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call the only ship that has been repairing them for more than a decade

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That an underwater cable breaks (or someone cut it) can happen anywhere. There is amazing ships dedicated to deployment and repair of this critical infrastructure in our hyperconnected world. However, when it happens in Africa there is only one ship that can answer the call at any time. Is called Leon Thevenin and has been in operation for more than forty years. The ship. As they say in Rest of WorldIn the world there are 62 cable repair ships that are always available, but in Africa there is only one. The Léon Thévenin is part of the fleet of Orange Marinea subsidiary of the French operator Orange, and for thirteen years has been in charge of all repairs from Ghana to Madagascar. It is 107 meters long and the crew that operates it is 60 people. It also features a remote submarine and a small work boat. According to the official ship record, It is capable of making repairs in extreme weather conditions, in both deep and shallow water. African cables. In this map We can see that the continent is surrounded by countless cables that provide connections to both its inhabitants and data centers and ground stations. Among the most notable is the ‘Peace Cable’ connecting Singapore to Kenyathe West African cable system and the Alphabet Equiano that go from Portugal to South Africa. The cable also stands out 2Africa which with its 45,000 kilometers is the longest in the world; It connects from the United Kingdom, goes all the way around the African continent and ends in India. And there are many more. Accidents. Cables deteriorate, they can also be damaged after storms or if a ship drops anchor and drags it. Many times the cuts are intentional, but they usually occur in other places in increased geopolitical tension like Taiwan either the baltic sea. In March 2024, much of the west and center of the continent was left without connection due to simultaneous failures in several cables. The Léon Thévenin was in charge of returning connectivity to millions of people. It has not been the only case. In recent years the ship has been having a lot of work because the Congo Canyona huge underwater canyon that extends 280 kilometers into the Atlantic, is suffering many landslides that have affected several cables. A great responsibility. It is estimated that 99% of the world’s internet traffic travels over submarine cables. If a cable breaks, it can leave millions of people without connectivity. Furthermore, in the age of AI, connectivity is even more important because it connects the infrastructure that makes it work. The price to pay for the Léon Thévenin crew is spending very little time with his family. Sometimes they rest for a month, the problem is that if a breakage occurs they are the only ones who answer the call. Image | Wikipedia In Xataka | The submarine cables belonged to the teleoperators, and now the big technology companies are controlling them

