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A company tested the four -day work week. Now your workers think it is best to work seven days

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The debate on the Reduction of the working day It is more alive than ever and many countries are reconsidering their working day model with alternatives such as four -day work week. Lumena small Cardiff SEO services consultant, tested the four -day work week obtaining outstanding results. However, his CEO, considered that the idea could still be improved, so he decided to go one step further and try a model even more flexible: Work seven days a week. From the four -day week to 32 hours. As Aced Nelmes, CEO of Lumen, counted In his LinkedIn profilethe company had changed its four -day workday for a 32 -hour. The difference can be underestimated, in that change the elimination of an important barrier is implicit: the company will not impose if its employees have to do those 32 hours In a certain number of days or at a certain schedule. It will be the employees themselves who decide when to work. According to his CEO, two years ago, Lumen implemented the four -day work week. The results exceeded all expectations: staff rotation fell to zero, productivity increased and employees felt more rested and committed. According to Nelmes, “our workers reported to be happier, have better health and be more productive.” But the model It could be improved. Seven days to meet your day. “The idea of ​​the 32 -hour week is to go further in the flexibility offered by the four days,” Nelmes explained. In the system proposed by Lumen, the only condition is that employees meet their projects and objectives, managing their time with total autonomy. Nelmes clarified in statements to The confidential that “what I require is a lot of self -discipline, capacity for concentration, self -regulation, initiative and independence.” The company seeks workers capable of directing their own time and offering the best of themselves. “I think we microstal the day -to -day life of our workers, we assume what kind of day they should have to be productive. My argument is that it is not, we do not know, and we need to delegate that decision in each individual,” said the young manager to El Confidencial. The exception: meetings and training. According to The publishedby him Financial Timesthe only exception to the total flexibility of Lumen is the time that the company dedicates to Team meetings in which the mandatory projects and formations are defined. Together, the CEO ensures that they do not exceed three hours per week. This guarantees the connection and coordination of the team without sacrificing individual autonomy. For all others each of the employees distributes their work week with total labor flexibility and No entry or exit schedules. Results and surprises. During the three months of proof of this new flexibility model, Nelmes observed that, in reality, the employees did not make major changes in their schedules. Most had routines similar to conventional ones, adapting only small details to enjoy personal activities. “People like to have routines and structure, so many … still prefer to move within a standard schedule,” explained the CEO to The confidential. The flexibility had limited itself to adapting their working hours to certain personal activities (playing sports, medical appointments, etc.) or to coincide with The schedules of their childrenand then recover that time at another time of the week. According to Nelmes, the most extreme case is that of one of its employees, who took advantage of that flexibility to adjust their rest days during the week according to the climate or their personal needs. Then, I worked on Sunday, because it was the time when I found greater concentration and less interruptions. Flexibility with clear values ​​and limits. As has counted The CEO, this model does not imply total disconnection of the company. Lumen takes great care of your team to ensure that everyone shares Commitment values and responsibility. “We would not hire someone who only wanted to work 16 hours in two days,” says Nelmes. In fact, the manager assures that they have had to leave people who did not adapt to this level of freedom and demand. The objective is to allow employees to have enough flexibility in their workday to be carried out as people and take care of their familieswhich also helps them save in nurseries, cleaning or extracurricular activities. According to Nelmes, “if you let your employees be good parents, they will also be good employees.” The company seeks to attract fathers and mothers, convinced that flexibility improves both productivity and the quality of life. An adaptable model, but not for all. Although the manager ensures that the results obtained by his staff have been positive, he acknowledges that this model is not viable or For all companies Not for all sectors. Consultants, banks, law firms or marketing companies can benefit from this approach since they allow combining the flexibility of teleworking with the organization by objectives. However, it acknowledges that it is a difficult implementation option in sectors such as the manufacturing industry, construction, the hospitality or tourismwhere physical presence and fixed schedules are inherent to the nature of work. In Xataka | Spain already has its first municipality with four -day work week. It is not in Madrid or Barcelona, ​​but in a corner of Cádiz In Xataka | Three Spanish companies tell us how it has gone after implementing a job utopia: the four -day week Image | Lumen

All the questions and doubts that remain to be resolved from the Nintendo Switch 2 to a week of its launch

