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Chinese Big Tech can now buy Nvidia GPUs. The problem for Nvidia is that they don’t need it now

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The United States and China are immersed in a trade and technological war that has caught the line of fire to the AI ​​giant: Nvidia. The situation is that Nvidia must prioritize AI companies from the United States to guarantee the supremacy of this country, but as a company it would be interested in taking a bite out of the giant Chinese market. And the problem is twofold: it has not been able to do so for a long time due to trade vetoes, but now that it seems that it can sell its famous H200 to China, it turns out that China has turned the page. More or less. green light. Nvidia has gone from having a monopoly on AI GPUs in China to have a 0% quota. These are the words of the CEO, Jensen Huang, and the reason is the aforementioned trade restrictions between the powers that prevented Nvidia from selling its most powerful products to the Asian giant. Huang has spent months insisting on Donald Trump’s government to allow them to sell with a very clear logic: China is going to develop its alternatives and what better way to make a profit until then. The situation is gone relaxing at the end of last year and at the beginning of this to get to the point where we are now. According to Reutersthe US Department of Commerce already allows ten Chinese companies and distributors such as Foxconn and Lenovo acquire that long-awaited H200the company’s second most powerful AI chip. Good news for the company. Or they should be if it weren’t for the fact that the Chinese industry is going its own way looking home. Alibaba, ByteDance, JD.com and Tencent are the Chinese giants that can supposedly already buy H200. Up to 75,000 chips each, to be exact. However, it is noted that they have not yet made any shipments. Here there is a mix between very restrictive bureaucracy and, above all, that emphasis on national development. Tencent, for example, noted in September last year that they had no intention of producing AI chips, but that they were going to invest a lot of money in domestic partners. For example, they are in the process of adapting their infrastructure to be able to connect Huawei’s Ascend platform (particularly the Ascend 950 series) as the main training tool for large models. A few days ago, Tencent’s strategy director already pointed out that that strategy was still in place and that the company expects a significant increase in spending on AI GPUs designed in China. Manufacturing at home. Alibaba and Bytedance have a different approach. If Tencent is focusing on acquiring Huawei platforms, Alibaba and Bytedance are looking to create their own chips. Alibaba seeks to be the most powerful RISC-V chip created to date and it was reported that Bytedance wanted Samsung will manufacture its processor. In the end, whether buying from Huawei or developing the tool internally, the two approaches respond to the great national objective: that at least 50% of the data centers that belong to the State use at least 50% Chinese integrated circuits in their servers. That is one of the great Chinese technological impulses of recent years, one of the crucial points of the Five-Year Plan for the development of the country and, above all, the strategy that Nvidia had been warning the United States about for some time. The age of inference. Because this period of ostracism to which the US condemned China has served for the country to develop three very clear alternatives to Nvidia and encourage companies that are already working with models to develop their own hardware. This is important especially in the new AI framework we are entering, that of inference. Although the AI ​​will continue to train and GPUs will be needed for this, the next step is inference, the agentic era in which the processor or CPU is very important. AMD is moving there, same as Intel or ARMand precisely processors are something that Huawei is good at and in which the Chinese giants can shine as much as their American counterpart by developing chips tailored to their models and needs. Also, as pointed out in CNBChaving your own chips means you don’t have to fight with anyone else in a time when there is scarcity and, of course, if you don’t have to buy from an outsider, there is an improvement in the gross income margin. juicy cake. And this leaves Nvidia in that uncomfortable situation, one in which it wants to participate, but in which it seems that it is no longer needed as much as before. Because China is developing its chips for this new era of AI and Nvidia is running into a final boss called bureaucracy and the pressure groups of the ‘Make America Great Again‘. The first is due to the slowness of the export order processes, something that takes months when orders should be much more agile. The second are the aforementioned pressure groups that hold that any deals Nvidia makes with Chinese companies are less chips for American companies, something that should not be allowed. Meanwhile, Chinese companies are developing their alternatives and Huawei wants to flood the market with 750,000 chips this year, three times more than its shipments in 2025, and Nvidia is falling short of a $50 billion pie. In Xataka | The US has the best AI models. China has something else: AI too cheap to care about

