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Amazon sells off this iPhone with the best price we have seen to date: it costs 504 euros

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Except the iPhone AirApple’s current generation mobile phones have changed very little in price since their respective launches. On the other hand, we do usually find those from the previous generation on sale, and quite frequently. The best one we can find right now has fallen into the iPhone 16ea mobile phone that, although it is true that it is not the most recent, is perfect for making the leap into the Apple ecosystem. Its price on Amazon is 504 euros. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links A new minimum price With Amazon’s new offer, we are talking about a new historical minimum price. He iPhone 16e It will not be Apple’s most complete mobile because it has certain shortcomings, but it is quite attractive. Starting with its design, we are talking about a compact mobile with 6.1 inch screenthe smallest of all considering that, except for the iPhone 17eApple mobile phones are starting from 6.3 inches. It is also a mobile phone that offers good power thanks to the A18 chipthe same one that integrates the iPhone 16. This chip, in addition to offering good performance, adds compatibility with Apple Intelligence. And your software will also be updated for many years. On the other hand, it is worth mentioning that its battery offers one of the best autonomy that we have seen in iPhone with this size, reaching the day without any problem with very demanding use. ⚡ IN SUMMARY: iPhone 16e offer today ✅ THE BEST Yesu format and power: We are talking about a small mobile phone, but also powerful. Your battery: whether you use it a lot or little, the battery will last you at least a day without any problem. ❌ THE WORST los 128 GB… They remain very tight today. With wireless charging, but… no MagSafe support. To use these accessories it is necessary to have a compatible case. 💡 BUY IT IF… You are looking for the first iPhone, especially if you don’t want to spend too much money and are looking to prioritize the battery. ⛔ DON’T BUY IT IF… You are going to take a lot of photographs and you do not have cloud services, since 128 GB is enough for what it gives, which is not much. You may also be interested ESR Case for iPhone 17e/ iPhone 16e, MagSafe Compatible, Military Grade Shockproof Protection, Magnetic Case for iPhone 17e/ iPhone 16e, Classic Hybrid Case (HaloLock), Transparent The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Spigen Glas.tR EZ Fit Screen Protector for iPhone 17e, iPhone 16e, iPhone 14, iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro, 2 Units, High Definition, 9H Hardness The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Some of the links in this article are affiliated and may provide a benefit to Xataka. In case of non-availability, offers may vary. Images | Ricardo AguilarApple In Xataka | Best iPhones. Which one to buy in 2026 and recommended models based on budget, tastes and quality-price In Xataka | After testing them, Xataka experts agree: these are the best mobile phones of 2026

When Jeff Bezos asked his parents for $240,000 to found Amazon, they asked him only one thing: “What is the Internet?”

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In 1995, Jeff Bezos decided quit your stable job and well paid as an analyst on Wall Street to set up a business selling books online. At that time, Jeff Bezos was not the millionaire he is today, so he went to his parents and asked them for help investing in Amazon. His father’s first question was clear and direct: “What is the Internet?” Miguel and Jacklyn Bezos didn’t know much about this new technology, but they knew that their son was determined to make the most of it. According to the writer Brad Stone in the book “The dream store. Jeff Bezos and the era of Amazon“, Bezos warned his parents: “There is a 70% chance you will lose everything. “I just want to make sure I can come home for Thanksgiving if this doesn’t work out.” Without hesitation, the Bezos invested a good part of their life savings in their son’s project. Today, that initial investment has grown by 38,200% and is worth more than the GDP of Iceland and the Maldives combined, making his father so rich (his mother died in August 2025 at age 78) that, according to what he said The Wall Street JournalMiguel Bezos is hiring a CEO to manage the assets of his Family Office. The origin of a historic fortune In the mid-nineties, Mike Bezos, of Cuban origin and with family ties in a small Valladolid municipalitydecided to entrust the family savings to his son Jeff and, in the process, becoming the first investors after the founding of Amazon. According to documents According to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Bezoses’ initial investment was through the purchase of 582,528 Amazon shares and, just a few months later, they expanded their investment by purchasing 847,716 more shares. In total, 1,430,244 shares at a purchase price of 17 cents per share. That leaves a total investment of $243,141.48. As and as revealed Bloombergit is quite a fortune for a couple formed by a single mother who had to raise her son alone with a very poor salary while studying a career, and of a Cuban immigrant who arrived in the United States at the age of 16. After thirty years, if the initial investment had remained intact it would amount to about $92.9 billion. However, after various sales and donations of shares, the family wealth of Jeff Bezos’ parents exceeds $40 billion. CEO wanted for a fortune According to estimates by The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg, Aurora Borealisthe company in charge of managing Miguel Bezos’s assets, was founded in 2020 and, if it were a person, it would rank 48th among the largest fortunes in the world. list of Forbes millionaires. Aurora Borealis is currently one of the family offices most relevant in the world due to its volume of assets. The company manages assets of a very diverse nature, from those founding shares of Amazon to investments in funds and philanthropy projects through the Bezos Family Foundation. The growing assets of Jeff Bezos’ father reached such levels that it became necessary to professionalize the team that manages it from Aurora Borealis, signing as CEO to Valeria Alberola, an executive with experience in managing large assets. For reference, the new manager of Amazon’s founding fortune managed the investment and philanthropy activities of Ben Walton, heir to Walmart. Their goal, to make Miguel “Mike” Bezos even richer. The story of Miguel Bezos’s fortune is not only relevant for having facilitated the founding of one of the largest companies in the world, it is also a unique phenomenon since it is unusual for a family loan of just under $244,000 to end up making the founder’s parents millionaires, and not external investors. Was a risky bet which turned out well, but could also have left Jeff Bezos banished from Thanksgiving dinners and his parents with a serious financial problem. In Xataka | Technological millionaires boast of ecological awareness. Their superyachts and private jets tell another story Image | Flickr (George W. Bush Presidential Center)

