There is already a date for the last flight of the Megacohete Starship as we know it: v3, heat what you go out

Spacex is ready to move on to the next chapter. Elon Musk’s company has announced the eleventh date Starship test flight: The last launch of the current version of the rocket, which will give way to a new iteration much more powerful. Next Monday, October 13, it could be the day we see the Starship V2 furrow the heavens for the last time. Starship’s 11 flight is here. As Ha confirmed Spacexthe launch window will open at 18:15 CT (01:15 in the morning of Tuesday 14 during Spanish peninsular schedule). As usual, the company will broadcast the live flight from Starbase through its website and its X profile, starting the broadcast about 30 minutes before takeoff. This eleventh flight will not be a simple repetition of the previous one (The first successful after a failure streak). In addition to serving as a final brooch for the second version of Starship, it will make a test bench for technologies that will be implemented in the expected V3. Spacex plans to bring both the Super Heavy propeller and the Starship ship with a series of experiments designed to collect data for future releases. A goodbye in style. Flight 11 will have as its protagonist the Super Heavy 15 propeller, which had already blown successfully during flight 8. 24 of its 33 engines will take off for the second … and last time. For this launch, the Super Heavy will try a new configuration in the landing maneuver. Instead of the three usual raptor engines, it will turn on five during its final phase, which will be the standard configuration in the Super Heavy V3 for a matter of redundancy. But the objective is not to recover it for the second time with the arms of the tower, but simulate a soft ametering about the Gulf of Mexico to study the dynamics of the vehicle during the complex transitions of off and ignition of landing engines. Another starship to the limit. The Starship ship has an agenda similar to that of the previous flight. On its suborbital trip, it will deploy eight Starlink satellite simulators and turn one of its engines again in the emptiness of the space, practicing for future orbital insertion maneuvers. Perhaps the most striking is the stress test to which its thermal shield will be submitted. Spacex has deliberately retired several ceramic tiles, including some critical areas that lack a secondary protection layer, to see how they behave during the reentry. The final trajectory will include a banqueo of the ship to imitate the approach that the future Starship will make when returning to the launch base. The shocking, if everything goes as planned, will be again in the Indian Ocean, in broad daylight. The generational jump V2 to V3. As he points out Next Spaceflightthis flight will be the last one for Starship version 2 and for the current Starbase launch platform configuration. Spacex prepares to welcome the Starship V3. The differences between versions are significant. While the V2, with its 123 meters high, can put about 35 tons in low orbit, the V3 will grow slightly to 124.4 meters, firing its useful load capacity up to 100 tons. The thrust at the time of takeoff will also increase from the current 74,400 kilonewtons to more than 80,800 kN. A giant jump that will allow Spacex to display its new generation Starlink network, and then focus on the ultimate goal of getting to Mars. Image | Spacex In Xataka | The European space agency wants its own mini-starship. And just given 40 million to an air to design it

