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AI has been great for Satya Nadella. His salary this year exceeds 96.5 million dollars

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s salary has reached a new record in 2025: $96.5 million. According to collected Bloombergthe Microsoft executive received a 22% salary increase compared to 2024 that reflects the skyrocketing stocks from the $4 trillion tech giant. Underlying this salary increase lies a debate that has been on the table for some time: the accelerated increase in the wage gap among senior managers of a company and its employees. Work well done pays off. The last fiscal year has been historic for Microsoft and its CEO, Satya Nadella, who will receive the largest salary package since he took office in 2014. According to what Microsoft made public in a document filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the total compensation awarded to Nadella amounts to $96.5 million. This remuneration represents an increase of 22% compared to the previous year, in which a salary of $79.1 million for the CEO. If Microsoft does well, so does its CEO. As stood out Fortunethis salary increase goes hand in hand with the good stock market performance that Microsoft has had in recent months, and the prominence of artificial intelligence in its products and services The company’s board of directors indicates that more than 95% of Nadella’s compensation is linked to the performance of his shares, highlighting financial results, the creation of value for shareholders and leadership in AI as key elements to grant that salary increase to the executive. It’s salary, but not everything is cash. The majority of the compensation Nadella will receive comes from stock awards worth more than $84 million. The bonus that the CEO will receive in cash for different incentives will amount to 9.5 million dollars. For his part, the manager’s base salary It remains at 2.5 million and will obtain $196,000 in other benefits, such as per diems or private jet services. This implies that about 90% of their remuneration is variable and dependent on stock market performance, which means that it is only a valuation that is made at the time it is assigned, but it is an asset that can increase or lose part of its value. depending on your management. This remuneration strategy linked to shares represents an important incentive for the CEO to continue meeting objectives. Salary escalation. Since Satya Nadella took over as CEO of Microsoft in 2014, his salary has continued to increase at the same rate as the company’s stock price. According to the published data by Business Insiderin 2015 Nadella’s total salary was $18 million. By 2022, his compensation had multiplied to $55 million, and increased by 63% in 2024 to $79.1 million. With the 96.5 million, the Steve Ballmer’s successor At the head of Microsoft he has broken his own record. Salary gap and layoffs. This year of prosperity for the CEO of Microsoft occurs in a context of complex internal adjustments in the company he leads, which has announced layoffs that will affect up to 15,000 employees. The difference between Nadella’s salary and that of an average Microsoft employee is significant: the CEO earns 480 times more than the average annual salary of his employees, which is around $200,972. This gap between managers and employees does not only occur at Microsoft, but is another example of an upward trend in large technology companies. According to a study that has analyzed the main companies of the S&P 500, in the last five years the salary of managers has been increased by 35%. A much higher percentage than the salary of its employees has increased. In Xataka | The highest paid Spanish manager in the world does not work in a large technology company: he sells “sugar water” Image | Microsoft

A hero without a cape recorded the same shot for a year. Along the way he left the flat earthers without arguments

