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Drinking coffee in the morning has very positive consequences for someone unexpected in your body: the microbiota

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For millions of people, the day doesn’t begin until the first cup of coffee hits their table. Something that makes a lot of sense because of how coffee affects our brain. so we can wake up and improve concentrationbut the reality is that it has many more effects further down the brain. We talk about the intestinewhere it passes and has a great involvement in the microbiota. The microbiota. There is more and more research that is focused on the microbiotathe bacteria we have in our digestive system and that have an increasingly relevant role in our daily lives. In this case, taking care of these bacteria inside us is a priority to be able to have good health, even to avoid major diseases. Now science is beginning to glimpse that Coffee is much more than a vehicle for caffeineand that has an important implication in the modulation of the intestinal microbiota. Beyond caffeine. We tend to think that coffee is nothing more than “caffeinated water”, unless you add a little sugar to remove its bitterness. But the reality is that we have a large ‘soup’ of bioactive compounds. Science is seeing how coffee is key due to its intestinal impact thanks to two of its components: polyphenols and dietary fiber. This is something that is currently being analyzed through studies. in the laboratory and in animal models where they have seen that a large part of these compounds reach the colon intact without digesting. There they act as ‘food’ for the bacteria that are there, such as dihydroferulic acid, which has local anti-inflammatory effects. That is, it acts like something similar to a prebiotic. The ‘planter’ effect. If we treat the intestine like a garden, coffee seems to work as a selective fertilizer. Although the evidence in humans is still heterogeneous, several patterns are repeated in the scientific literature, such as an intervention study in humans that showed that three cups of coffee daily for three weeks increased abundance of Bifidobacteriuma genre classically associated with intestinal health. But it does not stop there, since another large population metagenomic study associated the consumption of beverages rich in polyphenols such as coffee, tea or red wine with greater alpha diversity. This is something that within this world is associated with greater resilience and health in the microbiota. The recent discovery. Published in Nature in 2024science found a very specific association: those who regularly consume coffee have a much greater presence of the bacteria Lawsonibacter asaccharolyticu. A bacteria that is not just any bacteria, but helps digestion and also offers the colon the necessary elements for it to have much more energy and even prevents inflammation. That is why having this bacteria in large numbers in our intestine is actually very beneficial. Have metabolic health. Keeping the bacteria in our intestine ‘happy’ is essential as we have seen. The main hypothesis that supports all of this focuses on the ability of bacteria to ferment fiber and polyphenols of coffee producing short chain fatty acids such as butyrate. These compounds are the favorite fuel of colon cells and have systemic anti-inflammatory properties. This could explain, at least partially, why epidemiological studies often associate moderate coffee consumption with better metabolic and cardiovascular health. The small print. Before you rush for your fifth cup, you need to put on the brakes and look at the limitations of current studies, since not everything is rosy. And science, despite offering these benefits, indicates that robust clinical evidence is lacking. It must be taken into account here that not all coffees are the same, since soluble coffee, an espresso or using a filter in a coffee maker are not the same. And furthermore, not all people respond the same because each microbiota is literally a different world in each organism. Big tests are missing. Although in the laboratory and on paper everything may sound great, we must keep in mind that there are still many studies that demonstrate that coffee causes a direct improvement in diseases through the microbiota. And although coffee feeds your Bifidobacteria It does not eliminate the fact that excess caffeine causes insomnia, anxiety or tachycardia in sensitive people. Furthermore, the benefits observed in the microbiota are associated with black coffee or coffee with little milk. If your “coffee” is a smoothie loaded with sugar, cream and syrups, the negative impact of ultra-processed foods on your intestine will probably cancel out any benefits of polyphenols. Images | Nathan Dumlao CDC In Xataka | Having a cup of coffee as soon as you wake up seems like a great idea. Science has something to say about it

Someone believed that ‘GTA Vice City’ could be played for free in the browser without consequences. Take-Two has reacted firmly

