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receives 98 euros per second and has tripled its dividends

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Until only a few days ago, Inditex was the most powerful IBEX 35 company, until it presented Your financial results. Despite having achieved net record benefits with 5,866 million euros, investors considered it insufficient and They sank the value of their actions. Despite this “inconvenience”, Amancio Ortega, founder of Inditex, will obtain annual dividends of 3,104 million euros, as a holder of 59.294% of the company’s shares. That means receiving some 8.5 million euros a day without even stepping on the Inditex offices in Arteixo. This is one of the reasons why Amancio Ortega has entered the Top 10 of the world’s greatest fortunes. Inditex dividends The Net benefits from Inditex During 2024 they increased by 9% compared to the exercise of 2023, which will allow the textile giant to distribute dividends in 2025 with the same increase. That leaves an assessment of 1.68 euros per sharecompared to 1.54 euros per share that Inditex’s shareholders received in 2024. That will mean a Total disbursement for Inditex of 5,236 million euros that will go directly to the pockets of their shareholders. Taking into account that Amancio Ortega controls 59,294%of the company through its companies Pontegadea Inversiones (50.010%) and Partler 2006 (9,284%). They leave him with a total of 1,848 million inditex shares that will report some dividends of 3.104 million euros in two payments 50%: the first half in May and the rest in November. Inditex continues with its upward streak in the cast of its dividends of the last two decadesin which every year it has distributed more dividends than the previous year, except for 2020 that, due to the pandemic, its streak was interrupted. Only in the last decade, Amancio Ortega has tripled the dividends he has received from Inditex. To put it in context, the textile giant will pay Amancio Ortega in 2025 for dividends, 98.55 euros per second. That is about 5,913, 24 euros per minute or 354,794 euros per hour of 2025. More income for Pontegadea In the last 25 years, the company has distributed about 39.3 billion euros in dividends, of which 23,265 million have gone to Amancio Ortega Or, rather, for your two investment companies. During the last two decades, Amancio Ortega has been reinviring 100% of the dividends he received from Inditex in buildings and properties managing through Your real estate will be put. Thanks to this annual injection of debt -free capital, Amancio Ortega has built its second empire based on the brick and energy business, achieving an advantage over its competitors, which did have to assume debt or sell assets to continue growing. During 2024, Pontegadea made a total of six purchase operations for a value of 1,200 million euros. The Last assessment of assets The company is from the beginning of 2024 and already estimated at more than 18,220 million euros, so it is expected that in 2025 there will be a revaluation above 19,000 million, despite the depreciation of assets of the assets of Pontegadea in the United Kingdom and the US for inflation and interest rates. In Xataka | Amancio Ortega: the billionaire who lives as one more neighbor (except for private jets and superyates) Image | Wikimedia Commons (Nemeligo), Gtres

Volkswagen has an ace in the sleeve if its electric of 20,000 euros does not take off. The company sells more sausages than cars