It will be one of the longest lunar eclipses of the decade

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The Romans said “Origo” to refer to the origin, so they used “orior” as a verb born. From there came “Ortus” for the birth of the sun, better known as dawn. “Ortho” in Spanish is defined as the exit of a star by the horizon. And this Sunday, With the lunar eclipsethe moon will have a beautiful ortho. A total moon eclipse. Every year there are at least two lunar eclipses, but they are not always total. This Sunday, September 7, will be one of the longest in the decade, with a totality of 82 minutes visible from most Asia. It can also be seen already started From most of Spainwith the moon very low on the horizon. But it will not be visible from America. A lunar eclipse occurs when the earth is aligned between the sun and the moon in full moon phase, and its shadow is projected on the lunar disc. The earth’s shadow has two zones: the gloom, which darkens the moon subtly, and the umbra, which blocks sunlight. In the case of a partial eclipse, the umbra looks like a bite, and in the case of a total eclipse, the full moon darkens. A blood moon. During the totality phase, The moon can become redwhat is known as blood moon. Although the umbra blocks the sunlight, the Earth’s atmosphere refracts solar light filtered towards the satellite. In this case, the blue wavelengths are dispersed by a physical phenomenon known as Rayleight dispersion, hence the red tones predominate. The blood moon this Sunday will reach its most intense point at 20:11. If you are in Spain, the moon will be totally eclipsed, reddish color. Even so, with a clear horizon, you can see the best part of the show, especially from the Balearic Islands and the Mediterranean coast of the Peninsula. On the other hand, visibility will be low to the west, particularly in the Canary Islands and Western Galicia, where only the partial phase of the end of the eclipse can be seen. The full schedule of the eclipse. In the peninsular hour (UTC+2), the Moon will enter a gloom (slight darkening) on ​​Sunday at 17:28. The partial phase of the eclipse (the bite) will begin to be seen at 18:27, but only in the countries where the moon is already out. The totality phase (the moon is completely inside the Umbra) will begin at 19:31 and will end at 20:53. Then the partial phase will be repeated until 21:56 and the Penumbral until 22:55. What will be seen from Spain. The visible phases will depend on whether the moon is whether or not where you are. In Madrid, the Moon will leave at 20:35, so they can be seen about 18 minutes. In general, the moon will leave the horizon totally eclipsed and dyed red from most of the country, with the exception of western Galicia and Canary Islands, where only a partial eclipse will be seen. In Barcelona: 41 minutes of totality from 20:11 In Valencia: 32 minutes of totality from 20:20 In Seville: 10 minutes of totality from 20:42 In Zaragoza: 28 minutes of totality from 20:24 In Malaga: 17 minutes of totality from 20:35 In Murcia: 30 minutes of totality from 20:22 In Palma: 44 minutes of totality from 20:08 In Las Palmas: only partial from 20:15 (UTC+1) In Bilbao: 18 minutes of totality from 20:34 In Valladolid: 12 minutes of totality from 20:39 In Vigo: only partial from 20:56 In Gijón: 7 minutes of totality from 20:45 Where you have to look. Unlike a solar eclipse, seeing a lunar eclipse is totally safe with the naked eye and with prismatic. Since in Spain it coincides with the exit of the moon, it will be best to look for a place with the horizon is clear (a beach of the coast, a viewpoint, a roof …) and wait for the satellite to rise, already eclipsed and red, for the sky. Image | Liquidcrash (Flickr, CC by-SA 2.0) In Xataka | Total Eclipse of September 2025: When is it and how you can see it in Spain

With only two electric cars, Xiaomi is getting out of the “Valley of Death.” Others cost more than a decade

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The Xiaomi Su7 has surprised the entire industry And he has led the company to do such rare things as telling its customers in a hurry that buy cars from competition. The play hides a strategy, but it is a great example of how good it goes to the company with its second car and bets on luxury, The Yu7. While they hope to make the leap to Europe in 2027, he has achieved kneel. Lost 800 million In his first year he sold cars. Great news that already pointed to what was coming later: the Break Even When losing $ 500 per car sold is good news. Xiaomi has presented the Financial Results of the Second Fiscal Quarterwith great news for your car section. The Auto Division has commercialized 81,302 vehicles in the period and lost 41 million dollars. It is a loss of $ 507 for each car sold. It is very good news for the speed at which the company is approaching profitability. The photo. In the last quarters, Xiaomi comes from losing, on average, 1,376, 905 and 507 dollars respectively, after coming from losses of 5,250 in the third quarter of 2024. That is, it now loses a tenth of what I lost until November. And it is not the only positive figure that the results bring along with sales growth: the gross margin has grown from 15.4% of the second quarter of 2024 to 26.4% of this year. This contributes to having launched the Su7 ultrawhose launch has helped the average sale price up 10% in one year. With him they wanted to eat Porsche in his field, And they got it. According to its financial results, Xiaomi is very close to starting to earn money with its car section. Why it is important. Tesla is the only pure manufacturers of electric cars that He has managed to get out of the “Death Valley” the initial period in which Startups They burn money to espuertas without hardly generating money. Brands such as Rivian, Lucid, or Ford (in their electric division) have accumulated losses exceeding 22,200, 11,000 and 10,500 million dollars respectively. That Xiaomi only loses 41 million dollars per quarter with such competitive prices speaks of the balance that has its commitment just over a year after having launched. How are they getting it. Not all companies have The support that Xiaomi has had In his car crossing. In this sense, according to Bill Russo, CEO and founder of Automobility, a determining factor of Xiaomi’s success has to do with its production agility, which has benefited widely from producing with Beijing Auto, a state company that already had a huge production scale before the arrival of Xiaomi. The company was able to access a production chain already components of high quality already available in the market thanks to investments made by the matrix and its founder for years in companies such as companies such as Momenta. Another of the keys, according to John Helveston, a professor specialized in the Chinese electric vehicles industry: it is an achievement to manufacture an electric in such a short time, but attention must be paid to evolution. “The car industry is hard and success is measured in years of resistance, not in the speed of the first launch,” he told us. Xiaomi has passed in a year of being present in 30 cities with 87 stores to be in 92 with 335 stores. Image: Xiaomi. Xiaomi had a long way carved. Yes, even being new in the electric car sector. On the one hand, although you can buy online cars, by its already extensive distribution network In China: 335 sales centers in 92 cities, and growing at a dizzying pace. It is no longer the company we met for selling extremely cheap technology. Although it maintains a part of that bet, in recent years too He has focused on the premium with the support of luxury brands such as Leica. It is much more path of of some brands when arriving in Spain. The challenge. Among such good news, Xiaomi faces a problem: long waiting times and limited calendar. This explains that in China, the Su7 be the king of resalecosting more than new and with up to 10 months of waiting. To a limited production they also faced for years fAbricante as Teslaand Xiaomi has the best example of how to grow. In 2024 he achieved sell 4 million vehicles (In front of the 350,000 that Xiaomi hopes to sell this year). Xiaomi has a plan factor growth for his future cars and be able to face international expansion. It will be a crucial moment, for example companies like Novo Nordisk knows well: the problems for Ozempic in the United States began When they could not deal with demand. Cover image | Xiaomi In Xataka | Intel is closer than ever to be chopped. A giant is interested in buying its chips factories

