Lego sets ‘The Lord of the Rings’. Five ideas to organize books and decorate the house

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There are few sets who have launched Lego over the years. We have seen collaborations with many brands, being the one of ‘The Lord of the Rings‘One of the most ambitious for its particular constructions. There is currently a lot to choose from, so we have reviewed five sets that can currently be found in stores. Corner between books by 116.03 eurosa set oriented to organize books that adapts the iconic Gandalf scene with the Barlrog. The region by 269.99 eurosan exclusive set of the official store with several constructions and minifigures. Rivendel by 499.99 eurosa large horizontal set with many details and minifigures. Barad-dûr by 459.99 eurosa huge vertical set that adapts the iconic Torre de Sauron. Frodo and Gollum by 29.49 eurosa set with two figures Brick Headz of the two characters of The Lord of the Rings. Corner between books The last set that has come from the collaboration between Lego and the Lord of the Rings is that of the Corner between booksa striking construction not only for its design that adapts the iconic Gandalf scene fighting the balrog, but also serves as organizer (or separator) of books. Its price is 119.99 euros, but in Amazon it is slightly cheaper: by 116.03 euros. The set includes a total of 1,201 pieces to build both the structure and the balrog and the platform. It also comes with a gandalf minifigure and with the corresponding accessories of both characters (a whip, a cane and a sword). In addition, the structure can be opened in the event that you want to place the set to decorate the house and not as a book organizer. LEGO RINCÓN BETWEEN BOOKS * Some price may have changed from the last review The region Another of the last sets that have come from the collaboration between both brands is that of The region. Its price is 269.99 euros And adapt the stage with great detail: includes 2,017 pieces, it comes with nine minifigures, includes many accessories and Bilbo and Frodo’s house can be opened To see the interior of the rooms. In addition, it is a fairly large set, since it has dimensions of 20 centimeters high, 45 cm of width and 27 cm deep. * Some price may have changed from the last review Rivendel One of the best sets that Lego has launched in collaboration with the lord of the rings is that of Rivendela fairly large horizontal construction that has a price of 499.99 euros. Includes a total of 6,167 pieces, includes 15 minifiguras and is Played detail: from the flora to the reliefs of the stones. In this case, we talk about a set that has dimensions of 39 centimeters high, 72 cm of width and 50 cm deep. * Some price may have changed from the last review Barad-dûr Shortly after launching the previous set, Rivendel’s, another spectacular (and slightly cheaper) arrived. It’s about Barad-dûrthe Sauron tower, which has a price of 459.99 euros. It includes a total of 5,471 pieces and comes with 10 minifigures. It also includes many details and the set is built by three modules. In this case, we talk about a large set in vertical format, since its dimensions are of 83 centimeters high45 cm width and 30 cm deep. * Some price may have changed from the last review Frodo and Gollum Finally, LEGO has been launching a good assortment of Figras under the line Brick Headzwhich are basically larger minifigures that can be mounted with pieces. Although it is discontinued in the official store, the set of Frodo and Gollum It is available on Amazon at a price of 29.49 euros. This set includes a total of 184 pieces to mount the two characters and each of the figures has an approximate height of five centimeters. * Some price may have changed from the last review Some of the links of this article are affiliated and can report a benefit to Xataka. In case of non -availability, offers may vary. Images | LEGO In Xataka | Your favorite series, comics and movies also in Lego: 15 ideal construction kits to mount yourself or give away In Xataka | Lego constructions to another level: the Technic series has the models with which any collector would dream

