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Reaching extreme thinness is the next trend in smartphones. The question is … for what?

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Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge. This is the most mysterious member of the S25 family, one that comes with extreme thinness as the main ally. After leaking some of his Key specificationseverything indicates that the final thickness of the device will be less than six millimeters. A rather spectacular design in response to a phone that has not yet left (like that is the smartphones market) but that already seems a reality: the iPhone 17 Air. The obsession with extreme thinness will be a trend in 2025. The questions are why and for whom. Samsung has advanced. He iPhone 17 Air It has been rumored for months and with quite consistent information. Except for surprise, Apple will present a new model specifically focused on the thin world. The key is that this will not happen foreseeably until September 2025, and Samsung wanted to advance. In January, together with Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, Samsung Galaxy S25+ and Samsung Galaxy S25, advanced the design of the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge. A thinner phone than the rest of his brothers. But little else. The commitment. Manufacture a extremely thin telephone It has consequences, and they are never positive if we talk about hardware. The leaks tell us about less than 4,000mAh for the S25 Edge, a figure we had without seeing for years. For more miracles that are achieved with optimization, the battery capacity looks very diminished. And this is the main debate and point with thinness: if we prefer a thin mobile with less battery or thicker with plenty of battery. According to the feedback of the xatakers and the mobile requests they usually make, the battery is always a priority. Delgadeness, no. In fact, I remember that after the great reduction of thickness that brought the goodbye of the rounded design (iPhone 11), the rest of the models were growing in thickness and with it, in Mah. He iPhone 14 It was thicker than the iPhone 13and the iPhone 13 was thicker than the iPhone 12. Each and every one of these generations won MAH, and complaints with thinness were … zero. What will happen to the iPhone Air. The Galaxy S25 Edge has had to officially give up a camera, and unofficially (according to leaks) to the battery of his older brothers. The iPhone 17 Air, except for surprise with the implementation of a large-capacity carbon-silege battery, will be a phone with less autonomy than its brothers from the iPhone 17 family. Nor are we clear if it will mount the same camera sensor and Pro lenses of the PRO Models and, if so, Apple will not be easy to continue improving the size of this hardware if the body must be smaller and smaller. In other words, it is currently not possible that two phones, one being thicker than the other, have the same potential at the hardware level. There are battles to be resolved, such as The increasingly durable batteries either The increasingly bright screens But that of increasingly thin mobiles is one, perhaps, inception. Image | Xataka In Xataka | Where are not the mobiles: we thought that innovating was the way but we were very wrong

The government wants to end unwanted commercial calls. The question is whether they will stop calling me “of Indeed”

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One of the measures announced by the Government in October 2024 had to do with The end of the annoying commercial calls and telephone scams. The Ministry of Digital and Public Transformation presented A comprehensive plan To combat fraud from SMS and calls, a package that will be approved before the end of February. The norm will strictly prohibit commercial calls with numbers outside the prefixes 800 and 900. The problem? The Spaniards are dealing with another type of spam. One that has to do with the “human resources” departments. A plan against commercial calls. The Ministry for Digital Transformation and Public Function announced, yesterday, Thursday, that the Ministerial Order to combat cybetheafas through false commercial calls will be approved before the end of February. “That is, you will not be able to receive a commercial call from a mobile, that is happening today. We receive from a mobile, we think he is an acquaintance, a relative, we do not know who he is, and then it turns out that it is a commercial call. This will be prohibited by the ministerial order. ” Óscar López, Minister for Digital Transformation and Public Function. Those companies that use numbers outside the prefixes 800 and 900 will face sanctions (still to be determined), and it will be possible to denounce before the Telecommunications User Attention Office to any number that breaches the new standard. Beyond Spanish companies. Similarly, work to try Block calls International that are identified as nationals, as well as those from numbers not assigned to any service, operator or customer. A database will also be launched in order to block text messages with alphanumeric characters (such as, when they send you fake Movistar SMS, mails, DHL, etc.). All messages that do not come from entities registered in the database will be blocked. This last measure is key, and on its success it will depend that the Spaniards are calmer in We call him of Indeed Human Resources. The problem of commercial calls is largely solved, pointing to The Robinson list. It is not infallible, but Organic Law 3/2018 on the protection of personal data prohibits companies from calling you for commercial purposes. Case apart, of course, they decide to skip the law. What, at least in recent months, has not had a solution, is the issue of the so -called “human resources”. It is more than likely that in recent months you have received a call in which a robot invites you to add its number to WhatsApp to know “work conditions.” The problem is so widespread that the own Incibe He published a statement warning about this fraud, recommended to users to block contact and report it as spam. Something that makes us frown at these calls is that they are not made with suspicious numbers, not even Google’s antispam filter can with them. The reason? They use completely real national numbers. How is it possible? ID SPOOFING. This technique is to modify or falsify the call identifier to match a “legitimate” number. It can be done from anywhere in the world so, although I call you a 6xx, the robot that is trying to cheat you does not have to be located in Spain. In fact, the scam is so sophisticated that scammers can adapt their calls so that, even being in another country, you receive a call from a national number (the country you are traveling to) talking in Spanish to offer you great employment conditions. Many of these scammers use voice services about IP (VOIP) to make these calls. This allows them to show a Caller ID (call identifier) ​​from any country, regardless of where they are. And regarding why they have your number, you have nothing more to write on Google “Mass filtration Xataka data”. Have dozens of articles published last year. The question is if it will be enough. The government has not yet detailed how it plans to fight against this type of calls. In the event that they are carried out from other countries, according to their promise, they should be able to intercept them. But if the ID Spoofing is done locally, it will not be easy to detect when a 6xx “real” and a 6xx that is made by another. In Xataka | Be careful with the false rental scam: how it works and why you never have to give the DNI happily Image | Unspash (Lindsey Lamont)

