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AI is running out of power in this world. So Nvidia has opted for servers in space

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The energy appetite of data centers is nothing new. Elon Musk predicts a shortage of transformers in two years. Sam Altman believes we will need an energy revolution, such as nuclear fusion, to keep pace. The planet was not prepared for so much energy demand. And that’s why Nvidia is funding a possible solution: deploy the servers outside of Earth. It’s not science fiction. It is the business model of several startups that propose building the next hyperdata centers in Earth orbit and even on the Moon. The idea, which until recently sounded far-fetched, is gaining traction driven mainly by two factors: the insatiable demand for AI and the low-cost launches that Starship promises. One of the companies leading this idea is Starcloud, supported by the NVIDIA Inception program. And he is so serious that he plans to launch his first satellite, the Starcloud-1in November. On board it will carry the first GPU for data centers launched into space: an NVIDIA H100. The difficult part will come later. Starcloud-1 is a test unit the size of a small refrigerator, but the company’s goal is to build a monster five-gigawatt orbital data center. Adding the solar panels and the enormous radiator, it would measure four kilometers wide. Its goal is the training of large AI models in orbit. Why in space? As detailed in an extensive white paperfuture models like GPT-6 or Llama 5 could require multi-gigawatt clusters, something “simply impossible with the current energy infrastructure” on Earth. In space, there is no such limitation. It’s more. According to Starcloud calculations, server energy costs are 10 times lower in space than on Earth. The value proposition of space data centers is based precisely on two pillars that are a problem on Earth: energy and cooling. Solar energy 24/7. On Earth, solar energy is intermittent. They depend on the day/night cycle, the weather and the atmosphere, which attenuates the radiation. In space, things change. By placing your data centers in a sun-synchronous “dawn-dusk” orbit, Satellites follow the line that divides day and night on Earth. With the panels illuminated by the sun almost continuously, the system increases its capacity to more than 95%. “Almost unlimited, low-cost renewable energy,” in the words of Starcloud. And the refrigeration? How would they dissipate all that heat? Land-based data centers consume millions of liters of fresh water to cool. There is no water in space, but they have something much better: an infinite heatsink at -270°C. The plan is not to ventilate the servers. The heat generated by GPUs (such as the H100) will be managed within sealed modules using liquid cooling (direct-to-chip or immersion), like high-performance systems on Earth. The difference is that this hot liquid does not go to an evaporation tower, but is pumped to gigantic radiator panels. These panels simply radiate waste heat into the vacuum of space in the form of infrared radiation. The Starcloud white paper details the calculations using the Stefan-Boltzmann law, estimating that a radiator at 20°C can cleanly dissipate more than 630 watts per square meter. Without using a single drop of water. Not everything that glitters in space is gold. The pillar that supports this entire concept is the launch of high-capacity reusable rockets, such as SpaceX’s Starship. Starcloud calculations are based on a long-term cost of $30 per kilo put into orbit. But Starship is not ready, and it is certainly far from achieving its full and rapid reusability capability. If that cost does not materialize, the economic viability of the system collapses. The other big problem is radiation. Commercial GPUs are not designed for space. Cosmic radiation and solar flares can fry electronics. The solution is shielding, which adds mass and therefore launch cost. Not to mention that maintenance is not possible with current technology.

The entire planet looks intrigued at the cars factories of China and Morocco. Meanwhile, another power grows in the shadow: Türkiye

