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The best technology deals we have found in the first week of April, Bargain Hunting

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We have started the month of April quite busy in terms of number and quality of offers, especially in stores like Honor, Amazon or PcComponentes. There is a lot to choose from, so in Bargain Hunting this week we have put together the five technology offers that we liked the most. Honor Magic V5 by 1,164.21 euros With several coupons, one of the best folding phones almost half the price. Kindle by 99 eurosa good e-book reader from Amazon. Fire TV Stick 4K Select by 28.99 eurosthe latest model that Amazon has launched to date. AirPods Pro 3 by 199 eurosthe lowest price Apple headphones have had to date. Marshall Emberton II by 89 eurosa Bluetooth speaker with good autonomy. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Honor Magic V5 If we talk about good deals on mobile phones, right now there is nothing better than what Honor has in its store, especially in the Honor Magic V5. Because? For its triple discount that leaves it for 1,164.21 euros: Direct discount: goes from 1,999 to 1,499 euros. Coupon AES1215: goes from 1,499 to 1,184.21 euros. Gift of 2,000 points when you log in, which is equivalent to 20 euros: it goes from 1,184.21 to 1,164.21 euros. He Honor Magic V5 It is a folding mobile phone (one of the best, in fact) very thin with a thickness of 8.8 mm and a good battery. It has two screens of 6.43 inches and 7.95 inches, both AMOLED LTPO. Internally it comes with the Snapdragon 8 Elite processor and its photography section offers very good results. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Kindle There is very little left until Book Day, so if you want to start reading by buying a good eReader, Amazon has an offer on Kindle by 99 euros (before 119.99 euros). It is the most basic model, but it has good features: a six-inch anti-glare screen, adjustable light, a battery that lasts for weeks, 16 GB to store many books, and a weight of 158 grams that allows it to be used with one hand. Kindle (latest generation) The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Fire TV Stick 4K Select Amazon has also taken the opportunity to launch offers on all your Fire TV Stickbut if we talk about good value for money, the prize goes to the Fire TV Stick 4K Selectwhich has dropped to 28.99 euros (before 54.99 euros). This model offers 4K resolution on supported contentsupports content with HDR10+, incorporates Alexa as a voice assistant and is as compact as the other Amazon models. Of course, it comes with its own remote control with direct access to apps like Netflix or Prime Video. Fire TV Stick 4K Select (latest generation) The price could vary. We earn commission from these links AirPods Pro 3 There are also offers on Apple devices, and the crown goes to the AirPods Pro 3 that are on offer at historical minimum price: by 199 euros (before 249 euros) at PcComponentes. These headphones offer very good active noise cancellation (double that of the previous generation, according to Apple), their theoretical autonomy is up to eight hours of use with noise cancellation activated and comes with a set of pads to fit better to the ears. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Marshall Emberton II If for the summer you are already looking for a good Bluetooth speaker that allows you to enjoy your favorite music in the pool, be very careful with the Marshall Emberton IIwhich has dropped in price to 89 euros (before 149 euros) at MediaMarkt. This model maintains the brand’s retro design and includes a battery with autonomy of up to 30 hours. It weighs less than a kilo (0.7 kg), is resistant to water and dust (IP67) and comes with a button on the top to control it. 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 | Honor, Amazon, Apple, Marshall In Xataka | Best Amazon Fire TV. Which one to buy and recommended models to convert your TV into a smart TV depending on use In Xataka | Best Bluetooth speakers in quality price. Which one to buy based on use and six recommended models

