China is no longer made up of moving away from Nvidia. His next step is the heart of the AI ​​with a system that breaks molds

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In 2017, the Paper “Attention is all you need”Google changed the technical basis of language generation: the Transformers They allowed to process long sequences in parallel and climb models to sizes that were previously unfeasible. That climbing route has driven architectures such as GPT and Bert and has converted self -how The central piece of generative AI Contemporary. But this new approach was accompanied by growing costs in memory and energy when the context lengthens, a limitation that has motivated research to develop alternatives. Spikingbrain-1.0 aims to break molds. Of the “attention is all you need” to the brain: the new commitment to break limits in the A team from the Chinese Academy of Sciences Automation Institute He has just presented Spikingbrain-1.0. We are talking about a family of spiky models aimed at reducing data and computation necessary for tasks with very long contexts. The experts propose two approaches: Spikingbrain-7B, of linear architecture focused on efficiency, and spikingbrain-76b, which combines linear attention with Mixture of Experts (MOE) mechanisms of greater capacity. The authors detail that much of the development and the tests were carried out in clusters of GPU Metax C550, with libraries and operators specifically designed for that platform. This makes the project not only a promising advance at the software level, but also a demonstration of own hardware capabilities. An especially relevant aspect if China’s effort is taken into account for reducing his dependence on Nvidia, A strategy that we already saw reflected with Depseek 3.1. Spikingbrain-1.0 is directly inspired by how our brain works. Instead of having neurons that are always “burning” by calculating numbers, uses spiky neurons: units that accumulate signals until they exceed a threshold and trigger a peak (spike). Between peak and peak they do nothing, which saves operations and, in theory, energy. The key is that not only does it matter how many peaks there are, but when they occur: the exact moment and the order of these peaks carry information, as in the brain. In order for this design to work with the current ecosystem, the team developed methods that convert traditional self -acting blocks into linear versions, easier to integrate into its spiky system, and created a kind of “virtual time” that simulates temporal processes without stopping the yield in GPU. In addition, the Spikingbrain-76B version includes Mixture of Experts (MOE), a system that “awakens” only to certain submodos when we are needed, which we have also seen in GPT-4O and GPT-5. The authors suggest applications where the context length is decisive: analysis of large legal files, complete medical records, DNA sequencing and massive experimental data sets in high energy physics, among others. That lace appears reasoned in the document: if the architecture maintains efficiency in contexts of millions of tokens, would reduce costs and open possibilities in domains today limited by access to very expensive computer infrastructure. But validation in real environments is pending outside the laboratory. The team The code of 7,000 million parameters has released in Github next to a detailed technical report. It also offers a web interface similar to chatgpt to interact with the modelwhich according to the authors are deployed entirely in national hardware. Access, however, is limited to Chinesewhich complicates its use outside that ecosystem. The proposal is ambitious, but its true scope will depend on the community to reproduce the results and make comparisons in homogeneous environments that evaluate precision, latencies and energy consumption in real conditions. Images | Xataka with Gemini 2.5 | ABODI VESAKARAN In Xataka | Openai believes having discovered why the IAS hallucinates: they don’t know how to say “I don’t know”

China knows that its population is going to sink but already has a long -term plan to solve it. How not, thanks to the AI

