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An unforeseen live and a bet that points far away

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Google’s story with the glasses is not over. On the contrary. After years of silence, the company has put them on stage again. And he has done it with a project that recovers a family name: Project aura. It is not the first time we listen to it. It has been playing from The times of Google Glasswhich ended in a dark corner of technological history. But this time, the approach is very different. During the Google I/or 2025, where we also saw proposals such as Ai mode either Beamthe company showed live the state of development of its new mixed reality glasses. A proposal that Born in collaboration with Xreal And that, according to those responsible for the project, wants to take the Android experience to the XR universe with naturalness, context and responses in real time. A live demo, without tricks or touch -ups. It all started when Shahram left, responsible for the device area, He launched a question to the public recorded in a video posted on YouTube: “Who points to see an early demonstration of the Android XR glasses?” The answer came from bambalins. Nishtha Bhatia, part of the team, appeared on the scene remotely and began to show the real operation of the glasses. The first thing we saw was an interface superimposed in real time over the environment. Through the integrated camera, the glasses showed what he had in front while Bhatia received messages, played music, consulted addresses or interact with Gemini, the conversational assistant, all through voice commands. Without taking out the mobile. Without clicking anything. In one of the most striking moments, the demo showed how I could ask which band was the author of a painting that was watching. Gemini responded, although with the occasional delay attributable to connection problems. He also asked that a band of the band on YouTube Music be reproduced, which happened without manual intervention. Everything was recorded in the image shared in real time. Live translation and a small failure on stage. The final test consisted of a conversation between Izadi and Bhatia in different languages. She spoke in Hindi, he in Farsi. The glasses, by Gemini, offered a simultaneous translation with voice interpretation. The system worked correctly for a few seconds, but those responsible decided to interrupt the demo when they detected a failure. Despite the stuping, the message was clear: Google wants to play again in the field of connected glasses, this time with a more mature base, supported by its service ecosystem, in Gemini and in collaborations with key actors in the world XR. The difference, at least for now, is in the approach: practical experiences, in real time, without long -term ornaments or promises. Images | Google In Xataka | Google already has an agricultural AI capable of programming for you: it’s called Jules and seeks to stand up for OpenAi

Rockstar points to a brutal jump for which we will have to wait

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Rockstar Games He has just published The second trailer of ‘GTA VI‘almost a year and a half after The first will be launched. It is great news for fans, but it actually leaves a bittersweet taste taking into account that the launch of the video game has been delayed and will not occur Until a year, on May 26, 2026. The expectations are of course huge for the sixth installment of the saga: ‘GTA V’ has sold more than 200 million since it was launched in the PS3 and the Xbox 360 in 2013, and even today it is still What the most people see on Twitch. In ‘GTA VI’ the franchise returns us to Vice City, and in the video game we will embody the protagonists of the game, Jason and Lucía, who try to look for a better life even if that involves committing crimes such as robberies or kidnappings. In the trailer You can see the visual leapwhich promises to be really spectacular about its predecessor – but of course, it has been a few years old – and now of course there is only one thing for fans: to arm themselves with patience. In Xataka | The delay of ‘GTA VI’ goes far beyond a mere change in the calendar. It is an earthquake for industry

The war in Ukraine has become a video game. Kill gives points and rewards to exchange in a military Amazon