the four day week

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In Norway, leaving the office at three or four in the afternoon is neither a privilege nor an exception: it is the normal schedule for millions of workers. According to the Active Population Survey of Norway, the standard day in Norway It is around 37.5 hours per week distributed in shifts of 7.5 hours per day, and the real average is around 33.6 hours, which places the country among the developed economies. with fewer hours worked. Yet even with that enviable starting point, Norway is questioning whether the five-day-a-week model still makes sense. The response that is taking shape points towards the four-day week, not as a utopia, but as an ongoing experiment with scientific data behind it. A country that works little and produces a lot. In the Norwegian labor market, the idea of ​​working efficiently within a limited schedule predominates. As described by Carla, a Spanish resident in Norway in one of his videos on TikTok: “Most Norwegians have my perfect work schedule, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., because it gives them plenty of time to do afternoon activities and spend time with family.” Far from hampering the economy, this commitment to conciliation coexists with productivity levels per hour worked among the highest in Europe. According to OECD data Norwegian employees accumulate 1,412 working hours per year, compared to the OECD average of 1,740. For its part, unemployment in 2025 was around 4.7%, according to data of Eurostat. Generation Z wants to go further. It is precisely the youngest workers who most strongly question the inherited model. According to the survey ‘Empowering Minds’ from YouGov, the invisible mental load derived from planning, anticipating and coordinating so much at work like at homeweighs especially on the younger generations in the Nordic countries. Raised in hyperconnected environmentsGeneration Z does not see the four-day week as a luxury but as logical evolution of smart work. And they have arguments to support it. A Deloitte survey to more than 23,000 young people reveals that the balance between life and work is the top professional priority of Generation Z, above the career progressionand that only 6% aspire to reach a leadership position as their primary objective. For this generation, working well is not synonymous with work more. The Nordic model has cracks. The problem is that this model, despite its virtues, has not managed to protect Norwegian workers from stress. The out of hours notifications and instant messaging have eroded the boundaries that Norwegian work culture had so carefully constructed, and sick leave due to mental disorders has continued to grow according to the official discharge records due to illness. It is in this context where the four-day work week ceases to be a union demand to become an alternative worth considering. If having a shorter than average day already improves the well-being of Norwegians, reducing an entire day could be the lever Norway needs to stop the deterioration of mental health of its workers. Productivity and well-being in four days. In 2024, the first Norwegian pilot program four-day work week. Eleven companies from sectors as different as hospitals, municipal services and consulting firms participated for six months under the 100:80:100 model (100% of the salary, working 80% of the time, with the objective of maintaining 100% of productivity). Same model they have followed other projects four-day workweek in the world, including that of Valencia in 2023. The Norwegian experiment was monitored by the consulting firm The Rework in collaboration with Karlstad University and Boston College. The results collected in the official report that have just been made public, show that this day model combines the best of both worlds. Stress was reduced by 19%, participants went from sleeping 6.6 hours a night to 7 hours, and satisfaction with time for personal activities grew by 44%. All of this occurred while perceived productivity increased by 13%. Of the ten participating companies that shared their business results, five recorded improvements and another five maintained the same levels of productivity and profits as before the experiment. That is, none of them worsened their performance by reducing the working day. In fact, the results were so satisfactory that ten of the eleven companies they decided to continue with the week reduced at the end of the test. In Xataka | Germany has successfully tested the vital basic income of 1,200 euros: they improved their training and changed jobs Image | Unsplash (Julian Zwengel, Jopopz Tallorin)

Apple has broken an all-time sales record with the MacBook Neo in its first week. The surprise is absolutely zero

