The more and less reliable car brands of 2025, in a graphic dominated by Japan and with a surprise: Tesla

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Buying a car is A authentic headache. It is logical if we consider that, usually, after the house, the purchase of a car is the greatest expense we make. There are many variables to take into account (motorization, securitymore or less screens …) and something that should be seen are the lists of the most reliable cars. There are several, Like those of Consumer Reports Or JD Power, who help us make the decision. And, precisely, in this graph elaborated by Visual Capitalist We have the list of the most reliable brands of 2025 according to one of these databases. JD Power. First of all, let’s see the context of this company. Founded in 1968, it has been specialized in handling big Databases that collect consumer data in various industries. One of them is that of the car, where they analyze all those data to prepare reports with achievements such as the discovery of a defect in the design of the rotary engines of Mazda in 1973, something that forced the company to remedy. In the automobile segment, they publish several lists, being one of them that includes the general degree of satisfaction of the owners of the different brands. On this occasion, it focuses on the United States, but as is the case in the Consumer Reports lists, although the US market is slightly different from the European, many of the brands and models are common in both markets. PP100. To understand the list, you have to know that the number of problems per 100 vehicles is detailed (problems per 100 or PP100) after three years of property. For example, in the Last year listJD Power collected the response of more than 30,500 people from cars bought in 2021 and, after three years, detailed the problems belonging to nine categories: Abroad Inside Seating Driving experience Air conditioning/air conditioning Controls Infoentrate system Engine Driving aids The best. Going to the list, we have a recurring company in the first position: Lexus. In different consumer surveys, Toyota’s luxury brand has been crowned as the company that has the most degree of satisfaction among its customers. In this case, although it has more errors than in the list last year, it continues in first position. The American Buick is the second and, thirdly, Mazda advances to Toyota. Nothing surprising: Japan continues to lead in the high satisfaction positions, but others like General Motors manage to sneak because they have varied the most with respect to the previous period. The biggest changes. Precisely, there are several changes in the list marked by that improvement or worsening in front of the 2024 survey. Mazda is one of the one that improves the most with respect to the last year, reducing its PP100 by 24 points. Ford reduced it at 31 points and Tesla starred in the biggest change by reducing it by 43 points. There are also changes worse, such as that of the aforementioned Toyota, Alfa Romeo, Hyundai, Acura or Jeep, something that surprises less if we see recent movements of the company in American territory, with policies that are not liking and other determining factors for this list. Worse. The really interesting, beyond the brands whose reputation improves or worsens in recent months, is the fact that, globally, the average errors per 100 vehicles has reached, according to JD Power, its highest average since 2009. This is curious because it was the year immediately later to the financial crisis of 2008 and the manufacturers may cut in components, but cars analyzed in 2024 They are built during the Covid-19 pandemic, which points to a correlation between a crisis moment and an increase in vehicle failures. More technology, more problems. The more options a device has, the more possibilities there is something fail. It is something that surely you have heard: do not buy you a washing machine because it surely fails more than a washing machine and a separate dryer (insert the example you want with a microwave-shock or whatever). Well, in the case of cars, according to JD Power reports, half of the main problems of the entire industry are related to the great novelty of recent years: integration with smartphones and systems ANdroid Auto and Apple Carplay. In fact, in surveys, 56% of users claim that they have not noticed improvements even after updates and that, the more software related to the Infoentrate It has the car, there is more likely that something fails. Obviously, Millions of cars are sold a year And many have that integration, but also owners or solutions such as Android Automotive and the units that fail represent a small percentage. But, in an industry that becomes more and more in this and Use of screens (With brands that are already reculating), It is normal for more mistakes of this type to appear. Choosing a car now does not go only motor or design, but also of stability in the software, and it is convenient that we keep it in mind when choosing. Images | Visual Capitalist In Xataka | There is a clear winner with the 25% tariffs to the car: it is called byd and represents everything that China has to win

This bridge built by China is so high that two Eiffel tower fit under it. And they have built it in just four years