These dancers are one of the most disturbing traditions of La Palma and had a decade without appearing. Until now

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Incredibly strange parties there are in Spain to give and take. And in summer, with the multiplication of patron saint parties And typical of each town, they are increasing. However, those of Santa Cruz de La Palma They are not strange because of their aesthetics and development, but also because of their frequency: the dance of the dwarves is celebrated every five years … but it was not seen ten. Dwarves to accompany the Virgin. With a denomination that has already been outdated but that, obviously, is still used by tradition, the dance of the dwarves has viralized in social networks by its comic visual spectacularity. This is the most famous number of the traditional parties of the descent of the Virgen de las Nieves, which takes place in the Canarian town of Santa Cruz, in La Palma. In these parties the image of the Virgen de las Nieves moves from her sanctuary in the mountain to the city on the coast. A series of popular acts are celebrated around the act, including dance. How dwarves dance. The image of the dwarves dancers (in reality, people of average height hidden after huge Napoleonic tricorn) has become popular so much that it has become a symbol of the entire island of La Palma. The music that dance is a polka composed in 1925 by Domingo Santos Rodríguez, and that lasts more than ten minutes. Then the dance is repeated again and again, between parade and dances in different places. This year they have come to be dancing for thirteen hours without stopping. Lustral dances. The feasts of the Virgin’s descent take place every five years, but the descent and dance of the dwarves had been held for a decade, since it coincided in the previous edition with the pandemic. Therefore, this year the reunion with the 24 dwarves has been special: since it is a show especially aimed at children, to whom the dwarves scare and increase in the parade, for many of them it was the first time they saw them. This year the celebration has recovered an element that was not done since 1925: before its transformation into dwarves the dancers appear dresses as kings. It has also been the first time that two women dance as dwarves. Viral dance. The ten -year waiting generated considerable expectation in networks, which has set in figures never seen before in the celebration. In Tiktok videos were published with the label #Dwarves2025with thousands of visualizations and comments. On Instagram, only online broadcast had more than 340,000 visualizations. Canarian public television also made intensive use of social networks, which exponentially increased scope and visibility of the event this year. Disturbing dwarves. The mystical component of the dwarves and the magical element of the narrative of the act (with the kings metamorphicing in dancers) sister this holiday with those of other locations where the macabre and the mysterious also prevail. For example, the Vijanera de Silió, in which 75 symbolic and pre -Christian characters represent ancestral forces in conflict; or the pilgrimage of Santa Marta de Ribarteme, in As Neves, where people who have survived a disease parade in coffins carried by relatives, as offering to the Virgin. In the Spanish parties we have abundance of monstrous cryoatures at our parties: the Castrillo Colacho of Murcia in Burgos, for example, is a demonic character of grotesque face and yellow and red suit, and jumps on babies placed in mattresses in full street during the eighth of the Corpus. And the piornal jarmplas is a character disguised with a cornuda mask and multicolored ribbons that becomes white from collective anger, with neighbors throwing tons of turnips, in an experience between the carnivals and the terrifying. Next to this, some chotescos heads that dance polkas are a children’s game. Header | Santa Cruz de la Palma City Council – Carlos Acieg In Xataka | In 1975 a photographer launched himself to document the popular festivals of Spain. The resulting book changed everything

