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Thus the antimony arrives in the US mocking China’s veto

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The antimony may not appear in the holders as Lithium either cobaltbut it is equally crucial. It is used in batteries, semiconductors, military equipment and flame retarders. Its availability determines the rhythm of entire industries. And at this time, his supply is at the center of a Geopolitical stuff Between China and the United States. Since Beijing prohibited its export To Washington in December 2024, everything seemed to indicate that American factories would run out of mineral. However, commercial records show another reality: the US continues to receive tons of antimony, only now they arrive under another flag. The unexpected redirection. In response to new sanctions imposed by the Biden Administration – the toughest to date against Chinese companies – China officially vetoed the exports of antimony, Galio and Germanio to the US. All of them essential minerals for strategic technologies: chips, telecommunications, renewable energy and defense. Chinese sanctions made alarms jump in the industry. In a matter of months, the price of the antimony quadrupled: it went from about $ 13,000 to more than $ 60,000 per ton, According to Reuters. Battery companies and manufacturers of military teams were forced to look for alternative sources not to stop their production. However, commercial data told a different story. Between December 2024 and April 2025, the United States imported 3,834 metric tons of antimony oxides from Thailand and Mexico. Two countries that, until then, almost did not appear on the global map of the antimony. Creative transfers. A Reuters Report has pointed out That there is no direct evidence in the sending documents that it is Chinese antimony, but commercial flows point to an ingenious transhipment system: the mineral leaves China, passes through third countries, and ends in the US with a different label. The process may include re -designing as innocuous materials – Hierro, Zinc, even “art material” – and the use of intermediaries in Asia. Chinese companies, such as Youngsun Chemicals, have proven to be experts in avoiding regulations. His Thai subsidiary, Thai Unipet Industries, has multiplied by 27 his shipments to the US in six months. The great Asian intermediary. As He has collected Reuters, Thailand does not produce antimony in significant volumes and has only one smelting. However, between January 2024 and May 2025, it has become a key receiver of Chinese antimony exports. Thai Unipet, in particular, has sent more than 3,300 tons to the United States, according to commercial platforms such as Importyeti and Export Genius. Documents do not reveal the origin of the mineral, but analysts and export patterns point to a systematic use of the country as a legal bridge. And Mexico as a key piece. With a single antimony cast iron –Repeat only in April 2025– And without significant extraction of the mineral, now is among the three main Chinese export destinations. In 2023 it did not even appear in the Top 10. As explained in the news agency, the phenomenon is explained by the chain mounted around Youngsun & Essen, the Texan subsidiary of Youngsun Chemicals, which previously received antimony directly from China. Today, the mineral travels via Thai Unipet and enters the US through Mexico or Thailand, in a difficult operation to track, but clearly designed to overcome the Chinese veto. The problem multiplies. The antimony crisis is not exclusive to the United States. In Europe, The situation is equally tense. This metal, considered strategic by the European Commission, is key to weapons, defense, aerospace, electronics and medical systems. His shortage has created a bottleneck that threatens the technological supply of the continent. According to analyst Ellie Saklatvala, from Argus Media, Europe faces fierce competition for accessing minerals such as antimony, renio and hafnio. While prices scale, the European Union has approved plans to diversify its supply and finance own mining projects, such as rare earths in Extremadura. But those solutions are still far from materializing. Global reconfiguration of the mining map. The pressure is forcing structural changes. In the US, the outgoing administration of Biden approved the reopening of a historic mine in Idaho, closed since 1996, which could cover up to 35% of the national antimony demand. The perpetual company Resources, backed by billionaire John Paulson, plans to operate at full capacity in 2028. In addition, companies like Clarios They plan to build A critical mineral processing plant for $ 1 billion, while Nyrstar seeks to produce antimony in Australia, although it requires government support. China, meanwhile, Intensifies surveillance about transford and smuggling. Chinese companies that do not make due diligence on the fate of their products can face fines, prohibitions or even prison sentences of more than five years. Both sides of the game. The antimony case is not unique. China is also playing a similar asset, using the same approach to obtain latest generation artificial intelligence chips, whose export has been expressly prohibited by the US. As my partner explained In this report, Chinese military and academic entities have accessed graphic processing units (GPU) of manufacturers such as NVIDIA, AMD and Intel through intermediaries located in Malaysia and Singapore, which have emerged as neuralgic centers of technological smuggling towards the Asian country. This pattern – eating sanctions through third countries – reflects the real difficulty of containing a power like China in a hyperconnected world. Just as the US continues to receive antimony under other flags, China continues to feed its development in thanks to indirect routes. On both fronts, intermediaries are key actors. The challenge is evident: in this new commercial war, no blockade is airtight, and each loophole becomes an access road. Lessons of an invisible war. The antimony case illustrates how a globalized economy can find routes even under block. But it also highlights the fragility of supply chains and the urgent need to relite, recycle and diversify. Because this time was the antimony. Next time, it could be the bismuth. Or the cobalt. Or lithium. And when it comes to technologies that define the economic and military power of a nation, … Read more

