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Big Tech is paying up to $600,000 to influencers to promote their AI. Now the race is about perception

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Big technology companies are deploying their heavy artillery to attract users for their artificial intelligence services. Just like they count From CNBC, Microsoft and Google have found their new battlefield in influencers, with contracts that reach six-digit figures. The dimension of the phenomenon. According to data from Sensor Tower, generative AI platforms spent more than $1 billion on digital advertising in the United States during 2025, an increase of 126% compared to the previous year. That large companies promote their products through influencers is nothing new, and it is also a business that is very profitable for them, since by investing a small fraction of their budget they can get an avalanche of new users. According to CNBC, in order to attract new users for their AI services, Microsoft, Google, Anthropic and Meta They are hiring content creators to promote your tools on social networks. Figures. Microsoft and Google are paying between $400,000 and $600,000 to content creators for multi-month collaborations, according to sources close to the media. These contracts are not limited to specific publications, since according to the medium, they seek to ensure that influencers integrate AI tools into their usual content, tutorials and workflows. “We’re seeing a massive increase in creator spending from these AI brands. We’re getting a lot more interest from AI brands every month,” counted to AJ Eckstein, founder of Creator Match (an agency that connects brands with creators). How these agreements work. Collaborations range from LinkedIn posts explaining how to use Claude Code even videos on Instagram showing functions of Microsoft Copilot or the assistant Comet by Perplexity. Megan Lieu, AI and technology content creator with nearly 400,000 followers, explains told CNBC that his sponsored deals typically range from $5,000 to $30,000 depending on the campaign. Its most important collaboration to date has been with Anthropic to promote products from Claudealthough he did not specify the exact figure to the media. Some influencers can charge up to $100,000 per post, according to Eckstein. The other side of the coin. Despite the astronomical numbers, not all content creators are willing to jump on the AI ​​bandwagon. Jack Lepiarz, known as Jack the Whipper and with more than 7 million followers between YouTube, TikTok and Instagram, account to the medium that systematically rejects any agreement related to artificial intelligence. “I cannot with a clear conscience support something that is going to make it difficult for normal people to earn a living,” he declared to the outlet. Lepiarz previously turned down a $20,000 contract to promote AI imaging tools and says even $100,000 or $500,000 wouldn’t change his mind. Perception with Copilot. For Microsoft, these influencer campaigns can be especially key. And despite its large user base in Microsoft 365 services, only 3.3% pay for Copilotas told from Windows Central. The company needs its AI assistant, integrated into Windows, Microsoft 365 and Edge, to be perceived as a natural tool in daily work, and at the moment it is being especially difficult for them to achieve that. It’s public time. Big Tech hiring influencers occurs precisely at a time when companies are investing more than ever in advertising their AI tools. A few days ago we told precisely the case of Anthropic, which spent a million on ads during the Super Bowl. Separately, Google and Microsoft increased their digital advertising spending to promote AI products by approximately 495% last month compared to the previous year, according to Sensor Tower. The media also says that OpenAI multiplied its advertising investment tenfold in 2025. After years of making its tools known, it is now time to shape our perception of them. Cover image | aerps and Hillary Black In Xataka | The person who is earning the most money on Twitch by broadcasting 24 hours a day is not a person: it is an AI