The blackouts of Spain and London are a good example

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A couple of months ago, a fire in a substation left without electricity To a part of London and temporarily paralyzed Heathrow airport. A month later, the Iberian Peninsula suffered a mass blackout. Two incidents separated by kilometers, but united by the same question: how fragile is the electricity grid? More than is thought. The energy expert, Simon Gallagher has addressed this topiccategorically discarding the theories of sabotage or systematic negligence relying on data provided by UK Power Networks (UKPN) and Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN). According to Gallagher, the failures in transformers are not only common, but also expected in such a complex system. UKPN, for example, reported about 400 failures of transformers a year, although only about 30 affect more than 500 customers. Although these failures can affect from small transformers in rural posts to large urban units, the figure has remained stable. Is it stable? Simon Gallagher is based on The 2024 UKPN annual reportwhere the average customer was without electricity just 29 minutes throughout the year, which is equivalent to an availability of the service of 99,994%. This level of reliability is the result of years of investment and continuous improvement. Since 2010/11, UKPN has reduced its lost minutes by client by 55% and interruptions by 43%. A very controlled system. The British electrical system is designed with a high degree of resilience. When a component fails, there are alternative routes through which electricity can be redirected, avoiding interruptions. This capacity is complemented with automatic failure detection technologies, which isolate the breakdowns in seconds and, in many cases, restore the supply without human intervention, Thanks to self -refrarable networks or Self-Healing Grids. To this is added Predictive maintenancewhich allows to replace or repair components before they fail, and a hierarchy of equipment that minimizes the impact of the failures: a failure on a low -load transformer affects little, while high voltage those receive greater protection. This robust architecture It is backed by the Riio-Ed2 regulatory frameworkpromoted by Ofgem, which forces distributors to maintain strict standards of reliability and response. So the blackout of Spain? While the British electrical system relies on a hierarchical network with high redundancy, predictive maintenance and self -repair technologies, the recent blackout in the Iberian Peninsula has shown that the resilience of the Spanish system needs to evolve in another direction. The more you know about the incident, less weight has the initial explanation focused on the lack of inertia by renewables. On the other hand, the absence of distributed storage, The lack of micro -redes capable of temporarily isolation of the main system and low capacity of local response. The blackout, even in the absence of official information so far we know that it was not due to a generation failure but to A chain disconnectionaggravated by a centralized architecture that could not contain the domino effect. This has revived the debate about the need to modernize the network; In that sense, the British model not only stands out for its technical robustness, but also for its regulatory anticipation against high renewable penetration scenarios. How invisible it works. In a world where what fails attracts more attention, it is worth remembering how extraordinary that, despite hundreds of daily technical failures, electricity continues to reach our homes without interruption. As Simon Gallagher concluded: “Everything fails … and yet the lights remain on.” Image | Senate Agr Xataka | Saving the network after the blackout has had a side effect: more expensive light and marketers to the limit