Amazon Prime Day returns in Spain with confirmed dates and benefits

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Amazon announced weeks ago that during this month of June that we have just begun, a new edition of its Prime Day: several days full of bargains, exclusive for Prime members, with which we can save a pinch on technology, home, video games and much more. But it was not until today, June 2, when has confirmed the final dates. Amazon Prime – annual subscription The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Amazon’s Prime Day 2026 arrives at the end of June with four days of offers Specifically, will take place between the 23rd and 26th of this month June. That is to say: it will kick off at midnight from Monday the 22nd to Tuesday the 23rd and will last for four full days, ending at 11:59 p.m. on Friday, June 26. We therefore have four days ahead of us to take advantage of the thousands of offers that Amazon will launch, compared to two days in previous editions. That is to say, double the time to save us a pinchFor example, in that cheap television that we had been thinking about buying for some time to watch the soccer World Cup. Or in that phone with which to replace our old mobile phone and much, much more. Furthermore, another change that we see this year compared to previous editions of this summer Prime Day is the chosen month. In this sense, the usual thing in recent years was for it to take place in July, but This time it will be done in June. Right now, in fact: exactly, in three weeks. An exclusive campaign for Prime members Like the dates of this Prime Day, Amazon has also announced that It is an exclusive sales campaign for its Prime members. Contrary to what happens with the Spring Sale Festival a few weeks ago or the Black Friday November, whose bargains are accessible to any type of user. So, how to take advantage of the sales this Prime Day if we are not subscribed? Very easy: just enjoy the free trial that Amazon offers for new registrations, which not only opens the doors of Prime Day to us but also allows us to save the cost of shipping, access a wide catalog of movies, series and documentaries through Prime Video and more for thirty days. Amazon Prime – 30 days free trial The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Once we are Prime members, we will be able to access the Prime Day offers which, as in previous years, will have guaranteed discounts on Amazon devices (Kindle, Echo, fire tv…). And also in brands such as Braun, Puma, Samsung and Philips, among othersas they have already confirmed. More offers, now available on AliExpress In case we don’t want to wait until then, right now we have another very powerful one available. AliExpress sales campaign. From yesterday until next June 10, we found bargains in nintendo switch 2, PlayStation 5 Pro, garmin watches, Xiaomi’s best-selling phones and much more in their Summer Promo. Some Amazon deals that you can now take advantage of XIAOMI REDMI Note 15 Pro 5G The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Midea Portasplit Portable Air Conditioner 4 in 1 | 3000 frigories The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Some of the links in this article are affiliated and may provide a benefit to Xataka. In case of non-availability, offers may vary. Images | amazon In Xataka | The best mobile phones, we have tested them and here are their analyzes In Xataka | Which smart air conditioner to buy. How to choose a connected air conditioning system and featured models

Jeff Bezos asked his parents for their life savings to found Amazon. They only asked him one question: “What is the Internet?