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Intrigued by the phenomenon, Eratosthenes decided make an observation in Alexandria, located about 800 kilometers north of Siena. There, on the same day and at the same time, he noticed that a vertical stick did cast a definite shadow. The discrepancy led him to a fundamental question: how was it possible that in one place there was no shadow and in another there was, at the same time? Eratosthenes deduced that the only explanation was that the earth’s surface was curved. A lot of time has passed since then, but the flat earthers are still among us. The home experiment. For centuries, the idea of ​​a flat Earth has outlived telescopes, satellites and lunar missions. Despite the overwhelming evidence, from the images taken from space and the established physical principles from Aristotleflat earthers have continued searching for the edge of the planet, organizing expeditions to Antarctica or navigations to the supposed “end of the world” that invariably end with the same discovery: that the edge does not exist. Be that as it may, an anonymous Reddit user has dismantled once again his entire creed without leaving home. Armed only with a security camera, the shadow of his garage and the patience of an entire year, he managed to record a test as simple as it was incontestable: the movement of the Sun drawing a figure of eight perfect on the ground. The footprint of the Sun. Between March 2024 and March 2025, this user (under the alias RedditorofReddit07) marked daily, at the same time, the position of the end of a shadow cast by a corner of his garage. After twelve months, the yellow dots traced on the cement an asymmetric curve in the form of infinity: an analemma. This phenomenon, documented by astronomers for centuriesis the direct result of the 23.5 degree tilt of the Earth’s axis and the planet’s elliptical orbit around the sun. In the summer months, the star reaches the highest point of the analemma; in winter, the lowest; and during the intermediate seasons the rest of the figure is drawn. Each latitude generates a slightly different shape, but they all share the same essence: an Earth that moves, rotates and tilts, not a motionless disk under a celestial lantern. The physics of time. The analemma not only reveals the movement of the planet, but also the difference between solar time and time measured by clocks. In theory, noon always occurs at 12 o’clock, but the Sun does not reach its highest point at exactly the same time every day. This variation, a consequence of the inclined axis and the unequal speed with which the Earth travels its orbit, is the reason why the analemma adopts a figure-eight shape. Science sums it up in a formula called the “Equation of Time,” an adjustment that explains why solar days vary in length and why the apparent position of the Sun advances or lags throughout the year. This mismatch is as predictable as it is beautiful, and can only be explained by a spherical planet that orbit a starnot by a flat disk with a wandering Sun that rises and falls without altering its size. The impossible refutation. In the flat earth modelsthe Sun moves on a plane, like a lamp on a table, projecting its light in circles on the surface. If that were true, the end of a shadow always observed at the same time should remain fixed throughout the year. However, the garage experiment shows exactly the opposite: a harmonic displacement that only fits the heliocentric model. Reproducing this effect in a flat world would require, in addition to an act of faith without a network, that the Sun change its trajectory, height and speed in an absurd way, violating the very laws of optics and gravity that its alternative model allows. The flat earthers themselves, faced with such evidence, barely manage to develop new explanations that are more imaginative than scientific. The method. He merit of the experiment It lies not in its complexity, but rather in its humility. Without telescopes or laboratories, a simple fixed camera and a daily routine were enough to record the annual dance of the Earth in front of the Sun. Each shadow point marked on the cement is a slap to the conspiratorial noise that floods the internet. In times when science is forced to defend the obvious, an ordinary garage has become an observatory and an anonymous user a popularizer. He already said it Carl Sagan himselfalthough he only needed a stick to dismantle conspiracies. Image | reddit, jailbird In Xataka | 48 people went to Antarctica to prove that the Earth is flat. They confirmed what can be done with a simple stick In Xataka | Astronomers cannot define this object. They only know that it is heading at two million km/h to the center of the Milky Way

On the outskirts of Madrid there is a luxury shopping paradise for tourists. And 2025 is going to be its best year

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Las Rozas Village, the luxury sales center located on the outskirts of Madrid, is preparing to close its best year in its 25-year history. In an interview For the CincoDías media, Esteban Liang, business director of the sales center, stated that they will exceed five million customers and will achieve “single-digit sales growth”, a modest figure in appearance but that they consider exceptional compared to a textile sector that stagnated in 2024 and has fallen 1.8% until September. The secret: the international tourismespecially Latin American and American, which already represents 30% of its turnover. New clientele. In just six years, the profile of the buyer in Las Rozas Village has changed radically. China, which in 2019 was the center’s most important source market, has fallen to third place. According to Liang, Mexico and the Middle East have become the new protagonists. Mexican customers lead both in volume and spending, with an average ticket of 690 euros per traveler, the highest of all markets. As Liang tells the outlet, between 2022 and 2024, tax-free sales to customers outside the euro zone doubled, with Mexicans in the lead. Why did the map change?. The manager explains that “there has been an exponential growth of the middle class in China, whose expectations have been frustrated by the economic crisis.” This has caused Chinese consumers to travel within their country or to nearby markets such as Japan, in addition to increasing their preference for local brands. Meanwhile, the massive arrival of luxury hotels from American chains to Madrid has boosted the flow of American travelers, according to Liang. The director remembers that before there were only three large luxury hotels in Madrid and now there are 35, with another ten under construction. The balance that sustains the business. Despite the good moment in tourism, for Liang, the national market continues to be essential and represents 70% of clients. “They are no longer only from Madrid. They also come from Valencia, Valladolid or Málaga thanks to the improvement in railway connections,” says the manager. The diversification strategy has allowed the outlet to maintain growth even in a context of economic cooling in Europe, America and the Middle East, according to the medium counts. The last quarter of the year concentrates up to 35% of annual turnover thanks to key dates such as Halloween, Black Friday and Christmas, where the Spanish consumer takes on special relevance. Renew to continue growing. As explains In the middle, Las Rozas Village has also discovered opportunities in the deseasonalization of Madrid tourism. “Before, in the summer, the capital emptied. For two or three years we have discovered an opportunity to continue growing,” says Liang. In addition, as the manager says, the center has incorporated new brands aimed at generation Z to expand its audience. The center has more than 100 open-air boutiques housing luxury brands. And its outlet has been attracting a whole mass of deep-pocketed tourists for 25 years, knowing how to attract the international public with good discounts. Cover image | L35 Architects In Xataka | More and more cities are stopping the creation of tourist apartments. Alicante has proposed to be its spearhead

