We have just discovered that rainfall has wreaked havoc on the Galician octopus

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The octopus is an animal of interest in the Galician coast, after all, this animal is used as the main ingredient of one of the most popular dishes of its gastronomy. However the fishing of this cephalopod So singular drag difficulties when satisfying market demand. After the octopus track. Now a new study in which researchers from the Marine Research Institute of the CSIC and Pescanova Biomarine Center have participated, gives us an important clue about stress in the common octopus (Octopus vulgaris). It is a track that It can help us to protect the fisheries of these animals and even improve the treatment they receive in the incipient aquaculture sector. Supply and demand. The Galician octopus of our tables does not usually have its origin in Galicia. We are not talking about The Galician-Leonese dispute For the origin of the octopus To Feirabut of the fact that the fishing of this cephalopod on the Galician coasts does not represent more than a fraction of the total consumption of the country. According to data from Vigo lighthousethe octopus campaign 2023/24 resulted in catches of 1.5 million kg (a notable decrease compared to the previous year); while according to data from the Food consumption report in Spain Of 2023, the octopus consumption (next to that of squid) of Spanish households was some more than 41 million kg. Only in preserves, almost 385,000 kg of octopus were consumed according to the report. Piscifactory octopus? So where does the octopus come from? One of the origins is on the African coastspecifically in the north of the continent. Despite this, world octopus demand implies a huge pressure not only on Galician heshes, but also globally. In this context, cephalopod fishing progresses towards a new border, that of the aquaculture or fish farming octopus. A border wrapped, yes in the controversy. While it is true that this practice could relieve pressure on the heshadows and protect coveted species such as overfishing octopus, there are many The voices That they have Raised against The latest projects that point in this direction. The reason: the ethical dilemma to raise for consumption animals whose intelligence It is usually equated with that of some of the most intelligent vertebrate animals such as cats or crows. Octopus stress. It is not to be surprised therefore the scientific interest in understanding aspects such as stress in these animals. Interest reflected in studies such as The recently published In the magazine Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. This analysis focused on stress response mechanisms and potential osmoregulation in the common octopus. The responsible team resorted to liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry techniques, which allowed it to contrast that these animals do not produce cortisol, corticosterone or cortisone, three hormones that we usually associate precisely with response to stress and osmoregulation in vertebrate animals. An unexpected effect. He Team details that their findings can explain the mass death of octopus on the Galician coast seen in times of heavy rains. A phenomenon that It also extends To other geographical contexts. As they point out, rapid falls in salinity caused by rains could jeopardize the “physiological stability” of animals, a direct consequence of not having mechanisms for response to external stress factors such as cortisol. Pondering pros and cons. Learning about this fascinating animal not only allows us to satisfy the curiosity that these creatures generate, it can also help us protect them. It can also help those who seek ways to raise these animals in captivity since we can now intuit that the difficulties in responding to stress may be behind the difficulties that this form of aquaculture poses. It can also help us explain the growing difficulty in fishing these animals, a difficulty reflected in the fall in the volume of catches. In Xataka | Do not call it “octopus”, call it “giant tongue that licks everything that touches.” Science is clear Image | Pexels