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In 2024 China exceeded 1,400 million inhabitants, but according to United Nations Data That figure will begin to fall remarkably in the coming decades. Predctions talk about 2050 The population There will already be between 100 and 200 million people, and for 2100 in the best Chinese cases it will have only 900 million inhabitants. Among many other things, there will be a huge impact In a key sector: that of the number of workers available. Source: United Nations In Economist They go further and stand out as today 22% of Chinese citizens are over 60 years old, but in 2035 that fee will rise to 32.5%. The Birth rates They are also very low: to maintain the population that rate should be 2.1 children per woman, but in 2024 the rate It was 1.0 children. And as they point out in Chinese triviumthe situation threatens to make China fall into “the average income trap”, slowing the growth of its economy because, simply, it cannot already have so much cheap labor and the level of exports that it had so far. More productivity. The Xi Jinping solution lies in a concept that the Chinese government calls “new quality productive forces” (NQPF). It is a strategy to boost productivity, and for this you can take advantage of technological innovations, improve education or disseminate ideas and improvements throughout all industries. In April XI He already indicated that its 15th “five -year plan” (from 2026 to 2030) will precisely drive this type of measures. And above all, one. Ai plus. That is where the so -called AI Plus directive, a long -term plan that in the next 10 years hopes to get AI becomes fully infiltrated the entire business and consumption fabric in China. The phases They are clear: 2027: reach a penetration rate of more than 70 % of terminals and intelligent agents in six key sectors (science and technology, industry, consumption, social welfare, global governance and cooperation). 2030: That penetration rate must be 90%. 2025: According to the report, “the AI ​​will be adopted as universally as electricity and the Internet, becoming the ‘basic infrastructure’ of society.” In all areas. The plan pretends that AI is the great technological innovation that allows to boost productivity in all types of areas. For example in innovation and scientific discovery, but also in industrial transformation. In the latter case both agriculture and services are short -term objectives for the deployment of AI. And also for consumption. In the consumer sector, AI must stimulate demand with the application of this technology in products such as connected cars or intelligent domestic devices. And of course, the objective is also that AI accompany and help all citizens in education, work or to improve health. Governance and cooperation. The last two major sectors of the initiative are those that affect government efficiency – for example, for urban planning, national segurity or online censorship – and international competitiveness. In the latter case, the plan defends that AI must be considered an international public good and must follow an open source philosophy. Challenges. Some experts believe that the success of the AI ​​Plus program is not assured, and there are also no clear metrics that serve to really measure the contribution of AI to economic growth. Jeffrey Ding, from the George Washington University, explains that “China faces a diffusion deficit because its ability to innovate and be a pioneer in new technologies far exceeds its ability to spread those advances throughout the economy.” Low adoption. Although the country can train its best talents of AI in its best universities, it has certain problems to achieve that same training between “standard” ingenerios, which can create a barrier for the adoption of these technologies. A survey conducted in 2022 confirmed That perception: only 4.5% of the companies owned by the Chinese government confirmed that the efforts to transform them digitally were “fulfilling expectations.” And the AGI, what? Interestingly, in that document there is no mention of the General Artificial Intelligencewhat seems to suggest once again that China prefers to make generative AI infiltrate throughout society instead of going in search of supremacy in AGI. That does not mean that China does not end up looking for this type of achievement, but at the moment its focus is another. A much more pragmatic and that is precisely aimed at mitigating the effects of its future demographic contraction. Image | Global panorama | Brian Matangelo In Xataka | China has found the formula to upload salaries while still being the world’s factory: a silent robots invasion

WHO wants to improve access to drugs such as Ozempic. Now they are on their list of essential medicines

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Ozempicthe treatment against diabetes that reached the fame converted into medication for weight loss has lived for a convulsive years that could have resulted in a “death for success.” The popularity of the drug created a severe supply problem. Now, the World Health Organization (WHO) has taken a new step to improve access to the drug, especially in less favored countries. Updating the list. The (WHO) has up to date its model list of essential medicines (EML). The new list Includes GLP-1 drugswhich emulate the peptide that gives its name to the group, the family of treatments flagging by Ozempic. According to the international organism, this inclusion aims to improve access to the popular drug, especially in countries with less income. The extension covers other drugs, such as treatments against various types of cancer, against cystic fibrosis, psoriasis, hemophilia and other blood -related disorders. In total, the new list now incorporates 523 essential medicines. The extension It also affects the WHO model list of essential pediatric medicines (EMLC), which now has 374 treatments. The “GLP-1 family”. The incorporation of the GLP-1 drugs includes compounds such as semaglutida (the Ozempic base and Wegovy), the dorara and the liraglutid Zepbound and Mounjaro). These types of compounds act as agonists of the hormone receptors that we know as LPG-1, or Peptide similar to type-1 glucagon (although some also work as agonists of other hormones). This hormone is produced and segregated by our body after meals and meets Two key functions. On the one hand, it informs the pancreas of the intake to reinforce insulin production, hence these compounds help people with diabetes. The second function of this peptide is the one that makes these useful drugs to lose weight. The LPG-1 also transmits information to our brain, information that it interprets as the feeling of satiety. Improve access. According to WHO explains in a press releasethese drugs can help people with type 2 diabetes improve their glycemic control, but they are also able to “reduce the risk of cardiovascular and renal complications, favor weight loss and even reduce the risk of premature death, especially if they have renal or cardiac failure ”, a fact that would be based, at least in part, the decision. As details in the international organism, the price of these drugs implies significant access to them. Its inclusion in the list aims to expand this access, prioritizing patients who can benefit the most while fostering competition through genericians capable of bringing these medications to primary care, “especially in unattended areas.” “A large part of the direct spending of families in noncommunicable diseases is destined for medicines (…). To offer equitable access to essential medicines, an equal response of health systems, a strong political will, multisectoral cooperation and programs focused on people who allow everyone,” detailed in the press release Deusdedit Mumbangizi, Director of Policies and Standards for Medicines and Health Products of the WHO. Expanding in the fight against cancer. The expansion of WHO lists also include several cancer treatments, including several antineoplastic, drugs that seek to avoid the formation of growth that can become cancerous or neoplasms. Among these drugs are inhibitors of the immune control point PD-1/PD-L1, which help our immune system To recognize and attack with cancer cells. In Xataka | China is the great candy of pharmaceutical thinning. And there is a wild race for selling the new ozempic Image | Chemist4u / Yann Forget

