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Microsoft has reduced its ambition with AI. It has been realized that almost no one uses Copilot, they say in The Information

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There is Satya Nadella, in his office, like an influencer. Since the Excel World Championship has been held, he wants to see how good he is at handling it… with the help of Copilot. The video is nice and seems to show that Microsoft’s promise that AI will be able to do many things for you is fulfilled. However, reality says otherwise, and the company itself seems to recognize it, because its sales objectives have been cut, according to The Information. Optimism has cooled. According to internal sources in the Azure division cited in said newspaper, the company has made an unusual decision: lowering sales growth quotas for its AI products and services. The objectives were not achieved in the fiscal year that ended in June, and that has now caused the sales teams’ goals to be adjusted downward, reaching close to 25% growth. That Microsoft makes such a change is a clear indicator that the market is not responding at the speed expected. Microsoft denies it. The Information’s claims have been denied by Microsoft. Those responsible indicated on Bloomberg that that article “inaccurately conflates the concepts of growth and sales quotas” and that “aggregate sales quotas for AI products have not been reduced.” Which chatbot is used the most? (in USA). Meanwhile, the consulting firm FirstPageSage has published the market shares of the main chatbots on the market in the US. According to this data, ChatGPT clearly dominates that market with 61.30% of queries, while Microsoft is second with 14.10%. However, it is interesting to look at the details of the estimated growth: at Microsoft it is only 2%, while at Gemini it grows 12% and Claude 14%. AI chatbot usage rate in December 2025 in the US. Source: FirstPageSage AI doesn’t quite work. Corporate clients are finding it difficult to justify the return on investment from AI. It is difficult to measure the real savings that AI represents for writing reports or analyzing sales leads, for example. But there are sectors such as finance or cybersecurity in which the tolerance for error is zero. We still cannot trust AI, and that means that its real scope, especially in companies, is limited. An MIT report already warned that 95% of companies that have opted for the use of AI they have seen no measurable return in real income. An example. In the topic of The Information we talk about the Carlyle private equity fund. They started using Copilot Studio to automate meeting summaries and financial models, but hit a technical roadblock: the AI ​​was having trouble pulling reliable data from other external applications. Given the situation, Carlyle reduced its spending on AI and is now much more selective with the AI ​​solutions it pays for, although its overall investment in technology is growing. Bad on one hand, good on the other. It must be made clear that the AI ​​business is not in crisis, but it is very polarized. Azure is still going strong and GirHub works really well, for example. The problem is convincing traditional companies to pay extra for automated AI agents. Especially when using them is much more complex than installing a simple chatbot and starting to use it. Even OpenAI adjusts expectations. OpenAI itself, they also indicated in The Information, has had to review its expectations with the agent market. Their new estimates have reduced AI agent revenue by $26 billion over the next five years. To compensate for this drop, OpenAI will focus its income on ChatGPT subscriptions. Patience is running outeither. The industry is certainly not throwing in the towel, but it is beginning to lose patience. Brian Spanswick, CEO of the cybersecurity firm Cohesity, summed up the current situation: there is hope, but evidence is lacking. His company is creating its own code that allows it to connect Microsoft agents with its internal data, and they hope that this will demonstrate a real return on investment in a few months. Whether they succeed is another story, but one thing seems increasingly clear: the promises of AI remain unfulfilled. At least, those that Microsoft did with Copilot in companies. Images | Microsoft | OFFICIAL LEWEB PHOTOS (CC BY 2.0) In Xataka | People are so, so fed up with AI in Windows 11 that a developer has created an app to eliminate it

The Chinese ambition to lead each and every area of ​​the planet has found its next adversary: ​​Jaén

