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Ouigo excuses himself from the collapse in the bird and believes to know who is the culprit

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They were “13 hours trapped in the middle of a plain”. And, since then, the Government, Ouigo and Adif are trapped in a major battle. Specifically, to find a culprit to the collapse of high Andalusian speed last week. Thousands of affected travelers, many unknowns and only a safe thing: nobody wants to peeled. “A Sinking”. “How to attribute responsibility in the sinking of a road to stuck cars, something frequent and habitual.” This is how Ouigo has described in a statement, collected by Europa Pressthe report derived from the collapse of the high speed that was lived on June 30 when hundreds of travelers from the Andalusian corridor their trains were stopped But, above all, when the passengers of one of those trains spent the night in the bird, No water and without being rescued. That report has elaborated Adif And he points out that an Ouigo train was to blame for the collapse of the network. According to the infrastructure manager, the French company train “lost the check with the signal systems standing on the road.” That caused four other trains to stop, causing the dominated effect already conspired. Adif points to Ouigo … The report, collected by The worldHe points out that the French train stop accumulated up to five trains in seven kilometers of tracks. The manager explains that the catenary tension is designed to feed a train in motion but not to keep five trains active at the same point. In that case, there is a risk of over -overtime. When this happens, the train is disconnected from the catenary to avoid greater risks but causes a tension drop in the line. It is something like lowering the leads at home so that appliances do not shrink with a voltage rise. The whole system is controlled by the pantograph. This manages the electricity between the train and the catenary and is the one that is supposed to be in the Avant de Renfe that remained in the middle of nowhere. That is, Adif points to Ouigo as the seed that ended up creating chaos. … ouigo blames Adif … “This cannot be used as an alleged cause of the tension drop in the catenary. The infrastructure must normally contemplate this type of situations.” Ouigo said in the aforementioned statement to subsequently underpin the phrase with the previous metaphor. The company emphasizes that Alstom’s MEPs, the trains with those operating in Spain, are one of the “most reliable and insurance models in Europe” while emphasizing that they will collaborate in any request for information that is requested from ADIF to clarify what happened. … And the government puts the eye in ouigo. The mention of trains safety is not accidental. Last Wednesday (July 2), at a meeting between Addar and the PSOE, María Jesús Montero, Vice President of the Government and Minister of Finance, was hunted by an open microphone. There he could say that the maintenance of “the ouigos these” was not correct. “We from Renfe remove them, which do not remove the trains from the tracks,” Montero was heard to tell various representatives of adding, in words collected by the media, among which is 20 minutes. “Apparently there is a problem too, well, of those operators, and I plan to raise it. I do not know if there is a certain sabotage, I cannot understand it, I am a user of that bird, it is my usual means of transport,” Montero insisted. More investment with canons flying In addition to defending themselves, from Ouigo they have insisted to Adif on taking into account their demands of greater investment in the maintenance of the infrastructure. They point out that the situation lived last week is “unpublished and unacceptable”, in the words of Helene Valenzuela, CEO of the company in Spain, during the IV Mobility Forum organized by The economist. They ensure that the projected image directly affects high speed and believes that The ADIF Plan It is not enough because “you cannot identify all the weak points of the network.” That is why they demand a greater investment at the time that the canons that the manager wants to apply to the operators for the use of the infrastructure. Until now, Ouigo has pointed to the canons as the main reason why they are not profitable on their arrival in Spain. That absence of profitability has been denounced by the Government who even warned that would denounce Ouigo against Europe for unfair competition. Photo | Olivier PRT In Xataka | Ouigo has partially retired from Madrid-Barcelona. Then, prices have struck in Andalusia

Japan believes to have the largest deposit of rare earths hidden on a tiny island. And it is already date to extract them

