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Five daily tasks where the differences between a high-end processor and a more humble one are very noticeable

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It is very common to hear phrases like “to surf the Internet and watch four videos, any 200 euro cell phone will do.” It is partly true, but there is a difference between choosing a high end processor (as Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 or an Apple A19 Pro) and a low-mid range one (like a Dimension 7000 or a Snapdragon 4 or 6). Apple iPhone 17 Pro 256GB with A19 Pro chip The price could vary. We earn commission from these links The differences are not only measured in seconds, but in the quality of experience. It is true that it is not that the humblest processor cannot do the tasks; It’s how he makes them. Do you want to discover five everyday situations in which the difference between having one processor or another can be abysmal? I show them to you below. Real multitasking and app refreshes Have you ever been writing an email, gone out for a second to copy some information from WhatsAppand when you return the email has been closed and you have to load it again? This is what is known as the multitasking management. In the high range: The processor manages RAM and duty cycles so you can jump between 10 open apps and they’re all right where you left them. In practice, switching between apps feels immediate and seamless. In the mid-low range: The system “kills” apps in the background to save resources. It’s a small one-second lag every time you change apps and it can end up being a frustration on a day-to-day basis. Low battery consumption 5G or WiFi 6 At the high end, the SoC is extremely fast and does the task in an instant and returns to sleep immediately. Furthermore, their 5G modems are much more modern and efficient, which makes they heat up less when you use data outdoors. In a more humble range mobile, the processor has to work harder and for longer to do the same. That usually translates into more heat and a higher battery consumption. Keyboard and system accuracy and speed Although it may seem silly to you, the keyboard is one of the mobile elements that we use the most on a daily basis. High-end processors have a minimum touch response latency. This means that the letters appear on the screen at the exact moment your fingers touch the glass. Plus, AI text prediction is instant and learns from you in real time without slowing down the system. On mobile phones with lower-end processors, there is a very slight delay (which is known as input lag). On some slow phones, when typing very quickly, there may be small pauses or jumps in the keyboard response. Although it is a difference of milliseconds, your brain notices it and it becomes more tiring to your eyes and mind. Photo processing Nowadays, it could be said that in mobile cameras, the software weighs a lot, but the optics, the sensor and the processing continue to be decisive. If you take a photo in night mode or a portrait with blurthe mobile processor is what makes the difference in results. On phones with high-end SoC, when you take the photo, you can instantly see it processed in the gallery, with the HDR applied and noise removed. On the other hand, on a mobile phone with a more humble SoC, you will see a charging or “processing” icon for a couple of seconds. Furthermore, in these phones, the processing is usually less sophisticated and the result may show more noise or less detail in shadows, since the chip does not have the power to “understand” the image as quickly. Using generative AI and video editing We are in 2026 and the AI It is already in almost (if not all) places: from deleting objects from a photo to summarizing an audio or translating a live call. In many high-end mobile phones, these tasks can run locally with the help of the NPU (Neural Processing Unit) because not all AI functions are always processed locally. In some mobile phones with a less powerful chip, certain functions are supported in the cloud. This translates to if you don’t have good coveragethe function will not work or will be desperately slow. With all this, you are surely wondering if Whether or not it is worth the investment in a mobile phone with a powerful processor and high-end. If you are looking for a device that will last you three or four years, the high-end SoC ensures that the smartphone does not become slow with software updates. Keep in mind that the power of a mobile phone is not just for playing; It’s that kind of gear that makes technology invisible and that the device simply responds to your wishes without you having to wait for it. Some mobile phones with high-end processors XIAOMI 17 Ultra – 16+512GB Smartphone, Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Apple iPhone 17 Pro 256GB with A19 Pro chip The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Mobile phones with more humble processors that may interest you realme 16 Pro 5G Smartphone, 8GB+256GB The price could vary. We earn commission from these links XIAOMI REDMI 15 – 8+256GB Smartphone, Snapdragon 685 The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Some of the links in this article are affiliated and may provide a benefit to Xataka. In case of non-availability, offers may vary. Images | Yúbal Fernández (Xataka), Ricardo Aguilar (Xataka), Álex Alcolea (Xataka) and Xiaomi In Xataka | The best mobile phones, we have tested them and here are their analyzes In Xataka | Best wireless headphones. Which one to buy and 21 models from 15 euros to 470 euros