go from 24 prices a day to 96

As of October 1, a historical change starts in the European electricity market. That day, light prices will stop looking every hour to do it every 15 minutes. This means that there will be 96 different prices every day instead of 24, an adjustment that seeks to bring the rate closer to the reality of production and consumption in real time. And if, After several delaysnow European market operators have confirmed the entry into force of the so -called Cuarto Horario market. The measure is not new or improvised. Already in 2017, The 2017/2195 regulation And later he EU Regulation 2019/943 They established that the deviation settlement period should be reduced from 60 to 15 minutes. This will force each electric company to declare how much energy it will produce or consume in every quarter of an hour and, if you deviate, receive a penalty. In our country, the tests began last year Under supervision of Electric Red and OMIE. The CNMC designed a phase transition: First in the continuous intradiary market (March 2025) and then in the daily market (June). But the lack of preparation of some participants forced to delay the start -up until September 30, with a real effect on October 1. In addition, the change has meant redesigning auction systems coordinating with neighboring markets such as France, Portugal and Morocco. What changes for the consumer? The short answer is little or nothing. To start there is a technical problem since current domestic counters only record consumption for hours. To avoid replacing millions of equipment, Electric Red A method will apply of linear interpolation that estimates fourth -hour consumption from time readings. Therefore, people subject to the regulated rate (PVPC) will continue to see average prices per hour in their invoice. For their part, users of the free market will not notice changes, since their contracts are at a fixed price or with time discrimination. In other words, you will not have to look at the rate every quarter of an hour to put the washing machine. As long as the counters do not change, the invoices will continue to function for hours. The other face. The real impact is in other areas. According to Galicia’s voicethe main beneficiaries will be the electro -intense industry, storage facilities and self -consumption projects, which can better adjust their consumption to take advantage of the cheapest moments of the day. Also SMEs with management capacity could win. For another type of consumer. For households with solar panels or small self -consumption facilities, the fourth time market opens a window of opportunity. These consumers can better optimize when to consume their own energy and when to pour it into the network, taking advantage of the lowest or highest price sections. For that reason, storage will be key. With prices that change every 15 minutes, domestic or industrial batteries can be charged in the cheapest moments and download in the most expensive, multiplying savings possibilities. In addition, the new system fits better with the intermittent nature of solar and wind: a cloud that passes or a windfire will be reflected in the market almost in real time. This will allow a more fluid integration of renewables. Of course, the counters are still schedules. The majority of households with self -consumption will continue to see average prices per hour, at least until the measurement systems are updated. Less deviations, more renewable. Until now, the market set an hour price, but neither consumption nor generation are linear for 60 minutes. With 15 -minute intervals, these variations can be better adjusted, reducing the cost overruns of the adjustment markets that end up impacting the invoice, As the newspaper details. In addition, the new system fits better with renewable energies. Its production – very variable in short periods of time – is integrated in a form More natural at intervals of 15 minutes. Not everything is advantages. After the blackout of April 28 in the Iberian Peninsula, the Government It has had to rethink The measure for fear that the greatest granularity would cause instabilities in the network. The transition has also meant a huge technical and economic burden. Operators, distributors and marketers have had to redesign their computer systems and with a persistent problem of network distribution. A new energy chapter. Europe thus premieres a new era with 96 daily prices. A more flexible and sensitive market to the real variations of supply and demand that, According to Brusselsshould reduce costs and facilitate the integration of renewables. The unknown is if that benefit will reach the domestic consumer’s invoice or if, as many times, it will remain in the hands of the great actors in the sector. Image | Unspash Xataka | Where there was lead, now there will be rare earths: Jaén revives his mining past for the energy transition

be the Android of the robots thanks to the software

There are many reasons to think that Humanoid robots They will have a key role in the future. They could take care of household chores, attend at a hotel or assume risk work. However, not everyone sees it possible: Irobot’s co -founder insists that all this is a fantasy. But if that future ends up, the doubt is inevitable: what companies and countries will mark the pattern? If we had to give names, Tesla (United States) and Unitree (China) would be among the candidates, but there are many other companies in the race. Goal, known for its empire in social networks, wants to make their way in this field with a different strategy. His bet does not only go through hardware, but by something that could make a difference: the software. Goal wants to be the Android of Robotics Rumors about finishing plans In humanoid robotics they began earlier this year, and the company ended up confirming them. Recently we knew more details thanks to Andrew Bosworth, his cto, which showed In an interview with The Verge that the play is quite like What Google did with Android. Although Bosworth prevents direct comparison, which poses goal follows that script. They will continue to develop their own humanoid robots, but the differential movement is to put their software within reach of other manufacturers through licenses. The condition: comply with specific specifications, as is the case in Android. The executive makes clear why this can work. In his opinion, the true obstacle of humanoid robotics is not in the hardware, but in the software. Especially what he calls “skilled manipulation”Robots are already able to move quickly and Even giving somersaultsbut they continue to fail something as basic as holding a glass of water without spilling it. One of the central pieces of the goal strategy is in the simulation. His superintelligence laboratory works on what they call a “World Model”, a world model capable of recreating in a digital environment how a human hand should move and react. The objective is to train robots in virtual stages until they acquire sufficient skills to manipulate objects with precision. The company has also managed to bring together a singular team, with figures such as Marc Whitten, who was previously a director in Cruise, or Sangbae Kim, considered one of the great Referents in advanced robotics. Internal profiles with long experience are added to them. A mixture of external and veteran specialists of the house that reflects the ambition of the bet. The landing of humanoids will not be immediate or universal. An analysis of Bank of America details a three -phase deployment. Most likely, we will see them in controlled environments before they terrify in our homes massively. Between 2025 and 2027 humanoids will begin in very limited environments, such as factories or logistics centers, with repetitive manipulation, assembly or quality control tasks. The objective will be to accumulate real data to improve your models. By 2028–2034, with more refined designs and more reliable algorithms, they will open their way in commercial services, education or light engineering. Integrated with language models, they can interact in real time and exceed one million annual shipments. From 2035 a massive adoption is expected in homes and care to adults, with more affordable costs and much more complete functions, capable of developing in unstructured environments. The business mmodel if the CUAJA platform If the Meta Prospera Plan, the company will sell its own robots, also will license its platform. In this way, we could see the goal technology behind robots of a wide range of manufacturers. From there, plausible scenarios are opened although not yet confirmed. One of them is that complement the licenses with cloud services for training or maintenance, or even that an ecosystem of “skills” discharged as applications arises. It is a reasonable hypothesis: the more robots the system use, the more data the company would get to improve the product, creating a virtuous circle Difficult to replicate for their competitors. We will have to see if it finally advances in that direction. Google’s strategy with Android has worked. Images | Apple (series ‘Sunny‘of Apple TV+) | Dima Solomin | Mika Baumeister In Xataka | Alibaba is winning the career of the IA Open Source models. Its strategy is simple: to be tired