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Next week we will attend the launch of Nintendo Switch 2the new Nintendo laptop and successor of a console that not only conquered the past generation, but completely changed the way we understand gaming. The new model, bigger, more powerful and more complete, will be officially launched on June 5. However, despite its proximity and I could try it a few weeks ago in Paris, There are still many questions to answer. Nintendo Switch 2 is still unknown in many sections. So, and while we wait to put the glove as soon as possible, here is a compilation of questions, issues, issues and things that Nintendo has not yet clarified and that, except for surprise, we will have to wait for the launch to solve. Is there any improvement in Nintendo Switch 1 games that have no patch for switch 2? Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom | Image: Nintendo It is, perhaps, one of the most relevant aspects. Nintendo intends to launch patches that improve the performance and graphic quality of certain games (patches that are paid separatelythere is plenty of saying), but it remains in the air if Nintendo Switch 1 games that will not receive patch (think of ‘Animal Crossing: New Horizons‘) They will benefit in some form of the extra power of Nintendo Switch 2. It does not necessarily have to be in textures, but, for example, in the frame rate per second or in the drawing distance. This is something that would improve, and not precisely little, the experience when playing certain titles like ‘Pokémon’, without going any further. What will it be exactly backward? State of retrocompatibility as of May 27 | Image: Nintendo Nintendo is Testing of their games and those of their partners to shed light on retrocompatibility. At the moment, most games can be played without problem or have problems that will be fixed for launch (PDF), some can be launched and are tested (PDF) and a tiny minority present problems when starting or are not compatible, directly (PDF). It remains to solve what these errors are, to what extent there are guarantees that a backward game can be played from beginning to end and if there will be any solution for games that are not compatible today or cannot be launched. What happens if I put a Nintendo Switch 2 cartridge on Nintendo Switch? We know that Nintendo Switch 2 uses the same cartridges as Nintendo Switch and that we can put a cartridge of the previous generation in the new console. The question is, and the otherwise what happens? Does it give an error without more? Does the console show more information to the user? How does DLSS work? Nintendo Switch 2 | Image: Nintendo This confirmed That Nintendo Switch 2 mounts a NVIDIA processor (it is not known which, at least officially) with GPU, also NVIDIA, with Dedicated RT and tensor nuclei. That means, mainly, one thing: compatibility with DLSSthe Reacalado with AI technology How popular it is on PC. According to Nvidia and Nintendo, Switch 2 will admit 4K resolution in TV mode and up to 120 fps in Fullhd in portable mode. The thing is, will the user know that DLSS Is it activated? Can it be deactivated or adjusted in some way? Something tells us no, that the operation will be totally transparent to the user and this will not be able to touch graphic configurations, but we will see. Can I use the Nintendo Switch dock with Nintendo Switch 2 and vice versa? Not because Nintendo Switch 2 does not come with its dock, which includes it, but because it never hurts to know that if the new one breaks, we can use the ancient console. In the event that you can, will you win or lose something with respect to using the original dock? Can I play in 4K if I connect the TV 2 switch 2 using the original switch dock? Do Nintendo Switch’s joy-with Nintendo Switch 2 work well? Joy-Con de Nintendo Switch 2 | Image: Nintendo It is evident that we will not be able to hook Nintendo Switch’s joy-with the Nintendo Switch 2 because the system is different, but it would be a real point that could be connected wirelessly to take advantage of them and play with friends. We know that it can be done, but not if there will be any limitation in terms of latency or connectivity. What we do know is that nothing of loading them with the Switch 2 and that we will not have button C, for obvious reasons. Does the Pro Command in Nintendo Switch 2 work? Nintendo has not let the opportunity to announce a New Pro command for switch 2. However, it has not spoken about the command of the previous generation. It can be expected that, being a wireless command and knowing that old joy can be connected wirelessly, we can continue using our pro command. There is no official information about it, in any case. Can Bluetooth launch headphones be used? It looks like a question without further injury, but the truth is that Nintendo Switch was launched in 2017 and it was not well entered 2021 which was updated to admit Bluetooth headphones. We do not know if Nintendo Switch 2 will offer this launch capacity or if, on the contrary, Nintendo will leave it for later. Can I load the console for either of the two USB ports type C? Nintendo Switch 2 | Image: Nintendo And now that we talk about connectivity, Nintendo Switch 2 has not one, but two USB type C. ports we know that one admits load and another is for accessories, but not if we can load the console in either. That possibility would be great, since the positions of the cables and loaders are usually capricious and it is not always comfortable to play while carrying the console. Having that possibility would give more options and improve the experience. Does … Read more

