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traffic jams, collapsed buses and 400,000 people without a planned alternative

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Closed with a message at midnight and no backup plan. This is what the 400,000 people who take one of the Rodalies trains in Catalonia every day have found. The railway system has come to a complete halt after the an accident in Gelida (Barcelona) in which a trainee driver died and a second train derailed, this one without consequences, between the stations of Blanes and Maçanet (Girona). What has happened? Last night, Rodalies Catalunya reported that a train on Rodalies line R4 in Barcelona had suffered an accident. In it, everything indicates, a retaining wall fell on the train as it passed. On impact A 28-year-old trainee train driver has died and 37 injuries have been recorded, of which five are in serious condition. Furthermore, between the stations of Blanes and Maçanet (Girona), a few hours earlier another train had derailed. This time as a result of a landslide that left some rocks on the road. In this case there have been no victims on a train in which only 10 people were traveling. Click on the image to go to the original tweet Rodalies closes. A few minutes before midnight, Adif confirmed that all Rodalies lines in Catalonia were suspended until the status of all the lines was checked, but assured that, when it was verified that there were no obstacles on the tracks, the service would be restored. This morning, the trains have not left the depots. Rodalies confirmed that the train service will remain suspended until Adif checks the status of all the tracks. Rodalies points to the damage caused by Storm Harry, which has left heavy rains in Catalonia and has even been warned of flooding. The stoppage also comes after SEMAF (Spanish Union of Railway Machinists) will release a statement announcing that they are going to call a general strike in the sector and that they would stop the service if security was guaranteed throughout the Catalan network. Click on the image to go to the original tweet 400,000 people. Every day, around 400,000 people move around Catalonia using the Rodalies service. Today, Wednesday, January 21, they learned that there are no trains to get to work or drop the children off at school. But, above all, there is no alternative plan to replace the trains, so passengers have to find their own means to get around. Rodalies has 134 stations and its 462.7 kilometers of tracks cover the most extensive Cercanías service in Spain. In total, it is made up of 13 Cercanías lines and 6 regional train lines. The Barcelona Cercanías service, with six lines and two branches (R2 Nord and R2 Sud), is the most extensive. a challenge. The suspension of the service without alternative measures anticipated a chaotic day in Catalonia and, especially, in Barcelona. And the forecasts have been fulfilled. In The Country They note that many passengers were not aware of the measure when they arrived at the stations and that they were not offered any alternative there. In The Vanguard They collect complaints from passengers who are not being told when service can return. Some of them, they point out in the newspaper, have waited for an hour at the stations for trains that have never arrived. It was not until 7:00 when the stations closed definitively. From early in the morning, bus services are saturated in Barcelona. In 20 Minutes They collect the voice of a driver from Barcelona, ​​who assures that “it is chaos. Normally we are always full, but today even more so.” Given the difficulties students face in arriving, the University of Barcelona has canceled all exams. The rest of the universities in Catalonia maintain normal activity although they have asked students who cannot travel to an exam to contact their teacher as soon as possible. For now, the only alternative proposed by the Generalitat It is the recommendation to prioritize teleworking wherever it is allowed or possible. The roads. On the roads, Trànsit has chosen to raise the toll barriers on the C-32 south in both directions of travel. To the suspension of Rodalies we must add the impact on traffic on fifteen roads (ten of them are cut off by floods or landslides) as a result of the storm that is hitting the autonomous community. In The Newspaper They report that all accesses to Barcelona are jammed or have been jammed early in the morning. In addition, various accidents have made traffic even more complicated. Photo | Transit In Xataka | The liberalization of the AVE has not gone down well with Renfe, so now it has a plan: delay the Cercanías movement as much as possible.

