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Mediumkt launches a new Apple Days with minimum historical prices of the store. iPhone, Macbook, iPad and much more on offer

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Mediumkt has renewed the Apple Daysa campaign centered on offers of devices from Cupertino. There is enough to choose from and many minimum historical prices of the store. In this article we will review its different categories focusing on the best prices. Of course, first of all it is worth mentioning that the campaign will end on May 21 at 09:00 hours. Mac Mini M4 by 629 eurosthe best price we have seen in the store to date in a team that already had a good value for money without being offer. iPhone 16 Pro by 1,049 eurosa much more tight price for one of the best mobiles of the Apple catalog. iPad Air (2025) by 649 eurosa good offer in the iPad Air that has been released this year. iPhone 15 by 709 eurosan ideal price if we are looking for an economic Apple mobile other than the 16E iPhone. MacBook Pro M4 Pro by 2,099 eurosa more tight price for one of Apple’s best laptops. Mac Mini M4 He Mac Mini M4 It is one of the devices with better value for money within the Apple catalog. In recent months we have seen it go down price, but not as much as in the Apple Days of Mediamarkt. Is on offer for 629 euros in its configuration of 256 GB of internal storage (SSD) and 16 GB of unified memory. Apple’s computer stands out in many aspects, but the most striking is its mini format – it is the computer I have and fits in the palm of my hand. Nor does any noise and their M4 chip It offers excellent performance. In addition, it is compatible with Apple Intelligence and includes a total of five ports Thunderbolt. * Some price may have changed from the last review iPhone 16 Pro If we talk about Apple’s mobile catalog, the iPhone 16 Pro It is one of the best, especially if we can also find it at a good price. Although since its launch we have seen it for a fairly expensive price, in the Apple Days it can be found by 1,049 euros (before 1,219 euros) in its configuration of 128 GB. He iPhone 16 Pro It is a high -end mobile that It highlights, above all, for its camerathat weights not to evolve too much with respect to the previous generation continues to offer great experience. In addition, it includes the new camera control buttoncomes with him Chip A18 Pro Apple and is also compatible with Apple Intelligence. * Some price may have changed from the last review iPad Air (2025) In Apple Days we can also find some offers in the field of iPad. One of the best offers is in the iPad Air (2025) That was launched this year. If we choose the configuration of 128 GB, it stays for 649 euros instead of the official price of 699 euros. He iPad Air (2025) that we find offer in Mediamarkt is the one that has been launched this year. Includes a screen 11 -inch IPS Liquid Retina And it comes with him M3 chipso it is also compatible with Apple Intelligence. In addition, it is worth mentioning that thanks to this chip we are faced with a quite powerful iPad. iPad Air (2025, 128 GB, M3, 11 inches) * Some price may have changed from the last review iPhone 15 If the prices of the mobiles of the current Apple generation do not convince us – and neither the benefits of the iPhone 16E-, a good way to make the leap to the Apple catalog is with the iPhone 15. It is still being marketed in many stores and Mediamarkt, during its campaign, it has it for offer for 709 euros In its 128 GB configuration. He iPhone 15 It is a high -end mobile that, despite not being of the current generation, continues to offer good performance thanks to Chip A16 Bionic. Of course, it is not compatible with Apple Intelligence. It stands out, among many other things, for its compact screen Super Retina XDR OLED of 6.1 inches and for their cameras. * Some price may have changed from the last review MacBook Pro M4 Pro If we are looking for portability, and not so much a desktop computer such as the MAC Mini M4, Apple has a good assortment of laptops. If, in addition, we are looking for a lot of power, the MacBook Pro with M4 Pro chip Now it has dropped in price during Apple Days. It still has a high price, but also a good discount that leaves it for 2,099 euros. He MacBook Pro That we can find an offer in Mediamarkt is the one that has a configuration of 24 GB of unified memory, 512 GB of SSD and Liquid Reina XDR screen of 14.2 inches. It comes with the M4 Pro chip that offers great power in practically all times. In addition, it has a fairly light and elegant design and Its theoretical autonomy reaches 24 hours. MacBook Pro (2024, M4 Pro, 512 GB, 14.2 inches) * 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. Images | Mediamarkt and Buyardation (header), Apple In Xataka | Best iPhone. Which to buy and recommended models based on budget, tastes and quality price In Xataka | What iPad Buy. Apple tablets catalog analysis with recommendations depending on the use and budget