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It is something that has happened in all modern wars and conflicts, and in Ukraine it was not going to be different. We refer to the use of surprising tactics for combat. We had previously talked about the use of a Naval optical illusion And of a drone that “seeks” That they capture it to display your true threat. The latest: a rewards system with points. The prize: go to a war “Amazon. A war with points. I told it This week Insider and Political. In an unprecedented fusion between military and video game logic, Ukraine has launched a Rewards system that gives points to their soldiers for killing Russian troops or destroying their vehicles, provided that these acts are verified by recording of video drones. These points, called “Epoints”, can then be exchanged In Brave1 Marketa new digital platform that operates as A “Military Amazon”where combat units can acquire from attack drones and terrestrial robots to electronic warp devices or components such as batteries, cameras and engines. Add casualties to buy artillery. The initiative, promoted by Mykhailo Fedorov, Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, seeks to speed up and Decentralize access To the equipment, allowing the soldiers themselves to choose and buy the technology that best suits their needs in the front, either with own funds or through the rewards accumulated by their effectiveness in combat. The system establishes a numerical value for each target Enemy: Six points for each Russian soldier eliminated, forty for each destroyed tank, with equivalences that allow, for example, to acquire drones such as The “Baba Yaga” by 43 points or the sophisticated “backfire”which costs about $ 60,000 for three units. Delivery is made directly with state financing, without intermediaries. The Magyar’s Birds Unitfamous for its FPV drones attacks, it has already exceeded 16,000 points, heading The March rankingfollowed by specialized brigades in unmanned systems and special operations. A military Amazon. Far from being a simple shopping site, Brave1 Market represents a Disruptive Logistics Model and acquisition in times of conflict. Your catalog has More than 1,000 items ranging from advanced armament to technical solutions of communication, surveillance, navigation and electronic protection. Soldiers can navigate the portal, compare models, read specifications and contact manufacturers to close orders. Part of the content is of restricted accessbut the bulk of the inventory is publicly available to facilitate fast and autonomous decision -making from the front. One of the main objectives is to reduce the gap between technological development and its real implementation on the battlefield. In fact, Insider told that many units did not know that certain devices were available; They can now request them directly without having to wait for bureaucratic channels or slow -on channels. Drones as currency. The points system has the drones that, like We have explainedare absolute protagonists of the new battlefield Ukrainian. The most used They are the FPV (First-Person View) and short-range bombing models, operated by highly mobile units that film each impact to document it to the military intelligence network. These videos not only allow to verify the elimination of enemy objectives, but have become The “hard currency” with which more technology is accessed. Each approved purchase is Financed by the Ukrainian Government and delivered directly to the requesting unit, which reinforces a decentralized supply model based on operational merit. Meritocracy and ethical dilemma. No doubt, we talk about a system that converts the war effectiveness into immediate benefitswhich generates a Ethical conflict on the gamification of the conflict. Killing becomes a rewarded act not only with recognition, but with material power to improve the offensive abilities of the unit. Although brutal, the model has proven to be effective for Accelerate the answer On the battlefield, promote tactical initiative and allow troops to access the technology they really need. In parallel, it also represents a form of digitalized war economy, where each confirmed impact translates into purchasing power, each successful mission in Access to strategic resources. A logic that is not free: responds to the urgency of Modernize the military apparatus Ukrainian in the midst of an asymmetric war, and the need to compete technologically with an enemy that has greater industrial and human reserves. Of course, he questions the ethical limits of the military culture model that can generate in the long term. A new military paradigm. The only existence of A “store” like this Change the concept of war in the 21st century. We talk about a digital architecture, distributed and Efficiency oriented Immediate with which Ukraine not only tries to match Russia in offensive capacity, but to overcome it in technological agility, tactical innovation and adaptation speed. If you want too, the battlefield does not seem only a physical space, but also a kind of Interactive platform where each action can be measured, rewarded and transform into operational advantage. A New War Economy where the value is measured, not in abstract terms, but in eliminated objectives, points won and delivered drones. Together with the obvious ethical dilemmas he poses, he also reveals to what extent the modern war is as technological as lethal. Image | NATO North, Ministry of Defense In Xataka | Russia has confirmed one of the great unknowns of war in Ukraine: North Korea accompanies them and not only with troops In Xataka | Russia has crowded a surprising blow to Ukraine: 100 soldiers walking for four days inside a gas pipeline