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We have been having bridges from prehistory. From that tree That someone would use to connect two sides to the majestic Roman bridges, humanity has evolved while doing the bridges he built. The more recent techniques They allow us to connect extremes that are separated by tens of kilometers, but Talk about bridges It is currently looking at China. They not only have The longest maritime bridgebut also the highest in the world. It is the Bridge of the Grand Canyon of Huajiang and the most surprising thing is not that under it two Eiffel Tower enter one over another, but that it has only taken four years to lift it. Necessary. The Gran Canyon of Huajiang is located in the province of Guizhou. It is an area that, traditionally, has been isolated from the rest of the area for a reason for weight: more than 90% of the territory is mountainous terrain that hinders communication. For centuries it did not have much importance for the rest of the empire, but China has been raising infrastructure (and also excavating) to demolish those geographical barriers. Puzzle. The objective of the government is to connect rural areas with urban centers and, in this case, you had to get the Liuzhi-Anlong highway to raffle the mountains to speed up transport times. The only way was through a bridge, and after an analysis period, in 2022 They started The construction of the great bridge. It was not going to be simple: it should not only be at a considerable height, but to have a length of almost three kilometers. And the problem was not so much to create the suspension bridge, but to raise the necessary materials. To do this, implemented Advanced technologies to raise steel beams by up to 215 tons of weight and, despite the difficulties in the field, the works have gone at a pone rhythm. To all fuse. That is what usually attracts the attention of these Chinese infrastructure that, weighing some exceptions such as half -building abandoned skyscraper For years, they are an example for the rest of the world. The works advance with speed and, if At the beginning of this year We already saw the two towers of 262 and 205 meters on both sides of the bridge, as well as the cables of 9,000 tons each, now we observe that they have already built the section that joins the ends. The length Total of the bridge is 2,890 meters and the main section, which is among the towers, has a length of 1,420 meters that positions it not only as the highest bridge in the world (it is 625 meters from the ground, reaching the end of the towers at 776 meters), but as the longest hanging section built in the mountainous area. The comparison with the height of the Eiffel Tower is interesting, but almost two Empire State Building would also enter. The technology used in construction is also interesting. For example, when the concrete pour, Guizhou Bridge Group builders devised a system of pipes that pump cold or hot water depending on the outer temperature to ensure that fresh concrete dried in the best possible conditions to avoid cracks. And, to guarantee maintenance, the cables have sensors that measure vibrations or wind intensity to offer reports on the state of the hanging section. Impact. In January of this year, it was reported that 75% of the project had been completed, but in recent months we have seen how they have advanced so much that it is practically only missing and installing the security elements. The idea is to open at some point in June this year and, once open, will allow Crossing the canyon in just a couple of minutes when before it was something for more than an hour. But beyond all this, the most impressive thing is that they have been able to build an infrastructure in a very complicated place and condense 439,000 m³ of concrete and 49,000 tons of steel in just four years. And the cost? In theory, 280 million dollars that are difficult to estimate whether they will recover by joining rural areas, but as infrastructure and demonstration of strength, the Huajiang Grand Canyon bridge is imposing. And will remove the record from the highest bridge Lege’s, also in China. Images | Xinhua (1, 2) In Xataka | With 526 meters in length, China has a new record of the longest glass bridge in the world

