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25 million dollars and a commitment to Greenland

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Ironies of history, it is more likely that Donald Trump’s wish incorporating Greenland into the United States will be more surprising to us, the citizens of 2026, than to those of a century ago. The reason: by then Americans and Danes were more than used to reading news about the sale of overseas territory from the European kingdom to Washington. Of course, more than a century ago the focus was not on Greenland, but on much warmer waters and with a strategic value that the Arctic island completely lacked at that time. The land in dispute was Virgin Islands. Nothing new under the sun. The protagonists, the context, even the tone change, but not the background. Although the Europeans of 2026 will be shocked expansionist plans of Trump and his desire to seize Greenland from Denmark (well through a “purchase”pulling a checkbook, or asserting its military power) the truth is that it is not the first time that both countries have been involved in a dispute for Danish territory to remain under American control. It actually happened not so long agobetween the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th, although the focus at that time was on the warm waters of the Caribbean. The Danish Western Islands. To understand it you have to travel to the other end of the Atlantic and go back to late 17th centurywhen Denmark took control of a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea. Over time its domain extended to the insulas of Saint John, Saint Thomas, Saint Croix and dozens of islets and cays that formed what was called Danish Western Islands. Although the archipelago in question was thousands of kilometers from Copenhagen, for a time its domain represented a lucrative business based on two big legs: slaves and sugar plantations. From good business to heavy burden. That changed over time. In 1848 the territory lived a revolt which ended up leading to the abolition of slavery in the colony, which added to other economic factors (such as the fall in the price of sugar) made the archipelago less attractive. At least in the eyes of the metropolis, which continued to face the costs of its administration. That was the situation when in 1867 the US Secretary of State, William H. Sewardknocked on the door of Denmark interested in the ownership of the islands. A long tug of war. “After the Civil War it was time to consider strategic conditions in the Caribbean and Seward focused on both the annexation of Mexico and possible expansion into the Caribbean,” explains to BBC the historian Hans Christian Berg. In principle, the winds were favorable for Washington: Denmark’s power was declining and the US faced a new stage, convinced that it had to reaffirm its regional power and erase European influence. For a time the pact to acquire the Danish Western Islands seemed to go ahead, crystallizing in a treaty that contemplated the sale in exchange for 7.5 million of dollars in gold. However, both parties were left wanting. The agreement ended up foundering in the US Senate. The reason actually had little (or nothing) to do with the Virgin Islands. The controversy over the recent purchase of Alaska and Seward’s support for the president Andrew Johnson took their toll on the operation with Denmark, which did not achieve the necessary political support. It wouldn’t be the first time. In 1900 both countries signed a new treaty which also went to waste when it did not obtain the endorsement of the Danish Upper House. It took a global conflagration for that to change. The fateful RMS Lusitania. Things changed at the beginning of the 20th century, during the First World War. To be more precise (and as you recognize the US State Department itself) the turning point was the wreck of the RMS Lusitaniaa British ship that was torpedoed by a German U-Boat submarine while traveling from New York to Liverpool. That episode not only influenced American public opinion regarding the First World War, it also made it understand how much was at stake in controlling the Caribbean Sea. “The purchase of the Danish West Indies once again became an important issue in US foreign policy. The president W.Wilson and Secretary of State Lansing feared that the German Government might annex Denmark, in which case the Germans could secure the West Indies as a naval or submarine base from which to launch attacks against shipping in the Caribbean and Atlantic,” explains the US Department of State Archive. By hook or by crook. No sooner said than done. In 1915 Lansing sounded out Denmark to facilitate (once again) the purchase of the Caribbean archipelago. The new attempt did not go down well in the European metropolis, leading Washington to adopt a tone reminiscent of that assumed by Donald Trump today: “Concerned by recent events and Danish reluctance, Lansing suggested that if Denmark was not willing to sell, the US could occupy the islands to avoid their confiscation by Germany,” remember the file. It was enough for Copenhagen to agree to the sale, which crystallized in a treaty signed in New York in August 1916. The agreement received the blessing of the Lower Houses of both countries and months later it was submitted to a Danish plebiscite (note, not in the Danish Virgin Islands, affected by the decision). Once all the procedures were closed and with the approval of Cristian X, the archipelago was under the control of Washington in March 1917. To this day the renowned US Virgin Islands remain a “unincorporated territory” from the USA. 25 million dollars… and something more. In exchange, the US paid Denmark 25 million dollars in gold coins, which would be equivalent, according to Bloomberg estimatesto 630 million today. In the last days there are who has remembered However, another point of the pact signed by Copenhagen and Washington. As remember the BBCthe US promised not to interfere with Denmark extending “its political and economic interests” … Read more