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The Rare earth They are an element of great economic and geopolitical value and China stands as the greatest power. To its Japanese neighbors He didn’t make any grace have to depend on them and, after an exhaustive search, a year ago they found the treasure: A huge site of rare earths at the bottom of the ocean. Japan has already set date to start extracting them. January 2026. It is the date on which Japan will begin with the first test extraction, according to Nikkei Asia. They expected to start this year, but the delivery of the necessary duct to reach the deposit did not reach last May and delayed the project for a year. The duct, manufactured in the United Kingdom, has cost 12,000 million yen (about 71 million euros) and will allow them to reach a depth of 5,500 meters. The Chikyu. The Japanese Marine-Terrestrial Science and Technology Agency or JAMSTECfor its acronym in English, will use the chiichyu, the name received by the Japanese drilling boat with which these valuable minerals will extract. In 2022 they already did a test at 2,500 meters deep In front of the coast of the Ibaraki Prefecture, but the challenge they face now is to drill more than double deep: 5,500 meters. If they get it, it would be the first time that rare earths are extracted to so much depth. In the first phase, Chikyu will extract 35 tons of mud. It is estimated that a ton of mud contains about 2 kilos of rare earths, so, in the best case, we could be talking about 70 kilos of rare earths. A key discovery. As we said, Japan found the site almost a year ago in front of the island of Minami-Torishima, located about 1,900 kilometers southeast of Tokyo. The site is located in the exclusive economic zone of Japan, so their extraction corresponds to them. Among the minerals it contains, one of the most abundant would be gadolinio, used in the nuclear industry, and the disposium, used mainly in magnets for electric vehicles. It would also be rich in manganese, cobalt and nickel nodules, key components in the creation of batteries. The amount is not clear and is decisive. At first there was talk of a site of 16 million tons, which would place Japan in third place behind China (44 million) and Brazil (21 million). However, a Analysis of the University of Tokyo He pointed to the loot would be much more juicy: 230 million tons. If confirmed, Japan would overcome China and be placed as the largest reserve of rare earths in the world. Independence. Japan’s efforts to find rare earth date back to 2022 and had a clear goal: to be independent. Currently, Japan depends on imports to meet their needs of rare metals, with 60% of them from China. The Japanese government invested 6,000 million yen (about 42 million euros) in the first extractions and have made it a priority since then. Friction. As we said, China currently has the largest reserve of rare earth and that gives it A huge power. Just a few weeks ago something unusual happened: A combat fleet, headed by two Chinese aircraft carriershe entered the Japanese ZEE near the island of Minamitori. Japan He did not confirm If he presented a formal protest and just declared that he had sent “the appropriate message.” It is not the first time that China enters the Japanese area, nor are the friction between the two countries, But it is certainly a somewhat controversial maneuver given the economic importance of the area. Image | TNFSA In Xataka | Yonaguni’s Japanese island was known for its beauty and Bad Bunny. Now it is a military strength because of Taiwan

Football believes that a plague of injuries lives, so it has been thrown into a Spanish technology to prevent them

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Infrared thermography applied to professional sport is gaining ground as a very useful tool for injury prevention and the optimization of the performance of the players themselves and athletes. Themohumana Spanish company specialized in this technology, has made elite teams such as Real Madrid, Atlético de Madrid or Girona, among many others, incorporate their systems into their physical preparation routines. What is this technology and how. Thermohuman is a system that combines thermographic cameras with artificial intelligence software to analyze the body temperature of athletes. Although there is a lot of chicha after its technology, the process of capturing and analysis of the data is relatively simple: a thermal chamber captures images of the player’s body, and the software uses artificial vision algorithms to automatically recognize the human figure and segment it in more than 110 different body regions. Capture process through thermal cameras. Image: Girona FC The key is in the detection of thermal asymmetries between symmetrical areas of the body. When there is a significant temperature difference between, for example, the right leg and the left can indicate the presence of a muscle overload, inflammation or the beginning of an injury. According to the firm All this analysis is completed in less than 30 seconds, generating automatic reports with advanced metrics and intelligent alerts. Precision and detail in injury prevention. Medical thermography is not a novelty, but its automation does represent an important qualitative leap. As Explain The company, the traditional thermograms analysis methods required manual processes that took some more time to professionals for analysis and decision making. Themohuman says having reduced this time to less than 20 seconds, with a reliability greater than 96%. In addition, the system is not limited to offering a snapshot of the moment: it creates a history of each athlete that allows identifying patterns and anomalies based on historical data. This means that it can detect subtle variations that could go unnoticed in a traditional physical examination. Software in which the information is processed and analyzed, with detailed patterns for each player. Image: Girona FC Real Madrid also joins this technology. Incorporating it into the first team From the hand of Ismael Fernández, CEO of Thermohuman and new member of Xabi Alonso’s coaching staff. Although the club I already used the system In your basketball team and women’s soccer team, it is now part of the Comprehensive Strategy for the Prevention of Lesions of the First Team. Xabi will integrate technology along with other systems such as drones for tactical analysis and advanced GPS technologies. This is already used in the rest of clubs. The use protocol varies according to the club, but generally includes regular measurements for both healthy players and those in the process of recovery. The Gironafor example, performs evaluations after each party and two days before the next meeting, which allows them to adjust the training loads individually. The Atlético de Madrid He was a pioneer in LaLiga in using the Themohuman method in the 2017/2018 season. And in other international examples, such as The case of Aston VillaThey use the system weekly as part of their fatigue and recovery management strategy. More companies that offer infrared thermography applied to sport. Other outstanding companies in this area are prein, with A software based on artificial intelligence To prevent injuries, and Omniathletean Italian consultant with more than two decades of experience. There are also solutions such as Thermidswhich offers portable systems to monitor sports performance. As for hardware, there are companies like Teledyne flir either Themoteknix which offer thermal cameras and infrared sensors, the technological base of thermography by infrared. Among other prominent measurement technologies we have also seen in the world of sport The GPS Potosthat a good part of the elite clubs use them to record the performance of each player at the individual level. Tech science in sport is not everything. The theoretical practical utility is in the prevention, monitoring of the recovery and management of players’ fatigue. According to Atlético de Madrid, in 2018 the use of its thermographic protocol registered 70 % less muscle injuries (from 15 to 6) and Thermuman endorse in your studies A 90 % reduction on low days. These types of technologies are very valuable in modern football, where the burden of matches and training can lead players to the limit of their physical abilities. However, although they have greatly helped physical trainers, there are few voices of experts who talk about Increased injuries. Edu Pons, Physical Exparter in different categories of Barça and now professor and researcher at INEFC Lleida, I commented for example that the bibs are increasing injuries because “there is more and more intensity and density.” “Yes it is true that it can help you train or value the load better, but I am not in favor of stating that it is the panacea.” “They also help good recovery methods after a party or training, as well as a good prevention work.” And it is that in a world with more monitoring than ever, injuries are still very frequent, so technology must also be accompanied by good physical preparation. Cover image | Girona FC and Real Madrid exclusive In Xataka | The Rocambolesca History of Ferrari 512 TR of Michael Jordan: 15 years lost and has appeared among the ashes of a fire

