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The two top Coca Cola machines return to Lidl for this summer: they prepare pizzas and popcorn

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You enter Lidl and on many occasions you don’t know what you are going to find, since, above all, its Bazaar section usually stands out for its products. You can see some electric guitar, pressure washers and Coca Cola machines. These last ones are the most current, since after launching them on sale a few weeks ago, they have returned with a reduced price: Coca Cola popcorn machine by 74.99 eurosideal for enjoying summer vacations watching movies. Coca Cola pizza machine by 84.99 eurosperfect for gatherings with friends. Coca Cola popcorn machine The Coca Cola popcorn machine It has a particularly attractive retro design, its dimensions are 29 x 24.8 x 49 centimeters and its price is 74.99 euros instead of 169.90 euros. It includes a stainless steel cauldron that can be easily removed and a pouring system to extract the popcorn. In addition, it incorporates a crank to rotate the boiler and a measuring spoon. If you are looking for an alternative to this machine to prepare popcorn, the Cecotec Fun&Taste P’Corn Classic It is a little cheaper as it has a price of 62.90 euros. On the other hand, if you want a very economical one with a good number of ratings, the Princess it costs only 23.73 euros. Princess popcorn machine The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Coca Cola pizza machine The Coca Cola pizza machine has a price of 84.99 euros instead of 159.90 euros and is ideal for those homes that do not have an oven. It comes with four temperature levels, its dimensions are 36.5 x 35.4 x 22.3 centimeters, it includes a spatula and can be cleaned comfortably. If you are looking for an alternative, the Cecotec Fun Pizza&Co is cheaper, since its price is 49.90 euros. We can also find the Ram 909 which has more than 13,000 reviews on Amazon, although it is a little more expensive than Coca Cola as it has a price of 94.99 euros. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Some of the links in this article are affiliated and may provide a benefit to Xataka. In case of non-availability, offers may vary. Images | Lidl and Compradicción (header), Coca Cola In Xataka | American refrigerator or 70 cm Combi? Be careful with making mistakes when buying liters that you may not be able to use In Xataka | Which home theater projector to buy, which is better?