Netflix’s commitment to its Christmas fireplaces is such that it physically records them and already has several themed ones

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It’s not Christmas until they turn on the lights in Vigountil Mariah Carey doesn’t give us permission and until the Netflix fireplaces. What began, in other formats and on other channels, as a programming filler in a difficult time for small channels, has today become a powerful promotional tool. Let’s see what we warm up to this year. This Christmas. Netflix premieres today three hour-long virtual fireplaces set in the universes of ‘Stranger Things‘, ‘Wednesday‘ and ‘The k-pop warriors‘. Three digital chimneys that recreate iconic scenes from the platform’s three indisputable last bombs. A maneuver whose origins at Netflix date back to 2013, when they created ‘Fireplace For Your Home’, a three-hour loop that accumulated millions of views. What started as an alternative for homes without a real fireplace evolved into a holiday tradition. Differentiated experiences. Each of the fireplaces has its particularities, and even, in an attempt to expand the possibilities of the format, Easter eggs. The one from ‘Stranger Things’ includes the iconic wall with the illuminated alphabet that Joyce used to communicate with Will in the first season. There are six easter eggs hidden, from Demogorgons to Steve Harrington’s spiked bat. Particularities. In ‘Wednesday’, the scene is in Principal Weems’ office inside Nevermore Academy. Thing makes a surprise appearance, and all with the series’ original soundtrack. In ‘The K-pop Warriors’ we go to the lair of the demon Gwi-Ma, where the Saja Boys perform their most recognizable song. There will be instrumental versions of songs from the movies, so that the fireplace takes on an authentic karaoke tone. How it was done. Netflix’s Product and Design teams developed these virtual fireplaces with a level of detail unusual for content of this type. According to what they tell us from the platform, the process included recordings in real physical settings instead of depending exclusively on digital effects. According to Netflix, it collaborated with the showrunners of each series to guarantee fidelity to the original narrative universes. Later, digital artists integrated fantastic elements such as the Demogorgons or the violet flames characteristic of the ‘Wednesday’ universe. Therefore, except for these special effects, the fireplace props are authentic, coming from the original sets or recreated with the intention of maintaining aesthetic continuity. Fireplace: Origins. These fireplaces recover a television tradition created in 1970 by the New York network WPIX-TV, which broadcast a virtual fireplace for the first time on December 24 as a Christmas greeting. That 17-second loop, filmed at the New York mayor’s residence with music by Nat King Cole, also allowed the canal workers to celebrate Christmas Eve with their families. After disappearing in the nineties, it returned by popular demand, spawning imitators that marketed VHS and DVD-ROM versions for decades. In Xataka | There is a reason why Vigo is announcing its Christmas in Japan. And it has little to do with Japanese tourists

