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India will spend a fortune on having its own chips industry. The problem is not just money

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India has approved An investment of 18.2 billion dollars To develop ten semiconductor projects and thus create an entire chip industry from scratch. The country wants to reduce its dependence on imports and compete with powers such as Taiwan and United Statesbut the country will be necessary for more than money to execute its strategy. Ambition is disproportionate. India is one of the largest consumers of electronic devices in the world, but it does not practically No local chips industry. Its implementation in the semiconductors aims to create the entire supply chain, from the design to the manufacture, tests and packaging, in the region. The approved projects include two manufacturing plants of semiconductors and multiple test and packaging factories. The opportunity of India. The race began in 2022, when the United States restricted chips exports of advanced to China. This triggered a global competition for self -sufficiency in semiconductors, and for India was a golden opportunity to reduce imports and capture a greater share of the global market of electronic devices that moves away from China. Beyond money. Stephen Ezell, Vice President of Global Innovation Policy in Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, Explain which India needs “more than a few semiconductor factories.” The Executive explains that leading manufacturers “consider up to 500 different factors before investing billions in a plant”, including talent, fiscal policies, labor regulations, technological infrastructure and customs policies, areas in which India still has pending work. The Government changes strategy. New Delhi has modified its approach initial. In 2022 he focused only on advanced chips of 28 nanometers or less, but this did not help develop the nascent Indian industry. Now the government finances 50% of the costs of all manufacturing projects, regardless of the size of the chip, and also supports the test and packaging units. Star projects are already underway. The largest current project is the semiconductor manufacturing plant of 11,000 million dollars That Tata Electronics builds in Gujarat, in association with the Taiwanese Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. The installation will produce chips for energy management, screen controllers and microcontrollers that can be used in AI, automotive and data storage. Talent exists, but it is limited. India has a reserve of engineers who already work for global chips design companies since the 90s. However, Jayanth BR, recruiter with more than 15 years of experience in the sector, Explain that international companies only subcontract design validation work “at the block level” to India. The central design remains in the United States or Singapore. Intellectual property is the great challenge. Sajai Singh, partner of the Jsa Jsa Advocates & Requests, Point out that India must update its intellectual property laws and improve application mechanisms. “Our competition is with countries like the United States, Europe and Taiwan, which not only have solid Pi laws, but also a more consolidated ecosystem for chips design,” he explains. And now what. The next three or four years will be decisive for the objectives of semiconductors of India, according to Sujay Shetty, general director of semiconductors at PWC India. There are still factors that India must stop, since manufacturing plants require specific locations without flooding or vibrations, with reliable road connections and suppliers of specialized chemicals that meet standards of ultraralta purity. India is still far from producing 2 nanometers avant -garde chips, but could find its niche in assembly and semiconductor tests, a sector with lower capital requirements and better margins. Cover image | Brian Kostiuk and Naveed Ahmed In Xataka | The undisputed winner of the aggressive competition of TSMC, Intel and Samsung is a European company: ASML

378 days locked in a Martian simulator will spend

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On October 19, four volunteers will cross the door of Mars Dune Alpha, a structure of 160 square meters printed in 3D at the NASA Johnson Space Center. They will not go out again until October 31, 2026. His mission: Living and working as if they were the first settlers of Mars while providing crucial data for future Martian missions. The four chosen. NASA He has just announced to the crew of its second Chapea mission (Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog), which will enclose four people for 378 days in a habitat that simulates the expected living conditions on Mars. After a rigorous selection process, not very different from that of astronaut candidates to support the isolation, NASA has selected a team composed of: Commander Ross Elder, US Air Force Testing Pilot with more than 1,800 flight hours Medical Officer Ellen Ellis, Colonel of the United States Space Force and an expert in communications systems Scientific officer Matthew Montgomery, Hardware Engineering Consultant expert in robotics and agriculture in controlled environments Flight engineer James Spicer, technical director in the aerospace and defense industry, satellite communications expert and spacecraft design In addition, Emily Phillips, captain and pilot of the Navy, and Laura Marie, commercial airline pilot, will act as alternate crew members. A 3D printed home. Mars Dune Alpha is a Martian habitat simulator made with additive manufacturing In a material called “Lavacrete”. It is the technology that NASA believes that we will use to raise future planetary bases without having to transport the heavy materials of construction from the earth. The new home of the four participants has everything necessary for their life next year: four private cabins, work stations, a medical position, rest areas, a kitchen and areas for food cultivation. It also has an outer area that simulates the Martian surface, where they will perform simulated space walks for maintenance and exploration tasks. A year of isolation and lettuce. The Chapea mission is designed to be a faithful reflection of the challenges of a Martian life. The four volunteers will face resource limitations, possible team failures, artificial delays in communications with mission control and, of course, the very real stress that will cause them isolation and confinement. Their daily tasks include walks simulated by Mars, robotic operations, scientific research and the cultivation of their own food, especially vegetables to complement their diet. As if it were A great scientific brotherNASA will collect cognitive and physical performance data on the crew throughout the confinement to better understand the impacts that will have long -term manned to the health and performance of astronauts. Second edition. This is the second of the three chape missions scheduled by NASA. The first ended in July 2024. In addition to growing tomatoes and performing their tasks, the first participants declared having maintained high moral thanks to A complete PlayStation 4 Games Library 4. NASA’s conclusion is that leisure and free time will be fundamental aspects in future long -term space explorations. Images | NASA, Freepik In Xataka | He cheated his wife, the army and the Government of Ireland: the incredible history of the man who passed through Astronaut