a yogurt that now thousands of people are looking for

Every morning, for more than a century, María Branyas Morera repeated a simple gesture: open a yogurt and eat it slowly. It was always of the same brand, the Fageda, made in the Catalan garrotxa. When he died in 2024, at 117 and 168 days, he not only became the longest person in the world, but also the protagonist of unexpected finding: that daily habit could be one of the keys to his surprising health. The yogurt key. The media focus He unleashed For a seemingly simple detail: Branyas took daily yogurts of the Catalan brand La Fageda. After knowing the results of the investigation, the company received calls from the United Kingdom of people interested in buying or even distributing them, As explained by its director in the window. But it seems that he did not settle for one. According to the study, Posted in Cell Reports MedicineBranyas ate up to three daily yogurts of this Catalan brand, known for its social work. In addition, their yogurts are made with their own farm milk and a fermentation process designed to keep bacteria alive until the end of the useful life. Far beyond dairy. The scientific analysis concludes that the intestinal microbioma was “almost youthful” despite its advanced age. In his samples there was an unusual abundance of bifidobacterium, bacteria that usually decline over the years and that help reduce inflammation and improve metabolic health. The yogurt could contribute to this balance, but the researchers themselves warn that it is not the only key. “It cannot be confirmed that only yogurt explains its longevity, although it probably modulated its microbiome,” They point out in the study. A combination of favorable factors. Beyond the yogurts, the biology of María Branyas hid a surprising puzzle. Genetics gave her winning letters: variants that protected her from dementia, cancer or heart problems. Even their telomeres, those structures that are wearing with each cell division, seemed to play against – they were very short – but in their case they could become a shield in front of the tumors. As for his biological (or epigenetic) clock, he revealed, that in biological terms, it was up to two decades younger than his ID. To that advantage was added an still energetic immune system and an enviable cholesterol metabolism. The rest she put it: Branyas continued A Mediterranean dietan eight -cereal shake drank every morning, never smoked nor drank alcohol, He walked daily Until entry into advanced age and maintained an intense social life. He survived two world wars, Spanish civil war, Spanish flu and even COVID-19, which was recovered with 113 years. A new research route. Manel Esteller’s team from the Josep Carreras Institute, Believe that this case You can open the door to therapies that imitate the effects of “good genes” or a rejuvenated microbioma. The study even points to the possibility of developing drugs that replicate the benefits of a healthy intestinal flora. A new debate. As always happens when a line of study opens that not all experts coincide. Harvard’s immaculata immaculata, He recalled that Extrapolar from a single case is risky: “Longevity depends on probabilities, not absolute.” From Johns Hopkins, oncologist Mary Armanios added that the genes associated with long life do not always predict the future: what seems advantageous in some may not be in others. In addition, social inequality itself introduces differences of up to 20 years in life expectancy, as Armanians illustrated with Baltimore’s example. Beyond the anecdote. The story of María Branyas shows that aging does not have to get sick, As The Guardian titled. Its longevity seems the result of a delicate balance between a resilient genetics, healthy habits, a positive social environment and, perhaps, also a daily yogurt. Image | Unspash and Unspash Xataka | We already had an ozempic to lose weight, now someone has created one for the eternal youth: NAD+ promises