War has ceased to be a geographical issue

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It happened a few hours ago and is already considered by most analysts such as most important blow Kyiv from the beginning of the conflict. However, and beyond the reach that will have for the contest, the unprecedented attack of a swarm of Ukrainian drones in Russ The localized war. Remote surgical blows. We have told it for months. The fight that is taking place in Ukraine has changed forever the War concept For the use and appearance of an actor who has even created an unpublished military industry: The drones (low cost). In that sense, and although both sides have been developing their swarms, Ukraine, motivated by the lack of artillery and resources, has been elevated as a pioneer In many ways. Spiderweb. As We count todayin the last of them, in the operation baptized as “Spiderweb”, more than 40 aircraft were reached in various Russian air bases, including strategic bomber Tu-95 and TU-22m3, as well as one of the few early a-50 alert planes that still retains Moscow. The operation not only decreases the Russian offensive capacity tangible, but it compromises its long -range fleet, fundamental for missile attacks launched from Russian territory beyond the reach of Ukrainian defenses. However, the “distance” attack is just one more in the history of the contest. War has ceased to be a Purely geographical matter. The heart of the Russian Navy. In fact, in parallel to air attacks, Ukraine also He has managed to damage Seriously at the Black Sea fleet, a key source of Russian naval pride and power. A particularly symbolic example was the attack that left in flames A Russian Lanzamisile Cruisewhose ammunition exploded after a fire on board, forcing the ship to evacuate and causing serious structural damage. The analysts They compared their loss with the sinking of an American battleship in World War II or a modern aircraft carrier. Shortly after, at the beginning of 2024, a swarm of naval drones driven by aquatic motorcycles destroyed the ship missile launcher Ivanovets. Night images showed Russian soldiers fiercing frantically while at least two drones hit the ship’s helmet, causing massive explosions. These setbacks marked a chain of naval losses for Moscow that undermined the operational capacity of their fleet in the black Sea. Kerch attack. Another of the blows that serve as an example for this war “without soldiers or borders” was the attack to Kerch bridge In July 2023, one of the most symbolic infrastructure of Russian domain over Crimea. Inaugurated after the annexation of the Peninsula in 2014 and built for about 3.7 billion dollars, the bridge was essential for both the military supply and for everyday life in Crimea. The SBU, in coordination with the Ukrainian Navy, achieved bombard the structure through the use of an experimental marine drone. Although Moscow minimized the impact, he admitted the death of two civilians and considerable damage on the road lanes. The attack, beyond its practical consequences, was a direct blow to Putin’s personal prestige, who He had personally promoted The project as an integration symbol. A few weeks ago and as we counted, another unpublished action converted the first unmanned boat In war history: Yes, a marine drone threw missiles and knocked down a Russian hunt. Of Ukraine to the rest of the world. The war in Ukraine, therefore, has become The biggest laboratory Contemporary of Non -manned combat. From FPV drones launching mines to suicidal water motorcycles, new strategies are tested every day. The impact is not only tactical: the visibility of these systems and their low cost have accelerated the global race to dominate them. In Nagorno-Karabajfor example, the Turks allowed Azerbaijan to obtain A decisive victory No terrestrial superiority. United States, meanwhile, Impulsa Fleets of USVS under his Ghost Fleet initiativewhile China displays mother ships for unmanned sea swarms Like the Zhu Hai Yun. Russia Bet on UUVs for undercover mining and intelligence in the black Sea. All these actors share an objective: reduce human risk and increase the strategic scope without scaing conflicts visibly, because There are no borders. What is coming: ia. Given the limitations imposed by the electronic war, natural evolution points to the use of mass drones with artificial intelligencecapable of identifying and setting objectives without the need for direct communication with an operator. These UAVS They cannot be interferedbecause they do not depend on external signals. Although its deployment is still limited, pilots and manufacturers agree that they represent the immediate future of the air war. The possibility that electronic protection extends so much that conventional FPV makes obsolete drives a career for Develop tactic Able to guide drone swarms with full autonomy. Under that prism, drones will not only be more precise, but also more difficult to trackfaster in reaction and less vulnerable to remote deactivation. A point and apart. Many of the operations carried out in the Ukraine War have shown that there are no longer safe areas within the borders of a country at war. In SpiderwebUkrainian FPV drones were transported in camouflaged trucks such as mobile houses, crossed thousands of kilometers of Russian territory and were thrown just a few meters from strategic bases such as Belaya and Olenya, destroying or damaging those more than 40 bombers. These attacks were not only tactically successful, but they broke the notion of depth Strategic: even areas such as Siberia or the Kola Peninsula (considered for decades as impregnable) were available to improvised and economical armament. The operation, therefore, marks a radical transformation in the modern war: the rear has ceased to exist. There is no invulnerable nation. The phenomenon, in addition, is not exclusive to Russia. As The Wall Street Journal countedcurrent technological abilities (long -range drones, embarked, autonomous navigation systems) are eroding traditional geographical barriers. United States, China, Iran and Türkiye are developing swarms of drones that can be launched from civil, underwater or land platforms without depending on real -time operators. In short, war, as conceived in terms of delimited fronts and “combat … Read more

Bill Gates and Warren Buffet have shared the same key to be successful: choose what to focus on