There are minimum historical prices and insured gifts

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Waiting to renew devices to Black Friday or similar events is no longer as important as before. The different brands have their own events throughout the year and are ideal to buy what we need (or to give us a whim) saving along the way. We are at the gates of a new mother’s day and one of the brands that adds to this event is Huawei. Your official store It has a series of very interesting discounts on most devices, whether watches, tablets or telephones. And eye: because there are also with insured gifts. We tell you more about this promo Buy or give technology for less with the Huawei event As we have said above, this new Huawei event arrives for Mother’s Day. Although it takes place on May 4, we already have access to this promotion that will last until May 5. It is an ideal moment if we were looking to make ourselves with some huawei, since we can do it for much less. The products have applied discounts, but we have the possibility of lowering purchases even more with discount codes. With the code AMORMOM We can save 10% in any of the brand’s products. Next to this, we have some that are exclusive to certain products, such as AD2Geq1 To save 50 euros in the Watch D2 or AMP50PUB For the Matepad 11.5 Papermatte Edition. The coupons cannot accumulate. There are very good Huawei offers for all types of devices With the coupon of 10% discount we can take what we want for less money. Likewise, there are a series of devices that right now remain at a very good price thanks to this coupon and their own discount. We leave them next. Huawei GT5 We are going to start this selection with a clock, in this case with the Huawei GT5. This watch not only has many interesting functions, but also its design is very elegant, especially this white model with Milanese Correa. The PVP of this model is 259 euros, but now it is reduced to 199 euros. If we use the code AMORMOMwe will reduce its price to 179.10 euros. In addition, it comes with a gift strap and if we pay 9 euros more, we will take some Freebuds se2 as a gift. This is the 41 millimeter version of the clock, one that comes with a 1.32 -inch AMOLED screen. Your autonomy gives not to have to load the clock for seven days And it is also a very resistant device (it has IP69K certification). Thanks to his sensors, he is an ideal partner for our day to day or to do sports. * Some price may have changed from the last review Huawei Watch D2 Another very interesting smartwatch option if we look inside the Huawei catalog is the Watch D2. This has a PVP of 399 euros, although it is now reduced to 379 euros. In this case, we will be able to apply the coupon more AD2Geq1 that will discount us 50 euros. Thanks to it, the device stays in 329 euros. It also brings extra strap of a gift and we have the option to take some Freebuds 5i if we pay 1.9 euros more. This option can be perfect for our mother, since it is a very oriented device to monitor health. So it stands out is for how necessary it is monitoring blood pressure in real timealthough it is not the only thing he does. It is also ideal for sports and offers great autonomy. * Some price may have changed from the last review Huawei Fit3 If we look for a smartwatch, but we want A cheaper optioneye Huawei Fit3. It is a device whose PVP is 159 euros, although it is now reduced to 99 euros (which we can reduce even more if we use the AMORMOM code). If we want, we can pay 9 euros extra and take home some Freebuds se2 or an extra strap. Quality-quality, it is one of the best smartwatches that we can find. Its 1.82 -inch screen uses AMOLED technology and has great autonomy. Besides, has a fairly refined design And it has plenty of sensors to be our ideal partner when training. * Some price may have changed from the last review FreeClip What do we look for headphones with an unconventional design? The FreeClip Huawei fit perfectly into that description. Its PVP is 199 euros, although they are now reduced to 159 euros. As with other products, we can use the code AMORMOM so that its price is left in 143.10 euros. That the design is the most striking does not mean that it is the only trick of these headphones. They are comfortable to take positionsin addition to offering a sound quality that meets note, both at home and outside. They also stand out for having good autonomy. * Some price may have changed from the last review Matepad 11.5 “Papermatte Edition We may be looking for a tablet, no matter if it is to work or for our leisure time. As an option, we have the Matepad 11.5 Papermatte de Huawei. This device has a PVP of 349 euros, although it is now reduced to 299 euros. If we use the AMP50pub code we will obtain An additional discount of 50 eurosso its final price will be 249 euros. It comes with a gift cover. It is a very versatile tablet that stands out for offering a rather comedy thickness and dimensions, So it is very manageable. In addition, its 11.5 -inch screen has a 120 Hz soda rate, which makes it very interesting as a gaming tablet. The case that includes, by the way, can be used as a lectern. Matepad 11.5 Papermatte Edition * Some price may have changed from the last review Pura 70 We finish this selection of offers with a mobile. We are referring to Pura 70a versatile device that has a PVP of 999 … Read more