Taiwan believes having found the mythical planet 9 of the Solar System. Instead of looking for his light, he has been looking for his heat

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The countless frustrated attempts to find planet 9, a hypothetical giant gas in the confines of our solar system, have aroused the ingenuity of some Taiwanese scientists. Short. For years, astronomers have swept the sky in search of the weak reflection of sunlight that should get to us from planet 9, a demonstratedly ineffective task. Now, a team of researchers has changed the rules of the game with an ingenious idea: instead of looking for it, they have tried to detect their heat. Well, they have found two very promising candidates. Context. Beyond the orbit of Neptune, in an icy and dark region known as the Kuiper belt, the orbits of several objects seem to be grouped in a way that challenges chance. The trajectories of these transneptunian objects (TNos) align as if an invisible hand were guiding them. The most accepted hypothesis to explain this behavior is the existence of an unknown massive planet, the planet 9. Of existing, this distant world would have a mass of between five and ten times that of the earth. The problem is that it would be more than 400 astronomical units, so its light would be incredibly dim. To put it in perspective, Neptune is “only” 30 UA or 4,496 million kilometers. If we can’t see it, maybe we can feel its heat. A team from the National University Tsing Hua in Taiwan believes to have the strongest track in years on the real existence of the most wanted object in our neighborhood. The results of their study are not final, but they reach two promising candidates. Every object with a temperature above absolute zero emits thermal radiation, that is, heat. But while the light decreases with the distance following a relationship of the inverse of the fourth power (1/d4), the heat only decreases with the square of the distance (1/d2). This abysmal difference is the argument used by researchers to focus their search on the heat signature of planet 9. A needle in a haystack. The team resorted to the data of the Akari Space Telescope of Japan. Throwed in 2006, Akari dedicated his useful life to sweeping the full sky in distant infrared light, the perfect range to detect the thermal brightness of the planet 9. And he did it from space, without the interference of the Earth’s atmosphere. Astronomers set out from a list of unprocessed Disssdl detections: more than 5.2 million signals with many false positives. After limiting the search zone, eliminating known objects, filtering sources contaminated by galactic dust clouds and excluding static objects, which seem to be at the same point in observations separated by months, the list was reduced to 393 candidates. Of 393 candidates for two. He touched his hands dirty. The investigators visually inspected the images of the 393 candidates. They ruled out weak detections, artifacts at the edges of the sensor and, above all, the impacts of cosmic rays that can be perceived as a specific source of heat. After this thorough process, there were only two candidates. Two heat points that appeared where planet 9 was expected, had the predicted brightness for the theory and showed the expected movement: they were detected in the same place in a period of 24 hours, but there was no trace of them in the same place six months later. All to demonstrate. The two candidates were baptized as FISSDL J0250422-15011 and FISSDL J0301112-164240. But to verify if these two heat points are really a single object moving in an orbit compatible with planet 9 will need new observations in visible light, with sufficiently powerful telescopes to detect its weak optical brightness and measure its movement with precision. If confirmed, the discovery would not only solve one of the greatest mysteries of modern astronomy, but would revolutionize our understanding about how our own system was formed and evolved. Everything is to be demonstrated, but at least we have a hot trail to continue hunting. Image | ESA, Hubble, M. Kornmesser, CC By 4.0