Spend more on R&D than any of its rivals

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Intel has not just lifted. With An intractable nvidia in the segment of artificial intelligence and with a Unattainable TSMCthe company tries to adapt to The new times. The hope is that the latest capital injections help: in recent days we have seen how Softbank invest 2,000 million euros euros in it and then the United States government has bought 10% of Intel to save it from burning. However, the company Directed by Lip-Bu Tan He is putting all the meat on the grill to try to do it. It is demonstrated by the Spectacular amount of money invested in your R&D department. The surprising thing is not to invest a lot of money; That is expected in a technological company. The really surprising thing is that he invests much more than his rivals. Intel invest more than anyone in R&D, but be careful: their rivals squeeze the step An analysis by Techinsights cited In Korea Joongang Daily It collects the financial results of Intel and some of its rivals in 2024 to study its investments in R&D. According to these data, these were those amounts for various companies: Intel: 16,546 million dollars (PDF) Nvidia: 12,914 million dollars (Nvidia) Samsung: 9,500 million dollars (Joongang) TSMC: 6.5 billion dollars (Joongang) AMD: 6,456 million dollars (PDF) That means that Intel invests 28% more than Nvidia – which right now has a much greater dimension – 47% more than Samsung and nothing less than 156% more than AMD or TSMC, which despite the most important company in the world in the manufacture of semiconductors does not dedicate more money than its rivals to innovate. The thing becomes even more interesting if we compare these R&D investments with the income of these companies. In 2024 Intel invested 31% of its net incomewhile AMD invested 26%. Nvidia only invested 10% – but not to make money with their AI products – but here the truly striking is that Samsung does not seem so interested in its R&D department, because it only invested 4% of its net income. It is also important to note that in AMD they do not have their own production plants such as the rest of their competitors, so although their investment in R&D was the lowest of these four companies, all that investment went to the chip design in full. The problem for Intel is that its growth in investment in R&D grew only 3.1% that in 2023. Compared Samsung grew by 71.3% more, NVIDIA 47% more and TSMC 8.8% more. They all seem to press the step more than Intelwhich raises just the opposite. In fact it is known if in That cuts policy which is carrying out Lip-Bu so will also end up cuts in the division and cost of R&D, but It seems possible that it is so. If so, this 2025 NVIDIA may end up being the company that spends the most in R&D, especially to try not to lose its privileged position in the AI ​​market. Image | Intel In Xataka | Intel’s fall symbolizes the end of an era: the model that dominated technology for 50 years has died

The AI ​​career not only to be better. It goes that every second you spend in chatgpt is a second that you are not in Tiktok

