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Amazon’s new data center will be installed in La Puebla de Híjar

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AWS, Amazon Web Services, has chosen La Puebla de Híjar (935 inhabitants) to build its first data center in the province of Teruel. The multinational has secured 70 hectares next to the N-232 and plans to start works in autumn 2027, as reported Aragon Newsdependent on the public body CARTV. Why is it important. The project places a province historically relegated on the European technological map and confirms the strategy of Aragon as hub of digital infrastructure. With 100 MW of power already guaranteed and access to the water of the Ebro and the Gaén canal, the complex specialized in AI thus avoids electrical saturation problems that grip the metropolitan area of ​​Zaragoza. The figure. The investment is around 5,000 million euros, according to sources in the technology sector consulted by local media such as Teruel Diary. It would be the fourth main AWS hub in the community, after Huesca, Villanueva de Gállego and El Burgo de Ebro. The context. Aragón has managed to mobilize more than 47,000 million euros in data centers, according to a study by the Basilio Paraíso Foundation presented in September. The community could become the third European market in the sector, only behind London and Frankfurt. Bigger words. Yes, but. The project arrives surrounded by conflicts regarding water supply: Amazon needs 350,000 cubic meters of water per year for cooling, and although it plans to draw directly from the Ebro, it requires a backup source. Negotiations with the community of Gaén irrigators have been stuck for months. The irrigators insist that they will not take “any step” that compromises the territory’s water future. Between the lines. The choice of Teruel is not accidental. The metropolitan area of ​​Zaragoza suffers a collapse in the capacity of its electrical substations that has slowed down other projects. The availability of energy (100 MW through the Endesa network with connection to the Híjar substation) has been decisive. What has Aragón done to become a leader? The community has developed a recruitment strategy based on three pillars: Energy availability: Aragon has prioritized the reserve of electrical capacity for strategic industrial projects. Administrative streamlining: the figure of the Declaration of General Interest of Aragon (DIGA) allows these megaprojects to be processed as Plans of General Interest, shortening bureaucratic deadlines. It already happened with Stellantis and CATLand with Microsoft. Logistics infrastructure: The N-232 functions as a backbone, connecting the data centers from Huesca to Bajo Martín. The money trail. AWS has already mobilized more than 15,000 million euros in Aragonwith a forecast of creating 6,800 direct jobs. Companies such as Microsoft, QTS and the Aragonese company Forestalia have also opted for the region. Only Forestalia has planned invest an additional 12 billion in three new centers in Magallón, Botorrita and Alfamén. And now what. AWS must present the documentation for the DIGA to the regional government. The British engineering company Arup, in charge of the project, will finalize the application in the coming weeks. The final agreement on water with the irrigators remains pending, an obstacle that may delay the planned schedule. The project will transform the Venta del Barro industrial estate, which already employs a thousand people from the Bajo Aragón regions. In Xataka | The problem with data centers is not that they are running out of water or energy: it is that they are running out of copper Featured image | The Puebla de Híjar

Amazon’s nuclear dream for AI continues to advance. This will be one of its first plants with modular reactors

