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nuclear microreactors made like Lego pieces

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The artificial intelligence revolution has an Achilles heel that is not in the code, but in the networks. In this scenario of “energy hunger”, an Austin company called Aalo Atomics has decided that the solution is not to wait for the State to build infrastructure, but to manufacture its own nuclear reactors like someone making Lego pieces. A unique structure. If decades ago the message “Hello World” marked the beginning of the computer age, today the “Aalo World” aims to mark the beginning of the Second Atomic Age. According to a company press releaseAalo Atomics has begun construction of an experimental reactor, the Aalo-X, under the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Nuclear Reactor Pilot Program. The ambition is such that, as reported by NucNetthe company has already shipped the first five test modules (the Aalo-0 prototype) from its factory in Austin to the Idaho National Laboratory (INL). The goal is to have everything ready by July 4, 2026. The “Bring Your Own Energy” model. AI data centers have sparked a new business fever: the “bring your own energy”. Giants like Microsoft, Google or Amazon can no longer depend on an American electrical grid that, although should add 80GW of capacity per year, barely reaches 65GW due to bureaucracy and bottlenecks. This is where the star product comes in: the Aalo Pod. According to the company’s technical informationit is not an eternal “construction project”, but rather a mass-produced product. Each “Pod” will generate 50 MW and is designed to be adjacent to data centers. By not requiring external water sources for cooling – thanks to their air condensers – these plants can be located in arid or remote areas, directly feeding the servers without going through the saturated electrical grid. “Lego” engineering. The key to Aalo Atomics’ success lies in three pillars: Products, not projects. According to Matt LoszakCEO of Aalo Atomics, the historical mistake of the sector was to build each plant as a single civil work. His XMR concept (Extra Modular Reactor) allows parts to arrive on site as finished and tested blocks, ready to be connected. Sodium technology. Unlike conventional plants, sodium allows the reactor operates at atmospheric pressure. This eliminates the need for expensive, gigantic containment domes. To avoid incidents like the one at the Monju plant (Japan) in 1995, Aalo Atomics has developed double-walled steam generators and an AI-powered autonomous maintenance robot that remotely detects and seals leaks. Passive security. The design, led by Yasir Arafat (CTO of Aalo Atomics), uses a fuel that expands naturally if the temperature rises too high, stopping the reaction by physical laws, without the need for human intervention. An extensive collaboration network. Dubbed the “Aaloverse”, it has woven an ecosystem of 127 suppliers in 35 states that transcends the energy sector to integrate the current kings of silicon. Microsoft and NVIDIA not only appear as potential clients, but as technological partners for the development of a “digital super operator”. This artificial intelligence platform, supported by NVIDIA’s computational muscle and Azure tools, seeks to automate the enormous bureaucracy of nuclear permits and manage the reactor with a minimal human workforce, turning the plant into an autonomous system capable of predicting failures before they occur. For this digital vision to be translated into real energy, Aalo Atomics has resorted to the reliability of traditional heavy industry, closing alliances with giants such as Baker Hughes and Siemens for the supply of turbines and generators. This strategy, together with a historic contract with Urenco, accelerates its arrival on the market and guarantees enriched uranium for the Aalo-X reactor in 2026, breaking dependence on foreign supplies and shielding the energy sovereignty of future data centers. Towards a Second Atomic Age? Aalo Atomics faces a challenge that the industry considered impossible: going from the founding of the company to nuclear fission in less than three years. However, with $136 million in financing and the first hardware already on Idaho soil, doubt is giving way to expectation. If they manage to turn on Aalo-X in the summer of 2026, they will not only have built a reactor; They will have inaugurated a model where nuclear energy is as modular, scalable and private as the servers themselves that today try to decipher the future of humanity. The race is on and, for now, Idaho’s clock is ticking. Image | Aalo Atomics Xataka | The boom in companies developing SMR reactors is no coincidence: it is just what the military wanted