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In 2024, a Chinese delegation visited 154 Príncipe de Vergara Street in Madrid. A priori, one might think that it is nothing that does not occur relatively frequently in most capitals of the world. And it would be true. After all, the only strange thing about the matter is that, in that corner of the country, is the headquarters of the International Olive Council. What does China look like in the international olive oil market? It’s a surprisingly simple question. The ‘Asian giant’ is a leader in many things, but there is one in which it is nobody: oil. According to the statistics we haveChina represents only 4% of world oil imports. Despite the enormous amount of vegetable oils that Beijing devours, the olive is an inconsequential product on a social, economic and cultural level. However, none of that data interests us. The key is another: that consumption is expected to grow at 7% annually and that, in the medium term, are big words. And China knows it. That is why, while the international market continues to lurch, Beijing has already designed a plan to become a mixed player (it not only wants a role in marketing, but also a producer willing to sit at the table of the elders). This would not only give it a margin of security (and independence) in the country’s food policy, it would also allow it to reinforce its commitment to the modernization of rural China. And what are you going to do for it? Planting olive trees as if there were no tomorrow and learning from the best for it. Right now, the heart of Chinese production is around Longnanin Gansu province. In the Wudu district alone it has twice as many hectares as Almería and produced 56,900 tons of fresh olives in 2024 (about 8,200 of virgin oil). But the focus now It is located in Sichuan: It is a province with inland valleys, medium altitude and a climate that fits the Mediterranean olive tree like a glove. The province already had scattered plantations, but now it is destined to become the “new Jaén.” Oh really? Isn’t that a bit exaggerated? It is true that in Sichuan the orography is complex, that there may be more humidity than optimal and the mechanization costs will be high; however, the California experience (and its high-density models) is there. And if anyone can achieve it, it is precisely China. And it seems like he wants to. Or, at least, there are signs that he is going to keep all options open. As the Californian olive grove demonstrates, building a country brand is something that takes a long time. You can’t improvise. But it seems undeniable that they are getting the bases of it. It is not free for Chinese producers have already achieved win international awards. These are the first steps of what may be the only adversary that Spain will encounter on this path. Image | Vincent Eisfeld | Li Yang In Xataka | The very high oil prices are a symptom of something worse: a sector on the way to disaster

Anthropic wants to be unbeatable in programming, although his ambition goes further