A strike arrives at its airports to collapse European air traffic

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“Today we had to go home and the first flight available is July 8. We don’t have a floor, we don’t find a hotel, a car, or train. We found nothing.” The comment He is from Mariano Mignola, an Italian tourist who last week suffered in his flesh the effects of the France’s air controllers strike just when he was preparing to take a flight in Orly with his children. Its case is not unique and reflects an alarming reality that has shaken the sector, both in France and in the rest of Europe, including of course Spain: The capacity of Gauling drivers to knock out the traffic European. What happened? That French air controllers have demonstrated their pressure capacity. And big, inside and outside your country. On Thursday 3 and Friday 4, just when thousands of Europeans made their bags to start their vacations, the collective He summoned a break that put the air traffic above the continent. The strike was organized UNSA-ICNA (The USAC-CGT union also added) after two unsuccessful meetings with the General Directorate of Civil Aviation (DGAC) and a clear purpose: improve workers’ conditions. According to Precise I mondeextended to 270 from a total template of 1,400 controllers. Was it affected traffic? Yes. On Thursday the break had already felt in 11 airports From the French network and some of the most relevant in the country were forced to suppress 25% of all its programming. To tackle the problem and adjust the operation to the number of controllers available, on Friday the DGAC even asked to airlines that canceled about 40% of their flights in the three main Paris terminals. Nor for those avoided the intense chorreo of complaints of tourists, Companies And even Professional associations. Can the impact be measured? Yes. The sector has not taken to share figures that give an idea of ​​the impact that the strike in air traffic had, both French and other nations. “The European skies are unnecessarily paralyzing during Le Grand Départone of the most busy weekends for trips “, He denounced Thursday Airlines For Europe (A4E)an association that includes Ryanair, Air France-KKM, Lufthansa, British Airways and Easyjet. To prove it, I shared Some figures: More than 1,500 canceled flights, almost 300,000 affected passengers and more than 500,000 minutes in delays (equivalent to a whole year). And that, he stressed, when the strike had not yet ended. Is there more data? Yes. A4E was not the only one to alert the consequences of the strike for the European sector. In its latest weekly Eurocontrol report Recognize that the network was “significantly affected” by the break and speaks of delays that directly blames what happened in the France control towers. According to your calculationsthe strike accumulated important delay in traffic management, both directly and indirectly. Regarding operations, Your balance It is resounding: “3,343 flights less from/to French airports compared to the previous week and (…), 1,206 less overflows with Gallic airspace.” Was Spain affected? Yes. And clearly. The Association of Airlines (Wing) He took stock Yesterday of what happened and concluded that “one in three flights operated in Spain” on Thursday and Friday was affected by the strike. In traffic that is equivalent to almost 2,000 flights with departure or arrival Spain with delays and thousands of harmed passengers. The collective estimates that during the stop days the average delay of the flights affected in our country was around 42 minutes. “On Thursday 1,082 flights operated in Spain (31% of the flights) suffered delays due to the strike in Gallic air control, with an average of 49 minutes per flight. On Friday, 873 flights were affected (23%) with an average of 33 minutes per flight,” he says. With those figures on the table, ClarifySpain would be the second most affected country, behind France. There he estimates that direct operation (take -off and landings) descended 32% due to protests. What does the sector think? Alert impact on air traffic and tourism. In fact wing claims that are protected with “urgency” the over -uelos in France when the controllers of the country declare themselves on strike to “avoid damage to passengers and airlines.” It would be nothing new, remember: it is already done in Italy, Greece or Spain. “Citizens cannot be captive to the strikers’ strikes in France, whose affectation extends beyond their borders, impacting worryingly in our country,” Crows Its president. Very critical The general director of Ryanair, Michael O’Lery, has also been shown, who recalled that much of the affected passengers did not fly with origin or destination France, but that they crossed the country’s airspace. “It makes no sense and is extremely unfair for passengers and EU families who go on vacation,” emphasize The manager, who has already asked Ursula von der to adopt “urgent measures” to protect the flying. “It is unacceptable that flights that survive France and that could operate without interruptions are unnecessarily canceled, simply because the European Commission does not protect overflow flights or defends the single market.” Images | Charles (Flickr) and Vincent Desjardins (Flickr) In Xataka | We have been binding to the suitcases to identify them at the airport for years. Your employees warn that it is a bad idea

When the heat arrives, the boys fall in love, the solar panels have a fatal and Spain has a new electrical problem

