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This is the Dolce Vita Orient Express, the Italian train of up to 21,400 euros the room for two nights

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Thinking about a vacation in a luxury medium is to think, automatically, on a cruise. These huge ships They have become synonymous with high transport standingwith proposals as exclusive as the experiences of the Four Seasons yates. However, another transport wants to make way to elbow in this segment: The trains. Seeking to emulate the sophistication of the Orient Express, Italy has just opened a train not suitable for all pockets: the Dolce Vita Orient Express. Retro-Chic. At the beginning of April, a strategic collaboration formed by several Italian companies announced the debut of the first national manufacturing luxury train. Baptized as La Dolce Vita Orient Express (because yes, the iconic Belgian company is behind), it is a vehicle that wants to mark a milestone in luxury tourism in the country, showing its cultural heritage and what they can do regarding gastronomy and sophistication. In a cradle country of some of the most important developers and brands such as Maserati, Ferrari either Lamborghini (And the Alfa Romeo of beauties like the Montreal), that mixture between mechanics and luxury was not something that was questioned. And the idea regarding interior design is to combine the styles of the middle of the last century with more contemporary elements. Luxury. Designed by Emiliano Salci and Britt Moran, they recognize that the idea is to invite passengers to a trip on a train with a “sumptuous decoration.” The two designers comment that they have designed all the details not with the idea that it is an example of the ostentatious luxury, but to give the impression that it has always existed. The interiors are imposing, with details such as the very spacious dining room, rooms with sofas and, above all, the rooms. Seating Rooms. They are the ones who monopolize attention and there are two types. On the one hand, the Deluxe cabins that have wood everywhere, a sofa that becomes a bed of 140 x 190 centimeters, coffee table, stool, private bathroom and an area of ​​7 m². Deluxe And his bathroom On the other hand, the suite cabins. With 11 m² and more windows, a table with two seats and a bed of 140 x 190 cm. It also has a bathroom, mirrors everywhere, as well as design lamps and accessories such as bronze finishes. Suite And his bathroom To eat, beyond the room service, there is a dining room in which chef Heinz Beck, with three Michelin stars, has designed the menu based on the country’s gastronomic tradition. Get to the seat. The intention of this new Express Orient is to emulate the experience of the Belgian original that connected Paris with Istanbul and already turned into his day into synonym for glamor and exclusivity. For the Dolce Vita Orient Express, eight itineraries have prepared with durations of one or two nights, depending on the route, and covering trips between Sicily and Rome, the ‘Trufa route’ or that of the vineyards, that of the beaches of Sicily, Venice and Tuscan or Venice and Portofino. The prices? The one of the vineyards of one night, from 3,060 euros per passenger. Venice and Tuscan of two nights from 5,440 euros per passenger and Sicily to Rome from 8,880 euros per passenger, but that if two people go. If only one goes, the Deluxe room comes out for 16,872 euros and the suite for 21,432 euros. In addition, you can reserve extra experiences such as visits to Taormina and Mararatea for another 800 euros. Revival of the train. Something interesting is that this train is not unique in Europe. He Britannic Exploreralso with Michelin star menu and Art Deco cabins to explore the United Kingdom, it is an example. Another is the Simplon Orient Expresswhich was the train that, until the arrival of La Dolce Vita, kept alive the spirit of the original orient express. And in Spain we have Alternatives as luxurious as transcantabric. These proposals are still very exclusive to attract luxury tourism national and international. Or for anyone who wants to give a whim Caprichazo Images | Orient Express In Xataka | The luxury cruise that became an excrement prison: the unpleasant history of Carnival Triumph

