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The new great models of generative the AI do not stop delaying. It is a dangerous indication that we have touched the roof

May 16, 2025 by usatoday24

We expected to have GPT-5 available at the beginning of the year, but OpenAi gave us GPT-4.5. The generative AI model, which theoretically represented a remarkable leap with respect to its predecessors, ended up disappointing and the company announced that it will eliminate it from its API in July. It was too expensive and simply did not compensate. That was already a bad sign of AI advance, but there is more. And GPT-5, what? It was expected that GPT-5 will arrive in the middle of the year. Sam Altman has been creating Hypebut in December we knew that the arrival of that model was being problematic. The jump in benefits I wasn’t being expected And the cost of developing it is huge. What did they do in Openai? Delay it and launch in its place GPT-4.5 That, as we have seen, it was one of the great disappointments in the history of Openai. Bad signal one signal. Behemoth is delayed. As indicated In The Wall Street JournalGoal will delay the launch and deployment of its most ambitious model to date, call 4 Behemoth. This “monster” with 288,000 million active parameters (two billion in total) is the third member of the newly presented family calls 4. However, according to WSJ “Company engineers are having difficulties in significantly improving” their capabilities. It should have arrived in April, but now it is estimated that it will arrive in autumn, or even later. Frustration. Sources close to the company indicate that managers are frustrated with the performance of the team that is developing calls 4 Behemoth. “Significant management changes” are already contemplated that would raise internal movements (and who knows if layoffs) as a result of these bad results. And not that the available flame models 4 are having a good receptionlet it be said. Bad signal number two. Unbalanced. In WSJ also highlight how the first flame version was created by its fundamental research team, formed by academics and researchers. Since then 11 of the 14 researchers have left the company. Anthropic does not advance either. We also expected a “round” leap in Claude, the Chabot of the generative of Anthropic, but in February the company presented Claude 3.7. It is true that this model Yes offered striking benefitsbut at the moment its Opus version, the most ambitious, still does not appear, and nothing is known about Claude 4.0. Bad signal number three. Jumps not, at most jumps. What we are seeing in recent months are not significant leaps in the capacity of the models, but striking improvements only in some sections or effective characteristics. It happened with Gemini 2.5 Pro, especially powerful in programming and that has allowed Google to win integersbut also with Openai and the famous images that imitate Studio Ghibli Oa Grok 3, who has become more famous for his lack of censorship that for its accuracy or quality (which is not bad). Deceleration. All this triggers the debate on a potential “deceleration” of AI: the climb no longer seems to work so well, and that of using more GPUS and more data to train models is not offering the expected return. Jaime Sevilla, CEO of Cophai, I did believe That the rhythm of improvement was being expected, but these delays of course make the future progress of generative the AI again. The agents and the AI that “reason” are hope. The models with “reasoning” capacity Yes, they have allowed us to propose striking improvements in some areas, and companies have launched to present this type of variants and deep research modes For specialized uses. The other great hope of 2025 are the agents of AI capable of completing task sequences autonomously to solve a problem, even connecting to other services or data sources. At the moment we already have outstanding examples in the schedule of programmingbut practical applications for end users are limited. Image | Goal In Xataka | There are too many AI models. That raises a true death sentence for Anthropic and Claude

The best offer of Apple Days, very cheap monitors, high -end mobiles at demolition price and more. Hunting bargains

