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Goal has found in extreme sport a new market niche for its glasses

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Goal has just presented a new model of its new smart glasses and does so by repeating experience with Oakley. However, instead of betting on a mounting -oriented assembly, it is committed to a niche of Very concrete user For their Oakley Meta Vanguard: the High intensity athletes who want to share their training and experiences. Although my incipient belly and the increase in my pulsations when climbing stairs betrayed That was not the user profile Objective to which these connected glasses were directed, the goal engineers let me try them equally. Although when I took them, I still did not feel like putting on Run a marathon Or pedal for 200 km, I must recognize that it is a product very well focused on its audience. Real sports design The first view makes it clear that we are not talking about glasses that fit the outfit that anyone would choose to go out with the friends of the afternoon or on vacation, as would probably do with the Ray-Ban Meta Wayfarer or with them Oakley Meta HSTN. They are not casual glasses, but their enveloping design already points to sports use. The first thing that surprised me when they took them was their weight. Despite being glasses with considerable glass coverage and thick sideburns that end up integrating with the frontal glass, only They weigh 66 gramswhich are 13 grams more than the Meta HSTN. While it is true that they are not as light as the “analog” sports glasses (which are around 35-45 grams) The Vanguard targets use some tricks that Oakley has applied in their design to look lighter. Instead of dropping the weight on the ears and the bridge of the nose, they distribute it along the surface of the pin that remains in contact with the head. In addition, the bridge is rubber and removable, which allows the glasses to settle correctly on the nose and prevent it from sliding with the movement or sweat. This accessory would be the equivalent of the headphones pads, but to adapt the goggles bridge to your nose. Even at the risk of being shot, I could not resist jumping and moving my head as if he were the guitarist of a rock group of the 80s. Not a millimeter moved of your position. That led me to remember the experience of my partner Javier Lacort With the Oakley Meta HSTNthey did move when it ran. The most prominent element are polarized and interchangeable prizm lenses that protect from the sun even on the sides. They are more heavy than conventional sports glasses, but the three -point adjustment system (bridge and after the ears) distributes the weight of the glasses so that it is barely noticeable. How could it be otherwise, glasses They have IP67 protection And they resist sweat, rain, splashes, dust, snow and even mud. In addition, the lenses have anti -ñazos resistance in their four glass finishes: 24k (golden), black, road (violet) and saphire (blue). If the crystal will be damaged (for a fall, for example) or want to change style, it can be replaced by another replacement that is sold separately by 85 dollars. Audio, Chamber and … Action !! So far, the Oakley Meta Vanguard could be any of the sports glasses to the use of the Oakley catalog, but it is now when it is time to discover the goal hand. Something that I realize is that, beyond the obvious design change, in reality (and with some nuances that I will designate below) the avant -garde technology does not contribute (almost) nothing new with respect to the HSTN goal, with which Share 90% of its equipment of sound, camera functions or functions of artificial goal intelligence. That makes the “wow” effect be diluted to be before a new product. Like the rest of the goal smart glasses, it has a system of five proximity microphones. That makes, although whoever is by your side also has finish glasses, when running voice commands for the goal assistant AI, only the glasses you wear are activated. Although I could not check it for myself, the goal engineers assured me that these microphones had optimized to filter external noise and wind, more than reasonable in a device with which it is possible to respond to a call while descending skiing the slope of a snowy mountain or traveling the paths of a forest at full speed. What I could try is the sound. Second surprise: They sound really good. As they told me in the finish line, the speakers are 60% more powerful than in previous models. As in the previous models of finish glasses, the speakers are located at the bottom of the pin and oriented towards the auditory pavilion, which makes the sound arrive naturally. Against all prognosis, the bass had enough presence and gave the feeling of canned sound. Again, I could not try them in a noisy or wind environment, but in a room with several people around me talking animatedly and with an average volume, the audio remained well defined. One of the details that I could see is that up to 60 or 70% nobody by your side listen to what you are listening, from that level a murmur is heard (as in normal headphones) but it is not possible to clearly identify what it sounds like. The main difference of the Vanguard target with respect to the other two models of target glasses, is that the camera is not on one side, but is located just above the nose. When working, an LED light turns on the upper edge. This location and its 122º field of vision It makes the feeling of being recording exactly what you see, since the perspective of the glasses coincides with that of your eyes. As in the Oakley Meta HSTN, this 12 megapixel camera records with a 3K resolution at 30 fps. In addition to being able to take photos, there are three … Read more

Chery trusted Spain to assault the European market without tariffs. Europe has another opinion