530 million euros for sending users to China

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Tiktok It has been sanctioned with a fine of 530 million euros for violating the General Data Protection Regulation (RGPD). The social network, owned by Bytedance, allowed remote access from China to data from European users, without guaranteeing a level of protection equivalent to that of the European Union. In addition, in February 2025 it was discovered that part of that data had been stored in Chinese servants, contradicting what the company itself had declared during the investigation. The blow is not there. In addition to the economic sanction, the Ireland Data Protection Commission (DPC) has given Tiktok a period of six months to adapt the data processing to the RGPD requirements. If you do not do it within that period, all data transfers to the Asian country will be suspended. What has happened exactly. The investigation has been led by the DPC, main authority by having Tiktok Technology Limited headquarters in Ireland. The final report concludes that Tiktok did not guarantee a level of protection equivalent to the European in data transfers, and did not properly evaluate the risk of access by the Chinese authorities. Graham Doyle, an attached commissioner of the DPC, summarized it as follows: “Tiktok did not carry out the necessary evaluations and did not address the risk of access to personal data by the Chinese authorities in accordance with anti -terrorist laws, counter -signs and other norms identified by the company itself as materially divergent of the EU standards.” Breakdown of the sanction. The fine imposed is broken down into two concepts that respond to two different articles of the RGPD: 485 million euros for violating the Article 46(1), by making data transfers between the European Economic Space (EEE) and China without adequate safeguards or guarantees of equivalent protection. 45 million euros for violating the Article 13(1) (F), by not informing properly in its October 2021 privacy policy about the data recipients of the data, including China. This infraction extends from July 29, 2020 to December 1, 2022, at which time Tiktok updated its policy. Background: A suspicion of 2021. Research dates back to 2021When doubts arose about whether engineers in China could access European user data. Then, the DPC opened a formal investigation to verify the legality of data transfers outside the EEE. At that time, Tiktok said he did not store European data in China, although he acknowledged that there could be remote access from the country. Version and contradiction changes. In April 2025, Tiktok notified the DPC that he had discoveredtwo months before, a case in which a limited amount of European user data had been stored on Chinese servers, contradicting their previous statements. The company indicated that these data have already been eliminated, but this finding has weighed in the regulator’s final decision. Why this is important. The RGPD establishes that personal data can only be transferred outside the EEE if the receiving country guarantees an essentially equivalent level of protection. In the absence of a “adaptation decision” by the European Commission (which China does not have), additional measures must be applied, such as standard contractual clauses and risk assessments. Tiktok did not meet these requirements. Tiktok defends himself. The company has announced that the decision will resort. According to BloombergTiktok states that he has never received a request for European user data from Chinese authorities, and that he has not provided any information. Ireland’s role in all this. Although the European Data Protection Committee (CEPD) includes about twenty authorities, the Irish DPC leads this case because it is the main Tiktok regulator in Europe. It is not the first time he does: in 2023, I fined the social network with 345 million euros for not properly protecting the privacy of minors. Images | Mourizal Zativa | Christian Lue In Xataka | Apple loses the war against Epic. Fortnite returns triumphant and Spotify already prepares its rematch

More than 500 euros discount on the new Xiaomi pack that includes a mobile and a tablet

