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OpenAI has become the “Fast Food” of AI. And that means that for Sam Altman the business is attention, not AGI

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It was sung that OpenAI was going to launch its browser, so the Yesterday launch of the Atlas browser It didn’t take us too much by surprise. What is important is the fact that the company does not stop constantly releasing products and services. The pace is the most extraordinary we have experienced in recent years, and the obvious question is, what is OpenAI pursuing with this strategy? OpenAI is the great machine churros AI products of the world. In recent weeks we have seen how OpenAI has not stopped launching new AI services and products that have managed to flood the market. Some examples: And that’s not counting the Recently announced agreements with NVIDIA, AMD and Broadcom which make it clear that the pace of OpenAI announcements is absolutely dizzying: too many new things too often. Because? The hype race as a business priority. That extraordinary flurry of releases suggests that OpenAI’s big corporate priority is not so much the vaunted pursuit of AGI as it is dominating the conversation and, above all, the attention economy. What OpenAI wants is for us to be constantly talking about it, and the truth is that these launches are not exactly small: they all pose notable changes in its ecosystem and in the technology industry itself. Smokescreen. And such frenzy also acts as a strategic smokescreen. With this bombardment of releases (browser, applications, SDKs, improved models), Altman and his team not only generate more hype, but saturate the competitive space. Rivals barely have time to assimilate or replicate a feature when the next one has already been announced. Towards an operating system. The launch of Atlas is an especially significant move. With it it seems to be clear that OpenAI no longer wants to be a simple layer, the engine of AI, but a complete operating environment in the style of WeChat or the App Store. In fact wants to be the Windows of AIbut either it turns out well, or it is going to be the mother of all bubbles. Expectations attract new users (and investors). These constant movements also mean that these products also generate new expectations, even if only temporarily. OpenAI has managed to partly conquer the attention economy with launches such as Studio Ghibli style images or more recently with Sora. This has allowed it to attract millions more free users, which the company then tries to convert into paying users. Not only that: its growth also helps investors want to participate in the company’s multimillion-dollar investment rounds. And the AGI, what? And while all these launches are taking place, we see how the holy grail of AI, getting a general artificial intelligence (AGI), seems to take a backseat. It is as if that speech had become an empty mantra or a long-term goal that is not credible in the middle of this chaos. Altman has achieved replace philosophical conversation —the one that caused the hypothetical arrival of the AGI— due to a consumer conversation. The Fast Food of AI. The AI ​​ecosystem that OpenAI is creating has adopted a consumption pattern similar to that we experience on social networks: fast and ephemeral, based on the latest viral news. The Studio Ghibli-style visuals were exciting for a couple of weeks, and the same has happened with Sora 2, but that “wow” effect fades quickly. What is OpenAI doing to revive the hype again? Launch a new product. Atlas is the latest example. Seeking to be a de facto monopoly. With all these movements, OpenAI continues to attract more and more users and dominate the conversation and gain attention. That may not get you what you really need (income) at the moment, but it solidifies your absolute benchmark position and helps make it what you’re really looking for: the de facto monopoly of AI. Image | Mariia Shalabaieva In Xataka | ChatGPT will let you have erotic conversations. Welcome to emotional intimacy with an AI

