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The anger between Musk and Trump has made Tesla lose 100,000 million dollars. Is the least of his problems

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Elon Musk and Donald Trump have staged for hours a breakdown of a bloody divorce. With accusations exchanged in which it has threatened to withdraw aid to electric cars, the Disassembly from the International Space Station And it has come to the fore to Epstein’s namethe afternoon has been moved in the United States. The clash has mobilized the entire Maga Movement In favor of each other (including the request of the Elon Musk deportation). And, in the middle of all, Tesla. 14%. Without a doubt, the afternoon figure in the United States. That is what The actions of Tesla came to fall Although, at the end of the day, there was a small rebound that left the action losing more than 11 % at the end of the day. Thus, the price of the action started the day exceeding $ 322 and closed it by $ 284.70. If the final rebound had not occurred, we were talking about the shareholder would have left another 10 dollars per share. However, it is estimated that Tesla has left some 100,000 million dollars Yesterday. On a personal level, Elon Musk has seen 34,000 million dollars volatilize with his discussion yesterday. Although we focus here on Tesla, we must not lose sight of the US government contracts with Starlink or Space X. The youngest of the problems. In total, it is estimated that Tesla has lost $ 100,000 million in the last fight between Trump and Musk. The dialectical crossing has caused a socavon in the graph of the actions but that is not the greatest of the problems. Now, with Trump as an enemy of Musk, Tesla has to row in a complicated scenario. The Robotaxi. It is the first indicated. Elon Musk announced that The first deployment of the robotaxi Tesla would take place in the city of Austin (Texas) whose mayor is from the Democratic Party But there are more derivatives that are intimately linked to the expansion of the service. However, The Governor of Texas is a republican And, in fact, the State is one of the bastions of the party. To this is added that NHTSSA is a state entity in charge of appraining the novelties that want to apply to circulate on the road. With their decisions, for example, it forces operators to have flyers and pedals In their cars, something that I wanted to eliminate Elon Musk in his robotaxis. The NHTSSA. The National Highway Traffic Security Administration (NHTSA) is also responsible for carrying out the accident investigations that occur when driving aid systems are active and has actively pursued the highway of Tesla. Its financing depends on the United States Congress and depends on the Department of Transportation that is directed from the Government. In addition to the previous investigations, it is the one who is approved so that a vehicle can work with a higher level of autonomy. For example, it is the one who rewarded Mercedes with the possibility of circular without the driver paying attention to what you have ahead. Yes indeed, In very specific circumstances. The aid. The withdrawal of the aid to the purchase of electric cars was something that, initially, did not seem to worry Elon Musk. Right now, the company’s leadership is so evident in the United States that they are the competitors of Tesla, who cannot offer the same autonomy-price relationship, Those who have to lose. However, it is clear that the withdrawal of aid can damage the sales of the company and Tesla is not in a position to leave sales right now. In Europe, Every month passing is a bleeding and In China its sales have also decreased To the point that Byd is already the brand that VWe are more purely electric cars In the Asian country. Regulatory credits. Another of the income roads that Tesla has been exploiting in recent years is the EMISSION CREDIT SALE. Donald Trump also showed his intention to prevent this type of practices that allow Tesla to draw income that since 2012 They have added 11,000 million dollars. When accountability before the institutions, companies have to meet emission objectives. If they exceed the maximum allowed figure, they can Buy emission bonds to companies that have not reached said limit. Thus, they lower their average emissions and avoid a strong fine. The beneficiary company receives the money from a competitor but although the number of emissions increases, of course, below the limit that marks the economic punishment. Goodbye to the Stock Exchange. Although it is not the biggest problem, the last six months have been a roller coaster of emotions for Tesla’s shareholders. At the end of 2024, the company closed the records in record, touching the $ 480 per share in mid -December last year. Since then, the controversial messages of Elon Musk, His Nazi greeting during the day Donald Trump took command of the United States or Your support for the AFD ultra -right party in Germany caused a sudden fallen that made us clear to what extent the image of Musk viciaba the stock market of the actions of Tesla. Little by little, the rumors of his departure from the United States government were already consolidating from mid -May, the shares consolidated the rise that had already begun in April. On May 7 the shares were worth $ 276. The confirmation that Musk focused on Tesla He lifted its price up to $ 363. In a few hours the entire climb has eaten. And what is expected. In addition to the obstacles that the United States government can put to the expansion of robotaxis, the elimination of regulatory aid and credits, it remains to be seen how the shareholders will receive divorce between Musk and Trump. Tesla is not going through her best moment. Its sales have collapsed in Europe And in China the rivals have been eating ground for a long time. It remains to be seen if the arrival of the Tesla Model … Read more

