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The USB-A ports are not going to disappear so please, manufacturers, stop eliminating them from their equipment

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My Logitech keyboard has a wireless receptor in the form of USB-A adapter. The same goes for the Anker webcam that I use, which is great and that connects to my equipment with its cable with a USB-A connector. The wired mouse I use to play, surprise, also uses that port. In fact, the Mac Mini M4 that I use daily to work has a great paste: It has no USB-A connectors. On its front there are two great USB-C ports, but I do not use them as such: I have long bought two USB-A (female) adapters to USB-C (male) to be able to use my peripherals easily in that equipment. That has long been the constant appearance of the front of my Mac. It is no longer as stylized as they conceived in Apple, but I don’t care, because what is is practical. I have some USB-C peripherals, yes, but they are the least, and despite the advantages of the USB-C connector, the reality is that today many peripherals-trays, keyboards, webcams, pendrives, etc.— They are still betting on the well-known, old and good USB-A connector. The dichotomy of the industry: do we kill the USB-A, yes or no? It doesn’t matter if it is more speaking, more rough and zero reversible. In his favor he has played the fact that he is recognizable and that he managed to give a simple answer to the problem of differentiation. In USB-C there is no easy way to know if a cable offers better transfers and supports better load capabilities than another. In USB-A connectors, look if The inner color of the connector. Color Standard Speed Special characteristics White USB 1.x 1.5 – 12 Mbps None Black USB 2.0 Hi-Speed 480 Mbps None Blue USB 3.0 Superspeed Up to 5 Gbps None Red USB 3.1 Gen 2 & USB 3.2 10-20 Gbps Always on Yellow USB 2.0 & USB 3.0 480 – 5 Gbps Always on, Power Liabilities Delivery Orange USB 3.0 Up to 5 GPBS Always on, Power Liabilities Delivery The connector USB-C has been imposed In the mobile devices segment. The same European Union chosen it as the standard of iure that They had to use all manufacturersincluding an Apple that surely did not like the idea. The funny thing is that this same company has been an ultranza defender of the USB-C connector in its Mac and MacBooks. Apple went through a terrible stage in which the number of connectors minimized to the maximum –The infamous MacBook He only had a USB-C port— and that made many complain about The #Donglelife condemnation although in the end it was not so much. The funny thing is that Apple ended up reconciling with connectivity, and both the Mac Studio and the MacBook Pro are an example of it. The first to They tell With USB-A ports (surprise!), While the latter include SD card reader and HDMI port but, pity, no USB-A ports. The laptops loved (alone) to the USB-C connectors That unique obsession with not including USB-A ports in laptops is common in the segment and is not limited to Apple’s MacBook. You have to search well among the available models of HP, Lenovo or Dell to find equipment that has USB-A ports. Even “big” teams like the Dell XPS 16 They pass olympically from that port. The manufacturer goes further and, anticipating the complaints, gives us the option of buying a USB-C adapter to USB-A (additional 25 euros) to be able to connect peripherals of this type to their laptop. Arch. Fortunately those ports Yes they are available For example, in its gaming laptop alienware range, something logical if we consider that it is much more normal to connect gaming peripherals that usually use the USB-A connector. There is no doubt that the USB-C connector has important advantages. Murphy’s law is usually complied with the USB-A connectors: We often try to connect on the side that is not. That does not happen with the USB-C connectors, wonderfully reversible, but it is also possible to combine data transfer with the video signal. But with everything and with that, the USB-C connector and those cables have their own problems, among which it stands out the chaos of variants that exist. That is a separate problem that does not especially affect that other reality we are talking about: the USB-A connector is still used by all types of manufacturers for all types of peripherals. And that is why it is striking to see how most portable manufacturers (and some desktop equipment, such as the Mac Mini) continue to be obtained with a forced update that has not been produced. Some brands have been trying to forget the port and USB-A connectors, but again and again the peripheral market prevents it. It is true that adapters and the Dongles They solve the problem acceptably. But it would not be to see from time to time no gaming teams that recovered those ports. That, I’m afraid, it’s going to be difficult. Image | Bram van Oost In Xataka | Clariating with USB-C ports is an impossible mission. A new labeling system wants to end the mess

Latin America and Africa are a juicy caramel for car manufacturers. And the Chinese industry is already moving file