the pieces come from the most unthinkable place

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They have been so many the occasions in which Ukraine has intercepted a Russian drone, has opened it and has found that Moscow had little less than the name, that it seemed difficult for kyiv to be surprised again by an “unboxing” of the enemy. It so happens that Ukraine has been demanding help for weeks to combat a very special Russian missile. And when he managed to intercept one, the surprise came again. A modified shahed. The appearance on the Ukrainian front of a new armed Russian Geran-2 drone with an air-to-air missile It marked a new turn in the evolution of the conflict and in Moscow’s constant adaptation to a battlefield increasingly dominated by unmanned systems. According to Ukrainian military intelligence, this model (derived from the Iranian Shahed-136) has been seen for the first time equipped with a soviet missile R-60originally designed in the seventies for combat fighters. This is not a mere technical curiosity, but a deliberate attempt to introduce a direct threat against helicopters and airplanes Ukrainians dedicated to air defense and drone interception tasks, expanding the role of the Geran-2 beyond the classic suicide attack against ground targets. The military logic of the missile on a drone. The main objective of this modification, according to the Ukrainian evaluation, has been degrade effectiveness of Kyiv’s tactical aviation, forcing it to operate with greater caution against swarms of drones. In fact, this adaptation has been a pain in the ass for kyiv helicopters. As? By integrating an infrared-guided R-60 missile with a range of approximately 10 km, Russia introduces the possibility that a traditionally vulnerable drone, can fight back if it detects a nearby helicopter or aircraft through its cameras. This represents a clear trade-off: the missile takes up space and weight, which reduces the drone’s internal explosive charge and, therefore, its destructive capacity against ground targets, but in exchange increases its potential survivability and its value as an aerial deterrent tool. UK report on Shahed missile upgrade The “allied” pieces. And here comes the moment when Ukraine has returned to be surprised. One of the most sensitive elements of the GUR report is the confirmation, when dissecting this evolution, that this new Geran-2 contains the majority of components manufactured outside Russiaincluding elements from the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland, China, Japan and Taiwan in the equation. This pattern, like we have been counting many times, it is not even much less newbut it once again highlights the limitations of international sanctions. Despite export controls and technological restrictions, civilian components (chips, sensors, electronic systems) they keep coming to the Russian military industry through gray markets, intermediaries or countries that evade or laxly apply control standards. Sanctions, loopholes and a doubt. Ukraine takes time alerting of the magnitude of the problem. In one of the massive attacks this fall, President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed that they had identified more than 100,000 components of foreign origin in a single package of 550 drones and missiles launched by Russia. The figure illustrates not only the persistence of gaps in the sanctions regime, but also the industrial scale that Moscow has achieved in the production and adaptation of drones, relying on technologies that, in theory, should be out of its reach. Testing ground. Although the use of armed drones with air-to-air missiles It is striking, the truth is that it is not completely unprecedented in this war. Ukraine has also experienced with the integration of surface-to-air missiles in naval drones, managing to shoot down Russian aircraft over the Black Sea. The conflict has thus become a real-time laboratory where both sides test improvised combinations of cheap platforms and inherited weaponry, adapting them to new missions with surprising speed. Drones as a strategy. we have been explaining throughout the months. The introduction of this armed Geran-2 coincides with a sustained investment of Russia in drone operations, both in national production as in the creation of new launch infrastructures. Beyond the immediate impact on the battlefield, the message is strategic: Moscow seeks to complicate every layer of the Ukrainian defense, even at the cost of sacrificing some of the destructive power of its drones, and demonstrates that, despite sanctions, it continues to find a way to combine foreign technologyinherited weaponry and mass production to sustain their war effort. Image | Kyiv City State Administration In Xataka | A day later the satellites leave no doubt: Russia fortified a bridge, and a Ukrainian drone made science fiction a reality In Xataka | If Europe thinks that the end of the war in Ukraine is the end of its problems with Russia, Finland has just woken it up