If you have half a million euros left over, you can buy it

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The Chinese company Unitree Robotics just presented the GD01, a manned robot that combines bipedal locomotion with movement on four limbs. Wow, a mecha that seems straight out of the movies but already has a price and production date. It already exists and can be purchased. According to Unitree, the GD01 is a high-strength alloy machine that weighs about 500 kilos with a pilot on board. To control it, simply place yourself in the cabin that incorporates the torso. Its starting price is 3.9 million yuan (about 538,000 euros at the current exchange rate). The company defines it as the world’s first mass-produced transformable mecha. What it can do. In the video published The company shows the GD01 walking upright on two legs and knocking down a brick wall with one hand. Next, the robot reconfigures its chassis and begins to move supported by four limbs, literally like a Transformers. China and robotics. The GD01 comes at a time when Chinese robotics companies are gaining ground notably compared to its American competitors, driven by lower production costs and greater manufacturing speed. According to consulting firm Omdia, Chinese companies accounted for almost 90% of global sales of humanoid robots in 2025. Unitree alone shipped more than 5,500 units last year, according to share SCMP, compared to the approximately 150 units shipped by each of the large American firms such as Tesla, Figure AI or Agility Robotics. The price gap. Unitree’s humanoid entry robot, the R1it costs around 5,500 euros to change. Its Chinese rival AgiBot has a simplified model for about 12,800 euros. And on the other hand, Elon Musk has estimated that the Tesla Optimus It could cost between $20,000 and $30,000 in the future. The GD01 is a different bet from the rest, especially to provide maneuverability in industrial environments. Unitree is in full expansion. The company already sells its R1 and G1 humanoid robots, as well as the Go2 robot dog, in international markets such as North America, Europe and Japan through AliExpress. Their robots have begun to appear in all kinds of environments and events (in fact we brought one in the last Xataka Awards). In March, Unitree also requested to go public in the Chinese market, with a financing plan of about 4.2 billion yuan, of which 85% would go to research and development. The question that remains in the air. The GD01 is, for now, a demonstration of technological capacity and a declaration of intent. It is also a really eye-catching product, which is precisely what the company is looking for: notoriety. It is certainly achieving it, although it is still up in the air whether its technological capabilities exceed those currently found in the industrial environments for which it is intended. Now, what’s cool is cool. In Xataka | We had already assumed that AI and robots were superior to humans at chess. Now they are also good at ping-pong

There are people who buy plants to purify the air in their home. The reality is that you are wasting your time

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When we want to give a little life to our homes, the first thing we think about is putting in several plants with the idea that, in addition to giving it a more natural touch, they will also clean the air we breathe. And it’s no wonder, because all you have to do is take a look around the internet or through the hallways of any nursery to find us. with the promise that pothos, mother-in-law’s tongue or ribbon are “natural purifiers” that eliminate toxins. But It’s not like that. The origin of the idea. To understand why we blindly believe in the purifying power of the plants that we can have in our home, the responsibility lies with NASA and its classic studies published in the 80s. Here, in their quest to find ways to clean the air on space stations, researchers placed different plants in hermetically sealed chambers and injected volatile organic compounds that were partly removed by the plants. This was very relevant, but the extrapolation to the general population, not so much. And these investigations were carried out in an airtight chamber in a laboratory, and at the moment a home or an office is not hermetically closed, but there is the possibility of air constantly entering and leaving through windows, doors or cracks. But this detail has not resonated so much with the population. A bath of reality. This arrived in 2019, where a study from Drexel University analyzed a dozen previous studies to evaluate actual plant performance using a standard metric: the clean air delivery rate, or CADR. Here the conclusion reached is that potted plants do not improve indoor air quality in a relevant way. And the explanation is purely mechanical, since the normal ventilation of any building eliminates volatile organic compounds at a rate faster than the absorption capacity of an indoor plant. Size matters. With this premise, for the plants to match the purification achieved by the ventilation system of a standard building or the simple act of opening windows, you would need between 10 and 1,000 plants per square meter. I mean, you would have to literally turn your living room into a dense, impassable rainforest to notice the difference. Very controlled exceptions. This does not mean that all pro-plant studies lie, but rather that context is everything, since some studies point to a decrease in CO₂ levels. A notable example is a study conducted in a school in Portugal, where flower pots were introduced into classrooms and an improvement in the air was measured. However, the scientists themselves warn that these are highly specific and controlled environments and their results cannot be mathematically extrapolated to what happens in the living room of a normal apartment or in a standard office. There is no evidence. Given all this that we already know, the authorities are sharp noting that there is no evidence that a reasonable number of indoor plants remove significant amounts of pollutants in homes and offices. What do we have to do? In order to improve air quality inside the home, the important thing here is to reduce the use of chemicals and avoid smoking indoors. In addition, opening the windows every day to renew the air is the key measure, as well as the installation of air purifiers, which are almost mandatory in many cases for people who have significant allergies. Images | freepik In Xataka | The countries that pollute the most in the world, gathered in a detailed graph