If the question is whether your company can include you in a work WhatsApp group, the AEPD leaves no doubt: it depends on who pays

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In many companies, WhatsApp groups or from any other social network, they have adopted the role of a communication board, from which the company or those responsible for employees They organize shiftsroutes or vacations of its employees from a single channel. However, despite being very convenient for the organization of the company, adding employees to These groups It is an exhibition of your private data. Is it legal that the company includes you in one of these Work groups of work? The answer: depends d. Use of WhatsApp on personal mobiles The Spanish Agency for Data Protection, supported by a sentence of the 2019 National Court established the pillars of the use of mobile devices in the workplace, indicating that employees are not obliged to use or install applications for professional use. That is, if the mobile in which the line that will be included in the WhatsApp group is personal, or the line itself is, is installed, or The company cannot force the worker to be part of the group. Including that number in a WhatsApp group without the express consent of the employee would violate article 5 of the Organic Law 3/2018, of December 5, on the Protection of Personal Data and guarantee of digital rightsviolating the right to individual privacy. The legal protection of this assumption was reinforced with the arrival of the Teleworking 10/2021that in its article 17.2 it indicates that it is the company who must provide any material or device that employees may need to develop their work. If to develop that work, the employee needs a mobile with line for communications with the company, or for the time registrationyou must facilitate it. Use of WhatsApp in the company’s mobile The scenario changes completely when the mobile or line is owned by the company, not the employee. In that case, the company can use that resource as it creates convenient and may include those lines in a WhatsApp group, without the employee being able to refuse to it. This use is part of the organization of work by the company according to the Workers Statute. However, the company must justify the group’s need, assume the cost of the line and establish clear rules on its use. Right to digital disconnection In any case, whether the mobile is personal and has the employee’s consent, as if it is a corporate mobile, The right to digital disconnection must be respectedas established in article 20 bis of the Statute of Workers and in article 18 of the Teleworking Law. This section specifically indicates: “Workers have the right to privacy in the use of digital devices made available to the employer, to digital disconnection and intimacy in the use of video surveillance and geolocation devices in the established terms in current legislation on personal data protection and guarantee of digital rights. “ This means that, in any of the cases, the worker is not obliged to answer Out of your working hours, unless it is subject to any of the exceptions due to justified urgency. This right is protected by various labor laws and their breach would result in economic sanctions for the company that could range between 751 euros and 7,500 euros. In Xataka | Signing with the fingerprint at work was legal. In Europe they have decided that they are no longer and threaten to fine Image | Unspash (Dimitri Karastelev)

If the question is what recruiters are set when hiring, a study has given the answer: experience and attitude