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Whoever played ‘Grand Theft Auto: Vice City‘ You probably remember well that it was not exactly a light game for its time. It was published in 2002 on PlayStation 2 and later came to Xbox and PC in 2003. In those years, installing it and making it work was part of the ritual with requirements that not everyone could meet. That is why it is striking that, more than two decades later, that same title appears running directly in a browser, without installations or disks. The question is inevitable: why now and with what implications. The response has come in the form of a cease and desist request directed at DOS Zone. The notice, that the platform itself has made publicmaintains that the website is “hosting and promoting a browser-based project.” The document demands that the game and any associated functionality be removed, and warns that if this is not done, the company reserves the right to take additional legal action. Where preservation ends and the legal problem begins A cease and desist request is not yet a demand, but rather a notice with clear consequences. Its objective is to force the removal of content that the rights holder considers infringing, leaving a formal record of the claim. From that moment on, the designated platform usually faces a clear decision: comply or assume the risk of the conflict escalating. The letter itself anticipates possible subsequent steps, such as communications to the accommodation provider or legal action if the request is not met. In this case, the notice has not been managed through direct communication between editor and platform, but through EBRANDspecialized in digital surveillance and content removals. This model is common in large catalogs, where the detection and management of potential violations is outsourced to dedicated teams. EBRAND acts as a technical and legal intermediary, in charge of documenting the case and conveying the demands of the rights holder, without publicly assessing the context of the affected project. DOS Zone, for its part, is presented as a project driven by video game enthusiasts with a stated objective of preservation and accessibility. In its own texts, the team emphasizes that it does not obtain financial benefits, does not display advertising and does not monetize access to the games it hosts. It also claims to reject any form of illegal distribution and ensures to operate within the legal frameworks it considers applicable. As part of this positioning, the platform maintains that it is willing to remove content immediately upon official request and to cooperate with rights holders. Screenshot of DOS Zone The version of Vice City accessible from the browser allowed you to start games with local saves and offered, optionally, saves in the cloud through the js-dos platform to continue the session on different devices. Access was limited in demo form, with progress blocked after the first story point at the Ocean View Hotel. To go further, the system required the user to upload an original game file, which was verified to match the commercial assets. The claim comes from Take-Two and is part of a broader debate about access and preservation, where the concept of “abandonware” is often invoked. However, that term has no legal validity: The fact that a work stops being sold or changes format does not extinguish its copyright. In the case of ‘Vice City’, the validity of the copyright in USA extends until 2097regardless of the channel through which you try to access the game. In this specific case, furthermore, the abandonment argument does not even hold up in practical terms. Take-Two continues to sell Vice City and also versions such as ‘Grand Theft Auto: Vice City – The Definitive Edition’ on multiple platforms. Its owners continue to exploit it commercially more than twenty years after its original release. This context reinforces the publisher’s position against any unauthorized execution and helps to understand why the case does not go unnoticed, even in an ecosystem where other similar projects manage to survive without friction. Images | Rockstar Games/Take-Two | DOS Zone Screenshot In Xataka | I can turn on, control and play my PC from anywhere in the world: three ingredients that make it possible

Europe has filled with Stellantis cars that are not sold. And Madrid and Zaragoza will pay the consequences

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Zaragoza and Madrid will suffer a temporary stop in vehicle production. This has been confirmed to us from Stellantis, who we have asked about the rumored machine stop in six European floors. With a stock that is not giving out, the company does not want to return to past times. Temporary. That is the makeup: a temporary stop. Although we have asked in Stellantis about stops distributed throughout Europethe company has only confirmed in our case those related to Madrid and Zaragoza. Nor have we been offered data on when and how long these stops will take place. If it is confirmed that the company for the Poissy factory, which produces the DS 3 and Opel Mokka, from October 13 to 31, 2025, according to the French media Echos. In Bloomberg They expand the stop to the Italian Pomigliano factory where the Alpha Romeo Tonale and the Fiat Panda are manufactured. There are already four confirmed plants but in the French media it was ensured that the strikes could affect up to six European factories. Spain. What is manufactured in our country? In Madrid, Stellantis produces the Citroën C4y C4 X, as well as its completely electric variants. For its part, in Zaragoza produces the small electric electric. That is, Los Lancia Ypsilon, Opel Corsa Ey Peugeot E-208. In addition, it had recently confirmed that the B10 Leapmotor would arrive in Spain and, everything indicates, should land in Zaragoza. The one that will not stop is the Vigo plant. There Stellantis produces the commercial vehicles of Peugeot and Citroën, as well as the 2008 Peugeot and its completely electric version that takes advantage of the lines of the electric vans. The stock. Stellantis’s intention is to reduce the stock of his stores. The company has long dealt with its stores at a healthy level. In fact, during The last call with shareholders Following the middle of the year results, the message was sent that the company had maintained a “strong discipline in inventories after the corrective actions of 2024” and that it is “maintaining that discipline throughout 2025”. These messages are not causal. The company has been dealing with an enormous overstock, especially in the United States. So much so that in that market some of their concessionaires came to accumulate so many fiat 500 electric that ended give them away to take them off. The company does not want to be in a similar situation but some of its products are becoming outdated and are increasingly complicated to sell. That is why the production of cars such as the Alfa Romeo Tonale or the DS3, which do not reap good results. A serious problem. In your latest results reportStellantis confirmed that the network has more than 1.2 million cars without selling. Of these, 300,000 are possession of the group but there are more than 900,000 cars distributed by independent dealers to those who have not given exit. In Europe, in addition, this inventory has grown by 7% compared to 2024 because products to the available cars portfolio have been added. Among the data maremagnum, he emphasizes that Stellantis has produced fewer cars but his margin has also collapsed. If we talk about Europe, the company had already reduced its production in about 100,000 units but its benefit for the sale of these cars has collapsed at 2,000 million euros, because of discounts to sell vehicles in stock, low sales and the obligation to repurry units set on the market. Sales. In that last fact, sales were made. At the end of August, According to AceaStellantis has reduced its sales by 8.9%. And what is worse, the rivals eat ground because their market share has gone from 17,%to 15.9%. The reorganization in the portfolio of its range leaves us dramatic falls in what we have been. For example, Opel, its third best selling brand, falls 11.8%. Fiat, its fourth best brand, falls 19%. Lancia, which only has the electric ypsilon, falls by 72.8%. And the electric? When it was confirmed that Zaragoza was going to continue receiving electric cars, Like the Leapmotorwe already explain that the news can be seen from two perspectives that seem contradictory. The optimistic is that Zaragoza will manufacture the electric cars of Stellantis, which should guarantee the future of the long -term factory, especially if we take into account that, together with CATL, the company will raise a battery production plant To nurture your lines. This should be the confirmation that the bet is very serious. The pessimistic is that although the small electric car Sales should increase (especially if manufacturers want to meet the maximum limits set and flee) They will have to put these cars on the market. But, for now, they continue to demand certain complications from their owners and, therefore, they are being more complicated to sell even if they lower their prices. And a financial situation … difficult. To all of the above we must add what we have already counted a few weeks ago. Stellantis is going through a complicated moment in some decisions made by Carlos Tavares in the past. His commitment to the multienergy platform has forced the company to make great efforts to develop the Stla Medium and Small. Those economic results are still green. But, in addition, they have gotten into investments such as hydrogen and two electricity cars that They have been canceled. In total, 3.3 billion euros in the trash. Photo | Stellantis In Xataka | Before developing a pile of hydrogen or competing with Chinese electric, Stellantis has chosen a third way: surrender