no car is more luxurious than the one no one can buy

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One hundred buyers have paid 3.5 million dollars for a Rolls-Royce that does not exist, that they have not seen and about which they know very little. The most surprising thing is that many other millionaires would have paid much more than those 3.5 million to be among that group of select owners. The British brand has been turning the inaccessible into the highest possible aspiration for a century and has used that FOMO of millionaires to promote their Project Nightingale, the first model of the new Rolls-Royce Coachbuild Collection. A concept of exclusive cars manufactured one by one in an artisanal way in which the first luxury is knowing that no one will be able to buy one like it. Do things like yesterday, with tomorrow’s technology The Nightingale Project is not a car itself, but a collection of fully customized bodies and artisanal manufacturing. The resulting car has the dimensions of a Phantom, but only has room for two people. Its design is inspired by the 16EX and 17EX prototypes that the brand developed in the 1920s. The name of the new model comes from “Le Rossignol”, the house that co-founder Henry Royce had on the French Riviera. Rolls-Royce 17ex from 1928 The new proposal from the British luxury brand is based on a 100% electric platform. According to the official note of Rolls-Royce, “the quiet, effortless delivery of power amplifies every characteristic that has defined the Rolls-Royce experience for more than a century.” The first 100 units of this new electric luxury concept are already sold and deliveries will not begin until well into 2028. Nowadays we see it as an eccentricity to make bodies by hand, but this was normal until Henry Ford generalized mass production of automobiles. However, until the late 1940s, all Rolls-Royces were produced one by one. The Nightingale Project recovers that artisanal and unique essence of the classic Rolls-Royce and adds the latest technology and exclusive luxury finishes of the brand, adapting it to the client’s taste. Although the brand announced this project only a few days ago, in reality the buyers of these first 100 units have been involved in the development since 2024, and this year they will accompany the engineers in tests in extreme climates. As explained CEO Chris Brownridge to Bloomberg: “Customers always ask us for more extraordinary cars. But we know that luxury does not lie only in having the car, but in the experience of knowing that they were present from the beginning,” said the manager. Luxury is no longer measured in money, it is measured in desire Antoine Tessier, CEO of duPont Registry Group and co-author of the report of the Boston Consulting Group on the future of the luxury car, puts it aptly described: “If the automaker tells you that you’re one of 900, that’s one thing. But if they say, ‘We’ll give you access to one of three,’ that’s where it becomes psychological or even egocentric. You can say, ‘I’m different.’ You’re no longer part of the richest 1%, you’re part of the 0.1%, and that makes you feel good.” It has been a long time since horses, cylinders or acceleration stopped being the main argument for selling luxury cars like those manufactured by Rolls-Royce. This already It’s not about cars, it’s about status and exclusivity. Rolls-Royce Project Nightingale According to Felix Stellmaszek, global director of BCG’s automotive practice, he stated in his report that “technical specifications are not even among the main reasons why people buy certain vehicles or certain brands. It is much more about the emotion and the overall experience that a brand offers. Access is essential.” According to data in this report, the US market for vehicles over $100,000 is valued at around $110 billion and could double in the next decade, registering annual growth of between 5% and 7%. For its part, the hyper-luxury segment (vehicles over $500,000) in which Rolls-Royce operates will grow at a rate of 5% over the next decade. The key to this segment is found in the scarcity and exclusivity. For this reason, luxury car manufacturers are investing in their customization “ateliers.” The billing of customization workshop of Ferrari has grown so much that, according to official dataof the 1,525 million euros of profit it obtained in 2024, about 1,300 million euros of those profits were invoiced from units that had gone through the Ferrari Atelier. Porsche is in the same situation, which has stepped on the accelerator at its Sonderwunsch programin which the brand accepts orders from the owners to build exclusive units and 100% handmade of their cars. Lamborghini has also jumped on the bandwagon with the Opera Unica editionsin which unique versions of its series models are created by hand. However, the brand that has best known how to exploit this new need for extreme exclusivity among millionaires has been Bugatti with models like the Tourbillonwith which it does not matter if you have all the money in the world to pay for it, if you have not been selected as a potential owner of one of its few units, you can never have it. In Xataka | Bugatti has found a new vein: its customers spend an average of 500,000 euros on extras to personalize their car Image | Rolls-Royce