The rise comes just when he is considering selling part of his business

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Warner Bros. Discovery has once again touched one of the most sensitive keys in the entertainment market: the price of HBO Max. The company has announced in the United States a new increase that coincides with a stage of internal transformation, marked by the review of its divisions and conversations with potential buyers. The movement confirms that the period of low prices to attract subscribers is fading. Instead, the giants of the sector seek to consolidate their business, even at the cost of raising rates. While new increases are announced in the United States, in Spain theirs is about to be applied. The adjustment was communicated at the end of September and will come into force this October 23with prices ranging from 6.99 euros per month in the basic plan with ads to 15.99 in the premium, and an annual option of 109 euros. It is the first rate review in quite some time and, according to the information available, there is no confirmation that it will be repeated in the immediate future. In the United States, the increase is already effective. Starting this October 21, new HBO Max subscribers pay between one and two dollars more per month depending on their plan. The basic one with ads now costs $10.99, the standard one $18.49 and the premium one $22.99. Current monthly customers will see the increase reflected in their next bill, starting November 20, while annual customers will notice it when they renew. Warner Bros. Discovery has assured that everyone will receive at least 30 days’ notice. A long anticipated move. In September, its CEO, David Zaslav, publicly acknowledged that the company saw room to charge more for its services. “We believe we are well below the price,” stated during a conference at Goldman Sachs. That idea sums up the moment the industry is experiencing: many platforms are seeking profitability after years of accelerated expansion. For now, nothing indicates that HBO Max will raise prices again in Spain in the short term. The company has not communicated any additional adjustments beyond the one that comes into effect this October 23. In any case, it is advisable to be especially attentive to subscription renewals and promotions from this moment on. On the verge of a large-scale transformation. The company has confirmed that it is moving forward with its plan to divide into two companies before 2026: one dedicated to streaming and content production, and another to the international television business. In recent months, the company has received interest from several firms and an offer from Paramount Skydance. According to its CEO, David Zaslav, the objective is “to identify the best way to value all the group’s assets.” Images | HBO Max In Xataka | That Apple is going to broadcast F1 is just the tip of the iceberg: its plan to become “the iTunes of sports”

WhatsApp Business prohibits access to ChatGPT, Luzia and all generalist chatbots in its business API. Only one survives

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Meta has updated the conditions of use of its WhatsApp business API to prohibit access to third-party generalist chatbots, as reported TechCrunch. The measure, which comes into effect on January 15, 2026, affects tools such as ChatGPT, Perplexity, Luzia and Poke. Meta AI From then on, it will be the only generalist AI assistant that will remain operational on the platform. Why is it important. WhatsApp has more than 3 billion monthly active users, which has turned the platform into an unrivaled distribution channel for AI companies. The decision consolidates Meta’s control over the AI ​​experience in its ecosystem and eliminates direct competitors that had free access to its huge user base. The blow to Luzia. The Spanish chatbot, created after the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022, went viral precisely due to its integration with WhatsApp. Its star feature—the automatic transcription of voice audio—turned Luzia in a phenomenon. WhatsApp later incorporated this same function natively. That viral hook led Luzia to reach one million users very quickly. At the beginning of this year, in a report in which we analyze his state at that timehad 60 million users in 40 countries, having raised 30 million euros in financing. The startup operates both as a standalone mobile application for iOS and Android… …as a service integrated into WhatsApp, although with more limited functions in this latest version. Between the lines. Meta justifies the change by arguing that generalist chatbots generate an excessive volume of messages that overloads its systems and requires a type of support for which the company is not prepared. However, the context suggests other types of motivations: WhatsApp’s business API is one of the main sources of income for the platform. Meta charges businesses based on different message templates: marketing, utilities, authentication, and support. The problem is that there was no specific category for AI chatbots, which meant that companies like OpenAI or Luzia were accessing WhatsApp’s infrastructure and audience without paying for it. The money trail. During the presentation of results for the first quarter of 2025, Mark Zuckerberg stressed that enterprise messaging was “the next big opportunity” to generate income. “Enterprise messaging should be the next pillar of our business,” he explained. In this context, allowing competitors like OpenAI to distribute their products for free through WhatsApp is not only a technical burden, but a lost business opportunity. Meta has clarified that the ban does not affect companies that use AI as an auxiliary tool to serve their customers. A travel agency operating a customer service bot or a bank with an automated assistant can continue to operate without problems. The key distinction is that AI should be an “incidental or auxiliary” functionality, not the core product. ANDn game. Luzia will have to concentrate its efforts on its native mobile applications. The startup still operates without a defined business model, financing itself exclusively through venture capital. In January 2025, its CEO Álvaro Higes explained that its future strategy will likely include advertisements and sponsored links. ChatGPT, Perplexity and the rest of the generalist chatbots have less than three months to prepare their departure from WhatsApp. For users, the transition will mean migrating to these services’ native apps or settling for Meta AI as the only in-app option. In Xataka | If the question is whether your company can put you in a WhatsApp group without asking you, the answer is a 42,000 euro fine Featured image | Mika BaumeisterLuzia

MrBeast has just revealed what his new business adventure will be: becoming a banker