load them like toothbrush

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If we are going to see something in the IAA of Munich, they are SUV cars. It is logical if we take into account the Importance of this type of vehicles in the marketbut the novelty comes by motorization. The great European Motor Show has become the catwalk of the electricity of the future and brands such as Volkswagen, Mercedes either LEAPMOTOR They are an example. But there is one that not only wants to present a more electric car: he wants to redefine the way of loading the car thanks to the inductive load. As of tomorrow until September 14, Porsche will show his new Porsche Cayenne Electric and, curiously, in the release From the company’s press, only two characteristics have been detailed: its ‘electrofluorescent’ painting and something that they have baptized as ‘Porsche Wireless Charge’. As the name implies, it is about a wireless load platform, Like a Magsafebut for the car. With all the good and bad that that entails. Porsche Wireless Charge First of all, load the car wirelessly It is not something new. BMW presented Your system a few years ago for the BMW 530e, In 2011 we already commented that the German company was developing that technology with Siemens and even third -party brands began producing their solutions. Basically, it’s about platforms that we place on the ground and on which we park the car. Depending on where the inductive coil is placed that allows transferring the energy of the car battery to the car battery, all we must do is align that coil with the charger and ready, the car will begin to load. To guide us, the infotainment screen will give us information about the platform location. What is new is the power. If BMW used a system with a load power of up to 3.2 kW, Porsche takes chest by stating that they will be the first to market A 11 kW load system. “The inductive load is applied to smartphones or electric toothbrushes,” says the company. And the operation of your system is literally, just like the one we have in the mobiles we use daily, but in a big way. The floor plate does not need to be connected to a box on the wall or a control unit and has a transmitter coil that transfers the energy coil to the car’s receiver coil. It does it by air and it is the vehicle’s coil that converts this energy into direct current that can already be stored in batteries. This coil is among the front wheels and claim that it is protected against stones and atmospheric effects. On the screen we see the load platform and we have aid to align the coils It has considerable dimensions with 1.17 meters in length, 78 centimeters wide and six centimeters high and the brand states that it can connect both in garage -Obvio- and in an outdoor square. Weighs 50 kilos And the Cayenne Electric will be the first model “Optionally available with the pre -installation of Porsche Wireless Charge and the Porsche Wireless Plate.” An interesting detail is that the plate has a movement detector and interrupts the load automatically if a living being stands between the vehicle and the plate. Loading a car like loads a mobile has its inconveniences There is an important issue that must be on the table. If you have a mobile with wireless load, you will have proven that it is heated much more when charged, so when we load it with the cable, and that the wireless load is usually less powerful. This is because, if the cable reaches high levels of energy transmission efficiency, with the wireless load the same does not happen. In the process there is a loss of heat in the form of heatand this is what prevents the power from being so high, it is what heats the phone and, in addition, You need more energy to work. To minimize this loss of energy, when Cayenne is carrying on the base, its profile is automatically lowered to be as close as possible to the base, and Porsche states that the efficiency of the transfer leads to 90%, so only 10% is lost in the form of heat. That heat, by the way, should not directly impact the battery, since the load coil is not so attached to the batteries as in a mobile. Although this “but” is on the table, it is evident The gain in comfort supposed by wireless loading systems. At home we see it with mobile phones or toothbrush, but in a car it can be key when facilitating the installation of the cargo point at home. And not only at home: imagine a large professional fleet of electric vehicles that are loaded in their square without installing a load point for each or for every two cars. Even wireless load points on public roads. The expansion of the load network is crucial for the adoption of electric cars. We have seen it recently in the Netherlands, where a significant increase in load pointsbeing next to Norway –Paradise of the electric– One of the European countries with the best loading infrastructure. “The ease of use, the utility for day to day and the load infrastructure remains decisive factors for the acceptance of electric mobility,” they say from Porsche, and wireless load platforms can mean a differentiating point in that change of mobility. At the moment, 11 kW is a maximum ridiculous power if we compare it with the 400 kW of CC to which the cable cayenne can load, but the good thing that marks like BMW in its day and Porsche now will now implement this type of systems is that, Little by little, the power will rise and will reach lower ranges cars. In fact, that this technology debuts in Cayenne is a declaration of intentions: it is the most popular car of the brand (Regarding sales). After all, it is something … Read more