Six reasons why I didn’t buy a Kindle and won’t regret it in 2026

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Almost four years ago I made the leap to eReaders (electronic book readers) to, in a way, force myself to read a little. At that time I hadn’t gotten into reading for quite some time and I wanted to buy a reader. But there were many to choose from. Kindle was my first choice because they are the best known, but after a lot of reading, especially analysis, and watching a few videos of use experiences, I opted for the Kobo Clara 2Ethe previous generation of the current Kobo Clara BW (129 euros) and is also available in a version with a color screen called Kobo Clara Color (169 euros). Now, Why did I finally choose this eReader and not a Kindle? These are all the reasons that led me to it, and those that keep me “stuck” to the brand. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links First eReader or casual readers To anyone who makes the jump to an eReader for the first time or who simply reads from time to time, I recommend that Don’t spend too much money on a reader. The experience is different from reading physically and if you haven’t tried an eReader for a few hours it is better to go for a model with a good quality-price ratio than to buy something that you don’t end up liking. Here we can find the basic Kindle (119 euros), but it has certain shortcomings compared to the Kobo Clara 2E or the Kobo Clara BW, such as water resistance. I was looking for a model with which I would have a very good experience so that it would be attractive for me to read, always taking into account the price. The Kobo Clara BW currently sits between the basic Kindle and the Kindle Paperwhite (169 euros), but it costs little more than the first. Unless we are looking for a much cheaper model (maximum about 80 euros), I would bet on Rakuten first. Amazon Kindle (latest generation) The price could vary. We earn commission from these links How difficult it was to pass books from the computer Amazon has made it a lot simpler over the years, but Before it was not so easy to transfer books from the computer to the reader. I don’t like shopping on my mobile at all and I do everything from my PC, so the “odyssey” that I was at that time set me back a lot. Yes I know that Caliber It has always been there and is one of the best digital book organizers we can have. But I’ve always preferred not having to install anything to do something as basic as transferring a file to a device. Water resistance, audiobooks and more When I bought the eReader I did so with one goal in mind: to read all the published novels of A Song of Ice and Fire, those of ‘Game of Thrones‘ by George R.R. Martin. Although it is true that I did not get to read them all because I have been delving into other literary works, I wanted to do it with a compact device that would allow me to read anywhere. And when I say anywhere, I mean anywhere. By this I mean that I enjoy reading on the train, on the terrace of a cafe and even in the pool. If there is something that has seemed essential to me, it is the water resistance from Rakuten Kobo. We don’t see it on the basic Kindle and over the years it has become an increasingly important feature to me. After all, they are devices that are oriented towards portability because you can carry thousands of books in a single reader. There are also other functions that I find especially interesting, although these can also be found in Amazon eReaders. A good example is that of the audiobook playback. It is not something that I have used personally, but I do find it very practical to continue enjoying literature in certain scenarios, such as when driving. Origami covers It may seem silly, but when buying the Kobo Clara 2E I also did so thinking about the origami case that I also bought that same day (it is also available for the Kobo Clara Color / BW and for him Kobo Libra Color). It is a folding case that allows you to support the reader on a surface to act as a support. And I find it especially interesting for several reasons. The first is that you can fold the case to better grip the reader. But above all, I found this cover practical because for some time now I have been using a treadmill next to a lift-up desk. Sometimes I watch a series on the computer, but other times I delve into reading. And I can do it without having to pick up the eReader; I put it on the table and that’s it. SleepCover for Kobo Clara Color/BW The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Amazon support What makes me not want to get into Kindle? While it is true that some eReaders seem very attractive to me (Paperwhite and Colorsoft Signature Edition mainly), news like that Amazon will stop supporting some of its models…they pull me very far back. It’s not the end of the world, but eReaders are very durable devices. And the fact that the Kindle that you bought in 2011 continues to work as it did on the first day and that you lose access to the Amazon store through the reader… is not something that particularly attracts me. Readers with color screen The Kobo Clara 2E has its limitations when it comes to reading manga, and especially comics and magazines. In any case, the six-inch screen is fine for reading only text because it doesn’t matter if the page is cut, you will have a good experience. But of course, it can’t be cut into manga, comics … Read more