May 16, 2025 by usatoday24

We return with a new hunting gangs loaded with offers. The stores have been launching discounts on all types of products, especially mediamarkt that has just released their New Apple Days. In this article we have gathered some of the best offer of the week both in mobiles and in computers, monitors and more. Mac Mini M4 by 629 eurosone of the best prices we have seen to date on this Apple device. Xiaomi 15 by 949.99 eurosa very good offer taking into account that it comes with the last tablet of the brand. HP OMEN 32C by 228 eurosa curved monitor with anti -reflex screen. MacBook Pro 32C by 2,099 eurosa very powerful and complete portable computer of Apple. LEGO IDEAS – PXAR Luxo Jr. by 69.99 eurosone of the best recent constructions of Lego and Lego Ideas. Mac Mini M4 One of the best offers of both the Apple Days of Mediamarkt and of the week in general is that of the Mac Mini M4 in its 256 GB configuration. The Apple device already had a very good value for money without being offer, but now you can buy much cheaper: by 629 euros. He Mac Mini M4 It is a compact format computer that is ideal for working. Ride the M4 chip which offers excellent performance at virtually all times (and compatibility with Apple Intelligence), has 16 GB of unified memory And it is super silent. * Some price may have changed from the last review Xiaomi 15 Regarding high -end mobiles, one of the best offers of the week we have in the Xiaomi 15. Can be found in the official store by 949.99 euros And, although the offer will last only a few hours (until approximately 20:00), it includes a tablet Xiaomi Pad 7 totally free. He Xiaomi 15 It is a good high -end mobile that is equipped with the processor Snapdragon 8 Elitethe most powerful in Android mobiles. Also has, in this case, 512 GB of internal storage And the brand has collaborated again with Leica For the photographic section. Xiaomi 15 (512 GB) + Xiaomi Pad 7 (128 GB) * Some price may have changed from the last review HP OMEN 32C If you are looking for a good monitor, attentive to Amazon’s new offer. He HP OMEN 32C has dropped to no less than 228 eurosa very interesting price for a curved monitor (1,500 r) IPS of 32 inches that offers a QHD resolution and a 165 Hz soda rate. In addition, a very interesting point is that this monitor has Anti -reflex screen. * Some price may have changed from the last review MacBook Pro 32C Another of the great offers we have been able to see during the Apple Days is that of the MacBook Pro Apple By 2,099 euros We have a portable with M4 Pro chip, 24 GB of unified memory, 512 GB of SSD, 14.2 -inch XDR liquid screen and Theoretical autonomy of up to 24 hours. In short, it is a fairly high configuration for the price it has. MacBook Pro (2024, M4 Pro, 512 GB, 14.2 inches) * Some price may have changed from the last review LEGO IDEAS – PXAR Luxo Jr. Among the novelties of Lego there is a set that especially attracts attention. The brand has opened the reservation of its new LEGO IDEASwhich is in this case the acquaintance Luxo Jr. De Pixarthe iconic flexo of the company. It will be launched on June 1, but it can already be reserved for 69.99 euros. The set includes a total of 613 pieces and has approximate dimensions of 29 cm high, 14 cm width and 11 cm deep. Its design is quite careful, it has joints and comes with the iconic ball that can be seen in some Pixar films. LEGO IDEAS – PXAR Luxo Jr. * 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 | Apple, Xiaomi, HP, Lego In Xataka | The best Xiaomi mobile price: purchase and comparative guide In Xataka | Best laptops in quality price. Which to buy depending on the use and eight recommended models

We have a new explanation for dark matter. We have found it in superconductivity

May 16, 2025 by usatoday24

Dark matter remains one of the great mysteries that intrigue astrophysicists around the world. The existence of this matter is assumed by the generally accepted cosmological models, but when determining the nature of the elusive matter we only have more or less founded conjectures and speculation. A new explanation. A group of researchers has proposed a new mathematical model which offers an explanation of the nature and origin of dark matter. The origin of this matter would be in the Big Bangas a consequence of the collision of high -energy and no mass particles, which would have won a great mass after their union. “Dark matter began its life as relativistic particles with hardly any mass, almost like light,” pointed in a press release Robert Caldwell, co -author of the study. “It is totally antithetical about what is usually believed to be dark matter (…). Our theory tries to explain how it was light to become masses.” Perhaps the most important detail in this work is that the theory postulated by this team can be tested thanks to the cosmic microwave background (CMB). The dark matter. The Dark matter It is the proposed explanation to explain a series of anomalies observed in the movement of the great objects of the observable universe as galactic galaxies and clusters. If we analyze their movements and compare them with the models used to describe them, such as the theory of relativity, we encounter that something does not match. Something seems to be pulling the matter. The dark matter would be different from the conventional or barionic in the fact that it would not interact with the rest of known physical particles except in one way: through gravity. That is why it would be so elusive despite the fact that its gravitational influence is still apparent. According to estimates, dark matter represents 85% of the matter of the universe. Return to Big Bang. The new proposed hypothesis Point out that fast particles, similar to photons, were the ones that dominated the universe after the “burst” of the big Bang. However, in that initial “chaos”, these particles would have joined in pairs. As postulate, the spin, one of the properties of the subatomic particles, would have exerted magnet among these particles: as if it were objects with opposite poles, the opposite spins of the particles would have caused the fusion. The hypothesis also proposes that, when these particles are cooling over time, the “imbalance in its spins” would have caused a drastic reduction in its energy, resulting in cold and heavy particles, dark matter. The “inspiration” for this model would have come from an analogous phenomenon seen in electrons, in the Cooper’s pairs, which allows electrical conduction without resistance, superconductivity. The details of the study were published In an article In the magazine Physical Review Letters. Putting the theory to the test. One of the great strengths of this hypothesis is that it is possible to test it. The key is that, according to the model, this “non -relativistic mass condensate” would decide faster than the standard scenario predicts. Explains the team that this prediction can be tested thanks to the cosmic microwave background, a type of radiation remnant Big Bang. In Xataka | The Euclid European telescope is already historical: its first data revalidates Einstein and put the dark matter on the map Image | A. Schaller (STSCI)

