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This is how Google’s AI is absorbing the rest of the internet

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ChatGPT had been up and running for less than a month and Google was already talking about a “code red”. The technology that many assumed would end Google’s core business—replacing the search engine with any chatbot—is doing just the opposite. Since Google introduced Gemini into its search engine with AI Mode, it has replaced link lists with conversational responses. AND it’s working for thembecause people spend more time than ever within Google itself. The problem is for everyone else. We love AI Mode. According to three studies compiled by The New York Timesusers spend between one and nine minutes more in AI Mode than in a traditional search. They also write queries up to three times longer than the questions in which we used usual keywords, according to data that Google itself presented at its May event. From snippets to this. A Growth Memo October Studya company specialized in search and marketing, detected that in 75% of sessions users do not even leave AI Mode: they are very comfortable there and forget about the rest of the website. It’s something the company has been doing for years.and they certainly tried before AI arrived to conquer almost everything: snippets and other elements designed by Google they have always had the goal to be sufficient for we wouldn’t have to click in any link. Google Zero. Nilay Patel, director of The Verge, has long been warning of a phenomenon he calls “Google Zero”, when traffic from Google would fall to practically zero for the media. According to him “for publishers, Google Zero has already arrived.” With AI Mode people could see that that initial slow trickle became a real turning point. On Google they say it’s not that big a deal. Google Vice President Liz Reid assured on an official Google blog last year that the company continues to send a “relatively stable” number of clicks to the media, and that reports of traffic drops used “flawed methodologies.” The clear example: Wikipedia. The Wikimedia Foundation has registered an 8% decrease in human visitors in the last year. What has grown, of course, are bots that crawl your content to train AI models. Its director of product and technology, Selena Deckelmann, highlighted that “my job is to make sure that people don’t forget about us because the Google interface has changed.” Human trafficking plummets in media. According to Cloudflaremore than half of all current web traffic is no longer human, and between June 2025 and April 2026, human traffic to websites in sectors such as finance, media or retail e-commerce sites has fallen by 40%. Before, if we wanted to know the performance of a footballer in the World Cup, we would ask on Google and look through links. Today it is enough to ask the AI ​​mode to obtain that information and then continue talking with the Google chatbot in that mode if we need it. background voltage. Tim Berners-Lee, the creator of the World Wide Webalready warned in 2024 that AI had accelerated a trend that had been underway for years: that of locking users in closed ecosystems designed to maximize profit, instead of directing us to an open and borderless web like the one he imagined in 1989. Bad future for media companies. In May Vox Media, owner of media outlets such as The Verge, began selling some of its websites. Jim Bankoff, its CEO, explained that “decimating search traffic” as Google was doing had influenced his decision to look for other ways to reach audiences. From there went on to sell him half of Vox Media to James Murdoch. In Xataka | I asked the AI ​​any nonsense and now I’m writing a news story about it