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Last week he was one of those crucial moments in the history of a company like Volkswagen. The dream of the German house of offering the general public at an electric non -exorbitant price or, as they themselves announced, “for all”, it was advanced under the ID name. Every1a utility on the border of 20,000 euros as a red line. It happens that, if things come out auctionly, VW has an ace in the sleeve. Because they sell more sausages than cars. An unexpected record. As we said, Volkswagen closed 2024 with a surprising fact: He sold more currywurstthe famous German sausages, than cars. While the manufacturer delivered 5.2 million vehicles worldwide, its food division reached a record of 8.5 million sausages sold200,000 more than in 2023. Of course, although the unexpected gastronomic success has been celebrated by the company, what is doubtful, does not seem to compensate for the difficult financial situation that crosses. Decline in sales. Because the excellent data of the sausages is certainly negative. Annual results, published on Tuesdaythey revealed one 30.4% drop In net benefits, despite a slight increase of 0.7% in total income. Sales collapse in China, its most important market, has been a severe blow, since the country registered its lowest level of Volkswagen vehicles in more than a decade. Meanwhile, Chinese manufacturers Like Byd They have gained land with cheaper electric models, surpassing VW as The largest car seller In the Asian giant. The secret of VW sausages. The currywursta sausage bathed in tomato sauce with spices of curry and accompanied by fried potatoes, has been a symbol within the Volkswagen culture Since its introduction in 1973. Originally prepared to feed workers in their dining rooms, the product has expanded until it is sold in supermarkets from 12 countries. To get an idea of ​​the importance it has for the company, it even has a piece number in the spare parts catalog: 199 398 500 Awhich reinforces its status as an “original Volkswagen component.” It is sold in the 30 canteens of the company, in work kiosks and in supermarkets near its factories. Volkswagen’s butcher shop at the Wolfsburg plant in 1973 The controversy. In 2021 the company tried scandal which included the protest of former German Foreign Minister Gerhard Schröder, who He defended the sausage as “an energy bar for production workers.” After the controversy, Volkswagen reintroduced currywurst in 2023 apologized by ensuring that he had only wanted to respond to the growing demand for vegetarian and vegan options among his employees and, since then, his popularity has continued on the rise. “The Volkswagen currywurst has become much more than a simple snack; is an icon ”, Gunnar Kilian declaredGroup’s Human Resources Director, holding the sales record. Structural problems And while sausages reach historical figures, the automaker faces a deep crisis. In an attempt to reduce costs, Volkswagen was about to close factories in Germany for the first time in its history and, although he managed to avoid it, he announced The dismissal of 35,000 employees In the coming years. In addition, the company temporarily suspended its labor security program, which had protected jobs until 2029, and only after a last minute negotiation with the unions in December It extended up to 2030. The company’s situation has also been threatened by external factors. It We have recentlyDonald Trump has warned that he will impose tariffs on car imports from Europe and Mexico, where Volkswagen has plants than They supply the US market. To this are added geopolitical uncertainty and the increase in commercial restrictions, which adds more pressure to the company’s recovery strategy. The electric bet. Despite the difficult panorama, the German house maintains the hope of a rebound in 2025, with the forecast of a growth of More than 5% In your income. As part of its transformation, it has presented plans to launch in 2027 That most affordable electric model To date with the intention of recovering land in front of their Chinese rivals. Meanwhile, the irony that a global renowned automotive company sells more sausages that cars reflects the deep difficulties that the sector is going through. Although the currywurst has become an unusual stability pillar for Volkswagen, it is impossible to hide the monumental challenges he faces to recover his leadership in the sector and adapt to an increasingly competitive market. Image | MonstourzVolkswagen, Lothar Schaack In Xataka | Guide to know if your car can circulate through the Zbe of Madrid in 2025: labels, registered and areas In Xataka | Xiaomi Su7: The electric car points directly to Tesla and Porsche presuming autonomous performance and driving

The average salary in Spain has grown up to 1,987 euros on average. Inflation leaves us 578 euros a year in the pocket

