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If there is a phone that constantly receives offers and that is turning it into a guaranteed success, that is the Google Pixel 10. A week ago, MediaMarkt had it at an incredible price, but now it’s Amazon where we can buy it at its best price to date. Your current price (in your 256 GB versionwhich is a plus for those looking beyond basic storage) is priced at 729 euros. Although now, by adding it to the basket and proceeding to pay for the order, Amazon gives a direct discount of 50 euros, remaining available for 679 euros. This promotion will be available until next February 15. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links The latest Pixel launched by Google reaches its best price yet This Google Pixel 10 It is a high-end smartphone that now has the best price yet. Above all, this discounted model is ideal if you are looking for plenty of storage, as it has 256 GB internal memory. But what has made this mobile succeed in the market? There are no shortage of reasons and its size is one of them, since with 6.3 inches It fits perfectly in any pocket and can be easily handled even with one hand. Your brain (the Google Tensor G5) offers more than decent performance, although it has some detractors who do not consider it the most powerful on the market. Regarding its battery, it can be noted that it supports fast charging wired at 30W and wireless at 15W. Although if there is one section that can be mentioned as very good in this Google Pixel 10, it is photography. His triple rear camera It is made up of a 48 MP main sensor, accompanied by a 13 MP wide angle and a 10.8 MP 5x telephoto, thus offering excellent results when taking photos with your mobile. ⚡ IN SUMMARY: Google pixel 10 offer today ✅ THE BEST Your photographic system: Few phones of the same price as this Pixel can fight against it in the photography section. An operating system that lasts for years: Having pure Android is one of the main hallmarks of Google phones and they guarantee updates for years (seven, specifically). ❌ THE WORST The screen can be improved… Although it is true that the Google Pixel 10 has a good screen, we miss that it is not LTPO. 💡 BUY IT IF… You want a cell phone to take good photos without having to spend the almost 1,000 euros that high-end terminals from other brands usually cost. ⛔ DON’T BUY IT IF… Obviously, the only significant drawback that this mobile has is that it works with Android, so if you don’t want a terminal with this operating system, you have no choice but to go for a iPhone. Some accessories that may interest you for this mobile Natbok Magnetic Case for Google Pixel 10 with Magsafe and 2 Screen Protectors The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Google Pixel Buds 2a – Wireless Earbuds with Active Noise Cancellation The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Some of the links in this article are affiliated and may provide a benefit to Xataka. In case of non-availability, offers may vary. Images | Pepu Ricca (Xataka) and Google In Xataka | The best mobile phones, we have tested them and here are their analyzes In Xataka | The best quality-price mobiles. Their analyzes and videos are here

An 80-year-old retiree won 2.7 million euros in the lottery and invested it in something unexpected: creating a drug trafficking network

