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Many people hide behind anonymous accounts thinking that no one can discover them. AI has bad news for them

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Accounts without a profile photo or real name plague social networks; perhaps even you, who read these lines, are the owner of one. We do not judge, there are many reasons not to show your face on networks and, in fact, anonymity is the pillar on which the internet has been built. However, if you thought that calling yourself ‘user84721’ and having a landscape photo protected you, researchers have just shown that accounts can be deanonymized in minutes with AI (of course). The study. A team of researchers has published a study called “Large-scale deanonymization online with large language models” which is echoed Guardian. In it, they demonstrate how an LLM-based agent is able to compromise anonymous social media accounts with astonishing efficiency. The process consists of three steps: the LLM extracts identifying data (age, location, interests…), looks for possible matches in other users and finally reasons which are the best candidates, verifying the matches and eliminating false positives. Minutes. This is how long it took to identify users on sites like Reddit, Hacker News, and Anthropic Interviewer Dataset participants with this method. In the image you can see how, based on a few pieces of information such as where the student studies, the approximate age, the city and the name of the dog, they achieve a match with the user’s real profile. This is a fictitious case, but in the experiment they managed to identify real users by cross-referencing information with Linkedin profiles and other platforms. According to the researchers, LLMs allow for large-scale deanonymization of accounts, far exceeding the speed and efficiency of classical methods. They also highlight that there is not always enough information to reach a match, so everything depends on the online footprint of each user. Consequences. Researchers warn that this use of AI could be used for problematic purposes, such as governments that want to identify activists or cybercriminals seeking to launch highly personalized attacks. In addition, it must be taken into account that the system is not infallible and there may be false positives. Speaking to The Guardian, Peter Bentley, professor of computer science at UCL, warns that “People are going to be accused of things they haven’t done.” The end of anonymity. As we said at the beginning, the Internet has been built on the anonymity of its users, but we are experiencing a regulatory shift that pursues precisely put an end to it. We see it with the ban on social networks or the blocking of pornographic websites for minors promoted by countries such as United Kingdom, Australia, Denmark and now also Spain. These initiatives require the identification of users to be able to access certain content through video selfies, electronic ID, verification systems with AI… There are many options, What is not clear is its effectiveness. Image | Own preparation on a background of Google DeepMind In Xataka | There was no need to invent a “pajaport”, Google already includes it in Android. The real challenge is in Europe

The almond trees throughout Spain are already in bloom and that is fantastic news for the sector. Or also a disaster

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40 years ago, on January 10, the father of Simplisíssimus told him it would be a bad year for the almond. The reason was simple: when the trees flowered early, the almond embryo was exposed (“weak and sensitive”) to late frosts that could destroy entire crops. Therefore, the good time for flowering was March, he explained. And he must have been right, but in the last 44 years it has been increasingly difficult to prove it. According to an article published by AEMETSince 1981, the flowering of the almond tree has been advancing systematically and documented throughout the country. But it seems that, at least in some areas, this has changed this year. If confirmed, it could be good news. When do almond trees bloom? According to the work of the Autonomous University of Madrid, the Senckenberg Research Institute and AEMETin these 40 years, the median flowering date in the center of the peninsula has moved from February 12 to February 7. Of course, the progress has not been linear: it has accelerated in recent years. At a historical level, the most advanced in recent decades was in 1993 (around January 8). And why should we care? In general terms, because the almond tree is the most extensive woody crop in Spain and, in fact, it is growing: in the last decade the dedicated area has grown by 34%. The almendril madness in the country is such that, well, Spain leads the sector with 765,000 hectares productive. That is, it is an issue that matters to us as a country. So, we’re talking about good news, right? It will depend on how the weather goes from now on and, furthermore, we must not forget that It has not been like this in all places. However, as has been happening lately in the field, it can be (at the same time) good news and bad news. Good because a big harvest would help remove volatility that the almond has had in recent years, because it would help generate rural employment in a year which is expected to be complicated by flooding and will give a break to agricultural insurance. And yet, a good harvest can end up delaying a fundamental debate: that of varieties. The only way the sector has adapt to climate changes is betting on late or hyperlate variants. They are not a magic solution, but it is a solution. The question is whether the global almond giant, up to its eyeballs in debt, will understand that it has to make a move. Image | Tim Mossholder In Xataka | An end of February with 20 ºC, haze and full reservoirs is not “good weather”: it is the sign of a completely misplaced meteorology