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Bill Gates’ father brought together several people, among whom He was Warren Buffett, and asked what it was, in a word, The secret of his success. Both Microsoft’s founding millionaire and his good friend Buffett responded exactly the same: focus “You must focus. Eliminate distractions. Commit with only one thing and become excellent in it. “These are some of the advice that insistently repeat many productivity experts, such as the author of ‘Atomic habits‘, James Clear. This idea sounds logical. However, the big question for those who read those advice is How to know what to focus your energies. Experience before choosing How to know what to dedicate your attention and energy if you don’t know what really interests you? That is one of the questions you must answer before asking yourself What to focus on. Before deciding on what to concentrate your energy, it is necessary to try different paths. As Clear tells In your personal experienceDuring his first year as an entrepreneur he made many mistakes: “I launched my first product without having an idea who would sell it (big surprise, nobody bought it).” Therefore, your recommendation is Do not get obsessed with a single idea will work. It is necessary to try between four and five different alternatives for a while and, if it does not convince you, go to the next. This approach to “try things until something is easy” is essential because, regardless of the objective, it must adapt to your nature and skills. If you are looking to be more productive, experience with several Organization techniques. However good they are and no matter how much they work To people in your environment, you may not adapt to your way of working, To your biorhythms or your way of processing the information. Simply stop committing you to work with you and try Another different technique. The same happens if your goal is to start exercising, prove different sports. Maybe the Running Don’t be yours And it seems bored, and what you really enjoy is yoga or paddle. As the author of the Best seller on productivitythe important thing is not to obtain that a single option must work at all costs. Leaving behind what does not fit with you will allow you to discover what best suits your personality and lifestyle. Choose and Persevear: Invisible work Once you have experienced enough to discover what fits you and what is not, it is time to decide What are you going to focus on. As Clear explains, there comes a time in the process in which you don’t need more information, you just need to make a decision. This is one of the most difficult moments, because it implies putting aside the constant search and commit yourself to a single option. It’s time to focus. From here, perseverance becomes fundamental. Real progress It is not usually visible at the beginning. For example, you must be aware that, if you start going to the gym, you will have to do thousands of repetitions before noticing physical changes. If you want to be a great chef, you will first have to cook many mediocre (or bad) dishes. As Ira Glass pointed outfounder of the podcast This American Life“Your taste is good enough to notice that what you do disappoints you.” That is, only through repetition and constant learning the basis of success for a project, regardless of its nature, begin to lay. It doesn’t matter if it’s about Study oppositionsimprove your productivity, read more either Acquire new habits healthy The practice and art of simplifying Excellence is achieved with constant practice. After going through the phases of experimentation and hard work, the time comes when you can start simplifying. James Clear summarize it like this: “Only after completing the repetitions you will understand which parts of the task are fundamental for success.” It is then, when You have created a solid systemWhen you can Cut processesbetter choose your tools and eliminate what does not provide value. Getting something simple is, paradoxically, the most difficult. As wrote Blaise Pascal: “If I had more time, I would have written a shorter letter.” True mastery consists in knowing exactly What is essential and what is accessorysomething that is only achieved after a lot of practice and learning. Each person has their own rhythm, but the path to simplicity and approach inevitably happens through experience and perseverance. In Xataka | Lack of motivation is a problem for productivity. The trick to avoid it is simple according to science: start Image | Unspash (Ioann-Mark Kuznietsov), Flickr (Fortune Live Media, World Bank Photo Collection)

The effects of polar jet undulation

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If last week it was marked by a stable atmospheric situation and (especially) by heat, which begins today promises to come with storms and rainfall as great protagonists. The culprit that meteorologists point out: the polar jet. Change in the trend. The experts foresee That this week is marked by instability and storms, as a result of several troughs that will parade through the northern peninsula pushed by undulations of the polar jet. A good part of the territory will say goodbye during these days to the warm event that put the thermometers above the 35º Celsius in much of the country. The passage of troughs. As They already anticipated last week The experts, the reason for this change is in the passage of a trough (several, probably), an elongation of low pressures. The passage of these troughs is bringing unstable time with rainfall and storms that are being locally strong and from the weekend They affect north of the peninsula. As he points out The meteorologist Duncan Wingen for Meteoreda particularly bold polar jet is behind the change in the meterological trend. A change that implies the end of the warm episode that last week alerts a good part of the country. Rain, and more. The forecasts of the State Meteorology Agency They speak of “rainfall and/or locally strong storms” in several areas of the northern peninsular half, such as the Eastern Cantabrian, Alto Ebro, Pyrenees, Iberian and Northeast of the Plateau. The worst part probably falls on the Iberian mountain range. While Aemet He has issued Various yellow warnings for rains and storms, orange notices (for storms) will be activated today in the regions located in the region, as well as in Soria’s adjacent plateau. Already on Tuesday, the agency Point out The continuity of the “locally strong storms”, which during the morning would affect the east and south of the northern plateau, and also to Eastern Iberian environments and Betic. Thermal roller coaster. While the weather change is being more pronounced in the northern half of the Peninsula, between today and tomorrow the temperatures will descend, “normalizing”, in most of the country, according to forecasts. However, the situation could change again from Thursday. According to Meteorologists point outthe arrival of a new dorsal on Thursday, accompanied by dust in suspension, could lead to the return of high temperatures, although their rise would be more located in the Mediterranean area, including the Balearic archipelago. In Xataka | The Artikutza reservoir in Navarra has remained empty despite the rains. His destiny is another: the demolition Image | ECMWF

How to install a modified Windows 11 with a trick to use it on a PC without support

