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The theory said that Ozempic was going to put an end to ultra-processed foods. The reality is that it has reinvented them

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Whoever believed that Ozempic fever was going to be a hard blow for the manufacturers of ultra-processed products I was very wrong. And, as he recently explained in the BE food technology expert Beatriz Robles, the food industry never loses, it reinvents itself. As a result of the rise of this and other GLP-1 agonist drugs, the GLP-1 friendly foodproducts that are advertised for consumption by those who take these medications, but also for those who are thinking about trying to lose weight in other ways. The term arose among some nutritionists to refer to the foods that should be included in the diet of those who take Ozempic. However, the food industry has seen a breakthrough and has decided to convert classic ultra-processed products into alleged GLP-1 friendly options that not only give these people an adequate supply of nutrients. They also make their lives easier, because they don’t have to cook. With this and the appropriate doses of marketing, a fever is achieved similar to that of the famous black labels of foods rich in protein or the craze for superfoods with exotic origins. Because no, the superfoods that were never missing in your grandmother’s pantry don’t have such good marketing on social networks. Although they are even more superfoods. What is GLP-1? Before knowing what GLP-1 friendly foods are, we must start at the beginning: What is GLP-1? The answer, broadly speaking, is simple. It is a hormone that is synthesized naturally in the intestines, usually after eating. Its function is, on the one hand, control glucose levelssince it stimulates the production of insulin, a hormone that promotes its uptake in the cells, and decreases the production of glucagon, which does the opposite, as it stimulates the synthesis of glucose. On the other hand, GLP-1 reduces appetite by two different routes: directly in the brain, and also in the stomach, since it slows down gastric emptying. If the stomach empties more slowly, we will feel full for longer and perceive less feeling of hunger. The main problem with GLP-1 is that has a very short half-lifeof very few minutessince there is an enzyme that degrades it as soon as it reaches the bloodstream. Therefore, this is where GLP-1 analogues come into play. These drugs, including Ozempic, exert exactly the same effect as GLP-1, but for a longer duration. Traditionally they were designed to patients with diabetes. However, its effect on satiety led to its consumption also to treat overweight, either under medical advice or through self-medication. The rest is history. We live in a world increasingly dominated by Ozempic. And of course, that has led the food industry to reinvent itself. What are GLP-1 friendly foods? Mainly, Ozempic and other GLP-1 analogues help you lose weight due to their effect on reducing appetite. Therefore, nutritionists recommend that people who consume these medications adjust their diet appropriately. Since they will be eating less, they must further optimize the nutrients they consume. If we think about it, it’s simple: if you consume 10 dishes a day, adding all the meals, it is not so serious that one of them is not completely nutritious. On the other hand, if your appetite only allows you to eat three dishes, you should concentrate all your daily nutritional requirements there. Experts recommend above all focusing on protein and fiber. The first is necessary to strengthen muscle mass. When we eat less, we have a caloric deficit, which forces our body to consume energy by burning fat reserves. So far so good. It is what we look for if we want to lose weight. However, there comes a point where these are no longer enough, so muscle tissue also begins to be consumed. If we do not simultaneously consume a good supply of protein and we do strength exercisewe will lose a lot of muscle mass, with all the harm that entails. Regarding gastric emptying, on the one hand it is beneficial because it increases the feeling of satiety, but it also has a negative side: constipation. That is the reason why fiber consumption is so recommended. Nutritionist Lauren Manaker, for example, recommends salmon and eggs as sources of protein, as they are also very complete foods in other nutrients. Regarding fiber, he recommends prunes and berries. Additionally, for the upset stomach that Ozempic and other similar medications can sometimes cause, he recommends probiotics and ginger. Also, remember the importance of hydration. All of these could be considered basic GLP-1 friendly foods. However, the food industry has risen to the next level. What does the food industry propose? When appetite is reduced, the desire for certain ultra-processed products is often also reduced. For this reason, many brands have jumped on the bandwagon of GLP-1 friendly processed foods. They sell them as healthy options, which provide a very adequate amount of fiber and protein in one bite. However, this is somewhat similar to environmental greenwashing. Although it usually resorts to small environmental protection measures to divert attention from very harmful practices, with these foods the focus is on protein, fiber and vitamins, while on the other hand very inadequate doses of other nutrients are provided. Nutritionist Juan Revenga gives two examples in an article for The Country. To start, Nestlé has launched its own brand GLP-1 friendly food: Vital Pursuit. One of the products included in this brand is a cauliflower pizza that contains 32% of the recommended amount of protein. It is very good for those who are not going to eat much more in a day. The problem is that it also contains 40% of the not-to-be-exceeded amount of sodium and saturated fat. With a couple of dishes like this in the day, we would almost be over. A supposedly healthy smoothie could provide more calories and cholesterol than a donut It also mentions Smoothie King brand shakes. This includes a vanilla one that provides a highly recommended amount of protein and fiber, without added sugar. Instead, it contains more calories, sodium … Read more