“Much sun damage occurs in daily activities that go unnoticed”

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When we prepare the bag to go to the beach or the pool, sunscreen is one of the first items we have on our list of essentials. This is because we automatically associate these two places with the possible burns we expose ourselves to by being in the sun; However, we forget that in many other daily tasks we also receive sun exposure and we do not apply cream there. The dermatologists They are clear that this is a serious problem in the perception of the risk of exposing ourselves to the sun, since we believe that it only burns on the beach, but not while we walk down the street or drive in the car. This is precisely what dermatologist Miguel Sánchez Viera points out in statements collected by elDiario: “Much of the sun damage occurs in daily activities that go unnoticed” And he goes one step further by stating that “many times the cancer we diagnose today is a consequence of sun exposure that began decades ago.” The invisible danger. The WHO itself and the National Cancer Institute in the United States they are clear than sunlight and other sources of ultraviolet radiation that directly cause photoaging and skin cancer. But the important nuance is that we are facing cumulative damage. This is important, because it is not necessary to lie in the sun to add up “reports” of suffering from a serious skin disease, but walking to work, taking the dog or sitting and having a coffee on a terrace are forms of incidental sun exposure. It is these daily and casual exposures that add up to clinically relevant doses throughout our lives. In the car. One of the clearest examples of this false sense of security is the car, since many drivers assume that being behind glass blocks radiation. But science here suggests that, while modern windshields are designed to block most UVA and UVB radiation, side windows are another story. Multiple studies show that the side glass blocks UVB rays, which are the main cause of immediate burns, but allows UVA rays to pass in very variable proportions. UVA rays penetrate deeper into the skin and are largely responsible for premature aging and long-term cell damage. Therefore, driving or even habitually sitting near a brightly lit window silently contributes to our total dose of UVA. The solar callus. In recent months This concept has become popular pointing out that the skin can “get used” to the sun little by little to generate tolerance without the need for creams that have also been demonized. But health authorities are categorical in this regard, pointing out that the skin cannot safely get used to radiation. The damage to cellular DNA is cumulative and the skin has a “memory” and does not forgive excesses, whether they come from an intense burn in August or from twenty years of moderate unprotected radiation going to the office. In fact, the WHO and the ILO highlight that occupational outdoor exposure has a real and documented weight in the development of non-melanoma skin cancer. Sun protection is non-negotiable and it is advisable to stop associating it only with summer or days at the beach and pool. Applying it before leaving the house and exposing ourselves to UV radiation is imperative if we seek to maintain good dermatological health. Images | Amy Humphries In Xataka | Science warns of the dangerous success of anti-suncream hoaxes on TikTok: “Despite being a minority, this content is influential”