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The European Union has more than A year applying the “compensatory rights” to the Chinese electric vehicles. This rate really applies to all manufacturers they produce in China and then bring their cars to European soil. The goal? That companies manufacture in Europe. But if all eyes point to China, other countries make their way. Morocco is not the only one that is consolidating as the springboard Star to Europe: Türkiye is asking for a step. And it is not something that are taking advantage of Chinese brands: also European. Trampolines. The Chinese automotive industry has a simple objective: to conquer the world with its electric cars. Companies have experience, technology, ships to transport thousands of cars of a tacada and are leaders in the manufacture of the most important: The batteries. China has launched some strategies to meet that plan, such as expand its factories in Europe, associate with European companies and create Kits that are manufactured in ChinaThey are transported disassembled and remembered in the final car on European soil. But, they are also taking advantage of “empty” in those compensatory rights. The combustion car is its ‘Trojan horse’but also countries like Morocco and Türkiye. In both, the labor is cheaper than in Europe and most importantly: they have commercial treaties with the EU, which allows those ‘tariffs’ to skip. Touchstone. It is calculated that The investment in Morocco is about 10,000 million dollarsa figure that contemplates not only manufacturing, but also the exploitation of key minerals for battery production. Morocco has huge deposits and China does not want to miss another portion of a chain that dominates with iron fist. In the case of Türkiye, there are examples like Chery investing $ 1,000 million for a plant in Samsun that will have a production capacity of 200,000 electric and hybrid vehicles every year. SWM Motors too will open A plant in Eskisehir to create hybrids and gasoline, and Byd will have one of its biggest factories In the West in Manisa. Besides, Not only will they be dedicated to manufacturing: In the case of Byd we also talk about an R&D center. Not only China. But it’s not just that China looks at Türkiye: Europe does not lose sight of them either. Brands like Renault and some from Stellantis produce There models for both the local market and Europe (The new Clio, for example). Moreover, the European Union, through funds such as Horizon Europe, intended 1,000 million euros in the 2021-2027 framework for the development of the automotive sector in Türkiye, especially for electric mobility, the development of load infrastructure and initiatives such as the manufacturing and recycling of batteries. Win-Win. Obviously, the situation is beneficial for all parties. On the one hand, China wins a springboard to European soil and the possibility of introducing their cars at very attractive prices in a local market that is upwards. The estimate is that Türkiye is the Major Market Fourth of electric cars for sales in Europe during the first half of 2025, only behind Germany, the United Kingdom and France. This is something favored by the State thanks to reductions and a series of advantageous tax conditions and tax exemptions if an electric car is purchased. And Türkiye, with that money, promotes the transformation of the sector with new R&D centers and strategic agreements with Europe to further reinforce its position. Toggg. And eye, Türkiye, Following The example of Europe put an aggressive tariff on Chinese electric cars, but with a condition: if manufacturers began to invest in local production facilities, they would be exempt from that import tax. But in all this there is an asterisk: Chinese companies, with their high capitalization and strong technology, can offer advanced vehicles at very competitive prices that overwhelm local producers like Toggg. There are already those who points That this competition, instead of healthy, could suppress the growth of the local ecosystem, being a danger if, at some point, Chinese companies decide to leave the market. And the United States? Apart from this issue, it is evident that the country is playing its letters well as the “bridge” between the East and West is, also in terms of critical raw materials to create batteries –part of the rare earth that China controls-. And, if you are wondering what happens to American companies, the truth is that their giants are not investing directly in Türkiye, but they are doing it through the calls Joint Ventures. They do not want to make too much outside the United States (something that recent tariff Otosan to create cars on Turkish soil and sell them both in that market and in the Middle East. In the end, as they say, a scrambled river, fishermen’s gain. And everything indicates that Morocco and Türkiye are those fishermen. In Xataka | Family and friends keep asking me if “it is worth buying a Chinese car.” This is my answer

