In the World Cup final Palestine also faced Israel. And Palestine ended up winning 1 to 0

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On the grass MetLife Stadium The players of the Spanish and Argentine teams were running, but there were those who lived yesterday the World Cup final like a fight between two different protagonists, with geopolitical resonances. On the one hand, a Spain that has become one of the great defenders international (certainly the most media-friendly) of Palestine. On the other, an Argentina led by a ruler who presume of being “the most Zionist president in the world” and that before the party he had received public support of the Israeli prime minister. That tension that transcends what is strictly sports was clearly experienced on Sunday on the networks… and also the Middle East, especially in Jerusalem. Football and more. If there is an event capable of emptying streets and beaches in the middle of July and bringing together millions of people around a screen is a World Cup final. This virality helps to understand that the tournament often transcends the sporting sphere to fully penetrate the economic, political and symbolic sphere. It happened yesterday. And it’s quite understandable. If we add to the magnetism of the World Cup the geopolitical contextthat the party was disputed in the US and that the protagonists of the final were Spain and Argentina, led by governments that have shown clear support respectively for Palestine and Israel, the extra-sports seasoning of the match was guaranteed. It was sport. And it was political. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met in his office with the Ambassador of Argentina to Israel, Rabbi Shimon Axel Wahnish, and wished great success to the Argentine national team in the World Cup final taking place tomorrow. Ambassador Wahnish presented the Prime Minister with… pic.twitter.com/2x3pYAxA9b — Prime Minister of Israel (@IsraeliPM) July 18, 2026 Cross tweets. The demonstration of to what extent this was the case came via Xwhere Israel and Palestine made it clear which team they supported. The first message came on Saturday from the official account of the Israeli Prime Minister. In it were published several photographs of Benjamin Netanyahu with the Argentine ambassador Shimon Axel Wahnish in which the Israeli leader holds the albiceleste shirt. And in case the image was not clear in itself, it was accompanied by a message publicly sent by Netanyahu to President Javier Milei: “We support Argentina in many ways, including tomorrow.” That tweet already circulated on Saturday, on the eve of the game, but it has done so again in the last few hours after the official account of the State of Palestine recovered it to include it in a new post. In it it basically does two things: it shares the poster created by the RFEF to announce Spain’s victory and is accompanied by the Palestinian flag, the Spanish flag and two hearts. All this (remember) along with Netanyahu’s original message supporting Argentina. 🇵🇸 ❤️💛🇪🇸 https://t.co/sVxBtRwMxu pic.twitter.com/NIFjEh884l — State of Palestine (@Palestine_UN) July 19, 2026 Network thing, right? Not quite. It is true that the exchange of messages via elDiario, The Sixth wave EFE agency They have published chronicles that show how Sunday’s final was experienced intensely in places like Gaza or Ramallah, in the West Bank, where fans could be seen celebrating Ferran Torres’ goal or even wearing La Roja t-shirts and Spanish flags. Similar scenes can also be followed on networks, as in a shared video on IG by Ya7ya_sager. In Ramallah the party gathered thousands of people to follow the party, including Spanish diplomatic staff. It wasn’t just about love of football or a question of affinity towards one team or another. The symbolic background is deeper. Two areas, two hobbies. Maria Trapaderne, from the EFE agency, tells a chronicle how Jerusalem remained divided in the match being played at the MetLfife in New Jersey. The Western zone turned to Argentina. The East, with a majority Palestinian population, mobilized with the Red. The chronicler tells how at the New Gate of the Old City you could see terraces full of people with the Red shirt and red flags. “The eastern side supports Spain because Spain has actively supported Palestine, while Argentina has supported Israel and fostered brotherhood between both countries,” summarizes Guada young Palestinian who followed the game. @millennium Among the ruins of Gaza, the population celebrated Spain’s victory against Argentina, giving it the victory of this 2026 World Cup, waving flags of both peoples in the streets. Gazans support Spain as a sign of gratitude for the humanitarian and political support of that nation, which was the first in Europe to formally recognize the Palestinian State. Gaza Palestine Spain World Celebration ♬ original sound – MILLENNIUM – MILLENNIUM @.gaza_al_irada_fc 🇵🇸❤️ From Gaza to Spain… Congratulations to the Spanish National Team on your well-deserved achievement! Football unites hearts beyond borders. We play with hope, resilience, and respect—and today we celebrate your success. Wishing you even more victories ahead. Congratulations, Spain! 🇪🇸⚽ #Spain #Spain #Football #Respect #FromGaza ♬ الصوت الأصلي – gaza_al_irada_fc Why this polarization? To understand it, you need to dust off the newspaper archive. Both the recent and the oldest. Argentina and the Palestinian people have important linkswhich include both migration ties and the decision of Buenos Aires to recognize Palestine as a State in 2010. However, the current president of the South American country, Javier Milei, has stood out for his closeness to the Israeli Executive headed by Netanyahu. At the beginning of 2024, shortly after his election, the Argentine leader traveled to Israelwhere he could be seen crying in front of the Wailing Wall, and he himself has proclaimed himself “the most Zionist president in the world.” Not even Messi has been freed of controversies related to the propaganda Israeli. Reviewing figures. The link between both territories can be measured in figures. In 2005 the newspaper The Nation public that around 244,000 Jews lived in the Capital and Greater Buenos Aires and in the country as a whole they numbered around 300,000, making them the largest Jewish community in all of Latin America. In addition to … Read more

