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Google has a new and huge transatlantic underwater cable. One that will connect Santander with the United States

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If you are reading this it is because you are connected to the Internet, and if you are connected to the Internet it is because there are on the seabed true highways of huge fiber cables that interconnect the world. Submarine cables are really fascinating and In Spain we have a few. Well today we have to add another: Sol, the new Google transatlantic submarine cable that will connect our country with the United States. From Santander to Florida. Sol will be Google’s second submarine cable that will connect Spain with the United States. It will be, in fact, the only fiber optic cable between Europe and Florida. The cable, which will have 16 pairs of fiber optic cables, will be manufactured in the United States, will connect to the Google Cloud region in South Carolina and will be deployed from Palm Coast, Florida. It will pass through the Bermuda Islands, then it will reach the Azores and, finally, it will land in Santander thanks to the infrastructure provided by The Spanish Telxius. 10 Google applications that could have triumphed Scheme of the Sun and Nuvem cables | Image: Google In detail. This cable will be added to the facilities already available, such as Nuvem, Firmina either Equianto establish connectivity centers in the Atlantic. The idea, they explain from Google, is that Sol and Nuvem complement themselves to “contribute a double transatlantic resilience.” Nuvem is a sun -like cable: it leaves South Carolina, passes through Bermuda and arrives in Europe through Portugal. The idea is to offer two interconnected systems on land to increase the reliability and capacity of the system. That is, provide redundancy and security. So that? According to the company, the objective of displaying this cable is to improve the integration of the Google Cloud Region of Madrid With the entire network, as well as reinforce the global network that, for the moment, is composed of 42 regions. According to Google in a statement issued to media: “(Sun deployment) will help meet the growing demand for Google Cloud and IA services by its customers in Europe, the United States and other regions, adding capacity, increasing reliability and reducing latency for Google users and Google Cloud customers worldwide.” Grace Hopper deployment in 2021 | Image: Google The second Google cable in Spain. France, Ireland, England, Spain and Portugal are, for obvious reasons, the main European ports of submarine cables. In Spain we have some very important as Tide, Andjana and Grace Hopper. Tide is owned by Meta, Telxius and Microsoft, connects Bilbao with Virginia Beach and measures 6,605 kilometers. The Brutal Andjana is owned by Meta, measures 7,121 kilometers, has 24 pairs of fibers, a capacity of 500 Tbps and connects Europe with the United States. Grace Hopper, meanwhile, is the first cable that Google installed on our borders. It is one of the longest: with its 7,191 kilometers, Grace Hopper connects Bilbao with Bellport (United States) and Bude (England). The longest? Although cables such as Sol, Marea, Grace Hopper and company are a prodigy, the reality is that they are not the most impressive. They do not shade in terms of distance to 2AFRICAan international submarine cable surrounding the coast of Africa to connect Europe and the Middle East. It is a mamotreto of 16 pairs of fibers, 180 Tbps of capacity and a length of 45,000 kilometers that connects 46 service stations in 33 countries. It is expected to be finished by the end of this year. Cover image | Government of Spain, Wikipedia In Xataka | Goal already has the tool to lead the AI ​​era: an underwater cable that will take more than one return to the earth

Tesla was a transatlantic for Wall Street. Elon Musk’s political adventure the iceberg that almost sinks with his fortune

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Tesla has been synonymous with Innovation and success In the electric mobility sector, with an admired brand image and a privileged position in the stock market. The Apple of the automotive, Some qualified it. However, Elon Musk’s foray into American politics has triggered a series of events that have put both reputation and reputation in check The financial results of the company. Musk’s political experiment It has had consequencesdirectly affecting public perception and Tesla’s sales. The destination of Tesla and that of his CEO go hand in Your personal fortune. Tesla before Musk politicization. Before Elon Musk got involved actively in politicsTesla was considered one of the world’s great technological companies and with potential for exceed billion dollars In stock market capitalization. The company was rubbed by giants such as Apple, Microsoft and Amazon, and its Growth seemed unstoppable Thanks to the confidence of investors and the growing demand for electric vehicles. In that scenario, Musk’s personal fortune also reached record figures, exceeding the second time the roof of 300,000 million dollars. Tesla was seen as a safe bet for its investors and its founder was generously rewarded for it. Elon Musk arrived sweeping everything in politics. Elon Musk’s politics landing divided the opinions of investors among whom he thought that his positioning together with Trump (openly contrary to electric cars) would provide strategic advantages to Tesla, and those who saw the brand the brand endangered. For a while, the euphoria of the markets for the change of government gave wings to the company’s actions that marked records after day, while Musk’s fortune shot overcoming the 420,000 million dollars. The panorama changed radically after the elections and Musk’s role at the head of the Government Efficiency Department (Doge). The Tesla reputation He quickly deteriorated when the new department began applying unpopular measures and Musk became the “demolition ball” of the State, As described The Financial Times. Musk and Tesla are one. The image of Tesla is closely tied to that of Elon Musk, so when Musk’s popularity collapsed, he dragged with Tesla, plunging her into An unprecedented reputational crisis. The company sales 13% fell in the first quarter of 2025, while revenues were reduced by 9%, up to 19,335 million dollars. The net profit sank 71%, leaving only 409 million dollars. From the financial crisis of Tesla there are not even those buyers who have decided to sell their Tesla in 2025, who have seen how, due to the reputation of their CEO and the largest number of teslas put up for sale, its price is being depreciated In the second -hand market. Musk’s popularity (lost). A recent survey performed by CNBC He has revealed that 47% of respondents have a negative opinion of Tesla, while 27% maintain their positive opinion of the manufacturer. Its CEO moves in very similar percentages with 50% of negative opinions and 36% of respondents who give them their support. However, as Micah Roberts, a partner of Public Opinion Strategies, the republican pollster who carried out the study, “where Tesla is stronger is among the people with less likely to buy an electric vehicle”, so those who support the political position of their CEO, will probably never be customers of the brand. Tesla forced retirement. Before the collapse of the results and the pressures received From the Republican bench and by investors of Tesla, Elon Musk has recognized in an evening that has not dedicated enough time to the company. In the presentation of results he has promised reduce “significant“His political involvement from May to get the brand out of the problem in which he himself has put it. In a few months, Musk’s fortune has experienced the same ascent and fall as Tesla. Although the value of its actions in the company has decreased considerably, the Impact on your heritage personnel have been damping by the Spacex growth and of XAI, your AI company. If it weren’t for good performance of these companiesTesla’s debacle would have had even more serious consequences For Musk’s richness, which is currently maintained at the same levels That when everything began. In Xataka | “Sader than a sack of bricks”: Elon Musk attacks the ideologist of the US tariff policy In Xataka | Elon Musk has forged the fame of a bold founder: he did not create either of the two companies that made him a millionaire Image | Flickr (Gage Skidmore), Unspash (Dmitry Novikov)