Elche suffers an annoying tiger mosquito pest. So you will release 2.4 million tiger mosquitoes to solve it

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The tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) has become a problem in much of the territory in Spain. This insect has already settled in all the provinces of the Mediterranean basin and elsewhere in the Peninsula. The problem derived from this mosquito vector of diseases will go worse and is taking some administrations to take measures, some that perhaps do not seem too orthodox. Fire with fire. The City Council of the Alicante de Elche municipality has announced that it will release 2.4 million mosquitoes To fight the presence of the Tigre mosquito (Aedes albopictus) Between this year and the next one. The key is in the sterility of the specimens to be released. Aedes albopictus. The Tigre mosquito is originally from Asia, but it has already been established in Spain and other areas of Europe, especially in areas near the Mediterranean. This species, together with its “cousin” Aedes aegyptiwhose presence in Spain is limited, is a transmitter of some viruses, such as those that cause yellow fever, dengue, chikungunya and zika. Climate change and demographic changes, such as the progressive urbanization of some environments, is making it easier for risk species to prosper in new territories. This may be the case of these gender genre Aedes And also of others, Like the genre Culex responsible for transmitting the western Nile virus. Radical measures. This week, the City Council of Elche staged one of the loose ones that will be freeing thousands and thousands of insects. The objective is to release, between 2025 and 2026, 2.4 million sterile mosquitoes in an area that expands along 18 hectares. According to those responsible for the projectthe effects of this release will be noticed on a much larger surface, about 50 hectares, both agricultural and urban. Those responsible expect this technique to reduce the population of mosquitoes in the area by 80%. It may seem like a pilgrim idea, but the breeding and loose of sterilized insects to contain the population of a species is an implanted measure already in a variety of contexts is the call Sterile insect technique (TIE). The idea is that these sterile males appear with wild females to generate eggs that are not viable. A list that expands. In recent years there are numerous examples of administrations that have resorted to this strategy. One of the most recent examples We find it in Singaporewhere laboratories raise millions of specimens of the species Aedes aegyptiin order to fight dengue. These measures have also been implemented for years In countries like Australiawhere they are used to also combat malaria or zika. These types of techniques are used even with other insects Like the fruit fly. Also in Spain. We do not have to go so far to find examples of administrations that have resorted to this extreme measure. We don’t even have to leave the Valencian Community, where the pilot projects for the study of the TI At least until 2017. In 2023 It was announced the loose of nine million copies by the Ministry. A little hopeful panorama. A summer that is expected to happen to a rainy spring. It is the ideal cocktail for the appearance of various insects: mosquitoes, bed bugs, termites and even cockroaches. The expansion of certain insects can be a more or less important risk to the health of people that adds more mild inconveniences such as bites or material damage. But among all the risks derived from these animals, perhaps the role of mosquitoes as vectors of diseases is the most serious and among them the tiger mosquito is one of those that implies a more direct threatbecause it is one of the invasive species with the greatest implementation in the Peninsula and for the diversity of diseases with which it has been related. In Xataka | The Japanese method to get rid of mosquitoes at home during the summer: Katori Senko Image | James Gathany, CDC

The fight between “giants” causes Tesla to collapse and lose 100,000 million in a few hours

