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Spanish agriculture is reaching its moment of truth

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Tíjola is in Alto Almanzora, 700 meters above sea level; right between the Filabres mountain range and the Estancia mountain range. 35 degrees in summer, minimums around zero in winter. Esparto grass, rosemary, thyme, mastic. Some scattered pine forest. Little water, very little. Its water balance is negative almost all year round and, if it were not for the historical overexploitation of the aquifer and the Tajo-Segura transfer, nothing would grow except some almond trees, a little cereal and a handful of scattered olive trees. That is why the idea of ​​hectares and hectares of olive trees under intensive irrigation is so strange. Rare, but not impossible. In fact, according to the Almeria Ecologist Coordinatoris what is being done. SAT Olisurwhich has been working for years in the use of water resources, is carrying out the implementation of 14 hectares of irrigation. Something that, beyond the controversy, is above all an example that the big question of the moment is: at what price will those olive trees be grown? What impacts will be hidden behind intensive production in vulnerable areas? The end of an era. For thousands of years, olive trees have grown in the Mediterranean basin. It is a dry crop, with moderate densities and very close to the ground. The problem is that, in recent years, it has stopped being profitable. The best example is Andalusia. In the south of Spain, “good harvests have been obtained with 400mm per year.” However, in 2023 there are Andalusian dryland areas “that have not received even 200mm.” It was a catastrophe: a catastrophe that threatens to be repeated year after year. For this reason, more and more producers want to switch to irrigation. Because “dry” means “watered with what falls” and “irrigation” is “having water assured.” And the olive grove is good business, if you can water it. “The difficult thing is to have water because the Guadalquivir basin is already in deficit, so new concessions are not given,” explained Diego Barrancor a few years ago. Hence the olive trees are “fleeing” the Guadalquivir. And they go where they can. To Almería, for example. The diffuse limits of agricultural extractivism. The case of SAT Olisur is complex because, even if it seems like a bad idea, it is a company that has been working in the area for almost 30 years; who tries to survive with very bad cards. But not all cases are like this. In recent years, We have seen how ghost companies are dedicated to lease land, drain its resources and move on to the next thing. Agrarian extractivism is the order of the day and the conflict it’s inevitable. The crazy idea of ​​installing irrigated olive trees in Almería is simply an anecdote of an immense problem. The problem is that, as Hannah Arendt said, it is never easy to know the difference between a refuge and a trap. Image | WineCountry Media In Xataka | Spain faces its greatest agricultural challenge of the century: converting 1,901,529 hectares of olive groves into irrigation before it is too late

delays reserves in China at the last moment

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Apple had prepared an impeccable global launch for its new iPhone Air. However, China is a market that has decided to wait, marking a contrast to the rest of the world. Your total commitment to esim It now faces a scenario that requires coordination with the operators and the approval of the regulators. What should be a millimeter presentation begins with a stumbling block that exposes the complexity of this movement. In 2022, Apple marked a turning point in the United States by launching the full range of iPhone 14 No SIM card slot. Outside that country, the models continued to arrive with a physical tray, which made the United States a laboratory for the transition to ESIM. Three years later, the company has taken another step with the iPhone Air: the first model that dispenses with physical sim at the global level. Apple announced on September 9 that the device could be reserved since 12 and would reach stores on September 19 in more than 63 countries and regions. The total commitment to Esim stumbles in a market as important as complex Continental China is the only market where the iPhone Air has not been able to comply with the announced calendar. Apple details that only The A35181 model admits ESIM in that country, and that its use is conditioned to the approval of the regulators. To activate the device, customers must go to a store by China Mobile, China Telecom or China Unicom and present an official identity document. The company also clarifies that it is not possible to install ESIM profiles of other operators while the phone is in Chinese territory. The Asian giant remains a key market for Apple despite recent ups and downs. In 2024, iPhone sales there reached 38.5 million units, with higher average prices than in other countries and a very faithful user base, collect action. In the second quarter of 2025, Sales grew by 8% year -on -yearthe first rebound since 2023, promoted by previous discounts and government aids that favored sales of the iPhone 16E. Even so, Apple occupies the fifth place in market share, behind Huawei, Xiaomi, Vivo and Oppo. Apple website view in China: original text (above) and automatically translated version with Google Lens (below) The elimination of the SIM tray not only affects the experience of use: it has also allowed Apple redesign the interior of the iPhone 17 to increase battery size in models sold in the United States. This adjustment translates into greater autonomy with respect to international versions, which maintain the space of the slot. How our Applesfera companions tellthe iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max marketed outside that country They offer two hours less use than their American equivalents. The strategy reflects how the transition to Esim has implications that go beyond connectivity. The new iPhone Air While China adjusts its calendar, the rest of the world advances unchanged. Apple confirmed on September 9 that the iPhone Air will be launched on September 19 in more than 63 countries and regions, with open reserves from the 12th. Among the initial markets are Spain, the United States, Japan and Mexico, which reinforces the overall scope of the device. This launch also marks an important step for the massive adoption of the Digital Sim card. The launch of the iPhone Air in China will now depend on the speed with which the regulators approve the support of ESIM and the capacity of the operators to guarantee a fluid activation. Apple has indicated that it works with the authorities to Start distribution as soon as possible, According to Sina Technology. Meanwhile, as we can see in the catches above, The official page maintains the message that “The sales information will be updated later,” which leaves buyers waiting. The outcome will mark if this technological transition manages to consolidate without major stumbling. Images | Apple + Photoshop | Screen capture In Xataka | Movistar Swap is official: all the details of the new program to renew your iPhone

