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What was from Barreiros, the Spanish automotive company that manufactured the Dodge “Made in Spain” in the second half of the twentieth century

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To Eduardo Barreiros the automotive was in his blood. With just 12 years he worked already in the workshop of the small bus company that his family had constituted in Ourense shortly before, in 1929, and it is said that over time he came to develop such an expertise that he could mount a truck with scrapping pieces. His other great inheritance was The businessa facet that his father had already deployed as an emigrant in the Canary Islands, where he created A CEDAZOS FACTORY. With such a cocktail running through its veins, a mixture of mechanics and entrepreneurial pulse, it does not surprise that Eduardo Barreiros ended up becoming one of the great magnates of the automotive of the Spain of the twentieth century. And rightly. Perhaps the passage of the decades and memory has not done justice, but there was an era, there for the third quarter of the twentieth century, in which his last name became one of the most popular brands in the sector and he in one of the most admired entrepreneurs, inside and outside Spain. Still in 2023 there are those who present it as “The Spanish Henry Ford”. And also in that there is enough. A logo for memory The emblematic Dodge-Dart Barreiros. The company that constituted in Madrid in the 1950s, along with his brother, Valerian Its characteristic logo In the form of eight, sum of its initials “E” and “B”. Thanks to his business alliances, towards the mid -60s of his factories even a Dodge came out “Made in Spain”the emblematic Dodge-Dart, a high-end car launched to compete against the SEAT-1500. The brand would end up becoming popular for an episode that has little to do with mechanics: when he suffered the attack that ended his life, on December 20, 1973, the Admiral Luis Carrero Blanco traveled aboard a Dodge 3700 GTsuccessor of those Dodge Dart, today Property of the Army Museum. To learn about the origins of your company, baptized not without controversy as diesel sweeps, it is necessary to go back a few years before, to the Spain of the 50s, on horseback The autarkic and developmentalism. It was then, in 1954, when Galician Eduardo Barreiros decided to constitute his own automotive company with his father and brother in Madrid. It was the result of an intuition that had been maturing since the previous decade: the business that could be created with the conversion of diesel gasoline engines, which allowed lower consumption and the use of a fuel cheaper. Simca 1000, with the Barreiros brand logo. As the Spanish Patent and Brands Office (OEPM) A detailed essay Dedicated to the company, Barreiros did not lack experience in the matter: he had accumulated it with the transformation of the engines of his own trucks and those of other transporters. Several years before founding Barreiros Diesel, in fact, he had had the good tino to protect his system with two patents. The business started on a plot of almost 16,000 m2 of Villaverdesouth of Madrid, and a capital of 10 million pesetas. Enough to make diesel engines, tractors and trucks. The young Barreiros soon demonstrated his good eye for the sector: at the months of constituting the company he made an intelligent movement that –Remember the OEPM– It allowed it for practical purposes to introduce the Perkins P-6 engine in Spain without the need for its manufacturer’s license. Boom and fall Throughout the following years the company experienced considerable growth, with the constitution of different societies related to its activity and an increase in personnel, facilities and of course production capacity. From the factory, emblematic creations came out, which even today place in the second -hand market, such as the TT-90 trucks, Goshawk and Super Azorthe Tempo van or the tractors Hanomag Barreiros R-335 and Barreiros 5500. Barreiros 4045. Barreiros also sought alliances with other companies, such as Vidal & Sohn Tempo-Werk GmbH either Hanomag. The most relevant, due to its impact, contribution of funds and – I live in perspective – business repercussions would be the agreement with the European subsidiary of Chrysler, closed in 1963 and that allowed the Spanish firm to clear its future and take a decisive step for the manufacture of cars. It did not go free, of course: the multinational was done with 40% of the capital. A few years later from the Villaverde factory, the first Dodge-Dart of Barreiros, also known in the national market-how “Dodge Barreiros” came out. The remarkable injection of resources that accompanied the pact with Chrysler also allowed him to manufacture the popular Simca 1000launched in the early 60s in France by Simca with a commercial approach other than that of Dart. The Barreiros brand was popular, had an interesting catalog, manufactured emblematic models and had even managed to face SEATdriven by the powerful National Institute of Industrybut Not everything was good news in the offices of Villaverde. By the end of the 60s the firm faced a financial crisis that allowed Chrysler to reinforce his control and gain even more weight in the capital of the company, which soon derived in Chrysler Spain. The family that had captained the beginnings of the project, back in the 50s, ended up ceasing its activities in the company. His last name, yes, still survived as a commercial brand for years, proof of the success he achieved. The old Barreiros business project, cemented on their ideas for the conversion of gasoline engines for use with diesel then employed more than 20,000 people directly, generated a considerable business flow and, above all, had earned a prominent place in the history of Spanish automotive. The very New York Times It came to include to the Galician tycoon in his list of entrepreneurs most influential in Europe. The veteran businessman would still continue with his career, betting on the livestock sector and with an adventure on the other side of the pond, in Cuba, where he promoted the creation of Taíno engines. There, in Havana, … Read more