his commitment to photography

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A few days ago we celebrated Xataka Awards 2025. As always, we reward the best devices of the year and, as almost always, talking about super high-end mobile phones is talking about the current Samsung Galaxy – the S25 Ultra this year – and the corresponding iPhone – the iPhone 17 Pro Max-. In this edition we did not see any surprises in this aspect, but we did see a third place that was won by a brand that had never been among the winners: I live with his Vivo X200 Pro. And much of the credit goes to a camera that my partner Ricardo described as “FUN, with capital letters.” ZEISS is the visible face, behind it there is much more Having placed himself as one of the best phones of the year It is not something that can be achieved overnight, especially in a range as competitive as that of mobile phones over 1,000 euros. Many factors come into play in a segment in which the competition is brutal, but much of the weight of that third place is carried by the camera. The beginning of the Spanish journey in the high range: the X51 5G | Photo: Xataka This is something they have been working on for five years. It was in 2020 when Vivo landed in Spain with the X51 5Ga model that did not stand out for its processor and other technical characteristics, but for itsa very ambitious camera. Angle, wide angle and two telephoto lenses: a 2x portrait lens and a longer one with 5x optical lenses. They have already started flirting with digital 60x. A year later they raised the bar with the Vivo X60 Pro. Better screen, better processor, more RAM and three cameras instead of two, but with something that has accompanied them until today: the collaboration with Zeiss. The alliance with this historic brand of objectives translated into photographic modes, but also into agreements to improve main camera lens (with an anti-reflective treatment, for example). With the X60 Pro the Zeiss label was introduced | Photo: Xataka With the X70 They returned to the four cameras (two of them telephoto lenses) and the big news was the personalized image chip, the Vivo Imaging Chip V1. Of the style of MariSilicon X by OPPOhelped with image processing and, although the marks they have ended up abandoning them because MediaTek and Qualcomm ISPs are enough, it is a sign of the ambition of the Chinese brand. We saw the change of nut with the Vivo X80 Pro. Here they answered the question of “How much technology do we put in this mobile” with a “yes”with a special emphasis on the photographic section. The play was repeated in the X90in it X100 and in this third place of the Xataka Awards, the Vivo X200 Pro. The X80 Pro with its four lenses is still a beast, despite the years | Photo: Xataka Something that all these models have in common is that the Chinese company has focused on photographic capabilities, but without destroying the advances of previous generations. Hardware and, above all, software, have evolved generation after generation. When other companies turn around every generation or two, Vivo has gone a little on his way being, in addition, one of those with the best shooting speed in the Android universe. They have also gone their own way when it comes to processing, a little exaggerated for our taste in certain scenarios, but remaining constant in something that, for many years, was the measuring stick of mobile photography: the portrait. Vivo X200 | Photo: Xataka In the analysis of the X200 Pro we commented that “it is a camera that you can trust to, In practically all situations, you have a good result”, and it is something that could be said of all the high-end Vivos since the brand’s arrival in Spain. Innovation and fun Curiously, the one that has won the award is not the last Vivo. Just after voting closed, two mobile phones with very similar characteristics appeared on the market: the OPPO Find X9 Pro and the Vivo X300 Pro. The two have a similar approach on camera and both will surely give a lot to talk about for next year. The Vivo X200 Ultra was a sign of the company’s emphasis on mobile photography innovation | Photo: Xataka The reason? Their telephoto kits. The one on the Vivo is better resolved because it allows you to use the main sensor – something that the OPPO does not – but the idea is the same: a camera that allows you to attach a telephoto lens that takes advantage of the smartphone’s tele sensor. To achieve a very long focal length, extremely wide camera modules would have to be created, but with this approach, we have a versatile camera always on us and an attachment that we can use whenever we want. “It is a camera that you can trust so that, in practically all situations, you will have a good result” It is an addition, a way to give the user more tools and that They already tried it with the Vivo X200 Ultrabecause the X300 builds on the same as the X200 and lor that Vivo has been building for five years: processed with personality, versatility, filters that really add up and a special focus on portraiture. And, above all, with a word that different editors have used to describe the camera in each of the analyzes of a mobile phone of this brand: Fun. It is what is truly special and differentiating. Because the technical characteristics are extremely similar in phones in the same price range, but it is in the cameras where they allow themselves to provide something that differentiates them from the others. Photos | Xataka In Xataka | We asked eight photographers what their secret is to taking better photos with their mobile. This has been answered