Samsung starts July with its summer sales

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Were you waiting to get a Galaxy S26? Samsung launched these phones at the beginning of 2026 and, although we have seen them on sale other times, not with discounts. Whether we didn’t get these previous offers or if we were waiting for a greater discount, a new purchase window has just opened in the official Samsung store. And for the three phones that make up this Galaxy S family. Galaxy S26 Ultra (12+256GB) The price could vary. We earn commission from these links This store has a new round of sales right now with which we can get one of these phones at a very good price. We are going to detail the complete information below, but it is worth noting that they also have a special discount on refrigerators by using the code ‘FRIO10’. Galaxy S26 We start with the most compact of the family, the Galaxy S26. It is a device that has a 6.3-inch screen with 120 Hz in a body that only weighs 167 grams. Its processor is Samsung’s Exynos 2600 and it has 12 GB of RAM, a tandem that will give us outstanding performance for years. It has a very well optimized 4,300 mAh battery, seven years of guaranteed updates and lots of AI. Now, time for the offer. Let’s break it down step by step so you can see how to get them cheaper using the model with 256 GB of storage as example: The RRP of the device is 999 euros, but right now it is reduced to 799 euros. If we use PayPal or Samsung Pay as a payment method, we will get an extra discount of 50 euros. Also, using the code ‘SAMSUNG5‘, we will receive an additional 5% discount. When you put the phone in the cart, a gift case will automatically be added to it. Finally, if we request a code from the Samsung store expert chat, we will get a gift charger. In this way, its final price is 711.55 euros (a 29% total discount). Do you prefer the model with 512 GB of storage? You can apply the same discounts and get it for 901.5 euros (its RRP is 1,199 euros). The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Galaxy S26+ If you like what the previous Samsung phone offers, but prefer it to be a little larger, then you may be more interested in the Galaxy S26+. It is a very similar device to the previous one, although with a 6.7-inch screen (and QHD+ resolution) in this case. and with a 4,900 mAh battery with 45 W fast charging. As before, we are going to break down the different discounts and promotions using the cheapest model with 256 GB of storage as an example: The RRP of the device is 1,249 euros, but right now it is available for 1,019 euros. If we use PayPal or Samsung Pay as a payment method, we will get an extra discount of 50 euros. Also, using the code ‘SAMSUNG5‘, we will receive an additional 5% discount. When you put the phone in the cart, a gift case will automatically be added to it. Finally, if we request a code from the Samsung store expert chat, we will take a charger as a gift. In this way, its final price is 920.55 euros (a 26% total discount). As with the Galaxy S26, we can buy the 512 GB version of this mobile for a little more. Specifically, for 1,091.55 euros. Galaxy S26+ (12 + 256 GB) The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Galaxy S26 Ultra And we finish with the Galaxy S26 Ultraone of the best phones of 2026. This Samsung phone has a spectacular 6.9-inch screen with anti-reflective treatment, although its most notable novelty is privacy function. In addition, it has the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 under the hood (the best Android processor currently) and a very versatile camera system that achieve spectacular results in photography and video. All without forgetting its 5,000 mAh battery with 65 W fast charging. In this case it is a little different from the previous ones, since the Galaxy S26 Ultra has three different memory configurations. Let’s see how the cheapest one turns out: The RRP of the device is 1,449 euros, but with this offer it starts at 1,199 euros. If we use PayPal or Samsung Pay as a payment method, in this case we will have a discount of 100 euros. Also, using the code ‘SAMSUNG5‘, we will receive an additional 5% discount. Finally, if we request a code from the Samsung store expert chat, we will get a charger as a gift. In this way, its final price is 1,044.05 euros (a 28% total discount). With 512 GB of storage, the price at which the phone would remain is 1,196.05 euros. If you prefer the one with the most memory of all, which has 1 TB of storage, its price would remain at 1,424.05 euros. It is important to note that the latter is the only one that has 16 GB of RAM (the others have 12 GB). Galaxy S26 Ultra (12+256GB) The price could vary. We earn commission from these links What if you need a new refrigerator? As we anticipated a little above, we have a very good opportunity to renew refrigerator with the offers that Samsung has active right now. Many of their appliances have a base discount that, added to a discount code, means we have very sweet prices. We leave you three examples below. Combi refrigerator RB34C775CS9/EF: a model with 344 liters of total capacity and energy efficiency C, whose RRP is 969 euros, but is currently reduced to 678 euros. We can use the code ‘FRIO10’ and with it, its price remains at 610 eurosso it’s 37% off. Combi Refrigerator 185cm 344L Class C Inox RB34C775CS9/EF The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Combi refrigerator RB34C632DSA/EF: a refrigerator that has a … Read more

Europe enjoys the cleanest skies in half a century. And that’s one of the reasons why this summer is burning up.

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This is not another article about heat. It’s July: we all know it’s hot. However, there is a reason behind these high temperatures that we do not usually discuss and, for many people, is very surprising: that the skies over Europe are much cleaner than they have been in the last half century. As the popularizer Jorge Alcalde explained In COPE, the rise in temperatures in Europe is accelerating “at a rate of 0.56 degrees per decade since the 1990s, almost double the global average of 0.27 degrees.” And this is interesting because, “although the climate is warming globally, it is crucial to understand why some regions like Europe are more affected.” In that sense, Mayor pointed out that “sending less pollution into the atmosphere contributes to the increase in temperatures on the continent, there is a greater amount of solar radiation that impacts the ground.” It’s not that the air generates heat, of course. It is that the particles that we release when burning fossil fuels (especially sulfur sulfates) reflect sunlight and make the clouds whiter. That is, they cool. The data is crystal clear: in a series of the northeast of the peninsula, in Gironasolar radiation reaching the ground has increased by about 2.5 W/m² per decade since the late 1980s, especially in summer. And that is largely due. wing improvement of regulation against polluting aerosols. It is not the only thing that cools, it is not even the main cause. Copernicus attributes it to several things at the same time: atmospheric circulation, less snow that reflects light, the proximity to the Arctic, the drop in pollution and, of course, greenhouse gases (which They alone explain half of the increase in European heat waves). However, it is one of the most striking. And it is important to explain it well… because stated like this it may seem that the reduction of pollutants is warming the climate in Europe and that is not the case. What the pollution did was hide that warming. The conditions behind the rise in temperatures were there, it’s just that the sulfur didn’t let us see them. We were cooler, but the cost of that was paid by our lungs. We must not forget that Lowering fine particles to the levels recommended by the WHO would prevent around 182,000 premature deaths per year in the EU alone. Furthermore, while aerosols last a few days in the atmosphere, CO2 lasts for centuries. We were covering up a huge problem that was very difficult to solve. Dirty the world again. I insist on this idea because when the effect was discovered in the Atlanticmany proposed intervene again in the atmosphere to lower the temperature. The problem is that, as we can see, this doesn’t solve anything. Clean air is the first good news and, at the same time, what forces us to look squarely at the second: how much we have already warmed up. Image | Chris LeBoutillier In Xataka: The waters of the oceans are not only rising in temperature. They are also starting to change color