How can we avoid its consequences

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Surely we have heard dozens of times of acid rain without knowing exactly what it is. It is also possible that we have a cartoon image of this very real phenomenon, a rain that corrodes and destroys everything it touches. There is something true in this but, of course, reality is a bit more complex. First of all we must answer an obvious question: What is acid rain. We refer to acid rain to a rain that drags acid components. These components can of different types, for example nitric acid or sulfuric acid, so there is no “standard” composition of acid rain. Acid rain does not have to be strictly, rain. Other similar events, such as fog or hail, can also make the acidic compounds of the atmosphere intermingle with water and give rise to “acid rainfall.” In a way we can see acid rain as a variety of phenomena with a common denominator in these Acid components. The result is more acidic than normal rainfall: if the rain usually has a pH of 5.6, acid rain tends to have values pH between 4.2 and 4.4. How acid rain occurs Acid rain usually begins with atmospheric emissions of compounds such as sulfur dioxide (SO2) or some nitrogen oxide (NOX). These compounds can be issued by the industry or means of transport (although they can also arise naturally) and dragged from industrial and urban areas to distant areas. In the atmosphere, these compounds can end up mixing with oxygen, water, and other components, unleashing chemical reactions that give rise to the formation of sulfuric acid and nitric acid. These acids are later captured by water itself, forming acid rain. They can also end up precipitating themselves on land, vegetation or terrestrial waters, in what we call the phenomenon of dry deposition. How it affects the environment According to Explains the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the effects of acid rain can be seen more clearly in aquatic environments. Although the increase in water acidity can be harmful to many species (especially young), the main risk is indirect. When acid rain falls on the ground, it can interact with clay particles in these and Extract aluminum They could contain. Due to runoff, part of this aluminum ends in rivers and lakes, affecting aquatic life. This aluminum can also be absorbed by plants, which implies that acid rain can also affect plants, not corroding them as we can imagine but intoxicating them from the ground. It can also make the ground lose nutrients that plants need. Different species may have different levels of tolerance regarding these impacts, however we must take into account that ecosystems are complex systems where the loss of a piece can affect many others. EPA puts a Example with frogs: While these can endure a pH of up to 4, some of the insects they feed cannot survive in waters with a pH below 5.5. How it affects people Acid rain also generates impacts on people. Again, we can rule out the idea of direct damage as skin damage derived from contact with this rain. “Walking in acid rain, or even swimming in a lake affected by acid rain, is not more dangerous for humans than walking in normal rain or swimming in non-acid lakes,” Explain EPA itself. That does not mean that acid rain does not affect us, only that it does so indirectly. Acid rain can also expose us to heavy metals. Studies on the impact of aluminum are not conclusive But we know that acidification can increase bioconversion of mercury to methylmercury and its accumulation in fish. In addition, since this rain can affect plants, it can also influence agriculture, for example altering the pH of agrarian soils, making them more acidic. This rain can also affect the constructions and public furniture. Here corrosion does play an important role since acidic particles interact with metal, stone and paint causing damage to the coating of buildings, statues and other elements. The presence of acid rain is also an indicator of the existence of torqueSO2 and NOX ticleswhich in themselves can be harmful to humans when they are inhaled. That is, the same particles that cause acid rain put our health at risk to a greater extent than acid rain itself. Consequences for the planet of acid rain We indicated before the compounds that cause acid rain can travel displaced by atmospheric winds and currents. This implies that sometimes the emissions of certain industrial areas end up causing problems in vegetated areas to hundreds or thousands of kilometers away. That is, acid rain can have global impacts in addition to premises. Can acid rain be avoided? The big question then is what we can do to avoid this. The answer is In emission control of the particles that cause this problem, that is, of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides. The main sources of these pollutants are the burning of fossil fuels in different sectors (transport, electricity generation or industry) is largely responsible for This type of emissions. Various limitations introduced Throughout the last decades (The last the imposed in the maritime sector to sulfur emissions) have kept at bay the potential environmental disaster derived from acid rain. In Xataka | Acid rain, oxide in the neighborhoods and mercury in the fountains: this is the panorama of contamination in Gijón Image | Patrick Hendry / Wal_172619

