Years ago I bought an Echo Dot with the idea of ​​using Alexa, but the greatest use I have given is with a Nintendo Switch

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At the beginning of 2023 I bought the Echo Dot of 5th Generation With the idea of ​​creating an ecosystem connected at home. And although in a way I came to do it, I have rarely made use of the functions that Alexa offers. In fact, the use that I have given most is with a Nintendo Switch, and for the 49.99 euros which currently costs the device would use it again. Echo Dot (5th Generation) * Some price may have changed from the last review A device that offers great utility beyond making Alexa use He Echo Dot of 5th Generation It is thought, to some extent, to connect accessories compatible with Alexathus creating a “intelligent” ecosystem to use the voice functions and commands of the assistant. However, we must not forget that We talk about a Bluetooth connectivity speakerand it is precisely what I have squeezed the most. During these years I have had the Amazon device placed in different places of the house. While it is true that now I have it in the living room, most of the time I have had it in the bedroom. On many occasions I have played the console in the bedroom for a small time, and Not having a TV had to use the portable format. The sound of the console is the one that is, so there was a time when I wanted to prove if it could be paired with the echo dot. You can, and the audio quality liked it so much that I have spent many months using the Amazon echo this way. Since then, I have used it with other devices such as my smartphone. Lately I have been around my head buying a portable bluetooth speaker. That is, with integrated battery to connect it to the Nintendo Switch anywhere and not depend on the location where I have the Amazon echo. However, the next step I will take will not be to buy a Bluetooth speaker, but convert the Echo Dot into a portable speaker. In the same Amazon store there are some accessories compatible with the Echo Dot of 5th generation. One of the most interesting is the one who sells the store itself under the Mission Cable brand: it is a Integrated battery accessory to which we can attach the Amazon echo, so that it does not depend on having a power outlet. And its price is not very high, it costs 48.99 euros. In short, the 5th generation Echo has seemed a very useful device. Although I do not express it to the maximum, I have given him a utility that he thought would not give him. The cable mission accessory also seems very useful, especially if we want to use the Amazon device without limiting us to do it in a single room (and without having to buy several Amazon Echo). You may also interest you Mission cables – Current USB cable for Amazon Fire TV * Some price may have changed from the last review Echo Pop (last generation) | Bluetooth smart speaker with Alexa of powerful and compact sound | Lavender * 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 | Alberto García in Espinof, Amazon In Xataka | Best Amazon Fire TV. Which to buy and recommended models to turn your TV into a smart TV depending on the use In Xataka | Better televisions in quality Price: which to buy and seven recommended 4K 4K 4K

conquer the long -term car market

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Xiaomi has presented Solid quarterly results: total revenues of 111.3 billion RMB (+47.4% year -on -year) and an adjusted net profit of 10.7 billion (+64.5%). But the key is in another fact: its electric cars already suppose 16.7% of the billing, despite continuing to generate operational losses. Why is it important. Xiaomi is not competing for immediate profitability. You are buying time, quota and position. Your strategy: lose money now to dominate later. As Amazon in electronic commerce. As Tesla in automotive. And like them, Xiaomi plays in the long term. Between the lines. Each car is still deficient. But less and less. In the first quarter it has reduced losses while increasing production: 75,869 cars delivered, 8.9% more than the previous quarter. The loss per unit is narrowed. It is a deliberate strategy. Invest now, dominate later. Just as Amazon did, which spent two decades in losses until it is left without rivals. EITHER Tesla, who did not see profitability until four years ago. The backdrop. History is not just cars: it is vision. Of model. To build fast (Xiaomi’s car It took less than three years to go to the streets), and then have pacicity. Xiaomi does not seek rapid profitability, but to consolidate as a weight actor in a key industry for the general future and for the particular Chinese. In fact, it has invested more than 100,000 million RMB in R&D from 2021 and plans to double that figure until 2030. In perspective. Where others see losses, Xiaomi sees domain construction. Unlike its predecessors, it has a distribution network, a diversified technological base and a state that supports strategic industries. He doesn’t play alone. Play with wind in favor. Main winner? Not yet. But it does seem to the player who has understood before anyone what it means to compete in the electric car in 2025: be patient. And have muscle. And in an industry in full rearrangement – with rivals such as Nio or Xpeng – that is more valuable than short -term benefits. Outstanding image | Xiaomi In Xataka | Xiaomi has managed to make a car massively in less than three years. This is how he has achieved

