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that China loses the AI ​​race, but wins the economic war by bleeding them dry

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The AI ​​race has two main players, but their bets are very different. While the United States has already spent $350 billion in AI (and plan to spend much more), China has only invested 100,000 million. Silicon Valley optimists start from the belief that AI will radically change the world and whoever masters AI will dominate the future. And if not? As they say in financial times, The United States could win this battle, but lose the economic war. USA. You have put all your eggs in the same basket. Exorbitant investments are guided by the belief that AI will change the world as we know it, that AGI will make humans finally stop working. It is an epic speech in which AI is presented to us as a kind of messiah that will save the world, one that completely ignores the alternative: that AI is a great technological leap, yes, but neither so revolutionary nor, above all, such a great business. And it’s not just a technology thing, investors are absorbed in the same obsession. China. In 2017, China announced the “Development Plan for a New Generation of Artificial Intelligence” in which they defined AI as a strategic technology. For China, AI is a national priority, but its approach is more pragmatic and much less speculative. You just have to look at their AI models, like DeepSeek, effective but very far from the very expensive ‘frontier models’ in which the US is investing. His vision for AI is not so much to transform the world, but rather to function as a tool to be even more efficient in different processes. a few months ago They announced the “AI+” planwhere they detailed the deployment of AI in six sectors: scientific and technological development, industrial applications, consumer services, public welfare, governance and security, and international collaborations. The AI ​​war. We always hear the idea of ​​this stark battle to dominate AI from the American side. In many cases, the AI ​​war, like AGI, is another point of pressure for Silicon Valley to justify the tremendous expense or achieve its objectives. We have seen it recently with Jensen Huang pushing for the government to let him sell his chips in China and his argument revolved around the idea that China will achieve technological independence and then win the AI ​​war. The paradox for the United States is that its own invention is benefiting its enemy. The AI ​​war also functions as a pressure point for China: forcing the US to mortgage its economy to the technology they consider the future, while they overtake them in everything else. The economic war. The United States is betting everything on a single winning horse, while China has not stopped investing to ensure its dominance in other key sectors, such as electric cars, batteries, robotics and, above all, renewable energy. For China there are many futures, for the US only one. The commitment to diversification is going well. In 2024 China already manufactured 76% of electric cars sold worldwide and 80% of all lithium batteries. They are also the country with more industrial robot installationswhich gives them an advantage to continue being the factory of the world. There is much more, they are also undisputed leaders in other sectors such as the manufacture of drones, solar panels, high-speed trains and graphene. China’s AI is energy. China carries years investing in clean energy. According to Carbon Brief reportIn 2024 alone, China invested $940 billion, and it is not the year it spent the most. The curious thing is that energy is key for many sectors, especially AI. The United States knows this well and has already encountered a wall: They don’t have power for so many chips. Not only is China producing more energy, it is also is subsidizing it. Jensen Huang warned about this situation, ensuring that “China is going to win the AI ​​race” thanks to the government’s energy aid. Trump, for his part, has discouraged renewable energies and the electric car industry. In the end it will turn out that, for the United States, it is AI to win or nothing to win. Image | Gemini In Xataka | China already has an army of 5.8 million engineers. His new plan involves accelerating doctorates