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He Windows 10 support end culminates in October of this 2025, although we are going to tell you a way and although There are some cases In which you can expand the support, it is not for everyone. Therefore, let’s tell you How to install Windows 11 on your PC With a trick that allows you to install it in non -compatible computers. For this, the method we are going to use is one that is not always recommended. Let’s use a custom iso of Windows 11to be a lighter, more optimized version, and that better respect your privacy. Some options are going to be missing, but that precisely makes it more compatible. Here, I remind you that It is not advisable to use unofficial isos To install Windows. We are going to do it, and we are going to opt for microwin, which is an open source script that the entire community has reviewed and it is known that it is safe. This is not something that you can get off, but It is a code that generates the ISO on your own computer. It is a bit complex to use, and we will try to guide you for the step by step. This script is part of the Winutil tool created by developer Christ Titus, well known in the systems customization world. Install a modified version of Windows 11 The first thing you have to do is open the Windows terminal as administrator. Once you have it, you have to write the following command: IRM “https://christitus.com/win “ | IEX When you do, wait a few seconds, and then an application window that we are going to use will open. In it you have several eyelashes, and you have to click on the tab Microwinsince it is the tool that we will use to create a personalized version. Now, you have to go to the sidebar, where you have options to use your own Windows ISO or let the program download it from Microsoft servers. It is best to use this, choose the last Windows compilation (currently the 24h2), choose language and click on Get Windows ISO. With this we will download Windows 11 and then proceed to modify it. In the next step, you have to choose the Windows 11 variant to use, being able to be Home or Pro. You can choose to inject or import drivers, something not necessary, or specify your username and password of your local account if you want to do it. Once you have everything configured, click on the button Start the Processand the script will begin to modify. When I finish, you will have already A modified ISO file ready to use. Now you just have to record the ISO in a USB With some specific program such as UnetBotin, and use it to install Windows 11 from the USB. This modified version will be very light, and easier to install. If you want, you can launch Winutil again on this computer with your Windows 11 already installed to go to your free applications section and install several suddenly. And you can also start working with your updated operating system. In Xataka Basics | Windows 10 end of support: When is it, what implies that Windows 10 dies and how to update Windows 11 for free

More and more countries see how the average age of its population approaches 50 years

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Europe ages. That is not No novelty. Not an exclusive phenomenon of the old continent. In other regions of the planet, such as Japan, South Korea or even ChinaThey also suffer more or less clearly The effects of A demography marked by the collapse of birth rate and the increase in life expectancy. With everything and despite the fact that the trend is known, from time to time data arises that help us better understand the scope of change. Eurostat has shared one that shows to what extent the EU begins to become a territory of middle -aged people. The data also reveals another trend: aging is much clearer among the native population, those born within the EU itself, which among immigrants. A figure: 44.7. Recently Eurostat technicians made accounts and calculated that The middle ages From the EU population it is already at 44.7 years. The data is interesting for several reasons. The first, because confirms the gradual aging of Europe. Does A decade That same statistical indicator was 42.5 years ago, two ago it was 39.3 and if we looked back further back, 2001 (the first year documented by Eurostat), it did not reach 38.5. The second reason why the data is interesting is for What reveals us. The median is not the same as the average, but it shows us the value located just in the middle of the statistical series. In this case that means that 50% of the EU population is already above 44.7 years. They are probably even more because the median was calculated based on the statistics of January 2024 and the indicator has not stopped growing over the years. Differences in the EU. 44.7 is the data of the European Union as a whole, which means that there are countries in which the median age is even higher. The clearest cases are Monaco and Italy. In the first, the indicator is already 50.5 years and in the second brand 48.7. In Bulgaria, Portugal and Greece approaches or exceeds 47 and in another half a dozen countries the median overcomes the 45 years. Is The case of Spainwhich started 2024 with half its population above 45.6 years. In 2014, the median was 41.8, two decades ago it marked 38.3 and in 1994 it did not even reach 35 years, which gives an aging. Native Foreign Vs.. Eurostat tables show something else: how immigration is serving to cushion the aging of the EU, just as it has helped some countries (Spain included) To win population despite prick of indigenous birth. According to the data of the EU Statistical Office, on January 1, 2024, the average age of the population born outside the 27 countries of the community club was two years lower than that of the natives. Moreover, Eurostat acknowledges that “compared to the native population, those born abroad are overrepresented between 20 and 54 years” and “underrepresented” in the groups located at the extremes, those of younger and more advanced ages. “59.7% of the population born abroad was between 20 and 54, compared to 42.1% of the native,” They need. A percentage: 6.1%. Eurostat data also reveal that the EU demographic pyramid narrows every time by the base and grows on the cusp, among the older population group. And clearly, in addition. Between 2004 and 2024 the proportion of citizens over 80 years in the EU increased from 3.8 to 6.1%. The statistical office Precise In addition, growth was recorded in all EU countries, with increases especially pronounced in Greece, Latvia and Portugal. The same happened with the group of those over 65: to assume 16.4 went on to represent 21.6%. The other face of the currency. The trend is diametrically opposite among people under 15. At the statistical level, today children and adolescents “weigh” much more in the EU that just two decades ago. If in 2004 they represented 14.6%, now they suppose 16.2%, a setback that has been even more pronounced in countries such as Malta or Cyprus. “During the same period the proportion of young people (children under 19) decreased in all EU countries at the level of the Union, the Fall was 2.4 percentage points, from 22.4% to 20.0%,” Clarifies Eurostat. Why is it important? Because demography is much more than mathematics or simple statistics. The evolution of the middle ages helps to understand where the whole of European society walks and better understand the scope of its aging with All drifts that this implies at a social, economic, welfare or even in defense level. It is not something exclusive to the EU or the West. TO late 2024 South Korea officially became a “overwhelming” society, a label that reveals that about 20% of the population already exceeds the 65 -year barrier. Japan’s example. The clearest case is probably Japan. After decades seeing how its birth rate collapsed, in the country it begins to talk about “Problem 2025”marked by the gradual aging of the millions of citizens who were born during the Baby Boom in the middle of the last century. There the experts already warn of the challenge that this growing imbalance between the population of working age and the elderly will have at a social and economic level. Images | Bennett Tobias (UNSPLASH) and Eurostat In Xataka | Russia is desperate to increase its birth. So you will veto the series that promote a “culture without children”