In Japan there were parents by putting their children the name of “Pokémon” or “Doraemon”. The government has said enough

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Japan has a Name, word or expression For almost all those things that we have a whole phrase. You have it to explain the Great demographic challenge of the nation, for the Young phobia To go to school, to explain How tokyo hell grows While the rest sinks, to explain that you can take a nap at work without fear to fire youand you even have it to explain the inexplicable: men who ram To women. Thus, how weren’t they going to have one to explain the fashion of extravagant names to babies? In fact, now they have said enough. Coto to “creativity.” The Japanese government has introduced new norms that limit freedom with which parents They can name to their children, focusing specifically on the pronunciation of Kanji characters allowed in the Civil Registry. This reform seeks to contain the growing wave of attention, the names Kirakiranickname received by striking or extravagant names, which since the 1990s have caused confusion in administrative and sometimes teasing to children. Although the use of Kanji (the Chinese characters adapted to the Japanese) is not prohibited, from now on the parents must Declare phonetic reading of the name and stick to officially recognized pronunciations, with the aim of avoiding unusual or controversial interpretations. Response to linguistic chaos. I think I don’t walk very disabled if I say this problem It is not unpublished from Japanbut there, apparently, the proliferation of these names with unconventional readings has represented a growing problem for schools, hospitals and public services, especially in a society that It depends on digital records standardized. Some parents have brought their eagerness to originality to the extreme, choosing names like Pikachu, Pokémon, Kitty, Naiki (Nike), Pū (Winnie The Pooh), ōjisama (Prince) or even Akuma (Demon), which has generated both social and institutional criticisms. Although these names often employ legal kanjis, their pronunciation was not precedent, which turned their interpretation into a real puzzle. Japanese alphabet Tradition that clashes. The new regulations is also a way to balance the tension between the desire to highlight and the weight of the Japanese tradition, which usually privileges homogeneity and social harmony. In a country where collective values ​​even influence breeding, many parents defended their elections as An act of personal expression in front of a culture of strong conformism. Here are emblematic cases such as the Seiko Hashimoto politicswhich called his children Girishia (Greece) and Torino (Turin) in tribute to games Olympic, cases that illustrate how even public figures have challenged traditional codes, although with consequences of misunderstanding by the environment. Pragmatic adjustment in order. Plus: the law does not intend to eliminate the variety of names, but rather ordering the use of language: of the about 3,000 kanji allowed, many have multiple accepted readings, but certain phonetic combinations They were so extravagant that They were unintelligible. In this way, from now on, parents who opt for unusual pronunciations must justify their choice in writing and, if it is not considered reasonable, they will have to Propose an alternative more understandable. The authorities have indicated that only the most extreme cases will be rejected, which suggests that reasonable regulation is sought, rather than a strict prohibition. An exceptional change. History is still relevant news in the case of Japan. The reform is a rare modification of the kosekithe legal registry of the Japanese family unit, which includes the names and birth dates of the head of the family, his spouse and children. In that sense, the New criteria of pronunciation marks a precedent: it is the first time that not only the written character is regulated, but also your readingas a mechanism to protect the administrative and linguistic integrity of the system. If you want also, in an era more and more digitized, where data coherence becomes essential, Japan, who if not, has chosen to protect your system through the language, channeling personal creativity, but within understandable and functional limits. We feel it deeply, Charmander. You are in danger of extinction. Image | Pexels, PRINTERVAL, Itoldya Test1 In Xataka | Japan’s great demographic challenge is called “Sato-Tizo”: in 2531 all its inhabitants will be called the same In Xataka | Japan is living something unpublished in its most emblematic neighborhoods: the “chinification” of anime and video games

We have discovered a relationship between olive oil and risk of death by dementia, a point in favor of the Mediterranean diet