A rebound in historical heritage

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After a week chaining Falls in stock markets around the world, before the uncertainty created For the announcement of the US tariff policy, stock markets lived a historical day marked by the increases. The turning point was marked by the publication of a statement in Donald Trump’s profile in his social network in which he announced the 90 -day postponement For your tariffs. The rally after the pause of tariffs. The unexpected Trump ad Not only relieved stock pressure on The main technology companiesbut also unleashed an unprecedented rebound in the quotes. Investors who bet on the market at their lowest time, saw how their portfolios fired marking a 9.5% rise in S&P 500, the fourth largest increase in this index since you have records. According to data of Financial Timesthis rally contributed about 4.3 billion dollars to the market of the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones won almost 8%. According to The published by Business Insiderwith this sudden climb the 10 main millionaires from the Forbes list increased their assets by about 107,000 million dollars. As May water for technology. Technology companies were the ones that best recovered after the collapse of the last days. The Nasdaq 100 rose 12%, so companies such as Microsoft, Apple, Tesla, Amazon or goal recovered more than 1.5 billion dollars in market value in a matter of few hours. The recovery of these companies in turn had an impact on the revaluation of the fortunes of its founders and main shareholders. According to estimates of Business InsiderElon Musk, CEO of Tesla, led the profits by recovering $ 35.9 billion to its assets in a single day. Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg were not far behind, increasing their balance sheets by 18,500 million. Although this rally was celebrated by most investors such as May water, there is still a lot of room to compensate for the accumulated losses For these millionaires in recent weeks. It is estimated that they amounted to more than 244,360 million dollars. In the right place, at the right time. Trump’s announcement not only benefited the billionaires, but also those investors who knew how to take advantage of the trend of previous market fall. In Words by Warren Buffett: “A simple rule dictates my way of buying: being afraid when others are greedy and being greedy when others are afraid.” The investors who followed these words and bought more actions during their fall, with the rebound obtained a millionaire benefit almost immediately. Suspicions about market manipulation. Such and as he published The Guardianthe rapid rebound in the bags has sown the doubt between analysts, about whether Trump’s maneuver could be a Deliberate manipulation form to favor certain economic groups. Three hours before the advertisement advertisement of tariffs, Trump He published a message In his profile in his social network inviting to buy shares, while the stock market was still in free fall. Representatives of the Democratic Party, as the senator for Massachusetts Elisabeth Warren, already have requested an investigation To clarify if there was manipulation of markets To benefit your donors. While that request was taken, an euphoric Donald Trump joked with his collaborators and members of his presidential cabinet about how much money each one had earned with the rebound of the values. In Xataka | Trump has become one of the most valuable crypto overnight. The problem is who is enriched: Trump In Xataka | Cryptocurrencies were supposed to “become” independent “from the power of states. The US has just killed him Image | Flickr (The White House), Unspash (Rafael As Martins)