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The good relationship that Donald Trump and Elon Musk exhibited for months has deteriorated significantly in recent days. Although the businessman seemed to leave his position in the Doge (Department of Government Efficient) in good terms, With a farewell from the Oval Officetensions have not stopped increasing. So much so that on Thursday the president of the United States was “very disappointed” by the criticisms of the CEO of Tesla to the fiscal bill that promotes its administration. The owner of X (formerly Twitter) responded in several publications that, without his support, Trump “would have lost the elections.” The dispute rose when Trump said that “the easiest way to save billions of dollars” of the federal budget is canceling the subsidies and government contracts that benefit Musk companies. According to The New York Timesonly in 2024 the companies linked to the tycoon accumulated about 100 contracts with about 17 federal agencies. Most were for Spacex, but Tesla also is among the beneficiaries. In total, there were about 3,000 million dollars. Trump even affirmed that he had asked Musk to leave his post in the government, an affirmation that the businessman strongly denied in X: “What a lie so obvious. How sad.” The climb coincides with a delicate front for Tesla. The fiscal policies promoted by the Trump administration could be a coup of 1.2 billion dollars to the annual benefit of Tesla, according to JPMorgan (Via Bloomberg), by largely eliminating the fiscal credit of 7,500 dollars for electric vehicles. On Thursday, the stock market effects were demolving. Tesla fell up to 18 % in its worst day since September 2020. At the close, the collapse was 14.26 %. Only on that day, he lost more than 100,000 million dollars of stock market capitalization, erasing a good part of the rebound he had achieved in recent weeks. Images | The White House In Xataka | Elon Musk entered the US government with the aim of having a more favorable NASA to their interests. It has been regular

The British who lost 700 million in Bitcoins when he threw his album has just achieved what anyone saw coming: his own series

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In the world there is only one hard drive that nobody has been able to find, but many remember. Contains between 7,500 and 8,000 bitcoins and, According to its owneris buried under tons of garbage in a Newport landfill, Wales. James Howells It has been trying to recover it for more than a decade because its digital assets exceed 700 million euros. He has not succeeded. However, its story is now more valuable than ever: an American producer has bought exclusive rights to turn it into docuserie, podcast and, if everything goes as planned, also into content for social networks. Howells is a computer engineer. He lives in Wales and has been obsessed for years with the idea of ​​recovering that device, which ensures that he keeps the private keys of a digital fortune generated in 2009, when the price of cryptocurrency had not yet risen. At that time, Bitcoin was a newborn experiment. It used to undermine from domestic computers and its value was so low that no one imagined what it would be. Howells was one of the first to get on that wave, and also one of the first to lose everything without having sold anything. A landfill, a digital fortune and an obsession without end to view As told the Guradian years agomore than a decade ago, while cleaning at home, confused hard drives. He threw the wrong. Shortly after, seeing how the price of Bitcoin raised, he realized what he had done. “Do you know when you throw something in the trash and you think ‘it’s a bad idea’? It really happened to me,” he told the newspaper. Since then he is convinced that the device ended up in the Docksway Municipal Villagemanaged by the Newport City Council. And since then, he has also tried to recover it by all possible means. Over the years he has presented different proposals to find the album. In 2022 came to raise an operation of 10.7 million euros To execute with a team of data recovery specialists, environmental engineers and specific machinery. Its plan included the use of artificial intelligence, a robotic arm to sift waste and even Boston Dynamic robot dogss. He also offered part of the money with the authorities and the citizens of Newport. But nothing worked. Authorities have always refused. They allege that environmental risks are too high, that the operation does not guarantee results and that the public cost, in case of failure, would be unassumable. In January 2025the British Superior Court rejected the claim of Howells, claiming that There was no “realistic possibilities” successful Shortly after, the resource was also dismissed. Howells represented himself in the view, using AI tools to prepare his case. It was not enough. Now plan Bring the case to the European Court of Human Rights. And meanwhile, consider another option: Buy the landfill. The City Council has announced that it will close during the 2025–2026 year and plans to convert part of the land in a solar park. For Howells, that decision disassembled one of the key arguments used against him in court: to suspend the activity of the landfill to dig would cause damage to the neighbors. If the closure is already underway, he maintains, there should be no more obstacles. He says he talked to investors and ensures that he has support to acquire the installation “as it is.” This whole route is the one that has captured the attention of Lebula producer based in Los Angeles specialized in multiplatform stories. As we point out above, he has acquired the exclusive rights of Howells’s history to develop what they have entitled ‘The Buried Bitcoin: The Real-Life Treasure Hunt of James Howells‘, a project that will combine different formats and channels. The objective is not only to tell the past, but also to follow in real time the next steps of the protagonist. The initiative includes “a premium format docuserie”, a narrative Póstcast and a short content strategy for social platforms. Lebul defines the project as “a live treasure search” that mixes technology, judicial drama and personal ambition with a very current backdrop: the promise of cryptocurrencies. As explained by the company, CGI effects and high -level narrative resources will be used to recreate the key moments of history and show the technical plan proposed by Howells. “This is not just content,” said Reese Van Allen, president of Unscripted Entertainment in Lebul. “It is a real -acting technological thriller With almost one billion dollars at stake, and Lebul is proud to bring it to the world. “The company affirms that the project has already aroused the interest of streaming platforms, global sponsors and relevant figures of the crypto ecosystem. At the moment, however, we do not know what service we could see, if it becomes a reality. “After seeing the documentary, people will understand that it is not crazy” Filming is scheduled for the summer of 2025, with an estimated premiere between October and November. The producer has also confirmed that the story will include the purchase attempt of the landfill, the last judicial failures and the current state of the conflict with the City Council. For Howells, this project represents a unique opportunity: “It is the first time that I will be able to clearly teach what we want to do in the landfill. After seeing the documentary, people will understand that it is not crazy,” told the BBC. The case has caught the attention of dozens of producers over the years. According to Howells himself, He received more than 200 proposalsincluding some winners of the Bafta and the Emmy. Until now he always said it was not the time. The legal battles were open, and the story still had no shape. Lebul’s announcement marks a change. For the first time, its history becomes a media project with calendar, budget and ambitions digital distribution. Is the hard drive really there? Is it still intact after more than a decade underground? Will you keep private … Read more