The 48 “black flag” beaches that Spain has this summer, on a map

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Summer has its own rituals. And one of those more usually like to the town councils of the coastal areas is to boast of their ‘Blue Flags’the distinctive features that have identified the most comfortable sandy beaches and marinas for decades. In Spain, however, there is another much less comfortable recognition: the ‘Black Flags’banners of Ecologists in Action that point out the opposite. They basically serve to locate on the map the beaches most affected by pollution or poor environmental management. And we already know those of 2026. What has happened? That Ecologistas en Acción has just starred in one of the most uncomfortable moments of the year for coastal cities: the presentation from his ‘Black Flags’ report. Said like this, it may not seem like a big deal, but what the organization does is publicly point out the 48 beaches in the country (both in mainland Spain and the archipelagos, Ceuta and Melilla) that have received the worst results from their quality examination. It is interesting because its authors are dedicated to evaluating two aspects: pollution and the efficiency of environmental management. Are there many beaches? In Spain there are more than 3,500 beaches registered and the Ecologistas en Acción report includes only 48 black flags. It is a low figure. Especially if we take into account that there are 677 with blue badge. That does not mean that the vast majority of sandbanks are in optimal conditions. That there are only 48 ‘failures’ is explained by the NGO’s way of working: although its technicians analyze more than 8,000 km of coast, they limit themselves to giving two flags per province. One for dirt. The other due to mismanagement. “The report, as in previous years, includes the most serious environmental conditions on the Spanish coast, but not all. Unfortunately there could be many more flags that we award year after year,” explains the environmental organization. Their report is interesting for another reason: it is not a new study or a study that just came out of nowhere. It has been taking place since 2005 and its authors have included a “restoration proposal” for each specific case, a kind of diagnosis with which the NGO aspires to contribute to the recovery of the Spanish coast. Why are the beaches suspended? Each of the 48 black flags points to a specific problem, but in general the NGO groups them into eight categories. The most common (responsible for 14 distinctions) are “discharges, deficiencies in sanitation systems and serious purification problems.” Next in frequency are “affects to biodiversity”, causing another nine black flags, and urban developments and works that invade the maritime-terrestrial public domain, which has also caused eight black flags. In seven other cases the problem has been “chemical contamination.” The list is completed by beaches where there is “environmental degradation” caused by tourism and overcrowding, others where the NGO has registered “unnecessary or poorly managed works” and the accumulation of garbage, waste and microplastics. In a specific case, on the Santander coastal paththe flag was assigned for “damage to historical and cultural heritage.” Do we know anything else? Yes. In your report The NGO includes a slap on the wrist to the administrations of the coastal regions, to which it warns: “A good part of the coasts have been and continue to be subject to a continuous process of degradation.” “The regression of beaches, destruction of wetlands and dune systems, marine pollution, loss of biodiversity and increased vulnerability to storms and floods are some of the most visible consequences of a model that puts the coastline at the service of economic interests,” ditch. Images | Ecologists in Action In Xataka | Spain now has more pets than children. So more and more cities open their beaches to dogs in summer

Telecinco wanted to revolutionize its schedule for the summer in search of solutions for the audience. At the moment it’s a disaster