The companies of AI and their ‘Game of Thrones’, what would have happened if Apple had bought Tesla and much more in crossover

May 16, 2025 by usatoday24

Surely many of our readers will remember how Blackberry seemed to have everything in his hand in the world of messaging. He lost that and other wars, but what would have happened if it had been the one who bought WhatsApp Instead of Facebook? Is one of those great “What if?” that we raise with others even more striking such as that What if Apple had bought Tesla to launch its ICAR? Cupertino’s company ended up abandoned Your Project Titanbut of course that option seemed feasible. In the 1×08 episode of Crossover, presented as always by Carlos Santa Engracia and Jaume Lahoz, we speak in addition to a very special salseo: the one that is lived in artificial intelligence companies. All of them live immersed in a Wild Game of Thronesand The internal wars —It, hatred, some come, Others goothers They believe His own startups – they are our daily bread. And what we have left. Curiously, one of the companies that also has its own intrahistory in that area of AI is Apple, which with its Apple Intelligence Users have not just conquered. They tell the US users, whom we have asked at street level interviews. The curious questions section to Carlos and Jaume returns to measure your technological wisdomand we close at full speed: with a report by Jaume in Monaco talking about the formula andwith 100% electric cars that go to every pill. On YouTube | Crossover

Your advertisement system leaves it exposed to a sanction under the DSA

May 16, 2025 by usatoday24

Tiktok has one Announcement Library. Is available in any browserit is not necessary to have an account on the platform and, in theory, it allows us to consult what brands are announced, what content they promote and what type of users are directed. All this is part of an obligation imposed by the Digital Services Law (DSA) to the big online platforms. But there is a problem: according to the European Commission, which Tiktok offers is not enough. This Thursday, Brussels has notified the Chinese company its first preliminary conclusions after a Open research in February 2024. According to the official statementTiktok would not be providing key information on the content of the ads, the profile of the users to whom they are directed or the entities that finance them. Nor does it allow exhaustive searches within the repository. And that, for the commission, limits the real utility of the tool. A legal requirement that goes far beyond marketing These obligations are not a simple recommendation. The DSA, in force since February 2024, imposes strict rules on Vary Large Online Platforms (Vlops)that is, those that exceed 45 million monthly users in the EU. Tiktok is part of that list since April 2023 and, as such, must meet a series of Additional requirements in terms of transparency, protection of fundamental rights and control of systemic risk. This is the Tiktok advertisement library These requirements include the creation of a public repository of advertisements accessible to anyone. Its objective is to facilitate the detection of fraudulent campaigns, misinformation, undercover operations or attempts at electoral manipulation. Open access to this information also allows researchers, authorities and civil society to audit the advertising behavior of the platforms. In the case of Tiktok, Brussels believes that current mechanisms may not be complying with current legislation. The diagnosis, although preliminary, is based on the Internal Document Analysisfunctional evidence of the tools and interviews with experts, as detailed by the commission in its official note. What can happen from now The investigation is in a preliminary phase, which implies that Tiktok still has the right to review the file and present written allegations. But if the Commission confirms its conclusions and determines that there is a breach, it may issue a formal decision that activates the sanctioning regime of the DSA. That can translate into a fine of up to 6 % of the annual global billing of the company, in addition to reinforced supervision measures. In statements collected by Reutersa company spokesman has affirmed that Tiktok remains committed to improving its transparency tools and supports the objectives of the regulation. However, he has shown his disagreement with some of the interpretations of the Commission and has indicated that the conclusions are preliminary, not “clear public guidelines.” It has also requested conditions of equality and a coherent application of the regulations. Images | Swello In Xataka | We knew that LaLiga IPS blocks have been massive and indiscriminate. What we didn’t know was to what extent

