESR cover with support by 19.99 eurosanother transparent case with the addition of a mobile support. Cleaning kit by 10.69 eurosa cleaning kit to have the iPhone completely unpolluted. Anker Nano II adapter by 26.99 eurosa load adapter with 65W power that is ideal for the new iPhone 17. Apple Magsafe portfolio by 69.99 eurosa very practical accessory to take the cards next to the mobile. Spigen cover There is nothing like buying a new iPhone and protecting it to any blow we can cause. To do this, a good way to do it is with Spigen’s case, a brand well known for their quality. It can be found for all new iPhone: Spigen Ultra Hybrid cover for iPhone Air by 19.99 euros. Spigen Ultra Hybrid cover for iPhone 17 by 19.99 euros. Spigen Ultra Hybrid cover for iPhone 17 Pro by 19.99 euros. Spigen Ultra Hybrid cover for iPhone Pro Max by 19.99 euros. On the other hand, if you don’t want a transparent case and want a color case, Spigen also has the Nano Pop Magfit: Spigen Nano Pop Magfit cover for iPhone Air by 24.99 euros. Spigen Nano Pop Magfit cover for iPhone 17 by 24.99 euros. Spigen Nano Pop Magfit cover for iPhone 17 Pro by 24.99 euros. Spigen Nano Pop Magfit cover for iPhone 17 pro max by 24.99 euros. Spigen cover for iPhone 17 The price could vary. We obtain commission for these links ESR cover with support On the other hand, there are some brands that have gone a step further by launching covers to not only offer protection against any blow, but also so that we can use them in another way. The ESR cover are support It offers military degree protection, but you can also extract a ring placed around the rear camera module so that it can be used as support. Of course, it is only available on three iPhone: ESR cover with support for iPhone 17 by 19.99 euros. ESR cover with support for iPhone 17 Pro by 19.99 euros. ESR cover with support for iPhone 17 pro max by 21.99 euros. ESR cover with support for iPhone 17 The price could vary. We obtain commission for these links Cleaning kit Over time, mobiles get dirty and dust and particles accumulate in the connectors, so it is always good to have a good one Cleaning kit like Alyvisun’s, whose price is 10.69 euros In Amazon – it is not sold by the brand, but Amazon sells it and sends it, so it has the store guarantee. This cleaning kit It also serves for iPad and even Airpodssince it is a kit 11 in 1 that comes with a complete game of tools such as a retractable brush, a long brush, a viscoelastic foam brush or a cloth. The price could vary. We obtain commission for these links Anker Nano II adapter One of the great novelties of the iPhone 17 battery is that it supports a fast charge of 40W, which translates that it can be completely loaded in less time. To do this, it is necessary to have a good adapter and, if you do not have it yet, the charger Anker Nano II has a price of 26.99 euros. In addition to having a 65W power, enough for the iPhone 17 and other devices, it is compatible with MacBook and its size is very compact. The price could vary. We obtain commission for these links Apple Magsafe portfolio Finally, as Mediamarkt mentions in your store, the Apple Magsafe portfolio It will be available on September 19. It is a expensive accessory, but also very practical that is already available to book in Mediamarkt for a price of 69.99 euros. It is placed on the iPhone through Massaf, it is compatible with searching and allows you to save three cards. If you prefer something cheaper, the case Spigen Magsafe Smart Fold Magfit It has a prison of 32.99 euros and allows to be used as support. In addition, it includes a lid to be able to save the cards better. Magsafe portfolio for iPhone (12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17) 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 | Pedro Aznar In Applesfera (header), Spigen, ESR, Alyvisun, Ugreen, Apple In Xataka | Best iPhone. Which to buy and recommended models based on budget, tastes and quality price In Xataka | The best mobiles, we have tried them and here are their analysis