Sam Altman is laying the foundations for post-humanism as the philosophical current of the AI ​​era. It’s not good news

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“But it also takes a lot of energy to train a human. It takes about 20 years of life and all the food you consume during that time to become intelligent.” These two sentences were enough delivered at the India-AI Impact Summit 2026to set the networks on fire. But Sam Altman didn’t stop there. “Not only that, it took the widespread evolution of the 100 billion people who have lived and who learned not to be eaten by predators and to understand science and so on to create you,” continuous. Therefore, the criticism about “how much energy is needed to train an AI model” They are extremely unfair. And it’s curious. The most “unpopular” technology in history… Not because it is not understandable (or even because it is not reasonable). It’s funny because Altman and the rest of the AI ​​bigwigs don’t seem to realize that they are making every effort to make AI extremely successful. unpopular among the population. Maybe it’s nothing new. Maybe it’s something similar to what happened with fabric making machine salesmen in the midst of the industrial revolution. Maybe it’s something similar to what motivated movements like that of the Luddites and the reason why dozens of historians rewrote their history as that of poor technophobes. What has changed is that we are now broadcasting it to the entire world — and live and direct. And very insistently. Although the discourse they use to ‘sell’ their technology to investors, technical elites and politicians around the world can only be understood at a public level as a very sophisticated way of saying: ‘human things get in the way.’ Or not so sophisticated, of course. …that is finding its “public” Team Mirai Over the last few years, in fact, the process has become less and less subtle and more blatant. It is not something that is limited to AI companiesbut it is an increasingly clear phenomenon: people speaking to a convinced hyperminority while alienating the vast social majority. And artificial intelligence is the tip of the spear. And it wouldn’t be a problem if there weren’t something else: the current great technological battle is not only technical, it is ideological, philosophical and of values. For the social changes they hope to be successful, it is necessary to move the ‘Overton window’ as quickly as possible. And it’s working. The best example is Japan: in the last election, Team Mirai ran. As Antonio Ortiz explainedis “a new Japanese party founded by engineers” with “a fairly accelerationist program: government chatbots and databases for transparency of donations and to make politics ‘faster’, reduce paperwork and achieve an increase in productivity to compensate for the labor shortage.” Well, those people just got 11 seats and 7% of the votes. In a way, two apparently contradictory processes are two legs of the same phenomenon: the discourse becomes more explicit as the population becomes more related. And changing the world is also (and above all) changing ideas. We tend to have a softened vision of social changes. However, there are several psychosocial processes that are usually key for these to be carried out: delegitimization (“what ruled until now no longer deserves obedience”), demonization (“those who hold these ideas are evil”) and dehumanization (“they are not human, moral norms do not apply”). You don’t always get to the last step, but some degree of moral disconnection it is necessary. And the artificial intelligence revolution (and all the tensions it brings) continues to show similar signs: for years, accelerationist and posthumanist groups have been ‘operating’ in the shadow of the great social and political discourses. Now, however, they face it: as the AGI approaches, everything we thought we knew (on a social, economic or institutional level) is useless. Or so they try to make us believe. And the best example is that of Altman: the CEO of OpenAI does not have to declare himself a posthumanist to lay the rhetorical tiles through which these discourses will travel: when you convert the human into energy cost comparable to an AI model, you are lowering the bar to justify “anything” in the name of efficiency But what exactly is all this talk about posthumanisms and accelerationists? Although they are two different philosophical traditions (posthumanism questions classical humanism and lays the foundations for its improvement, while accelerationism is a family of ideologies that propose accelerating certain dynamics – technological or capitalist to provoke radical social change), the truth is that in recent years they have ended up coming together. And, beyond that, they are providing the mental framework that allows certain decisions to be made that, in other scenarios, would not be socially acceptable. When the human being ceases to be the ideological ‘center’ of the system, acceleration becomes the great political principle and the AGI becomes the utopian destiny of a post-scarcity society (the modern equivalent of the Christian heaven or the Marxist classless society), everything that opposes this — rightly or wrongly — will become old, outdated or outdated. Altman’s statements in India are not an accident: they are part of the delegitimization of the current system of values ​​that the next revolution needs and, as we see, is already underway. Image | Xataka In Xataka | “A place of joy with pain”: the phrase that summarizes the Aztec philosophy to be happier in this life