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Mark Zuckerberg’s work is not to make the world a better place. Nor is it to connect with our loved ones and recover old friendships. No. Zuckerberg’s work is one and only one. Have us Glued To the. Screen. This is what has been trying with Facebook, Instagram or WhatsApp for 20 years. Here it was not about allowing us to share photos, comments and experiences with our contacts, but to keep their applications hooked at any price. When connecting people stopped being enough, the news thread (News Feed) arrived from Facebook, and when that ceased to be enough, the stories and reels and short videos and toxic algorithms and the toxic algorithms and the toxic algorithms and the toxic algorithms and doomscrolling. All that worked very well to the goal, which became with Google in the great Internet winner and who entered (and entered) indecent amounts of money with advertising. But Zuckerberg has realized that Social networks face the greatest existential threat of their history: the AI. Because AI is achieving what no other application or platform had achieved in recent years: it is stealing users to Facebook, Instagram, but also Tiktok, YouTube Oa X. Every second that a user spends in Chatgpt asking or, increasingly, talking, it is a second less that is not on those social networks. And that is terrible to finish, Google, Bytedance or X, because suddenly they begin to see how the economy of attention may no longer in their hands. There are millions of users who begin to Take robotic girlfriends or that they use them as psychologists or like simple virtual friends, loyal and perfect. And it happens that they do not do it on social networks: they go to chatgpt, they subscribe to Replika, or use any of the many available alternatives. The career for the economy of attention And the Big Tech have realized. They know that the economy of attention is escaping, so they are doing everything they can to recover it. That is why all have put them crazy to invest thousands and thousands and billions of dollars in creating their own AI and megainfrastructure that allow everyone to chat with machines without stopping. Because if people do not want to be (so much) on Facebook, X, Tiktok or YouTube, there is no problem: for that they are target AI, Grok, Doubao or Gemini, that they want to convince you that you talk to them instead of doing it with chatgpt or with any other. If social networks are no longer enough, they tell us, do not worry. If you want to chat with them, you will have it to chat with them. Zuckerberg is a clear example of that obsession with AI. After the failure – at least until now – of his metaverso, he has put us Goal AI Even in the soup and is flooding “ai smop” Your social networks. But also seeing that his open model calls I didn’t just sethas changed the step and created A new Galactic Team of Superintelligence to win the career of A ia. Sorry. To win the career of the conquest of our attention. That is exactly the same as Elon Musk and Xai with Grok, a bot that has been successfully infiltrated in X – not as a goal AI. Or with Google and Gemini, which has the advantage that it is the default AI in billions of Android devices. Or with Microsoft, who pursues exactly the same with co -pilot. These IAS certainly help us and help us in many lands, but the Big Tech know that behind all those advantages there is a much more important goal: Whoever wins the AI ​​career will win the career of the economy of attention. And that company, whatever it is, will have absolutely attached to its AI. Image | Airam Dato-on In Xataka | The cover of the AI ​​is a goal. He has been betting on her for more than a decade and has much more than she calls

Five ideal portable batteries if you are going to spend all day away from home

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There are very few weeks left for the return to school, so it is now a good time to buy all the school supplies, but also those devices that can be practical for the next year. If you are going to need a PowerBank or portable battery, in this article we have gathered five models compatible with mobile phones, tablets or laptops. Ugreen Nexode 45w by 49.99 eurosa portable battery aimed at mobile phones. Belkin Boostcharge Pro by 55.89 eurosa PowerBank with a wireless load module compatible with Apple Magsafe. Anker Prime by 79.99 eurosa powerful powerBank that can be used even in laptops. Anker Zolo by 99.99 eurosa portable battery with 25,000 mAh and 165W power. Ugreen Nexode 145W by 125.99 eurosa PowerBank that allows recharging up to four devices at once. Ugreen Nexode 45w If you do not need to carry a PowerBank to recharge the laptop or tablet, it is best to bet on a more economical model that has good capacity. The Ugreen Nexode 45wwhat costs 49.99 euroscomes with 20,000 mAh theoretical and allows to recharge three devices at the same time using its integrated USB-C cable, its USB-C port and its USB-A port. The integrated cable can be used as a transport strap and takes approximately four hours to load. * Some price may have changed from the last review Belkin Boostcharge Pro If you have a mobile with wireless load, but above all a iPhone Compatible with Apple Magsafe, the Belkin Boostcharge Pro has a price of 55.89 euros. It comes with theoretical capacity of 10,000 mAh, includes a pin that works as a support and is quite compact. It also allows three devices to be recharged (two USB-C ports and the wireless load module) and offers a 20W power. * Some price may have changed from the last review Anker Prime The Anker Prime It is the PowerBank that I have myself and works at one thousand wonders. Its price is 79.99 euros And it has a theoretical capacity of 20,000 mAh, offers a total power of 200W and allows three devices to be recharged through its two USB-C ports and its USB-A port. It is compatible with mobiles, tablets and computers. It includes a screen that shows information related to the load status and takes just over an hour to completely load. * Some price may have changed from the last review Anker Zolo A step above we find the Anker Zoloa portable battery that stands out for its thin design. Costs 99.99 euros In Amazon and comes with a theoretical capacity of 25,000 mAh, it offers a total power of 165W and is able to recharge up to four devices at the same time Through its two integrated USB-C cables, its USB-C port and its USB-A port. It is also compatible with mobiles, tablets and computers and takes just over an hour to completely load. * Some price may have changed from the last review Ugreen Nexode 145W Finally, the Ugreen Nexode 145W It is also an interesting PowerBank for both its price, which is 125.99 eurosas for everything it offers: it has a theoretical capacity of 20,000 mAh, it offers a total power of 145W and allows to recharge up to four devices at the same time through its wireless load module (Compatible with Apple Magsafe), its two USB-C ports and its USB-A port. It is a little wider, but also more flattened, than the rest of portable batteries and takes about two hours to completely recharge. In addition, it is also compatible with mobiles, tablets and computers. * Some price may have changed from the last review Some of the links of this article are affiliated and can report a benefit to Xataka. In case of non -availability, offers may vary. Images | Ugreen, Belkin, Anker In Xataka | Better laptops to study: which to buy with recommendations based on your career and budget In Xataka | Best tablets to study. Which to buy and five recommended models with better quality price