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Europe, China and cars. A bomb that, for now, has resulted in the imposition of tariffs on the electric car. The European objective is that Chinese manufacturers invest in Europe if they want to sell their electric cars at the price that pleases them. Chery thought that Spain would be his gateway to the market of our continent. The European Commission believes that it is not enough. “It’s not a good model”. The definition is by the Executive Vice President of the Commission for Prosperity and Industrial Strategy, Stéphane Séjourné. The Frenchman expressed in these terms collected by The newspaperwhile ensuring that relations between China and Europe are “in the midst of nowhere.” What is about the model that Chery has implemented in Barcelona, ​​a factory where, at least for the moment, only cars that previously arrive mounted from China are completed. It is the easiest way to put the label Made in Spain to a product that, in reality, has very little of Spanish. DKD. Or, what is the same, Direct Knock Down. This is what the way of working is called that Chery employ in Barcelona. In summary, cars arrive in semi -ado containers and the only thing that is done in Spain is to finish marrying the last parts as if they were the four large groups of pieces of a puzzle that, in reality, is made up of thousands of them. The process is so advanced that, in fact, cars in Barcelona are not even painted. The intention, in the future, is to jump to the CKD (Complete Knock Down), in which the pieces do not arrive welded or painted but do produce entirely in China. The cars produced under this system are the Ebro that, although rescue the name of a Spanish brand, They are actually entirely Chinese. “Low quality”. In his statements, Séjourné, has insisted that “a factory on the outskirts of Barcelona in which a car occurs with all Chinese components generates Low quality jobs And it does not suppose any added value for the European industry. “And he emphasizes:” The solution does not go on to maintain tariffs, but neither by a factory in Barcelona in which cars are assembled with all Chinese components. “ Although hard, the words of the vice president of the commission are not new in the car market. In fact, Chery had already received Europe’s notice that, working in this way would not free him from tariffs to his electric cars. At the moment, the Omoda 5 and Jaecoo 7 They continue to arrive from China but as they have combustion engines they are not taxed with tariffs. The electric omoda 5, however, is punished with a fee that in the case of Chery reaches 21% (which adds to 10% base for all cars from China, electric and non -electric). It is no accident that the company has delayed its incorporation to the Catalan plant without the confirmation of taking out its cars through the doors of the free zone without being punished with tariffs. “In nobody’s land”. As we said, Séjourné pointed out that negotiations between Europe and China are stopped. In his day, Europe taxed tariffs on Chinese electric cars but left the door open to those who take combustion engines, both pure and plug -in hybrids. This was seen as a hand tended to negotiation. Not imposing tariffs on this type of cars has allowed Chinese brands to have taken advantage of the entrance door of countries where cheaper cars are bought, such as Spain. In fact, Chery herself with just six cars in the market (distributed between Ebro, Omoda and Jaecoo) They already add more than 19,800 units In the first eight months of the year. And only three of those six cars have been selling the full year. That open door to a negotiation seemed to consolidate a few months ago. In April it was confirmed that Europe and China seemed willing to reach some kind of agreement between the two countries. The last thing we have known since then have been these last statements. They are not the only. What Europe wants is that Chinese manufacturers invest in our continent and generate business here. To skip those tariffs, everything indicates that companies have to assemble their cars in our soil but also generate a local industry that generates value through the Component provision. This way of acting by Chinese manufacturers is not something exclusive that they do in Europe. Byd is used very similarly in Thailand. But European manufacturers are also used in the same way in those markets that are veiled with tariffs, as happens in Algeria. Country that, tired of these practices, has already warned Renault that they will have to invest more money. Photo | Ebro In Xataka | That Chery has chosen Spain is not accidental: it may be its saving letter to the investigations of the European Commission

Russia is trying to conquer the Chinese pig market. Beijing has just provided it with rates of up to 62% to the EU