more than 100,000 pieces were from their own allies

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A kilometer report could be made with the different analysis that has led out Ukrainian intelligence when a Russian artifact has been found. The drones have revealed on numerous occasions that, in war, international sanctions they don’t work of great deal. And not just drones, even in the tanks. Now, and after the brutal Russian offensive last Sunday, Ukraine has once again dissected the enemy. The surprise at this point is no longer “who,” but “how much.” The fragility of chains. one night of massive attack exhibited, with crude clarity, a paradox that has been brewing for some time in modern war: the destructive capacity of a State that declares itself sanctioned and isolated continues to depend (and to a large extent prosper thank you) to the circuits, chips and parts that circulate in civilian markets and manufacturers around the world. In the night assault that combined 496 attack drones and 53 missilesthe Ukrainian authorities counted 102,785 components of foreign origin embedded in the munitions and devices that tore the country’s sky; Of them, around 100,688 were on drones (among them about 250 powerful replicas of the Shahed type) and the rest distributed in Iskander (about 1,500), Kinzhal (192) and Kalibr (405). Zelensky has said That Ukraine does not only intend to point out culprits: it is a forensic exercise that reveals how everything, from a converter to a microcontroller, ends up accelerating the aggressor’s ability to persist. What and from where. The identified components cover parts that the civil industry mass produces: converters (analog and power), sensors, analog-digital converters, microelectronics and microcomputers, which, according to kyivcome from companies located in the United States, United Kingdom, China, Taiwan, Germany, Switzerland, Japan, Korea and the Netherlands. Ukraine has pointed out concrete examplessuch as British microcomputers for flight control, Swiss microcontrollers, German connectors, and has stressed that the greatest diversity and volume comes from from China and Taiwanwhich explains why, even when the most advanced parts are restricted, technological proliferation keep feeding arsenals. Sanctions, double use and illusion. The figures and traceability reveal the essential limitation of sanctions: the international export control regime collides with complex global chainsintermediary agents and pieces cataloged as “dual use” that circulate through civil markets and logistics centers that do not ask about the final destination. The compliance standards of companies and state controls are necessary but insufficient regarding re-exports, transshipments and suppliers that serve to non-military sectors. Furthermore, even large corporations do not have absolute visibility over the useful life and final destination of each component. The practical consequence is a war economy that thrives on the tenuous border between the legal and the hidden, between licit manufacturing and war use. Politics and geostrategy. If you also want, the ukrainian reaction It is political and operational: beyond reporting, kyiv transfers the data of the pieces and their origins to its partners to pressure for concrete measures. Zelensky demands to close “now” the flows of critical components and proposes additional restrictions, from boarding controls to logistical blockades. Experts from Ukraine itself they claim a coordinated decision at G7 level that addresses implementation gaps and harmonizes checklists, due diligence procedures and interdiction measures in ports and trade routes. Vladyslav Vlasiuk and other sanctions officials they underline that without systemic and synchronized action (inspections, conditional cargo insurance, monitoring of re-exports) the prohibitions would remain on paper. Industrial and ethical implications. It we have commented other times. The phenomenon also raises a question moral and practical for the industry: to what extent should a company assume responsibility for the end use of its products and what investments does this require in traceability, auditing and third-party controls. The technical answers there are (tracking servers, controlled party lists, customer integrity certifications), but they have costs that, in practice, fragment markets and raise prices. For allied governments, the solution is to tighten controls without suffocating critical civil chains. For the firms, for redoubling diligence and collaborating with the authorities. Industrialized war. In military terms, the availability of these components speed up production mass of drones and missiles, reduces manufacturing times and makes it more difficult to dismantle a threat that finds pieces in the global economy. The continuous waves of attacks that damage infrastructure civilians and kill or wound to non-combatants They demonstrate that pieces are not mere objects: they are damage multipliers. For Ukraine, the battle over sanctions It is, therefore, another front line, and its success depends both on the diplomatic and legal effectiveness of its allies and on the technical capacity to track and block logistical routes. Technological containment. They remembered the analysts at Insider that closing the gaps requires mixing diplomacy, intelligence and regulation: harmonizing control lists, coordinating port inspections, conditioning insurance and logistics services, and building international standards on industrial traceability. It also implies strengthening national capacities for alternative production (relocation of critical chains) and reducing dependence on strategic components in jurisdictions with less export control. However, no isolated measure will be enough: experience shows that flows adapt very quickly. That’s why Ukraine ask and need a G7 outreach strategy that combines smart sanctions, pressure on intermediaries, and a clear map of risks and responsibilities. An uncomfortable diagnosis. The verification of those more than 100,000 foreign components in a single attack is a clear photograph of how technological globalization has reconfigured conflicts: now the vulnerabilities are no longer just ammunition depots or bases, but supply networks, commercial contracts and neutral ports. The lesson for “friendly” governments of Ukraine is twofold: suppressing supplies is as important as supplying defenses, and for companiesacting responsibly is not only ethics, but collective security. In the end, the question this episode raises is not just technical (how to cut off that supply chain) but politics and morals: to what extent industrial prosperity can be sustained without control rules and without effective mechanisms that prevent a seemingly innocuous chip from ending up igniting large-scale violence. Image | National Guard of Ukraine In Xataka | Russia has an advantage over Ukraine: it is called … Read more

PLD Space has a detailed plan to become the European rocket factory. And the pieces have started fitting