Wayne Griffiths, CEO of Seat and leader of his historical repositioning leaves

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The CEO of Seat and Cupra leaves the leadership of the company since March 31, 2025. With this notic we have surprised the email entrance tray at 16:16 of, indeed, today March 31, 2025, announcing the departure of Wayne Griffiths, CEO until today of the company and one of the voices that have generated the most noise in the Spanish car in recent years. “At your own request”. Wayne Griffiths’s departure is voluntary, leaving Seat SA a few days after the company presented its results. “At your own request with immediate effect to undertake new challenges”, Read in the statement that the company has published. Thomas Schäfer, CEO of the Volkswagen brand and president of the board of directors of SEAT SA highlights of Griffiths that has done a great job in the development of the Cupra brand and in the restructuring of the company. “The company has lived a deep change under its leadership. The profile. Until now, Griffiths’s career He had always been linked to the march of the Volkswagen Group. His admission occurred in 1989 aboard Audi, where he grew up during the 90s after a brief step by Seat. As of 1998 he assumed positions of responsibility in the Audi sales area which catapulted him to the position of Audi sales director in Germany during the 2000s. Already in 2016 he was appointed Commercial Vice President of Seat SA S has since been the visible head of the transformation of Seat, first as president of Cupra since December 2018 and, subsequently, as president of Seat since October 2020. A transformation. During the four and a half years that Griffiths has been the president of the company has worked to finish tracking the train to which Luca de Meo had already put the tracks. The Italian arrived in 2015 to the SEAT address with the task of refloating the company. Seat had been losing money since 2008. That same 2015 Seat has already entered positive numbers and began a restructuring that has completely changed the company’s identity. Because on the way to sell greater volume but, above all, more expensive cars, Cupra was taken from under the sleeve. Now the company is the one that pulls the car inside Seat Sa From the departure in 2020 of the ItalianGriffiths has led a conversion that has left us the company’s first electric cars (CUPRA BORN and Tavascan) But, above all, the idea that Seat SA is now a very different thing than a decade ago. “The future is Cupra”. In March 2022, Griffiths surprised with a phrase in the presentation of the company’s results: “Cupra is not the end of Seat. Cupra gives Seat a future and the future is electric. The future is Cupra.” Seat’s position began to stagger and the lace seemed to put Thomas Schäfer, one of the strongest men in the Volkswagen group, who said that “We will find a new role for Seat”. Little by little, Cupra has devoured Seat. As you can see in the superior image, when Griffiths took command of Seat SA, Martorell produced just over 350,000 cars. Last year He moved above 480,000 cars. Despite the substantial increase in Cupra (from 23,460 units in 2020 to 173,384 units last year), the brand has managed to re -manufacture almost 240,000 Seat cars. And the cupra figures, as little, should be maintained over time. The company has found a success in the Formentor. The car is little more than a “lifted” Seat León but they have managed to give them their own identity and, above all, sell it much more expensive. The Seat León today starts about 23,000 euros while The Formentor Cupra exceeds 35,000 euros starting. A rocker. In recent years, Seat SA has clearly bet on Cupra. Cupra has been receiving New models ads. He went from Seat sports branch to a brand with its own identity. A movement that has the firm of De Meowho did the same with Abarth and Fiat and has repeated play with Alpine and Renault. Thus, the same car can be sold slightly retouched with a small cost for the company but at a much higher price, shooting the profit margin. The complicated thing is to provide the new signature of its own identity. Cupra has found it with a new logo, sharp and more daring shapes than any other Volkswagen group company. Also, in addition, it is receiving new electrical models and plug -in hybrids, options in danger of extinction within SEAT. At the same time, Seat has finished positioning itself as the Volkswagen input range. Your cars They lack any type of electrification while they have contained their prices a bit. In return, they take a juicy part of sales, open the door to position themselves as a brand interested in micromobility services And who knowsin the future of affordable electric cars to return as the most economical option. A critic. Griffiths has ended up framing the project that was already guessed with Luca de Meo’s command but, in addition, with his departure one of the most critical voices is also leaving and that he has left in the automobile sector in Spain. The CEO of Seat has always been contrary to Chinese electric car tariffsEuropean car policies to foster the electric car and complicate the future to combustion and Critic with the Government From his position as President of ANFAC, to which he resigned in June 2024. I said a few days ago that SEAT will have to fire workers If manufacturers are forced to comply with emission regulations designed by 2027. With them, Seat will not be able to survive if they do not change radically in the next two years. Photo | SEAT In Xataka | They bet on making Seat the cheapest brand of the Volkswagen group. Now Martorell’s production is at risk

Spain has been superxplying its aquifers. March rains have given us the historical opportunity to save them