Choosing your 5 daily fruits and vegetables also matters

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We have all heard the importance of taking 5 pieces of fruit and/or vegetables up to date to keep our health in shape. Not all of us do it as regularly as we should, but we know the recommendation. What is not so well known is that, in reality, a random selection of 5 fruits or vegetables is not the best way to achieve those desired health standards. At least, that is the conclusion he has reached with your investigations Professor of Nutrition at the University of Reading Gunther Kuhnle. The case of flavanols. If it is recommended to take 5 pieces of fruit or vegetables a day, it is because they are foods that contain a large amount of bioactives. That is, substances that exert a biological effect on our body that contributes to improving our health. There are many bioactives, but, without a doubt, one of the most important in the plant world are flavanols. For this reason, Kuhnle’s team carried out a study aimed at checking whether we normally consume an adequate amount of flavanols and, if positive, if it can be correlated with the consumption of 5 pieces of fruit or vegetables a day. The recommended amount of flavanols to experience their positive effects on health is 500 milligrams daily. In the study it was seen that, indeed, it is something that can be managed with a normal diet. It is not necessary to resort to supplements or anything like that. However, it was also concluded that very few people actually reach that level of consumption. Even if they religiously eat their 5 pieces of fruit and/or vegetables. Neither surveys nor diaries. Diet studies are often conducted by asking participants to keep a food diary. On other occasions, they are surveyed about their eating habits. However, these types of methods are not the most reliable, since we do not always remember everything we have eaten. For this reason, these scientists chose to analyze urine in search of markers that indicate the bioactives that have been absorbed by the body from the diet. The study involved 30,000 people who had provided their urine samples for studies carried out in the United Kingdom and the United States. Amazing results. In this study it was seen that less than 1 in 5 participants reached the dose of 500 milligrams per day of flavanols. Even if they ate the recommended amount of vegetables. They also noted that the results were quite different in the two participating countries. In the United States, if they followed the 5-piece recommendation, 20% reached 500 mg of flavanols. In the United Kingdom, only 10% of those who followed the recommendations reached it. However, very curiously, there were many who did reach the recommended dose without taking the 5 pieces of fruits and/or vegetables a day. The key is in the tea. Tea is one of the foods richest in flavanols.. In countries like the United States, tea consumption can be related to leading a healthy life and, therefore, eating a lot of fruits and vegetables. However, in the United Kingdom it is more of a cultural thing. For this reason, many people who do not actually eat the recommended amount of vegetables do reach 500 mg of flavanols per day. Consumption of green tea is a great option Not everything is going to be infusions. After this study, Kuhnle concludes that “a random selection of 5 fruits and vegetables each day is unlikely to provide significant amounts of bioactives.” Therefore, he recommends choosing them wisely. In the case of flavanols, there are vegetables such as carrots, cauliflower or cucumbers, which have very little. However, cherries, berries, grapes and apples are very rich in these compounds. So is cocoa. You don’t have to get obsessed either.. Eating 5 pieces of vegetables a day is better than not eating fruit or vegetables. With that we are already helping our health. What this scientist proposes is, once this is achieved, go one step further and inform ourselves about the nutritional content of the vegetables we are eating. Carrots do not have flavanols, but they are very rich in carotenoids, which are also very necessary for health. The ideal is to look for a good contribution of the greatest amount of bioactives. a good example. To optimize the benefits, you can combine berries such as blueberries with artichoke, kale, carrot and pomegranate. Thus, flavanols are obtained, but also other polyphenols (flavanols are flavonoids and flavonoids are polyphenols), vitamin C, carotenoids, folate, calcium, potassium or fiber. Granda’s ellagitanninsfor example, are very interesting polyphenols due to their benefits related to intestinal health. On the other hand, although it is important to make it clear that all fruits and vegetables are healthy (as long as they are edible), it is true that there are some that are somewhat nutritionally poorer. This is, for example, the case of lettuce or cucumber. They also provide some benefits, but we should not focus all our vegetable contributions to the diet on them. In short, if you can, try to choose your five pieces of fruit and vegetables wisely. And if you top it off with tea, all the better. The five pieces are indicative. In fact, there are several studies that They aim more accurately at a consumption of 400 grams of fruits and vegetables per day. The five pieces is an indicative calculation so that we can do accounting without the need for a scale. Be that as it may, the important thing, more than the numbers, is that we have a balanced diet, with the greatest possible amount of nutrients. And of course, for that, information is power. Image | Julia Zolotova (Unsplash) | Magnificent In Xataka | We are heading towards the most expensive chocolate in history: how the cocoa crisis is going to skyrocket its price