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Labor trends are changing depending on the needs of companies and, with them, the skills and characteristics that The recruiters look In the new candidates. In the same way that there are warning signs during the selection process that automatically make recruiters Discard candidatesthere are also other characteristics that make them win many points. Take care of your curriculum because they will read it The Sumume Genius Employment Platform has prepared A survey in which he has asked 625 managers and managers of the Human Resources Department in the US. The survey data reveal that, when a candidate’s curriculum reaches his hands (probably after a First filtering by AI) dedicate time to Review knowledge and skills of the candidate. 78% of recruiters and managers claimed to dedicate more than a minute to review each curriculum before moving to another candidate. This time is much higher than the one that was used to employing in large companies, where the candidate’s curriculum was valued In just six seconds. 57% of those responsible for hiring in companies dedicate from one to three minutes for each curriculum. At the ends we find 22% of the recruiters who dedicate less than a minute to discard or accept each curriculum, while 21% takes it easy and dedicated more than three minutes to know the Skills and knowledge of candidates. By age range, they are the most veteran recruiters of the Babyboom generation who spends the most time to Examine each curriculum. 37% of those responsible for hiring this generation claims to dedicate more than three minutes, compared to 24% of generation X recruiters, 19% of the generation or only 16% of generation Z. If the position you postulate is in a technology company, the attention to the curriculum It intensifies. The recruiters of this sector claim to use more time by reviewing the training of candidates and their skills. 51% of these recruiters use between one and three minutes in each curriculum, and the percentage that dedicates more than three minutes amounts to 28% in this sector. More skills and less “titulitis” One of the most important changes in the hiring trend that has occurred in recent years, has been the change in priorities when considering the candidate For a vacancy. While a decade ago The degree was much more taken into account Academic, over time it has been losing ground to leave space to other values ​​such as experience, attitude or soft skills (soft skills). In fact, 48% of respondents claimed not to have hired suitable candidates, but who lacked these skills. Surprisingly, although the sections of “work experience” and “education” still have an important weight in the assessment of candidates, 57% of recruiters affirm that the “hobbies and interest” section is between one of the three sections With more weight of the curriculum. Those responsible for recruiting in this section additional information About personality and values of the candidate, something that is not always conditioned by the academic level. So much so, that 43% of recruiters said not to demand a title of a prestigious institution to consider a candidate, but 54% would not take it into account if they did not have soft skills or a positive attitude during their interview. The commitment to Gene generation values makes 36% of recruiters belonging to this generation give great importance to this section, so it is expected that in future weight in decision making on hiring. 43% of recruiters ensure that for them it is a very good signal appreciate enthusiasm or positive attitude to the position or to the company. On the other hand, 63% believe that detecting that the candidate is lying in his answers, if he uses inappropriate language, or criticizes his previous partners or employers, is sufficient reason for discard it immediately. In Xataka | If your chair holds in a job interview, it is no accident: they are evaluating more than your curriculum Image | Pexels (Sora Shimazaki)

If the question is, should I buy the iPhone 16 now or wait for the iPhone SE 4, the answer is: there is no certainty.

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There are two types of users at Apple: those who want the best of the best and go for the most expensive model and those who simply want a “basic” iPhone that allows them to get into iOS in the most economical way possible. At this time of the year, with the iPhone 16 settled, there are many who are waiting for the new iPhone SE 4. A phone that will finally say goodbye to the design that they have been recycling since the iPhone 6, and that according to rumors will be more similar to the iPhone 14. The question is clear: should I buy an iPhone 15/16, or wait for the new SE? The answer is not so easy. What we expect from the iPhone SE 4. According to the leaksthe iPhone SE 4 will inherit the body of the iPhone 14, including the notch. However, there is contradictory information, because the latest rumors speak of a possible dynamic island. Be that as it may, it is expected to be a phone with specifications similar to the iPhone from two generations ago. Let’s talk about specifications. If you buy an iPhone 16, you are buying a phone with the latest Apple processor, a camera system practically identical to the previous model (iPhone 15) and very good autonomy. The iPhone 15 is practically the same phone, with a little less RAM (this is key, since it is left without Apple Intelligence), without camera control and with a little less autonomy. It is a great purchase in terms of quality and price, since you get almost the same phone for less. What will happen to the iPhone SE4? Nobody knows. The last model had the Apple A15 Bionic, the processor of the iPhone 13 Pro. Nothing prevents, therefore, this iPhone SE4 from incorporating the Apple A17 Bionic of the iPhone 15. It will not be an easy decision for Apple. If you want this phone to have Apple Intelligence, the most logical combination is the A18 of the iPhone 16 and 8 GB of RAM. Specifications that would collide head-on with those of its older brother. Let’s talk about money. The iPhone SE went on the market in its latest iteration for 529 euros. An iPhone 16 costs 959 euros. We don’t know the price of the SE, but a too high increase is not expected. With luck, it would be below 600 euros. The iPhone 16 can easily be purchased for around 750/800 euros new if we search a little, and the iPhone 15 can be purchased for just under 700 euros. The main asset of the iPhone SE 4 has to be its price. If the difference compared to an iPhone 16 is around 200 euros, it may be a sensible purchase. Image | Xataka In Xataka | I have tested the iPhone 16 and 16 Pro. I am very clear about which one I would buy

If the question is who wants to build the world’s largest data center, the answer is surprising: India