which cars can circulate and which rest on July 18

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Indeed, it is very likely that you have already guessed it, this weekend the Saturday Not Circulating Today scheme is reactivated. And the traffic control strategy with which the Mexico City Environment Secretariat (SEDEMA) seeks to stop pollution does not rest. What does this mean? Those who plan to go out with their cars will have to check, no matter what, the hologram of their car and the last digit of their license plate. Restrictions that are not limited exclusively to the 16 districts of CDMX, but also extend to various suburban municipalities on the outskirts of the State of Mexico. Specifically, the program also operates in: Atizapan of Zaragoza Coacalco de Berriozábal Cuautitlan Cuautitlán Izcalli Chalco Chicoloapan Chimalhuacan Ecatepec de Morelos Huixquilucan Ixtapaluca Peace Naucalpan de Juárez Nezahualcoyotl Nicolas Romero Tecámac Tlalnepantla de Baz Tultitlan Chalco Valley Likewise, remember that if your route includes crossing through any of these locations, the Saturday No Circulation Today will be applied to you. What cars and license plates does Hoy No Circula Saturday affect? As you surely know, the purpose of this initiative is to reduce the number of cars in circulation to mitigate emissions, with rules that are specific to that day on Saturdays. Because the obligation to rest does not affect all vehicle owners on the same weekend: the combination between the hologram, the last number on the license plate and the calendar is what determines whether or not you can use your car. Remember that Today Not Circulating on Saturday is not in effect 24 hours a day. The application hours run strictly from 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., so that outside of that period—during the night and early morning—the program does not limit vehicle traffic, as long as an environmental contingency or other extraordinary measure is not declared by the authorities that impose additional restrictions. For the specific case of July 18 from 2026third Saturday of the month, we are facing what is considered an “odd week.” That is, vehicles that have a hologram 1 and whose plates end in an odd number will be those who must remain out of circulation throughout the scheduled hours. If your car meets that combination, you will have to keep it stored until after 10:00 p.m. On the contrary, cars with holograms 0 and 00 can circulate without restrictions under the Today No Circula Saturday scheme. For their part, those with hologram 2 cannot circulate under any circumstances on Saturdays. In addition to the restrictions explained above, keep in mind that there are a series of exempt vehicles that can circulate completely freely without being affected by these ecological measures. In this group are: Electric, natural gas or hybrid technology vehicles Units registered with plates for people with disabilities All those intended for urban public transport services (including funeral services) Those dedicated to school or passenger transportation Those assigned to public security and/or civil protection The penalty for not complying with this regulation ranges from 20 to 30 times the Measurement and Update Unit (UMA), a range that approximately translates into a floor of 1,924.40 pesos and a ceiling of 2,886.60 pesos. Added to the hit to the pocketbook, the offender risks having the vehicle towed or impounded and the consequent loss of time involved in solving the administrative procedure before the security forces. What cars and license plates does Hoy No Circula Saturday affect? Failure to comply with the Hoy No Circula will be punished with a fine that ranges between 20 and 30 times the value of the Measurement and Update Unit (UMA), a figure that represents approximately 1,924.40 pesos at its lowest level until reaching 2,886.60 pesos at the highest limit. In addition, the driver risks having the car taken to the vehicle depot. Photo | Silas Lundquist In Xataka | The countries that pollute the most in the world, gathered in a detailed graph

which cars can circulate and which rest on July 11

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This weekend the restrictions of Hoy No Circula return in its weekend edition, that project devised by the Secretariat of the Environment of Mexico City (SEDEMA) with the objective of reducing pollution levels in the Metropolitan Area of ​​the Valley of Mexico. Once again, drivers must verify the final digit of their license plate and the type of hologram they carry before embarking on their trip. These measures are not limited exclusively to the 16 districts of the capital, but extend to multiple neighboring towns located in the State of Mexico. The regulations are also valid in: Atizapan of Zaragoza Coacalco de Berriozábal Cuautitlan Cuautitlán Izcalli Chalco Chicoloapan Chimalhuacan Ecatepec de Morelos Huixquilucan Ixtapaluca Peace Naucalpan de Juárez Nezahualcoyotl Nicolas Romero Tecámac Tlalnepantla de Baz Tultitlan Chalco Valley Therefore, it is worth keeping in mind that if your route includes traveling through any of these regions, the limitations of Today No Circula on Saturday will remain in force. What cars and license plates does Hoy No Circula Saturday affect? As you can imagine, the final objective of this plan is to reduce the volume of polluting emissions into the atmosphere, governing weekends under specific rules that complement the shifts from Monday to Friday. The obligation to stop the vehicle does not affect all drivers simultaneously: the hologram, the final number on the license plate and the position of Saturday in the month (odd or even) dictate who has the green light to drive and who must turn off the engine. It is essential to consider that Hoy No Circula Saturday does not remain active 24 hours a day. Its period of application covers from 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., which means that outside of this time frame—during nighttime and early morning hours—cars can circulate freely, unless an alert is activated due to an environmental contingency or an extraordinary regulation is issued that conditions traffic. For this Saturday 11 July 2026second Saturday of the month of July, we are facing what is considered the even week of the month. Under these parameters, units equipped with hologram 1 and whose license plates end in an even number will be prohibited from moving during the hours established by the program. If your car falls into this category, you will have to park it until 10:00 p.m. On the contrary, those cars that have holograms 0 and 00 can circulate without restrictions. Finally, vehicles with hologram 2 cannot circulate on any Saturday, regardless of whether it is an even or odd week. In addition to what was described above, it is worth remembering that there is a group of cars that are exempt from meeting these restrictions: Electric, natural gas or hybrid technology vehicles Units registered with plates for people with disabilities All those intended for urban public transport services (including funeral services) Those dedicated to school or passenger transportation Those assigned to public security and/or civil protection The penalty for not complying with this regulation ranges from 20 to 30 times the Measurement and Update Unit (UMA), a range that approximately translates into a floor of 1,924.40 pesos and a ceiling of 2,886.60 pesos. Added to the hit to the pocketbook, the offender risks having the vehicle towed or impounded and the consequent loss of time involved in solving the administrative procedure before the security forces. What cars and license plates does Hoy No Circula Saturday affect? Failure to comply with the Hoy No Circula will be punished with a fine that ranges between 20 and 30 times the value of the Measurement and Update Unit (UMA), a figure that represents approximately 1,924.40 pesos at its lowest level until reaching 2,886.60 pesos at the highest limit. In addition, the driver risks having the car taken to the vehicle depot. Photo | Cory Bouthillette In Xataka | The countries that pollute the most in the world, gathered in a detailed graph

