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India has been wanting to be the new China for years. The Iran war is putting it on a plate

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The iran war is demonstrating, once again, the fragility of globalization. Just look at this graph: Graphic: Xataka The price of a barrel of crude oil has rampaged because Iran is attacking refineries, the Strait of Hormuz through which 20% of the world’s crude oil passes It is abuzz and there is instability in the ‘oil well of the world’. Refineries are targetedbut also the new mine of the world economy: data centers. Iran has attacked data centers of Amazon in Saudi Arabia and Big Tech are setting their eyes on nearby countries where they can move. And what is very attentive is an India that has been pursuing an ambitious goal for years: to become the new China. They have been tempting big technology companies for years and with the narrative of being a safe and reliable country in which to manufacture. The war in Iran is now giving it another argument: kamikaze drones do not fall in its data centers. In short. Data centers have become critical infrastructure. They are from the moment you are investing in them. more than we invested to go to the Moonthe economy of some companies and countries is being linked to their success and, above all, they have been since the AI ​​fever has put the world of hardware in an alley. In war and love, anything goes (or so some apply), and this time we are seeing how they bomb schools, hotels and data centers. On March 1 and 2, Iran attacked with its drones two of the Amazon Web Services, or AWS, facilities in the United Arab Emirates and another center in Bahrain. This has forced the technology company to pause activity in those facilities, asking that companies that had services running on their servers migrate to those in other countries. Solutions. Latency plays a fundamental role in certain operations, so they must be servers that are relatively close to those that have been attacked. And that’s where they come into play both that Amazon has in India, specifically the one in Munbai and the one in Hyderabad. These are data centers from Amazon, yes, but the country has big plans to create an industrial fabric based on this type of infrastructure. At the beginning of last year we echoed a mega data center hard to believe. When most of the world’s large facilities remain below 1 GW of energy capacity, an Indian company wants to create a single data center with a capacity of 3 GW. If we return to the Amazon centers in northern Virginia, in the United States, we see that about 300 installations add up to a total of 2.5 GW. And now India wants one to only have 3 GW. And it wants to have it by 2027, a date as ambitious as its own dimensions. Rain of millions. It is estimated that such a facility would cost between 20,000 and 30,000 million dollars, but it is something that today’s India cares little about: they are burning money to attract industry and steal what they can from China. The country has been offering hundreds of millions of dollars to each technology company that wants to settle in its territory. It’s not just money. India is developingits market is growing and something important: young Chinese are increasingly more qualified and labor is getting more expensive. A cheaper workforce in India, added to government incentives, are two powerful arguments for some giants in the technology sector to move to the country. And, little by little, they are achieving it. Xiaomi, Motorola and even Huawei manufacture complete models of some of their lines in India. Asus, HTC, Samsung, Microsoft and LG have plants for some parts and Apple has taken the production of parts to India. old iPhone models. Another one is Micron, one of the main players in the memory segment. tempting everyone. The country wants more and it is gone sitting with representatives of heavyweights such as the aforementioned Apple… and Samsung. They want the South Koreans don’t just make a few piecesbut rather that they invest in artificial intelligence, hardware and in something that India is eagerly seeking: semiconductor research and development. Samsung is one of the world’s leading foundries and is investing millions outside of South Korea. India seeks to be part of that equation. To do this, they have something called PLI. This is a government initiative that encourages the production of a complete portfolio of products. That is to say: the more complete products a same brand manufactures in the country, the more incentives and economic advantages it receives. They also promise less economic friction with the West, although looking at the issue of tariffs and their ups and downs, it is something that can change from one day to the next. And it’s not all about pure and simple money: India is the most populous country on the planet and it is estimated that the average level of income will continue to rise over the next five years, which also “promise” a good national market for those products that companies manufacture on their soil. The Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park project And the result, with Hyundai being the only one with a significant presence and many open fields, buildings under construction… broken dreams. According to estimates, electronics manufacturing in India was a market of 115,000 million dollars and it is expected triple it by 2027. My colleague Laura already detailed that they were executing the technique of being a steamroller based on releasing billsalthough two things must be said. The first is that one of those objectives, the become the foundry of the worldit’s going to be complicated. TSMC is leading the conversation and is moving both on home soil -Taiwan- and in Europe and, above all, the United States. And what is truly worrying for the country is that, in this search for talent at all costs, it has invested a lot of money in the construction of technological cities that … Read more