The polar vortex collapsed for just a few hours, but it showed us how unstable this winter is coming

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Although it sounds complicated, the stratospheric polar vortex is, quite simply, the Earth’s large system of cold air and low pressure. One to the north and one to the south, rotating around the poles, acting as a barrier that keeps the frigid air away from the temperate zones of the planet. . And that’s exactly what happened in November. A sudden warming of the Arctic stratosphere (rises of up to 30 degrees in a few days) caused a huge mass of air to enter the troposphere and, in response, the westerly winds plummeted from strong values ​​to almost 0 meters per second. El vórtice se paró. Something extremely rare at the end of November. And it’s not just a scientific curiosity; but it entails a brutal redistribution of air masses. However, the vortex did not break completely: it was a quick and strong blow that left the system in stand-by, but it started again relatively quickly. That’s why, the spectacular consequences that were expected So? While it is true that the warming was “historical”, “very rare” for the dates on which it occurred and “very abrupt”, it must be understood (above all) as a warning that the atmosphere is very unstable this winter. Like a wake-up call: something we have to monitor. What the models say. As explained by MeteoVigothe models indicate that the strength of the stratospheric winds (the “muscle” of the vortex) will decrease again in the coming days; But facing the last days of December (around the 26th) the vortex will tend to recover a more circular shape and an intensity close to the climatic average. And what does all this mean? For Europe (and specifically for Spain), the vortex is something important: determines the probability of cold winters, anticyclonic blockages in high latitudes and trains of Atlantic storms. That is to say, if the vortex strengthens heading into December there will be less probability of extreme arctic irruptions and, possibly, a greater weight of storms. However, all scenarios are open: the models continue to draw the busiest winter of the time. Image | In Xataka | The last hope of winter in Spain is desperate, but increasingly possible: the breaking of the polar vortex

He has just had his first stumbling and his benefits have collapsed 30%

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Byd just live His first stumble In more than three years. The Chinese electric car giant, who managed to dethrone Tesla as the largest world manufacturer of electric vehicles, has seen how its benefits 30% collapse In the second quarter of 2025. The Batacazo has made the alarms jump on Wall Street and reflects the devastating effects of the price war that the Chinese market ravages. His first stumble. The byd numbers between April and June have been to forget. The net profit fell to 6,400 million yuan (about 890 million euros), compared to 9,100 million of the same period of the previous year. It is the first quarterly fall in more than three years for a company that It seemed unstoppable. His actions in Hong Kong 8% collapsed After knowing the results. The price war charges its toll. Behind this collapse is the brutal competition in China, where local brands have engaged in A spiral of discounts unprecedented to gain market share. As recognized Byd itself in its results report: “The increase in price competition and the frequent appearance of excessive marketing” have exercised “an adverse impact on industry development.” The average prices of cars in China have fallen 19% in the last two years, standing around 165,000 yuan (about 22,900 euros). Symptoms that worry. Beyond the benefits, byd Shows financial voltage signs. Its working capital deficit has expanded up to 122.7 billion yuan at the end of June, compared to 95,800 million March. In addition, its asset debt ratio has risen to 71.1%. The company has even been forced to slow down production and delay capacity expansions in its Chinese factories. An annual pending objective. Byd had marked as a goal to sell 5.5 million cars this year globally, but at the end of July he had only managed to place 2.49 million unitsjust 45% of the objective. Analysts such as those of Nomura have reduced their forecasts between 5 and 5.2 million vehicles, while Rosalie Chen, from the firm Third Bridge, qualifies of “pessimistic” the possibilities that the Chinese brand meets its ambitious objectives. Europe as salvation table. The only positive note comes from abroad, where Byd is gaining ground to sets established as Tesla. In July he registered More than 13,000 new registrations In Europe, a growth of 225% year -on -yearaccording to the European Association of Automobile Manufacturers. This international thrust has allowed the company to continue to grow 14% to 200.9 billion yuan, despite the collapse of benefits.

