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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

After the hair industry, Türkiye is becoming a power of something much more extreme: paying to grow

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In a hotel on the outskirts of Istanbul, a man listens to the alarm of his phone and smiles. It is time to turn the key that separates the metal rods embedded in their femards. The procedure seems taken from a medieval dungeon, but for Frank – 38 -year -old patient – it means approaching, millimeter to millimeter, to his dream: stop feeling low. According to The Guardianeach turn causes intense pain and, nevertheless, insists on doing it more times than recommended to win a few extra centimeters. Türkiye, the new Mecca of the centimeters. The country was already famous for Medical tourism of capillary grafts. Now adds something much more extreme: leg elongation surgery for aesthetic purposes. What was born as a technique to correct bone deformities today attracts patients from Saudi Arabia, Japan, Australia and all of Europe. According to the Wanna Be workshop clinicThey come willing to pay tens of thousands of dollars for the promise of growing. In an extensive report for The Guardian They quoted an Indian consultant who projects that the global market will reach 8,600 million dollars within five years. Türkiye’s appeal lies in its price, since with $ 32,000, it includes hospitalization and months of physiotherapy, compared to $ 50,000 to $ 150,000 that can cost in the United Kingdom or the United States. Dr. Kevin Debiparshad, founder of the Limbplastx Clinic in Las Vegas, I told GQ that the business has shot from the pandemic, with up to 50 new patients a month. Its customers include Google, Amazon and Microsoft engineers, in addition to executives, doctors and even celebrities. The last acceptable prejudice: be low. Why risk everything for a few centimeters? The testimonies collected by different media always point to the same direction: height remains a social stigma. In an article for vice, A 17 -year -old summed up without surroundings: “The only reason why someone would lengthen their legs is for women.” Another patient assured in The Guardian that “being low is the last acceptable prejudice in modern society.” Evidence supports these sensations. An Australian study of 2009 collected by GQ He showed that low men earn less than their high classmates and have less job promotion options. In the Netherlands, another investigation revealed that only 7.5% of couples the woman exceeds the man. Even Tinder came to try filters of height, According to The Guardian. And it is that obsession can become pathology. Elaine Foo, Interviewed by the BBChe confessed that since adolescence he suffered a fixation: “Being higher means more beautiful, more opportunities.” Psychiatrists call it body dysmorphia: a fixation with defects imagined in appearance. A brutal procedure itself. Although today it is sold as an aesthetic procedure, the technique originated in the 50s in the Soviet Union. The surgeon Gavriil Ilizarov devised a method to repair fractures and correct deformities. The beginning, As Mayic explainsis the osteogenesis by distraction: cut a bone and gradually separate it so that the organism generates new tissue that fills the void. The process begins with an osteotomy, the surgical cut of the bone, generally femur or warm. Then, the surgeon places an elongation device: an external fixative (a visible frame subject with bone nails) or an internal magnetic nail (inserted into the bone and controlled by a control). From there, the daily routine is to extend the device around one millimeter per day. The body responds by filling that space with new bone. The hard lengthening phase of two to three months. Then comes the consolidation phase, when the bone hardens, which can take another three. In total, complete recovery easily exceeds a year. During all that time, patients should use crutches or wheelchairs, undergo intensive physiotherapy and support constant pain. When growing almost costs life. Not everyone achieves their goal. How do you collect in The GuardianFrank’s case that traveled in the hope of moving from 1.70 to 1.75 meters. In the process he suffered a pulmonary embolism caused by a blood clot and was about to die. In the end he had to stop the elongation in 7.3 centimeters, without reaching his goal. The same medium reported the death of a Saudi patient at 16 days of the operation, also for a clot. However, Elaine Foo’s story is even more extreme. According to BBC, After paying 50,000 pounds to a private clinic in London, he suffered successive complications: a metallic nail crossed his femur, the bones did not consolidate and ended up undergoing eight surgeries in different countries. Eight years later, drag mobility problems, permanent scars and a post -traumatic stress disorder. Complications are not rare. Risks include infections in nails or incisions, nerve injuries, joint stiffness, chronic pain and insufficient bone consolidation, According to Cleveland Clinic. Self -esteem, the most fragile bone. Beyond the operating rooms, the question is what pushes so many men – and some women – to undergo such brutal surgery. Dr. Dorr Paley, pioneer in this field, He summarized it for vice: “It took us a long time to discover what plastic surgeons always knew: they were dealing with body image problems.” The background is really a crisis of self -esteem. The Guardian He recounts How Frank felt “almost damn” for his low stature, convinced that society favors the highs. In GQ, John Lovedale explains that he did it because “the highest people seem to have the world at their feet.” Most patients are men, crossed by an idea of masculinity associated with size. However, As the British media remembersthere are also women who resort to the procedure: some to lengthen and others, in very rare cases, to shorten their legs. Between secret and status. Interestingly, despite sacrifice and spending, many patients prefer to hide it. According to GQ90% does not reveal anyone who operated. Invent stories: a ski accident, a fall in the bathtub, a hip fracture. But others begin to exhibit it as a sign of status: an Asian youtuber paid for the operation with Bitcoins and documented the process … Read more