The improbable world capital of the VPN

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In the offices of the Cyber ​​Citythe new Technological Campus of Vilna (Lithuania) that houses 3,000 employees, Vytaautas Kaziukonis (in the upper image) moves his hands while explaining something that seems to challenge all business logic. The Surfshark CEO, one of the most popular VPNs in the world, has just described how your company works completely independent of Nordvpn, although Both belong to the same group since 2022. “Everything is separated: servers, applications, code, infrastructure. It would be very easy to merge everything, but then we would kill creativity, we would kill the brand identity,” he says while on the glass wall behind him the stickers of Signal and Tor are seen in the developer’s laptops. Subtle signals of the company’s culture. The history of how Lithuania, a country of just 2.8 million inhabitants, became the world epicenter of digital privacy is as unlikely as the business strategy that Nord Security has chosen: to keep alive and compete with each other to the two greatest brands of VPN of the planet. From vile with privacy “When you are a small country, you can’t do business just for the local market. It is too small, so you automatically think about the world,” explains Kaziukonis during our conversation at the Surfshark offices. This forcedly global mentality is just a piece of the Lithuanian puzzle. Vytaautas kaziukonis, CEO of surfshark. Image: Xataka. The transformation began when foreign companies established technological centers after the independence of 1990. International banks needed developers and created demand, universities responded with specialized programs. But when Lithuania became “too expensive” for some, the talent remained. “Those young people learned how to do international marketing, how to develop global products. Some left those companies and created their own startups,” the CEO continues. The result: four technological unicorns in a country with the population of Galicia or the province of Valencia (The most famous is Vinted). To internationalize the comparison, Austria, “an old and rich country in the heart of Europe” with triple population, He recently got his first unicorn (Bitpanda), says Kaziukonis with a smile that suggests national pride content. The fusion that was not fusion On February 2, 2022, the world of cybersecurity witnessed something unpublished. Nord Security, owner of Nordvpn, announced Fusion with Surfshark To create a giant valued at 1.6 billion dollars (which would duplicate to 3,000 million just a year later). But here comes the turn: They didn’t touch anything. “People assume that when there is a fusion, everything integrates. We did exactly the opposite,” explains Marijus Briedis, Cto de Nord Security, in a talk in their facilities. Surfshark offices are in a different building on the same campus. The equipment is not mixed. Infrastructure remains separate. Even security audits are made separately. “We could save short -term money by merging everything,” admits Donatas Budvytis, surfshark cto. “But We would kill innovation. We have people here who have been working in Surfshark for eight years. For them, Surfshark is part of their identity. If we simply crush everything … “. Image: Xataka. Nord Security headquarters entrance. Image: Xataka. The strategy reminds how the Volkswagen Group has kept Volkswagen, Seat and Skoda with separate identities even though they share platforms, engines and even factories. Nord Security maintains the same level of separation. Both proposals reduce the monthly price by more than 50% if one or two years are paid. There you can see well how both brands aggressively encourage long -term commitments. The real business is not to be cheap, but in seem cheap while you ensure early payments of years. “We never try to position Surfshark as the cheap option,” Kaziukonis replies when I mention the price difference. “Our goal was always to be an affordable solution for as many people as possible.” The invisible technological career In the laboratories of both companies, internal competition produces constant innovations: Surfshark developed Nexusa network that connects all its servers in a global mesh, allowing functions such as Dynamic IP Automatic every 5-10 minutes. Nordvpn responded with Nordlynxits implementation of the Wireguard protocol that promises to be “hundreds of mb/s faster.” “If you look at the independent audits, sometimes the performance is better in one and times in the other,” says Dominikas Virbickas, Nordvpn engineer. “That shows that they are really different infrastructure.” Paranoia for privacy permeates everything. Both companies have traveled to Solo-RAM servers, where all the information is deleted with each restart. The policies of No-Logs They are audited annually by Deloitte. “In 2024, we received a judicial data application,” reveals a Nordvpn transparency report. “We couldn’t provide anything because we had nothing”. Beyond the VPN tunnel Nord Security’s real bet goes beyond VPN. During the presentations, it is clear that the vocation of the company is to build a complete digital security ecosystem. NordPass For passwords, NordLocker For encrypted storage, but also more ambitious products. THREAT PROTECTION PRO It is your response to malwarecapable of blocking threats at the URL level, not just domain. “Traditional antivirus come from the world of files. We come from the world of connections,” explains Rokas Slavinskas while presenting NordStellara tool that monitors the Dark Web in search of business data leaks. But perhaps the most unique movement is that of Incognia service that automatically contacts more than 400 Brokers of data to request the elimination of personal information. “Last year we completed 90 million elimination applications,” says Sarunas Sereika. “This year we point to 300 million.” And then it is Sailyyour entrance to the market esim For travelers. It is the only brand in the group that does not carry “Nord” in the name. In fact it has its own visual identity. “We launched four months earlier than planned, with the supplier contract signed three weeks before and confirmed data plans three days before launch,” Briedis confesses. “Now is our fastest growing startup.” The true Moat Lithuanian During lunch at a traditional Lithuanian restaurant, the inevitable question arises: can this model of independent brands last? The VPN industry is … Read more