Something weird is happening with the clouds of the planet. Something that will bring not very pleasant consequences

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Where are the clouds born? The answer to that question can become much more complex than it seems. Because yes, the clouds are formed in the sky, or in the atmosphere, but the layer of gases that surrounds our planet is vast and in it intermingle predictable factors with chaos. Complex and changing. Trying to answer this question, some scientists have encountered an additional problem: the place where the clouds are born It is changing. The area of ​​the earth’s surface in which these clusters arise has moved and has shrunk what has important implications in the climate and weather of the planet. They are the results of two studies published in recent years, The first In August 2024 in the magazine Climate Dynamicsand The second In May of this year in Geophysical Research Letters. Three cloud stripes. The first of the studies observed how the cloud areas located on the oceans of both hemispheres have moved and contracted throughout the last 35 years. The study focused on three zones: one, called Interopical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) located near Ecuador Earth; and the other two located in average latitudes, approximately between parallel and 60 north and south. Through observations of instruments such as the modis (Moderate Resolution Imptotroadiometer) On board the Aqua satellite, the team was able to map the areas of greatest cloudiness as well as their evolution over time. Interpreting the data. According to The US Space Agency explainsNASA, the tormentous clouds that run through our planet are usually forming in the vertices of large -scale atmospheric circulation areas, such as hagley cells, polar and hard -latter cells or average latitude cells. More specifically in the areas where the currents associated with these cells converge and make warm and humid air ascend. In contrast, the convergence areas where currents carry cold and dry air from upper layers of the atmosphere to lower altitudes correspond to the areas where the heavens tend to be more clear. Change in the trend. The study of the clouds gives us clues about the dynamics of these torments of the planet. The responsible team calculated for example that the area contracted between 1.5% and 3% per decade In recent years. As NASA details, the ITCZ ​​narrowed and the tormented areas in average latitudes moved to their respective poles at the same time that they also contracted. In contrast, the subtopics clear areas expanded. More than a matter of color. The most recent of the studies addresses the climatic implications of change in the cloud patterns of the planet. And it is that the climate our “blue marble” depends a lot on the clouds that overshadow the atmosphere and dye it occasionally in white since this layer of clouds depends on the amount of solar energy that reaches us due to the albedo. The clouds reflect the light and therefore the solar energy that reaches the surface of the Earth, so less clouds implies more energy and more heat. According to study estimates, change implies that oceans absorb 0.37 watts per square meter more per decade due to these changes. And climate change? We could fall into the error of assuming that this change explains the tendency towards global warming that we associate with anthropogenic climate change but the truth is that climatic models already incorporate these changes into them. In fact, a previous estimate made by the instruments of Ceres (Clouds and The Earth’s Radiant Energy System) estimated at 0.47 watts per square meter and for decade the increase in solar radiation that the planet receives as a whole. These changes contribute to the “energy imbalance” that implies heating, but they do not explain it for themselves. “These new findings suggest that the loss of oceanic tormented clouds is a key factor in the imbalance,” He explained George Tseliudis to NASAmember of the team responsible for the studies. According to the expert, these changes could also Help explain The anomalo oceanic warming seen a couple of years ago and that caused the North Atlantic to beat numerous temperature records. In Xataka | The clouds are each time a more scarce resource. And some countries are already “to war” for them Image | Michala Garrison, Modis Atmosphere Science Team / Tseliudis et al (2024), Dscovr Epic