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The average salary in Spain maintains Your upward trend of 2021, managing to link fifteen consecutive quarters of interannual ascent in the State as a whole. This climb leaves the average salary in its historical maximum, according to The semiannual report points ‘Adecco of opportunities and employment satisfaction’ monitor ‘that has been monitoring wages and the Workers’ satisfaction. Best average salary for all. The average salary in Spain has received A remarkable improvement Since 2022.al and as indicated by the authors of the Adecco Group report, this recovery is due to a 3.8% increase in nominal wages during 2024. Despite the good data, the authors of the study remember that this increase is the second lowest of the last fifteen quarters, only ahead of the 3.4% increase recorded in 2021. With this increase, the average salary in Spain is located in the historical maximum of the 1,987 euros per month on average and, for the first time in the series, no autonomous community has an average salary of less than 1,600 euros per month. Rich autonomy, poor autonomy. Despite this generalized improvement, there is still a large salary difference depending on the community in which it is resided. The best average remuneration is given in the community of Madrid and the Basque Country, with average salaries of 2,384 euros and 2,248 euros respectively, followed by Navarra and Catalonia that close the group with salaries above 2,000 euros. At the tail in salaries we find Andalusia, with an average salary of 1,750 euros, the Canary Islands, with 1,668 euros and closes the Extremadura list with 1,641 euros on average. However, despite registering the lowest average salary in Spain, Extremadura is the one that has received the greatest interannual increase, with 7.4%, which has allowed it to cut distances with the Canary Islands. The purchasing power is improved. Although the salary increases They are always good news, the inflation can dilute them cutting the purchasing power of those salaries. By putting salaries in relation to prices, Adecco Group Institute has observed an improvement in the average purchasing power of salaries, encrypting the increase in 578 euros per year for the whole of Spain, which implies an improvement of 2.5% average in its purchasing power. “Even so, the purchase capacity of the current average salary is 7.9 % lower than the largest purchasing power of the historical series, reached in 2009,” the authors of the report point out. Inflation ballast. Again, the autonomous fluctuation of inflation has made differences in this data. The ones who have seen their purchasing power most have been the workers of Balearic Islands and Madrid, with 1,351 euros and 1,213 euros per year of improvement respectively, followed by the Region of Murcia and Extremadura with 871 euros and 757 euros a year. However, despite generalized improvements, two communities They have lost purchasing power In the last year. The salary increase in Cantabria could not cushion inflation and its workers lost 72 euros of purchasing power per year. Worst are the data of the Canary Islands, whose salaries lost 209 euros a year in purchasing capacity. In Xataka | How much is really charged in Spanish technology: of the 27,000 euros as Junior at 170,000 euros Image | Unspash (Sam Moghadam)

Volkswagen already has its first electric car of 20,000 euros ready. The rest of its cost will pay it with discomfort

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“Mobility for all.” Those are the words that Volkswagen has used to present its Volkswagen ID. Every1the concept and first advance of the cheapest electric car in the company. A utility that has marked the border of 20,000 euros as a red line. We will not see it, yes, until 2027. Before the one we now know as Volkswagen ID. 2allanother car that used a word game to convince us that we are facing cars that should popularize technology. A challenge in itself. It is a challenge because we talk about cars of 20,000 and 25,000 euros … starting. Vehicles that undoubtedly improve the experience in city but almost abandon the idea of ​​being able to leave a radius of action of about 200 kilometers if it is not folding to important discomforts. What can we expect in the coming years? A little context As we have been following in recent months, the European Union is determined to generalize the use of the electric car above any other technology. At the moment, the prohibition