The legendary Renault plant in Valladolid is “reinvented” with an old acquaintance: the combustion engine

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The historical map of car factories in Spain is blurring with the evolution of the industry and the transition towards electrification, which has brought an unequal destiny for all of them: uncertain future of Ford in Almussafes to the Cupra bastion in Martorell. In the middle of the peninsula and emulating the village of Asterix and Obelix, an irreducible combustion engine factory that still resists: the Renault of Valladolid. But staying with the combustion engine does not mean staying stuck in the past: the historic Valladolid plant, which has such iconic models behind it as the Renault 4 CVpromises to continue writing history with Tilting Gravity Die Casting, the technique that changes how the heart of hybrid engines is manufactured. And Valladolid is the first factory in Spain to use it. New technology and more production. Horse Powertrain has invested 45 million euros at the Valladolid plant to install a head gasket manufacturing line using the Tilting Gravity Die Casting process, the first with this technology in the state. The new facility, which will occupy 3,500 square meters, will increase cylinder head manufacturing by 20% (from 300,000 to 360,000 units) and will require 150 new permanent jobs. Context. We are talking about the old Renault from Valladolid, but it has little of that 1953 Renault: today it is powered by Horse Powertrain, a joint venture formed by Renault 45%, Geely 45% and Aramco 10%. The formation is not coincidental: Geely provides the Chinese technological muscle, Renault its experience in the sector and the Saudi oil company is more than just financial muscle: it is interested in the combustion engine having the longest possible run. In Valladolid, Horse does not manufacture cars: it manufactures the hybrid E-Tech engines of the Captur, Symbioz, Clio, Austral and Rafale, the “heart” of a good part of the Renault range in Europe. And not only from Renault, but also from the group’s brands, which makes it strategic in that a single engine can end up in several different models. Why is it important. The bet is not minor: Valladolid is one of Horse Powertrain’s most strategic plants, which confirms that this is not a local experiment but a first-class industrial decision. The new technology allows engines to be manufactured with a more precise design and greater durability, something essential for hybrids, whose constant start-stop cycle subjects the components to greater thermal stress than a conventional engine. And the context justifies it: although almost one in five cars sold in Europe is already electric96% of those circulating they still have a non-plug-in motor. An inertia of more than 250 million vehicles that will not disappear in a decade. At a business level, the support is unquestionable. Its CEO highlighted that this investment “further demonstrates Valladolid’s leadership as a world-class automotive plant.” On the other hand, it is the first plant of this type in Spain and has been considered as a Priority Industrial Project by the Government of Castilla y León. What is Tilting Gravity Die Casting. Head gaskets are traditionally made of aluminum through a molding process, which leads to the possibility of air bubbles forming inside. And if there are bubbles, there will be microporosities and the structure will therefore be weaker. The TGDC solves this in a seemingly simple way: the aluminum no longer falls into the mold, but rather the mold is tilted so that it flows slowly and uniformly, thus minimizing turbulence and the risk of air. Bridging the distances, like when you pour beer into a glass. The result is a more homogeneous and structurally more integral piece that better withstands use and deterioration. In addition, this method requires less machinery and shortens production cycles. The push of Spain in the European industry. At the 2024 Paris motor show, then-Renault CEO recognized that the French unions were demanding the hybrid vehicle projects in Valladolid and Palencia due to the lack of demand for their electric models in the Douai and Maubege factories, however this latest movement is a complete “non, merci”: Spain not only does not give up production but also expands and modernizes it. Spain is the second state that manufactures the most vehicles in the old continent and this operation reinforces that position in the segment that endures the most: the hybrid. The question that remains in the air is whether De Meo’s successor will maintain the same commitment to Spanish plants in the face of French union pressure. Renault’s roadmap, which the brand plans to update soon, will give clues. In Xataka | Renault is a firm defender of the hybrid car and has its key factory in Valladolid. We have been there to know your future In Xataka | Given the tariffs on China, the CEO of Renault is clear who the European electric car should imitate: China Cover | Xataka

Netflix reinvented the way of seeing series. In France, he has signed an agreement to return to Life TV

