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Xavier Martinet, CEO of Hyundai Europe, before the Chinese threat and its next release

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Xavier Martinet is an busy man. What is expected when you are the CEO in Europe of a company like Hyundai. But today it is not one of those days when meetings accumulate on the agenda or flights are taken to go to one country or another. Today he is a busy man because Hyundai has decided that His great presentation of the Münich IAA Mobility He will do it on the street. The Motor Show of this German city is now a space that embraces the public. There is a closed congress center to which it goes as a press, to do business or if you are willing to pay the entrance. If you live in Münich or, in a few days of tourism, you have coincided with the fair, I recommend that you lose yourself through its historic center. About 500 meters from Marienplatz you will be inside the bowels of a gigantic Mercedes scenario. By his side he compensates for Cupra Tindaya And the American proposal Lucid. A little further, Porsche and Audi. Before the end of the Wide Ludwigstraße, the stand of Hyundai It stands out on the elevated. There are four spaces. The ends are flanked by the present, with a Ioniq 5 on one side and a Ioniq 6 N in the opposite. In the center two attractive design exercises. On the left the Hyundai INTEROID, a version with steroids of the Electric small which seems perfect to assault a championship of Rallycross. To the right and Martinet’s back, the concept Three, the prototype designed by Eduardo Ramírez, head of design in Europe of the brand, who will also give us some brushstrokes on it. Hyundai is full of Spanish figures in relevant positions. José Muñoz, his global CEO, is the last responsible for the brand worldwide. Two of these three appear have spoken with Xataka about their next release. The fair price “Today we are presenting the Concept Three. The production version will be launched next year. We do not confirm the official name but bearing the name of Ioniq … they can guess what it will be called,” says Martinet who refuses to speak directly of the company’s production model. The present, for the moment, is a futuristic prototype that could only be a design game if it were not because Hyundai has risked in its electric versions. We could say that we do not believe its frontal sharp or its pixel lighting but the second can be seen in all the company’s electric. For the first, only a few steps are needed and placed in front of the spectacular ioniq 6. The Hyundai Concept Three seems the logical and electrical evolution of the Hyundai CR-Z, a car for day to day, rational and logical but with a point of aggressiveness and risk that makes it attractive and different on the outside. Time will tell how far the company tense the company with the final image. “It is a concept thought of the European, aerodynamic client, very efficient … but also thought to have a large interior space,” Eduardo Ramírez points out that, as we said, is the head of its design and together with Martinet, is today the most sought after person. For that European client, the price is essential. “The Hyundai Inter starts at 23,000 euros and the electric Kona Kona in 37,000 euros. The production version of the concept Three will fit very well between them. For us it is really fundamental, really, to continue offering electricity in the heart of the European market, in segments B and C,” Martinet points out about the future position of the car. Here is one of the keys and one of the questions that is most repeated in this type of electrical approaches. Is the public willing to pay an electric of between 20,000 and 30,000 euros assuming that It will generate some discomforts When do you want to make a long trip? “The electric is not everything in Hyundai’s strategy. We are also continually developing hybrid technology, and right now we need to have this double approach,” Martinet already advances although he later points out that “it is very important to demonstrate that we can have a very strong supply of electric in all segments and demonstrate that changing to the electric is a possibility.” That jump has two variants that Hyundai’s CEO rensures us. “The electric are more expensive than combustion cars. But you have more technology. The total cost, however, it is interesting because you have lower maintenance costs, electricity is cheaper than gasoline … Electrification is the way to follow to decarbonize the automobile industry.” “At this time, we have a market share of 3.8% and we are quite stable compared to last year but we have space to grow. As a brand you have to add value, this component that we generate, say, the will of the customers to buy your vehicles. Hyundai has a distinctive positioning. The design is very important for us, technology also,” Martinet insists. “Let’s not be defensive, let’s play the attack. We are one of the brands is more likely to resist better against the Chinese,” says the Hyundai Europe CEO “A bold, modern and surprising,” those are the three words with which Eduardo Ramírez describes the brand’s design, a pillar on which the company’s models have been settled. “For the Ioniq range we have defined a characteristic language with the lighting of pixels, an interior space that is treated as a furnished space. Anyway, all Hyundai cars can be recognized because they have something in common in design even if they are different.” Thus, one of those pillars on which to lift the brand is, without a doubt, the design. The other is technology. “There you have the ioniq 6 N. we are demonstrating that you can have sustainability, advanced electrical technology, and still a lot of driving pleasure with the characteristics of N (its sports division). We are demonstrating … Read more