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artificial intelligence electricity demand is multiplying of data centers, and with it, the interest of large technology companies in energy sources capable of keeping them running 24 hours a day. Amazon has gone one step further with Cascade, a new generation nuclear plant that aims to change the way the company powers its digital infrastructure. It is not a simple energy installation: it is the symbol of an ambition that combines autonomy and energy security in the midst of the AI ​​revolution. This industry is not only transforming the labor marketis also testing the global energy infrastructure. Large data centers that process millions of operations per second need a constant supply, and renewable sources, although clean, do not always guarantee that stability. Hence, nuclear energy is once again gaining prominence as a strong and carbon-free option. For companies like Amazon, the challenge is no longer just to innovate in algorithms, but to guarantee the energy that keeps them running without interruptions. What we know about the plant. Named Cascade Advanced Energy Facility, Amazon’s new nuclear plant will be built near Richland, Washington state. Over there, the company will work with Energy Northwest and X-energyresponsible for the design of the reactors. Cascade will be located near the current Columbia Generating Station. Amazon defines it as a key step to reduce emissions and provide constant electricity to the network that supports its global digital infrastructure. Cascade will rely on X-energy’s Xe-100 design, a next-generation modular reactor designed to be more efficient and safer than conventional models. The first phase adds 320 MW with four SMRs, and the plant can be expanded by up to 12 units to reach 960 MW. The scheme includes three 320 MW sections that will occupy only a few blocks. This modularity is one of the keys to the project: it allows production to be scaled according to demand and takes up much less space than a classic nuclear power plant, which can extend over more than 2.5 km². A different ‘campus’. Unlike traditional power plants, the Cascade plant will be organized as a small energy campus. Its modules will include reactor buildings, service areas, turbines, condensers and a space for temporary fuel storage. The complex, according to X-energy projections, will occupy a compact area that is more similar to an industrial estate than a classic nuclear facility. This modular approach allows you to build in phases and maintain operation without major interruptions in future expansions. Amazon’s schedule for Cascade moves forward in stages. The company plans to begin construction before the end of this decade and reach the operational phase in the 2030s. These are tentative goals, which depend on both the licensing process and the industrial development of the Xe-100 reactors. A project that needs labor. According to Amazon, Cascade will create more than 1,000 construction jobs and at least 100 permanent positions in areas such as engineering and operations. In parallel, Columbia Basin College will open the Energy Learning Center, funded by the Department of Energy, with a simulator that reproduces the control of the Xe-100 reactor. This program will allow young people in the region to access qualified jobs and reinforce Washington’s role in the transition to clean energy. More initiatives. Amazon is not the only technology company that sees nuclear energy as an ally for artificial intelligence. Microsoft has signed an agreement to reopen a plant and, in parallel, is studying long-term contracts with nuclear fusion projects, still in the experimental phase. Google, for its part, collaborates with companies in the sector to integrate small modular reactors (SMR) into its supply network. Although the paths differ, they all share the same challenge: powering a digital infrastructure that consumes more electricity every year. Although Amazon has shared many of the details of Cascade, the project is still in an early phase. There are no definitive dates for the start of construction or for the commissioning of the reactors. It has also not been specified what volume of energy will be allocated to its data centers and what part will be integrated into the local network. Everything indicates that the coming years will be decisive in testing whether modular nuclear energy can respond to the pace demanded by artificial intelligence. In Xataka | An open secret: far from being in decline, oil companies are doing business thanks to AI

What is, what differs and how much Amazon’s new operating system arrives for its Fire TV

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Come on, explain what is Vega Osthe new Amazon operating system for its Fire TV devices. This is the most drastic software movement that Amazon has given in recent years, although we still do not know its arrival date in Spain. But so you can know what is coming, let’s tell you everything we know On this operating system, as well as the data of its operation and the differences with the current fire. What is Vega Vega is an operating system created by Amazon for its Fire TV devices. Internally it has been known simply as “Vega” during its development, which has been running since 2023. Until now, Amazon TV devices used Fire OS, which was a Android version modified by the company. However, Vega is a system created from scratchwith which they seek to become independent of Google and have more freedom when creating a really optimized system. Like Android, Vega is also based on GNU/Linux, and is the one who It already works on devices such as echo show. In fact, it is designed to run in a wide variety of devices. How differs from fire Vega’s main feature is that it uses react native as a framework for applications, which should facilitate power Create apps with JavaScript For the system. With this, Amazon should be able to have an ecosystem of applications and software, which is lighter than Android applications. To understand it better, what you have right now on your Fire TV is an Android modified by Amazon. The company can make many changes, but it will always have to start from the Android base, a system designed to work on many devices, and that can have things that are simply not needed for the Fire. By having a completely own operating system that is not based on Android, Amazon will be able optimize it to the maximum For the specific hardware of its devices. This will make everything work faster and fluid. It becomes like thinking about the differences between Android and iOS, if the iPhone usually go more fluid on many occasions, it is because their operating system is created exclusively for their phones, while Android has to be able to function for all. It is something similar to why Windows may seem sometimes heavier than macOS. However, Amazon will have an important problem. The good thing about having an Android -based system is that you can use existing applications for Android TV or Google TV. Meanwhile, now they will have to convince developers to create apps from scratch destined for Vega Os. The other great focus of this new system is in The complete redesign of the interfacewith which Amazon aims to simplify access to the content to make it more immediate. In addition, you will also have a new live TV guide with up to 10 custom recommendations according to your tastes. You will also have the option of saving movies and series of different services in one place. When Vega arrives The device in charge of giving the exit gun with Vega is the Fire TV Stick 4K Selectwhich can already be reserved in Spain. However, There is no arrival date in Spain of this system. This means that you will first buy the device with Fire TV, and then Vega Os should arrive. The normal thing is that when Vega Os arrives, I do it through a software update. Come on, you will get an update to the Fire TV, and this will change the current system for the new one. Then, it is also expected to get to the rest of Fire TV. In Xataka Basics | Alexa+: What is Amazon’s new intelligent assistant, how it works and what is its price and availability