Vapers have lived a decade of freedom in Spain. The honeymoon ends

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Spain is about to set the ten years of ambiguity. The vopemers, which were sold in the early last decade as the “intelligent” version of tobacco, will be treated exactly the same as the lifelong marlboro. Why is it important. The New anti -tabaco law that prepares health normatively equate electronic cigarettes, Heated tobacco and vapers to conventional tobacco. The regulatory limbo is over. That liminal space is over in which it seemed acceptable to vap but not smoking. Health wants to prohibit the use of cigarettes, and also of vapes, in terraces, marques, labor vehicles, university campuses and external leisure areas. The same restrictions that conventional tobacco already had. The context. During a decade, vopes users have enjoyed a kind of undeclared privilege. Technically they did not smoke, but “vapeed.” It was steam, not smoke. A semantic difference that translated into real freedoms: vaping in places where smoking was prohibited, avoiding – not always – the social reproach looks, maintaining the perfect alibi being “leaving tobacco.” The final blow. The prohibition of flavorings marks the end of that golden age. Not only lose spaces: they lose their identity. The flavors were what most differentiated the vaping of traditional tobacco. Without mint, fruits or sweets, vapes are reduced to simple nicotine dispensers with USB-C load. Yes, but. The resistance is real. CNMC (National Commission of Markets and Competition) has challenged the prohibition of flavoringssomething unthinkable already with traditional tobacco. The classic tobacco companies have stopped fighting for years: they know they lost that war. Vapes still have faith in which they can win. Between the lines. This comparison says something deeper about how Spain manages this type of innovations. The vapes followed the classic pattern: Technological grace period. Social normalization Regulatory awakening. Total comparison. It is the same route they made (saving the health distances) VTC with the taxitourist apartments with hotels or cryptocurrencies with traditional currencies. The threat. For Vaper industry, this is more than a regulation: it is a declaration of war against its business model. Without flavoring and no differentiated spaces, what competitive advantage is left to the traditional tobacco? Technology, perhaps. But that seems insufficient to maintain the growth of an industry that grew precisely because it was not “real tobacco.” Deepen. The draft must still go through the Council of Ministers and subsequently through Congress, where you will need agreements with other political forces. Restrictions can change, but direction is irreversible: vapes have lost their special status. Outstanding image | Stephen Noble in Unspash In Xataka | The ‘vaping’ reaches adolescents and lights alarms

The reservoirs are almost 22% above the average of the last decade. There is an “but” important before celebrating