five big tech deals ending today, February 15

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Taking into account that yesterday was Valentine’s Day, many stores have taken the opportunity to launch a wide range of offers, whether or not they focus on this special day. Today ends the MediaMarkt Valentine’s Day and the El Corte Inglés Limit Offersso we have reviewed both stores to comment on some of the best deals we can find. LG OLED55B56LA by 669.94 euros When registering in the store, a 55-inch OLED television with a very reasonable price. Xiaomi 15T Pro by 687.14 euros when registering in the store, an excellent mobile that comes with 512 GB of storage. Marshall Acton III by 169.15 eurosa Bluetooth speaker with an exquisite retro design. Google Pixel 10 Pro by 764.54 euros When registering in the store, a high-end mobile phone with an outstanding camera section. Samsung HW-S700D by 196.94 euros when registering in the store, a powerful sound bar that is compatible with Dolby Atmos. LG OLED55B56LA Having an OLED television does not have to cost a fortune, there are models that cost less than 1,000 euros. Right now, the LG OLED55B56LA is the best example, since when you register with MediaMarkt an additional discount is automatically applied that leaves you 669.94 euros. It not only stands out because it incorporates a 55-inch OLED panel, in this case, but also because it offers a 120Hz refresh ratebecause it is compatible with Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos and because it also comes with some gaming-oriented technologies, such as Nvidia G-Sync. LG OLED55B56LA (OLED, 55 inches) The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Xiaomi 15T Pro If you are looking for a good high-end mobile phone that also has a lot of storage, the Xiaomi 15T Pro has dropped to 687.14 euros (again when registering with MediaMarkt). This is an excellent model that comes with 512GB storageits screen is ideal for viewing multimedia content in good quality, its MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ processor is quite powerful and its cameras are signed by Leica, so they offer very good photographic results. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Marshall Acton III He Marshal Acton III It is a beautiful speaker. Perhaps the characteristic retro design is the first thing that catches the eye, but we cannot ignore that, for 169.15 euros At El Corte Inglés, we talk about a good model. It offers a good power of 30W at 2.0 channels, has Bluetooth 5.2 connectivity and incorporates a button panel on the top. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Google Pixel 10 Pro If the Xiaomi mobile does not convince you and you are looking for one of the best from Google, be careful with the MediaMarkt offer: by registering in the store you can buy the Google Pixel 10 Pro by 764.54 euros. And be careful, this is the version with 256GB storage. It comes with an excellent 6.3-inch screen, its operating system is a real delight, and its cameras are outstanding. Google Pixel 10 Pro (256GB) The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Samsung HW-S700D Although El Corte Inglés has a good price (229 euros) on the sound bar Samsung HW-S700Dby registering with MediaMarkt you can buy for 196.94 euros. It is a 2024 model that includes its own wireless subwoofer, although the difference is that the bar is very thin. It incorporates seven 3.1 channel speakers, is compatible with Wireless Dolby Atmoshas Chromecast and has Bluetooth 5.2, WiFi and HDMI eARC connectivity. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Some of the links in this article are affiliated and may provide a benefit to Xataka. In case of non-availability, offers may vary. Images | MediaMarkt, El Corte Inglés and Compradicción (header), LG, Xiaomi, Marshall, Google, Samsung In Xataka | The best mobile phones, we have tested them and here are their analyzes In Xataka | Best sound bars in quality price (2026). Which one to buy and seven recommended models from 99 euros

The US spent $600 billion building its highway network. It’s less than what big tech companies are going to spend on AI this year

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The irruption of ChatGPT in the technological panorama in 2022 marked the starting signal in the AI ​​race; a race in which, year after year, large technology companies continue to increase their spending without stopping. 2026 has just begun and, far from letting it go, the big tech They have put their foot even further on the accelerator. All but one. walk or bust. We already know the planned capex for 2026 of the main technology companies, that is, what they plan to invest in capital expenditures. amazon: 200,000 million Alphabet: 175-185 billion Goal: 115-135 billion Microsoft: 140,000 million Apple: 13,000 million If we add it up taking the highest figures they have given, it is 673,000 million dollars, if we take the lowest figures it would be 643,000 million. In any case it is outrageous. In 2025 the figures were already dizzying and we are talking about an increase of around 60%. There has come a point where we have to stop and ask ourselves: How many zeros does that have? (yes twelve). Context of this madness. Here are a few comparisons to put this figure in context. It is superior to Sweden GDP in 2025 (662,000 million), that of Israel (610,000 million) and that of Singapore (574,000 million). As pointed out this user in Xexceeds what it cost to build the entire US interstate highway system (about 634,000 million) and is a quarter of the entire global military spending in a whole year. It’s like spending $1.2 million per minute for an entire year. It doesn’t make any sense. The market response. The fear of a bubble was noted after the announcements of the different companies, causing sharp falls in the stock market despite the fact that all of them have made profits (some breaking records). amazon fell 12% after announcing a capex of 200,000 millionmuch higher than forecasts Alphabet (Google) achieved record revenues, but it was not enough to convince the markets and its shares fell 10% in the following days Goal also announced record revenue and they had a 10% increase. However, days later things changed and they fell 8%. Microsoft fit the strongest blow, with a drop of 18%. Additionally, they revealed that 45% of their cloud business contracts are for OpenAI and the market does not reward dependency. Apple was the winner, with an increase of more than 7% since they announced results. The declines have been corrected in recent days and all companies have seen their value stabilize, but the message was clear: investors fear that this level of capex is far ahead of the ability of AI to generate profits in the short term. Where are they going to get the money from? It’s the big question. As stated in Financial Timescompanies must choose between reducing shareholder returns, using their cash reserves, or borrowing more money. In the case of Amazon, estimates point to a cash flow of 180 billion, Alphabet 195 billion and Meta 130 billion. The threat of free cash flow falling into negative territory is there, so we can expect them to issue more debt and stop share buybacks. Think different. Then we have Apple, which announced revenues of 144 billion in the last quarter, boosted by sales of the iPhone 17 during the Christmas campaign. Its capex is a fraction of what other companies have spent because Apple doesn’t build data centers, it outsources them. He agreement with Google to use Gemini can be interpreted as They have lost the AI ​​racebut in the context of a possible bubble it is a masterstroke: Google is the one who assumes the brutal spending on infrastructure and who is exposed to the bubble, while they benefit from their technology and see how the market rewards them for spending less. In Xataka | What have Apple and Google agreed on for the new Siri? Nobody knows because Google doesn’t even want to mention it. Image | Photo of Adam Nir in Unsplashedited