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Telecinco has changed half of its afternoon schedule to escape the worst season in its history. At the moment, however, the changes are not being noticed as much as Mediaset would have liked, and so far no program has reached 8% of share. There is still a lot of summer ahead, and in some cases, the headlines have barely had a couple of broadcasts, but we are certainly far from brilliant starts for these new programs whose structure, aesthetics and presenters smell of the company’s old glories. The figures. He date show by Carlos Lozano ‘Love… or whatever arises’ debuted on June 22 with 6.8% share and 632,000 spectators; the return of Paz Padilla to Telecinco after his rudeness with the now deceased ‘Sálvame’, ‘El show de Paz’, with 7.8% and 638,000; and the magazine of suns and gossip presented by Ion Aramendi and Kike Quintana ‘El Verano Se Move’, with 7%. The latter, the most recent premiere (this Monday), is the network’s third evening premiere in eight days, and the penultimate of a plan that Mediaset designed to get the network out of its worst historical moment. Some context: ‘El show de Paz’ occupies part of the time on weekends of ‘Fiesta’, Emma García’s magazine that had just had its two worst months in history (8.1% in April and 8.2% in May). If Padilla manages to settle at around 9% compared to his rivals (cinema on the rest of the channels) and, in the process, spreads a rise to ‘Fiesta’, he will have fulfilled his promise. And it remains to be seen what happens with the fourth piece of the plan, ‘From Monday to Fridaythe daily version of ‘De Viernes’ with Beatriz Archidona and Santi Acosta, which premieres on Monday, July 6 at 6:15 p.m., in the gap left by ‘El Diario de Jorge’ during the summer. Their litmus test is twofold: not to sink against ‘The Promise’, which averaged 12.6% in May, and to stand up to the World Cup matches that still lie ahead. Summer ahead. They have all just started and you have to give them some space. The only headline that has already been filming for a week is that of Carlos Lozano, which had been on the air for a week on the day of the premiere of ‘El Verano Se Move’. For that day, ‘Amor… or whatever arises’ had a minimum audience (5.4%), and right after, La 1 broadcast the Brazil-Japan of the Worldwhich swept with a 33.7% share and 3,075,000 viewers, and sank both ‘El Diario de Jorge’ and ‘Allá tú!’. Result: 7.2% on average, one of the worst Mondays in the history of Telecinco. The plan. Mediaset announced in mid-June a offensive of four new programs for the section from 3:45 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.: ‘Love… or whatever arises!’, ‘Summer moves’, ‘From Monday to Friday’ and ‘The Peace Show’. They all replace formats that had been moving between 8% and 10% for months, such as ‘El tiempo just’, whose presenter, Joaquín Prat, is on paternity leave. The program had been averaging 8.5% for two months in a row. share and it had barely exceeded double digits five times since its premiere, a far cry from ‘Sueños de Libertad’ on Antena 3, the undisputed leader of the after-dinner program with an average of 14.2% in May. The precedents. Telecinco arrives this summer with the worst possible figures: the 2025-2026 seasonwas the worst in the history of the channel: an 8.9% average share, eight tenths less than the previous year and the fifth consecutive time that Telecinco has set a new historical season low. For the first time, the channel fell below 10% share in the twelve months of the course, with a ceiling of 9.4% and a floor of 8.4% in December, its worst month in the regular season. The afternoon slot, which is now trying to be reformed, also closed the course at a historic low: 9%. And it is a deterioration that is not limited to entertainment: the network’s news They also posted their worst figure, 8.3% share, without any of their three editions reaching double digits on average. It can be compared, for example, with the increasingly firm La 1, which in the last five years has gone from 8.8% to 12.1%. Telecinco’s path has been practically the opposite, from 13.1% to 8.9%. The importance of football. We were talking about the World Cup as relevant when it came to giving the finishing touch to the Telecinco audiences, but the phenomenon goes further. La 1 closed June as the leading channel, with a 14.3% share, its best June in 15 years, with the World Cup contributing almost a quarter of its monthly result. The entire Mediaset group, on the other hand, lost 3.4 points year-on-year compared to an RTVE group that gained 4.4. Football is obviously determining which channel goes better and worse this summer. In Xataka | Telecinco has ‘El Rosco’ but does not have ‘Pasapalabra’. Antena 3 has ‘Pasapalabra’ but does not have ‘El Rosco’