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With Miura 1, PLD Space became the first private company in Europe to successfully launch a suborbital rocket. Since then, the Spanish company has stepped on the accelerator with a project in mind: launching Miura 5 in 2026. Today the first orbital rocket in Spain is not a project, but a tangible reality that is being assembled in Elche. PLD Space It has already manufactured All its components and prepares to start your engines for the first time. The Treprel-C roars in Teruel. A rocket is, in essence, an engine with a large fuel tank. Miura 5 will have five Treprel-C engines fed by turbobomba in its first stage, generating a combined thrust of 950 kN, 30 times more than Miura 1. The development of the most important component of the rocket advances to counterreloj. The company already tested in its test banks of Teruel’s airport combustion cameras, validating manufacturing technologies such as copper and nickel electrode. The turbobombs, the largest developed by a European startup, They were also tested with a complete ignition before its final integration into the engine. Elements such as gas generators and cryogenic valves were designed, manufactured and tested internally following the lessons learned during the development of MIURA 1. A process that has culminated with the start of the engine series manufacturing: there are already four engines of the Teprel-C family in production for the final qualification campaign. Aluminum plates have gained shape. Parallel to the development of engines, the construction of the rocket structure itself advances at a good pace. In a recent videoThe company details how its Elche factory has been working on the molding and the test of the metal structures (the fuel tanks) and of composite materials (the separation module between stages and the cofia that will protect the satellites of the customers). These components have already undergone all kinds: tests at room temperature, cryogenic, and with compression and flexion loads to ensure that the structure will support the brutal conditions of the launch. The idea is to refine the design with the results of the prototypes to maximize their performance. After validating the engineering models, PLD Space is now manufacturing the final qualification components, the step prior to the series production of Miura 5. The launch ramp is running. The company signed a development contract With the French Space Agency (CNES) to build its own launch complex in the European Space Port of Kouroou, in the French Guiana. The civil works will begin this summer in the same place where France launched its first rocket, the Elm-Diamant. The location is unbeatable: its proximity to Ecuador will allow optimizing the trajectories of Miura 5 and launching heavier loads with less fuel. But PLD Space does not conform and has also signed an agreement with Oman to build a Second launch base In the Etlaq Space Puerto. This movement will give direct access to the Mercado de Oriente. A plan to be the European rocket factory. At the same time that Miura 5 develops, PLD Space is raising an industrial complex to manufacture it in series. The company has designed a plan to climb its production to 32 units per year by 2030. This industrial effort is based on a supply chain of almost 400 partners, mostly Spanish and Europeans, which has invested 50 million euros Since the beginning of 2024. PLD Space has chained a series of crucial milestones that draw a very clear and ambitious roadmap, as European confidence demonstrates. Back of the European Space Agency. PLD Space is already officially one of the five companies preselected by ESA to guarantee sovereign access to space in Europe. The European Launcher Challenge has awarded contracts of up to 169 million euros to the five companies, among which are the French Maiaspace, the British Orbex and the Germans Isar Aerospace and Rocket Factory Augsburg. PLD Space has proposed to Miura 5 as its immediate operating pitcher already His future heavy and reusable rocket, the Miura Nextlike the next step. The ESA final decision will be taken in November 2025, but the pre -selection already positions the Spanish company as a key actor and an industrial leader in the European launch sector. Image | PLD Space In Xataka | 12 years after making fun of Spacex and his idea of landing rockets, Arianegroup is creating a European mini-falcon 9

