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More and more triumphs in leisure than at home

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Spain can boast a rich Gastronomic tradition Based on fish. Neither that, nor his kilometers of coastnor the millions of euros that move the ports of the country every year have prevented, however, fish are going through a particular journey through the desert in Spanish households, a marked by the collapse per capita and the closure of thousands and thousands of fishmongers. After that phenomenon there are several keys, such as cultural and educational changes that affect the purchase or perception that consumers have of their cost, but there is also another interesting factor: we increasingly associate fish to leisure and less to our refrigerators. We may not consider cooking a lubina for noon, but we like to go to dinner Sushi, Sashimi, Pokés or Cebiche. A percentage: 32%. They do not run good times for the fish industry. Not at least in Spain. The fish markets and fishmongers have been losing strength in the shopping basket at a speed that is evident in the consumer data per capita at home calculated by the Ministry: if in 2014 each Spanish consumed on average 26.4 kilos of fish a year, in 2024 that indicator already marked 17.9 kg. In short: a 32% collapse in just a decade. If we expand the comparison the setback is even greater. In 2009 it is They touched the 30 kg. A negative trend. The Last data Nor do they invite optimism. According to the latest tables of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries (Map) on domestic consumption, in May each Spaniard ate 1.48 kg, in which 17 euros were spent. The consumption data is more or less similar to that of last year, but moves away from the 2.13 kg of 2015 or 2.33 kg of 2005. In his Sectorial Report More recent, with data from the month of March, the department of Luis Planas warned that in the last year the acquisitions of fish in Spanish homes had fallen 4.3%, a percentage that has been felt especially in businesses with fresh merchandise, rather than in frozen. A figure: 5,000 businesses. The fall in fish purchases not only shows us what we eat at home, it also leaves a clear business reading. That ‘prick’ of consumption has come accompanied by the closure of 5,000 fishmongers in Spain, such as I remembered a few days ago The newspaper. “A third of the 15,000 fishmongers that existed in 2007 has been lost, which means the closure of more than 350 traditional fishmongers per year,” corroborates Fedepesca. “It has also been passed in the same period of 26,237 people in the sector occupied at 18,396”. Although the closure of establishments coincides with changes in consumption and a lower presence of fish in the country’s refrigerators, Fedepesca acknowledges that this is not the only challenge in the sector. “There is no generational relief”, regrets before aiming factors such as commercial schedules or the lack of a firm commitment at the formative level. In an attempt to diversify their income, there are those who have even begun to probe new business roads, such as pet food. Does all fish fall? The truth is that no. And that is one of the keys that help us better understand the changes in the consumption of fish that Spain is living. In your report ‘Fishing month by month’Map points out that there are certain species that have seen their demand increase throughout the last year, such as trout (19.4%), the lubina (18.4%), the sardine and anchovy (11.5%) and the salmon (11%). The demand for salmon and smoked trout have also grown, 25 and 12% respectively. It highlights above all the evolution of the salmon, not so much for its percentage of growth and for its volume, with one of the greatest per capita consumption among the species identified by the map. More fish (away from home). There is another equally interesting indicator. Fish consumption may descend In homesbut his behavior is better away from home. He report Mercasa on “Extra -Roma Consumption” of 2024 suggests that the product is improving its best reception in restaurants, bars, hotels and other businesses where people can eat without cooking. To be more precise, the firm has identified that in 2023 they were consumed through that route almost 150 million kilos2.6% more than in 2022. And although the data is not yet at levels prior to the pandemic, it is the largest since 2019. “It is 6.3 kilos of average per capita consumption. During the last year, 68.1% of consumers between 15 and 75 years have taken fish or seafood in some consumption outside the home,” Mercasa points out Before detailing that when the Spaniards leave home they are interested above all for seafood, such as shrimp and prawns, and squid. “In terms of consumption, fish concentrate 56.6% and the participation of salmon and sardines is significant.” During the first quarter of 2025 the “extra -adntal consumption” of fish has continued to increase, with a growth of 8.1% With respect to the 2024 start. What tells us that? That perhaps we consummate less fish in our homes and in general (sum of the domestic and extra -encouragement channel) we pay less attention when planning our meals, but its demand does not evolve the same at home than outside the home. In fact, fish loss has coincided with the rise in other types of business linked in part to fish: premises specialized in sushi, sashimi, poké and cebiche, dishes of foreign gastronomies in which fish also plays a relevant role. Increasingly associated with leisure. Seen otherwise, fish consumption loses strength in homes, but seems to be reinforced in others oriented to ‘leisure’. From the companies in the sector a problem of “perception” Among consumers related to the price of fish, but the reality is that there are businesses that have managed to take advantage of it. In recent years they have not lacked Voices that They claim That the increase in salmon consumption, one of the … Read more