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The forecasts of meteorologists seem to indicate that spring You have your days counted: Next week we will see an increase in the temperatures and models of the State Metorology Agency, they foresee that in the middle of June the rainfall is less than what is usual for these dates. Despite this, this short spring has been intense, and that It has been reflected In the reservoirs. 77.5%reserves. The latest data indicates that the water reserve has been placed this week at 43,407 cubic hectometers (HM³), 77.5% of its capacity. As it stands out The Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge, to this have contributed “abundant” rainfall in the Peninsula and especially in Lugo, where 55.8 mm have been reached. The internal basins of the Basque Country (95.2% of its capacity), the Duero (92.6%), and the western Cantabrian basins (92.2%) They are the ones closest to their theoretical maximum. In the south stands out The River Basin Odiel, red and stonesat 91.7% of its capacity. Almost 22% more than average. We have been more than a year in which the reservoirs accumulate more water than the average of the previous 10 years. The current 43,407 hm³ represent an increase of 21.79% above the average of the past decade, 35,641 hm³. It is good news, but it should be remembered that the data of the Decenal has been significantly weighed by last decade. If we go To data from five years ago, we will see that the average filling of the previous ten years (2010-2019) was 74.3% global and 71.8% if we focus on the reservoirs of consumptive use. The average of the last 10 years is now quite far, in 63.7% for the set of reservoirs, and in 58.1% if we focus on consumptive use. Unequal state. As usual, there are marked differences in the filling level of the different basins. We indicated before some of those that are closest to the full filling, all of them above 90% of their capacity. At the other end, the southern and southwest basins remain at relatively low levels, highlighting the safe basin, at 31% of its capacity. The positive reading is that even this basin has seen its level of filling in recent months. This last week, in fact, the basin has seen an increase of almost 1% compared to the previous week. The Andalusian Basins of the Mediterranean, also among the most empty, have also experienced a slight increase in their volume, until approaching the 57.6% of its capacity. The negative note is put by the Guadalete and Barbate basin, the second with the lowest average filling (at 54.88%), which has lost six Hm³ in recent days, a reduction of 0.36%. Of course, the basin shows a markedly superior filling last year by these dates (30.28%) and also slightly higher than the average of the last 10 years (53.31%). The end of spring. The state of the reservoirs allow us to face with slight optimism an uncertain and imminent summer. Meteorological forecasts They point out a drastic increase in temperatures in the next few days, and not just that. Aemet’s medium -term predictions also indicate that the trend of the coming weeks will not only point to warmer temperatures than usual by these dates, but also towards precipitations below average. This seems to imply the end of spring, at least from the meteorological point of view, and the beginning of a summer that we do not know what will hold us. In Xataka | “Thank you so much, reservoirs.net”: Spanish men are developing a peculiar obsession with swamps Image | Alina Rossoshanska / Miteco

Free remote access disappears after a decade and takes a worrying turn for its users

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Plex has announced which will increase the price of your subscriptions and make your main free function into payment service: remote reproduction of personal content. The changes will take effect on April 29, marking the end of an era for millions of users who used the platform to access their multimedia libraries from anywhere without having to pay for it. Why is it important. This decision directly affects millions of users who have built domestic ecosystems based on the premise of being able to access their personal content from any location. The changes represent a total turn in the business model of Plex. The figures. Price increase is considerable: Monthly subscription: from $ 4.99 to $ 6.99 (+40%). Annual subscription: from $ 39.99 at $ 69.99 (+75%). Vitalicia subscription: from $ 119.99 to $ 249.99 (+108%). It is easy to read between the lines what Plex intends with these different increases: to promote the monthly to increase their monthly recurring income … and dissuade the life, or at least monetize it much more aggressive. There are alternatives. For those who see a reason here to migrate from Plex: Jellyfinopen and free source, without payment or telemetry functions. Embyversatile without too much complexity, with a free version robust. Kodiveteran customization. Stremiofocused on streaming from different sources. The current situation. Until now, Plex allowed its users to configure a domestic server and remotely access its content for free. This model has been the basis of the growth of the platform for more than a decade, which has become tremendously popular. The change. As of April 29, you will have two options if you want to continue accessing your remote content: That the server owner has a plex pass. In this case, all users who give access can continue to see content remotely. Hire the new “Remote Watch Pass” for $ 1.99 per month or 19.99 a year, which allows remotely accessing servers whose owners do not have plex pass. Between the lines. Plex justifies these changes alleging “growing costs” and the need to continue developing new functions. However, the decision comes at a time when they want to position themselves as a legitimate competitor in the saturated streaming market. The company has been incorporating new social and discovery functions during the last year, in addition to launching A store to rent movies and series. These movements are subtle signs of a strategy to become a complete streaming platform, beyond its original function as a personal media manager. As compensation, Plex will eliminate the limitation of one minute reproduction in its mobile applications and it will no longer be necessary to pay a unique activation fee to eliminate this restriction. And now what? If you are a plex user, you have until April 29 to buy a life subscription at the current price of $ 119.99, before it doubles. The current monthly and annual subscribers will see their rates increase, while those who already have a life subscription will not be affected. Content streaming in the same local network will remain free, as well as access to content with advertising offered by the platform. In Xataka | Plex: 21 tricks (and some extra) to get the whole game Outstanding image | Plex, Xataka with Mockuuuups Studio