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Someone could think that everything is already said, all investigated, on one of the fundamental axes of the Mediterranean diet, olive oil. Nothing is further from reality: research on this food continues and continues to reveal striking aspects of the liquid. And as regards striking relationships, perhaps the palm is taken by the fact that they keep the consumption of this derivative of the olive and dementia. 28%. A study published a few months ago established existence of this relationship. Specifically, the analysis responsible for the analysis observed a 28% reduction in the risk of death associated with dementia between people who consumed at least Seven grams of olive oil per day, compared to those who did not consume this liquid or did it rarely. Until now, some studies They had indicated us an inverse relationship between the Mediterranean diet and the cognitive deterioration associated with age. From there, establishing relationships between different aspects of these variables can help us better understand the link between Mediterranean diet and healthier aging. Changing ingredients. In its analysis, the team also studied the effects of replacing different sources of fat. Through a substitution modeling, they estimated that replacing five grams of margarine or mayonnaise daily with an equivalent amount of olive oil could be related to a decrease in the risk of mortality associated with the dementia of between 8% and 14%. A similar analysis did not detect similar effects when these fats were replaced by other vegetable oils or butter. 92,383 participants. The study was conducted from the macro -conformation Nurses’ Health Study II and Health Professionals Follow-Upwhich allowed to obtain Information about 92,383 participants. These filled surveys on eating habits every four years over a 28 -year period. The team divided these participants depending on their olive oil consumption: those who never consumed olive oil or did it less than once a month; who consumed up to 1.5 grams per day, who consumed between 4.6 and 7 grams per day; and a group for those who consumed more. The team extended its analysis over 18 years of the study and controlled aspects such as the general quality of the diet or the genetic predisposition to suffer from the disease. The details of the study were published In an article In the magazine Jama Network Open. What is happening? When establishing a causal relationship, it is always convenient to understand what mechanisms are operating behind this relationship between olive oil consumption and death risk associated with dementia. “Olive oil is rich in monounsaturated fats and contains components with antioxidant activity that can play a protective role for the brain,” He explained to the environment UPI Anne-Julie Tessier, co-author of the study. In Xataka | Extra virgin olive oil is one of the purest products in the world. And it is also full of microplastics Image | Pixabay

What is and how to install this free and open source app to use local and free models

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Let’s explain What is and how to use Google AI Edge Galleryan open source application in which you can use artificial intelligence bots to maintain conversations, create images or help you design PROMPTS, all totally free. This application uses local AI models, which means that Everything happens inside your phone And the data is not sent to any server, everything is private. The negative part is that this also means that they are much less powerful than Chatgpt, COPILOT, Deepseek, Gemini or others. What is Google ai Edge Gallery Google ai Edge Gallery is An open source android applicationwith which you will be able to interact with multimodal artificial intelligence models. Google already has Gemini as the main bot of AI, but this gallery gives you the option of using other models. This is a totally free application that only only is available for Android. You are not going to download it from the application store, but you have to lower your file APK for Android. Then, you will have to Install the APK manually on your own. There is still no version for iOS, although they are already working on it. The idea is to have an application where to install open artificial intelligence models, and be able to perform several tasks with them. At the moment there are three sectionsone to ask for images, another to design prompts and another to use AI to chat. The latter becomes the closest thing to chatgpt. This application is for experienced userssince it will require downloading models manually, and linking to its APIs on the origin website. But it is a fairly promising tool. How to install the application The first thing you will need to do is enter the application website, whose address is github.com/google-ai-Ege. In it, go down to the section Get Started In Minuteand click on the link latest apk That will appear. This will automatically start the file download. When you download the APK, you can start the installation directly. Remember that if you have never done it, you will have to give the browser permission to install applications of unknown origins. Now you can enter the main screen, where you will have The three sections to generate content. In each of them you will tell you the number of models available. Below right there is a +button, which opens a lower window with which you can import the file of an AI model you have on your mobile, and thus install it manually. When you enter one of the sections, you will have the possibility of Download any of the available models To use it. You will tell you what they occupy, and when you press in one you will have a button to start the download. You may have to log in to the website where they proceed. And once you download the model, you can click on your name and the chat will open to use it. From here it is like chatgpt, you write the prompt you want and the AI ​​will answer you. In Xataka Basics | The best PROMPTS to save working hours and do your homework with Chatgpt, Gemini, Copilot or other artificial intelligence