“Japanese walks” are much more effective than your daily hour-long walk

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For years we have heard the mantra of 10,000 steps a day as the magic number to stay in shape and keep chronic diseases at bay. However, science has been pointing elsewhere for some time now, such as the need to do strength training, and when it comes to walking, it no longer takes into account how many steps are taken, but rather how are they made. And this is where the “Japanese walk” comes into play. A new system. For friends, ‘Japanese walk’ and for the more technical, known as ‘Interval Walking Training’. A walking system that has been developed by different Japanese researchers and is based on intervals and also on how positive it can be to integrate with the environment that surrounds us. How to do it. The formula to test it is quite simple, since you simply have to alternate 3 minutes of fast walking at 70% of our maximum aerobic capacity with 3 minutes of slow walking at 40% capacity. Although three minutes seems very little, the point here is that we are going to repeat this same thing a total of ten times, until we reach at least 30 total minutes of exercise, changing as we go. And the recommended frequency to obtain results is 4 days per week. There is science behind it. Although it is a technique that is gaining quite a bit of strength in recent months, the reality is that science has been analyzing the impact it has on our health for many years. In this way, in 2024, a study concluded that this method improves glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes through greater glucose effectiveness, and not only due to insulin sensitivity. In 2025, a review also noted that this type of interval exercise prolongs healthy life, preventing chronic diseases, dementia and bone loss, which is especially beneficial in people with low initial levels of bone mineral density. His secret. For us to really see these benefits, the most important thing behind it is adherence. Here technology plays a fundamental role, such as mobile applications that make it easier for the population to follow this routine without depending on in-person supervision by third parties. Something that is ideal especially for older people. Images | pressfoto In Xataka | We have been debating for years whether it is better to go to the gym in the morning or in the afternoon. Physiology finally has the answer

The daily menu has been in an existential crisis for some time. Now Mercadona threatens to take it ahead

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“This is more practical and faster. You eat for 6 euros and I don’t spend 45 minutes. I haven’t eaten off the menu since summer.” The phrase It is from David, 35 years old, technical director of a gym in Madrid. The World He interviewed him recently while having lunch at a Mercadona in the capital. His comment may seem like a simple anecdote, but it summarizes a phenomenon that in the coming years threatens to transform the healthcare sector. retailhospitality and even our eating habits: the struggle between the ‘menus of the day’ of bars and supermarket dishes. For now the figures are clear. Why are you going to the supermarket? A few years ago (not that many) that question would sound like a truism. You go to the supermarket to buy fruit, meat, preserves, milk… whatever you need to fill the pantry. At most you leave there with toiletries or perhaps home decorations, if we’re talking about stores. hypermarket type. However, more and more people go to the supermarket with another purpose: to eat. Literally. Go to a Mercadona, Carrefour or Alcampo (to name just three chains with a presence in Spain) and buy ready-to-eat dishes. Some stores even offer tables, chairs and microwaves. “Merchants” they call them. If you look splendid you can even buy a cup of freshly ground coffee. And do they work? Yes. A few days ago a reporter from The World visited a Mercadona in the center of Madrid, and found that, in addition to people shopping, there was a dining room full of customers eating dishes prepared in the supermarket itself. Three caregivers were having lunch together. At another table a woman was eating a hamburger while looking at her cell phone. Tables. Unknown. Dishes. Exactly the same as in a bar. And it is not something that happens only in Madrid. Not even in Mercadona. In another neighborhood, a retiree waits in line at a Carrefour to buy a rice and hake salad in green sauce. It is the menu of the day from the store, although his idea is actually to take it home. What does the data say? That the above are more than simple scenes of customs. It is proof that something is changing in the sector. retaila change that connects with our eating habits and threatens to hit traditional hospitality completely. According to data from the consulting firm Circana, the distribution sector already accounts for almost the fourth part (23%) of spending on food outside the home. And it is not the only indicator that points in that direction. Another recent NIQ report estimates that the prepared food sector in supermarkets, a broad category that includes everything from refrigerated dishes to other ready-to-eat dishes, recorded year-on-year growth in 2025. 11%well above the 5.8% at which the food distribution as a whole grows. In net terms, this translates into a turnover of billions of euros. In general, Asefapre, the association of manufacturers of prepared dishes, estimates that in 2025 per capita consumption amounted to 18 kg per person, 5% more than in 2024. Its most popular products are refrigerated pizzas, frozen potatoes and pasta-based dishes, so it does not exactly coincide with the foods offered in sections such as ‘Ready to eat’ from Mercadona, but it still gives a valuable clue about consumer trends in Spain. Which chains stand out? In Spain, brands with higher weight In distribution by value quota they are Mercadona, Carrefour and Lidl. The ‘photo’ is not very different when we talk about spending on food. At least that is what the data from Worldpanel by Numerator (Kantar) suggests, which recently disclosed a report which shows that the Valencian chain accounts for a value share in food and beverage consumption of 19.7%. Carrefour reaches 6% and Lidl 5.1%. The study leaves another interesting reading: with its share of almost 20%, Mercadona far exceeds the sum of bars, cafes and terraces (with a 11.2% share of total value) and independent restaurants, which remain at 8.6%. That Roig’s chain occupies such a prominent place is no coincidence. Beyond the gap that has been made in the sector retail thanks to the white labelthe group has been betting on its line for years ‘Ready to eat’in which it offers already cooked dishes that can often be enjoyed without having to leave the store. Today the section is implemented in 1,469 stores distributed throughout Spain and Portugal. Only throughout 2025 did the model expand to 210 new premises. What about the menu of the day? As Víctor, the young man from Madrid with whom we started this report, implies, this new offer of ready-to-eat dishes (many of them based on “traditional recipes”) represents direct competition for bars that offer daily menus. That’s interesting in itself. However, there is another reason why it is worth paying attention to this struggle between ‘merchants’ and bars: catch the traditional hospitality ‘menu’ in the middle of the crisis. Its format is largely based on affordability, but the escalation of costs in recent years (and which may yet be yet to come) makes it turn out every time more difficult keep them at attractive prices. At least if hoteliers want to maintain their margins. Have daily menus become more expensive? Yes. The data from the employers’ association show that every day in Spain they continue to serve millions of menusbut that does not mean that they are getting rid of price escalation. Between 2016 and 2024 They became more expensive on average by 19.5% (they went from 11.7 to 14 euros), but even with that increase the increase accumulated by the general CPI is not equal. A quick Google search arrives to find recent news that warns that in the last decade this increase in prices it’s already over 21%complicating the possibility of finding menus by less than 15 euros. What does that mean? That things get complicated for hoteliers, forced to maintain a profitability margin that guarantees their businesses and compete … Read more