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Summer has arrived with excessive force To Spain. June has closed as the hottest month of which you have a record, and there is no indications that temperatures are going to give truce. The streets are emptied, public parks are deserted, and fans snort day and night as if trying to mark the rhythm of these unbearable days. But while life adapts as it can to this new heat, under the surface – where the invisible network that sustains modern life – heat has also tested the limits of the electrical system. High demand. While millions of people seek refuge under air conditioning, the Spanish electrical system begins to show saturation signals. Extreme heat triggers demand, reduces the efficiency of some sources of renewable generation and generates imbalances in the electricity grid. As collect the Iberian energy market operator (OMIE)on July 1, the price of the megavatio hour reached a peak of 167 euros at 9:00 p.m., an unusual figure for a night strip. The increase coincides with a high demand and a reduced renewable production at the end of the day, which forces the system to rely on more expensive technologies such as natural gas, According to Red Eléctrica España (REE). More heat, more network pressure. To all this is added an urban phenomenon that aggravates the pressure on the network: The island of heat. In cities, asphalt, concrete and lack of vegetation make the heat accumulated during the day stay overnight, raising the temperature several degrees with respect to rural areas. As a result, energy consumption does not descend after sunset, but is kept high for more hours. The households continue to light fans and air conditioning apparatus until well into the morning, which stress the system when the renewables have already fallen from the mix. But with more sun … The logical thing would be to think that with more sunny hours, Solar energy would suffice to meet the growing demand. And in part, it does: According to REE dataon July 1, renewables contributed 50.6 % of the electricity generated in Spain, compared to 49.4 % of non -renewable sources. But that daily average hides what happens in critical hours. From eight or nine in the afternoon, the photovoltaic disappears from the energy mix, just when the demand remains high and the temperature barely yields. At that time, they are the combined cycles – central that burn natural gas – that support the system, with more than 14,000 megawatts generated in some moments of that same night, According to REE data. There is an added problem. Solar does not always yield as expected: As we have already explainedpanels can have efficiency losses between 10 and 25% because of high temperatures. For each additional degree, they can lose up to 0.5 % yield. Nor does wind help too much: heat waves usually come accompanied by atmospheric stability situations that reduce the wind, which also lasts production. Will there be any blackout? Talking about generalized blackouts may seem exaggerated, but comparison with other countries, like the United Statesforces to take the threat seriously. However, the Spanish system has proven to have a certain margin of maneuver. After the blackout of April 28, they were activated Adjustment services to balance the network in case of collapse of the system at critical times. Although it avoids collapse, these mechanisms have a cost: they have more thanked the invoice part, especially for those in the PVPC rate. From that moment on, Ree has maintained an additional safety margin, operating with active backup power plants even when they are not in use, which structurally increases the operation of the system. Beyond the specific episode, that blackout exposed the deficiencies of a system that needs More storage, MicroRedes and greater local response capacity to disturbances. A system under stress. This summer is not only breaking temperature records: the margins of the electrical system is also testing. The combination of prolonged heat, night demand peaks and a more vulnerable renewable generation than expected is stressing the network at critical moments. The renewables are the present and the future, but they are not infallible. Its behavior also depends on the weather. And when the heat waves become the norm and not the exception, the resilience of the system depends on other factors: on the reinforcement of the networks, the storage, the demand management and, above all, to prepare the cities to resist without the most vulnerable paying the price. Image | Pexels Xataka | In a desperate attempt to avoid the blackout, Ree tried to start a gas center seven minutes before the disaster

The heat arrives and you want to drink cold water. Science has a much more effective idea: drink hot water