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The Chinese automotive industry has launched to the ambitious adventure to conquer the world. Yes last year We were talking about tariffs And both the United States and Europe looking for trying stop the expansion of the Chinese electric carnow we talk about huge ships from the main companies bringing their cars. But China Not only is your eye on Europe. It is already moving towards Africa and Latin America. Restrictions. Apart from bringing their cars to our borders, Chinese companies are moving forms for expand your dealer network in Europeas well as They operate their own factories. To ‘skip’ tariffs and restrictions, instead of manufacturing cars in the usual way, they do so by removal kits and put. But it is evident that these tariffs imposed on the electric car have been the trigger for the export to the West to cover other territories. In fact, brands such as ByD came to rethink their international strategy in some markets, and those alternative destinations outside the traditional axis are those that have lower commercial protection and greater growth potential. Africa (the north, especially) and some Latin American countries stand out for their lower customs obstacles and local policies that encourage the industry.

It will impose tariffs on all chips manufacturers that do not produce in the US

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Donald Trump has been threatening semiconductor manufacturers for almost a year with imposing tariffs if they do not produce their chips in the US. At the end of last January and just a week after returning to the White House, the US president He made this statement: “In the very close future We will impose tariffs to the foreign production of computer chips, semiconductors and pharmaceutical products to return the manufacture of these essential goods to the US (…) went to Taiwan; Now we want them to return. We do not want to give them billions of dollars in The ridiculous Biden program. They already have billions of dollars. “ The “ridiculous Biden program” referred to by Donald Trump is The Chips Law approved in July 2022 by the government of Joe Biden. It is evident that Donald Trump doesn’t like this plan at all. Three months before, in October 2024, I had already charged ferocity against this program of the previous administration In Joe Rogan’s podcast: “We put millions of dollars on the table so that rich companies came, they borrow the money and build chip companies here. And they will not give us the best companies.” At that time the possibility that Donald Trump Unmaved the Chips program If he arrived at the government he was on the table. Chips tariffs are imminent In the middle of last April, integrated circuit manufacturers were able to sigh relieved. The US Customs and Border Protection Office He published a statement in which he officialized that some electronic devices and strategic components, such as chips, were temporarily exempt from tariffs. Of all of them. Of 10% global applied to most of the planet’s countries, and also of the very tariff that penalizes Imports that come from China. It is important that we do not overlook that at that time this office of the US administration warned that the exemption was temporary. “We will put tariffs on the companies that do not come. Very soon we will put a tariff for all of them” And it seems that its end comes. According to ReutersDonald Trump has confirmed just a few hours ago that his administration will impose tariffs on semiconductor imports of those companies that do not transfer their production to the US. And also has specified that they will arrive soon. “Yes, I have discussed it with the people from here. Chips and semiconductors: we will put tariffs on the companies that do not come. Very soon we will put a tariff for all of them,” The US President has asserted before a dinner with the executive directors of the main technology companies. Donald Trump has not anticipated what amount will these tariffs have, but Your statements They are nothing reassuring: “We will put a very substantial tariff, not exaggerated, but substantial with the conviction that if they come to the country, if they are coming, building or planning to come, there will be no tariff (…) but if they do not come, there will be. For example, I would say that Tim Cook would be in a very good shape.” The Director General of Apple was with Donald Trump when he delivered these words, and it is evident that the US president was hinting without any dissimulation that he expects Apple and the large technology companies in the country to manufacture their integrated circuits in the US. They are not going to have another option if they do not want their products to be substantially underwent. More information | Reuters In Xataka | The US will not be able to contain the technological development of China. Experts from the chips industry forecast it

