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The best paid Spanish manager in the world does not work in a great technological: sells “sugary water”

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Maybe his name does not sound to you at all since, unlike Tim Cook, Jensen Huang or Satya Nadella, Ramón Laguarta does not direct a great technological. However, for seven years he has been the helm of one of the world’s largest brands in the world: Pepsico. Or as Steve Jobs would say: sell “sugary water“ According to the published data By Pepsico before his shareholders, the Catalan Ramón Laguarta, president and CEO of Pepsico, has established himself as the best paid Spanish manager in the world. The best paid Spanish CEO in the world. As you collect The environmental environment Five daysin 2024, the total remuneration of Laguarta reached 28.8 million dollars. This salary milestone positions it well above other executives of large corporations, both in Spain and globally. Despite having reached this milestone, 2024 has not been the most lucrative year for Laguarta. According to records From the AFL -CO union, in 2023, the manager charged 33.9 million dollars, which meant 648 times the average salary of its employees. However, Ramón Laguarta is not the only Spanish manager at the head of an American multinational who receives a millionaire remuneration. Joaquín Duato, CEO of Johnson & Johnson, He received a salary of 24.3 million, seeing its compensation reduced in 2024 compared to the 28.4 million that was pocketed in 2023. For his part, Enrique Lores, first HP executive, received a Salary compensation total of 19.4 million dollars. Laguarta’s salary. Actually, Laguarta “only” received 1.76 million as a salary, which represents a 4% increase with respect to the same concept of 2023. In addition, the CEO received a bonus of 11 million dollars in company shares and metallic incentives of 6.8 million dollars. In this concept, the company has applied a significant cut with respect to 2023, when it received 13.4 million dollars. To this figure, we must add 8.7 million dollars more in pension plans and other deferred remuneration, as well as $ 500,000 for personal expenses. Among personal expenses, the Use of private plane of the company. The sum of all these amounts corresponds to the aforementioned 28.8 million dollars that the manager pocketed in 2024. Although their total income was reduced by 15% with respect to 2023, Laguarta continues to stand out as one of the best paid managers, and the Pepsian Board of Directors stood out in Its presentation of annual results The solid leadership of its Spanish CEO in turbulent economic times. A “sugary water seller”. Laguarta occupies the position of president of Pepsico since 2018 and assumed the presidency of the Board of Directors in 2019. However, his career within the company began in 1996, when he joined the Spanish subsidiary of the company after a stage in front of Chupa Chups. A decade before the arrival of Laguarta to Pepsico, Steve Jobs He told John Scullyat that time CEO of Pepsico, one of those phrases that have remained for posterity: “Do you want to sell sugary water for the rest of your life or do you want to come with me and change the world?” It should be noted that, in English, the expression ‘Sugar Water’ is also used to refer to something bland, without substance. As if being the Pepsi CEO was something unimportant. There is no doubt that, in the case of Laguarta, directing a “sugary water” company has turned out to be very lucrative. However, the Apple CEO salary It continues to be better: in 2024, Tim Cook received 74.6 million in retribution. Point for Jobs. In Xataka | In 1985 Coca-Cola changed her formula when Pepsi was about to defeat her. It went wrong In Xataka | The best paid CEO in the world is Elon Musk, but its salary is 1 dollar: the great bonus of the bonus Image | Unspash (Nikhil), Wikimedia Commons (Qwertyfry38)