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Summer arrives and with it staying well hydrated becomes an imperative. The heat will surely make a glass of cold water even more appealing, but it is likely that we have ever heard that the water, better hot. Is it a myth or is there a reason behind? Drink water. Drinking water is the important, hot or cold, keeping our body hydrated is the main objective. Despite this, drinking hot water or cold water is not exactly the same: our body can react differently Before the stimulus. This is what science tells us about it. Better digestion. Hot infusions are a desktop classic. Coffee, tea or chamomile are usual choices to close the food, especially if it has been copious. When consuming these drinks we are, indeed, Drinking hot water. In doing so we are moisturizing our body and allowing water to help the flow of food in our digestive system. Part of the effect we owe it to the mere fact of being drinking water, but there are some studies that suggest that the temperature could play an important role in the digestive effect of this desktop habit. A Study published in 2016 Focused on newly operated patients, he observed that the consumption of hot water in recently operated in the colon had a “positive impact” on subsequent intestinal movements. Do you lose weight drinking water? In 2023, a group of researchers conducted An experiment in which a group of participants had to consume a certain amount of warm or hot water after meals, while the rest had to consume the same amount of water at a temperature without specifying the temperature. As reported by the team, the group that consumed hot water lost body mass more speed than the control group. This could explain why we associate drinks such as tea are associated with weight loss. The diuretic potential of some infusions and the benefits that others have on intestinal transit could be related to the mere act of drinking hot water, but the truth is that the tests we have are very limited, so we still cannot add the hot water to the eternal list of candidates for “miracle diet”. Cool ourselves with hot water. It may seem Little appealingbut hot infusions are a classic in some of the most scorching environments in the world. Our body is about 37º Celsius: if we consume something at a higher temperature, our body will absorb that heat. It doesn’t seem like a good plan. And yet it works (although not always). The key, The experts point outis how our body dissipates heat through sweat. A hot drink can activate nervous receptors by sending the signal that the temperature is greater than what is actually, which in turn does that our body begins to sweat and thus begin to dissipate heat through the water we expel by the skin. To sweat, of course, it should also be hydrated. When may not work? Drinking hot water to reduce our body heat can be a bad idea in some contexts, mainly When moisture is high. Moisture makes sweat dissipated, with it, avoiding it heat. Temperature and hydration. Hot or cold, we began by saying that the most important property of water is that it hydrates: our body needs this liquid to stay alive and drinks are the main source to obtain it. Now, we know that Not all drinks hydrate the sameDoes the water do it indistinctly of its temperature? Maybe not. A Study published in 2013 He calculated how the water temperature affected the rehydration process. A too hot water could induce sweat, causing us to lose some water at the same time we rehydrate. By contrast, water too cold or too hot can also make us drink less. The team observed that a better rehydration was achieved when consuming fresh water, about 16º, a temperature similar to that offered by tap water. In Xataka | It’s time to banish the myth of drinking “eight water vessels per day”, but we have a problem to do it Image | Pixabay

The rumors placed the power of Nintendo Switch 2 at the height of PS4 Pro. ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ arrives to solve doubts

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What generation belongs Nintendo Switch 2. That was one of the unresolved questions about the new Nintendo console. Since the company left the Power War After the disaster of Game Cubeit has gone free and, although technically it would be the first tenth console, it is also logical to put it in the sack of the ninth generation (PS5, Xbox Series x and SERIES s). Perhaps this generations has ceased to make sense when they exist Consoles ‘Pro’but it serves to get an idea of ​​what are the like, at least in terms of power, which each machine has. Answering this in the case of Switch 2 is even more complicated because … we don’t know almost anything about your processor. But with the console in hand, we can get a better idea of Where is Nintendo Switch 2 next to its rivals. And the game that best exposes the power of the new switch is’Cyberpunk 2077‘. It is also the one that surprised me the most and the one that demonstrates what can be done with this hardware if the weapons it offers well Nvidia and its image reconstruction. “The Switch 2 chip does not resemble anything we have created before” From the announcement of the console on April 2 with A GAME RETA among which there were versions of other consoles such as’Final Fantasy VII Intergrade‘,’Yakuza 0‘,’Hitman‘, a better version of’Hogwarts Legacy‘,’Street Fighter 6‘And the aforementioned’ Cyberpunk 2077 ‘, began to tote about the power of the console. After several comparisons, it was speculated with the possibility that Switch 2 be like a Ps4 pro. This, although it may seem little, is considerable because we are talking about A very low consumption machine which is compatible with state -of -the -art technologies (VRRfor example) and that can work without being connected to the current. Based on the filtered and speculated characteristics of the Nvidia chip that mounts the console, a GMLX30-A1 manufactured by Samsunga user in Reddit He created a very interesting thread by renovating the estimated power of the machine and comparing it with other consoles. While Gflops are very similar to those of a PS4 Pro, the bandwidth was considerably less than that of the Sony console. It is something that gave rise to that perhaps Switch 2 would not be so powerful, but even without concrete data of the processor’s frequencies, you have to trust the tests of these first games and what has recently commented Jensen HuangCEO of Nvidia. Nintendo has been creating videos in which developers and members involved in the system share their impressions of Nintendo Switch 2. All are quite vaguewithout much concrete data, and Huang’s is no different. However, it does leave some pearls. Beyond that claim of “the Nintendo Switch 2 chip, it does not resemble anything we have done before”, the interesting thing is that it confirms that the console can handle rays of hardware and the SOC has AI processors “dedicated to improving the sharpness in real time.” That is, although the generation of this Soc It is not the most leading, Nvidia has introduced the necessary processes to climb the image from a lower native resolution in the personalized chip (what the DLSS) and the processors for the Hardware Raytraction. ‘Cyberpunk 2077’, Switch 2 exponent Ok, that says the CEO of the company that created the Switch 2 soc and we already know that there are always inflated statements and marketing in these things, but … What do the games say? In the video we leave at the beginning of the article, you can see the first minutes of ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ running in ‘quality’ mode when the console is connected to the dock. The sensations are very good and it shows that CD Projakt, the study responsible for the game, has done a great job These weeks. Because? Because in the demo that We could try a month ago in Paristhe performance in desktop mode was quite poor, with constant falls in the rate of Frames For the second. In the final version, it is much more stable and, above all, it looks very good on both TV and, above all, on the console screen. It is where it shines, in my opinion, due to the enormous difference between this version of switch 2 and, for example, that of a similar system: Steam Deckalso Use image climbing technologiesbut with a more blurred result in general. But a good way to really appreciate where Nintendo Switch 2 is about its rivals, is this video of the channel ‘THE BIT Analyst‘. In it, compares Nintendo Switch 2 with PS4 Pro and with the weakest console of this generation, Xbox Series S. does it in ‘performance’ mode and ‘quality’ on all platforms and conclusions are very interesting. The first, the resolution. Thanks to DLSS, it reaches 1080p In both desktop and laptop mode in ‘quality’ mode, recessing from different base resolutions already 3 fps. In ‘Performance’, the 1080p are maintained in desktop, but on the lower screen to 720p. The frame rate in this mode rises to 40, but is not entirely stable. In consoles, yes, it goes to 60 in this way. The user states that, thanks to DLSS, Switch 2 maintains an image quality comparable to the versions of PS4 Pro and Xbox Series S, with better textures and effects such as the Environmental occlusion in the Nintendo console with respect to these two competitors. It also compares with PS5, the Nintendo hybrid is quite well stopped, although with notable differences in the quality of some parameters and, above all, a higher resolution in the Sony console. The summary is that it is a very solid versionsomething that can also be seen in other games launched for the machine such as the aforementioned ‘Yakuza 0’ or ‘Street Fighter 6’, both a midpoint between PS4 and PS5, and superior When seen in the version of Xbox Series S. Said this, I am clear that Nintendo Switch 2 … Read more