Europe has promised to spend 250,000 million dollars in US energy. The problem is that the USA surely does not have it

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On the facade of the Turnberry golf course, between the Scottish Greens and the handshakes of hand, Europe and the United States They avoided a commercial war with an agreement that has been received with relief, but with considerable skepticism. As a headline, diplomatic victory sounds, but energy reality hides much greater complexity. The tariff pact. Donald Trump described the agreement as “the greatest of all”, announcing it from his Scottish resort. For his part, Ursula von der Leyen stressed that they had avoided reaching 30 %tariffs, which Washington had threatened to impose if an agreement was not reached before August 1. The agreement establishes a 15% tariff On European exports to the United States, accompanied by investment and import commitments that seek to “rebalance” a historically asymmetric commercial relationship. However, among the headlines a figure stands out: 250,000 million dollars annually in European Liquefied Natural Gas Purchases (LNG), Petroleum, coal and even US nuclear fuel. And there begins the problem. Does the United States have the capacity? The answer, As the journalist Clyde Russell has analyzed in ReutersIt is a clear “no.” In 2024, the total value of the United States energy exports to the European Union – including raw, gas, coal and refined products – was approximately 65,000 million dollars. To reach 250,000 million promised, they should quadruple. Even if Europe bought 100 % of US exports of crude oil, gas and coal – and no other country received a single drop of American energy – it would continue to be well below the objective. Russell He has described it As “an illusion”, comparable to the failed “phase 1” agreement between Trump and China in 2019, when energy purchases of 200,000 million were promised that were never fulfilled. So what is motivation? The explanation is more in politics than in logistics. The EU has preferred to avoid an escalation that threatened to paralyze its industrial exports, especially in sensitive sectors such as motor, pharmaceutical or semiconductors. As Columnist Pierre Briançon has explained in Reutersit is a “chapter disguised as success.” The new 15 % tariff multiplies by ten the previous average (1.6 %) and is not accompanied by equivalent tariff concessions by the US, beyond some specific sectors such as aviation or certain chemicals. Meanwhile, the European bloc also promises an additional 600,000 million dollars in direct investment in the United States during Trump’s mandate, including armament purchases. All this in a context of increasing tension by war in Ukraine, the dependence of NATO and American pressure on European technological regulations. From Moscow to Texas. One of the key justifications presented by Von der Leyen is that this energy turn reinforces European independence with respect to Russia. As pointed out in The Telegraphimporting US gas and oil will allow the continent “to free itself from Russian energy blackmail.” However, As several diplomats cited by Financial Times have pointed outThis also means a deeper dependence on an unpredictable and volatile trade partner. “Trump knows exactly where our pain threshold is,” an ambassador confessed to the British newspaper. In fact, it is not the first time that Trump threat directly to the EU with punitive tariffs if there are no immediate concessions. In addition, the London medium has detailed That the EU had a retaliation package worth 93,000 million euros, but was never activated due to lack of internal consensus. Germany, Ireland and Italy pressed to soften measures and protect national interests. Brussels’s “commercial bazuca” never shot. A word flies over: renewable. This energy turn also puts the European ecological transition under pressure. The pact does not mention concrete commitments in renewables, and on the contrary, Trump took advantage of the summit to load against wind energy, describing it as “the most expensive energy form” and a “scam”, As the Telegraph has collected. This raises a contradiction: while Brussels promotes projects such as Invest ai To create chips gigafactories and boost green digitalization, at the same time compromises astronomical sums on fossil fuels. A dissonance that, As the expert Mujtaba Rahman recalled in statements to Nyt“It reflects European concern for other geopolitical scenarios rather than for energy coherence.” Are they winning time? To ask ourselves, this is the first thing that comes to mind: it seems that Europe has bought time. Time to avoid immediate reprisals, to keep Trump moderately satisfied, and for the next administration – be it or not – redesign the rules of the game. A strategy that reminds the “Run the Clock” with which China sailed the 2019 trade war. Meanwhile, neither 250,000 million exist, neither gas flows yet, nor are the details closed. As The journalist Tim Wallace has summarized: “What seems like a tactical victory today, tomorrow can reveal its strategic cost.” Image | Unspash Xataka | The US has come to threaten Apple to manufacture the iPhone in the country. Your answer: spend 500 million in magnets