That the mobile is updated is a long -awaited moment, but for my mother it is a nuisance. And the worst thing is right

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“Nena, look at the mobile phone that I don’t know what happened that everything has changed. I can’t find anything,” said my mother just a few days ago. I looked at my mobile and understood what was happening, Your mobile had been updated. They are two very different realities: what would be a reason for joy for me is an awkward moment. This has made me consider that there are enough reasons to update may not be something positive. What if you are right? When updates are a nuisance In my family all They turn to me when they need to be configured by a deviceI am something like “the computer niece.” It is not the first time that An update causes the bewilderment of my relatives, especially the older ones. Every time a new one arrives, especially if it is a larger update of Android, I know that it awaits me a good time of: “I had that otherwise” and “you have changed everything.” Even if there is every time More elderly connectedthe generational digital divide It is a reality. In the case of my parents, they are handled quite well sailing and using different devices, but his Kriptonite They are the changes and if they are unexpected even worse. When the mobile is updated, the design of the icons or the arrangement of the menus changes, this causes a Rupture in muscle memory. It has also happened to me when reorganizing my home screen and wanting to open an app, but not find it. I have got used to quickly, but it is true that at first it is a nuisance. For my parents, spending time to learn the new interface and configure the new functions is an unnecessary complication. Beyond fear of change There are people fleeing updates for other reasons. If something has taught us history is that Sometimes updating is not a good idea. There have been few cases of Updates that have gone wrong. On the iPhone 15 Pro, Apple admitted that An iOS 17 bug was causing them to heat more than normal and another update made the iPhone restart unexpectedly. It has also passed on Android, like when The update to One UI 6.1 did not feel good to some Samsung Galaxy or when OnePlus had to stop an update Because I was full of errors. Image: Xataka Android Then there is the problem of old mobiles. In Android, Update support has improved a lotbut lower ranges mobiles do not usually go from the two years of updates. And it makes sense since many times the new versions make the hardware work more and that translates into performance falls or batteries that last a sigh. Apple starred in a controversial sound after admitting that reduced the performance of the oldest iPhone intentionallysupposedly to protect the battery life. Many people are expected to update major versions until they are sure that they are not causing errors like the ones we have mentioned. Even There are those who avoid updating completely. It is not the most recommended since Many contain crucial security patchesbut The tendency not to update exists, And it does not only come for fear of change or older people. The hype has been deflanding I remember a few years ago We constantly talked about the problem of Android fragmentation. It is a problem that Still therebut it seems that It is no longer the drama of yesteryear. As we said, manufacturers have greatly improved their update support and Offer seven years is already becoming a standard. Another factor that has influenced is the European law that dictates that mobiles and tablets They must be updated for at least five years. Image: Xataka Android In the case of iOS, the platform I have used for years, we do not have the problem of fragmentation, but in general there has been a tendency to More continuous updates that did not bring many striking changes. We have matured as users, he Jailbreak It has become fashionable and he root In Android it sounds like a thing of the past. In general, the desire we had to install the newest and customize our mobile phones to the extreme has been deflating. Suddenly I’m my mother The Liquid Glass of iOS interface 26. Image: Ricardo Aguilar for Xataka Apple wants us to get excited again with iOS 26, which with the Liquid Glass interface supposes The biggest design change from iOS 7there is nothing. The first time I saw her It caused me rejection; I think that transparent icons lose the essence of what has always been iOS, not to mention that I have serious doubts that readability is good. Some time ago I would have installed the beta on my personal mobile, in a kamikaze plan, but I have not done it. With the final update when I fall, I realize that It doesn’t make me very excited Have to “learn” the new interface. In the end my mother will be right. Cover image | Pexels In Xataka | What real differences are there today, in the middle of 2024, between iOS and Android