Openai has just launched a missile to Amazon’s flotation line

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Until now, when you were looking to buy an online product, you did Looking for it on Google, in Amazonor directly in the store of those products. In Openai they want to radically change that shopping experience so you don’t have to do any of that. It will be enough to ask Chatgpt to look for the product … and buy it. And that can change many things. What happened. OpenAI has announced The creation of an option called “Instant Checkout” (“instant payment”) that will allow users to purchase individual products directly through electronic commerce platforms. Etsy and Shopify, the first. This feature will be initially available for purchases in ETSY stores in the US, and soon for more than one million sellers than They use the Shopify platform. They can take advantage of the users of the free plans, Plus and Pro de Chatgpt, and OpenAi hopes to expand this program to more platforms and other countries in the future. Direct attack on Amazon. The new option raises a potential change in the way we bought things. Amazon has become that “Everything Store” (“Store for everything”) to which we go to all kinds of purchases. However, here we have an existential threat, because AI promises to help us with purchases by selecting the best products and prices without having to do practically anything (except confirming the purchase). The alliance with Shopify – each time widespread— It is another clear blow to Amazon’s business model, but the threat is triple. Not only search and can do it outside Amazon … Affiliates. But also every time you buy something with Instant Checkout in Chatgpt, OpenAi takes a commission. The price does not change for the buyer, but the seller (in this case, Etsy or Shopify) pays an Openai commission for convincing the user to make that purchase in that trade. The same goes for Google, whose search engine was also nourished by commissions by recommending products in their sponsored results. Conflict of interest. But with this type of option, the chatbot becomes no longer only an assistant who wants to help you solve doubts, but will also be an interesting recommendation of products. It is not clear how chatgpt chooses the products that it recommends, but it seems logical to think that there will be a system similar to Google or Amazon in which stores and shops can position their products to favor the recommendations. At the moment those responsible for OpenAI indicate That the products that they recommend comes from an “organic and sponsorship search, classified only based on their relevance to the user”. The process, once again, could be distorted, and would win who invests more in marketing and positioning to make their products “look more.” Stock bags. The reaction in the American bags makes clear what has been the reception of this characteristic: ETSY’s actions rose 16%, while Shopify – which does not yet have this option although it will do it soon – they rose 6%. For both platforms this option represents a potential push for sales and income, and AI can become its best ally to reduce the traditional dependence of Google or Amazon users to choose which products buy and buy them … And incidentally, agricultural protocol. Openai also stressed that to offer this characteristic they have developed their Agentic Commerce Protocola component that will allow more stores and developers to create new integrations. The protocol has been developed in collaboration with Stripe, and is available with a license Open Source (Apache 2.0) with its code In Github. Can you trust chatgpt to buy? Taking into account that chatbots They continue to make mistakes and hallucinatetrusting purchases to an AI model can generate doubts. Will it succeed with the purchase process? Will you really ask for what you want to ask for? Here it is true that the answer is much more deterministic, because Chatgpt has a catalog of products defined among which to search. In addition, the AI ​​model depends totally on the decision and action of the user: it is he who must click on “buy”, confirm the order and details, and complete that purchase integrated in the chatbot session. Here Chatgpt is a purchase assistant who tries to simplify the process, but of course in something as sensitive as purchases – with our money at stake – OpenAi can have serious problems if the process ends up having failures. In Xataka | Sending this 320 dollar goal from Japan to Spain costs $ 29. Sending it to the US costs 2,000, and it is not a typographic error