More than half come from four Chinese manufacturers

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In the aspirating robots segment, THE ROOM They seemed to dominate everything with iron hand. However, in recent times the situation has changed radically, and the protagonist of that revolution is China, which does not stop conquering more and more segments that seemed untouchable before. What happened. The Last data From the IDC consultant they reveal that in the first quarter of the year, the first four world vacuum robots manufacturers come from China. All of them have ended up unseating the traditional market leader, Irobot, a company known for developing the Robot Roba Robots Family. Chinese robots conquer the world. Chinese manufacturers who have broken the market are Beijing Roborock Technology (19.3%market share), Ecovacs Robotics (13.6%), Dreame Technology (11.3%) and Xiaomi (9.9%). Together those four companies managed to monopolize 54.1% of the total units distributed in that period, when the previous quarter that percentage had been 47.2%. Source: IDC Irobot sinks. Meanwhile, the Roomba falls significantly. A year ago they were in the first position in number of distributed units, but their current market share is only 9.3%, and their global sales have fallen 30.6% compared to the same period of 2024. Recall that Amazon was about to buy Irobot for 1.4 billion dollars, when the company today It is worth seven times less. Source: IDC. The aspiring robot are fashionable. Chinese firms have benefited in addition to a positive trend in this segment. At the global level they were distributed (not necessarily the same as “sold”) 5.09 million units in the first quarter, 11.9% more than in the same quarter of 2024. And the commercial war, what? China benefited especially from a curious fact: its best client is none other than the United States, and it seems that commercial war and tariffs are not significantly affecting this market. As indicated In Nikkeiexport tariffs of this type of products have been reduced to 30, although both countries must continue to negotiate since this tariff truce has the expiration date on November 10. In China the competition is fierce. Claire Zhao, an analyst at IDC, highlighted how these Chinese manufacturers face “fierce” competition in China, and there they barely manage to get benefits. New competitors also appear everywhere. DJI, known for his drones, has entered this segment with his family of Romo aspiring robots that adapt technologies of their air navigation systems. Meanwhile, Narkal Robotics, a Shenzhen startup, built 100 million dollars in April with investors such as Tencent. There were few … Roborock, for all. The market leader, Roborock, indicated that he has achieved “a significant increase in income in our business abroad” thanks to the development of new sales channels and expansion to new markets. The company’s revenues in the first half of 2025 are 79% higher than those of the same period last year, and have reached 1,100 million dollars. Ecovacs follows closely. Second is ecovacs, whose sales have grown by 86.5% in the second quarter with respect to the same period of 2024. Again the reason is in the Sales of your robots Outside China, in addition to the opening of new production lines to meet the growing demand that comes from the United States. China does not stop innovating. Chinese manufacturers do not stop launching new models and innovations, such as vacuum robots with arms and pier. The new X11 ecovacs have a new mop and new elements to clean corners more effectively. The model, which in Shanghai costs $ 840, costs $ 1,500 in the US, a price clearly affected by the sarancels. Roborock is, like its competitors, insatiable in terms of innovationalready end of June had increased the template of its R&D division by 73.5% compared to the previous year: it has 1,364 employees thinking how to improve its devices. In Xataka | Mopa is one of the skinny points of vacuum robots. Dreame’s proposal: change it for a roller