The portable Xbox is already priced. And it is a reflection of its power

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Nintendo had his laptop, Sony too and Xbox was left out, away from that world. After years supporting Rumors about a portable Xboxit was a few months ago when Microsoft confirmed that it would enter that segment by Asus’s hand with the Rog Xbox Ally. Nintendo Switch and Steam Deck They showed that the technology was ready and what Microsoft will do is package the most powerful processors to have An experience of desktop, but in the palm of the hand. The price to be paid is literally the price of Robx Xbox Ally. Freest power. Microsoft has kept the price of its portable Xbox to practically the last minute. After the first details, andn Gamescom revealed the launch date and some more technical characteristics. It will be on October 16 when both the Rog Xbox Ally and an even more powerful version are launched: the Rog Xbox Ally X. Both by AMD and with specifications that promise a lot in being able to execute the most powerful games with a good quality: Rog Xbox Ally X Rog Xbox Ally System Windows 11 custom Windows 11 custom Processor AMD Ryzen Ai Z2 Extreme AMD Ryzen Z2 Memory 24 GB LPDDR5X at 8000 MHz 16 GB LPDDR5X at 6400 MHz Storage 1 TB M.2 2280 What can we change 512 GB M.2 2280 What can we change Screen IPS 7 -inch Panel FullHD resolution Relationship 16: 9 120 Hz of refresh and vrr GORILLA GLASS VICTUS protection Anti -reflex screen IPS 7 -inch Panel FullHD resolution Relationship 16: 9 120 Hz of refresh and vrr GORILLA GLASS VICTUS protection Anti -reflex screen Ports USB 4 Type-C USB 3.2 Type-C MicroSD UHS-II Jack of headphones 2 x USB 3.2 Type-C MicroSD UHS-II Jack of headphones Connectivity Wi-Fi 6e Bluetooth 5.4 Wi-Fi 6e Bluetooth 5.4 Dimensions and weight 290.8 x 121.5 x 50.07 mm 715 grams 290.8 x 121.5 x 50.07 mm 670 grams Burden 80 Wh 60 Wh The hot price potato. The problem is that, having those characteristics on the table, there was a great doubt: how much it would cost. Examples such as the Lenovo Legion Go or ROG Ally itself were already seen that the power is paid, and having that Ryzen Z2 Extreme with 1 TB of storage and 24 GB of RAM was not going to be cheap. Now, Microsoft resolved all doubts announcing the prices of its portable Xbox: Rog Xbox Ally – 599 euros. Rog Xbox Ally X – 899 euros. Hopeful. Both can already book on the Microsoft website And, beyond gross power, they are machines with some characteristics taken directly from Steam Deck that give good ‘vibrations’ on the path that Microsoft wants to take with these portable consoles with Windows, also called consolidated PC. To start, it is compatible with the Xbox platform and the game services in the NUVE and ‘Cross Play’, but it does not close to Microsoft: we can install other stores such as Steam, GOG or Epic Games. Although it uses a modified Windows version to consume less resources, it remains Windows, which means at the opening level. On the other hand, Steam Deck takes the verification of the games. It is a label that tells us if the game is optimized for the machine, so we will only have to install and start playing, or if we will have to make some changes in their adjustments to have a better experience. Context. As always happens with these devices, the perception of the price of the Rog Xbox Ally X depends on the user. Although 899 euros are many euros, especially taking into account newly launched machines such as Nintendo Switch 2 Or a Steam Deck that, with years behind him, continues to remain well, the current context must be taken into account. And there is no need to go too far to see what Both Microsoft and Sony are uploading the prices of their consoles launched in 2020 periodically. Both reached 500 euros and now series x part of $ 649 (The climb, for the moment, in the US) With the 2 TB model of storage for $ 799. In the end, it is each player’s decision, but it is evident that the versatility that a Consolidated PC It is a very important asset, although if you want maximum power, we are already dangerously close to 1,000 euros. And, precisely, in Europe we can find a song in our teeth, since the price of the Rog Xbox Ally X in the United States is … $ 1,000. In Xataka | Lenovo Legion Go, Analysis: Extreme Power that leads to the maximum concept of Nintendo Switch

It is the spatial power that less invests in defense

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Every time we look at the GPS of the car, we consult the time or pay by card, the navigation, observation or time synchronization satellites make it Everything works without us noticing. But hundreds of kilometers on our heads, a silent war makes its way. One that, to end up exploding, could erase what we take for granted. The Ukraine War changed everything. He demonstrated, without a doubt, that satellites are not only scientific or commercial tools, but first -order military assets. From the tracking of the troops to the safe and resilient communicationsthe conflict “consecrated space as an operational domain of full right”, In the words of Vincent ChusseauHead of the French Space Command. At the same time, the Russian Invasion of Ukraine put on the table the advances in countermeasures to neutralize or interfere with enemy satellite signalsas well as the Fragility of a nation that does not have sovereign access to space. The space has been militarized. It is a documented reality. Reports like him Space Threat Assessment 2025 of the CSIS or the GLOBAL COUNTSPACE CAPABILITIES From the Secure World Foundation they draw a disturbing panorama: United States, China, Russia, Iran, Israel and other powers They have actively developed an entire anti-satellite capabilities. These technologies range from missiles launched from land to satellites capable of attacking others, going through high -power lasers to fry the electronic components in orbit. Advances are added to electronic warfare that we have also seen in Ukraine in the form of usual cyber attacks or interferences. Europe is staying behind. There are more than 200 anti-satellite weapons in space. For Europe it is a problem. While the United States and China treat space as a pillar of your national securityallocating 50% of public spending on defense space, Europe barely allocates 15%, Josef Aschbacher warnsdirector of the European Space Agency. The remaining 85% is dedicated to civil purposes, which raises a review of strategic priorities. While one of Aschbacher’s papers is to get more financing from the Member States, divergence attracts attention to the times. The European quota in global spatial financing is increasingly lower: only 10% in 2024, compared to 60% of the United States. Not only because other powers have joined the game, such as China and India, but because the EU invests only 0.07% of its GDP in space activities. The participation of Europe is less and less in a sector that expects to triple its value from here to 2035. At risk of losing autonomy. Europe has been moving chips so as not to depend on foreign powers for its own safety and the operation of essential services that depend on space, such as investment in the incipient sector of European microlanzores or the creation of Iris2 as a sovereign alternative to Starlink. But geopolitical instability and growing threats could force it to make more forceful decisions. European defense companies that are already expanding to the space sector do so without a common vision. The solution proposed by Aschbacher is a significant increase in the ESA budget, that could leave the European Rearme Plan. And another more pragmatic route: bet on dual -use space systems: Develop technologies and satellites that can meet both civil needs (science, observation of the earth, the Internet …) and defense (surveillance, safe communications …). Convert the need into opportunity. Image | That, Freepik In Xataka | The US has no doubt: Russia is building a nuclear weapon capable of destroying all satellites in orbit