The wine will not relieve your sorrows. Science believes that vinegar does

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Depression is a problem that affects millions of people around the world and treating it is not easy. Often specialists must resort to pharmacological treatments with severe adverse side effects. On the other hand we also know that habits such as exercise or contact with nature can serve to appease some of their symptoms. Vinegar and depression. A new study has observed antidepressant qualities A season of the most everyday, vinegar. The team responsible for the work has not only found in this usual ingredient in salads some capacity to relieve depressive symptoms, has also investigated the possible mechanism behind this relationship. B3. This mechanism would be nothing other than nicotinamideone of the ways in which we find vitamin B3. The experiment carried out by this team found an increase in the levels of this compound by 86% after four weeks with a high consumption of this acid seasoning. We know that nicotinamide is a Composed by our body in tasks such as the development, survival and operation of the neurons of the central nervous system. As we found out, this vitamin fulfills a neuroprotective function, avoiding injuries in these cells in cases such as traumatic lesions and infarcts. We also know that it is linked to some neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s or Parkinson. Before putting our taste papillae with the dressing of our next salad, it is convenient to know that nicotilamide is present in various foods such as meats, milk, eggs, vegetables and cereals. Two tablespoons. In the study 45 people participated (Although only 28 completed the experiment), overweight healthy adults. The participants were randomly divided into two groups, experimental and control. Those assigned to the first group took two tablespoons of diluted vinegar twice a day for two weeks; Those assigned to the second took a pill with a low dose of vinegar, once a day during the same period. The dose of acetic acid in the groups was 2.95 and 0.025 grams respectively. The team collected blood samples before and after the experiment. He also compiled information on the diet of the participants, weight, height and other variables. Participants filled questionnaires about their state of health and evaluations about their depressive symptoms. They also declared their daily vinegar consumption for more detail. 42%. The control and experimental groups showed no significant differences at the beginning of the experiment but after four weeks. Specifically, participants in the experimental group saw a 42% reduction in the scores of their tests evaluating depressive symptoms. There was also an improvement in mood. The blood tests showed an increase in nicotinamide in the experimental group, but also a reduction in isoleucine levels, an essential amino acid whose presence in the body has also been linked to certain health problems. The details of the study were published In an article In the magazine Nutrients. A limited sample. The study offers an interesting vision of the impact that certain foods and nutrients can have on our psychological well -being and mental health, but It also presents important limitations that must be mentioned. The first is the sample of only 28 participants, a scarce number to give statistical validity to the results. Another important detail is the duration of the study. Although the team observed differences at four weeks, a longer study would be needed to know if the effects are sustained over time and if there are additional impacts. Finally, the study was conducted with healthy and overweight people. This is not necessarily extrapolable to the general population and, above all, it does not have to be extrapolated to people with severe symptoms or with clinical depression. More studies will be needed to know the possible effects in these populations. In Xataka | There are people eating carrots like rabbits because they think that they will get morenos. There is only a small problem Image | Artheos

The Telegram CEO believes that it has 100 “children.” And it will distribute its 13,000 million dollars among them