The Iberian lynx is reconquering Spain and that is good news. The challenge now is to understand why

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In 2002, there were 94 Iberian lynx confined to two very specific points in Andalusia. It was so obvious that the future of the species was written that no one bothered to read it. And hence the surprises: almost 15 years later, There are 2,401 copies distributed across 17 nuclei breeders in six autonomous communities (and Portugal). But the most interesting thing is not that the Iberian lynx population has grown, what is interesting is that its recovery is so great that it now frequents places where it has not been seen for centuries. This is what has changed and, above all, these are the consequences. Has the situation changed that much? At least on a symbolic level, yes. Of course. In 2014, there was not a single lynx in all of Castilla – La Mancha. Today, 46% of all Spanish individuals of the species they are there and it already exceeds the Andalusian population. That is, what is happening with this feline is much more than a simple story of population growth (also 29% a year since 2020): it is a whole change in the ‘center of gravity’ of the species. And yes, it is good news. In fact, the IUCN removed it from the “endangered” species and put it on the “vulnerable” list. Is the first species to drop two (two!) categories on that list in just 20 years. Did we really not see it coming? The truth is that not only did we see it coming, it is what we were looking for. But, as I said at the beginning, the general journalistic account that has been done at the national level hides all this. In 2019, when the project started LIFE LynxConnectthe idea was precisely that: it is not enough to have many lynxes if those lynxes are controlled in only a couple of places. Recently we were talking about the very delicate situation of the immortelle of Mojácara plant that survives confined to a single beach on the Mediterranean coast. That couldn’t happen with the lynx. Therefore, the idea of ​​authorities and researchers was simple: we needed various nuclei and we needed to connect them to each other. In any case, it is not all our merit. Because, as always, climate change has a lot to do with it. The north of the peninsula is becoming drier and has greater populations of rabbits: this has meant that there are at least two towns (in Cuenca and Palencia) which are completely outside the recent historical distribution of the lynx. And if those two populations are there it is because they can be there now. In fact, experts rule out that the lynx extends to the Cantabrian coast because, simply, there are not an abundance of rabbits. Okay, and what are the consequences of all this? To begin with, the ecological balances to which we are accustomed have changed. In fact, now that rabbits have become a problemmany rural communities are waiting for the arrival of the lynx to put things in place. However, there are also numerous life safety problems (162 accidents in 2024 alone) and challenges for territorial planning. Be that as it may, the lynx is a laboratory now that the reintroduction of species is the order of the day. Also now that they arrive invasive species at a level never seen before. There is much to learn and, I fear, little time to do it. Image | Kenny Goossen | Ian In Xataka | England is experiencing an unprecedented invasion. The problem is that they are octopuses, and they are devouring everything they can find.​

news and everything that changes in ChatGPT with the new version of its artificial intelligence model

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Let’s tell you what are the news GPT 5.3 Instantthe new version of the model artificial intelligence of ChatGPT. Therefore, we are going to give you a list of the main changes in this version, so that you know the improvements and what changes from now on. As it is understandable that you are a little confused with the numbers, I can tell you that yes, there was already a version of GPT-5.3 that was released in February. It was about GPT-5.3 Codexcreated to write programming code. And on March 3 it was launched the GPT‑5.3 Instant conversational variantwhich is used when he responds to you using text in a conversation. What’s new in GPT 5.3 Instant Next, we are going to give you a list with the main news that brings this new version of the OpenAI artificial intelligence model. We are going to do it in list format with a brief explanation of each news so that it is easier to understand. Improvements in tone and conversational style: OpenAI admits that GPT-5.2 could sound a bit overbearing or make unwarranted assumptions about user intent or emotions. Now, GPT-5.3 offers a more focused and natural tone, with fewer proclamations and filler phrases, while maintaining the bot’s personality. The tone can still be customized from the settings. Less hallucinations in the answers: GPT-5.3 has reduced hallucinations when searching online by 22.5% to 26.8%, and by 9.6% to 19.7% when relying on your knowledge base. Less censoring of responses: ChatGPT was having trouble rejecting questions that could be safely answered, being overly cautious with GPT-5.2 Unnecessary rejections are now reduced. Fewer moralizing warnings: In the preambles of answers, before telling you what you know, GPT-5.3 will moderate overly defensive and moralizing preambles. Come on, they won’t want to educate you so much, and will focus more on your question without explaining their safety limits. Improve the quality of responses with online information: This new version more effectively balances the information you have to search for on the Internet with your knowledge base and reasoning. So instead of simply summarizing what you find on the web, you first use your own understanding to contextualize recent news. This means that, by focusing less on the web, it does not generate such long lists of links. Best creative writing: Allows you to produce more expressive, imaginative and immersive texts. This way you can better switch between practical tasks and expressive writing without losing clarity and coherence. There is still work to do: OpenAI admits that there are still improvements to be made, and that for future versions they will improve the responses in languages ​​other than English, and also the tone of the responses. In Xataka Basics | ChatGPT apps: what they are and how to use them to give ChatGPT more features