They will change how we consume energy at home

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The gas counters we have at home are about to retire. Appliances that until now needed a technician’s visit to write down consumption – and that in most cases they have already overcome their useful life – will be replaced by intelligent others. The Government has set date: between 2028 and 2032, eight million homes must adapt to this transformation. The measure promises more transparency and control, but also an inevitable increase in the invoice. Let’s go in parts. Because talking about More increases in the invoice It is a headache. The draft of the Order of the Ministry for Ecological Transition Mark a demanding calendar: In 2028 it will have to have been renewed 20% of the devices, in 2030 half and in 2032, eight out of ten. Only 2% can be fought, and with justification. And it is not a thing of a few: the measure will affect almost all homes, anyone who consumes less than 50,000 kWh per year. How will it affect your pocket? The change will not be free. Today a home pays about 58 cents per month for the rent of its gas counter; With the new intelligent the figure will go to 1.10 euros, According to the CNMC. In practice they are between 46 and 52 more cents every month, about six euros a year, According to the ministry draft. It is not the first time that happens. In 2017 the rental already dropped from 1.25 to 0.58 euros, and now rises again. The Government defends that the additional cost is lower than continuing to install analog counters and that, in the medium term, it will be compensated with savings: up to 800 million in 25 years, 586 million retail consumption of gas and 229 million for less CO₂ emissions. A new way of consuming energy at home. Beyond the invoice, the new devices will transform the relationship of homes with energy. The new intelligent counters will allow remote and real -time reading, which will avoid visiting technicians and there will be no more invoices based on estimated consumption. Everything will be digitized, so each consumer can consult their consumption through a website or application, as already happens with electricity. In addition, you will have immediate information will facilitate reducing consumption and better plan the use of energy. Finally, and more importantly, teams will include manipulations and automatic notices detection functions. In the words of Joan Batalla, president of Sedigas, cited by Forbesit is “a decisive step towards the digitalization of the gas system, with direct benefits for consumers in terms of control of their consumption, safety, energy efficiency and service quality.” The pulse between Sedigas and the Government. The employer of the sector, thirsty, He has presented allegations to the ministerial draft. Although he supports the measure, he has put several challenges on the table. First, the cost since they estimate that the substitution will involve 200 million euros that are currently not recognized in the regulatory framework. Second, they ask that the monthly rate not only apply to homes, but to the entire Park of Digital Accountants, also in large consumption. They have also contemplated that a more flexible calendar is necessary, with reviews every three years to adjust to the availability of equipment and the reality of the deployment. Finally, they have requested more forceful measures against equipment manipulation, with deterrent mechanisms and advanced detection systems. The Ministry, however, defends its calendar and has suggested the possibility of sanctions, since the draft mentions “Potential penalties” for users who do not allow the replacement of their accountant. The new star of the house. The accountant who has gone unnoticed in a corner of the kitchen or the portal is about to become a key piece of the energy transition. For homes, it will mean paying a few euros more a year, but also having much more precise control over its consumption. For distributors, a logistics and economic challenge of 200 million. And for the country, the opportunity to modernize the gasist system and move towards a more efficient and sustainable model. As Forbes has summarized“With a balanced regulatory framework, Spain can be placed at the European avant -garde in digitalization of energy consumption.” The challenge will be, now, to distribute who pays that invoice. Image | Unspash Xataka | Emptied Spain has been filled with solar mills and panels, but waste energy for a simple reason: there are no cables

In 2023 New York closed the tap to Airbnb to protect his home. Two years later, only hotels are happy