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In 1995, Jeff Bezos decided quit your stable job and well paid as an analyst on Wall Street to set up a business selling books online. At that time, Jeff Bezos was not the millionaire he is today, so he went to his parents and asked them for help investing in Amazon. His father’s first question was clear and direct: “What is the Internet?” Miguel and Jacklyn Bezos didn’t know much about this new technology, but they knew that their son was determined to make the most of it. According to the writer Brad Stone in the book “The dream store. Jeff Bezos and the era of Amazon“, Bezos warned his parents: “There is a 70% chance you will lose everything. “I just want to make sure I can come home for Thanksgiving if this doesn’t work out.” Without hesitation, the Bezos invested a good part of their life savings in their son’s project. Today, that initial investment has grown by 15,500% and is worth more than the GDP of Iceland and the Maldives combined, making his father so rich (his mother passed away a few weeks ago) that, according to what he said The Wall Street JournalMiguel Bezos is hiring a CEO to manage the assets of his Family Office. The origin of a historic fortune In the mid-nineties, Mike Bezos, of Cuban origin and with family ties in a small Valladolid municipalitydecided to entrust the family savings to his son Jeff and, in the process, becoming the first investors after the founding of Amazon. According to documents According to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Bezoses’ initial investment was through the purchase of 582,528 Amazon shares and, just a few months later, they expanded their investment by purchasing 847,716 more shares. In total, 1,430,244 shares at a purchase price of 17 cents per share. That leaves a total investment of $243,141.48. As and as revealed Bloombergit is quite a fortune for a couple formed by a single mother who had to raise her son alone with a very poor salary while studying a career, and of a Cuban immigrant who arrived in the United States at the age of 16. After thirty years, if the initial investment had remained intact it would amount to about $72.6 billion. However, after various sales and donations of shares, the family wealth of Jeff Bezos’ parents exceeds $40 billion. CEO wanted for a fortune According to estimates by The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg, Aurora Borealisthe company in charge of managing Miguel Bezos’s assets, was founded in 2020 and, if it were a person, it would rank 48th among the largest fortunes in the world. list of Forbes millionaires. Aurora Borealis is currently one of the family offices most relevant in the world due to its volume of assets. The company manages assets of a very diverse nature, from those founding shares of Amazon to investments in funds and philanthropy projects through the Bezos Family Foundation. The growing assets of Jeff Bezos’ father have reached levels that have made it necessary to professionalize the team that manages it from Aurora Borealis, signing as CEO to Valeria Alberola, an executive with experience in managing large assets. For reference, the new manager of Amazon’s founding fortune managed the family office of the Walton familyfounders and owners of the Wallmart supermarket chain. Their goal, to make Miguel “Mike” Bezos even richer. The story of Miguel Bezos’s fortune is not only relevant for having facilitated the founding of one of the largest companies in the world, it is also a unique phenomenon since it is unusual for a family loan of just under $244,000 to end up making the founder’s parents millionaires, and not external investors. Was a risky bet which turned out well, but could also have left Jeff Bezos banished from Thanksgiving dinners and his parents with a serious financial problem. In Xataka | Technological millionaires boast of ecological awareness. Their superyachts and private jets tell another story Image | Flickr (George W. Bush Presidential Center)

Amazon had everything ready to attack the Starlink monopoly. Until Blue Origin exploded into pieces