We had a lot of fun watching robot fights. Until we saw how one decapitated another with a kick

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In the video two robots appear in a ring similar to that of UFC fights. The cameraman zooms out and at that moment one of the robots throws a spectacular roundhouse kick and hits his enemy in the head. This one falls round like a human would. A human probably wouldn’t get up after a hit like that. The robot did. He does it in an amorphous, very science fiction way, twisting himself so that his legs allow him to do it again. The fight continues in a slightly ridiculous way: the robot that has decapitated him continues trying to give those type of roundhouse kicks in the best Van Damme style, while the poor decapitated robot continues fighting with his head completely detached and hanging from his body. The video, absolutely viral on X, was shared by Elon Musk on his official account this Saturday. It has 11 million visits at the time of writing these lines. Accompanying the video, a message: “robot fights are funny.” We could consider it that way, of course, but since it happened with the April Robot Half Marathonthat fight is once again reliable proof that the Chinese robotics industry is advancing non-stop. A year ago those robots seemed quite absurd to us. They ran clumsily and the edition of the race was a disaster, and something similar happened with the humanoid robots that also They got into kickboxing fights. They were fun to watch because, again, they didn’t look particularly lethal. Chinese humanoid robots get serious With these things change. This year’s event, called URKL and organized by the Chinese robotics company EngineAIshowed those robot fights of 32 international teams that you can see on the Shenzen Story YouTube channel. All of these teams, yes, used the same humanoid robot, the T800 model of this company. In fights it is true that the robots are still clumsy and that when they end up hitting the opponent they do so more by luck than anything else, but also that the aforementioned evolution of these humanoid robots is palpable. The prize for the winner of the tournament, which is held in several sessions, will take home a prize of 10 million yuan (approximately 1.3 million euros) The T800 robot, the absolute protagonist of these combats, measures 173 centimeters and has 29 movable joints throughout its body. Each one of them has a price of 36,000 euros and its weight ranges between 75 and 85 kg. In their heads they have an artificial vision model and an omnidirectional radar and a processor that is responsible for computing all the data that arrives. The motors in the joints can develop up to 450 Nm of torque, which allows you to perform, for example, those striking flying kicks in the video. Beyond the specifications and the spectacular nature of the fights, the objective of these competitions is to promote the development of Chinese robotics, but also to expand its potential applications. Fighting is a perfect way to validate both the design and hardware of the robots themselves and their software. Zhao Tongyang, CEO of EngineAI, explained in Global Times how “we want to use the competition to drive industry research and development.” The organizers also commented how this competition was about more than just brute strength, and evaluated both the effectiveness of the blows and stability, defensive and evasive ability, and general durability. And certainly the robots are beginning to show that they fight better and better. Let’s hope that is never its true purpose. In Xataka | Making a robotic hand is “100 times more difficult” than building the entire robot. These Chinese companies are determined to solve it

FIFA has managed to distort football to the extreme and the proof is the disconcerting half-time show