The Spanish car will be unscathed from US tariffs for a very simple reason: we manufacture cheap models

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25% of tariffs on all cars that enter through the borders of the United States. That is the last major measure announced by Donald Trump that, if nothing changes, will enter into force on April 2. A new economic decision that has evident winners and losers. How does Spain affect you? 25% tariffs. It had been rumored for a long time and Donald Trump has ended up confirming it: the United States will tax with 25% tariff to all cars that enter through its borders. If the car has been manufactured outside the United States, the importer will have to disburse 25% more through the car. The announcement has a small print that was later clarified by the White House, they collect in The country. For cars manufactured within the economic space of Canada-Mexico-United States (which have a special treaty) only the tariff will be applied to the pieces that are not produced in the United States, which should partially mitigate the norm. The latter is important since it is estimated that tariffs will raise the purchase cost of a car in the United States between $ 4,000 and $ 10,000 Since half of the cars bought in the country come from abroad and, from those assembled there, 60% of the components are also manufactured outside their borders, they point out in Motorpasion. And a threat. “If the European Union collaborates with Canada to economically harm the United States, they will be imposed on a large -scale tariffs, much greater than expected, to protect the best friend that both countries have had,” Donald Trump threatened in words collected by The country. The words of the president of the United States are a notice for a European Union that had threatened to reactivate tariffs that were already in force during Donald Trump’s first mandate and even go one step further, as reported The New York Times. Germany is especially vulnerable to US policies. It is the country that exports the most cars to the United States. According to Bloombergin 2024 they exported 446,566 cars worth 24,800 million dollars. In addition, its main manufacturers produce a good part of the cars that sell in the United States in countries such as Mexico or Canada. So, 80% of cars that Volkswagen sells in the country come from outside the United States. Mercedes does the same with 63% of its cars and BMW with 52%. What about Spain? According to the Data from the Department of Commerce collected by The country. Spain only exported 8,316 light vehicles that added a value of 178.5 million dollars. Both figures are, obviously, minimal if we take into account those that we have been renovating previously. According to Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC)the main shipments from Spain to the United States represented Volkswagen and Ford. Despite this, those 178.5 million dollars contrast with the more than 8,000 million dollars that Spain exports in cars to France or Germany, the main markets for the Spanish industry. Small and European. If the Spanish industry will not suffer with the tariffs raised by Donald Trump it is because the cars we manufacture here are focused on the European market. Most of them are Compact and utilitarian vehicles of relatively low prices that are manufactured in Spain because the labor is cheaper and, therefore, allows to better adjust the benefits margins. The data pointed out that Ford was one of the most affected companies in Spain because it produced in Almussafes (Valencia) the Ford Transit Connect. This vehicle was exported to the United States because it was used as a taxi in New York. However, It does not occur since 2024. To this we must add that the country has been taking positions in recent years to reposition its industry in the electric car. And production plans for this type of cars also indicates that They will be small carsdestined for a European public. Consumers. So far we have talked about the industry but, obviously, a European response will touch sectors outside the car. While in the United States half of the cars that are bought are manufactured outside the country, only 12% of cars imported to Europe come from the United States, According to Acea. If Europe decides to respond by raising more commercial barriers to the cars that come there, the main damaged will be the Tesla Model S and, above all, the American sports models such as the Ford Mutang or the Chevrolet Corvette. Models that, like the Ford Broncothey arrive at droppers and are especially expensive to compensate for the European Emissions Standards. Therefore, if the European Union decides to answer we can expect an increase in the prices of other products. For example, it was already valued to impose Harley-Davidson motorcycles. Photo | Stellantis In Xataka | Europe wants to complicate things to China but Spain has other plans: go for free to attract MG and Byd factories

It has rained 143% more than normal and Spanish agriculture has suddenly entered into crisis mode. They do not lack reasons