Europe wants to end combustion cars in 2035. Manufacturers have their own plans

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Europe has been, without any doubt, the most restrictive and ambitious region with the jump to the electric car. Theirs are the policies that point to a prohibition in the sale of cars with combustion engines (with nuances) from 2035. Now, the same manufacturers who said they wanted to hug the electric car are pressing to skip them. “It is not viable”. It is the last message released by manufacturers. This time it has touched the turn to aceawhich encompasses European manufacturers under the same association. Not much less, the first time That this group throws messages along the same lines but the first that formally asks regulators through a letter. The letter is signed by Ola Källenius (president of Acea at the moment and CEO of Mercedes) and Matthias Zink (president of the European Association of Automotive Suppliers CPA). It indicates that the objectives are unrealistic and emphasize their frustration for the absence of a comprehensive policy plan that facilitates the transition. What do they defend? In the letter, manufacturers say they have invested 250,000 million euros in investments until 2030 with the aim of putting cleaner vehicles on the market. However, they ensure that times have changed and that there are important obstacles that have to solve. They give as an example the 15% tariff with which the United States will tax vehicles from Europe (which supposes A true dart for German manufacturers But also for him auxiliary market). They also point out that the numbers do not lie and that the electricity quota shows that the hug to this technology is costing more than expected. Solutions? The usual: less taxes, more subsidies and flexibility in the standards that allows to sell all types of technologies, including cars with combustion engines. Once again, manufacturers are pressing so that the standards are flexible. What does EU have in hand? Two important phases that manufacturers want to skip or, at least, make the standards more flexible. There are three key dates throughout this matter: 2027: It is the first milestone. Between 2025 and 2027the average emission of the different car fleets should not exceed 93.6 gr/km of CO2. If exceed, the manufacturer must pay a fine of 95 euros per gram of CO2 exceeded and car sold. 2030: The maximum emission limit is reduced to 49.5 gr/km of co. That implies that a car with gasoline engine cannot exceed a consumption of 2.1 liters/100 km of fuel and a diesel cannot exceed 1.8 liters/100 km 2035: Forbidden to sell cars with combustion engines that are not neutral carbon. Has the European Union achieved anything? Yes, obviously the regulations and the threat of millmillionary fines have shaken the industry. It is no accident that the launch of vehicles of all types of brands have been condensed in electric cars or highly electrified, with plug -in hybrids that already exceed 100 kilometers of electrical autonomy. Regulatory pressures have always led to greater investments of manufacturers and new developments. In recent times we have seen evident efforts with investments in renovation of plants to produce electric cars and factor construction for battery production. They even announced jumps to the electric car exclusively that, yes, have been diluted over the years. Have manufacturers achieved anything? Yes, although the results could be defined as “fled forward.” The first great milestone has been postponing the fines for emissions until 2027. This year 2025 Europe I should have started fine to those who exceed the limit of 93.6 gr/km of CO2 but Milmillionaire fines were expected. Finally, Regulators have yielded pointing out that the fines will be based on the average CO2 emissions sold between 2025 and 2027. That is, if a manufacturer exceeds 10 grams in 2025, it has two more years to be below the limit. That will force you to sell many More electric cars and plug -in hybrids between 2026 and 2027. Subtle but key. Also, after multiple Pressures led by Germany and Italy It was achieved that the 2035 prohibition would change subtly but decisively. First there was talk of combustion engines “Neutral in emissions” But the new wording already spoke of combustion engines “neutral in carbon emissions”. This small change is essential to guarantee the sale of combustion engines that use synthetic fuels either hydrogen. These options are not neutral in emissions since they launch very harmful fine particles for health. It is a problem produced by the burning of the fuel and has no viable solution. By introducing that nuance of “neutral in carbon emissions”, manufacturers can develop propellants of this type since they can emit these particles but the development of synthetic fuels and the use of hydrogen make these “neutral” cars in this type of gases. However, they are cars that They should be the absolute exception If European plans are fulfilled. What future awaits us? It is difficult to ensure. European industry is extremely powerful and has a lot of pressure in countries such as Germany, Italy, France or Spain where very high volumes of vehicles are produced. Aware of this, manufacturers have always tried to press in their own way, either to delay regulations or Receive more subsidies. If the plans are fulfilled, we should see a huge increase in sales of electric cars. It is the fastest formula to lower consumption since plug -in hybrid The method to count emissions has been changed and consumption. Therefore, we are facing a new movement of manufacturers to press regulators and try to make the standards more flexible. That they get it or not it is something that only time will say. Photo | Red Dot and European Commission In Xataka | European car manufacturers faced milmillionaire fines in 2025. They have postponed them thanks to fear

European cars manufacturers promised them happy with the hydrogen battery. Reality has hit them