Spain has been ignoring dozens of products that it sells daily in its supermarkets for decades. But that just ended

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You may have read or heard it somewhere: “goodbye to turkey ham and stuffed olives.” And what a joke, can you imagine a world without anchovy-flavored olives? Having to live only on ham or chicken breast? Luckily, you don’t have to imagine it. They don’t disappear. What the Royal Decree does has unleashed All this controversy is something a little more complicated: putting in order the enormous food mess that has been growing for decades in Spanish pantries. What food mess? On February 27 Royal Decree 142/2026 was published that seeks to modify (or repeal) more than a dozen food quality provisions. It seems somewhat minor, but some of which (such as the cookie regulations) are more than 40 years old. The interesting thing, however, is that this new legislation removes from legal limbo numerous products that have not been ‘thought of’ at a regulatory level for many years. In that sense, the decree affects dozens of daily consumer products, but it does not affect them in the sense that ‘they are going to change’: it affects them in the sense that now the rules are going to be clearer. The case of turkey ham and stuffed olives are paradigmatic: the former now has a clear definition and the latter will have the obligation to specify the characteristics of the filling. But what is interesting is not what is important. The important thing, clearly, is the inclusion of gluten-free bread in the bread quality standard. Not only is it a historic demand of the celiac community, but it closes a very tough debate at a regulatory and fiscal level. Until now, at a technical level, the standard did not contemplate that bread made with gluten-free flour could be called bread. This ‘nonsense’ made celiacs They will pay more VAT than they would pay on normal breadbut it’s already over. Something similar happened with horchata without added sugar, the clarification of cider, the types of sangria or the acidity of vinegars. What does disappear. The bologna mortadellawhich until now was a category and which will now have to be called something else to avoid confusion with the designation of origin of the true Bologna mortadella. The central issue is that the agri-food industry has changed a lot. And as usual, the legislation has been dragging its feet, generating piecemeal regulations and creating completely inexplicable holes. So yes, we have taken a step forward. And without having to give up even the turkey ham and stuffed olives. Image | Xavi Cabrera In Xataka | This is how ultra-processed foods have been invading our diet: the evolution of three decades in a single graph