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Anthropic has just presented Claude Sonnet 4.5an evolution that The company defines as its most precise model to date. The focus is in Agentsprogramming and computer use, with the idea of ​​expanding what the previous versions of the Sonnet series already offered. His arrival is interpreted inside an increasingly adjusted struggle: Openai has launched GPT-5 With different levels of capacity and Google continues to bet on Geminiconfiguring a board where each advance generates new expectations. The family’s trajectory helps to understand the place occupied by this new version. With Sonnet 3.7Anthropic introduced a hybrid reasoning model that marked a remarkable leap in coding, content generation and data analysis. The subsequent arrival of Sonnet 4 He consolidated that bet, reinforcing his position as a practical option for attendees. These improvements made Sonnet into UNa Outstanding Alternative for Programmersand it is from that base where the expectation is now raised about what 4.5 can contribute. What Anthropic promises with his new model Sonnet 4.5 introduces improvements designed for agents that require maintaining attention for long periods. According to Anthropic, he is able to sustain the focus during More than 30 hours in complex tasks and admits outputs of up to 64,000 tokens, which expands the capacity of planning and generating code in extensive blocks. The developers have finer controls about the time that the “think” model before responding, which opens margin to balance speed and detail based on the need for each project. Another of the areas where Sonnet 4.5 seeks to differentiate is in the use of computer and browser. Anthropic points out that the model has reached 61.4% in Osworld, a Benchmark which measures the ability to complete real tasks in a desktop environment. This is a considerable leap compared to 42.2% obtained by Sonnet 4 just a few months ago. The company shows practical examples with its extension of Chrome, where Claude is capable of navigating websites, filling spreadsheets or perform competitive analysis without constant supervision. Programming is the land where Sonnet 4.5 wants to consolidate its leadership. Anthropic ensures that the model can cover The entire development cycle Software: from initial planning to the refactorization of large projects, through the maintenance and correction of errors. With Claude Code’s support, he seeks to become a stable assistant for technical teams. The range of Sonnet 4.5 extends to a wide range of applications that, according to Anthropic, make it a model designed for corporate and research environments. The most repeated examples in your presentation include: Cybersecurity: deployment of agents that correct failures without human intervention. Finance: Constant monitoring of regulatory changes and risk management. Productivity: Edition and creation of office files in different formats. Investigation: Integration of internal and external data to prepare reports. CONTENTS: writing with math understanding and deep semantic analysis. The company adds that Sonnet 4.5 has passed reviews with external experts to validate its safety and reliability. Sonnet 4.5 is now available for any user in Claude.AIboth on the web and in iOS and Android applications. In parallel, developers can integrate it into the Claude Developer Platform, in addition to services such as Amazon Bedrock and Google Cloud VerTex AI. The free plan works with a session limit that is restarted every five hours and with a variable number of messages according to the demand. Regarding prices, part of $ 3 per million input tokens and $ 15 per million departure tokens. Images | Anthropic | Xataka with Gemini 2.5 In Xataka | “The humanoid robots is pure fantasy”: Irobot’s co -founder believes that there is a robotics bubble