NASA loses contact with its key orbital repeater

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When you launch a probe into space that is not exactly cheap, without a doubt one of the biggest fears you can have is that it will stop send data or cut off your communication. This is precisely what has happened 225 million kilometers away with the MAVEN probe who has lost contact like NASA itself has been able to confirm. And this has been carrying out its function outside of our planet for many years now. His story. The ship, which has been orbiting Mars since 2014, it stopped communicating with Earth on December 6, 2025 and, so far, attempts by the Deep Space Network (DSN) to reestablish the connection have been unsuccessful. Although the worrying thing is not only that this scientific instrument could have been lost in space, but that MAVEN is a fundamental piece in the “interplanetary internet” that connects the Rovers on the surface with us. What we know. As NASA itself reports, everything indicated that it was a very normal day at the orbital office. MAVEN was preparing for its usual passage behind Mars that would leave it hidden, but a priori everything was working correctly inside. But logically the moment it is lost behind mars (something that almost always lasts between 25-30 minutes), the signal loses. However, on day 6, when the probe was to leave the shadow of Mars and reestablish the link with the Deep Space Network, the signal never arrived. It stayed just behind Mars with no further signs of ‘life’. Now the objective is to try to wake up the ship without success, although they assure that there are no indications that its trajectory has been altered. The worst possible moment. This is something that hasn’t had the best timingand as is known, we are already approaching the superior solar conjunction that is expected for January 2026. This phenomenon occurs when the Sun comes between the Earth and Mars, which makes communications very difficult and risky. In this way, if NASA does not recover MAVEN in these weeks, everything indicates that they will have to wait several weeks without being able to make more attempts. Because. Among the hypotheses that NASA has right now to explain this failure is radiation. Recently the Sun has been very active and a flare or cosmic ray could have corrupted the probe’s onboard computer, as already happened to other missions as Curiosity. Another hypothesis lies in atmospheric drag, since MAVEN flies really low. Thus, if a solar storm had ‘bloated’ the Martian atmosphere, the friction could have destabilized the spacecraft, forcing it to enter a mode where its antennas were not pointed at Earth. Its importance. This probe is not just a decoration in space, but rather plays a crucial role in understanding how Mars lost its atmosphere and water over the eons. It has been a resounding success, surviving well beyond its original lifespan. But in 2025, its role is more pragmatic: acting as a signal repeater. Right now the Rovers that are on the Martian surface as they are Perseverance and Curiosity They do not have the necessary power to optimally send information to Earth. This caused its data to be passed to MAVEN and other probes and then sent to Earth. In this way, losing MAVEN means leaving two probes that are much older on Mars and that could cause problems when sending this data. Images | NASA Hubble Space Telescope In Xataka | We already know when the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will be closest to Earth and what’s better: how to see it

streaming loses identity in exchange for catalog

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One of the Main own content factories From the Spanish audiovisual panorama and one of the largest streaming platforms thanks to its exclusive distribution of franchises such as Marvel, ‘Star Wars’, Pixar or Disney itself have reached an agreement with which both will see their audiences and catalogs extended. However, after this firm between Atresmedia and Disney+ there is an indisputable trend of international audiovisual: less and less exclusive names that provide unique content, more and more brands that match each other in search of the maximum common denominator of the audience. 300 hours per year. That is what Atresmedia will provide to Disney+ with this treatment. He current television leader In terms of audience, he gives a selection of its catalog to Disney+ from September, which will have an independent space within the platform that will be renewed regularly. It will not be, of course, the Atresmedia’s full catalogwhich belongs to your payment option (and also can be seen from prime video) and that reaches thousands of hours of content and practically all the own production programs that are broadcast on Antena 3. The novelty with Disney+ is that this selection of its catalog will be included in the Disney+ Rates. What will we see. Even with everything, the catalog that will be available in Disney+ will be wide: from original Atresplayer series as ‘Mar outside’ (premiere on September 14) talent shows well known by the general public, such as ‘La Voz’ or ‘Your face sounds to me’. There will also be series that have passed in Antena 3 such as ‘La Crucijada’ or ‘Dreams of freedom’, and classic series of the Atresmedia catalog, such as ‘vis a vis’, ‘physical or chemical’ or ‘here there is no one who lives’, which have long circulated through different platforms of streaming. Touch contact. It is not the first time that contact shots between large Spanish audiovisual groups and platforms of streaming. Recently, Netflix has begun to broadcast Movistar Plus+ series as the comedy ‘Dead SL’, the youth ‘Merlí’ and ‘The least thought day’. On the other hand, Mediaset series such as ‘Influencers’, ‘Scandal’, ‘The one that is coming’, ‘The people’, ‘The Prince’ or ‘Interdías’ have been seen on platforms such as Netflix or Prime Video. And we should not understand it only as an understandable attempt by the producers that their material reaches beyond the channels in open and enjoy second and third lives (sometimes more successful than the original paths, there is the spectacular and unusual case of ‘The Money Heist‘, by Atresmedia), but also of an attempt to “normalization” by the platforms of streaming. Everyone wants to be mostly. For years, streaming platforms have abandoned their intention to offer an alternative product to major televisions, In search of a broader audience. There are examples as clear as the purchase of brands as ‘Operation Triunfo’ by Prime Videobut the fact that ‘the one that is coming’ is One of the main successes of the Amazon Canal It makes it clear that the public is often transversal: there are no two watertight compartments, where or it looks Netflix or looks Telecinco. Many times there are two audiences, but with the same interests. The law asks. To this trend is added that eThere is European legislation that requires platforms on demand since 2018 that a part of its content when they operate in Europe is of European origin. It is the European Directive of Audiovisual Communication Services, and at least 30% of the platform catalog must be reserved for European works. This requirement must be incorporated into the national legislation of the Member States, and part of this content must be available in one of the official languages ​​of the country where the platform operates. In this way, Disney+ is fulfilling its share of this directive, adding to, as they have told today, “recent agreements in the United Kingdom with ITVX and in Germany with ZDF.” Be normal. Payment platforms have long ceased to be a paid land for experimentation. For leaving, even They ceased to be a television space without advertising. There are redoubts like HBO or Filmin, which often (although not always: there is nothing more massive than ‘Game of Thrones’) play more exquisite audiences. But what we have seen is a trend that forces us to create content without rest: if the rhythm of consumption is multiplied and the budgets of the Disney series are too high to release at the speed of Netflix … Doesn’t it have all the meaning they call at the door of Atresmedia in search of more and more material to emit? Header | Disney+ In Xataka | When analyzing the most viewed films of Netflix during this year, the notes and opinions throw a devastating verdict