The most expensive set of Lego to date does not be happy for all fans

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October will be the month in which Lego fans will have before them The most expensive set in the company’s history: The Death Star Wars star. A thousand dollars have allowed the company to beat its own record of crazy prices with a piece that has more than a meter high. An authentic Mostreco whose extra contents included in the set will salivate more than one fan of the construction games and devotees of the galactic franchise. Some figures. That said: more than 9,000 pieces make up the set, where no less than 38 minifigures based on the characters in the movies can be placed. We will have all the expected guests: Leia, Han Solo, Chewbacca, the Droids, all kinds of imperial forces including Darth Vader and the Emperor, and several versions of Luke Skywalker (with the black suit of ‘The Return of the Jedi’, dress of Stormtrooper next to Han Solo …). Curiosity: some unexpected detail such as the inclusion of a Beach Tropperthe Stormtropers in a swimsuit that made their debut in the 2006 ‘Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy’ video game. Everything expected in the death star. How could it be otherwise, this death star includes stays taken from the original trilogy, from the garbage crusher to the throne room of ‘The return of the Jedi’, to recreate a final duel with all details. Some fan will put the nerves when you see places from two different films in the same star, but the set must be interpreted as a tribute outside the Continuum space-time. Or something like that. If you want it. If you have a thousand dollars, which is not little conditional, and you are willing to spend them on a Lego set, possibly be a member of the Lego Insider Club, and you will have anticipated access to the set, from October 1, three days before the rest of the mortals. Both one and the other, who buy the set before October 8 will receive as a gift a tie Fighter, the appropriate size to place it in their place in this death star (although there are protests from the community because the ship appears in the promotional images, and from October 8 that piece will not be included in the purchase). Some protests. There are already some lucky disappointment to whom they are more satisfied. Among the complaints that have been in the community in recent weeks, especially, the quality of the figures, lower than expected: most are recycled from previous sets, something unusual in the most expensive sets. In addition, they are not even the best quality figures, as with C3PO, which has been represented before in more detailed figures and better valued by the community. There have also been protests because, unlike previous death stars, the set It is not a sphere, but a section of the structure. Question of taste, but It is one of the complaints They circulate online. Varied opinions. This type of sets, getting bigger and linked to franchises such as Marvel, Star Wars or Harry Potter, among many others, receive All kinds of opinions. There are those who think that franchises have creatively ruined Lego, but the truth is that Your economic recovery After a huge stage of crisis, everything owes these large, expensive and very clearly oriented to the adult public. And if it depends on a certain generation between X and Millennialit is clear that nostalgia is the trigger to be thrown. If this set works commercially, it will be difficult for it to be the last. Header | Lego In Xataka | LEGO is an empire of the toy and has already made its incursions into the cinema. Now the next level is raised: video games