“The problem is not the price, it is that Chinese cars are really better”

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The founder of Rivian, RJ Scaringe, has launched a warning that can be uncomfortable for the western car industry, especially for how the panorama is in terms of The conquest of Chinese manufacturers. And it is that for the CEO of Rivian, Chinese manufacturers not only compete in price, but have developed superior technology. In his recent statements, the US executive makes it clear that obsessing with the cost of Chinese electric vehicles is a strategic error that can cost expensive long -term. Chinese technological advantage. During An interview In the podcast plugged-in, Scaringe went straight to the grain: “The alarming, if you look at the entire industry, is that technology is much better.” The CEO does not only refer to lower prices, but to cars that technically exceed the majority of western manufacturers. “They are technically very advanced and more advanced vehicles than most western manufacturers, I would say that Tesla and Rivian are exceptions,” declared Later in the Everything Electric podcast. More than Smartphones on wheels. While Western brands have been promising to convert their cars into “smartphones on wheels”, China takes time that has achieved it. And today, Chinese vehicles incorporate powerful infotainment systems with voice assistants and even karaoke, with architectures similar to those we commonly see in the consumer electronics sector and frequent software updates. An outstanding example is the Xiaomi Su7that Scaringe described as “an impressively well done vehicle”, especially notable for being the first car of the Chinese technological giant, who have also contributed their great software experience. The cost is not the background issue. “There are two things that will happen: or we will put tariffs that match the cost, or we will allow Chinese manufacturers to build in the United States. But in both cases, the cost will be essentially the same,” explained Scaringe “There is nothing magical when disarming it that allows these really impressive cost structures. There is nothing secret and magical,” said the manager. Chinese advantage comes from government subsidieslower labor costs and a lower capital cost. The reality of supply chains. The Rivian CEO also addresses a crucial point that tariffs cannot resolve: the dependence on critical materials. “We don’t have the same geological advantages we had in the fossil fuel area,” pointed outexplaining that your company needs nickel for batteries, but the greatest world production is in Indonesia, not in the United States. The real challenge is about to arrive. Scaringe admits that when commercial barriers are reduced or Chinese manufacturers establish plants in the West, competition will be decided by technology, not for the price. “They will win in technology,” he warns. “If I were a current manufacturer, I would worry less about the cost and focus more on cars are really better,” says the manager. The founder of Rivian has not been the only one to recognize this point, since Ford He also recognized That China has “much higher vehicle technology” and is developing new platforms specifically to compete. In Europe, a multitude of Chinese brands begin to establish themselves, with Byd as main flag bearer. Tariffs are the weapon of the European Union to stop that mismatch in competition, but it will be difficult. Cover image | Patrick T. Fallon and Rivian In Xataka | Toyota has been using a megaprensa for 90 years to make cars. They have transported half planet to continue using it

The hoteliers promised them happy with the huge business of the terraces. Until the new antitabaco law arrived