What does well and what still does not improve in a mid -range that points high

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Renewing the mobile without spending a fortune has become an increasingly demanding task. In the mid -range There is more and more competition, and also more demands. That is why models such as Samsung Galaxy A56 They continue to attract all looks: they promise a good balance between performance, camera and autonomy, without jumping to the high range. But the big question is whether they really meet everything they promise. To check to what extent it meets, Mario Arroyo has been using the Galaxy A56 as its main telephone, with all that that implies. “It’s a phone that you probably have on the radar if you want to change your mobile, so to see if it’s worth it, I’m going to show you how my life has been with him after 30 days of use,” he says at the beginning of the video. This model already recently appeared in a face to face in front of the iPhone 16E. But this time the approach is different: there is no direct comparison, but a total immersion in what the A56 offers, with its strengths and its most questionable decisions. One of the key sections is the camera, where Samsung repeats formula with respect to previous generations. Mario reviews his capabilities and puts on the table some deficiencies that begin to be difficult to justify in this range. Is it a lot about last year’s model? In the video there are examples that help you understand it. On the 21st of tests, the performance enters the scene. The new Samsung processor, along with its general optimization, leaves a clear sensation, especially after intense sessions of game or multitasking. Is it going as fluid as promises on paper? Mario does not keep his impression. The battery, as usual in this range, maintains the figure of 5,000 mAh. But the difference is in management, and how that data translates into screen hours and effective load. Here we also find some interesting surprise. And yes, as always, the price ends up being the definitive filter. Because it’s not just about specifications, but what you get in return. In that analysis, Mario does not remain superficial. Exposes what the Galaxy A56 offers and puts it in context with what you can find for similar figuresboth inside and outside Samsung. If you are thinking of changing mobiles and the Galaxy A56 is on your list of options, this video interests you. A month of use for a lot, and Mario has condensed his experience to have a clear idea before making any decision. Images | Xataka In Xataka | I have tried the most peculiar function of the CMF Phone 2 Pro: its dedicated button goes against the entire industry

Your electric grid has several weak points

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The Spanish Government and Electricity of Spain, the operator responsible for ensuring that the Spanish electrical system is efficient and safe, have not yet announced What has caused the total electric blackout that We have suffered in Spain and Portugal For many hours. We may never get to know with absolute certainty What has triggered this collapsebut what we know is how Spanish electrical infrastructure works and what are its weak points. To identify its vulnerabilities it is crucial that we know with some precision what the structure of the network is, the role of the strategic interconnection points (they are known as nodes of the network) and how electricity is transported from the facilities in which it is generated to the places where it is consumed. An interesting note before getting into flour: in 2024 23.2% of Electricity of the Spanish Energy Mix It had a wind origin; 20%, nuclear; 17%, photovoltaic solar; 13.6%, combined cycle; 13.3%, hydraulic; and the rest proceeded from the burning of coal or other renewable sources. The electricity grid has a complex structure with several critical points To understand how electrical energy is generated and how the infrastructure that is responsible for transporting it to our homes and companies works, we need to investigate the structure of the network. The first link in the chain, as we can intuit, are the centers for the generation of electricity. As we have just seen, the Spanish energy mix is ​​mainly held on wind farms, nuclear centralsphotovoltaic solar facilities, combined cycle plants and hydraulic plants. Once it has been generated in the production centers, electricity