A new pack arrives to Xtralife with two video games

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There are many people who have pointed out on June 5 in their calendars. There is very little for the launch of the Nintendo Switch 2 And that is reflected in the expectations of the hybrid console, but also in the packs that are unofficial that are reaching some stores. XTralife, for example, has added a new pack that includes both the console and video games ”Mario Kart World‘ and ‘Cyberpunk 2077‘In its Ultimate edition. All this for 576.99 euros. Nintendo Switch 2 + Mario Kart World + Cyberpunk 2077 (Ultimate Edition) * Some price may have changed from the last review A good pack that includes the console and two video games The Nintendo Switch 2 It is one of the consoles that has raised the most expectation among the public before its launch. Good guilt is his predecessor, the Nintendo Switch, and obviously his extensive catalog of exclusive video games. There are many video games that will be available on the same day of launch —We remember is June 5, “and two of them are the ones that come in the XTralife pack.” ‘Mario Kart World‘He has not been exempt from controversy for the price of its edition in physical format (90 euros). But the truth is that with the pack it comes much more profitable. Of course, it is worth mentioning that The video game comes in digital formatso it has to be downloaded from the Nintendo store (ESHOP) through a download code. However, with ‘Cyberpunk 2077‘The thing changes. CD Projakt Red, the developer, said that the video game would arrive entirely in a cartridge, so in this case, in the XTralife pack, it comes in Physical format “It’s not a.” Game-Key Card-. This is the Ultimate edition, so includes all additional content that has been arriving since the launch of the video game until now, including expansion ‘Phantom Liberty‘. The new Nintendo console has raised enormous expectation, both by the console itself – by its functionality and its hardware – and for video games that have already been confirmed and that will arrive on the launch day of the console or in the coming months. There are only a few days left for its launchso this pack is interesting if we have not yet reserved the console. You may also interest you Mario Kart World- Nintendo Switch 2 * Some price may have changed from the last review Donkey Kong Bananza- Switch 2 * Some price may have changed from the last review Some of the links of this article are affiliated and can report a benefit to Xataka. In case of non -availability, offers may vary. Image | Nintendo In Xataka | The best accessories for your switch: covers, transport bags, batteries, and more In Xataka | What Micro SD card for Nintendo Switch buy. Better recommendations and 10 outstanding models

We have been wondering for two months when the heat arrives in Spain. Aemet finally has an answer: already