We face two of Amazon’s best selling fryers and the result is not as evident as it seems

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The air fryers They have ceased to be a passenger fashion to become a key appliance in many kitchens. His promise to cook with less oil, faster and without sacrificing flavor has made more and more people consider incorporating them into their day to day. But among so many models, prices and characteristics, making a decision can be complicated. Therefore, the big question is clear: what is the best option? After several weeks, one of our favorite formats returns of the Xataka YouTube channel: The versus. In this series we face two face -to -face devices to analyze every detail and decide which one deserves the most. This time we put on the table two very popular air fryers: the Cosori Premium Chef Edition and the Cecotec Cecofry Full Inox Pro 5500. We have tested them thoroughly with the aim of finding the one that best suits the daily use and any kitchen. A mission: find the best fryer Ana Boria has spent several days cooking with the two fryers in her daily routine, trying Equal recipes in both devices and evaluating your performance in real conditions. To leave it in his initial words: “I have here the two best -selling air fryers of Amazon for years and I have decided to try them and face them face to see which of the two is the best purchase option,” he says. Design is the first point that marks differences. Our partner summarized it like this: “The first thing that caught my attention when taking them out of the box is that the Cecotec is much lighter than the Cosori and is not only because it is smaller, but because of construction materials, since it has worse quality plastics.” That initial feeling could anticipate part of the verdict, but let’s not be fooled, that there are surprises. The experience of use goes through the interface and cleaning, two key points when it is cooked daily. “The button is quite similar in bothwith the icons backlighted behind the touch plastic panel. The good thing about this type of botone is that we prevent the buttons from erasing over time, ”says our partner. What system will the usability and maintenance easier? The performance, on the other hand, is measured in speed and cooking uniformity, two key aspects when using a daily fryer. “During all these days with the two fryers I have tried to cook different dishes and there has been one thing that has caught my attention. The Cosori takes much less to cook,” Ana explains. The difference in time is especially noticeable in crispy recipes, but the question is which achieves the best balance between speed and results. During all these days with the two fryers I have tried to cook different dishes and there has been one thing that has caught my attention. The Cosori takes much less to cook. For many users, noise and consumption are decisive when choosing an appliance. In our tests we find Clear differences in the sound generated by each modeland to verify it we turn to precise measurements with a soundometer. These data reveal that, beyond cooking performance, there are practical aspects such as acoustic comfort that incline the balance. Not everything is power. The real price of a fryer is not measured only by the device: official accessories can make a difference. “For 57 euros we have a very complete fryer, with good power and good capacity,” says Ana about the Cecotec, while Cosori costs more even without extras. In this section, each brand plays its letters differently, and understanding that balance between value and cost helps to make a more accurate decision. The comparison leaves a clear winner, but the differences between the two models deserve to be seen in detail. Each round provides nuances that go beyond the numbers and help to understand what is the best option for each type of user. If you want to know how each fryer behaves in real stages and discover the final verdict, you can do it In the new versus on the YouTube channel of Xataka. In Xataka | Cosori Turbo Blaze Chef Edition, Analysis: If you like the kitchen, this is probably the perfect fryer

What is Amazon’s new intelligent assistant, how it works and what is its price and availability