grow without destroying nature

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The growth of renewables is generating an obvious paradox: land use. In the fight to produce clean energy, natural spaces are being taken advantage of that they want to keep intact, as is the case of Jaén. However, a recent study suggests an alternative as simple as ingenious: solar trees. A megavatio without deforestation. Research, Published in Scientific Reports and led by DAN-BI UM of the Maritime Institute of Korea, modeled through geospatial simulations in 3D how these structures would behave in a coastal forest of the County of Geoseong, in South Korea. The chosen scenario was not hypothetical. In this area there has been a conventional solar plant since 2014 that covers 22,856 m² and houses 4,347 230 W flat panels, with a capacity of 1 MW. However, the environmental cost paid a high price: the elimination of 98% of forest coverage. Instead, simulation with solar trees threw a radically different panorama. To reach the same power megavatio, 87 trees with 330 W panels are enough, or just 63 trees with 450 W panels, preserving up to 99% of the forest. Clean energy without losing forests. As we have pointed out in Xatakathe expansion of solar energy usually causes conflicts between renewable energy objectives and the preservation of ecosystems. In fact, As detailed by the study, South Korea is an illustrative example: deforestation linked to solar plants went from 529 hectares in 2016 to 2,443 in 2018. In this way, solar trees offer a dual response: generating electricity while forests continue to function as carbon sinks, biodiverse habitats and natural barriers against erosion. According to UM, this proposal is aligned with international commitments such as Glasgow’s declaration on forests and the Global Renewable Pact of the COP28, which proposes to triple the renewable capacity to 2030 without destroying ecosystems. How are trees? Far from being a metaphor, these structures imitate the shape of a real tree. The first prototype was installed in 2017 in front of the National Assembly in Seoul, designed by Hanwha Q Cells. As for structure, it measures 4.8 meters high and 4.1 wide and its steel branches hold 35 solar panels. In total, each tree reaches a capacity of 11.5 kW (with modules of 330 W) or 15.8 kW (with 450 W panels), enough to supply several homes. In the simulation, the trees arranged at the edges of the land and along paths, separated every 20 meters. The design not only raises solar collection, it also allows light to reach the undergrowth and retain the original vegetation. In addition, the study adds an interesting nuance: solar trees could be integrated into spaces for social use. In urban parks or forest paths, they would also serve to feed night lighting with LED, offer shadow to walkers or even become fauna and flora observation points. Obstacles along the way. At the moment, technology is still incipient. According to a 2022 studythe so-called Forest-Thotovoltaic has higher construction costs than flat panels, since it requires reinforced support structures. However, in Korea – one of the countries with the most expensive ground in the world – to reduce the territorial footprint may be more advantageous in the long term. The problem is that there are still no international standards to certify the resistance of these structures to the wind or snow, or large manufacturers producing solar trees at an industrial scale. Today they are, above all, prototypes or pilot facilities. Beyond Korea. Although the study focused on South Korea, UM argues that the methodology is applicable in other countries that seek to expand renewables without sacrificing forests. In addition, the concept is related to other emerging trends such as agrevoltaic: use solar energy and at the same time maintain productive activities under panels. In Korea, for example, variants have already been tested in mountainous areas where mountain garlic is grown under solar trees installed per 100 meters. And in Europe, agrevoltaic begins to gain ground with vineyards and tomato garden that take advantage of the shadow of the panels to improve the quality and resilience of the crops. Symbolic solution or real revolution? The study offers the first rigorous quantitative comparison between a flat solar park and an installation of solar trees in the same land. Its results are clear: the same electricity can occur with a much lower environmental impact. As the investigation has concludedsolar trees represent “a promising dual solution” at a time when humanity seems forced to choose between clean energy and forests. Perhaps, with innovations like this, we no longer have to give up either. Image | Freepik Xataka | Pervskitas seasoned: how some salt has managed to overcome the efficiency of solar panels

The iPhone 17 and Pixel 10

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With just a month apart, Google and Apple have launched their new bets for next year. At the end of August the Pixel 10 like him Pixel 10 Pro and on September 19 they will disembark the iPhone 17he 17 pro and the iPhone Air. Each generation, it is the pro models that monopolize all eyes due to their higher characteristics, but this generation is something curious: Apple and Google have agreed to launch some base models that They can take away a lot of prominence from the Pro. Of all presented, The iPhone Air is the one that competes in its own leagueone in which another classic rival will be found: the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge. But, as I say, each generation PRO Mobile has enough key features such as the camera, the screen or the storage that do not reach the ‘No Pro’. Is it an artificial differentiation in some cases? Totally (that the base iPhone did not have a 120 Hz screen was traca), but it was there. But, for the first time in many years, the basic models attract me more attention than the pro. And I have my arguments. When the base makes difficult things to the ‘pro’ I will start with the first to reach the market: the Pixel 10. The designs of the base pixel and pro usually share the same line, but with differences in the frames (thicker in the models non -pro), lower resolution screens and configurations of lower memory or an equal amount, but with slower technology. There was also an important difference: the absence of Telefoto. With Pixel 10, Google has given a flying. If in the previous generations we saw that the Pixel 9 and the Pixel 9 Pro They shared the main camera and wide angle camera, but the telephoto was totally absent, Google has opted with the Pixel 10 for offering the same configuration: Main Chamber. Great angle. 5x Telefoto, the same as his older brother. Three native cameras in a pixel no pro. Finally | Photo: Xataka The little girl comes when we see that None of the three sensors is the same as pixel 10 pro sensors (In the previous generations, focal and sensors were shared, although the telephoto was missing), but in the case of Google, that step back in sensors and megapixels may not affect so much because it uses a very aggressive process, one that has been using since … well, since the pixel is the pixel. The 10 pro remains superior in many aspects, but both have IP68 certificationboth reach up to 120 Hz, the screens are bright, they have memories that start from the 128 GB in both cases, They share pixelsnap technology and the same versatility of cameras. Let’s go to the neighbor, Apple. Cupertino’s are experts when differentiating Product classes so that, if in the basics we want to increase storage, let’s see that for a little more we can move on to a pro model that is clearly superior to the basic we wanted. The iPhone Pro screens have 120 Hz, the processors are already different and have the most powerful version and are the only ones with three cameras, one of them a native telephoto. The cameras has not changed, but the iPhone 14 They introduced main sensors of 48 megapixels that allowed a 2x hybrid telephoto that has remained in the following generations and gives more versatility to the photographic section. The big difference – in force, for the price – between the base iPhone and the PRO was now the screen: they were still anchored in a 60 Hz soda. Photo: Xataka If Pixel 10 has closed the gap with the PRO by including Telefoto, the iPhone 17 has done the same by including, finally, the Apple Pro Motion Technology With the 120 Hz soda. It is not the only thing: they are 256 GB of storage, they have the same Center Center Stage and Shield cereic 2. Price issue, weight issue In the end, it is a very personal opinion, but it is the first year in which, if I had to change mobile, Maybe I would think before versions not pro of a pixel and an iPhone. I consider that the two companies have updated their base models with sufficient novelties to convince more users not to spend more money on the most advanced model. And, of course, there is also the price. The base models are more attractive than in past generations, but there is also significant savings both in the Pixel (899 euros compared to 1,099 euros) and, above all, in the case of iPhone. The price of iPhone 17 is identical to that of iPhone 16: 959 euros, but the iPhone 17 pro has risen 100 euros compared to 16 pro to the 1,319 euros. There are 200 and 360 euros that, if I had to change my mobile, they would weigh a lot in the decision. Above all, taking into account that the main aspect that threw me back when choosing a base model, such as telephoto and the refreshment panel, respectively, has been solved. In Xataka | Mobile change every week: I can not go crazy in the attempt