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On April 20, 2023, the inaugural flight of SpaceX’s Starship took place. Less than four minutes later, the space vehicle explodedbut that was not what was amazing. The amazing thing was that all the company staff celebrated that explosion applauding wildlyas if it had been an extraordinary success. And the truth is that it was, because this launch was part of the company’s incremental philosophy: it doesn’t matter if the rockets explode, because (for the moment) that is what they have to do. When the Blue Origin rocket exploded last weekthere was very little to celebrate. And that is a big difference between both companies. This was not an explosion “by design”. There is a critical difference between the Starship prototype explosions and that of the New Glenn: intent. While SpaceX uses its tests to push its rockets to the limit and learn from those often controlled destructions, the New Glenn that exploded a few days ago was theoretically a production vehicle intended to complete operational missions. It’s one thing to lose a rocket with no payload that is designed to learn from mistakes, but quite another to lose one with a payload that real customers depend on. Blue Origin runs out of ramp. The economic impact of this accident goes beyond the cost of the lost vehicle. The fundamental problem is that Blue Origin currently has only one operational launch pad for the New Glenn, the LC-36, and damage to the tower and support systems could paralyze the company’s activity for months. In a recent update the company indicates who is already working on that ramp “And we have a good reconstruction plan in place.” Bad news for Kuiper. This explosion has also left in the air the deployment of the first 49 satellites of Amazon’s Juiper network, which depended on this launch. The company needs to put thousands of satellites into orbit to compete with Starlink, and every month of delay in the New Glenn is a month of advantage for Elon Musk. NASA and the lunar calendar. But the New Glenn is also a key piece for the logistics of NASA’s Artemis missions. The explosion may force the space agency to rethink its priorities and even delay missions to the Moon planned for the coming years. NASA is running out of plans B, and is increasingly dependent on a single supplier (SpaceX) when that is precisely what Blue Origin could have mitigated. Reliability pays off over time. We have a good example of SpaceX’s trial and error strategy with the Falcon 9. Today it is one of the most reliable rockets in the world with a success rate of over 99%: to date it has carried out 644 missions, of which 641 have been successful. Failures like that of September 2016 They served to learn and mature, and a decade later the Falcon 9 have become almost “boring” due to their reliability. Blue Origin seems to have wanted to skip stages by coming to market with a product that wanted to be perfect, but reality has shown that it is very difficult to achieve that reliability without stumbling. And this setback has been big. The opportunity cost. It is estimated that the economic losses of the destroyed vehicle they hover 150 million dollars, but the true cost is in the penalties for delays and the loss of confidence of future customers. The technical and reputational debt that Blue Origin faces is notable, and it remains to be seen how a company that needed success more than ever will react. Monopoly by accident. The clearest consequence of this setback is also striking: the winner is SpaceX, which is even more dominant than it was in the space launch market. The explosion of the New Gless is terrible news because it eliminates competition, and without a rival that can guarantee launches, access to space will continue to be a bottleneck controlled by a single company and, of course, by its founder, Elon Musk. The tycoon, yes, published a message in X upon hearing about the explosion saying “I’m sorry to see this, I hope you recover quickly.” Image | Blue Origin In Xataka | In 2018, Elon Musk put his own car into orbit. Eight years later it is still circling the Earth

Amazon wanted its employees to continue using AI. They have just cut their losses by asking that “you do not use AI just for the sake of using it”

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Amazon wanted to force its employees They will use AI as if there were no tomorrow. It implemented a tool that measured that usage, but after a few weeks the company realized something: people were using AI for absurd and worthless tasks. That has made Amazon make a decision forceful: abandon this initiative completely. what has happened. Amazon has had to cancel an experiment that measured the performance of its employees based on their use of corporate AI tools. The reason is simple: the engineers had begun to cheat and took the opportunity to automate completely useless and redundant tasks with the sole objective of climbing positions in the ranking. The labor scam has also absurdly increased the computing and infrastructure costs of the company itself, so the experiment has failed. The controversial Kirorank. The service in question was a scoreboard internally named Kirorank. It measured the activity of Amazon developers within Kiro, the “Claude Code of Amazon.” Amazon management wanted 80% of its programmers to use AI every week, an ambitious goal. What the developers ended up doing to score points with their bosses was deploying autonomous agents based on MeshClaw —the version of OpenClaw from Amazon—so that they would run processes in a loop and devour tokens for almost no purpose. The era of tokenmaxxing. Amazon Senior Vice President Dave Treadwell had to intervene this week before the staff to announce that developers no longer had to use this tool. Although he admitted that the experiment had originally been designed with “good intentions,” the practical result ended up being an economic hole due to the tokenmaxxingthat newly coined term that defines the action of artificially inflating the consumption of tokens to simulate productivity. “Please don’t use AI just for the sake of using AI,” the executive demanded of his engineers, urging them to focus on creating better products instead of burning server resources. Cost through the roof. Treadwell’s announcement is no small matter, because this shows that companies have realized that cost control is necessary with AI. Companies like Anthropic—of which Amazon is the largest investor and whose Claude model they use intensively—have recently migrated from flat monthly fees to a per-use pricing model based strictly on token consumption. With this new billing scheme, the fact that the engineers dedicated themselves to “playing” with the bots to rise in the ranking significantly multiplied the bill that Amazon had to pay. Meta suffered the same problem. The Amazon case is not an isolated event. In the Meta and Microsoft offices identical situations have been experiencedwith employees sabotaging internal AI usage rankings through massive token consumption. The irony for Amazon is tremendous: the company has been executing waves of massive layoffs to cut costs and be able to finance its gigantic investment plan in data center infrastructure and AI. Your theoretical capex for 2026 It is estimated at 200,000 million dollars. Lesson learned: AI must be used well. The failure of this “gamification” of work has ended with Amazon abandoning this experiment. To prevent developers from cheating again, a company team is going to change metrics. Instead of measuring raw token consumption, they will analyze so-called “normalized deployments.” From now on, the goal will be to measure how many times the interaction with AI results in useful lines of code that are truly integrated into the company’s products. In Xataka | Customers demand that a human solve their problem. The surprising thing is that if humans serve them they think they are an AI