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Spain is a country of Terraceum. It was before and it is much more (if possible) now, with the memory of the COVID-19 still present and while the country gradually becomes a huge tourist power that is on its way to the 100 million visitors foreigners The hoteliers have not been oblivious to that pull and have turned the terraces into a fundamental part of their turnover, especially in summer. Now they fear that THE NEW ANTITABACE LAW put it in danger. Goodbye, terraces (with smoke). The government wants the roads of the tobacco industry and the hospitality industry to pass separately. Completely. In 2006 there was a first step in that direction with the Law 28/200515 years ago progress was made with a Legislative reform And now the Executive wants to make another movement that would completely banish the smoke from the bars terraces. This is expected by the legislative draft that He has just received the approval of the Council of Ministers, a document that still has a parliamentary route ahead (in fact it does not even guarantee its approval in the lower house), but that has already done Jump alarms Among the hoteliers of the country. Of bars, cigarettes and vapers. Although it does not collect All changes to those who aspired by the Ministry of Health, The new regulations It is clear in two key aspects. First, in equating electronic cigarettes to conventional tobacco. Second, at the time of veto That people smoke (or vapee) on the terraces. Moreover, the department of Mónica García has not stayed there and advocates a sharp prohibition of tobacco in “closed public spaces and an expanded list of exterior environments”, among which includes all those enclosures in which shows, sports facilities, parks, transport stations, educational centers and (of course) are the tables that the bars take out abroad. Pending jobenes. It is not the only thing that the government has in mind, which aspires that adolescents find it even more difficult to hook themselves. The new standard not only restricts the sale of tobacco (and the rest of the products that the law quotes, such as electronic cigarettes) to minors, but directly forbids smoking. It also veto any advertising and demands a more precise labeling, although it leaves out the generic packaging that doctors ask. “A severe threat”. The proposal has not liked the hoteliers, who have not taken long to warn of the coup that will be advised by the ban. The collective He raised his voice Already on the same Monday (after the Council of Ministers gave its placet to the draft law) to question the effectiveness of the norm and remember that today smokers and non -smokers live in the terraces without problem. “It goes against the hoteliers, not against tobacco. On our terraces there has always been a peaceful coexistence and with respect to people who do not want to smoke,” claims José Luis Álvarez, president of the hospitality of Spain, on the bill. It is not the only voice in the sector that points in that direction. The employer Otea, hospitality and tourism in Asturias, insists In his “resounding rejection” to the veto and warns that the new restriction represents “a severe threat” for business. What do they argue? The hoteliers wield several arguments. The main one is that they believe that the law will condemn smokers to closed private spaces, such as houses, and stir a problem (in their opinion) non -existent. “There is currently a good coexistence between smokers and non -smokers on the terraces,” claims The employer, who claims to have a 40DB study that shows that 56% of Spaniards do not believe urgent to prohibit tobacco on the terraces. Moreover, a large majority (82.5%) He is convinced that customers will continue to smoke in the immediate vicinity, “hindering the work” of those who work in the bars. Camareros … and police. Another of their fears is how tourists will fit the veto, customers who may not know the ban when they feel on a terrace and take a cigarette. “It will generate special confusion among the millions of tourists visiting Spain every year, a country where the tourism sector represents one of the main economic motors,” They censor. The president of the hospitality of Spain, José Luis Álvarez, is even more graphic and warns that the waiters will have to “make police”, warning the clients of the ban. Looking at Europe.. “There is only one country throughout Europe where smoking is not allowed, Sweden. And we are going to be Spain, that we have more tables and more chairs than all Europe, which prohibit smoking from tourists on our terraces,” regretted Yesterday the sector leader in an interview with four. The association recalls that when France decided Give yourself with standards To restrict tobacco he opted for “Exclude expressly“The terraces not to damage their economy. The norm French aspires to get “the first generation without tobacco”, so the smoke will veto in outdoor spaces, such as beaches, gardens, marques and playgrounds, but leaves out the electronic cigarettes and does not play the chairs and tables that their hoteliers place outside their establishments. The value of a terrace. The speed and forcefulness with which the hoteliers have come out to show their discomfort is not surprising. On the contrary, it confirms a reality: the enormous weight that the terraces have been acquired in the accounts of the bars and restaurants. There are several factors that explain it. One, key, is the antitabaco standard that has been applied so far and its interior restrictions, but others are added, such as the effect of the pandemic or the policies adopted by Some municipalities What have reduced tax burden of the terraces. The result is that the terraces have been expanding through the squares, streets and sidewalks of the cities, a growth that has sometimes generated friction with the neighbors. In Sevillewhere at least in 2023 there were around 1,300 businesses With evenings, the … Read more

China has found the formula to avoid reciprocal tariffs with the US: “dropshipping” of semiconductors