More than a decade ago, Seville created a system to defend against Guadalquivir waiting for not having to use it. Last night he had to activate it

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Anyone who was yesterday at the entrance to the Pava Charco, could see how the city’s firefighters They moved the huge gates of defense that shield the city of Seville of the floods of the Guadalquivir River. And it is likely not to know, but I was attending a historical moment: it is the first time since it was built that these steel plates (more than four of meters high and five tons of weight) have to close. Phase 1. Yesterday afternoon, the Hispanic City Council activated the emergency plan in phase 1 and brought together all emergency services (including Local Police, Civil Protection, National Police and 112) to coordinate the necessary measures. 30 people were evicted from a “chabolist settlement” that was in flood zone, control points were installed and It was decided to close The connection that connects La Vega de Triana with the city. That’s where the doors that have just closed are. He has also put the neighbors of Tablada, Valdezorras and El Gordillo on alert. But hadn’t it stopped raining? Yes, weather forecasts They do not show abundant rains In the area and in fact (although the red alert is maintained) the river flow has already begun to decrease in Córdoba. However, when we talk about Seville, the river is just one of the things to take into account. The tide. Although it is often difficult to imagine, the truth is that when the Guadalquivir arrives in Alcalá del Río (that is, 15 kilometers before reaching the municipality of the city of Seville) It is already at sea level. That makes that point more or less, the entire riverbed is subjected to the influence of the tides. And that is what worries the authorities: if the river flood coincides with the pleamar, the chances that the Guadalquivir will overflow begin to be huge. How historical is this really? Indeed, to say that the doors have closed for the first time is not saying too much: they settled in 2012 and the last time the city was on the edge of the debacle It was in 1996. However, the challenge is more than considerable. Because, like Díaz del Olmo explained years agoProfessor of Geography of the University of Seville, the reduction of the alluvial plain of the Guadalquivir (which has gone from 4 kilometers to 500 meters) adds risks to the situation. “It is worth that with the swamps that retain the water, so much alluvial plain is needed, but the current one is not much less sufficient,” he said. And not only for the plain itself, but because “If the river is wide and with meanders, the energy that the water carries is blurred; but if it is narrow and straight, the water acquires a great speed … like the flow of the river rises of the 4,000 cubic meters per second … we have a problem for which they do not serve neither the storm tanks or anything.” A monster called Guadalquivir. Luckily, we are not yet in that situation. However, this is a warning for navigators: taught by tons of concrete, rivers are sleeping monsters, but monsters after all. Just yesterday we talked about The great paradox of our time: Have to prepare for long periods of drought while we have to have infrastructure to contain torrential rains. Today we see that it is not something punctual, it is the true “new normality.” Image | Toni Pomar | ECMWF In Xataka | With the reservoirs to be overflowed with the rains of March, there is a reason for hope on the horizon: the light of the light

The migration of billionaires in the last decade, explained in an illustrative graphic