Scotland has grown tired of tourists on its difficult inland roads. So he put a special plate on them

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Every year hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands of British tourists travel to the Canary Islands to enjoy a relaxing holiday on their beaches. It was not the case of Robert Marshall. From his visit to Tenerife he came back with a much less pleasant experience, the “horrible” feeling he had when he sat behind the wheel of a car and wanted to drive around the island without being accustomed to its signs, its roads or something as ‘simple’ as drive on the right side. From that trip Marshall returned home with something more than “stress” of the experience: an idea so that the same thing would not happen to any other tourist. Marshall is neither a politician nor an expert on mobility, but he does know about tourism. After all, he is the owner of a hotel located in the Highlands, the Scottish Highlandsa region that has experienced its particular tourist boom in recent years thanks to its mountains, castles and coast. When Marshall traveled to Tenerife some time ago and drove around the island, he understood much better the difficulties that foreign tourists encounter when traveling on the roads of their homeland. Added to the challenge that driving a new vehicle, in a new country, with unknown roads, customs and perhaps even rules, is the change of driving direction: on the left in the United Kingdom, on the right in most countries (including Spain). In his case, the result was a “horrible” experience that left him “completely stressed”. “When I reached the roundabouts, the intersections, as soon as I started the trip, I was going in the opposite direction to the one I usually drive. All the controls and buttons were in a different place. I kept shouting at my partner: ‘I wish these people knew that I was a tourist,’” remember. The sensation was not entirely unknown. He himself had seen how stressed foreigners get when they have to do the opposite and get behind the wheel of a car on the narrow, winding roads of the Highlands. To solve it, Marshall had an idea: What if drivers could actually recognize tourists? What if there was a simple way to identify the cars of travelers who do not know the area or are not used to the way of driving in a certain place? Would it help the rest of the vehicles you share the road with to be more understanding or even more cautious? The result of those reflections is the Tourist Platea registration for tourists. The idea is similar to that of the plate that identifies new drivers: a sign that warns other drivers that whoever is behind the wheel is not used to the area, something that the Tourist Plate achieves with an adhesive rectangle designed for the back of the car. White background, a large green T for “Tourist” and reflective surface to ensure that the plate is visible also at night. “It’s a simple idea, but it has generated conversation about road safety,” celebrates Marshall. And so much. The proposal has aroused the interest of media such as BBC, cnn, The Telegraph either The Timesamong others. And although a priori the plates have not been approved by any authority, Transport Scotland recently suggested to the cnn and BBC that in his opinion there is no problem in showing them. Stickers are sold by £9.99 on the Tourist Plate and Marshall website assures which already has orders from countries like the US, Pakistan or India. That the idea arose right in the Highlands is no coincidence. The region is experiencing a particular tourist boom thanks in part to the success of the route North Coast 500where visitors circulate who (like what happened to Marshall in Tenerife) are not used to Scottish roads, single-lane roads and driving on the left, which has resulted in a higher accident rate. Official figures show accidents in Scotland caused by drivers traveling on the wrong side they shot up 46% in one year: from 24 collisions attributable to “inexperience of the driver on the left” in 2022, the following year it rose to 35. The balance of recent years also leaves victims and accidents caused by Italian, German or American travelers. The Scottish police have even worked with the US embassy to raise awareness tourists about the importance of being cautious behind the wheel. For now, the Tourist Plate seems to have worked for Laura Hanser, activist of A9 Dual Action Groupa group that calls for improvements to road safety in the A9 road. Hanser recently decided to go from theory to practice and tested the ‘tourist license plate’ by adhering the sticker to his own car. “I drove down a single lane road at 80 km/h. I let different vehicles catch up with me. You could clearly see that it took them a couple of seconds to notice and then they slowed down when they recognized that I had that license plate on the car,” Hanser relateswho trusts that the sticker will help foreigners “acclimatize to your environmentthe car and the environment in which they are. “The infrastructure of the Highlands is under great pressure from the influx of tourists. Anything we can do to help, prevent or raise awareness can only be seen as positive,” he concludes. In Xataka | Ibiza is fed up with the waves of tourists every summer. And it has begun to limit them by leaving them without a car Images | Tourist Plate, Robert Bye (Unsplash) and Bo&Ko (Flickr)