characteristics, price and technical file

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Motorola has just presented its new premium mid -range terminal: Edge 60 Fusion. It is a device that, beyond its specifications, stands out for launching with a motorcycle AI, the company’s artificial intelligence tools suite. This system, so far, was in beta and only available in the Razr 50, 50 Ultra and Edge 50. Motorola thus gets into the AI ​​car with this Edge 60 Fusion that we will know better in the following lines. Motorola Edge 60 Fusion Technical Card Motorola Edge 60 Fusion dimensions and weight 161 x 73 x 7.95 mm 177.5 grams screen 6.5 -inch curve pohed FullHD+ resolution (2,712 x 1,220 pixels) 446 PPP Refresco rate: 120 Hz Tactile sampling: 380 Hz 100% DCI-P3 Color 10-bit Pico shine: 4,500 nits Gorilla Glass 7i processor MEDATEK DIMENSITY 7300 RAM 8 GB LPDDR4X 24 GB Virtual Ram Internal storage 256 GB UMCP rear camera Angular 50 MP F/1.8, OIS Wide angle/macro: 12 mp, fov 120º, f/2.2 Light sensor Front camera 32 MP F/2.2 battery 5,200 mAh Fast charging 68w Operating system Android 15 connectivity 5G NSA/SA Wifi 6 Bluetooth 5.4 USB type c NFC GPS Dual Nanosim others Dolby Atmos HI-RES Certification Pantone Validated Chamber Moto AI IP69 resistance MIL-STD 810H Certification price 329 euros This is the Motorola Edge 60 Fusion Motorola Edge 60 Fusion | Image: Motorola A family design. Motorola has chosen to use a recipe very similar to that used with the Motorola Edge 50, so much that, at first glance, they are practically indistinguishable. They have a blue vegan leather rear, Aguamarina and very elegant pink whose cameras module is perfectly integrated into the chassis. To highlight your certifications IP69, MIL-STD 810H and the 1.2 -meter fall resistance. Curvated OLED panel. If we turn the terminal we will see a panel Poled 6.77 -inch curve with FullHD+ resolution (1,220 pixels wide), 120 Hz of refreshment and a peak brightness much higher than its predecessor: 4,500 nits compared to the 1,600 nits of the Edge 50 Fusion. It reproduces 100% of the DCI-P3 space, the color reproduction is validated by Pantone and has Gorilla Glass 7i protection. Motorola Edge 60 Fusion | Image: Motorola Mediatek under the hood. The boss came down we found a processor MEDATEK DIMENSITY 7300Soc manufactured in four nanometers that we know of other terminals such as the little X7 or Realme 14 Pro. Performance should be slightly higher than that Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 that mount the model last year. They accompany him eight Gigas and 256 GB of internal storage. Much. The key to the device is, however, the arrival of Moto AI. This system consists of a series of convenience tools such as “pay attention” to record and summarize notes, “remember this” to create a kind of second brain with things we have seen, and editing tools to generate images. In addition, it has the options for Google Gemini that incorporate the vast majority of Android mobiles. Motorola Edge 60 Fusion | Image: Motorola What about the SO and the battery? The operating system is Android 15 (Motorola minipunto) seasoned with Hello UX, its customization layer that, everything is said, is quite clean. Motorola has not confirmed how many years of updates the device will have. What he has said is that the battery amounts to 5,200 mAh and that it has a fast loading system of 68W capable of offering “battery for a whole day with only eight minutes of load”, according to Motorola. Lytia sensors. We end up reviewing the photographic section. The device rides a Sony Litya 700C sensor of 50 megapixels under the angular lens (with ois, by closing), a wide angle of 13 megapixels with integrated macrom and a sensor to measure the light. Simple, direct and foot confitation. The selfies are in the hands of a 32 megapixel sensor. Versions and price of Motorola Edge 60 Fusion Motorola Edge 60 Fusion | Image: Motorola He Motorola Edge 60 Fusion It will be available in Pantone Zephyr, Slipstream and Amazonite (pink, dark blue and Aguamarina, respectively) in a single version of eight Gigas of RAM and 256 GB of internal storage. Its price will be 329 euros. Images | Motorola In Xataka | Lenovo is clear about its strategy to connect its products: obsession with the AI ​​ecosystem