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After one tense climbing in the commercial war between China and the United Stateslast April China announced that it matched Washington imposing 125% tariffs to imports of American products, which of course includes semiconductors. Made the law, made the trap. China has the key to preventing their own tariffs from harming them. The country of origin. It is the key point to prevent their own tariffs from harming them. On April 11, the Chinese Semiconductor Industry Association (CSIA) He published a notice in which the rules to determine the country of origin of semiconductor products were established. According to its norms, the country of origin is determined by the plant in which the wafer has been manufactured and not the country in which they have been designed or where the final packaging has been made. Thus they avoid known as effect Boomerang. The effect Boomerang. It occurs when a tariff designed to punish another country, in this case the United States, ends up harming the economy of the country that imposes it. In response to tariffs imposed by Trump, China matched tariffs at 125%. Although this measure can harm US companies who want to sell their products in China, in the semiconductor sector it is especially delicate since the American chip dependence harms many Chinese companies. Changing the “passport”. This is how some companies manage to escape the Chinese tariff; When importing an AMD chip, an American company, it is not considered an American product but Taiwanés, because it has been manufactured in Taiwan. It is not usual. In fact, for some market analysts It was a surprise Since the country of origin is usually associated with where the product is packaged, not where the factory is located. Why is it important. China is demonstrating that the origin of a product or its “nationality” is not something written in stone, but is something much more fluid and is open to interpretations. This not only affects chips, applies to the entire world supply chain. In July the White House issued a Executive order which established a penalty of 40% for products whose origin has been modified (transsshipping) to avoid tariffs. With this order, the United States is taking measures for the products that arrive, but not for those who come out, although it is very likely that they adapt the legislation in the future. A calculated movement. The movement reminds of the Dropshippingin the sense that the mark of the physical origin is separated from the product, although the objective is different. According to Michael Schulmanresponsible for investments in Running Point Capital, it is “a calculated movement to maintain economic stability and promote foreign investment in local manufacturing.” The affected companies. AMD, Qualcomm or Nvidia outsourcing the manufacture of some of their chips to the TSMC plant in Taiwanso they can dodge the tariff that China imposed as retaliation. On the other hand, others such as Texas Instruments or Intel cannot dodge it because they have their Factories in the United States. Image | Gary Lerude, Stas Knop In Xataka | An industry in the hands of TSMC and Asian factories: the world production map

Madrid plays 23.4 billion with data centers. The risk of losing them is in the electrical infrastructure

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Madrid has managed to position itself as The great HUB Digital of Southern Europe For the data centers industry, but the electrical infrastructure of the twentieth century cannot support the growth of the 21st century. Why is it important. The Community of Madrid leads Spain in data centers with 23.4 billion euros in investments planned until 2028. But 82% saturation This leadership puts this leadership against other European regions. In figures: Madrid concentrates 54.8% of the national capacity of data centers with 216 MW in operation. The forecasts point to 522 MW when the works under construction and up to 1.7 GW in 2030. The sector has grown 33% last year and will generate 35,000 jobs in six years. The threat. Ayuso is preparing allegations against what he considers A “over -regulation” of the Ministry of Ecological Transition, but the real problem is on the network. Electric distributors denied six out of ten access requests last year. Without immediate improvements, Spain would have already lost 60,000 million in investments, according to the employer’s calculations, Spain DC, collected by Digital economy. Between the lines. The Madrid paradox is evident: The region produces just 1,334 GWh … … but consume 27,487 GWh per year. It is an energy black hole that works because Spain exports electricity and technological ones sign long -term contracts. But that does not solve the saturation of the distribution network. What is happening. The Government He has put a Royal Decree until September 15 which will force data centers to report their environmental footprint, energy consumption and water use. Madrid considers that it can subtract competitiveness, but it is a minor problem compared to the lack of electrical capacity. Deepen. Spain DC claims an urgent modernization plan, and The electric ones ask the CNMC to raise the remuneration rate of 6.46% to 7.5% To invest in a network. The cost will be paid by consumers at the light bill, but without that investment Madrid will lose the train centers train against Frankfurt, Amsterdam or Paris. In Xataka | Emptied Spain has been filled with solar mills and panels, but waste energy for a simple reason: there are no cables Outstanding image | Community of Madrid