Aragón produces so much energy that it no longer knows what to do with it. And that’s great news for data centers

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Aragon has always served as a great battery for the rest of the country, sending gigawatts to the industrial centers of Catalonia or the Basque Country, but now the script has changed. The community now has a “problem” that many would envy: it produces so much energy that it has attracted those who need it most. As if it were a magnet, the technological giants have landed in the Ebro valley to convert the region in what The Country already calls “Spanish Virginia”, in reference to the North American state with the highest concentration of data centers in the world. The x-ray of a bittersweet record. To understand the magnitude of the change, you have to look at the counter. According to the data collected by The Aragon Newspaperthe community once again broke its historical record for electricity production in 2025, reaching 22,365 gigawatt hours (GWh), 2.1% more than the previous year. However, this milestone hides an important small print: the record was not achieved thanks to the wind or the sun, since these fell by 4.8% due to the drought (which sank the hydraulics by 19.1%) and a less windy year. Here comes the bittersweet part, to compensate for the green decline and cover the gap left after the great blackout in April, the gas combined cycles increased their activity by 112.2%. But the data that really confirms the change of era is not how much is produced, but how much is spent. While electricity demand in Spain grew by a modest 2.7%, in Aragon internal consumption shot up by 7.1%, a figure that the provincial media describes as “true structural change” and that it attributes directly to the takeoff of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) complexes in Villanueva de Gállego, El Burgo and Huesca. The rain of millions (and megawatts) This energetic appetite is no coincidence; It is the fuel for an unprecedented investment. As we have explained in Xatakathe autonomous government has given the green light to the expansion of AWS, which contemplates an investment of 15.7 billion euros in a ten-year plan. It is not about building isolated ships, but about creating an “AWS Region” (Europe Spain), a system of eight campuses interconnected by fiber optics that function as a single operational unit protected against failures. But it’s not all servers and algorithms in the cloud. From the Herald have detailed that Amazon will not only save data, but will also build a server recycling factory in Aragon. With an additional investment of 200 million euros, this circular economy plant promises to create up to 1,100 direct jobs, a balloon of labor oxygen that goes beyond highly qualified technical profiles. Jam in the network and flight to Teruel. The Aragonese paradox is that, although there is plenty of energy, there are no “roads” to transport it. The electrical distribution network in the community is at its limit, with an occupancy of 94.3%well above the national average. There is electricity, but there are no free outlets for so much industry. This saturation in the Zaragoza logistics hub has caused an unexpected movement towards “emptied Spain.” As my colleague in XatakaGiven the impossibility of connecting in the capital, AWS has decided to take one of its new centers to La Puebla de Híjar, a town in Teruel with barely 900 inhabitants. The choice is strategic: the N-232 highway acts as the backbone and, there, the electrical grid has the capacity (100 MW guaranteed) to feed the beast. Side B: water and territory. Every revolution has a cost, and in this case it is measured in natural resources. Digital euphoria collides with the physical reality of a dry land. The alarms went off, as reported The Countrywhen Amazon requested to expand its water concession by 48% to cool its servers. The conflict is palpable on the ground, the Gaén irrigation community in Teruel keeps negotiations blockedrefusing to give up water from the Ebro if that compromises the agricultural future of the area. The most critical view brings it Ecologists in Action. Its renewable viewer warns that the deployment is not harmless: there are more than 12,000 hectares of authorized solar plants and thousands of wind turbines in the pipeline. The organization warns that, if all the data center projects in the portfolio are approved, their electrical consumption could reach five times the current demand of the entire community, turning the Aragonese landscape into a continuous industrial estate and drying up its water resources. The new balance. Aragón closed the year 2025 at a fascinating crossroads. How to conclude The Aragon Newspaperthe community continues to be surplus, but less and less. Electricity exports have fallen from 56% to 52% in just one year. The region has achieved what seemed impossible: from being a mere service station to becoming the engine of the digital economy. But the question that remains in the air, between million-dollar investment figures and environmental warnings, is whether the electricity grid and water resources will withstand the weight of being Europe’s hard drive. Image | freepik Xataka | Aragón is not afraid of AI: it has just approved three more new mega data centers in full commitment to renewables