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Let’s explain What is Alexa+ worksthe new version of Amazon’s virtual wizard with artificial intelligence that The company has announced. It is not a simple competitor in the career of the AI ​​chatbots, but Amazon takes him to his field to offer much more. We are going to start explaining what Alexa+ (or Alexa Plus) is, what he can do and its main characteristics. And then we will tell you how it works internally, to end up talking about its price and availability. What is Alexa+ Alexa+ is a new version of the Alexa virtual wizard. The idea is to add it Artificial Intelligence Capabilities to the Assistant Alexaso it is not simply to launch a new alternative to Chatgpt, but rather to evolve the company’s assistant. Although Alexa+ will be able to answer any questions as you ask the other artificial intelligence models, their main objective is another. It is an agricultural, and His goal is to do things for you. Come on, it is still an assistant as Alexa has always been, but now much more capable of understanding what you want and performing more complex operations. This new artificial intelligence heart allows Alexa to be much more conversational. Will recognize your natural language Instead of having to use voice commands, and will also answer you in a clearer and more natural way. It is multimodal, which means that you will understand different types of orders by voice or text. But of course, Alexa is still You can interact with the home automation of your home. It is smarter, conversational, personalized and capable of doing things and completing tasks. You explain what you want, and Alexa will be able to interact with the household devices connected better by understanding your instructions. Alexa may use the devices and applications you have connected and activated to perform the tasks you ask for. You can even perform actions such as booking table in a restaurant or sending a message to your children’s kangaroo, adding these events to your calendar. But come on, the most important thing is that you know that Alexa+ is not just an alternative to chatgpt To which you will be able to ask anything, but it is the way in which Amazon uses artificial intelligence to make the existing Alexa smarter and capable. It is still a virtual assistant to perform tasks, but now with more possibilities. How Alexa+ works The new Amazon virtual assistant uses technology Amazon Bedrockwhat this does is allow him access different large language models either Llm. Among the languages ​​they resort are are the company’s own, such as Amazon Novabut also third -party models such as Claude from Anthropic among others. Amazon qualifies Alexa+ as an agnostic in terms of AI model. This means that it will not always use the same, but that will use the most useful at all times Depending on the idea we have asked to complete. Come on, first analyze what you have asked for, and then resort to the model that best suits your request effectively. In addition to this, Amazon has also associated with several media organizations for Be able to access current and truthful information and use it to answer your questions. Among the media chosen are names such as The Washington Post, Condé Nast, AP, Business Insider, Reuters, Sfgate, Pcgamer or Autoblog, among others. But as we have said, the objective is to be an agthic and be able to interact with other services to perform tasks. With this objective, Amazon has reached agreements with services and ecosystems such as Sonos, Samsung, Grubhub, Ubereats, Openable, Dyson, Vizio, Ted, Plex, Xbox or Ticketmaster, for example. This way, If you ask Alexa+ to take you tickets For a specific concert, you will be able to connect to Ticketmaster, look for that concert, look for tickets and buy them. And so with many other things. And so, also to reserve tables, buy meals, or make interactions with other services and devices. Alexa is also still, so He will continue to manage the home automation of your home. But of course, it is not the same to have to remember concrete commands for the wizard to turn on the lights to be able to ask for it with a natural language, or give it more details of what you want to get. Price and availability Alexa+ will have a price of $ 19.99 per monthand will be compatible with practically all Alexa devices that Amazon has commercialized so far. Come on, if you have a device that Alexa uses, you can subscribe to its upper version. In addition to this, Alexa+ It will be free for Amazon Prime subscribersso it will join the catalog of services that the company is offering within this unified subscription. Regarding availability, Alexa+ will initially arrive in the United States During March 2025, and It can only be used in English. It is logical to think that it will end up arriving in Europe and Spain, but the company has not yet announced dates. And taking into account the price of the service, it would not be surprising that prime upload price when doing so. In Xataka Basics | 14 Alexa’s secret commands to find games and fun hidden ways

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