It doesn’t give you infinite options so you don’t even think

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Mercadona sells more choosing for you. While chains like Carrefour Abruman with up to 20,000 references, Mercadona triumphs in quota and profitability, among other reasons, thanks to their less than 10,000 carefully selected references. The Valencian chain has turned the selection and reduction of catalog into an advantage: by offering less options, eliminates decision fatigue and increases its margins. Why is it important. Mercadona has achieved A net margin that touches 3.9%well above the rest of his rivals. Applies what we could call “spotify formula” to retail: Select and screen instead of accumulating. That also allows you to get more rotation, more control and more margin. The panoramic. Eroski, Carrefour, Alcampo … bet on the variety. Mercadona bets on the selection. It operates with what we could call an “efficient assortment”, based on their own brands developed with what they call their “Totaler suppliers“ It controls so much what is manufactured, as the “how” is manufactured, such as what finally reaches the linear. Spotify avoids navigating among millions of songs with very specific and refined recommendations. Mercadona filters between thousands of products and chooses by the consumer reducing their options. That translates into less than 10,000 products per store in front of competitors that double that amount. Assorted reduction is a general trend, but Mercadona is the one who has opted the most in the last five years (-45% assorted compared to -31% of Eroski, -20% of Carrefour or -14% of Lidl), according to a Kantar study cited by Interempresas. The context. Psychology supports it. Barry Schwartz showed that having too many options can be an initial hook, but When executing they overwhelm us. Is The choice paradox. Reducing them also reduces friction and decision -making time. Less products, less decision fatigue, more satisfaction. In detail. Where you used to choose between eleven oils or six snacks, now choose between two or three. The client, if he trusts, does not have to compare. Do not spend mental energy. Just buy, and continue. Yes, but. The model also has costs. Mercadona withdraws products quite frequently if they do not fit their expectations. Some would be pleasantly popular on other surfaces, but they are not enough in the Mercadona model. It is something similar, since we talk about technology, to what happened with the iPhone Mini: they had around 5% of the annual sales share of the iPhone, something celebrated for many other manufacturers, but Not for Apple, who discontinued him After two generations. Mercadona has not invented the selection and screening, but it has refined the technique of applying it to the supermarket. Deepen. Choosing for the client can be seen as a paternalistic movement, but Mercadona has made it efficiency. When there is overabundance in the environment, well -designed shortage is power. In a world that usually rewards accumulation, Mercadona wins simplifying. In Xataka | Mercadona earns more and more money selling money, no food: the effect of interest rates on their results Outstanding image | Mercadona