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To desperate problems, imaginative solutions. A few years ago New York decided to stop the housing crisis which has long dragged with a measure that put the focus directly on Airbnb. The baptized as Local Law 18 made renting floors to tourists, for short stays, of less than 30 days, results Much more complicated and thus achieve a double objective: enforce the sector regulations and protect the low housing offer in the city. The norm premiered just two years ago. And the balance is far from being the ideal. A name: Local Law 18. New York is not the only city that has proposed to limit the supply of holiday rental. Something have done in Florence, London, Barcelona either Madridto name just a handful of examples. The attempt of the Big Apple resulted in particularly media, both because of the repercussion that the city has and its content. The known as Local Law 18approved in September 2023, imposed limitations to those who were dedicated to lease their houses for periods of less than 30 days. From entry NY demanded that the Caseros register and prohibited AirbnB (and similar platforms) to manage reservations if the accommodations did not meet that requirement, a measure similar to that incorporated with Spain with their “Single record“Not only that. In addition to registering, the law established that the landlords must comply with certain guidelines That in practice it limits who (and especially how) can be put in the market: nothing to rent whole houses, only rooms, the hosts must be present and the number of guests is also very restricted. A double objective. With the new standard the New York authorities pursued two goals. The first, to facilitate the coexistence in the apartments blocks in which residential and holiday floors lived. The second (and most important) Palliar The housing crisis that dragged the city. Two years later the communities of neighbors of the Big Apple may have fewer problems with groups of noisy tourists, but there are serious doubts that the second purpose, the really ambitious, has been achieved. The best test was left a few days ago by the newspaper The Wall Street Journal in A broad analysis With a title that is at the same time a sentence and demonstrates that (at least) the debate remains open: “The campaign against Airbnb in New York has not improved the housing offer.” Although since September 2023 New Yorkers have more complicated to offer their floors in Airbnb or Booking does not seem that this has translated into a distension of the residential market. On the contrary, The newspaper affirms Conservative: “It is more difficult than ever finding an apartment to rent in the city.” And that is something that can be checked by consulting both prices and housing stock available in NY. What do the data say? That New York floors have not stopped becoming more expensive in the last two years. Zillow shows for example that the average long -stay rental price is now in $ 3,750150 more than a year ago. “The law does not seem to have a significant impact on getting leases more affordable,” confirms a TWSJ Jonathan Miller, manager of a real estate appraisal company. According to its calculations, the market has even reached a historical maximum of $ 4,700 per month in Manhattan, although it acknowledges that factors such as lack of new work influence that figure. Airbnb also handles data that show that NY tenants do not have it easier today than before the local law 18. The platform is an interested party and that must be taken into account when driving Your figuresbut they are eloquent: the New York City rental index rose 8.1%, that of Manhattan 8.6%, Brooklyn 7.7%and Queens 6.5%. The portal also warns of the “load” involved in rental for the pockets of the periphery families. “Almost three million New Yorkers pay more than 30% of their income for rent,” prevents. A percentage: 2.45%. It is not just about the cost of rent. The housing stock available in NY still is not what is said Boyante, which a priori would facilitate prices to soften. Miller assures That last July the vacancies for residential rental in Manhattan marked a meager 2.45%, near the historical minimum. In that same idea affects Airbnb, which a few days ago launched A statement regretting that, despite the fact that short -term rentals in New York have fallen more than 90%, “rental vacancies have dropped 0.5%” with respect to 2023. And everything, insists the platform“without signs of a significant improvement in housing availability.” But … how is it possible? The million dollar question. And it has no easy answer. To start there is something obvious and that is that the NY market It takes time facing challenges such as the rise of rentals or the shortage of the stock, which do not respond to a single factor. In addition the Big Apple is not the only US region that has dealt with The increase of housing, aggravated by the lack of new work. In your analysis TWSJ It provides data Interesting that helps to understand why local law 18 has failed to reverse the trend and its effect has barely appreciated: although two years ago there were thousands of floors available to tourists on Airbnb, they actually suppose only a small part of NY’s huge real estate cake. In early 2023 in the city there were around 38,500 Airbnb units, As needed The economic newspaper, a very low fact if one takes into account that in the free market there were more than one million residential units. Right now the special compliance office has registered only 3,000 rentals in the short term that the strict requirements of the law meet and can be announced legally. That does not mean that the remaining thousands of floors are leased by New York families that use them as stable and permanent homes. Another fact: 35,000 homes. There are owners who, not being … Read more

The future is filled with AI work stations so you can have your chatgpt at home

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Acer He has just presented Its Veriton GN100, a small workstation with a single purpose: allow you to train and run local models and without depending on the cloud. The proposal is not entirely new, but points to a future in which the PC mutates to give us that promising ability to have a kind of chatgpt in local. A hardware that sounds like. This team has a GB10 Nvidia chip with Grace Blackwell architecture, and is accompanied by 128 GB of GDDR5 memory and 4 TB of storage. It is practically the same configuration of the workstation NVIDIA DGX Sparkwhich was announced in March but still without being on sale. In that case, the storage was 1 TB, which makes we can have less downloaded models. An upward trend. The new Acer Veriton GN100 is a small step that can confirm an interesting trend: that of being able to enjoy small work stations that are specifically designed so that we can install and even train AI models locally. Flag privacy. That is important above all in privacy: our conversations and use of these models will remain totally private, and there are no data that can end up staying on OpenAi, Google or Anthropic servers, for example. Thus, we can use financial, medical or confidential data without fear to consult with the AI ​​models, because that information does not come out of our team. And potential savings. Not only that: to be able to execute a local AI model allows you to avoid expenses in the use of cloud models, whether we subscribe to plans such as those proposed for example Chatgpt plus As if we use the API and pay for use. With the local model the consultations come out “free” or almost: all we pay is the equipment and its energy consumption. But. The models that we can run at home are open models as call, Deepseek R1, Qwen or The new OpenAi GPT-Oss. With them it is possible to have notable benefits, but it is very difficult to match the quality of the models as GPT-5Gemini or Claude 4 Opus Because these are gigantic models that are executed in data centers with thousands of GPUS. Competing in that sense is practically impossible, but for certain scenarios we simply do not need it, and these Open Source models can be a fantastic alternative. Acer Veriton GN100 Graphic memory to power. The larger the models of the best usually behave, but there is a problem: to be able to use them we need a lot of graphic memory and the current PCs do not stand out in that section. The most powerful graphics for consumers, The GeForce RTX 5090It has 32 GB of GDDR7 memory, which is fantastic in bandwidth but limits the size of the models to be executed. Apple has a winning hand. Fortunately we have alternatives and especially the future points to relevant changes in this area. On the one hand we have the Mac Studio with up to 512 GB of unified memory – and also, with an excellent bandwidth – in which it is possible to execute large models Open Source without problems. System Memory bandwidth (GB/s) NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 5090 (GDDR7) 1,792 Mac Studio M3 Ultra (Unified Memory) 819 NVIDIA DGX SPARK (Unified LPDDR5X) 273 Framework Desktop (LPDDR5X memory) 256 But the PCs also begin to aim high. On the other, Teams such as Framework Desktop that have a similar memory system and that include 128 GB of GDDR5 memory also enable that possibility. Nvidia and Acer’s work stations use a very similar scheme and also integrate 128 GB of GDDR5 memory with a decent bandwidth – but not spectacular – for AI applications This promises. We are thus given the potential takeoff of a trend in the PCS market. Until now the manufacturers had specialized in gaming equipment, but the rise of artificial intelligence allows to glimpse a future in which we have “PCs for AI” that have huge amounts of graphic memory and that are perfect for this area. In Xataka | The B300 GPU is the new Nvidia beast for Ia. And we already know what prepares for 2026 and 2027