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Jimmy Donaldson, better known as MrBeast, is the best example of maverick entrepreneurwhat has happened to do videos for your channel from YouTube to lead a multi-billion dollar business project. Your best move: diversify. First there were the videos, later his own production company, a brand of very very profitable chocolates and now…a bank. According to one trademark registration applicationthe popular youtuber plans to become a banker from an app installed on your smartphone. A mobile bank: what do we know so far? According to the application submitted Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, published by different American media on October 13, the company Beast Holdings, LLC, which brings together the different business branches of MrBeast, has registered the trademark “MrBeast Financial”. According to the description of the application, the new brand not only aims to offer a banking app, but also supports associated services of personalized financial advice, insurance, instant money transfers and a robust section for operating with cryptocurrencies. Although no release dates or technical specifications of the app have yet been communicated, public documentation shows the intention to offer payment services in digital assets and decentralized commerce, all managed from a simple mobile interface and focused on young users. As and how they point from Business Insiderone of the requirements for filing a trademark application is an affidavit of firm intent to use the registered trademarkso it seems that, although a presentation date for the project has not yet been announced, MrBeast’s plans to enter the financial market have been launched. MrBeast and the crypto world MrBeast’s history in the cryptocurrency universe is nothing new. Various sources highlight that the youtuber has recognized investments in digital currencies ranging between 1.5 and 2 million dollars in bitcoin and recurring mentions of their operations with NFTs and other tokens. An investigation estimated that, between 2021 and 2023, MrBeast would have achieved profits of worth between 20 and 23 million dollars with cryptocurrencies. However, it is one thing to operate with greater or lesser success with cryptocurrencies or investments, and quite another thing is to venture to create a Fintech platform from scratch that bears your name. “You’re risking the reputation of your brand,” Josh Gerben, a trademark attorney who advises entrepreneurs and celebrities, told Business Insider. “If you’re in an energy drink or a clothing line, the chances of something going wrong are pretty low.” However, the advisor highlights that it is unusual for a content creator like MrBeast to delve into such a regulated and cumbersome sector as is the banking. A recent example is found in X, Elon Musk’s social network that since the millionaire bought it wants to return to the origins of his name to turn it into a banking app from which to make payments and money transfers. Obtaining the necessary permits is being a bureaucratic labyrinth even for someone as bold as Musk. The millionaire YouTuber has collaborated being the visible face of applications and financial services before, but it is the first time that the popular creator is in charge of a financial project of these characteristics, especially considering that in 2024 it was revealed that, who really acts as financial director of his fortune, it was his mother. In Xataka | MrBeast has discovered a much more lucrative business than making videos on YouTube: selling chocolate Image | Prime VideoUnsplash (Edi Kurniawan)

Microsoft believed that the purchase of Activision was a round business. A year later I lost 300 million for ‘Call of Duty’