What mobile charger to buy without spending a fortune and that is reliable

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You remove the seal from your new mobile phone, open it and… well, it’s no longer a surprise: it comes without a charger. Almost everyone has one (or several) with USB-C that could be useful to you, but What happens if your new phone has a very high fast charge? Well, it’s time to go to the checkout, but be careful when choosing what you buy: there is no need to buy a very expensive one nor do you need to stick with the first one you see that costs three euros. The important thing is to know what to look at before choosing and that is exactly what I am going to tell you below. Xiaomi 120W HyperCharge Combo USB Charger (1xUSB-A) + Cable (USB AC) The price could vary. We earn commission from these links The first filter will always be the power Let’s get down to business with the first filter that we are going to use when choosing a charger: charging power. This is not much of a mystery, since it is the energy it is capable of delivering and is measured in watts (you will see it reflected with a ‘W’). To know which one is ideal for us, the first thing is to look at the data sheet or specifications of our device. For example, let’s look at the POCO X8 Pro. If we look, we will see how this device has a maximum fast charge of 100 W, so, if we want to make the most of it, we should look for a charger that delivers this power. Be careful with this, since it is possible that our device also has wireless charging, in which case we will see two values ​​in your specifications. Small aside to answer a very recurring question: is fast charging harmful? Historically, this has been said repeatedly because This type of load causes more heat to be generated and this is one of the worst things there is for the degradation of a battery. However, there are already experiments that show that, although there is more degradation, The impact is much less than believed. Now, what happens if my charger has 100 W of power and I plug it into a mobile phone with 45 W fast charging? Short and to the point answer: nothing. The charger can have a lot of power, but it will always deliver to your devices the necessary. Imagine this power as a water faucet: it can pour a huge spout, but it can also be regulated so that a trickle of water falls. Let’s look at this more closely. Charging protocols are more important than it seems As we say, although a charger has very high power, it does not mean that it will deliver it to your devices. There is ua kind of negotiation between the charger and your mobile to determine how much power to deliver or to regulate it at certain times during charging (for example, before reaching the charging limit you have set). This is known as the loading protocol. There is a universal charging protocol called USB Power Delivery (or PD) that, yes or yes, your charger must have. Chargers without this standard are already somewhat outdated, so you may find them at ridiculous prices. Now, although this standard is the universal one, there are many others. And that’s where we might find a “problem.” In addition to PD, we already have other standards such as Programmable Power Supply (or PPS), an extension of USB Power Delivery, but there are also others that are specific to certain manufacturers. For example, brands like OPPO have VOOC, just as Samsung has Super Fast Charging or Huawei has SuperCharge. The important thing here is that you keep the idea that, if your mobile phone has one of these protocols in its specifications, the ideal is that, to make the most of its fast charging, so should your charger. What is GaN? If you start browsing chargers in stores like Amazon, it is very likely that you will find models that, in their description, indicate that they have something called GaN. What does this mean? It’s very easy to explain: while the vast majority of chargers use silicon (surely it sounds familiar to you with how fashionable they are). carbon-silicon batteries), GaN chargers use galli nitrideeither. In short, this material is better and more efficient than silicon. This implies that they have a better efficiency when charging and generate less heatsomething that, as we said above, is very good. Additionally, by dissipating temperature better, GaN chargers are more compact, which is also great. Is it mandatory for your new charger to have this material? No, but if you bring it, all the better. Don’t lose sight of certifications, the cable and the ports You already know the essentials for choosing a charger, but three more notes. The first thing would be to check that the charger is certified, especially with the most relevant certifications. It should have the CE seal yes or yeswhich means that it complies with European safety regulations. In addition to this, you may also have others from certain entities such as TÜV. There is no point in buying the perfect charger for your mobile if you do not accompany it with the correct cablesince these also have to be compatible with the power we need. It is important to look at this, but also its compatibility with the different charging protocols, its materials (if it is braided, better) and its length. And finally, there is the issue of charging ports. If you only plan to charge one device, as long as it has a port it will be enough for you. Now, as a personal recommendation, I wouldn’t lose sight of chargers with two or more portssince being able to charge several devices with a single charger is very convenient and saves you one less thing. Of course, be careful with the ports: not all of … Read more