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Tim Cook himself confirmed it a few days ago in X. And Apple has managed to beat its own record with the help of MacBook Neo In terms of sales, it is the best launch of a Mac for new users in its entire history. The theme is striking to say the least, although it is little surprising considering that it is a significantly cheaper product than the rest of the equipment offered by the brand. Why does it matter? Apple has dominated the premium laptop market for decades, but it has always had a clear ceiling: its entry price. He MacBook Air with M5 part of the 1,199 euros, which leaves out a huge group of Windows PC users, Chromebook or directly without a computer. The launch of the MacBook Neo, at 699 euros (which remains at 599 for students), is Apple’s first serious attempt to conquer that market. And it seems to be working. busy week. On March 11, Apple presented three new computers simultaneously: the MacBook Neo, the MacBook Air with M5 chip and the MacBook Pro with M5 Pro and M5 Max. It was a pretty dense week for the Mac line. A few days later, Tim Cook published in X that this launch had broken the historical record of new Mac buyers, that is, people who purchased an Apple computer for the first time. Although Cook does not break down the figures or specify which model leads the data, the logic points in one direction. The responsible one. The MacBook Air and MacBook Pro have a consolidated user base that periodically renews their equipment. The MacBook Neo, on the other hand, has no previous installed base: it is a completely new product, designed from the ground up to attract those who have never bought a Mac. With a price approximately half that of the Air, it is a profile that fits exactly with that of a buyer making the jump from Windows or a Chromebook. And it should be noted that the Mac has been on the market for decades, but there is still a huge volume of PC users who have never had one, and the Neo seems destined to change that. Who would imagine that a Mac would sell more if it were at a more competitive price… Demand exceeds supply. Another indicator of the Neo’s impact is that Apple is not being able to meet demand, according to they count from 9to5Mac. During March 20, all MacBook Neo models in Apple’s online store had a delivery date between April 6 and 13, according to the media, which means between two and three weeks of waiting for a product launched just a week ago. Normally it is something that usually happens when a new iPhone arrives, but on Mac it is something much less common. Those with an Apple Store nearby may have better luck, although the assortment varies greatly depending on location and color. The industry was already on alert. The impact of the Neo has not gone unnoticed outside of Apple. According to AppleInsiderWindows PC manufacturers have been surprised by both the price and the features of the new laptop. It is not a device for everyone, but it does seem to be for many: it has the A18 Pro chip (the same as iPhone 16 Pro) that, for office automation and navigation tasks it gives you plentyand it comes in a good assortment of colors, with a value proposition that was unprecedented on Mac and that seems to convince many users. Cover image | Apple In Xataka | Apple is not only being penalized for being late to the AI ​​boom: it is also penalizing itself for allying itself solely with Google

A brotherhood in Sagunto has closed its doors to women during Holy Week. The decision threatens to cost the entire town

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What weighs more, tradition or equality? It seems like a whimsical question, but it’s exactly the same as yesterday they had to consider hundreds of brothers from Sagunto. There the members of Sang de Sagunt have had to make a controversial decision with Holy Week around the corner: Keep the doors of their brotherhood closed to women, preserving the status quo with which they have functioned in recent centuries, or accept the requests increasingly pressing of the women who want to procession just like the men of the town? For them there are few doubts. What has happened? That nothing will change in Sagunto. At least for now. Yesterday the brotherhood of the Sang de Sagunt decided by an overwhelming majority that it will remain faithful to tradition and keep its door closed to women. The members of the brotherhood with the right to vote were called to a conclave in which they had to decide a crucial question: whether or not to alter the statutes so that where it now says “male” it now includes “any baptized person”, a small change that would nevertheless allow women to participate in the work of the entity. The brothers voted for do not touch a single comma. What was the result? The vote was held behind closed doors, but its results were not long in coming. To begin with, we know that of the 1,627 brotherOnly 403 voted, all men, of course. Regarding the result, the ‘no’ to the change won resoundingly. 267 people spoke out against altering the statutes compared to 114 who supported it. Another eight brothers abstained, 12 voted blank and two issued invalid ballots. The result throws a bucket of cold water (the umpteenth) on the claims of the dozens of women of the Semana Santa Inclusiva Sagunto collective who were waiting gathered at the doors of the temple where the summit was held. Why is it important? Beyond the vote and what it means for the brotherhood, the result is important for several reasons. To begin with, it shows that, despite the attempts at Inclusive Holy Week, the message of equality is far from reaching the brotherhood. It’s not just that the ‘no’ won overwhelmingly, it’s that it’s the third time that the brotherhood has spoken out in that sense. A similar vote was held in 1999 in which only nine brothers They spoke out in favor of the inclusion of women. In 2022 the experience was repeated with the same result, although the ‘yeses’ shot up to 135, leaving at least a positive reading for women. Yesterday the vote did not even leave that little consolation. Support plummeted to only 114. Are there more reasons? Yes. Yesterday’s vote is also relevant for what it may represent for Holy Week in Sagunto. In February elDiario revealed that the Ministry of Tourism had initiated an investigation file to decide whether or not to remove the label Festival of National Tourist Interest (FITN). The reason: precisely the lack of gender equality in the brotherhood that has been in charge of the central events of Holy Week for centuries. The loss of the title would be a lot more than a simple administrative formality. The FITN label clears the way to benefit from promotion channels and subsidies, so if Sagunto loses that label it could be affected at a tourism level. The Government already has advanced which, after yesterday’s vote, has decided to initiate a file to “revoke” the 2004 declaration. Why did they vote against? In the background there is a key debate: Maintain the current status to preserve tradition or adapt it to the values ​​of the 21st century for greater equality? As the reporters who were waiting yesterday for the result of the vote at the doors of the temple explained, arguments in favor of both positions could be heard in the streets of Sagunto. At the summit, however, the first one won with arguments like “tradition is tradition” or that women can set up their “own brotherhood.” “We are sad, above all disappointed,” admits to The Newspaper Blanca Ribelles, from Holy Week Inclusive. “I thought that our society would have evolved and that we would be more mature than three years ago, because equality is something that is no longer questioned. It is not about being more, but about equality.” After collecting signatures to encourage voting, Ribelles recognizes that now the next move may be to go directly to court, although assures which is a path “that we would never have wanted to reach”. Is it a unique case? Not quite. What the group demands is that women not have to limit themselves to mending their clothes, cleaning the hermitage or raising funds. They want to go out in procession in “the usual brotherhood, the one they have always had.” It is not the only place in Spain where the debate has arisen. A year ago the Constitutional gave the reason to a woman from La Laguna (Tenerife) who reported a similar situation. The case has been resorted at the European level, however, which explains why yesterday it was not decisive in the Sagunto vote. Images | Sagunto Tourism and Valencian Community In Xataka | Holy Week has been a huge marketing campaign for decades. Now it even has board games