To the question of whether the food loses nutrients in the freezer, the answer is depends on how let’s defrost it

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In a casual conversation, the bread issued came out. Consumption a lot bread I make at homeand there are times that I have to freeze it. It is a practice that seems normal to me and in the bakery themselves give me bags for the freezer, but my friends do not think the same because “Defrosting bread is not the same“Hence the question about how freezing affects the food we consume, and the truth is that it is a rich issue and with many nuances. And almost more important than freezing, it is defrosting. There things can get dangerous to our health. Crystal. Humanity takes thousands of years using what it has at its disposal to better conserve food. The brine is a tacticbut in areas with ice and snow, They buried the food so that it did not rot. And then, the miracle arrived: the freezer. We underestimate it because we have it at home, but it is a fundamental tool, and what happens when we put a food in the freezer is that the low temperature freezes the water present in said food. And here is the mother of the lamb: not all foods freeze the same because, the more water they have, the more complex it will be a good defrost, the more its structure is altered and it is what can lead to us to think that the freezer is not so positive and that it alters the nutrients. But as we said, there are nuances. It depends on what we freeze. What happens is that internal water form crystals When frozen. The more water, the more crystals they form and, if the freezing is slow, those crystals can break the cell walls of the food. When we defrost it, the crystals get rid of and it is what can cause food to be softer or perceive like water. Vegetables and fruits suffer more than meat Because the amount of water they have inside is greater, but as we said, there are nuances because there are rich starchy vegetables whose molecular structure is maintained more than desirable after that freezing. If we crush the frozen fruit directly, provide flavor and texture to a shake. Does not lose its nutrients and we will not notice the change in texture Taste and texture. An example. Freezing peas or corn, rich in starch, allows, after defrosting, both texture and taste are maintained satisfactorily. However, lettuce, which has a huge amount of water, not only is left without grace and soft when defrosting, also loses its flavor. That happens because, in cell breakage, food loses its juices and, if in the meat or fish it is less evident, in fruits or vegetables whose base is the water becomes much more palpable. Then it also depends on what we do with that food: eating a defrosted lettuce is a punishment, but if we freeze watermelon, which is basically water, and without defrosting it we make a shake, the result will be satisfactory. Although even there we will notice a change of flavor. And very fatty foods such as milk or a yogurt can separate proteins, creating lumps by defrosting them. The avocado, however, endures it well. There is fruit that better supports freezing And the nutrients? But one of the central themes of the debate revolved around the Loss of nutrients of frozen foods. This may be the point at which there is more confusion, and luckily it is a point that has been studied to be able to extract some conclusions. Again, there are nuances. Proteins, fat -soluble vitamins such as A and D of meats and fish, minerals and fiber remain stable in freezing. An investigation from the University of Guadalajara suggests That even freezing can be beneficial to preserve certain nutrients that bioactive compounds would “eat” if we do not freeze food. However, The opposite occurs with hydrosoluble vitamins such as C or some of Group B, which are reduced slightly not during freezing, but in the defrosting of food. And then it is not the same industrial ultra -Gellation, which freezes foods very, very fast, than the one we can do at home. In that industrial freezing, water crystals are much smaller because it does not give time to develop, damaging the cellular structure of the food. Freeze well. It is complicated that we have at our disposal a freezer that allows us to cryogenize a steak in seconds, but what we do are techniques to freeze foods in the best possible way. To freeze them, it is best to introduce what we want to freeze in an air without air or in a hermetic container so that it does not contaminate the rest of the food we keep and its flavor does not alter, and to defrost them, There is a trick of tricksbut above all two that are fundamental. As important as freezing is how we defrost. If it is something that we are going to cook at the moment, we can resort to the microwave or directly to the pan. In that rapid defrosting, juices are those that have hydrosoluble vitamins and, when the interior of the product reaches the optimal temperature, it would be suitable to consume. But if we have chicken, fish or a frozen homemade pizza dough, it is Bad idea to leave the piece defrosting on the countertop Or, worse, expose it to the sun. There the thing becomes complicated and can even be harmful to the flavor due to something very simple: in a defrosting at room temperature, the base that supports the surface is defrost before and favors that the bacteria that had remained in pause retake their activity in a big way thanks to the fact that they have life, nutrients and more water than before, increasing the risk of poisoning. The best if we are not in a hurry? Plan and get out of the freezer what we are going to eat the next day … Read more