Review with characteristics, price and species

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The camera of a high-end mobile in the body of a mid-high-end mobile. It is the concept that wants to convey honor with its new 4 Pro. A telephone that in general terms has convinced me a lot, and that leaves very few pending subjects. A heart of Qualcomm, one of the best teleobjectives of the momentand a design that hides more than it seems in photographs. I tell you everything about honor 400 pro in its in -depth analysis. Honor 400 Pro Dimensions and weight 160.8 x 76 x 8.3mm 202 g SCREEN 6.7 inches Resolution 1280 x 2800 AMOLED 120 Hz PWM Dimming of 3840 Hz Pico shine up to 5,000 nits PROCESSOR Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite RAM 12 LPDDR5X STORAGE 512 GB BATTERY 5,300mah 100W fast charge by cable 50W wireless Rear cameras 200 MP F/1.9 50 MP F/1.9 Telefoto 3x 12 MP F/2.2 Ultra wide angle Front camera 50 MP Operating system Magic 9 Android 15 Connectivity Wifi 7 5G SA/NSA Bluetooth 5.4 PRICE 799 euros Design, screen and sound: A yes to everything It is difficult to transmit the good design exercise that has honored with the 400 PRO, since it is one of the few phones that They look better in person than in photos. Behind inevitably remembers Huawei pure 70 ultrasomething that seems phenomenal. But, in addition, it is a much more comfortable phone. Honor has not been carried away by the prevailing tendency of flat songs to iPhone. This phone has A soft curvature on its sidesthat make it surprisingly comfortable in hand. Honor 400 Pro is a telephone that looks much more premium in person than in photos. It reminds me a lot of pure 70 ultra Painting work is also above the usual. This is a plastic finish on its sides, but It looks as if it were aluminum. It is true that I would have thanked more premium materials, but the phone looks spectacular. The position of the button is also unusually lowso I arrive with the thumb on both volume buttons and unlock buttons. Something that should be a basic is an exception: almost all manufacturers locate the botonera so thanks, honor. If we turn it, we have A slightly curved front And very well used. The curvature is minimal and does not bother at all, and gives the whole continuity. The front “island” is minimal, and although it is inevitable that it reminds us a bit of that of the iPhone, it has not bothered me just during these days. The screen is quite quality: We talk about 6.67 inches Amoled, with a 5,000 nits peak brightness and a 120 Hz soda rate. It is a panel that looks great in the sun, with a very successful color calibration (it has a certain very pleasant trend) and, in general, it is at a fairly high level. I did not like the sound so much that, despite having double sterreo speaker, It has a quite remarkable lack of serious. It is a sound that easily distorts when we pass half of the total volume, and that does not invite too much to reproduce content at all rag. Performance, software and battery: balance and good numbers With a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Few doubts could be about the performance of this phone. It’s just as you think: a bullet. I am a faithful defender of this processor, since it offers an experience not so far from that of the Snapdragon 8 Elite For much less money. The most demanding, multitasking games, video editing applications … absolutely everything moves as great agility with this chip. If we give it cane, we will notice some heat from the top of the device, but It is not a mobile that is hot. There has not been a single situation in which I have lacked power or missed further performance. It is not a Snapdragon 8 Elitebut you’re not going to miss it either. By the way, this honor has not allowed us to install a single Benchmarks app during the analysis from Play Store. Honor 400 Pro Realme GT 7 IPhone 16 Pro Max Realme GT7 Pro PROCESSOR Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 MEDATEK DIMENSITY 9400E Apple A18 Pro Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite RAM 12 GB 12 GB 8 GB 16 GB Geekbench 6 (single/multi) – 2.239 / 7,209 3.106/7,799 3,150 / 9,664 3D Mark Wild Life Unlimited – 18,231 16,809 24,987 3D Mark Wild Life Stress Unlimited – 18.579 / 12,078 16,906/8,538 24,874 / 18,637 PCMARK WORK – 12,806 – 25,431 I cannot say the same of the software: Magicos 9. This layer continues to drink from Emui, and at this point in the party I think that Honor should almost rethink it for the European market. There is enough Bloatware load: Temu, Reelshort (yes, I didn’t know this app), Temu, Booking, Trip.com … can be uninstall, but they are still left over. Magicos is not a bad rom, but it is still too far from the concept proposed by Google in mobiles with less customization load At the UI level, it is a rom that barely respect the principles of Material You. He has a rather Asian design language, and he lacks that aesthetic and functional care that we see in some of his direct rivals. It is a functional and complete ROM, but far behind the main referents. The artificial intelligence suite is called “Honor ai”, and lands with a total of six pillars: Suggestions with AI: Apps suggestions recommended according to our use habits Magic text: allows you to extract the text from an image quickly Magic portal: It allows Rodea’s gesture to search with the knuckle, in addition to automatically recognizing objects and text to copy, share or save them. Translate with AI: Real -time translation with an interpreter mode using an independent app. Intelligent detection: Look to maintain active screen, lower the voice volume, activate the on display and automatic panel orientation Gestures in the … Read more