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That a chemistry professor sick with cancer becomes one of the largest manufacturers of methamphetamine is something that gave us hours of entertainment with Breaking Bad. What we didn’t see coming is that a retiree from the United Kingdom could serve as inspiration for a sequel to the popular series. As detailed police sourcesan 80-year-old man won a small fortune in the lottery and, instead of investing it in Nvidia stock either in Hermès bags, He displayed an unexpected entrepreneurial spirit by setting up a fake pill factory that generated hundreds of millions of euros. The stroke of luck that changed everything. John Eric Spiby, from Wigan in Greater Manchester, won €2.77 million in the British Lotto in 2010. With that money he bought a rural property in Astley (west of Manchester) and started his new business venture there: manufacturing pills. The detail is that the pills he was manufacturing were etizolama thienodiazepine six to ten times more powerful than diazepam, and mixed it with other ingredients to make perfect imitations of legal anxiolytics. In Xataka Millions of Spaniards consume benzodiazepines to sleep at night. They don’t know it’s poisoned candy The Retiree’s Band. John’s son, John Colin Spiby, 37, was responsible for managing daily production in a rented container next to the house. A friend, Callum Dorian, was responsible for distributing the pills through encrypted chats on platforms such as EncroChat. For his part, Lee Ryan Drury, 45, helped with logistics. Each member of the band had an assigned role so that the entire production and distribution infrastructure functioned on an industrial scale. They sold the pills to 65 pence each (the equivalent of 75 cents) but the total estimated value reached 332 million euros on the black market. The raid that uncovered him. Spiby’s “pharmaceutical” scheme was uncovered in April 2022. Police stopped a vehicle at a hotel in Manchester and found 2.5 million fake pills valued at 77 million euros. The investigation took them to the Spiby farm, where they found hydraulic presses, automatic packaging machines, firearms, ammunition and enough equipment to produce million pills a month. The etizolam they manufactured reached a magnitude that, in the previous months, 58% of the opioid-related deaths in 2021 in Scotland, they were because of pills like those manufactured by Spiby. Dorian, the distribution manager, boasted in messages comparing Spiby’s business to drug trafficking empires, while the gang armed its distributors to protect the companies. key distribution routes. {“videoId”:”x8px49v”,”autoplay”:false,”title”:”ANTIBIOTICS are CEASING TO BE EFFECTIVE and the PROBLEM is SUPERBACTERIA”, “tag”:”Webedia-prod”, “duration”:”327″} The judge has just sentenced the band. The case came to Bolton court in November 2025. According to published The Timesduring the trial Spiby denied any knowledge of the organization that manufactured etizolam pills, claiming that he only rented his property to make some extra money. However, the chats, bank transfers and machinery pointed to him as the main financier, in addition to having found a Lotus and a Porsche that he had hidden in his garage next to the pill manufacturing machines, and the testimony of some neighbors who claimed to have seen him driving around in a Lamborghini, as he collected the BBC. The judge sentenced Spiby and his henchmen in January 2026. “Despite winning the lottery, he decided to continue a life dedicated to crime, far from what would have been normal years of retirement,” the court noted in its ruling. John Eric Spiby was sentenced to 16 years and one month in prison; his son at 9 years old. Drury, the logistics manager, was sentenced to 9 years in prison and Dorian, who already had a 12-year sentence pending, received more time. In total, 47 years in prison for the retiree’s gang. In Xataka | 13% of Spaniards have tried cocaine once in their lives. If we ask the dogs of Madrid the percentage will be higher Image | AMC, Unsplash (Candace Mathers) (function() { window._JS_MODULES = window._JS_MODULES || {}; var headElement = document.getElementsByTagName(‘head’)(0); if (_JS_MODULES.instagram) { var instagramScript = document.createElement(‘script’); instagramScript.src=”https://platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js”; instagramScript.async = true; instagramScript.defer = true; headElement.appendChild(instagramScript); – The news An 80-year-old retiree won 2.7 million euros in the lottery and invested it in something unexpected: creating a drug trafficking network was originally published in Xataka by Ruben Andres .

found RAM memory modules worth 500 euros in the worst time to buy them

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A Reddit user counted this week how he had a singular habit: rummaging through his neighborhood trash can in case he found some hardware treasure. And boy did he find it: among other things, he got two 32 GB DDR4 memory modules. Those modules thrown away as waste are a little treasureespecially because with the memory crisis Its market value exceeds 500 euros. what has happened. The user, who uses the alias “ringosbigfuckingnose” indicated that he makes regular visits to the local landfill in his area to look through the garbage that people throw away in search of components for their old PCs. He pointed out how he often comes across equipment from which he can salvage things, but the other day he found a real treasure: A Samsung monitor A 5.25″ floppy drive A 5-bay Drobo NAS Two 32 GB DDR4 memory modules A 10th generation Core i7 with its fan An ASUS motherboard A real find, without a doubt, but above all for one thing. 64 GB of RAM is 500 euros in your pocket. All of these components have value, of course, but it is especially striking that I found those two memory modules with a total of 64 GB. If you take a look around stores like Amazon or PcComponentes you will quickly see that two 32 GB DDR4 modules have a price that today is difficult to lower than the 500 or almost 600 euros. An absolute treasure. An ingenious solution to the memory crisis. What this user has achieved is to find a unique solution to the RAM memory crisis that has caused prices to rise. they shoot in an absolutely extraordinary way. It’s not likely that many people are throwing away memory modules lightly, but there are certainly plenty of people who find real treasures – especially in the form of old consoles and computers – in garbage dumps and recycling centers. And what for some is trash, for others is a small (or big) gem. On TikTok it’s easy find videos with people finding some devices that may be damaged, but that have possibility of being repaired. Electronic waste that is not waste. The Reddit user commented that he lives in a city of about 8,000 people, and the local landfill has a container for recycling electronic waste, something similar to what happens with the recycling centers or clean points that we find in Spain. It was in that part where this user found all those products as is, available for pickup. electronic waste. As they pointed out in Windows Centralthere are studies that indicate that less than a quarter of electronic waste is recycled properly. That means there is a lot of money wasted in the form of still valid hardware and also minerals and components that can be mined from those components. Image | Eugenia Pan’kiv In Xataka | The AI ​​leaves another news that will make the day worse for gamers: NVIDIA will not launch new graphics this year, according to The Information