The Church faces the challenge of a future without priests. At the moment he already knows how to allow women to give “Mass”

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Almudena Suárez Treviño is a woman of Mass. Although not in the conventional sense of expression. She not only goes to the church of her people to listen to the priest on duty, give peace to the rest of parishioners and commune in the Eucharist. No. In addition to all that Almudena officiates religious celebrations in Catholic temples. Almost (almost) as if it were a parish priest. So much so that the bishopric of Tui-Vigo He just ratified it officially in its functions. Your case, enough less exceptional of what it seems, it is actually the finding of a much greater phenomenon: the Vocations crisis. What happened? That the bishop of Tui-Vigo has just published a APPOINTMENT LIST Officers, a kind of internal adjustment in the diocese to “alleviate the current deficiencies of attention “that causes the shortage of priests. Until there nothing weird. Nor does anything that can arouse interest beyond the affected villages. The striking, which has aroused the interest of the parishioners and means of the rest of the community and Spain (including the Galician television), is that this list of priests closes with the name of a woman: Almudena Suárez. And not just that. He Official document Proclamation for those who want to read it that this woman is authorized to direct “the celebration of the word” in seven parishes of the arciprest of Louriña (Pontevedra) as long as its presbyter is not. Actually the announcement of the bishop of Tui-Vigo is a ratification because Almudena has been having an out of the common role in his parishes. So much, in fact, that three years ago Vigo lighthouse He already dedicated him A report. Click on the image to go to Tweet. A cure woman? No. Almudena is not a priest. It is really Biologist and theologianhas a title of religious sciences, a master’s degree and at least until a few years ago she exercised as a religion teacher in an Institute in Pontevedra. That is your professional curriculum, your presentation sheet. 21 years ago, however, one of his theology professors proposed to embark on “An innovative project”an adventure that in practice would lead him to be more than a simple parishioner. What Almudena did was get involved in the Diocesan assemblies in the absence of presbyters in the Galician rural. With the approval of who then act as a bishop in the diocese of Tui-Vigo (a decision that his successors have maintained) assumed a responsibility that basically allows the parishes in the area to become more bearable the shortage of priests and the lack of vocations. But Masses officiate? No. Sundays Almudena go to a series of churches, it is located before the rest of parishioners, read, preach and fulfill in some way the role that a pastor should play, but does not officiate a liturgy. What it does has another name: word celebration. “We arrived, we meet and the first part of the celebration, which is called the word liturgy, is exactly the same as in a mass. We ask for forgiveness, the reading is done, I proclaim the gospel and preach,” Explain to The voice. “We profess faith, pray the creed and do the requests.” That does not mean that it is a kind of priestess or that it takes care of the same rites as a priest. “I want to make it clear that I don’t trade masses”, insists The woman before clarifying that when it comes to communing she is only responsible for distributing the hosts that a pastor has previously consecrated, a task that the Church does not allow her to assume. By providing that service Almudena facilitates life to the priest in charge of the seven villages, serving as support. The two alternate on Sundays in the churches, so that a week the parishioners have Mass and the following, celebration. How do she carry it? Initially he confesses that it was difficult to take pass through his family’s misgivings to “how people would respond.” After spinning, however, he decided to accept the offer and assume a new role in the diocese. “I thought it was a good opportunity, since we are always complaining about women that they do not give us power in the church. I thought it could be good for all of us,” confesses. “In the end I threw myself into the pool and it was as if I touched the lottery.” It makes that more than 20 years, a period during which it has gone through different places where assures having encountered the acceptance and “affection” of the parishioners. “I was the first and I am the only one with appointment (from the bishopric of Tui-Vigo). I have it since 2004. What happens is that this time it has been more evident because, for the first time, breaking glass roofs, the appointment was published on the Bishopric website,” he celebrates. Is it a unique case? No. The role of Almudena may not be common in southern Galicia, but if we expand the focus to the rest of Spain we verify that there are more lay people who exert the same function as her. Including women too. In 2018 The voice revealed Also that to the north of the community, in Outes, there was a group of neighbors who were responsible for ceremonies before the shortage of priests. “It is not the Mass of women, as they say, they are women who make the Sunday celebration for the entire community,” I clarified The parish priest. There are also examples in Burgos, Tarragona either Lionamong other points of The emptied Spain. “The priests in charge, generally, of a good number of rural parishes, cannot go every Sunday to celebrate the Eucharist in all of them, so they sometimes have a lay or religious who, on Sundays in which the pastor is absent, goes to direct ‘the celebration of the word’”, They explain from the archdiocese of Oviedo. The Catholic Church in fact offers Formations for laity. A … Read more