If after running you feel "In a cloud" You are not alone and it has a name: it is the "Upon of the corridor"

Running is a healthy exercise that can help improve the health of our heart, our lungs, or our state in a general way. But running has other advantages, and one of them has to do with the pleasant sensation that seizes us at the end of the exercise, a feeling of being “in a cloud” and that we could say is similar to a “colocon.” Only that is exactly that, a “colocon.” The detail is not trivial. For a while we think the “rush of the corridor” (Runner’s High In English) it was caused by endorphins, but now the focus of experts It focuses on another group of hormonesendocannabinoids (ECB), as responsible for this sensation. Parallelism between the names of endorphins and endocannabinoids It goes beyond the shared prefix. The prefix in question refers to the fact that these are compounds that our own body synthesizes internally, which distinguishes these similar ones that we obtain externally. So, Endocannabinoids They are molecules produced by our body and that are able to activate the cannabinoid receptors of our cells, the same receptors as to those who attach the THC or the CBD present in the marijuana. If ECBs are internal cannabinoids, Endorphins They receive their name from morphine. The function of these compounds is to serve as internal analgesics that our body secretes under certain conditions. In Xataka At 34ºC, ten more beats per minute: the effect of heat on our heart rate when playing sport in summer One of these cases is exercise. According to the neuroscientist David Linden In a publication In the blog of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, when we run, our body responds with a series of changes: our breathing is altered, our pulse accelerates … We need more oxygen to develop this activity and our body works to provide it. But there is more. Exercise also makes our body begin to secrete endorphins. Details that, for a long time, we assume that these compounds were Behind the “Away of the Corridor”but something does not fit: the endorphins are transported by the bloodstream to relieve muscle pain, but they are unable to reach the brain due to the presence of the hematoencephalic barrier, a retaining wall that prevents certain compounds from reaching the brain. Endorphins cannot skip this wall, but endocanabinoids do. Confirming suspicion A study published in 2021 In the magazine Psychoneuroendocrinology He suggested that endocanabinoids were “better candidates than endorphins to explain the ‘rush of the corridor’ in humans.” The team used opioid receptor blockers to try to rule out the effect of endorphins, after which it ran to a group of participants in order to verify that the blockade of these receptors did not reduce the sensations of euphoria and reduction of anxiety in the participants. For now it is little that we have discovered about the relationship between endocannabinoids and exercise. A review of literature published in 2022 In the magazine Neuroscientist This would suggest it. The review found 14 studies that after an intense session of exercise, the ECBs increased in our bloodstream; At the same time that four other studies found indications that, after long -term exercises, the presence of these compounds fell. The conclusion: we need investigate more Regarding this relationship. {“Videid”: “X83E1W0”, “Autoplay”: False, “Title”: “Postural exercises for those who spend many hours on the computer Avoid back pain!”, “Tag”: “”, “Duration”: “445”} With or without endocannabinoides, going to run is usually a good idea. Our cardiorespiratory health is the great beneficiary of this type of physical activity and this is reflected in the data: running can extend our life expectancy. Running is not only important for physical health, but also for Mental health. This exercise It has been linked With advantages such as improving the ability to concentrate, less irascibility or a better sleep, among others. Understand whether there is a relationship between the “rush of the corridor” and these benefits are also a reason for study for those who investigate the neuroscience of this popular sport. In Xataka |To the big question of whether you can lose weight, science has an answer. And it has everything to do with genetics Image | Bohle tremble (Function () {Window._js_modules = Window._js_modules || {}; var headelement = document.getelegsbytagname (‘head’) (0); if (_js_modules.instagram) {var instagramscript = Document.Createlement (‘script’); }}) (); – The news If after running you feel “in a cloud” you are not alone and it has a name: it is the “climb of the corridor” It was originally posted in Xataka by Pablo Martínez-Juarez .