The big question is what happens if this is the new normal?

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There is only one piece of information that summarizes what has happened in this country since January 1: that the accumulated rains since January 1 exceed three times the normal value (for the average of the years 1991-2020). What’s more, most of this rainfall has not been concentrated in the north (there are areas of the Cantabrian coast that they have hardly received water), but in the center, the south and some areas of the northeast. No one can be taken by surprise by all this. It has rained unspeakably in Spain and that is being noticed in things like there are 96 reservoirs above 90%. But the most interesting thing is not that, the most interesting thing is why all this is happening. Let’s talk about atmospheric circulation. “It’s outrageous how (…) he’s been behaving in recent weeks,” said meteorologist González Alemán a few days ago. And he is right to such an extent that “although there seems to be a tendency toward change, the pieces still fit together to continue bringing atmospheric rivers with abundant precipitation to the Iberian Peninsula.” But what is interesting is not so much this anomaly as that “the global causes that cause this state of circulation (with the succession of many storms and atmospheric rivers) are unknown.” And, when the AEMET scientist says ‘unknown’, he is not referring to possible mechanisms or teleconnections; It doesn’t even talk about specific gears. It talks about the culprits of causing such mechanisms and gears. And all this comes about a runrun: that people are beginning to wonder if this is a symptom of the changes in the Atlantic Ocean over the ones we carry years talking. We already know that climate change increases extreme phenomena. The data of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) they are clear and they show that, indeed, they have increased since the 1970s. Specifically, they have multiplied by five over the last five decades. According to your calculationsin the 1980s, 1,400 incidents were recorded – its tables include extreme weather, climate and water phenomena – and in the 1990s, just over 2,200. In the first decade of the 21st century, 3,500 were reached and the trend continued. Questions, questions and more questions. In this sense, It is logical to ask us whether climate change is updating the probabilities so that extreme events, like these rains, become more frequent. What if we have been years obsessed with desertification and what we find, suddenly, is a disproportionate amount of rain in the most (climatically) fragile areas of the peninsula? It seems like good news, but it is full of problems. And, as I often repeat, we tend to have a stereotyped view of global warming and we forget where it makes a real difference: in the ability to put our infrastructures in check more criticism. More rain, not just more rain, is (as we have seen these days) a terrible threat that can force the displacement of thousands of people. Are we going there? That’s the big question, of course. And González Alemán is right that we should not write causal checks that science is not able to pay. You have to study everything in detail to see what is really happening. But that cannot be a justification for doing nothing. Our water system has just suffered the biggest stress test in recent history and if we don’t analyze what has happened, anything could happen next time. Image | AliciaMBentley In Xataka | Desertification is devouring southern Spain: Extremadura and Murcia face a completely dry future

The US has such a big problem with Asian carp in its rivers that it has decided something extreme: electrocute them