Now you can repair these iPad yourself, with official pieces and manuals

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If you live in Spain and your iPad you need repair, there is a new alternative that adds to the usual ones. Until now, some options were to make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple Store or attend an authorized technical service. From today, however, you can also choose to fix it on your own: Apple has activated The self -determination program for iPad in the country. The company has started this new phase of the program with a selection of specific models: the iPad Air with M2 Chip or later, the iPad Pro with M4 Chiphe iPad Mini with A17 Pro and the iPad with chip A16. For them, it will be possible to acquire original parts, rent professional tools and access detailed technical manuals to replace components such as screens, batteries, cameras or cargo ports. The initiative is part of a broader movement of Apple, who launched the self -determination program in Europe at the end of 2022. At that time, iPhone and laptops were included with their own chip, with access to more than 200 pieces and tools available in a specific store. With the incorporation of iPad, the catalog already covers 65 products, including recent devices such as IPhone 16E and the New Macbook Air . This is the self -determination process. The self -determination program that Apple has just activated in Spain is not immediate or simple. We will have to follow several well -defined steps if we want to take advantage of it. Consult the Technical Manual: Each compatible model has its own manual, published on the official Apple website. These documents explain the process in detail and contain a unique identifier, essential to request pieces. It is important to select the appropriate manual according to the exact model and the type of repair that is intended to be performed. Identify necessary parts and tools: Once the manual is reviewed, we can know what parts should be replaced and what tools are necessary to do it correctly. All material can be acquired from The self -determination store managed by an authorized provider, or through independent distributors such as Mobileparts.shop In Europe. For those who do not want to acquire tools that are only going to use once, Apple offers the possibility of renting them. Process the order: Once the necessary material is identified, we must order. In some cases we will be asked for the serial number or the IMEI of the device to validate the purchase. The entire process is managed outside the Apple ecosystem, through authorized external platforms. Perform step by step repair: With the order already received, the technical process can begin. The manual clearly indicates each of the operations, and in certain cases it will be necessary to use software tools such as the repair assistant or the system configuration to complete the intervention correctly. The company says that the available parts and tools are exactly the same as both the Apple Store and the company’s authorized service providers. Return the replaced pieces: When the repair has ended, we will have the option to return the withdrawal pieces so that Apple can recondition or recycle them. In some concrete repairs, this step can be translated into a partial refund, provided that the pieces are returned in good condition. An interesting option, but not for everyone. As the company points outthis type of repair is not intended for users without experience. Apple says it clearly: it addresses “people with the knowledge and experience necessary to repair electronic devices.” Therefore, if we do not see it clear, the traditional options are still there. More user control, more responsibility too. Apple does not force anyone to open their iPad at home, but now it allows it. The advantage is in the total control over the process and the possibility of addressing problems in the device without going through the technical service. In return, yes, responsibility also falls to the user. Images | Xataka | Roberto Nickson In Xataka | In the middle of the war against the right to repair, there are some brands giving you the instructions for you to fix your little pots yourself

Valencia tested the four -day work week. A town of Cádiz of 1,355 inhabitants has been the first to implement it

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Zahara de la Sierra, a municipality of just 1,355 inhabitants in the province of Cádiz, has decided to step forward in the Organization of your work day and rise as the first session to adopt the four -day work week and face the challenge of the reduction of the day that is currently located Parliamentary process. Inspired by the pilot experience carried out in Valencia, the City Council of this picturesque Cadiz people have implemented the four -day work week For its municipal staff. The news has generated great expectation, not only for the novelty of the measure, but for the enthusiasm he has aroused among the employees themselves. Zahara de la Sierra adopts four days. The City of Zahara de la Sierra has decided to reduce the working day of its 32 public employees of the current 37.5 hours per week in five working days, to a 35 -hour day distributed in four days per week. Thus, this small population located in the limits of the Natural Park of the Sierra de Grazalema becomes the first public body to adopt that day model. The mayor’s initiative. The implementation of the four -day working hours arises at the initiative of the mayor, such as conciliation measure For public employees of your City Council. The reduction will be implemented voluntarily and will allow workers to fight one day a week, either on Monday or Friday, rotatingly. To complete the remaining hours until adding 35, they will have to work or on Tuesdays or Thursdays in the afternoon. As Mayor Santiago Galván explains in statements to The country: “It’s totally optional. If you have children, enter at 9, no and you like to get up early, enter at 7:30”. This flexibility aims to adapt to the conciliation needs of each employee without affecting the attention to the public that is covered five days a week by rotating shifts. “In the end, the work has to be as a goal, that of being encapsulated in hours is a fatal mistake. That does not benefit anyone, I prefer flexibility,” said the mayor. An agreement with the union support. Beyond being a pioneer initiative in public administration in Spain, the mayor has had the consensus of workers and the CSIF union, a majority in public administrations. According to collect Diario de Cádizthe officials union positively value the measure, considering it “the starting point for all local municipalities and entities to take it as an example.” Francisco Silvestre, head of Local Administration of CSIF Cádiz, explained that “municipal staff deserves the improvement of their working conditions, facilitating, among other issues, family conciliation; but also, by optimizing resources, citizenship care schedules can be expanded and, consequently, also improve the service offered”, so the measure will not only benefit employees, but also result in the citizenship. Learning others’ head. Despite being a pioneer initiative in a public organization, There are already private companies That they have adopted this model of day, so the Consistory can take advantage of that previous experience to solve possible problems that may arise. In addition, the pilot program of the four -day working hours that took place In Valenciaalready advances the benefits that can be expected in that small Gaditano municipality. The different tests performed all over the world They agree to aim an almost immediate improvement in the well -being of the workers, Reduction of labor casualties and an increase in commitment. In addition, a Fall in productivity attributable to the change in the working day model. Valencia and Iceland tests reported that the adoption of four -day work week encouraged local consumption and economy due to the increase in the free time of workers. These data reinforce the idea that four -day work week can be a viable and beneficial formula for different sectors, among which is the public sector, although it is not viable in all companies. In Xataka | Not everything is 38.5 hours a week: the formulas for a waiter or temporary to benefit from the reduction of day Image | Wikimedia Commons (80 km/h)