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After more than 20 days of continuous rainfall and four huge high impact stories, peninsula floors They are practically saturated. And it should not be a surprise: the amount of water that has fallen has been 143% above Normal. And, although it may seem good news, it doesn’t always rain to everyone’s taste. Isn’t it good news? At the agroganadero level, there are many farms to which this Borrascas festival has been very good: vineyards, olive groves, nuts, dryland cereals and, in general, the livestock that feeds on pastures. But the field is much bigger. Andalusia It’s a good example. Only in the province of Seville, sunflower, chickpea, pea, cabbage and grelo have been affected. But there are more: the red fruits of Huelva, the pepper, the cucumber, the watermelon and the melon Almeria or the lettuce, the broccoli and the Murcian cauliflower. This is going to add the Granada asparagus if the situation is maintained. But why? For a concatenation of factors, of course. Floods have drowned many sown (with “root, gangrene and fungal asphyxiation problems”); The low temperatures are slowing down the development (when not burning) numerous crops; and the lack of labor (or the impossibility of working on lands) prevents the necessary works – or even collection. In figures, According to news four“Farmers find only 15% production.” So much so that a few days ago the Andalusian farmers sighed for just 15 days of sun. And what will happen? If everything goes well (that is, if everything goes as expected) nothing should happen. It is true that the situation has been harmful, but if the time is normalized and without water restrictions, the campaign is in time to save. If the “anomalous” situation lengthens, we will have a problem. However, whatever it is, it is very possible that we notice the break in the supermarket. A couple of years ago, Europe He ran out of red pepper For a cold wave. What has happened is very similar. Right now, there are a dozen products that play with the breakage of the supply. In case climate change I would not assume enough problemsnow it is stubborn to mess up the stations. And that, of course, is a challenge for one of the key sectors of Spain. Image | Markus Winkler | CHANDLER CRUTTINGE In Xataka | “Not a crop is saved”: Spain is about to discover in its flesh the effects of water scarcity

The Spanish invention that already interests in the industry

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We have been doing decades Combustion engines more efficient, but always with the same basic principles. Now, a Spanish startup has a radically different idea: an engine designed from scratch for hybrids of the future. It is called E-Rex and has captured the attention of two giants: Renault and Geely. And the tests will begin to see if the fiance “Spanish revolutionary engine” becomes the heart of the new electrified cars. The e-rex. Juan Garrido Requena He is an engineer and co -founder of Innengine. In 2020, a video With a striking holder. “E-Rex: The real engine for extended range.” In it, he told us about his vision for the creation of a combustion engine that would revolutionize hybrid mobility. Such an engine should be compact, light, that did not have vibrations or emit a remarkable noise and, in addition, that it was efficient. His e-rex He met these conditions and claimed that he was the first designed specifically for the cars of the future, since the hybrid motors then, and now, were modifications of traditional combustion motors. Like a 2,000 cc of gasoline. The key of the e-rex is not only its size and weight of about 35 kilos, but the power. It is an engine of a time that, according to Garrido, is twice more powerful than one two -stroke and four times more powerful than one four -stroke. The consumption is low, also the emissions of CO₂ and NOX and is comparable in potential at a four times of 2,000 cc. Its confrontated piston design and a variable compression relationship system is what makes it possible to adapt to different needs (power or efficiency) and what eliminates vibrations, since the strength of the pistons is compensated naturally. Extended autonomy hybrids. This engine is not designed, apparently, to retire the current combustion engines, since Juan Garrido refers to its creation as what the future of something more concrete will define: extended range vehicles. These are like a hybrid, but vice versa: instead of having a main combustion engine with the support of an electric motor, the electric motor is the main and the combustion is to feed a generator, which is the one that gives energy to the electric to move the wheels. In summary accounts: the combustion engine becomes the ‘pile’ of the electric motor, which also has a battery of which to ‘throw’. It is an electric in theory, but a hybrid in practice. Horse enters the equation. These Extended range vehicles They were not the most popular hybrids five years ago. Nor are they now, but things can change because a giant has entered the room. Horse is one Joint Venturewhich becomes a company created by two or larger companies that join forces to achieve a common goal. Like the loss in combat NorthvoltOh. In this case, those two large are Renault (45%), Geely (another 45%) and Aramco (the remaining 10%). Among the company’s objectives, is the development of new hybrid engines, batteries and other elements for that vehicle of the future. They have plants in various parts of the world, being Spain one of them and cradle of the engine of Renault Rafale E-Tech HybridFor example. Above, a conventional engine. Below, the e-rex. They claim that it is 40% cheaper to manufacture without the need for new techniques or materials Evidence. In that search to get new generation engines, Horse began this year to produce New 49 kW engines that are capable of feeding hybrid cars at speeds of 130 km/h, but the next steps point to the E-Rex’s e-rex. In a releaseboth companies have confirmed an agreement to prove two of the E-Rex prototypes. These tests will be carried out in the Laboratory of the Department of Clean and Thermofluid Mobility of the Polytechnic University of Valencia and these results will be used to see if the Group licensed exclusively by the INNENFINE technology. If this occurs, the next step is to produce them in mass. Revolution. Julien Faure is Horse’s director of Technology and has commented that “revolutionary technology and architecture could completely change the dynamics of combustion technology with implications for automotive, navy, aviation, drones and energy generation.” Faure ensures that these tests “potentially are of historical importance.” For his part, Roberto Leandro, Executive Director of Innengine, says that collaboration is more than a milestone: “a bold step towards a more sustainable future.” It is clear that you have to be with an eye on this Spanish engine that, if it meets these tests, can be an important impulse for electrified cars while we are still waiting for solid state batteries. Images | INNENGINE In Xataka | Hyundai and Kia want to save combustion by burning hydrogen. And they have a very promising engine.