the Franco-Italian commitment to automated nuclear energy

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The growth of artificial intelligence has skyrocketed global electricity consumption and put governments before an urgent question: where will the energy come from to sustain it? In an unorthodox alliance, France and Italy believe they have part of the answer with automated nuclear microreactors. Slow down. At first it sounds very grandiose, but here we are going to unpack it. The French startup NAAREA has announced a strategic partnership with the Italian company Fluid Wire Robotics (FWR), specialized in robotics for extreme environments. The agreement seeks to integrate FWR’s robotic systems in the handling, maintenance and dismantling operations of the XAMR microreactors, that NAAREA has been developing since 2020. According to the official statementthe XAMR is a fourth-generation fast neutron and molten salt reactor, capable of producing 40 megawatts of electricity and 80 megawatts of thermal power. Its particularity is that it works by “burning long-term nuclear waste” from spent fuel from other plants, transforming a storage problem into an energy source. The answer lies in robotics. Fluid Wire has designed a system that allows robotic arms to operate without vulnerable electronic components within radioactive zones. The motors and sensors are located in a remote, armored unit, from where they transmit movement through a hydrostatic system. This prevents radiation from damaging the electronics and allows precise manipulation, with force feedback, even underwater or in temperatures up to 180°C. In addition, the system supports radiation levels of up to 1.5 MGy and can work both in remote mode (controlled by humans) and in automatic mode, with programmed sequences for production or maintenance. Thanks to this, NAAREA will automate key steps in fuel production, carry out robotic inspections and carry out assisted dismantling, reducing the exposure of human personnel to a minimum. One more step of automation. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has been promoting the use of drones and robots to improve safety at power plants for years. According to the organizationthese technologies already contribute to reducing risks and increasing efficiency, even in operating plants. The agency has highlighted the development of walking, flying and even aquatic robots that are already used for inspections, emergency response and post-incident evaluation. robotics, experts sayis ceasing to be a promise and becoming an everyday tool in nuclear energy. Japan: an extreme example. Last year, the Telesco robot went in to recover molten fuel from Fukushima reactor 2 for the first time. The operation, directed by TEPCOoffers unprecedented information on the degradation of materials after thirteen years of radiation and residual heat, and confirms the essential role of robotics in environments impossible for humans. Energy for a world hungry for chips. The NAAREA-FWR alliance is also part of an underlying energy crisis. The growth of artificial intelligence and data centers has skyrocketed global electricity consumption. As my colleague’s article warnedgenerative AI systems and training large models require amounts of energy that are already straining power grids in several countries. In this context, nuclear microreactors like those from NAAREA can offer a stable, clean and localized supply alternative, especially for industries with high energy demand – such as data centers or semiconductor production. In fact, in another reportwe detail how companies like Google and Microsoft are exploring agreements with nuclear energy companies to power their AI infrastructures. Atomic energy, previously associated only with giant and military reactors, is being rediscovered as a strategic engine for the new digital revolution. Robots at the service of the atom. For NAAREA, the collaboration with FWR represents a step towards a replicable and safe nuclear industrialization model. The robotic arms designed in Pisa and the microreactors assembled in France could become a symbol of a new era: miniature, autonomous plants, connected to industries or data centers, and maintained by robots that operate where no human could. In a world where artificial intelligence needs more energy than ever — and where humans seek to reduce risks and emissions — the atom is once again the protagonist, but this time with mechanical help. Image | FreePik Xataka | When we thought we had seen all kinds of rehearsals for an invasion, China makes science fiction: robots taking over an island

Spain steps on the accelerator in its particular chip race. And it does so with a total commitment to integrated photonics

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The Council of Ministers has approved the award of 4.4 million euros to the IMDEA Networks institute within the european program of Integrated Photonics. It may not seem like a lot of money compared to the fortunes invested by the technology giants, but be careful: it is the last element of an eye-catching strategy. Fifth successful bidder. The IMDEA Networks institute thus joins four other entities that were awarded last July in the same call. The aid granted by the Government is then matched by the European Union, which causes the budget to double in all cases. Thus, we have: Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO): 23.1 million euros were awarded, it will receive 46.2 million in total Polytechnic University of Valencia: 16.5 million awarded, will receive 33 million in total National Microelectronics Center (CNM): 15 million awarded, total investment of 30 million University of Vigo: 7.5 million euros awarded, 15 million total investment IMDEA Networks Institute: 4.4 million euros awarded, 8.8 million in total 133 million for integrated photonics. With this new award, the Government and the EU will invest a total of 133 million euros to “promote research and development of faster chips with lower energy consumption, thanks to the use of light (photons) instead of electrons.” Integrated photonics? This technology focuses on using photons (light) instead of electrons to transmit and process information within chips. With this it is possible to obtain higher data transmission speeds and lower consumption and heat dissipation. What integrated photonics seeks is to take advantage of optical components (such as lasers, modulators and detectors) with traditional electronic circuits to combine the advantages of both components. Technological sovereignty. Although the figure may seem modest in the context of global mega-investments, it is part of an ambitious strategy focused on the research and development of disruptive technologies. The ultimate objective is to promote a key sector for Spanish economic and digital sovereignty, and here the commitment is total to integrated photonics, which is seen as the future of data processing. The PERTE is still there. The importance of this investment goes beyond research. It is a fundamental pillar for the PERTE of Microelectronics and Semiconductors (PERTE Chip), the strategic plan endowed with more than 12,000 million euros to try to position Spain as a relevant actor in this value chain. This investment is framed not in chip manufacturing, but in scientific capacity and design strategy. The idea is to ensure that Spain has its own talent and technology to develop new generations of components. Competence centers. To those 4.4 million awarded to IMDEA Networks another 3.9 million euros are added to create two competition centers co-financed by Europe through the JU Chips (Joint Undertaking). The ‘PIXSpain Competence Centre’ will receive one million euros and the MicroNanoSpain Competence Center will receive three million. Both will provide Spanish companies in the sector – especially SMEs – with access to technical knowledge and experimentation spaces. To compete with TSMC or NVIDIA, nothing. This is not about Spain going to start creating chip factories that can compete with TSMC, far from it. The idea is not to try to create a Spanish-style NVIDIA either. In both cases the resources needed would be astronomical. What is sought is a leadership position in a niche with high added value, which is photonic interconnection technologies. Goodbye to copper cable. By focusing on integrated photonics, Spain aligns with the work of giants like Intel, TSMC or Ciscowhich have been investing heavily in this technology for some time to solve the challenge of interconnections in data centers. Everything indicates that integrated photonics could end up replacing copper cables in high-speed communications in the next decade. In Xataka | “They lead and AI follows”: seven Spanish universities tell us how they are implementing AI in class