This is his great commitment to geothermia

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For more than a decade, the Canary Islands have been implemented renewable energies in their territory. The most emblematic case It has been El Hierrowhich became a reference of energy self -sufficiency with certain limitations. Now, Tenerife has proposed a fissure plan. Short. The Cabildo de Tenerife It will start In autumn the first polls to develop geothermal energy. In a press release They have detailed That the initiative is led by the company Geothermal Energy of the Canary Islands (EGC), a public-private alliance formed by the Cabildo itself, the Technological and Renewable Energy Institute (Iter), the Volcanological Institute of the Canary Islands (involved), the Disa company and the Icelandic Reykjavik Geothermal. The total cost of prospects will exceed 80 million euros. More in depth. Estudios realizados por la agrupación promotora han indicado la posible existencia de agua y calor superiores a 150°C a 2.500 metros de profundidad en el subsuelo del sur de la isla. Depending on the deposit, it is expected to be able to generate between 5MW and 20MW, a sufficient amount to supply a city like Santa Cruz de Tenerife for a whole year, according to has estimated The Cabildo. As Santiago Rull Cullen, Energy Director of the Disa Group: “represents a decisive step towards a more sustainable energy future.” Se han analizado más de 17.000 hectáreas para identificar zonas prometedoras, y la tecnología empleada, según el director científico del Involcan, Nemesio Pérez, tendrá una mínima afección al territorio, con estabilidad de producción y cero emisiones contaminantes. Not everything is certain. The deep geothermia that will be developed in Tenerife is distinguished by its low occupation of the soil and a minimum visual impact compared With other renewables. Besides, Not depending on the weatherprovides constant, stable and safe supply, helping to avoid blackouts and reinforcing energy autonomy. However, any subsoil intervention can have unwanted effects on fragile ecosystems. This has demonstrated the case of underwater mining, which seemed off until the discovery of A phenomenon called “Black Oxygen” reactivated the environmental debate. In this context, some experts insist on the need to combine ambition with prudence: do not lose sight of the protection of biodiversity while progressing in the energy transition. A more specific obstacle. The expert Nemesio Pérez, Consulted by the Cabildohas warned that the main obstacle in Spain is the absence of a specific rate that regulates the price of geothermal energy. The lack of a stable tariff framework generates uncertainty among investors. “Without a regulated rate or a clear incentive scheme, investors cannot foresee the future revenue of the project, which increases financial risk,” he said. The Canary Islands were already exploring this route. This new impulse does not start from zero. As happened in La Palma after the eruption of the Tajogaite volcano, where It is studied to take advantage of heat Waste of the subsoil, the Canary Islands had already explored this route. In addition, the European Union has identified the archipelago as a strategic enclave for geothermal development in the continent so it could obtain European financing. Face to the future. IDAE has marked January 2026 as the deadline to execute the project, but they have also requested minimal extension in a year in case the permits and logistics of the equipment are complex. However, here the big question is now if you will achieve what iron has not yet achieved at all: demonstrate that, with planning, investment and technology, an island can be truly self -sufficient and clean. Image | Jesús Rodríguez and Pxhere Xataka | Madrid only produces 4.8% of the energy it consumes, but has found a place to solve it: the subsoil