We think that the body asks us to “eat lightly” in summer. In reality, we are buying tickets to malnutrition

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When summer arrives, important routine changes also come to our daily lives, beyond ‘hiding’ from the scorching sun that we are having these days. And something that has surely happened to many people is that heavy digestion becomes unbearable and the body cries out for fresh foods like a salad. The problem is that this can also pose a very important nutritional problem by giving up essential nutrients due to having a much lighter diet. The heat takes away our hunger. It is not a subjective idea that, when we are at forty degrees, we do not feel like stuffing ourselves with food, since it is pure biology. Here scientific evidence shows us that heat reduces appetite and, consequently, the amount of calories we eat (with some exceptions in people who do not have this problem). Here is a study published in 2021 in the British Journal of Nutrition put to the test this premise in healthy men, seeing that acute exposure to an environmental temperature of 30 ºC drastically reduced food intake during lunch in those exposed to 20 ºC ambient. In addition, the overall perception of appetite before sitting down at the table plummeted. In Spain. In our country, the data also supports this summer problem, as pointed out in a study published in 2005 that revealed that we eat significantly less in summer than in winter. And in the cold months, the average intakes of calories and almost all nutrients were much higher in both sexes. The most worrying thing about this last study was the conclusion on the coverage of dietary recommendations, since During the summer, a greater percentage of the population was unable to meet their minimum calorie needs or most micronutrients. And this is a serious problem. The salad trap. The statement that “you eat light in summer” is not inherently bad, but it does not justify poor nutrition. According to the WHO healthy eating parameters, the risk of malnutrition appears when our diet does not cover our physiological needs for an extended period, and summer lasts long enough to wreak havoc on our diet. Experts here point out that, when we lose our appetite, we usually replace full meals with salads with little variety or simply fruit. That is why if we go from eating three full meals to surviving on a couple of light dishes, we run the risk of have some nutritional deficiency. Our shortcomings. Among the nutrients we lack is, above all, quality protein and also iron. Added to this are the dangerous summer “fad diets”, which restrict food to fruits or juices. And beyond how healthy it sounds, these practices not only cause rapid deficiencies, but, if maintained over time, they can trigger adverse metabolic effects. Hydration a priori it is essential throughout the summer because we do not stop sweating and that means a greater loss of water and minerals. However, replacing meals with drinks (especially if they are sugary or excessively juiced) is a textbook error. Something to keep in mind is that hydration should come from water and seasonal foods rich in it, but not at the cost of emptying our diet of solid nutrients. This is something essential to take into account in people who are more vulnerable to color or nutritional losses, such as children, the elderly and the chronically ill, where dehydration and loss of appetite overlap very easily. A varied diet. If the body asks to eat less food to avoid heavy digestion and increased internal heat, logically it will have to compensate with a greater nutritional density of the little that is ingested. This involves eating cold legumes in the form of a salad, oily fish such as tuna or sardines, boiled eggs as a source of protein and nuts to have a lot of energy. Images | atlascompany In Xataka |We have searched for the formula for the definitive pre-workout breakfast. The answer from science is much simpler

Lidl sells this gadget for less than 9 euros and it will be very useful during the summer holidays