For the greatest drone attack in its history

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A few hours ago an attack took place that will surely mark a turning point in the Ukraine War. kyiv launched the Greater offensive with drones From the beginning of the war, hitting Russian air bases simultaneously extended from the western border to Eastern Siberia. The operation, planned for more than a year and a half, points to an unprecedented economic and military impact for Moscow. In the heart of Russia. Ukraine has confirmed officially the authorship of one of the most unexpected and strategically significant attacks of the conflict: the operation “Spiderweb”, executed by The Ukraine Safety Service (SBU), hit the heart of Russian strategic aviation by disabling or destroying at least 34% of its fleet of long -range bombers (there is talk of more than 40), According to Ukrainian figures. The estimated economic damage, if so, would rise to 7,000 million dollarsalthough it has not yet been independently verified. This offensive, secretly planned during more than 18 months and personally directed by President Volodimir Zelenski together with the head of the SBU, Lieutenant General Vasyl Maliuk, represents a paradigm shift in the Ukrainian capacity of long -distance offensive projection, penetrating the interior of the Russian territory with camouflaged drones and operated from mobile platforms. Five key bases and nuclear deterrence touched. The offensive, which as we said took place yesterday, June 1, concentrated on Five air bases Russians: Belaya, Diaghilevo, Olenya, Ivanovo and another without specifying in the regions of Murmansk, Irkutsk, Ryazán and Amur. In these facilities, strategic aircraft such as TU-95 and TU-22m3 bombersusually used to launch cruise missiles against Ukrainian cities, as well as a A-50 plane Early alert. According to sbu sources, 41 airplanes were reached and at least one part was destroyed on land. The Images obtained They show fires on the track and mass explosions, and some sequences would include the voice of Maliuk himself qualifying the attack as a “Bavovna”, an ironic Ukrainian term to refer to explosions in territory occupied by Russia. Unprecedented clandestinity. Attack logistics also demonstrates an unprecedented level of sophistication. Had the New York Times that had images that found that the fpv drones were introduced clandestinely in Russiahidden inside wood structures that simulated houses, mounted on trucks. These vehicles were placed near the air bases and, at a timely manner, the roofs were They opened remotely To release drones, which flew directly towards the objectives without alerting defensive systems. The information It was confirmed Both the SBU and by Russian regional authorities, including the governor of Irkutsk, Igor Kobzev, who acknowledged that the drones were thrown from a truck In the town of Sredniymarking the first time Siberia suffers such an attack. Russian reactions. The Russian Ministry of Defense confirmed that five aerodromes In different regions they were attacked, although he described the offensive as a “terrorist act” of the “Kyiv regime.” Russia said the attacks in Ivanovo, Ryazán and Amur They were repelledand that several aviation teams “caught” in Murmansk and Irkutsk after drone releases from the vicinity. He also declared that the fires have already been extinguishedthat there were no victims and that some participants in the attacks have already been arrested, although these statements have not been verified by independent sources. While, Several Telegram channels Russians recognized that drones came from trucks parked on highways close to the objectives, which exposes significant structural vulnerability in the defense of Russia’s most sensitive assets. Plus: according to Russian and Ukrainian sourcesdrones left from trucks with Chelyabinsk license plates, after being armed in rented stores within the Russian territory, which again implies an unprecedented level of internal infiltration. Ukraine also suffers. The same Sunday and almost in parallel, Russia launched a powerful missile attack Against a Ukrainian training base in the Dnipró region, causing at least 12 dead and more than 60 injured, on one of the few occasions in which the Ukrainian armed forces publicly recognize significant low. As a consequence, the commander of the land forces, the general of division Mykhailo Drapatyi, He presented his resignationassuming “personal responsibility for tragedy”, reflecting a culture of control based on accountability. Although it is ensured that the majority of the staff were protected at the time of the attack, the event revives the debate on safety in military facilities to increasingly intensive and better coordinated Russian attacks. War and diplomacy. The paradox of the war is that both offensives occurred on the eve of New peace negotiations In Istanbul, promoted by Moscow. Although Kyiv had conditioned his participation to receive a Russian memorandum with proposals of Alto El Fuego, Zelenski confirmed the shipment of a delegation headed by the Minister of Defense, Rustem Uumerov. The Ukrainian president did not clarify if such a document had been received, just saying that they had Defined positions of Ukraine before the conversations. Meanwhile, Ukrainian officials accuse the Kremlin of using negotiations as dilatory maneuverwhile looking for military advances in the field after more than three years of conflict. The role of drones. The Spiderweb operation has once again evidenced the tactical value of Low cost drones such as the lack in strategic asset protection within the Russian military apparatus. The lack of reinforced hangars In air bases he left the bombers exposed to swarms of FPV drones (some possibly assisted by artificial intelligence and autonomous navigation based on image recognition), capable of operating without emitting electronic signals and without the need for human remote control. This new generation of weapons not only reduces costs and increases the effective experienced similar incidents. The proliferation of this type of weapons has changed the rules of the global air defense game, accelerating the urgency of developing countermeasures adapted to high -precision asymmetric war scenarios. A before and after. No doubt, beyond material destruction, “Spiderweb” operation It has a huge strategic and symbolic dimension, since it emails that Ukraine can penetrate deeply into the enemy territory with modest but tactically accurate technical means, challenging the idea that Russia can operate with impunity in … Read more