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Back in the 70s in the United States someone had an idea to control the growth of algae, weeds and parasites from aquaculture farms in the southern states: introduce four species of carp from Asia, more specifically the bighead carpthe black carpthe grass carp and the silver carp. If you know a little about biology or ever fishing you have come across a tremendous catfishwhat happened next will not surprise you: he got into a mess. Tonight we cross the Mississippi. These four voracious “natural herbicides” released in Arkansas were colonizing the river network, first ascending the Mississippi River and its tributaries and helped by floods to reach open rivers until threatening the Great Lakes located in the northern United States, this chronology of expansion and reproduction details it the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The impressive Mississippi basin or how carp left Arkansas for the Great Lakes. Via Shannon1 They are true titans. Carp are a great example of adaptive management of invasive species: they are able to withstand different environments, can live for several decades and lay millions of eggs. Carp are in their element at the bottom of lakes, ponds or rivers and they swallow everything, since practically any organic matter will do, from plankton to small fish. So they gobble up food that native species could eat. Destination: Great Lakes. Present in every state of the continental United States, the northern Great Lakes are a destination as desirable as it is devastating. In addition to the damage to the ecosystem, a large-scale invasion would cause a catastrophe to the local economy while decimating the fishing industry, which generates approximately 7 billion dollars a year. So the Administration, scientists and environmentalists have been drawing up plans for years to keep them out of there. The grass carp has already been sighted in the lake erie. How many Asian carp can you catch? The first measure they implemented was to encourage the increase of their fishing, with tournaments such as the Redneck Fishing Tournament so that those who participate try to capture as many as they can. The problem is that fishing is not enough to decimate a species with such a reproductive desire. Michigan DNR Aquatic Species Expert Seth Herbst concludes that It would be necessary to get rid of 80% so that its population does not recover. If you can’t handle it, eat it.. In 2022 the Illinois Department of Natural Resources had an idea: use large-scale commercial fishing as an aquatic management tool to reduce population pressure. In other words: encourage human consumption of carp, which renamed “Copi”. Carp meat is rich in protein and is consumed in China and other Asian countries, so why not in the United States? The campaign is still alive and well (like the tents): on the campaign website there is a long list of recipes and restaurants in different states where you can try them. And speaking of recipes, this one from “Can’t Beat ‘Em, Eat ‘Em” (if you can’t beat ’em, eat ’em) gives more ideas for cooking this and other invasive species. The delicious Asian carp taco Chicago’s electric wall. Since 2013, the United States Army Corps of Engineers A series of permanent electric barriers are operational in the Chicago area waterway system with a direct current field of 2.3 Volts per square inch (about 0.35 Volts per square centimeter). This spark does not kill the carp, it only paralyzes them so that they do not advance and remain downstream. Of course, this method is not infallible: changes in water levels or the salt used for defrosting can alter the conductivity of the water and, therefore, the effectiveness of this method. In addition, smaller specimens can escape into shelters that form between boats. And one obvious thing: it affects carp and non-carp fish, thus altering their behavior. And yet, it continues to be used. Looking for the infallible system against carp. In the river basins of Illinois they have tried walls of bubbles made from a pipe, thus obstructing their vision. Its sound also serves as a warning. The problem? That also affects native species. And one step further, a variant in the form of cavitation curtains in which the bubbles are broken to disturb the fish. This method was the winner of the contest Carp Tankwith a succulent reward of $500,000 to whoever came up with the definitive idea. Brandon Road Dam Project The chaos zone. Since electricity is not 100% infallible, in 2024 they allocated 858 million dollars to build the dam project. Brandon Road Interbasind which has everything: improved electric barriers, acoustic deterrents (the silver carp jump when they hear the noise of the engines) and bubbles to obscure their vision. The objective is to prevent the carp from crossing the dam at all, minimizing damage to the rest. In Xataka | The Iberian Peninsula is being invaded: more than 1,200 exotic species have come to stay In Xataka | The coypu, one of the 100 most harmful invasive species in the world, is at the doors of Barcelona Cover | Flickr

Claude Code is being the big favorite among programmers. So much so that he already signs 4% of everything that is uploaded to GitHub