Valencia tested the four -day work week. A town of Cádiz of 1,355 inhabitants has been the first to implement it

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Zahara de la Sierra, a municipality of just 1,355 inhabitants in the province of Cádiz, has decided to step forward in the Organization of your work day and rise as the first session to adopt the four -day work week and face the challenge of the reduction of the day that is currently located Parliamentary process. Inspired by the pilot experience carried out in Valencia, the City Council of this picturesque Cadiz people have implemented the four -day work week For its municipal staff. The news has generated great expectation, not only for the novelty of the measure, but for the enthusiasm he has aroused among the employees themselves. Zahara de la Sierra adopts four days. The City of Zahara de la Sierra has decided to reduce the working day of its 32 public employees of the current 37.5 hours per week in five working days, to a 35 -hour day distributed in four days per week. Thus, this small population located in the limits of the Natural Park of the Sierra de Grazalema becomes the first public body to adopt that day model. The mayor’s initiative. The implementation of the four -day working hours arises at the initiative of the mayor, such as conciliation measure For public employees of your City Council. The reduction will be implemented voluntarily and will allow workers to fight one day a week, either on Monday or Friday, rotatingly. To complete the remaining hours until adding 35, they will have to work or on Tuesdays or Thursdays in the afternoon. As Mayor Santiago Galván explains in statements to The country: “It’s totally optional. If you have children, enter at 9, no and you like to get up early, enter at 7:30”. This flexibility aims to adapt to the conciliation needs of each employee without affecting the attention to the public that is covered five days a week by rotating shifts. “In the end, the work has to be as a goal, that of being encapsulated in hours is a fatal mistake. That does not benefit anyone, I prefer flexibility,” said the mayor. An agreement with the union support. Beyond being a pioneer initiative in public administration in Spain, the mayor has had the consensus of workers and the CSIF union, a majority in public administrations. According to collect Diario de Cádizthe officials union positively value the measure, considering it “the starting point for all local municipalities and entities to take it as an example.” Francisco Silvestre, head of Local Administration of CSIF Cádiz, explained that “municipal staff deserves the improvement of their working conditions, facilitating, among other issues, family conciliation; but also, by optimizing resources, citizenship care schedules can be expanded and, consequently, also improve the service offered”, so the measure will not only benefit employees, but also result in the citizenship. Learning others’ head. Despite being a pioneer initiative in a public organization, There are already private companies That they have adopted this model of day, so the Consistory can take advantage of that previous experience to solve possible problems that may arise. In addition, the pilot program of the four -day working hours that took place In Valenciaalready advances the benefits that can be expected in that small Gaditano municipality. The different tests performed all over the world They agree to aim an almost immediate improvement in the well -being of the workers, Reduction of labor casualties and an increase in commitment. In addition, a Fall in productivity attributable to the change in the working day model. Valencia and Iceland tests reported that the adoption of four -day work week encouraged local consumption and economy due to the increase in the free time of workers. These data reinforce the idea that four -day work week can be a viable and beneficial formula for different sectors, among which is the public sector, although it is not viable in all companies. In Xataka | Not everything is 38.5 hours a week: the formulas for a waiter or temporary to benefit from the reduction of day Image | Wikimedia Commons (80 km/h)

The English Court begins its Internet week with chollazos in Xiaomi and Google mobiles, monitors, lego and funko pop