which cars can circulate and which rest on the 4th of July

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The restrictions of Today No Circula Sabatino are back this weekend. This initiative, coordinated by the Secretariat of the Environment of Mexico City (SEDEMA), seeks to moderate pollution levels in the Metropolitan Area of ​​the Valley of Mexico by restricting the traffic of certain automobiles. So, if you plan to make urban trips in your car, it is essential to verify what type of hologram you have and the final digits of your license plate. It is worth keeping in mind that the regulations not only cover the 16 territorial demarcations of the capital, but also extend to multiple municipal areas of the State of Mexico. Specifically, the regulation is implemented in the following areas: Atizapan of Zaragoza Coacalco de Berriozábal Cuautitlan Cuautitlán Izcalli Chalco Chicoloapan Chimalhuacan Ecatepec de Morelos Huixquilucan Ixtapaluca Peace Naucalpan de Juárez Nezahualcoyotl Nicolas Romero Tecámac Tlalnepantla de Baz Tultitlan Chalco Valley Keep in mind that if your route includes crossing or circulating through any of these geographical points, you will be subject to the same road restriction guidelines. What cars and license plates does Hoy No Circula Saturday affect? To reduce pollution, what has been thought of, as we say, is to reduce the volume of traffic on the streets. Thus, weekends have their own rules within Hoy No Circula Sabatino. This does not mean that all drivers have to leave their cars at home. The hologram, the final number on the license plate and the position of Saturday in the month (odd or even) dictate who has the green light to drive and who must turn off the engine. It is also vital to remember that Hoy No Circula Saturday does not operate uninterrupted 24 hours a day. The road limitations begin at 05:00 and conclude at 22:00which means that during the night and early morning hours, free transit is allowed, as long as the authorities do not activate an environmental contingency phase or another extraordinary measure that modifies the usual guidelines. Taking the date of July 4, 2026 as a reference, the calendar shows us that we are facing the first Saturday of the month, thus classifying it as an “odd week.” That is, private cars equipped with hologram 1 whose license plates end in an odd digit will be forced to suspend activities during the stipulated time window. If your car matches these characteristics, you should save it and wait for the night cutoff time to pass. On the contrary, those drivers whose vehicles have a 0 and 00 hologram will enjoy complete freedom to travel around the metropolis without any penalty. For their part, cars with hologram 2 are not allowed to drive on any Saturday of the month. Beyond the general rules, there is a group that enjoys immunity from these ecological measures, allowing them to transit without setbacks. The following cases are Electric, natural gas or hybrid technology vehicles Units registered with plates for people with disabilities All those intended for urban public transport services (including funeral services) Those dedicated to school or passenger transportation Those assigned to public security and/or civil protection Failure to comply with the Hoy No Circula will be punished with a fine that ranges between 20 and 30 times the value of the Measurement and Update Unit (UMA), a figure that represents approximately 1,924.40 pesos at its lowest level until reaching 2,886.60 pesos at the highest limit. In addition, the driver risks having the car taken to the vehicle depot. Photo | Paul Hanaoka In Xataka | The countries that pollute the most in the world, gathered in a detailed graph