Anthropic wants to be unbeatable in programming, although his ambition goes further

Anthropic has just presented Claude Sonnet 4.5an evolution that The company defines as its most precise model to date. The focus is in Agentsprogramming and computer use, with the idea of ​​expanding what the previous versions of the Sonnet series already offered. His arrival is interpreted inside an increasingly adjusted struggle: Openai has launched GPT-5 With different levels of capacity and Google continues to bet on Geminiconfiguring a board where each advance generates new expectations. The family’s trajectory helps to understand the place occupied by this new version. With Sonnet 3.7Anthropic introduced a hybrid reasoning model that marked a remarkable leap in coding, content generation and data analysis. The subsequent arrival of Sonnet 4 He consolidated that bet, reinforcing his position as a practical option for attendees. These improvements made Sonnet into UNa Outstanding Alternative for Programmersand it is from that base where the expectation is now raised about what 4.5 can contribute. What Anthropic promises with his new model Sonnet 4.5 introduces improvements designed for agents that require maintaining attention for long periods. According to Anthropic, he is able to sustain the focus during More than 30 hours in complex tasks and admits outputs of up to 64,000 tokens, which expands the capacity of planning and generating code in extensive blocks. The developers have finer controls about the time that the “think” model before responding, which opens margin to balance speed and detail based on the need for each project. Another of the areas where Sonnet 4.5 seeks to differentiate is in the use of computer and browser. Anthropic points out that the model has reached 61.4% in Osworld, a Benchmark which measures the ability to complete real tasks in a desktop environment. This is a considerable leap compared to 42.2% obtained by Sonnet 4 just a few months ago. The company shows practical examples with its extension of Chrome, where Claude is capable of navigating websites, filling spreadsheets or perform competitive analysis without constant supervision. Programming is the land where Sonnet 4.5 wants to consolidate its leadership. Anthropic ensures that the model can cover The entire development cycle Software: from initial planning to the refactorization of large projects, through the maintenance and correction of errors. With Claude Code’s support, he seeks to become a stable assistant for technical teams. The range of Sonnet 4.5 extends to a wide range of applications that, according to Anthropic, make it a model designed for corporate and research environments. The most repeated examples in your presentation include: Cybersecurity: deployment of agents that correct failures without human intervention. Finance: Constant monitoring of regulatory changes and risk management. Productivity: Edition and creation of office files in different formats. Investigation: Integration of internal and external data to prepare reports. CONTENTS: writing with math understanding and deep semantic analysis. The company adds that Sonnet 4.5 has passed reviews with external experts to validate its safety and reliability. Sonnet 4.5 is now available for any user in Claude.AIboth on the web and in iOS and Android applications. In parallel, developers can integrate it into the Claude Developer Platform, in addition to services such as Amazon Bedrock and Google Cloud VerTex AI. The free plan works with a session limit that is restarted every five hours and with a variable number of messages according to the demand. Regarding prices, part of $ 3 per million input tokens and $ 15 per million departure tokens. Images | Anthropic | Xataka with Gemini 2.5 In Xataka | “The humanoid robots is pure fantasy”: Irobot’s co -founder believes that there is a robotics bubble

Ten years ago, this man introduced radical changes in ‘Dungeons & Dragons’. Thanks to them, it is now a millionaire fever