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2025 has been a year anomally wetat least for the Iberian Peninsula. The month of April the rainfall was 11% higher To the usual in peninsular Spain, and in recent weeks we have also seen many days marked by rainfall. But perhaps what will mark the end of spring are temperatures. Summer arrives. Meteorologists glimpse on the horizon an increase in temperatures from next week. A change of trend that, according to Trend predictions In the medium term of the State Meteorology Agency (Aemet) could leave us an end of May and a first half of June and warm than usual. The 36º appear. Meteorologists expect that atmospheric stability will be taken over the skies throughout the weekend. This will be translated, they explain from Eltiempo.esin an increase in temperatures. According to these forecasts, temperatures are expected above the 27th Celsius in capitals such as Valladolid or Zaragoza, while cities such as Madrid and Badajoz would exceed 30º. However, maximum temperatures will be seen in the southwest, where the thermometers could be between 35º and 36º. Three warm and dry weeks ahead. If we add to this the Aemet predictionswe can intuit that we are in the advanced transition between spring and summer. The agency hopes that the remaining week of May will be marked by higher temperatures and lower rainfall than these dates would be expected. The thermal anomaly is expected to be between the degree and the three degrees above the average in much of the country, with the interior of the southern half reaching an anomaly between three and five degrees. The situation will be similar during the first half of the month of June, with almost all of the Peninsula watching thermal anomalies above the three degrees on average. Regarding rainfall, Aemet predictions for next week draw a scenario where dry anomaly is the standard, with up to 10 mm less than usual in practically the entire Iberian Peninsula and with dry anomalies of up to 30 mm in localized areas of the northern half. The first half of June will be similar, although uncertainty gains ground. What is happening? The main culprit of this is a phenomenon closely associated with summer: the Azores anticyclone. According to Explain the meteorologist Mario Picazothe trough of cold air that during this Week will continue to lead An unstable time and storms, especially on the Mediterranean coast, will be retiring at the same time that the anticyclone appears in the west. In Xataka | Japanese scientists have taken the lightning rod to the next level: with a drone that hunting lightning Image | ECMWF

The Tech Week arrives at Amazon. These are five of the best offers in teles, VR glasses, projectors and more

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Before confirming if this year there will be a new Prime Day 2025 (Something that would not surprise us), Amazon has decided to launch a new campaign oriented, in this case, to technological products. During the so -called Tech Week We can find some cheapest devices, especially in relation to televisions, projectors and the like. Yes indeed, The campaign will end on May 13 unless the stocks of a certain product are exhausted. LG OLED42C44LA by 779.90 eurosa good TV with OLED screen that is compatible with Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision technologies. Htc lives pro 2 full kit by 799 eurosa complete kit to make the leap to virtual reality with very complete glasses. Epson EF-21W by 689.99 eurosa laser projector with Google TV operating system. LG 86NANO81T6A by 1,049.90 eurosa screen with a screen of no less than 86 inches. Sandisk Extreme Pro by 50.09 eurosa microSDXC card with 512 GB storage capacity. LG OLED42C44LA One of the best offers of Amazon’s Tech Week campaign is found on a LG TV. Specifically we talk about the LG OLED42C44LAa Smart TV OLED with 42 -inch screen that has dropped to the 779.90 euros. In addition to its screen, it stands out for being compatible with Dolby Vision, HDR10 and Dolby Atmos. The voice assistant also integrates Alexa And it comes with FilmMaker mode (for films and series) and with NVIDIA G-SYNC or AMD FREESYNC (for video games). LG OLED42C44LA (OLED, 42 inches) * Some price may have changed from the last review Htc lives pro 2 full kit Make the leap to VR glasses It’s nothing cheap, but if you have been wanting to do it for a while and looking for a good price, Htc lives pro 2 In its full kit configuration it is at Amazon at its minimum historical price and can be purchased for 799 euros. The glasses come with dual LCD panels that offer a Resolution of 2,448 x 2,448 pixels per eye. They integrate headphones and have Bluetooth and USB-C connectivity. The kit includes glasses, controls and two Station 2.0 base. * Some price may have changed from the last review Epson EF-21W The same goes for projectors, especially with those with laser technology. Normally we find some somewhat exorbitant prices – generally near (or more) of 1,000 euros – but during the Amazon tech week we have the Epson EF-21W by 689.99 eurosthe minimum historical price of the store. The EPSON EF-21W is a compact laser projector that offers an image projection of Up to 150 inches with Full HD resolution. It stands out for its Google TV operating system, but it also does it because it is compatible with HDR10, integrates speakers and has automatic Keystone correction and Chromecast. In addition, it includes a USB-A, Bluetooth and HDMI port. * Some price may have changed from the last review LG 86NANO81T6A On the other hand, if what you are looking for is a huge television for the living room, but you do not want to spend a fortune, Amazon has a very good price to the LG 86NANO81T6Aa Nanocell Smart TV with screen of no less than 86 inches. This screen also offers a 4K resolution, 120 Hz refreshment rate, HDR10 compatibility and includes filmMaker mode and 10 more image configuration modes. Its price is in this case 1,049.90 euros. On the other hand, its operating system is webos 24, includes the multipant function To see several contents at the same time – useful on such large screens – integrates the voice assistant Alexa And it comes with four HDMI ports: one of them is HDMI EARC and another is HDMI 2.1. LG 86NANO81T6A (86 inches) * Some price may have changed from the last review Sandisk Extreme Pro If you need a good microSD card, during the Tech Week we can also find several offers – some better than others. The most interesting for its value for money is Sandisk Extreme Pro of 512 GBsince it has dropped to the 50.09 euros in what is the minimum historical price of the store. This microSDXC card offers a reading speed of up to 200 Mbps and a writing speed up to 140 Mbps. It is a class A2 card, it comes with an SD adapter and it is resistant to different temperatures, water, blows and even x -rays. Sandisk Extreme Pro (512GB) * Some price may have changed from the last review Some of the links of this article are affiliated and can report a benefit to Xataka. In case of non -availability, offers may vary. Images | Amazon and buying (header), LG, HTC, Epson, Sandisk In Xataka | Best televisions in quality price. Which to buy and seven recommended 4K 4K In Xataka | Best home film projectors. Which to buy and five recommended models from 299 to 18,000 euros