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As a preamble to a soccer game, the truth is that it was all very strange. Hollywood’s most famous actor rambled on about sport in the abstract in front of thousands of spectators (or many millions, if we count the television broadcast) who essentially wanted to see the World Cup final that faced Argentina and Spainif possible without too many additives. And it was just the beginning: the anthem of Spain performed by a group of wind instruments, María Becerra singing that of Argentina… Just the appetizer. TheCruise. What did the protagonist of ‘Mission: Impossible’ talk about? He reviewed the “more than thirty days” of the tournament and stated that football is “a language that is spoken without words.” It was not his first foray into this type of staging: the actor had already starred in an acrobatic number at the closing of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The reaction on networks was immediate: many spectators They described the intervention as “shameful” and “ridiculous”; other international media spoke directly about the famous “cringe“. The anthems also had a great presence: Jennifer Hudson sang the United States anthem; the Spanish Brass band performed the Spanish anthem based on metals; and then María Becerra intoned the argentine anthem. Previously, Robbie Williams and Nicole Scherzinger had performed ‘Desire’, the official FIFA anthem, with Laura Pausini joining in for the Spanish part. Back to the intermission. FIFA had insisted in which the halftime show would not exceed eleven minutes. When the show ended, the complete break had been around 27 minutes, almost double the limit of fifteen minutes set by the regulations. The poster had generated skepticism even before anyone took the stage: Robert Smith, leader of The Cure, was once again the best of us all in summing up his opinion on the band’s official account with a laconic “Aaaaaaaaagh”, followed by hashtags such as “panycirco”, and the BBC confirmed in advance that would not broadcast the show, just as he had already done with the opening ceremony of Qatar 2022. What happened. Madonna opened the show from inside a giant ball and then climbed into a vehicle piloted by Ronaldo and Ronaldinho, in a feverish version of the Mystery Machine. BTS performed ‘Dynamite’, Shakira the de rigueur anthem and The Electric Mayhem, the Muppet band in which Animal is a member, played ‘Seven Nation Army’. Justin Bieber sang an acoustic ballad that was very out of keeping with the general violent vibes of the final and The Muppets from Sesame Street returned with Coldplay and a Staten Island children’s choir to close the show. My sleep paralysis demons Why all this. The final is FIFA’s second attempt to introduce soccer in the United States, and as El País tellsthis time instead of “footballing” Americans, it has been the country’s cultural codes that have ended up imposing themselves on soccer. The highly criticized hydration breaks, unprecedented in sports and presented as a medical measure, are in practice advertising breaks similar to those of sports with roots in the United States. That cultural tension was staged on Fox Sports broadcasts, where former American soccer player Alexi Lalas and Frenchman Thierry Henry came into conflict with opinions about how the game should be understood. Things are clear. FIFA has never hidden its pecuniary intentions with this World Cup, no matter how much they dress it up with children’s choirs. Gianni Infantino, the president of the organization, has openly compared the tournament to the Super Bowl, bragging about an audience equivalent to “104 Super Bowls” in one month. Throughout the tournament, hydration breaks intended for medical reasons turned into more than six hundred minutes of additional advertising space, such as we already talked at the time. The extension of rest time, criticized for violating the IFAB limitalso adds a real medical risk for footballers: muscle cooling after such a long break. FIFA had been trying for three decades to get soccer into the American public without completely succeeding. Having seen the final, he has decided that football should be a little more similar to what that public already consumes. At the moment, Spain is the champion of the title without any doubt, but there are questions about the future of the tournament that will be resolved, precisely, in Spain in four years. Let us remember that for the 2030 and 2034 editions, Netflix, Disney and YouTube They are already negotiating retransmission rights. And many things can be blamed on FIFA, but it doesn’t mean that it doesn’t put its cards on the table. In Xataka | You don’t need an earthquake to move a seismic needle: a goal from Spain is enough

A New Jersey neighbor kept the remains of a meteorite in glass jars. This gesture has given us new clues about the origin of life on Earth