Three essential pieces of current cinema depend on its success

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There are hardly a few days left for the premiere of ‘Superman‘, a movie whose premiere we have been waiting since James Gunn announced the plans for his renewed DC universewith which Warner would borrón and new account with respect to everything that his superhero cosmos had meant so far. That is, ‘Superman’ plays much more than it seems. Its success or failure can bring consequences that do not dissipate for many years. Good prospects. To begin with, it should be clarified that a flattering future is opened to Gunn’s movie. It is true that your Budget has been very considerable (It is estimated that between 225 and 363 million dollars). To be profitablesome sources point out that they would need to exceed 500 million global dollars to be considered a success, and others raise that figure to more than 700 million to justify the relaunch of the DCU. Gunn has rushed to Define the size of those figures. In any case, the forecasts are good but not extraordinary: in principle, and depending on the source, there was talk of collections between 125 and 200 million dollars, but the presale has reduced expectations a bitthat now are between 90 and 145 million. The first receptions of criticism, yes, They have been excellent. Essential for three key pieces of current cinema. In short, the success of ‘Superman’ can affect three important cinema pieces mainstream Hollywood. On the one hand its success is key to Warner’s maltrecha. On the other, it is the starting point of a new superhero universe, with all that implies. And finally, ‘Superman’ is framed in the genre of superheroes, which has been going through ups and downs. The success or failure of ‘Superman’ will mark the future of all these variables. Warner needs it. Warner has been submerged in a Very delicate financial situation. His caresses with HBO have long since They bring tailbut they don’t raise their heads Nor in the film division: In the first quarter of 2025, Warner Bros. registered net losses of 453 million dollars. And eye, it is still a 53% reduction compared to the same period of the previous year, since in 2024 the losses were fired up to 11.3 billion dollars, compared to the 3.100 million of 2023. Because despite adding 110.5 million users in Max, the streaming business fails to compensate for losses from other areas. Superman, that symbol. More specifically within Warner, ‘Superman’ has special relevance within the superhero universe of DC. It is not surprising that the first film of this relaunch of the seal is ‘Superman’ (not Batman or Wonder Woman): the Kryptonian is a clear symbol of Warner’s vision of the genre (different from Marvel’s, more realistic, those of DC are full heroes, of a piece, more fantastic). A box office failure would be not only a puncture for this film, for this hero, but for a whole philosophy: Superman, as a symbol of the DC universe in its entirety, needs to succeed to boost the seal. What comes behind. If Superman is successful there are already future prepared premieres, such as ‘Supergirl’ (June 2026). Very sensitively, the DC calendar is being deployed much more slowly and carefully, Warner clearly wants to be cautious and distance from what has ended up condemning Marvel: excess premieres. This long parenthesis until the next premiere of DC makes it clear to which Superman is not a link in a chain, but a founding stone that Warner needs to work and make badly forget badly too recently as disastrous’The Flash‘ either ‘Black Adam‘. The emporium of the superheroes. For a long time, the one who was the Dominant genre in Hollywood It crosses a serious phase of ups and downs. It is true that there is still a box office, but we are no longer facing the great guaranteed successes of Marvel’s early days, and that Disney itself was responsible for burning. We have gone through one year of Impasse (where there was only one premiere, ‘Deadpool and Wolverine’, which was a capital success, yes, but Out of the continuous MCU), And Marvel has returned this year with ‘Captain America: Brave New World‘ and ‘Thunderbolts‘, which add the whopping of 800 million dollars of collection … but they are insufficient to be profitable. And now we are faced with great expectation: ‘Superman’ starts a new stage for Warner, and ‘The fantastic 4: first steps‘It also opens this year, with very good expectations and a possible face washing for Marvel. And in 2026 two possible box office pumps such as the new sequel to Tom Holland’s’ spider-man and the Return of the Avengers with ‘Doomsday’. Despite these expectations, superheroes are no longer the dominant force in the box office, as demonstrated by films like ‘NE ZHA 2‘,’Lilo and Stitch‘ and ‘A Minecraft movie‘, away from superhero cinema but that have been the greatest successes of 2025. Little heroic superheroes. That is the superhero cinema situation, after two years of very specific successes. Hence the importance of ‘Superman’ and ‘The Fantastic Four’, not only for their respective franchises (as seen in the case of Superman), but for the Hollywood industry itself and the public, which begins to be tired of cyclic stories and people with super powers. Superman, essential piece. In the same way that happens in his fictional universe with the character, the ‘Superman’ film is perhaps the most important film of the year from the point of view of the industry. The relevance as creative of James Gunnwho is trusting to give a face washing not only to the DC universe, but to the whole superhero genre, turns this film into a very special bet. The great investment that Warner has made, one of the largest in recent years for the company, also puts in check the accounts of the producer. A series of bets to which the entire industry now looks closely. In Xataka | We have analyzed the scores of Marvel and DC movies to solve … Read more

Spacex has asked Mexico to stop invading its property and returns the starship pieces that fell into the country

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The tension between Spacex and the Government of Mexico has climbed this week after explosion of a starship prototype of June 18. While the Mexican government investigates the remains that crossed the border as illegal pollution and studies possible demands, Elon Musk’s company says they are of its property and asks to stop hindering its recovery. Context. On the night of June 18, a stage of the Starship rocket suddenly exploded during a fuel load for a motor ignition test. The explosion destroyed the ship and spread fragments around Starbase. A few days later, the local media of Tamaulipas reported that part of the remains They had reached the beaches of La Burrita in Matamoroson the Mexican side of the border. There were gas tanks, steel sheets and aluminum parts. Civil Protection, the Federal Attorney for Environmental Protection and the Ministry of Environment of Mexico went to the place to remove the remains and take water, sand and vegetation samples for analysis. Mexican anger. The situation has ended up climbing this week until the president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, who described the remains of “pollution” and a possible violation of sovereignty and Mexican environmental legislation. According to Sheinbaum, his government will make “the necessary demands that have to be done” according to international laws. Spacex’s response. In one publication of xElon Musk’s company formally requested the Mexican government to return the remains of the rocket, arguing that they are of their property and that their attempts have been hindered. “Despite Spacex’s attempts to recover related remains (with the explosion), which are and remains tangible property of Spacex, these attempts have been hindered by unauthorized parts that invade (our) private property.” “They are not pollutants.” Spacex states that Starship materials do not represent “chemical, biological or toxicological risk.” And offers resources for cleaning. The company claims to be entitled to recover its property and asks Mexican authorities “local and federal assistance.” It is a shock of narratives. Mexico qualifies the incident as an environmental and security impact against Mexicans. Spacex frames it as a non -polluting private property recovery. Spacex embarked the ball into the neighbor’s house. The neighbor is angry and wants to sue. Image | D Wise, NSF