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The clients of Game Pass They are still trying to recover from the impressive 50% rise of the Ultimate mode rate in the service. A spectacular climb that moves Microsoft’s proposal away from that buffet Economic games of all kinds That once it was, and that he has his clients since then circling a single question: why? And although Microsoft has not yet made anything clear, there are some issues that already have an answer. 300 million. Game Pass had rare He arrived at the service on day onesomething only possible thanks to the purchase of activation by Microsoft. However, it was still extraordinary: ‘Call of Duty’ was, thanks to that acquisition, The most valuable property that Xbox had in its portfolio. And now it was available for all Game Pass users without additional cost. According to Bloombergthe experiment cost Microsoft 300 million dollars. Internal affairs. This movement is the last and most striking of this type that Xbox has given, determined to drown its rivals with strategies that meant a high cost in sales. Bloomberg states That, as seven anonymous informants have told the environment, getting as powerful as powerful as’Forza Horizon 5‘ either ‘Halo infinite‘Internal fractures already supposed due to the important sales that were lost by placing these games available to all Game Pass subscribers. According to The Vergethe discussion about ‘Black Ops 6’ was even greater, and it was not for less. In An interview with Windows CentralBobby Kotick, an Activision Ex-Cecement, already claimed that due to having spent his career in Los Angeles, he had seen with disgust how “large media companies had transferred their contents to these subscription streaming services, which had negatively affected business results.” The story was repeated. It was clear. Ign counted at the time That the movement triggered the subscriptions to Game Pass, as expected, and the ‘Cod’ itself went up: 23% more than the previous delivery, ‘Modern Warfare 3’. But there is an important nuance: 82% of those sales were in PlayStation, in opposition to Xbox and PC. Yes, subscriptions had risen, as expected, but not enough: just 16%. According to The calculations that Kotaku doesto compensate for the 300 million copies of the game that Activision (and therefore, Microsoft) did not sell, it would have needed an impossible: 15 million new monthly subscribers to Game Pass (or 1.25 per year). Drink for pain. Again, according to Kotaku calculations, the remarkable price increase in the Ultimate rate relieves these numbers for Microsoft: it would need 10 million new subscribers to compensate for those losses. Something that, without a doubt, is far from the possibilities of the service, but we get an idea of ​​to what extent the climb was an urgent need for Microsoft. Bloomberg states that Microsoft Amy Hood’s CFO has asked the division of games to find more ways to raise benefits, so new increases are not ruled out at all, inclusion of advertising or limitations in the characteristics of the Tiers cheaper to encourage subscribers to pass to Ultimate. A purchase at all. Everything summarizes well in the statements of the specialized analyst Joost Van Dreunen: “Game Pass has not provided the explosive growth that Microsoft anticipated in the post-Compra of Activision era, and they have realized that their structural costs do not align with their pricing model.” That is, Microsoft foresaw a notable impulse of subscriptions thanks to blows to the table such as the arrival of ‘Black Ops 6’, and it has not been so. Crisis policy is approaching in Microsoft (which, by the way, states that He does not leave his plans to continue in the hardware business) and, without a doubt, it will have an impact on our pocket. In Xataka | The portable Xbox is finally a reality. The only unimportant detail is that it is not exactly an xbox

Once again, goal does not have the best AI, but it is clearer than anyone the best business plan to make it profitable

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Mark Zuckerberg He was not happy with the advances in his companyso spent the whole summer signing the best talents for millionaire figures with the aim of creating a superintelligence. We do not know if you will get it, what we do know is that, although the goal is lagging in the AI ​​career, it is advanced in something more important: How to make it profitable. Zuckerberg’s last play is that all chats and interactions with goal AI will use to offer us personalized ads. December 16. It is the date on which Meta will start using the conversations that its users have with goal AI to customize ads and the content that will appear on its different platforms. This includes, not only conversations with your chatbot inside apps such as Instagram or WhatsApp, if you have a target Ray-Ban, all the interactions you have with the voice assistant will also be used. If, for example, we ask Meta AI a question about how to take care of a plant, it will show us advertisements of related items and suggest plants publications. Mandatory. In This article on your blogMeta states that the user still has control and that he can adjust the content and ads that he sees from the ‘advertisement preferences’ section. What they do not say is that there will be no way to prevent chats from being used to customize the ads and content that we will see in the feed. The only way to avoid it is not to use the finish line. Of course, the company states that it will not use sensitive information such as religious beliefs, sexual orientation, political, health or racial issues. Another approach. While other chatbots like chatgpt, claude or gemini They use conversations as training data For their AI, in the finish line they bet on an approach aimed at business. The great technology, They are dilapidating billions in AI. Google, Amazon and Microsoft are amortizing investment with their cloud services, while Meta relies on their strongest business: advertising. In the second quarter of the year Your income increased by 22%largely thanks to its advertising services. Risks. In statements a FortuneEmily Bender, co -author of I study the dangers of “stochastic parrots” On language models, he affirms that Meta is crossing a dangerous line: “It is customization disguise (…) The following obvious concern is whether Chatbot himself will begin to incite us to reveal information.” In addition, alert about the illusion of privacy that we feel when talking to a chatbot and that can lead us to reveal sensitive information that we would never say in public. Image | Goal In Xataka | Zuckerberg is willing to lose “hundreds of billions” of dollars in AI: not investing them would be worse for finishing

Behind police surveillance technologies there is a very lucrative business. A business that Amazon wants to conquer