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The data centers is the new gold fever of technology. That Mukesh Ambani, the founding billionaire of the company Reliance Group. His intention is to go beyond what the great American technological ones promise and build in India the largest data center worldwide. 3 GW. That is the energy capacity that Ambani projects for a new data center that wants to build in Jamnagar. This is stated by sources close to the project In Bloomberg. Akash Abani, CEO and son of the founder, said in a recent statement that they were building a data center in less than two years “as we have always done in – in 24 months.” An irreverent figure. At present, the largest mute data centers are below 1 GW of energy capacity, as indicated in Bloomberg with data from the DC Byte consultant. In visual capitalist They showed a year ago the largest data centers in the world. To be able to compare with the Indian project, a fact: all AWS data centers in the Northern Virginia region, in the US, about 300, add a total of 2.5 GW, when one in India could have more energy capacity that all those United centers. Amazing. The most capacity data center in the world is currently from Microsoft in Boydton, Virginia, with almost 600 MW of energy capacity. The more energy, the better. Data centers are usually measured by the energy they can provide to their servers, their cooling systems and the rest of the equipment of these facilities. The larger the figure, the more computing capacity, and here the AI ​​models have created a career to build more and larger data centers. Ambani for all. The tycoon is known for his aggressive tactics to have his rivals with price wars that few can sustain. It happened in the mobile segment and now wants to take the strategy to AI. Its objective is to reduce inference costs to a minimum to become an absolute reference in this market. This was stated In a statement highlighting that “our goal is to create the cheapest artificial intelligence in the world, right here, in India.” Astronomical cost. However, it is not clear how Reliance will finance this potential operation. According to Bloomberg estimates, a data center could have a cost of between 20 and 30,000 million dollars. Reliance Industry, the main division of the group, has about 26,000 million dollars. Jamnagar. The Indian city has a population of 650,000 people. There is the refining and petrochemical complex of Reliance, the largest in the world, but also Reliance wants to build there a renewable energy complex huge These energy sources would be especially used in that data center. Stargate in the spotlight. These days there is much of what to talk about in data centers, especially after the announcement of Openai and Softbank of PROJECT STARGATE to create a series of data centers in the US with a gigantic investment of 500,000 million dollars. There are no specific details of the energy capacity that is discussed in that case, but with that investment that data would be equally colossal. Image | Microsoft In Xataka | Stargate impossible accounts: the challenge of finding 500,000 million dollars for the largest IA project

If the question is “can a country sustain itself with renewable energy alone”, the answer is right here: Portugal

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Two years ago, Portugal reached 75% renewable electricity thanks to the expansion of hydroelectric, wind and solar energy. However, this new year seems to be closer to that goal on an annual basis. In short. In a recent report from Ember, Portugal has achieved a milestone by becoming a pioneer in the global energy transition. Before closing this last year, because only 10% of its electricity consumption came from fossil fuels. This represents a record low, with electricity production from gas and other “dirty” sources falling to 5.1 TWh, the lowest figure since 1979. Additionally, locally generated renewables met 71% of the country’s energy needs, while an additional 20% came from mostly low-carbon imports from Spain. Reducing emissions. Spain’s neighbor has shown that it is possible to drastically reduce dependence on fossil fuels without compromising energy supply. This achievement has placed the Portuguese country as a pioneer, aligned with other leading countries like Denmark and Chileand projects a future where more than 90% of its energy will be renewable by 2030. In addition, the definitive closure of its last coal plant in 2021 underlines its commitment to this agenda. Regarding the consumption of gas to generate electricity, it has decreased by almost half from one year to the next, demonstrating the change in the Portuguese energy system. Ultimately, total gas consumption has fallen by 17%, marking its lowest level since 2003. In data. The International Energy Agency has shown that Portugal has achieved this boom in renewables, thanks to public policies, strategic investments and a focus on the development of clean infrastructure. In 2024, Portugal’s electricity mix was made up of 28% hydroelectric, closely followed by 27% wind energy, 10% solar, 6% biomass and 20% imports from Spain, which complement each other. . Imports from Spain. A part of the electricity consumption in Portugal comes from the Spanish electricity networks. This exchange has reinforced the collaboration between both countries in the Iberian Peninsula, where the energy of both nations totals 82% coming from clean sources. By sharing a well-interconnected electricity grid and prioritizing decarbonization, our neighboring country benefits from a mostly low-carbon import, which reinforces its commitment to a sustainable energy matrix. This cooperation model demonstrates how regional alliances can accelerate the energy transition and guarantee supply stability in a context of high renewable penetration. Image | Pexels Xataka | The overtake of renewables is a reality: solar and wind energy are elbowing their way into Europe

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