Using a mobile is a real challenge for older people. An Aragonese startup has a promising solution

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Is called Maximilianabut it is not a person. It is a mobile. Specifically, one specifically designed for our elders. The idea that this device raises is unique, already a difference from other mobiles for the elderly, everything is based on trying that these people have to touch anything to communicate with their loved ones both in video calls and normal calls and to alert possible emergencies. Innovating from Aragon. Many business projects are born from personal needs. This happened for Jorge Terreu (Zaragoza, 26 years old), who a few years ago was Erasmus in France and had trouble contacting his grandmother, Maximiliana. This is how the germ of her project was created: create a phone to be able to talk to her without her having to do anything. @Miguessal This mobile can save your grandfather’s life, because it makes video calls down alone. It was created by a grandson for his grandmother, Maximiliana, who did not manage with technology. What began as a gift, is today a mobile that thousands of people use. You can learn more about him at www.maximiliana.es. #Salvarvidas #Emercances #Primerosauxilios #Urgences #security ♬ Original sound – Miguel Assal The principle of something big. Terreu prepared a mobile prototype in which he started the video call and the phone answered alone. He sent it to his grandmother in Madrid and soon realized that this idea could serve many more people. In March 2020, during the pandemic he donated five phones adapted to a hospital in Zaragoza and verified how users were delighted, so he launched the adventure of creating his own company and his project of a mobile for seniors. What would be called, of course, like his grandmother. Maximiliana. They hardly have to touch it. People who use Maximilian mobiles hardly have to touch it, because they can receive video calls or messages without having to play in the interface. If a relative or friend makes a video call, Maximiliana sounds for a few seconds and automatically breaks. If it is the elderly the one who wants to call, the interface is especially intuitive and simple and is based on a “desk” on which the faces of the family appear. Just press one of them to make the call. Emergencies. Maximiliana also has emergency call options. Thus, if for example the elderly falls and cannot handle the mobile with precision, it is enough that it agitates it a bit to activate the emergency call to the assigned contact. In those calls the mobile uses the flashlight to emit the international relief signal. Always located. Another of the Maximiliana options It is what allows to know at all times the location of that elderly, something especially useful if they are lost or misplaced. The software also shows the battery available so that family members can warn that it loads it to continue using it without problems. THE MOBILE AS SERVICE. Maximiliana includes the mobile, the control app for the family and the accessories, such as the cord or antiahogo strap that allows the device to be hung by the neck. The product is not sold as a mobile without more, but as part of a subscription service. The “basic pack” cited costs 24.90 euros per month, but it is also possible to directly hire the SIM card (unlimited calls, 25 GB of the Internet) as part of the “complete pack” for 29.90 euros per month. Includes apps like WhatsApp. Maximilian mobiles remain mobile, and allow to continue accessing applications such as WhatsAppChamber or Gallery. The person in charge of the device – normally, a relative of the elderly – chooses from the control application which applications wants them to appear on the mobile. It is the relative who acts as “administrator”. The relatives of the people who use Maximiliana are the ones in charge of managing and configuring the mobile options. Thus, they can add contact faces, change order (up to six on the screen), or adjust the sound duration. A grandmother like Community Manager. As they pointed out In the countryMaximiliana’s team has been growing as the success of the service has been curdling, but there is a very special component in that template. Your Community Manager It is Conchita Polo, grandmother of Pedro Malo, partner of Terreu in the project. More than the phone matters the service. There are currently good options when offering Mobile for seniors And also tips for Adapt any Android phone To make it easier to use for them, but Maximiliana’s proposal is interesting because everything combines. Take advantage of the idea of parental controls that for example allow to know the location of our children or control the limits of use, but adapting it to a population sector that can certainly take advantage of it in a beneficial way. Image | Maximiliana In Xataka | What five mobiles would I recommend to give my grandfather this Christmas, for simplicity and quality-quality

