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Mediumkt has the cheap Apple Watch for those who want to pay less than 200 euros

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Although in the last presentation of Apple the most anticipated devices were the iPhone Air and the iPhone 17the new was also announced Apple Watch Se 3. After that, Mediamarkt has not hesitated to launch its biggest offer to date in the Apple Watch Se 2whose price has fallen to 199 euros In the 42 mm GPS configuration. Apple Watch Se (GPS, 40 mm) The price could vary. We obtain commission for these links The lowest price of Mediamarkt He Apple Watch Se 2or 2nd generation, it is the cheapest smartwatch of those of Cupertino. After a time in which it has remained price, It is finally below 200 euros. If you are looking to make the leap to Apple without spending too much money, this is currently one of the best ways to do it. This smart watch stands out mainly because it has an excellent aluminum construction and an elegant design. Mount the Apple S8 processor and comes with 32 GB of storage internal To install apps and save music, which allows us not to have to wear the mobile always on top of listening to music. It incorporates a good assortment of sensors such as heart rate, it has Accident detectioncomes with accelerometer and also with GPS, among others. It incorporates an emergency call function. In addition, it is worth mentioning that it incorporates a screen Retina Oled Ltpo and that offers water resistance up to 5 atm. You may also interest you Apple Airpods 4 Active noise cancellation, wireless headphones, Bluetooth, adaptive audio, ambient sound mode, custom space audio, USB-C load case and wireless load The price could vary. We obtain commission for these links Apple Airpods Pro 2 Wireless headphones, Bluetooth headphones, active noise cancellation, hearing aid, ambient sound mode, personalized space audio, high fidelity sound, USB C load C The price could vary. We obtain commission for these links Some of the links of this article are affiliated and can report a benefit to Xataka. In case of non -availability, offers may vary. Images | Jose GarcíaApple In Xataka | The best smartwatch (2025): their analysis and videos are here In Xataka | Better smartwatch in quality price. Which to buy and 10 recommended smart watches

Its battery lasts 11 hours, it is powerful and also very cheap

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A few months ago I bought the Mac Mini M4 And since then I am clear that to buy an Apple laptop I would undoubtedly choose a Macbook Air: they usually have a fairly competitive price and their technical chips are quite good, especially for work or study. Although the MacBook Air M4 It is one of the best purchase options, Mediamarkt has the MacBook Air M2 quite cheaper, since with its new offer it stays for 799 euros. MacBook Air M2 (16 GB, 256 GB) The price could vary. We obtain commission for these links An ideal computer to work and study He MacBook Air M2 It is an excellent portable Apple computer that works very well both to work and study. In addition, it is worth mentioning that the basic configuration of this model incorporates 8 GB of unified memory, but The version we find on offer is the one that comes with 16 GB. It is a Very light computer (1.24 kg) that rid an excellent 13.6 -inch screen, although one of the key points is found in its battery, which offers a Autonomy of approximately 11 or 12 hoursaccording to our analysis in Xataka. On the other hand, it is important to mention that, although it does not come with the M4 chip Apple, incorporates the Chip m2which also offers good performance, good power and, of course, compatibility with Apple Intelligence. In addition, Camera Facetime HD and Its speakers are compatible with space audio and Dolby Atmos. You may also interest you Logitech MX Master 3s for Mac – Performance wireless mouse with fast displacement, ergo, 8k dpi, silent clicks, works on glass, USB -C, Bluetooth, Apple, iPad – Pale Gray The price could vary. We obtain commission for these links Apple Airpods 4 Active noise cancellation, wireless headphones, Bluetooth, adaptive audio, ambient sound mode, custom space audio, USB-C load case and wireless load The price could vary. We obtain commission for these links Some of the links of this article are affiliated and can report a benefit to Xataka. In case of non -availability, offers may vary. Images | Javier PastorApple In Xataka | MacBook Air M4 vs Mackbook Air M3: These are the main differences between the two models In Xataka | MacBook Air vs MacBook Pro: We explain which one to choose

It is increasingly cheap, and we are increasingly paying more than ever to use it