Dreame has presented washing machines, refrigerators and even ovens. The vacuum brand wants to become a home giant

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If we look at Dreame’s catalog we will see vacuum cleanerssome Robot cleaninga hair dryer or water dispensers, but above all vacuum cleaners. That has just changed. There is a trend of Chinese brands entering the world of large appliances and in Dreame they seem to have said “hold me the cubata” because They just entered fifteen new home categoriesincluding large appliance. Thus, suddenly. How many appliances have Dreame presented? Yeah Washing machines, refrigerators, air conditioners, dishwasher, ovens … of everything. Dreame comes with a very ambitious home bet. Let’s see what everything they have presented: Audiovisual DREAME AURA MINI LED 4K TV S100 Dreame opens on audiovisual devices with DREAME AURA MINI LED 4K TV S100, a TV which stands out for the integration of more powerful speakers that, according to Dreame, is like having an integrated sound bar. There are also projectors, specifically three, all laptops. The Triple Laser Portable Projector T3 stands out for being able to become a screen of up to 100 inches with a very short run. They also have the T2 model that has a battery that lasts up to 2 hours and the T1, the most modest of the three. Within this category we also have the X4000 series monitor and the Home Cinema System Pano 5.1.2ch composed of twelve speakers, including sound bar and Subwoofer. Large appliances Tri-Drum Washer washing machine with three drums. PS: I love her. Xiaomi recently presented its range of large appliances And we already seemed ambitious, but Dreame goes even further. In the clothing washing section we have the L9 washing machine and dryer set, the Slimher washing machine, a mini washing machine and the craziest of all: A washer with three separate drums so that we can wash loose garments. DREAME Z-FERE refrigerator They have also presented not one, but two double door refrigerators, the Z-Fresh and Fizz Fresh. The two have A technology that reduces oxygen in the vegetable compartment To last longer. The Fizz Fresh also serves you water with fresh gas. I could not miss a dishwasher, the Z6000 that in addition to washing the dishes, the dry ones. There is even more. Two ovens, the Z6000Pro and Z6000 Steam-Boost, and two Airfryer, the Tasti AF30 and the Tasti DZ30, with double compartment. All ovens and airfryers have steam function so that the food is juicy and at the same time crispy. Air conditioning and others Dreame enters the air conditioning with the X-Wind, an air with a classic format, but with a dark gray design that does not go unnoticed. The most curious model is the Z Wind, a kind of tower that is attached to a corner, both vertically and horizontally. Although they already had some models in their offer, Dreame opens two new air purifiers, one of them with a humidifier function included. We also have a Organic garbage cube that adjusts the temperaturemoisture and avoid bad smells. Finally there is space for Home With home security cameras, smart locks, LED strips and connected bulbs. A blow to the table: here we are I do not remember a deployment of products as large as Dreame has just done in Ifa. We do not know how many of these products will arrive in Spainbut we talk about a brand that It began to be known in 2022 For selling vacuum cleaners in Amazon and suddenly sells dishwasher, ovens, washing machines and even air conditioners. A blow to the table. In addition to expanding their products, they have announced that by the end of the year They will open physical stores In several European cities, among which is Madrid. The truth is that Dreame has made a hole in the Spanish market in a short time and we can already find its products in most large areas. We will see how this bet comes out, but of course they are serious. Images | DREame In Xataka | A Chinese company that you do not know manufactures 35% of all microwaves in the world. Probably yours too