Europe has said that it is a bargain for companies

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From the 2012 labor reform, Spain uses a fixed scale to establish compensation for Improper dismissal. The Council of Europe has re -urged Spain to change this system indicating that it does not comply with the provisions of the European Social Charter Companies are already very cheap to fire their employees for no justified reason. The European agency considers that workers in Spain are not correctly protected against a dismissal without just cause Because when you know in advance the cost of your compensation for dismissal, it loses its deterrent effect. In addition, the regulations do not include that in the calculation of this compensation, the principle of proportionality by the Damage caused to the worker. New Strasbourg Notice. Spain ratified the European Social Charter in 2021 with the objective of harmonizing labor policies throughout the territory of the Union, committing to transpose the indications of the community document to Spanish regulations. However, the resolutions issued by this European agency are not binding, but the commitment signed by Spain. As he advanced The countrythe pronouncement of Strasbourg has occurred by a CCOO union claim in 2022 before the European Social Rights Committee (which adds to the already resolved request of UGT in 2024) on the need to reform the compensation system in Spain. The union claims the Government of Spain to equate its regulations to the European, which made that the agency pronounce again, Giving the reason to the union and urging the Government to modify this system. The Spanish legislation of 2012. The Council of Europe has made it clear that the system of Compensation for improper dismissal of Spain breaches the appropriate justice and reparation parameters. According to current Spanish regulations, which the government of Mariano Rajoy reformed in 2012, workers receive compensation of 33 days of salary per year worked, with a maximum limit of 24 monthly payments, instead of 45 days per year with 42 monthly payments that were before the reform. However, the Council of Europe has been considered an insufficient model due to its zero deterrence for inadmissible layoff calculate the costs of dismissal In advance, especially for those with little seniority in their jobs. Union spokesmen insisted that this resolution “evidences the need to open a stage of dialogue and negotiation in the field of social dialogue to adapt the framework for the protection of workers in the face of dismissal to the demands of the European Social Charter”, collected The plural. Discrepancies by article 24. The main point of friction between the European Social Charter and the current Spanish legislation focuses on section B of article 24 of the European document indicated: “The right of dismissed workers without valid reason to adequate compensation or other appropriate reparation.” In its resolutions, the Council of Europe has made it clear that the compensation system for unfair dismissal of Spain breaches the appropriate justice and reparation parameters, leaving in judicial hands the calculation of a personalized compensation to each specific case. “It is essential In your writing before the Council of Europe. The temporal “patch”: go to court. While the government is expected to adapt the legislation to European recommendations, to workers who face an inadmissible dismissal only the judicial means have to obtain compensation according to the European Social Charter. However, the Supreme Court It has not been very satisfied With that solution to conflict with Spanish regulations, which they already consider “adequate”, although it left Open the possibility of reinterpretations from European standards. The Last data of layoffs collected in the report ‘Disposal statistics and its cost ‘ prepared by the Ministry of Labor and Social Economy give the reason to Europe, indicating that the Average compensation for dismissal in Spain in 2023 It was 35% lower than those received in 2021, although the number of layoffs increased by 34%. That is, although inadmissible dismissals have been resolved by judicial means, the courts have not imposed higher compensation as “reparation” as they ask from Europe. In Xataka | Going to the bathroom is not work: a Swiss court allows a company to force its employees to sign when they go to the bathroom In Xataka | Companies have found a way to fire indefinite after labor reform: disciplinary dismissal Image | Unspash (Mika Baumeister)

The Government finally approves the great advance pending in our identification

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The expected digitalization of the National Identity Document (DNI) has taken a key step today. This Tuesday, the Council of Ministers has approved The regulation that establishes the basis for the implementation of this document in digital format. Thus, full validity is granted to the document in digital formatprovided that the holder carries it through the official application ‘Midni’. It is not a complete substitution of the physical ID, but the digital version will act as a virtual replica that will identify us before the authorities. The digital ID. The Interior Ministry, in collaboration with the National Police, has detailed how the application ‘Mi DNI’ will work. This will allow access to our National Identity Document and be accredited to public and private entities. “With the DNI on the mobile, identity identity can be accredited in person, but for the moment it will not be used to do so through the Internet, to use it as an electronic travel document for border step, to prove identity in other countries or make telematic efforts of authentication and/or electronic signature.” Home Office. This digital ID will serve any public or private registration process, acting with the same legal validity of the physical document. The digital ID will carry an QR code incorporated, similar to what we already saw with the digitally legalized driving license in the Midgt app. How exactly does it work? Through the ‘MIDNI’ application, the user will be requesting their identity data from the National Police so that they can be requested by third parties. The QR, which will have limited validity (will only be valid for a few minutes), will be signed and sealed by said police force. What can I do with Midni. The Interior Ministry itself indicates that the digital DNI will act the same as the physicist, allowing identity accreditation in the face of face -to -face procedures, establishing any type of legal relationship, writing signature, opening of bank accounts, realization of commercial transactions and, in the future (2026) telematic efforts. In other words, the legality of the digital ID is the same as the physical ID, and it is expected that by 2026 it will be possible to perform all kinds of procedures, both face -to -face and online, with it. Midni app interface. Downloading the app. The app will be available on both Google Play Store and App Store. How do they point in Xataka Mobileit is crucial to look well in the name and developer. Since 2024 there is an application called ‘My DNI’ without any legal validity and developed by the American International Eidas LLC. The original app is ‘Midni’, without spaces in its name. This is the only valid application to the administration, and the only one in which we can introduce our ID with security guarantees. It will be available from tomorrow Wednesday at 8:00 a.m. in the two large apps. We will update this piece as soon as they are ready for download. Deployment and registration of the digital ID. It will not be enough to download an application and enter our data. For the digital ID registration, it will be necessary to have electronic ID and digital certificate in force, in addition to access to a card reader. In case of not having one, we can carry out the procedure in any nearby police station. The process will be carried out through The website enabled for this purpose. A curious fact is that users can choose what data they appear after showing the QR, with three options available. DNI + Age: It will show photography, name and majority. Simple ID: will show photography, name, surname, sex and validity of DNI. Complete DNI: All elements of the ID The margin time is set in a period of twelve months so that private administrations and entities adopt the necessary measures for their proper functioning. During this period, its acceptance will not be mandatory, a point to take into account in this moment of transition. Image | Xataka mobile In Xataka | Electronic DNI or Dnie: What is it, how to activate it and everything you can do with it