Telegram has just starred in a surprising script turn. One in which privacy loses

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Telegram announced these days that predictably will integrate Grok in its application This summer. We will have the ability to use a chatbot of AI inside the messaging app, which is precisely the same as the goal has driven to Integrate goal AI In WhatsApp recently. The strategic alliance is striking, but also worrying. A juicy agreement. After the announcement of Pavel Durov, CEO of Telegram, Elon Musk I clarified that the agreement was not yet signed. Durov replied that only some formalities remained. If it is finally confirmed, XAI will pay 300 million dollars to Telegram in cash and shares. Telegram will also take 50% of the revenues of Grok subscriptions that are sold via the messaging app. Everything seems fantastic for Telegram, but what will Musk win? Data are a treasure. This agreement allows Grok to immediate access to a massive user base, part of which can become payment subscribers of the XAI IA service. But above all, it will allow Elon Musk’s company to obtain access to a massive data collection that can be used to train their AI models, for example. The same happens with goal and the inclusion of goal AI in WhatsApp: the conversations we have with the chatbot are not encrypted, and can serve among other things to train the company’s models. Musk already did something similar with x. Just two months ago Elon Musk made a strategic play and fused X with Xai. The operation was logical, especially after Grok’s initial integration in X, but that strengthened even more a forceful reality: that the data of X users could be used to Train XAI AI models. Taking into account that Musk had been Looking for a plan B For data scarcity, that operation and the agreement with Telegram demonstrate that voracious hunger of data. Hardov’s promises. In a tweet after the ad, Durov expressed his Commitment to privacy. “The user’s privacy is essential,” he said, adding that “to be clear, XAI will only access the data that Telegram users explicitly share with Grok through direct interactions. It’s expected: you can’t send messages to anyone (not even a chatbot) without sharing what you write.” That last sentence showed again that by default Telegram does not figure the messages. If users are concerned about their privacy, they must be attentive to this circumstance. As a security expert explained in a 2016 study, “Telegram is not safe“ Telegram and privacy. For years Telegram grew precisely because of its theoretical focus on the privacy of its users. It was one of the first to announce the use of extreme-a-extreme encryption (E2E, end-to-end). However, even that option He had small print. Not many users realized that in reality E2E encryption only applied in secret chats to, according to those responsible, that they would not raise suspicions. Yielding data to governments. Things worsened in September 2024. That was when Telegram CEO, Pavel Durov, announced that would provide users with governments to be asked, although in reality the service conditions They already opened that door long before. Changes in these policies were produced After the controversial detention that Durov had suffered in France a few days before. The measure was especially surprising, especially considering that Telegram had become famous for Resist those same interference by the government of Russia. In January 2025 it was revealed how Telegram had yielded data from thousands of users to the United States authorities. We have just known that then they have continued yielding many more. Changing headquarters. An analysis of the security and privacy of Telegram carried out by ESET He revealed the deficiencies in these areas and in the protection of anonymity, but also pointed out another important detail: Telegram has changed several times of jurisdiction and its headquarters has been traveling from Berlin to London, then to Singapore and finally Dubai. The objective was to maintain its independence, but that leaves an ambiguous legal framework on data management. Bad news for privacy. All this makes the suspicions about the privacy guarantees offered by Telegram to its users are harmed. XAI is an American company, and the already revealed data assignments to that government by Telegram only reinforce a worrying trend. Image | Steve Jurvetson In Xataka | Telegram is much more than a messaging app. It has become the new Deep Web

