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While Andalusia and Extremadura fight against floods, the water system prepares for the next drought

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The rains of the last days They have put end to the pertinaz drought that still affected some Spanish basins. However, water so longed for in some areas has also flooded some areas of the country, especially in the south and west of the peninsula. Flooded areas. Numerous areas of the country have dawned under the threat of floods. The rainfall associated with Borrasca Laurence has made Cut roads and evict homes Faced with the risk of floods In Andalusia and Estremadura. Part of Murcia is now under orange warning decreed by the State Meteorology Agency (Aemet). It rains a lot. A determining factor in which we have reached this situation has been the persistence of these rains. Not only has it rained much, The three successive fronts that Laurence has brought the peninsula have put pressure on the water systems of the southwest, forcing water at various points. As if this were not enough, on the Atlantic Horizon A new storm appears: Martinho. This new storm is expected to reach the Peninsula tomorrow Wednesday. Not just rain. The risk of floods has also been exacerbated by spring thaw. In this sense, Aemet has also issued Several notices yellow by thaw in areas of the central system. To what extent the situation is “normal”. We are in spring, rainfall is not something anomalous on these dates, but Aemet’s forecasts For the remainder of the month of March they are clear: the next few days are also expected wetter than usual in much of the country (except for the Cantabrian mountain range and the island communities), and especially in the southwest quadrant. End of drought? We were therefore before the end of an important drought that affected practically the entire country between 2023 and 2024. A drought that still kept some basins such as the Catalans or those of the south, despite the intense rain episodes seen in the second half of 2024. Now, we see that the reservoirs have been maintained almost constantly with filling levels above average of the last 10 years during what we have been in 2025, and this month of rainfall seems aimed at accentuating this increase (compensating A drier February than usual). Everything seems to indicate that the drought situation has been reversed. The problem is now to prepare for the next. A paradox. This leads us to a paradoxical situation and is duty Plan a drought While we disembark water to avoid risks derived from the intense rainfall we are seeing these days (and that we will continue to see during the coming ones). On the one hand, because the increase in oceanic and atmospheric temperatures facilitate the accumulation of water in the atmosphere. More loaded clouds involve an increase in the risk of intense rainfall and with it the risk of flooding. On the other hand, the drought that we live seems to be more than one of the consequences of A aridification process which affects many areas of Spain. This process implies a trend that will make the most recurring droughts. In Xataka | With the reservoirs to be overflowed with the rains of March, there is a reason for hope on the horizon: the light of the light Image | ECMWF

OpenAi already prepares agents of AI capable of replacing the most valuable employees. And plans to charge $ 20,000 per month for them

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Many feared that AI stole their work. However, new leaked data In The Information They raise a quite different situation, because the prices that OpenAi shuffles for their future advanced agents is absolutely extraordinary. $ 20,000 per month for an AI agent. According to this medium, Openai plans to launch several AI agents oriented to various tasks and scenarios. And the more advanced and specialized, the more expensive they will be. In fact, the most expensive they are talking about would be an investigating agent with the level of a human doctorate, and that would cost $ 20,000 per month. Hiring AI employees will not be cheap. There are other agents such as the qualified as a “knowledge worker with high income” that will have an estimated price of 2,000 dollars per month. If what we want is subtitUOpenai’s proposal will cost $ 10,000 per month. Agents who will work at all hours. The theoretical advantage of these agents is that they will be able to do a theoretically impeccable job, but they will also do it at all hours, without breaks or breaks, without weekends or vacations and without getting bad. If they are really able to do the job as well (or better) as a human being in that position, the investment may come out very profitable. There is no estimated date. It is not clear when these agricultural IAS will be launched or when they will be available for companies, but in The Information they point out how SoftBank – a versor in Openai – has committed to invest 3,000 million dollars in OpenAi agents this year. And OpenAi needs a lot of money. Those expensive subscriptions would leave the current Chatgpt Pro plan of 200 dollars a month, but are of course the road that OpenAi has to become profitable. Today, like most AI companies, OpenAi is burning money and spends much more than he enters. The Plan: Be profitable in 2029. Internal data were leaked months ago according to which OpenAI I hoped to be profitable in 2029. To achieve this they have a fairly simple plan: offer increasingly faces that will make users who want to access their most advanced AI models pay small fortunes monthly. The AI ​​revolution will face. If we listen to these new rumors, it will be better for companies to prepare for the future. One in which they may have the option of “hiring AI employees”, but They are better to be profitablebecause everything indicates that their salaries will be high. Image | Techcrunch In Xataka | “I have three years of work”: more and more IA managers believe that AI will end up removing the position