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In search by Eliminate fossil fuels From cars, electrification seemed the best option. Have 100% electric, hybrids and plug -in. However, some companies They seemed not to be convinced at all with the electric ones, so they began to boost the development of cars moved by ‘pilas’ of hydrogen. Some are getting off the shipand the last one is a Stellantis that has been closely to the controversy These last years. BMW has another opinion and defends that the hydrogen battery is a strategic alternative for Europe. Against what? Against China. Short. In a brief releaseStellantis (which, remember, is the megacompañía that arises after the Fusion of Fiat, PSA and Chrysler) He confirmed a few weeks ago that he interrupted his hydrogen fuel cell technology development program. They affirm that “the hydrogen market remains a niche segment, without perspectives of economic sustainability in the medium term.” And this affects all the divisions they were developing: Cars. Small vans. Large vans. Next steps. The company comments that the personnel who were doing R&D work related to hydrogen technology will be redirected to other projects and that now what it is to focus on what it sells: hybridization and conventional electric batteries. “We must make clear and responsible decisions to ensure our competitiveness and meet the expectations of our customers, as well as continue with our offensive of electric vehicles and hybrids of both passengers and light commercials,” explains Jean-Philippe Imparato, Chief Operating Operating Officer for Enlarged Europe. Issues. The main argument that underwent the hydrogen strategy, with cars on the street such as the Hyundai Initium or the Mirai de ToyotaIt was the speed of loading. If the electric took some dozens of minutes to achieve a decent autonomy, one of hydrogen was closer to the times of a gasoline/diesel. The problem is that it is not entirely true. Toyota has been one of those who More has driven the hydrogen batteryeven competing with hydrogen -driven cars, such as GR LH2 Racing Concept or the Gr yaris rally2 h2 concept For rallies, but in everyday use, hydrogen looks like everything except practical, away from that more classic “plugging and reproducing” liquid fuel. The reason? GR LH2 Racing himself needs a cryogenic system at the cargo station that maintains hydrogen at -253 degrees Celsius. This implies advanced isolation and advanced manipulation, which makes it very little practical out of a very specialized competitive environment. Among other thingssince the energy density of hydrogen is almost nine times lower than that of gasoline and storage is complex. Without ‘hydrogeneras’ there is no FCEV. Returning to Stellantis, the group was not working with the hydrogen pile for the distant future, but immediately. This year they were going to launch a new range of vans, the Pro one fed by hydrogenthat evidently will not see the light. And although there are still companies that keep some hope for the hydrogen pile, the truth is that without refueling points, technology seems unsustainable. In the United States, Toyota has faced collective demand by Mirai owners who ensure that the brand lied to ensure that reposting would be as simple as in a gasoline. There are practically no load points, with just a thousand open hydrogeneras worldwide for public use. And last year they began to close in Germany because they were not used. BMW and his “hold me the cubata”. Trucks are another song. The numbers are there, With strong consecutive falls in 2023 and 2024 that seem to have punctured, at least for now, that fever for the hydrogen pile for conventional cars. However, the turn comes from BMW. The German company has publicly defended that hydrogen is an opportunity for Europe not to depend so much on the China’s battery industry. And others like Volvo maintain projects Hydrogen for trucks. It has been the CEO who has insisted that Europe must bet on multiple roads and that, in a scenario in which China controls the production of Rare earth Essential to create batteries, and they are also the most manufactured batteries, Europe must have a BM plan, BMW has no car with a hydrogen battery and is working on a SUV that They will launch at some point in 2028. We will see how the market is then. Image | H2 Mobility In Xataka | Nikola had everything to revolutionize the world of hydrogen trucks. Now is on the verge of bankruptcy