The great pet massacre

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“It is not well known because it is not a pretty story. It does not fit the idea we have of being a nation loving animals.” Who is speaking is Hilda Keana British historian who dedicated a few years ago A book To which, as she recognizes, perhaps it is the most truculent, sad, delirious and of course traumatic episode that Great Britain lived at the dawn of World War II, long before the Blitz. Which? “The great massacre of dogs and cats.” Thus, with capital letters, as Kean herself titled her book. What does the newspaper say? August 1939 It was not a good month to read British newspapers (neither the French, Poles, American nor in general those of the majority of the nations of the West). Not at least if what you were looking for were serene and reassuring news. There were only a few days for the outbreak of World War II and the newspapers arrived loaded with fu -managed predictions. They bought it very much to their English who looked at the newspapers last week of August, days before Nazis soldiers advanced on Poland and that precipitated the entrance of France and Great Britain in the conflict, on September 3. There, in their pages, the readers met A brochure that froze the blood to more than one reader. For its content. And its implications. “The most compassionate”. The document was simple. And above all direct. It was distributed August 28with the approval of the Ministry of Internal Security and after the National Air Raid Precats Animals Committee (Narpac) Write a notice with “advice for animal owners.” Its content It was basically the following: “If possible, send or carry their domestic animals to the field before an emergency occurs. If they cannot leave them in the care of neighbors, the most compassionate is to sacrifice them.” The message was disseminated through almost all the newspapers of Great Britain and even radiated in the BBC chain. Not just that. The brochure included the announcement of an instrument for the “humanitarian destruction” of pets, a captive bolt gun similar to those used to sacrifice cattle on farms. As Clare Campbell points outAuthor of ‘Animals Under Fire 1939-1945’, another book dedicated to that episode of World War II, the announcement fell like a jug of cold water in a society in which war drums were heard strongly. It was, in His own words“a national tragedy in certain.” A figure: 400,000. The announcement had effect. Especially if one takes into account that that same week, on September 3, Great Britain and France declared war on Germany. The day after the announcement you could see people from London leading to sacrifice their pets and Kean estimates That after the beginning of the conflict, only during the first week, the life of 400,000 animals. And so emphasize“only in London.” The calculations on the number of dogs, cats and other executed animals vary, but something have in common: they are chilling. “Basically, the people were told to kill their pets and did it. They killed 750,000 in a week. It was a true tragedy, a complete disaster,” It laments Campbell in the BBC. Other sources They point out that this data (just over 750,000 animals) was the total company animals executed. According to Narpac calculationsthroughout England there were between six and seven million dogs and cats, 56 million poultry and more than 37 million farm animals, which raised a question: in case of war on British soil, bombardment and rationing, how devils feed all animals? Several hours tails. The figures are stupid. The testimonies, too. Although Germany does not London bombarded Until a year later, at the beginning of September 1940, in many British homes a psychosis unleashed that led them to pile in front of the clinics and organisms that were dedicated to sacrificing animals. There is talk of tails of several hours and owners of dogs, cats and birds that were waiting patiently in rows that turned around to the apple and extended throughout hundreds of meters. Everything to say goodbye to ‘Toby’ or ‘Félix’. “Our technicians, called to perform that unfortunate task, will never forget the tragedy of those days,” I recognized To the BBC chain Maria Dickinfounder of the popular dispensary for sick animals, or PDSA) As the crematoriums did not work At night (not to give clues to German bombers in case Luftwaffe He decided to launch over the sky of London) the work was piled up. There is who holds that the National League of Canine Defense exhausted all its chloroform reserves and that It was chosen for burying animals on the grounds that the PDSA had in Ilford, where the popular is Pet cemetery Founded in London in the 20s. Why did they do it? The big question. British authorities They did not order expressly the sacrifice of pets and even Slide that Narpac instructed cattle, without going into details about how to act with domestic animals. Even, remember Obscure atlaswith the passing of the weeks (too late), a warning ended up clarifying that those who stayed in their homes “should not sacrifice their animals.” So … why so many people did tail so that they ended the lives of their dogs and cats? The most likely answer is: fear. Wars not only carry the risk of air attacks, but also narrows, hardships and especially food rationing. And that is something that the population that had just face the great war I was very present. Campbell remember Even how one of his relatives who lived the dawn the second conflagration made a radical decision in 1939. “Shortly after Poland’s invasion, it was announced by radio that could be a food shortage. My uncle announced that Paddy, the family’s pet, would have to be sacrificed the next day,” recalls the British historian. Pets and War, a luxury? Among those who sacrificed their furry companions who were not supporting the idea that German bombings were hungry or supported. … Read more