that Castilla y León and León and Galicia pay him

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In the middle of August, with the return or start of the holidays for many, Renfe encountered an unexpected problem, the icing on a summer of delays and cancellations: the fires. Although these caused delays throughout Spain, the Zamoran and Galician fires They brought together the greatest delays to the company. In fact, For more than a week Renfe met the obligation to Cancel or delay trains that cover the link between Madrid and Galicia. The company has many hopes in this corridor since it is the only company that, for technical reasonscan operate in it and also has achieved a spectacular increase In the number of travelers. During those days of August Renfe ordered buses in the first hours But then he chose to change the dates of the tickets or offer a completely free cancellation. At the same time, The airlines took the opportunity to raise prices of the tickets thanks to the traveler transfer. Now, Renfe is studying to denounce Castilla y León and Galicia for the economic damage suffered. The first complaint “Renfe is studying for the first time a claim of patrimonial responsibility against Castilla y León and Galicia. Because it is not a receipt that Renfe and Adif had to lose three million euros during those nine days. There are some administrations that have to dimension a prevention and fire extinction service and have not done so and the consequences are paid by Renfe, and on top service” The words are from Oscar Puente, Minister of Transportation, in an intervention in the Congress of Deputies where he has had to give the face of the Popular Party for “The Railway Chaos” this summer. The statement has been collected by Europa Press. Bridge confirms that Renfe and Adif (The company that manages the roads) understands that, having had proper prevention, the service could have been provided normally. According to Puente, delays cannot be attrmed to either of the two companies because the infrastructure did not suffer any damage. However, it was necessary to cut electricity because emergency services understood that there was a risk if they sprayed the nearby areas with water. In his speech, Puente also assured that it was impossible to establish a bus service because each train transfers 500 people and that would mean mobilizing 10 bus buses. It is the same answer as The company already gave Xataka A month ago. However, the threat of a complaint to the Galician and Castellanoleonese institutions coincides with the confirmation that, with the latest changes in claims for delays, Up to two million passengers They have run out of compensation for arrivals that until a few months ago would have been compensated with the return of the ticket, totally or partially. Photo | Ume and Phil Richards In Xataka | If something has taught us summer is that Spain does not need more trains. Simply need to work

mice that do not fattens although they consume a fat diet

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What makes us fat? The question is simple, but the answer is not. We could simply say that it is a mathematical issue, calories that enter through calories that burn, but it would be to simplify the matter too much, forgetting that each body metabolizes food differently and that different foods and combinations of food can lead to slightly different results. A simple protein. The deficiency of a simple protein, CD44, Avoid in an experiment that a group of mice will gain weight even being subjected to a high diet in fat. The team responsible for the experiment tried to inquire into the role that this protein plays in metabolic health and obesity, a role, according to the results, of great importance. “We had previously pointed out that the deficiency of CD44 suppressed neuroinflamation. Give Metabolic, ”he explained In a press release Cheng Sun, co -author of the study. CD44. But what exactly is this protein and what do we know about its function in the body? CD44 is one Transmembrane proteina protein located in the cell membrane that crosses this layer that covers the cell. As explained by the team itself, this protein “plays an essential role in transcending extracellular stimuli within intracellular signal waterfalls”, thus contributes to metabolic regulation. This protein is also of special importance for cancer cells. Closing the step. The team genetically modified a group of mice to force the lack of this protein. In doing so, they observed that, even when they were provided with a high fat diet, the modified mice did not fat while the control population (not modified mice) did gain weight until developing obesity. The team responsible for the study He also points out The possible mechanism behind this relationship between lack of protein and thinness. They explain that this relationship can be attributed to the suppression of the so -called adipogenesis in the white adipose tissue. That is, the creation of the cells responsible for storing precisely where we accumulate more is avoided. The details of the study were published In an article In the magazine The American Journal of Pathology. A new route. The team compares this path for weight loss with the one used by drugs such as Ozempicthe so-called LPG-1 (since its competence active emulates the effects of the peptide similar to type-1 glucagon). Very different routes in each case. As detailed by the team itself, the agonists of the GLP-1 receptors regulate the appetite and the metabolism of the glucose; Inhibition of the CD44 protein, meanwhile, acts preventing the formation of fat cells. This difference, they emphasize, implies that protein inhibitors could be used as accessories to treatments such as Ozempic when weight loss is sought. In Xataka | The Greek yogurt has conquered the supermarket yogurts. All thanks to the magic word: protein Image | EMW / I Yunmai