Multiverse negotiates a round to exceed 1.5 billion euros

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In the midst of a global race to dominate artificial intelligence, where leadership is usually concentrated in the United States or China, a different story with a Spanish accent is beginning to emerge. Multiverse Computinga startup based in San Sebastianhas been gaining visibility among investors and large companies for some time, but a latest move clearly raises the scale of the conversation. The company would be negotiating a new round of financing that could place it among the unicorns, a category reserved for very few European firms in this sector. New Spanish unicorn. The information that places Multiverse in that possible leap comes, for now, from sources cited by Bloomberg that describe a negotiation in progress. According to those people familiar with the operation, the company would be in talks to raise around 500 million euros in new financing, a figure that would imply exceeding the 1.5 billion valuation. The calendar used by these sources points to the first half of 2026 and the entry of new investors, which leaves the operation in the realm of the probable, but not yet confirmed. What the company does. Multiverse Computing, created in 2019, focuses on developing software tools that allow organizations to use artificial intelligence with lower energy and computational costs. Its technology seeks to reduce the size of the models without sacrificing precisionan approach that responds to one of the major current problems in the sector, the high consumption of resources required to train and execute advanced systems. That promise of efficiency is what is attracting the attention of investors and industrial partners. Financial context. In March 2025, We portrayed how the company received an investment of 67 million euros through the Spanish Society for Technological Transformationthe public vehicle intended to promote strategic projects. Just a few months later, in June 2025, We wrote about it again in relation to a round of 189 million euros with the participation of several international and corporate funds. This succession of operations places the negotiation described by Bloomberg on another scale, no longer as an injection to grow, but as the step that could redefine its valuation within the European AI market. behind the scenes. Bloomberg puts Multiverse’s annual recurring revenue at €100 million in January 2026, a metric used by software startups to show future recurring revenue rather than current accounting results. At this point we must be very careful: this is a metric indicative of traction, not a synonym for profits. This difference is relevant in a sector where expansion is usually supported by sustained investment and high spending. Therefore, beyond commercial traction, it will remain to be verified what its real balance between income, costs and financial sustainability is in the next phase of development. Images | Multiverse In Xataka | Dreame started as a supplier to Xiaomi. Eight years later it wants to be the next Samsung and has paid 10 million to prove it

will have 129 million euros to achieve it

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It is the fourteenth supercomputer in the world according to the TOP500 listis in Spain and is called MareNostrum 5. But it is also a “living” system because it continues to evolve and adapt to new times. In fact, it has just received a notable injection of capital for a critical update: the one that will allow it to work with AI model training and inference. 129 million for MareNostrum 5. As explained at the BSC (Barcelona Supercomputing Center), the European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) has signed the contract for the acquisition of new hardware elements for MareNostrum 5. It does so with the collaboration of Fsas Technologies (Fujitsu) and Telefónica. The budget is close to 129 million euros and will be co-financed 50% by EuroHPC and the other 50% by Spain, Portugal and Turkey. The update will be installed during the first half of 2026. The project, defined in the documentation of the European Commission, started in July 2025. MareNostrum 5 adapts. This update will not be a “more of the same”, but is focused entirely on artificial intelligence and machine learning workloads. The project also has another objective: to strengthen European digital sovereignty, which will reduce technological dependencies and prevent unwanted technology transfers outside the EU. HPC used to rule, now AI will also rule. The expanded architecture of MareNostrum 5 will make use of specialized compute partitions. Thus, there will be at least one for LLM training and another for inference. Today this supercomputer has five different partitions and according to the TOP500 list it has an Rmax power of 175.30 PFLOPS (FP64, Linkpack) or 215.40 PFLOPS according to EuroHPC. Its total power capacity is 20 MW. 30 Exaflops FP4 for AI. In the white paper the goal is to achieve 30 FP4 exaflops, which seems like a huge jump, but it must be clarified that the current 0.17 FP64 exaflops are dedicated to classic High Performance Computing (HPC). These FP4 exaflops are dedicated to training and massive inference, and cannot be easily compared to those FP64 exaflops. The technical description of the GH72 partition, even without explicitly mentioning NVIDIA, clearly fits your DGX GB200 NVL72. NVIDIA in the pools. Although the technical documentation does not specify what type of hardware will be used, it does talk about a GH72 partition whose specifications are very similar to the DGX GB200 NVL72 supercomputer. It is not specified how many GPUs, what type of GPUs or how much memory they will have, but there are minimum requirements, such as “180 GB of HBM3e memory or higher.” That rules out the H100 and H200, but models like the B200/GB200 would enter (MareNostrum 5 currently uses those) or the B300/GB300, in addition to others like the AMD Instinct MI350/MI355X, which according to market data could arrive with 256 GB of HBM3e memory. And soon, own chip. Yesterday, the BSC simultaneously announced good news about its efforts to develop its own chip. The so-called Cinco Ranch TC1 developed by the Barcelona Zettascale Lab has been validated and its experimental implementation it has been a success. We are looking at a chip based on RISC-V architecture and that uses Intel 3 3 nm manufacturing technology. It is a relatively modest chip that can operate at 1.25 GHz, but it is still a notable first step for the BSC to also continue advancing its role in semiconductor design. European supercomputers. This project is part of EuroHPC’s program to keep European supercomputing moving forward. Currently it has 12 supercomputers distributed throughout Europe, among which Jupiter (Germany, 4th in the world on the TOP500 list) and the future Alice Recoque (France), which will be consolidated as the first two exascale systems on the old continent. In Xataka | The EU wants to close the gap in the race for AI with 750 million euros. And it is good news for Barcelona