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In recent years, we have spent hours and hours talking about swamps and reservoir water. And it makes sense: a good part of the country and its economy depend on them. However, if we only talk about reservoirs, we will be forgetting two out of ten Spaniards. And is that Spain is an aquifer country. According to The data of the Ministry of Ecological Transitioncover more than 90% of the national territory. That is between 20,000 and 30,000 cubic hectometers of water that are renewed annually. However, in the last decades we have been systematically overexploitation to the point that a good part of the country is being taken to the edge of technical bankruptcy. March rains give us a historical opportunity to solve this, the question is if we will be able to take advantage of it The clearest example is Doñana … The National Park lost “more than 80% of its marshes compared to the beginning of the 20th century.” However, more than half lost it in the last decade. That gives a clear measure of the voracity of the system: if the overexploitation has been able to denaturalize hectares and hectares of one of the most protected natural places in the country, what will not be happening with the rest? … But there are many more. Above all, because for most of the population what happens in Doñana It is still distant (problematic, rejectable, worryingYeah; but distant). The problem is that many regions depend critically on groundwater and the desiccation of aquifers exposes them to enormous water insecurity. The insecurity of which I speak has a very simple explanation: the agroganadero sector consumes 82.5% of the country’s water. That translates that most of the water passes through fertilized lands. It is not surprising that, according to the citizen network of measurement of nitrates, almost 60% of Spanish underground waters is contaminated by nitrates. If the subsoil is loaded with water, that pollution can be worrying, but is diluted. As soon as the water is scarce, the aquifers become unusable. The real problem is another. For decades, whether by their own decision or by omission, the Spanish authorities have lived back their aquifers. This explains a good part of the disorder and lack of control that surrounds them. Eyes that do not see, illegal irrigation that are allowed. Wwf Spain revealed in 2019 that The four most important aquifers in the country have been sheared for years. And presumably, goes much further. According to the reports of the Geological and Mining Institute“For decades, salinization of Mediterranean and insular Spanish coastal coastal aquifers have been known.” Despite this, “only in a few cases this situation is well managed.” As happens, for example, with the Malaga aquifer of Guadalhorce, Integral studies are missing of the entire aquifer to specify the existing reserves and determine the best extraction strategy “if it exists. Without knowing how much water there is and how that water is the situation becomes impossible to manage accurately. The opportunity of March. When we say that We have been failing for 30 years When preparing for the next drought (and diverting the resources we obtain from the improvement of efficiency to uses that abound in exploitation), we refer This kind of thing: The lack of a really ambitious management framework that recovers, manages and sanctions the aquifers of the country. March 2025 and the huge amount of water He has put in the channels has become a great opportunity to solve this. We have given us time to build these integral studies and make decisions for the future. Hopefully not missing her. Image | Scott Jasechko (via sync) | Niel Baars In Xataka | “In the next ten years, Spain and Latin America will suffer (and much) with water,” Robert Glennon (University of Arizona)

The Basque ball is living a historical schism. One that threatens to leave Spain outside the International Federation