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Every time Chatgpt generates a word, that costs money. But the price of that word generated has not stopped falling since the launch of that model, and the same goes for its rivals. Today we have AI models that are not only more powerful, but also They are cheaper than everand the funny thing is that we are paying more and more to use them. What is happening? Tokens. OpenAI define Tokens as “common character sequences found in a text set.” That “basic unit” of information It is what these models use to understand what we are saying and then process those texts to answer. Every time we use ChatgPT we have on the one hand the request with the text we introduce (input tokens) and on the other the text generated by the chatbot (output tokens). Price per million tokens (dollars) Entrance Exit GPT-5 1.10 10 GPT-4O 2.5 10 O1 15 60 Gemini 2.5 Pro ( 200ktokens) 2.5 15 Claude Opus 4.1 15 75 Claude sonnet 4 ( 200k Tokens) 6 22.5 Price per million tokens. And when we use an AI model, the price of using it is precisely measured how much it costs every million input tokens and every million output tokens. The more powerful a model is, the higher the price of those tokens, and to get an idea these are the prices of some current models. The prices of the output tokens (those generated by the machines) are remarkably higher than those of entry: it costs much more to generate text than “to receive and understand it.” AI models are getting better and getting cheaper. At least, in terms of cost per million tokens. Source: Epoch AI. But prices have not stopped down. Those prices per million input or output tokens, however, have fallen remarkably since ChatgPT (at that time based on GPT-3.5) appeared on the scene. An Epoch AI study March 2025 revealed how the price of inference – generating text, as they do chatgpt, gemini or Claude – has not stopped falling. In some cases the models are smaller and efficient, and also the hardware is also now more profitable, which favors that price drop. And we still pay more and more for using the AI. However, developers who use these AI models to program are realizing that their invoices are increasingly high. These types of professionals have been the ones who have taken advantage of the advantages of this technology, but in doing so they have realized that contradiction. Actually the explanation is simple. Reason spends many tokens. The problem is that reasoning models consume many tokens. This type of technology improves the precision of the answers, but to achieve it the models do not stop “thinking” and generating different theories and then analyzing them and keeping the solution they consider more likely or better. The models that “do not think” and generate text “only once” consume few tokens, but those who “reason” multiply that cost remarkably. The Vibe Coding comes out expensive. The most expensive example of those high costs of AI have it in the “Vibe Coding” platforms. With them it is possible to program almost without knowing how to program, but these tools make an extensive use of the AI ​​models, and there the consumption of tokens (especially those of exit, which are the most expensive) shoot. Several companies in this segment, such as Windsurf or Cursorthey have realized how difficult it is to make money with AIand there are also various users They are warning of those Shot costs In Reddit, for example. And AI agents promise to be very expensive. IA agents are expected to be able to do many things for usbut these systems will be expensive because they will also consume many tokens to understand, “reason” and reach the desired solution. Solution: Use you that do not think so much. Faced with those IAS that “reason” and consume many costs, the alternative is clear: not to resort to the reasoning models and instead opt for models that “do not reason” to reduce costs. These models are much cheaper to use and can be useful for many scenarios. Fortunately, models of efficient and increasingly cheap that reason are also appeared: Deepseek R1 is a good proof of this. The famous router may not be a bad idea. When OpenAI GPT-5 launched He did it with his famous “router” or “router” that analyzed the request and decided on its own what variant of the model (more or less powerful) had to answer the question. As we saw, That router tends to choose to use the “cheap” modelbut that is not a bad idea. Neither for OpenAI (who costs much less processing the answer) nor for users (who also consume less resources and have more free fee for other questions that perhaps need “reasoning”). Image | Levart Photography | IGAL Ness In Xataka | AI agents are promising. But as in Tesla’s FSD, you better not take your hands from the steering wheel