Loop Infinito, Xataka’s daily podcast, will record live in Seville on March 19: this is how you can come

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The next March 19, Infinite Loop leaves the usual studio. Within the framework of CTx Techthe great technology event that It is celebrated in Seville on the 19th and 20thI will record a special live episode with Antonio Ortizone of the founders of Xataka and current podcast co-host Stochastic Monkeys. It will be at 8:40 p.m. at the ADA Auditorium. The topic: AI without hype. What is real, what is noise and why it is so difficult to distinguish one from the other. If you are going to be in Seville those days – or if the event itself is reason enough to come – we will be there. CTx Tech brings together more than 400 hours of content and 15,000 expected attendees. Tickets are available at ctx-tech.com. Featured image | Transfers

How to schedule a daily summary of your new newsletters sent by artificial intelligence to your email

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Let’s tell you how to create a summary of all the newsletters received in your email electronic using artificial intelligence. For this, we are going to use the service Make to create a workflow or workflow with a three-step automation. The idea is to have an email where we receive the newsletters, and configure an automation that once a day analyzes if you have new ones in your mailbox, sends them to an AI like Gemini to make a summary for you, and to send you an email to a second account with a summary of each newsletter you have. But before we start, I must remind you that when you do this, you will be sharing your email data first with Make, where you will link your account, and then with Gemini to give you a summary. It is something that you should take into account if you are a person who wants to take maximum care of your privacy. And if you don’t want to complicate things so much, remember that we have taught you how to make a timely summary of your newsletters with AI. This will not be programmed as we are going to show you today, but you will only need to link your email directly to an AI and write the prompt corresponding. You have to use two email accounts To create this automation you will need two email accounts. One will receive the newsletters and send an automatic email with the summary of each one to your second account. A practical tip is to have an account only for newsletters. With this, first you will prevent unwanted newsletters from reaching you and so much data from your main account being shared, and on the other hand, when you create this workflow you will not be linking the email that you normally use, only the one for the newsletters. And with this, when you configure the third step or module of our workflow, that is where you will have to put the main email to receive the summaries, while all the connections and content explorations will be where the newsletters arrive. Tag your newsletters You will also have to tag all newsletters that you receive. This way, you will have all the emails under that label, and then when creating the automation it will be easier to point out where the AI ​​has to read. For example in Gmail, go to the manage labels option and create one. Once you have created the label, simply label all the emails that are newsletters. So, sender addresses will be labeledand all the emails that arrive will go directly to the tag that you have created for the newsletters. Get the AI ​​API you want to use For this automation, also we are going to need the API of an AI to be able to use it in our project. In our case, we will follow the guide that we have made for you to get the free Gemini APIand thus use Google AI to process the newsletters and send you the summaries. You simply have to enter the website of aistudio.google.com and sign in with your Google account. When you do, in the left bar click on API keysand then at the top click on Create API key. By doing so, create a new project to link the key to and that’s it. When you have created the API, you will see that it appears in the list of API keys. You just have to click on the left, below where it says Clueand a window with the API will open, starting with “AIza–“. You can do this with any other AI whose API you want to use. Now, create your automation Let’s now move on to creating our automation. As we have been doing several times, we are going to turn to Make, as it is a platform that is easy to use and very versatile. In it we will create automations with Gmail and Gemini modules, and in all of them we will have to log in. We are going to skip these steps in the guide, but to log in with Gemini you will need to enter the API that we obtained in the previous step, and with Gmail you will have to log in and give the platform permission to read all your emails and be able to write them in your name. First the Gmail module The first thing we are going to do is create a new scenario in Make, and add module Watch emails from Gmail inside him. This module is used to make the automation read emails, and can be launched when you receive a new one. Now we go to the panel to configure this module. In him, in Folder you can put All mailso that it reads all the emails, but just below it says that it does not include spam and garbage. So make sure the newsletters don’t go there. In Label you have to choose the label Newsletters that we have created before in Gmail. As a criterion you can put them all, or those you have not read yet, and below mark the processed emails as read. Finally, you can set a limit on the number of emails to process. Save it like this, and in the next step choose if you want to process the emails from now on, all of them, or from a date. Now a Gemini module to do the summary We now go to the second step, that of create a Gemini module right after Gmail. Click on the + to the right of the Gmail module, among the options look for Google Gemini, and within its functions choose the option Generate a response. This is used to generate a response from some data you give it, which in this case will be emails labeled as newsletters. Now let’s configure this module. You will first have to … Read more