Microsoft wants to dominate AI to gross power blow

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Think of a complex so extensive that it could be confused with an industrial city, where each square meter is designed so that the artificial intelligence Do not stop for a moment. Thus the new Microsoft campus in Wisconsin (United States) is configured. The goal they announce is overwhelming: Render ten times more than the fastest supercomputer of the moment, a message with which they want to make it clear that the battle for AI is played on the computer scale. A data center of this type does not resemble that of a traditional cloud where emails or web pages are housed. It is conceived to train and execute large -scale AI models, such as those that drive applications such as Chatgpt either COPILOT. According to the American company, the project will materialize at the beginning of 2026, after an initial investment of 3.3 billion dollars. When the cloud becomes concrete, steel and many chips The cloud does not float in the air. It rises on concrete soils, with metal structures, pipes and cables that travel underground kilometers. This is how it actually materializes, and Fairwater It is intended to be the most ambitious sample of it. According to Satya Nadellathis campus will become a strategic piece to hold loads that demand each time More energy and computing capacity. In the IA competition, having data centers of this scale is more than a matter of competitive advantage. Fairwater’s key is how it organizes all that calculation power. The company explained that each rack integrates 72 GPU Nvidia Blackwell, Linked through NVLink and NVSWITCH to share up to 1.8 terabytes per second and access 14 terabytes of grouped memory. Of course, he has not detailed the exact number of racks that the campus will have and has limited himself to talking about “hundreds of thousands of accelerators” in total. Together these systems will work as a single supercomputer capable of processing 865,000 tokens per seconda figure that gives an idea of ​​the magnitude of the project, and will be part of a global network of the Azure Network Wide Network Wide Network Beyond the technology that houses, Fairwater impresses with its physical dimensions. It rises on a land equivalent to more than one hundred hectares and adds more than 110,000 square meters of built area. Civil works, according to Microsoft, has required huge figures: 75 kilometers of foundation piles 12,000 tons of steel structure 193 kilometers of medium voltage electric wiring 117 kilometers of mechanical pipes Refrigeration is one of the great challenges of any data center, and in Fairwater becomes even more critical for the chips density it houses. According to data from the Wisconsin Climatology Officethis state presents a Very marked thermal amplitude: In winter, minimum temperatures can fall below 0 ° C with abundant snow, while in summer stockings greater than 25 ° C are reached with high humidity. This variability forces us to have infrastructure that does not depend on a favorable climate, unlike locations in northern Europe where constant cold becomes a natural ally. That is why Microsoft has opted for a liquid refrigeration system in closed circuit that only requires water once during construction and then reuses it without loss. According to the company, more than 90% of the capacity works with this method, supported by the second largest water coolers in the world and in 172 six -meter -high fans that help dissipate heat. The rest of the infrastructure takes advantage of the outer air, but changes to water in the hottest days, when the temperature and humidity exceed what the environment can offer. It is a design designed to maintain efficiency throughout the year in a place where the weather does not always play in favor. Behind Fairwater there are more components designed to sustain datasets massive No bottlenecks. Let’s look at some of them: Total capacity in exabytes “Five soccer fields” size systems More than two million reading/writing operations per second in each cloud storage account Its own system that accelerates access to data and reduces latency, guaranteeing that GPUs never stop Enough optical fiber to give 4.5 turns to earth. Fairwater is, for the moment, a project under construction and many of its promises must still be tested. Microsoft states that when starting at the beginning of 2026 it will be able to perform until ten times more than the fastest supercomputer of the world, although it does not need which one refers to. The true magnitude of Fairwater will only be known when we enter into operation and we can contrast if those figures are fulfilled beyond paper. Images | Microsoft (1, 2, 3, 4) | Xataka with Gemini 2.5 In Xataka | Huawei has a plan to advise Nvidia in China: a supernod of 15,000 processors