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Beijing has decided to strengthen its pressure on the European pig sector in an evening retaliation to The rates applied By Brussels to the electric cars ‘Made in China’. And plan to do it big, adding tariffs of up to 62.4% to EU meat exports. In Spain the employer already He has nuanced That their companies will pay only 20% (some less), but if there is a country that can look with satisfaction, China’s decision is not Spain, but Russia. After all, Moscow has been wanting to win Market share in Asia. What happened? That the European pig has started September with turbulence. Turbulence that also affect one of its large markets: China. On Friday the Ministry of Commerce of the Asian Giant advertisement that since Wednesday will impose provisional tariffs of up to 62.4% To a series of pig products and by -products, a whole malazo for the community sector, which every year sells in China thousands and thousands of tons of pork. According to the Pig333 specialized platform, only during the first quarter of 2025 the EU exported more than 1.1 million tons to countries located outside the community club. Among the nations that contributed the most to that figure are Spain, with 35% of exports, followed by Netherlands, Denmark and Poland. At the other end of the chain, the fate of the meat is China, which was made with 296,500 tons, almost 27% of the total. It is followed by the United Kingdom and the Philippines. What does that rate of 62.4%mean? The figure is overwhelming, but Beijing’s tariff policy will not affect all EU countries equally. In an interporp fact, the agri -food interprofessional organization of the white -layer Portio, stands out that the Spanish industry will be the best standing in Europe. Although the rate will effectively reach 62.4% for the company of other countries in the region, the employer clarifies that for local firms that penalty will be quite lower: 20%or even lower in some specific case. And what is the reason? EFE Precise That the largest tariffs, up to 62.4%, will apply to companies that do not collaborate with Chinese authorities. Those who do will see how that low rate at 20%, the percentage that the well, Noel, Campofrío, Cárnicas Five Villas, Fiselva or Sánchez Romero Cavajal must face. The general photo is however more complex: China plans to do certain exceptions with the companies that his delegation has taken by way of sample for his investigation. Among them are the Dutch Vion, which will face a tariff of 32.7%; Danish Danish Crown, who will assume a rate of 31.3%; and the Spanish Litera Meat, based in Huesca, the most favored with 15.6%. Why those rates? Largely for the automotive. Perhaps the meat and automobile industry do not have much to do, but if we talk about economic policy, commercial flow and tariffs things change. When Brussels decided Upload your rates To the electric cars ‘Made in China’, Beijing reacted pointing to one of the European sectors that depends most on the Asian giant, the pig. As? The Xi Jinping government began an investigation ‘Antidumping’ Focused on EU’s pig imports, a process with which, China alleges wants to avoid the alleged unfair competition that affects its own companies. These investigations began in 2024, but In June Beijing decided to expand the investigation until at least mid -December. Once the process ends, the government will announce the permanent tariffs, but until then it has opted for temporary rates. As remember The Ministry of Commerce, its preliminary study identified a case of dumping Related to pork from the EU, which would have caused “important damage” to Chinese companies. Is it so serious? It is no accident that Beijing has set just in that sector. China is a Important producer of pigs, but also a enormous gigantic market that matters every year hundreds of thousands of tons of meat, a flow that generates in turn thousands of millions of dollars. And that market the EU (and especially countries with broad livestock cabins, such as Spain) plays a key role. Despite having slightly reduced its purchases, in 2024 the Asian giant remained the main destination of community pork, with a flow of 1.12 million of tons. In 2020, when the sector of the country was affected by the African swine plague, that data came to 3.34 million. In the specific case of Spain, which together with Germany and France plays A fundamental role In the European pig industry, the figures are equally eloquent. “China is the main destination market for the meat and by -products of the Spanish pig. In 2024 exports to this country reached 540,000 t, with a value greater than 1,097 million euros, which represents almost 20% of the total exported volume and 12.5% ​​of the value of sales,” remember Interporc. Is it bad for everyone? No. There is a country that probably see with expectation commercial tensions between China and Europe, especially if we talk about the pig sector: Russia. Moscow was set out from the appetizing (and millionaire) Chinese market for about A decade and a half Due to the health restrictions applied by Beijing in 2008 to protect from the African pig plague. That veto was broken in March 2024, when Russia managed to send a first game of 27 tons of pig to the Asian giant. It was a modest amount, true, but a success for Russia, which had been trying to open a hole in the Chinese market for years. Last July, Russian pork exports to China already reached 12.4 million dollars, According to Echemiwhich ensures that this figure represents a 22% increase compared to June. It is not the only sign that Moscow is managing to recover land in the Asian market. Just a few days ago the Intefax agency revealed That Kremlin expects Beijing to increase the number of Russian companies authorized to export meat to China, a possibility that looks with optimism. “We are communicating … Read more