Now everything points to a megaconstellation with a different ambition

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When we think on the Internet by satellite, the first name that usually comes to mind is Starlink. And it’s no accident: The network promoted by Elon Musk He has achieved something that, until a few years ago, seemed unattainable for most. Take broadband connectivity to rural areas, remote or directly forgotten by traditional infrastructure, With reasonable latency and prices that millions of users can assume. Starlink did not invent the satellite Internet, but he did bring him the general public as never before. In that process, it also activated a second less visible layer. Because Starlink is not just a civil service: It is also a strategic piece that the United States has already begun to integrate into its military architecture. What was born as a commercial service has become a tactical advantage that other countries are not willing to ignore. One of them is China. In recent years, the country has accelerated the development of a satellite constellation in low orbit. Some present it as “the Chinese Starlink”a label that sounds good but simplifies in excess. Do we talk about a commercial alternative aimed at offering the Internet in rural areas? Or are we facing something more ambitious, more oriented to strategic capacities? That network is called Guowang (国网), and this is what we know so far. Guowang, more than a satellite network Guowang is the name with which the satellite constellation is known that China is deploying in low terrestrial orbit. Its formal name is 中国星网, which could be translated as “China Satellite Network”, and its most common abbreviation is 国网, or Guowang. Although the reference has become common in international media, behind the project there is no private company or an open ecosystem, but a state company: China Satellite Network Groupknown as China Satnet. The headquarters were established in the new Xiong’an area, a city planned from zero by the central government to become New innovation poleand the presence of China Satnet there is not less. In 2024, The company completed its transfermarking a symbolic milestone as the first large state -owned company fully operational in that area. For Beijing, this project is as technological as political. As we said, since it began to talk about Guowang, many have labeled it as “the Chinese Starlink.” And although it is easy to understand why the comparison arises, the reality is more complex. In basic terms, both constellations seek the same: a network of thousands of satellites in low orbit to offer global connectivity services. But everything that surrounds the Chinese project points in another direction. While Starlink is consumer oriented, Guowang does not present, at least for now, hiring channels, or commercial catalog. China Satnet in Xiong’an Today, it is not clear if Guowang intends to offer direct connectivity to users, as Starlink does, or if your vocation is more structural: provide data coverage to critical infrastructures, government networks or defense systems. This ambiguity contrasts with the parallel development of Qianfan (千帆)a second constellation that does seem designed to offer commercial services, with flat satellites and international approach. The coexistence of both projects suggests that China has opted for a double track: a visible and open constellation for the civil world, and another more discreet, with a potentially strategic role. Today, it is not clear if Guowang intends to offer direct connectivity to users, as Starlink does. The documentation presented by China before the International Telecommunications Union contemplates a megaconstellation of 12,992 satellitesdivided into two layers: one between 500 and 600 kilometers of altitude and another around 1,145 kilometers. It is precisely this second layer that has starred all the releases made so far. Since December 2024, the activity rate has been constant, but has gained speed in the second semester of 2025. Only between July and August at least four satellite releases have been madea cadence that begins to remember Starlink’s first steps. Even so, The total orbit number remains modest. The most recent estimates speak of about 70 operational satellitesa minimum fraction if compared to the declared objectives. But this first deployment does not seem improvised. One of the great unknowns that surround Guowang has to do with what their satellites can do. Unlike Starlink, the Chinese project has barely given technical details. However, Guawang satellites could be equipped with technologies that go beyond traditional connectivity. One of Guowang’s many releases Among the capacities that are considered are laser communications terminals, optical sensors, synthetic opening radars (SAR) and high capacity data broadcasting systems. This type of instruments would allow the network to perform monitoring, monitoring or logistical support functions in complex operation environments, whether civil or military. The way in which constellation is built reinforces this idea: satellites are not manufactured in a single center, nor are they thrown with a single type of rocket, but involve several different contractors and platforms. That Modular architecture It gives rise to a network designed to integrate multiple functions, and not exclusively to offer the Internet. Satellites are not manufactured in a single center, nor are they launched with a single type of rocket, but involve several different contractors and platforms In the military field, American analysts have already begun to draw parallels between Guowang and Starshieldthe satellite system that Spacex is developing for the United States Department of Defense. Although there is no official confirmation, the comparison reinforces the hypothesis that Guowang is not simply a commercial project, but a network with much broader functions than has been communicated so far. It may seem like a remote project, but Guowang has a lot to do with European interests. At a time when the European Union promotes initiatives such as Iris2 stalleffort your connectivity autonomythe advance of a constellation such as Guawang, completely controlled by the Chinese state, introduces a relevant variable in the global technological map. The political component is also important. Unlike Starlink, which operates under a private company with commercial interests, Guowang, as we say, is designed, financed and operated by the state apparatus. … Read more