There are TVs for 90 euros, consoles, mobile phones and much more

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AliExpress returns with more offers on technology. Now we have a new promo active (called Valentine’s Day) and, as usual, discounts abound on phones, consoles and other devices. Yes indeed, the key is again in the discount couponssince thanks to them we can save much more on our purchases. These are the ones we have available right now: Discount minimum purchase coupon 1 2 euros 15 euros ESPP02 4 euros 29 euros ESPP04 6 euros 49 euros ESPP06 10 euros 79 euros ESPP10 20 euros 159 euros ESPP20 30 euros 249 euros ESPP30 45 euros 369 euros ESPP45 This AliExpress promo will be available until next Saturday February 14although it is quite likely that the coupons will not last until then (nor will the stock of the best offers). There is a lot to choose from, but we have made a list of five that we found very interesting: nintendo switch 2 by 385.31 euros with the coupon ESPP45, a great price for this pack that includes ‘Mario Kart World’. Apple iPhone 17 by 866.80 euros with the coupon ESPP45, a very good price for the best base iPhone in years. PlayStation 5 by 395.86 euros with the coupon ESPP45, less than 400 euros for the version with reader of the Sony console. Realme GT 7 Pro by 478.65 euros with the coupon ESPP45, a mobile phone with autonomy for three days. Xiaomi TV A by 90.74 euros with the coupon ESPP10, a very interesting option for the kitchen or bedroom. nintendo switch 2 If you usually pay attention to AliExpress promos, you will have noticed that nintendo switch 2 It is usually one of the most demanded and recurring devices. On this occasion, we find this one with one of the best prices we have seen in recent times: it costs 385.31 euros with the coupon ESPP45 and comes with the great game that is ‘Mario Kart World‘. Nintendo Switch 2 + ‘Mario Kart World’ The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Apple iPhone 17 It is not so common to find Apple devices at a good price on AliExpress, but we have an exception with this one iPhone 17. It is the best base phone the company has made in years, one that stands out for offering a good 6.3-inch screen as usual (this time, with 120 Hz), notable performance and a good dual camera system. Taking into account that we have barely seen it on sale in recent weeks, watch out for its discount in this Valentine’s Day promo: it comes out for 866.80 euros with coupon ESPP45. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links PlayStation 5 If before we talked about Nintendo Switch 2, now it’s time to do it PlayStation 5. As a general rule, we almost always see the Digital model (that is, without a reader) with the greatest discount, but AliExpress goes all out: we can get its version with a reader for 395.86 euros with coupon ESPP45. A great price for a console that still has power for a while. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Realme GT 7 Pro Now that silicon-carbon batteries are increasingly common, we are seeing mobile phones with an autonomy that was unthinkable years ago. That’s where he comes in Realme GT 7 Proa truly high-end device whose autonomy lasts three days. Obviously, it is not the only good thing that this mobile has: it has a great processor, a good 6.78-inch screen and a triple rear camera system that, although it is not the best there is, performs at a high level. The phone costs 478.65 euros with coupon ESPP45. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Xiaomi TV A Not everyone wants a huge or very expensive TV. There are times when we look for something small and very economical, ideal for rooms like a bedroom or a kitchen. This Xiaomi TV is ideal for these scenarios for several reasons: it has 32 inches, a Google operating system and an integrated Chromecast, so we can send content from our mobile phone. Its price is also very attractive: it costs 90.74 euros with the coupon ESPP10. It is true that it has Full HD resolution, but it is a factor that does not influence as much as it is a few-inch TV. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Some of the links in this article are affiliated and may provide a benefit to Xataka. In case of non-availability, offers may vary. Images | Ricardo AguilarNintendo, Apple, Sony, Realme, Xiaomi In Xataka | The best mobile phones, we have tested them and here are their analyzes In Xataka | The best quality-price mobiles. Their analyzes and videos are here