The real challenge will be to choose a career with a future job when they approve it

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Next June 3 gives the exit gun in several autonomous communities to the University Access Test (PAU). Beyond testing the acquired knowledge, the test is a decisive step in the orientation and five -year professional view of the young people who present them today. Its result will mark the decision of university careers those who can access. On the other hand, 75% of companies ensure Not find qualified personnel For vacancies due to lack of specialized training, which denotes a mismatch between preferences in university studies that are taken and real needs of companies. For this reason, taking into account the labor insertion of each career can be very useful to say for a specialty with labor guarantees. More and more university students, but less specialists. According to data from the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities of 2024, 341,831 students enrolled in the access test, of which 95.8% was presented and approved 90.2% of those who completed the test. In contrast, the report Labor market in Spain 2024prepared by Infojobs and ESADE, points out that only 31% of the candidates who responded to a job offer on that platform had a university degree, while only 11% of the published offers demanded that training. On the other hand, 27% of job seekers had a specialization of professional training, and 22% of vacancies required that degree. These data show the mismatch between training of employment plaintiffs and what companies are really looking for, especially in relation to university training. Studies with greater job insertion. According to the study The employability of young people in Spain 2024 Prepared by the CYD Foundation on the work outputs of the different university careers, engineering (electrical, industrial electronics, software development, telecommunications, etc.) are the ones that offer better working conditions to their graduates in terms of Stability in contractssalaries and affiliation rates. It is closely followed by those careers related to the health and care sphere, mainly driven by a high demand generated by the aging of the population. The First data of 2025 facilitated by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities point to an analysis along the same lines, placing the different engineering such as the branch with greater stability and insertion rates, followed by health sciences. What companies demand. On the other side of the labor market is the demand of companies, which is aligned with the data that reflects the careers with better labor insertion. The aforementioned report Labor market in Spain 2024 It reflects that many of the offers published in 2024 in Infojobs responded to an engineering profile, with very little competition for each of the offers and with good remuneration in counterpart. In this sense, the Emerging jobs and sectors report 2024 It puts special emphasis on the demand for professionals related to the implementation and development of AI, such as data engineering and Machine Learning, whose demand has grown by 625% since 2019, or artificial intelligence engineering that grows at the rate of 83% per year, with a very low candidate competition for each job offer. On the other hand, the report prepared by Infojobs and ESADE, highlights that in 2024 97,500 vacancies related to health care and care on that platform were counted. Of them 98% and 97% corresponded to vacancies requested nurses and physiotherapists respectively. Both with university studies. The red lanterns. The races related to the branch of arts and humanities have been marking years A downward trend in terms of labor insertion. On average, only 63.5% of the graduates in these branches find a job four years after finishing their training. Only 34.2% do so during the following year to finish them. This data contrasts with the 77.8% computer science that finds a job the first year. In Xataka | Construction and hospitality do not hire the same pace as before. Health and education cut cod in job creation Image | Unspash (Brett Jordan)