Workers will have the right to a minimum weekly rest of one and a half days uninterrupted

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Elite athletes have deeply internalized that rest time is so important for get good performance like the training itself. However, companies they don’t seem to have it so clear. The Workers’ Statute clearly establishes what limits and conditions the employees’ weekly rest period must meet and how much time workers must rest between one work day and the next. It may seem like a topic that needs no clarification, but the devil is in the details. The minimum weekly rest. He article 37.1 The Workers’ Statute includes the regulations that work breaks must comply with. To begin with, every worker has the right to “a minimum weekly rest period, cumulative for periods of up to fourteen days, of a day and a half uninterrupted.” The law establishes that “as a general rule, it will include the afternoon of Saturday or, where appropriate, the morning of Monday and the entire day of Sunday.” This is 36 hours of uninterrupted rest. Which prevents this break from being broken up into individual moments, without any real block of disconnection being completed. That is to say, if, for example, you work until 2 p.m. on Saturday and return on Monday at 8 a.m., the fair minimum established by law would be met. However, the vast majority of companies give the entire weekend to their workers, who work from Monday to Friday. In this case, this “as a general rule” acts more as a recommendation than as an imposition since, due to the nature of their activity, some sectors are conditioned to work during weekends and this condition is recognized in the Royal Decree 1561/1995. There are those who work so that others rest. The problem comes in sectors such as hospitality or commerce, in which the atypical thing is to work only from Monday to Friday and rest on the weekend, because their peak work begins when others rest. In that case, the sectoral agreements establish that weekly breaks can be assigned during the week, as long as the minimum of 36 consecutive hours of rest included in the Workers’ Statute is met. The accumulated rest. Article 37.1 of the Workers’ Statute also specifies that the company does not have to give that day and a half each exact week, but can organize it in blocks, as long as they do not exceed 14 days. This is what is called accumulated rest. For example, an employee could chain 10 days of uninterrupted work including Saturdays and Sundays, and rest the next three at once. In this way, the mandate of taking 36 hours of weekly rest would be complied with (72 hours being the cumulative amount of two weeks) and the 14 days of separation between both breaks would not have been exceeded. Rest between days. On the other hand, the article 34.3 of the Workers’ Statute establishes that, between the end of one work day and the beginning of the next, a minimum of 12 hours must elapse. rest. If, for example, your day ends at 10 p.m., you will not be able to return to your job until at least 10 a.m. the next day. The Supreme Court said that breaks should not be mixed. Although legislators try to write laws with little room for interpretation, sometimes there are loopholes that lead to abuses. Many companies added those 12 hours of mandatory rest between days to the 36 hours per week as if they were the same block. The Supreme Court ruled in its ruling 274/2026 the case of a worker from Castilla-La Mancha with rotating shifts He denounced just that. Their agreement recognized both breaks, but in practice they overlapped. The conclusion of the High Court was that both breaks are independent and must be respected separately, as had already been established by the EU Court in a 2023 Hungarian ruling. Minors and breaks within the work day. For those under 18 years of age, in addition to complying with all the legal requirements included in the article 6 of the Statutethe regulations increase rest times to a minimum of 2 days in a row, instead of one and a half. Furthermore, their effective daily working hours cannot exceed 8 hours, including training if they have it. There are also rules for breaks within the day. Any worker who works for more than 6 hours in a row has the right to 15 minutes of rest, a time that many companies take advantage of to establish “snack time”“. For those under 18 years of age, this break increases to 30 minutes when the continuous day exceeds four and a half hours. In Xataka | How many vacations do I have by law: this is how the days of rest are calculated Image | Flickr (Chris Arnold), Unsplash (Eduardo Alexandre)