In silence, Morocco is becoming a peculiar economic power: the "Türkiye" of the teeth

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In recent years, Morocco is becoming a proper name in several sectors. His relevance in the geopolitical panorama, economic and energetic It is now out of any doubt, but also wants to do A elbow hole in the tourism sector. Rather, to bites, since a trend that has taken traction between tourists is to travel to Morocco to visit the country and return home with a new mouth. And has made Spanish dentists raise an eyebrow. All inclusive tooth tourism. When we travel, many opt for complete packages that guide the experience. What is happening in countries like Morocco is that travel agencies and dental clinics themselves offer all inclusive packages that combine everything we need to enjoy both the country and extra services. These packages include flights, cultural experiences and, to finish off, Dental treatment. If you have ever had to undergo some mouth treatment, you will know that they have been between previous analysis, the procedure itself and the reviews, but these clinics highlight their ability to perform the treatment in a few days. The goal is to arrive, receive medical attention, do tourism and return home. In Xataka The Canary Islands will tend an underwater cable to Morocco. If Morocco decides to extend it, Spain will have a problem Usual treatments. They make it clear that they have 3D scanners, CAD/CAM technology (scanning tools, virtual design and automated manufacturing thanks to 3D printers) and the specialized personnel necessary to carry out the procedures. Which is it? Well, some quite helped and “from here I catch you, here I kill you”, and others somewhat more complex: Aesthetic veneers. Dental implants. Crowns and complete reconstructions. Whitening Orthodontics. {“videoid”: “x8px49v”, “Autoplay”: True, “Title”: “Antibiotics are ceasing to be effective and the problem is superbacteria”, “Tag”: “Webedia-prod”, “Duration”: “327”} Price and record time. And, apart from the times, if you have had to touch your mouth you will know perfectly what it costs. Prices vary depending on what treatment we do, but the most common seems to be the veneers. They are what we can see with the naked eye in a smile and may, influenced by the media pressure and beauty standards With perfect smiles On television, Tiktok and InstagramIt is also the most popular. It is estimated that the prices of this procedure in Morocco are between 70 and 80% cheaper than in countries such as the United States or the United Kingdom. It all depends on the material (composite or porcelain veneers can be made, for example), but there are also couple offers with resin veneers composed of 1,250 euros per person … or 2,000 euros for two people. Not only Morocco. It must be said that Morocco It is not the only destination that we can see publicized in networks or the web if we want to make any touch -up. Türkiye (also popular for other aesthetic procedures) and Albania have been one of the Main destinations for dental tourism. The veneers, again, are the protagonists, with cheaper prices than in other markets. The arguments are exactly the same as we see in the case of Morocco: “A recklessness “. The big question is what Spanish dentists think. And the answer is evident: not very well. The General Council of Dentists published on July 1 a release On this type of tourism, recommending that we be cautious about this type of advertising. The main argument that wields against these dental treatments Express is that the necessary time is not dedicated to it. In Xataka There are young Spaniards earning $ 10,000 a month in the Australian coal mines. But everything that shines is not gold All treatment entails risks, and if the oral state of each person is not correctly evaluated, short and long -term inconveniences, such as dental sensitivity, gum problems and even dental loss may arise. Traveling to another country to undergo a health process is not an adventure, it is a recklessness, ”says Oscar Castro, president of the Council. In addition, it ensures that leisure and health cannot be mixed and that, if something happens with the pieces that the patient has put in Morocco, who is responsible. In Xataka | Spain has been an untouchable power of Mediterranean tourism for years. A country steps on your heels: Türkiye Image | CAROLINE LM (Function () {Window._js_modules = Window._js_modules || {}; var headelement = document.getelegsbytagname (‘head’) (0); if (_js_modules.instagram) {var instagramscript = Document.Createlement (‘script’); }}) (); – The news In silence, Morocco is becoming a peculiar economic power: the “Türkiye” of the teeth It was originally posted in Xataka by Alejandro Alcolea .