Qualcomm Buy Arduino. It is a striking commitment to the future of the Hardware Open Source

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In a special event held today, Qualcomm has announced the acquisition of Arduino. Although the financial terms of the agreement have not been revealed, those responsible for both companies have made it clear that Arduino will continue to operate independently. We are facing one Singular Qualcomm Bet For Open Source philosophy that they have always defended in Arduino, both in the development of their hardware solutions and that of their software. Careful: It is not the only movement that Qualcomm has made In this sense in recent years. Not only that: although with this Qualcomm agreement it becomes a logical option to offer some of its chips in the future catalog of Arduino solutions, those responsible for this firm have clarified in an online meeting with journalists that this will not change its way of designing their solutions. Thus, they will continue to opt for chips from other manufacturers as they have always done to raise the hardware solutions that best fit their objectives. For Arduino this is a absolute trust vote in his project and philosophy. Qualcomm gives diversification and a gateway to the community of developers, enthusiasts in this segment and that industrial electronics market that can help diversify your business. Arduino, more and more “pro” This agreement also reinforces a increasingly professional orientation and industrial of Arduino’s solutions, a transition that has been in progress for some years and that from the business point of view seemed inevitable. Arduino was born as an academic project and very oriented to electronics enthusiasts. Soon became Referent of the Maker Movement: Limited but easy but easy to use microcontrollers were used, which allowed a large community of developers to adopt its open approach to popularize and boost the development of the development of the development of the development of the development of the developers. Open Source electronics. Little by little, the project was growing and raising its leap to industrial applications. Of its application for rapid prototype creation was passed to the development of 32 -bit chips plates with greater processing and memory capacity that gave maneuver for more ambitious uses. There began to popular models for IoT and connectivity since 2016 began to strengthen the development of models with industrial applications. Own Arduino launched the Arduino Porta family as part of that new “Arduino Pro” division aimed at industrial automation solutions. These new solutions have not made the original spirit disappear: the solutions for the communities of electronic fans continue to renew, and in fact we have with us a first fruit of that acquisition of Arduino by Qualcomm. Arduino one Q: a full -fledged minipc The announcement of this operation has coincided with the launch of a new plaque they have called Arduino one q. We are facing a singular product that represents an important qualitative leap in the Arduino family. And it does it above all because the new Arduino plaque is based on a striking combo. On the one hand, the microcontroller (MCU) STM32U585. On the other, the microprocessor (MPU) Qualcomm Dragonwing QRV2210. This microprocessor that has A CPU Quad-Core with Cortex-A53 nuclei Up to 2.0 GHz, 2/4 GB of RAM, 512 kB of L2 cache, but also an Adreno 702 to 845 MHz monitors and audio devices. This plate allows for example to develop and work with AI applications, making a camera connected to this plate can be used for image and people recognition. To develop all this type of customs solutions It has its appa specifically oriented development environment to create applications in a simple way for these plates. This little minipc is in fact just that: a team that can operate in a totally autonomous way. Although we can use the Arduino one that connected to a laptop or desktop PC to work with this plate, also We can use it as if it were a PC itself. Just connect it to a monitor, keyboard and mouse to interact with your Debian Operating System and with Lab app to develop applications directly in this minipc. We are thus facing a product that makes a remarkable leap in benefits and also maintains the same original principles: both hardware —esquemas and design – and software —app Lab, Cli, Bricks have a GPL3 and MPL license – continue to be Published with Open Source licenses. Qualcomm may have bought Arduino, but the essence of this project that democratized the electronics next to Raspberry and others seems to remain intact. In Xataka | Google believes to have the key to compete with Windows, Linux and macOS in laptops. That key is called Android

