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AI steps on the accelerator while everyone else puts on the brakes

January 14, 2026 by usatoday24

AI is not only turning the economy upside down, politics and, in general to society. But it is also generating a salary gap between those technological profiles oriented to their development and implementation of AI and those who simply contribute to maintaining current technologies. At least that is one of the clearest conclusions drawn from the Salary Guide 2026which produces the technological employment portal every year Manfred, prepared with data from more than 120,000 profiles in its database, which, this year, has also been reinforced with data from the salary platform prosfy. Manfred’s guide shows that there are positions that have appreciated strongly, while others have lost traction and some have stagnated. Profiles on the rise: AI drives the market The big winners, without a doubt, are those roles linked to data, infrastructure and deployment of AI models, as well as their integration into the operations of companies. He AI engineer already starting from a median salary of 52,250 euros per year for a profile with between five and ten years of experience, with the 75th percentile close to 68,500 euros. This is a key hybrid profile in the deployment of AI as it navigates between the backend, MLOps and artificial intelligence, being very scarce and demanded by companies. For seniors with more than ten years of experience, the salary range is between 71,000 and 90,000 euros. He Data Scientist It has been the profile that has been most revalued since the popularization of AI. Their median salary reaches 55,400 euros, and the most experienced professionals easily exceed 70,000 euros. The shortage of specialists in AI models and architectures explains this jump towards 2026. Even higher up appears the MLOps Engineer (Machine Learning Operations), a key figure in bringing AI models to production. Their median salary is 60,125 euros and the 75th percentile is 80,000 euros. It is one of the most coveted profiles in large companies that seek to take the models they have been training in laboratories to production. In parallel to these profiles elevated by AIthe salary grows in profiles related to the structure for AI. For example, the profile of data engineer has increased its median salary by nearly 10,000 euros in recent years, already marking a median salary of 52,720 euros, with seniors above 65,500. Likewise, the roles of Data architect They already move at a median of 67,455 euros, exceeding 85,000 euros in the highest percentiles and with more than 10 years of experience. Advanced infrastructure profiles are also revalued, with the role of SRE/DevOps (Site Reliability Engineering and Development Operations) marking a median salary of 58,500 euros. As highlighted by Manfred, this profile is one of the most demanded by companies, but only a small number of senior professionals meet the requirements, which explains why their salary almost triples between those who have less than two years of experience and those who accumulate more than 10. Profiles that lose weight: less demand, less salary On the opposite side are the roles that companies are stopping hiring or, directly, doing without. One of the most punished is that of Mobile Engineeras a reflection of the stagnation of companies in the development of new projects based on this segment. The median of their salaries falls to 40,500 euros, with a clear contraction in the high percentiles limited to 50,500 euros. Only the more specialized professionals In very specific frameworks, such as React Native or Flutter, they remain in the highest percentiles with salaries that are around 65,000 or 70,000 euros for the most senior. More pronounced is the decline in the role of Product Designerwith a median salary of just 35,575 euros for professionals with more than five years of experience. Its cut has occurred due to a combination between the equipment cutting and excess supply, which has pushed the market downward. Something similar happens with the profiles of QA&Testinga role that is being assumed by the development teams that are directly automating with AI agents. The case of Tech Lead lives a somewhat ambiguous situation. On the one hand, his status as an intermediate position has placed him as a target in the structural flattening strategies that technology companies have implemented to cut costs. On the other hand, the senior development employees They have been acquiring the functions of this role “unofficially” so their demand has reduced in recent months. In any case, their median salary is 58,755 euros, but with fewer positions to fill. The stagnant: necessary roles, but not decisive Among the profiles that do not fall, but also do not grow, are those related to classical development functions. That is to say: the Front-End and Back-End, the largest group, on the other hand. The salary of a Back-End Engineer It is around 45,654 euros and the sections below the 50th percentile and with less experience even regress. This behavior highlights that new hires or those with less experienced staff have lower salaries than those who have been working for years. Something similar happens with the Front-End Engineerswhose median salary drops in all percentiles, standing at 42,570 euros, weighed down by the abundance of junior profiles and a lower volume of hiring. The underlying message that emerges from the salary study prepared by Manfred reflects that the Spanish tech sector is no longer increasing uniformly, but that AI has created a salary economy at two speedsdifferentiated by the segment in which value is added. Those who are focused on the development and implementation of AI are experiencing a meteoric rise, while the rest, who keep the current technological structure in operation, do so at a much slower pace. In Xataka | A study has compared the gap in public salaries vs. private companies in Europe and has found a problem: Spain Image | Unsplash (Hack Capital)