buy a new Tesla

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In April 2019 Tesla launched its platform “Hardware 3” (HW3) with an apparently blunt message: all cars leaving the factory would have, thanks to this platform, the necessary hardware for complete autonomous driving. There were many customers who trusted that promise and They spent between 8,000 and 15,000 dollars to enjoy itbut they have just found themselves in a huge bucket of cold water: HW3 is not powerful enough for unattended FSD, Elon Musk has assured. The technical reason. The HW3 bottleneck that Musk alluded to is memory bandwidth: this platform has only one eighth of the memory bandwidth that HW4 has. The FSD system is based on so-called autoregressive transformers and to be able to work with them a specific bandwidth is necessary that cars with HW3 cannot reach. There is no easy way to fix it. You cannot optimize the software or the AI ​​model: it is the chip itself that is physically limited and no OTA update can fix the problem. Elon Musk made it clear in the investor conference after the presentation of quarterly results: “I wish it were different,” he explained, “but Hardware 3 simply does not have the capacity to achieve FSD without supervision.” Millions of vehicles affected. There are an estimated four million Tesla vehicles active and on the road that are based on HW3. Of those, around 285,000 bought the FSD package. Investor Ross Gerber indicated in X that Tesla’s financial liability could amount to several billion dollars. Better buy a new Tesla. The firm has not announced refunds or compensation to those affected. What it does offer are two alternatives. The first, a trade-in (deliver your car and buy a Tesla with HW4) without giving specific financial details. The second, a free update they have called “V14-lite”, which will reach owners of cars with HW3 in June. Theoretically, this version will offer the FSD v14 options adapted to that older hardware. It is an improvement, yes, but not what was promised for users who have been stuck on FSD v12.6 for a long time. Complex modification. Musk too speak They will offer the ability to upgrade the car to replace the HW3, but the cameras will also need to be replaced. “To do this efficiently, we will have to create microfactories in big cities to do it efficiently. Everything is done in the technical service. It is extremely slow and inefficient to do it. I think over time what makes sense for us is to convert all the HW3 cars to HW4, because that is what will allow them to enter the robotaxis fleet and have unsupervised FSD.” Versions for some, versions for others. While these models were progressively left behind in the support of FSD versions, the new models equipped with HW4 have been able to enjoy FSD v13 and FSD v14, the most recent and powerful versions of this driving assistance software. In fact, we were able to test FSD (Supervised) a few days ago, an FSD v14 version of this system. In Europe there are also affected. In Europe there were also users who purchased Tesla’s FSD package even without being able to use it legally on European roads. One of those users, Mischa Sigtermans, is a Dutchman who bought his model 3 in 2019 waiting for FSD’s promise to be fulfilled and paid 6,400 euros for it. Seven years later he finds that the FSD (Supervised) mode has finally been approved in his country, but he cannot use it because his car is HW3. has created a website for Europeans affected by the problem and has received 3,000 registrations, which represents six million euros in FSD purchases. In Xataka | Elon Musk knows that TSMC is overwhelmed: Terafab is his idea to completely change the global chip industry

Elon Musk’s AI does not have its own Claude Code, but they already have a solution for that: buy Cursor

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SpaceX, Elon Musk’s aerospace company, Indian on Wednesday that he had reached an agreement with AI startup Cursor. According to this agreement, this company could be acquired for 60,000 million dollars. If everything is confirmed, xAI will finally have a programming AI agent with which to compete. Claude Code, Codex or Gemini AI. Restructuring. Elon Musk posted a message on X in March in which claimed that “xAI was not created the right way initially, so it’s rebuilding from the ground up.” The company’s trajectory has been erratic and most of its original founders ended up leaving the company in recent months, but for that restructuring Musk hired Andrew Milich and Jason Ginsberg, two of the co-founders of Cursor. And that has been the trigger for this agreement. Cursor’s rating skyrocketed. By November 2025, Cursor was the undisputed leader in the programming AI agent segment, with $3.4 billion in funding and a fantastic reputation among developers. It had reached $100 million in annual recurring revenue in less than two years, a figure that few startups of its generation can aspire to. The Claude Code earthquake. The arrival of Claude Code changed everything thanks to his extraordinary behavior and its integration with Anthropic models, and while OpenAI also promoted Codex and the era of vibe-coding made all these tools gain more strength than ever. However, for Cursor these launches were problematic because its competitors could work directly with companies because they had something that Cursor did not: computing capacity. Cursor needed an ally. In the statement of the agreement, those responsible for Cursor they explain that the lack of access to computing power to train their own AI models had been a major bottleneck for its growth. Both Anthropic and OpenAI have access to several present and future GW of compute thanks to their agreements with hyperscalers (Amazon, Google, Microsoft). But no matter how good Cursor was, it was competing with giants with many more resources. The agreement with SpaceX gives it access to xAI’s AI supercomputer, which is precisely perfect for training LLMs and which according to its managers allows them to “drastically scale the intelligence of our models”: But xAI too. On the other side of the agreement there is also another winner. xAI have their Colossus supercomputing cluster, access to SpaceX resources (of which it is part) and a significant base of users (and their data) thanks to Grok. What it does not have is a product that competes with Claude Code or Codex, and attempts to develop it have been unsuccessful. Buying Cursor solves that problem at once: instead of working on building a product for years while its competitors continue to advance, xAI directly integrates the team that already had that product and also adds the users who were already using Cursor. Will it be enough? The question this agreement must answer is whether it is enough to put xAI on the real map of artificial intelligence. The company has a minor presence in this market despite the efforts of Elon Musk, and although it will now have a product respected and valued by users, it will be interesting if that is enough to compete with its rivals in this area. The IPO as a contextual framework. SpaceX has been preparing to go public for months, and it is expected that this will be one of the largest Public Sale Offers (IPO) of history. Acquiring Cursor before or after that deal has clear financial implications because SpaceX has two options. You can buy Cursor for $60 billion, or simply pay $10 billion for a close collaboration agreement that does not include the acquisition. SpaceX will make that decision before the end of the year, but this agreement seems to suit both it and Cursor very well. Image | Gage Skidmore In Xataka | Elon Musk knows that TSMC is overwhelmed: Terafab is his idea to completely change the global chip industry