the four-day work week

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Various tests carried out around the world have revealed that reduce the work week of five days and 40 hours to four dayscontributes to improving not only the well-being of workers, but also their productivity and commitment to their work. However, there is something about the four-day work week that, currently, is of much more interest to leaders: the savings in fuel consumption that implies that workers do not take the car to go to work. For this reason, the president of the Philippines has decreed that officials in several offices of the Philippine executive would go to work only four days a week to save energy for the crude price increase due to the war situation in Iran. The four-day work week as an economic measure. This is not the first time that labor flexibility has been used as an economic tool. In fact, in Spain it was asked to prioritize teleworking after the DANA of Valencia or to avoid risks when traveling due to meteorological threats. However, what is unusual is that the four-day work week is used to prevent officials from traveling to their workplaces and thus save fuel in the face of an imminent supply crisis in the archipelago. As stated in the Memorandum Circular number 114A published by the Philippine government, the average will affect all officials starting March 9. The four-day week for efficiency. In his statement, President Marcos highlighted one exception, “We are temporarily adopting a four-day work week in certain executive branch offices. This does not apply to those providing emergency or essential services, including police, firefighters and other frontline services,” leaving emergency personnel out of the workweek cut. Along with this, the president ordered all public organizations to reduce their electricity and fuel consumption by between 10 and 20%, also prohibiting non-essential travel, study visits and all face-to-face meetings that can be held electronically. Each organization must also appoint a person responsible for energy efficiency and submit monthly consumption reports. A country hostage to foreign oil. Although the measure may seem somewhat exaggerated after only a week of conflict, the Philippines does not produce its own oil and depends on fossil fuel plants to generate much of its electricity. That makes the minimum swing in prices of the crude oil is transferred immediately to homes and businesses. In his message, Marcos explained that the conflict in the Middle East has affected the passage of oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz and that, when that route fails, prices rise around the world. The president warned of the concrete consequences if the strait were to close, fuel prices would skyrocket in the market. Something that, in fact, it’s already happening in much of the planet. The private sector, on guard. At the moment, the reduction in working hours only applies to the public sector, but the debate on the convenience of applying it to the private sector is already being debated among political groups. Senator Francis Escudero encouraged companies private companies to study staggered shifts or flexible working, arguing that reducing traffic in large cities would have a significant economic impact. According to senator’s details According to a study by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), traffic jams in Metro Manila cost the country approximately 3.5 billion pesos a day (about 51 million euros). However, businessmen do not have the same opinion. “For manufacturing, we have been operating with limited resources, and further reducing work days could put our commitments at risk,” assured to The Inquirer Ferdinand Ferrer, president of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI). A story that repeats itself. Although the four-day work week is a concept that sounds novel, it is actually not something new for the Philippines. Already in 1990, during the Gulf War, the Department of Labor and Employment implemented the week of four days with the same objective: to cushion the economic impact of a sharp rise in crude oil. History repeats itself under very similar conditions. The difference with the European debate on the four-day week could not be greater. There are no employee well-being studies or analysis of productivity for companies. The Philippine government’s vision is much more pragmatic: reduce its energy bill as quickly as possible. In Xataka | Spain already has its first municipality with a four-day work week. It is not in Madrid or Barcelona, ​​but in a corner of Cádiz Image | Unsplash (Haberdoedas, phyo min)