How to receive a daily email with the summary of your favorite podcast made by artificial intelligence

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Let’s explain to you how to receive summaries of your favorite podcasts by email. These summaries will be made by artificial intelligenceafter you have received the audio file and processed it. This is not something you can do in a specific application, so we will have to configure a workflow of several steps. Specifically, we are going to use the service Makebecause its free version is enough to do it. In addition, we are going to use artificial intelligence Geminisince it is very easy to obtain a free API with which to use AI on this website. At Make.com we will have to log in with the Gemini modules and especially Gmail. It is important to highlight this because in the end you will be giving a third party access to your email, which could compromise your privacy, although this tool is reputable enough to think that it complies and that you should be safe. First you need the RSS of the podcast In order to carry out this automation, the first thing is get the RSS address of the podcast that you want to analyze. It is the page with the code where the title, description and the address of the mp3 file of each chapter appear, which in the end is the most important thing. If you don’t know where to get this address, you can use the Get RSS Feed websitewhich you can get at getrssfeed.com. On this website, you just have to enter the URL to Apple Podcast, iVoox, Spotify or the podcast website, and then it will search there for the RSS address. When it does, click on the button RSS Copy and that’s it, you will have the address copied. It will also be important that Find out what time each chapter is published. At the end of this project, the workflow will have to be scheduled to activate at a certain time each day, and it should be at a time when the chapter has already been published. Configure the Gemini API Key The AI ​​we are going to use for this project is Gemini. And to link and use this AI, you need get a google api. For that, go to the website aistudio.google.com and sign in with your Google account. When you do, in the bar on the left at the bottom click on Get API Key. Now you have to click on the option Create API key that appears at the top of the screen you have created. This will open a window where you have to create the project for which you are going to use it in order to identify it, for example Gmail Gemini. When you create the project, you can now create the API. When you have created the API, you will see that it appears in the list of API keys. You just have to click on the left, below where it says Clueand a window with the API will open, starting with “AIza–“. When you later create the first Gemini modulethen on the login screen you will have to write the Gemini API Key that you generated at the beginning of this tutorial. We are not going to repeat this later because it is something that we will assume has already been done after previous projects such as create a Telegram bot that summarizes your emails. Now we create the workflow Now let’s go to Make.com and create a new scenario or workflow. We start by clicking on the initial + for the first step, for which you have to choose the option Watch RSS feed items. It is used to display the elements of an RSS address. In this first module, what you have to do is write the RSS URL that we have searched for in the previous step, and put it in the URL field. Then, in Maximum number of returned items set 1, so that every time this scenario is run it only pulls the latest post. Once you have this first step configured, I recommend you click on Run eleven to run the project with just this step. Thus, the content will be loaded, and it will appear in the autocompleted suggestions in the following steps. Now let’s go add module HTTP with the action Download a filewhich will be used to extract and download the audio file of the podcast chapter. When you click on URL, a window will appear with autocompletion suggestions, and here you will have to write the address of the mp3 file of the audio. If necessary, you can search for it in the RSS code. In our case, it is in Enclosures > URL. This is a somewhat complex step. A little tip I can give you if you’re not clear is to ask an AI where the audio file is to download, and attach the RSS web address. After the HTTP module, we are going to add a Gemini module. Specifically, we must add module Gemini Upload to filewhich is used to upload a file to artificial intelligence. Here in the field File you have to choose the option HTTP – Download a file. This means that the file that we are going to upload will be the one that we have downloaded with the previous module. Now, After the Gemini module we are going to put another Gemini module. We are going to use the module Generate a response to generate a response. Whom Role put User, and in the Partsin it Item 1 set the message type as text, and choose the option Source to add the source text. and in Item 2 put Filefollowed by audio/mpeg in Mime Typeand in File URI look for the URI. All these elements will have to come from the Upload to file module. Further down, in the field of System Instructionsyou have to open the section Prompts and write a prompt in the field of Prompt 1. This is the prompt with … Read more

More and more Spaniards use AI in their daily work. They also fear losing their jobs because of it.