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From time to time the brands, and to a lesser extent the stores, some pack that gather certain devices. Xiaomi usually does it in specific moments and this time he has done it with two of its most current devices: the Xiaomi 15 and the Xiaomi Pad 7 Proboth of 512 GB. The price of the pack is 1,209.99 euros Instead of 1,749.98 euros, which would cost both devices if purchased separately and without any offer. Of course, it is worth mentioning that There is only one color available For each of the devices: the Xiaomi 15 in liquid silver color and the Xiaomi Pad 7 Pro in gray matte glass version. Xiaomi 1512 GB) + Xiaomi Pad 7 Pro (512 GB) * Some price may have changed from the last review A pack with more than 500 euros discount He Xiaomi 15 It is the last launched by the brand (not counting the submarks). It stands out for its 6.36 -inch AMOLED screenbeing in this very compact way – at least compared to other brand mobiles. Internal level the processor sets Snapdragon 8 Elite And their cameras have the Leica collaboration. On the other hand, the Xiaomi Pad 7 Pro It comes with a 11.2 -inch LCD screen that offers a resolution of 3,200 x 2.136 pixels and a soda rate of up to 144 Hz. Its processor is the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 And it is compatible with Dolby Atmos. In addition, its 8,850 mAh battery supports 67W load. Both devices have a most interesting price if they are purchased with the pack. So far, Xiaomi has launched many packs – some even launch – and is undoubtedly one of the best he has launched in recent months. You may also be interested in Xiaomi accessories Xiaomi Watch S4, Bluetooth version, Advanced Profession * Some price may have changed from the last review Xiaomi Redmi Buds 6 Pro – Wireless headphones, noise cancellation, light, up to 36 hours of autonomy, Bluetooth 5.3, black (ES version) * Some price may have changed from the last review Some of the links of this article are affiliated and can report a benefit to Xataka. In case of non -availability, offers may vary. Image | Rolando Yera in UnspashXiaomi In Xataka | The best Xiaomi mobile price: purchase and comparative guide In Xataka | Best tablets (2025). Which to buy and 9 recommended models for all pockets and needs

Pixel 9a with a discount of up to 415 euros if we deliver our old mobile

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The range Pixel 9 A new member added to the family a few weeks ago: the Google Pixel 9a. This device, the most economical of the Pixel 9, comes offering a great value for money if we take a look at its characteristics. Now, if we take advantage of the promotion of the official Google store, it can be very cheap Thanks to a discount of up to 415 euros. We explain how to use this promotion. 10 Google applications that could have triumphed A renewal plan to take the 9a pixel at a very good price This new Google device has reached stores from 549 euros For its 128 GB version of storage. Now, if we acquired it in the official Google store, we have until May 18 to take advantage of a great renewal plan and get a refund of 415 euros Delivering our old phone. The discount in refund form that we will receive will always depend on the phone we deliver. If we decide to take advantage of this promotion, we will have a period of 30 days counting since we received the 9A Pixel to send our old phone. It will be the Google experts who will value it and offer us a refund depending on their status. Eye, because everything doesn’t end there. In addition to this renewal promotion, we will also receive as a gift 25 euros of balance to spend on Google Store. A 9A pixel that has a lot to offer This new device is one of the most prominent of the first bars of 2025. It is a mobile that, despite being a cheaper version than the rest of Pixel 9, comes with the same processor as them: The G4 tensioner. Thanks to him, we are going to have plenty. As usual on Google phones, another very remarkable point of it is on the screen. We will have a 6.3 -inch Poled panelsame diagonal that uses Pixel 9. In addition, it has a 120 Hz soda rate, a maximum shine of 2,700 nits and is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3. At a photographic level, Pixel 9a comes with A double sensor system at the back: a wide angle of 48 MP (F/1.7, Dual Pixel and OIS) and an ultra wide angle of 13 MP (f/2.2). The front camera, with 13 MP, completes a very interesting photographic system that will allow us to take good photos in any scenario. To all of the above, we must add that this Google phone comes with all the potential that Gemini offers, its artificial intelligence. In addition, it also promises to be very long, since you will receive seven years of guaranteed updates. All of the above makes it a complete phone and that, thanks to the discount that we can take to deliver our old mobile, can stay at a brutal price. Some of the links of this article are affiliated and can report a benefit to Xataka. In case of non -availability, offers may vary. Images | Google In Xataka | The best mobiles (2025), we have tried them and here are their analysis In Xataka | The best price quality price (2025). Your analysis and videos are here

The European Commission fine to Apple and Meta with 500 and 200 million euros. They are condemned to make changes, want or not