In 2011 a mysterious series of numbers and letters appeared in Reddit. Thousands of people would spend years trying to decipher her

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Fourteen years ago a Reddit user appeared called ‘A858DE45F56D9BC9’ and began publishing characters of characters, apparently meaningless, in a SubnetDit of the same name. For more than a year the publications went unnoticed until one day madness began. What followed was the creation of a community with thousands of obsessed people with solving the puzzle And, above all, know who was behind the one who is considered One of the biggest Internet mysteries. Reddit’s Stonehenge Although the user’s name was much longer, in Reddit it is known as The mystery of A858. Although the first publications arose in July 2011, it was not until 2012 when the Reddit community began to pay them attention. Some users attempted to disappoint the messages and there was one that made interest explode. The comment and the answer confirmed that A858 was not “something”, but “someone.” A user mentioned that A858 was Reddit’s Stonehenge in reference to Its function was a mystery. A858 responded shortly after with one of his classic encrypted messages. The surprise came when they discovered that it was an image in ASCII format that represented precisely that: the Stonehenge. Until that point he had not given too much importance, but with this it was demonstrated that Behind A858 there was someone human. And then madness unleashed. Years trying to solve it Users wanted to know the goal behind those messages and set out to disregard them, but they soon realized that it was not going to be simple. In September 2012, the SOLVINGA COMMUNITY858 which currently has 15,000 members. Here a collective effort to understand The goal behind A858 that lasted years. Decipher A858 seemed impossible. He also behaved strangely: he disappeared, erased posts … the community was frustrated Only a few messages were deciphered by the community, including some citations of famous authors such as is from Max Lerner, Christmas greetings either References to April’s Fool (The equivalent of innocent’s day). The challenge was very complex from the technical point of viewhe used unusual obfuscation techniques, and there was not a clear pattern in his behavior; Sometimes he disappeared, he deleted posts, the submandit made deprived, Some messages were very easy to solve and others seemed impossible… This made the community frustrate and begin to lose interest, but then A858 appeared and everything was reactivated. Ask A858 Anything One of the points in the Subbreddit Solvinga858 was in 2015 when A858 made a mist (Ask Me Anything) where He attended to the numerous doubts of the users, although they also had to disappoint them. It wasn’t going to be so simple. Users asked him if they were wasting his time trying to decipher him, to which A858 replied that no, but I couldn’t tell them the goal behind the project. He also revealed that only a woman from the United Kingdom had managed to decipher him and expected more correct answers. Here you can read in fullbut then we highlight some of the questions and answers of the session: What is R/A858DE45F56D9BC9? The objective cannot be revealed. A858 published ASCII art drawings, prime numbers tables, Apple II source code fragments, etc. Were you playing with us? Because? Coded posts are designed to be easily resolved. And the other encrypted using a stronger encryption? The other posts are not designed to be easily resolved. There are often long pauses in which there are no A858 posts. Is A858 your only job? Sometimes we are retouching. Other times we are working on other projects. Are you doing this love alone or are we talking to the team of which you are part? A858 is a project with a team. I am a member of the team. Are you affiliated with a government organization? I don’t know any place that has no government. An unsolved mystery The question session fed even more if the mystery fits, but over time A858 was publishing less frequently until the publications ceased completely. In March 2016, after months in which the Subbreddit had been deprived, A message appeared which said “the A858 project has concluded. It can be unsubscribed.” Many users did not believe it, but A858 never published again. A858 was never resolved. We only know that there was a company behind that one day cut the financing. The next news that was had was In September 2016 through one of the moderators of Solvinga858which revealed that he had had contact with the person behind A858. In his message he assured that this mysterious person was paid by a company to “post code puzzles through encryption and different text handling methods.” After a while, The company behind the project decided to cut the financing And there all ended. Needless to say that It was not the answer that the community expected and left too many unknowns to solve. Theories behind A858 As a good mystery, there are many theories about what was really behind A858. One of the most repeated is that it was A company looking for experts in encryption To hire them. A858 agreed over time with Cicada 3301 Another very similar mystery, although much easier to solve. Supposedly those who managed to decipher Cicada, received a message to enter a mysterious organization. Another of the theories defends that A858 a ‘Numbers Station’ Used by Mossad for Espionage Tasks. It does not seem to be known with total certainty, but one of the theories that makes more sense is that A858 was A company testing its own safety. In this scenario, The objective of the project would be precisely for anyone to solve the puzzleswhich would show that security was good. If so, they got it. Image | Amparo Babyloni, Xataka In Xataka | The James Webb has just photographed one of the great mysteries of the universe’s galaxies: how they intertwine