We had always thought that after 35 our performance collapsed. Is the opposite

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Working in the technology sector involves facing the “Curse of the 35“That idea, halfway between myth and the harsh reality, that when you reach that age Your career stagnates, The hiring opportunities collapse And you become a “obsolete” piece in front of younger colleagues. This perception is fed by data such as The average age of employees in technological giants: 29 years on Facebook and LinkedIn, 30 on Google and 33 in Microsoft. Science comes to doubt it. A recent one Scientific study published by academics From the South China University of Technology and the University of New South Wales has rigorously analyzed if this barrier has some empirical justification. And the conclusion is resounding: no, you don’t have it. The myth collapses: there is no abrupt fall of performance. To get to this conclusion, the researchers used A known methodology as ”. In simple terms, they sought a sudden and vertical fall in the performance of professionals, just at the time they turn 35. Analyzed a huge amount of data from an important Professional Networking Platformtogether with patent records and Salaries of thousands of engineers and scientists. The result was unequivocal: there is no ‘significant discontinuity’ in the innovative performance or economic productivity of professionals when crossing the threshold of 35 years. In other words, the idea that an engineer’s ability vanishes from one day to another is simply a myth without a scientific basis. What we do have is a productivity peak. That there is no chopped drop in productivity does not mean that the capacity for innovation is constant. The study reveals what the true professional career is, and has an inverted ‘u’. According to the data, the A professional ability to innovate (measured in the number of patent applications that the investigated have made) increases rapidly during the twenties, it reaches its maximum point around 34 years, and from there it begins a soft and gradual decline. A peak of innovation that varies in the sector. Depending on the specialty you have, the peak of ‘maximum success’ is different. In the case of software and communication engineers, the peak reaches its maximum at 32, while chemical engineers achieve it at the age of 31. Those who take longer to reach this are mechanical engineers, standing at 37, where accumulated experience plays a more important role. Why does prejudice do not exist then. If the performance does not fall according to this study, the question we can ask ourselves is why that ‘myth’ arises that at 35 there is a barrier. The study points to a possible economic explanation and for this they introduced a novel metric: the performance-sailor (PIR) ratio that measures how many patents an employee produces for each euro that the company invests in its salary. Here the curve is different. It has ‘u’. The analysis shows that this ratio is decreasing until it reaches its lowest point between 38 and 39 years. This is because, in that age strip, wages can continue to rise by seniority, while patent production has already begun its soft decrease. It is the time when an employee, from a purely numerical perspective, is ‘more expensive’ for the company. After touching background, it will rebound again. But when a person is at the bottom of the ‘U’, he later returns to ascending. Experience, management capacity, mentoring and accumulated tactical knowledge become very valuable assets that, although they are not always reflected in a patent, are crucial for the long -term innovation of a company. It is good news for professionals. The professional career does not end at 35, according to this study. In fact, if you are here, you are at your best. It is the ideal stage to maximize your innovative production. Facing the 40, it is strategic to start pivoting towards management, leadership or mentoring roles, where vast experience may be better to take advantage of it. It is also a warning for companies. There are companies that can be reluctant to hire someone to exceed 35 years, but they are in a big mistake. They are losing talent that is in their performance peak. The study suggests that companies should reconsider their salary structures so that they are linked to the real performance that at ancient times. But in addition, they also advocate promoting more diverse teams with employees from different age ranges, where the most experienced can collaborate with the youngest. The unemployment problem among the older ones. This is something that in Spain is suffered in the first person. Recently, it was seen that 47% of the unemployed in Spain are over 50 years oldwith the incentive that many will not work until they retire. Therefore there are mechanisms such as Subsidy for over 52 years to give them an economic livelihood. But the reality is that the Spanish labor market faces that In 2030 40% of workers will be over 50 years old for the general aging of the population. This makes it right now back a qualified person just because he is olderNot the best idea. And more when we see that its productivity does not look so diminished. Images | Agefis Vlada Karpovich In Xataka | China has a huge youth unemployment problem. So much, that some people pretend that they work

Melilla has been with its collapsed systems for two weeks. Now, Villajoyosa has joined the party