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It is worth taking a look at how generative AI It is transforming the daily lives of many programmers. And little by little these tools are conquering the environments of millions of developers. The achievement in this aspect is for Claude CodeAnthropic tool, which already represents 4% of all public commits uploaded to GitHub, according to a report by SemiAnalysis. The media says that, if it maintains its current pace of adoption, it is very possible that it will reach 20% of all daily contributions before the end of 2026. Although there are nuances that should be highlighted. Why is it important. Claude Code is slowly gaining the reputation of being the favorite tool for programming with AI. The tool works radically differently than traditional code wizards. It is not a chatbot integrated into an editor like Cursorbut rather a terminal tool that reads entire code bases, schedules multi-step tasks, and executes them with full access to the developer’s computer. You can start from spreadsheets, entire repositories, or web links, understand context, verify details, and complete complex objectives iteratively. The interesting thing is that, by default, Claude Code includes a co-authorship note if the user has used this tool in their program and uploads it to Github. But the user can also decide not to include that signature if modify the parameters by Claude Code, so that 4% could remain small. In March of last year, a month after its launch in private beta, Claude Code already had the co-authorship of about 15,000 Github commits in a period of 48 hours. Things have ended up escalating quickly. Opinions. The newsletter stands out the comments of some industry professionals regarding the vibe codding. Andrej Karpathy, one of the first to coin the term vibe codding, recognized in a post that he is “starting to lose the ability to write code manually.” Ryan Dahl, creator of Node.js, counted directly that “the era of humans writing code is over.” Boris Cherny, creator of Claude Code, assures that “practically 100% of our code is written by Claude Code + Opus 4.5“. Even Linus Torvalds, creator of Linux, has fooled around with vibe codding for some of his personal projects. It should be noted that, despite all the benefits of Claude Code, it is not perfect. Already we pointed out some time ago the words of Kelsey PiperAmerican journalist for The Argument, who explained that 99% of the time using Claude Code is like having a magical, tireless genie, but 1% of the time it’s like yelling at a pet for peeing on the couch. He can and does make mistakes. It also gets stuck. Hence, the expertise of the person who uses it also plays a very important role. Beyond programming. There is an increasingly latent threat with the use of AI tools (well there are a few that accumulate already). And according to account SemiAnalysis, any information work that follows the READ-THINK-WRITE-CHECK pattern can be automated with this technology. The report mentions sectors such as financial services, legal, consulting and data analysis, which add up to billions of workers globally. Anthropic has already taken the next step with coworkreleased a few weeks ago, which is basically Claude Code applied to general office work. According to the company itself, Cowork was developed by four engineers in ten days, mostly with code generated by Claude Code himself. The tool can create spreadsheets from receipts, organize files by content, write reports from scattered notes… And all with access to your computer. The big consultancies and AI. In December, Accenture signed an agreement to train 30,000 professionals on Claude, the largest deployment of Claude Code to date. OpenAI, for its part, Frontier has launched focused on business adoption so as not to lose steam in the field of corporate use of AI, a business that can end up being very lucrative for startups. Cover image | Anthropic and Mohammad Rahmani In Xataka | Programming is the new board of AI. OpenAI and Anthropic have made it clear with GPT-5.3-Codex and Claude Opus 4.6

Xataka will launch something new and very big soon. We are looking for xatakeros who want to try it in advance

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We can’t tell you much at the moment, but xatakero, xatakera, we are looking for you (yes, to you). At Xataka we have a huge project in the works, one of the largest and most important we have done to date, and we would love to have your help to put it to the test and polish what needs to be polished. In short, volunteers wanted to try something totally new. If you are interested, are active in the Xataka community or are curious, you simply have to sign up in this form. If you cannot access it under these lines, you can also find it at this link. If you don’t see the form well, you can fill it out from here. From among all those who fill out the form, we will choose a small group to carry out this process of beta testing and give us your feedback and opinion. Thank you in advance to all of you who signed up. See you at the testing ground! Image | Philipp Katzenberger edited by Xataka

Two cell phones with a lot of battery, an eReader as big as a tablet, offers on TVs and more. Hunting Bargains