give up the high cheap speed to Ouigo and Iro

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High speed Renfe output Low Cost In Madrid-Barcelona it is the chronicle of an announced death. The company was not obtaining bad results in the corridor with the AVE but the problems with the Avril trains have removed it from the race for the price. The company renounces high speed Low Cost In this corridor. This is all that has happened. Goodbye to Madrid-Barcelona Cheap. It will be from September 8 but the decision is taken, as confirmed by The country. Renfe Saca Avlo, its high price of low price, of the corridor that moves more traffic in Spain. It is a decision that backed by the failure of their Avril trains, which had to be removed a few weeks ago in this line. The company will relocate in birds to those who buy an avlo ticket for the dates after September 7, so they will get a small Upgrade without doing any disbursement. What happened? At the end of July, Renfe paralyzed the sale of tickets of the Avlo trains in Madrid-Barcelona. The decision, which seemed surprising, soon shows its true face: the Avril trains that provided this service had suffered damage during a trip. The information was revealed by The economistwho assured that cracks had been detected in the trains. Then a pull and loosen between the media and renfe. The company began denying what happened, speaking of reorganization. Time later he confirmed that trains had suffered damage and that would circulate at a lower speed. Subsequently, Some leaked photos They demonstrated the seriousness of the damage. Finally, Renfe withdrew the Avril from the line. Because? The causes that have caused the damage to the Avril trains built by Talgo are about to be revealed. In fact, a strip and loosen between both companies have already begun to settle who takes care of the damage. Trains are under guarantee Because they delivered just over a year ago. The Avril trains were sold as a milestone of the engineering of the Spanish trains. Ra take high speed to Galicia. The latter too suffered problems with the change of year and also accumulated delays in their first days In Galicia and Asturias. But, in addition, the Avril trains have also been criticized for their Low quality in interior materials or by the Strong shakes that occur when they are in motion, far from the best European high -speed trains. In the hands of Ouigo and Iro. With the departure of the Avlo, Renfe renounces the high cheap speed. Or, at least, to a good part of it because the company ensures that it will continue to offer “Competitive prices”. However, it is difficult to think that the latter is not a specific strategy, taking into account that the Avlo seat cost an average of 37 euros, for the more than 61 euros on average of the bird, According to CNMC data. In addition, the impact of Avlo was not less on the line. It is true that Renfe had a market share of 60.1% between Madrid and Barcelona in 2024 but 12.2% of the total market share was borrowed by Avlo. That is, most passengers already moved in AVE but the Avril trains allowed them to compete in a market that will now be more complicated, with trains with less available places. The second company that has been taking over Madrid-Barcelona is Iro, which accumulated 23.7% last year, while Ouigo stayed at 16.2%. Renfe, in addition, had managed to remove customers from Ouigo because both Avlo and Iryo grew two percentage points compared to 2023. A clear bias. However, Madrid-Barcelona is a corridor marked by high prices. As we have seen, most of the travelers continue to opt for the bird despite the fact that their tickets are, on average 25 euros more expensive than those of Ouigo, always According to CNMC data. Avlo, in fact, offered cheaper tickets than those of Iro (37.8 euros compared to the 40.3 euros of the Italians). This issue had caused Ouigo itself, which offered the cheapest tickets and yet had the slightest market share, would opt for some time to remove some of its trains and boost the Andalusian corridor, more price sensitive. Now he has a new open door to insist again on the high speed Madrid-Barcelona. Photo | Phil Richards In Xataka | Renfe has joined the “Slow Luxury” with a luxury alternative to visit Andalusia: Al-Andalus with tickets at 14,000 euros

There are more and more and better plugs for electric cars but Tesla continues to lead. The recipe: cheap and reliable loaders