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Finding a technological device that meets the three ‘B’s (good, pretty and cheap) is increasingly difficult, but Lidl seems to have hit the nail on the head just in time for the start of the holidays. Now, you can buy this lTronic smart locator keychain (a direct rival to Apple’s AirTag or other brands’ locators) for only 8.99 euros. Smart Locator Keychain The price could vary. We earn commission from these links This is one of the typical Lidl gadgets that usually fly off their website or shelves (when they sell it in store). If you can’t get it, on Amazon you can get the Xiaomi Smart Taga locator that is also compatible with Android and iPhone and that is now discounted to 11.96 euros. Xiaomi Smart Tag, Compatible with Apple Find My and Google Android Find Hub The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Lidl’s great success is double native compatibility The main problem with official locators is usually their closed ecosystem. For example, the AirTag Apple’s only works with the iPhone and Samsung’s trackers are limited to its own brand. Lidl breaks this barrier with this cheap gadget that you now have in your online store. This Tronic locator is officially compatible with the Apple’s “Search” app (requires iOS 14.5 or higher) and also with the “Google Find Hub” network for Android (requires Android 9.0 or higher). This means that it uses the giant global networks of millions of smartphones from both companies to triangulate the position of the object you attach it to anonymously and securely. This locator uses connectivity Bluetooth 5.3 low consumption and the direct range it provides is approximately 10 meters (both indoors and outdoors) for direct connection of your smartphone. Furthermore, it has IPX5 certificationso it is resistant to jets of water, as long as it is used with the protective cover. It works with a standard CR2032 button cell (included and easily replaceable), which provides an autonomy of around 10 months. Its true potential for the holidays lies in the long distance location. If you leave your suitcase at the airport or your backpack is stolen, the device will emit an encrypted signal that any nearby iPhone or Android phone will capture. This phone will automatically and transparently send the location to the cloud, allowing you to see on the map where the lost item is. Furthermore, unlike the original AirTag, which requires purchasing separate accessories to attach it to the keychain or any other object, this Lidl Tronic locator already Includes a protective keychain case. ⚡ IN SUMMARY: lidl tronic smart locator keychain ✅ THE BEST Double ecosystem without dramas: It works natively with both Apple’s Find My network and Android’s Find My Device. It doesn’t tie you to any brand. Everything included in the box: Unlike Apple, Lidl already includes the keychain case and the CR2032 battery so you can use it from minute one. ❌ THE WORST No Precision Search (UWB)… It doesn’t have the ultra-wideband chip that shows you exact arrows on the screen to tell you if the keys are two centimeters to your left. You depend on the map and the beep. Limited direct reach… Its direct Bluetooth connection drops from 10 meters. Outside that range, you are dependent on someone passing by with a smartphone to update your position. 💡 BUY IT IF… Do you want to check your suitcase at the airport or leave your backpack at the hotel with the peace of mind of knowing where in the world it is at all times. ⛔ DON’T BUY IT IF… You are one of those who constantly lose the keys inside the house and you need your cell phone to guide you with centimeter precision through the rooms or if you want to track your dog in the countryside, since it does not have a real-time update or its own GPS. You may also be interested Apple AirTag (2nd generation) The price could vary. We earn commission from these links ATUVOS Smart Air Tag Card Pro Tracker for Android & iOS The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Some of the links in this article are affiliated and may provide a benefit to Xataka. In case of non-availability, offers may vary. Images | Webedia and Tronic (Lidl) In Xataka | Five brands and one goal: we look for the perfect locator for your keys, wallet or suitcase In Xataka | Best wireless over-ear headphones. Which one to buy and five recommended models

Tesla wanted to have its autonomous driving system throughout Europe this summer. Sweden just made it very difficult for them