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The European Commission has imposed a fine to Apple and goal worth 500 and 200 million eurosrespectively. According to the authority, both companies have breached the Digital Markets Law (DMA). Both amounts reflect both the severity and the duration of the breach of the law. Apple’s case. The European Commission has determined that the company has breached its obligation not to prevent the redirection of users towards offers and purchases outside App Store. Determining a amount of 500 million euros for its sanction. All developers who distribute their apps through this store must be able to inform users about alternative offers outside it. Due to restrictions imposed by Apple, according to the commission, developers cannot benefit from the advantages offered by alternative distribution channels to App Store. Also, consumers cannot access different offers outside those offered in the store itself. The goal case. For the Zuckerberg platform, Europe determines that the obligation to offer consumers the option of using advertising service that uses less personal data is breached. Specifically, it refers to the model of ‘Consent or pay’ introduced in 2023and that was already declared illegal since its launch. The changes. The Commission has ordered Apple to eliminate technical and commercial restrictions on redirection, warning that it must refrain from continuing with similar behaviors in the future. It has a period of 60 days to apply changes, or will face periodic sanctions. “If a user rejects this consent, he must have access to a less personalized but equivalent alternative.” European Commission in 2024 Similar is the case of Facebook, who has forced its users to pay to avoid the assignment of their data. In July 2024, the European Commission warned about a possible millionaire fine in case of not offering alternatives. Fine. In March 2024, The EU was appropriate to Apple with 1,800 euros (almost 0.5% of its annual income) after the demand of Spotify. The reason was quite similar to that of the current sanction: “abusing its dominant position in the music distribution market for music streaming to iPhone and Ipad users through their App Store.” Just three days ago, France (the Authorité de la Concurrence) I fined 150 million euros for abuse of dominant position between 2021 and 2023 in the advertising segment in mobile applications. Meta is not something new either. In November The European Commission fined almost 800 million euros for violating the antimonopoolio standards of the European Union with its Facebook Marketplace service. A year earlier, he received a fine of 1,200 million euros for not complying with the General Data Protection Regulation. Image | Xataka and Meta In Xataka | Meta has a very long history by replicating rival applications to become gold. Edits is the most recent case

Tesla had opted a good part of his year to a Tesla Model and below 40,000 euros. Right now is an illusion

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The year 2025 has not started for Elon Musk’s company as expected. In fact, it has begun in all the ways that could not be expected if you are in charge of a car company. At the fall in the price of shares one has to add more or less continuous attacks to the company itself with boycots of all kinds (some violent and very dangerous) and a Decrease in really alarming sales. Although it is about to see to what extent sales have been weighed down by the hangover to modernize the production lines to get the new Tesla Model and Juniper (which also came out in its most expensive version) and it is foreseeable that they grow over time, the truth is that the thermometer In countries where more electric cars are sold He has jumped the alarms. In France and Germanythe sales of his Tesla Model and have been very poor. And that is a problem for the company since in both cases we talk about countries where activists have been more belligerents against Tesla and where Elon Musk’s political approach with the extreme right has been more criticized. Part of the strategy to refloat sales was to put on the market a small and cheaper tesla. It has all the meaning of the world since SUVs are still the best selling models and the company needs an alternative that moves below 40,000 euros, with competition squeezing strongly. This tesla model and will be called, according to The Wall Street JournalTesla Model Q. The newspaper assured in December 2024 that the company’s plans went to launch this model in the coming months. Of course, it would not be the $ 25,000 car that Elon Musk has promised, this option would be more than $ 37,000. However, Reuters It ensures that these plans have been delayed and that it will not be until 2026 when we see this model and on a small scale. Better for 2026 The news agency pointed out a few weeks ago that this Tesla Model and small would occur in the United States but that there were also plans to produce it in Europe and China, so it is expected that the assembly lines could be both products at the same time and, therefore, share a good part of the components. Then, in March, Reuters He pointed out that internal sources of Tesla estimated the cost savings of production of this new electric car at 20%. It is not known if that cost reduction would be associated, for example, to a smaller battery. What the agency’s journalists assure is that the new Tesla Model Q or Tesla Model and in more affordable format would be little affected by tariffs. They point out that Tesla has been promoting the internal supply of their pieces in the United States for two years and, therefore, it would have less components affected by the new commercial barriers applied by Donald Trump that tax with 25% the import of cars but also of the pieces arrived from outside although the car is manufactured on US soil. However, and although they expected to produce 250,000 vehicles in their plants in the United States, Tesla has delayed the plans to 2026 but it is not clear what are the reasons that have led to making this decision. Keep in mind that at the end of last year the information of The Wall Street Journal He already referred to an internal document of the company shared with Deutsch Bank, so The vehicle should be very advanced In its development. It is not the first time that the company delays plans related to its lowest cost cars. For years he has been talking (and promising) that we would see a tesla of $ 25,000 but Elon Musk rejected this route during the presentation of the Tesla Cybercab And, even, this possibility of “Absurd idea”. The company’s owner has prioritized autonomous driving, ensuring that this source of income will be key to Tesla in the coming years. However, the competition is tightening and already has cars like the KIA EV3 or the Renault Mégane E-Tech (among others), vehicles that would fight with that future Tesla Model q or Tesla Model and in miniature for price and size and that are already sold for less than 40,000 euros. Photo | Xataka In Xataka | “Cheaper than a BMW 330i”: the owner of a Tesla Model 3 reveals how much has spent five years with her electric car