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The Basque ball is news. Although not in the sports sections of the newspapers, but in those of judicial and political chronicle. The decision of the International Ball Federation (FIPV) to recognize as a full member to Euskadi in the late 2024 and consecrate in passing to his selection, opening the doors of the official tournaments, he has generated A huge hangover that reaches far beyond the pediment and shakes Sport (and politics) national. The stage has been complicated over the last months that the pelotari face an unusual scenario right now: The rupture between the FIPV and its Spanish counterpart (Fepelota) and the possibility that this spring will be held in Gernika participate in the Cup of Nations Basque representatives, but not Spanish. To understand the earthquake that is shaking the Basque ball inside and outside Spain you have to go back a few years ago. Enough. Recently Javier Conde, the new president of Fepelotahe said to brand that we would have to look at 23 years ago and the departure of the Basque Federation (EEPF) of the Spanish (fepelota), which right now brings together A dozen of regional organizations and a delegate. A decision with hangover It is not necessary to go back so back. The spark that has lit the controversy among the pelotaris is much more recent, of the December 28, 2024when the International Federation (FIPV) decided to recognize the EEPF as a member, formalizing the Basque team and allowing its participation in official tournaments. Among other sites, the news It was celebrated In the PNV offices, but all Spanish sport (and politics) did not like. The Spanish Ball Federation did not take long to cross out what happened “Nationalist outrage” and accused the FIPV of breaking its own regulation. In A statement Rotundo denounced that the agreement was “vitiated in full” and was managed with “a irregular and opaque procedure“. Among other issues they denounced that Spain had been excluded in a” irregular “way, through” hurried disciplinary sanctions “that allowed the doors to be opened to the EEPF.” Otherwise they would have found a strong opposition. “ Fepelota did not stay in the words and complaints. In the same statement it advanced since it would resort to “ordinary justice” and the Arbitral Sports Court (TAS), a step that It soon gave. Today at the head of the Spanish Federation there are A new presidentJavier Conde, former head of the Navarrese organism; But the situation has not been weeding. On the contrary. Throughout the last months he has taken more firewood. A few days ago Conde He showed his desire to build bridges, but among its plans it does not happen (at least for the moment) Remove the complaint presented before the arbitral tribunal. “The CSD has asked me to paralyze the challenge in the TAS and accept a measurement, but many half truths are being said.” “Joxemari Mitxelena, New President From the EEPF, he says that the Spanish has denounced the Basque, but it is not true. If the TAS says that the agreements approved by the FIPV on December 28 are adjusted to the law and there will be any problem, ” Count wield. “The resource that we present in Lausana what it questions is the validity of that assembly because we believe there were serious irregularities.” “If the statutory modification that allows Basque to participate in international competitions is within the law They don’t have to be afraid to the resolution of the TAS. Maybe they know that it has not been done correctly “, He slipped The person in charge of Fepelota. In the same interview he claimed to be willing to withdraw the resource, but warned: “Before you have to sit down to talk. What they cannot pretend from the Basque and international is to press us before and mark our strategy.” The scenario is so complex that Count himself (in the presidency for just a few months) acknowledges that he has encountered a hot potato that can have an unexpected outcome: with the Spanish federation outside the FIPV at the gates of the Nations League which will start on May 31 in Gernika-Lmo, an appointment that could be developed with the absence of Spain and the participation of the Euskadi team as a full member. “I have been recorded, threatened, insulted and blackmail as the head of the Spanish Federation, which now has A threat of expulsion of the international ”, He confessed count Earlier this week. Everything indicates that we will not have to wait long to know how the case develops. Yesterday a meeting was scheduled between the International Federation and the Spanish with the mediation of the CDs that It ended up suspending Because there were no expectations of advances. And today the situation could be further complicated with a snack movement of the International. The FIPV plans to gather its board of directors on Thursday and address the conflict. What could be the result? According to brandone of the options is the expulsion of the Spanish Federation. Can the thing be further complicated? Can. The controversy around the Basque ball transcends the strictly sports or institutional scope and the politician plays fully. After all, one of the keys to the case is the Sports Law which entered into force in 2013. In its article 48.2 it is clarified that to participate in international tournaments, regional sports federations must “necessarily” integrate “into their respective state federations, although with a very significant exception. “The Autonomous Sports Federations may participate directly in the international sphere if the corresponding International Federation contemplates its participation, in the case of sports modalities or specialties, with historical and social roots in their respective Autonomous Community,” The norm requires. Of course, it also clarifies that before the regional body must have the CSD OK. That coletilla leaves part of the ball on the roof of the Superior Sports Council and has put its president under the spotlights, José Manuel Rodríguez Uribes, who already … Read more