the new Xataka Xtra newsletter where we will talk about the five most fascinating stories of the week

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As you know, Xataka launches this week Xataka Xtraour subscription plan where we offer you a lot of special content, direct contact with the editors, a Discord, an officeadvice and giveaways of all kinds (here the first, a 75″ television). Among the many new features, including several newsletters. The one we present to you today is perhaps the strangest of all of them: ‘Sides B‘. Our premise is simple: everyday life is full of urgent news, stressful events and seriousness, a lot of seriousness. ‘Caras B’ is a small antidote to all that, a weekly space where we take a break and pay attention to five strange, strange, curious stories; stories that will not open the news but that allow us to disconnect from current affairs. From a medieval manuscript written by Satan himself until the crazy occasion in which we prohibit sliced ​​bread, passing through the “invention” of modern chinese or the existence of several infinities within infinity. ‘Caras B’ will be weekly and concise. The objective is to discover the most fascinating corners of the world and history, to immerse yourself in them and to be able to savor them without wasting more than ten minutes of your time. It will arrive in your mailbox every saturday, signed by a server. I’ll wait for you! Other Xataka Xtra newsletters ‘Caras B’ does not arrive alone. The Xtra subscription plan includes two other exclusive newsletters: Chip War (weekly, every Monday): The semiconductor industry is the technological, economic and geopolitical battlefield of our time. Every week we analyze what is happening in the race for chips: from the tensions between the United States and China to the decisions of TSMC, Intel, SK Hynix or Samsung that will determine who leads the next decade. Next X (biweekly, every other Thursday): Biweekly analysis of the trends in technology and science that are changing the present and will define the future: AI, quantum computing, biotechnology, space exploration. Context and perspective on where we are going and why it matters. In Xataka | We launch Xataka Xtra: your experience at Xataka goes up a level with exclusive newsletters, raffles, El Consultorio and more Image | Xataka

Germany wanted to see if working four days a week was efficient. 70% of companies think so