Seven great ideas to give technology as a gift (for less than 100 euros) this Valentine’s Day

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I have a budget of 100 euros, what can I give to a person? techie? Fortunately, today we can find countless things. Some more original than others, but in any case good gifts. For this same reason, today we are going to give seven interesting ideas under 100 euros. Huawei Watch Fit 3 by 79 eurosa great smartwatch to keep better control over physical activities. Elgato Stream Deck Neo by 84.99 eurosa very practical device for playing computer games and even for productivity. Xiaomi Redmi Buds 6 Pro by 59.90 eurosgood Bluetooth headphones with noise cancellation. Woxter Scriba 195 S by 67.99 euros When you add to cart, a small eReader to devour books anywhere. Fire TV Stick 4K Select by 35.99 eurosa great device for old televisions. Chilly’s Series 2 by 38 eurosa thermal coffee cup with Biocote technology for the most coffee lovers. Kodak photo frame by 51.28 eurosa digital photo frame that also plays music. Huawei Watch Fit 3 For the price of 79 euros that he has right now Huawei Watch Fit 3It is a great gift if your partner wants a smartwatch with many sports functions. Specifically, the version with gray strap I find it the most interesting (it’s the one I have) because it’s not like the traditional ones, which often break from use. The screen looks great even outdoors and the rotating crown is a success. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Elgato Stream Deck Neo If your partner loves computer games or wants a device to improve productivity, the Elgato Stream Deck Neo is on sale right now for 84.99 euros. It includes eight fully customizable macro keys, plus a screen on the bottom side. The configuration options it offers are very varied, whether you want to play or work. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Xiaomi Redmi Buds 6 Pro Given so many models, which Bluetooth headphones to buy? The Redmi Buds 6 Pro from Xiaomi have a very good quality-price ratio, especially now that they are on sale for 59.90 euros. Have noise cancellationtheir battery is up to 36 hours and they are quite comfortable to use even for hours. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Woxter Scriba 195 S If your partner usually travels a lot by train, subway or bus and wants to spend time reading, there is no need to spend a lot of money to have an eReader or digital book reader. He Woxter Scriba 195 S It is perfect to carry in your pocket thanks to its 4.7-inch screen. It is controlled through the keypad and comes with 4 GB of storage, which can store many digital books. Its price at MediaMarkt is 79.99 euros, but when you add it to the cart it remains at 67.99 euros. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Fire TV Stick 4K Select If you have an old television at home and you want to use it more, a good gift for your partner or for both of you is the Fire TV Stick 4K Select. Right now it is on sale for 35.99 euros and offers 4K resolution. Furthermore, thanks to its operating system You can download streaming apps like Netflix. It also incorporates Alexa and comes with a remote control with direct access to some applications. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Chilly’s Series 2 Although it is somewhat less technological, for coffee lovers the Chilly’s Series 2 It can be very attractive. By 38 eurosit is a thermal coffee cup that, according to the brand, can stay warm for four hours. It comes with a mechanism to close it hermetically, the mouthpiece is designed to be soft to the touch and has Biocote anti-microbial technology that eliminates bad odors. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Kodak photo frame Finally, if you want to go more for the classic, this photo frame Kodak costs 51.28 euros and it is ideal to remember moments as a couple. It is a digital frame with a 10.1-inch screen that allows you to change photographs, but it can also play videos and music. It includes a remote control, allows you to rotate the image and add photos, videos and files via an SD card. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Some of the links in this article are affiliated and may provide a benefit to Xataka. In case of non-availability, offers may vary. Images | Jose GarciaHuawei, Stream Deck, Xiaomi, Woxter, Amazon, Chilly’s, Kodak In Xataka | The best smartwatches (2026): their analyzes and videos are here In Xataka | Best eBooks. Which eBook to buy and 11 recommended models

five cell phones for less than 60 euros that only serve to call and send messages