At the moment it has been undone of 35% of its intermediate positions

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In the last twelve months, Google has applied a severe treatment of volume reduction to its template. According to the statements of a company manager publishedby CNBCthe company has reduced by up to 35% the number of managers and intermediate charges In the last year. “Currently, we have 35% less managers and less direct subordinates than a year ago. So we are quickly progressing,” said Brian Welle, vice president of personnel analysis and performance, in a filtered audio to which CNBC has had access. Less intermediaries, less bureaucracy. This Reduction in the number of charges Intermediates is linked to a company strategy to improve efficiency in a sector that has stomped the accelerator in the AI ​​race. This reorganization seeks to accelerate decision making and eliminate internal barriers that hinder innovation. In an internal meeting with other employees, Welle claimed that not only the number was being reduced of intermediate charges to balance it to the number of subordinates, but also the amount of equipment had also been reduced under the direct supervision of those managers that they stayed in their positions. “When we look at our population of leaders, which includes managers, directors and vice presidents, we want time to be a lower percentage of our workforce,” Welle declared in the audios of the filtration. Smaller and flexible equipment. The 35% reduction to which Welle refers to its meeting is limited to those managers who supervise teams of less than three people. However, that reduction does not necessarily imply its dismissal. According to the sources consulted by CNBCthese managers have went on to perform tasks as external collaborators taking advantage of their talent in new roles and promoting the Team flexibility. SUCTAL PICHAI, who was also present at the leaked meeting, reiterated the need to impose a “more efficient model as we grow so as not to solve everything with the template.” A restructuring that has been giving for years. The transformation of Google’s internal structure began after mass layoffs of 6% of its workforce and voluntary departure programs of 2023 and 2024. Alphabet’s new financial director, Anat Ashkenazi, saidIn October 2024 that the company was going to intensify the efforts to “advance a little more” in that Reduction of its structure. Company managers, such as Pichai and Fiona Cicconi, staff director, have remarked that “we must be more efficient as the company grows.” Pichai assuredthat only a few weeks ago that Alphabet should be more efficient with its resources: “We are going to cross a period of a lot of investment and I think we have to be frugal with our resources, and I will strive to be more efficient and productive as a company.” The reduction does not stop at 35%. According to the audio filtered by CNBC, the executives present at that meeting assured that a total of 10 departments of the company had offered their employees out of exit in the framework of the “Voluntary output program“From the company that previously They had already offered to search, marketing, hardware and human resources teams. Fiona Cicconi, Google Human Resources Director, said last week that this program “has really been successful” in those departments, in which between 3% and 5% of her staff had accepted compensation for leaving her position. In Xataka | We believed that AI was going to take our jobs. At the moment it has begun to whisper your boss who should say goodbye Image | Wikimedia Commons (Lukasz Kobus), Unspash (Greg Bulla)