Latin America has begun its railway rebirth and there is someone very interested: China

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The appearance of the railroad and the Expansion of your infrastructure It marked a point and apart. It was the beginning of a new era of mobility for people and, above all, for goods. However, it did not develop at the same speed worldwide. The US prioritized goods against travelers, while Europe, Japan either China They focused on the population movement. In Latin America, history is somewhat more complicated, but they want to catch up with dozens of projects and billions under their arm. It is already considered as the railway reborn in Latin America, and China has a lot to say. Difficulties. Talking about Latin America as a single entity is wrong, but there are elements that many of their countries share, and one is the topography. They are territories that have great natural obstacles such as mountains and jungles that would have to be overcome. They also have a geographical dispersion Great, raising costs when connecting farther and more isolated regions. It is a very different situation from that of the great European or American plains. Priorities. There are not just problems Logistics: The priorities when developing the first networks were not the current ones. Instead of thinking about ways of bringing people from one place to another with ease or creating large merchandise nuclei that nourish with a large railway network, many of the lines were born with a very concrete objective: connect agricultural or mining farms with export ports. The priority was to move the material outside the country, so a comprehensive network was not designed (in many cases) that moved goods and passengers between large cities or countries, leaving unconnected systems that are not very useful for internal transport. Obviously, the privatizationpolitical conflicts and state weakness fragmented all plans, causing a long -term lack of vision, in some cases, which prevented optimal development of networks. Change of course. For example, Argentina, Mexico or Brazil lived the railway boom at the beginning of the 20th century, but once that period spent, many systems came into decline and succumbed to disconnection. However, things are changing. One of the greatest examples is Mayan trainthe great tourist project of Mexico that, using old tours, sought to create a tour of some of the country’s largest archaeological treasures to put them in value and Promote tourism Without heating your head with trips. It is not the only project. Recently, the administration of Claudia Sheinbaum said he plans to launch some 3,000 kilometers of paths for passenger transportconnecting the main cities of the interior of Mexico with Texas and Arizona. In other countries such as Argentina -16 billion dollars in modernization of roads with financing of CAF and Chinese companies-, Chile and Peru -with the corridor of the Peruvian coastal network and Metro and Tram- or Colombia projects, steps are also being taken for that modernization, but if Mexico handles one of the largest projects, that of Brazil is not far behind. Latin America is dreaming big. There are multiple rail initiatives. Most countries seek to improve and modernize their rail systems to build non -pollutant networks, “Héctor Varela, CAF Transport Specialist Colossal. It is estimated that the Latin American giant has 50 planned projects for those who will need 81,600 million dollars and, in addition to Metro projects, highlights the expansion of its passenger network and something that compared to the Panama Canalbut of the trains. The first, the country wants to expand its transport network of 2,007 kilometers up to 4,500 kilometers by 2054. Bioceanic Ferrovia. On the other hand, we have a project that has become One of the most ambitious of South America. The Bioceanic Ferroviaor bioceanic rail corridor, It will be a line which will unite Pacific and Atlantic connecting the port of Santos in Brazil with that of Bayóvar in Peru. It will cross key territories from Brazil, Bolivia and Chile with a total of 3,700 kilometers of roads and with possible ramifications to Paraguay and Argentina. The objective is to transport more than 10 million tons of goods per year (with the focus on agricultural product and strategic goods such as minerals). It is that “Panama Canal by train ”that will help reinforce trade between these countries, but also allow China to move rapid merchandise to and from Brazil. In fact, China plays a role central both in financing and in the conception of megaproject, since it is a form of position themselves strategically in the region. Challenges and pocket. In total, it is estimated that Latin America has 155 rail projects on the table, with an estimated investment of 384,000 million dollars until 2050. As we read in BnamericasIn addition, this need for money is distributed quite equitably among the different countries: Brazil would need 81,600 million dollars. Colombia 74.2 billion dollars. Peru about 63.9 billion dollars. Mexico another 63,200 million dollars. These are the estimates of the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, but also of money, land and climatic conditions will be a challenge. In recent months, in one of the segments they had to paralyze The works due to rainfall that exceeded 1,000 milliliters, but in addition, very mountainous areas that will make construction will have to go through, although some sections are estimated They will start to work in 2028. Likewise, taking into account that it is an unprecedented work, colossal interstate coordination is also required that can be affected if there are changes of government and a last minute revenue. Images | Terra Chillán, The Guille! In Xataka | If something has taught us summer is that Spain does not need more trains. Simply need to work