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Villajosa City Council (Alicante) has suffered a very similar luck to that of the Melilla: A cyber attack has completely left ko the computer services of the municipality. In this case, the attackers have not yet attributed authorship, and from the City Council they anticipate that the recovery process will last “several days.” What happened. A cyber attack classified as ransomware The municipal computer systems has left out of the City Council itself. At the moment, the damages caused are being evaluated while trying to restore the service as soon as possible. The City Council claims to be working with the Cybersecurity Operations Center (COCS), under the National Cryptographic Center, to accelerate the process of return to normal. Meanwhile, they warn that the systems will be inactive for “several days.” How is this type of attack. Cyber ​​attacks classified as ransomware They have a very concrete purpose: Ask for a ransom. The way of operating is clear and consistent: The computer is infected Your data is kidnapped An economic rescue is requested to release them Who has the computer on, to turn it off urgently. Local media They confirm that the event began last Wednesday night, warning the City Council to its workers to immediately turn off any administration computer. The next morning, the City Council reported that its public service services were “attending manually, with the limitations that in some cases can entail.” Municipal sources point to more than 300 infected computers. A case that sounds to us. The case of Villajoyosa is important because it is the second that Spain suffers in just two weeks. Melilla has been with her collapsed computer services by a cyber attack attributed to a Russian cybercriminal group. At the beginning of this week, the figure requested by the group that assumed the authorship: 1.8 million euros in exchange for almost 4 tb of information. Among her, “all the inhabitants of the city”, tourists and information committed on public office. No solution to sight. Villajoyosa speaks of “several days” to restore the service, but there is no specific date. Melilla already has fourteen days of computer chaos, refusing to pay for the rescue and with the National Intelligence Center (CNI) working to recover the encrypted data. Studies tell us that paying an attack by ransomware increases the chances of attacking you againso the solution is not so simple. (Almost) at the head. Spain It is one of the most attacked countries in the world by cybercriminalshaving suffered a wave of cyber attacks in recent months. The last, this week, investigating a data filtration related to the president of the Government, Pedro Sánchez. Giants like Microsoft bet Por European security programs, offered without cost and in order to share intelligence on threats. Measures and proposals that do not seem enough to a growing phenomenon. Image | Denisdoukhan In Xataka | Europe and Spain are suffering a wave of cyber attacks. So Microsoft has decided to take action on the matter

The temperatures of the equatorial Pacific have collapsed in two weeks. The mystery is if the girl is behind

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In the last two weeks, sea surface temperatures in the Eastern Tropical Pacific They have dropped abruptly Up to 10 degrees. As Ryan Maue saysIt is a fantastic example of how much the situation can change in a very short time. But is it something else …? … is the girl back? That is the great question that meteorologists, agencies and states of half the world are asked. And the first thing is to be clear that it does not have to mean Nothing crucial: “The layer near the surface is very susceptible to the changes caused by the wind due to its fine thickness.” This is important because, since March 2025, Enso conditions are neutral and (at least, In the last NOAA report on April 10) It was expected to continue until after summer. For October, the chances of remains the net scenario are 50%. The boy, the girl and everything in the middle. It is worth remembering that what we know as The southern child -scilation (or Enso, for its acronym in English) is a cyclic climate phenomenon (although somewhat irregular) that has great effects on the world climate. If we discount the stations, it is the largest source of annual climatic variations on the planet. The oscillation is A climate pattern in which two phases alternate: The boy and the girl. This phenomenon is manifested in a strip of the Equatorial Pacific, in the central and eastern areas. In this area, the oceanic surface temperature presents this oscillatory pattern between the warm phase (the boy) and the cold phase (the girl). How does it affect us? The ocean temperature in this region is associated with unique weather patterns that especially affect South America. In the southeast of the American continent temperatures become warmer than normal. In the same way, they become colder in the northeast. In Ecuador and Peru, less rainfall is expected than normal and the northeastern Brazil, torrential rains But teleconexions affect meteorological patterns around the world. And in Spain it is usually synonymous with less rains. But what worries meteorological ones is something else. We must not forget that the girl at the end of 2024 and early 2025 was A surprisingly very soft and short phenomenon. Although this phenomenon is “the great refrigerator of the world” (and thus has worked on other occasions), January was the warmest January of the registry. Its effect was noticed very little. And if we take into account that the 2023-2024 child was The fifth strongest Since we have records, it seemed to insinuate that Enso could be moving towards a structure much warmer What we are accustomed to. But … what does this mean? It is true that the models showed that there are almost twice the chances of the girl returningbut at this point in the cycle nobody knows what can lead to the long term. Anyway, most likely the neutral scenario endures more time. However, we must start thinking that the girl is just around the corner. Image | NOAA In Xataka | The boy has not yet left and meteorologists are already preparing for the girl: thus influences our climate