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The famous supervised autonomous driving system of Tesla (FSD) has crossed the Atlantic and is already preparing to circulate on European roads. However, the strategy does not seem to be going as well as the company would have liked, since it has run into regulators again. In this case, Sweden and its speed limits. Below these lines we tell you all the details. Arrival in Europe. It all started last April, when the Dutch traffic authority (RDW) approved the use of FSD in the Netherlandsbecoming the first European country to give the green light to the system. Since then, Belgium, Denmark, Lithuania and Estonia have followed suit with national approvals of their own. Tesla needed to gain traction in this way in its first European countries and that is what it has done. Now the next step is to obtain approval valid for the entire European bloc. And that’s more complicated than it seems. For FSD to circulate legally throughout the EU, the Technical Committee for Motor Vehicles (TCMV) you should vote for it with a qualified majority, with at least 15 of the 27 member states representing 65% of the community population. The committee is scheduled to meet June 30 to discuss the matter before a formal vote. Speed ​​limit. FSD includes a function called “Speed ​​Offset” that allows the driver to set a margin above the legal speed limit, so that the system itself drives exceeding that limit. In the United States, Tesla offered this under names like ‘Sloth’ or ‘Mad Max’. In Europe, those profiles have disappearedbut the possibility of exceeding the limit is still there under another name. Who says no, and why. The Swedish Transport Administration (TRV) sent a letter to the TCMV in April recommending voting against the FSD expansion if Tesla does not remove that feature. According to the document, obtained by Reuters“allowing automated systems to systematically exceed legal speed limits poses risks that undermine both the legal framework and the expected benefits of vehicle automation.” Finland and Norway have also been skeptical of the introduction of the system in their countries, although they have not yet formalized their position before the committee. What Tesla answers. The company has not commented publicly on the matter, but its user manual points out that drivers should not rely solely on the system to comply with speed limits and that they should drive “at a safe speed based on traffic and road conditions.” Their implicit argument is that FSD is a supervised system, as the driver remains responsible and can take control at any time. For Estonia, this reasoning has been sufficient to approve the system at the national levelalthough the country has not yet defined its vote in the TCMV. There is more at stake than speed. Various regulators have questioned also the performance of the system in extreme conditions with heavy snow (something common in Nordic countries) and the name “Full Self-Driving” itself, which could be misleading about the real level of autonomy of the vehicle. In fact, the European version already shows “FSD (Supervised)” on the screen instead of the full name, precisely to reduce that ambiguity. Additionally, Reuters public A few days ago, Tesla reportedly presented questionable safety data to European regulators, including the claim that FSD could have “saved 32,000 lives,” something that has not caught on, at least according to share Electrek. What is at stake Tesla. Tesla sales in Europe have plummeted significantly since 2025partly due to the impact of Elon Musk’s fleeting political activity, and the flood of new Chinese brands that have disrupted the sector. In fact, BYD has been outperforming him in registrations for several consecutive months. Tesla needs new arguments to regain ground, and FSD was one of them. Musk even publicly predicted that It would be available throughout the EU this summer. At the moment it seems difficult to achieve. In Xataka | Ferrari wants your car to charge itself in the sun while parked. One of his patents explains how

Madrid’s plan to renew its roads this summer

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Madrid Calle 30 has launched its annual renewal campaign of the pavement on the roads under its management. This year, the operation has started on the A-6 highway and will also reach sections of the M-30 tunnel, as well as several critical points on the capital’s roads. The investment amounts to around 6.2 million euros and the work will continue throughout the summer. Asphalt renewal campaign. In order to adapt the pavement in its road network, Madrid City Council expanded last January the actions of Madrid Calle 30. And in addition to the M-30 roads itself, the municipal company now adds the management of all the access roads to the capital, that is, the A-1, A-2, A-3, A-4, A-5, A-6, A-42, M-11, M-23, M-500 and M-607. In total, Madrid Calle 30 is responsible for the maintenance of 2.7 million square meters of road. And this summer’s campaign will act on 9% of that surface. What exactly do the jobs consist of? The performances are divided into three phases. First, milling is carried out, which consists of removing the surface layer of the damaged or worn pavement. The new asphalt agglomerate is then applied. Finally, the road markings are repainted. For the entire campaign, the use of about 19,000 tons of asphalt mixtures is estimated. The works will be carried out at night to minimize the impact on traffic. Four fronts of action. The campaign is deployed in four different areas: A-6 and its Bus-HOV lane (160,000 m²): these are the largest works. They span from Calle de la Princesa, at the confluence with the Moncloa interchange, to the Hipódromo de la Zarzuela. Work on the Bus-HOV lane began on June 19 and will continue on June 26 and 27. The A-6 in the inbound direction will be paved from July 15 to 28, and in the outbound direction, from July 26 to August 17. M-30 tunnel (50,000 m²): the interior section between the south junction-legazpi plaza and the Marqués de Vadillo-Prámides roundabout, in both directions of circulation. Vallecas Bridge (12,500 m²): the action will be carried out once the waterproofing work is completed, works that are integrated as part of the rehabilitation of the bridge and are still in progress. O’Donnell board with the M-23 (20,000 m²): in the outward direction, completing the campaign for this summer. And all at night. As we have mentioned, the reason is simply to reduce traffic impacts to a minimum on a network that is already congested every day. Alternative routes will be enabled on each section, which can be consulted through the website. Signage will also be reinforced at the affected points. Extension. This Madrid Calle 30 campaign is part of Operation Asphalt 2026 that is being prepared by the Works and Equipment Area of ​​the Madrid City Council, and which in the coming weeks will extend similar actions to the 21 districts of the city. So the works that have started with the M-30 and its accesses are just the tip of the iceberg of the entire maintenance plan that is expected for this summer. In Xataka | In February, historic rains broke the roads. Málaga has just received the go-ahead to repair the A-7 and A-45