Five identical cyberbrains did not suffice for Carrefour to react. So they have fined it with 3.2 million euros

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The Spanish Data Agency (AEPD) has imposed A fine of 3.2 million euros to Carrefour for alleged infractions of several articles of the RGPD. The surprising thing is not that, but the fact that these infractions were due not to a single cyber attack, but five … exactly the same. Security gaps. Carrefour notified to The AEPD up to five personal data security violations, all related to illegitimate access to customer accounts. The gaps occurred on January 13, January 20, January 24, April 18 and April 21, 2023. All with the same technique. Credential Stuffing. Everything indicates that these security gaps occurred when taking advantage of credential criminals (name, password) of Legitimate Employees of Carrefour who ended up filtering and managed to be obtained by the attackers, probably through Previous massive data robberies. Stolen data. Among the affected data They were name, surname, email, telephone number, DNI, physical address or customer passport number, in addition to information related to their interests, purchase trends and commercial preferences. Thousands of affected. The number of affected according to the AEPD was 118,895 unique accounts that the attacker could obtain personal information. According to Carrefour, the real affectation was much lower: the one that impacted the people’s integrity It was only 234 cases and the confidentiality of its data 973 cases. Several serious infractions. Carrefour recognized his responsibility for the alleged violation of article 34 of the GDPR (communication of the gaps to the affected people) but initially did not consider it “mandatory.” In addition, the AEPD concluded that Carrefour violated the principle of integrity and confidentiality (Article 5.1.F of the RFPD) by allowing illegitimate access to third parties of personal data. And lack of diligence. According to those responsible for AEPD, Carrefour did not have implanted the technical measures necessary to guarantee a level of safety appropriate to risk, but also accused it of lack of diligence. In Carrefour they ended up implementing the double authentication optionbut only since October 2023, when five security gaps had already been used. The fine, broken down. The total fine is 3.2 million euros, but it is actually composed of three concepts: Violation of the principle of integrity and confidentiality (very serious): two million euros Infringement of data processing (serious): one million euros Infringement for communication to interested parties (mild): 200,000 euros. Do not protect customer data is expensive. Iberdrola received an even greater than 6.5 million euros last year after being the victim of a cyber attack that Exposed the data of 850,000 clients. Before, in July 2021, the AEPD I fined 2.5 million euros to Mercadona For a violation of the privacy of the users: in this case, for a pilot of facial recognition that carried out months before and that laid a precedent for this type of systems. With this data, a threat: identity supplaments. Whenever customer data is stolen, there is a clear threat: that they are used to supplant the identity of those customers. With these data it is possible to configure custom and directed scams, much more credible and dangerous for the victims. The other immediate risk is that cybercounts use these credentials to try to steal accounts in all types of services, hence the importance of Do not use the same password on different platforms. Image | Xataka In Xataka | We visited the National CNI cryptological center: here is the epicenter of Spanish cybersecurity