Its benefits have collapsed 71%

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“Tesla is already discarding 20 million cars in 2030”. With these words he titled Information Bloomberg In May 2024. The article refers to Impact report that the company presented last year collecting the work of 2023. Impact reports are studies carried out from within companies to sell their values ​​and strategies for the future, a habitual way of acting among companies that are part of the SP500, they explain in the economic newspaper. That promise, that of produce 20 million cars Annually, it did appear in the impact reports related to the work of 2021 and 2022. Then, the company had to begin to doubt whether, in fact, to meet the expectations of car sales by 2024. Year after yearthe company has grown meteorically since 2018 when it produced just over 254,000 vehicles. In 2023 it already stood at 1.8 million cars produced and it was expected that in 2024 it could break the barrier of the two million cars. The perspectives could not be better. In 2023, The Tesla Model and it was the best selling car In the world (of any technology) And repeated in 2024. However, the fence narrowed. Of the more than 200,000 cars that Tesla Model and accumulated advantage in front of the Toyota Rav4In 2024 the victory was minimal, certifying almost a technical draw with the Toyota Corolla (1.09 million units for Tesla and 1.08 million units for Toyota) That little more than a million units sold of Tesla Model and was the first symptom that Tesla, for the first time, was going to sell less cars than the previous year. Although he did everything possible to not happensales stayed at 1.7 million cars, weighed by the expected arrival of a renewed electric SUV and a brake in sales. Now, the financial results of 2024 throw new numbers. Tesla not only wanted to be Toyota in a decade. He assured that he could double the production of the largest car manufacturer in the world. Today, last year’s results question how far the company can grow. Some results to cover your eyes It doesn’t matter where you look at The Tesla results reportalmost all games are bad. In fact, they are worse than what Wall Street analysts pointed out despite a alarm voice given a few hours before that these will be confirmed. If we take a look at its production and deliveries, the Q1 of 2025 has been marked by the renewal of Tesla Model and that has undoubtedly weighed its best selling model. It remains to be seen to what the car update manages 16% less than in the same quarter of 2024. Their deliveries fell 12%, to 323,800 units. This fall is, without a doubt, partially placed by the last push of the company in the last months of 2024, placing cars that the company had in stock at the beginning of 2025. But the number of deliveries of “other models” is especially striking. Here are the Tesla Model S, X and Cybertruck, their vehicles that point to the luxury market. Between January and March 2025 they placed 12,881 units in total, a figure 24% lower than that of 2024 despite the fact that this quarter they are delivering to full performance the Tesla Cybertrucka car that It was promised as a success and a supervent despite his Huge cost For the client. In January 2024, the car still arrived with happiness regarding the deliveries they can make today. With these sales figures, Tesla has gotten into the worst results since 2022 and, as far as economic returns are concerned, Since 2021. His profitability was not so low for four years. Its income from the sale of cars has been 13,967 million dollars, far from the 17,378 million dollars of the same quarter of 2024 (the first is usually the weakest for the company) and very far from the 19,798 million dollars of the last quarter of 2024. Although its energy business continues to grow, the fall in sales has been so large and the decisions taken to maintain their rhythm (very attractive discounts or financing) have led the company to earn 409 million dollars. 71% less that in the same quarter of last year, when he got a benefit of 1,390 million dollars. Throughout the year a growth of the same should be expected since the first quarter of 2024 was far from the third and fourth quarter when benefits of more than 2.1 billion dollars were achieved. However, the figure gives another alarm. If it is not for the purchase of regulatory credits, Tesla would be in losses. It is where in Forbes They put the focus. The company has only earned just over 400 million dollars and has entered 595 million dollars, which are “free” because they do not generate any cost by being payments that other companies do to comply with emission regulations in the United States. Without them, Tesla would have entered losses. To the results we must add the drop in the price of the shares in recent months and serious damage to the company’s brand image since Elon Musk was part of the United States government. To the point that the company’s own director has confirmed that will leave part of your government work to focus on the company of electric vehicles, which has been held by investors with a slight climb in the last hours of the day. Tesla said power fold Toyota’s productive capacity. But it begins to verify what happens when the competitive advantage in the sector begins to be lost. Until now, their forecasts have been based on the fact that it could always be kept ahead of the competition. But that competition begins to press strong. They are offering cars that are approaching (and much) in the autonomy/price relationship to what Tesla offers. Your brand image is not stained by a CEO that has starred multiple political controversies In recent months. And, in addition, it is having trouble getting … Read more