This Chinese byd car looks at the face of many Europeans of 100,000 euros

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Lombardy is all that one can expect from northern Italy. It is the most populous region in the country. The richest. A place where luxury, design and industry are mixed. Based in a single region the idyllic sunset in the lake as, where Swiss atmosphere is already breathed, the elegance of Armani, the great of Il duomo of Milan and the maximum representation of the latest technology with the monoplays of Formula 1 traveling at full speed the Monza circuit. It was not in Monza but in a circuit where Denza made us a first demonstration of what they have prepared for Europe. One of Byd’s luxury companies let us sit in his denza Z9GT, a kind of Shooting Brake Sports, exquisite dyes and a technological load that surprises. Unfortunately, we only stay in the Vairano circuit enclosure, between Milan and Pavia. At the moment, cars are not approved to circulate on European roads but will do it very soon. Despite this, it was a most interesting day. What is coming As We already told you a few days agoByd will bring to Europe one of its luxury brands. We could say that it is its premium brand, one step above byd (the generalist) and Yangwang (the most extreme luxury). But the truth is that, seen what was seen, he will denied more to what a Porsche can offer than an Audi, if we speak in terms of the Volkswagen group. The really complicated to denza, which was born as Fruit of a collaboration with Mercedesis to demonstrate that it can sit at the table of a Porsche which is a reference in the European car. His experience, his history and his product have elevated him to a very special position, conquering the wealthiest fans who could well buy a Ferrari but also to more modest pockets (within what fits) that aspire to take some Porsche to the mouth with the most modest versions of a Macan or a Cayenne. Everything indicates that he denies does not aspire, or from afar, to make a large volume of sales. It seems clear that it is about demonstrating to the skeptics where China is (and more specifically byd) in the car market. Technologies that surprise We are accustomed to luxury European manufacturers, those who choose to offer great performance, focus on the mechanical capacities of their propellers. The most powerful BMW and Mercedes, the Porsche of reference, all direct their speech to the latest innovations they have achieved with their combustion propuls. It seems to make sense seeing that electric cars seem to have been far from that luxury market in Europe Or, at least, they don’t have such a great attraction power. In China, however, it bets more on the most striking games. To show this article of Bloomberg in which the opinion of a wealthy driver who had been very disappointed because his Porsche Taycan “was only an electric Porsche” was collected. Hence it will jump to the local market. The public in China asks for other types of solutions. For example, the byd parking system. A chuchería that, honestly, I think it is useless for day to day but demonstrates how technically advanced the company. And this Z9GT denies is able to turn on its front axle rotating the butt (at the cost of burn tire) and park in line with, it is supposed to be greater. This same system called Enge Parking He uses it to move completely diagonally, a especially rare sensation when you go inside the car. The interesting thing is the real practical application that technology has here. The car has a tiper rear axle. That is, the rear wheels can be turned in the same direction as the front (to round the curve) or in the opposite direction, to reduce the radius of rotation and maneuver more easily. But, in addition, they do not have to turn to the right or left parallel. They may roll them use a convergent or divergent position. That is, they open or close on themselves and, therefore, the possibilities when parking multiply, allowing this option to rotate the car on the front axle or move diagonally. Without a doubt, the most interesting thing is to check how a car of almost 5.20 meters moves in very narrow spaces. In places where a compact of four and a half meters would need several maneuvers to get out of the quagmire. If it came out of it. This technology is combined with a body control exquisite. In our passes through the circuit we submit to the Chinese Berlina to different lands, with broken asphalt or with undulations. Especially in this last land, the car contained the body perfectly. Passing at good speed, we do not feel at any time that the situation would rise and that inertia and weights became the protagonists. That body control reached the extreme during one of the star tests of the day. A driver aboard a Z9GT denza was at the end of the track, accelerated with all his might and when he had overcome the 180 km/h, a deaf noise confirmed what had already advanced it with a small pink smoke: the tire had burst. What happened? Nothing. That is the most chilling. If a car bursts the tire at 180 km/h we can expect the body to move and the driver will lose control of the car shortly that the steering wheel touches to compensate for the puncture. None of this happened because the tire suspension system immediately compensates for the loss of support that the wheel exerts. With great detail As we say, we can say little about the car running. In fact, we don’t even have the technical specifications of the cars that will arrive because, in the absence of homologation, we get on cars with Chinese specifications. The z9gt denza is sold in electrical format but we We tried it in its plug -in hybrid version. It is a … Read more