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On July 19, 2026, a meteorite shook New York City: Ferrán Torres’ goal in the 106th minute, against the Argentina team. Well, okay, it wasn’t a meteorite, although for many, the emotional shock wave was comparable to the physical shock wave left in its wake by the meteorite that did shake the city of the Statue of Liberty two years earlier, on July 16, 2024. That asteroid fragment broke up 35 kilometers away, releasing a multitude of debris that fell unseen in various parts of the state of New Jersey. One of them, weighing almost 1 kg, went through the roof of a house in the town of Hillsborough. Two years later, an international team of scientists has published the analysis of the composition of the New York meteorite. It is a very rare type of meteorite, known as a CM ½ carbonaceous chondrite and is characterized, among other things, because it can provide a window into the history of the origin of life on Earth. A very rare type of meteorite. The meteorite is a carbonaceous chondrite. That is, a fragment of a primitive objectrich in carbon, which can be associated with different organic molecules. Generally, these meteorites are classified according to their degree of aqueous alteration. The lower the number, the more water has altered its structure in the original object from which it came. The carbonaceous chondrites that have fallen most abundantly on Earth in the form of meteorites are those of type CM 2. 20 have been documented. Of type CM 1, none are known. However, there is an iconocidal range such as CM ½, which is in the middle and had been previously found, in a meteorite that fell in 2020 in Indonesia. The Hillsborough meteorite, therefore, has been the second, but also the best preserved, thanks to the quick intervention of the owner of the house in which it fell. A hole in the roof and the smell of sulfur. The Hillsborough meteorite is actually one of many fragments left after a larger rock broke apart 35 kilometers up. He fell with such force that he managed to break through the ceiling, landing in the main bedroom of the house. Its owner stated that, upon entering his room, he saw a hole in the ceiling and he smelled a strong smell of sulfur. He then found his bed and carpet covered in debris and black dust. He decided to put on some gloves and store all the debris in glass jars with aluminum foil. Thanks to their quick and scrupulous action, the scientists were able to analyze the meteorite as intact as possible. Following the path of the Hillsborough meteorite. Before falling in Hillsborough, the meteorite crossed the skies of New York and other cities in the United States. 60 observersspread across the states of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Pennsylvania, reported seeing them to the American Meteor Society. Additionally, 16 others in New York and New Jersey said they felt the shock wave. Taking into account all these testimonies, plus the detections from astronomical observatories, it was possible to follow its trajectory to the lower asteroid belt. Ingredients for life. We have already seen that this was a CM ½ emteorite. However, a more detailed analysis of the meteorite allowed us to find some fragments of CM1 rich in salts inside. This indicates that it was formed in some area of ​​the surface of the parent asteroid where liquid water evaporated and salts were concentrated. It is known that the high concentration of salt in saline fluids can create molecules crucial for life on Earth. In fact, many studies suggest that, in the past, CM carbonaceous chondrites delivered to Earth some of the ingredients that gave rise to life. That’s why the Hillsborough meteorite is so interesting. At the moment, it has been seen to have 1.8% by weight of carbon and 0.07% of nitrogen, in addition to carbon and nitrogen isotopes typical of CM type meteorites. A more detailed analysis of the latter will help understand the extent to which these objects helped life proliferate on our planet. The owner of the house was not aware when he saw that hole in the roof that it not only had a huge leak. I was also looking at a window to the past. Image| SETI In Xataka | The ship that collected the Bennu samples is now flying towards Apophis, the asteroid that will pass just 38,000 km from Earth

Facilitea has discounts on technology