The shadow name behind the US tariffs that have collapsed the markets is rum. The problem is that it does not exist

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Peter Navarro He has been the main commerce and manufacturing advisor with Trump twice, once in each mandate. His role in 2025: main architect of the Tariff policies implemented, advocating those significant rates about imports in virtually all countries, now and for a few hours, mainly to China. Behind the economy expert was a figure in the shadow, a name that had repeated in his books to justify the planetary impact of tariffs: Ron Vara. The only problem is that Vara … does not exist. Invent. History, as we will see, actually It is not newor not at all, but it has been the gossip of US media Thanks to Rachel Maddowwho explained in his television program that Vara is not only a non -existent figure, but his name is a “Navarro” anagram, a deliberate alteration that allows us to understand this creation as a kind of Ideological reflection of its author. According to Maddow, Navarro It was not limited To mention it once: he quoted it “again and again” as a reliable source in economic matters, and even attributed a memorandum that circulated in Washington after Trump’s victory, where Ron Vara affirmed that the then president could “ride the tariffs until victory.” The creation of a fictitious voice. The story goes back to 2019. Until then, Navarro, an economist with a doctorate at Harvard and a key figure of the most radically protectionist wing of the Trump government, had been a reference for years in the Anti-China Economic Speech In the United States. Author of multiple books, articles and documentaries, their influence grew in the heat of a rhetoric that presented Beijing as a systemic threat, both for the US economy and for its national security. However, in A revelation That caused perplexity in both the academic and politician world, it was discovered that Navarro had invented the character of Ron Vara, presented for almost two decades as his legitimate and reliable source of economic wisdom. Ron Vara was not a real person, but an anagram of the surname “Navarro” that the author used as a literary alter ego in at least five of his thirteen books. That invention, which was presented to the public without any clarification, was Discovered by Tessa Morris-SuzukiEmerita Professor of the National University of Australia, who, when investigating Navarro’s claims about China, noticed the recurrence of this alleged expert, of which there was no verifiable record. Navarrese Evolution of the fictional character. I counted then The Times that Ron Vara first appeared in 2001, in the book If it’s raining in Brazil, Buy Starbuckswhere he describes him as a veteran of the Gulf War with Economics Formation by Harvard, exactly as Navarro himself. Since then, the character was summoned as a source in later books, always with sharp, ironic or scathing phrases, which seemed to provide color and popular authority to the author’s argument. Over time, even ideas that Navarro had signed as their own were attributed retroactively to rod in later books, Like the warning “Don’t Play Checkers in A Chess World”, which appears under the voice of the character in The Well-Timed Strategy (2006) and Always to Winner (2009). As Navarro focused his attention on The conflict with ChinaVara also acquired an increasingly nationalist and alarmist tone, participating rhetorically in attacks against the Chinese productive and consumption system, and serving as a narrative bridge between academic discourse and a pseudocomic voice of common sense loaded with slogans. Vara as spokesman for truth. As Navarro’s writings became more ideological, Vara became a resource to reinforce ideas that bordered the conspiracy. In The Coming China Warsfor example, counted the times that cited him in a chapter dedicated to the alleged toxicity of the Chinese food chain, With phrases like “You’ve Got To Be Nuts To Eat Chinese Food.” In Death by Chinathe book and documentary that consolidated the image of Navarro as the great ideologist of the “Chinese danger” within the Trump administration, Vara appears with sentences that seem to synthesize the general thesis, as (Times appointment): “The manufacturing dragon is voracious.the colonial dragon is rementless. The American Eagle is Asleep at The Wheel.” Apparently, this stylization of the character not only sought to simplify complex messages, but also provide them with a varnish of popular authenticity. Instead of invoking studies or external sources, Navarro created its own voice that functioned as a catalyst for its arguments, disguising a personal opinion as an alien and validated observation. The reactions. When the truth was uncovered a few years ago, that Ron Vara was simply an invention, he not only caused reactions in the academic world, where the legitimacy of an author who hid fiction under the clothing of the dissemination would be, but also Among the colleagues themselves from Navarro. Glenn Hubbard, former presidential advisor and co -author of Seeds of Destructionhe declared that he totally ignored the fictitious nature of the character. Michael Pillsbury, expert in Chinese politics of the Hudson Institute and personal friend of Navarro, also SHe showed surprised: “I always knew that Peter was creative and imaginative, but I underestimated it seriously.” For its part, the University of California in Irvine, where Navarro worked as a professor before assuming his role in the White House, He demarcated of the matter indicating that the author no longer represents the institution, and declined to comment. Navarro’s response. Faced with the discovery, Navarro showed no regret or offered justifications. In statements To The Chronicle of Higher Educationcompared Ron Vara with Alfred Hitchcock’s cameos in his films, qualifying him as A “private joke” Finally discovered. Even in a later message Sent to New York Timeshe invoke his alter ego again: “As Ron Vara would say, ‘Relax and have fun reading the books.” Between fiction and reality. This carefree reaction contrasted with the seriousness of the act in the context in which it occurred: books presented as serious, often academic works, and with strong impact on the formulation of public policies. The line between the … Read more