One week after the ninth launch of Starship, something is not going well at the Spacex headquarters

May 16, 2025 by usatoday24

There are few days left for the expected ninth test flight of Starship. Is scheduled, according to the Notice to navigatorsfor next Wednesday, May 21; And the tension is palpable. Not just because two previous starship will explode Before reaching its objective height, but because the situation in Starbase is quite similar to a pressure cooker. Morality in minimums. In recent days accusations have appeared on poor management of Starbase Since Elon Musk spends more time in the White House than at the company’s headquarters. A toxic work culture, serious security failures and managers’ behavior is undermining the moral of employees and putting the future of the company at risk, according to these complaints, published mainly on the social network X. The accusations, mainly poured by Morgan Wyatt Khan and Dylan Small, both ex -employed from Spacex, draw a bleak panorama in Starbase, the city that Elon Musk is building in Texas next to the factory and the starship launch facilities, the highest and most powerful rocket in the world. What should be a hotbed of enthusiasm seems to have become, for some, a hostile work environment. Risk situations. Morgan Wyatt Khan, who worked by installing engines in Starship, regrets having to leave a job he loved for the “disgusting and demoralizing behavior of the address.” In your messages, Ask for a Starbase audit and denounces the lack of knowledge and respect for the hardware from some workers. He also says he has seen robberies and risk situations, such as nitrogen exposure or the presence of “stones, screws, garbage and human waste” inside the rockets. He even mentions that the bosses ignored safety problems related to defective hydraulic systems and wonders if they are due to a negligent design or that “Elon has left Spacex in automatic pilot while dedicated to his adventures in the White House.” A “terrible” management. Dylan Small, who worked at Falcon 9 and later in Starship, describes the “terrible” Starbase management. Small recounts how he contracted tuberculosis during his stay in Starbase and the company handled the situation “unacceptable”, with “zero real support and a complete lack of attention.” Small denounces that Engineers attributed foreign ideasthat their requests to establish more efficient schedules were rejected and that I had never seen “so much personnel rotation and administrative dysfunction.” “Friends with more than 15 years in Spacex wonder what the hell has happened.” We need you, Elon. “Moral is low. People are burned and start feeling abandoned. Please come back and travel the plant,” Small writes in a message addressed to Elon Musk. “Talk to the technicians, the welders, the crane operators, the quality inspectors. Everyone continues to believe in the mission. They need you to help rekindle the spark.” The situation has reached such an extent that Musk himself responded to the accusations confirming that will be in Starbase next week To give a talk to employees before launch. Is Elon the solution? That is the big question. Elon Musk’s incursion into politics and his radical messages about immigration or gender ideology have led to, even within their companies, there is a growing division of opinions about his figure. Nor is it that Musk is known for promoting a healthy and pleasant work culture. His style tends more to micromanagement already exalt the overfoundputting as an example Your holiday aversion and the nights he has slept in his companies. As May water. At the moment of truth, morality will not improve unless Starship’s 9 flight is successful. To the explosions of flights 7 and 8 you have to add problems with an engine in a recent ignition test. Spacex needs, as May water, that the Starship 35 completes its objectives. But the most interesting thing will surely happen behind the scenes, where Elon Musk or some of their trusted people must take action on the matter to straighten the internal course of the company. Image | Spacex In Xataka | The most rocambolesque history of Spacex: an explosion, a sniper and enmity between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg