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In the last decade, we have seen interesting changes in the Formation of new fortunes around the world and how new technologies were replacing oil, logistics or industry as origins of that wealth. However, these fortunes do not have to remain exclusively in a single country so, such as migratory birds, billionaires also They move around the world looking for the best conditions To develop your fortunes. Migratory fortunes The report ‘Billionaire Ambions Report 2024 ‘ Prepared by Financial Entity UBS has studied the movements of the great fortunes between 2015 and 2024, observing some patterns that reflect the economic policies that the different territories have taken and the effects that these policies have on the great assets. To help us have a more global vision of the subject, in Visualcapitalist have developed a graph with the data of the Migratory study of great fortunes of ubs. According to the report data, since 2020, about 176 billionaires, which in total totaling a joint assets of more than 400,000 million dollars, have moved to other countries. This means that approximately one in 15 billionaires in the world has changed residence Looking for more conducive airs for your fortunes. The reasons why they move are varied, but mainly they look for tax advantages and places where is easier do business. China, Switzerland and the United States are some of the most popular destinations for these ultra -ups. On the other hand, Eastern Europe has seen the largest exit of billionaires in the last ten years. China leaves a positive multimillionaire balance The case of China is quite paradigmatic since it has become the country that has won the most billionaires in net terms during the last decade. According to UBS records, in 2024, China had 501 billionaires in total. During the years that monitors the study, 73 ultrarricos moved to China from other countries, while 48 millionaires undertook the opposite path abandoning the country. The result is a positive balance of 25 billionaires for China. Despite the recent economic problems caused by the Real estate crisis in Chinathe total richness of its billionaires has doubled since 2015, reaching 1.8 billion dollars. Western Europe is the second region that has attracted the most billionaires in the last ten years, registering an increase 20 millionaires. In total, the billionaires of this region accumulate a joint wealth of 2.7 billion dollars, growing 16% since 2023. With 117 millionaires, Germany is the country with more population of millionaires from Europe, followed by Switzerland with 85 billionaires and the United Kingdom with 82. On the other hand, the growing geopolitical tension that Eastern Europe lives, and the subsequent outbreak of the Ukraine War, He encouraged the move of 29 millionaires from that area of ​​the continent. The United States has also been an important magnet for great fortunes, attracted to Innovation and investment poles as Silicon Valley and New York are. In the last 10 years, 55 foreign billionaires moved there, while 42 American millionaires left to other countries. With the boom in the stock market in 2024, the United States housed 835 billionaires with a combined wealth of 5.8 billion dollars, which represented a growth of 27.6% in one year. The fiscal policies that They have adopted Texas or Florida, are leading that some of the millionaires who were based in California or New York Rumbo to the south of the country. Middle East is in full reinvention process, with projects like Neomwhich seeks to unlink the richness of the country of its fossil resourcesturning countries as United Arab Emirates, into the right environment for investments and the creation of companies. A proof of this is that the richness of the billionaires of that country increased by 39.5% between 2023 and 2024. That favorable investor environment It has served as a magnet to host Millionaires from Southeast Asia, Australia or the South American cone, attracted by a most lax fiscal policy With capital income. In Xataka | How much money you need to be among the richest 1% in Spain Image | Visualcapitalist

After almost a decade with the Apple Watch I have spent a Garmin. And I have understood what I was losing me