of using Combustion engines that are not neutral in carbon from 2035 is still underway. But we must remember that the objectives in matters of Emissions for 2030 They are very ambitious and are largely electrifying the majority of the fleet sold by manufacturers. Before, in 2027, the average emissions sold by the manufacturers between 2025 and that exercise will be forced Do not exceed 93.6 gr/km of CO2. The norm has recently been flexible because it was intended to force (and must still approve its modification) to the manufacturers complying with the aforementioned limit before the end of the year. If they would not have faced a thousand millionaire fines that are now in the air. The European Commission has been folded to MANUFACTURERS REQUIREMENTSYes, but only in part. If in this 2025 a company exceeds the volume of average emissions of 93.6 gr/km of CO2 will have to compensate in the coming years selling all the Electric and plug -in hybrids that can before 2027. And that is where electric cars of between 20,000 and 25,000 euros come into play, the great hope for companies that have pressed everything possible to avoid fines and have received an oxygen ball but will have to face a new red line in the short term again. The big doubt is: is the customer willing to buy these vehicles? Goodbye to the cheap car “for everything” … and “for all” The promise of an electric car of 20,000 euros that is defined as propitious “for anyone” is, in 2025, an ambitious attempt. At least, as we say, with the eyes of 2025 because it is possible that in a few years we have become accustomed to something completely different. It is something that should happen if you want to sell as churros cars like Volkswagen’s. The German company has given few technical details but A 95 hp electric car progresseslimited to 130 km/hy 250 kilometers of autonomy According to WLTP cycle. If those latest data are confirmed, we can expect a road exit to force us to stop every 170-180 kilometers. Of course, they are estimates based on the experience that gives us to try electric vehicles of all kinds. At the moment, as a general rule, at a sustained speed of 120 km/h We can expect a drop of 25-30% in the estimate presented according to the WLTP cycle. We speak, of course, to leave the drums dry. If we estimate 25% less electric autonomy, we talk about traveling 200 kilometers from the pull but If we don’t want shocks We will have to stop in a charger a little earlier. Is that a problem? It depends for those who but, with most of the people with whom I speak, yes. And it is nothing more than a sensation but it seems difficult to sell the benefits of an electric car with an autonomy of 200 kilometers on open road if the potential customer has to spend at least 20,000 euros. Or know very well what is carried or the most normal thing is that it rejects it. Why choose an electric car of 20,000 euros … Although it sounds difficult to believe, a 20,000 euros car with a 250 -kilometer WLTP autonomy can be a large purchase as the only car if the customer knows what he takes. Yes, I am convinced and these are the reasons. The ideal client would be that person who makes more than 40 or 50 kilometers on a day to day And he has a place to load the car. If you usually do not make long trips (one or two a year) you can assume the discomforts of stopping every 180 kilometers when you see the money that has been saved at the end of the month. To give an example, assuming a consumption of 15 kWh/100 km in city and a 10 cents/kWh recharge cost (nothing especially cheap in a home rate) will spend 1.5 euros per 100 kilometers traveled. If 250 kilometers between Monday and Friday, the cost of the week in energy will not reach 4 euros. On the contrary, a hybrid that, on average, makes a consumption of 5 l/100 km in the city, we will be talking about an expense of nine euros per 100 kilometers. Those same 250 kilometers between Monday and Friday increase to 22.5 euros. Every week the driver of an electric car with these figures is saving 18.5 euros. Every month we talk about 74 euros. A year are almost 900 euros. Here We are not counting the cost of maintenance (Change of oils, filters, mobile parts of the combustion engine …), so the expected savings is greater. In addition, we are not contemplating the comfort in comfort that an electric car is in a day -to -day basis. This part is purely subjective but the absence of noise, vibrations and the immediate delivery of the motor torque (although … Read more