France promised them happy with the Grand Nuclear Power Plant. Until the jellyfish swarms arrived

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In France, jellyfish have knocked out one of the country’s largest nuclear centrals. Yes, the same jellyfish you are on the beach. Although it sounds delusional, the company Électricité e France (EDF) has acknowledged that an incident with these jelly and transparent celentéreos has forced to pause four of the production units of The Gravian Plantlocated north of the country. The most surprising thing is that it is not something exceptional. What happened? The news has been given by EDF itself, which in A statement Posted yesterday explains that the Gravelines Nuclear Power He has seen how four of his six production units went out for a peculiar motive: jellyfish. The first three units (2, 3 and 4) were automatically disconnected on Sunday night following security protocols to protect the reactor. The fourth (unit 6) also automatically went out on Monday. What happened exactly? EDF is quite clear In this regard. The stops are explained by “the massive and unpredictable presence” of jellyfish in the drums of the pumping stations, located in the non -nuclear part of the plant. What happened is best understood by remembering that gravoras, a of the largest centrals From France, it is refrigerated with the help of a channel connected to the North Sea. The plant has water pumping stations that allow it to refrigerate the reactors. The jellyfish were located precisely in filters that are responsible for aspiring sea water to control its temperature. The four units that went out automatically (2, 3, 4 and 6) are also added to production units 1 and 5, which already They were disabled For maintenance work. Was there any danger? EDF too It is clear At that point. He assures that at no time there was danger and that what happened did not affect the safety of the facilities or meant any risk for the template or the environment. “The plant equipment has mobilized and perform the necessary diagnoses and interventions to restart the production units safely,” guarantees. At first He pointed out that the affected units could be operational again on Thursday, but Reuters slides That the schedule may not be fulfilled: the idea was to restart the four units today, but in principle it will only one. The rest will resume the activity little by little, progressively, until Friday. What jellyfish were they? The operator has not clarified it, but the Reuters agency holds that is about Pulmo rhizostomaalso known as Aguamala. Its presence in Gravelines could be explained by two factors: first the temperature of the sea, higher this summer, which favors jellyfish flowers and that these remain longer in the North Sea; Second, the force of the currents, which would have pushed the banks towards the channel and the central. Is it the first time that happens? No. It is not usual, but neither was it out of the ordinary. Gravelines already lived something similar In the early 90s and there are other plants distributed throughout the world that have encountered similar problems. Swiss Info appointment Specifically, US facilities, Scotland, Sweden and Japan, which would also have suffered them last decade. Its proliferation is explained by water warming and The overfishingwhich has punished tuna banks. In this case, jellyfish have affected a relevant plant for France, equipped with six units that produce 900 megawatts of energy each, near 5.4 Gigawatts in total. The idea is that from 2040 shelter two EPR2 reactors. Images | Joel Filipe (UNSPLASH), EDF and Wikipedia In Xataka | SMR reactors were supposed to save nuclear energy. The first of the West for now is far from it