Elon Musk asked Apple for 5,000 million for exclusive access to Spacex, according to The Information. They had 72 hours to answer

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The iPhone have been offering emergency satellite calls Since 2022, but in reality his ambition in that field began much earlier and went much further. Now we have known that there was a peak in that project. One in which Elon Musk offered an exclusive treatment to Apple, but that the company ended up rejecting. Exclusive access to Spacex. According to The Informationin 2022 Elon Musk learned that Apple I was going to launch a satellite connection service with iPhone 14and then contacted those responsible to make them a proposal. He offered Apple to have exclusive access to Spacex to offer satellite connectivity for 18 months if the company paid 5,000 million initial dollars. After that period, Apple could pay $ 1 billion a year for the service provided by Starlink. You have 72 hours. Elon Musk gave Apple only 72 hours to make a decision, and in fact threatened the company with launching their own service for the iPhone that would make the competition. The tycoon played with better letters: it already had a constellation of operational satellites and the technology necessary to do precisely what Apple had projected. Well, no. Apple ended up rejecting Musk’s offer. Of course: announced the support of SOS satellite emergency callsbut thanks to an alliance With GlobalStar. On the other hand, Elon fulfilled his threat: two weeks before the iPhone 14, Spacex were launched announced an agreement With the T-Mobile operator that allowed smartphones users to send and receive messages in areas without mobile coverage. Project Eagle. Apple’s ambition in this area was started before. In 2015 the engineers of the company They started working in Project Eaglean initiative that would create a satellite network with thousands of satellites to provide broadband Internet not only to iPhone, but also households. It was basically Apple’s Starlink. To carry out that Apple proposal allied with Boeing, and the deployment was scheduled for 2019. But he doesn’t want to be an operator. This project ended up canceling in 2016. In The Information it indicates how Apple spent 36 million dollars in the initial tests of Project Eagle, but there were two major problems that led to their cancellation. The first, doubts about economic viability. The second, even more important, that of fear about that launch could affect the crucial relationships that Apple maintains with telephone operators. AT&T, Verizon or T-Mobile-like many others in the rest of the world-could be affected if the company offered this type of service. Apple still does not collect emergency calls. The company continues to offer the SOS satellite emergency call service in the iPhone, but the funny thing is that Still without charging for them. Some analysts believe that Apple fears that if you charge for the service you have to be subject to government regulations that affect operators. Moreover: some employees and managers of the company begin to question the viability of the long -term project. And meanwhile, Starlink extends its claws. What Apple prefers not to do is doing it big elon Musk. A year ago Spacex launched the First set of Starlink satellites with direct connection For smartphones. Today, the Starlink Direct To Cell constellation (DTC) is ready to start Offer LTE coverage from space. It is just an initial offer in beta phase, but still has 10 times more reach that the coverage of any other satellite operator with the same objective. Spacex’s absolute dominance is the great engine of a proposal that can make Starlink, that is already profitableeven more. Image | Fortune Ceo Initiative | Starlink | World Economic Forum In Xataka | The ‘satphones’ are a niche, but the phones with satellite calls will end everywhere

Paradoxes to save the planet from a private jet or a squeeze of 500 million dollars