The world’s most expensive coffee cup costs 300 euros and is sold in the only country willing to pay something like this: Japan

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He price of a cup of coffee It is an excellent socioeconomic indicator. That “1.20 euros” of a coffee with milk in a conventional bar is the measure of measuring with which many Spaniards in recent years have compared the Daily Products Pricebut that rod has long since broke. The boom of chains like Starbucksspecialty coffee shops and trembling reality of the coffee market has caused the price of this delicious and healthy drink increase dramatically. But even if we pay more or less depending on the place where we live, there are so exclusive cafes that does not matter where we take it because its price will continue to be crazy. And one of those expensive coffees occurs on the Japanese island of Okinawa. The price? 315 euros. The cup, not the kilo. And even the most coffee experts do not know if it is worth it. Coffee that costs a third of the minimum wage We are talking about asking for a donut of a couple of euros to accompany a cup of coffee of more than 300 euros. It is complicated that many of us imagine something like that, but it is what happens with some coffees such as Nakayama Estate. And, within that it is a barbarity of money for a cup of coffee, I will turn to that xataka meme: it makes sense. Put the quotes you want here. Okinawa is just at the north limit of the so -called ‘coffee belt’, which makes it one of the most extreme areas where it can be cultivated. We have already told that coffee occurs mostly in what we know as the “coffee belt” and that, although the Climate change It is allowing coffee to develop in areas Like Sicily either Spainit is still a peculiarity that coffee occurs so to the limit of the optimal zone. In addition, Nakayama is not too high above sea level. To grow coffee, especially the Arabic varietywhich is usually used in the specialty coffee, the altitude to which it is grown must be between 1,000 and 2,000 meters above sea level. In Nakayama, farms are between 150 and 500 meters. To round the formula, it must be taken into account that they use sustainable practices without pesticides and with Japanese employees who charge higher wages than those that farmers from other coffee producing areas can collect. In summary: they are not the ideal conditions, it is difficult to harvest and the wages are high, which directly impacts the price, but there is more. Nakayama Café is not only exclusive for the achievement of carrying out such a harvest, but for the low production they get every year. Brazil is the main coffee producer and in 2022 that production was more than 3,100,000 tons. Vietnam is the second, with almost 2,000,000 tons that same year. New Caledonia is one of the most producers weakwith two tons of coffee. Nakayama would not enter the graphics, because its production is 300 kilos a year. And if we add that very scarce annual production with the factors mentioned above since coffee has distinctive notes thanks, precisely, to that low height crop, we result in a cup that is exceptionally expensive. I would be unable to distinguish a cup of this select coffee from my coffee in Costa Rica every morning, but someone can: James Hoffman. We have ever talked about him, since he was named better barista in 2007, he has such interesting recipes –I have tried this– like that of a Donut coffee and, in addition, It is coffee toaster. It has, in short, a palate qualified enough to analyze something like a cup that costs more than 300 euros. To do this, he went to one of the most expensive coffee shops: Shotin one of the most exclusive neighborhoods in London, to try this coffee. There are only special coffees, such as private crops of islands like Kona in Hawaii, Santa Helena Café (one of the most remote islands in the world) coffee Kopi Luwak that is extracted from excrement from an animal and, of course, that of Nakayama. The letter has no prices, and we already know what this usually