For years tourist apartments expanded without brakes. Alicante has just reminded them that the party is over

October 14, 2025 by usatoday24

Alicante has become serious with its tourist offer. The city, which so far this year received more than 600,000 visitors (taking into account only those staying in its hotels), has decided to close the tap on new licenses in “saturated” areas and setting a maximum rate that will be applied by neighborhoods. The measure just received the endorsement of the Government Board and still has a long way to go before passing through the municipal plenary session, but it points out the path that more and more cities are following. The objective, as recognize the Alicante mayor, is to achieve a (complicated) “balance between the daily lives of residents and tourist activity.” What has happened? That Alicante has decided to say enough is enough to the proliferation of tourist accommodation. It’s not the first time he’s done it. In December already advertisement a moratorium on the granting of licenses for vacation rentals in residential buildings, a measure that extended months later to buildings dedicated only to tourist apartments. Now its City Council has gone further: a few days ago launched its administrative machinery to modify its PGOU and regulate how and where the opening of new places for visitors will be allowed. At the moment the proposal has received the endorsement of the Local Government Board. Once the change in the General Plan has obtained the necessary permits, the initiative will be submitted for approval by the Plenary of the City Council for its entry into force. What do you want to do? Apply a series of guidelines that will determine where, when and under what conditions the accommodation offer in Alicante can be increased. At a general level, a maximum of 0.187 tourist places per inhabitant. From there, the tap will be turned off. For its application, the Consistory will take as reference the census sections of the municipality. That will be the unit you use to decide, for example, which areas are “saturated” or which can still accommodate new places without exceeding the threshold. The situation will be reviewed every year. Is it the only measure? No. In neighborhoods that are already considered “saturated” at the outset (that is, those that exceed the limit of 0.187) new “tourist places” will not be allowed. In the statement In which the City Council announces the measure, it does not speak of flats, but of “squares” intended for visitors, in general. The only exception it provides is for the highest quality hotels: three, four and five stars. In the first case (three-star businesses) there will also be a limit, but more lax: the limit after which new licenses will stop being granted will be 0.32 tourist places per inhabitant. Things will be different for higher-class establishments. Entrepreneurs interested in setting up four or five star hotels will not encounter limits, “even if the area in which they are located has reached the maximum permitted threshold,” confirm from the City Hall. Map of saturated areas of Alicante. Go into more details? Yes. The City Council wants to adopt two measures that will clearly determine where new tourist apartments can be opened. The first is to prohibit “the implementation of tourist uses on the ground floors of the main commercial roads.” That is, in these areas it does not matter whether or not the maximum limit of 0.187 beds/inhabitant has been reached: vacation rentals will be prohibited in the lower parts of the buildings. The second measure is that this type of accommodation must have “independent access” if it is located in residential buildings. It is not something exceptional. Many other cities have promoted a similar rule in an attempt to facilitate coexistence between neighbors and visitors. If this mandatory condition is not met, the Alicante City Council already warns that it will not grant the municipal license. What is the objective? in words of Mayor Luis Barcala (PP), achieve “sustainable tourism” and “the balance between the daily lives of residents and tourist activity.” “The city aims to attract visitors, but guaranteeing its sustainability: without compromising its model, exceeding the capacity of the territory or expelling the local population, guaranteeing that residents can continue living in their neighborhoods, access to housing, work and services.” another of the objectives of the Consistory is to prioritize “quality over quantity”, “reducing pressure” and “promoting three, four and five star hotels”. It is not the city’s first move in that direction. In December the City Council approved a two-year moratorium on the granting of new licenses for tourist apartments and in summer extended the suspension to apartment blocks intended for vacation rentals. The decision has been met with front rejection of the sector, which has even taken the issue to court. Why is it important? First, because Alicante is one of the main tourist centers in the country. Second, because it is not the first (nor will it probably be the last) city that has applied such a measure in its tourist fabric. In 2024 Madrid decided freeze the concession of licenses for tourist apartments, in Barcelona directly the City Council has proposed remove offer in the medium term and in other cities with a tourist ‘pull’, such as Seville, Malaga, Valencia either Santiago de Compostelathe institutions have also moved in one direction or another to regulate the supply. The reason: among others, the enormous pressure that offers vacation rentals in the urban residential market. Images | Cale Weaver (Unsplash) and Alicante City Council In Xataka | Northern Spain has been complaining about mass tourism for years. Asturias has discovered the bitter consequences of losing it