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Yesterday the news broke: the Government wants to prohibit that minors under 16 years of age have access to social networks. The proposal, which still has to go through Congress, would put in check what is probably the greatest use that this group gives to their cell phones. Will they then still want to have a smartphone? Regardless of whether this new regulation succeeds or at what age do we want to give him his first cell phonethere opens an alternative with a type of telephone that It still has a lot of use in 2026: what is known as ‘dumbphone’. Our selection of ‘dumbphones’, at a glance Samsung C5320 by 59.99 eurosa clamshell phone from the Korean manufacturer. SPC Wild by 58.69 eurosSpanish mobile available in various colors and with camera. Nokia 106 by 18.99 eurosthe most economical option. Pusokei Mini Flip Phone by 36.28 euroswith a different design from the others and space for three SIMs. SPC Stella 2 by 29.39 euroswith charging base and three speed dial buttons. A phone from the past for the people of now A ‘dumbphone’ is what is known as a phone without internet and usually has a classic design. Not all, but that usually means having a physical keyboard and a very minimalist designsometimes like those flip phones from 20 years ago. Since they are easy to use and very basic, we tend to attribute them to older people. However, they gain strength in different contexts. We have already explained the first of them above: the new regulation announced yesterday by Pedro Sánchez. We don’t know how far it will go, but It could be extended to applications like WhatsApp or Telegram for its social component. That makes this type of phone ideal for the little ones to have. a direct means of communication with their parents without having to have a smartphone or another source of distraction. But there is more. A smartphone is a double-edged sword. Yes, it is very useful because it can be used for everything. In return, we also run the risk of getting lost between applications, social networks and that tendency to scroll infinite in which we can fall easier than it seems. There the ‘dumbphone’ also shines as telephones that they make this ‘digital detox’ easier that It has been so fashionable for a few years now.. Of course, all this does not mean that, as we say, They are also perfect for the elderly. Older people tend to have it easier with physical keyboards and simple devices that get to the point. In addition, these phones have a very high autonomy of several days, ideal so that you do not have to worry so much about charging them. Some ‘dumbphone’ options for less than 60 euros Samsung C5320 A Samsung ‘dumphone’ with a clamshell design and a very old-fashioned look. Its screen is 2.4 inches and its battery is disassembled, something that will soon we will see again on smartphones. Its charging connector is micro USB and it has a 3.5 millimeter jack port for headphones. We have it available on AliExpress for 59.99 euros. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links SPC Wild With several colors available (some of them very striking), this SPC Wild is very interesting for the little ones. It also has a clamshell format and a battery that promises to offer seven days of autonomy. In addition, it has extra functions such as a flashlight or even a basic camera. Costs 58.69 euros. SPC Wild – Basic 4G Phone for Digital Disconnection and First Secure Connection | Camera, Double Screen, SOS Button and 7 Day Battery | Turquoise The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Nokia 106 This Nokia 106 will bring a smile to those of us who are already of a certain age. It is a very simple phone that does what it wants: offering calls and messages for very little (it only costs 18.99 euros). Of course, despite its price, it has dual SIM, FM radio and even the occasional game. Like the Samsung, it has a Micro USB port for charging. Nokia 106 for All Operators 4GB Dual SIM 2018 Dark Gray with LED Flashlight – FM Radio – Big Button Phone The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Pusokei Mini Flip Phone Less known than the previous ones is this Mini Flip Phone from Pusokei. This also has a dual SIM slot and even has space for a microSD. Its screen is small, but in color and it even includes a basic camera which is fine for children. What differentiates it most from the others is its design, without a doubt. Available for 36.28 euros. PUSOKEI Mini Flip Phone, 2G Flip Cell Phone with 1.77 Screen, HD Rear Camera, 16GB Memory, Large Buttons, 3 Card Slots, 1000MAh, for Children, People The price could vary. We earn commission from these links SPC Stella 2 The last one is also from the SPC brand, although this time it is the Stella 2 model. This is very ideal for older people due to the typography of the keys, although it is equally suitable for anyone. It has three quick access buttons that we can program to dial quickly. It comes with a charging base, which is a plus. Costs 29.39 euros. SPC Stella 2 – Flip Mobile Phone for Seniors, Large Buttons and Keys, Easy to Use, Remote Configuration, SOS Button, USB-C, 3 Direct Memories, Charging Base, Black The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Some of the links in this article are affiliated and may provide a benefit to Xataka. In case of non-availability, offers may vary. Images | Samsung, SPC, Nokia, Pusokei In Xataka | The best mobile phones, we have tested them and here are their analyzes In Xataka | The best quality-price mobiles. Their analyzes and videos are here