Mediumkt has the cheap Apple Watch for those who want to pay less than 200 euros

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Although in the last presentation of Apple the most anticipated devices were the iPhone Air and the iPhone 17the new was also announced Apple Watch Se 3. After that, Mediamarkt has not hesitated to launch its biggest offer to date in the Apple Watch Se 2whose price has fallen to 199 euros In the 42 mm GPS configuration. Apple Watch Se (GPS, 40 mm) The price could vary. We obtain commission for these links The lowest price of Mediamarkt He Apple Watch Se 2or 2nd generation, it is the cheapest smartwatch of those of Cupertino. After a time in which it has remained price, It is finally below 200 euros. If you are looking to make the leap to Apple without spending too much money, this is currently one of the best ways to do it. This smart watch stands out mainly because it has an excellent aluminum construction and an elegant design. Mount the Apple S8 processor and comes with 32 GB of storage internal To install apps and save music, which allows us not to have to wear the mobile always on top of listening to music. It incorporates a good assortment of sensors such as heart rate, it has Accident detectioncomes with accelerometer and also with GPS, among others. It incorporates an emergency call function. In addition, it is worth mentioning that it incorporates a screen Retina Oled Ltpo and that offers water resistance up to 5 atm. You may also interest you Apple Airpods 4 Active noise cancellation, wireless headphones, Bluetooth, adaptive audio, ambient sound mode, custom space audio, USB-C load case and wireless load The price could vary. We obtain commission for these links Apple Airpods Pro 2 Wireless headphones, Bluetooth headphones, active noise cancellation, hearing aid, ambient sound mode, personalized space audio, high fidelity sound, USB C load C 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 | Jose GarcíaApple In Xataka | The best smartwatch (2025): their analysis and videos are here In Xataka | Better smartwatch in quality price. Which to buy and 10 recommended smart watches

Mediterranean countries seemed ideal for solar panels. Until the dust storms arrived

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The Mediterranean has always been seen as a privileged land for solar energy: abundant sun, large extensions and A clear commitment to renewables. However, two factors that come from the south and of the climate change are putting this equation in check: the dust storms of the Sahara and the sustained increase in temperatures. The short. A new study warns that Sahara dust can reduce solar production in southern Europe by up to 50 %. Work, Posted in Renewable Energy magazine By the Hun-Ren Research Center of Astronomy and Earth Sciences of Hungary, analyzes the episodes between 2019 and 2023 in Portugal, Spain, France, Italy and Greece. More in depth. To reach these conclusions, the scientists resorted to a data arsenal: the forecasts of the European Network of Transport Systems Operators (ETSO-E), NASA MERRA-2 reanalysis, the European database Copernicus Cams V4.6 and satellite cloud and aerosols. Thus they were able to evaluate time and daily how dust alters solar irradiance and, therefore, the ability of panels to produce electricity. The additional finding is worrying: the current photovoltaic forecasts for the next day usually fail. In Spain and Portugal they tend to underestimate the real loss of energy (up to 15% less than expected), while in Italy and Greece the opposite occurs, with overestimations of up to 10%. A problem that aggravates. Saharan dust is not a new phenomenon, but climate change is intensifying both its frequency and its reach. And Spain, as a study of the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) warns collected in Xatakait is a true “hot point” of European warming. In the last 50 years, temperatures have increased 3.27ºC in the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands, more than double the Mediterranean mean. Summer has extended 36 days, rainfall has decreased almost 20% and desertification advances by regions such as Murcia, Almería or Alicante. The scenario for 2050 is a country with steppe or even almost desert climate in much of its territory. If Spain becomes a warmer and more dry desert, dust storms will be more frequent and its impact on even greater solar energy. Is there a possible solution? Until now, the great enemy of conventional solar panels was not only dust, but also heat. As we have developed in Xatakafor each degree above 25ºC, traditional plaques lose between 0.05% and 0.34% efficiency, which can translate into falls from 10 to 25% in very hot days. But a recent study by Laughborough University proposes a script turn: The so -called photoelectocrochemical flow cells (PEC). This experimental technology not only supports heat, but takes advantage of it, with an optimal point around 45ºC. In addition, it does not require active cooling, which lowers installation and maintenance costs. In parallel, startups like the Australian Coolsheet They are developing Passive cooling hybrid systems that cool the panels and, at the same time, heat water for industrial or domestic use. Every 10º less on the plate can be 4% more electrical efficiency. Beyond the results. The research is not limited to more solar panels, but that It must be integrated In the new photovoltaic, more forecast of dust effects, improve real -time monitoring and design technologies that convert heat and extreme conditions into allies, not enemies. Spain and the Mediterranean advance towards a scenario in which the sun will be more abundant, but also more hostile. The future of solar energy is to accept this paradox: it is not just about installing panels, but of adapting them to a changing climate, full of dust, heat and drought. Scientific research, technological innovation and political planning must go hand in hand so that the sun remains the solution, and does not become part of the problem. Image | Eduardo Milla and Unspash Xataka | We believed that the Sahara was going to “eat” Almería and Murcia in the future. Some researchers believe that it will reach Mallorca