Spain, white brand. Landowner and company are about to dethrone traditional brands

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Distributor brands have silently conquered Spanish baskets, from 20% in 2003 to 44% in 2024 without pause or truce, according to a Kantar study published in Expansion. This increase has been unstoppable, without distinguishing between years of economic crises and years of growth. Why is it important. This commercial third change transcends the typical flight to the cheap during crises. The White brand has evolved towards a premium differentiation strategy that has broken the traditional monopoly of the big brands. The context. The ascent has been unstoppable during these more than two decades, growing both in years of crisis (2008-2014, pandemia) and economic bonanza. Neither post-crisis recovery Recent inflation They have stopped their progress, dismantling the myth that they are temporary products. In figures: Lidl leads with 82.1% share. Mercadona follows with 74.5%. Carrefour seeks to move from 33% to 40% before 2026. Day already reaches 57%. In fact, Dia has redesigned more than 2,000 products to “enlorate raw materials” and create “own formulas.” Its purchasing director is clear: “We do not want to be the quality C, but the A”. It is the definitive jump of imitation to your own innovation. The trend. There are several phases in this growth: From 2003 to 2019, constant but moderate growth, around the annual point. From 2020 to 2022, brutal acceleration: +4.1 points in two years. Since 2022, rhythm consolidation, +2.7 points in two years. If the recent growth rate is maintained (1,3-1.4 annual points), the white brand would reach 50% between 2028 and 2029. And would overcome traditional brands in quota. Yes, but. The data suggest that we are close to a natural plateau. Few developed economies exceed 55-60% value share of the white brand, because there are always premium niches and categories where traditional brands maintain advantage (luxury, technological innovation, very specialized products). The money trail. The chains control the entire value chain: from the recipe to the linear, without intermediaries. This allows them to achieve higher margins while they offer quite competitive prices, a much more complicated equation for traditional brands. Spain approaches the German model, where The white brand has gone very much in the market Regarding other countries. Traditional brands will face their greatest existential threat: compete against those who control both the product and the sales channel. In Xataka | Mercadona is more profitable than ever and is also closing stores for the first time in years. It is a calculated strategy Outstanding image | Mercadona

France and Italy are passing over Renfe. Your income and benefits are huge thanks to a liberalization to the letter