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We all like to use a new device. However, not every time is good for us to buy a new cell phone or a TV, for example. The ideal is to always do it cWhen we have the greatest possible purchasing facilitieseither because it is a good offer or because we have the option to finance what we buy. Both things come together in Faciliteaa portal for CaixaBank customers that we are going to detail below. What is Facilitea and how to access all its offers As we say above, we all want to look as much as possible for our portfolio. Imagine that you want a mobile phone and you have a high-end one in mind, as is the case with the Galaxy S26 Ultra. We are all clear that it is an expensive phone, especially since it has only been in stores for a few months. For this reason, any facility we have to get hold of it, the better. And that’s where Facilitea comes in.. Basically and in very few words, it is about an exclusive marketplace for CaixaBank customers. In it we will find mobile phones, tablets, watches, televisions and much more. All with very attractive prices, but adding to the equation financing that we can access through CaixaBank itself. In this way, we can renew practically any of our devices and pay it little by little so that our budget does not suffer. All with a system that connects directly with our bank and with transparency so that we are clear from the beginning how the financing works. And how do you access Facilitea? From the CaixaBank app, once we have logged in, all we have to do is look in the ‘Hire’ section, ‘Within CaixaBank Benefits’ and click on ‘Facilitea’. These are some of the best offers right now at Facilitea Facilitea’s offers change from time to time, but these are some of the most notable ones we have found right now and that they will only be available until next July 31. Dyson Supersonic Travel Dryer The first offer stars the Dyson Supersonic Travel, a travel dryer that is smaller and lighter than the conventional model, while maintaining the same power (it can also be great if you prefer a more compact device for home). In addition, it adapts the voltage depending on the current of our destination and offers a great result in a very short time. At Facilitea we can buy it for 199 euros either 19.90 euros per month for 10 months. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Samsung Galaxy S25 FE Now let’s go with a mobile phone, specifically the Galaxy S25 FE. It is a device that has a 6.7-inch, 120 Hz screen, an Exynos 2400 processor and a battery that, despite having a capacity of 4,900 mAh, offers good autonomy given that the phone is well optimized. Its camera system is very versatile and it is a mobile phone that came with seven years of guaranteed updates (although it must be taken into account that it came out last year). We have it available for 439 euros either 43.90 euros per month for 10 months. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Dyson V12 vacuum cleaner Do you need a new upright vacuum cleaner? One of Dyson’s best-selling models, the V12 Detect Slim Absolute has one of the most outstanding offers on Facilitea right now. It has a green light that will be projected on the floor so that we can see dirt and hair more easily, it offers 60 minutes of autonomy per charge and it only weighs 2.2 kg, so it is easy to handle. We can get it for 429 euros either 21.45 euros per month for 20 months. Dyson V12 Detect Slim Absolute The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Galaxy S26 Ultra He Galaxy S26 Ultra It is also one of Facilitea’s most interesting offers right now. It is about one of the best mobile phones of this 2026starring the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, a 6.9-inch screen that debuts a privacy function and a versatile camera system that performs well in practically any scenario. It also has a lot of AI, seven years of updates and is available for 999 euros or 10 installments of 99.90 euros. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Galaxy Buds4 Pro Headphones And at the same time as the previous Samsung mobile, these also arrived Galaxy Buds4 Proheadphones with a very cool design and that are the best that Samsung has launched in terms of sound to date. They have an active noise cancellation system that works at a good level, outstanding sound and a range of about six hours on a single charge (to which we must add the battery in the case). Available for 180 euros either 18 euros per month for 10 months. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Galaxy Tab A11+ If you are looking for a tablet with a great value for money, this Galaxy Tab A11+ could fit you very well. It is a device with an 11-inch screen with a 90 Hz refresh rate and a weight of less than 500 grams, so we can expect it to be very manageable. It has 6 GB of RAM and a 7,040 mAh battery that Samsung promises is enough for 15 hours of streaming playback. Costs 189 euros either 18.90 euros per month for 10 installments. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links nintendo switch 2 To finish, we have nintendo switch 2. Nintendo’s hybrid console offers enough performance to play at 4K when connected to a television, but without giving up being able to pick it up and play in portable mode wherever we want. In addition, its video game catalog is getting better and better, both in terms of exclusive titles and third-party games. At Facilitea it … Read more