China’s sky has just given us another track of its air ambition. A plane so radical that costs to guess its function

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In the month of June Some images In the sky of China they went viral. The future furtive hunt for the nation appeared on the scene, The J-36and did it clearly leaving behind the clues and indications of a technical ambition rather than remarkable. Now, a month later, another figure has just appeared thundering the sky of Beijing. But this time it seems something else. A new device without a tail. Yeah, Recent images They have revealed the existence of a new furtive combat apparatus in the test phase in China, whose Design without tail You have aroused doubts about whether it is a man -generated manned plane or an advanced combat drone with functions From “Loyal Wingman”. Although it is not clear if the aircraft has a cabin, the model presents features of a design of great sizepossibly manned, with wide fuselage and significant fuel capacity and internal armament. The absence of cola vertical surfaces, the wings in configuration with a “W” -shaped escape edge and the integration of twin air inputs suggest an effort by Maximize rankiness. The double wheel front landing train and the data probe in the Morro point to an early test of tests, but also to a considerable weight design, even suitable for aircraft carrier operations. Odds. The fact that the device shows similar characteristics TO CHENGDU J-36but in a seemingly more compact format, it has led to speculate that it could be a direct competitor of the SHENYANG J-XDS/J-50as part of the struggle between the two main aeronautical houses of China. This hypothesis makes sense if it is considered that The J-36due to its size and conception, it does not compete in the same segment as the J-XDs. A derivative smaller, bimotor And optimized as more traditional mission hunting, would fit in Chengdu plans to diversify its range and rival Shenyang. The possibility that it is an optimized design is also considered For aircraft carrier or of a sixth generation hunt in medium version, although the scale of the device cannot be determined with the available images. Another image of the new device The alternative of a drone. Another interpretation indicates that this model could be one of several Chinese projects inspired by the American program of Collaborative combat aircraft (CCA). In that case, it would not be a manned plane but A high performance UCAV With advanced autonomy, designed both to operate together with manned fighters and for independent long -range missions. Experts like Andreas Rupprecht They have identified Similarities and differences with other designs “without a tail” detected recently, which reinforces the idea that China simultaneously develops multiple prototypes of furtive drones, informally known as “tea cups”in contrast to the manned fighters nicknamed “teapots”. The diversity of configurations (from Deltas modified to diamond wings and mixed configurations) suggests that the country experiments with several solutions before consolidating an operational fleet. Tests and indications. Plus: The revelation of this new plane coincides with satellite images taken in Yangfangnear Beijing, where at least five different designs of CCA drones were identified in preparation for the September 3 parade, on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the victory over Japan in World War II. Among them you can see models 9 to 12 meters long, some without tail and others with more traditional configurations, partially camouflaged under canvases. The same base also houses Balistic and UCAVS missile launches already known, such as the GJ-11 Sharp Swordwhich reinforces the idea that the parade will publicly exhibit the new generation of unmanned combat systems. In parallel, another large fuselage appeared in Shenyang’s plantwith a modified Delta design, which adds more unknowns about the different ongoing programs. China vs.euu. It We have counted. The accelerated rhythm of the Chinese military aerospace industry It is undeniableand this new plane (whether or not manned) demonstrates Beijing’s ability to generate Strategic surprise In a recurring way. In this field, the comparison with Washington is inevitable: the American Air Force currently develops The YFQ-42a of General Atomics and YFQ-44a de Andurilwith flights planned for next year and with an approach based on iterative design and deployment cycles. China seems to be emulating this modelmultiplying prototypes and moving rapidly in autonomy, AI and swarm capabilities. The biplaza fighters J-20s They have been profiled as drone swarm controllers, while early alert planes KJ-500 either H-6 bombers They are intended to become key nodes of this manned-nokened collaborative network. The strategic importance. Although it is not yet known with certainty if the new plane is a sixth generation hunting or An advanced UCAVthe truth is that China is developing a Range of platforms ranging from disposable drones to long -range pools. If it is confirmed that it is an unmanned plane, the model could constitute a more powerful and autonomous version than The GJ-11with the ability to accompany To the futures H-20, J-36 and H-6 in Missions of great action radius. If instead it was a new manned fighter, industrial rivalry would be consolidated Between Shenyang and Chengdu and would reinforce China’s jump towards a diversified fleet of sixth generation. In both cases, the message is clear: Beijing accelerate your advance In air combat technologies and seeks to reduce the gap with the West, positioning itself as a power capable of combining furtive aviation, AI and collaborative operations in a single air war ecosystem of the future. Image | X In Xataka | China seems to be molding a huge poaching plane called J-36. This image is emerging as proof of its ambition In Xataka | A number has revealed what was a secret until now: China already has its “invisible hunt” ready for action, and double

In WhatsApp soon you can have a username. It’s just one more step in its ambition to become a surface