characteristics, price and technical file

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Europe has made the decision to walk to the electric car. That it reaches the destination of 2035, with the approach to eliminate the sale of cars with combustion engines or that stumbles and a friendly hand helps you get up is something that only time will say. At the moment, the rules are written. And the rules say that cars cannot be sold with Combustion engines in 10 years (provided they are not neutral in carbon). But before, in 2030 and 2027 must be met Two milestones that should pave the way. The first says that brands will have to give an account in two years. Finished 2027 should appear before Europe to show them that The average fleet emissions sold between 2025 and 2027 It is less than 93.6 gr/km of CO2. In 2030, this figure is reduced by half. And the only way to get it is electrifying (and much) sales. But also adding with cars with combustion engines. As? With all those who move on the border or below the border of those 93.6 gr/km of CO2 so that they are not a river when counting. That forces to make an important economic effort and throw many accounts. Because electrifying a car is a greater economic effort. More expensive prices that reduce the margin of benefits in the range that leaves the most meager figure of the entire fleet. Solution? Make a car with love. Renault Clio Technical Card Renault Clio Body type. Five -seater utility Measures and weight. 4,116 meters long, 1,768 meters wide, 1,451 meters high and 2,591 meters of wheelbase. From 1,155 (depending on the version) TRUNK. Up to 391 liters (depending on motorization) Maximum power. 160 hp WLTP consumption. Hybrid: 3.9 l/100 km. Gasoline: 5 l/100 km. LPG: 6.9 l/100 km. Environmental Distinctive. Zero emissions Driving aids (ADAS). Confirmed the minimum required by the European Union. Up to 29 ADAS of driving aid, including adaptive cruise control. OTHERS. Own Open R LINK infontreement system on Android Auto. Access to Google Assistant, Google Maps or Google Play. Two years with 2 GB of data. Double 10 -inch screen (instrument and central box) Electric hybrid. Yeah. Plug -in hybrid. No. electric No. price and launch Launch and price dates to be confirmed. Much pampering “When we designed this car we put it locked. We had to take risks and knew that if it was seen in the early stages of the project they were going to cancel it.” Who speaks is Paula Fabregat, Head of Design of Renault in segments A and B. His words, while he describes each and every one of the details of the Renault Clio distil passion. He explains that designing a Renault Clio again is a capital challenge. “It is an icon For the brand but we were commissioned to do something totally new. From first I may not even remind you of a CLIO, ”Fabregat tells us. And indeed, no. It does not remind us of a Clio. At least first. Is that bad? Of course not. The front is baroque, full of edges and tension lines. Play with a curved surface on the side, much more complex than it is usually common in this price range. And closes with a rear equally baroque and very risky. Whether or not the market like. I recognize that the front does not finish fit. On the contrary, it seems very meritorious such a risky rearwith four optical groups that clearly remember a supercar. I would not say that the Renault Clio is beautiful or beautiful but of course it is a car that does not leave indifferent, that risks with each new generation. And win (a lot) live. The Renault Clio no longer plays in his own league, plays a sport that has been very complicated. The small and cheap car with combustion engine that, with the discomforts of its size, takes you everywhere but is a city winning spin no longer exists. A Seat Ibiza with an 116 hp engine (without electrifying) already plays on the border of the 20,000 euros. The cheapest Hyundai i20 with eco label (soft hybridization) also moves in those prices. The price of this Renault Clio has not yet been revealed but nothing tells us that it will be cheap. In Renault they play a step further. If they cannot compete for price for the technical obligations that are obliged to assemble (we return to Europes regulations, also in terms of security), they want to earn the favor of customers for offering a round product, well finished and with a technology at the height. That commitment to design is no accident. But neither are the multitude of details that can be seen inside. The instrument box maintains the 10 -inch screens game that we have seen in other group models. It comes promoted by Open R link, its operating system Mounted on Android Autowith access to Google Assistant, Google Maps or Google Play (they already tell us that it is compatible with streaming applications such as HBO or Amazon). As standard, the car is delivered with a monthly 2 GB data package for two years. There are very good details inside. In the dashboard a textile finish is used in all its versions. The seats seem comfortable (it will have to be confirmed with a test) and the physical controls have a good touch and are well topped. The good work of Renault in ergonomics in recent years is replicated in the Clio and is not chosen to reduce the pilot’s position. These details of spoiled car are more evident in their alpine finish level, with matching blue seams with small details of the same tone on the tires or on the front headlights. And risky moldings such as the horizontal plastic that the classic metal tones of the escapes with a gradged between the silver, multiple purple, lilac and blue. Risky and a little macarra. They have my instant “yes”. The real … Read more