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The English Court has begun its campaign Internet week. It will end on May 18 (Sunday) and in it we can find very good and varied offers in mobile phones and laptops, but also in Lego sets and even in Funko Pop figures! (There is a very striking of ‘The Lord of the Rings’). In this article we will review five of the best offers we can find in that campaign. Xiaomi 14t Pro by 699.90 eurosa very striking price taking into account that it is a configuration with 1 TB. LG Ultra by 899 eurosa good laptop whose battery offers an autonomy of up to 20 hours. Google Pixel 8a by 399.90 eurosa good price for a mobile that is quite complete. Lego – Stitch Set by 48.74 eurosa very well detailed construction set that is based on the character of the ‘Lilo and Stitch’ series. 3×2 in Funko Pop!a promotion Interesting in which we find a great assortment of figures. Xiaomi 14t Pro He Xiaomi 14t Pro It is one of the most interesting mobiles in its price segment. From the very launch date we have been able to find it on the offer and with several promotions, and so far he has not stopped receiving discounts. In the English Court we can find it for 699.90 euros In its configuration of 1 TB of internal storage, but we are looking for the best PCComponent price has it for 689 euros. Among all its characteristics and specifications, the Xiaomi 14t Pro It highlights, above all, for its screen 6.67 -inch AMOLED with 1.5K resolutionits compatibility with HDR10+ and its maximum brightness of 4,000 nits. In addition, the processor rides MEDATEK DIMENSITY 9300+ And for its photographic section the brand has collaborated with Leica. * Some price may have changed from the last review LG Ultra Apple’s macbook stand out, among many other things, for their good autonomy, but this is something that we can also find in other brands. For example, the LG Ultra It also offers very good autonomy, and it can also be bought in El Corte Inglés by 899 euros. The LG Ultra is a laptop that mounts a good IPS and 16 -inch anti -reflex screen. It has 16 GB of RAM and 512 GB of internal storage (SSD), comes with Windows 11 and, in addition, its battery offers a Autonomy of up to 20 hours. * Some price may have changed from the last review Google Pixel 8a Not all Google mobiles have a high price, the brand has also launched some models with a much more tight price. He Google Pixel 8afor example, it was launched at an official price of approximately 540 euros, but now it can be found in El Corte Inglés by 399.90 euros In its 128 GB configuration. It is also offer for 448.90 euros in its 256 GB configuration. As we see in other brand mobiles, the Google Pixel 8a It has a compact screen design Act 6.1 -inch display. Mount the Google Tensioner G3 processor, will have a good number of software updates and the camera offers a good experience. * Some price may have changed from the last review Lego – Stitch Set The movie Live Action of ‘Lilo and Stitch‘It will premiere within a few days, so stores such as El Corte Inglés have decided to lower the price of some related products. One of the most interesting is the set that the LEGO brand launched a while ago, since it is on offer for 48.74 euros. Stitch’s Lego set comes with a total of 730 pieces and is approximately 20 centimeters high. It stands out a lot for its design, but also for the possibility of adding buildable accessories; such as a flower, ice cream, a microphone or sunglasses. Lego Disney Classic – Stitch * Some price may have changed from the last review 3×2 in Funko Pop! The English Court has launched an interesting promotion 3×2 in a good assortment of toysamong which we find a lot of Funko Pop figures! Buying three figures, the store gives us the third unit (The cheapest, although almost all have the same price). One of the most cool figures is that of Barbol, from ‘The Lord of the Rings’which has a price of 23.95 euros. There are also many other Funko Pop figures! of Dogpool (‘Deadpool 3’), De Jinx and of Heimerdinger (‘Arcane’), from Bulbasaur (‘Pokémon’), from Luffy (‘One Piece’) and even Invincible (‘Invincible’). Funko Pop! The Lord of the Rings * Some price may have changed from the last review Some of the links of this article are affiliated and can report a benefit to Xataka. In case of non -availability, offers may vary. Images | The English Court and Buying (header), Xiaomi, LG, Google, Lego, Funko Pop! In Xataka | The best Xiaomi mobile price: purchase and comparative guide In Xataka | Best laptops in quality price. Which to buy depending on the use and eight recommended models

One week after the ninth launch of Starship, something is not going well at the Spacex headquarters