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Artificial intelligence technologies have broken in such a way that, today they can be given endless uses. According to A FORBES investigationAmazon would be deploying an aggressive commercial strategy to position themselves in the market of the Police surveillance technologya segment valued at 11,000 million dollars, according to the medium. The company would not only be offering its own artificial surveillance and intelligence tools, but also act as an intermediary for a complete ecosystem of companies that operate on their cloud infrastructure AWS. What is happening. Electronic Correos obtained by Forbes through requests from public records reveal That the Amazon police and school security team, led, according to the media, by a former Washington state police officer, is actively contacting police departments throughout the US west coast. According to the investigation, the company would be promoting from weapons detection technologies to IA to massive surveillance analysis software, through tools to write automatically police reports. A whole Surveillance Catalog. According to They report From the middle, among the technologies that Amazon has been offering, there are registration monitoring systems of FLOCK Safety, Zeroyes weapons detection software, applications for real -time surveillance centers of companies such as C3 AI, or Veritone technology capable of identifying and tracking individuals in recordings of security cameras and social networks. Leo Technologies tools also appear that monitor and transcribe calls from practically “real -time” prisoners for AI analysis. The method of sale. As They assure From Forbes, emails show a particularly insistent commercial style. In one of them, a Amazon manager writes to the department of the San Diego County Sheriff on Lucidus Tech (company now owned by Flock). “It is one of the most amazing tools that I have seen for the forces of the order (…) I think that your prison intelligence group would lose your head,” you could read in the investigation. In another message to King County Police Chiefs, in Washington, it promotes a meeting to “talk about strategy on how to introduce Zeroeyes in your schools.” The research shows how Amazon even offered help to request public grants to finance these technologies. The concerns. Activists advocating privacy, such as Jay Stanley, of ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union), express Your concern. “It is discouraging to see one of the largest and most powerful companies promoting authoritarian surveillance technology in this way,” he told Forbes. Amazon has had a long history of setbacks in terms of violating the privacy of users. From your employees listening and transcribing Echo device recordings to improve Alexa a The accusations towards Ring for not applying basic protections that enabled hackeos in their systems. Both cases recognized by the company itself. Amazon’s response. The company defend which is simply providing its public sector customers “tools to protect the rights of citizens and comply with applicable laws.” On subsidies, Amazon points out that it is not unusual to “educate” customers about the aid available for them. And now what. As assures The media, Amazon Web Services plans to attend the Conference of the International Police Chiefs Association in Denver in October, the most important police event of the year in the United States, where AI is the main theme. The lounge is a whole offer of surveillance technology, technology that is executed on Amazon servers. Cover image | Michał Jakubowski In Xataka | Amazon new do not compete against Google Home. Compete against indifference

It seems obvious, but at this time it had never been such a round business: who has gold, has a treasure