China prepares to lead the manufacture of chips for advanced weapons

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China monopolizes gallium production. In fact, Up to 2022 monopolized 98% of the world gross Gallic, and this figure presumably has barely varied since then. For the country led by Xi Jinping This metal has a strategic value comparable to the one for the US due to its potential in military applications. And, in addition, Gallium export control allows China to respond to the sanctions to which the US and their allies are subjecting this Asian country in the scope of the semiconductor industry. Gallium is a very special metal. Its physicochemical properties make it suitable to be combined with other metals with the purpose of manufacturing a special type of integrated circuits called broadband semiconductors. These chips have three properties that make them very valuable to intervene in the manufacture of Advanced military teams: They support voltages, temperatures and frequencies higher than integrated conventional silicon circuits. During the 70s the US Advanced Defense Research Projects (Darpa) He dedicated many resources to the development of semiconductors in which Gallium was involved due to the potential he had in military technology projects. He Gallium Arseniuro (GAAS) played a fundamental role in the development of the global positioning system (GPS), and also in Radark tuning and precision weapons. China has taken a very important step forward Currently, Gallium Nitruro (GAN), which also has Darpa’s backing, is being used to make state -of -the -art radars that are capable of accurately identifying smaller, fast and numerous objects at more distance. Each of these radars incorporates several thousand chips in which the gallium intervenes. Everything we have just seen invites us to reach an obvious conclusion: Gallium is an essential metal for the US. But this country is not the only military superpower on the planet. The Chinese army and research institutions have been working with Gaul for many years and developing technologies that allow you to use it Third generation advanced semiconductors. As we have seen, China has Gallium in abundance, but producing integrated circuits with this metal is not easy. Neither for the country led by Xi Jinping nor for which Donald Trump is currently governing. Modifying electrons energy levels, it is possible to accurately control climbing and reduce defects To manufacture gallium nitruro, silicon and sapphire substrates are often used, but the effectiveness of the processes used so far was moderate because the hexagonal atomic structure of the GAN causes the appearance of a defect known as climbing. In broad strokes this curious phenomenon triggers the displacement of groups of atoms in a certain region of the crystal, which affects its structure and reduces its properties. In fact, GAN manufacturing defects cause electric leaks, reduce their thermal stability and reduce the performance of semiconductors. Until now the researchers who work with GAN had difficulty understanding why these defects appear in the crystalline structure of this material. And also to deal with them. But the team of scientists led by Professor Huang Bing at the University of Beijing (China) has identified the cause which triggers the production of defects during the growth of the Gan Crystals. What these scientists have discovered is that modifying the energy levels of electrons it is possible to accurately control the climbing and reduce defects. “Traditional strategies to avoid defects include the use of different substrates and the adjustment of crystallization temperatures, but these approaches only address symptoms, not the cause,” Professor Huang Bing explained. If China manages to get this research from the laboratory and bring to production chains this technology will have the ability to manufacture cheapest GAN -GAN semiconductors, of more quality and a much larger scale. And at this juncture it will not be unreasonable to anticipate that it will be done with the leadership of the application of 3rd generation semiconductors in the military field and 5G technologies. Image | TSMC More information | SCMP In Xataka | This semiconductor is spectacular. So much so that for the MIT is its nº 1 candidate to replace the silicon

Donald Trump prepares to apply tariffs of more than 25% for chips and that means one thing: much more expensive laptops