More and more young in Spain turn to laser machines to erase tattoos

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There are situations that are no longer forever, even if you record them with ink. Although a third of the young Spaniards carries at least one tattooa trend in social networks It is showing that it is increasingly common to erase what one day was permanent. The “forever.” That is one of the most common phrases when you get a tattoo: “Are you sure? It’s forever.” In recent years, tattoos have popularized so much that Spain occupies The sixth place in the world With more tattooed people, and any event It looks like a good idea. However, according to A study by Lutronic PBSManufacturer of medical-aesthetic laser devices, in our country 60% of the people who tattoo regret it. The most common profile in this trend are women between 35 and 50 years old. And it is not an isolated phenomenon: An American investigation Pew Research showed that one in four people regrets at least one of his tattoos. Examples. This is the case of Natalia, 35, who has asked not to reveal her real name. She decided to erase the micropigmentation eyebrows due to the misinformation about this treatment. When he made them, they told him that it would be semi -permanent, but in the end it turned out to be like a tattoo. As she herself, there is no harm that for good does not come: when looking for a center where to eliminate micropigmentation, she also took the opportunity to erase her first tattoo, which “had nothing to do with it.” The story of that first tattoo dates back to his 18 years: “He was too young, it was more as a impulse of rebellion,” he explained. Over the years, more tattoos were made, but he has assured that “it has nothing to do with my style.” It is easier to do so than eliminate it. “The tattoos ink is deposited in the dermis, the second layer of the skin, because its molecules are too large for the body to break down,” Expert Goergen explains CNN. Laser devices emit rapid energy pulses that fragment the ink into smaller particles, which the body processes through the lymphatic system. In safe hands. So it is essential to have a good professional when making a tattoo. In the case of Sara, 30, who also wants to preserve her identity, her tattoo was performed by a person who considers “a bit inexperienced.” He does not like how he looks or how the tattoo feels in his ankle: “In the background I feel sorry to erase it. I did it with 21 years with money that I had saved, but it is like bulky, as if I had not healed well.” Sara consulted with a dermatologist who told him that the ink could have crossed the surface layer of the skin and that it would be advisable to eliminate it as soon as it could. This situation resembles a Swedish preliminary study, conducted with 11,000 people, which suggests that those who have tattoos They have 21% more risk of developing lymphomas compared to those who do not understand it. A good team. It is important to keep in mind that the process of removing laser tattoos, such as Q-Switched, requires specialized training. Natalia was clear: he thoroughly investigated and specifically sought that team, considered one of the most effective for erase. According to the Spanish Society of Aesthetic Medicinethe incorrect use of these equipment, poorly regulated or applied by unprepared people, can cause serious adverse effects, such as burns or scars. In addition, the organization complaint work intrusion and lack of regulation in these cases and others of aesthetic medicine. How many sessions do you need? Although there are clinics that promise to eliminate a tattoo in a single session, experts from the IML Dermatological Clinic They have warned that this is only possible in very specific cases (very small, old tattoos, with black and shallow ink). The most common is to require several sessions, separated by weeks or months. And yet the process is not exempt from complications. The least visible of the process. Jayne Foo, Singapore financial consultant, is part of a growing tendency of Influencers that shares your experience with aesthetic clinics to show the “before and after.” In his account he explains that he has had open wounds, huge blisters and extreme itching. In his networks he confirms that it is not so simple since you have to take precautions and avoid the sun. In addition, she warns that many videos in networks can be misleading, since they show what is known as frosted effect, which seems to clarify the ink immediately, it is only a temporary reaction that lasts about 15 minutes. An explosion to reverse the ink. Under him Hashtag #Tattoremoval on Instagram and Tiktok, more and more people show their tattoo elimination process. The influencer Claudieta, with more than two million followers, He has confessed: “Never make a tattoo at a time that you are bad psychologically.” In this context, and recently, A fans account of the actress Amanda Bynes a video has uploaded how a tattoo of the face is being erased, adding to the Trend viral. In the end a tattoo is an choice of life. A study revealed that the most impulsive people tend to tattoo more. But, as the interviewees have told us, what hurts is not so much impulse, but the process of reverse. Be that as it may, decisions are free and there is always time to change. Sometimes, erasing a tattoo is not forgetting the past, but accepting that it is no longer part of the present. Image | The Dame and Jayne Foo Xataka | The tattoos were always among us. And the European kings gave a Japanese dragon on their arm

No one in the world knows what the hell do with mobile phones in classrooms. Not even scientific research