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What does it mean to be someone’s son? If you ask Pavel Durov, the Telegram CEOThe answer is not only limited to the six “officers” children he has with three different women. In fact, it includes more than 100 people around the world. “How is it possible that a man who has never married and prefers to live only has so many children?” Hardov He asked rhetorically in his Telegram channel in 2024. 25 Telegram tricks to make the most The answer is simple: by sperm donation. During the last 15 years, Durav has frequently donated sperm, convinced that it was his “civic responsibility.” However, unlike many, Durov considers that all children conceived through their sperm are theirs, even if they are not present in their lives or know who they are. The latter is important since according to Durav, all their children have the same rights. An inheritance issue. Durov shared his opinion about the family in an interview with LE POINTwhere he comments that his will recently finished. From there comes the importance of how many children does the Telegram chief have, whose estimated fortune is around the € 13,000 million. “I want to emphasize that I do not make distinctions between my children who were conceived naturally and those who were conceived through donations of my sperm,” said Durov. “Everyone is my children and everyone will have the same rights.” A donation. That Durov have more children than a football team It is no surprise. Himself He told it in 2024explaining that it all started 15 years ago when a friend of his asked for a sperm donation. “I was leaving my ass before realizing that my friend said it seriously,” said Durov. The friend and his wife had fertility problems and needed help to form a family. Durov agreed, but the story did not end there. More than 100 children. “They just told me that I have more than 100 biological children,” he said in a post on his telegram channel last summer. “(When I made my first donation) the clinic head told me that there was a shortage of high quality donations and that it was my civic responsibility to donate more sperm anonymously to help other couples.” According to Dorav, his donations over the years have helped more than 100 couples in 12 countries. He added that at least one clinic still has its frozen sperm and available as anonymous donation. Pavel Durov (left) and Jakob Burda in 2016. The children: an obsession of the billionaires. Certainly, Dorav’s dedication to help others have children is not unusual among millionaires. In recent years, people like Elon MuskMarc Andresen or Peter Thiel have dedicated themselves to sounding the alarm on the “risk” of the low birth rate to humanity. The Tesla CEO has classified the low birth rate as the “most important humanity risk of today.” In fact, on a personal level, Musk seems to be committed to the idea to have all the children I can. The billionaire currently has at least 14 children of 4 different womenalthough there is the possibility of having more. Andresen, on the other hand, has declared that the planet suffers from a “Dramatic depopulation.” States that in an ideal future, the Earth will house 50,000 million (there are currently 8.2 billion). And what about poverty? According to Andresen, the markets will be responsible for financing social welfare programs. Although Durov is not as vocal on the subject as Musk and Andresen, it is clear that he takes it seriously. In fact, last year, paid fertility treatmentwhich is around $ 5,000, women who agreed to use their sperm in Russia. Distributing the inheritance. So what happens to that inheritance of € 13,000 million? I’m sorry to tell you that, although your parents suddenly say that Telegram’s CEO did have a role at your birth, you will have to wait a long time before seeing a cent of their money. Specifically, three decades from this year. “I want my children to live as normal people, who are worth them, to learn to trust themselves, that they can create something for themselves,” said Durov. “I don’t want them to depend on a bank account.” How can I know if I am a son of Durav? After all, the tycoon made sperm donations anonymously. Well, don’t worry: Dad Durov has thought of everything. “I plan to put my DNA in Open Source so that my biological children can find themselves more easily,” said Durov in 2024. “Of course there are risks, but I do not regret having been a donor.” Images | Techcrunch | Hubert Burda Media In Xataka | Change WhatsApp and Telegram for a European alternative: how to do it and what you should take into account

Japan believes that samurai crabs keep the souls of the fallen warriors. Science has another opinion