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Before streaming changed everything, watching TV was to follow very clear rules: Wait for your program to startendure the ads and accept the offer of the moment. This was the game. But then platforms like Netflix arrived, promising something different. And for a while, it was. Suddenly, it was no longer necessary to wait on Thursday night to see the new chapter of your favorite series. There were no advertising cuts. And if you wanted to see three episodes in a row, you could do it without anyone preventing it. Everything pointed to a new way of consuming content: freer, more personalized. But time has done his own, and little by little that new television has begun to resemble that before. Life TV in Netflix The ads arrived first “Although only for those who don’t pay the most expensive plan.” After, live sports and contents in collaboration with traditional chains. Now, the last step: a lifetime television, with linear channels included. And it is not a metaphor. Netflix has signed an agreement historical with Tf1the main private chain in France, to incorporate its channels in open directly into the platform. From the summer of 2026, Netflix users in France can see live The five linear channels of TF1as well as access more than 30,000 hours of content on demand through TF1+. This includes from games of the French team to realities, contests, entertainment programs and local production series. For Netflix, it is a strategic movement: integrate what was previously its direct competence and, incidentally, expand its offer in the French market. For TF1, it is a way of approaching an audience that has been moving away from traditional television for years. And for the spectator, another symptom that the borders between open television and platforms on demand are increasingly diffuse. Among the programs that TF1 issues is Secret Story, one of its most popular realities The agreement arrives at a key moment. While Netflix leads the global streaming business with dozens of own productionstraditional chains drag largely a sustained loss of audience and advertising income. This type of alliances could allow both parties to gain time. But ask a question. In the end, is the great streaming revolution ended by rediscovering the usual television? For now, there are no public details about how income will be distributed or if Netflix has paid anything to integrate these channels into its platform. Nor is it clear if we will see similar movements in other European markets, such as Spanish. What seems evident is that traditional streaming and television are intended to be. And when that happens at all, perhaps we can no longer distinguish where one begins and the other ends. Images | Xataka with Grok | Netflix | Tf1 (1, 2) In Xataka | YouTube risked a lot trying to be more like Tiktok. 200,000 million visualizations have proved him right

He has reinvented it from scratch and that is the revolutionary

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With R1Deepseek has achieved something that seemed impossible: to train an AI model with reasoning capabilities comparable to those of OpenAi … but without depending on huge data sets labeled. Its approach based on reinforcement learning opens the door for many more groups developing advanced. Why is it important. This advance changes the rules we assumed in the development of AI. Until now, creating models with reasoning capacity required huge amounts of data labeled and computational resources only within reach of giants such as OpenAi, goal or Google. Deepseek has shown that there are A much more efficient alternative path. Between bambalins. The Deepseek R1 training process is divided into two main phases: First, R1-Zero Learn to reason exclusively through reinforcement learning, exploring solutions by test and error. Then, R1 refine these capacities with a small amount of “cold start” data to improve aspects such as readability. The model uses An expert mixing architecture (MOE) with 671,000 million total parameters, but only activates 37,000 million per consultation. This is what allows you to obtain a performance comparable to that of OPENAI O1 with a fraction of computational resources. The contrast. While Openai invests hundreds of millions in labeled data and computing, Deepseek has achieved similar results with less than 6 million dollars (declared investment). Its smaller distilled models, from 1.5 billion to 70,000 million parameters, have also achieved surprising performance. The example. It is a silly example, but that is precisely why we wanted to verify its way of reasoning to the type of question you dislodge. We asked him the question “If Xataka was a Spanish football team, what would it be?” Image: Xataka with Mockuuuups Studio His very long answer was autaeafirmo and then discarding the conclusion again and again. First he just described Xataka and to make a superficial review of the main Spanish clubs. Then it was raised if we would be Athletic, but understood that although its policy of “only Basque players” is unique, that is not comparable to Xataka’s innovation. He did something similar with Valencia, Barça and Rayo arguing different causes to rule them out. He linked Real Madrid for us, Ahem, social mass leadership … but agreed that this is not linked to innovation. He went through Eibar and Getafe, discarding both … but then returned to Eibar since “fell” in which they use analytics and technology. In the end he ruled it for being a small club. He commented that Xataka’s leadership fits with an offensive style such as Barça de Guardiola or the Madrid’s Madrid counterattack … … And finally he reached Villarreal and Girona. After some reasoning, he stayed with Girona, arguing his strong culture of data, his innovative approach, his recent growth and his global vision (he is part of the City Football Group), in addition to adding something striking: “Both combine limited resources with intelligence Strategic: Girona maximizes its template with Scouting Advanced, while Xataka optimizes relevant and accessible content for a mass audience. “ His final conclusion was “the Girona FC embodies the essence of Xataka: modernity, technological adaptation and a fresh narrative that challenges the status quo“. 🚀⚽ Reading all your reasoning was spectacular. Turning point. This development anticipates entry into a new era where Innovation in AI will not depend exclusively on access to large resourcesas it has been happening so far. The learning techniques for reinforcement and distillation of models can level the pitch between large companies (or startups with investments of nine zeros) and much smaller equipment. Deepen. This advance goes beyond simple incremental improvements. Deepseek has shown that it is possible to build models that reason autonomously without having to show them thousands and thousands of examples. Reinforcement learning allows the model to discover effective reasoning strategies, similar to how humans learn to solve problems. In Xataka | I have tried Deepseek on the web and in my Mac. Chatgpt, Claude and Gemini have a problem Outstanding image | Xataka with Mockuuuups Studio

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