Saudi Arabia hugs renewables for the most unexpected: reinforce their oil power

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The oil market faces an unexpected turn: the threat to large exporters does not come from the capitals that lead electrification, such as Oslo or Shenzhen, but from the heart of the industry, Saudi Arabia. In a column published in Bloomberg Opinionanalyst David Fickling summarized it with a disturbing metaphor: “The murderer calls from within.” Domestic appetite by crude is stopped. Since the beginning of the century, the consumption of oil in Saudi Arabia had shot. According to Bloombergdoubled to 2.3 million barrels per day, with between a quarter and a third destined to feed electric and fuel power plants to combat abrasive summers. However, this trend has begun to be reversed. The official plan is to almost completely eliminate the burning of crude in electricity generation from here to 2030. As explained by Saudi Aramco, Amin Nasser, replacing that oil with renewables equivalent, in terms of export, to drill new wells. The International Energy Agency even warns that this change could represent the greatest drop in oil demand in the world in the next five years. The commitment to renewables. Behind this turn is the massive deployment of solar energy. Fickling energy expert has pointed out That Acwa Power, the largest Saudi developer, plans to reach 78 renewable gigawatts in 2030, enough to cover all the electricity that the country generates today with oil. Since 2024 It has already connected Almost 5 GW in new solar plants and has another 15 GW on the way. Logic is simple: in Saudi Arabia, solar electricity costs less than half than the conventional network. In addition, panels are easier to install than oil infrastructure, a land in which the kingdom was always strong. However, enthusiasm is not exempt from doubts. The Kpler consultant Calculate thatof the 130 GW announced by the Government, only 11.6 GW will really be online in 2030, which would prolong the use of crude oil in the electricity grid. The Saudi impulse is not limited to the plot. The country You have already connected the battery system Storage, Bisha Bess (500 MW/2,000 MWh), operated by Saudi Electric Company with Byd Chinese technology. This allows to integrate intermittent renewables into the network and gives infrastructure flexibility. To this is added a plan to produce lithium in 2027 and uranium enrichment and enrichment projects To boost nuclear energy. It clashes with megaprojects. This energy advance contrasts with vision problems 2030 in its most spectacular version. The Saudi Public Investment Fund cut 8,000 million dollars to the neom megaprojectquestioning the viability of initiatives such as The Line or the Trojena Ski Station. A high -risk geopolitical play. The Saudi movement has implications beyond its energy balance. While the kingdom has driven OPEC+ to increase production in a saturated market, with the aim of pressing the American fracking and recovering market share. This has tensioned the seams of the poster: United Arab Emirates, Kazakhstan or Iraq produce above their installments, and Russia has shown an open disagreement with the Saudi strategy. In the international market prices also suffer. According to ReutersSaudi Arabia could cut official sales prices (OSP) for Asia in October: Arab Light would be reduced between 40 and 70 cents per barrel, up to 2.50–2,80 dollars on the Oman/Dubai reference, and other degrees would fall between 40 and 60 cents. The combination of lower demand, abundance of Russian crude and a greater flow of American oil presses interest in Saudi crude. The Saudi paradox. What seemed like the Achilles heel of Saudi Arabia – his voracious internal crude consumption – has become his most surprising strategic weapon. When betting on solar energy, battery storage and, to a lesser extent, the nuclear, the kingdom seeks to maintain its role as a dominant supplier in the global market. But this same play threatens to undermine the OPEC foundations and enlarge a fiscal deficit that is already forcing to cut pharaonic projects such as Neom. Saudi Arabia Libra two battles at the same time: one to continue reigning in oil and another to reinvent itself in the post-hydrocarbons era. The open question is if you can win both. Image | Unspash Xataka | To the surprise of absolutely no one, Saudi Arabia has begun to make cuts in its impossible city: Neom

For years the Airbus A380 symbolized European power against Boeing. Today it survives as a colossus without the kingdom