60 years ago Singapore lived an alarming housing crisis. Today almost all of its inhabitants have their own home

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Singapore is a constrained nation, rich and with one Huge concentration of population, ingredients that a priori invite you to think about a complicated residential market. His most iconic image is in fact that of a ‘skyline’ drawn by huge and brand new skyscraper. However, despite the fact that it has not been oblivious to market reheatingthe city-state presents a curious peculiarity: a overwhelming majority of its population resides in homes promoted by the State and the country has one of the biggest Property rates of the world. His model has fascinates experts for years. A unique country. It is not that the real estate market of Singapore is special, is that it is the nation itself. If it had to be defined with three adjectives, they would be small, concentrated and prosperous. The city-state is barely 720 km2 And he welcomes just over six million people, so that his population density is around 8,200 people/square kilometer. These data make the island nation one of The most concentrated of the planet, behind Macao and Monaco. If we talk about per capita income, an indicator of population wealth, Singapore also sneaks into the top of international rankings. In fact, he heads Asia’s list and stands out on the world map. According to The data which manages the US administration, at least last year there were only two nations that exceed it (both small): Monaco and Liechtenstein. The city-state also stands out for Your concentration of millionaires. Singapore’s paradox. If the country’s economic and demographic data are curious those of its real estate market are no less. Especially because, as he pointed out In March Wei Low In an analysis published in Bloomberg, the city-state presents a “paradox.” Singapore is not cheap for real estate professionals, but at the same time it is surprisingly affordable for its inhabitants, which seem to have no problems when acquiring a house. Does not lead the List of countries With a higher housing property rate, but it is appearing in the upper part of the table, with a percentage much higher than that of Spain. Here the Bank of Spain (BE) Calculate that the percentage of households owned by their main house The European average It was slightly lower, of 69.7%, a percentage that brings together, however realities so disparate such as Romania (96.1%) or Denmark (59.3%). First percentage: 90%. In the case of Singapore the analysts They usually point that the property rate is around 90%. That The reference that is handled from Wei or the one that collects the Trading Economics platform, which Precise that the average property rate in the city-stated between 1980 and 2024 was 89.2%. The last indicator (of 2023) would be 90.8%, a few points below the maximum of 93.1% scored at the beginning of the century. Such a percentage has made often analysts are done a question: How have Singapore managed to reach a rate of ownership of the housing so surprisingly high? Second percentage: 80%. The above is much better understood when knowing Another indicatorequally striking: it is calculated that More than 80% of the population of the country resides in apartments built by the State, which also controls an overwhelming part of the territory. In 2018 Abhas JHA, Urban Development Manager and Risk Management of the World Bank, I calculated that 90% of the land were owned by the administration, almost double that in the 60s. During the same period, between the 7th and the present, the property rate He also shot. Three letters: HDB. To understand these percentages, we must know the recent history of Singapore and especially the origins of one of its fundamental organisms at real estate, HDB, the acronym in English of Housing and Development Board. In the late 50s, when the city-state reached its self -governmentthe Singaporenses authorities met A challenge Capital: its housing park had not grown alongside that the population of Chinese, bad and Indian immigrants, which translated into overcrowding and illegal populations. To solve that pressing “Residential Crisis” In 1960, HDB was created, an organism that was launched with a strong support of the government. In three years he had built 21,000 homes, a couple of years later the figure amounted to 54,000 and after a decade it resulted in the crisis. The result, highlights the organism itself On its websiteIt is that today “about 80% of the population of Singapore resides in HDB homes in 24 cities and three urbanizations.” As a reference, at the beginning of the 1960s only a small part of the Singapurenses (about 9%) resided in houses of public origin. Government graph explaining the sales system to 99 years. One date: 1964. In the residential chronicle of Singapore there is, however, another even more important date, such as remember Bloomberg Agency: 1964. That year the administration decided to offer subsidiary apartments for sale as part of the program ‘Housing access plan for the people’an initiative aimed at medium-low-income families who wish to acquire their own home. Since then the country has continued to polish the system, creating a mechanism that has favors for more than 30 years the mixture of ethnic groups (Chinese, Malays or Indians) to prevent them from forming in the small city “Racial enclaves” and a program that encourages the modernization and reform of the housing park. “Being a home owned citizens a tangible asset and a participation in the construction of the nation. There are more than one million HDB houses, in which 80% of the resident households reside. Of them, nine out of ten are owners of their homes,” stands out The Singapore government. How does the system work? There is an important detail. As remember Administration, The majority From HDB homes are sold with a 99 -year -old lease contract, a formula that, Reason the Government“satisfies the needs of the owners and their children while guaranteeing the rehabilitation of land and building construction.” The formula is not exclusive to the city. In Hong Kong there are also … Read more