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In the month of August we met A story which reflected as few the state of one of the most precious materials on the planet. It turns out that in Stilfontein, an ancient mining town in South Africa, neighbors no longer fear the void of abandoned tunnels, but to strangers who arrive in cars loaded with rifles. Yes, these armed bands arrive to take an increasingly valuable booty. A few weeks later, buying gold is again the Century business. Historical boom of the shelter. Yes, gold is going through its largest annual escalation since 1979, with a 39% jump that has taken it to historical maximums above the $ 3,649and it does not for a classical financial collapse, but by the search for coverage before a political and macroeconomic environment perceived as unstable. He told the WSJ that the best stamp Encana Kenneth Pack, a snowfall retiree who first entered April to shield in the face of the disorder associated with the new Trump administration and that, even after the stock market bourse after the confusion of the “day of liberation”, has decided Keep 17% of its portfolio in metals and linked values. In Xataka Russia and the most fearsome weapon for Ukraine: it is called orbit and does not shoot, but turns its soldiers into “invisible” A return in style. The phenomenon transcends the retail investor and is perceived from The Costco halls to shaped vaults in London, where the metal is stored and negotiated without abandoning the building, and where the dominant expectation is that the price will continue to rise. The starting point, in reality, was created almost three years ago with sustained purchases of central banks and Chinese demand, but the 2025 engine It is also western: a selective risk aversion that coexists with a Stock market (extra) euphoric for the AI, and used by gold As sure in front of a weakened dollar and economic policy decisions difficult to anticipate. Commercial policy and the dollar. Plus: the attempt to reorder global trade to tariffs Changes in a matter of hours has contaminated inflation and growth forecasts, while a federal reserve pressure campaign Question independence of a key institutional pillar. In parallel, the dollar has had its worse first semester in more than half a century according to some metrics, deterioration that Improves attractiveness of assets not called in the American currency. The lack of tangible advances to close conflicts that periodically shake the markets, such as Ukraine, adds a geopolitical layer that reinforces the perception of fragility of the economic order, and that in the mind Energy shocks And the erosion of purchasing power made gold an escape Faced with uncertainty. Investment channels. This ascent is not just a sociological story: you can actually follow the money trail. The American ETF backed by physical gold have seen their heritage grow a 43% since Januarywith monthly tickets among the largest of the last decade, while the Hedge Funds have concentrated almost half of their net exhibition to raw materials in metalamplifying short -term movements. He August message In Washington of Jerome Powell, when insinuating the start of type cuts, he acted as a double catalyst: in short, he is less expensive to maintain an asset without coupon against public debt. Halfway, yes Types are trimmed With full employment and inflation still above the objective, the risk is to sow more persistent price pressures that support the upward thesis. The sensitivity of gold to the opportunity cost It is immediatebut its vigor depends on the background narrative: if the cut of types lived with a weak dollar and tozudas inflation expectations, the marginal flow would continue to favor metal. Refuge Psychology. It is inherent to the human being. In this climate, the psychology of the shelter spreads beyond professionals. As summarized the journalin London, those private vaults report a constant drip of assets that prefer the Tangible Safety of the Lagoteto the point of planning the duplication of their box capacity, while the number of people who sell jewels upload for casting because “the value is in the material”, displacing crafts due to the weight of the metal. The narrative is also filtered by political and commercial channels, with public figures promoting conversion Gold retirement accounts, a symptom that has ceased to be an instrument of niche to consolidate as a transverse symbol of heritage protection. The significant detail is that this boom lives with maximum stock market: There is no general escape from risk, but explicit coverage against adverse scenarios that the market does not end up ruling out. {“Videid”: “X89W5U6”, “Autoplay”: False, “Title”: “The most valuable mineral and thanks to which we have mobile phones we explain everything about the coltan”, “Tag”: “Webedia-prod”, “Duration”: “298”} Risks and counterweights. This week many US media They explained That the danger that golden fever feeds is a damn word of the seventies: stagflationthat is, the mixture of high inflation and weak growth that erodes benefits and makes financing more expensive. Several analysts They warn that its probability has increased and, if materialized, would offer an optimal macro -entry for gold. The counterweight: a restoration of confidence in the growth of the United States and in the role of the dollar as a reserve could puncture The impulse, but with live commercial tensions and a foreign policy perceived as more retracted, that hypothesis points fragile. Gold no Upload in a straight line and is sensitive to changes in real types and in risk appetite, but the Current forces balance (Structural purchases of central banks, financial flows towards ETF, geopolitical coverage and doubts about price discipline) explains why this 2025 remembers, in intensity, to the Last big shake of metal In Xataka Russia has launched its Zircon hypersonic missile at NATO doors. And he has accompanied him with a video so that there is no doubt SYo and not. If you want also, the gold boom works as a kind of silent referendum about three vectors: The credibility of … Read more

In case Spain did not have enough problems with sun and beach tourism, add a new business: wedding tourism