Build it at home

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Getting with a yacht is usually a common whim among billionaires. Entrepreneurs such as Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg have not hesitated to spend part of their fortune to navigate different parts of the world with comforts, style and, above all, luxury. The first commissioned the construction of ‘Koru‘To the Dutch firm Oceanco, the second decided to save this step and He bought ‘launchpad’ a Russian oligarch. An American named Clyde Stirs followed a completely different path to have the yacht he wanted, A catamaran of 27.86 meters of length and manga of 12.41 meters, equipped to receive a dozen guests. Stirs counts in a video posted on YouTube That he was not a millionaire, but that he decided to channel all the resources he had at his disposal, in combination with a great determination, to build the yacht of his dreams. To build personalized vehicles to build their own yacht Stires was born in Missouri, although at the age of 12 he moved to California with his family. Since childhood he spent a lot of time with his father, who taught him to use different Cutting tools. With this knowledge as a base, he began to learn how to fix and build everyday objects such as toys. A long time later, in the 1970s, he found inspiration in the vehicle manufacturer Ed “big Daddy” Roth. After that, it began to build motorcycles whose designs conquered stars such as Elvis Presley and Johnny Graham. His passion for what he did was only increasing. Years later he was transforming a two -story bus into a caravan. He had previously bought his first ship in Taiwan, and decided that “she wanted to return to the water”, so he got rid of almost everything he had to start the project of his life, the construction of a yacht. The vehicles that manufactured Clyde Stires Stirs Account that Analyzed each part of the project before starting. Since I did not have enough economic resources, it could not afford to build the ship in a shipyard. The costs of doing so would simply be unattainable. Nor could he do it anywhere in the United States, since climatic conditions They could accelerate the deterioration of the ship under construction. So he decided to move to an ideal place to start the project. The caravan project He was in California, so he looked for a house in Perris, an old railway city characterized by its dry and sunny climate. After making several sketches, calculations and versions at a reduced scale, he got down to work in 1987. In the video we can see how the ship is gaining size with time. This undoubtedly caught the attention of the people of the place, as someone in the YouTube comment below. The “skeleton” of the yacht “He lived in Canyon Lake and passed in front of this every day on his way to work, he was very close to Highway 74. Suddenly, this huge ship began to appear, getting bigger every day. It was amazing to see it. I had to stop and ask what was happening with that ship. He was always working on construction. He was very kind and told me that he was building a ship to turn the world around. So what you asked was: how will this ship get to the ocean? The construction of the ship forced Stirs to improve all his techniques. This included from the welding for the rolling process to the installation of the wiring, the hydraulic system and the engines. Stirs took years to complete the cover coating, install all the equipment and paint the ship. Once it was finished, it was found before the difficult task of taking it to the sea, and the only alternative was to cut it and transfer it into pieces. The ship, called Kaleidoscope, was rearmed and thrown in 1994. That milestone for the project was only the beginning of a series of surprising episodes that would arrive years later. The American says that his ship was “stolen by a cartel”When he was in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Although after much effort, the authorities managed to recover the ship, the process of returning it to the United States was so complex that it decided to sell it. The years have passed and the yacht that once was from Stirs has sail again. At present it is part of the fleet of a boat rental company. Kaleidoscope is presented as a yacht with “all the comforts for the most luxurious navigation experience.” Its new owners also call it “Limuse of the Sea” and use it for private excursions or events celebrations. Images | Clyde Stirs In Xataka | Europe is so dry that its rivers are revealing all kinds of treasures. Even a Nazi army of World War II

Not all processed foods are a risk to our health. Some tricks can help us choose the best

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Not all processed and ultraprocessed foods They affect the same way To our health. Although the damages of this type of food have been contrasted on numerous occasions, many experts remember that terms such as “processed” and “ultraprocessed” are nothing more than broad categories that can be orientative but sometimes hide a more complex reality. What is an ultraprocess? The first issue we should consider is the question of what is an ultraprocess food? There is no universal response, but the answer is relatively intuitive and we can guide ourselves by the definitions made by experts in the field. An example of this is the so -called nova classification, FAO employeethe United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. The first category in this classification (Nova1) is reserved for unprocessed or minimally processed foods. The fruit or raw vegetable would be examples of this type of food. A second category (Nova2) is reserved for processed culinary ingredients. This category refers to usual products such as oil, sugar, salt or butter, usually employed in the elaboration of dishes but not consumed alone. Processed and outrage. The two key categories in this context are that of the defendants (Nova3) and Ultraprocess (Nova4). The first of these categories includes foods with intermediate processing, such as legumes and canned fruit, sausages or some smoked foods. An article Posted last year In the magazine BMJ (British Medical Journal) he remembered that, although considering this category at a general level, we find evidence that the ultra -process consumption can be linked to a lower life expectancy, the relationship was more complex. Not all the same. We usually consider that Ultraprocessin general, they are less healthy, dense foods in calories and poor in other nutrients. However, even within this category we can find high diversity. An article Posted last year In the magazine BMJ (British Medical Journal) he remembered that, although considering this category at a general level, we find evidence that the ultra -process consumption can be linked to a lower life expectancy, the relationship was more complex. Three tips to choose better. In A recent article in The conversation, Clare Collins, an expert in nutrition and dietary at the University of Newcastle, in Australia, gave some clues about how we can choose processed foods, and even ultraprocessed, which less risk suppose for our health. The first of the tips is to take time to read the list of product ingredients. The expert recommends looking for those products with less additives and “ingredients that could be found in the kitchen of a house.” It should be remembered that sometimes additives lists hide common products that we do in our kitchens under names or codes, so we cannot assume that all additives are harmful, but the amount of these can give us a clue about the product’s elaboration process. Regarding the label, Collins also recommends looking at the additional information given by products labels. In Spain, for example, we would have the Code Nutriscore that, although it is far from being perfect, it can help us in our decision. Habit. The third and last Collins advice It is “to think about what we eat a product.” Consuming ultraprocessed occasionally will not put our well -being at risk, it is usually doing so when we incur a higher risk. That is why the expert recommends focusing our efforts on those products that we consume once or more per week. In Xataka | To the question of whether ultraprocessed foods are as bad as they have told us, science still has no clear answer Image | Famingjia inventor