China conquered us with its cheap drones. Now the price of its pieces is shooting for a reason that is not accidental

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The Chinese market has been the most attractive option to buy drones for years, both for price and variety. From Ultraeconomic models of 30 euros even professional drones such as DJI MAVIC 4 PROfor more than 2,000 euros. The fan is really wide. Now, that successful formula begins to face a new context. Such as collect Financial Timesthe prices of the components from China are rising, in some cases duplicating. Let’s analyze the reasons and scope of this phenomenon. The scenario has changed. More and more suppliers operating in China are raising their prices for international clients. They do, according to the aforementioned British newspaper, in response to the reinforcement of the export controls that Beijing is applying on “sensitive components.” The aforementioned changes occur in a global context where the United States and China are immersed in a commercial war marked by ups and downs. Although in recent months Some offensives have softeneduncertainty still persists how the next steps will be. Key components in the spotlight. Among the elements most affected by these restrictions are Thermographic cameras. These cameras allow to detect temperature differences and generate images in low visibility conditions, such as night, fog or smoke. Image captured by a drone with thermographic chamber They are used both in civil applications (such as rescue work or industrial inspection), but also in military environments. This last use could be behind the increase in controls and increase in exports, since these cameras allow surveillance tasks in adverse conditions. A strategy that reminds the US. Although the hardening of controls from Beijing may seem a sudden response, it is not an isolated or new movement in the global context. USA It has been restricted for years China’s access to certain products for “national security.” Here we find The well -known case of Huawei. In 2019, Donald Trump’s administration imposed a prohibition that forced US companies to request licenses to offer some technology to the Asian manufacturer, a measure that would be maintained during Joe Biden’s mandate. Drones in front of war. One of the reasons behind Chinese controls is precisely the military use of these devices. Certainly, in recent years we have seen how consumer drones have become an essential part of the military arsenal in conflicts such as Russia and Ukraine. The Ukrainian attack with Hundreds of drone drones on Russian basesor the massive production of low -cost explosive drones, they have made it clear that there is no border between the civil and the military. Possibly this also explains why China wants to control who sells what. Europe and the US try to react. Both Europe and the United States are reacting to Chinese domain. In the American case, associations like Auvsi They have claimed Fiscal incentives and loans to facilitate the transition to local drones, especially in security forces and public services. There have also been more forceful movements, such as the decision of the United States Department of Defense to include DJI in its list of “Chinese military companies.” This classification led to the manufacturer To start a legal battle with the aim of revoking said label. In the European case, the answer is taking shape through initiatives such as the program Eurodronea joint development between France, Germany, Spain and Italy that seeks to reduce the dependence of non -European manufacturers. There are also other programs, such as European Defense Fund. And what does this affect us? For now, what seems clear is that access to pieces from China is no longer as easy or as cheap as before. Restrictions and controls are making key components more expensive, something that some buyers already notice throughout the planet. We will have to wait to see if this trend ends also affecting the price of the drones that we use on a day -to -day basis (those we buy online or in stores), but everything indicates that the market, as we knew it, is starting to change. Images | DJI | J. Weisner | ABODI VESAKARAN | Guillaume Issaly In Xataka | Huawei was the first great victim of the commercial war initiated by the US. Today is at the head of mobiles