Mediterranean waters are so hot that Spain will suffer the consequences again: more hail

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Heat is one of the great protagonists of this advanced start of summer, but a tough competition has come out thanks to the periodic storms that continue to condition the peninsular meteorology: hail. A week ago The storms surprised with huge balls, and it seems aimed at repeating the story. A complex panorama. Summer began with an alternation between warm episodes and atmospheric instability that has given way to An even more complex situation. A “all at once” that may seem disconcerting, but that could actually make quite sense because of some atmospheric dynamics. Looking at the Mediterranean. A few days ago We pointed out that the Mediterraneanand more specifically the Western Mediterranean, was at a remarkably higher temperature than what would be normal on these dates. Something that can condition the meteorology on the mainland. Today The predictions They continue to warn of an important risk storms in areas of the west peninsular, especially inside the Valencian Community. As some experts point out, both facts may be more related to what it seems. From heat to hail. The precedent can be found in the tanizades of the summer of 2022 (some hailstorms who came to leave a deadly victim), Explain in Twitter The physicist and disseminator German JJ. The German himself was a member of the team that last year published An article In the magazine Geophysical Research Letters in which he analyzed the 2022 event and the link between the surface temperature of the Mediterranean and the hailstorms. The study showed that the appearance of Supercells It was the result of the influence of an “unprecedented” amount of available connective energy. “The intensity of the storm was influenced by the abundant atmospheric energy and the humidity of the warm sea (…). When we exclude the warm sea factor of the simulations, the hail was made smaller,” explained the team in its study. Probable, not sure. The study was the result of many months of analysis focused on the particular case of 2022. A similar effort would be necessary to confirm the relationship between the present situation of the Mediterranean and the storms we are seeing these days. “An extremely warm sea does not directly explain very virulent storms. What it does is to enhance that, under favorable atmospheric conditions, they acquire a more aggressive behavior, giving extra and quality energy,” He clarified German. Where, how and when? Faced with such a convulsa situation, the State Meteorology Agency (Aemet) Maintain various notices For adverse phenomena: while in the west peninsular the predominate notices will be due to high temperatures, in the east it is the notices for rain and storms that colors the map. Today’s list of notices includes several areas in orange notice by high temperatures, which will be concentrated in the Guadalquivir Valley and surrounding areas: from the Sevillian countryside to the Cazorla region and the safe one the maximums could reach 40º. In Xataka | We do not know anything about El Niño at this point of the year. That is a meteorological mystery … and good news Image | ECMWF / David Trinks

And it is something that has serious consequences in Spain

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In just three weeks we have seen several warm episodes and what is more, some experts already foresee the arrival of the first heat wave of the year. However, these temperatures that await us are not the only heat that Meteorologists interest. And there are good reasons behind. A very hot Mediterranean. The Mediterranean Sea is reaching temperatures that we had not seen in at least four years and considerably higher than what would correspond during these days of the year. The Data offered by SOCIB (Observation and coastal prediction system of the Balearic Islands) indicate that the temperature is above not only the average of the temperatures observed at this time in the period 1982-2015, it would also be above the 90th percentile of the observations and the data recorded in recent years. According to the socib data compiled on June 12, on average, the surface of the sea presents a thermal anomaly of 2.26º Celsius above what on average would be at this time during. Different areas, a similar story. The situation is especially striking in the Western Mediterranean, where thermal anomaly reaches 2.65º. In the surroundings of the Balearic Islands the sea surface is located at an average of 3º above the average, with the waters of the National Park of the Cabrera archipelago registering an anomaly of 3.18º. Although in the Eastern Mediterranean the thermal anomaly is lower in absolute terms (1.9º), it also exceeds the 90th percentile of the data compiled at these dates between 1982 and 2015. Something similar occurs in the sea of ​​Alborán, one of the few areas of the Western Mediterranean than with a lower growth than 2º (1.64º specifically), but also above the percentile. What is happening? According to Explain the meteorologist Duncan Wingen in Meteoredthere are three factors that have taken us here. In the first place, the absence of winding wind, a “natural refrigerator” that cool the sea facilitating the evaporation of surface water and the outcrop of the coldest and most deep waters. Second, the stability caused by subtropical anticyclones that have dragged warm air masses and left clear skies. Finally, it should also be taken into account where we came from: according to the Socib datain recent years the surface temperature of the Mediterranean has been almost constantly above the average. In fact, the last time temperatures were seen below this average was in April 2022. The forecasts. The situation seems to change, at least not better. According to the models From the European Center for Middle Term Meteorological forecasts (ECMWF), towards next Wednesday, a part of the central Mediterranean near Naples could show thermal anomalies between 4.5º and 5º. A significant part of the Central Mediterranean and the Alborán Sea for their part could show anomalies above 3.5º. The forecasts still get worse if we advance until Monday 23: ECMWF models calculate that broad areas of the Western Mediterranean could present thermal anomalies of between 5th and 5.5º. Towards that weekend the bulk of thermal anomaly could move to the east. It could be then when normality would return to the Western Mediterranean, even with a slight cold anomaly in areas near the coast. It should be noted that these are medium -term forecasts so uncertainty must be considered. Why does the Mediterranean matter so much. The question of why meteorologists are interested so much for the temperature on the high seas has to do with the fact that it affects what happens on the mainland. High maritime temperatures make warm and humid air rise in the atmosphere. This favors the appearance of storms with greater destructive capacity. Surely the best example of this we will find the hurricanes but the Mediterranean also has examples Beyond the appearance of hypothetics Medicanes o Mediterranean hurricanes: Danas or “cold drop” are examples of the virulence that storms can reach in the Mediterranean basin. In Xataka | It never rains to everyone’s taste: we have just discovered that rainfall has wreaked havoc on the Galician octopus Image | ECMWF / Florian Osmers