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Holy Week of 2024. Dozens of Tesla cars They queue in a Cañavate Atalaya charger (Cuenca) in the middle of any place. The situation went viral and because scenes were repeated in Mérida and Albacete. The waiting were 15 or 20 minutes in many cases but also exceeded the time in others. They all had something in common: Tesla Load Stations. Despite the jokes and despite the intention of ridiculing the owners, in Xataka We broke a spear in favor of those drivers And we count why they had happened. If Holy Week has taught us, it is not missing chargers for electric cars. What are missing are reliable plugs. So we titled. Year and a half later, things have changed. Not only in Spain, also in the United States. But, nevertheless, Tesla still has the best load experience. And that is still key when selling the car. Tesla chargers are still ahead The data this time comes from the United States but the situation is extrapolable to what happens in Spain. JD Powerspecialists in motor market analysis, has analyzed the status of the United States recharge network and its conclusion is very simple: there are more and more chargers available and increasingly spoil. But Tesla continues to lead, with much, satisfaction among electric cars when you have to recharge a vehicle. Keep in mind that the United States has a huge Loading deficit. Especially if we consider that distances are huge. If the country is wanted to embrace the electric car to a greater extent it is necessary to create a good network of loaders as fast as reliable. A good part of that network is now in the hands of Tesla, where most users load. They do not even have a Tesla. The latter is key to understand why satisfaction with the price of loaders and the load experience has fallen in the last year. According to their data, drivers are less happy with both points because they observe that, for them, prices are more expensive and the most rough experience than for Tesla users. Something curious occurs, therefore. According to JDPOWER, the level of failed visits (the charger does not work correctly or is out of service) is the lowest in four years and the number of drivers who have reported these failures (14%) is also lower than in 2024. General satisfaction, however, has fallen. The Tesla Network is so good compared to the competition that the users themselves have pressed to the manufacturers of other cars to the point that they have assumed the Tesla standard to load, modifying their own cargo ports. The best user experience In Spain (and Europe) that is not so because fast loaders are all (except for the first Japanese cars) CCS2. That is, the plugs are the same for everyone. But Tesla’s experience is still above. To understand it, we resume the case of Holy Week in 2024. This year the same have not been observed issues. Or not, at least, with the same seriousness as last year. It is logical, as we said that happened. Tesla has “kidnap” the owner of his cars in his own ecosystem. Tesla did something very intelligent since her birth. It was as simple as proposing their own load stations. Thus they guaranteed to give a confidence network to those who made the leap to a completely new company (and technology). They also took advantage, to create synergies of which the rest of the manufacturers have not arranged. First, his recharge were free. Now that is a thing of the past but their prices are still lower than those of the competition. This guarantees that, in the day to day, the Tesla user prioritizes the load in their stations. But saving a few euros on a very specific day is no reason for users to prefer to spend more than an hour stopped before recharging the vehicle. If those queues were formed, it is because the Tesla recharge network is very reliable. In fact, myself when I try the cars of any company for our reviews soil to prioritize Tesla plugs Because they have never left me. Only Zunder has offered me this same experience. With the rest of the companies I have had problems of malfunction or inoperance. It is logical, therefore, that if a Tesla driver has hurried the autonomy of his car is reluctant to go to another load point, consume a good part of the little percentage that remains reserved and risks that the plug of another company does not work. He will think: “Better wait here for an hour than to go to another place, Not being able to load and have to call the crane“ To this we must add that Tesla’s user experience is the best because they have eliminated small frictions that are very appreciated on a day -to -day basis. It is something similar to Apple’s ecosystem. Can you have a Mac, an Android phone and use some AirPods in the latter? Yes, but there are small barriers that the average or little advanced user will hurt especially. The same goes for the electric car. Tesla has one of the best software in the market and, probably, the best route calculator. Prioritize your chargers and show you in real time the occupation of it and advances a possible wait. When you arrive, the vehicle detects the loader, opens the load gate and plugs the hose in the car. When it is time to continue, the mobile phone warns you and as the car is associated with a credit or debit card, nothing must be done. The position will be passed. Simple. When one carries in Tesla supercargers with another car you have to Log in the mobile phone and select the load point you will use. You have previously had to register the card. Finally the position will be passed. This process has to repeat it with Each and every one of the companies … Read more

Spanish wine is going through an existential crisis and for producers the problem is simple: too cheap

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The end of drought has shaken the pendulum of agricultural production, taking ahead the hopes that many had in this harvest. The productivity recovery It has arrived accompanied by a decrease in the prices of a variety of products in the sector. Among them, the grapes used for the elaboration of various types of wine. Protest in front of AECAVA. A few days ago, grape -producing farmers from different communities They organized a protest In front of the headquarters of the Association of Cava (AECAVA) Association in Sant Sadurní D’Alcoia, Barcelona. They did it in order to demand sufficient prices to cover, at least, production costs. 20% more grapes. The protest occurred while the harvest of some of the grape varieties began. The sector estimates that this year will be an increase in grape production, with some farmers calculating a 20% increase With respect to the 2024 harvest. This would be the effect of the recovery of the sector after a drought that affected very diverse crops and left several crops on the edge of the collapse. The situation is now very different thanks to the rains we saw between the past autumn and this spring and even in part of the summer. Double edge weapon. Despite this, this improvement threats becoming a double -edged sword at the fall in prices that the agricultural sector now denounces. The increase in production and static demand involves lower prices, so much that the sector fears not being able to cover production costs. Almost at half price. As explained from the Valencian Association of Farmersthe first offers that wineters have received this year for the conventional grape kilogram is € 0.45, € 0.50 in the case of the grape for the production of “ecological” wine. These figures would represent a price drop of about 50% compared to last year’s prices, € 0.87/kg in conventional grapes and € 1/kg in “ecological” production. Harvest recovery (something we are Seeing in various crops) It would be the reason for this collapse in prices, but producers warn that this recovery does not affect all crops. The field in areas such as the Valencian Community or Extremadura, stand out, maintain a limited yield at 10.5 tons per hectare. A recovery that is not so much. From the winemaker, emphasis is placed on the so long -awaited harvest recovery after drought is not, much less, assured. Some diseases that affect the vine, such as mildewthey are putting a harvest still in the process of maturation in some regions. To this we must add the effects, even to be determined, of a especially intense and lasting heat wave. A heat wave capable to put at risk the process of maturation of plants but has also come accompanied by a series of fires Especially devastating in areas such as Galicia, Extremadura, and Castilla y León. In Xataka | The great alcohol crisis has reached the champagne. And the sector has a theory: we do not find reasons to celebrate Image | Ángela Llop, CC by-SA 4.0