Now you can repair these iPad yourself, with official pieces and manuals

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If you live in Spain and your iPad you need repair, there is a new alternative that adds to the usual ones. Until now, some options were to make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple Store or attend an authorized technical service. From today, however, you can also choose to fix it on your own: Apple has activated The self -determination program for iPad in the country. The company has started this new phase of the program with a selection of specific models: the iPad Air with M2 Chip or later, the iPad Pro with M4 Chiphe iPad Mini with A17 Pro and the iPad with chip A16. For them, it will be possible to acquire original parts, rent professional tools and access detailed technical manuals to replace components such as screens, batteries, cameras or cargo ports. The initiative is part of a broader movement of Apple, who launched the self -determination program in Europe at the end of 2022. At that time, iPhone and laptops were included with their own chip, with access to more than 200 pieces and tools available in a specific store. With the incorporation of iPad, the catalog already covers 65 products, including recent devices such as IPhone 16E and the New Macbook Air . This is the self -determination process. The self -determination program that Apple has just activated in Spain is not immediate or simple. We will have to follow several well -defined steps if we want to take advantage of it. Consult the Technical Manual: Each compatible model has its own manual, published on the official Apple website. These documents explain the process in detail and contain a unique identifier, essential to request pieces. It is important to select the appropriate manual according to the exact model and the type of repair that is intended to be performed. Identify necessary parts and tools: Once the manual is reviewed, we can know what parts should be replaced and what tools are necessary to do it correctly. All material can be acquired from The self -determination store managed by an authorized provider, or through independent distributors such as Mobileparts.shop In Europe. For those who do not want to acquire tools that are only going to use once, Apple offers the possibility of renting them. Process the order: Once the necessary material is identified, we must order. In some cases we will be asked for the serial number or the IMEI of the device to validate the purchase. The entire process is managed outside the Apple ecosystem, through authorized external platforms. Perform step by step repair: With the order already received, the technical process can begin. The manual clearly indicates each of the operations, and in certain cases it will be necessary to use software tools such as the repair assistant or the system configuration to complete the intervention correctly. The company says that the available parts and tools are exactly the same as both the Apple Store and the company’s authorized service providers. Return the replaced pieces: When the repair has ended, we will have the option to return the withdrawal pieces so that Apple can recondition or recycle them. In some concrete repairs, this step can be translated into a partial refund, provided that the pieces are returned in good condition. An interesting option, but not for everyone. As the company points outthis type of repair is not intended for users without experience. Apple says it clearly: it addresses “people with the knowledge and experience necessary to repair electronic devices.” Therefore, if we do not see it clear, the traditional options are still there. More user control, more responsibility too. Apple does not force anyone to open their iPad at home, but now it allows it. The advantage is in the total control over the process and the possibility of addressing problems in the device without going through the technical service. In return, yes, responsibility also falls to the user. Images | Xataka | Roberto Nickson In Xataka | In the middle of the war against the right to repair, there are some brands giving you the instructions for you to fix your little pots yourself

manufactures its pieces in Mexico

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20%tariffs, to begin with all the countries of the European Union. That has been one of Donald Trump’s great ads last morning. The president of the United States has confirmed an almost endless list of new taxes to a total of 200 countries and regions. And, in addition, some specific ones are maintained. Among them, those related to the automobile industry. 25%. That is the tax that The United States Government will charge To all cars and pieces to make cars that enter through its borders. At least that is the intention of the US administration that has maintained these rates despite the concrete impositions to countries or organizations. This implies that a car that is manufactured in the United States will also have to pay A 25% extra cost For each and every one of the pieces that have been exported to the country. For example, if the battery of an electric car is manufactured outside its borders, said vehicle will have 25% of that battery. Tariffs to countries. This measure has not prevented Donald Trump from announcing new tariffs yesterday night. These new economic walls country will apply by country (or the sum of them, like the European Union). Implies that Europe will pay 20% For each and every one of the exports that makes the United States. Spain, for example, has in its Olive wine and oil exports to the United States as one of its main markets. If you want to continue operating in the country, companies will have to pay 20% more for their products to enter through their borders. However, these generalized tariffs do not apply if a specific industry has a higher tax. As 25% to the automobile industry is greater than 20% that the products of the European Union receive, the highest section is applied. Little affected … The automobile industry in Spain will be little affected. At least directly. This occurs because most of the cars that are manufactured in Spain are small and of contained prices. That is, they are The perfect product to sell in the European Union That, in fact, it is with much the main buyer of cars Made in Spain. In fact, mass vehicles are not exported to the United States. Some time ago it was done with the Mercedes Vito and the Ford Transit. However, no car or van is currently sent. … more or less. That the automobile industry does not directly suffer the designs of the new United States government does not mean that 20% tariffs to the European Union and 25% to cars are not a problem. Keep in mind that with such high tariffs an increase in short -term prices is expected, which, in turn, results in an economic deceleration and lower consumption. It is a threat to Germany, that does not go through its best moment And it is also the main car buyer in Spain. Of course, it is not good news that the European buyer has less money in his pocket. The component industry. Those who will be more affected by the 25% tariff to the non -American car are component manufacturers to produce cars. This industry represents more than 25.6 billion euros in Spain, According to Sernauto data. The Spanish Association of Automotive Suppliers (SERNAUTO) points out that 65% of the exports that Spain carries out in this sector are destined for the European Union, adding more than 16,600 million euros. Again, Germany (3,950 million euros) and France (3,840 million euros) were the main commercial partners. The role of the United States is much more content. It is the eighth country by business volume to which Spain exports its components. However, the association indicates that it is a strategic market, with high added value and key indirect dependencies. Beyond the direct tax. Beyond the 1,021 million euros that the export of components for automotive to the United States is calculated, the sector is enduring breathing because it ensures that the Spanish component industry has a great presence in Mexico. So much Mexico like Canada await What measures Donald Trump finally takes with these countries. Historical commercial allies, the president of the United States has repeatedly threatened them with raising new levies against them. This would be a greater coup for the interests of Spanish companies. In addition, we must add that an increase in the price of the products that Germany exports to the United States can force productive costs to be cut and, therefore, other commercial partners are studied. Here, it is impressible for Spain to remain competitive so as not to be replaced by suppliers that offer their products at a lower price. Government response. For the moment, The European Union waits until April 9 To vote what measures it takes against tariffs that the United States to Imports of Steel and Aluminum (keys also in vehicle production). Besides, hope to have this Friday A meeting with American representatives. From the Government, Pedro Sánchez has announced that a source of support to the sectors affected by exports worth 14,100 million euros will open. Of these, 6,000 million euros in two ICO guarantees of 6,000 million, a 200 million euros investment support fund for new plants and the network mechanism “to maintain templates similar to how ERTe acted during the pandemic”, in words collected by The country. Photo | The White House and Sernauto In Xataka | Trump tariffs have caused the Big Tech debacle in the stock market. And propose a slowdown in investment in AI