The US president has just launched a clear notice to Apple

May 16, 2025 by usatoday24

Apple is still looking for how to reduce its dependence on China. In a recent conversation with investorsTim Cook confirmed that most iPhone that will be sold in the United States in the coming months will be manufactured in India. Is another step in the diversification process that the company has started silentlybut already gives results: Half of its iPhone for the US market already leave factories in the country led by Narendra Modi. But the strategy has not been well received on all fronts. During a public intervention in Qatar, within the framework of his Middle East tour, the US president said he had “a small problem with Tim Cook”. His words, Video registered and available on YouTubeThey showed a clear discomfort with the direction that Apple has taken. According to his own testimony, I would have told the company’s CEO: “You will invest 500,000 million, but now I find out that you are building throughout India. I don’t want you to build in India.” The president went further at his presentation. He said that, after years of accepting that Apple built factories in China, now the expectation is that this production is transferred to American soil. “We want you to build here. We are not interested that you continue expanding in India, ”he said in a direct tone that he can mark a new stage in the relationship between the new administration and the Cupertino company, which, by the way, It is one of the largest in the world for stock market. What is not clear, at least for now, is whether this gesture will have an impact on Apple’s industrial diversification strategy. The company continues to produce most of its iPhone in China, and currently does not manufacture smartphones in the United States. According to the analyst Dan Iives, of Wedbush Securities, moving all the production to Apple’s country would be prohibitive for both the company and consumers. In other statements collected by The GuardianEvercore experts also pointed out that the US economy “is not prepared” to mount a mobile production chain: neither has the infrastructure nor has it or has The necessary specialized labor. The commercial board moves (again) In parallel to the tension between Apple and the Executive, the international commercial environment has been altered by the reciprocal tariff regime announced by the US administration on April 2. That frame imposed new levies to imports from several countries, and It came to place tariffs on Chinese products by 145%. However, that regime is currently suspended. After an advance in negotiations between Washington and Beijing, Both governments agreed a 90 -day break in additional tariffs. During that time, a 30 % base rate On imports from China, even superior to that applied to other countries such as India or Vietnam, which pay 10 % under the same pause. Will this relieve the pressure that pushes many multinationals to accelerate the transfer of their supply chains outside of China? Commercial thaw opens a window of opportunity, but also adds uncertainty. Will technological technological ones continue, or will they wait to see how an increasingly volatile scenario evolves? Apple, in particular, must carefully measure your next steps. Images | The White House | Wei view | Apple In Xataka | A perfect storm has triggered what the players fear most: Nvidia will raise the price of their GPU

This is how the new carbon-based nuclear batteries work-14

May 16, 2025 by usatoday24

No, you are not having a dejà vu. Nuclear batteries They were on everyone’s lipsafter the Chinese company Betavolt announced the beginning of the production of its batteries. And although it seems a new idea, the first nuclear battery was created in 1954 using Strontium-90. Since then, the search for safer batteries has continued and South Korea has given a new impulse. Short. A group of scientists from the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute and Technology has developed A nuclear battery that promises to convert radiation into electricity for decades, without the characteristic dangers of conventional nuclear energy. According to Newatlasthe betavoltaic cell sensitized with dye uses beta particles to generate electricity from carbon-14. There is battery for a while. Carbon-14, with a half-life of 5730 years, will guarantee a long-term energy supply, at least in theory. However, in practice, factors such as material degradation and progressive loss of efficiency can limit the real battery life. It is just a prototype. As They have detailed In Newatlas, the battery has a relatively low power density – 20.75 nanovatos per square centimeter by milicur, with an efficiency of 2.86 % -, and the progress opens the door to applications where longevity is crucial. Instead of depending on lithium -ion batteries, very low consumption devices could use this technology and eliminate the need for frequent recharges or substitutions. More technical. The operation of this battery is based on the emission of beta particles from carbon-14, a radioactive isotope that emits high energy electrons. These electrons impact on a titanium dioxide semiconductor covered with a ruthenium -based dye, which causes the flow of electric current. Do you have real application? Scientists They have done An estimate considering sectors where longevity and low energy consumption are key. On the one hand, in the medical field, to feed implantable devices, such as pacemakers and sensors. On the other hand, in remote or difficult access for environmental monitoring stations, allowing continuous functioning for years without human intervention. Also, researchers have observed that integration in microchips, RFID labels and other miniaturized devices, as well as slow load applications, where small capacitors could accumulate energy and free it quickly in demand peaks, would be interesting. Something already existed … At the University of Bristol They have designed A carbon-14-based nuclear battery, but the approaches are different. In the British version, carbon-14 is encapsulated in synthetic diamond, offering extreme durability of up to 5,700 years and greater protection against radiation. The latter, although more expensive and complex to manufacture, is oriented to devices that require continuous operation for centuries, such as space probes or monitoring systems in extreme environments, while the Korean option could be more viable for low -cost applications and lower energy demand. Chinese technology vs Korean. Both technologies, the nuclear battery developed in South Korea and BV100 of betavolt From China, they share the principle of converting radioactive energy into electricity, but they diverge significantly in their approaches and applications. The Chinese battery uses Nickel-63, an isotope with a half-life of 100 years, in a more compact and modular design that promises to feed higher power devices, including drones and industrial equipment. In addition, while the Korean battery is still in an experimental phase, Betavolt has advanced towards marketing. Forecasts. While there is still a way to go to perfect its efficiency and reduce costs, the perspective of batteries that can last decades without recharges completely redefine the way we conceive energy storage and open new possibilities. Image | ACS Xataka | China has the definitive battery. A “eternal” photovoltaic nuclear battery that works in space and in the sea