The lack of commitment to the position

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Such and As I explained An expert in LinkedIn racing, the personnel selection processes have become a play in which each character must play their role to convince its interlocutor. In the same way as The curriculum must be adapted To respond to the profile of the job offer to which it is postulated, interviews with recruiters require a previous job to convince them that they are facing the right person to cover the vacancy. Prepare a job interview. Adriane Schwageris CEO and co -founder of Growthassistant, a personnel recruitment company. The directive has more than 20 years of experience in recruiting people for all types of profiles and has shared its most important advice for candidates in An interview for CNBC: Arrive prepared. According to Schwager, in the last five years it has noticed a decrease in the level of preparation of candidates for the personnel selection processes. “In fact, I am surprised at the number of times that people do not do their homework. Here is something very basic that I see that the candidates are not doing, which is (understanding): what does the company that is interviewing you?”, Says the recruiter. Investigate the company. The recruiter ensures that the job interview is the perfect time to demonstrate interest in getting the position you are running. Not only because you need employment or For salarybut because the candidate really aligns with the values ​​of the company. A common mistake that the expert has observed in recent years is that many candidates do not investigate what the company does before attending the interview. Schwager points out that it is something that used to remember university students that were presented to their first interviewsbut every time he meets more experienced profiles that do not even bother to know minimally what the company in which he wants to go to work is dedicated. Show interest from the beginning. Knowing your interlocutor in a job interview does not require great effort and provides an important advantage: it denotes a real interest in the position. Schwager emphasizes that it is positive when, naturally, a candidate mentions something about some publication in LinkedIn or X’s profile of the company during the course of the interview. This shows that the candidate has had the interest of navigating the profiles of the company and knowing their situation, giving rise to the conversation already begging in a favorable way to their interests, changing the predisposition of the interviewer. If you have a lot of interest, points high. On the other hand, the expert suggests not conforming only with the established hiring channels, but, if you really are interested in the position, communicate with the superiors to show interest in him. Schwager assures that some of her stronger hiring have been to people who contact her directly through social networks, showing great interest and knowledge about the company. These candidates tend to be more committed and focused on the hiring process. Companies seek commitment. According to Report data State of the Global Workplace 2024 Prepared by Gallup, 62% of employees consider that they have very low levels of commitment to the company, while 15% of the templates are in an active disconnection situation. Only 23% of employees are committed to their job. It is estimated that those Low levels of commitment They generate losses to the global economy of 8.9 billion dollars. For this reason, companies are prioritizing the commitment of their new employees above other factors. Showing that commitment during the selection process gives candidates some extra points in your choice. In Xataka | “I am very perfectionist”: the answer that recruiters no longer want to hear in work interviews Image | Pexels (Tim Gouw) *An earlier version of this article was published in September 2024