Spain turns in the opposite direction to the rest of Europe. It is part of a geological plan: close the Mediterranean

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Spain and Portugal are dancing to a different rhythm than the rest of Europe. They are moving clockwise and the consequence is clear: a long-term closure of the Mediterranean that connects the Iberian Peninsula directly to North Africa. The convergence between continents is slow, a few millimeters a year (so we will continue needing the tunnel between Spain and Morocco), but one thing is clear: another Pangea is on the way. And the Iberian Peninsula and Morocco will be a unit. In short. Continental plates move. Some separate, others collide, and that continental drift has caused the emergence the Pangea Ultima theory. In 250 million years, there will only be one continent. There is a long way to go for that, but now, researchers from the University of the Basque Country, in collaboration with the universities of Palermo and Granada, have analyzed geodetic data that allows them to affirm that the Iberian Peninsula is rotating clockwise. This east-west rotation is driven by the convergence between the Eurasian and African plates, and the conclusion is clear: both are moving between four and six millimeters closer each year. This information is not new, but the researchers’ discovery is to specify the processes that take place at the diffuse boundary of the two western Mediterranean plates. Thanks, Gibraltar. Although the boundaries of other plates are well defined, this does not occur in the Western Mediterranean. There, the processes are much grayer, and there is something called “Gibraltar Arch” which plays an interesting role in this tectonic dynamic. To the east of the strait, the crust absorbs the deformation caused by the collision between the Eurasian and African plates. This ‘Gibraltar Arc’ acts as a buffer, but it has a consequence: in the west of the strait there is a direct collision between the plates, while in the east it is absorbed by the Gibraltar Arc. This lack of buffering from the southwest is what causes the clockwise rotation. Rotational strain rate field. Positive values ​​correspond to clockwise rotation, while negative values ​​refer to counterclockwise rotation. Active and potentially active faults are marked with solid and dashed gray lines, respectively. Double analysis. The researchers combined two types of accuracy analyzes to obtain these results. On the one hand, those of satellite deformation through GNSS system (Global Navigation Satellite System). Analyzing the data, they measured surface displacements with millimeter precision, relying on both permanent and occasional GPS markers. On the other hand, they also analyzed information from recent earthquakes that allowed them to determine the tectonic “stresses” in the area. They are independent data sets, but by crossing them they were able to draw a series of ‘lines’ that have allowed them to better specify the boundary between the plates. So that? Well, to better understand which sectors are in direct collision between plates and which are still more protected by the Gibraltar Arc. And the neighbors? The problem is that, although they claim that it is a rapid tectonic movement, this is true in geological terms. For us it is invaluable, but it also comes into play that we only have satellite data since 1999 and detailed seismic data since the 1980s. Even so, if with such a short range of data we have reached that conclusion in the annual approach, it is because the phenomenon is not in a hurry, but it does not pause either. And the most interesting thing is that this only affects the Iberian Peninsula. It is not that we are going to separate from France, since we ‘drag’ the rest of the continent thanks to the effect of the Gibraltar Arc, but we are not turning in the same direction as other neighbors. Italy, for example, experiences a counterclockwise rotation that exerts pressure in the alpine zoneand in the anatolian plate (where most of Türkiye is), there is also this counterclockwise rotation. Hello, Morocco. While in Turkey the consequence may be more earthquakes or mountain formations, this current speed of between 4 and 6 millimeters will cause, at some point, the Iberian Peninsula and Morocco to unite. This continental collision would close the Mediterraneanbut there is a lot left for it. How much? About 100 million years. They estimate that for 20 million years we will continue at the same speed, but within about 50 million years, things will gain momentum, accelerating the process and turning the region into one of the most active volcanic and seismic areas on the planet. It’s… foolish to worry. present utility. Now, beyond curiosity, the most immediate implication that the researchers point out is a better identification of active faults or areas in which previously unidentified tectonic structures could exist. Asier Madarieta-Txurruka, one of those responsible for the investigation, explains This information indicates where to look for these structures and boundaries to determine what type of folds and faults there may be. Thus, we can anticipate the type of earthquake that there will be and its magnitude in areas such as the Western Pyrenees or the region of Cádiz and Seville in which we know that there are numerous places with significant deformationbut we do not have well identified the active tectonic structures that cause them. And, although there is still a long way to go before the Alps and a new mountain range are founded across the peninsula and all of North Africa to Arabia, knowing better what we have right under our feet is much more useful. In Xataka | We knew that Africa was going to split in half. What we didn’t know was that it would happen so quickly.