The most cool film producer of the moment faces a dilemma: either Milmillonaria or reject the AI

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A24, the producer who has turned the artistic horror (which for a time has been called detailed ‘high terror‘) and the experimental drama in box office phenomena is found in a Existential crossroads. Or accept the millions of risk capital companies or stay faithful to the principles that have made it a rarity within Hollywood: A producer with ethical and aesthetic principles. Humble origins. Daniel Katz, David Fenkel and John Hodges founded A24 in 2012 with just 20 million dollars. Twelve years later, they were Hollywood envy: they had a brand valued at 3.5 billion dollarsthat transcended production work to become almost a cultural movement. While Hollywood embarked on an exploitation of repetitive franchises, they opted for authors such as Ari Aster, the Sadfie or Barry Jenkins brothers, who gave them their first successes: ‘Hereditary’ and ‘Midsommar’, ‘Uncut Gems’ or ‘Moonlight’. The total turnaround. His first films made A24 prestige and money win, but the real bombing came with ‘All at once everywhere‘, an existential tragicomedy with time trips of 2022, with a modest budget of 15 million dollars and that raised 140 worldwide, and He took seven Oscarsmany of them of the main ones. A24 was in the spotlight, with a cult of the brand that was not born in a marketing agency, but completely organic. In Xataka A face washing for the academy: how A24 has made Aura cinema "Indi triumphs in the Oscars But with success (we talk about an ambitious multimedia plan that has led A24 to organize immersive experiences OA Relauncar classic exhibition rooms), the problems also arrived: those 3.5 billion value demand constant growth, international expansion, and of course, processes optimization. Money calls money (already problems). A24 did not want to become a Lionsgate, acquired by Warner. Or worse: a blumhouse, an indie terror icon that since it was acquired by Universal was immersed in The same dynamics of Majors of billing a franchise after another. It is inevitable: no matter how much production conglomerates guarantee creative independence to their studies, decisions go to the committees, obsessed with process optimization. And that is where capital funds enter and, hand in hand, the threat of AI. Enter Thrive Capital. Specifically, who appeared was Joshua Kushner with his Thrive Capital Fundoffering offering 75 million dollars without the creative limitations that the money from corporations usually brings. There would be no pressures to make franchises or any other obligation, and his history corroborated it: Thrive had financed Instagram before purchase of Facebook, for example. The small print, yes, is unnegotiable: Thrive Capital is One of the largest investors in OpenAIhundreds of millions have been left in chatgpt. And in that sense, Thrive does not hide their letters: they are an openly pro-one background and believe that this technology will transform the content of the coming years. And although Thrive at the moment does not press to A24, it seems clear that he will do so in the future if the producer resists incorporating the AI ​​into her processes. {“Videid”: “X86AO51”, “Autoplay”: True, “Title”: “‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’, Trailer”, “Tag”: “Eventhing Everywhere All at Once”, “Duration”: “162”} The controversy of ‘everything at once everywhere’. The arrival of tools that use artificial intelligence to Hollywood is absolutely unstoppable. And in fact, a pair of background within A24 raised flirting with AI who found themselves with some rejection of a sector of their audience. On the one hand, ‘everything at once everywhere’ He used Runway AI To create special effects: the use was minimal, but it caught the attention for the usually “artisanal” character of A24 cinema. The controversy was accentuated when it was learned that some ‘Civil War’ posters had been designed with AI. An essential dilemma. Before A24 several routes are now opened, which will undoubtedly determine something even more important than their income: Your identity. You can try to normalize the use of AI and gradually incorporate it into your processes as already do Majors that delegate issues as part of marketing, advances and others to AI. Or they can become the last resistance to AI if their investors allow it: they would align with some of the most prestigious directors of their team, such as Robert Eggers or Ari Aster, whose long and traditional documentation processes and creation of films such as ‘La Witch’ or ‘The Lighthouse’ become essential identity elements for A24. He Growth between unexpected and uncontrolled A24 She has turned the producer into a balancer between the indie, the traditional, and the hug to the latest Hollywood production trends. Perhaps the story you have left to live at A24 is the last bastion of a way of understanding cinema that is increasingly part of the past. In Xataka | An AI has created the script of a film that precisely speaks of creativity in the cinema. A room refuses to release it (Function () {Window._js_modules = Window._js_modules || {}; var headelement = document.getelegsbytagname (‘head’) (0); if (_js_modules.instagram) {var instagramscript = Document.Createlement (‘script’); }}) (); – The news The most cool film producer of the moment faces a dilemma: either Milmillonaria or reject the AI It was originally posted in Xataka by John Tones .