of the second -hand market

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The US government has been doing everything that is in their hand to prevent Chinese companies and research organizations for more than three years artificial intelligence (AI) more advanced that produce nvidia, AMD or brainsamong other companies. This is the purpose of Export restrictions Of these GPUs approved by the Department of Commerce, which in this area is the executing arm of the administration. Despite the efforts of the US government, the avant -garde chips for AI They have continued arriving in Chinaalthough it is reasonable to accept that in amounts lower than those needed by companies that are dedicated to the development of large AI models. And they have done it mainly through secondary markets and parallel import roads that run in India, Malaysia or Singapore, in which The US action It is very limited. Nvidia has achieved the export license you need to sell in China Your GPU for IA H20but the Chinese government has vetoed this chip. And he has done so that the administration of the cyberspace of China, which is the main Internet regulatory body in this country, This GPU is thoroughly investigating Because he suspects that he could incorporate a rear door of difficult location by Chinese experts. If so, the possibility of China to use this chip. China is getting in the second -hand market the best Nvidia GPU China already has Three very clear alternatives to Nvidia. Cambricon Technologies, Huawei and Moore Threads are the three Chinese chip designers for ia who are better positioned to get the market that NVIDIA maintains in China. Despite all the developers of great AI models that have projects with projects with CUDA They need chips from this last company. And, according to Digitimes Asiathey have found the appropriate place to get these GPU: the international second -hand market. However, the most interesting thing is that they are not being formed with the H20 chips that, as we have seen, have been prohibited by the Chinese government; They are getting the GPUs H100 and A100 of Nvidia, which They are more powerful than H20. For the US it is essentially impossible launch an unpublished strategy. This measure will consist, if it finally comes to fruition, to introduce the technology necessary to allow them to be tracked at all times. Chinese companies are buying huge games of NVIDIA A100 and H100 in the second -hand market A priori would be a form of geolocation that would identify where each integrated circuit resides during its journey once it leaves the semiconductor factory. Michael Kratsios, the director of the Office of Scientific and Technological Policy of the White House and one of those responsible for the US government’s action plan for the development of AI, has confirmed that are considering the possibility of introducing tracking solutions both implemented in the hardware and software itself: “We are discussing what software or physical changes could be introduced into the chips themselves to improve the tracking of their location.” The US administration is determined to protect its current leadership in the development of hardware for AI as the adoption of this technology accelerates throughout the planet. However, implement the solution proposed by Kratsios and other White House advisors It implies important technical challenges. Constant tracking by GPS is not practical in this scenario of use, According to Kratsios himselfso a possible solution is to introduce in each chip the logic necessary to confirm its location periodically. In this way, external networks can be reduced. The problem is that this design increases the complexity of the logic of each chip and can presumably impact its performance, which would penalize its productivity in the calculation centers. In addition, the cost of each GPU will increase and hackers They could find new ways to violate the safety of these chips by resorting to possible weaknesses of tracking logic. Image | Nvidia More information | Digitimes Asia In Xataka | The US will not be able to contain the technological development of China. Experts from the chips industry forecast it

The last O2 movement is not a simple rate change. It is an unexpected turn that can shake the market

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O2 has surprised us this week with a change that, although it seems small, tells us a lot where the operator is directed inside The new telephone. A rate It has disappeared From its catalog, and with it, O2 has eliminated the 300 Mbps of its offer and the possibility of hiring fiber and mobile for 30 euros per month. It is not good news for the market, let’s see why. Goodbye at 300 Mbps. O2 decided to charge a few days ago the fiber combined of 300 Mbps + two mobile lines of 10 GB and 30 GB, and also eliminated the possibility of hiring only 300 Mbps fiber. The only option that remained with that speed was the fiber combined 300 Mbps + Mobile 50 GB for 30 euros per month. That rate has disappeared this week, so the minimum speed that O2 offers throughout its catalog has become 600 Mbps. It doesn’t matter if you want only fiber or mobile fiber, you can no longer have 300 Mbps. It is only possible to choose 600 Mbps or 1 Gbps, just like Movistar. A higher input price. By eliminating that package of 30 euros per month, the most cheaper fiber and mobile team of O2 costs 35 euros per month. Of course, you have two modalities to choose from that price: 600 Mbps + 60 GB mobile fiber. 600 Mbps + Mobile 10 GB + Mobile 40 GB. These two plans offer twice as a speed and more gigabyes that the rate eliminated by a little more, yes, but there will be those who agree with those 300 Mbps to pay 5 euros less. When an operator eliminates its cheapest plan, the access price is more expensive to its products and that is never good news for the user. Quiet, O2 is not going to upload the price. The strategy of O2 goes to keep the customer happy, so the price never uploads or change the conditions of your rate unless it is an automatic and free improvement. Therefore, if you have hired the team that has eliminated, you can continue enjoying it, at the same price and with the speed of 300 Mbps. The competition does offer 300 Mbps. O2 is a very important actor not only for Telefónica, but for the Spanish market. And we have already seen on several occasions that, when O2 takes the first step, others usually move file. But that the panic does not travel, for the moment, there are still several 300 Mbps options for that price (or even less): In areas with own coverage, Digi It offers 300 Mbps + mobile 25 GB for 13 euros per month (15 euros if you want 50 GB). In areas where there is no smart fiber, DIGI proposes the same thing that has just eliminated O2: fiber 300 Mbps + mobile 50 GB for 30 euros per month. Lowi It has a pair of combined with 300 Mbps fiber for 30 euros per month. One with a 50 GB mobile line (like the rate that has removed O2) and another with two mobile lines of 25 GB each. Pepephone It gives the possibility of hiring 300 Mbps + Mobile fiber with 50 GB cumulative for 30 euros per month. But attentive to its next movements, because Pepephone is usually One of the first to imitate O2. Moremobile It also maintains a 300 Mbps + mobile fiber rate with 40 GB for 29.90 euros per month. O2 moves away from the low cost. Since its launch, O2 has offered much more competitive prices than its sister Movistar. And many expected Telefónica to be even more aggressive with O2 after have been released from regulatory obligations that limited their commercial capacity. That is why this movement has caught us by surprise. Now you can’t have fiber and mobile with O2 for 30 euros per month. If you want O2, you have to pay a minimum 35 euros. That amount enters its reasonable price policy, but it moves a lot away from the cheapest proposals of many of its low cost rivals (read Digi). With Murtra in command, one of the unknowns is which strategy will continue with O2. And who knows, perhaps the objective of O2 with this change is precisely that: to move further away from the concept of low cost that, for many, is synonymous with poor quality. Images | O2 In Xataka | If someone believed that the optical fiber was at the limit of their possibilities, Japan has arrived to show him the opposite