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There are those who travel to disconnect, to learn about new landscapes, cultures or traditions, to whom he guides his appetite or simply who wants to enjoy relaxing days on a distant beach with a soda in his hand. To all of them is now added a type of tourist difficult to classify and seeks something totally different: marry. Your trips feed the flourishing (and millionaire) Industry of Rinning Weddings And they are already The pillar of some balearic farms. The ‘yes I want’ as a new rising tourist asset. Two words: Rinning Weddings. The concept is not new, but a quick search on Google is enough to verify that little by little gains strength in Spain. The Rinning Weddings or ‘destination weddings’ are neither more nor less than what the term suggests: couples who, instead of getting married in the city in which they live or in which some of the bride and groom are sought, choose to give the ‘yes I want’ far away. In another city or region. It may even that in another country, including destinations as exotic as Las Vegas or some Greek island. The idea is very simple: that the wedding is more than a wedding for boyfriends and guests, that is also a getaway. A juicy business. It is not easy to provide precise (and updated) data on how many Spanish partners travel to other countries to marry and how many foreigners Spain choose as the scenario for their bodies. In any case something is clear: with Spanish tourism Breaking records and approaching the barrier of 100 million Of visitors, it is a juicy business. And clearly on the rise. In February, Future Marketin Sights consultant published A broad study that estimates that The global market The wedding tourism will be around 36,800 million dollars, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.4% throughout the next decade. They are high values, but above all they exceed those who handled only a few years ago. His Calculation for 2022for example, pointed to a business volume of ‘Solo’ 23,000 million. “The Rinning Weddings They are one of the most popular and most dynamic segments in the global wedding industry, in which couples opt for personalized experiences in exotic places around the world, ” The authors collect of the study. “More and more boyfriends choose to exchange their votes in picturesque and culturally rich places, often with a group of friends and family. The market covers a wide variety of services and destinations offers.” How does Spain affect? As Spain sits top of the world ranking of tourist destinations and even dreams of crowning it (something feasible already in 2040according to the estimates of Google and Deloitte), our country is also reinforced on the map of the Rinning Weddings. On the Internet they can be found A good number of websites in English dedicated to Organize weddings In Spain or what They promote the peninsula and the islands as “An ideal destination” so that the bride and groom exchange alliances. The Canary Islands, Malaga, Marbella or Mallorca usually appear on their list, although in reality the market is very wide. A few years ago Ciudad Rodrigo (Salamanca) launched a baptized initiative ‘Ciudad Rodrigo Wedding Friendly’ I was looking for precisely position the town on the map of wedding celebrations. As the main asset he used his rich historical heritage. A quick search in The Wedding Travel Company It shows in any case that couples determined to marry their city have an extensive list of alternatives in Spain, Greece, Cyprus, Italy, Portugal or the United States, to quote only some countries on their vast list. “We specialize”. To understand the phenomenon The confidential He has spoken With some representatives of the Mallorca sector, one of the hot points of national tourism. And their data and statements are striking. Finca is Cabàslocated just over 20 kilometers from the urban center of Palma, explains that practically 100% of the weddings they do are tourists. And the director of the farm They are brownlocated not much further from there, it agrees that about 98% of the links that host them also lead. “There is a lot of American, a lot of German, a lot of British,” Confirm Yesssi Morel, Wedding Plannerfor whom, beyond the attractiveness of Spain or the costs, the key of the island pull in the destination wedding market is the approach that the sector has adopted. “I think we put everything very easy to foreigners. We are specializing a lot. Every time weddings are perfected more.” As for costs, statista data Before the pandemic show that Spain is one of the countries where the most expensive weddings are celebrated ($ 23,400 on average in 2019), although in reality the data is not much higher than that of Italy and is below the $ 29,000 that were reached that same year in the US. “They seek to save and in Mallorca they have the same wedding with the same quality they could have in the US, but at a lower cost,” Morel clarifies. And how does Mallorquines affect? That is the other big question. In a market that looks at the foreign client and the American couples with a wide budget, what options do they have left? The topic is interesting because, as remember the Wedding Plannerforeigners who plan to marry their home usually follow certain patterns: they reserve well in advance and have no problem in celebrating their ceremonies any day of the week. That (of course) forces the locals to adapt. “The Mallorcan marries only on Saturday and usually prefer certain months, such as September. If they do not escape, they run out of dates,” Confirm The wedding organizer. “Farm owners believe they have a treasure in their hands. They have seen a reef.” Images | Carlo Buttinoni (UNSPLASH) and Camila Cordeiro (UNSPLASH) Via | The confidential In Xataka | The end of the open bar: how weddings are leaving behind their only ‘collective … Read more