The self -employed cars promised to get rid of paying attention to them. At the moment they only achieve it every 9 minutes

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The Advanced driving assistance systemsor Adas, they have become an argument of Key sale for many car manufacturers. Functions such as Adaptive Cruise Controlmaintenance within the lane and Assistants for traffic jams They promise to relieve driving load, especially in dense traffic situations. However, A recent study by the American Automobile Association (AAA) returns us to reality: technology is useful, but the attention of the duct remains indispensable. A test in extreme conditions. The AAA chose one of the worst possible scenarios: Los Angeles highways in rush hour. For more than 16 hours, over 550 kilometers, five vehicles equipped with different level 2 ADAS systems (Those who attend, but do not assume total control) face the real world. The cars were instrumented with cameras and GPS to record every detail of their behavior. Less than 10 minutes of tranquility. Although these systems promise us to have great tranquility at the wheel (even if they are not self -employed at all), the reality is very different. On average, in this study it has been seen that every 9.1 minutes (or every 5.1 kilometers) a notable event was recorded that requires driver’s intervention. There are situations that are very frequent. Among these events that require a person to take control of the vehicle, the lane invasion stands out above all. This happens when another car gets into the lane in front of the vehicle, forcing the driver to intervene to adjust the appropriate safety distance to avoid collision in the face of speed decrease. But they stay here. Secondly, there is the inability of the car to stay perfectly focused on the lane, needing driver intervention in 72% of the occasions. This is very typical, especially when it comes to curves. But in addition to these, 71 more cases have been recorded in which the car did not resume the march after a total stop or 43 moments in which the car did not stop enough, being able to have caused an accident. There are differences between proven systems. One of the most interesting comparisons that was carried out in this regard was among the systems that require the driver to keep his hands in the steering wheel and the most advanced that allow them to remove them. Surprisingly, systems that do not require having their hands on the steering wheel are more reliable when requiring a driver intervention every 20.1 minutes. Instead, the most basic systems need human help with a frequency three times higher: every 6.7 minutes. Of course, the “hands -free” systems also asked the driver to take control every 15 minutes for security. The best security recommendation: to have common sense. Given these results, the AAA has launched a series of recommendations in the face of the proliferation of these driving aid systems and trust that can be deposited in them. They point to that the alert must always be maintained, since ADAS does not replace the driverdistraction must be avoided and above all know the car and how each system works before starting it actively. Right now, the goal ahead is to press manufacturers to make driving aid systems that are more reliable. And although driving technology advances by leaps and bounds, the human factor is still essential to guarantee security. The ADAS are already mandatory. Little by little, these systems are increasingly present in our day to day and without having to pay an extra in the car settings. Since 2022 all new approved vehicles They must include Smart Speed Assistant, Integrated breathalyzer or lane involuntary change alert. Images | Charlie Deets In Xataka | The new Mazda CX-5 has taken the physical buttons ahead. According to Mazda, it’s what we want

The vision vision want to succeed where Apple’s vision failed. At the moment they do it in the most important: the weight