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Forced by the European Union in a process that began in the 90s and that ended up consolidating in 2005, Renfe and Adif separated their paths. 20 years ago the separation that divided the management of trains and passengers (Renfe competition) of infrastructure maintenance (Adif competition), with the aim of fulfilling European obligations to liberalize the rail transport of people and goods on Spanish soil. That liberalization of passenger transport did not have consolidated until 2021 when Ouigo started operating On Spanish roads. Shortly after more competition with Iro would arrive. Along the way, Renfe launched his avlohigh speed Low Cost of the Spanish company. Since then, the four companies (and their three operators) They have fought their particular battle to conquer the public … inside and outside Spain. And it is where, everything indicates, France and Italy are passing over Renfe. France, far ahead of any competitor The data of the unequal result that Spain is obtaining in front of the Italian FS Italiane and, above all, the French SNCF brings them electionomista.eswhere they echo the income and, above all, the financial result they are obtaining and those that are noticed in the future. Analyzing the financial results presented by companies, the sum of Renfe and Adif (Then we will see why this is important) have generated benefits of 280.15 million euros in 2024. However, they do not compensate for the losses of almost 353 million euros they signed in 2023. Among the big European companies, Spain and France are the only ones that have had benefits in 2024 but it must be taken into account that the figure of FS Italiane in 2023 was extraordinarily good. And it is that its 208 million euros of losses are well compensated with the 1,100 million euros that obtained as a benefit in 2023. That is, between 2023 and 2024, Renfe and Adif lost around 73 million euros. In that period, Italy won almost 900 million euros with its company for the exploitation of rail services. Although the true winner is the French SNCF. The 1,310 million euros that they won in 2023 fell short if we take as a reference 2024 when the company accumulated a benefit of 1,557 million euros. The gap It can be even greater if we take into account the volume of income. Spain adds with Renfe and Adif 5,526.45 million euros. Compared to any other country of competition is a very small figure. Germany added with DB 26,211 million euros in revenue (although it is by far the country that loses more money, with 1.8 billion spatched in 2024). Italy stayed at 16,529 million euros but, as we have seen, the balance in the last two exercises is very positive. And France breaks the graph with 43,354 million euros of income. A liberalization to the letter that is decisive Although European liberalization was aimed at being talking about companies here and not countries … the truth is that we do not have to. As we said, in Spain Renfe and Adif took separate roads in 2005. We have already seen, a company in charge of infrastructure management and another of trains and trips because, in theory, they could not be the same company to guarantee competition. However, in Germany, France and Italy Companies that manage each type of business They have stayed together in the same group Business, which facilitates operations within the same country and serves as a barrier to entry to foreign competitors. A way of acting that, in fact, has been criticized by the European Union but has remained standing despite everything. Among those investigations is the one that The European Commission opened To determine if the state aid received by SNCF in 2007 and 2019 comply with the legislation. The verdicts are important because Spain (which did comply by separating Renfe and Adif from root) has accused France and SNCF from dumping. According to the government, it is the French aid that allows Ouigo to operate in Spain despite collecting losses what would reaffirm his complaint against Europe. From ouigo they have reiterated that These results are the usual in a company that is entering a new market. This way of working has also been key to putting all possible brakes at the Spanish entrance to the French market. Renfe assures that from the Gallic country The deadlines have been dilated as possible And they have squeezed the regulations to certify that the Talgo trains with which they want to operate are not valid to reach Paris, where the great business of the French railways is located. The obstacles are so many that Renfe, as he collects The avant -gardehe would be evaluating the neighboring country. Paloma Baena, general director of Renfe Operadora Global Strategy, arrived at demand in the French Senate equal treatment and pointed out that they did not expect to function normally until 2029 if everything followed. In 2024, Renfe demanded To the French transport regulator the same and SNCF took a pull of ears by its compatriots. However, nothing has changed. In Germany, Italy and France, the operators of services and railway lines are working under the same business group. This, according to electionomista.esfacilitates its expansion to other areas related to public transport and other countries. Keolis is a SNCF subsidiary and receives income abroad for services in urban and interurban transport. Eurostar squeeze the European monopoly. At this time, 38% of SNCF income They arrive from abroad. France plans to take ouigo to Italy, plan to operate in Canada and have a high speed line in Morocco. Italy, on the other hand, has managed to enter the Lyon-Paris route and stay in the Milan-París. He intends to connect the gala capital with London and Brussels while his expansion for Germany, in Munich and Berlin is scheduled. In addition, it already has services in Spain, Germany, Greece, the Netherlands and operates four subway lines in Riad (Saudi Arabia). For its part, Spain barely receives income that … Read more

How to save Google space quickly photos with the new function of managing storage

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Let’s explain How to save space in Google Photos quickly using a new function of managing storage. This function allows you to release space by undoing photos and videos not necessary, such as screenshots, unfocused photos, large photos and videos and the contents of other applications. Keep in mind that the free space offered by Google both in Drive and in photos and your whole account is only 15 GB, so if you keep photos in the specific application immediately you will take you. This option has begun to free itself for all users, so it is just a matter of time that you can use it too. Quickly clean space in Google photos What you have to do to use this function is to update the Google APP photos to its latest version. Now, click on your profile image on the right, and you will enter a window with several options. In this window, you have to click on the option of Manage storage that will appear in the menu. The option appears under the indicator that tells you the amount of space you have occupied. This will take you to a screen where you will see the section Check and delete elements. In it, you can click on each of the sections To see the content of screen catches, photos and large videos, unfocused and the images saved by other apps. Inside you can select in each category all the photos you want to delete, reviewing them first if necessary. Here, you must remember that these options They delete the photos of the cloud but not from your deviceso they will still be on your phone. This gives you flexibility to save, for example the large files, on an external hard drive or disk so as not to lose them. In Xataka Basics | 61 European alternatives to Google, X, Gmail, Chrome, Maps, Dropbox, Google Drive, WhatsApp and other popular services

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