Ukraine has opened the most advanced Drone Kamikaze in Russia. Now they know what the key to their power is: nvidia

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For a while to this Ukrainian part has turned the opening of the different Russian drones confiscated or fallen in combat in the closest to research pieces to third parties. Thus they have revealed from hidden messages of the troops of Moscow, until The origin of the vast majority of technology components (with big surprises). It has also been known to what extent China is part of the war machinery. Now you have to add to a new and important actor: Nvidia. Drones with ia. We have gone counting: The drone war in Ukraine has entered into A new phasewith both sides competing for deploying systems endowed with artificial intelligence capable of Resist electronic interference and attack objectives autonomously. The chip. What has now known is that Russia, despite the sanctions that should prevent access to Nvidia hardware, has managed to incorporate Its powerful Jetson processors in several of the most advanced drones models, obtained by contraband in small lots and through third countries. These chips, fundamental in the development of AI due to their parallel processing capacity, allow to integrate advanced navigation, recognition and guided functions that increase lethality and reduce dependence on control links vulnerable to blockages. Nvidia and the technological basis. Nvidia, valued in more than Four billion dollars and around 85% of the global market From chips for AI, it produces both high performance units for data centers and Jetson compact plates for edge devices, including drones. The latter, low relative cost, They have demonstrated in competitions of 2021 and 2023 its capacity to defeat human pilots In FPV races, using only sensors and processing on board. The version Jetson Orincurrent standard in advanced drones, multiply by ten the power of your predecessor Tx2opening the door to autonomous navigation algorithms, detection of complex objectives and maneuvers such as swarm. Digital predators. In 2023 It was discovered that Russian drones Lancet, with 11 kg of weight and scope of 40 km, They used the Jetson Tx2 For automatic monitoring functions, increasing impact precision even if communication was lost. After an initial phase of problems in 2024, software improvements raised from 30% to 60% the percentage of impacts guided by AI. Forbes counted that the new generation includes three key models with Jetson Orin: the Shahed modified MS001that Combine Satellite navigation, thermal chamber and objective recognition; The V2Uof four wings and 40 km of reach, with navigation by comparison of land and sequential attack capacity in basic swarm, and the Tyuvika small version of the Shahed with 32 km of reach, designed to hunt moving vehicles and manufactured with commercial components. Capacities and limitations. The MS001, in addition to its autonomous navigation, can Identify and attack Objectives without depending exclusively on preprogrammed coordinates. The V2U, with a high -resolution camera, laser telemeter and digital modem, can Tour routes Looking for whites, although his discrimination is imperfect and has registered erroneous attacks. Your mode of teamworkdistinguishing drones by color marks and attacking in shifts, represents an advance towards the coordinated swarm. The Tyuvik, lighter, points to saturate defenses by low cost and mass production. In all cases, software and hardware are scalable and compatible between platforms, which allows to incorporate simultaneously the entire fleet. Strategic implications. No doubt, these advances bring the end of the drones not endowed with in high intensity environments. With software systems as Flir prism either Auterion Skynodenew functions (from air combat to advanced swarm) can be implemented quickly and with reduced costs. Hardware proliferation Like Jetsonaccessible in the global and difficult to control market, makes this technology “out of the bottle” and available for any state or non -state actor. On the Ukrainian front, where drone saturation marks the combat rhythm, the combination of flexible production, advanced AI and autonomous capabilities multiply the threat and redefine the balance in the Low Cota Air War. Image | UKRAINE MOD In Xataka | Ukraine has hunted an “invisible” drone of Russia. The surprise has been capitalized when opening it: it is “made in USA” In Xataka | Ukraine knocked a Russian Shahed drone and opened it. A hidden message has revealed Moscow’s advantage in electronic warfare