is distributed throughout the Spanish territory through A high voltage network which has 44,000 km of 220 kV and 400 kV lines. However, close to both the facilities in which electricity is generated and the places where it is consumed Electrical substations are found. These nodes of the network are responsible for transforming the voltage with the purpose that electricity can be transported with the minimal possible energy loss. This is the reason why the substations that are close to generation plants raise high voltage energy (from 200 to 400 kV). Electricity is distributed throughout the Spanish territory through a high voltage network that has 44,000 km of 220 kV and 400 kV lines Once electricity is close to the points where intermediate substations will be consumed are responsible for reducing the voltage to 132 kV. Red Eléctrica de España is responsible for the administration of high voltage infrastructure, while medium and low voltage networks (15 to 30 kV) are managed by Endesa, Naturgy, Iberdrola and other energy companies. We already have a quite accurate idea about how the electricity grid is carrying electricity to our homes, but we have overlooked very important nodes: the electrical control centers. These facilities are part of the infrastructure administered by Red Eléctrica de España. They are responsible for supervising in real time the operation of the entire network to identify anomalies and prevent possible malfunction. These nodes are precisely those that are in all likelihood have a leading role in the resolution of the total blackout that we have suffered just a few hours ago. However, we still need to investigate more links more than one infrastructure that, as we are checking, is complex. On the one hand, the Spanish electricity grid is connected to the electrical infrastructure of three countries: France, through four connections with a capacity of 2,800 MW; Portugal, with several links that add up to 3,300 MW; And finally, Morocco, through a single underwater cable of 700 MW. The cooperation of France and Morocco has been crucial when restarting the Spanish electrical infrastructure. To conclude, we cannot ignore the last link in the chain: the urban transformers that we can all see in our locations and neighborhoods. They are responsible for reducing the voltage to a level that can be used by the appliances and the devices we have at home (230 volts). These are the weak points of the Spanish Electric Red We already know with some precision what the structure of the electricity network is and what role each of its nodes has, so we can understand effortlessly what makes it vulnerable. One of its most obvious weak points is The regional imbalance which occurs between excess generation in southern Spain and the high demand of the center and the northern peninsular. The facilities of Andalusia and Extremadura produce a lot of electricity, but the greatest demand does not come from these autonomous communities; It resides in Madrid, Catalonia and other communities of the North Spanish. This imbalance submits the network to an effort that requires the implementation of reinforcements that are not always available. The average and low voltage network is touching saturation in many areas In addition, the average and low voltage network is touching saturation in many areas. This simply means that the demand for electricity at some points is greater than the service capacity that is available in those areas. This causes that there are currently several thousand generation megawatts that have been requested and They cannot be delivered Because the network has reached its maximum electricity transport capacity. If we also take into account that some parts of the transport network are old and have supported for many years a great effort it is reasonable to conclude that it is necessary to reinforce them and carry out effective maintenance. Whatever this is not all. Renewable sources have more and more weight In the energy mix, while fossil origin does not stop losing relevance. There is no doubt that it is good news on the way to An energy model free of pollutant emissions in which we have embarked, but poses a challenge: the control centers that we have spoken some lines above must be able to sustain the stability of frequency and tension. It is possible, in fact, that this is the origin of the collapse that we have lived a few hours … Read more