All the doubts and unknowns that Nintendo has to clear with its new console

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Within 24 hours (less, in fact) we will have attended the launch of the Nintendo Switch 2. The company He already gave us an advance of his design And he let us see some of his main characteristics, but he also left us with honey on his lips. The Japanese firm confirmed zero units of technical specifications and gave zero information units about the new controls, the new software, the performance, etc. These are all those unknowns pending clearing tomorrow. The power … It is no secret that Nintendo Switch is not the most powerful portable console (and that Nintendo has given the same). In fact, you have a processor Nvidia Tegra X1 of 20 nanometers with a decade behind them. That, however, has not avoided that the Nintendo Switch has conquered halfway and sold about 151 million units. For this generation, a quite important potency is expected courtesy of a NVIDIA TEGRA T239 Of five nanometers, according to leaks, but we will see. … And all the Specs, really. Because Nintendo did not let go of absolutely anything. We don’t know screen size (Although it is much larger than that of the original console, it should have about eight inches of diagonal), neither its resolution nor its refreshment rate. Nor do we know the ability of the battery, how much storage and RAM will have and, above all, the technologies used. A possible command-oraton? | Image: Nintendo The-RATON. One of the things that most caught attention in the presentation were the controls. We know that they will not have the same coupling mechanism and that they will connect to the console by USB type C, But a patent already very commented images In the trailer released a few weeks ago they suggest that we can also use them as a mouse. As? It is not known, but it is a function that would open enough possibilities in certain games of games. THE DOCK. We know that the new Nintendo Switch 2 will have a new rear stand with (apparently) ability to put the console at any angle and a new dock for TV mode. The current dock does not show the screen, but the new yes and remains to be seen if Nintendo will take advantage of it in some way. For example, showing a clock. It remains to be confirmed whether the dock of the previous generation will be compatible with the new one and, if so, if he wins or loses functions or graphic quality. THE NEW DOCK | Image: Nintendo The retrocompatibility. Speaking of functions, it is confirmed that Nintendo Switch games They will be retrocompatible with Nintendo Switch 2. We do not know if switch 2 cartridges will be like Switch, but we do know that current cartridges can be used in the new generation. It would also be interesting for Nintendo to approach if the current Joy-with can be used with the new console in some way. Now there is a “but“To take into account:” It is possible that some titles of Nintendo Switch are incompatible or not fully compatible with Nintendo Switch 2 “. Those words of Nintendo open the door that not everyone works or that some do it bad Zelda ‘,’ Super Mario ‘,’ Animal Crossing ‘and company can be played in the new console without major difficulty. Image: Nintendo The accessories. Nintendo has an ecosystem of products compatible with Nintendo Switch, such as flyers or the ring of ‘Ring Fit‘. Everything indicates that these accessories will not be compatible with the Joy-Con of the Nintendo Switch 2 for a matter of space. For example, the new Joy-with do not seem to be able to fit the current flyers. There are, therefore, three options: That new accessories are launched (possibly accompanied by new games). That there are some type of adapter that allows them to use them. That is the reason why “some Nintendo Switch titles are incompatible or not fully compatible with Nintendo Switch 2”. Mechanism of Coupling of the Joy-Con | Image: Nintendo The launch grill. And what is a console without games? For the trailer, everything points to a new ‘Mario Kart 8‘, but it is not known much more. It’s soon for a new ‘The Legend of Zelda‘, there are rumors of a new Mario 3D, but nothing solid. The retrocompatibility is important, but if the console wants to boast power, it will need some titles, even if they are few, to take advantage of it. And the price. The mother of the lamb is the price. The Nintendo Switch It was launched for 329.99 euros, the Lite model for 219.95 euros and the OLED model It rose to 349.99 euros. As we do not know the complete specifications it is difficult to make bets, but The leaks They suggest a price closer to 400 dollars than at 300. It would be, a priori, more affordable than PlayStation and Xbox Series X, how could it be otherwise, but we will come out of doubt in a few hours. Images | Nintendo In Xataka | The great enemy of the Nintendo Switch 2 are not the Sony or Microsoft consoles. It is the PC