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The Airbus A380 was born as a huge dream, almost a declaration of intentions of the European industry in front of the Boeing’s historical domain. It was the passenger plane bigger in the worldwith two full plants, space for bars and suites, and a silence in cabin that turned the flight hours into a different experience. For Airbus, the program was not just a commercial project: it was the tangible proof that Europe could look in front of the United States in the field of civil aviation, raising a colossus capable of marking a before and after in the heavens. For a while he got it. Each A380 landing turned an airport platform into a show. Thousands of curious people came to see that mole of 73 meters long and 24 meters higha building with wings that imposed only with its shadow. It was a continental pride, an engineering triumph and a symbol of what could be achieved when several countries align resources, knowledge and ambition. However, that same pride soon began to live with an uncomfortable question: how is it possible that a plane that seemed perfect has had such a short tour? The dream of the global hub and the change of the market direction When Airbus conceived the A380, he did it under a clear premise: the future of aviation would go through increasingly saturated Megahubs. His strategy bet on a “Hub-And-Spoke” model in which passengers would come together in large airports and then distribute on connection flights. The A380 was the key piece of that puzzle: a gigantic plane capable of reducing congestion by transporting more than 500 people at once. In theory, the business was solid. Airbus estimated that more than one thousand units of very large capacity aircraft would be sold in the following two decades. But reality was very different: The market was fragmented towards more frequencies and smaller airplanesweakening at the root the argument that justified the European giant. At the same time, the technical revolution changed the rules of the game. The advance of long -range bimoretores, with increasingly wide ethops certificationsallowed to fly virtually any intercontinental route with only two engines. The Boeing 777 and, later, the 787 and he demonstrated that the same autonomy could be offered as a four -way, but with less consumption, less maintenance and greater operational flexibility. That remained attractive to an airplane that, although efficient per seat in high occupation conditions, depended on filling hundreds of places to be really profitable. In a market that preferred more daily flights with smaller airplanes, the A380 began to run out of hole. The infrastructure also played against. The A380 was classified as aircraft F code (65-80 m of wingspan)which forced many airports to invest in specific positions, double catwalks and adapted filming streets. The compatibility manuals of A380 itself They detail those demands. For Hubs like Heathrow or Dubai, those investments made sense; For the rest, they were a difficult expense to justify. Even in prepared airports, rotation times were more complex than with other airplanes, and that remained efficiency against models that could operate with less conditions. Thus, the one who should be the undisputed king of the skies ended up being an exclusive guest in a few airports on the planet. The operational economy did not help either. With occupancy rates close to 100%, the A380 offered a cost per competitive seatbut when the demand went down the model became a heavy load. In addition, its load capacity in the cellar was not as flexible as that of rivals as the 777-300er or the A350-1000, which combined better passengers and goods. In practice, the A380 was a technical prodigy but too sensitive to occupation factor already variables that escaped the control of the airlines. Despite these difficulties, the program resisted thanks to a main client: Emirates. The Gulf airline turned the A380 into its flagship and accumulated more than a hundred units. But that dependency was lethal. In 2019, Emirates drastically reduced his A380 request To bet on A350 and the A330neo. Airbus officially assumed it With a overwhelming statement: without that support there was not enough request for request to keep production alive. The decision was irreversible: on February 14, 2019, the end of the program was announced, and In 2021 the last unit was delivered. The two -storey giant had come to an end with just 251 copies manufacturedfar from the initial forecasts. The outcome left an obvious paradox. The passengers worshiped the A380, their flight experience was unsurpassed and their presence generated expectation where it flew. But the airlines, in general, did not want it in their balances. The liquidity problems in the second -hand market confirmed it: The first A380 returned by Singapore Airlines ended up scrapped for piecesa curious outcome for such a young plane. The outbreak of the pandemic in 2020 seemed to seal the fate of the A380. The majority of airlines sent it to prolonged storage, and some even They announced their final withdrawal. However, the recovery of international demand and delays in the deliveries of new wide fuselage aircraft, such as the Boeing 777xThey changed the script. Emirates invested billions in reconditioning its fleet With new cabins, Lufthansa recovered some units and Qantas, Singapore or Etihad They also reactivated part of their planes. The A380 thus found a second life, although much more limited: it is still useful in high demand routes and in airports with slots problems, but its long -term future remains marginal. The A380 is not the only one to live this transition. The Boeing 747, which for decades was the real “Jumbo Jet”, closed its production line. The difference is that 747 has found a stronger niche in the cargo market, thanks to The Morro Gate of 747-8F and its volume capacity. In passengers, a few units are barely survived in the hands of Lufthansa and Korean Air, but their time also seems told. The relay is already underway: the … Read more