has integrated it into its new induction plate

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Open kitchens have conquered many European homes: less cabinets, large islands, spaces without barriers. But cooking in these environments is not always as idyllic as it seems. Traditional bellswith their constant noise, they force the volume of the voice and to live with a large apparatus suspended on the work table. That vision contrasts with the warm and orderly environment that some seek. Samsung has devised a different alternative. The extraction ceases to be on your head to integrate directly into the plate, capturing the smoke rings. An idea that, it is promised, combines aesthetics and functionality so that open kitchen is a place where everything flows, without visual or sound interruptions. When the extractor hides in the countertop and the kitchen breathes The South Korean company will present in the IFA 2025 one of its most interesting bets in integration appliances: An induction plate with “bell” built -in. The Turbo fan, hidden inside the surface itself, extracts the air through a duct that is installed under or behind the countertop. In this way, the fumes and smells will be eliminated at the same point where they are generated, without the need for visible structures on the work area. As we point out above, it is designed for open kitchens and spaces that seek visual continuity. Eta solution avoids adding unnecessary volume and makes the countertop into the protagonist. Flex Zone Plus is one of the keys to this proposal. By incorporating four coils in each areathe plate allows you to use small containers to large casseroles, with uniform heat on the entire cooking surface. It has been manufactured with “scratch -resistant” materials and an antihuellas coating. The integration of extraction into the plaque itself reinforces that idea of ​​continuity. With this approach, the upper cabinets disappear from the scene and the central countertop wins prominence, creating an environment more similar to that of a modern cafeteria. It can occur as a step forward towards open kitchens that do not compromise the design or experience of those who cook. This plate adds to Bespoke philosophy, the Samsung line focused on integrating design and technology into appliances that land in households with style. It is not just that the products mimicate with the furniture: they also incorporate advanced functions, as demonstrated by the Bespoke Ai Laundry Combo, that even allows you to call calls. Samsung raises this plate as a flexible solution: it can be installed with recirculation system or by extraction, depending on the distribution of the kitchen. This versatility is compatible with island designs, although in some cases specific accessories will be needed. Therefore, the company recommends consulting distributors previously to guarantee the correct installation. It can be installed with recirculation system or by extraction. Although the concept is promising, there are still many details to be confirmed. Samsung has not facilitated specific data on the extraction flow, noise levels or the exact measures of the plate. Nor is the final price known beyond that its launch is planned in the First semester of 2026. IFA 2025, which will be held in Berlin from September 5 to 9, will serve as a showcase to know its performance first hand. Until then, the product is presented as a commitment to integrate advanced technology in the kitchen without breaking the aesthetics of space. What Samsung poses goes beyond a new appliance: it is a vision of the kitchen as a fluid and orderly space, where each element fulfills its function without highlighting more than necessary. Total integration becomes a design argument and a practical advantage. Images | Samsung In Xataka | The supreme clarifies all doubts about placing gunshot with camera at home. It all depends on whether they record and where it points

The questions you have sent us (and your answers) about this steam vertical plate