The Mexican canoes that challenged Spanish brigs

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The big cities of the past are the foundations of many current cities. And a perfect example of this is Mexico City. In pre -Columbian era the territory that now occupies was dominated by two prosperous cities: Tlatelolco and Tenochtitlan. They were the so -called ‘twin cities’, and something they had in common was a Powerful and developed channel systeman advanced hydraulic and, above all, a domain of waters thanks to nautical technology. This technology was underestimated by the Spanish invaders and led the Mexica to the maximum audacity: face their canoes against the elderly and well armed Spanish brigs. Tlatelolco and Tenochtitlan. To talk about this story, we must understand the situation of the cities. Tenochtitlan was founded in 1325 by the Mexica. Was “The American Venice”, But the Tenochcas and the Tlatelolcas separated and, near there, founded Tlatelolco. Each had their culture, but there were elements that shared, as a strategic location to be isolated and protected naturally by lakes. The way the two societies had contact with the outside, and they had it, was through a sophisticated Ports and channel system. Channels. In recent years we have learned more about this channel system, when finding ports and new ‘streets’ that allowed both Tenochcas and Tlatelolcas to have an exit to the sea. This favored trade with other cultures, as well as a accelerated nautical developmentbecause its subsistence depended on this technology. Two canoe models. It was something that caught attention, because Asian and European civilizations are known for their maritime history, not the Mesoamerican. However, that need was what allowed The rapid lake development of the Mexica, having Two types of boats as a banner for civil, commercial and military activities. On the one hand, the rafts. They were built through the use of flat surfaces that could float. The most common thing was to use thin trunks that joined each other with natural fiber networks. They served to float, transport people and goods … and you couldn’t ask for much more. It is the image of ‘raft’ that we all have in our heads, go. Monoxila Canoa Example The second guy was a monoxy canoe. These were directly carved into a tree trunk, using fire to facilitate the process of ahuecamiento and, in addition, the bow had an sharp shape that allowed not only a higher speed, but an advanced maneuverability. They had about eight oars and surprised the Spaniards thanks a very intelligent mexic maneuver. Chapopote. The monoxilated canoes were made by trunks of Ahuehuete, Ceiba or Pino and, once carved and hardened thanks to the fire, they were smeared with an oil residue known as Chapopote/Chapaote. This caused the canoes to move like fish in the water, since they were waterproof and improved their benefits in the waters. So much that surprisedeven to the Spaniards. “They are not ships that depart a lot from land, because as they are low, they cannot suffer large sea. And with all that they are safer these canoes than our boats and canoes even if they flood and swell with water, they do not go to the ground or sink, and remain oversupply. No boat walks as much as the canoe, although the canoe goes with eight oars and the boat with twelve, ”wrote the Spanish Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedopraising these canoes. And an example of bergantin Canoas vs bergantines. Some of the canoes discovered They measure about six meters long and are 61 centimeters wide and used to, among other things, fight against Spanish ships. Less than 200 years after the foundation of both cities, the Spaniards attacked with the intention of appropriating them. They were besieged and the channels were key so that the Mexicans could supply during that period. Using the canoes, they could introduce goods, but they also led them to battle. Its little draft and high maneuverability allowed the Mexicans to tend to the Spaniards, but when the situation was less conducive because it fought in more open waters, no matter how much technology they had, they remained canoes from which the crew launched arrows and stones at much larger ships armed with cannons and strongly defended. In it Tenochtitlan final site 400 war canoes participated in front of 13 brigs. 300 were Sunkbut there are those who point out that, throughout the conflict, Thousands of canoes They were used. Both Tenochtitlan and Tlatelolco They fell In 1521, so the naval cunning and expertise of the Mexicans could not against the brute and upper strength Spanish technology. Even so, the Spaniards would underestimate the canoes and their technology, the one that surprised Fernández de Oviedo and that allowed through the skirmishes and the movement of goods that the cities resisted the siege for a few months before claudicar. Images | INAH, History of the Indies of New Spain and islands of the mainland, CPFG (SP) Mariano Sánchez Bravo In Xataka | Google Earth has found an immense treasure under wetlands: the trap network that launched to the Mayan civilization