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Imagine two students of a similar level doing exactly the same attention and memory test. Imagine, in fact, there is only one difference between them: one has the mobile in sight. It is silent, in a corner of the table, with the sound off; But it is in sight. The other student, before starting the test, had left it in the next room. I would ask you to imagine who would get better results, but it doesn’t make too much sense. A team from the University of Chicago and He studied it in detail. There is nothing surprising in this mental experiment, the results coincide with our prejudices: The student who sees the mobile will get worse results. It is something, also that connect directly to our experience real, with Our Fomowith Our “dependence” to mobile. How are we not going to worry about the damage made by these technologies in the classroom? How will the smartphone not become a first -order educational problem? And that is precisely the problem: that if we stay on the surface of the problem, in the social and political debate, we find a Spectacular political consensus (with several Autonomous communities prohibiting them from hype and saucer); But if we deepen the scientific fund, the problems begin. Life is not summarized in an experiment from the University of Chicago. So, we have wondered what really happens in a school when we prohibit mobile phones? What experiences have other countries and colleges that have already taken measures? Why is there no clear consensus about what to do? What does the experience say? Verkeorg The scenes are almost a cliché: kids looking at the mobile phone, notifications that interrupt classes, parallel chats commenting on what happens in the classroom, bullying, anonymous messages, worried families, decentralized students … With all this in mind, it is not surprising that dozens of experts, activists and parents warn of the negative consequences for learning associated with mobile use. In fact, with all this in mind, it is not strange that Many countries have begun to take letters In the matter: one in four countries It has regulated the use of mobiles in school. The list is very long. If we only focus on our geographical, cultural or development environment: they have done so places like France, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal, Canada or Australia. The first country to do so, in fact, was Italy. In late 2006 and early 2007, several incidents impacted fully on the country’s public opinion: from a group of students who recorded bulling another student with disabilities to another in which several students were recorded sexually harassing a teacher. That led the government to prohibit mobile in class. Unfortunately, its implementation was complex and there are not many data on its impact. What we do know is that in 2022 the Ministry of Education announced its prohibition againRecoding that (although no one paid attention to him) the measure had been in force for 15 years. We also know that by then, many more Páisses had regulated the matter. France approved its prohibition In 2018. In a similar situation are Luxembourg, Portugal and Sweden. In addition to Bavaria, the Swiss vaud canton, Ontario, Various states of Australia and dozens of school districts in the United States They have done the same. In 2023, Holland and the United Kingdom They said that it would also implement prohibitions From the following year. How have they done it? As we will see, this is the central question. First because, as Maria del Mar Sánchez pointed outProfessor of Educational Technology at the University of Murcia, none of these regulations has managed to homogenize the situation. If we approach what really happens in schools, “We will find great diversity“ Sánchez says. And this makes it difficult to apply, measure and study the consequences. The best example of this is Norway. In 2024, a report He explained That the prohibition of mobiles in classes had achieved a 60% reduction in consultations by psychological symptoms in adolescents, the decrease in cases of bulling and a significant improvement in the academic results of the girls. In addition, the effects it shows are much more intense on the low -income population. The curious thing, however, is that Norway I was not doing anything nationally with mobile phones. What was doing something was with bullying. Just coinciding with the period studied, the Nordic country was underway A series of changes To reduce bulling. The result is that, little by we are realistic, we will have to recognize that confusion is enormous. And is Spain? Being an autonomous competition, until recently each autonomous community and each educational center has decided on its own. As it seems, Galicia was a pioneer: In 2015 he published a decree prohibiting phones in class and, at the end of 2023, he also took a more vet during recess, dining room and entries or outputs of the center. Behind her (and in recent years) almost all communities have gone behind. But, again“one thing is the political and the holder and another the reality that he reaches the centers.” To the point that while Autonomic decrees were reformed To accommodate more hard disciplinary approaches, in others pilot projects to use mobiles were introduced as didactic tools. In short, Spain has been one more. Of course, it is important to note, however, that as Jose César Perales, professor at the University of Granada, explained in practice “the prohibition of mobile phones for non -educational use during school hours It was already the usual In most centers “that is, the most important change in recent years is that this prohibition is being made in a generalized way. In experts like Laura Canois part of a political response to the ‘state of opinion’ on the impact of technology rather than a clear will to intervene educationally in the huge list of problems That has contemporary youth. What does science say about all this? 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Buying a mobile in China is a brutal savings compared to Spain. The question is whether it ends out expensive

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Mobile prices They have shot themselves, a lot. The High Premium range Round the 1,500 euros, the high range of 1,000 and it is not strange to find mid -range for about 500 euros. This has fired a fever for reconditioned and used mobiles, but also opens an interesting door in a crucial market in Spain: that of Chinese phones. Xiaomi is absolute king in Spainand manufacturers such as Vivo, Oppo and Honor Copan the Top 10. In not a few cases, these phones arrive in our country with cut -out specifications with respect to the Chinese variants. We will try to dissipate that fog around the purchase of mobiles in its Chinese version, outside the traditional distributors that sell the European and global versions we know. Hardware of Chinese VS European Before delving into the purchase process, it is convenient to know what they differ (and why they do) Chinese mobiles with respect to Europeans, since it is not minor details that separate some proposals from others. The battery. If we attend to recent releases, such as the Xiaomi 15 Ultra or the Magic7 Pro Honorthere is a key difference in the Chinese variant: it has much more battery. In Europe we receive practically the same model, but with a quite lower battery capacity. Reason? One: the costs. In the specific case of batteries, the new generation of Silicon-carbon with capacities of 6,000 or more milliamps hour It is especially expensive. Chinese manufacturers sell at a price in their native country, but import telephones to Spain has numerous costs related to transport, fees and taxes. Xiaomi herself recognized us that, if they wanted to continue bringing mobiles without raising prices, They had to cut off somewhere. The software. This is not the only difference we find and, sometimes, the Software differences They are especially relevant. This is the case of Vivo, who sells its phones with A -Ecuchos in Europe and with origin in his native country. OnePlus does the same with Oxygenos In Europe and color in China (although, for practical purposes, they are exactly the same), and Huawei is the most extreme case of all. In Europe, Emui, in China its own operating system, Harmonyos. In addition to not having Google services in China, these software differences can generate important incompatibilities with mobile payment services through NFC, and even HDR content reproduction in Netflix, since there are certain Google certificates that are not available in Chinese variants. The camera. Although camera hardware is usually identical regardless of the mobile version we buy, the image process is usually quite different. Manufacturers adapt how to process the final photography depending on the market to which the phone is intended. Sometimes they succeed, sometimes not so much. This is the case of the living X200 Pro, whose Chinese version Take better photographs than the global Hardware equality. Connectivity. If you buy a mobile in its Chinese version, you may suffer some problems related to connectivity. Yes, all 5G Chinese mobiles can use 5G in Spain, but there is a fact to take into account: bands. In China the same 5G bands are not used, and you may end up buying a phone that lacks crucial bands. What are these bands for? Mainly, so that you have good coverage in complicated areas, such as rural or interior. Some of the most used bands in Spain are not used in China. Mobile payments. Paying with the mobile is a basic, and some mobile phones with Chinese rom have serious problems to get it in Spain. This is due to the lack of native Google services and certification problems such as Play Integrity API. How much we save buying the mobile in China If the question is how much it saves buying a mobile directly from China the question is … big money. Technically at this price we should add VAT and customs costs. The reality is that Chinese stores are responsible for adjusting the customs statement so that we do not have to pay (generally) nothing extra. Even if you have to pay an extra tax, it would continue to account. In some cases, buying the mobile from China costs almost half, a very point to take into account if we are willing to face the small inconveniences we have mentioned above. The questions to be asked when buying a mobile from China Well, we already know that a mobile purchased in China will arrive with Chinese Rom (yes, sellers usually pre -installed Google services so you can use all your apps without problem), which you may miss any band (something you can check in your list of Specs), which you will save a lot of money and may what you are buying is even better than the global model. Now it’s time to answer some extra questions. How long does a mobile take from China? This will depend completely on the store and its shipping method, but this has ceased to be a problem for years. If the store is solvent you can have the mobile at home in less than a week. In the worst case, the waiting time is usually two to three weeks. What guarantee does a telephone bought in China have? If you buy a mobile outside the European Union, the guarantee depends completely on the seller. In recent years, most stores have put the batteries, and offer repair guarantees between one and two years. Of course, we will pay the shipping costs, and sending to China is not especially cheap. What version am I buying? Depending on the version we buy, the phone will have hardware and software characteristics. For example, if we buy an Xiaomi with Global Rom from China, we will have a phone with the best of the European version at a much lower price. If we buy the version with Chinese ROM, we will have a phone with an English system and some problems. 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Drinking too much affects our brain. And its effects are not far from those of a brain injury