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Let’s answer Your doubts about the Rowenta Aerosteamthe vertical steam iron to be able to iron with one hand. We have been testing it several days, and now we bring you a video with all the answers to the questions that you have been sending us about it to it Our Instagram profile. Q & A Rowenta Aerosteam No one likes to ironand that’s why there are several brands that are trying to innovate to do this domestic work a little easier. Rowenta’s last proposal is this steam brush with which to be able to iron using a single hand. We start the video answering the most essential question: how it is used. Plug the iron, because it has cable and not battery. Then fill your water tank and press the ignition button. When it is hot, we can choose the ironing mode, and then you pass it in a garment that you have hanging so that the wrinkles are disappearing. From this answer other questions arise, and we tell you how long does it take to warm upthat from when you press the button until it is ready they can be about 20 seconds. We also tell you that your water tank is 100ml, which is usually always given to iron a garment. That the deposit is not very large helps that this plate does not weigh much, which in fact is something you have asked us, and this device of about 32.5 cm long weighs between 1.2 or 1.3 kg. But even so, for how the weight is distributed, it is very easy to use and makes it well balanced in your hand. Then we turn to a flash round to answer several questions related to the accessories, with whether you have to keep the button or its price, also giving yourself A discount code In case you are interested. We also talk about your power, or whether it is suitable for all types of tissues. Then, we end with doubts about whether it has turbo, something we take to explain all your waysand if the results are like those of conventional plates, but it is best to see the complete video to see all the answers we give to the questions you have sent us. This content is a collaboration and sponsorship between Xataka and the brand, but there is no pact on the script or the selection of the issues. The editorial content is prepared entirely by Xataka.

Frank Black celebrated the anniversary of an album that sounds better than ever now

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Regarding the grooves of his first album, Black changed things a bit in relation to what he had offered a couple of days before at the Fillmore in San Francisco; not in terms of the presence of the chosen songs, but in the order in which he presented them, because instead of performing “Los Angeles” in the first part of the concert, before launching into the entire “Teenager of the Year”, he left the piece for the closing segment. He did so with full knowledge that this is a cut that, for natural reasons, occupies a special place among his local fans, even though the lyrics seem to hint somewhat maliciously that he is referring to “another Los Angeles.” Before playing it, the host of the evening, who keeps his distinctive voice intact, introduced the musicians who accompanied him, almost all of whom came from our city; and at other times, he mentioned some of the experiences he has had in Southern California, implying the appreciation he has for a place where he has spent a lot of time. But he did not talk about the current fires, which could have left any casual viewer stunned, but which makes sense when it comes to an artist little inclined to public sentimental manifestations and even physical movement on stage. It was also appropriate that he ended the concert with “I Heard Ramona Sing”, another song from the debut album that attracted attention from its premiere for its catchy nature, and which once again achieved notoriety seven years later due to its inclusion in the band. soundtrack of “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World”, a film with which it had nothing to do (beyond the fact that the main character was in an ‘indie’ band), but whose female protagonist was precisely named Ramona. Made up mostly of the personnel who recorded “Teenager” – that is, bassist and keyboardist Eric Drew Feldman (who also produced the work), guitarist Lyle Workman and drummer Nick Vincent -, and with the addition of multi-instrumentalist Rob Laufer , Black’s band for the occasion naturally offered a particularly faithful interpretation of the plate; and he did the same with the cuts from the first album that were heard, in which Feldman and Vincent also participated. Aside from one mistake or another, the musicians established an impressive unity that was even more remarkable given that, outside of the two previous dates in the city of San Francisco, they had not really played together in a long, long time. And all they had to do was dedicate themselves to their thing, without fuss of any kind, to give life to an unforgettable night.