Venice established a rate to combat tourism hordes. Japan has copied the strategy: the one that arrives, pays

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It happened recently with the arrival of the “Holy Week.” Venice enhanced a little more That pioneering toll years ago. The figures that threw the input rate had gone so well, that the city He folded his price. A measure for which Italy sought to restore the balance between the rights of residents and the massive arrival of visitors. A nation has followed the popular enclave: Japan. Mass tourism and fiscal burden. We have been telling: Japan does not stop Receive touristsand given the unstoppable increase, a growing number of Japanese municipalities It has begun To look at the rates used in other enclaves Like Venice: Implement specific taxes for foreigners, in an effort to compensate for the growing costs that tourism activity imposes on local communities. According to Nikkeithese measures mainly include accommodation taxes per night, but are also expanding towards more innovative taxation forms that seek to exclude local payment residents, applying the principle of “who causes, pays.” The objective is clear: preserve fiscal viability of towns and cities that face a reverse demographic pressure (populations in decline in front of booming tourism) and sustain fundamental public services without moving the burden to those who live there permanently. Accommodation tax. Since Tokyo pioneered a pioneer fixed tax per person And by night in the accommodations, others 11 locations They have joined, the most recent of them Atamiin the prefecture of Shizuoka, which began to collect a tribute from 200 yen per night April 1. This tax, which will generate about 600 million annual yen, will serve to finance the new Atami Tourism Office and local activities such as fireworks festivals. The model adopted by most cities consists of fixed rates, staggered depending on the price of accommodation, to facilitate their collection and minimize the administrative load on hotels and hosts. However, there is a unique case with Kutchanin Hokkaido, which since 2019 imposes A 2% tax On the cost of accommodation in its resort area, a pioneering measure that other municipalities, such as Rusutsuthey study to replicate. Miyajima and the model. One of the most significant developments has been the tax applied by Hatsukaichi for access the island of Miyajimathat since October 2023 gravel with 100 additional yen to each ferry passenger. The measure, inspired by the principle of the so -called as “cause pays”seeks that visitors (not residents) absorb the costs derived from their presence, such as waste management, traffic and water and sewerage services. Unlike other rates aimed at promoting tourism, this is a general tax that can be used for any area of ​​the local budget. With a population of just 1,400 people and 4.85 million visitors in 2024, Miyajima was has become a symbol how mass tourism can overflow the operational capacity of a heritage enclave without adequate corrective measures. Biei: Combined taxes. Another illustrative case occurs in Bieialso in Hokkaido, who proposed A double taxation to balance the impact of tourists: a 200 yen accommodation tax per night and a parking charge in the Shirogane Blue Parkone of its main tourist attractions. With 2.39 million visitors in 2023 but only 158,000 overnight stays, most tourists are one -day hikers, which motivated A mixed scheme For everyone to contribute. Both measures are expected to collect more than 239 million annual yenresources that will be used both to maintain services and to support agricultural policies, in an attempt to reinforce the local economy from multiple fronts. Challenges and risks. As both prefectures and municipalities adopt their own variants of these taxes, new challenges arise, including the double taxation risk in areas where regional and local rates coincide. In addition, given that the fiscal performance of these measures depends directly on the concentration of accommodation facilities, the regions with the highest proportion of visitors without prolonged stay can be at a disadvantage, accentuating territorial inequalities. Solution? Some local governments (such as Sadoin Niigata) have considered alternatives such as Input taxes generalized to the island, which would simplify the collection and guarantee a more equitable distribution of the tax burden between short and long -term visitors. Local response to a global phenomenon. In short, the backdrop of this proliferation of tourist rates is still A paradox Increasingly common: destinations of international fame that at the same time face the collapse of their resident population and the overload of their services for the massive influx of those tourists once longed for their economies. As He counted in Nikkei Mneaki AokiProfessor at the University of Kanagawa and advisor to the tax systems of Miyajima and Biei, the “cause pays” adapts well to places where tourists exceed largely in number to the permanent inhabitants. Faced with tourism as a blessing and burden, these mechanisms seek a more pragmatic solution: conserve hospitality without sacrificing tax sustainability (or local quality of life). In that sense, Japan, with its meticulous normative approach, becomes a RARE Av of policy laboratory that could inspire other countries under the same dilemma, going from “copying” Enclaves like Venice to become a pioneer with their own initiatives. Image | Pexels In Xataka | Venice has just activated his plan against mass tourism: an entry rate that doubles its price In Xataka | Japan has realized that to welcome 60 million tourists, something lacks: workers in the hotels