Their brakes have a lot of posture and little effective

September 18, 2025 by usatoday24

No one doubts the effectiveness of the Xiaomi Su7 Ultra. But more and more details that make us ask ourselves if the most special sportsman of the Chinese firm dresses with too much paraphernalia. The last thing we know Apuna to it, with disc brakes that, in reality, hide a minimum size pills. Gold seems. But stop, it does not seem that in front of everything I should. And it is that the disassembly of the brakes of the Xiaomi Su7 Ultra has shown that what is hidden under its huge housing is, in fact, some little larger brake pills than those of a Seat Ateca. And, although its housing is huge and stands out behind the tires, the truth is that its brake pads seem to be infradimensive for the weight and power of the vehicle. “There is more decorative clamp that really brakes,” explain our partners from Motorpasion. Overheating. The clash of influencer tang zhu liao che behind the wheel From an Xiaomi Su7 Max, which mounts very similar brakes, already gave the alarm. Trying to look for his best time in the Shanghai Tianma circuit, the driver ran out of brakes due to an overheating problem, ending in the protections. The same has happened to an Xiaomi Yu7 Max in Tianjin V1 circuit, they report in Carnewschina. In this case, brakes came to support temperatures above 600 degrees which, again, caused overheating that left them unusable and even burned. Too small. Criticisms of Xiaomi do not come to lie about their brakes. What happens is that these do not seem to be prepared to endure cars of more than two tons launched at maximum speed in a circuit. This could be overcome but the truth is that the company has sold its xiaomi su7 ultra as a perfect car for circuit. To the point that he wanted to force his drivers to pass a test as if it were Gran Turismo. The point is that Xiaomi gives what it promises: Brembo brakes perforated with four pistons. However, its size is much smaller than its housing suggests. And that is a problem because at a lower disc size, It is more likely that overheating will be registered And, therefore, the brakes die along the way. And at a smaller pill size, smaller mordant. Too spectacular. It is not the first time that Xiaomi takes the colors because the elements of their electrical sports are more spectacular than effective. A few months ago, it was discovered that the competition hood that can be mounted on the Xiaomi Su7 Ultra It has no effect on driving And it is purely aesthetic. So, Some buyers demanded to the brand for deceptive advertising since they pointed out that it was one of the elements that allowed to achieve a better performance. However, the air intakes of the hood did not refrigerate any component directly and the company promised to withdraw the hood in those cases that, once the order has already been placed, they would not yet be delivered. Xiaomi defends himself. The most recent event with the Xiaomi Yu7 Max was recorded during a test in the vehicle circuit by various media. The driver, they count on Carnewschinadetected the problem in the brakes and decided to enter boxes to safeguard security. From Xiaomi, however, they defend themselves by ensuring that this happened because there was no warm -up return before the fast return and there was not a cooling turn before returning to boxes. This caused the combustion of small compounds next to the brake clamp but, according to its version, the performance remained optimal. They also explain that the return had not activated the Master Mode which activates a regenerative braking of up to 0.2 g that should help stop the vehicle making less use of the brakes. Is it so much? A little yes. And it should be borne in mind that the most powerful electric cars are, in their vast majority, huge cars because they need batteries that support their accelerations. And that forces to include brakes at the height. The companions of Motorpasion They compare Xiaomi’s Berlina with some rivals. They explain that the Chinese company does not offer concrete data of the size of its discs but it is estimated that they are around 320 mm in the Max and 430 mm versions in the ultra versions. A Tesla Model and Performancethat with its 530 hp they are far from the almost 700 of the Max and very far from the more than 1,500 hp of the ultra, it has a 355 mm discs, that is, larger than those of the Max version. A Porsche Taycan GTSwhich touches the 600 hp, mount 390 millimeters in front and 358 millimeters behind, with six and four pistons. But, above all, the difference is in the size of the pills. Not only that disc brakes are also smaller or are not so sized for power. The other big problem is that the size of the brake pill seems to approach that of a Seat Ateca instead of a supercar of more than two tons. And that, when you turn a circuit, it’s a problem. Photo | Xiaomi In Xataka | Xiaomi Yu7: Xiaomi’s second electric car is not only a technological product, it is a commitment to luxury

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