Spanish men are developing a peculiar obsession with swamps

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There is nothing written about tastes. Nor about obsessions. There are people aware of the LaLiga classificationfans of cars who do not escape any presentation, in love with literature or cinema to the removal of any novelty … and people, increasingly And that is also seen more clearly In networksthat shares a peculiar fascination: follow the evolution of the swamps. They are the ‘reservoir boys’. How are the reservoirs? The question may seem bland, especially in winter, with a good part of the country passed through water and without any specific reason to be aware of the Spanish reservoir network or some special swamp. However, more and more people (men above all) seem to ask that question every week. How are the reservoirs? Do they go up? Do they go down? His obsession is measured in a very precise unit: cubic hectometers. Click on the image to go to Tweet. Click on the image to go to the message. Click on the image to go to Tweet. “Spain in vilo”. A quick search arrives in X either Bluesky To confirm the interest aroused by reservoirs. In fact it is so clear that something else is found: who jokes on the subject Or comment, no longer the data of the swamps themselves, but the obsession around the data of the swamps, pulling humor. “Going to look at reservoirs.net is the greatest male urgency there are,” He wrote yesterday A user in X. and is not the only one. “Spain in vilo before the imminent update this Tuesday”, Add another. In Bluesky They can also be read A good handful of messages About swamps, including those who use The sneer. A name: reservoirs.net. All obsession has its axis. And that of the reservoirs has its own name: Reservoirs.neta website with updated information on embalmed water nationwide, weekly and annual variation and a data rosary by hydrographic basin. All well seasoned with graphics (infinity of graphics) and an arsenal of figures capable of delighting people who when the window appears on the days of Borrasca does not see rain but HM3 and double axis graphics. Click on the image to go to Tweet. Click on the image to go to Tweet. Click on the image to go to Tweet. Click on the image to go to Tweet. Click on the image to go to Tweet. Are there more sources? Of course. The Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge (MITECO) has its Hydrological Bulletinthere is also information about Confederations Hydrographic and Other websites that are responsible for collecting data from swamps. However, a search in X or Bluesky arrives to confirm that when obsession with the reservoirs, the looks are usually directed to Emblasses.net. To find data … and (too) to pull irony. “You do not know the desire that I have to take out the updated data of reservoirs of the week @reservoirs.net. It is being my drug,” He published yesterday In bluesky Fran Lamadrid. He profile of the web on the old Twitter is around 43,500 followers and there are those who, pulling more sneer, speaks of “data porn”. Click on the image to go to Tweet. Click on the image to go to Tweet. Click on the image to go to Tweet. Where does that interest come from? The million dollar question. The reservoirs are not the first obsession that flies free on the old Twitter. Before they have already been such disparate issues as The Roman Empire either The menu of the University dining room of Almería, between a long, very long etcetera. Obviously it is not the only obsession that is extending on the social network. Another topic supported by data that also gives rise to a good number of messages is demography and, specifically, birth. That there are so many people pending the reservoirs, however, with some issues that have been under the media focus in recent months. The main one, drought. The Rain scarcity has led several regions of Spain to look With concern Your swamps and water reserves. Another is the tragic Dana that hit Valencia and focused the focus, among other points, on The Foraata Reservoir. Images | Jacinta Lluch Valero (Flickr) and Miteco In Xataka | Batmancito: the disturbing baby “Reborn” to which his parents are becoming a viral phenomenon giving him life with ia

The Government has been launching the “pajorte” for months. Spanish porn platforms are already noticing their impact