The save Nintendo’s VAT arrives in Fnac. Five consoles and video games that can be purchased at a very good price

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From time to time, some stores release a limited time campaign with which we can save VAT when buying a product. Fnac is one of them, and this time he has launched a Save the VAT in Nintendo with which we can find very good prices both in consoles and video games. These are the five best offers if we want to take advantage of the campaign. Nintendo Switch Oled by 290.49 eurosthe Nintendo console with better screen now has a good price. ‘The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom‘ by 53.94 eurosone of the best titles we can find in the hybrid console. ‘Animal Crossing: New Horizons‘ by 45.64 eurosan interesting life simulation video game that leads us to live on the deserted islands of Nook Inc. ‘Super Mario Bros. Wonder‘ by 45.64 eurosone of the best video games of the 2D saga that has the most colorful mechanics. ‘Metroid Dread‘ by 45.64 eurosa good video game that was very well received by public and press. Nintendo Switch Oled The Nintendo Switch Oled It is not usually found too many times on offer, but there are some other exception – generally in store campaigns. FNAC has this model by 290.49 eurosand it is ideal if what we are looking for is a somewhat bigger format than the standard switch and a Better quality screen. Nevertheless, If what we are looking for is the best pricealso in FNAC during the save the VAT we can find the Nintendo Switch (standard model) by 248.99 euros. * Some price may have changed from the last review ‘The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’ Nintendo video games usually enjoy very good quality, but there are a few that have already been considered “the best on the platform.” Without a doubt, one of them is’The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom‘, the sequel to’ Breath of the Wild ‘that It leads us to explore Hyrule along a good assortment of hours. Now we have it on the offer in FNAC by 53.94 euros. If you have not played the first installment, ‘The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild‘, You can also buy at a very good price in FNAC. In this case, it stays for others 53.94 euros. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom * Some price may have changed from the last review ‘Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ ‘Animal Crossing: New Horizons‘It is a video game that arrived at a key moment: in the middle of the pandemic. Since then, we are many who have joined the Huge Debt of Tom Nook for our house’s mortgage on deserted islands. It is a super complete life simulator in which we can meet a good number of characters, we can fish, decorate our house and much more. We can find it in FNAC for a price of 45.64 euros. You can find a little cheaper in Mediamarkt; The store has it for 44.99 euros. Animal Crossing: New Horizons * Some price may have changed from the last review ‘Super Mario Bros. Wonder’ How many video games have we been able to enjoy Super Mario? They are not few, and many of them are brilliant. ‘Super Mario Bros. Wonder‘It is the return of Nintendo’s plumber to 2D platforms, but The most striking are the curious mechanics that the company introduced and that surprised more than one to see those first trailers. If you have not played it yet, you can buy in FNAC for 45.64 eurosalthough Mediamarkt has it now slightly cheaper: by 45.45 euros. * Some price may have changed from the last review ‘Metroid Dread’ In a way the same thing happens with the Metroid saga. We have seen many deliveries until we reach one of the great surprises of 2021. ‘Metroid Dread‘It leads us to put ourselves in Samus Aran’s skin to face all kinds of threats through a Very platform action and 2D adventures. We can find it for 45.64 euros In Fnac. * Some price may have changed from the last review Some of the links of this article are affiliated and can report a benefit to Xataka. In case of non -availability, offers may vary. Image | Zac Edmonds in UnspashNintendo In Xataka | The best accessories for your switch: covers, transport bags, batteries, and more In Xataka | What Micro SD card for Nintendo Switch buy. Better recommendations and 10 outstanding models

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