Airbnb does not want to be just the place where you reserve the floor of your vacation. Now you want to look for chef and coach

May 16, 2025 by usatoday24

Airbnb no longer wants to be (alone) the place you go to search and book the house where you will spend your next vacation. That, He assured Tuesday His co -founder and CEO, Brian Chesky, has fallen short. With the tourism market upthe recent memory of pandemic and regulatory challenge every time More presentAirbnb has decided to undergo one of the biggest changes he has lived in its 18 years of history. Its objective: to be a comprehensive tourist platform. And that happens to facilitate the search for accommodation, but also offer Hairdressers, chefs, masseuses, or even a plan to learn flamenco in Madrid or riding a horse in Cuzco. Everything you need for your trip. “Much more than Airbnb”. The phrase is from Chesky and although it could perfectly go through a commercial slogan, it captures well the essence of the change that the company wanted to apply to the summer doors of 2025. After 18 years of travel, Millions of active ads And more than 2,000 million registered stays, Airbnb has decided to undergo an image change and expand its scope. His idea is very simple: he no longer wants to limit himself to accommodation management. Now the app will also allow to hire services and experiences. Do you want a personal coach? You have it. Do you want to resort to the services of a chef, a masseuse or an original experience, such as a gastronomic route, a horse ride or shopping with a stylist? You have it too. Airbnb’s goal is to make the leap to services and complete the experience of tourists. Why’s that? The company assures who wants to stand up to his main competitor: the hotels. “Often people decide Explain. The truth is that its new business turn arrives in a stage marked by other factors, not only the competition that accommodations can exercise. Challenges on the horizon. After almost 20 years of accelerated expansion and add millions of offers in much of the planet (in 2024 Statista spoke Of almost eight million advertisements in 100,000 cities), Airbnb has seen how its regulatory scenario has been complicated. In New York They have put limitsin Norway it applies A ratein cities like Madrid or Florence Its expansion has been stopped by Moratory and restrictions on the opening of new tourist floors and in Barcelona directly wants to end With them. And that to quote just some examples of territories that have moved to paliar tab The impact of the sector in its residential market. The company has also suffered A fall In the stock market Regarding 2024 before business and BBC precise That, despite the strength of his latest profits, Airbnb has warned that the increase in reserves could slow down this quarter. Two ideas: services and experiences. Airbnb has decided to articulate its new offer around those two groups: services and experiences. The first has in turn divided it into 10 categories among which are chefs that prepare food at home, photographers, masseuses, coaches, hairdressers or catering. Airbnb says that it has “evaluated the knowledge and reputation” of all its “hosts” and guarantees that they have an average of ten years of experience, have contributed the necessary permits and also verified their identity. “Best of all, it is not necessary assures. Regarding prices, options are included for less than 50 euros. Airbnb presumes in addition to having recognized professionals (chefs with Michelin stars) and offers that can only be hired through the platform itself. Go out of route or go shops. The other leg of the new Airbnb offer are the “experiences”, available a priori in several hundred cities. As an example the company quotes A route For the Parisian heritage with an architect who has documented the reconstruction of Notre-Dame, Kitchen classes With a Japanese chef, excursions on horseback by Inca sacred places with an anthropologist or a Fight class in a Mexican ring with a professional fighter. Again, Airbnb presumes that part of those experiences are “Airbnb Originals”. And how do you intend to do it? Airbnb Clarify That the services will start in 260 cities with a dozen different categories, “although new types of offers and additional locations will appear in the app every so often,” he says. As for the experiences, they will be launched in more than 650 cities in the world. The country Precise that services and experiences will be available in destinations such as Barcelona, Madrid, Malaga or Seville. For example, flamenco classes are included, a visit to the meadow, wines and oils or tapas routes. To articulate the new Airbnb offer, it has also decided to “totally renew” its app to facilitate that it becomes a comprehensive travel platform: a tool with which to reserve stay, services and plans. “When users reserve accommodation, the application will suggest services and experiences depending on where they are going to stay and who will accompany them,” Clarify. The change comes more than two years later that Chesky proposed to transform the company and an investment that would be around 250 million dollars. Images | Zed Mendez (UNSPLASH) and Airbnb In Xataka | Norway implemented a 22% rate for Airbnb floors years ago. It has only served to raise more