Five ideal portable batteries if you are going to spend all day away from home

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There are very few weeks left for the return to school, so it is now a good time to buy all the school supplies, but also those devices that can be practical for the next year. If you are going to need a PowerBank or portable battery, in this article we have gathered five models compatible with mobile phones, tablets or laptops. Ugreen Nexode 45w by 49.99 eurosa portable battery aimed at mobile phones. Belkin Boostcharge Pro by 55.89 eurosa PowerBank with a wireless load module compatible with Apple Magsafe. Anker Prime by 79.99 eurosa powerful powerBank that can be used even in laptops. Anker Zolo by 99.99 eurosa portable battery with 25,000 mAh and 165W power. Ugreen Nexode 145W by 125.99 eurosa PowerBank that allows recharging up to four devices at once. Ugreen Nexode 45w If you do not need to carry a PowerBank to recharge the laptop or tablet, it is best to bet on a more economical model that has good capacity. The Ugreen Nexode 45wwhat costs 49.99 euroscomes with 20,000 mAh theoretical and allows to recharge three devices at the same time using its integrated USB-C cable, its USB-C port and its USB-A port. The integrated cable can be used as a transport strap and takes approximately four hours to load. * Some price may have changed from the last review Belkin Boostcharge Pro If you have a mobile with wireless load, but above all a iPhone Compatible with Apple Magsafe, the Belkin Boostcharge Pro has a price of 55.89 euros. It comes with theoretical capacity of 10,000 mAh, includes a pin that works as a support and is quite compact. It also allows three devices to be recharged (two USB-C ports and the wireless load module) and offers a 20W power. * Some price may have changed from the last review Anker Prime The Anker Prime It is the PowerBank that I have myself and works at one thousand wonders. Its price is 79.99 euros And it has a theoretical capacity of 20,000 mAh, offers a total power of 200W and allows three devices to be recharged through its two USB-C ports and its USB-A port. It is compatible with mobiles, tablets and computers. It includes a screen that shows information related to the load status and takes just over an hour to completely load. * Some price may have changed from the last review Anker Zolo A step above we find the Anker Zoloa portable battery that stands out for its thin design. Costs 99.99 euros In Amazon and comes with a theoretical capacity of 25,000 mAh, it offers a total power of 165W and is able to recharge up to four devices at the same time Through its two integrated USB-C cables, its USB-C port and its USB-A port. It is also compatible with mobiles, tablets and computers and takes just over an hour to completely load. * Some price may have changed from the last review Ugreen Nexode 145W Finally, the Ugreen Nexode 145W It is also an interesting PowerBank for both its price, which is 125.99 eurosas for everything it offers: it has a theoretical capacity of 20,000 mAh, it offers a total power of 145W and allows to recharge up to four devices at the same time through its wireless load module (Compatible with Apple Magsafe), its two USB-C ports and its USB-A port. It is a little wider, but also more flattened, than the rest of portable batteries and takes about two hours to completely recharge. In addition, it is also compatible with mobiles, tablets and computers. * 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 | Ugreen, Belkin, Anker In Xataka | Better laptops to study: which to buy with recommendations based on your career and budget In Xataka | Best tablets to study. Which to buy and five recommended models with better quality price

The US threatened Apple to make the iPhone at home. Apple is already going through the hoop

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The United States is going well for the tariff pulse. Although The dollar continues to sufferthe direct results of their demands to other countries continue to have positive returns. Trump has made its commercial partners pay more tariffs than before “Liberation Day“, And he is getting the same with great technological ones. What happened. Donald Trump has announced a new plan for semiconductor imports: he wants to establish a 100% rate on chips to companies that do not commit to manufacture in the United States. Your threats They are clear again: “We are going to apply a very high tax to chips and semiconductors. But the good news for companies such as Apple is that if they are manufacturing in the United States, or have the commitment to do so, without any doubt, there will be no charge” Apple breathes. Trump launched his new tariff threats with Tim Cook present in the Oval Office. Apple’s CEO was in the White House uploading its national investment commitment: to the 500,000 million dollars announced To spend in the country for the next four years, the company will add another 100,000 million dollars. In total, they promise 450,000 jobs and manufacture in 79 national factories, directly hiring 20,000 people. Apple’s investment responds to something very simple: tranquility. And the immediate effect is Trump’s words: we will apply a very high tax to chips and semiconductors. But the good news for companies like Apple is that if they are manufacturing in the United States, or have the commitment to do so, without any doubt, there will be no charge. ” Apple will manufacture all your glass with corning in the United States. That the iPhone does not cost $ 2,300 does not come out cheap. The iPhone Pro still starts from $ 999, and The forecast With the first tariffs announced by Trump it was an iPhone Pro Max of 1 TB would pass from $ 1,599 to $ 2,300. A real shot in the foot. Tim Cook has commented several times the difficulties in producing in the United States, and although at the moment it is very far from manufacturing an in full iPhone, the crystal of all its iPhone It will be 100% national product. Adds to the steps taken to produce rare earth magnets on American soil. Together with the great investment announced, entertaining Trump has also cost UNa Crystal statue with a 24 carat gold base. As it sounds. That the iPhone 17 Pro just up 50 dollarsas is rumored, there will be little cost: only a small investment of 600,000 million dollars. To put it in perspective, they are the total income of Apple almost two fiscal years. Eye with not complying. In this tariff race, it is still about to see that companies and countries fulfill what is promised. And, for example, Europe has promised to buy $ 600,000 million in energy from the United States. The problem is that Neither Europe has that money, nor the United States has energy. Preview that there will be nozzle cases, Trump has launched his warning to whom he promises to take production to the country and do not do so: “If for some reason you say that you are manufacturing and do not, then we return and add it, accumulate and charge you on a later date.” TSMC already covered his back. Taiwanese TSMC manufactures the majority of avant -garde chips of companies such as Apple and Nvidia, so that tariffs imposed on their sales would affect the entire technology industry in cascade. However, in March of this year, Trump already proclaimed himself winner of the pulse. TSMC announced An investment of 100,000 million dollars To build five new plants in the United States, which joined the other three they already had in Arizona. If Trump fulfills his words about the exemption of charges (“if they are manufacturing in the United States, or have the commitment to do so”), they should get rid of tariffs. Tariffs beyond technology. Trump also announced extra tariffs yesterday for another of the most important countries in world trade: India. On the Asian country, 25% tariffs were going to fall in force today, August 7. However, as punishment for the importation of Russian oil and gas, Trump announced an extra 25%. This is what they call “secondary sanctions” from the White In Xataka | Streaming is discovering something: cheap with ads is more profitable than expensive without ads