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We know that alcohol is a risk to our health Even in small doses. However, it is also known that the problems associated with alcoholic beverages grow significantly when we exceed the limits of what we call “moderate consumption.” Like a brain injury. A new study has observed That excessive alcohol consumption was related to the appearance of hyaline arterosclerosis, a disorder linked to brain lesions. The team highlights that, the association observed between alcohol and disorder should not be understood as proof in itself that alcohol is causing brain injuries. “Severe alcohol consumption is an important global public health problem linked to an increase in health problems and death,” pointed in a press release Alberto Fernando Oliveira Justo, co -author of the study. “We observe how alcohol affects the brain according to people age. Our research shows that excessive alcohol consumption damages the brain, which can lead to memory and cognition problems.” Hyaline artosclerosis. As explained by the study responsible for the study, the Hyaline artosclerosis It is a disorder that causes narrowing of some blood vessels, which makes them thicker and rigid. This in turn makes it difficult to flow from blood and therefore end up causing damage to the brain. This disorder can be originated in areas of the brain where there have been damaged injuries or tissue. Another disease linked to this disorder is Diabeteswhich can cause similar effects concentrated in the kidneys. From autopsies. In his study, the team responsible for the analysis had 1,781 participantsalready killed ages above 75 years. To study the impact of alcohol in their brains, cases in which brain autopsies of the bodies were used. Thus the equipment was able to look for signs of brain injuries such as TAU protein accumulations and signs of hyaline arterosclerosis. How much is a lot. The question of How much alcohol is a lot of alcohol It is difficult to answer clearly and concisely. The tolerance of our body with respect to this substance depends on factors such as our age, sex or body mass. In his study, the team conducted interviews with the relatives of the deceased people on which the study was based. From the information they classified these people among those who never drank (965 people in this group); moderate drinkers (319 participants); excess drinkers (129 people); and ex -owners who did it in excess (368 people). Finding the relationship. Once other factors were controlled, the team estimated that people in the category of excessive consumption had a risk of cerebral vascular lesions 133% higher than those who did not drink. The risk was 89% higher in the case of former owners and 60% higher in the case of those who drank moderately. The team also found indications of a relationship between alcohol consumption and the appearance of tau clusters, although this was a lower magnitude than that observed with hyaline arterosclerosis. The details of the study were published In an article In the magazine Neurology. A difficult balance. The team also observed other relationships in its study. For example cognitive problems that manifested between drinkers or a 13 -year reduction in the life expectancy of excess drinkers with respect to non -drinkers. The study represents a new test of the risks associated with alcohol. It is not rare to find information about the benefits of low gradation drinks such as wine but experts usually coincide in pointing out that, in regard to health, risks exceed possible benefits. In any case, these risks increase with consumption, something that we must also take into account. In Xataka | If the alcohol industry no longer had enough problems, it has now encountered one more: Ozempic Image | Adam Wilson