The “computer” of 2,000 years ago fascinates us for decades. A new study points out that it might have not served at all

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125 years ago, divers who were collecting sponges in the Aegean Sea, in front of the island of Anticitera, They gave with remains of an old shipwreck. Among jewels, coins and ceramic remains, there was something that caught the attention: a copper fragment of something that seemed to be a gear. It was a compendium of gears that seemed to be part of something much bigger and was baptized as’Anticitera mechanism‘. For decades it was an ignored curiosity in the archives of the National Archaeological Museum of Athens, until the researcher Derek de Solla He recovered it, studied and determined that it was an advanced Greek “computer” built at some point between 200 and 100 AC after many theories, a group of Argentine researchers have put the anti -life mechanism to see how the first computer in history behaves .. And the conclusion is that … it was nothing more than an ingenious toy. The main piece First computer For decades, this mechanism fascinated us due not only to its antiquity, but because ignorance about its function allowed the elaboration of all kinds of hypothesis. However, it was Solla who studied more in depth at the beginning, creating physical simulations about the complete state of the mechanism. Thus, and according to the researcher, the anticitera mechanism was a piece corresponding to a more complex object, composed of at least thirty bronze gears placed strategically in a wooden box with approximate dimensions of 340 x 180 x 90 millimeters. It was activated by a crank that allowed to move the gears and perform its function. Which? Well … predict astronomical positions. According to Derek’s studies, the anticitera mechanism was a planetary computer, a very cool name to describe a “computer” that allowed predicting astronomical positions, lunar phases, eclipses and, therefore, calculating cycles of the 354 -day lunar calendar or dates for sports games, among others The pieces found Through different discs, it showed the astronomical data and, supposedly, was designed to reproduce the irregular movement of the moon in its rotation thanks to specialized gears that compensated the anomalies in its trajectory. And, after that first finding, we found more and more pieces of the mechanism, which has allowed us to get an idea of ​​how it was. It was evident that it was A very advanced machine for its timebut it is also clear that it had a number of limitations. The first: however advanced Greek astronomers were, the mechanism embodied knowledge to date, so comparing it with subsequent techniques and tools is meaningless. The position of some planets is very diverted with respect to modern measurements, for example. This is logical and It does not remove merit To the device, but there were two factors that limited their precision: the mechanics itself and the manufacture of the gears. Due to wear, copper teeth could be increasingly inaccurate and, in addition, as they were manufactured by hand and not in series in a assembly chain, any deviation in the gears would affect their accuracy in the calculations. And that is what previous studies reported, such as those of Mike Edmundsbeing one of the few who has been able to directly investigate the device and lead the equipment that is responsible for your analysis. For what supposedly served Another representation of the Anticitera mechanism Testing Now, some Argentine researchers from the National University of Mar de Plata, have simulated by computer the anti -litera mechanism and their conclusion is … that it was useless. Esteban Guillermo Szigeth and Gustavo Francisco Arenas are those researchers, and have shared their conclusions in Arxiv. For their simulation, they were based on previous studies that already took into account the influence of irregular triangular teeth and the consequences of physical inaccuracies in its construction. When performing it, they realized that the triangular teeth did not seem to have a negative impact on the functioning of the mechanism, but of traffic jams in the gears when turning the crank. That, they point out, would have made it very not very practical in scientific use, practically impracticable, reducing the mechanism to an “ingenious toy.” Now, they also claim that it is the result of a simulation about what they know about the device that It was found in 1900 And that it is possible that, taking into account the necessary skill for its construction, the irregular space between the gears could be a fruit of corrosion, and not something deliberate in its design. The researchers propose that the wheels, given the slightest mismatch, would be stuck as it is extremely pointed, when we wear out or not being well balanced by the manufacturing of the time The researchers propose a series of improvements for the gears that would avoid this defect found, but also comment that it must be “cautious to assume that the measurements perfectly reflect their original values” due to what is commented: someone took too many discomfort to build that and it is unlikely that there would be something so complex, but not functional. That is why they also point out that more must be investigatedeven developing more refined techniques, to better understand the real precision and functionality of an anti -litera mechanism that still has room to fascinate us. On the fact that it was found among the remains of a wreck, the answer is much simpler: surely It was part of the loot for some Roman emperor, probably Julio César. Therefore, the anticitera mechanism remains a source of speculation and fascination due to the tremendous merit of its construction more than 2,000 years ago, but study after study, the conclusion is that the easiest thing is that it served little. Even so, researchers point out that its construction was a technological milestone. And that is something that nobody has questioned. Images | GRB16, Zde, Tony Freeth, David Higgon, Aris Dacanalis, Lindsay Macdonald, Myrto Georgakopoulou, Adam Wojcik, Mike Peel, GTS-TG In Xataka | The myth of the creative genius or why most … Read more

China has just launched another blow to the United States in full tariff war and this time points directly to Hollywood