Weddings have fallen to historical minimums in full divorce boom

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Although His efforts, tax advantagesyou aid, incentives And even his effort for campaign In favor of love and marriages, China is not able to solve what seems to be its Great Achilles heel: Demography. 2024 closed with a Very light rebound of births, but not even that prevented the country from losing population due to Third consecutive year. As if that were little Beijing recorded two data that darkens its horizon: a descent pronounced in marriages and an increase in divorces. Apart from its impact on the country’s demographic pyramid, the figures tell us about something else: the speed (and clarity) with which Chinese society is being transformed. Weddings, in minimal. The figures who has just revealed the Ministry of Civil Affairs leave little margin for interpretations: in China The nuclear family loses weight. And at a good pace. In 2024, 6.1 million couples were given ‘yes in the country, nefarious fact for three reasons. The first is that it supposes 20.5% less that in 2023. The second is that Mark The historical minimum In official statistics, which start in 1986. In other words, never so few couples had passed through the altar in the Asian giant. At least throughout the last 38 years. Is it a novelty? At all. And that is the third reason why the link data is a headache for Beijing: it results in A trend that the Chinese authorities observe For a long time. 2024 is not the first year in which ‘click’ the bridal statistics. On the contrary. Break with the very brief wedding rebound in 2023 and takes up a downward trend that dates back to 2013. The bad fact of recent months allows us to think that the increase in marriages of 2023 was basically fruit that many couples who had had to postpone their weddings because of their weddings because of Pandemia. After all, 6.1 million links may seem like many, but they do not even half of those nearby 13 million marriages that were recorded in the country 12 years ago. Wedding Question … and Divorcios. It’s not just that less couples get married. The thing is They separate more. In his case the trend is not so clear; but that the ruptures increase (even slightly) while weddings fall to mark a historical minimum aggravates Beijing’s concerns. Throughout 2024 they requested the dissolution of their marriage 2.6 million of couples, which represents 28,000 more that in 2023. The data is interesting in itself, but it is even more significant in its context. Divorces do not grow without more. They do it despite the efforts of the Chinese authorities to achieve the opposite: Create couples, Promote marriages and even slow down the separations. Since January 2021 the Chinese cannot be divorced without more. The law forces them to go through A “reflection” period Of 30 days, a period that begins to run after the request for separation and during which any of the parties can be back, which puts the counter again. And why that effort? This graph Statista helps to understand the effort of the Chinese authorities for fostering marriages: over the last years the birth rate and the link seems to go hand in hand, both downstairs. The CNN chain remember In addition, social norms and even government regulation complicate that Chinese couples who have not married have children. And diminishing birth is one of the great challenges ahead of Beijing, just as it is For Tokyo either Seoul. “A demographic Achilles heel”. During An interview Recent with Reuters, Yi Fuxian, demographer of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, spoke directly of the “Demographic Achilles heel” of China and warned that if the country fails to correct its birth crisis, you can see “ruined” their “political political ambitions and economic “. After all, birth has a clear economic, social and political drift and faces China to the complicated perspective of facing A aged futurewith hundreds of millions of pensioners throughout the country. Data tyranny. It may seem exaggerated, but the data is clear. After growing at a good pace For decadesChina entered a first phase in which its population He stagnated to which he has followed, already in recent years, another stage of clear decrease. In 2022 the country registered Your first loss of inhabitants since the 1960s and in the last triennium he has maintained the negative sign. Not just that. The country has seen how It was reduced The active population, between 16 and 59, while the elderly increased. Beyond birth. Chinese statistics do not tell us only a birth crisis. In a way they show deep changes at the social level, reflecting a country in which marriages lose weight, divorces and young people increase simply They prioritize other aspects of his life. “Energy is limited, so I eliminate what exhausts me most. The first? The quotes,” I confessed recently to South China Morning Post Owen Cao, a 22 -year -old Chinese who combines his first postgraduate course with responsibilities at the student club and his hobbies. A (brief) demographic relief. Chinese authorities have deployed a ambitious measures battery To reverse the situation that includes tax advantages for couples, better health care to pregnant women and even promoteIn classrooms the importance of couples and motherhood. In 2024 the country registered 9.54 million birthsmore than the 9.02 million of 2023, but still its population descended and there is doubt about how much of that increase responds to the influence of COVID and beliefs on The Dragon Year. The fall in the number of marriages to historical minimums does not paint a flattering future. Images | Kristoffer Trolle (Flickr), LK MJ (Flickr) and Statista In Xataka | The population of China, India and Africa, compared to that of the rest of the world in a revealing map

The historical agreement between Spotify and Universal promises a ‘streaming 2.0’. But we have already seen changes of this type