A Saudi prince wanted to spend his vacation sailing through Greece. There were so many who had to rent luxury cruise

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Nor the more opulent superyates They seem to be enough when it comes to the holidays of the Saudi royal family. Muqrin Bin Abdulazizancient heir prince of Saudi Arabia and brother of the current monarch Salman Bin Abdulaziz, has given what to talk after arriving with an entourage formed by more than 100 people to Greece to enjoy their summer vacations. Although the Saudi prince has his own superyte valued at more than 150 million dollars, the SOLANDGEthe boat does not have enough space to accommodate all the entourage that accompanied him, but that was not going to ruin his vacation. It was time to rent something bigger. Something like a floating luxury hotel with a crew of 250 people at your service. Spectacular deployment to receive the prince According to detailed Luxury launchesthe heir express of Saudi Arabia arrived in Greece earlier this week at the edge of the Boeing 747 that it uses as a private jet. But the prince did not travel alone. A delegation of almost 100 people was traveling next to him. According to the Greek media They captured The arrival of the Saudi Prince, at the time his plane landed, a convoy of luxury vehicles was waiting for him at the foot of the track ready to transfer his “intimate circle” to the coast of the Aegean. There the imposing luxury supereyate of more than 190 meters in length and 24 meters of manga owned by the hotel chain Ritz Carlton: he Evrima. This impressive luxury supery is part of the “floating hotels” fleet that the Hotel chain is expanding. The Evrima was the first luxury supereyate built by the Ritz-Carlton hotel chain that, as a curiosity, came out in 2022 of The viguese shipyards. Considered a five -star floating hotel, this boat was designed thinking about combining the privacy of a private yacht with the refinement and luxury of one of the hotels that the chain has distributed all over the world. The Evrima is much more than a yacht: with a weight of 25,000 tons and 190 meters in length, this sophisticated ship has 149 suites, all with private terraces and minimalist design finishes. Although the Evrima has capacity for 298 guests, Muqrin Bin Abdulaziz has reserved it in its entirety, so during his journey through the Greek waters “only” he will be accompanied by his large entourage. To serve the prince and his more than one hundred companions, the yach luxury nautical industry. According to Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection data, this proportion allows every detail to be carefully planned to guarantee a five-star experience in the high seas. A retirement in Greek waters The route chosen by Prince Muqrin has been the peaceful coast of the island of Corfú, in Greece, where the Evrima is currently navigating as the epicenter of his private vacations. The superyate has five gourmet restaurants, six exclusive rooms, a fully equipped gym, spa with full service and an infinite pool located in the stern. In addition, it has aquatic sports platform, private terraces to sunbathe and balineas beds distributed throughout the roof. Unlike other more active royalty members in social networks or in public appearances, Muqrin Bin Abdulaziz prefers to maintain a low profile, although the necessary deployments to mobilize their entourage make it unadverted to be complicated. For several days, the yacht will navigate under the Mediterranean sun without a single other host on board, with all the services focused solely on the prince and its guests. For someone who would like Emulate the holidays by Muqrin Bin Abdulaziz (accompanied by other cruise members, of course), a cruise on board the Evrime It would cost Between 6,900 and 11,300 euros per person, making different itineraries for different Greek islands. Thanks to this spectacular maritime operation, 2025 leaves us the image of a real Saudi court sailing through Greece, attended by more than 246 crew. Another example of the power and undeniably luxurious power of the Saudi Royal Family. In Xataka | A single millionaire spent on his luxury vacation in Mallorca the equivalent of 10,000 tourists: the Emir de Catar Image | Ritz Carlton