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Historically WhatsApp has been completely linked to each user’s mobile phone number. This identifier was the basis of its operation, and for example you needed it to create an account, log in and connect with your contact list. The phone number was absolutely essential, but will soon stop being in a network with More than 2,000 million users. WhatsApp had been in it for some time. It has been talking about how WhatsApp is preparing for user name support. In May 2023, certain details appeared on this option in a beta version of WhatsApp, but these changes never crystallized. Telegram supports this option For yearsFor example. Soon we will have that option. A preliminary version, WhatsApp Beta 25.17.10.70 for iOS, It has allowed discovering How will the interface be to choose a username to protect the privacy of the phone number. Although that does not necessarily mean that WhatsApp is going to implement the change definitely, it is a clear indication that the option could come. Not only that: it is expected to do it soon, before it ends 2025. Great advantages. This change raises various clear advantages that will make WhatsApp earn integers in several areas: Flexibility and customization of the service: because that will allow us to associate our name or alias like the ones we use on Twitter. Nothing to remember or point numbers. These user names also facilitate that we share that username with other people and that we better memorize those user accounts. Finding a person – or that she finds us – will be much easier. Account synchronization: to be able to use it on multiple devices will also be easier and more powerful with this system, and although WhatsApp has the traditional link -based bonding system QR codes, this type of characteristic would probably make to use WhatsApp on other devices apart from the mobile could be easier. Goodbye to geographical barriers: another important advantage, since once again when not depending on mobile number, communication with users from other countries, with different telephone numbers by national and local prefixes, is simplified. But above all, privacy. However, the true advantage of this movement is that of what will contribute to the privacy of users. With user names we can communicate with other people without the need for Share our phone number. This is very striking not to establish conversations with acquaintances, but to do it with people with whom we do it occasionally but that we would prefer that I could not access our phone number. It is also a very interesting way to prevent our number from falling into the wrong hands, such as fraudulent and spam accounts. This is the preliminary user interface of that user name request Be careful, user names will have rules. Already The rules have been revealed that we will have to meet users to use this system and ask for a “username”: They must have between 3 and 30 characters They cannot coincide with a username that already exists They can’t start with ‘www’ It is necessary to include at least one letter when creating them They can only include AZ letters, numbers 0 to 9, points and low scripts They cannot end with a domain (.com, .net, etc) They cannot start or end with a point (.) Nor have two points in a row Challenges for WhatsApp. Implementing this change after so many years also implies taking into account certain risks. Fragmentation: The current system based on telephone numbers is simple and universal, and user names can fragment the experience and generate confusion. Safety and supplantation: If user name authentication is disconnected from the number, WhatsApp must implement robust verification and recovery systems. Multiple identities: Those user names must be linked to the phone number, but it will be interesting to check how WhatsApp solves the problem of potential multiple identities, in addition to interoperability with other target services. WhatsApp’s triumph was simplicity. There is another important debate in this regard. For years one of WhatsApp hits has been to be a simple application and that solved a clear problem: that you could chat with your contacts, without more. In recent years we have seen how the application has been adding news such as States (Stories style), Channelsthe paymentsthe communities or integration with Other services of finish. More recently, of course, Goal AI. Do we need a overrapp? It is as if WhatsApp would like to become that overcomppp with which we do not need much more, but along the way the complexity of the messaging app has been increasing. It is true that the competitive pressure imposed by rivals such as Telegram or Signal causes them to be forced to move card, but in those movements there is a clear argument: that of monetization. The more functions and the more time we spend in the app, the more business opportunities there is a goal. Image | Rawpixel In Xataka | After 15 years of waiting, goal has finally done homework: WhatsApp for iPad has just launched

Ai Mode, Project Beam, I see 3, the Project Aura, Jules glasses and everything presented in a Google I/or 2025 loaded with ambition