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Donald Trump does not hesitate. At a press conference on Tuesday, the president of the United States Indian than your administration It could apply tariffs of about 25% to the car industry. But this is not the worst: the worst thing is that the pharmaceutical industry and The semiconductor They could be even more affected. In both cases, tariffs could be even greater than 25%. What are tariffs. Tariffs are taxes that apply to foreign products. They are paid by the importer of the product, which in this case are the US companies and consumers, but not for the exporter, which may be anywhere in the world. An example. Let’s give an example: Acer, Taiwanese company, wants to sell its laptops in the United States. Acer the factory in Taiwan, and sends them to the US. When those laptops reach the US Customs, a US -based company (the importer, which may be the Acer division in the US, or a wholesaler, for example) takes possession of them. The US customs applies tariffs. Let’s say it is 10%. The importer (which is not Acer Taiwan) pays those tariffs to the US government. If the order is one million, the importer would have to pay $ 100,000. It is then that the importer decides how to manage that extra cost. It can absorb the cost and reduce your profit margin, you can pass it to stores, which could increase the price for consumers, or you can negotiate with Acer Taiwan to make the original order come out something cheaper. More details on April 2. In the case of cars tariffs, the pharmacological industry and Trump chips Indian that “I will probably tell you on April 2, but there will be around 25%” when asked about tariffs on the car industry. For Farma and Chips, Trump said “it will be 25% or more, and will grow substantially in the course of a year.” The US president claimed to want to give companies “time to come (to the US)” before announcing new import tariffs. Manufacture here, or pay tariffs. All these measures are aimed at the same thing: avoid dependence on other countries to the maximum possible, boost companies to manufacture their products in the US (and make large investments in the country) and impose huge tariffs for those who do not. The impact will be colossal. The measures raised by Trump will have huge consequences. Among other things, will aggravate the historical crisis that the European car is experiencing. Last year about eight million cars and light trucks in the US were imported, half of all sales in that country. Manufacturers like Volkswagen They would be especially affectedbut also great Asian manufacturers (not only China) like Hyundai. We will pay more for (almost) everything. Experts are clear that these tariffs will have very important collateral effects, including the price increase for consumers and costs for these industries. Portable 10% more expensive. In the case of chips, among the many affected are laptops prices. Jason Chen, CEO of Acer, Indian that these tariffs will cause that “we have to adjust the final price to reflect these tariffs. We believe that 10% will probably be the default increase for the price for import rates. It is very simple.” Acer already considers manufacturing outside China. About 80% of the laptops that are imported in the US come from China. Trump imposed 10% tariffs in China this month, although they do not apply to products that abandoned China before February. Chen declared that they had already migrated part of the assembly of their computers outside China during Trump’s first mandate, when he imposed 25%tariffs. They are now looking for “different distribution chains beyond China”, and stressed that manufacturing in the US was “one of the options.” Much ado about nothing? The truth is that Trump has already announced important tariffs For Canada and Mexico. They had to go into force on February 1but They have not done soand also the tax and aluminum taxes have been modified –No exceptions– And that theoretically will be applied as of March 12. A series of “were also announcedreciprocal tariffs“Last week, but they will not take effect until April. There is a lot of ads of tariffs, but for the moment little start -up (or none) of such measures. Image | The White House | Laura Ockel In Xataka | All Big Tech wrapped Trump in his investiture. In return, 192,000 million dollars will be saved in taxes

Spotify prepares a new subscription option, according to Bloomberg. Music Pro will come true the ancient Hifi audio promise

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It seems that this time is serious. Spotify could be closer to comply His former promise to offer higher quality audio to its users. Bloomberg points out that the Swedish firm is preparing a subscription option called Music Pro that will include this and other improvements for those who seek an experience a step beyond Premium. The sources consulted by the aforementioned medium say that Spotify is still working on the price and in the schedule, but they hope to launch the new level at the end of this year for additional $ 5.99 in the United States. At this time it is not clear if the supposed novelties will expand to other markets, including the European Union. Good news for audiophiles In the best case, paying a subscription and listening through the application, Spotify offers sound in AAC format with a quality equivalent to 320 kbps. Taking into account that the loss -less audio bits rate begins around 1,411 kbps, this shows how compressed are Spotify files. And while the service created by Daniel EK has the largest number of planet users, several less popular alternatives offer higher quality audio. There are Apple Music, Amazon Music HD or Tidal, who have been betting on this ideal possibility for audiophiles for a long time. Spotify will seek to make a difference with its new proposal. In addition to offering better quality audio, streaming service will allow subscribers to mix songs by different artists. For this characteristic it will use artificial intelligence, but it will not be the only thing. The additional payment of $ 5.99 The door will open to buy tickets for pre -sale concerts or access better seats. In any case, there is no official confirmation, so we will have to wait to know if this will end up materializing. Even having an official confirmation the ideal would be to wait. In its 2021 Stream On event, Spotify announced with bombs and dishes that would offer “Music with CDs without losses” at the end of that year. Four years have passed since that announcement, and not only the promise is still not fulfilled, but the video in which Billie Eilish participated, which was originally on YouTube, It has disappeared (Now it is private). In addition, la page with more details also It has been eliminated. Over time we will know what will really happen. Images | @felipepelaquim | Sound Tools In Xataka | Huawei Freebuds Pro 4, Analysis: The best way to summarize these headphones is with a word and that is “Chapó”