Investigate Pornhub for not complying with age verification

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A click on a yellow box that says “I am 18 years of age or older.” That is all the age verification that Pornhub makes, one of the largest pornographic content websites in the world. And indeed, it is not enough, at least for the European Commission. And it is not in Pornhub, Stripchat, Xnxx and Xvideos, websites all of them that, from now on, They are being investigated by the European Commission for “suspicions of gaps of the digital service acts”. Context. One of the objectives of the European Act Digital Act, AKA DSA, is to protect minors from certain types of network content. The pornographic, among them and in particular. Since December 2023, Pornhub, Stripchat and Xvideos are considered Vlops (Vary Large Online Platforms), that is, platforms that have an average of 45 million monthly users and, therefore, have additional obligations. Since December 2023, Pornhub (among other websites) has been considered a Very Large Online Platform and, as such, has additional obligations What obligations? In order to concern this text, Vlops must offer greater protection to minors. According to the European Commission, “Vlop must design their services, including their interfaces, recommendation systems and terms and conditions, to address and prevent risks for the well -being of minors.” They must also offer “palliative measures to protect the rights of the child and prevent minors from accessing online pornographic content, even with age verification tools.” In other words, which must offer mechanisms to ensure that minors do not access adult content. Among those mechanisms is, for example, age verification. It is a fairly complex issue, which has not been exempt from criticism and that He has been on the table for more years. Completely impassable | Image: Xataka What happened. That the European Commission has taken the magnifying glass to take a look at what Pornhub, Stripchat, Xnxx and Xvideos are doing to prevent minors from seeing porn. As reflected in the commission in the releaseinvestigations focus on “the risks for the protection of minors, including those related to the absence of effective age verification measures.” The preliminary research carried out by the European agency suggests these platforms have not implemented “appropriate and provided measures to guarantee a high level of privacy, safety and protection of minors” or risk mitigation measures, “in particular through adequate tools for verification of age,” says the Commission. Image | Shane Uchi What could happen? That the European Commission opens the investigation does not mean that these companies are guilty. If it is, something that will be resolved later, they would face a sanction of up to 6% of their global annual turnover. In the case of Pornhub, perhaps the best known, the website is owned by Aylo (previously Mindgeek) and its estimated income are around 500 million dollars annually. The potential fine would therefore be about 30 million dollars. And what systems are there? We have visited the four websites mentioned above and then we show the mechanisms for protection of minors: a screen where we accept that we are (or not) minors. There is no verification. Interestingly, stripcams links a kind of guide for parents to teach to configure parental control via Google SafeSearch or in iOS/Android. However, the DSA establishes that it is the websites that must offer the prevention mechanisms, not leave the ball on the parents’ roof. Pornhub age verification systems, XVIDEOS, XNXX and Stripchat | Image: Xataka In any case, and as far as Stripchat concerns specifically, the commission has announced that it has lost its status of Vlop and will cease to be considered as such in four months. However, general obligations will continue to apply. In that sense, the Commission has commented that there are many pornographic platforms that are not so large and in which, therefore, national laws are applied. Thus, a working group has been established with the objective of better coordinating the actions between the different countries. Doors to the field. Throughout history there has been countless attempts To restrict access to the pornographic content, but the reality is that blocking access to content available on the Internet without going through an exhaustive age verification is … complex. Not because blocking a website is impossible, which is not at all, but because pornographic content can be found on any platform. Porn websites are the best known distribution platforms, but this type of content can be found on social networks, platforms such as Reddit, in Telegram channels or in WhatsApp groups. Limiting access to websites is a step, but it will not eliminate the root problem: accessing online porn is extremely simple. Digital portfolio operation scheme | Image: Government of Spain Pajorto. The Government of Spain announced last year Beta digital portfolio creationbetter known as “pajorto” although its implementation could be expanded until November 2026 (which is the maximum date to comply with the European regulations eidas2which forces member states to have digital identity systems), it was supposed to be ready by the end of this year. Interestingly, Cumlauder, a well -known Spanish website, He advanced to the “parsport” with a system based on or verification of DNI or through a selfie. And speaking of Spain … According to the then Minister of Digital Transformation, José Luis Escrivá, Beta Aka Digital Portfolio the “Pajorte” was being a “study in Europe and the same within a year all of Europe is applying it”. In that sense, the European Commission has said that it is in “in close collaboration with the Member States, it is developing an application of verification of the white marked age, aimed at covering the void until the EU digital purse is available at the end of 2026” Well According to EFE Agencythat quotes sources from the aforementioned Ministry, the European Commission I would have chosen Spain for the pilot project of said verification tool. The idea would be to offer the national system as a base and that the rest of the countries can adapt it to their own contexts. After … Read more