spend 500 million in magnets

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Apple has been the objective of Threats and criticism of Donald Trump from the beginning of the tariff crisis. The president of the United States has recently demanded to manufacture the iPhone in the country or pay a 25%tariff. Not only asks to leave China, Nor does India workwhat was it The great alternative. In the absence that from Cupertino they inform about structural changes, Apple has announced An investment of 500 million dollars in MP Materials, a snow -based company that, according to the company, is the only integrated producer of Rare earth of the country. Magnets, fuck (Jesse Pinkman said). Manufacturing the iPhone in the United States is unfeasible for Apple if you want to avoid one of 2,300 dollarsbut the company will invest in the local economy as they ask from the government. And the plan, for the moment and in part, passes through magnets. Specifically, neodymium magnets from rare earths manufactured in the country, and developed in Fort Worth, Texas. The magnets They are essential on the iPhone and in a lot of modern electronics: key load component by MagsafeThey are also crucial in microphones and speakers. The supply of the first rare earth magnets will begin in 2027. A larger plan. The 500 million dollars are more than an acquisition of materials. Apple and MP Materials have announced investment in the Texas plant, but also the construction of a new Mountain Pass recycling plant, California. In it they will reprocess recycled materials, as old components of used devices, which they will use in Apple products. However, the announcement not only remains in them: they will distribute magnets all over the world before the growing demand of rare earth magnets, in the electronics sector, but also in motor, aeronautics and military. The 500 million are framed within a much larger investment already announced by Apple in full tariff threat: 500,000 million dollars Over the next few years, with which they seek to build an AI servers in Houston, dated 2026, and an industrial training center in Detroit. Washington wink is clear. The Apple statement justifies the need to make this investment in a local company, but in the background is the fact of demonstrating to the federal government that they are prioritizing the national economy. Tim Cook mentioned that “American innovation promotes everything we do in Apple, and we are proud to deepen our investment in the US economy.” In addition, it also responds to Trump’s objective to create national technological employment: “The increase in production will generate dozens of new jobs in advanced manufacturing and research and development.” Now they do not mention complete figures, but the commitment of the 500,000 million promised to create 20,000 jobs. Own interests. Achieving a local supply, Apple also gains autonomy against China, authentic world dominator of rare earths: controls 70% of production and 90% of its processing. Trump’s threats turned against the country’s technology, because the Asian country Blocked the export of its most valuable rare earths. Fighting the great limitations of the country. Tim cook has said in the past that They cannot manufacture in the United Statesamong other things, due to lack of industrial knowledge. In that sense, the statement affirms that companies “will provide extensive training to develop the workforce, creating a completely new group of talent and experience of USA. In the manufacture of magnets.” By him Liberty PhoneWe know that achieving a 100 % American smartphone is tremendously complicated. His CEO said that “but there are some pieces that simply do not have supply chain,” so they will have to continue working to improve availability. The ironic is that not even the T1 of Trump Mobile will achieve be manufactured in the country. Image | Xataka and Pixabay In Xataka | The loss of the Broadcom chips factory is a malazo for Spain. Now you have to trust everything to your plan B

It is one thing to spend 5% of GDP to rearm and a very different one is to sell weapons to Europe. Spain that has it very clear