One of the most mythical cars in the history of cinema can be “copied” by anyone. And that has consequences for the industry

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You can have Eleanor in the garage. That is what an American court has decided for whom the most famous Ford Mustang of ‘cars thieves’ or his Ramake ’60 seconds’ is mere telzzo and not a character in itself. And this has its particular implications when selling replicas. He is not a character. Specifically, according to a United States Court, it is “ATZZO”. We read the information in Motorpasion where they echo the ratification of a sentence that has been chasing Shelby for a long time. According to his decision, the coach may continue selling Eleanor replicas. That is, if you want, Shelby can sell a preparation of the Ford Mustang as they appeared in the film since those responsible for the Court of Appeals of the Ninth US Circuit have indicated that we are facing a mere vehicle and not a character in itself so you cannot apply copyright. Where do we come from? The decision of this Court certifies the previously issued other courts of lower rank. Denice Halicki, widow of HB Halicki, director, screenwriter and producer of ‘Gone in 60 Seconds’, known in the 70s in Spain as ‘cars thieves’ had denounced Shelby for selling vehicle replicas. Then there was a judicial career that It began in 2022 and that has ended in 2025 with the ratification of the latter court. And although Shelby can continue to manufacture their replicas, there are a little smaller particular cases that have also received good news, Like this youtuber who had been tried for the feet of his particular modification. Identifying features. That is what Denice Halicki has defended all this time. According to the woman of the screenwriter, director and producer of the original film, that Eleanor reappeared with a leading role in the remake known as ’60 seconds’ gave an idea of ​​its relevance and, in his opinion, that it was one more character in the film. For the judge, however, “Eleanor has no right to the protection of the copyright of the characters because (1) had no conceptual qualities, (2) had no consistent features and (3) was not especially distinctive”, in words collected by Carscoop. In fact, they point out that “along four films and eleven appearances in those films, Eleanor lacks consistent features. For example, Eleanor’s physical appearance frequently changes throughout the various films, appearing as a yellow and black fastback Mustback, a Mustang Shelby GT-500 gray and black and an oxidized and without paint that needs repair.” Eleanor is not a batmobo. In the films that have appeared, Eleanor has always been shown as a special car. Without going any further, in ’60 seconds’ Nicolas Cage points to that of all cars that have to steal during the movie, Eleanor is special because he has always escaped him. Knowing if you will get it is, without a doubt, the great attraction of all the films in which you have appeared. But, for the judges, it is not a Batmobile. They point out that in this case we do talk about a character in itself because the Batmóvil can act for itself (without Bruce Wayne at his side) and has a specific and very identity aesthetic (which resembles a bat). Towle test. What the judges applied to know if Eleanor was or not protected by copyright is what is known as “Towle test”. That is, the car would be subject to copyright if it meets the following premises: The character must have physical and conceptual qualities. The character must be sufficiently delineated to be recognizable as the same character every time it appears. It must show consistent and identifiable features and attributes, although the character does not need to have a consistent appearance. The character must be especially different and contain some unique elements of expression. It cannot be an archetypal character. This test refers to what was applied in the same court in 2015 to decide if the Batmóvil was a character in itself, after DC Comics denounced Mark Towel, a man who had manufactured the car replicas. In this case, he failed in favor of the plaintiff and, therefore, the foundations settled to know whether or not a character was a character in himself. A break. As we say, this victory is a break for Shelby and for people who, on their own like the youtuber of B is for buildThey have wanted to work in their own replicas of the famous Mustang Shelby GT-500. These types of replicas are common among the greatest fans of certain films and vehicles that modify their cars to have their own Kitt, Herbie or the Delorean ‘return to the future’. Even Ford has sold its own ‘Bullit’ version of Ford Mustangremembering the beautiful sports that Steve McQueen was driving in the film of the same name. Photo | In Xataka | 17 iconic cinema and TV vehicles in 45 photos: This will be the exhibition of the largest science fiction cars in history