five big, light and cheap models to study

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The new Aliexpress campaign is leaving discounts on all types of products: from video games and consoles Even tablets to face next school year. If you are looking for a good tablet to study, During the campaign of return to school there is a lot to choose fromso in this article we have reviewed some of the models with the best price. Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2 by 118.99 euros With the Esbs25 coupon, a tablet that offers 2.5K resolution and is compatible with Dolby Atmos. Little pad by 167.60 euros With the SBS35 coupon, a model with Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 processor and with microSD card slot. Xiaomi Redmi Pad Pro by 176.32 euros With the Esbs35 coupon, a tablet compatible with Dolby Vision that supports a fast charge of 33W. OnePlus Pad 2 by 299.75 euros With the Esbs55 coupon, a tablet with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor that supports a 67W fast charge. OnePlus Pad 3 by 453.71 eurosa 13.2 -inch screen tablet, Snapdragon 8 elite processor and fast charging of 80W. It is worth mentioning that the store has a large assortment of offers to which a discount coupon. If, on the other hand, you are looking for another device beyond the tablets, these are the coupons you can take advantage of: Discount Minimum purchase coupon 2 euros 10 euros Esbs02 BSES02 3 euros 15 euros Esbs03 BSES03 5 euros 30 euros Esbs05 BSES05 10 euros 69 euros Esbs10 BSES10 15 euros 99 euros Esbs15 BSES15 25 euros 139 euros Esbs25 BSES25 35 euros 199 euros Esbs35 BSES35 45 euros 269 euros Esbs45 BSES45 55 euros 349 euros Esbs55 BSES55 60 euros 429 euros Esbs60 BSES60 100 euros 599 euros Esbs100 – Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2 If you do not want to spend a lot of money and you are looking for a tablet that is economical, but that allows you to study and take it to class, the Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2 has dropped in price in Aliexpress to the 118.99 euros When using the coupon Esbs25 Before processing the purchase. The Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2 It is a tablet that has a standard 11 -inch size and weighs 510 grams. Your IPS panel offers a 2,5k resolution And a 90 Hz refreshment rate, its battery supports fast charging of 18W and internal level comes with the MediaTak Helio G-100 Ultra processor. It also stands out for its speakers, which includes four and are compatible with Dolby Atmos. Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2 – SBS25 coupon * Some price may have changed from the last review Little pad A step above we find another model that is ideal to study and take to class: it is about the Little pada tablet that has a larger size and some specific specifications than that of Xiaomi. Its price, in this case, stays in 167.60 euros When using the coupon Esbs35. The Little pad It is a tablet that mounts a good 12.1 -inch screen with 2,560 x 1.600py Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 together with 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB of internal storage (card expandable MicroSD). In addition, its battery supports a quick 33W charge and has a weight of 571 grams. * Some price may have changed from the last review Xiaomi Redmi Pad Pro Almost for the same price that little PAD has, we find an alternative that is also quite interesting: the Xiaomi Redmi Pad Pro. It is a very complete tablet that can now be bought in Aliexpress by 176.32 euros using the coupon Esbs35. The Xiaomi Redmi Pad Pro It is a tablet that comes with a 12.1 -inch IPS screen and weighs 571 grams. Its panel offers a soda rate of up to 120 Hz and is compatible with Dolby Visionits processor is the Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 and its battery supports fast charge of 33W. Xiaomi Redmi Pad Pro – Coupon Esbs35 * Some price may have changed from the last review OnePlus Pad 2 If you can allow yourself to spend a little more, in Aliexpress we find one of the options that have the best value for this list: the OnePlus Pad 2 It is an excellent tablet that right now has dropped up to the 299.75 euros using the coupon Esbs55. The OnePlus Pad 2 It is a tablet that stands out in several aspects: its IPS screen is 12.1 inches, it is compatible with Dolby Vision and offers up to 144 Hz. Its processor is the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3comes with 12 GB of RAM and 256 GB of internal storage. Its battery supports Fast charging of 67Wweighs 584 grams and comes with a six speakers system. OnePlus Pad 2 – SBS55 coupon * Some price may have changed from the last review OnePlus Pad 3 On the other hand, if what you are looking for is a more recent and much more complete tablet, the OnePlus Pad 3 It is also an excellent purchase option that can be found on offer in Aliexpress. Does not admit any coupon, so it only has a direct discount that leaves it for 453.71 euros. The OnePlus Pad 3 It is a tablet that can serve as an alternative to a laptop. Mount one 13.2 -inch screen which offers a resolution of 3,392 x 2,400 pixels and refresh rate of up to 144 Hz, its processor is the Snapdragon 8 Elite And its battery supports fast charging of 80w. In addition, it includes a system of eight speakers, weighs 675 grams and has 12 GB of RAM and 256 GB of internal storage. * Some price may have changed from the last review Some of the links of this article are affiliated and can report a benefit to Xataka. In case of non -availability, offers may vary. Images | Javier CriminalvaXiaomi, little, OnePlus In Xataka | Best tablets (2025). Which to buy and 8 recommended models for all pockets and needs In Xataka | BEST TABLETS IN QUALITY … Read more