This sound bar is one of the most compact in the market. It is from Samsung and has NFC and Bluetooth

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A sound bar It is the complement necessary for your TV if you want to set up a home cinema. In the market there are endless models, but if you want a compact, this Samsung HW-C400/ZF It is one of the thinnest you will find, so you will have no problem for fitting under your TV. Samsung Sound bar HW -C400/ZF – Integrated Subwoofer * Some price may have changed from the last review A cheap sound bar that connects without cables This sound bar has a height of Only 6.65 cmso, as we have said, it fits under any TV without any problem. It is a sound bar of 2.0 channels And it comes with a remote control with which you can control all the devices with which the matches. It has NFC connection technologythanks to which you will be able to share your favorite music with just one touch. It also incorporates Bluetooth connectivityso you can connect it to TV (and other devices) without cables. In addition, it incorporates 3.5 mm jack outlet and a USB port. Another of his Bazas is the Night mode that incorporates. This is perfect if you have children, since the sound of the TVsince when you activate it, the volume is reduced by half automatically and the bass are limited. You may also be interested in these other sound bars LG S40T – Smart Sound Bar, 300W, 2.1 channels * Some price may have changed from the last review HS2000 HS2000 – Sound bar 2.1, 240W * 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 | Samsung In Xataka | Better sound bars in quality Price: which to buy and seven recommended models from 140 euros In Xataka | Mega-guide to ride a home cinema: projector, screen, sound system and more

How Spain is putting aside to your favorite measure to drink beer

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We Spaniards like to practice Terraceo with friendsa skewer and a good beer, but that It does not mean That we do it the same throughout Spain. Not even what The beer jargon be the same throughout the country. Especially if we talk about tap beer. Moreover, if you move frequently from north to south it is likely that you have found that not all waiters seem to use the same terms or even how the same word can mean different things, understanding by “different” the milliliters that you will find in the glass. In case that “Babel Torre” was not enough, now (at least In part of Spain) There is an upward option: the cup, something that tells us about beer but also how we drink it and formats beyond the star measure, cane. Spain, beer land. We Spaniards like beer. And that statement has few laps because it relies on contributing data and sounds collected by the sector itself. In 2023 its consumption stood around 43 million of hectoliters, with an average intake of 55 l per person. In fact (and although demand It has ups and downs) Its consumption has been winning weight In front of the wine, also linked to the Spanish table. That we like to take a good lager or IPA does not mean that everywhere you drink (and ask for) the same. Map prepared by brewers of Spain. How do you drink in Spain? That same question was asked a few years ago Brewers from Spainthe association that groups the great producers of the country, after verifying that although a beer is a beer anywhere in Spain, the thing changes when we talk about how to serve it. “Depending on the format we want and the area, an act as simple and everyday as asking for a beer, if it is not done correctly, it can become a real challenge,” Recognize. Where is a good map … To clear doubts, Cervecer did two things: he created A glossary and a map that helps appreciate how beers usually drink) throughout the country. The graph should be handled however with some caution. For example, the association recalls that although in Salamanca or Valladolid, tap beer is usually used in vessels between 100 and 140 ml called “short”, in Galicia that same word refers to “the lifetime cane”, a major format. If you are in the Basque Country, you better call it “Zurito.” Or “penalty” in Aragon. And that’s all? No. The cane is the “par excellence” format and that word understands it in virtually all the businesses of Spain, but manufacturers warn: “While in areas such as Madrid the glass measure is 200 ml, in other places the size is superior. Thus, if a Basque wants to take the 350 of a Basque cane in Madrid will have to ask for a double, the most similar measure.” Since the cane usually moves around 200 ml, the normal thing would be that the double was 400 ml, but that logic has nuances again. In Basque Country if we want that amount of beer drink, it advises to use another term: “Canyon.” The wide brewing glossary is completed with words such as “Botellín”, “fifth” or “third”, which are the terms used for bottles depending on whether you want the fifth part or a third of liter. The thing is complicated, however, with exceptions: Asturias, Cantabria or Catalonia use terms as “average” or “median.” If you are looking for you will even find guides who speak of 25 either 30 forms To ask for beer, including “pots”, “botijos”, “tank” or “xibeca”. Complicated? There are more. In case the “photography” was not complex enough, at least in part of Spain it is being added An extra factor: The form. That is, the key is no longer how much or how we drink beer, but what we drink it. That is: glass or glass. The nuance is interesting and slid yesterday The voice of Galicia in An article in which he explains how in Santiago de Compostela it is increasingly common to see people with beers in the glass instead of a glass. The question is evident: “Why do the reeds serve as if they were a wine?” After talking with compostela hoteliers, the newspaper Slide Some practical explanations: the glasses are easier to store (they can be hung upside down) and there are those who defend that they help preserve the organoleptic properties of beer. In fact there are places that San Cups designed for the Lager. “Optimal formats”. “The crystal is quite broken and you have to replace, but it is the best form”, They argue From a compostelano store. Galicia star itself claims That each beer has “its cup” and details the differences of form and use between the flute (15-40 CL), the Pilsner vessel (15-40), the tulip (20-50), Weizen (30-50), Snifter (30-50), chalice (30-50) or the teku, used in tastings and between 33 and 50 cl. “If we leave aside its aesthetic or historical component, it cannot be denied that some formats are optimal for certain styles,” The company points out. Cup question … And something else. In the passage of the vessels to the glasses there is, however, another factor that speaks, rather than the bars or beer itself, how we enjoy it. One of Santiago’s hoteliers in fact explains that there are clients who ask them to serve the cane in a glass of wine, either because the glass is finer or for quantity. “The wine brings between 44 and 52 CL and the cane is 33,” clarifies the hotelier, who denies that the cane has less amount than a bottle. The slow decline of the cane. The phenomenon also coincides with an apparent decay of the cane and other reduced formats in favor of others of larger. Two years ago Straight to the palate I pointed Already as many bars in Madrid (and other points in Spain) were going from the standard … Read more