The price of beef has shot. And that threatens to turn hamburgers into the new seafood

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“A sirloin or hamburger will become luxury products, retail and restaurants “. The phrase It is from Alejandro Hermo, CEO of Goiko, and gives a clear idea of ​​how the restoration has attended for months to the Encrying of beef in Spain. The deep mismatch between supply and demand has made the price of the genre rise. Quite. And in a short time. They show them CPI data and confirm it in the sector itself, where some manager assures that since January 2024 the cost of meat has shot more than 65%. “We are in a perfect storm,” warns. What happened? That beef has become considerably increasing over the last months. The sector warns it and it is confirmed The INE, The OCU or the Ministry of Agriculture, which in its Sector reportsupdated every week, it brings a clear photo of the prices with which the wholesalers operate. According to His last balancelast week the year (young veal) was paid in Spain at € 686/100 kg, 1.3% more than seven days before and 28.3% more than a year ago. And it is not an isolated case. In the case of cows with the denomination of origin, the price increase with respect to 2024 is 28.4%, of 23% if we talk about girlfriends and 24.4% in the case of the ZR category of eight to twelve months. Is there more data? Yes. In February the IPC of beef recorded an interannual rise higher than 10%considerably above the general data or that of food as a whole, which It did not reach 2%. From the sector they are even more categorical. A few days ago Alejandro Hermo published An analysis On that same issue in LinkedIn in which he ensures that over “the last months” the costs have shot 30%, and “almost (have) duplicated in just over two years.” “Inflation in beef has not stopped and has even gone worse,” It coincided In mid -March Jorge Castelló, director of Carpisa Foods, in an interview with Electomista. “Since January 2024, today the meat has increased its price between 65 and 70%. And in what we have been taking 25%. We have a galloping inflation.” There is who warns that the situation will get worse when the prices paid by wholesalers in March are transferred to the super. And what is the reason? As usually happens in these cases, the trend is not explained by a single factor, but by The sum of several. Hermo points a few, but the main one is the mismatch between supply and demand. The first, Explainit is “very limited” after the sacrifice of cattle several years ago for the rise in costs and the low price of milk, while the second is marked by a increase in consumption in homes and demand from abroad. How to solve it? The problem is that adjusting the supply and demand to correct the imbalances in the market will not be a simple task. Not fast. “Raising cows has a cycle of two to four years”, remember. Of backdrop is the effect of drought on the farms and the blow that the Blue tongue and the Epizotic hemorrhagic disease (EHE). Its shadow is felt double both for its impact in Spain and by the one suffered in the European livestock cabin, which complicates to bring cattle on the other side of the Pyrenees. Have we lost win? “The origin is in the shortage of supply. There are no animals available because the field is empty and this situation will take long to recover,” Castelló warned When asked for the reasons for inflation. “The sacrificed animals have not been replaced and many resources would have to be invested to repopulate the field for high prices. To this shortage, in addition, an increasingly high demand is added in the beef market.” The Eurostat cattle census, collected by The countrygives an idea of ​​to what extent the Spanish cabin and other neighboring countries have been reduced. Between 2022 and 2024, years marked by the health crisis, the drought, the increase in the feed and the shortage of pastures, Spain went from 6.45 million heads of cattle to 6.17 million, 4.4% less. In France, with a much higher census, the fall was 3.3%, in Germany of 4.9%, in Ireland of 3.7%and in Poland 4%. What can we expect? Hermo remember That “less and fewer people want to devote to livestock”, a trend that relates to the hardness of the sector, but also with “administrative obstacles” imposed by administrations. The result, he warns, is that the restoration faces a “perfect storm” that will force him to raise his prices “pure survival.” “A sirloin or hamburger will become a luxury product, retail and restaurant.” In his opinion, a national plan is urgent to “foster livestock”, adopt measures to prevent other countries from outside Europe to carry out “subsidized exports’” or, in case the previous measures do not work, “open the hand” so that the sector can import from countries with greater offer. “Animals will always be, but they will be increasing Add Castelló. Images | Kin Li (UNSPLASH) and Department of agriculture In Xataka | The countries that consume more and less meat in the world, illustrated in a detailed map