‘Dungoons & Dragons’ is the Role game par excellenceand his reign has not turned off the least since 1974, when his most primitive version, still very little affordable because of his rules system, He saw the light. He still had decades ahead and much to evolve to become the accessible entertainment that moves millions of devotees from fantasy of all the world that is today. In the Comic-with Malaga We have had the opportunity to listen to Jeremy Crawford, one of the architects of the fifth edition of the game. It is considered the most modern and affordable: its way of simplifying the classic rules without losing all the richness and complexity that had made ‘D&D This was told by Crawford, a recognized game enthusiast who is also a precise analyst of everything that is attractive to the franchise. The fifth edition broke sales records from its departure, with 3 million copies sold (“It is the first edition of D&D whose sales have not stopped increasing”), But what factors contributed to this unprecedented success? A good part of this is attributed to the explosion of online retransmissions of items, As we count at the time: “Thanks to the fundamental role of Dimension 20 And many other live games programs, now just enter YouTube, Twitch or other services to see how the game is. You can see how fun it is. You can see that it is not as intimidating as it might seem by the extensive regulation “ An important part of this growth is also due to the “analog” part of that diffusion: players shared their enthusiasm for the game with friends and family, inviting them to try it. This made, despite having half a century old, the game was new to many people: “Much of what happened is that you started telling your friends. You started inviting your family,” says Crawford. This emotional connection contributed to the sustained increase in sales, a phenomenon that unusual in previous editions, which normally experienced a decrease after launch. Recommended readings However, all this does not start from the void. There are some previous and foundational elements that had to study before getting to work. Crawford told us that his team “not only studied the previous editions, but that we immerse ourselves in the books that inspired the original games (Elric’s novels, ‘The Lord of the Rings0, HP Lovecraft and Conan stories …) to understand firsthand on what the original D&D creators were based.” Much of that material was “included in the list of readings that Gary Gygax provided in the first edition of the Dungeon Master guide” To this is added that Crawford feels “a deep love for ancient mythology and world history.” This personal interest, together with their trips through Europe and the reading of ancient books about occultism and history, constitutes “a large part of my inspiration when working in any fantastic world.” The objective is to understand “how people thought in the past and then transfer that to the worlds we create, the adventures we design, and incorporate part of that inspiration.” This approach guarantees a large range of options for players, by “resorting to as many sources of inspiration as possible.” Finally, Crawford detailed some steps that had followed to determine which elements of ‘d & d’ conserve and which to let them evolve during the design of the fifth edition: one of the things is “play a lot. There is nothing to play your own game as a designer. And in the case of ‘D & D’, also being the Dungeon Master. “And there is the key to the contagious enthusiasm that Crawford communicated to the audience. Crawford told the public that “any of you who is a game director in ‘D&D’ or other role -playing game, is a game designer. Because being a game designer means creating experiences for other people to enjoy, which is exactly what a master’s degree does.” And he concluded: “Every time someone asks me: ‘What should I do to be a game designer?’ I often say that you have to be a game director, because it is experienced in real time how people respond to what one has created. And also how people usually do what they want in response to what one has created” And that was a bit the summary of what Crawford injected to the fifth edition: all the attendees were designers of the game because to start, the designers of the game were also players. That was the key to an impulse for ‘Dungoons & Dragons’ in its fifth edition and today survives. Header | Gian-Luca Riner in Unspash In Xataka | To play Dungoons & Dragons you just needed ball, paper and dice. Now a course of 2,000 dollars wants to teach you better

The European space agency wants its own mini-starship. And just given 40 million to an air to design it

If Elon Musk is right, the rockets that have not been designed to be totally reusable They will stop making sense Once Starship manages to land and reuse his second stage. Not to fall into the sack of irrelevancethe European Space Agency has just signed a contract with the Italian company Avio to develop its own mini-nave starship. The contract. Avio, already manufactures the European rockets Vegawill receive 40 million euros from ESA to design a reusable rocket stage. The contract lasts for 24 months. During this time, the Italian company will be responsible for defining the requirements, system design and technologies necessary to create a higher stage capable of returning to Earth safely and, something no less important, reused in recurring missions. The agreement closed on Monday During the International Astronautics Congress of Sydney marks a new milestone in the transition of European rockets towards total reuse. A strategy that, following the path marked by Spacex, seeks to reduce costs and increase the frequency of space releases. A clear inspiration. Although the technical details are still scarce, the conceptual image that accompanies the announcement is … revealing. Shows a two -stage rocket whose upper part undeniably remembers the Spacex Starshipalthough on a much smaller scale. The Avio rocket would be 36.5 meters high, compared to 123 meters of Elon Musk’s Martian system. As for the engine type, analyst Andrew Parsonson writes in European Spaceflight that Avio could take advantage of his experience in liquid methane and oxygen systems, reusing technology from his MR10 engines, currently in development for the future Covete Vega E. And the first stage? According to ESA, the Abarca project Both the flight segment and the groundbut not for that reason the first integrated versions of the rocket will be totally reusable. In the sketch, the European mini-starship seems to be stacked on a solid fuel propeller P120C, which uses the Vega C. rocket In a two -stage rocket, the first spear to the second to space, and the second displays the satellites in the desired orbit before exorbiting. The European race to manufacture a rocket with a first reusable stage is already underway, and PLD Space is located Among the candidates to get it. But developing a superior stage also reusable is a more ambitious and complex objective. The question is how much advantage Europe will have trimmed with this first investment. Images | Avio, that In Xataka | Europe’s access depends on the United States. ESA has presented a strategic plan to become independent