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See faces on a wall Or in any daily object it is not a symptom of madness. This phenomenon has a name: Pareidoliaand that is what makes us perceive as something recognizable a way that initially has no pattern. If we put effort, we can See recognizable ways In almost anything, even in the shell of a crab. And, if not, they tell the Japanese and their samurai crabs that keep the spirit of the fallen warriors in a battle. Or so the legend says. Heikegani. The Japanese heikesis They are a family of crabs that inhabit, mainly, in Japan. They have been found in some other western Pacific areas, but where they are more numerous in the Japanese country and, specifically, in the inner sea. They live in shallow waters in which they camouflage and find food, and could be normal crabs if not for their shell. Because, if in the photos that accompany this article you see a Miegu mask traditionally used by Samurais of feudal Japan At the top of the crab, you should know that you are not the only one. And, how could it be otherwise, the Japanese folklore It has an explanation for this phenomenon. The legend. At the end of the 12th century, the Genji clan and the Heike clan fought in a bloody Battle in the bay dan-no -urain the inner sea of ​​Japan. The Heike had ruled for decades, but the Genji wanted power and were more numerous. They won the battle and established a warrior government in Japan, a Shogunate which lasted for seven centuries while their enemies fell into the bay Under steel Or, directly, drowned. It is said that the spirits of those heike warriors who drowning were reincarnated in living beings who caught more by hand, crabs, and Thus they were born These Heikegani. Samurai crabs changed their shells, adopting the patterns of the faces and masks of the fallen warriors, and culturally they are a symbol of resistance and loyalty. Antinatural selection. It is a beautiful story, but unfortunately it is nothing more than something belonging to the rich Japanese folklore. Now, it is evident that these ‘samurai crabs’ have something special and, certainly, their shell is very similar to the masks. The explanation? Well, according to Carl Sagan -Yes, the famous astronomer– The Heikegani were created from the Artificial selection. They are edible and fish by the premises, but in the process of selecting individuals, the fishermen kept the “normal” crabs and returned to the water those who showed that pattern in the shell. It was a sign of respect for the heike warriors, and Sagan popularized the idea that these selected crabs were reproduced, perpetuating that curious design. Simple coincidence? However, there are those who doubt this story and offers an alternative vision. Joel Martin It is a biologist associated with the Department of invertebrate Zoology in the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles and has dedicated its career to investigate the evolution of crustaceans and other invertebrates. One of his most famous works is the job On the samurai crab published in 1993- in it, it states that humans practically did not consume Heikegani, so the selective pressure would be minimal or non-existent. Functionality. Your explanation? That these facial patterns similar to masks are due to own functional anatomy of the crabsince they represent the muscle insertion points Very similar to crabs that we see in other parts of the world. If we see the crab backwards (they are more ugly than a refrigerator from behind), it has all the meaning and the researcher points out that this interpretation we make of their faces is simply one more example of pareidolia. Martin may be right, but I definitely stay with the version that Samurai crabs are there watching the battle spirits in the bay in which Japan changed forever. Image | Muséum National d’Histire Naturelle In Xataka | Japan is living something unpublished in its most emblematic neighborhoods: the “chinification” of anime and video games

Germany believes having found the most German solution to its productivity problems: work more

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Germany has been considered for decades as The economic locomotive from Europe. However, currently It crosses a crisis that has surprised analysts and experts. The model that allowed the country to prosper with reduced working hours and shoot its productivity, seems to have reached its limit. German leaders They look for new formulas To recover lost growth and have found a possible solution: work more. Germany works little. In recent months, the economic debate has intensified without the German responsible having found the key to getting out of the economic stagnation. However, from the business circles of Bavaria, southeast of Germany, they point out that it could be something as simple as increasing annual work hours. The formula: eliminating one of the religious holidays of the German calendar. According to published the newspaper Welt, Federal Foreign Minister Friedrich Merz would agree with this statement: “In this country we have to work more and, above all, more efficiently,” said the president in a few words that Later he clarified “But in Germany we have groups, especially among the youngest generation, which work a lot.” They have tried everything. The pilot tests of the four -day work week They have not achieved the Productivity impulse that the country needs. Foreign Minister Merz recently warned: “With the four -day week and the balance between professional and personal life we ​​will not be able to maintain the prosperity of this country,” declared The German Chancellor to I monde. This statement has generated discomfort in a society that has always been considered hardworking and disciplined. For decades, German workers have enjoyed shorter working hours compared to other European countries, especially those in the south. This situation was justified by high productivity and added value of German products and services, which allowed “doing a lot.” However, the economy fails to take off and the government now points to “lack of work” and “preference for leisure” as factors that are ballasting economic growth. Eliminate holidays. Before this panorama, some voices of the business have proposed concrete measures to increase the working time Without increasing working days daily, which in many cases are already more than 40 hours due to the enormous load of overtime. According to published BildBertram Brossardt, general director of the Bavarian Business Association, suggested to eliminate, at least one of the holidays that the Germans have. “Easter Monday, Monday of Pentecost and San Esteban. My colleagues in France and Italy are constantly surprised that we have those free days. Removing one of those free days would greatly benefit the German economy and would not mean a heavy burden for employees,” said Brossardt, adding that “religious festivities should not be taboo in the debate.” The data support it. The proposal is not just symbolic. Christoph Schröder Researcher at the German Economic Institute (IW) He maintains that Eliminating a holiday could increase the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Germany by up to 8,600 million euros. According to published The avant -gardeMichael Hüther, director of the IW, gave as an example the case of Denmark, which had recently eliminated a holiday “that was an additional income of 400 million to the state budget,” said the economist. The problem is that all federal states in the country, regardless of setting their own holidays, should agree to abolish it. Germany to the tail at hours worked. Brossardt’s arguments rely on blunt data. In 2023, a German employee worked an annual average of 1,343 hours, which is 92 hours less than in Austria, 186 hours less than in Switzerland and 391 hours less than in Italy, According to OECDE data. “We are not productive enough. If we want to be competitive, we have to return to work more!” said The businessman to the newspaper Bild. Despite these figures, Germany is not the country with more holidays. On average, the Germans enjoy 9 national holidays, although in some southern regions such as Bayern, Basen-Württemberg or Saarland can reach 12 holidays. In comparison, Austria and Malta enjoy thirteen holidays. In Spain, the usual are twelve, with some autonomous communities such as Catalonia, Community Valencian and Navarra add 13 holidays; Ceuta has 14 holidays a year, while the Canary Islands conform to 11 days. Average weekly hours worked in each country The problem is not the days. Such and as he published The confidentialsome experts do not believe that eliminating a holiday is the solution for the German economy, but that the country must face a change in its labor market to recover the productivity of yesteryear. Germany is the second European country where less hours work a week in full -time jobs, and the figure drops even more if the Part -time contracts. According to official dataone in two women works part -time in Germany. Therefore, some economists propose Encourage the incorporation of women to the full -time labor market and facilitate the arrival of more foreign workers to relieve the shortage of qualified labor. The key, according to these experts, is a deep review of the German labor market to adapt to the new challenges economic and demographic that supposes the Agence of the active population. In Xataka | Some researchers have analyzed the working day in Spain: the same thing that 40 years ago is worked, but in worse jobs Image | Unspash (Mashkumar Painam, Spencer Davis)