We believed that sleeping with our dog or cat was a comforting and healthy idea. Science shows that it destroys your night’s rest

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More than ten years ago it was carried out a survey of 23,000 pet owners. There were curious data: a quarter of them admitted treating their pet as if they were small children and a little less than 75% admitted keeping photos of them. But perhaps the most striking thing is that half admitted sleeping with their pets. There is no memory of a sociological division of this magnitude since the potato omelet. So we’ve been wondering what science said about sleeping with your dog or cat. Do people really sleep with their pets? The truth is that sleep researchers haven’t paid much attention to the topic. We have a lot of pseudo-theories about ‘dominance’ or ‘doggy soul’ that are very successful on reality television, but the research in the ‘human-animal co-sleeping‘was a relatively forgotten area that in recent years has experienced a boom. As we have spoken on other occasions, sleep is a more cultural phenomenon than it seems and changes a lot between regions and times (Blunden, Thompson and Dawson; Worthman and Melby; Munroe, Munroe and Whiting). In the same way that it was relatively recently that Western societies separated resting places by age (children and adults), it was only relatively recently that spaces between humans and animals were completely separated. In fact, there are many cultures in which these coexistence practices are maintained naturally. And the most solid studies (Albert and Bulcroft; Westgarth et al.; Overgaauw) coincide with the survey in that there is a 50% split in co-sleeping with dogs and cats – which are the most common nocturnal companions (Albert and Bulcroft). And it’s curious because Since 2018 we know that dogs are less annoying than cats. In this sense, it cannot be said that the results of the survey are surprising. Research maintains that humans continue to show a strong attachment to their pets and are often considered important members of the family (Archer). As it says Smiththis is not free: animals are a source of support, affection, comfort, security and stability which can have important health benefits. It is true that the size of the pet has a lot to do with it and if we look in more detail (for example, in dogs) we see that 76.85% of Yorkshire Terriers or 62.96% of Chihuahuas sleep with their owners compared to 18.18% of Saint Bernards or 30.27% of Labradors. Even so, the percentage of Saint Bernards is a very high percentage. In addition to what Eckstein already pointed out, other factors that intervene are the number of children in the family (more likely where there are no children – Albert and Bulcroft) or gender (more likely with women). Some problems of sharing a bed with pets Research suggests there are some potential problems with sharing bedding with animals. Health risks. These include some immune responses, allergies, asthma or hypersensitivity pneumonitis; Bites and scratches can also occur through which infectious diseases associated with domestic animals can be contracted (Plaut, Zimmerman and Goldstein). Those most susceptible to these types of problems are young children, pregnant women and immunocompromised patients (Smith). However, the overall health risks are very low; almost insignificant if the animals receive medical care and maintain proper hygiene. Sleep problems. In general, the main problems related to sleep quality involve companions (kicking, snoring, etc.) and children, but pets also play an important role. Without going any further, a study from the Mayo Clinic found that fifty-three percent of pet owners who slept with their pets had problems resulting from it. Nevertheless, it is difficult to know the real impact of these interruptions because they are very short interruptions that by themselves explain little: however, it seems that Yes, there is a difference between sleeping in the bedroom or in the bed.. This is because interruptions can be related to temperature imbalances between humans and pets; as well as differences in sleep and wake cycles (Campbell and Tobler). If they only sleep in the bedroom, everything becomes easier. Behavior problems in animals. Jagoe and Serpell found that dogs that are allowed to sleep with their owners may experience an increase in aggression and separation-related problems. Effect on interpersonal relationships. Finally, animals can be an important source of conflict and stress in relationships. Coming to generate intimacy problems (Jagoe and Serpell) Should we sleep with our pets? Smith and his research team found that sleeping with pets in the bed had a small impact on sleep quality in the time taken to fall asleep or feeling tired when waking up. However, the authors maintain that the continued practice of co-sleeping with pets indicates benefits of social support, social interaction and personal safetydespite the disadvantages. In general, it seems that science agrees with common sense. Sleeping accompanied by animals can have some problems but always related to previous problems at a health and behavioral level. And, on the other hand, if our pet is healthy, has proper hygiene and a ‘good education’, not only are there no problems, but it can have very positive effects. The evidence has been divided in recent yearsbut remains unanimous in this regard Images | Faith Goble, John Liu, Tony Alter, Jon-Eric Melsæter. Xataka | We have been looking at Noah’s syndrome as a minority and controlled problem for years. we were wrong *An earlier version of this article was published in January 2016