change it for curry and rice plates

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Walking through the city of Ambikapur in India, the aroma of the Samous leaves a cafeteria called Garbage Café (Translated: “Basure cafeteria”). The name in itself is striking and has an explanation: here nobody pays with rupees, but with garbage, specifically, with plastic. An unusual restaurant. In a BBC chronicle They have reported the visit To this cafeteria at the beginning of the year. The premises opened in 2019, promoted by the Municipal Ambikapur Corporation (AMC) and financed with its sanitation budget. The motto made it clear: “More The Waste, Better The Taste” (more garbage, better flavor). Today, the restaurant feeds about 20 people every day and has gathered almost 23 tons of plastic in six years, According to municipal data collected by the BBC. The environmental impact is modest in volume, but symbolic: the plastic sent to landfills in Ambikapur was reduced from 5.4 tons per year in 2019 to 2 tons in 2024, according to Ritesh Saini, sanitation coordinator in the city. The backdrop. What happens in this city is relevant because India faces a plastic crisis of global dimensions. According to the Pollution Control Board Central (CPCB)India generates between 3.5 and 4 million tons of plastic waste per year, although other estimates raise the figure to 9 million, depending on the methodologies used. In addition, A THINK TANK CEEW report Summarize the gap: real recycling ranges between 13% and 60%, well below what is necessary. UNEP (UNEP) warns thatwithout structural changes, the global production of plastics could be tripled by 2060, and proposes an approach to “close the tap”: reduce, redesign, reuse and recycle. Besides, A study in Nature On macroplastic emissions, he concluded that in countries of the Global South, such as India, the main factor is unpaid garbage: tons of waste that end in rivers and oceans. Prohibitions against reality. In parallel, the Indian government introduced in 2022 A national prohibition of single -use plastics (bags, straws, cutlery, trays, sticks …) and reinforced the expanded responsibility of the producer (EPR), forcing companies to collect and recycle the containers they put in the market. However, compliance remains irregular, especially among small manufacturers, and much of the effort falls on the informal recycle sector, invisible and exposed to health risks. How does the cafeteria work? The exchange in the Café Garbage is simple, but for those who depend on it it is vital. A plastic kilo is equivalent to a complete dish with rice, vegetable curris, dal, roti bread, salad and pickled; Half a kilo is enough for a breakfast or vada pav breakfast. As the BBC article collectsthe collected material is delivered to the 20 Decentralized Management Centers (SLRM) of the city. There, about 480 women, known as Swachhata Didis (Cleaning sisters), do the door by door and classify the waste into more than 60 categories. This system not only allows most of the materials to be recovered, but also created stable jobs. The final destination is varied. On the one hand, part is granula to make roads or sold to recyclers. On the other hand, organic waste becomes compost. While the non -recyclable fraction is sent to cement companies as an alternative fuel. According to the BBCthis treatment network is one of the keys that have turned Ambikapur into a “zero landfill” city. However, deficiencies persist. While the workers of the centers have gloves and masks, the street collection that carry plastic to the coffee – many vulnerability – do not usually have protection. The Minal Pathak researcher, from the University of Ahmedabad, warns of the risk of handling plastics mixed with organic remains, shear objects or even toxic waste. For people like Rashmi Mondal, a regular user, coffee has meant a relief: “I used to sell the plastic kilo for just 10 rupees (about 12 cents). Now I can feed my family with what I pick up,” explained to the British environment. A model that extends. The formula has not remained in Ambikapur. In Siliguri (West Bengal) It has been offered since 2019 A free meal to those who deliver half a kilo of plastic. That same year, in Mulugu (Telangana), A program was launched which changes a kilo of plastic for another kilo of rice. More recently, in MySuru (Karnataka), the public canteen allow since 2024 Card 500 grams of plastic for a breakfast or a kilo for a complete meal. In Uttar Pradesh, some projects have chosen to deliver compresses to women in exchange for plastic waste. The model also reached the capital. Delhi opened more than 20 coffees in 2020, but most closed shortly after. Those responsible pointed out the lack of waste segregation, low public knowledge and weakness of recycling infrastructure as the main causes, As detailed to the BBC. Beyond the plate. In Ambikapur, a plate of Dal and Rice can start with a bunch of wrappers rescued from the street. For Ram Yadav, A collector interviewed by The Guardian in 2019: “Hot food lasts all day, and it makes me feel that I am on a table like anyone.” It will not solve the plastic or hunger crisis, but it shows that local solutions can add dignity, urban cleaning and collective consciousness. What happens from here – produce less, redesign better, meet the standards and protect those who support the system – will decide whether this experience is a luminous anecdote or the beginning of a broader change. Image | Unspash and Unspash Xataka | The hoteliers promised them happy in a summer of record tourism. Until the ghost reserves arrived