In search of a audience, RTVE is increasingly similar to Telecinco. The consequences are controversial like Melody’s

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He Melody’s prick in Eurovision It is generating an unexpected shock wave. The last last place in the Latest edition of the controversial festival He has not caused the diva to adopt the usual low profile in these times, waiting for the chaparrón to pass (or not: who heard again about Morpheus’s dream after his penultimate in 2013?), But we have seen her return at a press conference with attacks on some RTVE partners and public television itself. Derogatory comments. Yesterday afternoon, Melody appeared in Study 6 of Prado del Rey before a hundred journalists. It was an expected return because it was the first official statements of the interpreter of ‘ESA Diva’ after set up to the revolt Already other RTVE programs with which he had commitments after Eurovision. “It hurt that some companions of some chains, and of the same chain, have made a little derogatory comments towards my person and my performance,” he said. Among the most commented on networks of this appearance has been The conflict with RTVEhis Positioning with the conflict in Israel or the Message between lines to sonsoles onega. Broncano in the spotlight. With that comment he referred especially to David Broncano’s program, who saw CANCELADA Melody’s visit at the last minute and had to react with an emergency guest. “Above all is mental health, and there has been some television program in which they have laughed that I went home to see my family and my son and need time, and it doesn’t seem good to me,” he said. He also commented that there have been comments on “other programs of RTVE itself. They have been subliminal messages dedicated to my person who did not stick. I do not speak of anyone’s salary and I do not want to talk about mine.” The inevitable Israel. The great presence of this year in Eurovision has been that of Israel, both for the result of popular votes as for the abundant voices that ask for the withdrawal of the country from the contest while continuing the conflict in Gaza. Israel also brought the most tense moment of the press conference, when the press asked Melody to position themselves, after he did This year’s own winner. Melody replied that he would not pronounce because “once I did the Benidorm Fest, I am required by contract not to make political comments.” RTVE Demiente. RTVE has rushed to Defer that point on social networksensuring that “at no time has any representative of Spain in Eurovision be prohibited in Eurovision to make political comments. It is the rules of the UER that establish that the songs, and only the songs should not include political content.” Remember that Israel’s own participation is on the table in the European Broadcasting Union for next editions. They looked for him. For a few months, it could be said that RTVE is facing a series of controversial decisions that are generating conflicts even within the entity and that they move it away from the traditional image of public television, traditionally more moderate and oriented to the public service. Historically, there were objectives on public television (impartiality, public service, absence of advertising) that contrasted with those that could be seen in private (search for audience, spectacularization and conflict). The two borders, however, are blurring. The audience above all. On the one hand, the search for audiences has led to the signing of stars that in some cases are giving good results (‘the revolt’, although far from defeating the unbeatable ‘El Hormiguero’) and in others not so much (‘The family of TV’, which Does not find its space in the afternoons). Significantly, in both cases the programs are supported by the conflict, with Pablo Motos in the first case, which has led to some hostilities rarely seen in that strip; And with the DNA of ‘Save Me’, controversial and missed by definition, in the second. Closer to private TV. Melody’s anger, then, is the result of this reorientation towards proposals more typical of private television. It is detected, for example, in all the treatment that TVE is giving the controversy, managed and fed from the same chain: the press conference -especially tense with the presence of María Eizaguirre, communication director of RTVE-, ‘La Revuelta’ and, of course, ‘The family of TV’. A strategy similar to when ‘Save Me’ commented on the programs of The Telecinco de Vasilecreating a kind of self -sufficient world that feedback itself. All this has given rise to an evolution of RTVE that has caught the attention of Critical means with management of the current president of RTVE, José Pablo López. A manager accustomed to controversy and accused of politicizing the platform And that has motivated that at the moment the question about the table is: do these contents attract new audience or erode confidence in the chain? Header | RTVE In Xataka | Thirty years later, there is still an unbeatable television format in Spain: desktop soap operas