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If we ask you that Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos or Elon Musk have in common, the most immediate (and obvious) answer, it would probably be: “Millions of dollars” Hundreds of billions of dollarsin fact. However, these millionaires also stand out for their contributions, direct or indirect, to sustainability and to stop climate change. However, despite all their efforts to protect the planet, these millionaires cannot avoid falling into a large paradox: fighting climate change mounted on private jets and supereyates that They cross oceans just for your wealthy owners to enjoy a weekend. Jeff Bezos: red carpets, awards and teak A few days ago, Jeff Bezos and his fiancee Lauren Sánchez Balearic waters changed To address the French Costa as a previous scale To his appointment in Venice, where the millionaire and the eventual astronaut will marry from June 24 to 27. The reason for that stop in Cannes’ waters could not be more noble: to go to the gala that the beneficial gala of The Global Gift Gala that organized the Spanish Global Gift Foundation. At that gala, Lauren Sánchez collected the award Global Gift Women Empowerment Awarein recognition of his work at the head of the Bezos Earth Fund. As its name indicates, this is a foundation funded by Jeff Bezos and, its main objective is, literally“Solve the great current problems, such as climate change, food security, forest protection, ocean management.” Once the recognition for such a laudable task, the millionaire couple returned to the 500 million dollars. None of this would attract attention, taking into account that Jeff Bezos is the second greatest fortune in the world according to Forbes. Jeff Bezos Koru Silhouette with the candles deployed However, as Louis Pisano stands out in One of his latest articlesis that the couple gathered recognition of work in the preservation of the environment and the fight against climate change to, immediately, upload board of a superyate in which, according to its manufacturer recognized Given justice, illegal teak wood of Myanmar forests had been used. Beyond the materials used in its construction, a study revealed that, despite being the world’s largest private sailboat and using the force of the wind to navigate, the Koru It uses two 12 -cylinder and 1,468 hp MTU diesel engines. According to data from A studyMade by researchers from the University of Indian His base in Florida and the Destinations in the Caribbean either The Mediterranean. Jeff Bezos’s schooner sees how emissions double Navigate next to Abeonathe support yacht of the Koruthat does not relieve its emissions displaying candles, but depends 100% of its engines. Bill Gates does not feel “part of the problem” Jeff Bezos is not the only millionaire who incurs this paradox. Bill Gates supports from its Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation different projects that fight against global warming and for the preservation of natural habitats. Gates also supports different energy solutions from its companies looking for an alternative to the fossil fuel burning and has financed projects to develop technologies that capture CO2 of the atmosphere to store it underground. However, although the millionaire is dedicating all his fortune To that end, the millionaire is aware of His “guilty pleasure“: A Global Express BD-700 Bombardier who uses as a private jet for his displacements. His personal friend Warren Buffet baptized Gates’s private jet as indefensible, precisely because of the paradox that means using one of the most polluting means of transport for his displacements. Gates has never hidden his preference for private jet and in a Interview with the BBC I declared: “I feel comfortable with the idea that, not only am I not part of the problem when paying compensation, but also through the billions that my innovative energy group is spending, I am part of the solution,” arguing that the help you can provide with your work that the damage they cause with the CO2 emissions of your private jet is more valuable. Elon Musk, sustainable only at ground level With its commitment to the electric car and the use of solar energy, Tesla has made a big difference in the reduction of CO2 traffic emissions in cities. However, you can’t say the same as its CEO, Elon Musk. According to 2023 data collected by account @Elonjetnextday That analyzes the movements of the private planes of Elon Musk, the millionaire emits about 107 tons of CO2 to the atmosphere every week of average. Together, the Elon Musk’s private jet displacements generated 5,159 tons of CO2 a year, compared to the 7.7 tons that, on averageeach inhabitant broadcasts a year. Without yacht or private jet, of course. In Xataka | Sub -Saharan Africa has something that all developed countries yearn: Carbon credits Image | Oceanco, Blue Origin, Flickr (India government, World Bank Photo Collection)