I have no idea how an app is programmed. I just created one in 20 seconds with Google Firebase

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I have tried Learn to program a few times. Each and every one of them I have finished leaving it. Beyond the most basic foundations, I have no idea how to start building an app. My partner Iván Linares, from Xataka Android, has managed to create an application with the new tool from Google, Firebase. And, according to your experience, it is something that is achieved in five minutes. So I wanted to test This tool To check if, the King of Dummies in programming, I could create my own applications in a matter of minutes. It would be an achievement. Google Firebase. Google Firebase It is a cloud platform for the development of applications. It is not a new service, but now it has a new ally that allows you to even create an app: Gemini. Thanks to the implementation of its artificial intelligence, one of the most powerful and covered of the moment, it is possible to create applications in Google Firebase. Best of all, we do not need to have a code idea. We just have to go to Firebase Studio. Point that the process is completely free, and that we have up to three work spaces available. More than enough to to play beautifully with the tool. Gemini’s integration is still in the test phase, so we are warned that there may be errors. Testing Google Firebase: Open Firebase is to open an interface that leaves no margin of error. We have a box to write the prompt, in which some ideas already preferred appear. I have not wanted to complicate or the least: “A CALCULATOR APP”. Gemini has not taken five seconds to generate the keys of “Calcify”. It does suggest the name, and you can change it if you don’t like it. In the summary that has offered me, the following data appeared, information about the app that we are going to create. The UI (the interface). Mathematical Operations Algorithm Dynamic screen to show the results Errors calculation Color palette Wow. In case I did not convince me some part of this return on how to make the app, you only have to describe the changes. Now just play “Prototype This App” and expect magic to happen. It is impressive to see how, in real time, everything is created. I have been especially attracted to checking how errors automatically self -correction, something that takes more than a few seconds. It has not taken a minute, in just 20 seconds the app. Yes, it is nothing more than a calculator app. But it has created it an AI with a prompt of a line in less than 20 seconds. It is quite impressive. So far we have our app, but I don’t hide if I confess that I have released a “jo*er” just after. I wanted to try how long it takes to make changes. With a simple prompt. I want the color of the “ac, c, and +/-” keys to be network, so there’s more distinction. I also want it to have the name “Calcify” Written in the Top Left Corner. He has got to work, changing the necessary aspects to make the modification that I have told him and … It has not taken five seconds to return the app with the relevant modifications. Firefly’s main limitation is in the publication, although it helps us a lot. We cannot directly ask you to generate the APK, and we will have to help ourselves more or technical knowledge to import the necessary files in Android Studio and end up generating the app file to use it outside Firebase. However, it is an impressive tool as much as entertainment and to take our first programming steps. Combined with Chatgpt or Deepseek it has enormous potential. Image | Xataka In Xataka | Jensen Huang is clear: At this point no one should learn to program, AI will do it for us