Spring rains have generated an unexpected problem to Spanish farmers: Cereal too cheap

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Cereal cultivation continues to live convulsive times. Like many other crops, cereals suffered the consequences of last droughta drought that came to put the sector against the sector in 2023, transforming the dream of become the barn of Europe In a bitter awakening. Prices fall. Now the lament of the sector comes from another place: prices, collapsed after the recovery of the offer, a consequence of the recovery of production. A recovery that could hardly have occurred without a hydrological year as favorable as that of 2024-25. However, it never rains to everyone’s taste. From León. Perhaps the best example we find In the Leon Lonja. There last week the price of cereals such as wheat, rye or oatmeal saw slight falls in prices. The problem is more pressing if we consider the price two years ago: € 247/t. This implies that, in the last two years the price of cereal has dropped by more than 20%. Oats, in free fall. Another striking fall It has been oatmeal: if two years ago the price of this cereal was in the € 285/t, the price has dropped from then to € 136/t, 52.3% less. A year ago the price was € 183/t, which implies that only this year the drop in the price has been around 26%. Corn, the exception. Corn is the only cereal that seems to escape this trend. Their prices remained stable in fish markets such as León, while getting up in others, Like Salamanca. Lost opportunity A fall to which the sector has responded with pessimism since in the province the harvest is already practically finished. Farmers point out that these prices barely serve costs and They talk about “Lost Opportunity” When referring to this campaign. Supply and demand. The sector indicates the origin of the problem in a simple equation, that of supply and demand. Prices have fallen significantly since 2023, when the drought put in the middle of the agricultural sector against the ropes: the absence of rains and restrictions limited agricultural production. Now, production has recovered, but the problems continue. The increase in supply has not been equated with greater demand, which has facilitated a collapse in prices. To the precarious situation other external factors must be added, such as changes in international trade patterns, among which They are included The new tariff war between the United States and Europe, a conflict still to be resolved that adds firewood to the fire in the form of uncertainty. In Xataka | Before increasingly hard droughts, we are looking for answers in something discarded 10,000 years ago: perennial cereals Image | Heyzeus I write