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“Before watching this video for adults, please show me your porn card.” That was in July 2024 the idea of ​​the government to prevent minors from accessing pornographic content on the Internet. That hypothetical Pajorto It seems to have stayed in anyone’s land, however, because … Does anyone know where it is? Pajorto. The popularly known as porn card or “pajorte” had as an official name “Beta Digital”. That it was nothing more than a mobile application that thanks to the use of public or private keys would allow the user’s age to verify and give access to online pornographic content. Doubts everywhere. Soon many doubts appeared –even legal– On the viability of a very complex project at the technical level and With a little reach In our country. In addition, governments have centuries trying to put doors to porn And they never went too well. Pajorte, theoretically in tests. As they point out In the countryPajorte still does not exist even though it should have been ready for the “end of summer” of 2024. That was at least the promise of the then Minister of Digital Transformation, José Luis Escrivá. His successor, Óscar López, declared in the Senate On February 26 that the digital portfolio “is being reviewed at the National Cryptological Center to have all the security, because it has to give guarantees to all citizens.” Even so, according to the Vanguardia López, he said that the government “has found a solution to guarantee privacy and verify age” and that the Spanish tool is being “study in Europe and the same within a year all of Europe is applying it.” European digital identity (EIDAS2). The European Union It has been for years working on the call ‘European Digital Identity Wallet‘, a kind of digital identity card that will unify DNI, passwords and all payments in the same application. That initiative He is not exempt from criticismbut theoretically it will end up being implemented in November 2027 although the barriers are still important. Spain tried to advance with this digital portfolio focusing on solving the problem of access to the porn of minors, but the Spanish initiative has ended up becoming a recurring meme. Picture traffic drop. The Cumloouder Adult Content website, of the Asturiana Techpump company, asks its users in Barcelona and Madrid to choose an age verification system to access its contents. On the one hand, an app similar to Beta Digital Portfolio that makes the introduction of the DNI necessary. The second, an age estimate based on an image of the user’s face. Responsible for this platform explained in the country how their traffic has fallen 85% after implementing this system. Of the 15% who end up accessing “3.38% do the verification and 11.7% make the estimation with AI, it is almost four times more practically those who put their face.” Porn (national) would have to close. For those responsible for Cumlouder, a 85% drop in your business would be catastrophic. “The traffic is business. If we get to do it for all Spain, we go down blind,” said Javier Fernández, head of Techpump technology in statements to El País. Data privacy and protection. Pojorto will only affect Spanish porn platforms, which as we said are the ones that users use the least in our country. Despite this, this measure could harm them because the lack of legal clarity is worrying. The CNMC has processed several files for the application of the 2022 audiovisual lawwhich forces to take necessary measures for the protection of minors in this area. Better leave the business. In fact, the regulations are causing a blunt effect on that industry. “There is no system in the market that complies with the new audiovisual law without violating data protection rights,” explained one of those affected by regulation. He ended up selling the domain and eliminating the content “to avoid possible sanctions that could take me to bankruptcy.” The CNMC already fined 308,529 euros to Techpump Because of their zero age control, and these types of sanctions can be a death sentence for smaller platforms. Possible solution: no free content. The failure of the verification system has caused Techpump to choose to move on to a payment gateway, which will make it filter first with a credit card. From there they intend to create a verification system to offer it to other adult content platforms. The CNMC already indicated that the card payment is not enough to verify that a person is of legal age. United Kingdom, a parallel example. The British country also has been promoting measures to protect minors from access to pornography. His Online Safety Act It raises alternatives for identification and access to these contents, among which are a photographic identification, an age estimate, credit card checks or with digital identity services. However, there is no unique or definitive system, but It is supposed According to the British regulator, ofcom, which “by July 2025, all platforms must have a very effective age guarantee solution to protect children under 18.” Impossible to put doors to the field. All this leads to the colossal challenge of being able to control access to pornographic content by minors, something that seems almost impossible despite the efforts of Spain or the European Union. There is still room for options, of course, but the possible disadvantages – especially in privacy and limitation of freedoms – can be insurmountable obstacles to these projects. 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Spanish companies interested in green hydrogen have found a very succulent destination to invest: Morocco