They can ascend or fire them for low performance

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The Community of Madrid will be the first region to effectively apply the provisions of the Public Function Law approved by the Government At the end of 2023 with the objective of “promoting excellence in citizen care”,. According to The statement Made public by the Madrid Executive, as of 2026, some 40,000 public employees dependent on the Community of Madrid will be evaluated each year with a system designed to measure their performance and link their professional progress to accumulated merits. The Minister of Presidency, Justice and Local Administration, Miguel Ángel García Martín, explained in the press conference that this procedure seeks to “encourage the talent and efforts of public workers,” according to collected The reason. The plan will be applied in general to officials, labor and eventual personnel, used in autonomous organizations and public entities, and It has been negotiated with the professional CSIT-unions, CCOO, CSIF and UGT. Annual evaluations and direct consequences The new regulations establish that each worker will be evaluated once a year with a mandatory character. The measurement will be divided into three large blocks: 65% for quantitative factors, 25% for qualitative factors and 10% for skills and attitudes, As collected in the draft of the Decree of the Community of Madrid. To approve, it will be necessary to achieve at least 50% of the total score and obtain at least 30% in each block. When an employee accumulates three insufficient evaluations in five years – that is, that his performance is not in the required minimums – the position of removal of the position achieved by contest or the cessations in the positions of free designation will begin. As It is explained from Iberleyas they are administration officials, a contract termination cannot be made without further ado as in the private sectorbut a procedure begins that analyzes the causes and decides whether to withdraw to the official of his current position or deprived of his square definitely. “The affected official will have the workplace guarantees provided for in said regulations,” is stated in the document agreed between officials of officials and the Madrid Executive. Professional Ascent and Additional Remuneration In addition to quantifying the performance of the body of autonomic officials, these evaluations will be a valuable tool for the Horizontal professional career planwhich allows officials to progress in their career without changing jobs. From 2027, you can begin to request the acquisition of a professional career level, which is composed of five levels of progression to which a salary increase is associated. Overcoming evaluations will be an essential requirement to access these promotions and incentives and will add merits for those officials who want to evolve in their professional career voluntarily forming or teaching formations to other officials. For level climbing, a minimum permanence time will be required and an increase of 10% of the annual remuneration is added. Thus, level 1 will add 10% of the annual basic remuneration and is reached after five years of permanence in the position (and obtain positive assessments); Level 2 20%, level 3 30%, level 4 by 40% and level 5 to 50% of the annual base. Between levels 2 and 5, the permanence will be six years for each of them. That is, according to The published by The economistan official or labor personnel with 17 years of age and an assessment suitable in his file, may receive a salary complement of up to 30% of his annual basis. That, for An official A1 With an annual base remuneration of 15,922.80 euros, it would imply receiving a salary complement of 4,776.84 euros more a year for accessing level 3. In cases where part -time or reduced days, the salary complement will be applied proportionally to the percentage of day performed. In Xataka | The Government has approved 36,588 public employment places and exposes a relevant fact: there are very few Image | Community of Madrid

Russia is trying to conquer the Chinese pig market. Beijing has just provided it with rates of up to 62% to the EU