After the emergence of Deepseek, the “seven magnificent” of the Tech industry have collapsed in the stock market. All except Apple

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The year began well for Nvidia. On January 29, 2025 its capitalization I reached The 3.49 billion dollars and everything seemed to go on wheels. The Surprise arrival of Deepseek R1 It changed things a lot and joined other factors to cause spectacular collapse. Two months later, this Nvidia market capitalization is 2.77 billion dollars: it is almost 21% less. That effect has been contagious, but one of the greats is falling the storm. Apple. As they point out In five daysthat January 25, 2025 Apple had a capitalization of 3.55 billion dollars, and at this time that value is 3.35 billion, 5.6% fall. Sensitive, of course, but much less than that of its rivals of the group of “The Magnificent Seven”. That they have stayed in … Not so magnificent. Next to the fall of Nvidia are those of Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta and Tesla – as we say, is saved a little. If we analyze the evolution of market capitalization of the seven the performance of these two last months, the “average” drop is 13.5%. They have lost more than two billion dollars compared to 15.58 billion dollars in late January, a real collapse. It’s not just care. The impact of Deepseek has not been the only factor that has contributed to those falls. They have had a lot to do The recent tariffs That is imposing Trump to imports of all kinds of products – foreign cars They are the last victims-. These taxes and Trump’s protectionist policy are forcing many companies to restructure their strategy, and investors – and consumers – are clear what the impact of all this will be: price increases everywhere. Why does Apple endure? Of the great technology, Apple is the only one that has managed to mitigate the losses relatively. Probably partly because of his “warm” attitude to AI. Your interest in data centers fever It is practically nulland despite the Recent criticism It is clear that it is not “burning money” as other companies in the sector do. The rest of the group has invested true fortunes In this segment, although some They are stopping. Bubble in sight? These days are 25 years of the bubble of the Puntocom, and what is happening with the great technology and the AI ​​segment does fear for an AI bubble. There are certainly similarities between both situations, but also important differences. Apple, especially solid. Cupertino’s company is usually More immune that their rivals to these fluctuations in the world of finance. In the face of complaints about the relative lack of innovation or New disruptionsApple has managed to diversify income – especially with the expansion of its services – and continues to maintain confidence of both investors and users. Image | Zhang Kaiyv In Xataka | Deepseek R1 is not just another AI model: it is the greatest existential threat that Silicon Valley has faced

Chance or not, Tesla has collapsed in the stock market at the same time that its great rival has shot: byd