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The living Chinese manufacturer is anniversary, and to celebrate it has just presented in China a surprise and very promising product: its new mixed and augmented reality glasses, the LIVE VISION Discovery Edition. This launch involves the debut of this manufacturer in a category that will be encouraged a lot in the coming months, but makes it ahead of its competitors in the Android market, especially to the Google/Samsung Alliance. But it also does it with an argument of the most striking: the weight. More compact, lighter, more comfortable? Thus, we are facing glasses that are clearly inspired by the Vision Pro of Apple and that are very similar both externally and in their benefits, but that exceed them in that section notably. Thus, Apple’s glasses weigh between 600 and 650 grams depending on the band and adjustment pad, but These vision weigh 398 grams and are 26% more compact In dimensions “that the average of the industry”, say its creators, probably referring precisely to the Apple model. Live they say that these glasses are the result of four years of development and in their design they have taken into account comfort when wearing them for long sessions. Live have taken into account the pressure that the glasses exert in lasting sessions: no marks around the eyes after 30 minutes of use, their creators say. We already saw how the options of bands and adjustments of the Apple Vision Pro were not optimal – they had to get an optional to solve the complaints – and in fact after prolonged sessions it is normal to end a mark around the eyes due to the pressure exerted by the glasses on the face. That weight is really surprising, especially considering that for example, Apple’s vision are located at 600-650 g. With the vivid vision that problem seems to have disappeared and the manufacturer offers four light sealing sizes and eight padded options to try to guarantee maximum comfort in both long sessions and if we move with the glasses. The operating system that governs these glasses is Originos Vision, which offers an interface similar to the one we had already seen in the vision pro and on Android XR. Before us, a series of icons appear for which we can move thanks to the “millimeter precision ocular monitoring” (1.5º), as they point out. The ORIGINO VISION OPERATING SYSTEM INTERFACE is the one that both the Apple and Android XR vision. The gesture control system with the fingers also seems promising, and as Vivo allow 26 degrees of freedom in fingers, while the vertical monitoring range is 175º. The handling of glasses is therefore theoretically identical to that of Apple’s vision. The quality of the screens is also really promising, because it has Micro-Oled 8K dual screens with a 94% DCI-P3 coverage and a deltae chromatic precision

The renewables were supposed to lower the electricity bill in Spain. At the moment it continues to go up

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Before the blackout of April 28, the numbers in the production of solar energy reached amazing levels: Spain was 100% renewable. After the situation, Spain shines again exceeding 10,500 GWh of generation in July with solar and wind energy. However, not everything is good news because an energy paradox appears to solve: why has electricity not been cheaper? A green record that does not show in the pocket. According to provisional Red Electricity data (REE) published by the energy analyst Pedro Catuelin July more than 10,500 GWH per month were reached combining solar and wind generation. The graph disseminated by Catuel in its social networks makes it clear: Spain is producing more clean energy than ever. But while the sun shines and the wind blows, the cost of electricity rises again. In mid -July, the average price of light stood at € 164.06/MWh, According to Ree figures collected in Xataka. Getting down to € 102.85/MWh the day after that figure, but only for an hour was really affordable. And there is the paradox: with more renewable than ever, The price should lowerbut it doesn’t. If there are more renewable, why do we pay more? The answer is technical, structural and political at the same time. As we have already explained in Xatakaduring the noon – when the solar generation is maximum – there is a surplus of energy and the price collapses. However, when the sun falls and there is still demand, the system needs firm support. And that support today does not give the renewables: gas enters. And with him, the bill was the one who shot the price. To this time dependence is added another problem: the lack of storage. A good part of the renewable energy generated cannot be saved or transferred efficiently and ends up losing. Electric Red has confirmed that in some points of the network up to 30 % of the renewable generation due to infrastructure saturation has been wasted. And as if this were not enough, since January it has re -applied the complete VAT of 21 % to electricity, after years of reduced by the energy crisis. This, added to the increase in natural gas in international markets, has further increased the invoice, As the Nordy marketer has alerted in his analysis of the rise in light in 2025. There is a turn of events. It is true that VAT has risen and there is an obvious lack of storage. However, since July 15, Spain It has been three weeks without generating electricity from coal. It is the first time that happens in more than 140 years, where this source was also functioning as a support element. According to The Energy newspaper has detailedthe latest thermal plants – Boño, Soto de Ribera and Los Barrios, all of EDP – have been out of operation. Only Alcudia (in the Balearic Islands), as a timely reserve. Generation structure with/without CO2 eq emissions. (GWh) | Source: Red Electrica España So will prices go down? The intention is, but the execution encounters politics. Royal Decree-Law 7/2025, which collected key measures to avoid future blackouts and reinforce the network, was rejected in Congress On July 22, with 183 votes against. The standard included self -consumption incentives, more control over electricity and an impulse to energy storage. Without that legal framework, the Spanish electrical system remains vulnerable and rigid. There is a clear saturation: only 1 in 10 new facilities manages to access the network, although there is unused technical capacity. In the medium term, the government expects to launch capacity auctions before the end of the year, to keep gas plants as support as batteries and other technologies. But this, as the employers of the sector warn, will take time. The route map is more than clear. And the road is quite long: more storage, intelligent networks, decentralization, demand management. The challenge is not only to generate more renewable energy, but make it useful when it is most needed. And that requires investment, infrastructure and political decisions. Meanwhile, the paradox continues: we have cheap energy at noon, but we cannot use it at night. The invoice, as always, does not expect. Image | HPGRESEN Xataka | Spain was supposed to have a “antiapagones” plan. It has encountered an insurmountable obstacle: politics