“Eating banana, grapes, mango or pineapple at night could interfere with rest”

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The Internet and social networks are fertile ground for nutritional myths, and the latest to gain strength has a name and surname. Recently, some statements attributed to cardiologist Aurelio Rojas they suggested that consuming fruits such as bananas, grapes, mango or pineapple at night could directly interfere with our rest, fragment sleep and cause us to wake up exhausted. But the truth is that the available evidence does not agree with this information. The late-night carb debate. The main argument for discouraging tropical or sweeter fruits at night is usually based on the glycemic response. It is true that our body does not metabolize macronutrients exactly the same at eight in the morning as at ten at night, and it is something that is studied a lot and even has its own name: chrononutrition. Studied. A recent meta-analysis published in it Journal of the American Nutrition Association addressed precisely this question and their results concluded that, indeed, eating carbohydrates at night produces higher post-meal glucose values ​​than if they are consumed in the morning. However, the study found no clear differences in insulin response. In this way, the fact that a banana or some grapes raise glucose slightly more at night does not prove, by itself, that they will worsen the quality of our sleep. At the extremes. Another thing is that we go, as always, towards the extremes and we are faced with a case of a person who gorges on fruit at night where logically they will have heavy digestion and a more fragmented sleep. Because here precisely one of the tips that experts always give to deal with insomnia problems is to have a light dinner and not immediately before going to bed. But logically we are not faced with this situation, but with the pretext of eating a little fruit in the evening, which is quite positive. Fruit is not an enemy. Far from being a big problem for our night’s rest, fruits could be great allies for our pillow. Here, an article published in 2025 in Sleep Health analyzed The relationship between the consumption of these foods and rest patterns, and experts found that a higher intake of fruits and vegetables during the day was, in fact, associated with less sleep fragmentation during the following night. Specifically, it was estimated that consuming around 5 cups of fruits and vegetables daily is related to a 16% improvement in overall sleep quality. The advice. In this way we can see that suggesting that anyone should stop eating fruit because of sleep fragmentation has no basis. Another thing is that there is some type of digestive problem or even diabetes that may discourage eating this type of food, but for the vast majority of the population this problem should not exist. In Xataka | “A random selection may be insufficient”: Choosing your 5 daily fruits and vegetables also matters