His essential works to enjoy a real roller mountain macabra

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It is, without the slightest doubt, one of the most venerated names of the current Hollywood. His filmography is full of success and commercial failures, but it is undeniable that his peculiar aesthetics, as well as the very recognizable of his visual designs and his themes have made him a venerated author with all the letters. The recent box office success of ‘Bitelchús Bitelchús‘, in which for the first time he has returned to one of his most beloved creatures, and the success of’Wednesday‘In Netflix they invite us to review their filmography. These are the best films of Tim Burton’s long career. Pee Wee’s great adventure (1985) Shared authorship for the debut as director of Tim Burton, even today one of his most irresistibly strange films. Shared because it is a Burton movie, but also by Paul Reubens, aka Pee Wee Herman, the unclassifiable comic whirlwind that tirelessly seeks his stolen bicycle in this film where the protagonist works as an alter ego of the Burton that we will see growing in successive films: a big child in perpetual state of wonder before the extravagances of the world. Frantic and unpredictable, and that is especially enjoyed in the double program with the lysergic television program presented in the eighties. Bitelchús (1988) When the budgets that Burton managed were still modest, the director was already able to stand an absolutely personal and overflowing world of the issues that would give him fame: sinister humor, strident pop aesthetics, marginalized characters and heard … Winona Ryder in a story that toys with a runaway vision and hooligan of the beyond and how to interact with him with a curious investment of roles: the living are more scary than the dead. Batman (1989) The film that gave the starting gun to the cinema of modern superheroes and the current vision of a hero with multiple faces, such as Batman. Today he has a naive Camp point that makes it endearing, but continues to endure the passage of time thanks to the undisputed quality of his designs, his very well chosen cast and his abundance of iconic moments. A true foundational milestone. Eduardo Handijeras (1990) After the success of ‘Batman’ and before shooting the sequel, Burton returned with an entirely own film, he is much more restrained and romantic than ‘Bitelchús’ (although he would repeat with him Winona Ryder, who for a while became a symbol of his filmography to the same extent as spiral graphics or marginalized characters). Here the story of a monster of great heart and unable to love was supported by extraordinary designs, as well as in purely Burtonian venom traces: of tributes to the cinema of monsters of the universal symbolized in Vincent Price to the indisged criticism of the American residential life through another Camp icon: Tom Jones. Batman Reto (1992) Another founding film, in this case of the cinema of Superheroes “Author”: Burton used the volatile template of Batman to introduce his particular obsessions about the characters outside the society and the misfits, thus coimo to propose a specially dark and expressionist Gotham, and the result is one of the most impressive villain galleries of the superhero cinema. Danny de Vito’s penguin and Michelle Pfeiffer’s catwoman are so complex and fascinating that they are still considered the definitive versions of the characters in the cinema. Ed Wood (1994) Burton took as a starting point a delicious excuse (the crazy biography of the one that was considered as “worst director of the history of cinema”) to consider, precisely, an ode of love to the environment and the enthusiasm necessary to stand up a film, however horrendous. Presenting Wood and his cohort of Freaks (a Bela Lugosi in the last, Tor Johnson, the seer Criswell, vampire) as authentic anti -system virus infiltrated involuntarily in the industry, has its main virtue and its greatest defect at the same point: its absolutely dyed vision of rose of the time and its protagonist. However, a unique biopic and a memorable route of entry in the sewers of the Z fifties. Mars Attacks! (1999) Recovering the Bitelchús hooligan vein and with an absolutely coral and overflowing of stars (to mention only a few: Jack Nicholson, Glenn Clones, Annette Bening, Pierce Brosnan, Danny Devito, Sarah Jessica Parker and many others), Burton took as a start Fifty to get your most satirical and destroying vein for a walk. The result is an acidic comedy full of gore and humor that is visually not as characteristic as other films of its filmography, but spiritually yes. Sleepy Hollow (1999) Up to this point, Tim Burton’s career was unstoppable: more or less moderate box office successes and the appreciation of criticism, which would stop when he signed one of his worst films, the remake of ‘The planet of the apes’. But before, he signed this splendid tribute to Hammer’s horror cinemaoverflowing of unforgettable images and again with an excellent cast in which only a something excessive joins a little. In any case, winks to Bava and Fisher and a great Gothic atmosphere for an absolutely delicious film. Sweeney Todd: The Diabolic Barber of Fleet Street (2007) ‘The planet of the apes’ was the departure gun for a much less interesting burton stage. Although he has his fans, ‘Big Fish’ is not up to his classics, and despite his popularity, ‘Charlie and the chocolate factory’ is very far from both Roald Dahl’s novel and previous adaptation. Where he did partially trace the flight was in ‘Sweeney Todd’, an ambitious version of the 1979 musical that maintains all the great, excessive, excessive gothic charm of the original, with His touch of cloudy romanticism. A wonder of morbid dementia with an absolutely fabulous timeless halo. Alicia in Wonderland (2010) Here this adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s immortal novel does not convince us too much: its flashing aesthetics and its freedoms with the text place it very far from more memorable versions, such as Disney’s own animated. However, their errors (some horrible designs, … Read more

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