rent balconies at 1,000 euros

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Who has a balcony has a treasure, a very profitable one and that can be measured in hundreds (or even thousands) euros. The important thing is that the terrace in question is located in the right place, such as the route they follow The steps Holy Week in the main cities of Andalusia or the Mascletás that are held in Valencia. There, in the capital of Turia, the rental of viewpoints overlooking the pyrotechnic show has become a lucrative business that moves great sums. There are those who assure that in very special cases, with a company in between, they have come to disburs More than 100,000 euros. The value of a good balcony. A few years ago Ikea launched A campaign in which he invited to take advantage of the unused terraces of Spain. What the Swedish multinational was not imagined is to what extent its advice is applied on some balconies in Spain, viewpoints strategically located for their views of tourist points. Andalusia leaves A good example Every Holy Week in the balconies distributed over the route of religious steps. Bilbao offered another A few months ago during the Copera del Athletic celebration. And every March, in the heat of failure programming, something similar happens in Valencia. The business of renting views. He arrives with a quick search on Google to meet a good handful of websites that rent balconies in buildings in the center of Valencia from which to enjoy The Mascletásthe pyrotechnic show that during Much of March It is celebrated every afternoon (with rain permission) in the Plaza del City Council of Valencia. The viewpoints also serve to follow the night shows that organize certain days, such as L´Albà de las Fallas. Although the experience can be enjoyed perfectly from the ground, there are those who prefer to look for a privileged (and exclusive) viewpoint, several meters high, on the balconies with better views of the square. And that has translated into a lucrative market in which the demand and supply of places of viewpoints and terraces are crossed. It is nothing new. It has happened for now Some time. But that does not mean that the prices that are requested (and paying) for the best places call attention. And how much do they cost? Depends. You can rent loose places. O You can rent complete balconies for a day (or several) of Mascletá. The price varies from one option to another, just as it can do it between balconies. After all, not everyone enjoys the same views of the square, amenities or services. There are some in which the owners, in addition to leasing the space, include A catering service With snacks, snacks, desserts, Free bar drinks And even Ambientation with DJ. Maybe it seems too much, but like I recently remembered The newspaper Levante-El Mercantil Valenciano With the passage of time the rental of balconies during the professionalizing. There are individuals who take advantage of the fact that their houses or offices give to the town hall square to get extra money, but there are also companies that offer more than a terrace with views: they appeal to the experience. Budget issue. Something is clear. Unless you are lucky to live in the surroundings or get one of the squares that are drawn – the City Council It offers invitations Doubles to follow the show from the town hall – enjoying a mascletá from the heights requires scratching the pocket. Prices vary quite a lot, but from the real estate sector they recently recognized that the average daily income from balcony moves between 700 and 1,000 euros during the 19 consecutive days of the show. As for prices per person, they go from the 45 euros that were charged the first days of the festive calendar at 120 of the large days. “Making many gold”. The sector goes further and Recognize a Levant That “profitability is very high” and, despite the high competition that has been generated in recent years, there are those who have managed to make balcony rental during failures a lucrative business. “It’s making many gold,” they add. The figures of course point in that direction. The 7Televalencia regional chain He explained in February That renting a complete balcony for a day from Mascletá costs 4,000 euros. Maybe it seems a lot, but the reserves are being advanced and there are viewpoints that They have almost exhausted Already all its localities, extending the offer beyond the town hall square, to streets such as the blood or marquis of Sotelo. The big figure: 100,000 euros. The regional chain Precise That there are companies that rent for 40 euros/person, others in which this rate rises to 100 euros and signatures that directly offer private viewpoints, without a balcony, but with views through the windows, by minutes that move between 1,200 and 1,300 euros. Who wants something more exclusive and has a private terrace can pay even more, between 1,900 and almost 4,000. If there is a bulky figure, it is nevertheless the one published by the newspaper Levant In 2024When he reported that some companies were offering their most luxurious terraces for between 4,000 and 5,000 euros per day and session. As there are large companies interested in hiring the entire package along the faults that has derived, assured The Valencian newspaper, in payments that exceed 100,000 euros for all parties. Not even those disbursements can fight however against the great enemy of the Mascletá, as it has been clear this year: the rains, which already have forced to suspend Some shows. In fact one of the firms that balconies rent confessed Recently: the forecast was good, but “it has left us headdresses.” Images | Hermenpaca (Flickr) and València’s Decue and JJ Merelo (Flickr) In Xataka | At Christmas tourist, who has a balcony has a treasure: 1,000 euros to see the horses of kings

movies, series and sports for 10 euros per month

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If you are thinking Movistar Plus+. For alone 9.99 euros A month, you will have cinema, sports and series and, in addition, it allows simultaneous reproduction. If you want to discover what this platform offers, which has no permanence and you can cancel at any time, in addition to play on any devicewe tell you next. Subscription to Movistar Plus+ * Some price may have changed from the last review Cinema In the cinema section, Movistar Plus+ It offers a catalog with more than 2,000 films. In that extensive catalog you can find commercial, independent, Spanish cinema and the best festivals. In addition, you can vision ceremonies such as Oscar awards, Golden Globes or BAFTA. Series With your subscription you will have access to all the original Movistar Plus+series, as well as a large catalog of international series premieres. You will also have access to successful channels such as Warner TV, Calle 13, Axn, Fox, BBC Drama and Cosmo. Soccer If you subscribe to Movistar Plus+ by 9.99 euros A month (the basic price of the subscription), you will enjoy a selection of the best sport such as football, basketball, NBA, rugby, tennis, paddle, NFL and golf. In addition, you will enjoy a game of EA Sports and the best tes of Hypermotion every day. Also, you can also see the best Champions and Premier League game every day. Some gadgets to enjoy Movistar Plus+ on your TV Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K (last generation) * Some price may have changed from the last review Xiaomi TV Box S 2nd Gen – 4K Ultra HD * 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 | Movistar In Xataka | Best smart tv box. Which to buy and 11 set top box recommended from 27 to 214 euros In Xataka | Better televisions in quality Price: which to buy and seven recommended 4K 4K 4K