the ice cream maker that my seven-year-old self always wanted to have at home

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“Haaaaaaaaaa make ice cream, in the Famoplay refrigerator, soooo delicious, strawberry, chocolate and vanilla.” I have few memories of my childhood (unfortunately), but I remember that ad from the year 2001 as if it had been broadcast during the World Cup break a few days ago. I remember that seven-year-old Jose glued to the black tube Sony in his parents’ living room, thinking, greedily, about how cool it would be to have his own refrigerator at home. It never happened. Today, 25 years later, the 32-year-old Jose, who has gray hair and is getting married in a few months, has been able to try out a refrigerator. One that, surprise, leaves the Famoplay refrigerator at the height of the bitumen. Because the Ninja CREAMi Scoop & Swirl It has little of a toy. It is one of those appliances that no one needs, that most will only use a few months a year (an ice cream in December always fits in, I said), that is a whim like the top of a pine tree, but that is a true marvel. Today, seven-year-old Jose smiles. ✅ Buy them if… You are patient enough to wait a day to eat the ice cream. You have little ones and you are looking for a culinary activity to do together. You have space at home and 350 euros that you don’t need. ❌ Don’t buy it if… You want to make ice cream on the spot and from scratch. You have a small kitchen or limited space. You want a silent device. The essentials in 30 seconds The Ninja CREAMi Scoop & Swirl is like the Ninja CREAMi, but with a dispensing system similar to what you would find in a frozen yogurt store. In addition, it has more programs designed for soft ice cream recipes. The idea and operation, however, are identical: you make the recipe, pour it into a container, freeze it and process it in the machine. In a normal Ninja Creami you eat the ice cream from the tub and in the Scoop and Swirl you have more options. The grace of the model in question is the lever. If you make soft ice cream or frozen yogurt, you can put the tub in an extruder that, by pulling the lever down, allows you to extract it through a nozzle and pour the product into a cone or tub. The machine works really scary, so much so that it is complicated, if not impossible, take issue. The only “but” that can be said is that it is large (although not heavy) and greedily noisy. Otherwise, the performance is exceptional and has lived up to each and every one of the recipes I have made these weeks. Ninja CREAMi Scoop & Swirl Ice cream maker with 2 tubs and 13 functions prepares ice cream, soft serve, gelato, smoothies and more, and has the option to add extras, stone/gold, NC701EUSTGD The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Our experience with the Ninja CREAMi Scoop & Swirl Image | Xataka How it works. Unlike ice cream makers, which cool and churn at the same time, the Ninja Creami processes solid blocks already prepared in a tub. That’s why it is “small”, because it doesn’t need a compressor. It has a blade called Creamerizer that, roughly speaking, moves downwards and “scrapes” and “combs” the frozen product. The technique is similar to the one followed to make slushies, except that by varying the rotation speed, depth and frequency of descent (hence the different modes) different textures can be achieved. It is also the reason why it makes noise, a lot of noise, not suitable for having an ice cream at nap time. In this video you can hear the noise it makes. Shall we make ice cream? That is the question that must be asked before anything else. Understanding the machine as a magical system that makes ice cream is a mistake. It requires some planning and patience, as the tubs need to be frozen for at least a day. It’s not so much “I’m going to eat ice cream,” but rather “I’m going to make the ice cream I want to eat tomorrow.” In the photos you are seeing a tub of açaí that I prepared the day before. You need another machine. A mixer, specifically. Although it may seem like it, the Ninja Creami is not a mixer. Doesn’t beat. Mixes hard ingredients into already processed preparations, but does not beat. Ideally, you should make the recipes in a blender and then pour them into the container. A mini negative point is that the tubs are small, 480 ml each, so if you make ice cream for four it is better to prepare two tubs and be cautious. The recipes. The machine includes a little book with some recipes of different types (it is not in Spanish, as a note) to try all the modes, and TikTok is full of ideas. In any case, in the long run I have ended up using only two modes: ice cream for ice cream and frozen yogurt for my açaí preparations. As for the recipes, you can get as exquisite as you want. It will depend on how deep your pantry is and how much you want to buy products that you are going to use sporadically. If you don’t want to complicate your life, take note: 100 ml of whipping cream (minimum 35% MG), 200 ml of whole milk, 70 grams of powdered sugar, two tablespoons full of pure cocoa powder and a teaspoon of vanilla extract. There you have a super simple chocolate ice cream. If you don’t like chocolate, replace it with two tablespoons of vanilla extract and you will have vanilla ice cream. Homemade açaí preparation | Image: Xataka How do the ice creams come out? In short, and assuming you don’t mess up the recipe, they come out spectacular. The texture and flavor are brutal. I’m not … Read more