Javier Aguirre could not avoid criticism against some of his players for the defeat against River Plate

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However Javier Aguirre He did not want to blame the players for the 2-0 defeat against River Plate, finally in the press conference after the game at the Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires he ended up acknowledging that several players do not have the level to wear the national t-shirt “It is the law of life, football does not forgive you, you have to be there to always improve and we saw that for some it is not enough, I drew conclusions from what I saw, I’m happy for the tour, not for the result, I hoped we could fight more, but that was what it was for us,” said Vasco about the lack of football level of some players. However, Aguirre also said that several players showed the opposite and although he did not want to name names, he stated that three or four earned their repetition in other games for the Mexico team: “I do not want to give names so as not to affect the other players, But there are three or four who earned their repetition.” The future plans of the Mexican national team Regarding when Mexico’s next game will be before facing the Nations League semifinal match against Canada next March, the Tricolor coach said that the director of the national teams Duilio Davino already has the requests. “I already told Duilio all the requests, he put them together in a calendar that has not reached where it should go, The plan is made, I was delighted to come to this type of environment, today many players grew up and I told them to continue competing in their teams, I did not guarantee that they would be able to return, but I told them that it was not a shame, that this is football “, Vasco explained in the face of the uncertainty that reigns in the Mexican team. About the performance against River, the coach. from Mexico said that: “Individually I rescued several players who did not hide and who were not affected by the environment, but collectively you cannot rescue much, But it was budgeted to see each player in this type of environment.” Finally he explained that there were no excuses for the defeat: “There are no justifications for the defeat, neither the grass, nor the referee, it is my fault for not foreseeing some things“That’s a lesson for me, but River is a team designed for great things, it’s a world-class team, its achievements are obvious, I came here to compete and this was wonderful and a way to grow.” Continue reading:– The Mexican team is the target of ridicule from Argentine fans– The Mexican anthem is booed by River Plate fans– River Plate defeats Mexico 2-0 in a poor display by the Tricolor

River Plate fans disrespect the Mexican national anthem

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The rivalry between Argentines and Mexicans wrote another page and now it was in the ceremony of the national anthems of both countries prior to the duel against River Platewhere the local fans disrespected the Mexican players by whistling the national anthem of Mexico at the Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires. While the Tricolor players showed their gallantry by singing their anthemthe followers of the “Gallinas” did not stop whistling and booing the emblematic composition of the Aztec country, in what has been considered a new provocation in this antagonism that has been generated between the soccer fans of both countries. The Mexican anthem was sung first in the moments before the preparation match, where the whistles and shouts against it did not wait, as well as loud chants. and with insults for Mexicans. Offensive phrases like “His mother’s pussy!” Obviously this generated annoyance and indignation among social media users who questioned the lack of respect in such an emblematic moment for any country. and where Argentines did not mind attending these types of events. However, for the players of the Mexican national team, The insults and lack of respect for the national anthem did not discourage them from singing it. with all gallantry and personality, demonstrating the pride of representing Mexico in any place where they stand as it was in a Monumental stadium filled to the brim. Without a doubt, Lionel Messi’s recent signs against the América fans last Saturday at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas showing his heart and three fingers in reference to the FIFA world titles of the Argentina team, They fueled the controversy between both fans that has taken over social networks. The reactions due to the lack of respect did not wait for sports journalism in Mexicowhere several specialists criticized this unsportsmanlike behavior by River Plate fans and even the Argentine press itself reported on it, as reported by Diario Ole. It should also be noted that goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa’s criticism of Enzo Fernández’s score in the duel where Mexico lost 2-0 with the Albiceleste in the last Qatar 2022 World Cup, where the Mexican goalkeeper minimized the Argentine striker’s score by pointing out that it was the luck of a rookie. At the same time, also the comments of goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez mocking the performance of his colleague Guillermo Ochoa in said match, also It contributed to fueling the antagonism and rivalry between both fans. Continue reading:– River Plate defeats Mexico 2-0 in a poor display by the Tricolor– Mexico vs. River Plate with a full Monumental stadium and a full rivalry– “Vasco” Aguirre hopes that the kids of Mexico do not shrink at the home of River Plate

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