JPMorgan has managed to generate really random numbers. The questions are what he needs them for and how he has done it

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A classic computer cannot generate Really random numbers. The algorithms used in computer science to produce this type of numbers resort to an initial value usually known as “seed”, so that making mathematical calculations with it is possible Generate one or several pseudo -elementary numbers. In this context it is necessary to use the ‘pseudo’ prefix because the need to resort to that initial value, to that seed, causes the numbers that we obtain Don’t be really random. In fact, when taking the seed we have several options. Some algorithms resort to the system clock, and it is even possible to increase the apparent randomness of the generated numbers sequence using entropy sourcessuch as the mouse movement or the temperature of the CPU in a certain moment. Even so, the numbers that we will obtain will not be really random because it is possible to predict them if we know the seed and the operations that have been carried out to generate them. Quantum computers, rescue For the gigantic American financial conglomerate JPMorgan the random numbers are very important. A priori may seem strange that a bank is interested in the procedures for generating this type of numbers, but, in reality, this capacity lies in the heart of their business. And it is that random numbers are fundamental in cryptography techniques Employees, for example, to transmit encrypted information, work with cryptocurrencies, develop gambling, and, in general, in any process in which it is necessary to have a randomly as possible randomness. To test their plan they executed their algorithm on a quantum computer of 56 cubits with ion traps manufactured by Quantinuum For this reason, in May 2023, several JPMorgan cryptographers wrote an algorithm of random generation generation that was designed to be executed in a quantum computer. Its strategy was to take advantage of the randomness inherent in the behavior of the cubits, whose functioning is governed by The rules of quantum physics, To generate bits whose randomness It could be proven afterwards. To test their plan they executed their algorithm on a quantum computer of 56 cubits with ion traps manufactured by the American company Quantinuum, which belongs to Honeywell. And it worked. They have detailed the result of their experiment in a very interesting article that they have published in Nature. To check if the numbers given by their quantum algorithm are really random JPMorgan researchers worked side by side with scientists from the National Argonne Laboratory, the National Laboratory OAK RIDGE and the University of Texas in Austin. In Your article develop the method they have used to Mathematically demonstrate using super -touches of the US Department of Energy that the numbers delivered by the quantum computer are genuinely random. “It is a revolutionary result (…) the next step requires understanding where we can apply this technology,” Asses Marco Pistoialeader of the project and head of applied research in Global Technology of JPMorgan. Image | Honeywell More information | Nature | Bloomberg In Xataka | Psychantum’s success is not having collected 750 million: it is its groundbreaking quantum chips manufacturing technology