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Beijing has decided to strengthen its pressure on the European pig sector in an evening retaliation to The rates applied By Brussels to the electric cars ‘Made in China’. And plan to do it big, adding tariffs of up to 62.4% to EU meat exports. In Spain the employer already He has nuanced That their companies will pay only 20% (some less), but if there is a country that can look with satisfaction, China’s decision is not Spain, but Russia. After all, Moscow has been wanting to win Market share in Asia. What happened? That the European pig has started September with turbulence. Turbulence that also affect one of its large markets: China. On Friday the Ministry of Commerce of the Asian Giant advertisement that since Wednesday will impose provisional tariffs of up to 62.4% To a series of pig products and by -products, a whole malazo for the community sector, which every year sells in China thousands and thousands of tons of pork. According to the Pig333 specialized platform, only during the first quarter of 2025 the EU exported more than 1.1 million tons to countries located outside the community club. Among the nations that contributed the most to that figure are Spain, with 35% of exports, followed by Netherlands, Denmark and Poland. At the other end of the chain, the fate of the meat is China, which was made with 296,500 tons, almost 27% of the total. It is followed by the United Kingdom and the Philippines. What does that rate of 62.4%mean? The figure is overwhelming, but Beijing’s tariff policy will not affect all EU countries equally. In an interporp fact, the agri -food interprofessional organization of the white -layer Portio, stands out that the Spanish industry will be the best standing in Europe. Although the rate will effectively reach 62.4% for the company of other countries in the region, the employer clarifies that for local firms that penalty will be quite lower: 20%or even lower in some specific case. And what is the reason? EFE Precise That the largest tariffs, up to 62.4%, will apply to companies that do not collaborate with Chinese authorities. Those who do will see how that low rate at 20%, the percentage that the well, Noel, Campofrío, Cárnicas Five Villas, Fiselva or Sánchez Romero Cavajal must face. The general photo is however more complex: China plans to do certain exceptions with the companies that his delegation has taken by way of sample for his investigation. Among them are the Dutch Vion, which will face a tariff of 32.7%; Danish Danish Crown, who will assume a rate of 31.3%; and the Spanish Litera Meat, based in Huesca, the most favored with 15.6%. Why those rates? Largely for the automotive. Perhaps the meat and automobile industry do not have much to do, but if we talk about economic policy, commercial flow and tariffs things change. When Brussels decided Upload your rates To the electric cars ‘Made in China’, Beijing reacted pointing to one of the European sectors that depends most on the Asian giant, the pig. As? The Xi Jinping government began an investigation ‘Antidumping’ Focused on EU’s pig imports, a process with which, China alleges wants to avoid the alleged unfair competition that affects its own companies. These investigations began in 2024, but In June Beijing decided to expand the investigation until at least mid -December. Once the process ends, the government will announce the permanent tariffs, but until then it has opted for temporary rates. As remember The Ministry of Commerce, its preliminary study identified a case of dumping Related to pork from the EU, which would have caused “important damage” to Chinese companies. Is it so serious? It is no accident that Beijing has set just in that sector. China is a Important producer of pigs, but also a enormous gigantic market that matters every year hundreds of thousands of tons of meat, a flow that generates in turn thousands of millions of dollars. And that market the EU (and especially countries with broad livestock cabins, such as Spain) plays a key role. Despite having slightly reduced its purchases, in 2024 the Asian giant remained the main destination of community pork, with a flow of 1.12 million of tons. In 2020, when the sector of the country was affected by the African swine plague, that data came to 3.34 million. In the specific case of Spain, which together with Germany and France plays A fundamental role In the European pig industry, the figures are equally eloquent. “China is the main destination market for the meat and by -products of the Spanish pig. In 2024 exports to this country reached 540,000 t, with a value greater than 1,097 million euros, which represents almost 20% of the total exported volume and 12.5% ​​of the value of sales,” remember Interporc. Is it bad for everyone? No. There is a country that probably see with expectation commercial tensions between China and Europe, especially if we talk about the pig sector: Russia. Moscow was set out from the appetizing (and millionaire) Chinese market for about A decade and a half Due to the health restrictions applied by Beijing in 2008 to protect from the African pig plague. That veto was broken in March 2024, when Russia managed to send a first game of 27 tons of pig to the Asian giant. It was a modest amount, true, but a success for Russia, which had been trying to open a hole in the Chinese market for years. Last July, Russian pork exports to China already reached 12.4 million dollars, According to Echemiwhich ensures that this figure represents a 22% increase compared to June. It is not the only sign that Moscow is managing to recover land in the Asian market. Just a few days ago the Intefax agency revealed That Kremlin expects Beijing to increase the number of Russian companies authorized to export meat to China, a possibility that looks with optimism. “We are communicating … Read more