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There are few days left for the expected ninth test flight of Starship. Is scheduled, according to the Notice to navigatorsfor next Wednesday, May 21; And the tension is palpable. Not just because two previous starship will explode Before reaching its objective height, but because the situation in Starbase is quite similar to a pressure cooker. Morality in minimums. In recent days accusations have appeared on poor management of Starbase Since Elon Musk spends more time in the White House than at the company’s headquarters. A toxic work culture, serious security failures and managers’ behavior is undermining the moral of employees and putting the future of the company at risk, according to these complaints, published mainly on the social network X. The accusations, mainly poured by Morgan Wyatt Khan and Dylan Small, both ex -employed from Spacex, draw a bleak panorama in Starbase, the city that Elon Musk is building in Texas next to the factory and the starship launch facilities, the highest and most powerful rocket in the world. What should be a hotbed of enthusiasm seems to have become, for some, a hostile work environment. Risk situations. Morgan Wyatt Khan, who worked by installing engines in Starship, regrets having to leave a job he loved for the “disgusting and demoralizing behavior of the address.” In your messages, Ask for a Starbase audit and denounces the lack of knowledge and respect for the hardware from some workers. He also says he has seen robberies and risk situations, such as nitrogen exposure or the presence of “stones, screws, garbage and human waste” inside the rockets. He even mentions that the bosses ignored safety problems related to defective hydraulic systems and wonders if they are due to a negligent design or that “Elon has left Spacex in automatic pilot while dedicated to his adventures in the White House.” A “terrible” management. Dylan Small, who worked at Falcon 9 and later in Starship, describes the “terrible” Starbase management. Small recounts how he contracted tuberculosis during his stay in Starbase and the company handled the situation “unacceptable”, with “zero real support and a complete lack of attention.” Small denounces that Engineers attributed foreign ideasthat their requests to establish more efficient schedules were rejected and that I had never seen “so much personnel rotation and administrative dysfunction.” “Friends with more than 15 years in Spacex wonder what the hell has happened.” We need you, Elon. “Moral is low. People are burned and start feeling abandoned. Please come back and travel the plant,” Small writes in a message addressed to Elon Musk. “Talk to the technicians, the welders, the crane operators, the quality inspectors. Everyone continues to believe in the mission. They need you to help rekindle the spark.” The situation has reached such an extent that Musk himself responded to the accusations confirming that will be in Starbase next week To give a talk to employees before launch. Is Elon the solution? That is the big question. Elon Musk’s incursion into politics and his radical messages about immigration or gender ideology have led to, even within their companies, there is a growing division of opinions about his figure. Nor is it that Musk is known for promoting a healthy and pleasant work culture. His style tends more to micromanagement already exalt the overfoundputting as an example Your holiday aversion and the nights he has slept in his companies. As May water. At the moment of truth, morality will not improve unless Starship’s 9 flight is successful. To the explosions of flights 7 and 8 you have to add problems with an engine in a recent ignition test. Spacex needs, as May water, that the Starship 35 completes its objectives. But the most interesting thing will surely happen behind the scenes, where Elon Musk or some of their trusted people must take action on the matter to straighten the internal course of the company. Image | Spacex In Xataka | The most rocambolesque history of Spacex: an explosion, a sniper and enmity between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg

‘Tele family’ has earned many detractors in their first week. And that includes much of TVE

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Only one week and the star program of the afternoons of La1, ”TV family‘, keep giving dislikes to RTVE. A new problem is now added to his weak audience results: the presence of his collaborator Marta Riesco in the Vatican has bothered the public entity’s council for the bad image he is giving. The controversy. This Thursday, Riesco appeared in the Vatican to cover Pope’s choice. A day later, the Informative Council launches a statement to protect RTVE’s credibility. In his opinion, the arrival of Riesco “to a clearly informative event” and “using the RTVE microphone” is problematic by the form and style, very similar to that of traditional news. “Information professionals in this house have long days in Rome informing seriously and rigorously,” says the statement. The singular thing about the case is that Riesco had no chance to inform too much: After a first block in which he informed about the situation and chatted with some nuns in a relaxed but serious and respectful tone, The White Fumata arrived. The address of ” The family of TV ‘cut the broadcast of the program to give way to the news. A day before, two historical RTVE, María Escario and Ángeles Caso, criticized La1 for including in their programming a space that could be understood as Continuation of ‘Save Me’: Scario, already retired, spread on social networks a very critical case of case Posted in article 14. The family in trouble. It is not the only stumbling block that ‘the family of TV’ has had: its first day of the first day of ride were not spectacular (8.7% and 9.1% of Share), but then they went down. He Tuesday They made 8.7% and 7.4%, and the Wednesday They touched background with a single 6.2%block. He Thursday It was issued only in desktop, and also obtained minimal in that strip, 8%. Facing next week, maybe RTVE has to consider the content and format of a space that for now does not rise from fourth place, leaving behind the sixth. Objective: Save the series. ‘TV family’ initially raised as a couple of square brackets that framed, with their two halves, to the two main dishes of the afternoon, the series ‘Wild Valley’ and ‘The Promise’. At the moment they are not being affected by the changes, and in fact on Thursday the first one made 10.1% of Sharethe Second best share of its history. But right now they are the float that keeps the afternoons of La1. Will RTVE continue to be risking that ‘the TV family’ drag with their results to seemingly infallible fictions? Innocence interrupted. ‘The family of TV’, with this unwanted controversy with the Informative Council and with the weak audience results, thus becomes the first great stumbling block of the Directive headed by Sergio Calderón. Under his mandate, programs are being happening (some of them, yes, inherited from the previous directive) that are working and renewing the image of RTVE: Broncano (which, yes, Starts to falter against ‘El Hormiguero’), Marc Giró, Buenafuente (That by the way, started with an excellent audience12.8%) … ‘The family of TV’ was a project clearly very dear to Calderón, since before he was in the direction of the public channel he worked in Studio manufacturers, producer of ‘Save Me’. A stumbling block that is still in time to fix if he does not want him to become a first notch in his history in RTVE. Header | RTVE In Xataka | The audiences, in unpredictable terrain between the bad Broncano streak and the increasingly patent recovery of TV5