Apple believes that its rivals are not doing well in ia. It is the perfect excuse to delay Siri one more year

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We already have news about the arrival of the expected and Nueva Siri. They are not good. Apple points to the spring of 2026 as a launch objective for its new assistant, with the aim of bringing it as part of the update to iOS 26.4, According to Bloomberg sources. The delay is completely in line with The recent interview of Wall Street Journal Craig Federight and Greg Joswiak: Apple knows that he is losing the AI ​​career, and he only has trust that your proposal ends up working in the long term. They painted you little birds in the air. It has been just one year since that presentation of Apple Centered in Apple Intelligence. One in which they told us about an integration of Siri in the system as we had not seen: an assistant with the ability to understand each corner of iOS, with an advanced contextual understanding and integration with each native app of the system. In principle, the final deployment was planned for autumn of 2024, but the delays accumulated and accumulate until they reached a practically unsustainable point. iOS 26 as first real step. Apple took advantage of the WWDC 25 To present iOS 26, one of the Greater changes at the visual identity level Never seen in Apple’s operating systems, now much more unified. Next to him, they finally arrived Artificial Intelligence Functions Applied to everyday use: although for practical purposes they do not go far beyond the translation of texts, filters for calls and some improvements in the generation of genumjis in image playground. After almost a year of delays, Apple finally implied what is its philosophy with AI: work to make it local, but with a functioning similar to that of its rivals. More delays. After the presentation of iOS 26with novelties in AI but not a single word about the new Siri, the question was forced. What is happening with her? The responses of a Craig Federighi, nothing height but not entirely comfortable, perfectly revealed the moment in which Apple is. (Joanna Stern) “Siri is not better than his competition”, (Craig Federight) “already, but it will be, it is our mission.” (Greg Joswiak) “It would be disappointing to launch something that does not meet our quality standards.” (Craig Federight) “This is a new technology, nobody is doing very well right now.” Joswiak, software leader in Apple, justified its road map around the key point: the company wants its AI to be discreet and that the user can perform tasks with the phone without even realizing that he is using Apple Intelligence. In fact, they do not want a dedicated app, as there is for Gemini either Chatgpt. The problem? Google has achieved this goal for a long time. Apple’s rivals are doing well. Although Apple points to the immaturity of the AI ​​for mobiles, the truth is that one of its best moments lives. And phones like Google Pixel or the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra They are the best proof of this. Here you have to make a distinction between Gemini as an app integrated in the system, and with Gemini Nano as a language model. On a telephone like the Ultra S25 can: Translate real -time calls without knowing that AI is doing. Remove the background noise from a video automatically, without Gemini telling you what you are doing. You can transcribe a voice recording with a single click, without opening additional applications. If they call you, the phone will automatically detect whether or not spam, without notices about ia. Yes, Google (although its approach is not so local), is able to integrate Gemini silently into the system. So much so that their functions are still native to the system, and the user does not have to know what is done with Ia and what not. Apple needs to overcome Gemini at AI. It will not be easy. Apple, for now, has not shown to live. During the presentation of Apple, Its action fell 1.5%. The expectations were high, but the presentation was a clear Apple message showing not being above any of its direct rivals, and relegating third parties (OpenAi) the most advanced functions of AI. With the looks put in 2026, the pressure to which Apple is subjected is even greater. The maturity point of its main rival, Google Gemini, is very highabove proposals in Benchmarks regarding Grok 3, O3-mini, Deepseek R1, Claude 3 and calls 4. To recover Apple confidence needs results, not promises. Image | Xataka In Xataka | We have discovered something worrying in the AI ​​models: if the problem is too difficult, they give away immediately