There is a reason why Oracle has become the new beautiful AI girl. That reason is called Project Stargate

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OpenAI has reached an agreement with Oracle for which it has pledged to hire computing capacity worth $ 300,000 million within five years. The data come from The Wall Street Journalwhere sources close to that agreement cite. The implications are huge. Why is it important. Yesterday Oracle shot in the stock market after announcing that he had had good results, but above all Future income would increase by 359% up to 455,000 million dollars. Although there were suspicions about what could have happened to that extraordinary growth, we now know what happened. And what happened is the Stargate project. The numbers do not fit. The agreement will begin in 2027 and priori seems very risky, especially since OpenAi has no money. Its annual income will be about 10,000 million dollars in 2025, but will have to pay for 60,000 million annually to Oracle to comply with the agreement. Not only that: Oracle will also depend on receiving that income, because now a large part of them will come as a single client. As they point out in WSJ, Oracle is likely to have to borrow to buy the chips necessary to create those data centers that OpenAi will use as part of the agreement. 4.5 GW of calculation power. The contract will make OpenAi access a 4.5 GW computing capacity. It is a way to measure the energy consumption of the center or data centers that will be used to serve the firm’s AI models. The figure is huge, and to put it in perspective, it represents almost 40% of the entire current computing power of Europe, which amounts to 11.9 GW According to IEA. The Stargate Resurge project. The announcement of the Project Stargate, which raises an investment of 500,000 million dollars in data centers for AI, returns to the present. The accounts seem not to leave Despite the recent idyll Between Openai and Softbank, but in July the company of Sam Altman announced that his company and Oracle They had arrived to “an agreement to develop 4.5 additional capacity of capacity in Stargate data centers in the United States.” More bubble indications. The agreement between Openai and Oracle is absolutely huge and confirms that disturbing tendency of the extraordinary expense in data centers that we have been living for months. That figures dance states with the fact that for now all the companies of AI are burning money as if there were no tomorrow And they are far from profitable. That has caused alarms and alerts to be triggered on a IA bubble potential. Microsoft begins to go to the background. The agreement confirms that progressive separation Between Openai and Microsoft, which after the multimillionaire investment of 2023 had become the great technological partner of OpenAI. Each of these companies this now working in their respective plans b. The contract between Openai and Oracle makes that separation of roads once clearer. Doubts about Oracle. This agreement has turned the company into the new beautiful AI girl, but it is not clear if you can fulfill a commitment as ambitious as the one that arises with this contract. To begin with, Oracle has many more debts regarding the money in cash, and its debt ratio on heritage (Debt to Equitiy) is 427%, a very high figure. Microsoft in comparison has 32.7% according to S&P Global Market Intelligence data cited In WSJ. A huge challenge. In addition Microsoft had a cash flow of 136,000 million dollars for the fiscal year that ended this June, while its Capex was 88,000 million dollars. Meanwhile, Oracle had a cash flow of 21.5 billion dollars and its Capex was $ 27.4 billion. Its capex in the coming years will have to shoot, and it is evident that the company has a huge challenge with this project. Image | Oracle In Xataka | If the question is whether there is an AI bubble, Sam Altman has just answered. One with which he is winning

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