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Artificial intelligence has ceased to be a technological promise and has become something that more and more Spanish workers already have installed in their daily routine. Not long ago, talking about AI at work sounded like science fiction and, on many occasions, it was even seen like a trap at work. Today, the data tells a very different story and adoption not only growsbut it does so at a speed that surprises even the analysts themselves. A report from the InfoJobs platform highlights that in the last year not only has the percentage of employees who use AI in their work grown, but increasingly understands them better. It is increasingly used at work. According to the IV InfoJobs Artificial Intelligence Report63% of professionals in Spain regularly use AI tools in 2026. This figure represents an increase compared to the 52% recorded in the 2025 report and 50% in 2024. Within this increase in the presence of AI in the workplace, the report highlights that the spontaneous use of AI stands at 51%, 17 points more than in 2025. The data indicates that the difference between the total use of AI and that declared has been reduced from 18 to 12 points. That is, workers not only use AI more, but they also better identify what technology they have in their hands and what they can do with it. They have an AI and they know how to use it. In 2025, 48% of professionals said they did not know or did not know how to use AI tools. In 2026, that percentage has fallen to 28%, a reduction of 20 points in just one year. In this sense, the generation gap becomes more visible. Among those under 35 years of age, the declared use of AI reaches 63%, compared to 47% among those over that age. Mónica Pérez, Director of Communication and Studies at InfoJobs, summarizes it like this: “Artificial intelligence has gone from being an emerging technology to being progressively integrated into normal work processes. Beyond the increase in its use, the data reflects greater identification and awareness of the use of this tool by professionals, which points to an increasingly consolidated adoption in the work environment and a paradigm shift.” ChatGPT leads, machine translation goes down. Among the most used AI tools in Spanish companies, ChatGPT-type chatbots stand out, which have gone from 37% in 2024 to 52% in 2026 and already top the ranking of the most used. The integration of AI in design tools and as a programming assistant does not go unnoticed, with a significant increase in use in the workplace, standing at 17% and 16% respectively. For its part, automatic translation, one of the main uses of AI at work in 2025, it drops from 58% to 51%. The percentage of users who claim not to use any specific tool in their work has been reduced from 7% to 4%. All this fits with what is happening globally that, by eliminating friction at work, employees tend to take on more tasks, generating more fatigue and workload if it is not managed well. Fear of dismissal grows. Having a greater understanding of the potential of AI tools and knowing what they are capable of also increases the uncertainty about your future job. 39% of those interviewed for the InfoJobs report believe that AI will cause some specific layoffsalthough without replacing specialized work, a percentage higher than 30% in 2025. 23% predict more widespread substitution, while the same percentage considers that the workforce is not easily replaceable with AI alone. This perspective varies depending on presentation of your position to AI. Among those who already use AI regularly in their workplace, 46% see the scenario of specific layoffs as likely, compared to 26% of those who do not use it. The AI ​​gap between companies. According to the study ‘Digitization of the Spanish company‘ Prepared by the UGT union with data from the INE, 21.1% of companies with more than 10 workers used AI in 2025, which represents a considerable increase compared to the previous year in which 9.55% was registered. Among large companies with more than 250 employees, the percentage rises to 58.2%, an increase of 13 points year-on-year. The data from the report indicates that Spain exceeds the OECD and EU average in AI integration, with 20.3% of companies regularly using AI. However, Spain is still very far from the implementation of this technology in Denmark (42%), Finland (38%) or Sweden (35%). Despite the general increase in the use of AI, there is data that indicates that this progress is not being transferred to internal talent since the percentage of ICT specialists in companies it has been reduced from 16.44% to 15.67%, a figure that UGT describes as “unexpected and disturbing.” In Xataka | The biggest fear was that AI would take our jobs. The reality is that it is replacing those who are learning to work Image | Unsplash (Anastassia Anufrieva)

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