MásMóvil has said goodbye to triple coverage. Although it may seem like it, it is not bad news.

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Until now, the MásMóvil group had an important competitive advantage over the rest of the MVNOs: triple coverage. The group had access to Movistar coverage when the MásOrange network was not available, a feature that the operator’s customers will no longer enjoy. But it’s not all bad news. What did we have?. In April 2024, Orange and MásMóvil merged, creating MoreOrangebecoming the first operator in Spain in number of clients. From that moment on, the group’s clients began to enjoy triple coverage: The Orange one That of the extinct Yoigo And that of Movistar Automatically and depending on network availability, our SIM card was capable of switching between the three connectivity modules. what has happened. As explained Xataka Mobilewith statements from MasOrange, the Movistar network will no longer be available on the group’s brands. “In the old MásMóvil brands that are under the MasOrange umbrella, we are stopping using Movistar’s 4G network because our customers already have complete coverage through the MasOrange network (4G, 5G SA, 5G Advanced, depending on each case), our own, modern and high-performance network. Our commitment is that all customers always have the best possible experience.” Why is it important. Although the loss of access to the Movistar network may seem like a step backwards, the move is logical. The group has been strengthening its network coverage for years, announcing just a few hours ago important advances in its first 5G Advanced network. MásOrange network coverage map. Behind this name is the prelude to the arrival of the future 6G generation and, currently, MasOrange allows access to speeds greater than 5 Gbps with latencies of less than a second. In other words: they let Movistar go to make room for their best network. An aggressive strategy. During the last year, MásMóvil has centralized efforts to be the most competitive MasOrange low-cost. Focusing on this OMV, saying goodbye to historical ones like Lycamobileand with key alliances like the one they have with Starlink to provide its clients with satellite connectivity in the future, this goodbye is not a loss for the group: it is a strategy. In Xataka | The best cheap mobile contract rates in 2026 and comparator with all telephone companies