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Today is Bargain Hunting Friday, the last of a month of January in which we have seen discounts that could rival other times in which the price of devices tends to drop a lot. Therefore, in this article we have gathered the best of the best in technology offers with a couple of cell phones with battery life for several days, a very large e-book reader and much more. PocketBook InkPad Eo by 390.73 eurosan eReader with a 10.3-inch color screen. Honor Magic8 Lite by 359.10 eurosthe brand’s new mobile phone that comes with gifts valued at 257.99 euros. Fire TV Stick 4K Plus by 39.99 eurosagain it is about the dongle from Amazon with the best quality-price ratio. Oneplus 15 by 959 eurosa mobile phone with a battery that can last you three or four days without using the charger. Hisense 65E63QT by 359 eurosa fairly low price for a 65-inch TV. PocketBook InkPad Eo Normally eReaders are between six and eight inches in size, but there are some with larger screens that can be interesting for reading comics or magazines or simply to have larger print size. He PocketBook InkPad Eo is precisely where it stands out: it costs 390.73 euros on PcComponentes and comes with a color screen of 10.3 inchessimilar to the format we find on tablets. Your Wacom screen is colorwhich together with the size is ideal for reading comics and magazines. It includes a stylus to draw or paint and as icing on the cake its operating system is Androidwhich allows you to download a good number of apps. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Honor Magic8 Lite Honor launched a new mobile yesterday that is not only attractive in its Reddish Brown color, but also comes with a good battery. He Honor Magic8 Lite right now it’s on sale for 359.10 euros with the coupon ADTO10 and includes three gifts valued at 257.99 euros: Honor Earbuds Clip headphones, a 66W Honor SuperCharge charger and a pack with a protective case, magnetic ring, magnetic wallet and strap. One of its strong points lies in its 7,500 mAh battery which, as we were able to verify in our analysis, reaches a autonomy of two and a half or three days. It also has resistance to drops from 2.5 meters in height and has the Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 processor. Not bad for a “Lite” mobile. Honor Magic8 Lite (256 GB) + headphones + charger + accessory pack The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Fire TV Stick 4K Plus After a few weeks in which we only saw the Fire TV Stick 4K Select with a discount, Amazon has finally decided to lower the price of the rest of the models. Again, the one that has the best quality-price ratio is the Fire TV Stick 4K Pluswhich for 39.99 euros offers a great experience. This is the standard model that I would recommend to anyone (unless we want the power of 4K Max). It offers 4K resolution and is compatible with formats Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision. Plus, its performance is pretty good and of course it comes with Alexa built-in. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Oneplus 15 If the Honor mobile battery runs out, be careful because the Oneplus 15 It is one of the best in this section. At Powerplanet it has dropped to 959 euros in its 512 GB configuration and it is a mobile perfect if you are looking for power, battery and an exquisite design. Perhaps the 7,300 mAh battery has fewer milliamps than that of the Honor, but after analyzing it we were able to verify that it reaches a autonomy of between three and four days. In addition, it comes equipped with the processor Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5the best in processors for Android mobiles. Oneplus 15 (16GB, 512GB) The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Hisense 65E63QT Finally, if you are looking for a good television that also has a fairly large screen, and you don’t want to spend a lot of money, Amazon right now has a smart TV on sale Hisense 65E63QTa TV that stands out mainly for its 65-inch panel. Its price is 359 euros. Beyond its size, it is also worth mentioning that it is a television compatible with Dolby Vision and HDR10has three HDMI 2.1 ports and comes with the voice assistant Alexa. In addition, it includes a Game Plus mode dedicated to video games. Hisense 65E63QT (65 inches) The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Some of the links in this article are affiliated and may provide a benefit to Xataka. In case of non-availability, offers may vary. Images | PocketBook, Honor, Amazon, Oneplus, Hisense In Xataka | The best mobile phones, we have tested them and here are their analyzes In Xataka | Best Amazon Fire TV. Which one to buy and recommended models to convert your TV into a smart TV depending on use

The price of the best Google mobile phone plummets. It is big, beautiful and perfect if you prioritize the photographic section