China has monopolized the battery market in just ten years. And the US only has one solution: South Korea

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China is the largest electric car exporter on the planet. In 2023 he exported approximately 1.7 million electric vehicleswhich represents more than 30% of its total car exports. Nevertheless, Its international expansion It is being seriously conditioned by the tariffs that are imposing USA or the European Union, among other regions with very serious difficulties to compete with the Chinese electric car. Largely the success of the country led by Xi Jinping in this industry strengthens its leadership in The production of lithium batteries. If we stick to China Fabrica electric cars 57% of batteries that these vehicles use. Catl and Byd are the largest lithium batteries manufacturers on the planet with A market share in 2023 34% and 16% respectively. This Asian country has reached this leadership position due to several factors. On the one hand it is The largest producer in the world of lithium and rare earths, which are the main raw materials used in the manufacture of batteries. In addition, it controls the processing of these materials and is capable of producing large -scale batteries and with a very competitive price. There is currently no indicator that invites us to anticipate that His domain of lithium batteries You will be threatened in the medium term. Even so, the US government is trying to create the appropriate conditions to put an end to China’s leadership in the battery market. South Korea is the strongest alternative to China in the battery industry At the end of July LG Energy Solution, the LG subsidiary specialized in the design and manufacture of lithium batteries, He signed an agreement of 4.3 billion dollars to supply iron and lithium phosphate batteries (LFP) to Tesla for three years. This plan is backed by the current US government and seeks to reduce the global dependence of electric car manufacturers of the Chinese Giants Catl and Byd. LG Energy Solution, Sk On and Samsung Sdi are the main battery manufacturers of South Korea LG Energy solution is The biggest battery manufacturer outside Chinaand, although it is a South Korean company, it is the best asset that the US has to end the Chinese domain. Catl and Byd have in their favor their ability to produce high performance batteries and with a very competitive price, which has caused LG Energy Solution, Sk On and Samsung Sdi, which are the main battery manufacturers of South Korea, Lose market share continuously. In fact, According to the consultant SNE Research Its combined market share has been reduced by 5.4% between January and June 2025. The Trump administration is determined to end this trend, and its strategy is to create in the US the necessary conditions to pave the way to South Korean batteries manufacturers and penalize Chinese producers. To carry out this idea has included A Catl, Byd, Envision Energy, Eve Energy, Gotion, Hithium and other Chinese batteries manufacturers in the list that lists the prohibited foreign entities. The purpose of this initiative is evident: it seeks to prevent US companies from buying batteries and components from China. If, despite this, they will be disqualified when accessing state subsidies. Image | Tennen-Gas More information | Volt Rush In Xataka | Historic record for China: its chips industry has produced in 2024 more than ever despite the sanctions