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Google has taken the heavy artillery in the war to lead the development – and the business – of artificial intelligence. The American giant has done so in his annual developer conference, which more than this has been a demonstration of strength, a showcase where he has presented some of his most innovative advances. Next, we review all the products that Google has presented this Tuesday, May 20. If you want to deepen any of them, next to each name you will find a link with all the information. Gemini Ultra, I see 3 and image 4: a subscription for those who want everything Gemini Ultra is the new most complete artificial intelligence subscription of Google. It costs $ 249.99 per month And, for now, it is only available in the United States. Includes access to tools such as video generator I see 3the FLOW editing app and the Deep Think mode of Gemini 2.5 Pro, which has not yet been officially released. Subscribers also obtain improvements in notebooklm and whisk, storage of up to 30 TB in the cloud, YouTube Premium and access to the chatbot gemini directly from Chrome. Some of the most advanced functions are driven by the technology of Project Marinerwhich gives “agricultural” capacities agents. Deep Think: an AI that takes time to respond better Deep Think is a new mode of reasoning of the Gemini 2.5 Pro model which allows the AI ​​to consider several possible answers before deciding on one. It seeks to improve accuracy in complex tasks and advanced benchmarks.It is currently only available for a small test group through Gemini’s API. Google states that he is carrying out security evaluations before launching it publicly. Ai Mode and Search Live: This way Google wants to redesign the search Ai mode It is a new experimental function for the search for Google that allows you to ask complex questions, with multiple elements, from an AI -based interface. It is launched this week in the United States and is able to handle sports, financial data and offer options such as “tested” virtual. Throughout the summer Search Live will arrive, a function that will allow asking questions based on what the mobile camera detects in real time. Gemini in Chrome and detection of synthetic content Gemini is integrated into Chrome as navigation assistant to help understand the web pages content and execute tasks. Gmail incorporates custom intelligent responses and a new function to clean the inbox. Google has launched Synthid detectora verification system that uses invisible water marks to identify content generated by AI. BEAM: 3D video call with simultaneous translation Beam, formerly known as Project Starlineconvert video calls into almost face -to -face conversations thanks to a six -chamber matrix and a light field screen. It offers headquarters to the millimeter and video to 60 frames per second. It includes real -time translation in Google Meet, preserving the voice, tone and expressions of the original speaker. Jules: Google agent to program without touching the keyboard Jules is Google’s new assisted programming agentdesigned to compete with platforms such as cursor, Windsurf or Codex. It is able to generate tests, update dependencies, write changelogs in audio and correct bugs while the user continues to work on other things. It works without plugins or additional facilities and is available in Public Beta for US users. Android also present at the event Android premieres new tools to find phones and lost objects, and also a new design language called Material 3 Expressive. Google showed its new glasses livedeveloped with Xreal and based on Android XR. The demo included interaction with Gemini by voice, simultaneous translation and overlap of real -time information. The project is called Project Aura and seeks to bring Android to the XR world with a practical and ornaments. Images | Google In Xataka | Smart glasses do not have to be an armed one. Google has it clearer than ever

Spain wants to be the paradise of the data centers. The blackout has complicated that ambition

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Spain aspired to be The great HUB of data centers in Europetaking advantage of our surplus electrical capacity and the abundant physical space that we have available outside the large metropolitan areas. But The recent national blackout has exposed the structural vulnerabilities that could make this ambition derail, as analyzed The confidential. Why is it important. The data centers could attract up to 49,000 million euros in investments, representing a new form of industrialization for a country that has seen its traditional productive fabric diminish. In figures: The contradiction. The Spanish model has A difficult tension to solve that the blackout has put on the table: On the one hand, the commitment to renewable, necessary but variable. On the other hand, the nuclear abandonment plan, precisely those that give stability to the network. Yes, but. The data centers exceeded the blackout, as well as hospitals or radio stations, thanks to their support generators. However, the risk is in the perception of international investors. Seeing that a national blackout is a real possibility in Spain because it has already happened is something that can make them question their reliability about the Spanish system from something as basic as the energy supply. The competition. France, neighboring country, is the most notable rival: it is developing A data gigafactoría backed by the State and financed by United Arab Emiratesfed by a network where 70% comes from nuclear energy. Spain recovered from the blackout in a few hours – with some hard consequences along the way -, but perhaps it costs him more to recover from the problem of perception generated by such an event. The one who questions If you can guarantee basic stability that this industry demands … or if investors will prefer destinations with greater energy certainty. Outstanding image | Claudio Schwarz in Unspash In Xataka | “11 signs that you have ADHD and you don’t know it”: more and more people are self -diagnosis of mental health problems

Musk’s political ambition has turned Tesla into an ideological lightning rod. And the whole company is paying