47% of employees save more than 100 euros per month in derived expenses

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Teleworking has lost part of the thrust demonstrated during the last four years after the hardening of the policies back to the office. According to him ‘Teleworking Report 2025‘Prepared by the labor consultant Robert Walters, 67% of teleworkors enjoy two or less work days from home. This reflects a clear tendency towards More flexible work modelsbut with greater presence in the office. That paradigm change supposes An added cost both for companies and For workers. The price of teleworking. A study The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) revealed that employees were willing to give up up to 25% of their salary in exchange for continuing to telework. Robert Walters’s study has completed the monthly average economic cost for workers associated with the return to the office. 47% of the interviewees ensure that the return to the office represents an additional economic disbursement of between 100 euros and more than 200 euros per month. On the other hand, 46% of employees who thought remote work negatively affected its internal visibility And the options to ascend to better positions will see how their opportunities are matched. Less remote, more hybrid. The study reveals that only 2 out of 10 workers who currently do so before 2020, showing the impact of pandemic on the extension of remote work. However, this modality has been contracting to leave space to hybrid models with every time More predominance of face -to -face work. The data collected by Robert Walters analysts suggest that 36% of the hybrid days only allow teleworking one day. 31% of companies allow two days to work in remote and 7% leave three days to work outside the office. The data of the companies that allow teleworking full -time is 13%, a figure close to the percentage of employees who telework in Spainaccording to INE data. Face -to -face or flexibility? The data collected by the study also reveal a change in employee preferences. 48% of respondents would prefer to have a more flexible schedule instead of another day of teleworking. In addition, 32%of the participants said that their company did not allow them to choose the teleworking days, being Monday (with 44%) and Friday (32%) the most common days to telework. “In recent months, we are attending the decline regarding flexibility in many companies that just a few years ago, they defended the conciliation and flexibility globally so that their workers could adopt and balance their personal and professional lives with the aim of turning companies into a pillar, support and support of the mental health of their employees,” said Jane Bamford, Managing Director for the southern Europe of Robert Walters. No teleworking, there is no job. 79% of respondents said they would change jobs if their company will eliminate teleworking options or time flexibility policies. 74% expect your company to maintain the same conditions at least this year, while 25% are convinced that Teleworking options will be reduced. Among the advantages that value teleworking most is the saving in the time of the displacements (78%), as well as their cost (44%). 74% points to Advantages for family reconciliation that allows them to work from home, although 16% say that at home they are much easier to concentrate. Manage from distance. Among the arguments that companies have given to reduce teleworking days, 26% of the companies participating in the study have felt the decline in work quality. At 32% it costs more loyalty to the employees in remote and that complicates them the Internal talent retention. On the other hand, 42% ensure that teleworking has complicated the assessment of workers’ performance and, therefore, cannot value your productivity as They did it from the offices. In general, 73% of those responsible for teams that worked at a distance indicated the communication problems between employees as one of the most frequent problems of teleworking. In Xataka | Three Spanish companies tell us how it has gone after implementing a job utopia: the four -day week Image | Unspash (Yolk Coworking – Krakow)

Nvidia graphics cards have become the new iPhone. If you want a decent, prepare to pay 1,000 euros