break the computer market

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Apple has done very well The transition to Apple Silicon. Your products, widely well valued for their power and efficiencythey have managed to sell very well, which has made the company go from 5.8% world market share to 8.7% of the first quarter of 2025, according to IDC figures. In Cupertino they want more, and the last plan to enhance sales goes through A cheaper macbook. Filtration. Ming-Chi Kuo is one of the analysts who has the best history of successes in terms of rumors of upcoming Apple launches, And predicted that the company prepares a cheaper “macbook” and colors. There are no surprises on the screen: it would be “approximately 13 inches.” However, it points to something they had not yet done from Cupertino, using an iPhone processor in a Mac. And Apple would choose the A18 PRO with which the iPhone 16 Pro and 16 pro max. The price. Digitimes, another medium with very good sources with regard to Apple, has gone further that Kuo and already offers a tentative price for this launch: $ 599. It is the same price chosen by Apple to market the cheapest MAC in history by adjusting for inflation, the Mac Mini M4. And also the same as iPhone 16E. In both products, the Spanish price without discounts is 709 euros. And that price would be groundbreaking for the global PCs market, such as It has been for smartphones. To put the figures in perspective. Apple’s “cheap” macbook, antonomasia, was launched at $ 1,099 in 2006, which implies a price of about $ 1,700 of 2025 updating inflation. Adjusting the price of that model to euros of 2025, the “blanquito” stays at 1,569 euros (and it must be remembered that VAT was 16% until its rise in 2009). Apple’s cheapest laptop sold in Spain was the 2009 variant, marketed for 879 euros (1,215 euros of 2025). Why it is important. Apple has managed to hit a bite to the PC market with very competitive laptops in its segment like the MacBook Air, especially Now that they are already base equipped with 16 GB of RAM. And he has achieved it without teams considered economical, but with the lowest prices in its history. Rancing an economic macbook at Mini prices, Apple would sell between 5 and 7 million units in 2026, according to Kuo. The Macbook Air M4 starts from $ 999, the same as the M1 departed and previous models with Intel. But adjusting inflation, its price is lower than those. The MAC Mini M4 is now 599 dollars, compared to $ 825 by adjusting the inflation of the original MAC Mini, which reached the market in January 2005 by 499. That just is the price at which they sell the Mini M4 for the educational market, where this new team would have a huge asset given the capabilities of the team. “A nightmare for Microsoft“In Windows Central They have it clear. The $ 599 are bad news for a Microsoft that in October faces one of the critical moments of the decade: The end of Windows 10 supportthat still has more users than Windows 11 in countries like Spain, and hundreds of millions of users in the world. Given this situation, Microsoft Clara: Buy a new PC. In the market there is no PC that offers the lightness, power and efficiency that Apple aims to have in its economic MAC, and Similar proposals with Snapdragonthe chip that rivalize with mthey are in a few more euros. At the peak of the 400 euros netbooksApple presented its own alternative, the iPad. Steve Jobs said there was no place in the company’s family for economic laptops. When launching the iPad, Jobs explained why they did not launch a cheap laptop (netbooks, at the time) for being slow and having poor quality. In 2025 there is not so much sacrifice. Iphone brain, more than capable for a Mac. The fear of reading “iPhone chip” is that it is not powerful enough to move macos (and their needs) with ease. The reality is different, if we attend to the numbers. Currently, an M1 chip remains more than enough to perform even heavy tasks in the system. And the A18 pro is more powerful in any CPU metric: A18 PRO M1 Difference in favor of the A18 Pro Geekbench 6 (single core) 3429 2345 +46.23% Geekbench 6 (Multi Core) 8790 8348 +5.29 % Geekbench 6 metal (GPU) 32686 33073 −1.17% 3DMark Steel Nomad Light Unlimited (GPU) 1541 1892 −18.55% In GPU, as we see, using metal, it is somewhat less powerful. And in a gaming test executed in equal resolution, such as Steel Nomad Light Unlimited, the A18 Pro is left more than 18%. In Single Core, the A18 Pro is also more powerful than the M2 and M3. And that is the most relevant section to move an operating system with ease, as well as what we do most today with the PCs, navigate the web. Prepared for AI. Although the A18 Pro and the M1 have a 16 -core neural Engine, the advances in architecture and in lithography of the iPhone chip allow obtaining From 50% more yield until the triple of the M1 offers the same processes. Clearly, except for Gaming, we are facing a more suitable chip for the needs of computer science in 2025. Huge autonomy potential. M1 is a legendary chip for The autonomy that brought the Macbook Air and Pro They arrived equipped with him. If Apple does not cut in the old air watts, the gain in autonomy can be immense, as the A18 PRO is manufactured by TSMC in the second generation 3 NM node (N3P), compared to the 5 NM first generation of the M1. Yes, but. A Macbook with an A18 Pro sounds very good, until we remember that it would be launched with an economic approach, and that in Apple usually comes accompanied by cuts, sometimes irrelevant, and sometimes painful. A first aspect … Read more