the best deals today, May 25, on Amazon

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A new week begins and the heat indicates that it will be the protagonist in our daily lives. If you are thinking of buying an air conditioner, fan or any air conditioning device, there are very interesting models. Although you can find discounts not only on these types of products. These are the best bargains that we found today on Amazon today, May 25. SZLX Vacuum Backpack with Pump Hand Luggage 40x30x20 The price could vary. We earn commission from these links portable air conditioner Midea PortaSplit by 949.99 euros: with 12,000 BTU and 4 in 1. OnePlus 15R + OnePlus Watch3 by 549 euros: 6.83 inches and 256 GB of storage. wireless speaker Soundcore Anker 2 by 25.99 euros: with 12 W of power and autonomy of up to 24 hours. SZLX Vacuum Cabin Backpack by 48.86 euros: with multiple compartments and waterproof pocket. Wireless adapter for Android Auto and CarPlay Ottocast Mini Pico by 54.09 euros: Plug & Play type and compatible with car controls. Midea PortaSplit portable air conditioner Within the air conditioning sector, this Midea PortaSplit It is one of the most powerful innovations in recent years. It solves in one fell swoop the main problem of portable air conditioners: the inefficiency and noise of the conventional extractor tube. It is an expensive model, but now you can get it at a discount, for 949.99 euros. It stands out for its impressive cooling capacity of 12,000 BTU, making it perfect for rooms up to 45 square meters. It is a 4-in-1 all-terrain device that cools, ventilates, dehumidifies and works as a heat pump. In addition, it is silent (it operates at around 39 dB) and has WiFi connectivity so you can control it from your mobile phone. Midea Portasplit Portable Air Conditioner 4 in 1 The price could vary. We earn commission from these links OnePlus 15R + OnePlus Watch3 If you are thinking of changing your mobile phone for a high-end one, this pack will interest you. Now, you can take the OnePlus 15R plus the OnePlus Watch3 with a 23% discount, for 549 eurosthus saving you almost 200 euros compared to its usual RRP. This OnePlus 15R stands out for its 6.83 inch AMOLED screen and its massive 7,400 mAh battery with 80 W SUPERVOOC fast charging. It has a triple camera and comes with 12 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage. As for the OnePlus Watch3 watch, it works with WearOS and stands out for being very resistant. OnePlus 15R 12GB RAM + 256GB Storage, Charcoal Black Watch 3 43mm OPWE242 Black Steel The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Soundcore Anker 2 Wireless Speaker If you are one of those who, in summer, like to take your music to the pool, the beach or the balcony or terrace, this speaker Anker Soundcore 2 It is one of the undisputed kings of the entry range. Now, on Amazon, it is on sale and has gone from costing 39.99 euros to 25.99 euros in this flash offer. Despite its compact design, this Bluetooth speaker It offers a power of 12 W and its battery is something to highlight, as it provides a autonomy of up to 24 hours of continuous playback. It has IPX7 certification that makes it waterproof and you can create stereo sound by pairing two identical speakers. Soundcore Anker 2 Portable Bluetooth Speaker with 12W Stereo Sound The price could vary. We earn commission from these links SZLX Vacuum Cabin Backpack A viral phenomenon, this vacuum cabin backpack is perfect for flying in airlines low cost without having to pay extra for carrying luggage. Now, you can get it discounted on Amazon for 48.86 eurosmuch cheaper than having to pay to check in a cabin bag. The real strong point of this travel backpack lies in its intelligent distribution of the interior space and, above all, in the possibility of storing everything under vacuumsince it has a mouthpiece to do it easily. It has a practical waterproof insulated pocket and a ventilated compartment at the base exclusively for shoes. In addition, it has an external USB charging port, which is very useful for connecting a power bank. SZLX Vacuum Backpack with Pump Hand Luggage 40x30x20 The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Wireless adapter for Android Auto and CarPlay Ottocast Mini Pico Now that the good weather is here, getaways and trips are multiplying. If you are tired of plugging your wired phone into the car every time you get in it, this wireless adapter Ottocast Mini Pico It will be your salvation. Now, you can take it for 54.09 euros thanks to the 20 euro extra discount coupon available. The great advantage of this model wireless adapter lies in its Plug & Play configuration and its intelligent automatic reconnection function, which links the mobile phone just a few seconds after starting the engine. Is Compatible with original car controlsallowing you to continue natively using the steering wheel buttons, touch screen and Google Assistant or Siri commands. Ottocast Mini Pico, New 2026, Wireless 2-in-1 CarPlay Android Auto Adapter The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Some of the links in this article are affiliated and may provide a benefit to Xataka. In case of non-availability, offers may vary. Images | Midea, Ottocast, SZLX, Anker and OnePlus In Xataka | Which smart air conditioner to buy: how to choose a connected air conditioning system and featured models In Xataka | Buying guide for connected fans: recommendations for choosing a “smart” model with WiFi and six models from 50 euros