There are dozens of crops with weeks late

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A few days ago began to circulate online A map in which the distribution of rains could be seen in the last two months. Although I had errorsthe distribution of rainfall was fine and showed a very clear photograph: while Central Europe lived a peculiar drought, in the Peninsula he had not stopped raining. And it’s true. So much so that Aemet itself recognized that the soils of much of the country are saturated. That is, they no longer admit water and all the rain was running directly to the channels. That has been causing problems with the hope that the worst of the situation would happen soon. However, the models point to a new atmospheric block in northern Europe. Is Spain in a situation of receiving more water or all that falls will end up being missing (while destroying everything in its path)? We will not be exaggerating a bit? After all, water is water. We have been complaining about droughtNow that it rains we will also manage them to complain? However, abundant rains are already having a direct impact on the field. It is true that crops such as cereals, vineyards and olive groves have benefited; others instead are In full red alert. A clear example is watermelons and melons. As with Huelva’s strawberries, high rainfall raised moisture levels causing a sudden “proliferation of pests and diseases such as Botrytis (a fungus) or Mildiu“They end up rotting plants. But, little by we stop to analyze it, we see that the problem is greater (because it affects much less striking plants). Let’s talk about the chickpea. 30% of the national chickpea production is concentrated in Seville. Well, as the Secretary General of Coag Sevilla says in The debateat this time “the plant would have to measure a span and still without sowing” because the accumulation of water on the grounds makes it unfeasible. In general, the chickpea has to be more than 100 days in the countryside and “this year, hopefully, will pass 60”. That is turning it into a mousetrap and is making many farmers shuffle to sunflower (up to the limits that the PAC allows). And what will happen? That we probably begin to notice a certain shortage of Spanish chickpea in July. That does not mean that the general prices will rise (those of the native varieades probably yes; but that is inevitable). Most likely, large distributors compensate for local shortages with imports from Mexico and the US – if the commercial war allows it, of course. What if in April the same thing happens in March? Well, the thing is complicated. Between April and May the flowering of many fruit trees occurs. Citrus, for example, moisture It is not very good for them And we already know that the olive tree’s plot asks, above all, tranquility. That is, another month of historical rains would be a problem. Also for the water system in general. Because, although we have Even much storage roomwe are not used to working with the reservoirs, the channels and the full pipes. The final result of more rain would be a waste. What if not? Taking into account that March It has been a historic monthmost likely we do not approach the accumulated of the last weeks. That would force us to make bobbin lace (as in the case of chickpeas), but a good part of the field will depend on the meteorology being consistent and does not “deceive” the plants in their development. Do not forget that March has been The coldest month in three years (in terms of thermal anomaly) and that has disoriented the biological machinery of all plant, animal or thing. In short: the long road to summer begins and we will need a little luck if we do not want this Historical blow of luck become an poisoned candy. Image | In Xataka | After the rains of March and with the reservoirs of Media Spain to overflow, another battle begins: who stays that water

Thus Imagine Samsung the future of the connected home

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Samsung has been one of the manufacturers who has decided Bet strong for artificial intelligence. We began to see it with Galaxy AI in its smartphones and tablets, but it was a matter of time that this technology was integrated at a deeper level in its appliances. And so it has been The idea of ​​”connected home” makes sense to the South Korean manufacturer if we imagine an ecosystem of devices and appliances that can communicate with each other. And with which we can interact through screens. Screens everywhere. Therefore, Samsung has decided to renew its high -end catalog and provide its most interesting functions for day to day. AI at home, how do we use it? The connected home is not a new concept. There are already devices that integrate with each other and with which we can interact through the voice or mobile, but Samsung seems to want to go one step further using artificial intelligence and screens as a catwalk Attend the World of Samsung 2025 In Frankfurt (Germany) it has helped me to verify that when they proclaimed their motto “Screens everywhere“They said it seriously. We started seeing Samsung’s first intelligent refrigerators years ago equipped with a big screenthe Bespoke French Door with AI Family Hub+, but now there are also screens in the washing machine and the dryer. Because? So that? Although it is a new version, redesigned, this new screen has been called Ai Home and that they have incorporated it into more appliances has a clear objective: Learn from our habits and routines so that we have nothing to worry about. Ai Home is smaller, we can find it in 7 or 9 inches (compared to 32 inches of the family hub), and is integrated into washing machines, dryers and refrigerators. It has the same functions that at first we saw in the Family Hub: Reproduce streaming content, consult information such as time, share images of the gallery, receive calls and provide all kinds of information related to the functions of the appliance in question and saw it for the first time in the Bespoke Ai Laundry Combo. This screen is the access door behind each appliance. It is the tool that users have to interact with the technology that is implemented in these appliances and that aspires to change the connected home paradigm. Or that is Samsung’s idea. How Samsung integrates AI in its appliances Since the celebration of CES 2025 we have seen that Samsung has announced several new appliances with artificial intelligence functions that promise some comfort to the user. The new washing machines of the manufacturer, for example, incorporate the technology AI Wash, which detects the type of garment tissue and the level of dirt through weight and load sensors and artificial intelligence algorithms. From there he decides What is the most appropriate washing cycle and the amount of detergent that is needed. The dryers, more of the same, with AI Dry the drying process is adjusted taking into account the weight of the clothing and the type of tissue. The processing of this information is generally made locally. These types of appliances have integrated microprocessors that are able to execute the necessary algorithms without doing it in the cloud. And, in addition, both appliances can be linked to Auto Cycle Link technology, so that we do not have to bother us to select any program. The dryer Receive the necessary information of the washing machine on the garments that has washed and adapts its cycle. The way in which artificial intelligence is manifested in refrigerators has a lot to do with how they are capable of Regulate the interior temperature In case of necessity. Either to adapt to the outside temperature or so that there is no problem if you need to be opening and closing the door for a while. Thus, temperature changes will not directly influence food. As in the washing machines and dryers, the user experience with this technology in the refrigerators is nourished mainly through the Ai Home. Thanks to the camera and the function Ai Vision Insidethe user can access a list of foods that have been registered when introduced and taken from the interior. Thus, for example, it is not necessary to be at home and look at what is needed in the fridge, it can be consulted directly from Smartthings. In the air conditioners and the vacurers we do not find the AI ​​Home, but they do not forget the artificial intelligence. These appliances include a function that, being linked to a galaxy watch, They detect when you have fallen asleep And then they activate their echo mode, which they call Windfree. Artificial intelligence provides a huge number of functions thanks to all the sensors that are integrated into these appliances with the intention of making the user more comfortable. In addition to promising more efficient consumption, so Savings in the Light Invoice It can be noticed quite a lot. And that consists of Energy Mode, a smartthings function that allows the user to access all the information related to the energy consumption we do with our appliances. In this way, it is much easier to have a global image of what our energy expense is, how we could do a more efficient consumption And what is the environmental impact we have. Is AI in homes something for everyone? It is clear that AI in homes goes far beyond being able to have colored bulbs and ask Alexa to turn on or off the light. Until now, if we stopped to think about a connected device ecosystem, the most logical thing is that a smartphone chain, smartwatch, computer and some Wearable further. Samsung’s proposal, in this case, expands this concept and expands it to a complete network of connected appliances where everyone offers functions based on artificial intelligence. None of this seems something “of the future.” But of course It is not available to everyone. At least, for now. Artificial … Read more