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In June this year They had been ten years since I had an Apple Watch in my doll. They had. I had. During this almost-década I have defended their virtues, understood their limitations and celebrated their improvements. AND I have spread a lot about him And how to get the most out. The idea of ​​migrating to Garmin was always alien to me: his watches seemed excessively specialized, with complex interfaces and a public too specific. Watchos versatility eclipsed any alternative. Today, after more than a month with a Garmin Epix 2 On the wrist, all these convictions have faded. Other priorities The catalyst for this change was my own evolution as a corridor. From the trot to seven minutes per kilometer five years ago, in recent months I have completed A half marathon at 1:40 h and 10 kilometers races in 43 minutes. Nothing very there, but of course much better than before. Now, with an eye on improving those brands and completing my first sub’3: 30 h, my needs have changed. The Epix 2 on my wrist. Image: Xataka. The epiphany arrived in the half marathon of Valencia, two days before the Dana. My Apple Watch Ultra 2with which I left 50% battery, agonized at 1% when reaching the finish line. The LTE, inadvertently active, had drained energy almost until I left without a record since I moved away from the iPhone, because several hours passed. The revelation was crystalline: Even the most advanced Apple Watch is, in essence, a smart watch with sports benefits, not a sports clock. The Garmin had notified me before starting the race telling me that with that configuration I would not even have for two hours of race. For years I compensated for the lack of Apple Watch with a mosaic of applications: Many of them with their monthly subscription, fragmenting the experience and multiplying costs. What Garmin offers natively, the Apple ecosystem resolves it by means of third -party payment patches. The final drop was A 31 kilometers run In a little familiar area. Three stops to guide me with the mobile phone put on the navigation limitations of the Apple Watch: it is possible, but it is also tedious and is not natively integrated into the training application. The first popular race with Garmin on the wrist. Image: Xataka. Between Garmin, Suunto and Choos, I opted for Garmin mainly to keep the payment from the clock. Epix 2 demolished my prejudices from the first moment. Its interface, surprisingly intuitive, is controlled by five physical buttons and an optional touch screen. Navigation is precise even with rain or sweat, without the need for constant visual attention. Minipunto for buttons. A sphere with twelve very customizable complications and the time in digital very visible. Image: Xataka. Not even the most complete and versatile spheres of Apple Watch come to so much. Between seven and nine complications (in that case, with analog time) is the maximum where it arrives. Image: Xataka. The contrast with Apple Watch is clear: where Apple offers a polished but rigid experience in sports, Garmin allows huge customization, so great that the principle overwhelms. From the granular configuration of each training screen to the creation of complete routines via web, much more comfortable. The device not only records data: interprets, analyzes and translates them. Some examples: Training load focus. It induces to balance the load between low intensity aerobic, high intensity and anaerobic aerobic. At first he always had unbalanced in favor of high intensity aerobics, which makes improvement difficult and increases the risk of injury. When starting with the Garmin this graph was unbalanced, a month later the values ​​that were low are within the range and the one that exceeded by a lot is about to normalize as well. Image: Xataka. Resistance score. To understand our real physical form and its evolution over time. Sleep score. Not only says how much we have slept and how much in each phase, but gives a score and gives a brief description that correlates with our recovery and our predisposition to train. Pending score. It measures our resistance and strength in earrings, bad news for the ego of a Valencian accustomed to flat. The role of VO2 Max. A key metric that in the Apple Watch is relegated to a corner of health and the one that Garmin gives prominence. Image: Xataka. Acute training (short -term) and its optimal range depending on chronic (long -term). Image: Xataka. Another example: when detecting my suboptimal career cadence (160 steps per minute), the clock not only helped me visually understanding that it was too low, but allowed me to build the solution: integrates a vibration metronome to guide me towards 170 steps Ideal for my height. This level of integrated detail makes the difference. Do I miss Apple Watch? Undoubtedly. The quick message response, the musical control, the remote control of the iPhone camera, instantaneous Shazam, voice timers or consult the Valencia score from the sphere during a concert (real case) are luxuries difficult to leave. But I have discovered that I prefer the specific excellence to versatility that is not so deep in sports. There are nuances, of course. The GPS is not as precise as that of Ultra 2 or selecting the maximum precision mode. The predictions of career times (5k, 10k, 21k, 42k), another added that is not in the Apple Watch, and there are not even options of third -quality third parties and reliability. Image: Xataka. Autonomy deserves separate mention: Weekly load He has replaced the daily ritual. On Friday mornings are my new load ritual. And there is still a battery after seven days of use. Migration has not been easy. Ultra 2 is still extraordinary, but my needs have evolved. I no longer seek just register activity, sleep and passive metrics: I need to understand those metrics to optimize and plan precisely. Specialization has its value. The Epix 2 does not aspire to be a mini-uhone, … Read more

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