I have a chatgpt at home

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To use Chatgpt In the cloud it is fantastic. It is always there, available, remembering our previous chats and responding quickly and efficiently. But depending on that service also has disadvantages (cost, privacy), And that is where a fantastic possibility enters: Execute AI models at home. For example, Assemble a local chatpt. This is what we have been able to verify in Xataka when trying the New Open Openai models. In our case we wanted to try the GPT-Oss-20B model, which can be used theoretically without too many problems with 16 GB of memory. That is at least what Sam Altman presumed yesterday, which after launch He affirmed That the upper model (120b) can be executed in a high -end laptop, while the smallest can be executed on a mobile. Our experience, which has gone to trompicones, confirms those words. First tests: failure After trying the model for a couple of hours it seemed to me that this statement was exaggerated. My tests were simple: I have a MAC Mini M4 with 16 GB of unified memory, and I have been testing AI models for months through months Ollamaan application that makes it especially easy to download and execute them at home. In this case, the process to prove that new “small” model of OpenAi was simple: Install Ollama In my Mac (I already had it installed) Term a terminal in macOS Download and execute the OpenAI model with a simple command: “OLLAMA RUN GPT-Oss: 20B “ In doing so, the tool begins to Download the model, which weighs about 13 GBalready then execute it. Throw it to be able to use it already takes a bit: it is necessary to move those 13 GB of the model and pass them from the disk to the unified memory of the Mac. After one or two minutes, the indicator appears that you can already write and chat with GPT-Oss-20B. That’s when I started trying to ask some things, like that already traditional test of counting Erres. Thus, I started asking the model to answer me to the question “How many” R “are there in the phrase” San Roque’s dog has no tail because Ramón Ramírez has cut it? “ There GPT-Oss-20b began to “think” and showed his chain of thought (Chain of Thought) in a more off gray color. In doing so one discovers that, in effect, this model answered the question perfectly, and was separating by words and then break -in each word to find out how many erres there were in each one. He added them at the end, and obtained the correct result. The problem? That was slow. Very slow. Not only that: in the first execution of this model, two Firefox instances had open with about 15 tabs each, in addition to a Slack session in macOS. That was a problem, because GPT-Oss-20B needs at least 13 GB of RAM, and both Firefox and Slack and the background services themselves already consume a lot. That made trying to use it, the collapse system. Suddenly my Mac Mini M4 with 16 GB of unified memory was completely hung, without responding to any bracket or mouse movement. I was dead, so I had to restart it to the hard ones. In the following restart I simply opened the terminal to execute Ollama, and in that case I could use the GPT-Oss-20B model, although as I say, limited by the slowness of the answers. That caused that many more evidence could happen either. I tried to start an unimportant conversation, but there I made an error: This model is a reasoning modeland therefore try to always respond better than a model that does not reason, but That implies that it takes even more to respond and consume more resources. And in a team like this, which is already just starting, that is a problem. In the end, total success After commenting on the experience in X some Messages in x They encouraged me To try again, but this time with LM Studio, which directly offers a graphic interface much more in line with which Chatgpt offers in the browser. Of the 16 GB of unified memory of my Mac Mini M4, LM Studio indicates that 10.67 are dedicated to graphic memory right now. That data was key to use Openai’s open model without problems. After installing it and downloading the model again I prepared to try it, but when I tried it, I gave me a mistake saying that I did not have enough resources to start the model. The problem: the assigned graphic memory, which was insufficient. When navigating the application configuration I proved that unified graphic memory had been distributed in a special way, assigning in this session 10.67 GB to graphic memory. The key is to “lighten” the execution of the model. For this it is possible to reduce the level of “GPU offload” – how many layers of the model are loaded in the GPU. The more we load faster, but also more graphic memory consumes. Locating that limit in 10, for example, was a good option. There are other options such as deactivating “Offload KV Cache to Gpu Memory” (cachea intermediate results) or reduce the “evaluation batch size”, how many token are processed in parallel, which we can download from 512 to 256 or even 128. Once these parameters were established, I got the model finally charged in memory (it takes a few seconds) and being able to use it. And there the thing changed, because I met a chatgpt more than decent that he answered quite quickly to the questions and that was, in essence, very usable. Thus, I asked him about the problem of the Erres (he replied perfectly) and then I also asked that he made a table with the five countries that most championships and runners -up in the world of football have won. This test is relatively simple —The correct data They are on Wikipedia– But the IAS are … Read more