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Do you want to change graphics? No problem: Go preparing 1,000 euros. At least, if you want a modern and decent model, because that is the price at which we will have to get used to. The situation is demonstrating with the new Nvidia graphics. When launched its new RTX 5000 family cards range He did it with recommended PVPs that already taught the teeth: RTX 5090: 2,369 euros RTX 5080: 1,190 euros RTX 5070 TI: 899 euros RTX 5070: 659 euros Those prices are just a reference, because as soon as the availability is on sale, the availability is scarce and prices have shot. It is the same That has passed previously With Nvidia cards. Let’s put for example MSI models more affordable for each version: RTX 5090: From 2,549 euros RTX 5080: From 1,539 euros RTX 5070 TI: From 889.90 euros RTX 5070: Not available Except in the case of the RTX 5070 ti – that it is possible to find those recommended PVPs – we find that Prices already begin to be higher than those announced As soon as they go on sale. It is something totally legitimate – Nvidia speaks of recommended PVPs, not that manufacturers cannot modify them – but it again makes this market get more and more inaccessible to many users. There are several stores that especially sell these graphs as part of a new PC. Finding it otherwise is difficult, something that makes it clear that the availability is limited and that if you want to access one of these cards, you will have to think about totally renew your PC and not just that component. But something else is happening. In our ANALYSIS OF THE RTX 5090 AND RTX 5080 Our partner Juan Carlos López made his recommendation clear: The conclusion I have reached is that to users who have a GeForce RTX 20 either 30or an equity proposal of AMD, it may be interested RTX 40 I would recommend that you think about it well before buying an RTX 50. This jump I do not see anything clear unless the money is not a problem and you are willing to have the latest at almost any price. The performance improvement is there, but it is not so striking if we come from a relatively recent graph. In fact, the jump seems to modest except when we can Take advantage of DLSS 4. And the problem is that not all games can take advantage of This improvementalthough certainly the number of titles compatible with DLSS 4 goes up. But that also raises a danger. If you want to notice a performance improvement, the real person is no longer the hardware of these cards, but the AI ​​software that Nvidia has created. Until now, DLSS technology seemed to be a curious option, but now it has become the great sale argument for this manufacturer. But there is a problem with that. DLSS 4 It is a owner technology. That’s how it is. You will not be able to enjoy it unless you do not have one of the new Nvidia cards, and that is starting the creation of a dangerous vicious circle. One in which developers want to offer more fluid experiences to their users, but for that they have to modify their games to make them compatible with DLSS 4. That leaves out the competition (AMD), but also force users to bet on that new Nvidia walled garden. DLSS 4 is compatible with the old manufacturer’s old graphs – but Only RTX 50 offer multi frame generation-. This characteristic is what is possible to generate up to three frames for each rendering frame, and is therefore responsible for “multiplying” the performance and frame rate of the compatible games. That makes us facing a strategy similar to that of the iPhone: great in many things, exclusive and with a high price that usually surrounds the 900-1,000 euros, such as these Nvidia cards. That puts us all in a brete, especially since DLSS 4 could become another CUDA. Today that technology is the great responsible for the success of Nvidia in the world of AI. AMD also has chips for very competitive, but the problem of this manufacturer It is not hardware, but software (and specifically, CUDA). If Nvidia manages to convert DLSS 4 into another de facto standard, We will find a worrying situation in which a proprietary software standard ends up catching users and the industry. If a single manufacturer ends up dominating the market, you can do what you want with it. And that are potentially very bad news for users. In Xataka | Nvidia has beat its income record again. Paradoxically, Wall Street does not seem to import much

Multivize Computing is the Startup of San Sebastián that “compresses” the AI. The government has just invest 67 million euros in it

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Óscar López, Minister for Digital Transformation and Public Function, announced within the framework of the Mobile World Congress of Barcelona something interesting: an investment of the government to support a promising Spanish startup of artificial intelligence. Multivize Computing. The Spanish company Multivize Computing It has venues in San Sebastián, Toronto, Munich, Paris and London and aims to “revolutionize artificial intelligence through the understanding of models.” Its products are able to compress large language models at 10% of its original size, with cost reduction and efficiency improvement that implies. Compressing the AI. Its main product is compactifai, a “compressor of AI models” that allows more fast, cheap and efficient ia systems. According to Your dataa model as it calls 3.1 405b has an operational cost of about $ 390,000 if we want to run it at home (13 GPUS H100, 9100 W of consumption), but thanks to Compactifai it is possible to reduce that cost to 60,000 dollars (2 GPUS H100, 1,400 W). 67 million for this European “unicorn”. López has announced that the Government will enter as a shareholder in Multivrse Computing through the Spanish Technological Transformation Society (SETT). In 2024 Digitaleurope, employer of industries in the process of transformation in Europe, recognized the company as the future European Uniccorn. It is one of the most promising emerging companies in Spain according to LinkedIn, and this investment is of course a commitment to that future. And aids for companies. The minister took the opportunity to announce a call for 130 million euros (up to 5 million euros per project) from FEDER funds for companies that incorporate AI “in their value chains.” There is also another additional call of 50 million euros for the integration of AI in companies in the health sector. There are already real cases of use. A previous call endowed with 50 million euros and launched by Sedia in 2021 concluded in December and there have been real cases. One of them is Tartaglia, focused on the health sector and endowed with seven million euros. This project has developed a system so that health institutions can safely share data. Another of these projects is agrarian, with an investment of nine million euros and that has taken advantage of AI to for example foresee the yield of the crops through satellite images, early pest detection or modeling of the energy expenditure of large fridge cameras. In Xataka | Spain is finally