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“China wants to reach an agreement. The problem is that they are not clear how to do it,” Trump declared Wednesday to the press. He did it shortly after announcing the temporary suspension of “reciprocal” tariffs to dozens of countriesalthough not before hardening its pulse with Beijing: the White House raised the levies to Chinese imports up to 145%. At first, there was 125%, Although Washington clarified that this figure joined 20% already in force. But with the commercial tension on the rise, China does not give signs of giving in, as the American president is probably waiting. Beijing has raised the tone and made its position clear. “If the United States insists on following its own path, China will fight until the end,” A spokesman for the Ministry of Commerce said this week. And as if they wanted to underline it with facts, this Thursday they have announced a reprisal measure that points against the American film industry. Less Hollywood, more local cinema. As Global Times collectsthe China National Cinema Administration has announced that it will reduce the number of imports from American films. The agency ensures that the measure responds to the “market law” and the election of the public, although it shows a political background by ensuring that tariffs imposed by Washington will end up deteriorating the perception of the Chinese public on US films. From now on, the number of premieres from the United States will be limited in the country’s rooms. A trend that comes from afar. The decision occurs in a context where Hollywood had already begun to lose presence. According to April box office dataonly two of the ten American films released so far from 2025, ‘Captain America: A New World‘ and ‘A Minecraft movie‘, have exceeded 100 million yuan (about 13.6 million dollars). The rest has barely generated impact. Far from being an isolated reaction, the measure fits with a broader transformation. For years, Hollywood productions enjoyed great acceptance in China, but that panorama has changed. According to data collected by the Xinhua agencyin 2012, seven of the ten higher films in the country were Americans. Today, however, Hollywood titles barely manage to sneak among the most seen. China has followed a usual strategy: learn from global referents and replicate them with their own seal. In the last decade he has developed an industry capable of producing local blockbusters with great reception. Recent examples such as’Wolf Warrior‘,’Hi, mom‘,’NE ZHA II‘ either ‘The Wandering Earth II‘They demonstrate that turn. These last two, in fact, currently lead the national box office. The commercial war continues. After the rise in tariffs to 145% to Chinese imports announced by the United States, it remains to be seen what the next Beijing reaction will be. For now, the answer has been a moderate adjustment in the cultural field, but nothing prevents them from opting for more forceful measures. Currently, Chinese tariffs on American products are at 84%. Images | Freepik | ZHE ZHANG In Xataka | Apple and Trump’s dance is taking shape: threat, panic … and an imminent exemption

Canva’s new is not just another threat to Photoshop. Now also points to Google and Microsoft

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Canva, the Australian company that democratized digital design, has announced its greatest update to date, combining tools before scattered on several platforms. The panoramic. The new unique format for all types of designs is the great bet. It will no longer be necessary to jump between documentation, images, presentations and websites, but now everything develops in the same work space. It is a movement that seeks to avoid frustrations and loss of time or coherence to professionals, to offer them to stop fragmenting their projects among different applications. Between bambalins. Canva has 230 million monthly active users and presence in More than 95% of Fortune 500 companies. That is, it has transcended its origins, when it was a simple and cheap alternative to Photoshop. The platform now generates more than 3,000 million dollars a year in income and a growth that remains double digit, something that leaves it as a rather serious threat to companies such as Adobe or Microsoft. In the foreground. The most striking thing is that now Canva puts spreadsheets inside the design canvas. They are not the boring tables full of numbers to which we are accustomed, but visual tools that detect patterns and trends by themselves. It is as if Excel had gone to the gym to return with visual super powers. In detail. The suite integrates five great novelties: Canva Ia: A voice assistant that generates designs, texts and images through conversational commands. Large -scale magical study: Imagine creating 500 custom versions of an ad for different regions with a single click. Goodbye at the time of copying and hitting. Magical graphics: Convert your data into interactive visualizations automatically Canva Programming: Tell him what you want to do in Spanish and the system writes the code for you. “I want a form with three fields and one button.” You have it. Advanced photo editor: Eliminate your ex from the group photo, change the background or improve lighting without having any photoshop. Image: Canva. Image: Canva. Image: Canva. Image: Canva. And now what. Canva is not simply improving your product, you are trying to change what we expect from our work tools. Combining design, data and in a single platform is like going from having several appliances to a kitchen that prepares food alone. If they make this work, we could be facing as radical as when the suites Office killed writing machinesbut now in the visual world and with steroids of AI. At stake. The million -dollar question: will professionals leave their beloved tools specialized by this Swiss digital knife? Adobe, Microsoft and Google must be looking at this as who sees a tsunami approach. Canva not only steals customers in graphic design, now it goes for their spreadsheets, presentations and even its web development tools. The battle to become the creative operating system of companies has just entered into mode Hardcore. Outstanding image | Canva, Xataka with Mockuuups Studio In Xataka | Canva: 23 tricks and functions to squeeze the design and creation platform to the maximum

I have tried the first Spanish recharge points map for electric cars. I have good and bad news