for which phones it is available, main news and how to install it

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Google has begun to release the first beta version of Android 17, so if you have a mobile phone manufactured by the company you can now start testing what will come to all devices after the summer. Therefore, we are going to tell you everything you need to be able to try it. Remember that betas are test versions of a new operating system, so the first They will be full of errors and bugsin addition to the fact that they will have poor performance and will drain the mobile battery. That is why it is not recommended to use them on your main mobile phone. Also say that we are talking about the base version of Android 17, the one that Google launches for its Pixel devices. Then, Each manufacturer will adapt the system to their mobile phones with its own customization layers and its corresponding beta bases to test everything, find errors and solve them. You should also know that The first betas will not have tangible news in terms of new features, which will be implemented little by little in the next betas. They are basically a framework for developers to adapt their applications to the new developments in the operating system code that are to come. What phones are compatible The first beta of Android 17 is only compatible with mobiles created by Google based on the Pixel 6. New betas will arrive later and different manufacturers will incorporate their own devices, but initially the first to try it will be the Pixels. This is the list of compatible phones: If your phone is one of those on this list, then you will be able to update it to install the beta of the next version of Android. Remember that If you are going to do it, it is imperative to make a backup copy of all your data, because there are many errors that can arise and you can lose all types of files. News from the Android 17 beta This first beta version is basically a framework with future changes to the software for developers to start adapting their applications. Initially there will be almost no changesbecause the strong news of Android 17 They will begin to arrive in the following betas. These are the initial news of the first beta: Widget changes At a glance: This Pixel mobile widget can be removed from the devices’ home screen, although it will remain on the lock screen. Google includes a high contrast mode. Future changes in load diagnosis: The new function to diagnose battery charge and cycles begins to appear, although at the moment it still does not work and cannot be used. Design tweaks: There are small changes in the brightness, volume and quick settings menus. Shutdown menu customization: Google adds new information notices. Changes in Material 3 Expressive: A small evolution with some polishing of the animations and some buttons. More changes are expected in upcoming betas. New update model (Canary): Google removes the classic program Developer Preview of pre-release versions of Android, and changes it to a continuous channel that allows you to test new features faster. Adaptation to large screens: Applications will no longer be able to force their orientation (such as locking in portrait) on tablets or foldable phones. Now they will always have to adapt to the space available on the screen. This is only for apps, and at the moment it does not affect video games. Performance and fluidity improvements: Improvements are added to memory management and background processes. With them Android 17 should be able to save battery and CPU. Additionally, apps will no longer restart by default when changing minor settings. Changes in Camera and Multimedia: Added new fluid transitions between photo and video modes without screen freezes. Support for the VVC video format is also added, and blocking audio playback in the background is added if the app is not active. Privacy and security improvements: Android 17 will better protect your data by blocking sending unencrypted network data by default. Additionally, Google introduces new advanced cryptography standards to protect communications. Changes in connectivity and accessories: Permissions are grouped to link external devices faster. Specific profiles are also added that facilitate the quick configuration of activity bracelets and medical devices. How to install the first beta of Android 17 To install this first beta of Android 17, you have to enter the website google.com/android/beta. In it, go down to the section Devices eligible for the programwhere the mobile phone that you have compatible with the beta will appear. Here, press the button Participate that will appear below the device to enroll it in the beta program. Once you have done, simply check for new system updates on your mobilethe one you have enrolled. When you do, you will see the possibility to update appear. If you don’t look for it, you should also receive the beta in a few minutes. There is a second method to update your Google Pixel, although it is more delicate and is not as recommended. It’s about using the tool Android Flash Tool. The way it works is simple. First you connect the mobile via USB to your computer, and with it you enter flash.android.com. Inside here, click on Get Started and follow the instructions on the page. In Xataka Basaics | The best apps for Android 2026: new, essential and hidden gems

The Ferrari Luce breaks with everything that Ferrari history is supposed to be about. It is the best possible news for Ferrari