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Tesla Cybertruck’s landing is buying all ballots to become one of the most bizarrest markets viewed so far. The electric SUV has gone through situations of all kinds, both for better and for worse. But in recent times the news about, indeed, how bad things are. The last example is a call to mass review. So massive that it forces to go through the workshop to each and every one of its specimens. The last call to review. It is believed that it only affects 1% of the vehicles but the NHTSSA (in charge of traffic safety in the United States) No choice has remained: All Tesla Cybertruck manufactured between November 13, 2023 and February 27, 2025 have to go through the workshop. The reason is as simple as some of its body steel panels can end up detaching from the vehicle. Obviously, the defect is especially dangerous if the fall is produced, which has forced to call 46,096 Tesla Cybertruck affected by this problem. A defect in glue. The problem is found in the decorative molding covered by pillar A and that extends to the rear area where the roof drop ends. The adhesive that fixes that piece may not be enough to guarantee its integrity and, therefore, the piece could fly running. Remember in The Drive that the problem has been reported by the sufficient number of people so that the company had to stop the assembly line a few days ago to apply a solution and that, obviously, its pieces are not falling along the way. “Indestructible”. When Elon Musk presented the car, he spoke of an “indestructible” body. Something more than a year later, there are only bad news around this description. To start because if a car is indestructible It’s a bad signal. Especially if you look at the tesiture of suffer an accident. Cars deform with the purpose of absorbing the energy of impact. Shock tests showed that a cybertruck that clashes against a wall absorb a very low amount of energyto the point of breaking the rear axle instead of absorbing the blow in its front area. But, in addition, we are seeing that it is not “indestructible.” At least as far as their decorative panels are concerned because it is not the first time that the Cybertruck have to be called to review because some of their panels are falling. In June 2024 there were 11,688 vehicles Those who passed in the workshop because a rear molding could be part of an incorrectly applied adhesive. Click on the image to go to the video. The eternal adhesive problem. The problem of moldings has focused the latest call calls but have not been the only ones that have starred in the Tesla car workshop. Months before, in April 2024, an accelerator problem also forced 3,878 vehicles will go through the workshop. Again, the adhesive used did not correctly fix the piece that is stepped on when the driver accelerates. That piece could detach and be located in the upper part, applying unwanted force on the pedal and, therefore, accelerating the car. It seems also that the cold is especially problematic for the moldings used in the car. As you can see In this videothere are drivers checking that when temperatures are especially low, the pieces are more likely to part. To the workshop! As we have seen, the use of adhesives has been especially problematic for the company but, of course, it has not been the only stumbling block that they have had to deal with in Tesla. In their first year in the market they called for revision up to seven times their owners. Collect in Motorpasion that in 2024 some of them were solved via Ota, such as problems with tire pressure sensors, but for others such as the fall of the Windshield molding There was no choice but to go through the workshop. The cameras and forced another update. A controversial landing. And all the above must be added that the car has not stopped adding controversies since its arrival. To start because it reached A much more expensive price of what has been expected despite having less autonomy of the fiancee. And yet First place among luxury vehicles best selling. Of course, those who wanted to test their SUBTERRENE CAPABILITIES They got the surprise that I had some problems outside the asphalt. Nor should those who decided to camp. A brake in sales? Nothing happens, it is sold The same much cheaper car removing a pair of moldings. Elon Musk’s car. The Tesla Cybertruck can boast something else: having become the vehicle that best defines the figure of Elon Musk. The car is excessive and the accumulated controversies have raised a Ultranza Defense Movement of their abilities. But it has also been the Perfect curtain to protest against the owner of Tesla and his political decisions as a member of the United States Executive. For example, projecting messages against the company and the CEO of the same.+ Photo | RANAMOTORWORKS In Xataka | Byd’s new ultra -grape load system has made millionaires to many investors: those who bet in short of Tesla

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