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The four-day work week started in Germany as an experiment to search for the maximum productivity of companies without having an impact on an exhausted workforce and without the ability to reconcile family life. Two years after the start of this test, the data confirms that for the companies that participated it was not a simple test, but rather it has materialized in a change in the way of working that many companies have decided to consolidate. Now the monitoring report prepared by researchers from the University of Münster together with the consulting firm 4 Day Week Global. It analyzes what happened after the pilot test that began in 2024 and what subsequent effects it has had. The main conclusion is that around 70% of the companies that participated in that test continue to apply some model of reduction of working hours a year later. A known formula and a varied sample. The original four-day week project in Germany was built around to the 100-80-100 model: 100% of salary, 80% of time and 100% of productivity. This model of reduction of working hours is the same one that was carried out in Valencia in 2023, Portugal either United Kingdom. In the initial phase, 45 companies from different sectors participated, dedicated to manufacturing, insurance, technology, media, commerce or education. Furthermore, to be as representative as possible of the German industrial fabric, companies of different sizes were chosen: from micro-businesses with 1 to 9 employees, to large companies with more than 250 employees. The first data already gave clues. Researchers have been collecting data from participating companies and their employees since day one. A few months after starting the test, the companies were delighted with the results, to the point that in preliminary results73% said they would not return to the traditional five-day week. The new report provides the perspective that time gives and whether that initial impetus has been consolidated. Two years after the start of the test, seven out of ten companies that participated in the test not only maintain the four-day workdaybut they have integrated it into their normal operation. More than four days: flexible reduction of working time. One of the most interesting findings from the monitoring is that the four-day workweek model has evolved and every organization has implemented it adapting it to your needs. Not all companies have opted for a Monday to Thursday work week. Around 22% of the participating companies have adapted the initial scheme towards more flexible formulas: reduction of annual hours, alternate weeks or internal adjustments according to workload. The report itself speaks less of a “four-day week” and more of “reduction of work time“. The label matters less than the redesign of the work day and the elimination of superfluous tasks, fewer unnecessary meetings and greater autonomy of the teams. No impact on profits or productivity. In business terms, the German test has been a success since, despite having maintained 80% of the initial day, there have been no drops in either the level of profits or in productivity or slightly improved with respect to the starting point. That is, they have managed to do the same thing in less time. What it did have a strong impact on was the well-being of employees, where 90% reported improvements in the balance between personal and professional life. As a result of this improvement, employees reported feeling less stress and greater commitment to the company. 38% of companies indicated that sick leave and absenteeism of their employees had been reduced, while 56% claimed to have detected no changes. Lights and shadows in the reduction of working hours. Progress was also observed in job satisfaction and in the perception of the company as an attractive place to work. The study indicates that 87% of companies detected improvements in talent retention. For their part, 75% claimed that their companies now had a greater capacity to attract talent in selection processes. This, in a scenario of labor shortagerepresents a competitive advantage. However, as happened in other tests of the four-day work week, not all companies have followed the same evolution. About 30% stopped applying the initial scheme or returned to the traditional five-day week. The main reasons were operational, difficulties in coordinate with your clientswork peaks that are difficult to absorb or inflexible internal structures. In Xataka | Employees in Spain clear up doubts: working fewer days is better than working fewer hours, according to a survey In Xataka | Spain already has its first municipality with a four-day work week. It is not in Madrid or Barcelona, ​​but in a corner of Cádiz Image | Unsplash (Gonzalo Leon Jasin, Josue Isai Ramos Figueroa)

In the middle of Valentine’s week, strawberries have reached figures never seen before in half of Europe. The problem is not love, it is Spain

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Hearts, chocolate, bouquets of flowers and pink decorations everywhere: Valentine’s week is synonymous with many things, but above all with crazy prices. What was not expected in half of Europe is that strawberries were going to rise so much. And when I say ‘so much’, it’s ‘so much’. What happened to the strawberries? The peak in demand is predictable: every year, coinciding with Valentine’s week, the demand for strawberries skyrockets. And, furthermore, it is a very inelastic demand: since it is a “special” day, people continue buying them “almost” independently of the price. That has not changed in 2026: what has changed is that the supply has suffered a huge shock. A shock called Spain and Portugal: And more specifically its meteorology. If the frosts of a few years ago caused the shortage of red peppers throughout the European continentthe historic rainfall in recent months has reduced strawberry production, its quality and shelf life to almost historic lows. To give us an idea of ​​the collapse: in Huelva, production has fallen by half compared to 2025. And despite efforts to catch up, production is 38% below from that of the 24/25 campaign. This has meant that strawberries are arriving in the Netherlands at 5.83 per kilo and in France at 6.44. The problem naked. In this case, the problem is that Europe depends completely on Huelva and, in recent decades, it has not been able to do anything to avoid it. Huelva producers have demonstrated an impressive capacity to produce with very high quality at very low prices. That (and the constant rise in production) has meant that no one can build a parallel agribusiness. The problem is that the climate becomes increasingly volatile, the ‘security’ of the Andalusian countryside decreases. and this episode has only confirmed it. What’s behind the story. So what is hidden behind the strawberries at seven euros per kilo in a market in Alicante is the story of the loss of hegemony of one of the most solid and refined economic pillars in southern Europe. That is to say, while strawberries are on their way to becoming an ‘ultra-luxury’ product, Andalusia’s competitive advantage is fading. Are a giant with feet of clay. Image | Alba Otero In Xataka | Spain’s problem with its supermarkets: Huelva strawberries are now cheaper in Germany