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Just unlock your phone, select the icon of your favorite social network and scroll to get an idea that there are two kinds of people in the world: those who have already given their opinion about the new Ferrari Luce and those who are about to give their opinion. Because if Ferrari has achieved anything by showing the inside of its first electric car (we will see the exterior in May) is to make it clear that we all have an opinion. For or against. It doesn’t matter almost because 99% of us who give our opinion will not be able to buy an electric one either, which, of course, will not fit into the new one. Auto+ Plan of purchase aid. Yes, you don’t have to think too much to get an idea of ​​who is against it. I myself am not sure if it disgusts me or, outright, horrifies me. And despite everything, it is very clear to me that Ferrari has hit the right buttons. Enzo, this is not a Ferrari They say that Enzo Ferrari took revenge for the criticism of his cars with one of those outings that only an Italian in the category of Il Commendatore You can sign: “I don’t sell cars, I sell engines. I gave the car away, the engine has to be assembled somewhere.” Whether it’s true or notwhich with these quotes you never know, the phrase not only reflects a philosophy for your company, it also captured the essence of an entire era. The Ferrari boss died in 1988, just a year after the launch of the Ferrari F40the supercar that commemorated the four decades of the firm’s history. That Ferrari F40 was the last car supervised by Enzo Ferrari and it was a shock to the table. Gerhard Berger, who drove for the brand in Formula 1, noted that the F40 was “very easy to drive… if you have experience with racing cars.” And he wasn’t lying. Jason Barlow, in Top Gearexplains that the car accelerates wildly, as if it lived inside a chapter of the Looney Tunes. In carwow define its spirit well: “the luxury of this Ferrari was not having any luxury.” Seeking extreme lightness, the car lacked air conditioning, floor mats, sound system or upholstered panels. The result was immediately evident: the F40 was the fastest car at the time with a top speed of 324km/h. Yes, the F40 was a special car, one of those series that those from Il Cavallino they throw every 10 years to honor their own historyto claim every decade to be the most important brand in the world. Whether or not it is true, they have won the speech. I say this because, since then, Ferrari has been slowing down its launches. Until the death of Enzo Ferrari, his cars obeyed the maxim of being, above all, an engine with wheels. You had to have hands to drive a Ferrari. Many concessions had to be made. But the evolution of technology has brought us to where we are today. Cars that do not need to be extremely radical and that can even be relatively comfortable on a daily basis while being a bomb on a track. When we had the opportunity to play the Lamborghini Revuelto I saw it clearly. Today, a luxury supercar brand has to think about its most radical customers, it cannot forget the purists, those who really enjoy the sound of a V12 at full throttle on a track or in a Autobahn. But the luxury supercar is now much more than that. They are also cars to get around the city center, to go to your favorite restaurant. They have to be easy to carry for an audience that is never going to take advantage of the burst of power they keep in their guts. That is where Ferrari has been pointing in recent years. The Italians have achieved the most complicated thing for a luxury brand: to be desired and aspirational despite the fact that Never before have so many Ferraris been sold. They produce more than ever, but demand remains intact. And if that demand is still alive, it is not only for those who seek the thunderous sound of a V12, it is for those who buy a Purosangue and for those who will buy an electric car with the Ferrari emblem on the nose. That’s why I understand that the brand has opted to hand over the keys to the house to Jony Ive and go on vacation for years with the uncomfortable tranquility of someone who knows that when he returns he will find it upside down. And he doesn’t know if that’s good or bad. Ive’s bet has been to create a groundbreaking and different interior for a car that needs to build its own story. Ferrari has the means and knowledge to make the most advanced electric car in the world. Your technical datawith 1,000 HP, four motors and a 122 kWh battery, aims to achieve this. But building the most radical and fastest electric supercar was not going to do them any good. Because the public for that car does not exist. At least for now. What does exist is a gigantic fishing ground of rich people who want a car as a fashion accessoryof those who do not value Ferrari for its history, for making the best-sounding V12s. This car has been created for them, so that they can enjoy it every day on their trips to the luxury shopping center, to the sports club or to pick up the children from the most elite school in the area. If Ferrari had targeted the brand’s biggest fans with its first electric car, they would have failed.either. Because technology is capable of giving us a wild stream of hundreds and hundreds of HP of power for little money. But those customers, who look for the roar of a gigantic engine behind them and a wild … Read more

US sanctions are collapsing China’s factories. It’s bad news for the rest of the world

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The US has intensified in recent years its tariff policy against China. Under the shield of “national security reasons,” the Trump administration has attempted to isolate China from essential components to create cutting-edge technology. The play didn’t go too welland China is at its best moment of national production. So much so that the capacity of its factories is reaching the limit. There are those who warned. Lip-Bu Tan, CEO of Intel, warned at the beginning of February in his statements. He pointed out that the US blockade is only achieving the opposite effect, driving giants like Huawei to develop silently and accelerating the race for China to obtain the capacity to make three nanometer chips. SMIC confirmed it. He SMIC report corresponding to the fourth quarter of 2025 is a perfect summary of China’s efforts to one day end up leading the semiconductor race. China doesn’t just want to make chips for mobile phones: it wants to dominate the semiconductors that support AI, cars, telecommunications, industry, energy and defense: because whoever controls these chips controls technological power. The key data. That SMIC’s profits have grown by 39% in the last year is quite revealing, but that the capacity of its factories has risen to 93.5% is even more so. In other words, the Chinese company is practically at the limit of its production capacity, having to satisfy the demanding demands of both the government and local companies. How does this affect me?. Among the key sectors that China wants to lead is AI. And this one needs many, many chips. So much so that SMIC has warned that the demand for them is being so enormous that the rest of the consumer electronics orders are being compromised. This ends up translating into delays in supply, price increases and something that we have been warning about for months: basic components such as RAM, SSD memories and so on. They are going to be more expensive than ever. Without help from anyone. China, without access to ASML’s most advanced machines, is achieving alternative routes for your manufacturing processes. Although some of its manufacturers are still in collaboration with giants like TSMC (case of Xiaomi with “its” XRing 01 chip, manufactured by TSCM in 3nm), the plan is to be completely self-sufficient. Something that they will end up achieving, sooner or later. In Xataka |

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