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The “pacifist” Spain, which has faced the United States alone by questioning the “unit” of NATO compared to that 5% defense expense pursued by Washington, lives a paradox. Because While he refuses of the rearma, or at least the figures that are handled, has the opportunity to accompany a national company in the epicenter of that Dispension in artillery and military resources for the old continent. It We count A few days ago. The first track Morgan Stanley gave it: Indra had raised its target price by 118%. A crossroads. Of all this did an analysis The Financial Times. In the epicenter of a continent that accelerates Your rearmeSpain is presented as the more particular case Of all: The country historically more reluctant to military spending in NATO now tries Turn Indraa company of civil roots and computer tradition, in a kind of European defense champion. Partially supported by the State, which It has 28% of its capital, Indra is undertaking an ambitious (and risky) transformation with the aim of rivaling with consecrated names such as Bae Systems, the Almighty Rheinmetall or Thales. New DNA. Its new president, Angel Escribanoentrepreneur with industrial DNA forged in the manufacture of turrets for combat cars in the Middle East, has placed the reconquest of manufacturing capabilities as cornerstone of this new stage. “There has never been an opportunity like this in three decades of defense in Spain,” has declaredaware that the Expenditure supercycle European military, triggered by war in Ukraine, represents an unrepeatable occasion for the company. From radar to armored ones. Until recently, Indra It was synonym of air traffic control systems or military missions management software. His presence in defense was important but discreet, focused on digital solutions rather than tangible product. However, in the middle of a war where drones, artillery and armored scenethe company now seeks to occupy the physical space of The military industry: Also manufacture the “metal”, not just electronics. In June, he raised his participation in Tess defends 51%taking control of the consortium that produces The VCR Dragon For the Spanish army. The step was not exempt from friction: Indra faced Santa Barbara Systems (controlled by the American General Dynamics) for the course of the company, even suggesting its purchase. Although this was rejected, interest persists and the company explores other acquisitions, including the defense division from Iveco In Italy. Indra Buy and buy. The Financial Times counted That to reach 10,000 million euros of billing in 2028 (a two -year advanced target compared to the original plan), the road map includes more than 20 possible purchase operations in Europe. On the horizon even an option as delicate as tempting appears: acquire Mechanical & Engineering notary (EM & E), the armament firm founded by the president himself, which, a priori, would create an obvious conflict of interest, but also a technical synergy difficult to match. The civil DNA dilemma. Despite of the turn Towards the defense, Indra remains a mostly civil company: its IT unit, MINSAIT, represents 62% of your income, compared to 21% of the military area. Minsait competes in the corporate world with giants such as Capgemini or Infosys, providing technological services to banks, health systems and public administrations. Some analysts and former director see in this duality a Structural contradiction: defense and services are “water and oil”, Explain the FT. In fact, when in 2024 the company announced that the defense It would be his priority And that Minsait would become “not strategic”, the market reacted positively Given the possible sale of your business not related to war. The company failed to close any agreement and now notary states that it only wants burn off the branch of payments, while it begins to revalue the rest of the unit as a source of dual use technologies (AI, cybersecurity or cloud solutions) that can adapt to the military environment. This reconsideration, although pragmatic, keeps alive the tension between what the market desires (a purely defensive company) and what the management is willing to offer. Reputation and influence. It is the last of the legs that was analyzed in the Times report. Although their actions have quadrupled since the Russian Invasion of Ukraine and its market value already exceeds 6,000 million In euros, Indra continues to quote with a strong discount regarding its European counterparts. While Bae is valued at 25 times its planned benefits, and Rheinmetall touches 60 times, Indra stays in just 18. Reasons? According to analysts As Beatriz Rodríguez de Bestinver, the growing interference of the Spanish government in the corporate strategy, which generates uncertainty about economic logic behind some decisions. It is also pointed out that, despite its turn, Indra is not yet perceived as a defense company in its purest form. Nor does the perception of improvisation in the transition from software to military hardware or doubt about whether the State be willing to firmly support the qualitative leap. The put by war. No doubt, the Spanish case tests the European model of rearme: Can a historically pacifist country lead a robust defense industry without sacrificing its institutional culture? The scribe plan It seems clear: cover all dimensions of the Modern combat. In the sea, Indra supplies Radars and Sónar for the submarines of Navantia, and in the air, leads Spanish participation in the Future Fuat Air System (FCAS), together with Airbus and Dassault. Plus: in space bought 90% of the Hispasat satellite operator for 725 million euros, and on land, already controls part of armored production, with a view to incorporating armament and sensors. It even has a participation In ITP AeroManufacturer of aeronautical components. Yes or no. In summary, the concept of “total war” seems to have penetrated the Indra strategywhich is no longer raised as a party supplier, but as a Comprehensive actor of the European war ecosystem. Notary summarize His vision with a phrase that contains both urgency and ambition: “We would not forgive if we were not able to transform this company into what … Read more

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