MediaMarkt starts its Web Week with good discounts on TVs, cell phones and more

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Until next February 23 at 9 in the morning, MediaMarkt is celebrating two very good campaigns: Techmania and Web Weekwith which you can get the best technological devices with good discounts. Below we offer you a compilation with some of the best deals that we have found today, at the beginning of this MediaMarkt campaign. smartphone Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 for for 199 euros: with 6.77-inch OLED screen and 256 GB. Smart TV Xiaomi TV S Mini LED 55 2025 by 399 euros: 55 inches and with Google TV. sound bar Ultimea Poseidon D70 by 169.99 euros: 7.1 channels and 410 W of power. Robot vacuum cleaner Cecotec Conga M50 by 99 euros: with laser navigation and 5,000 Pa. electric scooter Segway ZT3 Pro E by 699 euros: with double suspension and 1,600 W motor. Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 smartphone If you are looking for a good, pretty and cheap mobile, this Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 It is one of the smartphones that is worth it now on MediaMarkt. It used to cost 229 euros but now it is available for 199 euros. He Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 It is a smartphone with a good 6.77-inch OLED screen. Your brain is the processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3accompanied by 256 GB of storage and 8 GB RAM. Its main camera is 50 MP and works under the Xiaomi HyperOS 2 operating system. Redmi Note 15 5G 8+256GB The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Smart TV Xiaomi TV S Mini LED 55 2025 If you are looking for a TV with good features and a low price, this one from Xiaomi is one of the bargains you can buy now at MediaMarkt Web Week. It has a discount of 250 eurossince it has gone from costing 549 euros to 399 euros in these moments. This Xiaomi TV S mount a panel 55 inch QD-MiniLED with 4K resolution and also stands out for its 144 Hz. It is compatible with HDR10+, HGL, Dolby Vision IQ and IMAX Enhanced (in terms of image) and Dolby Atmos (in the sound section). The operating system under which it works is Google TV and it has an extensive connectivity section. Xiaomi TV S Mini LED 55 2025 The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Ultimea Poseidon D70 Soundbar If you are thinking of setting up your own home theater, a sound bar is the perfect accessory for your TV. Now, you can take this good, pretty and cheap from Poseidon, which is almost half price at MediaMarkt Web Week. Now, you can buy it for 169.99 euros. This is a sound bar 7.1 channel that incorporates SurroundX technology (the firm’s own), so you can enjoy fully surround sound. It has six equalization modes and offers a 410W RMS power. Ultimea Poseidon D70 Soundbar The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Cecotec Conga M50 Robot Vacuum Cleaner Robot vacuum cleaners have become one of the main protagonists in home cleaning. If you are looking for a cheap one, but with good features, this Conga M50 It is a good option for you. Now, it is available for 99 euros. This robot vacuum cleaner cheap from Cecotec has laser navigation, which is perfect for creating cleaning routes and avoiding obstacles. Its suction power is 5,000 Pa and, in addition to vacuuming, it also mop. It is programmable and its battery offers autonomy to clean up to 160 square meters. Cecotec Robot Vacuum Cleaner and Floor Mop Conga M50 The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Segway ZT3 Pro E electric scooter If you usually move around the city daily and want to avoid public transportation, this Segway electric scooter It is the means of transportation you were looking for. It is now on sale for 699 eurosalthough you should know that the DGT established a registration for scooters and VPMsomething you should keep in mind. This is a electric scooter very top with a 1,600 W motor. In addition, its wheels are 11 inches and it comes with front and rear disc brakes. Likewise, it stands out for incorporating double suspension. Segway – Segway ZT3 PRO electric scooter. 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, Xiaomi, Segway, Cecotec and Ultimea In Xataka | The best mobile phones, we have tested them and here are their analyzes In Xataka | The best quality-price mobiles. Their analyzes and videos are here