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Electric Red of Spain has made public Revethe first official map that reflects the recharge points In Spain. The public company has collected the dynamic data of the entire infrastructure of the national territory, creating a free map that, a priori, contains all the information. The problem? Information about these recharge points is sent to Red Eléctrica by their own operators. In other words, if the operator does not send the data … the load point does not exist for the service. I have been able to prove this service to deepen its operation. I have good and bad news. Web and app. Reve It is a web page where we can access the real -time map of recharge points in Spain. The interface is quite simple and friendly, with five possible scenarios for recharge points. Group of site Available points Points where you are loading Reserved points Points out of service Despite being a web page, the interface is mainly aimed at using it with the mobile phone, and works practically as an application. The filters. One of Reve’s strengths is in the quality of the filters. We can select the operator, being available the following: Act Endesa X Way ETECNIC Iberdrola Clients Iberdrola | BP press Moeve PowerDot Repsol Wenea Services Easycharger In addition to the filter per operator, it can be sought by power, type of connector, price (€/kW), available payment method and even services at the point (recreational area, restaurant, supermarket, taxi stop, wifi, etc.). No, you haven’t read Tesla yet. As you may have appreciated, among the available companies It is not Teslaand we cannot filter the American company to find all its loaders. However, if we are looking for “Tesla”, the main supercores appear. And I say “the main”, because not all. In fact, some supercargators with several years of life in Spain do not appear on the map. It is, without a doubt, the main stick that I have found to this website. It will not replace any app. This map is raised as a platform in which to find the 25,685 load points of the country’s main suppliers (except Tesla chargers), but not as a direct rival for the best apps, such as Electromaps. Image | Xataka In Xataka | Spain goes a lot behind Western Europe in the implementation of the electric car. And this map illustrates it

China has responded to US tariffs attacking one of its weak points: rare earths

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As expected, the Chinese government has not been left with a crossed arms before The tariffs prepared by the USA. Just 24 hours after Donald Trump releases the taxes to be applied to The importation of most products Coming from abroad, the administration led by Xi Jinping has responded. And he has done it with forcefulness. On April 10 China will impose a 34% tariff to all imports from the US. The choice of that day is not casual. And is that the tariffs approved by the Donald Trump administration will take effect on April 9. Just a day before. Presumably the Chinese government has chosen to keep a few days of margin in the hope of reaching an agreement with its American counterpart and relax a little tension. China has decided to press the US more than ever with rare earths China’s response to the US does not only go through new tariffs; He has also chosen to suspend the import licenses of the products belonging to six US companies, as well as imposing more controls on the export of some rare earths. This is not at all the first time that the Xi Jinping government decides to pressure the US and its allies establishing limitations to the export of these raw materials. In fact, on December 21, 2023 the Chinese administration decided to restrict export of some of its rare earth processing technologies, shaping a maneuver that pursues defend their strategic interests in full confrontation with the US and its allies. And at the beginning of December 2024 He chose to prohibit The export of critical minerals to the US. On December 21, 2023, the Chinese administration decided to restrict the export of some of its rare earth processing technologies Among them are three essential chemical elements for the semiconductor industry (Gallium, Germanio and Antimony), as well as some materials that are characterized by their extreme hardness, and which, therefore, can be used for military applications. An important note before moving forward: Rare earths are a real treasure. To this peculiar group of chemical elements belong some metals as elusive and with names as suggestive as neodymium, promised, gadolinium, ititrium or scandio, among others. Some of them are relatively scarce, and, in addition, they are not usually found purely in nature, but what makes them so special are their physicochemical properties. Its characteristics are beyond the reach of the other elements of the periodic table, which has caused that during the last decades they are consolidated as A very valuable resource In numerous industries, especially in those of semiconductors, electronics and renewable energies. This is the reason why rare earths They are so important to the US. We still do not know what reach the new export controls of the rare earths that the Ministry of Commerce of China has just approved, but as soon as we have more information we will include it in this article. The cards are on the table. The US and China still have five days ahead to reach an agreement before their new taxes enter into force. We will see if they are really willing to relax the tension. Even if it’s just a bit. Image | Lio voo More information | CN Wire In Xataka | The US will not be able to contain the technological development of China. Experts from the chips industry forecast it

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