Inheritances have become the key for young people to buy a home. In Galicia they are giving them up

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The data is shocking. In a country where inheritances and donations have become the ‘key’ that allows thousands of young people to acquire their own homes, something difficult to consider without that family support, in Galicia a curious phenomenon is being recorded: a record of inheritance renunciations. Just last year almost 4,000 people They said ‘no’ to the possibility of receiving the legacy that their parents, grandparents, uncles or any other relative had left them when they died. Nor is it a new phenomenon Nor is Galicia the only region in which resignations growbut his case is paradigmatic: those 4,000 cases mark a historical maximum. The question is… Why the hell are inheritances rejected? What has happened? That at a time when inheritances have become the “ticket” that allows many young people take the leap from tenants to owners of their own home, a curious record has just been recorded in Galicia: a historical maximum of heirs renouncing their family legacies. The data has advanced it Vigo Lighthouse. In 2025, almost 4,000 people in the region said ‘no’ to the assets left to them by their deceased relatives. The media cites statistics from the Notarial College of Galicia, which also shows that the current volume of resignations far exceeds that of a few years ago. Why do they do it? The big question. As it reflects a recent report of ARAG, Galicia is one of the autonomous communities that offer a more attractive tax framework for inheritances between descendants and spousesat least those that do not exceed one million euros. There are other taxes that come into play, such as municipal capital gains that can be applied to urban properties, but it does not seem that this is the reason that explains the trickle of inheritance renunciations. What is it then? The reality is that there is no single answer. One of the reasons that most influence resignations is (as ironic as it may sound) the inheritances themselves. Its nature. When we think about them, money accumulated in savings accounts, farms, houses and vehicles comes to mind. The reality is that in many cases legacies are ‘poisoned gifts’. What does that mean? That legacy properties don’t just add up. They also ‘subtract’, either because they arrive accompanied by unpaid mortgages, loans or guarantees or simply because the value of the inheritance does not compensate for the cost of assuming it. The latter may sound strange, but it can occur in inheritances from uncles to nephews or between brothers. Bonuses aside, if the value of the legacy is not high, it may not be worth paying capital gains, notary and registrar. Year pure renunciation Resignation in favor of another person (translative) 2011 18,933 800 2012 23,235 777 2013 28,783 689 2014 34,340 741 2015 37,623 756 2016 38,826 687 2017 43,001 776 2018 46,684 826 2019 47,421 818 2020 44,582 745 2021 55,576 1,124 2022 55,509 1,099 2023 56,179 1,117 2024 54,866 1,273 2025 (until October) 46,265 1,041 Are there more reasons? Yes. Like a good part of Spain, Galicia is a territory in full change: its population tends to concentrate and uninhabited areas increase. In practice, this means that part of the inheritances left in the community are simply rural or forest properties with difficult (or no) access, buildings in ruins and plots reduced to their minimum expression in a land characterized precisely by his smallholding. In short, properties of low value, off the market and that may even entail liabilities, such as keep them clean to avoid fires. It is also not unusual for inheritances to include plots whose ownership is fragmented among different family members, sometimes unrelated to each other. Lighthouse explains People also come to the offices of notaries who want to renounce legacies simply because they had no relationship with the deceased or want to avoid family problems that could lead to lawsuits. ccaa RESIGNATIONS IN 2024 RESIGNATIONS IN 2011 Andalusia 10,889 2,443 Aragon 1,229 505 Asturias 2,033 713 Balearics 1,526 728 Canary Islands 2,123 645 Cantabria 712 210 CASTILLA AND LEÓN 3,347 1,358 CASTILLA-LA MANCHA 2,123 592 Catalonia 9,672 4,815 VALENCIAN COMMUNITY 5,502 1,615 Estremadura 1,209 311 Galicia 3,859 1,051 COMMUNITY OF MADRID 5,687 2,050 REGION OF MURCIA 1,752 390 Navarre 744 207 the Basque Country 1959 1,103 Rioja 500 197 Is it just a matter of inheritances? No. Other factors are added to the above, such as the lack of liquidity of the heirs at the time in which they must receive their legacy or simply the increase in inheritances processed in life. In the end, resignations are increasing, but so are agreements between living relatives who anticipate the process to avoid conflicts or benefit from tax advantages. In the background there is also a purely demographic component: as societies like the Galician one age deaths increasewhich in turn leads to more inheritances and the possibility of increased resignations. Is it something new? No. Nor does it only happen in Galicia. A quick search in the newspaper archive shows that rejections of inheritances have been increasing for some time and they are not rare in other autonomous communities either. just a year ago The Country revealed that the proportion of rejected inheritances had risen considerably to reach historic highs in the historical series. Their percentages must be handled with some caution because they are based on statistics in which resignations are equated with renunciants when in reality a legacy can fall on several people who do not accept it. In any case the data of the General Council of Notaries are eloquent: if in 2011 the organization recorded 18,933 resignations (“pure and simple renunciation of inheritance or legitimate”), in 2016 there were already 38,826 and in 2024 (last annual data closed) 54,866. The 2025 results are still partial, but show about 46,300 rejections through October. Why is it so shocking? Partly because of the context. The General Council of Notaries itself published a report at the end of 2025 which shows that “donations … Read more