The last one signs Google “raising” his commitment to Vibe Coding

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Openai is at a key moment. On the one hand it has the entire technological industry pending its next great revolution with GPT-5its next language model that will boost Chatgpt and the rest of its AI tools. However, it is also in the midst of a bloody battle to stay for the best talent in ia. Goal has already been shown taking several of his top minds. Now Google has also moved card taking the founders of Windsurfthe company in which Openai had put an eye To buy for about 3,000 million dollars. Google’s master play. This Friday, Windsurf confirmed The play with the departure of the CEO, Varun Mohan, and the co -founder Douglas Chen, along with several key researchers of the startup that has promoted, together with cursor, the ‘Vibe Coding‘. The operation, valued at 2.4 billion dollars, includes a non -exclusive license of Windsurf technology, but leaves out any participation in the company. It is the classic “Reverse-Acquihire” that allows technological giants to take talent without awakening regulatory alarms. The context of the debacle. Openai had been negotiating the purchase of Windsurf for months, a startup that had fired its annual revenues up to 100 million dollars in April, multiplying its turnover in a few months. However, the operation had generated internal tensions between Openai and Microsoftits largest investor, since OpenAi wanted to prevent its partner from having access to Windsurf programming technology. This blockade in the agreement with Microsoft caused the purchase not to continue. In this way, when the period of exclusivity expired Openai had agreed with Windsurf to negotiate his purchase this Friday, Google did not hesitate to enter with an offer that Openai could not match. Talent bleeding. Meanwhile, goal continues to execute its burned land strategy in the AI labor market. The Zuckerberg company is offering salary packages ranging from 10 to 100 million dollars to star researchers, an unprecedented escalation that has triggered the salaries of the sector 50% since 2022. The goal is to sign 50 experts to lead their new Superintelligence Laboratoryafter the stumbling blocks of his calls and the exit of key figures such as research director Joelle Pineau. The company has already taken to several topnai top minds to his superintelligence laboratory, and has done the same with many other companies, as is the case of AI star engineer in Apple, Zhifeng Chen. Between the lines. Windsurf loss is especially painful for OpenAI because it represented its direct entry into the developer tool market, where Github co -ilot Microsoft dominates with authority. It was a way of diversifying its business beyond Chatgpt and competing in a niche that is experiencing explosive growth thanks to the tendency to program with the help of AI. Google moves file on an increasingly competitive terrain, making Openai’s strategy difficult in this segment. The pressure intensifies. The situation becomes more complex when the competitive context is analyzed. Anthropic has managed to significantly boost his income thanks to Claude Codeits programming tool, while startups as cursor (valued at 10,000 million) and Replit continue to gain ground. Google has now also entered full of offering programming tools promoted by AI, and many as many as XAI with Grok also They have announced Wanting to participate in this wave with a code specialized model that is expected to launch in August. Cover image: Wallpapercave and Village Global In Xataka | We knew that AI would generate new jobs that did not exist before. What we did not expect is that he was fixing his pifias

That is why he has sealed a 20 -year commitment to nuclear energy

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Goal, the giant behind Facebook and Instagram knows that artificial intelligence (AI) does not feed only on language models. It also needs energy, a lot and stable. That’s why has sealed an agreement 20 years with constellation energy to supply nuclear electricity Apart from your data centers in the United States. It does not seem a symbolic gesture or a green bet for the gallery: it is a calculated play to shield its infrastructure and maintain the pulse of AI development in an increasingly competitive world. The movement is not less. Technology has reached an agreement for the nuclear plant Clinton Clean Energy Centerlocated in Illinois, feeds its data centers in the region from 2027. It is a reactor that was planned to close in 2017 after years of financial losses, but that could continue to function despite the challenges. According to the Menlo Park headquarters, the agreement will allow the facilities to be kept, preserving more than 1,100 jobs. The nuclear enters the goal solution for finishing The company’s investment will also help make the necessary improvements to increase energy production by 30 megawatts, reaching a total capacity of 1,121 megawatts. It is not clear what percentage of the electricity produced will use the technological giant to boost its AI infrastructure, But it is known that current production reaches about 800,000 American homes. While the energy demand of data centers grows exponentially, the technology industry seeks solutions that do not compromise or Supply stability nor its environmental commitments. In that context, nuclear energy has reappeared as a viable alternative: does not emit carbon dioxide during generation and offers constant production, unlike renewable sources such as solar or wind, which depend on variable climatic conditions. Goldman Sachs had already anticipated This turn. In a recent report, the Investment Bank warned that, if the AI ​​adoption rhythm is maintained, the energy demand linked to this technology could be multiplied by 160 from here to 2030. To maintain that growth, it will be necessary to build between 85 and 90 gigawats of new nuclear capacity in the United States. And that is where nuclear energy comes into play as a high performance solution and low carbon footprint. This goal bet is not isolated. Google has advanced in the same direction With agreements like the one who maintains with Kairos Power, a company that develops Modular reactors (SMR) up to 500 megawatts. Amazon has also taken the step and has signed several agreements to boost the construction of these Small and advanced reactorsincluding projects with Energy Northwest, Dominion Energy and the Startup X-Energy, which works in new generation rapid reactors. Nuclear energy is not free of challenges. Its infrastructure remains expensive and concerns about safety and waste management are still present, especially due to the legacy of previous technologies. But the new generations of reactors, such as SMRs, promise to address many of these obstacles: with safer designs, shorter deployment times and potentially more contained costs. For companies as a goal, the priority seems to be to guarantee a long -term energy supply, without shocks and with the least possible carbon footprint. The agreement with Constellation Energy reflects that reality, but remains to be seen if these plans materialize as planned. It would not be the first time that such a project is complicated: In 2022, one of its previous attempts In Idaho It was pause After detecting the presence of a rare species of bee in the field for infrastructure. Images | Goal | Constellation In Xataka | World record in nuclear fusion: German Reager Wendelstein 7-X has broken all records