The Tech Week arrives at Amazon. These are five of the best offers in teles, VR glasses, projectors and more

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Before confirming if this year there will be a new Prime Day 2025 (Something that would not surprise us), Amazon has decided to launch a new campaign oriented, in this case, to technological products. During the so -called Tech Week We can find some cheapest devices, especially in relation to televisions, projectors and the like. Yes indeed, The campaign will end on May 13 unless the stocks of a certain product are exhausted. LG OLED42C44LA by 779.90 eurosa good TV with OLED screen that is compatible with Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision technologies. Htc lives pro 2 full kit by 799 eurosa complete kit to make the leap to virtual reality with very complete glasses. Epson EF-21W by 689.99 eurosa laser projector with Google TV operating system. LG 86NANO81T6A by 1,049.90 eurosa screen with a screen of no less than 86 inches. Sandisk Extreme Pro by 50.09 eurosa microSDXC card with 512 GB storage capacity. LG OLED42C44LA One of the best offers of Amazon’s Tech Week campaign is found on a LG TV. Specifically we talk about the LG OLED42C44LAa Smart TV OLED with 42 -inch screen that has dropped to the 779.90 euros. In addition to its screen, it stands out for being compatible with Dolby Vision, HDR10 and Dolby Atmos. The voice assistant also integrates Alexa And it comes with FilmMaker mode (for films and series) and with NVIDIA G-SYNC or AMD FREESYNC (for video games). LG OLED42C44LA (OLED, 42 inches) * Some price may have changed from the last review Htc lives pro 2 full kit Make the leap to VR glasses It’s nothing cheap, but if you have been wanting to do it for a while and looking for a good price, Htc lives pro 2 In its full kit configuration it is at Amazon at its minimum historical price and can be purchased for 799 euros. The glasses come with dual LCD panels that offer a Resolution of 2,448 x 2,448 pixels per eye. They integrate headphones and have Bluetooth and USB-C connectivity. The kit includes glasses, controls and two Station 2.0 base. * Some price may have changed from the last review Epson EF-21W The same goes for projectors, especially with those with laser technology. Normally we find some somewhat exorbitant prices – generally near (or more) of 1,000 euros – but during the Amazon tech week we have the Epson EF-21W by 689.99 eurosthe minimum historical price of the store. The EPSON EF-21W is a compact laser projector that offers an image projection of Up to 150 inches with Full HD resolution. It stands out for its Google TV operating system, but it also does it because it is compatible with HDR10, integrates speakers and has automatic Keystone correction and Chromecast. In addition, it includes a USB-A, Bluetooth and HDMI port. * Some price may have changed from the last review LG 86NANO81T6A On the other hand, if what you are looking for is a huge television for the living room, but you do not want to spend a fortune, Amazon has a very good price to the LG 86NANO81T6Aa Nanocell Smart TV with screen of no less than 86 inches. This screen also offers a 4K resolution, 120 Hz refreshment rate, HDR10 compatibility and includes filmMaker mode and 10 more image configuration modes. Its price is in this case 1,049.90 euros. On the other hand, its operating system is webos 24, includes the multipant function To see several contents at the same time – useful on such large screens – integrates the voice assistant Alexa And it comes with four HDMI ports: one of them is HDMI EARC and another is HDMI 2.1. LG 86NANO81T6A (86 inches) * Some price may have changed from the last review Sandisk Extreme Pro If you need a good microSD card, during the Tech Week we can also find several offers – some better than others. The most interesting for its value for money is Sandisk Extreme Pro of 512 GBsince it has dropped to the 50.09 euros in what is the minimum historical price of the store. This microSDXC card offers a reading speed of up to 200 Mbps and a writing speed up to 140 Mbps. It is a class A2 card, it comes with an SD adapter and it is resistant to different temperatures, water, blows and even x -rays. Sandisk Extreme Pro (512GB) * Some price may have changed from the last review Some of the links of this article are affiliated and can report a benefit to Xataka. In case of non -availability, offers may vary. Images | Amazon and buying (header), LG, HTC, Epson, Sandisk In Xataka | Best televisions in quality price. Which to buy and seven recommended 4K 4K In Xataka | Best home film projectors. Which to buy and five recommended models from 299 to 18,000 euros