torture him with three million kilometers

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Are cars now more or less robust than in the 60s? Are they less reliable or do we have a distorted perception of reality because they were simpler to repair? When we buy a car we want it to be practical, that we like visually … and that it is reliable. Although the price is probably the most decisive criteria, reliability rivals (and much) with any other search criteria for our next vehicle. A few days ago I read in L’Automobile Magazine The reasons that had taken a French journalist to buy the car with “The worst engine in history”. He explained that he had bought a Mazda RX-8 and that he had done it from the heart. Beyond that There is controversy about the bad reputation of the carthere are times when We do not always buy our heads. But when a car is, purely, for day to day and we do not want to run any risk, reliability is one of the most important points. That is why as much attention is paid to studies as those of Consumer Reports and other specialized associations in clouds to Japanese brands collect customer experience. Under this premise brands like Toyota or Honda have built an entire empire. That fame of “unbreakable car” It is a classic of the Japanese and, perhaps, one of the reasons why they are being overcome (at least in the short term) For Chinese electric cars. That obsession to get a car that does not break is much less new. In fact, as we said and Perhaps due to an increase in electronics In our cars, the feeling is that cars break more. Or maybe it is because brands do not put so much effort to move the work they do so that their cars last hundreds and hundreds of thousands of kilometers. Before that exercise was done. And when a brand was obliged to demonstrate to what extent things like Renault 4 gave importance to reliability. Three million kilometers In the 50s, Renault did not go through his best moment. Citroën’s compatriots were dominating the market with the Citroën 2 hp. The formula was very simple: a simple and affordable car but to which all kinds of dogs could be done. The fame of the car that I endured everything and of go through any place He has taken the car to be called by some as the first SUV. But it has also resulted in absolute follies as Take it to Paris-Dakar or at the birth of the Sillieth Pop Cross with a practically drearted car competition. To recover land, Pierre Dreyfus, then General Director of Renault, gave a clear order: a rival of the 2 hp had to be launched. The challenge was capital because they had to square the circle. The car had to be affordable but also very reliable. So much that it was a reason for purchase. And the development of an extremely reliable car has never got along too well with cost savings. Guillermo García Alfonsín Explain in your Mercedes 300E W124 test Why extremely reliable cars were so expensive to develop and produce. The client received an authentic tank that could resist more than one million kilometers but the company spent four years to do all its tests (the development went eight years). In fact, 14 million kilometers were made. Mercedes won the reputation of having the best car in the world with this car but also discovered that perhaps it was not the most interesting for its bank accounts. Renault, two decades before I had tried something similar. Without computers that simulate the fatigue of the components to subsequently make a few hundred thousand kilometers of test as it happens now, there was no other to try the car. And the car was not approved until it covered a total of three million kilometers. They explain in Hermetic garage that those three million kilometers of testing put a new ribbon in the industry. The message was clear: this car has been tested more than any other. He wanted reliability and Renault was responsible for letting them know that they had put more effort than anyone in creating the most experienced car in history. At least until then. The rest of the history of Renault 4 we already know it. The car has been one of the best selling models of the brand and its commercial life extended for 31 years, which gives an idea of ​​the confidence that the client deposited in the car. And if you think it is not enough, you just have to see the story of this driver who brought his Renault 4 to a million kilometers. Photo | Dogs.barking.duster.roling In Xataka | Renault and Geely have an engine to convince the undecided of the electric car. The secret is that it is combustion

12 million people delivered their DNA to 23Andme. The company broke and its data are about to change hands

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For years, spitting in a tube was the first step of an irresistible promise: discovering your roots, knowing your genetic predispositions, even finding family members lost by the world. Everything without moving home. The company behind that phenomenon was called 23ndmeand achieved something unusual: to turn genetics into a mass consumption product. That story has just turned. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals has reached an agreement to acquire the main assets of 23Andme for 256 million dollars, According to the official statement published by the pharmacist. It is a transaction that must still be approved by the Banking Court and by US regulators. At stake is a platform that has managed the DNA of millions of people worldwide. An announced end. The 23Andme fall has not been sudden. In recent years, the company went from being valued at more than 6,000 million dollars to fight for its own survival. His commitment to a more ambitious model – based on developing medicines, offering medical consultations by subscription and expanding digital health services – did not set. As details The Wall Street Journalthe company burned more than one billion dollars and ended up offering part of its assets in limit conditions. The sales agreement does not cover the entire business. Regeneron would keep the essential: the direct genomics service to the consumer, its biobanco of genetic samples and the research and total health divisions. The telemedicine subsidiary Lemonaid Health is left out, acquired in its day for 400 million dollars, whose closure will be made in an orderly manner outside this operation. Privacy: The real battlefield. The operation has re -placed privacy in the center of the debate. Regeneron has promised to respect current data use policies and has committed to undergoing independent scrutiny, as established by the judicial framework of the process. Even so, doubts persist on how one of the world’s largest genetic databases will be managed. The suspicion is not new. In 2023, 23Andme was a victim of a massive data filtration which affected 6.9 million people. As TechCrunch revealedthe attackers accessed the profiles of those who had activated the function of “genetic family”, obtaining names, locations and percentages of shared DNA between relatives. The company attributed the incident to the reuse of passwords by users, but the damage was already done. Anne Wojcicki, the face of an era. The 23Andme story cannot be told without mentioning Anne Wojcicki. Co -founder, visible face, visionary of personalized health and, at the same time, responsible for business decisions that led to collapse. His plan was to convert the company to an integral provider of medical services, but this did not prosper. He tried to recover control, but his power vanished with the beginning of the judicial process. According to WSJtheir actions with preferential vote were annulled and their offers rejected by the Board of Directors. Wojcicki opted everything to DNA as strategic assets. And for a while it seemed right. The company that helped to found transformed the way millions of people related to their health. It also showed to what extent a genetic database can become a mined field of legal, ethical and technological risks. A new stage, the same questions. Regeneron aspires to keep a powerful platform, a still recognized brand and an immense volume of genetic information. In its official statement, he affirms that his intention is to maintain service for current users and continue to develop new ways for personalized medicine. Images | 23ndme In Xataka | We have visited the place where the demographic hopes of Spain are literally deposited: the Semen Bank of Granada