US and China governments threaten their survival in a crucial market

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China is a very important market for Nvidia. During the last fiscal year, which expired on January 26, 2025, this Asian country represented approximately 13% of total income of the company led by Jensen Huang with a figure of some 17,000 million dollars. In Chinese practice it is the third best client of this company only behind the US and Taiwan, but The steps that the Trump administration is taking They threaten their survival in this market. In the middle of last April the US Department of Commerce imposed new restrictions to the export to China of the GPU for artificial intelligence (AI) H20what in practice caused this chip to stop arriving at the Chinese clients of this company. After weeks of negotiations, and even several “face to face” between Donald Trump and Jensen Huang, Nvidia has made the Department of Commerce allow her to re -give her Chinese clients her H20 chip. However, this permission has not left for free: hereinafter will deliver to the US government 15% of income which will obtain in China for the sale of this and other GPU. AMD has run this same luck, so there is no doubt that this Trump administration strategy establishes an unpublished precedent by forcing some US companies to deliver to the State a percentage of their sales income in another country. Nvidia has been dealing with Sale prohibitions in China Of most of his chips for AI, and has now been forced to fit this new blow. The US government ensures that he is protecting his interests and the security of the nation, but along the way he is also promoting that China develop their own technology at a vertigo speed. It is a full -fledged form of Autoboicot. The loss of confidence of the Chinese government has fired Nvidia alarms The future of Nvidia in China is largely in the hands of the administration of the cyberspace of China, known as CAC for its English denomination (Cyberspace Administration of China). This institution is the main Internet regulatory body in China and is thoroughly investigating NVIDIA H20 GPU Because it suspects that this chip could incorporate a back door of difficult location by Chinese experts. If so, the possibility of China to use this GPU could be possible. David reber Jr., Nvidia Security Director, published last week An article in the blog of this company entitled “There are no rear doors in the Nvidia chips. There are no deactivation switches. There are no spy software” in an obvious attempt to defend the company’s reputation and appease the growing distrust to which he faces in China. There is a lot at stake. If the final resolution of the CAC turns out to be unfavorable with all probability NVIDIA will lose a good part of the income currently obtained in this country. If the final resolution of the CAC turns out to be unfavorable with all probability NVIDIA will lose a good part of the income obtained in China However, this is not all. Whatever the CAC verdict is a fact that the Chinese government He is urging Chinese companies that are dedicated to the development of large models of AI to use in their servers integrated circuits of Chinese origin. In this scenario their best bazas are now Huawei and Moore Threads. The first of these companies has lists its own GPU for iathe chips ascend AI, for more than five years. During this period of time it has been refining them and increasing their abilities with the purpose of matching or even overcoming the performance of the chips A100 and H100 of Nvidia. His most ambitious proposal right now is the chip Ascend 910dwhich seeks to overcome the performance of the H100 GPU. However, this Chinese company has also recently presented its chip Ascend 920a solution that is clearly destined to occupy in the Chinese market The H20 GPU space. This proposal will enter large -scale production during the second half of 2025 using 6 NM integration technology that have presumably developed elbow with Huawei elbow and SMIC. On the other hand, Moore Threads He has developed several GPU for AI applications that, on paper, rivaize some of the advanced solutions that have placed in the Nvidia, AMD or Huawei market. The MTT S4000 and MTT S3000 cards are its most interesting proposals right now, although, curiously, in its porpholio the MTT S80 card, a proposal for games and content creation that, according to Moore Threads itself, has a 14.4 TFLOPS calculation capacity also appears in Floating Coma operations of simple precision. It doesn’t impress, but it’s not bad at all. Image | Gage Skidmore | Wikipedia In Xataka | Ten Chinese companies in Chips and IA have allied with a common goal: to put an end to the domain of Nvidia

Nintendo is an expert in squeezing the market. With switch is leaving a huge hole and people are looking for life

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The launch of the Nintendo Switch 2 It has been a success. The console is a switch in steriors, one “If it works, don’t touch it“. And the market, which He has not always treated him wellis approving that vision: He made history forks The fastest console has been sold in Japan. But that does not mean that the new model has covered all the gaps left the previous one. The problem. The original Nintendo Switch was an ideal console for travel through its “portable” factor. The second edition continues that legacy, but also maintains one of his problems for those who want to go further. There are situations where we want to play on a TV while traveling or at the home of a friend or family. And Nintendo forces us to use a spectacular and not very comfortable dock. Unlike other portable consoles, which we can connect to monitors with a simple USB-C cable to HDMI, to remove image from the switch screen we need to connect the console to your dock, which also feeds the switch with current. The great absent. Nintendo has a great ELENCH OF ACCESSORIES FOR SWITCH 2: Pro control, loading supports, steering wheel, camera, case and protector, found everything in one, MicroSd Express cards … and yet it does not market a small size dock or adapter to use while we are traveling. What opens the doors to third brands to take over. The (sometimes unreliable) alternative market. Today there is a market that promises This of Antank and even more versatile, with interesting additions such as PowerBank. However, a Review by Reddit indicates that several are not sewing and singing, or Plug & Play. They have problems such as being bkeful with televisions, not supporting the HDR, partially blocking ventilation grilles, require firmware update for the new model, have PowerBank but do not load it while we use the console, limited availability according to markets, etc. In short, you have to look very well before buying. Makers to the rescue. Before the hole left by Nintendo and the problems or price of the third -party market, the makers do not disappoint, and there are already those He has designed bases For the Switch 2 printed on 3D that fit even in transport covers and include the cooling fan. The paste? In addition to requiring a 3D printer or knowing someone who prints the model, they involve disassembling Nintendo’s original dock to use its components in the printed piece. With some complication. Change from one structure to another is not difficult, apparently. But there are components such as flexible cables Ribbon that can suffer in the exchange, and the responsibility is of the user. Once everything is mounted, the operation is simple. From the Switch 2 a USB-C cable comes out that is connected to the printed base. From it, in turn, an HDMI comes out that goes to the screen we want to connect, and its side there is another USB-C port that feeds the console. There are also ideas for the original switch. Logic is similar: from 3D printed bases reuse the components of Nintendo’s original to others that They involve disassembling third -party docks To take advantage of space. It seeks comfort and ease of transport, and there is little that resists modern 3D impression. Image | Xataka and Makeworld In Xataka | This is what I would have liked to know before I started in the 3D printing world