Samsung is the undisputed king of the AI ​​for mobiles. And Google is not enough to keep the throne, according to Bloomberg

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There is an undisputed leader in The artificial intelligence career for phones Mobile: Google. And there is a manufacturer who is taking out the greatest possible to Gemini Nanothe model behind the main functions we are seeing expand in the Android territory: Samsung. According to sources of Bloombergthe company is about to close an alliance with Perplexity ai for the pre -installation of your app and integration of search functions within the Native Browser of One UI. The agreement. Samsung Electronics Co. is, according to Bloomberg, at the gates of allying with Perplexity AI Inc. The integrations negotiated in the agreement would be launched from this same year, with the aim of going to light in the launch of the family Samsung Galaxy S26scheduled for early 2026. They have not transcended economic details of the agreement, but would involve the largest agreement related to the Perplexity smartphone sector according to the sources. Above the Recently announced with Motorola. The objectives. There are two main pillars for the agreement. The first, integrate Perplexity technology into the Samsung search engine. The perplexity differential factor in front of traditional browsers is in their conversational role: It is not a search engine for useit is an AI at the service of what we want to look for and works through questions. Secondly, the perplexity assistant in Samsung mobiles would be pre -installed, arguing What would happen to Bixby. The perplexity solution combines voice, text and camera functions to integrate with web search functions. Is much closer to Gemini live mode that of the current Bixby, Spartan and Limitada. AI agents. There are manufacturers, as honor, who see in the AI agents The future of mobile telephony. These are not so much an AI to give orders, but A complete system that interacts in a contextual way with the device in which it is installed. In smartphones, it would allow functions such as lowering the brightness of the panel just to indicate that “it is very high.” Without giving him a specific order, he knew what the function to be performed. According to Bloomberg, both companies have discussed the possibility of developing both their own operating system and an AI agent based on Perplexity’s capabilities. Beyond the rumor, these two futures are considered less realistic than the integration of perplexity in browser and bixby. Samsung’s dichotomy. Samsung is leading in AI having managed to maximize Google models. Automatic call translationvideo editing and photography functions, natural text comprehension. While its competition executes these functions at a basic level, Samsung has a native integration in which the AI ​​interacts as another function, not as a separate complement of doubtful utility. The problem? Samsung continues to believe in software solutions such as your search engine or bixby, something that clashes frontally with the native integration of Gemini and Chrome. They are elements that live, but at the functional level Google apps are much more complete. An agreement with Perplexity to offer a real alternative to Gemini and place Bixby in a competitive position, is a plan more than sweet to the manufacturer. Perplexity is not alone. Perplexity He recently closed an agreement with Motorola to enhance the American manufacturer’s suite. This allows smartphones with this integrated AI to integrate functions such as the notification summary, text summaries, contextual analysis of what is watching the screen or event planning. Gurman says that there have also been Apple approaches to replace Google’s search for perplexity, and as a possible substitute for Chatgpt in Siri. Image | Xataka In Xataka | Samsung Galaxy S25, Analysis: much larger than it seems despite its compact size

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