In Galicia there is a town that every summer recreates a Viking landing with ‘drakkars’. And it makes perfect sense

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If you want to experience a Viking landing in your flesh, a historical representation that includes longships like those used by Nordic people in the 9th century to sail the seas, warriors with axes and medieval fortresses, you don’t need to travel to Scandinavia. In Catoira, a Galician town of just over 3,000 inhabitants, they celebrate every summer a pilgrimage that for a few hours turns the Ría de Arousa into the scene of an epic battle. The most interesting thing is its background: it is not a whimsical festival, but rather a tribute to the role that the town played centuries ago in the defense of Galicia. Vikings in Galicia? When you think of Vikings, the first thing that comes to mind is Scandinavia and the Nordic navigators who centuries ago, between the 8th and 11th AD, dedicated themselves to sailing, trading and plundering across Europe. However, every summer Catoira, a small town in the province of Pontevedra, celebrates a pilgrimage focused precisely on the Vikings. It has been doing so for more than six decades and with such success that its celebration has achieved the seal of international tourist interest and, in just one week, attracts more than 100,000 people. Not bad if we take into account that in the town they live 3,300. An old connection. Catoira celebrating a Viking party makes all the sense in the world. The town may be more than 2,000 kilometers from Norway, but centuries ago it played a crucial role in repelling raids by the normative pirates (also Saracens) who came to Galician lands in search of loot and, above all, an easy access route to Santiago de Compostela. To understand it, you must first understand the strategic geographical role of Catoira, a town located at the inland end of the Arousa estuary, near the mouth of the Ulla. If the pirates wanted to reach Santiago, where the 9th century The tomb of Saint James the Greater was located, it offered them an ideal access door. “The key and seal of Galicia”. The local rulers soon understood the role that the Catoira area played and that is why they fortified it with the West Towersa medieval defensive system located at the head of the estuary. Today we preserve two of the seven original towers that between the 9th and 10th centuries They allowed the locals to stand up to Norman raids. “The Vikings who arrived in Galicia in the 9th and 10th centuries with the intention of plundering our lands encountered resistance from the troops of the Castellum Honestiwhich during that time prevented the Norman armies and Saracen pirates from ascending the river, to the point of this fortress being considered the ‘Key and seal of Galicia’”, remember the Catoira Town Hall. A party… and a tribute. A few decades ago, in 1960the members of the Ateneo do Ullán decided to remember the heroic past of the town with an act that basically commemorated the landings in the lands of Ullá. As the City Council explains, it began as “a meeting of friends with cultural concerns”, a celebration without major pretensions. Over time, however, the party gained strength. In 1965 a company took over the organization and during the next quarter of a century the pilgrimage continued to grow and increase its impact beyond Catoira, Pontevedra and even Galicia. It grew so much, in fact, that between the end of the 80s and the beginning of the 90s the City Council decided take charge of the organization. What had started as an improvised act gained the status of international holiday. There are no Vikings without longships. Proof of how much the pilgrimage expanded (and of its vocation to continue doing so) is that the event incorporated several longshipsthe characteristic warships used by the Norse and Germanic tribes. In 1993, the first one was built, named ‘Torres de Oeste’, and over time two others were added: ‘Frederikssund’ and ‘Ardglass-Catoira’. These are not more or less approximate copies. To make the first, a group of expert Catoirense craftsmen traveled to Denmark, where they studied Viking boat-building methods and were inspired by the Skuldelev 5a longship found in Denmark. The ‘Frederikssund’ is also an adaptation of an authentic 11th century ship, the Gokstadlocated in Norway. Ironies of history, today Catoira’s heroic past is celebrated with a pilgrimage in which the protagonists are the Vikings and in which (of course) there is no shortage of medieval markets, shows, seafood and red wine from Ulla. Images | Council of Catoira, Spain tourism and Xunta de Galicia In Xataka | When the Romans arrived in Galicia, they encountered the enemy they feared most: a river that stole their memory.

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