Chinese manufacturers are eating historical brands

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Samsung carries 19 years being the manufacturer more televisions sell worldwide. In 2006 he snatched the leadership from LG, which years before had done the same with Sony. Since then, South Korea has sent in this market happening to what Japan was at the time. The situation is close to changing. What’s happening. The television market is moving like never before. In 2022, TCL surpassed LG as the second largest manufacturer in the world. Hisense managed to tie in market share and The following year he surpassed him. But LG is not the only South Korean who is feeling the power of Chinese manufacturers. According to Counterpoint data, Samsung had a 17% market share on televisions three years ago. Fell to 16% in 2023, and remained in those numbers in 2024. But. Tcl and Hisense are giving where it hurts the most. Samsung has managed to stay first, but the data is very clear about the path that the market is following. Samsung is falling 3.3% in distributed units In the first half of the year, while TCL and Hisense grow 6.3 and 2.6%. Both were about 10% three years ago, already at the end of 2024 they were already 14% and 12% share. And the problem for Samsung, despite being maintained, is that these manufacturers are taking away a lot of share on premium televisions, which are far away from the most profitable. Of 41% in this area at the end of 2023, Samsung fell to 29% at the end of 2023, while TCL and Hins fattened to forced marcheseven the first to overcome LG. They grow double digit in distributed units, but somewhat less in income, which indicates that they are flooding the market with cheaper televisions than competition. Samsung led in Minilad, last. The key, According to analyst Bob O’Brien From Counterpoint, it has to do with the choice: “Consumers have to choose between a smaller OLED TV or a larger minied television.” “An increasing number of consumers choose Minilad,” he says. According to Counterpoint, Samsung led in Minilad with his neo QLED from 2021 to 2024, until that year was surpassed by TCL and later by Hisense and Xiaomi. In 2025, Samsung is fourth in distributed units and third in income. They are not good news, but there are in regard to competitive technology. Samsung has put all the meat on the grill with its QD-OED, and is going very well. Samsung is beginning to dominate the juicy OLED market. The jewel of the crown in quality in the television market is the OLED and QD-OED panels. Until recently, LG was the absolute dominator on the market, marketing its best Woled matrices to rival companies such as Panasonic, Philips or Sony. However, in 2022, Samsung broke into the market with the innovation brought by nanoparticles to the market of self -subject panels. With the QD-Oled Samsung panels, it brought something even more important than its good extra shine, resistance and color volume. He brought competition. That caused Sony to choose him in front of LG as manufacturer of the panel of his best televisions, but he has also turned the televisions market: Samsung already sells more OLED teles than LG in the United Statesand already sells more oled teles than neo qledwhich is as they call his miniled. But there are more problems from China. The joy for the dominance of the OLED panels can last little. And it is that the Chinese company BOE, which is one of the largest OLED panel manufacturers on the planet, and that already supplies brands to brands like Apple, also It will enter the market for televisions components. Specifically, the DSCC consultant states that they are close to producing panels between 55 and 95 inches thanks to an investment of 9,000 million dollars in a new plant in Chengdú. The challenge is capital, but Samsung has been the first to demonstrate that the leader can be unbridled, as he did in 2006 with the sales of televisions in general, and in 2025 with the sale of OLED televisions in some regions, after having been outside the self -affair market for many years. The largest panel market, in the hands of TCL. After more than 30 years, Samsung He stopped manufacturing LCD panels in 2022 And he sold all his patents to CSOT, the panel manufacturing TCL subsidiary. The LG road has been the same: in 2024 they announced the sale of their division of LCD to CSOT, and This year they finished it. Although the OLED market is shooting in countries like China, standard LCD They continue to assume more than 88.45% of the market. A market that has remained TCL and BOE. And that in its most profitable part it will give them joys, because the estimates suggest that this year, the Minilad will exceed sales to the OLED of Samsung and LG. And despite LG and Samsung market, they do it with panels from Chinese manufacturers for the sale of their factories. The unexpected help from the United States. South Korea government is supporting Samsung and LG with subsidiesand the news that arrives from the United States favors them: there are American congressmen asking to include Boe in the “blacklist”. If the request thrives, lose the sale of panels to Apple and the possibility of entering the huge American television market can leave the company very touched. Outstanding | Samsung, Arthur Wang in Unspash In Xataka | If the question is how long the teles of our room will grow, the market speaks very clearly: until they do not

“In five years we will be one of the three main manufacturers in the world, I am convinced”