If it serves something to sign up for the Robinson list

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Unwanted advertising remains, in 2025, one of the great daily inconvenience. Text messages that interrupt the desktop, untimely commercial calls or promotional emails that sneak without permission. The advertising exclusion lists They seek to reduce that constant bombardment, And in Spain there are already more than three million people registered in them. You may have signed up for one of these lists waiting for peace of mind, but the messages are still coming. So what are exactly? Are they fulfilling their function? Or do we expect more than you can really offer? In this article we analyze, with the help of expert voices, how these exclusion systems work and to what extent they manage to fulfill their promise. What are advertising exclusion lists “They are services where you can register freely, and what they allow you is to stop receiving commercial communications”, He explains Beatriz RomeroICT law consultant at Secure & It. It details that the user can record the specific channels for which he does not want to receive advertising, such as email, telephone or even domicile, and those that companies must exclude from their campaigns will be precisely. It is very important to take into account a detail that can go unnoticed: As the consumer portal of the Community of Madrid remembersthese services allow to block communications of companies with which there is no contractual relationship. That is, companies that are not a client or that, even if they do not have express consent to send commercial information. The Robinson list It exists since 1993, when it focused exclusively on stopping advertising by postal mail. For more than a decade, however, it extended its reach to emails, phone calls and SMS messages. Any natural person can sign up for free From its websiteincluding minor representatives. Registration may take up to two months to become fully effective, and automatically renews each year unless the decline is requested. The Robinson list is managed by Adigital (Spanish Association of the Digital Economy), an organization that Promotes digital economy in Spain and represents more than 500 companies. Although the service is completely free for citizens, Companies must generally pay to access consultations. There are costs without cost for microenterprises that consult up to 30,000 records per year, but for those that exceed that figure, prices vary depending on the size of the company: from 1,900 euros per year for microenterprises to 5,500 euros for large companies. There are also additional bonds for large volumes of consultations, which can reach 37,500 euros per year for 2,400 million records. In addition, the list distinguishes between two types of entities: advertisers, who consult the list for their own campaigns, and service providerswho do it in third parties. In this second case, rates are, for some reason, higher: 6,450 euros per year to consult up to 600,000 records. Since the end of January 2025, the Stop Advertising listan initiative of the Spanish Association for Digital Privacy. Beatriz Romero points out that this new list “expands all those media in which you do not want to receive communications”, including social networks and messaging applications such as WhatsApp. In addition to blocking advertising in general, the Stop Advertising list allows Adjust the filter by concrete sectors: For example, you can avoid advertising related to insurance or telephony. By default, all sectors are blocked, unless the user indicates otherwise. Those responsible for the Stop Advertising list note that your initiative It does not come from the business environment, but is oriented to the protection of the citizen. They also underline that the Robinson list is managed by Adigital, an association that, they highlight, represents companies linked to the digital and advertising sector. Do they really work? José Manuel Sendíndirector of the Master in Digital Law of the International University of La Rioja (UNIR)recognize that “They work, although they are not infallible. Their effectiveness depends, in part, on the commitment of companies to consult them before launching advertising campaigns. ” The main problem, he points out, is that many companies subcontract third parties that work with unreliable databases, which leaves holes where unwanted messages sneak into. The main cause of frustration among users is that “large companies subcontract to third parties commercial work that in turn acquire large databases that will later be used in their commercial actions,” says Sendin. That causes it to be very difficult to know if the data is no longer included in the exclusion lists. “Although it is an obligation by companies, it is also true that many do not consult these lists or are not discharged. In the end, they are subscription services that have a cost for companies, then There are companies that do not pay that cost And they risk being achieved by sanctions, ”says Romero. When the lists are not enough If despite being registered in an exclusion list you continue to receive advertising, there are steps that you can follow. The first is to respond directly to the company indicating that you do not want more communications. If the problem persists, there are two ways: go to Self -controlthe advertising self -regulation agency in Spain, for mediation, or submit a claim to the Spanish data protection agency (AEPD). “We must provide evidence that we have indicated to the company that we are on the Robinson list and that we want them not to contact us again, ”says Sendin. screenshots, emails or call records can be key. From the Community of Madrid they also recommend Keep all high or low communication as support for possible claims. These lists are not a whim: they are backed by the Organic Data Protection Law (LOPDGDD), the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the General Telecommunications Law (LGT). Article 23 of the LOPDGDD explicitly foresees the existence of advertising exclusion systems, Romero details. Besides, AEPD itself remembers that citizens can exercise rights such as opposition, suppression or limitation of the processing of their data before companies. The AEPD has sanctioned companies several times for … Read more

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