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“The next era of streaming innovation.” According to the words of those involvedthat is where the agreement that Universal Music Group and Spotify have reached. This is an agreement that will cover several of the next few years and that will affect both the recordings and the artists’ royalties. It is the first step towards what both companies want to baptize as “era of streaming 2.0” The agreements come back. The pact is remarkable for many reasons, but above all because it is the first Spotify agreement with a multinational industry in several years. It is also commented to improve the conditions of payments to artists, which Since April last year They went down because of a platform rate in the United States oriented to audiobook lovers. Taking advantage of a 2023 lawthis rate allowed the company to pay less Royalties To the composers, which unleashed a sour response from the musical community. This covenant with Universal seems to want to solve some of the problems of that rate, but not just that. Spotify for Superfans. The idea of ​​’streaming 2.0′ It is not new, of courseand Universal has been caressing her for a while, but this seems to be the first firm step towards her. What could be realized? This “Spotify for Superfans” terminology is as the Verge defines The spotify that we are going to have (or part of it, at least) and that will take shape after the agreement. When Universal talked about this ‘streaming 2.0’ I thought, According to your presentationin “Super-Premium” subscriptions that grant advantages such as anticipated access to music, exclusive luxury editions, high-resolution audio and artists’ questions and answers. Further streaming that never. This ‘streaming 2.0’ consists of taking the technological capacity of the platforms one step further to offer extras to consumers. This translates into the need for these platforms to reach treatment with Majorsbecause they are the ones who will provide better quality audio, associated videos, extras to which no one has access, exclusive content of artists … that, or for discounted, that the large companies themselves melt their services of streamingas we have seen that happened in the audiovisual after the outbreak of Netflix. Are Spotify following its same steps? But … makes sense? We have heard similar ideas with the streaming audiovisual. In fact, that support in the “extras” is one of the differentiating cuddles of Prime Video, which with its “X-rays” provides information, trivia, filmographies and even possibilities of e-commerce of the content of their films and series. However, no one would say that it is one of the tricks that puts prime video above its rivals, but an anecdotal added. These are times when the catalog rules: people subscribe and quickly unless platforms in search of content to consume, and do it all the time. The extras are an appetizing gift, but … is that the base of the streaming of the future? In Xataka | The best free alternatives to Spotify to enjoy your music legally and without having to pay

Netflix and AI enthusiasm bring Wall Street to the verge of an all-time high

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NEW YORK — Netflix, Oracle and other big tech companies boosted the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, as profits at those companies rose and enthusiasm grew about the revenue prospects that artificial intelligence can generate. The S&P 500 rose 37.13 points, or 0.6%, to 6,086.37, approaching its all-time high set last month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 130.92 points, or 0.3%, to 44,156.73, and the Nasdaq Composite rose 252.56, or 1.3%, to 20,009.34. The gains came even as most U.S. stocks fell under the weight of another rise in Treasury yields. For example, smaller company stocks in the Russell 2000 index lost 0.6%, and about two out of every three stocks in the S&P 500 sank. However, the gains from large influential stocks were more than enough to make up for it. Netflix helped lead the rise after it announced that live events such as American football games and a fight between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul helped it add nearly 19 million subscribers during the latest quarter. It also reported higher profits than analysts expected, and indicated that it is increasing subscription prices in the United States and other countries. Netflix titles rose 9.7%. The Netflix logo on a remote control. (Jenny Kane/Associated Press) On the other hand, Travelers advanced 3.2% after also beating analyst expectations for its earnings in the last quarter. The insurer said gains on its investments and growth in net written premiums helped it overcome losses created by Hurricane Milton, which hit the Florida coast in the Gulf of Mexico in October, and other catastrophes. Some of the market’s strongest boosts came from companies related to artificial intelligence. Oracle rose 6.8% after advancing 7.2% the previous day, ahead of the planned announcement — which ultimately came late on Tuesday — about Stargate, a joint venture that the White House says will begin building data centers. and the generation of electricity necessary for the further development of artificial intelligence in Texas. The partnership formed by Oracle, OpenAI and SoftBank will invest up to $500 billion. Shares of SoftBank Group Corp. in Tokyo rose 10.6%. Other AI-related stocks also gained ground, continuing their already fantastic run. Nvidia, the company whose chips are driving much of the movement toward AI, rose 4.4%. Its shares are above $147 after just two years ago they were below $18. The yield on the 10-year Treasury bond rose from 4.57% to 4.60%. It had been largely retreating since an encouraging update on inflation last week, but is still well above its position in September, when it was below 3.65%. In the cryptocurrency market, where prices have risen on hopes that President Donald Trump will make Washington more cryptocurrency-friendly, bitcoin was just above $104,000. On Monday it was above $109,000, a record.

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