Europa presumes to be a renewable power, but it turns out that it wants to import energy directly from Africa

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The desert sun hits strongly the dusty plains of Tunisia and Algeria. At first glance, they look like empty lands, but they could soon become a mosaic of wind towers, solar fields and batteries capable of storing as much electricity as to feed millions of European homes. It will not be energy for nearby cities: the Mediterranean will cross through submarine cables to light homes, factories and trains on the other side. The European Union has decided that its energy transition will not be built only at home: a good part of its green future will travel from North Africa. A priority list. The European Commission He has just updated Its list of cross -border projects of renewable energy, incorporating five new plans that will have preferential access to the financing of the mechanism connect Europe (CEF) and greater international visibility. Among them, one stands out that symbolizes the new energy strategy of the block: Medlink. According to documents cited by BloombergMedlink plans to install 10 GW of wind energy, solar and storage systems in Tunisia and Algeria. Electricity will travel through two high -voltage marine cables to Italy, with an annual capacity of 28 SWH, enough to cover about 8 % of the Italian electrical demand. The project, promoted by the Italian company ZHEROcould be extended to supply energy to Austria, Germany and Switzerland from 2030. The European Commission establishes that, to enter its list, a project must involve at least two Member States or a Member State and a third country. With this update, thirteen initiatives are part of this special category. Other in motion actors. The impulse is not limited to Tunisia and Algeria. Starting with Morocco that aspires that renewable energies represent 52 % of its installed capacity in 2030 and has launched six green hydrogen megaprojects. Among the companies involved are the Spanish Action and Cepsa, together with European, Arab, Chinese and American giants. These projects will not only produce hydrogen, but also ammonia, steel and green industrial fuels, bound for both international markets and the supply of Europe, According to data collected in Xataka. For its part, Egypt has attracted billions in European investments for solar, wind and green hydrogen plants, much of whose production is destined for export. However, A report reported by The Guardian de Greenpeace He warns that this strategy could limit local decarbonization, keeping the country dependent on imported fossil fuels such as mazut, a oil derivative with high contaminating content. In parallel, Themed also advancesan underwater interconnection project of 600 MW between Tunisia and Italy, independent of Medlink and centered on hydroelectric energy. With its scheduled implementation for 2028, it has financing from the European Reconstruction and Development Bank, the Green Climate Fund and the German Development Bank, As reported Enterprise. The implication of this bet. In Brussels they see it as a double play: accelerate the green transition and reduce the dependence of Russian gas, which collapsed after the invasion of Ukraine. Italy gains weight as a renewable entrance door to the north, and countries like Spain They restore key energy relationships, as the agreement between Naturgy and the Algerian Sonatrach to set gas prices until 2027. The European Commission defends that these interconnections and megaprojects are “essential to meet the objectives of the European Green Pact and reinforce energy security” at a time of global uncertainty. Critical voices have not been long in coming. As they have detailed in a reponnet for The GuardianGreenpeace denounces that Europe runs the risk of “outsourcing” socio -environmental costs to the global south: intensive use of water in arid areas, displacement of communities and prioritization of the European supply on local development. Hanen Keskes, responsible for campaigns of the organization in the Middle East and North Africa has sentenced: “The global north must assume its responsibility and build domestic renewable capacity, instead of outsourcing costs to the global south.” Looking to the future (almost) immediate. The EU has set the objective of importing 10 million tons of renewable hydrogen in 2030. Morocco wants to be one of the main exporters together with Algeria and Egypt, a trend that extends throughout North Africa. In the European energy map, the south of the Mediterranean is ceasing to be a border. Under the sea, high voltage cables will join sunny deserts with industrial cities. It is a historical opportunity to accelerate the decarbonization of the continent provided that, as critics warn, the light that comes to Europe does not leave those who live under the sun that generate it in shade. Image | Unspash and Unspash Xataka | The white gold that unites Morocco and the US in the Sahara: phosphate

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