put on the table activate section 301

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Brussels pointed high again: a fine of 2,950 million euros to Google for its advertising business. The European Commission did nothing but reinforce its firm regulator profile in a sector that has been under its magnifying glass for years. On the other side of the Atlantic, The reaction seemed sung. The president had made clear that I saw these sanctions as a direct attack on American companies. That same day he fulfilled his promise: he raised the tone and turned the European file into a issue of political and economic tension. Trump chose an unusual way to answer: threatened to start an investigation under section 301, A reserved mechanism to serious commercial disputes that can lead to tariffs. It was not just criticizing Brussels, but making it clear that the White House was willing to climb the conflict. It is an online threat with a commercial policy marked by unexpected turns, and although it remains to be seen, the message has not gone unnoticed. The Google case becomes another front in the tense transatlantic relationships The Brussels fine It did not arise from one day to another. The European Commission has been investigating Google since 2021 for possible dominant position abuses in the digital advertising sector. The file concludes that the company favored his own ads ecosystemfrom its Doubleck server to its ADX exchange, relegating competitors and hindering the access of editors and advertisers to other platforms. The regulator gave the company 60 days to present a compliance plan and warned that, if not convincing, the option of demanding structural measures is reserved. For Teresa RiberaExecutive Vice President for a clean, fair and competitive transition in the European Commission, the file against Google reflects Brussels’s commitment to a more open advertising market. The curator defended the fine and warned that the company must present a convincing solution if it does not want to face more severe measures. “Today’s decision shows that Google abused his dominant position in advertising technology harming editors, advertisers and consumers. This behavior is illegal according to the EU antitrust standards. Google must now present a serious remedy to address their conflicts of interest, and if it does not, We will not hesitate to impose solid remedies. ” Google’s reaction soon arrived. Technology rejected the Brussels ruling and announced that it will resort to European courts. The message was transmitted by Lee-Anne Mulholland, Vice President and Global Chief of Regulatory Affairs. “The European Commission’s decision on our advertising technology services It is wrong and we will resort to it. It imposes an unjustified fine and demands changes that will harm thousands of European companies, since it will be more difficult to obtain benefits. There is nothing anticompetitive in providing services to buyers and advertising sellers, and there are more alternatives to our services than ever. ” The sanction announced by Brussels adds to three other fines imposed on Google in recent years: 2,420 million in 2017, 4.3 billion euros in 2018 and 1,490 million in 2019 (The latter finally annulled). All are part of a reinforced surveillance strategy on large digital platforms. The trial on possible remedies will begin on September 22, 2025. The United States has no legal capacity to directly reverse a sanction issued by a foreign regulator. American companies operating outside their borders must comply with local standards, and refuse to pay a fine would be a risky movement that could lead to blockages, new sanctions or even its exclusion from the market. The case of Google is registered precisely in that context: a global company subject to the rules of the European Union. As we say, what Trump proposes is to resort to section 301, a tool of US commercial legislation that allows us to open research on foreign policies considered discriminatory. Through this procedure, Washington can impose tariffs, fees or other commercial measures. It is a diplomatic and economic route that does not erase the European fine, but sends a signal and increases the tension. Trump accompanied his warning with an extensive message in Truth Social in which he insisted that Europe is attacking the technology companies of the United States and that the White House will not allow these measures to be answered. Its publication combined criticism of the European Union with a specific example: the fine of 17,000 million dollars that Apple had to pay in the past. “As I said, my administration will not allow these discriminatory actions to remain. Apple, for example, was forced to pay a fine of 17,000 million dollars that, in my opinion, should not have been applied. They should recover their money! We cannot allow this to happen to the brilliant and unheard of US creativity and, if it happens, I will be forced to initiate a procedure of section 301 to annul imposed on these contributing US companies. ” The pulse for the fine to Google occurs when Brussels and Washington They try to consolidate a more stable commercial framework. Trump’s warning adds pressure. If the investigation under section 301 thrives, could unleash a new stage of commercial tensions between both blocks. The next steps draw an uncertain scenario. Brussels will examine Google’s proposals to correct the conflicts of interest detected and does not rule out demanding drastic changes, including a partial divestment of your advertising business. The company, on the other hand, already prepares its resource and anticipates a long legal battle. To this panorama is added the threat of Washington: start section 301. Images | The White House | Pascal Bullan | Greg Bulla In Xataka | OpenAi has just sent a message to its competition: if you do not have 100,000 million, or try it

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