Elon Musk asked for calm and endure the actions of Tesla. Its president did otherwise and has won 230 million dollars

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While Tesla is going through one of the more complicated moments Of recent years due to a drastic fall in its sales, Robyn Denholm, president of the company’s board of directors has starred in a series of movements that have caught the attention of investors and analysts. In the middle of the Financial storm and of A reputational crisis That whips the manufacturer, Denholm has sold a significant part of his Tesla shares, obtaining about 230 million dollars, while Elon Musk asked his investors to maintain his shares. The paradox that Denholm raises is evident: while the company struggles to recover the market and customer confidencethe most responsible for the Council unchanges the fate that Employees can run and Tesla shareholders. Millionaire sales in full crisis. According to He informed Associated PressRobyn Denholm has sold more than 230 million dollars in Tesla shares since Elon Musk He expressed his support for Donald Trump After his attack. More than half of this amount was obtained in the first four months of 2025, just before the value of Tesla’s actions lost a good part of its value And that its benefits They will collapse 71%. Little attachment for actions. One of the reasons why the directors and members of the Board of Directors of the companies receive a good part of your salary in shares is to link its economic benefit with The prosperity of the company They represent. Therefore, when a manager sells shares during a crisis, investors perceive that something very bad happens. According to published by The New York Timessince Denholm assumed the presidency of the Tesla Board of Directors at the end of 2018, he has sold titles worth $ 530 million, undoing more than 1.4 million shares. That represents more than half of your participation in the company. According to the regulations of the US stock and values ​​commission (SEC), most of these sales were made under Pre -established sales plans presented as of July 2024, coinciding with the Elon Musk’s political implication And the beginning of Turbulences for Tesla. Contradictions with Musk’s speech. Although the operation of shares by Denholm is completely legal, the chosen moment has generated doubts about his confidence in the future of Tesla. His mass sale of shares contrasts with the message that Elon Musk directed its employees Last March, when he explicitly asked them to “hold on to their actions” and not sell them, trusting in the “brilliant and exciting” future for the company, although the price of their shares did not stop falling. While Musk I tried to calm down To the workforce and the small investors with a categorical “what I am saying is that they keep their shares,” Denholm opted to liquidate part of their assets in the company, sending a signal opposite to the market and minority shareholders. Controversies in its management. Denholm’s management at the head of the Board of Directors of Tesla had already been subject to controversy before its massive sale of shares. Both Denholm and other council members were accused in court for not properly protecting the interests of shareholders, especially during the approval process of the Elon Musk’s salary package. Reuters It echoed In July 2023 that Denholm and other executives of Tesla had reached an agreement to return 735 million dollars, after being accused of having granted excessive compensation taking advantage of their position in the company, reinforcing the image of a more focused management on their own benefit than on the collective interest of the shareholders. On May 1, 2025, Tesla canceled the rights on Packages of Actions of Actions of Denholm and other executives of Tesla as payment of that sanction. In Xataka | The Tesla employees letter requested by Elon Musk’s cessation has generated layoffs. It has not been that of his CEO Image | Wikimedia Commons (Cebit Australia), Tesla

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