The tremendous hole that the Olympic Games have left to Paris

When they ended The Olympics of Paris last year there was something that did not end: the National Debateextensible to many other games in other planet enclaves, about its true legacy. For critics with the event, the Supreme Audit Institution of France has just given them all the world’s gasoline, one in the form of a devastating economic report. The real weight of the games. As we said, the Courtes Cours has reviewed Uploaded the public cost of the Olympic and Paralympic Games of Paris 2024, encrypting the contribution of the State and the territorial collectivities In 6,650 million eurosthat is, about 700 million more than expected in June. In its report presented to Parliament, the Rue Cambon institution details that the updated figures include both the expenditure on the organization, that amounted to 3,020 million (With a very high weight of security), such as infrastructure destined, which reached 3,630 million, first incorporating the disbursements of local authorities and works to guarantee the use of SENA, estimated at 331 million. In spite of certain cost overrun surplus of 75.7 millionwhich avoided resorting to the state guarantee. Comparison with other editions. The Cour holds that Paris games were almost Twice less Regarding costs for public coffers that, for example, those of London 2012, although it alerts on the security chapter, whose infrapreting was remarkable: compared to the 200 million calculated in the candidacy dose, the real expense amounted to 1,440 million. This deviation, far superior to that provided for in the 2024 Finance Law, constitutes the main reason for concern indicated by the magistrates. “Modest” impact. He Report Introduce This time an evaluation of the public income associated with the event, which total 293.6 million euros coming from fiscal collection, the special transportation of transport and advertising sales of France Télévisions. However, these figures must be corrected by Fiscal exemptions (57 million, as in the case of Omega sponsor) and for the so -called “eviction” effect on sectors such as tourism. Cour concludes that the impact on the economy was limited: just 0.07 % of GDP In 2024, compared to 0.25 % estimated by INSE for the third quarter of that year. Beyond the short term, it insists that it is premature to assess the effects in the medium and long term. Debate and criticism. Le Monde told that the Methodology of the Cour has generated friction with the Olympic responsible. The Cojop reproaches that The report It has included expenses that do not consider directly linked to games, such as subway prolongations, burial of electric lines or cost overruns of the renewal of the Grand Palais, as well as the construction of schools. Also questions that they were not taken into account The amortization nor the proportionality in the use of shared infrastructure. According to Tony Estuet, president of the Organizing Committee, the real public cost did not exceed 2.5 billionso he denounces problems of rigor and a systematic bias against the project. The debate about the legacy. One of the central points of the controversy is the tangible inheritance of Paris 2024. While the Government defends that investment in transport, housing and the Decontamination of SENA They represent lasting improvements, social groups denounce phenomena of gentrification, eviction and a “social makeup” that benefits the international image of France more than its most vulnerable citizens. The Cour too He raised doubts on the true capacity of these investments to transform urban life in the Parisian region. A historical ballast. The debate on Paris 2024 is inserted in a long tradition of games that end up being financial watchmaking bombs For host cities. From Montreal 1976, which took three decades to pay A monumental debtuntil Athens 2004, often cited as one of the factors that They worsened the crisis Greek financial, Olympic venues have experienced chronic cost overruns. The reason? The committees They usually inflate calculations Return of investment in the candidacy phase, presenting optimistic projections that rarely materialize. The case of London 2012 showed that even when the games are presented as “reasonable”, the budget weight It ends up duplicating The initial forecasts. The COI crisis. Plus: The International Olympic Committee has been going through a Crisis of legitimacy and headquarters. Less and fewer cities are willing to assume the associated financial and political risks: Los Angeles 2028 was awarded without competition After the withdrawal of other candidacies, and the last winter edition in Beijing 2022 had to be held In artificial facilities In full desert, an example of the anomalies facing the organization. Cortina-Milán 2026 too It has been questioned by APPROVESlogistics improvisations and political tensions between regions and central government. In this context, Paris 2024 reflects both the symbolic greatness and the structural fragility of an increasingly difficult Olympic model to sustain. Success with doubts. If you want, immediately, Paris 2024 has been considered an organizational and sports triumph, projecting that image of France as a country capable of hosting a global first -order event. In fact, both Cour and Cojop They have seen In Paris’s experience, a model to consider the Olympic Games of Winter of 2030 In the French Alps, to which They will be allocated Six of your seven recommendations. However, the debate about its true financial and social legacy is far from closing. French experience feedsIn addition, an argument that crosses borders about the future of games: if they will continue to be an aspiration for cities or simply a risk that most will prefer to avoid. Image | Public domain, WHOISJOHNGALT In Xataka | The Paris Games should be those of the Olympic Break Dance premiere. They ended up being the “kangaroo dance” In Xataka | Winning a gold in countries like South Korea is better than the lottery. There are athletes who don’t have to think about money anymore