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Morocco aspires that renewable energies Represent 52% of its capacity installed in 2030. At this time its percentage is 45%so, to get to the estimated, he wants to achieve it through green hydrogen. Among the companies selected to lead this initiative are Spanish companies. The project. A Moroccan Government Committee has selected five consortiums to develop six green hydrogen projects which will allow the production of ammonia, steel and industrial fuel. The investment has reached a total of 319,000 million Dírhams (32.5 billion dollars), which includes the participation of companies from different countries, including Spain: ACCIONA and CEPSA. This meeting enters within the framework of the “offer of Morocco”, where these works will take place in the three provinces of southern Morocco, which include the areas of Dakhla-Rio de Oro, LaAyoune-Sakia El Hamra and Guelmim-Noun, all located in the Occupied Western Sahara. The agreement with Europe. We all know that Europe is going through a deep crisis with The gas situation. Recently, the possible reopening of the controversial Nord Stream 2 creates more headaches, because He will get caughtbetween the United States and Russia. However, the EU member states are still sought alternatives to supply gas and there Green hydrogen. Morocco You have seen a chance To participate in the Green Pact of the European Unionwhereby an objective of importing 10 million tons of renewable hydrogen is established by 2030. In this way the Norafrican country becomes a key actor for the EU. An investment with contradictions. Despite Morocco’s attraction as a partner in the energy transition, Your recent decision To give to Israel 34,000 km² in the Atlantic for gas exploitation has generated a strong controversy in Spain. This measure has aroused diplomatic tensions, since the ceded waters could conflict with areas of interest with the Iberian country. In addition, Spain has different points in its green hydrogen orography becoming a direct rival. In fact, almost 40% of the 5,200 MW In hydrogen projects presented in Europe they come from Spain. The problem is even bigger. However, the projects are not free of controversy and that the Moroccan government has announced that it will offer up to 30,000 hectares of land to each project once a preliminary agreement is signed for the construction of electrolysis plants. The territory where They will operate is a disputed area And now the Spanish companies, acts and Cepsa, will work in this area, which could increase diplomatic tensions With Spain and the Sahara. In addition, the fact that Morocco is exploiting areas in Western Sahara for international projects could generate even more conflicts in the political and territorial sphere. Other companies at stake. The development of green hydrogen in Morocco has also attracted a variety of international companies, each with its own strategy. On the one hand, on Europe side will be a German company, Nordex, specialized in renewable and two French energies, extremely known in the world of energy, totalenergies and Engie, which will focus on producing ammonia from green hydrogen. On the other hand, in the area of ​​the Arabiga Peninsula, there is the Taqa company of United Arab Emirates that will invest in the production of ammonia, fuel and steel, and the Saudi Acwa Power will focus on the manufacture of steel. On the other hand, as the presence of China could not miss with the EUG and China Three Gorges companies dedicated to ammonia production; While the United States, with the Ortus company, will focus on the production of green ammonia. Image | Pxhere and Flickr Xataka | Cheaper, durable and ecological: a new material with the help of ruthenium wants to change the rules of green hydrogen

THE THIRD SPANISH IN THE HISTORY TO GET IT

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If flickering, you miss it. Jesús Calleja will become this afternoon In the third Spaniard to cross the line of Kármánthe border of space. The suborbital flight aboard the Blue Origin Unique perspective. Date and time. The NS-30 mission From the New Shepard rocket, which features television presenter Jesús Callej Tomorrow, local time. Madrid, Spain (UTC+1): 16:30 Mexico City, Mexico (UTC-6): 9:30 Buenos Aires, Argentina (UTC-3): 12:30 Bogotá, Colombia (UTC-5): 10:30 Lima, Peru (UTC-5): 10:30 Where to see it live. As usual, Blue Origin will make a narrated retransmission of the launch From its websitehis YouTube channel and his Official X Profile. The broadcast will begin 35 minutes before takeoff; At 15:55 in Spain, unless some delay occurs. Telecinco will also issue it live with special coverage From 15:45 that will feature Raúl TorresCEO of the Spanish PLD Space Company, as one of the guest commentators. The phases of the flight. Half an hour before takeoff, with the New Shepard rocket already vertically, Calleja will climb to the space capsule along the launch tower stairs. They will fly next to him The investor and former Technological CEO Lane Bess, the media businesswoman ELAINE HYDE, the reproductive endocrinologist and founder of Ivirma Richard Scott, the physicist and researcher of Wall Street Tushar Shah, and a sixth anonymous crew. In T-0, the New Shepard rocket will turn on its be-3pm hydrogen and liquid oxygen engine and will rise for two and a half minutes to separate from the capsule. While the propeller returns to land, the capsule makes a parabolic flight above the 100 km of altitude in which the crew will experience the feeling of ungravation and privileged views of the earth. After about three minutes, the capsule returns from the space and opens its three parachutes to land, 10 minutes after takeoff, in an area near the launch site. If you see a dust rightly at the time of landing, do not worry: they are the retrocohetes that cushion the impact. Next week in the documentary. This Calleja adventure is part of a new documentary called ‘Calleja in space’produced by Mediaset, which has already released two episodes in Amazon Prime Video and four waiting for the space launch. Next week what they roll today will be broadcast. Image | Blue Origin In Xataka | Jesús Calleja will fly to space on Tuesday: it will be the third Spaniard in the story that crosses the line of káman