Amazon prepares to invest 100,000 million dollars in 2025. All for AI, of course

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I was missing in combat, but it seems that he wants to resurface strongly. Amazon, the company that imperially dominates the electronic commerce sector (and the cloud) seems to have awakened from its lethargy and promises to put the batteries in the AI ​​segment. And he will do it by investing an irreverent amount of money. 100,000 million dollars in 2025. This Thursday Amazon presented its financial results, and at the conference with investors Andy Jassy made clear His aspirations for 2025. “We spend 26.3 billion dollars in Capex in the fourth quarter, and I think that reasonably represents what can be expected for the capex rhythm in 2025”. Or what is the same: they plan to invest 100,000 million dollars during this year. Almost everything for the. And the clear focus, explained the head of Amazon, will be in the field that is attracting almost all the investment. He said that “the vast majority of that capex will be spent on AWS.” This means investment in data centers, communications and hardware equipment to meet the enormous demand in generative. The Big Tech spending like Big Tech. It seems that talking about stratospheric investments has become contagious among the greats of the industry. Alphabet revealed Wednesday that would invest 75,000 million dollars In Capex in 2025k, and Microsoft indicated that he planned to spend 80,000 million dollars In 2025 for the construction of data centers dedicated to AI. Goal is also in that race, and those responsible said the company will spend up to 65,000 million dollars In Capex this year. Do these investments make sense of Depseek’s emergence? The model Deepseek R1 He has put the Sector upside down, especially by demonstrating that it was possible to train a model that competes with the best for very little money. It is likely that the six million of those who speak Deepseek are only part of the total expenditure, but still the companies seem determined to continue investing and burning money as if there were no tomorrow. The creation of data centers is for these key companies of the future: it will be in which theoretically all the requests that billions of users will end up doing (according to their plans) will be processed at all hours. The new Alexa, protagonist. Amazon It takes months —Who years – preparing the launch of a new version of Alexa enhanced by AI. The company has summoned the media on February 26 to Attend an event dedicated to Alexaand it will be then when we can know his novelties. A lot of this renewed assistant is expected, which could play a fundamental role in the Amazon ecosystem. Amazon has invested a lot in Anthropic. It must be remembered that although there have been no releases such as those raised by OpenAi, Google or Meta, the company has strengthened its position with multimillion -dollar investments. Here the specific case is that of the 8,000 million dollars that Amazon has invested in Anthropic, head of the Chatbot Claude that could be a fundamental part of Alexa or other proposals and platforms in the short term. And they have a gigantic (but inaccessible) model. The company also has been working on Olympus, a gigantic LLM that has double parameters that GPT-4 and that in theory it must be able to compete with the most powerful models today. Amazon has not launched it publicly or is available, but if the leaks are confirmed, we could be facing another of the great protagonists of this sector. Will they license it as Open Source as they have made a goal and deepseek with their models? It will be interesting to see what happens to him. Image | Fortune Brainstorm Tech 2014 | Microsoft In Xataka | Stargate impossible accounts: the challenge of finding 500,000 million dollars for the largest IA project

The FIA ​​prepares new sanctions for drivers in 2025 after cases like Verstappen’s