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Like a rocker. Like the communicating vessels that claim to be Barça and Madrid. As, the most Chinese, concept of Ying and Yang. Or as the most Spanish, said of “the two sides of the same currency.” Byd and Tesla seem to be in completely opposite points. Just when one seems to have Detwered And it does not stop presenting new solutions for its vehicles the other seems to be completely stagnant in the launch of new proposals. When one has taken off the other one in a clear setback. We do not know what will last but what is clear is that, at the moment, photography for Byd and Tesla cannot be more different. Two completely different scenarios It is enough to review the last six months of Byd and Tesla to verify that the situation cannot be more different for both companies. From Tesla’s point of view, if we look back half a year we find that the company was about to enter a roller emission mountain. In October 2024 Tesla presented what he aspired to be a blow on the table. Your promise: a robotaxi without pedals or steering wheel which should be sold from 2026 for 30,000 euros. Although doubts emerged at first given Cruise and Waymo’s performance In the autonomous driving market and the mountain of money burned along the way, Donald Trump’s choice shortly after An unexpected impulse To the company. Despite contraintuitive, choosing a president who seemed contrary to the electric car was A good way to keep Tesla at the top… from the United States. Because The actions shot But the data has ended up clicking the bubble. First with the confirmation that Tesla He could not sell more cars in 2024 than the previous year. Second because 2025 has started horrificly For Elon Musk’s company. And, third, because the falls are more pronounced in the countries that buy the most electric, such as China and Germany. To all of the above you have to add a reputational crisis of the company as a consequence of Elon Musk’s political decisions. The real impact is not very clear in their drop in stock market but that social networks have been filled with people denying the company or attacked vehicles and concessionaires Because of the decisions of his CEO they do not seem to help at all. If we look Stock performance Six months, the company seems to have been stagnant above the border of the 200 dollars/action. Its value remains very high and a setback of less than 4% does not seem too much but the growth and subsequent adjustment have been so accused that they do not invite to be optimistic either. On the contrary, the performance of byd Six months seen is very different. His actions have grown 55% and in the last year they have shot above 80%. And in recent months the wind blows in favor of the Chinese company. It ended 2024 with the aim of reaching Tesla as the company that sold the most electric cars. He did not get it for little But the smile was not frozen for a long time. The company managed to place itself as The fifth manufacturer who sold more cars In all 2024. a figure in which only plug and electrical hybrid vehicles are contemplated or, as they are called in China, new energy. Unlike others rivals like Saic Or the Geely group, all byd cars take advantage of electricity so they have it more complicated in markets such as Spanish where cheaper and pure combustion cars triumph. However, the prospects for 2025 invite you to be optimistic. The company has sold almost double in the first two months of the year as in the same period of 2023. It is determined to find soil for new factories. In America I intended Install in Mexico But he will have to deal with the restrictions of his own country. In Europe they are already clear that This same year They will decide where they will raise their third floor on our continent (If we count the Turkish as the second of its expansionist plans in Europe). And in China they do not stop launching products to each more striking. If the Chinese electric car market were the Barcelona Club football we could say that they are month than a car. To continue attracting customers, for example, a platform for launch and record you driving. Beyond this curiosity, the real announcement was the confirmation that they will give away their Eye of God In all its vehicles. This is a missile in Tesla’s flotation line. Elon Musk’s company intends that its functions of driving or Autonomous driving (in the future) Be a more source of income. Byd they argue that they are a purchase value in itself and prefers to give them them thinking that the business can be make profitable with other services To enjoy when your eye of God is active. To the latter you have to add your new platform. The Super E-Platform is already ready to ride in its two larger cars and price. The incentive in this case will be his very quick loading times. Next to this platform, the company presented new recharge stations. The combination of both products should be able to load electric cars with peaks up to 1,000 kW. That is, the power that had so far been thought to recharge electric trucks. With such a charge power, Byd says that 400 kilometers of autonomy can be recharged in five minutes. The recharge time would be matching the time we spent pouring gasoline. This last announcement has served the company to receive a tremendous push in the stock market. In what we have been, their shares have risen almost 13% and strengthens the sustained growth of the last year until its historical maximum. It remains to be seen if Tesla manages to recover and get out of the stumbling block in which … Read more

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