I have tried Apple Intelligence in Spanish. I am disappointed and excited in equal parts

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The star function of iOS for 2025, Apple Intelligence, can already be tested In the beta for iOS developers 18.4. It is enough to install this latest version to activate the functions, and I have not wanted to miss the opportunity to try this AI thoroughly in the iPhone 16 Pro. Due to the EU regulatory framework, Apple has taken something longer to bring these functions to Spain, which were already present in the US. Despite this circumstance, the rest of the rivals have been implementing artificial intelligence functions in a deep way for more than a year. Apple is late, yes. The question now is whether or not it is worth waiting. In this analysis we consider that Apple Intelligence is taking its first steps and that what we have tried is a beta. Despite this, we have these recent years testing beta versions of other services (Gemini, Chatgpt), and we are clearly required. “Hey, here are Ia” The system will guide us through the new functions. The first point that is worth highlighting is one that I have been criticizing for quite some time in competition alternatives (except in Samsung, which makes it great). The AI ​​is of no use if the average user does not know where and how can he use it. Here Apple does it quite well since, from minute one, it sends us notifications indicating that Apple Intelligence is now available. I have no doubt that, like Samsung, when we start our next iPhone the configuration assistant will explain all this process that is now explained with notifications. Being a beta, some of these explanatory banners are in English. A minor detail, since everything is still working in Spanish. Given the notices and read everything, it’s time to start trying Apple Intelligence. The functions that arrive in Spain are practically all, with the exception of MACs to Mac and the transcription of calls. Testing Apple Intelligence Apple Intelligence is a set of artificial intelligence functions that arrive natively to the iPhone. Its main difference with respect to direct rivals is that the majority of the defendant is carried out on the telephone itself, the main reason why the model cannot be executed with less than 8 GB of RAM (and thanks to which the iPhone 16E It has this capacity). Among its functions we find new writing tools, image generation, integrated by chatgpt in Siri, Genmojis, and improvements in native apps such as photos or mail. Writing tools Apple stands out on its website The functions he considers key to Apple Intelligence. The first one has to do with intelligent writing tools. These allow us to rewrite texts, make summaries, improve the grammar and tone of what we have written, etc. Integration is great, since these tools work in any app. Simply select the text to appear. Here we will have two paths: describe the precise change we want to do through a personalized prompt, or let Apple do it automatically by predefined adjustments quite concrete. Review Rewrite Informal style Professional style Concise style Summary Key points List Board The functioning of these writing functions is quite good. I have reached the test by throwing an entire review to analyze key points and, although it is not perfect, it does it more than remarkable. These types of tools are especially useful in professional environments where we want to improve that email that we are going to send. Improvements in Siri Siri is one of the great changes in Apple Intelligence, with a much more pleasant interface, Integration with chatgpt And the promise that you can read everything we have on the screen to analyze its context and provide us with information. This last function, the most spectacular, is not yet available (not even in the US). In my case, I had to force from the “prefer voice responses” settings since, in automatic mode, I never spoke to me (only the written answer appeared). The operation of this new Siri, at least in its beta phase, It is disappointing. It highlights, in principle, to better understand natural language, but it is far from the memory we have seen in IAS as GPT. For example, I have asked you to add an event from 17 to 18h. Subsequently, I have indicated that I remind me what is the last event he added. His answer has been to add to reminders “the last event you have created today.” Indicating what event it was, I have asked him to modify the time. His answer has been not found. Siri is far from understanding natural language as GPT. At least in this first beta in Spanish On other occasions, he has not even answered my questions or has been frozen. The potential is there but, at least for now, it is a tool far away from what is expected. Regarding the integration with chatgpt, it works as an extension of Siri. We can log in or not and, in case you detect that GPT can attend to our request, it will invite us to use it. This is the key here, will only use GPT if we give permission. If we give GPT permission, the requests will be made through the OpenAI model, but with Siri’s voice. In other words, we will have the GPT responses read by Siri. This integration seems quite good to me, since it will allow mixing the best of Siri and its possibilities at the system level (putting alarms, reminders, adding events, sending emails, etc.) with the GPT potential. Native apps Photos. Apple wanted to add some functions in its native apps, starting with photos. One of the star functions is Clean Up, his rival for Google’s magic draft. And I can advance that it is not even approaching. Photograph of the gallery. Clean Up | Google Magic Draft Photos. First, automatic subject detection has only worked once. The rest, I had to manually select what I wanted to erase. As for the … Read more

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