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The FIA, the highest regulatory body of motorsports, has decided to apply a drastic change in its disciplinary rules for the 2025 seasonwith the aim of avoiding “verbal excesses” and bad behavior among pilots. After a series of incidents that occurred during the last season, including some conflicts between the drivers and the FIA, such as the one carried out by Max Verstappenthe regulator has renewed its code of conduct and has prepared more severe sanctions for those drivers who violate the new guidelines, according to Auto Motor Sport. The main change that the FIA ​​will implement in 2025 is related to the language and attitudes of drivers both on and off the track. In accordance with Article 12 of the FIA ​​International Sports Code, starting this season, expressions that include vulgar, insulting or rude language, whether written or verbal, will be severely punished.. This includes not only the racist or sexist commentsbut also any other expression that is considered rude, offensive or degrading. The definition of what is considered “offensive” will be broader, allowing FIA stewards to judge each situation with greater flexibility. The regulations also extend these sanctions to gestures and signals, expanding the way in which pilots can be punished. Fines for drivers will be multiplied by four compared to other categories, meaning that a simple offense could cost up to 40,000 euros in the case of a first offense. Max Verstappen, at a press conference in Singapore Reuters This amount could increase up to 120,000 euros in case of recidivismFurthermore, if a pilot commits three infractions of this type, he will face a one month suspension from all competitionsas well as a deduction of points in the championship standings. These measures could have a significant impact on the drivers’ title aspirations, making these sanctions a key factor in the dynamics of the 2025 season. Furthermore, the FIA ​​has decided to no longer tolerate public criticism of its decisions. Drivers who make comments that are perceived as an attack on the FIA ​​or its members, in any format, may also be sanctioned. This includes criticism directed at the FIA ​​president, Mohammed Ben Sulayemor to any member of the organization. In fact, the article explicitly mentions that any statement that causes “moral damage” to the FIA ​​or affects the integrity of the sport will be penalized. Verstappen, in the spotlight The Formula 1 world champion, Max Verstappenwho has been known for his blunt and sometimes controversial comments, could be seen especially affected for these new sanctions. The Dutch pilot has already been fined and forced to carry out community work in 2024 after using inappropriate language in an interview, and his attitude towards the FIA ​​has at times been defiant. Many wonder if Verstappen and other drivers of the caliber of Lewis Hamilton either George Russell They will abide by these new rules without resistance. On the other hand, some drivers, such as the aforementioned George Russell, have already expressed their disagreement with the way the FIA ​​handles certain situations, and it would not be surprising to see an increase in tensions between drivers and the regulatory body during the 2025 season. . The new FIA sanctions will undoubtedly affect the dynamics of the 2025 season. Although the main objective is to maintain respect and discipline in the competitions, there is also the risk of creating an atmosphere of tension between the drivers and the organizers. Competitors’ freedom of expression could be compromised, and this could lead to controversy both on and off the slopes. In summary, the new measures adopted by the FIA ​​represent a major change in the way misconduct will be managed in Formula 1.

Chelsea prepares the most expensive signing in history and will break the market

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Women’s football is experiencing a historic moment with the announcement of the next signing of Naomi Girma by the Chelsea. This transfer not only promises to be a significant change in the career of the American defense, but also a milestone for the sport, becoming the first transfer that exceeds the million dollar barrier. Chelsea, known for its determined commitment to women’s football, has reached an agreement with the San Diego Wave to incorporate Naomi Girma for a record amount of 1.1 million dollars (around 1,056,000 euros). This movement, revealed by media such as Guardian and TheAthleticfar surpasses the previous record for transfers in women’s football, set in 2024 by Racheal Kundananjiwhose signing for Bay FC It reached 735,000 euros. The transfer of Girma, a 24-year-old central defendersymbolizes the exponential growth of the women’s market, which until a few years ago did not record such high numbers. Girma’s arrival at Chelsea also reinforces one of the most powerful clubs in Europe, which currently leads the English Women’s Super League. Born in 2000 in California, United States, Naomi Girma is one of the best defenders in the world and a pillar in the American team. In 2024, she was key for her country to achieve Olympic gold in Paris, being the only player to play every minute of the tournament. With a current contract with the San Diego Wave until 2026, Girma has proven to be a complete soccer player. She stands out for her ability to anticipate, speed, clean ball delivery and refined technique that make her an elite central defender. During his last season with the San Diego Wave, he played 21 games and reaffirmed his position as one of the stars of the NWSL. Impact for women’s football The transfer of Naomi Girma is much more than a sporting move; It is a strong message about the advancement of women’s football. Breaking the million dollar barrier not only makes the talent of the players visible, but also the economic and media growth of the sport. “This transfer shows that women’s football is reaching new levels. “It is a milestone that marks the recognition of our players as figures of great value in global sport,” commented a source close to Chelsea quoted by Guardian. In addition, this move reinforces competitiveness between leagues such as the American NWSL and the English Women’s Super League. Chelsea has not only invested in a world-class player, but has also dealt a symbolic blow to the North American league, historically considered the strongest in the world. Other millionaire signings Naomi Girma will join an exclusive list of players whose transfers have marked the history of women’s football. Below, we present a table with the five most expensive signings to date: Footballer Origin team Target team Year Cost (€) Naomi Girma San Diego Wave Chelsea 2025 1,056,000 Racheal Kundananji Madrid CFF Bay FC 2024 735,000 Mayra Ramirez Levant Chelsea 2024 500,000 Keira Walsh Manchester City Barça 2022 400,000 Jill Roord Wolfsburg Manchester City 2023 400,000 Naomi Girma’s imminent signing for Chelsea not only redefines the transfer market in women’s football, but also underlines the growth and importance of the sport. This movement will not be the last to break barriers, but it will undoubtedly remain in memory as the moment when women’s football reached a new level of recognition and economic value.

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