This Star Wars fans website seems totally harmless. Actually it is part of a CIA network to recruit spies

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In 2010, the Star Wars website – Beyond the Unknown, which was in the Starwarsweb.net domain, was pure Internet fan of the time. Hórrido design for current standards, visual chaos and very biased content towards the point of view of the fans … at the time. That is, perhaps something naive for current criteria. However, after it an operation orchestrated by the CIA was hidden to communicate with its agents. An unusual purpose with the best possible cover. Force communication. The main purpose of StarWarsweb.net, which today directly redirects To the CIA websiteIt was covert communication with informants from other countries. But the Iranian authorities discovered, just over a decade ago, that the website was part of an entire network of CIA sites. The consequence of that discovery was a wave of deaths of informants of the CIA (approximately two dozen) in China in the early 2010s. Espionage network. The fan of security issues Ciro Santilli (Owner of a website that is also pure Feeling of the internet of the twentieth century), began to investigate in the case, among other things, for its interest in Chinese politics and for monitoring the operations of the CIA in countries such as yours, Brazil. He tried to find out what these camouflaged websites were and owned by the American Intelligence Agency, and It was he who reached the fan of Star Wars among othersand whose themes were from tributes to actors such as the American comedian Johnny Carson to meteorology or sports pages. They were in up to 29 different languages ​​and remained active between 2004 and 2013. The IP of the CIA. Santilli discovered which websites belonged to the CIA network, but the journalistic research that uncovered these activities gave rise to An Yahoo News 2018 article. Also, above all, to a 2022 reuters dossier entitled “American spies to use and throw“And that started from the deaths of the agents in Iran to get rid of the story. It is counted in the text, other CIA errors that compromised the coverings were the IP addresses of the siteswhich were sequential. Discovering one was possible to find other websites of the same network. Fans work. This is just an example of the multiple errors made by the CIA in the 885 web pages that made up the network, as he found out Another group of researchers After the Reuters investigation came to light. For example, these spoke of “outdated technology, even for their time”: the communication mechanisms between spies and the CIA were programmed in JavaScript or Flash, which offered very few security guarantees. And a pinch of extortion. However, the most scandalous case of the case is not, obviously, a ugly and outdated ‘Star Wars’ website, but the methods used by the CIA to recruit the spies explained by Reuters: “After an Iranian delivered a request (through the websites), diplomatic officials had instructions to examine whether their work history or their family ties could make them valuable. promising applicant could receive a phone call asking him to return to the consulate to answer more detailed questions. “ From there, the meetings became more and more demanding and “for when Iranian realized that he had given information to an intelligence agent, the involuntary informant had already revealed that they could lead to jail.” In Xataka | The CIA created decades ago the perfect guide to sabotage economies. Today is a lesson for any company