A very high percentage of fines that are used in Madrid for the Zbe end up annulled: two reasons explain it

The courts 558 sanctions have lying imposed by the Madrid City Council in its low -broadcast areas. The figure represents 97% success in the judicial resources presented by conductors through the platform provided by the dove. Since the Justice of Madrid annulled several of the articles From the Sustainable Mobility Ordinance in 2024, the legality of the Fines System of the Zbe of the capital is questioned. Judicial failure. Only in 2025, the Consistory has accumulated 383 unfavorable sentencesof which 224 included condemnation in procedural coasts, which represents almost 60% of cases. Of all cancellations, 60% corresponds to the Centro District ZBE, 25% to Madrid Zbe and 15% to Elliptical Plaza. Each of these sanctions has a minimum amount of 200 euros. Two reasons. Courts support their decisions on two legal pillars. First, the City Council does not comply with article 242 of the Sustainable Mobility Ordinance, which requires “documenting the installation of visible informative posters that warn about the collection of data or images for access control.” In no case, the Consistory has been able to demonstrate the existence of such regulatory signage, which has caused the cancellation of sanctions. The cancellation of the legal framework. THE SECOND Pilar: The Superior Court of Justice of Madrid annulled The part of the Mobility Ordinance relative to the ZBE, leaving without legal base all the sanctions issued under that regulatory framework. This nullity assumes that the fines lack legal basis by being supported by a regulation canceled by the courts. Despite this, the Madrid City Council He has resorted This decision and continues to sanction. A fundamental fund machine. Madrid foresee Collect this year more than 208 million euros in traffic fines, of which approximately 110 million come from the ZBE. This means that more than half of the proceeds in fines by the Madrid town hall comes from the sanctions in these areas. The figure makes Madrid the Spanish city that enters the most for this concept, raising 3.5 times more That Barcelona, ​​the second on the list. Of the ten cities with the largest population in Spain, Madrid is the most fine. “I despise for legality.” Pedro Javaloyes, Dvuelta spokesman, affirms that this implies “the contempt for the legality and rights of citizens by the Consistory.” “The courts are stopping the city council systematically for the massive and unjustified use of Zbe fines,” he adds. “Not only is there a normative abuse: there is a clear collection intention, at the expense of the drivers, that justice is dismantling sentence.” It is worth resorting to fines. Resorting to these sanctions is becoming what Javaloyes define as “a civic reaction” that “balances the balance between an administration that tends to turn the fine into a collection instrument and a citizen who, otherwise, would be helpless,” he said. For its part, the Madrid town hall assures that Zbe are necessary to meet the air quality objectives. Also remember that the cancellation of the TSJM It is appealedso until the Supreme Court does not apply any other action, the fines will continue. Cover image | Madrid newspaper In Xataka | 2025 is being a relief for the sale of electric cars in Europe. For everyone, except for Tesla

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