Chery believes that China can get the same quality as Europeans in half of time. And in Spain it is working

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Speed ​​and adaptability. Those are two of the pillars on which Chery’s strategy is based on Europe. The company has broken into the Spanish market with force despite having a handful of models distributed among three different companies. Lilian Xiong, Vice President of Chery, explains why these Chinese brands have managed to advance so fast. “We need three or four years”. That is time, according to Xiong, those who need to build a car like omoda 9 “since we design the initial concept until we have the model.” Words pick them up Business Insider in an interview with the board. In it, he explains that his ability to adapt and speed are two of the great differences that exist with Europeans. And, in fact, The round trip between Europe and China It is a good example of how this is happening. While in Europe, Chinese cars do not stop gaining land, in China the western ones lose it by Not knowing how to adapt to the tastes of the local market. We know what they are talking about. As we explain when Xiaomi presented its novel interior For the Xiaomi Yu7, in Xataka We have had the opportunity to know the speed with which Chinese brands work. In informal talks, workers of these companies have explained that the proposals that in European groups would extend for years here apply it in a few months. We know that some cars have arrived in versions of preiest very little adjusted to what the Spanish public claims and shortly after they have presented themselves to the press and have put themselves in the concessionaires with the suspension and the refined direction. Components have even changed in the vehicle itself. Adaptation. That ability to adapt is another of the great advantages that Chinese cars are offering. Chery cars (omoda, Jaecoo and Ebro) are being refined in Europe to adapt to what the European public expects. Xiong points out that for that, its Barcelona plant is key since they did a previous job before confirming the landing. But not just them, Leapmotor is refining her cars in BaloccoAlfa Romeo’s house, to put cars that do not small suspensions and extraordinarily soft directions, as is the case in China. Also byd has proposed to do the same using Your Hungary plant and the new departments that Xpeng is opening in Germany They also point to that address. The software. Another key piece to attract the public is that cars begin to be defined by the software and not so much for the hardware. “Before producing a car was based on the assembly of pieces. Now they are much more important elements such as software, which will mark a great change in industry,” says Xiong in the interview. This, in a market where the car has increased and interior materials are no longer as luxurious as before, it is key. You just have to get on board the Omoda 5 To verify that the quality of its camera is much better than that of European rivals despite having a lower cost. Or what OMODA 9 equipment is very wide (Electric seats, heated and ventilated with massage, speakers integrated in the headrests, 14 speakers Sony equipment …) offering better impression than most of its rivals. It shows in the price. That approach of focusing on the software and not so much on the hardware, understood as the body and the vehicle’s chassis, is not unique to Chery. Specialists in riding and disassembling cars They already alerted Toyota a few months ago that his way of working was becoming obsolete. The problem is that the Japanese had taken an extreme care in Perfect even the unspeakable carspaying maximum attention to every detail. However, Byd or Tesla saved many pieces, kilos and money in their vehicles because they use greater number of plastic components instead of heavy metals. Without vibrations of the combustion engine, the dashboard parts were subjected to less stress. And also in time. All this allows them to reduce the price and increase the profit margin thanks to a less complex and faster production. Focusing “what is seen” more than in the bowels of the vehicle is a decision that is conquering the public. In what we have been, the Chery group has enrolled in Spain more than 11,000 cars, which places them at the same level as Opel and begin to approach Ford or Citroën. However, all of the above are marks settled while Omoda arrived with 2024 already startedJaecoo did not do the same until second half of the year and Ebro only has a handful of months Selling their cars in our country. And, above all, they have managed to add more than 11,000 registrations between January and May despite the fact that until the arrival of omoda 9 and the Ebro S800 They had more than three cars in the market (one for each of them) and they are still a newcomer company. So newcomer that, in fact, omoda is only three years behind. Photo | Omoda In Xataka | Family and friends keep asking me if “it is worth buying a Chinese car.” This is my answer

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