Murcia has filled with moths. There is nothing weird in this invasion

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Temperatures in Spain rise. The State Meteorology Agency has already launched the first notice that We will touch the 40º this final stretch of May. The first half of June is expected to be more dry and warm than usualand with that increase in temperatures, in recent weeks there is something that has proliferated: bugs. The mosquitoes returnbut in some areas of Murcia there is another type of invasion: that of The moths. There is already talk of “plague”, but it is neither a plague nor it is weird that there are more moths in Murcia. Alert! “Matcia moths” is already a trend In networks like Tiktokwhere we talk about an authentic invasion, but there are users from other parts of the country who are reporting an increase in the population of these insects. Many of the videos begin with a “what is happening with the moths.” And the answer is that nothing is happening out of the ordinary. As we read in The truththe neighbors complain that the number increases at night and this is also completely normal. In fact, last year, attention began to be attracted to a moths The first week of June. Usual suspects. Every year at this time, the Spanish Levante, as well as a large part of the Peninsula, report an increase in the presence of these lepidoptera, especially at nightfall. The reason is that they are attracted to artificial lighting, which is why it is easier to see them in cities, but as we say, it is cyclical and that nothing has to do with an invasion or something exotic. The Limero Little There are two suspicious species. On the one hand, the Prays Citrior “Limero moth.” It is a lepidopter that has a clear objective: citrus. It has a size of about 10 millimeters and is a species that experiences population peaks in spring and summer. In some citrus producing regions in Murcia they are seeing these daysand these moths are only one of the insect species that You have to fight so that they do not affect the harvest. And the Gamma Autograph On the other hand, we have the Autographa gammaa larger moth (which can reach 45 millimeters and that is the most stir can be causing these days. It is a night moth that lives in the Iberian Peninsula and in North Africa that, in addition, is migratory. temperature increasepopulations shoot and undertake their way to regions in which they cannot survive in winter, such as northern Europe. Of plague, nothing. Taking advantage of fast air currents, Autographa gamma He undertakes his journey from South to the north on these dates, the opposite occurring in autumn, when they return from the north to the Mediterranean and Africa breeding areas. This means that When the heat beginsThey spend a few days in the Spanish Levante while they travel the area to the north. The Zoonosis Service of the City of Murcia has confirmed the newspaper The opinion that these days have received several calls from neighbors alerting about this fact, but that is nothing out of the ordinary. They also clarify that they are not clothes moths, do not transmit diseases and are not a danger. And from Sanimura Murcian company of pest control, have confirmed our partners of Straight to the palate that “you can have them or not, but it is no plague. It is not true.” Every time … before? This year’s problem is that the cycles of these species seem to have been advanced. It has been A especially rainy springso that increase in humidity and vegetation causes more insects than, with the arrival of higher temperatures, resulting in a population explosion. It does not mean that there are more than usual, but that they have arrived before. José Luis Viejo Montesinos is a professor of Zoology and a member of the Spanish Society of Entomology and comments on ABC That he is surprised that he talks about “plague” and recommends something as simple as “if you find one of these moths, give them a snack if they bother you and nothing more.” Images | Ben comes out, Carlos Delgado, Donald Hobern In Xataka | The United States prepares for the invasion of creatures in an event that nobody had seen since 1803

Digi has installed its first 5G antenna in Palencia. It is a giant step to become a third operator in Spain

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Digi is not just a Giant in quality-quality. He is an aspiring to third operator from Spain and Your first 5G antennalocated in Palencia is the best proof of how it is heating the way to achieve its goal. Digi was born like A little OMV Romanian and has ended up being The fourth operator in Spain. The installation of This first antenna It is a milestone that goes beyond the technical. It is the sample of how it is becoming a giant capable of looking at the operators that, to date, seemed untouchable. The agreement with Telefónica. One of the keys to Digi finishes killing the perception of virtual mobile operator (OMV) that you could have about it has to do with its according to Telefónicaone that covers both national roaming services and Ran Sharing (radio access network). DIGI will continue to use coverage and infrastucure Shared with Movistar For another 16 years, although one of the keys is what this operator allows to access one of the fastest and most efficient 5G networks in the market. Mutualization of the spectrum. This strange term is understood so simple, based on the fact that the key to win in 5G is to have the best possible connectivity to networks 5G SA (The “real” 5g, the fastest and most latency). This 5G Eral works in the spectrum of 3.6 GHz. Digi had 20 MHz in this bandinsufficient to offer a competitive 5G, and Movistar with 100 MHz. Thanks to the mutualization of the spectrum, both Ópedoras have access to a total of 120 MHz shared, something that allows theoretical speeds of 2.2 Gbps and a reduced latency of 8 and 12 ms. Shared heart, own soul. Digi shares part of Movistar’s physical network, and has access to both its spectrum and its antennas. But the company completely manages its traffic, has its own infrastructure, and its first 5G antenna in Palencia is proof of this: there are areas in which it is capable of offering connectivity without intermediaries. The use of its own antennas allows Digi to release part of the traffic that depended on Movistar antennas, giving preference to its customers with their own antenna, and releasing Telefónica. Sweeping in Spain. Digi’s figures are applause. In 2022 he managed to with 60% of total portability In Spain, and at the end of 2024 it ended up winning almost one million lines. It is currently the fourth operator (CNMC itself catalogs it as such, outside the OMV), with a market share that touches 10%. It is still far from 19% of Vodafone, 26% of Movistar and 41% of Masorange, but the figure is spectacular for an operator who, until just a few days ago, did not have a single antenna of his own. The price strategy. Digi works what we like most in Spain: the quality-quality. Its product portfolio Fight for the most adjusted pricewith especially aggressive offers in unlimited lines. Do not neglect, despite this, additional services such as television centered on the LaLiga footballor cloud storage. Where does Digi look. Digi wants to enter the top 3 of operators in Spain. As you collect Xataka mobileif it maintains the current growth rate, it is an objective that will achieve in the short term: in 2026 it will become the third operator in terms of fiber lines. It is not such a simple challenge in regards to mobile lines, where distances regarding large operators remain broad. On the other hand, both Masorange and Vodafone are in loss of lines, with an especially unavailable situation for this last operator. Image | Digi In Xataka | Avoid surprises when hiring digi: advantages and disadvantages that should be known