The best deals we have found today on Amazon, Tuesday, May 19

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Do you want to renew some of your technological devices while saving money? Like every week, at Xataka we make a selection with the best deals in technology that we found on Amazon. These are some of the offers that are worth it today, May 19. Xiaomi 17 – 12+512GB Smartphone The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Projector TCL C1 by 193.34 euros: with certified Google TV system. Fire TV Stick HD by 25.99 euros: with Alexa shortcut button. smartphone Xiaomi 17 by 899.99 euros: 6.3 inches and 50 MP f/2.0 telephoto lens. Smart TV TCL 65Q7C by 899 euros: 65-inch QD MiniLED and with Google TV. Bluetooth locator Ugreen FineTrack by 13.99 euros: with CR2 battery that offers autonomy of up to 18 months. TCL C1 Projector We start our selection with a perfect device now that the 2026 World Cup is approaching to watch games in style. It’s about this TCL C1 portable projector which is reduced to 193.34 euros in this flash offer. This projector comes with the certified Google TV system pre-installed and allows you to watch streaming apps without having to resort to a Fire TV Stick or to an Android TV Box. It is also equipped with an 8 W speaker with Dolby Audio and is compatible with 4K video and HDR10 formats. TCL C1 Compatible 4K Portable Projector The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Fire TV Stick HD If you have an old TV at home, in a bedroom or in the kitchen, this Fire TV Stick HD is the most basic and economical, but it will help you make it smart or give it greater fluidity. Now you have a 42% discount and you can take it for 25.99 euros. This Amazon device offers HD streaming playback and it is perfect to get started in the world of Fire TV. Your remote comes with a shortcut button to Alexa. In addition, it easily connects to the HDMI port of your TV and its compact size makes it possible to take it comfortably even on vacation or a second home. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Xiaomi 17 Smartphone If you want to change your phone and you had already had your eye on Xiaomi’s latest flagship, this one is now on sale Xiaomi 17 on Amazon. Specifically, you can take it with you 899.99 euros. The photographic system is the most notable thing about this Xiaomi 17. It has a 50 MP f/2.0 telephoto lensideal for taking photos in spaces with poor lighting. Its screen is 6.3 inches and this model on offer comes with 12 GB of RAM and 512 GB internal storage. Xiaomi 17 – 12+512GB Smartphone The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Smart TV TCL 65Q7C As we have said before, one of the sporting events of the year is approaching and if you are looking for a TV to watch the 2026 World Cupthis TCL It’s on sale now on Amazon. It has gone from costing 1,099 euros to 899 euros in these moments. This television mounts a panel 65 inch QD MiniLED and has a sound system signed by Bang & Olufsen. Works under the operating system Google TV and it is also perfect for gaming, thanks to its 144 Hz refresh rate. TCL 65Q7C Television 65 Inch QD-Mini LED 4K Smart TV The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Ugreen FineTrack Bluetooth Tracker Have you been thinking about buying a AirTag to have your keys, wallet or even your suitcase located during your vacation, but do you think it’s expensive? This Ugreen locator It is the economical alternative and is now available for only 13.99 euros. It has the same design and size as the Apple AirTag and is compatible with the network “Search” from the bitten apple company. Powered by a replaceable CR2 battery, which provides autonomy of up to 18 months. UGREEN FineTrack Mini Tag The price could vary. We earn commission from these links