Marvel wants, above all, an event the size of ‘Endgame’

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After attendees at CinemaCon last April had the opportunity to see it in full, the first trailer for ‘Avengers: Doomsday‘ is finally within reach of all fans. The film comes as the culmination of seven years and three phases of multiverse narrative of the MCU since the premiere of “Avengers: Endgame”, so the expectations surrounding this first look were enormous. The main protagonist of the trailer is, without a doubt, Robert Downey Jr., who returns to the MCU in a completely different role than the one that made him famous: Doctor Doom. It is precisely he who begins narrating the preview, before the focus shifts to Thor, and the images show the Marvel heroes meeting as Doom prepares to unleash a war that crosses the multiverse. The images of Downey Jr. as Doom have been dosed with a dropper, so the little that this trailer shows is one of the great attractions of the trailer. Text in development

Spain became accustomed to losing in the 20th century. In the 21st century, Spain FC is the best team in the world

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Spain is the best team in the World of the 21st century. I know it’s difficult to assimilate. For a country that has built its history on the story of Tassotti elbowof the Cardeñosa rulingfrom those sung by Arched and Zubizarreta or of Gamal Al-Ghandour heistbeing the best is something that almost catches one off guard. But turning the story around, becoming the best is not a matter of luck. Spain is not the best by chance. The best. When we closed our eyes, Spain had in its record an almost forgotten Euro Cup won in 1964 with a goal from Marcelino in the final minutes. When we open them and close the blink, Spain has become one of the most important teams in history: two World Cups, four European Championships and only one lost final between both tournaments since 1964. In the 18 years that separate the 2008 Euro Cup and the 2026 World Cup, barely a blink in the history of football, our country has won two World Cups and four European Championships. That is, he has risen to the top of the podium in five of these 10 events. He has also been champion of a UEFA Nations League and runner-up on two other occasions. Beyond selection. Dominance in Euro Cups and World Cups goes far beyond national team competitions. In the last 25 years, Spain has added 11 Champions League and three runner-up finishes (Valencia’s in 2001 and Atlético de Madrid’s two against Real Madrid). When a Spanish team has reached the final so far in the 21st century, it has always won, except in the case of Valencia. In the Europa LeagueSpain has won 12 titles and two runners-up (Espanyol and Athletic Club de Bilbao played against Sevilla and Atlético de Madrid in those years). Again, if a Spanish team reaches the final, the Spanish team wins. In the Conference LeagueOf the five editions played, Spanish teams have added two runners-up finishes (Real Betis and Rayo Vallecano). In the European Super Cups (winner of the Champions League against the winner of the Europa League), Spain has 14 titles and nine runners-up (only Sevilla on three occasions and Villareal on one occasion have lost against foreign teams). There have been five finals between Spanish teams, three of them in consecutive years. Because? Analyzing Pedro Porro’s goal against France in the semifinals of the 2026 World Cup, the team’s second, Tierry Henry, former French soccer player for Arsenal and FC Barcelona, argued that this was the result of a way of playing that Spain has instilled in its players since they were children. A way of playing that has been installed in the DNA of most of the youth teams in our country. Spain has been dominating the European youth categories for years. The under-19 team has achieved 10 Europeans so far in the 21st century and two runners-up finishes. The European under-21 (it is played every two years unlike the previous one) has brought us three championships and two runners-up. At the Olympic Games, Spain was a finalist in 2020 (played in 2021) and won the 2024 ones. Of that last team, four players won the absolute World Cup yesterday and another five were present in the silver medal in Tokyo in 2021. Fermín López (champion in Paris in 2024) would surely have been added to them, not on the list due to an injury in the final stretch of the season. With an average of 26.7 years, Spain is the sixth youngest team in the World Cup. The goal. On October 13, 2007, Spain began to write its recent legendto. That day against Denmark, Sergio Ramos (then right back) completed a play built for more than a minute by chaining 28 passes. Many consider that this was the germ of the new Spanish football philosophy. Until then, Spain had built his story about “the Fury” and testosterone. Luis Aragonés found a new formula. He built a team around the ball with players who could not compete physically but surpassed their rivals in technique, positioning and knowledge of the game. The first Spain was structured around the backbone of FC Barcelona, ​​which already played the best association football in the world. In 2009 and 2011 he won the Champions League. Xavi, Iniesta, Pujol, Piqué and, later, Villa, consolidated a backbone that won Euro-Champions-World Cup-Champions-Euro Cup in five years. The association. Luis Aragonés’ greatest merit was believing in the idea and surrounding these players with similar associative profiles but who contributed their own style. To Silva, Jesús Navas, Fernando Torres, Spain became favorite 2010 World Cup and Euro 2012 and he complied. But the merit was supporting the idea among the youngest players and getting the idea of ​​the game to penetrate the teams and their quarries. This has allowed Spain to win its last championship with its biggest star, Lamine Yamal, playing a discreet role and without large clearly differentiating individuals in world football. The secret is that Spain has managed to make its team play like a football club. It has maintained a base that it has been able to adapt (such as the commitment to wingers in the 2024 Euro Cup) to the circumstances of each moment in the last two years but that has taken flight throughout this championship, returning to its roots, managing itself around the ball. Fresh air. Spain’s victory also brings fresh air to a world football that has turned to physicality and individualism. Few teams have known how to play like a football club and only in the most conservative approaches have teams really worked on the same concept. However, all the favorites have given ground to individualities in the World Cup with the most names in history. Faced with an event where the four French attackers, Erling Haaland, Lionel Messi, Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane, have shone, Spain has been able to build a block without big names of its own and without huge World stars but … Read more

This is the new offer on one of the best Apple watches

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After the price increase on more than 20 Apple deviceswe have seen very few offers (in general) within the brand. However, there are exceptions such as the one being carried out by the Apple Watch Series 11which has fallen again to its historical minimum price of 349 euros. Apple Watch Series 11 (S/M) The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Historical minimum price on the Apple Watch He Apple Watch Series 11 It can be found on sale quite frequently, what is unusual is finding it at this historic minimum price. However, right now Amazon has it for sale at this price in their 42mm configuration with sports strap in size S/M. In any case, we are talking about one of the best watches that Apple has in its catalog right now. His OLED screen with 2,000 nits of maximum brightness It is perfect to be able to use the watch even outdoors, since the screen looks great in broad daylight. In addition, it is worth mentioning that it includes the always-on display function. Of course, the watch is water resistant and, in addition, its battery supports fast charging, so that with a 15-minute charge it can provide a range of up to eight hours. On the other hand, it also comes with a good assortment of sensors, as is the case of the blood pressure or sleep apneaamong others. ⚡ IN SUMMARY: Apple Watch Series 11 offer today ✅ THE BEST The build quality and its screenwhich looks great outdoors. All your health sensors. ❌ THE WORST The batterysince it offers a theoretical autonomy of up to 24 hours. 💡 BUY IT IF… You are looking for a watch that is beautiful and very practical to keep track of health metrics. ⛔ DON’T BUY IT IF… You want to avoid having to charge the watch every day, since its battery does not offer much autonomy. You may also be interested Apple Watch SE 3 GPS with 40 mm Star White Aluminum Case and Star White Sports Band – Size S/M. Training and sleep monitors, Heart rate monitor, Always-on screen The price could vary. We earn commission from these links HUAWEI Watch FIT 5 Pro Smartwatch, Accurate GPS, ECG, 3000 Nits, Black The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Some of the links in this article are affiliated and may provide a benefit to Xataka. In case of non-availability, offers may vary. Images | Pedro Aznar in Applesfera, Apple In Xataka | Best mobile phones 2026. Which one to buy based on use and six recommended models In Xataka | Best wireless over-ear headphones. Which one to buy and five recommended models