AI saves you eight hours of work a week. As long as you’re the boss and you don’t have to use it yourself

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The AI ​​that was going to change everything and revolutionize our work He doesn’t seem to be doing any of that at the moment. What there is is a great polarization between those who believe in that promise and between those They do not see it at all clearly or they fear it. And if there is a place where this love-hate for AI is palpable, it is in companies, where CEOs see things in one way and employees in a quite different way. what has happened. The consulting company Section has conducted a survey of 5,000 workers and managers in US companies with a fundamental question: How many hours of work per week is AI saving you? Survey results, displayed in The Wall Street Journalsay a lot about the vision of CEOs and employees about the impact of AI tools. Source: WSJ. CEOs love her, employees not too much. According to data from that survey, two out of three employees indicated that AI does not save them time at work or that at most it saves them less than two hours a week. These responses contrast with those of managers and CEOs: one third affirm that it saves them between 4 and 8 hours, another third affirms that it saves them 8 or more hours, and the other third affirms that it saves them 4 hours or less. The big difference is precisely in this negative view: 40% of employees say that they do not save any time, and only 2% of CEOs agree with that opinion. AI screws up more than anything else, some say. A user interface designer named Steve McGarvey indicated in that text how managers “automatically assume that AI is going to be the savior (of the business).” His experience is different, however, and he tells how “I have lost count of the times I have looked for a solution to a problem, asked an LLM, and they gave me a solution to an accessibility problem that was completely wrong.” And it’s not that big of a deal. This professional also indicates that he uses Perplexity as an assistant to research on various projects and that it has saved him time. However, part of their job is to ensure that visually impaired users can access websites, and chatbots have not been of help in that task. The employees are somewhat afraid. There’s another important aspect to the findings: Employees were much more likely to report feeling anxious or overwhelmed by AI than excited by it. That 40% who responded that it did not save them time added that because of them they would never use AI again. Employees are the ones who are most overwhelmed by AI, managers are the ones who are most excited about it. Source: WSJ. For now AI is used like Google. But there is another problem and that is that many of these professionals are using AI as an alternative to the traditional search engine from Google. They do not use it for practical applications of their work—perhaps because they do not know how—and, for example, it was used much less for topics such as code generation or data analysis. It saves me time, but like it doesn’t. Software companies like Workday participated in the survey and pointed out an interesting fact: this technology imposes an “AI tax” in terms of productivity. Although 85% of its 1,600 employees surveyed indicated that they save between one and seven hours a week thanks to AI, that doesn’t help them much: Much of that saved time ends up being used to correct errors made by AI or modify content generated by AI. AI isn’t much use (yet). An additional and also recent survey conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers focused on 4,500 CEOs. The result: only 30% of them were confident that there would be an increase in revenue thanks to AI, although they admit that having a good AI foundation can help boost that return on investment. The adoption of AI, however, at the moment is not compensating them too much, and only 12% of companies claim to have obtained benefits in revenue or costs, while 56% claim to have “not obtained anything” with that investment. These data are in line with those of the MIT study of August 2025 according to which 95% of pilot projects with generative AI were not paying off to companies. But. The data is negative, but there may be factors that point to a change in trend. The surveys do not indicate how much time users are spending learning how to use AI versus the time it saves them. The benefit may be negative now, but in the long term it will be positive. Furthermore, there are sectors in which AI has clearly become a clear tool to assist workers, as in the field of programming. Although there is, of course, a necessary phase of code review that AI generates, the massive use of these tools indicates that productivity may have gained in whole. Image | Redd F In Xataka | “We will lose social permission”: the CEO of Microsoft knows that either they do something valuable with AI or it will have little progress

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