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If there is something that has characterized Google mobile phones in recent months, it is the offers that all models have received. Although he Google Pixel 10 Pro XL It is the one that has had the least discounts, now, finally, it returns to its historical minimum price on Amazon. It can be found in the store by 899 euros in various colors. Google Pixel 10 Pro XL (256GB) The price could vary. We earn commission from these links An excellent photography section He Google Pixel 10 Pro XL is, together with the Pixel 10 Prothe best Google mobile. It is quite large because it has a 6.8 inch OLED screenso it also has a larger battery than its little brothers when reaching the 5,200 mAh. It also supports higher 45W fast charging and 25W wireless charging. As we usually find in the brand, the Google Pixel 10 Pro XL (and the other mobile phones of its generation) will receive software updates for six more years starting in 2025. It also comes with an excellent photographic section with a camera module composed of a 50 MP main sensor, a 48 MP wide angle and a 48 MP 5x telephoto. The processor of this mobile is the Google Tensor G5 which, without being the most powerful today, offers good performance. It is also worth mentioning that its design is exquisite and, in this case, it comes with a configuration of 256 GB internal storage. You may also be interested Google Pixel Buds 2a – Wireless earbuds with Active Noise Cancellation – Light and comfortable – Water resistant – Bluetooth compatible – Moss Green The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Google Pixel Watch 4 (41 mm) – Android Smartwatch with Fitness Tracking and Gemini Help – Matte Black Aluminum Case – Obsidian Sports Band – Wi-Fi The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Some of the links in this article are affiliated and may provide a benefit to Xataka. In case of non-availability, offers may vary. Images | Google In Xataka | The best mobile phones, we have tested them and here are their analyzes In Xataka | The best quality-price mobiles. Their analyzes and videos are here

The big problem with lithium ion batteries is their degradation over time. A chemical adjustment can change it

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It doesn’t matter if it’s a mobile phone, a laptop, the Nintendo Switch or a Dyson: as you use it, the battery life will reduce. Yes, lithium ion batteries they have changed the world and for years they have been the absolute standard in consumer electronics, but degradation over time is their endemic evil. While we look for alternatives To this technology, a research team has found a promising solution in a seemingly simple chemical tweak. The advance. The main idea of ​​this research is not to change the main materials of the battery, but simply to add a small amount of an additive: lithium difluorophosphate. Its existence is not new, but this research led by Professor Chunsheng Wang of the University of Maryland reveals how effective it is in stabilizing batteries. Why is it important. Because lithium ion batteries are present everywhere and this modification would extend their useful life using standard, low-cost chemistry. The result of their experiment is that with this additive, batteries can be optimized to maximize power and energy, or to achieve greater useful life and stability. For practical purposes, the study shows how with this adjustment they maintained a significantly higher capacity after hundreds of charge and discharge cycles. As Wang explains.“It is a relatively simple modification of current batteries.” Or what is the same, after having run security tests and long cycles, “it could realistically reach consumers.” Brief notes on the mechanism of a battery. Lithium ion batteries are made up of a negative anode and a positive cathode and have a porous separator between the two. The assembly is immersed in an electrolyte whose mission is to allow lithium ions to move between electrodes during charging and discharging. With the discharge, the anode releases electrons to the electrical circuit (gives electricity to the device) and ions to the electrolyte, meeting again at the cathode. Upon charging, an external source (the charger) reverses the process by “pumping” the ions back to the anode to store the energy in the chemical structure. The degradation of its capacity with use occurs due to the irreversible loss of lithium in secondary chemical reactions and due to mechanical fatigue of the electrodes. Basic diagram of the operation of a lithium ion battery. Walter Davison. Via: Wikimedia In detail. If we delve a little deeper into the previous explanation, the solid electrolyte interface (SEI) appears, a thin layer that forms on the anode during the first charges. In standard batteries, this layer is fragile and breaks down with use, consuming lithium and reducing battery life. Through a simple reaction inspired by organic chemistry, this additive makes the electrolyte more prone to accepting electrons, making degradation more controlled. In short, it helps to form a more robust, elastic and uniform SEI, thus acting as a kind of shield that prevents the electrolyte from reacting parasitically with the electrodes. In addition, it is a flexible chemistry that can be adjusted to be more or less protective and the presence of the additive minimizes the presence of cracks in the cathode. In Xataka | They have found a way to turn tall buildings into batteries. And that makes Benidorm our best asset In Xataka | China sold cheap batteries for years. The problem is that in the meantime no one built an alternative Cover | John Cameron

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