Netflix premiered the first scene generated with AI in an original production, and nobody realized: the moment has arrived

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It seems that it was eternity when we were amazed with the images of Dall · E 2. ‘The girl from the pearl’ reimagined. An avocado in a spoon therapy. It was 2022, and the artificial intelligence Openai left us speechless with each new occurrence. In seconds, anyone could generate images that previously required technical knowledge and many hours of work. What seemed like a visual curiosity was only the beginning. Then the synthetic voices arrivedthe videos generated and, later, the tools designed directly for professional productions such as Sora either Gen-3 alpha. The scene of a building falling in Buenos Aires marks a milestone for AI His appearance raised new ways to create, but also old doubts about the future of creative work. And, as expected, they soon arrived at the great stages. This week its use has been confirmed In one of the most important series of the year in Netflix. Confirmation came directly from Ted Saraonds, Netflix executive co -director, During a talk with investors. “We are still convinced that artificial intelligence represents an incredible opportunity to help creators make better movies and series, not just cheaper,” he said. As he explained, they are already seeing concrete results in the phases of preview and shooting planning. But the most striking happened during the production of ‘The Eternaluta‘. In one of the key sequences, creators wanted to show A building collapsing In full Buenos Aires. To achieve this, the creative team worked together with the Eyeline Studios innovation group, using tools promoted by generative. The result was not only visually shocking: that sequence was completed ten times faster than with traditional effects and with a cost that, according to Saraonds, would have been unfeasible with conventional methods for a series of that budget. And it is not an isolated experiment: it is the first scene generated with AI that reaches the final footage of an original Netflix production. “The creators were delighted with the result. We were delighted with the result and, more importantly, The public was delighted with the result”Saraondos finished off. According to the Executive: the generative tools are not displacing the creators, but expanding the screening possibilities on the screen. Beyond the technological milestone, ‘the Eternaluta’ has also been a resounding success for Netflix. According to Forbesthe Argentine series reached the number one position of Netflix global for non -English speech series on April 30, date of its premiere, with 10.8 million views and 58.3 million hours reproduced in its first seven days. Based on the iconic graphic novel by Héctor G. Oesterheld and Francisco Solano López, the story takes place in a Buenos Aires swept through a toxic snowfall that ends the population. From there, a Fight against an alien invasion that puts collective resistance. Production opted for virtual production techniques to create hyperrealist and interactive funds that immerse the viewer in a post -epocalyptic city. The use of generative allowed to go one step further and achieve a result that, until now, was only available to projects with the highest budget. What is clear is that this does not stop. In just a few years we have gone from generating curious images with ia to see how those same technologies begin to be part of the final footage of first level productions. ‘The Eternaluta’ is just a first step, but a significant step. It remains to be seen what other series or films will follow this path, How will it affect industries such as the video game And, above all, what will be the position of the creators in the face of this paradigm shift. There are still many questions without answering: from the use of human works to train generative models to copyright, through the real impact on creative employment. Cases such as the National Electoral Institute of Mexico, accused of using the voice of José Lavat without authorizationoriginal narrator of ‘Dragon Ball Z’, or The protests of the audiovisual sector in HollywoodThey show that we are still trying to dimension the impact of this technology. Images | Netflix In Xataka | It is not you, YouTube is filling with more and more ads. Especially if you see it on a smart TV

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