which cars can circulate and which rest on June 20

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This Saturday, once again, the limitations of the Hoy No Circula Saturday program are reactivated, a mechanism coordinated by the Environment Secretariat of Mexico City (SEDEMA) to mitigate air pollution rates in the region of the Metropolitan Zone of the Valley of Mexico. For this reason, anyone who intends to use their car this weekend must check the numerical ending of their license plate and the verification sticker before entering the roads. It should be noted that this regulation is not limited only to the 16 districts of CDMX, but directly influences multiple neighboring municipalities belonging to the State of Mexico. The operation is fully valid in: Atizapan of Zaragoza Coacalco de Berriozábal Cuautitlan Cuautitlán Izcalli Chalco Chicoloapan Chimalhuacan Ecatepec de Morelos Huixquilucan Ixtapaluca Peace Naucalpan de Juárez Nezahualcoyotl Nicolas Romero Tecámac Tlalnepantla de Baz Tultitlan Chalco Valley Of course, keep in mind that if your route includes passing through any of these towns, the Saturday restrictions will be mandatory. What cars and license plates does Hoy No Circula Saturday affect? The objective of this restrictive scheme is to reduce the number of vehicles in circulation to cut gas emissions, applying a set of particular rules on Saturdays that complement the restrictions that operate from Monday to Friday. These restrictions do not affect all drivers in the same way each week and that is why you must be especially attentive. Likewise, it is essential to remember that the Saturday Hoy No Circula does not last twenty-four hours. Your application period is from 05:00 to 22:00beyond this schedule there are no prohibitions on mobility, unless the environmental authorities activate a contingency or issue an extraordinary ruling that modifies the common regulations. June 20, 2026 corresponds to an “odd week” since we are facing the third Saturday of the month of June. Thus, units that carry hologram 1 and whose license plate ends in an odd number will be prohibited from circulating during the scheduled hours. Vehicles with holograms 0 and 00 retain their exemption to travel freely under the Saturday scheme. On the contrary, units with hologram 2 are completely denied circulation on any Saturday of the month. Of course, these restrictions do not apply to the following exceptions: Electric, natural gas or hybrid technology vehicles Units registered with plates for people with disabilities All those intended for urban public transport services (including funeral services) Those dedicated to school or passenger transportation Those assigned to public security and/or civil protection Failure to comply with the Hoy No Circula will be punished with a fine that ranges between 20 and 30 times the value of the Measurement and Update Unit (UMA), a figure that represents approximately 1,924.40 pesos at its lowest level until reaching 2,886.60 pesos at the highest limit. In addition, the driver risks having the car taken to the vehicle depot. Photo | Jan Baborak In Xataka | The countries that pollute the most in the world, gathered in a detailed graph

We thought that sleeping was only good for rest. It actually helps us build new muscle.

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We spend a third of our lives sleeping, and although to some people it may seem a waste of time because literally while we sleep we are not ‘producing’, the reality is quite different. And it’s not just about resting, but our brain hides a real neural “switch” that, during sleep, dictates whether our body will build muscle, burn fat or, on the contrary, enter a state of metabolic emergency. What was seen. Joint research from the University of California and Stanford University, published in September 2025 in the prestigious magazine cell, managed to map this mechanism. The researchers identified a specific neuronal circuit in the hypothalamus composed of two fundamental players: the GHRH neuron, which acts as the “accelerator” of growth hormone, and somatostatin, which functions as the “brake.” Its balance is essential to regulate how much growth hormone is released during sleep. And it is not something that should be left in the background or only for children who are growing, but this hormone is essential to be able to build muscle, break down fat or even regulate glucose. In the first half of the night. Not all moments of the night are worth the same, since approximately 70% of daily growth hormone secretion occurs during the first cycle of deep sleep, also known as the N3 phase. In this way, if we shorten our hours in bed and miss that key rest, deep quality sleep is not achieved and the desired peak of growth hormone does not occur. What this directly leads to is accumulating fat and losing muscle tissue. The hunger. The muscle is not the only one affected, but our diet also suffers chemical sabotage. Here research has shown that little sleep drastically alters our appetite-regulating hormones. A large meta-analysis published in the journal Obesity Reviewsthat analyzed 21 studies with 2,250 participants, pointed out that short sleep causes leptin, which is the hormone that sends the signal of satiety, to decrease by 18%, while ghrelin, the hormone that triggers hunger, increases by 28%. This makes us have a greater appetite and prefer to consume more calories if we do not sleep enough hours. The metabolic risk. The impact of not sleeping goes far beyond hunger and the scale, since at a metabolic level, sleep restriction reduces insulin sensitivitywhich directly increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. More and more data. If you still had doubts about the benefits of sleeping correctly, we already know that having a good sleep allows us to be more productive and better integrate the different knowledge that we learn in our brain. But to this is now also added the ability to ‘create’ new muscle, making the smartest decision to be sleeping, although for some it is not very productive. Images | Slaapwijsheid.nl Anastase Maragos In Xataka | Hitting the gym every week is great, but it all depends on what you do right after you leave the gym.

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