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Turn the bus and face a huge industrial -looking door. Two inputs controlled by a garita under a gray structure topped in its upper area with three letters and their explanation with Hanzis (The Chinese characters that give it name). The bus takes various streets, turns left and right. Finally, take a last turn and leave us under a roofed space. To our left, a huge staircase guarded by two gigantic lions guarded by an immense and lonely esplanade. In the background five buildings are drawn that with its height, of no less than 30 floors, break with the plain of the square. To our right, the entrance door to an immense hall after the demonstrations of some of the more dotteras technologies of the Chinese car market. Yes, that one He is arriving in Europe and who aspires to become a reference. Will make it clear to us Stella Li, BYD Vice President. We ask what the company expects in the next five years, what will be after five years. Look with the decision he faces any as he asks to be done: “We will be one of the three main manufacturers in the world. I am convinced.” A meteoric career The image that projects the headquarters of Byd in Shenzhen (China) is the same as the one that gives off a good part of the city. The immensity of the plazas of Soviet reminiscences are mixed with gigantic skyscrapers of somewhat decadent appearance in their wrapping but that, without a doubt, welcome inside the gears that move the latest technology of the country. The gears are human that live in these buildings. More than 17 million people that push to make Shenzhen a megaciudad that drinks from a clearly communist appearance past and now lives from wild capitalism that permeates all corners. It is the city of shopping centers full of ultra -realistic falsification stores but also that of skyscrapers who play with breaking your neck, immense headquarters of Chinese banks, and dozens of skyscrapers that are thrown into an orgy of lights, colors and music three times a day to demonstrate the world that they have enough strength to wear their LED panel buildings and put them to dance to the rhythm they want to dance. The rhythm of the gears that hide under these last glazed moles are clear: money and technology. Crossing the huge glazed doors of the Byd headquarters already gives us an idea of ​​what we are going to find inside. Next to the marble and columns that never seem Byd manufactures in vertical integration, Much of its success. And it is that of the batteries that began to manufacture in 1994, the year in which the company was founded, it has passed to a giant that has already manufactured more than 10 million vehicles, which exceeded four million cars produced in just one year in 2024 and that is much more than that. It is a company that also manufactures luxury vehicles, subway cars, buses and an enormous amalgam of components for them, from the batteries to the semiconductors or heat pumps. “Our integral approach to production and batteries give us a unique competitive advantage. We hope to have a solid presence on all continents, with Europe as one of our priority markets”, Stella Li emphasizes us who knows where we want to go with that question where they will be in the next five years. That vertical integration is all that they want to teach us in our visit to the central headquarters. Start with a factory miniturization. The classic miniature trains game is made up of the rails through which vehicles that move the doors and other parts of the chassis move. We will see it with our own eyes the next day but we will get an idea of ​​how chassis and mechanical set marry to give way to the end of the line to a little Yangwang U8 in miniature, the huge SUV of more than five meters that is able to float on water. Later, at the end of the visit itself, we will have the opportunity to get on one and check The maximum luxury that proposes byd. Vehicles as excessive as well finished, topped with materials that fit the precision of the best models in the market. And with the eccentricities of the Chinese market claims, such as the drones parking that carries one of the vehicles parked at the entrance. We have entered for your past, we will go out for your future. Among others, the load of 1 MW for electric cars, a technology that Byd already has available in two carsbut that, Stella Li recognizes us, is thought above all for trucks and car fleets. Live, the system overwhelms, connecting to the same car two hoses that provide 500 kW each. The great advantage, in addition, is that if the car does not admit this type of load, the supplier can nurture two cars to a maximum of 500 kW, powers with which we do not dream in Spain for the moment. At the moment, they will put just over 4,000 points on the street. All byd patents We were notified The strategy is based on pillars of all kinds: a huge variety of products that seem to be cannibalized, its own technology sustained by an almost inconceivable variety of patents and a groundbreaking attitude towards the designs of the market in which enormous equipment and low prices are combined. That patent reaíla is proud throughout a wall that could well measure 20 meters. From top to bottom, talked with the certificates of each of them. They are, of course, those that allowed Byd to create LFP batteries that, they show us proud, They can be crossed by a nail and Do not burn in the process. The NCM facing the same test on your right does not run the same fate. A flash shakes the room and the heat of … Read more