Even Elon Musk surrenders to the open Chinese AI model Kimi K3. It is not for less

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It’s good, it’s pretty and it’s (quite) cheap. We met him a few days ago, but Kimi K3the new open AI model from the Chinese startup Moonshot AI, is causing a sensation. So much, so much, that they have had to pause new subscriptions because they cannot handle so much demand. Another turning point for Chinese AI. Kimi K3 is the largest open weights AI model ever published, with numbers that probably rival those of the frontier models from Anthropic and OpenAI, which do not provide information on the size of their models. Those 2.8 billion parameters make a difference and are a good part of the reason why this model represents a real leap in quality according to all the benchmarks that are being published. “Awesome”. Elon Musk himself published a single “Impresionante” on his X/Twitter account as answer to the very complete analysis Artificial Analysis performance. Its agentic behavior surpasses that of Opus 4.8 and only Fable 5 surpasses it, but in a specific benchmark it goes even further and is the best of all the models evaluated by this firm, including those from OpenAI and Anthropic. Source: Artificial Analysis. More tests. In programming it is better than Opus 4.8 and GPT-5.5, but inferior to Fable 5 or GPT-5.6, and all the independent tests validate these results: we are facing a model that at least on paper competes directly with the best that both Anthropic and OpenAI had until now. No Chinese model had come so close until now: GLM-5.2, although notable, competed more with GPT-5.5 and Sonnet 5 than with the US frontier models. Source: Artificial Analysis Gigantic… and not so cheap. DeepSeek showed that it was possible to access really capable models at a very affordable price, and recently GLM-5.2 proposed exactly the same: it is possible to achieve 90% capacity of frontier models such as Opus 4.8, but at 20% of the cost. The curious thing is that with Kimi K3 the trend changes: it is a more affordable model than Fable 5 or GPT-5.6, but not as much as one might expect: the cost per million input/output tokens is 3/15 dollars, while in Fable 5 it costs 10/50, Opus 4.8 costs 5/25 and GPT-5.6 Sol costs 5/30. Tokens everywhere. One of the factors that probably influences that quality/price ratio is the large number of tokens that Kimi K3 seems to use when answering. It is a model that “thinks a lot”, and that, although it undoubtedly improves the precision and capacity of the model, also causes it to generate higher bills for the user. Artificial Analysis’ own report goes further: the cost per task in its test battery is $0.95, at the level of GPT-5.6 Sol’s $1.04 and certainly cheaper than Fable 5 ($2.75), but also much more expensive than Grok 4.5 ($0.31) or GLM-5.2 ($0.47). The pelican test. Analyst Simon Willinson was able to test the model to perform a test to evaluate the behavior of all these developments: having the model generate an SVG image of a pelican on a bicycle. In their tests the image was of very good quality, but it generated almost 17,000 tokens for the response with a task cost of 25 cents. It is not that this test is too conclusive, but it does reveal that for a simple task, the result, although outstanding, is not especially efficient in token consumption. Cybersecurity, the unknown. Unlike the latest models from Anthropic or OpenAI, Moonshot AI does not seem interested at the moment in its use in the field of cybersecurity. There is no mention of those potential capabilities in the notes of launch, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t deliver. Vercel’s CTO, Malte Ubl, explained Although it is not the most advanced of AI models in this area, after running several tests it seemed like a model that can be very useful when finding and correcting vulnerabilities. Demand, through the roof. The expectation generated by this model has been such that the company has announced that pause new subscriptions. This will allow them to be able to deal with all requests to use it without harming the experience for both old and new users. A striking decision that seems to make a reality clear: they cannot cope. In Xataka | The gigantic Qwen 3.8 is another worrying sign for the US: its AI advantage is evaporating

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