The place where the blackout began

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Huéneja, a small Granada municipality of approximately one thousand inhabitants, has become an epicenter of the eyes after the blackout that left the Iberian Peninsula on April 28. First substation to fall. With a powerful renewable energy concentration, Huéneja’s electrical substation was, according to The Energy Newspaperthe first great disconnection in the chain of events that caused the energy zero a month ago. Here, Red Eléctrica has been operating for more than a decade a 400 kV substation designed to evacuate the growing production of renewable energies in the area. Huéneja’s substation recorded the first generation drop in the moments before the great blackout. A renewable hub. Huéneja’s electrical substation is connected window, photovoltaic and thermosoles. In total, about 668 MW of installed power pour their energy into this knot: 376 MW windings, 142 MW photovoltaic and 150 MW Termosoles. That fateful day, all this connected generation was suddenly disconnected. From what we know, the protections jumped when detecting an over -the higher than the permitted limits, from outside the substation. A late expansion. On May 5, just a week after the blackout and while the causes were still investigated, the Government of Spain authorized Red Electric to expand the huéneja substation. This action, published in the BOE of May 21It has a budget of 7.5 million euros aimed at feeding the electrical train network. Bruno Vuan, connoisseur of the sector, I already pointed to Huéneja As a candidate for the start of the blackout, highlighting her concentration of power and questioning the tension control capacity for that generation. But Huéneja was not the cause of the blackout, but the first big piece of dominoes to fall. The origin is not the cause. Paraphrasing the expert Fernando Rodríguezthat Huéneja’s substation was the origin of the blackout does not mean that it was the cause. The failure of a substation does not grave the entire system, designed to withstand this type of oscillations. There were moments later other two disconnections to the southwest of the peninsula. The “causes” interacted with each other, and also with their effects, touring the system as a zipper that dulls Spain and Portugal. The complete schedule. After the incident in Huéneja at 12:32:57, two other important generation losses occurred in Badajoz and Seville in just twenty seconds, adding a total of 2.2 Gigaveatians disconnected. Luis Badesa, professor at the Polytechnic University of Madrid, had already signed over overthes as suspects. According to its analysis, the point of no return arrived at 12:33:20, when the Iberian Peninsula lost the connection with France, becoming an “electric island.” What failed then? According to Redeia, the Electric Red Matrix was not the energy mix, It was not the lack of inertiaThey were not the renewables. In an interview with The avant -gardehis president Beatriz Corredor said: “There was no transport network and the operation of the system was correct.” Corridor points to “some conventional generators” that had that day “some voltage control parameters below those established by the regulations.” The president of Redeia has put the focus on conventional energies, which did not control the tension correctly. Image | Voltae In Xataka | The other uncomfortable truth of the blackout: Spain does not yet have enough batteries for its renewable boom

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