Apple loses the war against Epic. Fortnite returns triumphant and Spotify already prepares its rematch

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Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers accuses Apple of lying under oath and eliminates commissions for external paymentsopening the door to important changes in the application market. Why is it important. The judge has ordered Apple to stop commissions on external purchases and have eliminated restrictions on how developers can lead users to alternative payment methods. This decision can be a before and after in the app industry … and cut billions of Apple’s annual revenues. The sentence dismantles Apple’s strategy, which tried to avoid the 2021 court order charging a 27% commission for external purchases and installing “fear screens” to deter users from using options outside their ecosystem. Between bambalins. The judge accused Apple’s Vice President of “Lying blatantly under oath” and has sent the case to the Prosecutor’s Office to investigate possible contempt crimes. According to judicial documents, Apple knew perfectly what he was doing and “at every moment he chose the most anti -competitive option.” The magistrate also revealed that Tim Cook ignored the advice of Phil Schiller, head of the App Store, who advocated complying with the original order without charging commissions. “Cook chosen badly,” he said in A demolition failure of 80 pages. The background. It all started in 2020 when Epic Games included in Fortnite its own payment systemcausing its immediate expulsion from the App Store. Although Apple He won most original litigation issuesThe judge ruled that the company was limiting the competition by preventing developers from informing users about payment alternatives. The new sentence arrives after years of legal battle and dismantles the business model that represents an important part of the almost 100,000 million dollars that Apple enters annually for services. What is happening. Epic Games has announced that Fortnite will return to the American App Store next week. His CEO, Tim Sweeney, has offered a “peace proposal”: if Apple applies this framework without worldwide commissions, Epic will return to all app store and leave all related litigation. Meanwhile, Spotify has already sent an update of its application that will allow US users to see subscription prices, access external purchase links and change between different plans without going through the Apple payment system. The company considers this ruling as “the most important action to date” against Apple anti -competitive practices. The big question. Will this sentence change the way in which all application stores operate? Epic is already positioning an attractive offer: since June, developers will not pay commissions for the first million dollars of income through their store. This case could be a turning point, especially because it adds to the regulatory pressure that Apple already faces in Europe with the Digital Markets Law. For users, it means more payment options, possible discounts and a more transparent experience when buying digital content. In Xataka | Apple has been obsessed with the Iphone Premium for years. All I needed was a good and cheap Outstanding image | Xataka

The human voice loses ground and automatic dubbing with AI makes its way between creators