one where Google, Amazon and Microsoft pay a toll so that we all have internet

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In March 2024, several countries in East Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia began experiencing strange internet outages and massive slowdowns in digital services. The origin was not in a cyber attack or an electrical blackout, it was on a ship reached during an attack in the Red Sea that had accidentally dragged its anchor onto the seabed and damaged several undersea cables essential for global communications. Iran’s plan B. For decades, the Strait of Hormuz was seen as the great bottleneck energy of the planet, the route through which much of the world’s oil circulates. It happens that the war with the United States and Israel has made Iran discover something much more important: the Internet also circulates under those waters. As? Apparently, CNN told that Tehran has understood that the submarine cables that connect Europe, Asia and the Gulf are an infrastructure as strategic as oil tankers, and it wants to convert that geographical position into a new source of power. The idea that begins to emerge in Iranian discourse is very clear: if the world needs to pass data under Hormuz, large technology companies such as Google, Amazon, Microsoft or Meta should accept some kind of tolllicense or submission to Iranian rules. In other words, Hormuz would no longer be just a lever about global energybut also about the digital economy. The invisible cables. The great Iranian strategic discovery is born from an inconspicuous reality: almost all global traffic data depends on physical cables laid on the seabed. Banking payments, cloud services, military communications, streaming platforms, stock market operations and much of the artificial intelligence infrastructure pass through them. Some of these cables cross areas near Iranian waters, especially in the Persian Gulf. Although many of the international routes were designed to directly avoid Iranian territory, Tehran understands that proximity is enough to put pressure. The regime has understood that interrupting or threatening these corridors could generate enormous economic and psychological damage, even without firing a missile. The threat of submarine warfare. At this point it should be noted that Iran has not promised to sabotage cables directly, but it has launched deliberately ambiguous messages about possible interruptions or damages. Precisely this ambiguity is part of the strategy. The country has underwater drones, mini-submarines and capable naval forces to operate in the Gulfwhile its regional allies have already accidentally demonstrated in the Red Sea the enormous impact that a simple underwater incident. The real Western fear is not, therefore, a total internet blackout, but rather a chain of disruptions: financial delays, problems in data centers, degradation of business networks or difficulties in repairing critical infrastructure in the middle of a military crisis. In a world completely dependent on data, touching these cables means little less than touching the global economy. The inspiration of the Suez Canal. Tehran clearly looks to the Suez Canal as a model. Egypt has been monetizing for decades its strategic position by charging tolls and taking advantage of the passage of submarine cables between Europe and Asia. Iran wants to partially replicate that logic, although applied to a much more hostile and militarized environment. In fact, the media linked to the Revolutionary Guard they already talk about compulsory licenses, passage fees and exclusive rights for Iranian companies in charge of maintenance. Legally the scenario is complex and many operators will probably ignore the threats while US sanctions are in place, but the simple fact that Iran is openly raising this idea demonstrates how it has changed his strategic vision on Hormuz. The new discovered power. In short, and as we have already seen with crude oil, what is truly important is not whether Iran will one day manage to collect money from the big Western technology companies, but rather that it has discovered a new form of pressure global. For years, Tehran believed that its greatest weapon it was oil. Now you have understood that the world depends even more on invisible data flows that happen under the sea. That is possibly the great geopolitical transformation that Hormuz is currently revealing: a classic maritime strait is also becoming a critical point for the global digital economy. And that means that future international tensions will no longer revolve solely around the control of energy, that too, but also the control of the infrastructure that supports nothing more and nothing less than the internet. Image | Nara, Wikimedia, Collinpetty In Xataka | The war in Iran is doing something that not even Ryanair imagined: making 20 euro flights a relic of the past In Xataka | Dubai has come to the same conclusion as Russia. To protect your oil from drones there is something better than missiles: giant cages