Some Tesla employees requested Elon Musk’s dismissal in a public letter. The company responded with fulminating dismissals

May 15, 2025 by usatoday24

In recent months the situation of Tesla It has been complicated for a series of catastrophic misfortunes. Some of them were predictable, such as the punctual fall in sales before The renewal of its supervent model, the Model and. Others, on the other hand, have been entirely unexpected. As the reputational crisis that has collapsed the sales of the brand’s cars worldwide by the Elon Musk’s political implication and his role Doge front. The Tesla crisis not only manifested outside doors. The Sales fall And the growing discontent among employees have triggered an internal crisis between the template unprecedentedputting Elon Musk in the center of the hurricane. Employees They claimed Elon Musk’s departure of the company’s management. That petition has resulted in dismissals, but not that of his CEO. An unsustainable situation even for the template The internal tension reached its peak when a group of Employees from Tesla, both current and old, decided to publicly express their discontent with the management of the company. They did it through an open letter Published on the Web “Tesla Employees Against Elon”. In the publication, employees and small shareholders who had been part of the Tesla staff directly requested the departure of Elon Musk as the company’s CEO. “We are at a crossroads: continue with Elon as CEO of Tesla and face a greater decline as customers leave the brand, or advance without it and allow our products and mission to succeed or fail for themselves,” he explained in the workers’ statement. The signatories They pointed out that the damage Musk’s personal brand is “irreversible” and that his figure as the maximum representative of Tesla has become In a load for the entire template. Employees reproach their main manager His intention to “rename” In the Tesla direction, and they consider it “insulting” for being an explicit recognition that Tesla’s problems are the result of its neglect of functions at the head of the company. “Let’s be clear: we are not the problem. Our products are not the problem. Our engineering, service and delivery teams are not the problem. The problem is demand. The problem is Elon,” said the statement. More electric, but less Tesla While the electric vehicle market grows at a good pace, Tesla’s sale figures do not give signs of recovery. In Spain, the brand already registers falls of more than 16% and none of Tesla’s models appears among the 10 best -selling electric cars In Spain. According to data April of the Spanish Association of Automobile and Truck Manufacturers (ANFAC) The electrified tourism market grew 79% last month, which represents a 6.5% sales increase with respect to the same period last year. The phenomenon is not limited to Spain. Reuters echoed the latest data from the global electric vehicle market, which in April had grown by 29% year -on -year, despite uncertainty for tariffs imposed by the US. The US electric car market also records upward values. The data of Cox Automotive indicate a Growth of 18.5% In the volume of new electric car sales month by month, while the Tesla market share fell five points to 42%. The data announced in its presentation of Results of the first 2025 quartercorroborated this downward trend. The manufacturer delivered 336,681 vehicles, which represented a 13% drop with respect to the same period of the previous year, when almost 387,000 units had been delivered. As the employees pointed out in their open letter, “this is not due to the fact that our cars have worsened. It is not due to affordability problems. But to the fact that people no longer want to associate with Elon. Production marches better than ever. Quality is high. Processes are solid. Demand is what fails. It is not a product problem. It is a Leadership problem“ Tesla’s response: layoffs Tesla’s address to the publication of the letter was immediate and forceful. According to published Business Insiderseveral critical employees with Musk They were fulminating. This manufacturer’s reaction has generated even more Fear and self -censorship Within the company, reviving accusations of repression and contradiction with speech “Absolutist of Freedom of Expression“That Musk itself defends publicly. One of the most prominent cases is that of Matthew Labrot, former responsibility of Sales and Delivery Training of Tesla, and one of the main drivers of the protest. Labrot declared in Business Insider Being a passionate defender of Tesla, but was fired in less than 24 hours after the open letter on the website and participating in the protest under the motto “Pro Tesla, Not Elon!”, whose Account in x It has been suspended. Despite having lost his job in Tesla, Labrot says that “I still believe firmly in the company and in the objective we pursue”, but maintains its critical position with the Musk’s negative influence in the company and in its public image. In Xataka | If the question is which car will not leave you lying on the road, the German experts are clear: the electric Image | Flickr (Gage Skidmore, Geoff Livingston)

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