He has just closed a key laboratory in Shanghai, according to SCMP

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Microsoft is one of the American technology with the greatest experience in China. Began operating in the country in 1992 and has since maintained several research centers. However, in recent months it has given replication signs in a context of growing geopolitical tensions. In May last year, It transpired that the company had started efforts to relocate between 700 and 800 employees, in addition to having carried out layoffs and to close their physical stores in the country. Now adds a new step: the closure of one of its most relevant laboratories in Zhangjiang, Shanghai. The label disappears, Microsoft too. According to Asian media as South China Morning E Post and it Homehe IoT & AI Insider Labcreated to boost national development in Internet Technologies of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI), closed its doors earlier this year. The offices are empty and the company’s poster has already been removed. The laboratory was in a strategic area of ​​Shanghai, surrounded by key names of the technological sector. In that environment, companies such as Infineon Technologies, German semiconductor manufacturer, Baidu, the Chinese giant of internet searches, and the Commercial Aircraft manufacturer, have a presence. Zhangjiang High Technology Park (Baidu Maps capture) A Center with Global Ambition. The laboratory was inaugurated in May 2019 as a joint initiative between Microsoft China and the Zhangjiang state group. Its objective was to support the development of IA E IOT technologies applied to sectors such as industry, health, finance or retail trade. The IoT & AI Insider Lab in its inauguration in 2019 With an area of ​​2,800 square meters, it became the largest center of this type of Microsoft outside the United States. During his five years of operation, he supported 258 projects of about 100 companies. More than 50 of them captured financing worth 9.4 billion yuan (about 1.3 billion dollars). He also generated 139 technological developments and trained about 10,000 professionals. A replication underway. As we point out above, the closure of this center does not arrive by surprise. In 2023, Microsoft had already begun to offer relocations to employees of the Artificial Intelligence Area, in addition to closing all its physical stores in China and applying personnel cuts. In parallel, the company has hardened its internal security policies. According to BloombergIn 2024 he urged all his employees in China to use exclusively iPhones to access corporate platforms. The measure was related to the lack of access to Google Play in the country, which prevented the use of applications such as Microsoft Authenticator or Identity Pass on Android. In the search for greater security The withdrawal in China coincides with a Internal Security Review in Microsoftafter a wave of criticism for the management of computer attacks. A Russian group, identified as Midnight Blizzard, accessed corporate accounts and stole sensitive emails sent between federal agencies and the company. Images | Microsoft | ABODI VESAKARAN | Baidu Maps capture In Xataka | Huawei is beating income record thanks to China. It is just the beginning of his new era

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