After deploying its data centers in Aragon, Amazon wants to protect Zaragoza from floods

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On July 6, 2023, a torrential storm collapsed the Barranco de la Muerte in Zaragoza, leaving the Z-30 under two meters of water and causing damage valued at 125 million euros, as collects The Herald. Among the affected structures, the high-speed train between Madrid and Barcelona and the capital’s main ring road. This natural disaster made it clear that Zaragoza lacked hydraulic infrastructure capable of absorbing extreme weather events, increasingly frequent with climate change, such as explains AEMET. In response, the City Council made a plan structured in three phases and began conversations with Amazon Web Services, the hyperscaler that Aragón has chosen for its data centers in Spain: the result is a public-private alliance that combines hydraulic infrastructure and real-time monitoring technology with the aim of turning Zaragoza into a European benchmark for urban resilience. Zaragoza, flood-proof. The Zaragoza City Council and AWS with the collaboration of the Government of Aragon and the Ebro Hydrographic Confederation have agreed implement a global technological and hydraulic strategy for environmental risk management. Amazon will contribute 13.8 million euros, distributed in three annual installments. The collaboration has two legs: a physical one, with the construction of hydraulic infrastructure in the Barranco de la Muerte; and another technological, with the deployment of an intelligent early warning platform based on the AWS cloud. Why is it important. This system will benefit more than 700,000 people who live in the Aragonese capital, in addition to protecting critical infrastructure for the city such as the Z-30, the train and entire neighborhoods such as Parque Venecia, today exposed to intense storms. Beyond the scope of the work, this is one of the few cases in Spain where a large technology company directly finances public civil protection infrastructure as a condition of its installation in the territory, which puts a question on the table: what the companies that consume the most resources can and should contribute to the cities that host them. Context. AWS maintains one of the largest investment plans in digital infrastructure in Spain: in 2024 announced an investment of 15.7 billion euros in Aragon over the next decade to expand its cloud infrastructure and new data center campuses in Villanueva de Gállego, El Burgo de Ebro and Huesca. This expansion has a B side: enormous pressure on the territory’s electrical, water and transportation networks. The Barranco de la Muerte is not an isolated case: the Valencia DANA of October 2024 left more than 220 dead and politically accelerated the demand for drainage infrastructure in vulnerable urban areas. Zaragoza, with active ravines and a climate prone to intense convective storms, is one of them. How are they going to do it?. From the point of view of hydraulic works, it is a lamination of avenues combined with sustainable urban drainage enhanced with real-time monitoring. The plan is divided into three technical phases. The first, financed by the council and already underway, consists of a perimeter canal and a retaining wall around the Barranco de la Muerte. The second, financed by AWS, adds a storm tank next to the Torrero Cemetery with a capacity for 20,000 cubic meters, five lamination dams and the improvement of the existing ones upstream of Z-40. The third would bury the ravine as it passes through Z-30 with a collector that would double the current drainage capacity. Added to this is a cloud platform that will combine sensors, artificial intelligence and real-time analysis to monitor flows and launch early warnings. That is to say: the physical infrastructure retains and laminates the water, and the technological infrastructure anticipates when and how much will arrive. AWS support is not only financial: it provides digitalization and predictive hydraulics that multiply the effectiveness of physical infrastructure. Yes, but. The collaboration is a real advance for the city, but it raises uncomfortable questions. The first is obvious: Amazon does not pay for these works out of altruism: its data centers in Aragon are voracious consumers of water and energy, so building water infrastructure in the city is a win-win: it minimizes the risk of supply failures in the event of potential natural disasters and improves its image while strengthening ties with the authorities. Water management is one of the thorny points of data centers and with its proliferation increases scrutiny and protests over the consumption of a scarce good, such as Amazon has already suffered itself in Aragon. On the other hand, for the alert technological platform to be useful, it will be an essential requirement that it be accompanied by proven evacuation and response protocols, which turns an alert into a real solution. How they plan to do it is something that has not been publicly disclosed at the moment. In Xataka | Zaragoza is so full of data centers that Amazon has decided to take one to… a town in Teruel with 900 inhabitants In Xataka | Quietly, Aragón is becoming a data center “powerhouse”: now it has taken a crucial step Cover | David Vives and AWS

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