There is a way to use the Fire TV Stick without connecting it to a power outlet. An accessory is only needed

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More and more devices are connected to a power outlet in some area, such as my work or the TV. In this last one in particular, although I have a strip with eight shots, it no longer gives me more. There are many devices that require connecting to a power outlet to workbut fortunately there are ways to avoid it on some devices, such as the Fire TV Stick. He Fire TV Stick It is a very useful device to have a different operating system, to access Game Pass or to have a fluid ecosystem and with good performance. And of course, Requires a power outlet unless the accessory of Mission cables. Mission Cables (Fire TV Stick) * Some price may have changed from the last review An accessory not to use a running in the Fire TV Stick For a TV Stick Fire to work (it doesn’t matter what a model), it is necessary to be connected to both the TV and a power outlet. The Mission Accessory Cables Avoid one of these two stepsspecifically to connect it to that current, something that can be very useful if we have too many devices or if we do not have many shots. And … how does it work? Basically, the Mission Cable accessory connects to the TV using a USB port and the Fire TV Stick through its Microusb port. So, We can feed the Amazon device without connecting it to a power outlet. In addition, it is not that it works only with a model of the Dongle of Amazon, but is compatible with everyone: In this way, it can be used both with the FIRE TV Stick Lite and with the standard Fire TV Stick, the Fire TV Stick 4K or the Fire TV Stick 4K Max. You may also interest you Battery Base “Made for Amazon” for Echo Dot (5th Generation) Black * Some price may have changed from the last review Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K (last generation), streaming device compatible with Wi-Fi 6, Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos and HDR10+ * Some price may have changed from the last review Some of the links of this article are affiliated and can report a benefit to Xataka. In case of non -availability, offers may vary. Images | Amazon, Mission Cables In Xataka | Best Amazon Fire TV. Which to buy and recommended models to turn your TV into a smart TV depending on the use In Xataka | Better televisions in quality Price: which to buy and seven recommended 4K 4K 4K

More power in exchange for a subscription

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Car manufacturers are still looking for a way to implement more monetization techniques for their vehicles in an increasingly digital car era. Following this same line, Volkswagen He has opted for using a mechanism that has not been exempt from criticism: unlock all the power of its ID.3 through additional payment after the acquisition. The measure, which is already available in Spain and other European countries, marks a new and dangerous step towards payment subscriptions, also in cars. More power, if you pay more. The ID.3 pro comes standard with 204 hp, but through this subscription (which they call ‘Power-on-Demand’) users They can access 231 hp that the same engine is capable of developing. The cost: 18.90 euros per month or a single payment of 629 euros. The improvement is accompanied by additional 45 Nm torque, reducing the 0-100 km/h from 7.6 to 7.1 seconds. This would bring the electric mechanics closer to that of his older brother, the ID.3 Pro s, both with a price difference of about 8,000 euros in the German market. A dangerous approach to subscriptions. The era in which the owners have to pay more to unlock an existing capacity of the car has begun. The engine is configured to deliver that additional power from factory, but is blocked by software until the subscription is activated. Volkswagen has not been the only one in the sector to implement this type of measures. This reminds us, for example, BMW’s controversial decisions With the heating seats, Mercedes with its improvements to Subscription accelerationor Polestar for offering similar performance packages. Now, would you pay more to unlock this power? If we stick to The survey Made by the Global S&P firm, the percentage of customers willing to pay for connected services has fallen from 86% in 2024 to 68% in 2025. There is still a strong disposition, and that explains why these measures appear gradually. VW’s justification. The German brand defend which offers “customer flexibility” and that historically there were already motors of similar displacement with different power levels in higher ranges. According to Volkswagen, it allows a “more sporty driving experience” without committing to a higher initial price. The update is done remotely through the multimedia system of the vehicle. The small print. The update is available for vehicles with software version 3.2.1 and is linked to the car, not the owner, so it remains active in case of resale. If you have an older version of the software, you will have to stop the workshop to update to said version or higher. VW says that it does not affect autonomy or requires communicating it to the insurer, since the vehicle is approved with the maximum power from factory. Cover image | Volkswagen In Xataka | In the search to eliminate the lithium of the batteries, we have found the best candidate: multivent ion batteries

While giving us mobiles with better cameras, more power and a flood of AI, I just want them not to die in summer