Mexico has declared war on a smuggling that is breaking the Chinese market: the “Cocaine del Mar”

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A little over a year ago, in June 2024a Mexican National Guard team was watching the Tlaquepaque bus station in Jalisco, when something curious happened. Suddenly one of the dogs trained to detect drugs began to sniff two cardboard boxes located in the officia of a messaging company. As they approached, the agents found that it smelled strange, as a “decomposition product”, so they decided to open the packages. Inside there was no coca, nor hashish, nor weapons, but 80 vexigas Fish dehydrated. The fact is that these buches belonged to a very specific species, the Totoaba Macdonaldiand were not any pieces either. As much as they had bad appearance and poured those 80 veils, which together weighed around 18 kilos, they could have sold for 360,000 dollars In the Chinese black market. For something they are known as “Cocaine of the sea”. Totoaqué? Totoaba Macdonaldi. His name may not be familiar to us in this part of the world, but he is well known in his place of origin, in The coasts of Mexico. To be more precise the species is endemic to the Alto Gulf of California and attracts attention for its size. A totoaba can reach the two meters100 kg of weight and 30 years of life. If for something it is (sadly) famous however it is for its swim bladderor buche, the organ that facilitates flotability. Why’s that? Because in certain regions of China it is considered a treasure, a Delicatesen coveted by their alleged Medicinal properties and that quotes stratospheric values in the black market. Among other uses and despite the fact that there are no solid investigations that demonstrate their goodnessin the Asian giant Totoaba buches are used to make soups that supposedly improve articular pains and relieve the discomfort of pregnant. It is so popular in the country that they are even used as an investment, luxury gift or even dowry. And how much does it cost? Quite. It is not easy to specify it because the price of Totoaba’s bladder is closely linked to the Chinese black market, but a quick search arrives on Google to confirm that it is a luxury merchandise. In 2017 the BBC I calculated that the kilo of Buche could easily exceed 8,500 dollars. The same figure contributed recently the Nikkei agency in An article On the vexigas introduced to smuggling in the Asian market. Others go further and talk about $ 20,000 per kilo, 2,200 euros for just 100 grams or even 40,000 euros for the vexigas of the most desired and most desired specimens. There are those who even slide figures still higher. Is it a problem? Yes. The high demand has submitted to the species at such a pressure that the Mexican government has had to take action on the matter. In the 70s prohibited its fishing, in 1991 It was officially declared in danger of extinction and its name has passed, among other documents, to the list of the Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species (CITES). It also appears in the “Red List” of the Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), whose last evaluation is 2020. There is a vulnerable species. And how is it now? In A statement Published at the end of June, the Mexican government recalls that in the twentieth century Totoaba fishing grew “without control to reduce its population and take it to the edge of extinction” and recognizes that the species is still stalked by smuggling. However, there are some signs that invite moderate optimism. Protection measures and especially repopulation work are helping “little by little” to recover the species. A month ago, in fact, the authorities released 40,000 young in Baja California Sur. In total, in that region about 270,000 have already been released. Are there more measures? Yes. Mexican authorities also carry out controls such as the one that allowed to requisition 80 bucho Last year at the Jalisco Bus Station. Not long after the National Guard and the Customs Agency intercepted another 75 pieces In the Customs of Sonoyta, Sonora. Last March the authorities presumed A new ‘blow’ When removing hundreds of meters from Enmalle networks and dozens of copies of Totoaba on the coasts of the Alto Gulf of California. And at the political level? The species is also part of the Mexican political debate. Over the last years the authorities They have been profiling The legal framework that protects the species and in spring a government commission approved A reform package For that same purpose. Your goal? Regulate the tariff codes that would apply to an export, maintaining, ensures digital road map, the veto to the commercialization of buchors. A few weeks ago the Nikkei agency revealed That Mexico has decided to partially raise the veto to the export of the species, although it speaks exclusively of the meat of specimens of fish farm. The measure is accompanied by a stricter monitoring of the merchandise to prevent its smuggling. Cocaine of the sea? Maybe it sounds excessive, but in recent years the totoaba has earned the nickname of “Cocaine of the sea”. And it makes enough sense. Not only for his high pricealso for the consequences of demand in China. The lucrative business of the Totaba fish illegally and its price in Asia has caught the attention of organizations dedicated to drug smuggling. “The posters realized that these Chinese merchants won a lot with the jellyfish, the Totoaba buche, the sea cucumbers, the abult … and these economies began to penetrate to dominate them,” Explain to The country Felbab-Brown, from the Brookings Institute and an organized crime expert. At the beginning of the year the CBC chain revealed A report of the agency and border services of sample how the networks of Chinese organized crime and the Mexican cartels are resorting to the Canadian ports to exchange buffers and precursors of the fentanyl. Are there more factors at stake? The answer is affirming again. There is another involuntary protagonist who … Read more

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