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Artificial intelligence (AI) continues to gain space in unthinkable sectors just a few years ago. What began revolutionizing software development is now leaving a mark on very different fields. The phenomenon of ‘Vibe Coding‘, a new way of programming based on Prompts In natural language, without writing code as such, the rules of development are changing. At the same time, tools such as Dall · e of OpenAi or Adobe Firefly They are redefining visual creation, allowing generating images and videos from textual descriptions. And now, AI also reaches voice professionals. For a few months, YouTube allows some creators to use automatic dubbing through AI. This function, which is being deployed progressively, is now available for all members of the YouTube Partner Programa system that allows creators to monetize their contents on the platform. Thanks to this tool, videos can reach global audiences more easily, as an alternative to traditional dubbing and postproduction processes. An activated function by default. One of the most striking changes is that this function is activated by default: if you upload an English video, YouTube will automatically double it in several languages, including Spanish, French, German, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese and Portuguese. If the video is in any of those languages, an English version will be generated. The objective, according to the company, is to “break the barriers of the language.” But if the creator prefers not to use this function, it can deactivate it following concrete steps: enter YouTube Studio from the computer and follow this route: Configuration > Subsequent adjustments > Advanced configuration. There you have to uncheck the ‘allow automatic dubbing’ box and click on store. The management of this function, in addition, can only be done from YouTube Studio on a computer, and allows you to even manually review dubbing before publishing them if you want greater control of the result. YouTube admits that technology still has improvement margin. Translations may not be exact and the generated voice may not faithfully represent the author. In fact, the company itself recognizes that intonation, emotional tone and certain cultural nuances do not always move correctly. The basis of this function is in the technology of Google Deepmind And Google Translate, but even with that background infrastructure, not all videos can be folded successfully. Factors such as the original accent, the background noise, the use of jargon or even proper names can affect the quality of dubbing. A video with automatic YouTube dubbing To know if a video is bent with AI, it is enough to look for the “auto-dubbed” label. It is also possible to change audio track from the player’s menu, through the gear icon in the lower right corner. The language adapts to that the user has configured as preferential, which makes the experience, in many cases, more transparent. We can see the active function in this example video. The prelude: real dubbing with professional actors. YouTube had already taken previous steps in this direction. With the function “Add audio track“, Some creators like Mrbeast They began to offer versions of their videos in several languages using professional voice actors. He even counted With the dubbing actress that plays Naruto in his videos in Japanese. This strategy, focused on expanding the scope of the content without losing interpretive quality, allowed many of these videos to reach new audiences. Mrbeast has not been the only. According to YouTube datathe videos that offered versions in several languages ​​made more than 15% of the visualization time come from audiences that saw the content in a language other than the original. In January 2023, users came to consume more than 2 million hours of folded content every day. And that only with the initial tests. The extension of this function to all members of the Partner Program is contributing to the growth of the use of voices generated by artificial intelligence on the platform. This raises questions about how this technology will be integrated into the professional dubbing ecosystem. Some creators could opt for this automatic alternative in certain types of content, especially in informative or structured pieces. However, in other formats where vocal interpretation provides key nuances, the role of dubbing professionals remains a difficult element to replace. Development continues, and the balance between technology and creativity is still evolving. Images | Lorenzi | YouTube screen capture In Xataka | Two students created an AI to “cheat” in work interviews: they have rewarded them with 5.3 million dollars

Nvidia loses a record amount of $ 400,000 million per Depseek

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Before the presentation by the emerging Chinese company “Deepseek” of a new low -cost artificial intelligence modelthe technological sector received a strong blow to the stock exchange generating record falls as in the case of Nvidia with more than $ 400,000 million dollars. The giant of the microprocessors who at the time led the market as one of the most sought -after companies in the world, this Monday, January 27, he was threatened with Depseek’s emergebut with a cost of $ 5.6 million, which caught the attention of investors since it is less than the billions of dollars than US companies invest in artificial intelligence. For Oliver Blackbourn, portfolio manager in the Janus Henderson multi -active team “the appearance of a potentially more efficient approach in AI processing questions the need for billions of dollars of investment planned in infrastructure and intellectual property.” While David Bahnsen, Investment Director of the Bahnsen Group commented that “which makes the massive sale of technology this Monday so discordant is that the valuations of many of these AI companies and technology do not offer margin of error. Excessive assessment always becomes a problem over timebut fundamental news becomes a major problem when combined with excessive assessment, ”Insider told Business. For their part, the markets in general were presented downward, for the operations of this Monday the S&P 500 fell 1.4%, the Nasdaq collapsed 2.3%and the Dow Jones until the moments did not record changes. Blackbourn says that “being more exposed than ever to stock markets, There is a danger that wider negative feedback loops are generated if a loss of trust occurs”, He mentioned to El País. Continue reading: –Jeff Bezos brothers invested $ 10,000 in Amazon in 1996: How much money is today?–I collapse in the Stock Exchange after the announcement of the Fed on interest cuts cuts–What are the 10 richest families in the world and where does their fortune come from (Tagstotranslate) Stock Exchange (T) NVIDIA

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