implies. Ok, very good, but … is it worth it? According to HoffmannNo. Not quite. “It is more acid than I expected and has a good texture, a touch of wood and is very fruity,” says the British YouTuber. “The barista has done really well, there is a good barista after this coffee and it is a mature coffee, well -processed, well roasted and well done, but I do not think that its flavor and its price are connected.” In addition, he adds that he does not think he has distinctive characteristics of other low -altitude coffees that he has tried. And, although this may seem devastating, really, as I said before, it makes sense. Because, as Hoffmann, the price and perception of those 300 euros for a cup of coffee (espresso, in addition, without milk), depends on the value that we give to things, something that is linked to the size of the portfolio. It occurs with virtually any product whose price is not objective and depends on what we are willing to pay. This Okinawa coffee, better or worse, is like an exclusive wine, fashion brands, chocolate, watches, cars and What can occur to us. Because, obviously, Shot has not cost so much money, but has revalued to the extreme the price of that coffee due to the aura of exclusivity that has to be of the few coffee shops in the world that has those grains in particular. The truth is that, after writing this, I still escape from my head to pay 315 euros for an espresso and I don’t know how many Bernabéus equivalent. But I know that for the price of that espresso, you can buy three games of Nintendo Switch 2 and you have left over for a coffee from the street end. … Read more

has bought Freeow for 175 million euros

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Lyft He has announced today The definitive agreement for the acquisition of Freeow, belonging to BMW and Mercedes-Benz, for 175 million euros in cash. This marks the definitive landing of this company in Europe, where until now it did not operate. Freeow does not disappear. The German company will continue to operate independently, and according to the Lyft statement it will maintain its current management team and all its employees. The objective, those responsible highlights, is to continue promoting their growth in 9 countries and more than 150 cities in Ireland, United Kingdom, Germany, Greece, Spain, Italy, Poland, France and Austria. Your market is doubled. The operation represents the most relevant international expansion of Lyft out of North America, and assumes that it practically doubles its total market. The annual projection will exceed 300,000 million journeys, and it is estimated that gross reserves reach 1,000 million euros per year, thus doubling the income that the company had so far. From Mytaxi to Freeow and Lyft. Mytaxi was founded in 2009 by two German entrepreneurs. In September 2014, the Daimler Group bought the parent company of MyTaxi, Intelligent Apps, and in 2016 the platform merged with the British Hailo. BMW would form a joint-venture with Mercedes-Benz in February 2019, and a few months later Mytaxi would definitely become Freeow. The border between taxis and uber/cabify/Lyft is blurred. The controversy that surrounded the arrival of the VTC and that threatened the taxi sector It ended up solving and today both types of private transport live together and in fact they have intermingled. Uber or Cabify applications have allowed for years they allow Reserve paths both in conventional and VTC taxis transparently for the user. In recent years, yes, the sector was regulated and for example licenses to the VTC were limitedalthough the Speculation with licenses Not having a brake. More competitors. Lyft will despite a tough competition in Europe, not only by Uber, but also by companies such as Cabify in Spain or Bolt, another of the platforms that It has been operating for a few years also in our country and is growing in the old continent. In Xataka | Barcelona taxi drivers will not cover one of the most tourist points in the city. They don’t want problems with their neighbors