Apple led the wearables worldwide. Now is third after two Chinese manufacturers

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Chinese manufacturers have achieved what seemed impossible: to dethrone Apple in a category that they did not invent, but they did define. He Apple Watch The physical standard to be followed by the rest has been and still largely, but it is no longer the first in market share after many moons being … and neither the second. After the stage in which Xiaomi advanced him in quota, now he has also done so The new huawei, which does not compete but creates its parallel reality After the sanctions that forced him to reinvent himself. He is going well. Why is it important. Huawei leads the global market of Wearable In the first quarter of 2025 with 10 million units sold, followed by Xiaomi with 8.7 million. Apple is relegated to third place with 7 million sales, according to data from IDC. The loss of leadership – from 1 to 2 and 2 to 3 – marks a turning point for a company that dominates this segment from The launch of Apple Watch in 2014. For years, Apple not only sold more smart watches, but also staying with most of the benefits of the sector. Now that last continues, but the unitary majority no longer has … … While it is true that this is not usually Apple’s game: as with mobile phones, prioritizes capillarity benefits. The context. The secret of Chinese success is based on a devastating price strategy. While the Apple Watch becomes more basic It costs about 250 euros, Xiaomi sells its Smart Band 10 For less than 50 euros and Huawei has models from 50 euros. This price difference is not accidental. Chinese manufacturers have opted to democratize technology Wearablecarrying basic health monitoring and fitness functions to population segments that would never be considered to spend 300 euros on a clock. In figures. Huawei controls 21.9% of the global body of body devices, rising from 17% of the previous year. Xiaomi reaches 19% compared to 14.7% of 2024. Apple stays at 15.5%, although it has grown since 12.5% ​​last year. The growth of the sector has been 10.5% year -on -year, with 45.6 million units sold worldwide in the first quarter. China represents 17.6 million of these sales, a spectacular growth of 37.6%. Yes, but. Apple maintains important advantages that sales figures do not reflect. Keep dominating in profitability, keeping most of the benefits of the sector despite selling fewer units. In addition, Apple Watch works exclusively with iPhone, which limits its potential market but guarantees a closed and very profitable ecosystem. Apple Watch users They are usually more likely to spend money In accessories and applications. After all, they are the same as they do from the iPhone. The threat. For Apple, this loss of quota represents more than a change of position. Chinese manufacturers have shown that they can offer 80% of the functionality for 20% of the price, an irresistible equation for many customers. The Chinese strategy is not limited to being cheap. Huawei has launched premium models like the Watch Ultimatewhich exceeds 1,000 euros, competing directly with Apple’s most expensive versions. Xiaomi, meanwhile, has reasonably improved design and benefits of its basic models. And now what. If Apple prioritizes recovering fee, you can try to compete in fee, risking your margin. But that is not Apple’s own. Its most common movement is to worry only about its own needle and whether the segment grows or not. If sales grow, it will hardly worry that other manufacturers sell more devices at a much lower price. If sales fall, their concerns will focus on what they can do to alleviate it. Including check where these sales go, if other manufacturers, to traditional watches or simply a longer update cycle. In Xataka | After almost a decade with the Apple Watch I have spent a Garmin. And I have understood what I was losing me Outstanding image | Daniel Romero in Unspash

Chips manufacturers seek talent urgently. In Europe only 100,000 more engineers are needed

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During the next five years the global semiconductor industry will need to incorporate nothing less than One million qualified workers. This prognosis is no elucubration; It comes from SEMIan international organization that watches over the interests of the electronics industries and integrated circuits. According to their forecasts Europe will face a deficit of 100,000 engineers, and Asia will need 200,000 qualified technicians. These a priori figures may seem exaggerated, but they are not at all if we consider that for 2024 the chips industry grew by 19.1% compared to 2023 thanks to the demand for GPUs for artificial intelligence (AI) and consumer electronic products, as well as to the expansion of 5G communications throughout the planet and the development of the car market. In 2024 the global semiconductor industry invoiced 627.6 billion dollars. There are not enough professionals to support the growth of this industry TSMC, The biggest chips manufacturer on the planethe goes hunting again year after year to be able to meet his needs. During 2023 recruited 6,000 engineers For its Taiwan facilities, and presumably this trend also remained for 2024. And between 2025 and 2028 it will start several semiconductor manufacturing plants in the US, Germany, Taiwan and Japan. TSMC is one of the most successful companies in this sector, but with all probability other chips designers and manufacturers will also need to strengthen their templates. The average salary of an engineer without previous experience, backed by a master’s degree and newly arrived at TSMC exceeds $ 65,500 annually In this situation the salaries offered by these companies are very high. The average salary of an engineer without previous experience, endorsed by a master’s degree and newcomer to TSMC exceeds $ 65,500 annually (Approximately 56,000 euros), But this is just the starting point. It is assumed that as their salary acquires experience. The problem facing semiconductor companies, According to semiis that as many people with technical profile are not being formed in universities as they will need in the short and medium term. In addition, many of the most experienced engineers are retiring or will do so before 2030. As a button shows: in the US, a third of employees of integrated circuit companies have 55 years or more. And in Germany a third of the technicians who have developed their work career in the chips industry will retire throughout the next decade. However, there is another challenge that also compromises the future of these companies: the next batch of engineers will have to have advanced skills in AI and Automatic learning. The companies that are dedicated to the semiconductors are aware of the problem that already looms on them, which has caused some to have launched initiatives that initiatives that initiatives that initiatives that They go beyond offering good salaries. Some of these measures are to invest in the progression of their professionals and offer them flexibility to prevent them from leaving; in seeking candidates with non -traditional profiles in which their skills prevail and not their training, or in promoting the incorporation of women into this industry. At the moment Women represent only 17% of technical positions in the semiconductor industry. Image | TSMC More information | SEMI In Xataka | We already know what the chips that will arrive until 2039 will be. The machine that will manufacture them is close

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