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Tesla’s action touched its historical maximum at the end of 2024, just in time for Christmas. Since then You just made receiving coala paradox for the leader of the electric transition. From $ 480 to 240. Half. 50% fall (and 15% in a single session last Monday) is no longer a market correction or temporary fluctuation. Is the materialization of the political risk that Musk has accumulated deliberately during the last two years. Musk, with its lights and their shadows, It is an atypical phenomenon and a case study like or not. But he has also starred in his own even more atypical phenomenon in recent business history: the transmutation of an aspirational brand in the object of cultural repulsion for a part of its original client base, as stated The Verge. Tesla built an empire on very specific pillars: Technological innovation Environmental sustainability. A vision of the future techno -optimist. It was a perfect car – figured and literally – for progressive consumers with purchasing power that wanted to signal not only financial power, but avant -garde values. Musk’s political turn has caused a cognitive dissonance too heavy For a good part of this segment. This ideological fracture can be put figures. In California, one of the great progressive bastions and originally the most important market for Tesla, Model 3 sales They collapsed in 2024. In Europe, collapse has been even greateralthough it would be unfair to signal only to Musk’s personal future, since here a perfect storm has come together. They are more typical figures of A brand exodus – Here we can point to Chinese cars, but in the United States not – than a simple sector recession. Especially because even in Europe we have seen A growth of 34% in electric car sales at this time. The most visible demonstration of this brand crisis is the spontaneous emergence of an ecosystem of embarrassed owners. From apology stickers (“I bought it before Elon went crazy”) to the replacement of the Tesla logo with other generic badges. They are drivers who seek to dissociate their creator’s car. The protests have climbed to pure and hard vandalism, with concessionaires Tiring in Oregon, Molotov cocktails in Colorado and some Cybertruck on fire in Seattle. Tesla has become An ideological lightning rod. Meanwhile, competition has taken advantage of that vulnerability. Hyundai, Kia, GM U Honda (let’s mention Chinese brands on this side of the Atlantic) have been launching electrical alternatives perhaps not as painting as a tesla, but already attractive and more or less reasonable prices. In this equation There is a blind spot: Musk itself. His political ambitions and his parallel agenda with Trump have eclipsed their business vision. Tesla needs more than ever its affordable model – about $ 25,000, The repeated and deformed promise since 2018– To compete against byd, omoda, Jaecoo and company. But Musk is aspiring to something much older, maybe even too conceptual, such as Humanoid robots. Or with the promises of robotaxis that do not finish arriving … while Waymo already operates real fleets of autonomous taxis. Tesla’s technical credibility has also worsened. The promise that all cars manufactured after 2016 contained the necessary hardware for totally autonomous driving turned out to be true. Musk He admitted that they will have to replace on board computersa process that he confessed “painful”, and now faces collective demands for deceptive advertising. Tesla was, is and will surely be the king of the electric car in many ways, but something has changed lately. Trump can convert the White House into a Tesla dealership and proclaim in your social network Your absolute support to Muskbut You cannot reverse financial physics. The destruction of value has been monumental: 800,000 million dollars of stock market capitalization and 100,000 million of Musk’s personal heritage have evaporated in less than one semester. Even some historical shareholders, loyal to Musk, They have sold mass actionssuch as Robyn Denholm (the president of the Council) or James Murdoch (son of Rupert). There is a fire in Tesla, but that is not too worrying, every company happens at some time. The problem is that it is self -induced. Tesla will survive, surely, it has a solid cash position and hard -working economies. We are no longer in 2019. The real question is whether you can recover your old statusthat of Visionaria company, while its founder is still determined to sacrifice it on the altar of its political aspirations. The divorce between Tesla and a part of its original customer base seems difficult to reverse in the short term. The maximum irony of this story may be that the greatest enemy of the original mission of Tesla – to school the world transition towards sustainable energy – turns out to be Musk itself. Outstanding image | Tesla In Xataka | Tesla’s most buoyant business is also the most unknown: energy generation and storage

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