Renfe aspired to win 5,000 million euros with an AVE in the US copying Japan. His government has just kill him

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Unite the cities of Dallas and Fortworth with Houston. That is the project with which Renfe hoped to continue growing in his international projects. The construction of a high -speed line for just 386 kilometers that allows these cities to be connected in just 90 minutes. The project allows to connect the two most important Texas cities with a train that travels to 386 km/h, according to You can read on the Renfe website. The Spanish company has presented this project as Texas Advisor Central Railroadoffering their experience in “the stages of development, design and construction and in the commercial operation (operations, maintenance, promotion and sale of tickets)”, according to the company’s own words. Renfe went up to the train of this project in 2018 and his involvement grew in 2021 when he signed the contract to become an infrastructure operator. With this new high -speed line I expected to win more than 5,000 million euros from here to 2042, when the contract expired. However, the United States government has withdrawn all funds. A dead point project “I am pleased to announce that Fra and Amtrak agree that the financing of this project is a waste of taxpayers’ funds and a distraction of Amtrak’s main mission to improve their existing deficient services,” The statement indicates Sent by the United States Department of Transport. The words are from Sean Duffy, Secretary of Transportation of the country that has withdrawn the 63.9 million dollars of subsidy that the Federal Railway Administration (FR) dedicated to the high -speed railway corridor of Amtrak Texas, previously known as the Texas Central Railroad project. In the published information, Duffy emphasizes that the project was born with an exclusively private spirit but that with delays and unforeseen costs increased significantly. So much that they estimate that you can go to the 40,000 million dollars “What makes the construction unrealistic and a risky company for the taxpayer”, in words expressed in the statement. The high speed project to join these two cities re -enters the dead and is a setback for the Spanish company. They explain in Five days that Renfe became part of it in 2018, first with a job of Advice and Line Design. In 2021, The contract was extended and made the Spanish company a future operator of the same with which he hoped to win 5.3 billion euros before 2042. However, the issues With this high -speed line they had been accumulating long before. The creation of this line has its origin in 2009 under the company Lone Star High-Speed ​​Rail LLC. Three years later, the company changed its name to Texas Central Railway. After verifying that the costs were fired, it was accepted that public capital supported the project. In spite of everything, the calendar has breached again and again. Environmental and security permissions should have been achieved in 2020 but delays have been added to which the colon of the coronavirus crisis and an expropriation of land that follows in the courts have been added. In 2017, the United States government with Donald Trump to the head included the project as “a national transport infrastructure priority,” they point out in Five daysand with Joe Biden in command of the country State funds from the Infrastructure Plan were allocated To keep the project alive. Now, in Trump’s second term, the Department of Transportation has canceled it. Until now, the plan went to implement a small -scale replica of the famous rail system of Japanese high speed tokaido shinkansenoperated by Central Japan Railway Company (JRC). Thus, the train It could reach 386 km/h peak speed and join Dallas and Fortworth (separated by about 50 kilometers) with Houston in 90 minutes. You wanted to establish a regular service with a train every 30 minutes. Photo | Xataka In Xataka | Japan has just discovered one of the most lucrative businesses of your bullet train: the sale of food carts

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