Far from being in decline, oil companies are doing business thanks to AI

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Artificial intelligence is not only transforming technology, it is also redefining the worldwide energy economy. The most coveted resource is no longer oil, but the electricity necessary to train AI models and feed gigantic data centers. In fact, great technological ones, such as Microsoft, Millions of dollars have invested In data infrastructure, more than double what exxon and Chevron together plan to allocate to capital investments. Megawatts have become the new black gold. The turn of the service oil companies. Petroleum service companies are going through a period of weakness. The number of land platforms in the United States has fallen since 2022, According to Enverus data cited by Wall Street Journal. Given this panorama, several firms – Solaris Energy Infrastructure, Liberty Energy, Atlas Energy Solutions, Prpetro and Profrac – have found an unexpected client: the great technological ones. Its proposal is to reuse the experience acquired in the fracking to install independent electricity generation units, fed with natural gas, directly next to the data centers. The most visible case is Solaris, which has been associated with XAI to operate 900 megawatts of gas turbines in Memphis destined for the Colossus 2 supercomputer. Unlike large oil companies, which seek to place their own gas in data centers, these service companies do not produce fuel. His commitment is to take advantage of his equipment and technical knowledge to transform from off-Grid electricity suppliers. In other words, while Majors try to give way to their production, services reinvent themselves to survive in a depressed market. Position yourself quickly. While electric companies take up to four years to give access to the network, modular gas units that install these firms may be operational in less than two. In a sector that lives a counterreloj career to expand capacity, that difference is decisive. In addition, executives such as Liberty Energy highlight the certainty of prices offered by its generators against the volatility of the electricity supply, According to Wall Street Journal. Downward pressure in oil. The OPEC+ policy also helps explain the turn of American companies. The poster, led by Saudi and Russia Arabia, is pumping more crude than the market demands, which keeps prices under pressure. As we have explained in Xatakathe strategy seeks to gain market share and, incidentally, favors the United States with cheaper gasoline that contains inflation. But this movement has a collateral effect: weakens the American fracking, which needs quotes of between $ 60 and $ 65 per barrel to be profitable, and pushes many of these companies to look for new customers, such as data centers. Geopolitical volatility adds uncertainty. The last episode was the Israeli attack in Doha against Hamas leaders, which stirred the markets and forced the White House to give guarantees to caste to avoid an escalation. Although the immediate impact on the supply was limited, the episode recalled the fragile of the current balance. In the opinion of the analyst Javier Blasbeyond specific tensions, what we live is not an accelerated substitution of fossil fuels, but a ENERGY ADDITION: Renewables grow, but oil and gas continue to increase their weight in the mix, which prolongs the dependence of these sources and reinforces their role in the energy fever that unleashes artificial intelligence. Beyond. The phenomenon goes far beyond oil services in the United States. Startups like Crusoe Energy They have gone from mine bitcoin to lift data centers next to gas wells to take advantage of a fuel that was designed before. The firm already participates in the Openai, SoftBank and Oracle Stargate megaproject with 360 megawatts of capacity. Large oil companies are also looking for their site: Exxonmobil and Chevron They are developing off-Grid plants With carbon capture systems, while in Europe the Italian eni promotes “green” artificial intelligence and CO₂ storage businesses supported by its HPC5 supercomputer. The movement even reaches turbine manufacturers, such as Siemens Energy, that has doubled orders Thanks to the data centers boom. For its part, the unavoidable geopolitical dimension must be taken into account: countries like Russia, Iran and Qatar They concentrate more than half of world reserves of natural gas. In a context in which AI demands a constant and reliable electricity supply, this fuel is consolidated as a strategic asset, key not only for the technological industry, but also for the balance of global energy power. An electric future, but fossil. The figures point to accelerated growth. As we have detailed in Xatakathe demand for gas for data centers will increase by 47 GW until 2030. In the United States, the electrical consumption of these facilities could triple, from 290 TWH in 2024 to more than 700 SWH in 2030. The International Energy Agency, According to Javier Blasprepare scenarios where oil and gas consumption will not reach its peak, but will continue to grow up to 2050. Natural gas, in particular, remains the most reliable source to meet demand peaks. Not everything is opportunities. How Wall Street Journal warnsmodular generation projects have several limitations. Its temporal character is the first: many data centers could resort to these solutions such as a patch for a few years and then replace them with renewables or even nuclear reactors. To this is added the economic aspect: although the modular turbines are installed quickly, they are less efficient than the large combined cycle plants, which implies greater fuel and replacement costs. There is also the risk of social rejection, as has already been seen in Memphis, where the installation of XAI turbines has generated protests on air pollution. Finally, the ease of replicating this technology can make it a very competitive market, with narrow margins and little space for sustainable advantages. The new black gold. The AI ​​has changed the rules of the energy game. Startups, turbine manufacturers, petroleter majors and fracking suppliers are converging towards the same objective: feeding the electrical appetite of data centers. In this new scenario, what was once oil today are megawatts. The battle for who will provide that reliable and abundant energy … Read more

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