Microsoft will invest another 2.9 billion euros in a new installation in Zaragoza

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Microsoft sends more in Aragon. In October 2023 he announced that would build a megacampus with data centers In that region, and now this bet has been reaffirmed, because the Redmond company will increase the initial investment significantly. 2.9 billion more. As indicated In the worldthe president of the Government of Aragon, Jorge Azcón, advertisement Last Friday that Microsoft would expand its previous investment in 2.9 billion euros. The project consists in the creation of a new data center near Zaragoza. 59 hectares for the new campus.Este nuevo centro de datos ocupará 59 hectáreas en la zona de Puerto Venecia, en Zaragoza. It is expected to begin to develop in 2026 with an initial investment of 582 million euros for three years – the cost of building it, they point out In El Heraldo– And the rest of the phases for 2.3 billion more, to be executed in the next 10 years. 10,000 million in total. That makes the figure invested by Microsoft in Aragon already reach 10,000 million euros, a spectacular amount that yes, will benefit from a reduction in fiscal charges. The fourth data center in this region will be added to those already planned in the Recycling Technology Park (63 hectares), Industrial Polygon Centrovía de la Muela (147 hectares) or in Villamayor de Gállego (87.4 hectares). These three centers have a joint investment of 6,600 million euros in the next 10 years. More jobs. The construction phase will allow to create between 1,000 and 2,000 new jobs, and the project expects to be completed in ten years and creates 300 jobs. If the rest of the planned data centers are included for the region, there will be between 900 and 1,200 jobs in total. Economic impact. This last data center will make the impact for Aragon GDP estimated at 2,685 million euros between 2026 and 2030. Aragon is becoming a true nerve point for the technological industry, and in May 2024 already announced a technology park of 42 hectares next to the Ebro River Campus of the University of Zaragoza. Amazon is also installed in Aragon. Amazon was the first to want to create new data centers in Arat what. As indicated In the avant -gardelast year confirmed an investment of 15.7 billion for the construction of four centers (the Burgo de Ebro, Villanueva de Gállego, Huesca and Empresarium). Goal also seems have raised A data center in the region, although this project has not been confirmed at the moment. They will need a lot of energy. These great projects are also generating doubts about how the region will face the enormous energy consumption of these centers. Azcón indicated that the government should continue to invest in infrastructure and in the energy transport network to favor these Big Tech investments, but the truth is that these centers will consume more energy than the entire community. Aragon generates a lot of renewable energybut it is also that the demand imposed by these new centers probably put that supply in trouble: only AWS will duplicate The electrical consumption of Aragon, and Microsoft will further aggravate the problem. And a lot of water. Not only is the energy problem, but that of water. It is true that large technology companies are developing promising cooling systems For data centers, but the requirement is clear. Amazon already estimated that he would need 750,000 cubic meters of water a year, but most would return to the network after fulfilling his target as a refrigerant. We have no data on how Microsoft raises dealing with these needs in Aragon. The unique provision of Aragon to host these investments contrasts with that of Lleida, which vetoed these types of facilities in January 2025. Image | Microsoft In Xataka | 30,000 jobs and many doubts. What do we know (and what is not) of the “Data Valley” Valencian

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