The north of Spain has been complaining about mass tourism for years. Asturias has discovered the bitter consequences of losing it

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The formula of nature, calm and good kitchen that for years promoted Rural tourism In Asturias It seems to lose bellows. AND clearly. Although the photo of recent years is distorted by COVID, the housing of the principality specialized in this type of tourism have seen how His activity descended until they were driving before the pandemic. At least according to INE data. It is not so much a “puncture” in the flow of travelers and in that of the rooms (They last less) and the loss of interest in the national market. The phenomenon is interesting because it coincides with another or even more media: complaints in a large part of the peninsular northern ( Galicia to Cantabria or in your own Asturias) For precisely the opposite, the effects of tourist massification. While in Cantabria they cry for not being “The North Ibiza” And Galicia complains about The “fodechinchos”inside and the Asturian mountain the hoteliers cry out for measures that avoid the slow decline of rural tourism. An icon in low hours. A quick search arrives on Google to verify that rural tourism does not go through its best moment in Asturias. TO The news of the Regional Press about The fall of activity those in the sector claiming are added “Specific aids” and those of the Principality trying to reassure him. In fact, in January Adrián Barbón He promised to “rethink” rural tourism of the region “to recover thrust.” Shortly after its executive announced a Bond program With discounts designed to encourage demand. That the situation of the sector arouses so much interest in the Principality is more than understandable. In the mid -80s, and thanks largely to your campaign “Asturias Paraíso Natural”the community managed to make a place in a sector in which until then the tourism of Sun and beach prevailed. Today Asturias adds hundreds of establishments with thousands of places (in August the INE computed almost 1,400 and 14,800respectively) and stands out for its volume of rural houses per capita. What do the data say? That the sector has known better times. The INE shows that last year the Rural Accommodations of Asturias received some 304,000 travelers who paid for 924,400 overnight stays. The first data is not exactly bad. It is a slight increase of 1.7% compared to 2023 and is online of 2019. The second worries. In a Growth scenario The number of hired nights fell 3.2% year -on -year and remains away from the almost 975,000 overnight stays that the sector managed in 2019. The 2025 start has not been especially good. During the first quarter the volume of travelers and overnight stays fell with respect to last year, although the data should be handled cautiously. First because in 2024 Holy Week, a period of strong tourist demand, fell in March and this year did so in April. Second because There may be variations important from one month to another. In fact the Principality He has checked already for the growth of February. “Very black winter”. The truth is that the sector is far from satisfied. Recently the president of the EO-Porcia association implied in An interview with eldiario.es that the balance has been of everything but good in recent months. “50% of the peoples that are still inhabited today are for rural tourism. Fixed population and allows you I recognized. In its own accommodations, three apartments and a house, it did not register any reserve between the Bridge of the Constitution and last Holy Week. Looking for the causes. The big question is … What are you due to these data from the sector, especially overnight stays? Why if in August 2001 the average stay In rural accommodations, was 6.13 days passed to 4.76 in 2019 and 4.24 last year? For Ana Llanoof the Fuentes del Narcea Association, one of the keys is the change in demand. Tourists are looking for different things today during their vacations. Or rather, it does so at a different rhythm and way. “Before people came to spend the summer, to spend a few days in nature, to enjoy the house themselves. Now people want regrets In eldiario.es. His comment is in tune with the data on the duration of the rooms and another key indicator: the overnight stays fall in the rural one, but grow in the set of Asturias. “They end rural tourism”. To that challenge others are added: the de -stationalization, the need to enrich the offer with packages or the competition of other types of accommodation, such as Tourist housing (VUT) or the “illegal establishments” that (precisely by acting outside the administration) also blur the balance of the sector. There are those who speak of tens only between Vegadeo and Navia and who focuses the focus on the VUT. “They are ending rural tourism,” they said recently From the sector to The voice. Foreign lifeguard. The general photo leaves another interesting nuance. Asturian rural accommodations may be invoiced today less overnight than before pandemic, but that fall is mainly due to domestic demand. The nights hired by Spaniards fall, but those reserved by tourists from outside the country have grown considerably. With that backdrop last autumn the Principality launched A campaign aimed above all to the Asturian themselves. His slogan: “Are you sure you know Asturias?” When tourism does not arrive. The case of Asturias is interesting for something else. Between record tourism data and with the open debate on the effect of the sector on the real estate market, over the last years in much of Spain they have happened The protests against tourist. Especially in points such as the Canary Islands or Balearic Islands, but also in areas of the North, including Galicia or Cantabria, where the saturation of certain points has become a matter of debate. The Asturian rural and interior situation leaves a key question: what happens when tourism stops arriving or comes less? What if the Fodechinchos Do they stop traveling or areas that have developed … Read more

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