Every week, millions of flies are released on the Valencia Community and, although it does not seem like it, it is a sensational idea

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The Valencia war against the Mediterranean fruit fly dates back more than thirty years and is A constant reminder That going to war against an insect is never easy. It is not a reminder that is needed, the truth. Hundreds of regions around the world fight their particular conflicts with All kinds of insects, fungi or bacteria. If Valencia is important, it is something else. For a factory in caudete of the sources. An army of flies. Since at least 2017, the one we know today as Valencian Center for Genetic Fight It has been releasing hundreds of millions of flies weekly to combat pests. The technique is not new, but in this Valencian municipality they have led it to its maximum expression. Not for nothing is the largest bioplant in Europe and the second largest in the world: a reference in what is called “sterile insect technique”. Sterile insect? Yes, it is “a method of biological pest control that is based on raising males of the same species to fight that they are sterilized by irradiation.” These sterile males They are released to the fieldwhere they compete with wild males due to mating with females, “reducing plague levels by not giving rise to offspring.” Is a solution that “has been used in agriculture of multiple countries and in various flies and beetles. In addition, it is studied to fight against mosquitoes, in particular the Aedes“vectors of diseases such as dengue and chikungunya.” And is it viable? According to the Valencian example, it seems that. Although the regional government Spend about eight million Of euros a year, it has become a key piece in the defense of a sector that moves more than 10,000 million only in the region. As explained in the country: “In recent years there has been a very pronounced decrease in hectares of citrus treated with chemicals through aerial media (from about 330,000 at the beginning of the 21st century to just a few thousands of hectares today).” That is, it is a relatively cheap and quite effective project that also allows Very specific interventions And safe: “Since sterile males generally only appear with females of their own species, little effect on ecosystems is expected, unlike insecticides, which are toxic to many different species.” An increasingly present future. A few years ago, Manuel F. HerradorProfessor of the UDC Civil Engineering School, he said that in the future, they will be horrified how much of our way of building was summed up in two words: brute force. Something like this will happen when technology historians look at how we cultivate during the 20th century. Now, little by little, we are recovering (and creating) other ways to intervene in the nature much more intelligent, powerful and effective. Font caudete is just the beginning. Image | AlvesGaspar | THAT In Xataka | These mosquitoes are genetically modified to resist the four dengue virus serotypes and avoid their propagation

The good news is that the storms will finally give us truce this week. The bad is that time will remain unstable