Cheap with ads is more profitable than expensive without ads

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Just a few days ago, Netflix announced that it completely eliminated The cheapest plan with ads, and is putting an uncomfortable but very profitable truth on the table: it compensates to lose the cheapest plans and without advertising and that the gentle moves to less friendly but more beneficial options for the platform. This change represents a fundamental transformation in streaming consumption, witnessing the triumphal return of a model that many believed obsolete: paying to see ads. There is no plan. Without issuing any media, the platform eliminated On July 30 the basic plan without ads. The subscription of 9.99 euros was so far the cheapest option to see content without advertising, but disappears: Users who paid for him will have to move to another. He did not admit several simultaneous devices, either extra subscribers, or downloads, or broadcast to Chromecast and the resolution was HD (720p). Netflix remains, therefore, with only three plans: Standard with ads (6.99 euros, ads, FullHD and limited catalog) Standard (13.99 euros, without advertisements, FullHD and the entire catalog) Premium (19.99 euros, without ads, 4K and the entire catalog). Netflix is doing well. This step of Return to the exit box And make us pay again to see ads may seem counterintuitive, but it is renting: the platform announced in May that had reached 94 million users of plans with advertisements, a remarkable increase with respect to the 70 million in November 2023. In this way, the initial aspiration of the digital ecosystem disappears, which bet on an aspirational model where the premium price was justified by the absence of ads, thus distancing itself from traditional television. The times change and the spectators demand, given the excess offer (and the general recession), cheap offers. Even with ads. It has trap. Because what is clear is that it is not about people wanting to see ads because they like them: they have no choice. The difference between the cheap and the next in the price staircase, already without ads, is almost double. Not all spectators can afford that leap. Therefore, what began as an alternative option for price -sensitive users has become an important growth engine for the industry. Compensate ups. Users of streaming They have been seeing how prices go up without stopping. Between 2020 and 2024, users saw how their monthly subscriptions increased between 30% and 50% on most platforms. Netflix passed From € 7.99 to € 12.99 in its standard plan and Disney+ its price rose up to 17%. It was unsustainable to continue with the increases, so now they arrive otherwise, camouflating “descents” with advertising, which are also economically more beneficial for platforms: advertising income exceeds the income lost due to price reduction. Ultra-Economy with advertising. Ads plans are no longer a secondary option or a “minor evil”, but a business pillar: now we accept advertising cuts as part of the price of accessibility. We contemplate a segmentation of the pill, which is divided into those that are willing to pay between 15 and 20 euros per month for an experience without interruptions and on the other, 70-80% of users They see the platforms with ads paying between 6 and 8 euros per month. This division does not catch us from new ones: it is a replica that we already saw in the nineties between those who paid on Canal+ and the first satellite teles and those who continued watching television in traditional open. Header | Xataka In Xataka | That Yurena is going to give a massive concert is the definitive proof of authentic power that Netflix has

The Samsung Galaxy Z fold6 has a new historical discount. We had never seen it so cheap

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Buying a folding mobile is not easy. Soon that we are looking for a model with good performance, the budget can be triggered up to more than 1,000 or 2,000 euros, as with the Samsung Galaxy Z fold. Fortunately, there are many stores that occasionally launch offers that we can take to buy much cheaper phones. For example, the Samsung Galaxy Z fold6 has received a few, being the current one we have seen to date: PowerPlanet has it for 1,299 euros. Samsung Galaxy Z fold6 (256 GB) * Some price may have changed from the last review A samsung galaxy z fold6 at demolition price He Samsung Galaxy Z fold6 It is a folding mobile that It was launched by the whopping of 2,009 eurosso we talk about a fairly large discount. Yes, we are at the gates of seeing the arrival of the Samsung Galaxy Z fold7which will be launched in a few days, but due to the price difference it is possible that we are more interested in staying in the previous generation. Samsung’s folding mobile we liked a lot when we did his analysis. It has excellent screens: a 6.3 -inch external and another 7.6 -inch folding internal. Both offers a good resolution and a 120 Hz soda rate. In addition, one of the most remarkable points is its adapted software for Samsung folding mobiles; It is a real delight to use it. Internal level we are faced with a good processor, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxytogether with 12 GB of RAM and 256 GB of internal storage. Its battery supports fast and wireless charging and its photographic section stands out for its rear cameras module, which is composed of a 50 MP main sensor, a great angle of 12 MP and a 10 MP telephoto. You may also be interested in Samsung accessories Samsung Galaxy Buds3 Pro + Loader – Wireless headphones, noise cancellation, Bluetooth, Audio 361, Hi -Fi sound, gray (Spanish version) * Some price may have changed from the last review Samsung Galaxy Watch7 Bluetooth + Correa – Smartwatch 44mm, health control, sports monitoring, green (Spanish version) * Some price may have changed from the last review Some of the links of this article are affiliated and can report a benefit to Xataka. In case of non -availability, offers may vary. Image | Ricardo AguilarSamsung In Xataka | Best folding mobiles in 2025. Which to buy in Spain and recommended models In Xataka | Best Samsung mobiles: which buy and recommended models based on budget, tastes and quality price

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