whether donating millions of euros is beneficial or not

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Amancio Ortega is the eleventh greatest fortune in the world and, unquestionably, the richest man in Spain thanks to its two lucrative empires: Inditex and Pontegadea. However, in addition to his millionaire business profits, Amancio Ortega has also become popular for your donations. The millionaire injected 765.4 million into the foundation that bears his nameand donations valued at hundreds of millions of euros were channeled from it. This philanthropy was the center of a debate in which the enormous contribution to the well-being of the beneficiaries was put on the table, but also the fiscal compensations and an exercise of public image washing. A big jump in contributions. Amancio Ortega made an exceptional contribution to the Amancio Ortega Foundation. According to collected Digital Economythe businessman injected 765.4 million euros in 2025 to finance the entity’s activities until 2028. It is an amount much higher than that contributed in recent years, and marks a turning point in the size of the economic “cushion” with which the foundation works, which in your figures declared an investment in projects of 207.6 million euros in 2024. This money does not automatically translate into spending in a single year, but it does allow for the foundation’s involvement in larger programs and for a longer period of time. On its website, the foundation itself explains which has 541.8 million euros committed for the period 2025-2029. Where have those donations gone? An important part of these donations has been channeled towards healthcare, especially in the form of high-tech medical equipment and investments linked to public hospitals. A clear example is the National Hospital for Paraplegics of Toledo, which has received a donation of 11.24 million euros from the Leonese businessman’s foundation to execute up to ten projects related to facilities and works within the center itself. Without a doubt, the most ambitious project of Amancio Ortega’s foundation is the financing of ten proton therapy devices with a tender of 271 million euros started in 2021 and which will have valid until 2029. This latest technology equipment will be implemented in seven autonomous communities and allows for less invasive treatment of certain types of cancer, especially in cases of childhood cancer and difficult to access. In addition, the millionaire’s foundation financed the construction of seven new nursing homes in Galicia. For the moment they have built and delivered five of them to the Xunta de Galicia, and the objective is to complete the remaining ones in 2026. Direct aid in disasters. In 2025, one of the most notable donations was the one linked to the municipalities affected by DANA. It was an aid of 100 million euros, managed through 40 town councils, with the aim of supporting affected families and businesses. Here the mechanism was different from that used in the medical and socio-health projects. The urgency of the situation meant that, instead of signing an investment agreement with the administrations, the foundation delivered the funds to the different affected municipalities so that they could manage it by purchasing machinery for cleaning or to cover the most urgent needs of its population. Tax benefits, the darkest side. The other side of the debate focuses on the elephant in the room: donations to foundations have tax incentives, and this case is no exception. No matter how noble the motives behind these donations are, the shadow of interest in reducing your tax bill is evident, although also legal. In simple terms: whoever makes a donation can deduct part of that contribution from their taxes, with differences depending on whether they are an individual (IRPF) or a company (Corporate Tax). More than 97% of the capital of the Amancio Ortega Foundation comes from the contributions of its founder who, in turn, receives his income from the Inditex dividends and the benefits of Pontegadea. According to estimates of Publiconly with the financing of the proton therapy equipment, its benefactor obtained a tax benefit of between 108 and 123 million euros, since the legislation allows for tax relief between 35% and 40% of contributions. As Carlos Cruzado, president of the Gestha union of Treasury technicians, pointed out, “the tax benefit is still a public expense.” The real debate: philanthropy or paying taxes. In some ways, making such a significant donation means forcing the State to spend public money (in the form of uncollected taxes) on the investment. let an individual decide and that may not be strategic. On the one hand, there is the direct impact: hundreds of millions are put on the table available for social and health projects that might otherwise take longer to arrive. On the other hand, there is the fact that the project where the money is invested It is decided by a private donor, with his or her priorities and interests, not based on criteria of common interest. For society as a whole, was it more necessary to invest in this latest technology equipment or to hire more medical personnel for primary care? Should large donations be regulated differently to suit the general good, or should the donor’s discretion prevail? These are questions to which Spanish legislation has not yet provided an answer. In Xataka | Warren Buffett and Bill Gates recovered the philanthropy of Henry Ford and Rockefeller. A Trump law has put an end to it Image | GTRES, Unsplash (National Cancer Institute)