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In recent years we have seen huge advances in smartphones cameras, in His brilliant screenshis fast charge, Your powerand what they manage to do thanks to the progress that artificial intelligence has brought to the sector (now, not when it began to promote itself eight years ago). And yet, in a summer as hot as we are happening, what I miss most is being able to take advantage of all those functions. Because as temperatures are taking place since May in Andalusia, the reality is that I can’t. The problem. When the heat arrives, the girls fall in love and Solar panels have a fatal. It is also the worst enemy of modern smartphone, whose current functioning completely modifies. With high ambient temperature, smartphone begin to suffer thermal strangulation or Thermal Throttling. It is a technique that reduces the performance of the device so that it does not continue to warm up. What do we notice? In which everything is slow, getting to cause Lagand slowdown accused even in high -end mobiles that do not suffer with normal ambient temperatures even when we demand a lot. It is also common for smartphones to begin to deactivate functions that require greater consumption and therefore heating, such as high rates of soda (90 Hz, 120 Hz 0 more), fast charge or high brightness on the screens. The latter is especially unfortunate, because it is on sunny summer days (when we have more hours of sunshine) when we need the record shine peaks that manufacturers promote with each recent launch. The situation on extreme heat days. The last great heat of these weeks has been the perfect example of how smartphones suffer. In an encounter with friends in the field where there were smartphones of several major brands, the smartphones became unusable in the hottest hours. Fully attenuated and impossible screens to see the sun, abysmal performance, extremely hot bodies and worrying warnings of two types: impossibility of continuing to load to protect the battery, and complete smartphones blockages with a temperature warning as The one Apple details on its website. The first caused that we had to wait until sunset to load the smartphones (with the consequent complete download of several of them for hours) every day. The second, even losing calls: c on the very hot mobile, a relative called me, and the call was abruptly cut by showing a notice like the next. The situation is also improvable with more moderate temperatures. A heat wave in Andalusia is an exceptional situation and that is not lived in countless territories. However, in May, I was at an outdoor wedding about 25 degrees of temperature and decided to take photos and videos with an iPhone 16 Pro and a Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra. The iPhone responded with Throttling, strongly attenuating the screen and slowing down any interaction with the interface. The Ultra Galaxy S25 responded something better, without being slow but also presenting little shine in its panel. The situation was paradoxical: I was using two of the smartphone with the best camera in the market, but I could barely record and take pictures, for the slowness with which they worked and because I almost did not see what I was shooting. Not because of the reflexes of the sun, but because of the little maximum shine of the screens once the terminals felt some heat. Another similar situation, changing camera for GPS, is what is lived in cars in summer: the mobile attenuates its screen and there are cases in which it costs to see the navigation interface, especially if at the same time we are carrying the terminal. And it is not trivial, we load them using the GPS because the consumption shoots and on a long trip the battery does not endure. Keys to protect them from heat. The solutions we have as users are, unfortunately, limited. But There are things we can do. For example, minimize its use in the sun. In summer, as we pointed out, it will be difficult, but there will be multiple situations in which we can place ourselves in the shade. Or what is easier: always leave the mobile in the shade, instead of at very hot points from a place in the sun, on the beach or in the car. They are not few occasions in which I have remembered acquaintances that his mobile would be burning because they had forgotten the sun. We can reduce camera use, especially when necessary. Sometimes, doing tourism, we tend to leave the screen on with the camera in use, preparing for a shot that sometimes does not arrive. It is in those situations when the terminal turns off until we have a shot to shoot can save a lot of heat. House and car tricks. My maximum advice is to use the terminal as GPS subject with a support for air conditioning ventilation grilles, so that it will be cool. It will load at normal speed and work as a browser without major problem. It is a advice that applies even if we use something like Carplay or Android Auto, as the vehicle will continue to resort to the terminal GPS, with the consequent heating. At home, two other tips that I have put into practice: use Cooling with integrated fan or even Cold accumulators covered with a trap that also greatly reduces the temperature of the smartphone when they come into contact with them. Thus they are trying to mitigate the problem. Manufacturers lead a lifetime fighting heat. The problem is that, at the same time, they are integrating components that, although they are more efficient than in previous generations, also have higher final consumption, especially when we think that more and more cameras, more bright screens and chips capable of Move AAA games (although The best is pulling streaming). He Xiaomi 15 Ultrafor example, he convinced us for how his cooling system with Steam camera three -dimensional manages to tame the Snapdragon … Read more

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