This is his great commitment to geothermia

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For more than a decade, the Canary Islands have been implemented renewable energies in their territory. The most emblematic case It has been El Hierrowhich became a reference of energy self -sufficiency with certain limitations. Now, Tenerife has proposed a fissure plan. Short. The Cabildo de Tenerife It will start In autumn the first polls to develop geothermal energy. In a press release They have detailed That the initiative is led by the company Geothermal Energy of the Canary Islands (EGC), a public-private alliance formed by the Cabildo itself, the Technological and Renewable Energy Institute (Iter), the Volcanological Institute of the Canary Islands (involved), the Disa company and the Icelandic Reykjavik Geothermal. The total cost of prospects will exceed 80 million euros. More in depth. Estudios realizados por la agrupación promotora han indicado la posible existencia de agua y calor superiores a 150°C a 2.500 metros de profundidad en el subsuelo del sur de la isla. Depending on the deposit, it is expected to be able to generate between 5MW and 20MW, a sufficient amount to supply a city like Santa Cruz de Tenerife for a whole year, according to has estimated The Cabildo. As Santiago Rull Cullen, Energy Director of the Disa Group: “represents a decisive step towards a more sustainable energy future.” Se han analizado más de 17.000 hectáreas para identificar zonas prometedoras, y la tecnología empleada, según el director científico del Involcan, Nemesio Pérez, tendrá una mínima afección al territorio, con estabilidad de producción y cero emisiones contaminantes. Not everything is certain. The deep geothermia that will be developed in Tenerife is distinguished by its low occupation of the soil and a minimum visual impact compared With other renewables. Besides, Not depending on the weatherprovides constant, stable and safe supply, helping to avoid blackouts and reinforcing energy autonomy. However, any subsoil intervention can have unwanted effects on fragile ecosystems. This has demonstrated the case of underwater mining, which seemed off until the discovery of A phenomenon called “Black Oxygen” reactivated the environmental debate. In this context, some experts insist on the need to combine ambition with prudence: do not lose sight of the protection of biodiversity while progressing in the energy transition. A more specific obstacle. The expert Nemesio Pérez, Consulted by the Cabildohas warned that the main obstacle in Spain is the absence of a specific rate that regulates the price of geothermal energy. The lack of a stable tariff framework generates uncertainty among investors. “Without a regulated rate or a clear incentive scheme, investors cannot foresee the future revenue of the project, which increases financial risk,” he said. The Canary Islands were already exploring this route. This new impulse does not start from zero. As happened in La Palma after the eruption of the Tajogaite volcano, where It is studied to take advantage of heat Waste of the subsoil, the Canary Islands had already explored this route. In addition, the European Union has identified the archipelago as a strategic enclave for geothermal development in the continent so it could obtain European financing. Face to the future. IDAE has marked January 2026 as the deadline to execute the project, but they have also requested minimal extension in a year in case the permits and logistics of the equipment are complex. However, here the big question is now if you will achieve what iron has not yet achieved at all: demonstrate that, with planning, investment and technology, an island can be truly self -sufficient and clean. Image | Jesús Rodríguez and Pxhere Xataka | Madrid only produces 4.8% of the energy it consumes, but has found a place to solve it: the subsoil

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