How to install Openai’s new Got-Oss models on your computer to have your own chatgpt at home

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OpenAi has announced New models Open Source that anyone can download and install on their computer: GPT-Oss. With these already on the street, it is an excellent opportunity to start stirring with the The premisesthat is to say, Executed on our computerso today we are going to teach you to install and use them. Differences between the two models Although they are called in a similar way, GPT-Oss-120B and GPT-Oss-20B are not exactly the same nor have the same requirements. The first model, GPT-Oss-120b, reaches a parity near OpenAi O4-mini and requires at least 60 GB of graphic memory. Having your own chatgpt at home is easy, but it requires a team at height | Image: Xataka His little brother, GPT-Oss-20B, is somewhat less capable (similar to O3-mini, according to OpenAI), but can be executed on devices Edge. In other words, it can be executed on your own computer whenever it has at least 16 GB of memory, preferably graphic. In summary: GPT-Oss-120b: Large model, need at least 60 GB of vram or unidicada memory and is not suitable for consumer computers. GPT-Oss-20b: smaller model, need 16 GB of vram or unified memory and is suitable for consumer computers. The one we are going to use, for obvious reasons, is GPT-Oss-20b. Considerations to take into account Executing an AI like in local is an intensive process that can cause, and surely cause, that your computer slows down a lot. Although you could execute it having 16 GB of RAM, the ideal is that your team has A high -end GPU. What will happen if your computer has less than 16 GB of vram memory? Than the tool will use RAMwhose figure must be equal to or greater than 16 GB. If not, the system will not work properly. As a general recommendation, the ideal is to dedicate all the possible resources of your computer to the execution of the model, so it closes everything that is not strictly necessary. Install Ollama on your computer OLLAMA Installation | Image: Xataka For this tutorial we will use a well -known application: Ollama. It is an Open Source platform that simplifies, and much, the installation, access and use of LLMS (Large Language Models). Let’s say he is an executor of models. Chatgpt is an online platform through which we interact with a model, such as GPT-4O. Ollama is the same, But at home and with the models we have installed on our computer. It is a free, open source software and available for Windows, Mac and Linux. Download GPT-Oss Once we have downloaded and installed the program on our computer we will find an interface like this. If you wish, you can also use ancient ollama through the Command interfacebut the truth is that the graphic interface is much more pleasant. Main interface of Ollama | Image: Xataka If we look, we will see a drop -down in the lower right area with the name of the model we are using or that, rather we will use. Access to the different AI models from Ollama | Image: Xataka If we click on the drop -down we can access a good handful of models, such as Deepseek R1, Gemma either Qwen. In the case, we are interested in selecting “GPT-Oss: 20b“ Download of the model, armate of patience | Image: Xataka Having selected “GPT-Oss: 20B”, it will be enough to send a message in the chat to begin the download of the model. At patience, because it weighs 12.8 GB and can take a while. Talking to GPT-Oss-20b through Ollama | Image: Xataka Once it is installed, you can start talking with AI as if it were Chatgpt. Of course, if your GPU does not meet the minimum requirements you will see that it is much slower than chatgpt. Not surprisingly, you are running the model on your computer, not in a data macrocenter full of the latest in Dedicated Gpus of Nvidia. Another option: LM Studio Lm Studio | Image: Xataka Ollama has the advantage of being intuitive, simple and direct. If we want more options, a much more complete program is LM Studio. This is available for Windows, Linux and Mac and, as Ollama, is able to manage several models, GPT-Oss: 20b among them. It is a more advanced application that allows us to better adjust both the behavior of our computer and that of the model, although squeezing it to the maximum requires more advanced knowledge. Cover image | Xataka In Xataka | How to move from image to video using artificial intelligence: 14 essential free tools

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