The SS United States was the largest and most rapid transatlantic of the ocean. Now it will be a gigantic submarine reef

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A transatlantic of 301 meters in length. It is a figure that perhaps does not impose today when we talk about cruises, especially having moles such as the Oasis of the Seas of more than 316 meters or the Harmony of the Seas With its 362 meters, but if we go back to 1950, the thing changes. In the middle of the last century it is when the SS United States was over, an imposing transatlantic that did not go to the History like Titanicbut it should. Merits are not missing, but after a more than remarkable service, it was abandoned in a shipyard in which it was gradually oxidizing without anyone paying or attention. And so for almost 30 years … until now, since he will be given a deserved tribute at the bottom of the sea. The other cold war missile. During the Cold warcountries like the United States invested a lot, a lot of money in Improve your weapons. Specifically its nuclear arsenal that, together with that of Russia, grew uncontrolled. But other things had to be done and, in 1950, in the Newport News Shipbuilding shipyards in Virginia, the world’s largest transatlantic was being cooked: the SS United States. A ship postcard A Burrada. Its construction term In 1952 and that was when the world knew an absolute beast of 301 meters in length, a 31 -meter sleeve and a displacement of more than 47,000 tons. The Titanic, as colossal as it was, measured 269 meters in length and a couple of meters less manga. Interestingly, he displaced practically the same tonnage, but the protagonist is now the American ship. Not only was it the largest built in the United States: it also moved like a fish in the water. It had a cruise speed of 39 knots (about 59 km/h) and I reached A surprising maximum speed of 38.38 knots (70.97 km/h). Its deposits allowed to travel more than 18,500 kilometers at a sustained speed of 64 km/h, which allowed rescue or long -distance missions to be carried out if there was any emergency. It was much faster than current cruises. The Titanic II. Its construction cost about 78 million dollars, but there was a trick: the United States contributed 50 million because the ship could be used in military missions, moving until 15,000 soldiers if the situation required it. It was never used for that purpose, but that the government entered the equation not only allowed to finance most of the ship, but also to improve construction materials. On his inaugural trip in 1952 he showed what pasta he was made, getting the speed record in both directions when completing the trip in three days and ten hours. He continued to carry out passengers until 1969, being the pride of the United States during the Cold War. Retirement without gallons. His iceberg, however, came in the late 60s. The rise of transatlantic commercial aviation caused no sense to invest money in the maintenance and operation of a ship so huge that it took much longer to bring passengers from one destination to another. After just 17 years of service, he was removed from it and was lying from one port to another until, in 1996, he tied in the port of Philadelphia. Interestingly, in view of the whole world while their helmet was more and more oxidizing. Since then, I know tried Give a second life to the pride of the nation, which went through several owners, but attempts to turn it into a hotel or a floating museum did not prosper. Oscar posthumous. It was a sad end to a symbol like this, but the SS United States Conservancy achievement become with the ship and have planned to remove it the way it deserves. After 28 years, a few days ago he undertook his last trip helped by several tugs and, after a journey of about 3,000 kilometers, arrive to the coast of Mobile, in Alabama. Recreation of the SS United States for the Terrestrial Museum. The radar tower and other elements will be the originals The plan, now, is to sink it at some point in 2026, and will be at the bottom of the sea where it will become a huge artificial reef that will delight the submarine. On the coast there will be A museum and visitors center in which the story of a ship that marked a naval era will be remembered and was sadly set aside due to progress. Now, you can rest with dignity. Images | Ssusc, Chuck Homler D/B/A Focusonwildlife In Xataka | The largest passenger ships in history, ordered in a fabulous infographic

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