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You buy a device, you take good care of it and it lasts a large number of years. Over time it continues to work but the brand decides not to give it more supportso you lose some functions or features. This is what just happened with the older Kindles (according to Wiredthe first and second generation, as well as many others such as the Kindle DX). How can this affect you? You will be able to continue reading the digital books that you have downloaded, as well as transfer books through the USB port, but if you have one of these models you will no longer be able to access the Kindle store through the reader. As we can read through the user Janetmarilyn on Threadsyou will no longer be able to buy, borrow or download books from May 20 of this year. If you find yourself in this situation and purchased the Kindle through Amazon, the store itself offers a discount on the latest models it has launched using the same account with which you purchased the eReader. But if you don’t know very well which one to choose, or if you prefer to switch to another brand, in this article we are going to review which are the five best alternatives that you can buy right now. Kindle by 119 eurosAmazon’s most basic reader. Kindle Paperwhite by 169 eurosthe model with the best quality-price ratio within the brand. Kobo Clara BW by 149 eurosthe best alternative to the Kindle and Kindle Paperwhite. Kobo Clara Color by 169 eurosa reader with a color screen that is presented as the alternative to the Kindle Colorsoft. PocketBook Verse by 125 eurosthe perfect reader for those who prefer to turn pages through physical buttons. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Kindle If you don’t want to spend a lot of money and you tend to read quite frequently, one of the most interesting eReaders is the KindleAmazon’s most basic model. Costs 119 euros in the store and stands out for its six-inch glare-free screen, in addition to its battery life of up to six weeks and its 16 GB of storage to store many books. It is also worth mentioning that it has adjustable front light. Kindle (latest generation) The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Kindle Paperwhite If you usually read daily or every few days, the Kindle Paperwhite It is the model with the best quality-price ratio on Amazon. Costs 169 euros and in this case it comes with narrower frames than those of the Kindle, with a seven-inch glare-free screen, 16 GB of storage and a battery that offers the double autonomy (up to 12 weeks). Plus, it comes with adjustable warm light and is waterproof. Kindle Paperwhite (latest generation) – Ad-supported The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Kobo Clara BW He Kobo Clara BW It is an eReader from Rakuten that is positioned between the Kindle and the Kindle Paperwhite; It is also the one that I personally recommend most frequently. By 149 euroswe are talking about a model with a six-inch anti-glare screen that offers an autonomy of several weeks of daily use. It is waterproof, comes with 18 GB of storage and allows you to customize the font, both its font and its size. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Kobo Clara Color One step above we have the same Rakuten model, but with a peculiarity: its color screen. He Kobo Clara Color right now it costs 169 euros and it stands out in that itself, in its six-inch color screen; It is a little smaller than the Kindle Colorsoft, which comes with a seven-inch screen, although it is priced higher (269 ​​euros). Why do I want a color screen? To read comics and magazines, to see color illustrations and covers or even to differentiate characters when underlining text from different characters. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links PocketBook Verse Lastly, the PocketBook Verse is positioned as a very attractive alternative for the simple fact of having a price of 125 euros and have buttons. What do I want buttons for? The touch screens are fine, but they get very dirty when constantly turning pages. Additionally, they do not always recognize taps or swipes. It is worth mentioning that this model allows for both: it includes a button panel at the bottom, but also a touch screen. Regarding its features, it comes with a six-inch screen, has a front light function, has WiFi connectivity and its autonomy is up to one month. The bad thing is that it does not have Bluetooth connectivity or a 3.5 mm Jack port, so you will not be able to listen to audiobooks. 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 | Amazon, Rakuten Kobo, Pocketbook In Xataka | Which Kindle to buy: buying guide with recommendations to get it right with Amazon e-book readers In Xataka | The 25 best science fiction books

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