Moeve has a turnover of 1.8 billion euros. The Prosecutor’s Office asks to dissolve the company because, they claim, they did not pay 7.7 million in taxes

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Now Cepsa is Moeve. And now it is Moeve who has to fight against an accusation from the Public Prosecutor’s Office for fraud in the payment of taxes. The court case has been dragging on since 2022 but has its origins almost a decade ago. Now, the Prosecutor’s Office is asking for 28 years in prison for its board, targeting three senior officials of the Canary Islands Tax Agency and, in addition, the dissolution of the company. What has happened? In short, the Prosecutor’s Office accuses Moeve of tax fraud in the Canary Islands. According to their investigations, the company would have stopped paying 7.7 million euros to the Treasury by passing off diesel fuel as fuel oil when paying taxes between 2016 and 2021. The change is substantial because the tax rate on fuel oil (€0.56/tonne) is much lower than that on diesel (€222/1,000 liters). They stand out in Motorpassion that diesel has a tax 400 times higher than the change of units and, from there, would come the 7.7 million euros that the company would have omitted when presenting its taxes. What does the Prosecutor’s Office ask for? The Prosecutor’s request is harsh: That criminal proceedings be opened against the company The dissolution of the company Fine of 13 million euros for the company 28 years in prison and more than 25 million euros in fines for the board Two-year disqualification for three senior officials of the Canary Islands Tax Agency How did the events happen? As described in Fuerteventura Diarythe Prosecutor’s Office maintains that between January 2016 and October 2021, the then Cepsa, through its subsidiary Petróleo de Canarias (Petrocan), settled the taxes by passing off diesel fuel as fuel oil with “a clear intention of defrauding” the regional Public Treasury. According to their calculations, the company would have stopped paying the following amounts: 2016: 781,295 euros 2017: 404,134 euros 2018: 1.4 million euros 2019: 2.3 million euros 2020: 1.6 million euros 2021: 1.2 million euros In all that time, the Prosecutor’s Office accuses the Canary Islands Tax Agency of ignoring the complaints that came to it from the oil company. And the company IR Maxoinversiones, which manages various local gas stations, already reported the events in 2019, repeated it, expanding the complaint in 2020, and some time later filed a third complaint. The officials indicated by the Prosecutor’s Office, however, did not file any measures to investigate the events. What does Moeve say? Company sources point to Xataka that “the case is appealed. We reject the accusation and we hope that the actions of justice confirm the correct application of the taxation carried out by Moeve to the product called Diesel Oil, for industrial use and not linked to the activity of service stations.” They explain that Diesel Oil is a much heavier product than the diesel that we can consume for the car, so its use can only be industrial to start a machine or power a heater. That is, the usual use given to fuel oil. Thus, they point out that their taxation has always adjusted to what the Treasury has demanded at all times and that they are not trying to pass the product off as what it is not in their accounts. Disproportionate? Although the Prosecutor’s accusations are on the table and they say they can support them with data, it remains to be seen what the resolution of the case is. The claims refer to an alleged evasion of 7.7 million euros over six years, a very small figure for a company that only in the first nine months of the year 2025 (latest data published) earned 472 million euros in net profits and invoiced more than 1.8 billion euros in 2024. Therefore, beyond proving that Moeve did not pay the taxes due, it will have to be demonstrated that this omission was made with the intention of enriching himself and not because of a mistake when filing taxes, an element that seems essential for a judge to order the dissolution of the company. a company with more than 11,000 employees. Photo | moeve In Xataka | There is a hidden war to sell us the cheapest possible gasoline. One that Ballenoil and Plenergy already dominate

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