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The last weeks have been marked by instability: rains (we have seen One of the most wet that remember the records), cold and storms several have been protagonists in this spring. Now, after the holiday period, experts foresee a change in the atmospheric trend. Changes, in theory. This week will be A week of changes at the atmospheric level with respect to the dominant trend during Holy Week. Of course, at ground level these changes will be noticed rather: instability and rains will continue to accompany the day -to -day life of many Spaniards, although in some areas the increase in temperatures can take the thermometers towards the 30º towards the end of the week. No storms in sight. Meteorological forecasts for the next few days foresee a change in the atmospheric pattern: the storms disappear for the peninsular geography, opening the way to the major influence of anticyclones such as the Azores. According to the forecast of the State Meteorology Agency (Aemet), this will be reflected in an increase in maximum temperatures in the southeast peninsular interior, as well as in mountainous areas of the north. However, this is only part of the story. A tape tall It will become the protagonist In these first days of the week, accompanied by a front that will bring new rains to a good part of the Peninsula. In practice. The Aemet forecastwhich throughout the day will extend to much of the northwest peninsular half, being able to reach areas of the southeast. The forecast also speaks of possible snowfall in mountains of the north end. On Tuesday, instability will increase, with “showers and storms that can be locally strong in areas of the northeast peninsular near the Mediterranean.” If Monday temperatures are experiencing a slight rise, the situation will be reversed tomorrow in some areas, with a notable decrease in the maxims in the Ebro, the east of the Northern Plateau and the Eastern Cantabrian, according to the agency’s forecasts. A more palpable change. As of Wednesday, the change in the atmospheric state could materialize in a change over time. The models foresee that this day the influence of the Azores anticyclone will stabilize the meteorology of the peninsula. The heavens, yes, will remain overcast in the north, with rainfall “weak although persistent”In the area. The showers are not ruled out in the rest of the peninsular territory either. Round of the rains? The situation is expected on Thursday but Friday could see the arrival of A new trough and, with it, the return of rainfall of greater consideration. If the forecasts are fulfilled, this phenomenon will move west throughout Friday and Saturday, leaving rains and even storms. In Xataka | While Spain was pending the rains, something strange was happening with the polar vortex Image | ECMWF

Holy Week has become a huge marketing campaign. Now you have even board games

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The Easter week It is not only a meeting point for Catholics throughout Spain, which They share a faith and customs indicated in cities such as Seville, Malaga or Zamora. It is also a key moment for the country’s economy: promoted by institutions, backed by tourism and in constant evolution in search of new commercial forms, Holy Week also moves millions. And commerce, services and, now, internet, know it well. Economic engine It is absolutely indisputable that Holy Week is an economic engine for different cities in Spain, which receive income in sectors as diverse as tourism and hospitality (with Figures in Seville that are around 95% occupation and influx of two million people), trade, crafts and, of course, the expenses derived from processions, such as rental rents. In Seville there is talk of 415 million euros In income these dates, in Malaga 393 million And in León, 5 million. Complex relationship. There are, of course, tensions between those who defend recollection and religious feelings as keys to living Holy Week and those who see it as a unique possibility of economic impulse. But this conflict is not new: Already in 1972 A critic to the situation denounced that “there is a tourist map, a commercial gear that lacks any point of contact with faith”, so it can be said that we are facing a clash that comes from afar. But now it is taking new forms. New ways to explain Holy Week. The arrival of new forms, beyond the traditional ones, to commercially exploit the holidays is also the result of a change in the perception of Holy Week. Few have known how to read that change in tradition as the Channel 101TV from Seville, which of course is broadcasting live multiple processions, but that has found a particular dialectic with The ‘A Cielo’ program. It is a kind of chiringuito of jugones in the brotherhood where a group of experts in images, brotherhoods and traditions analyze with a light tone but very felt the Holy Week … throughout the year and with the viral apollo of the social networks. Boarding Board Games. Among these new ways of getting commercial performance of Holy Week highlights the new industry of board games. They are very simple games, often with an innocent point, but in other aspects they have some complexity and even adapt mechanics of non -religious games. Artes Cañete is the brand that is responsible for the simplest and most handmade, such as the Oca brotherhe Party Game Cofrade meetingthe card game inspired by the rhythms and codes of the steps There it was And my particular favorite, the Who is who cofradewith editions for seven Andalusian cities and where you have to identify a wide variety of images of steps. One step further. But of course, Holy Week gives for a lot of fun, and we have recently seen games of a certain complexity: The Holy Meeting It is a game of charges of collecting and stealing steps. Certain similarities have Processions and Cofrade Citywhere strategy and resource management are involved in a struggle to be the most noticeable brotherhood. And finally, there is the elegant GO CERC a skill game with die -cut steps and in which you have to go collecting promises with a throne miniature. Products for all. It is debatable if Holy Week and its relationship with industry and tourism has not been, for decades, a commercial product. But it is clear that the last times, new technologies and the Internet have taken a special turn. Only then have they been able to be born Escape Rooms Holy Week theme, Immersive experiences 360 or 3D printing businesses Brotherhood products. The market continues to evolve so that the passion does not vain.

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