Half a year after the blackout, Red Eléctrica still has problems stabilizing the voltage. And there is a geographical reason

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Just six months ago, Spain was left in the dark. The “electric zero” of April 28, 2025 was the most serious warning of a system that he believed himself invulnerable. Since then, Red Eléctrica (REE) operates in “reinforced mode”with dozens of gas plants turned on every day to prevent tension from skyrocketing. But, half a year later, the problem is still there: the Spanish grid is faltering not because of a lack of energy, but because the gas is in the north and the sun is in the south. How are the measurements now? At the beginning of October, the National Markets and Competition Commission (CNMC) approved, at the request of REE, an emergency resolution to introduce exceptional measures “in the event of sudden voltage variations” detected in the system. The document details changes to several operating procedures that affect the way the electrical grid is programmed and regulated. In practice, the rules of the game were tightened for everyone: from solar producers to gas plants. Among the most significant measures is the obligation for renewable plants to carry out their power transitions in a minimum of 15 minutes, when before they did so in two. The intention, have explained from REEis to avoid sudden changes that could destabilize the system and give the thermal power plants time to react. As explained in Cinco Díasthis instruction allows gas plants to “absorb” excess renewable energy without causing power surges. But for many expertsthe underlying diagnosis is different: the problem is not speed, but geography. Two electric Spains. The country is experiencing a geographic imbalance that we already saw it coming. On the one hand, the north and the Mediterranean coast concentrate the majority of thermal power plants and combined cycle plants – the only ones capable of providing the so-called “rotating mass”, that is, inertia and reactive power that stabilize the network. On the other hand, the south of the peninsula—Andalusia, Extremadura and Castilla-La Mancha—has been filled with solar plants and domestic self-consumption, technologies based on power electronics that do not generate natural inertia. “During peak radiation hours, the south produces more electricity than it consumes, the lines are discharged and the grid becomes extremely sensitive,” explains in his column Joaquín Coronado, president of Build to Zero. Under these conditions, starting a thermal power plant in Asturias to stabilize a voltage problem in Seville is as useless as trying to put out a fire in Andalusia with water pumped from Galicia. The tension starts from the local. The error of approach is in confusing frequency with tension. The electrical frequency is a global magnitude: it is the same throughout the synchronous network. But the voltage is a local variable, which depends on the reactive power flows in each area. Coronado sums it up clearly: reactive power “does not travel well.” On 400 kV lines, its radius of action is 30 to 80 km. In 220 kV networks, from 15 to 40 km. And at 132 kV or lower, just 5 to 20 km. This means that a turbine in the north cannot stabilize the voltage in the south, no matter how much power it has. The CNMC, in its resolutionrecognizes precisely that “rapid voltage variations” appear in periods of low demand and high solar production, aggravated by the growth of self-consumption that “reduces the observability of the system” and leaves the operator without control over thousands of small installations. In summary and how we have explained in Xataka: we have more sun than cables. This shows in the pocket. REE’s response has been to maintain lit every day between 20 and 30 combined cycles to ensure stability. This “reinforced operation” has cost more than 1 billion additional euros since April and could add 3 billion more with the new measures. Adjustment services – energy that is paid outside the daily market to keep the network stable – have gone from 240 million in 2019 to 4 billion in 2025, according to Cinco Días. The result is paradoxical: Spain has one of the lowest wholesale prices in Europe, but one of the highest electricity bills. Ember’s report explains why: the market price only covers half of the bill; The other half are fixed network costs, tolls, taxes and system stability, which do not go down even if energy is cheap. Slowing down is not stabilizing. The decisions adopted by REE and temporarily endorsed by the CNMC are “a defensive strategy” for Coronado. Furthermore, he points out that instead of providing the system with rapid response capacity, it is chosen to slow it down to give time to the thermals. The result is maintaining “a 21st century system operated with a 20th century mentality.” Slowing down the renewable ramps does not provide voltage control where it is needed, because the problem occurs in seconds and in specific places, not in the 15 minutes that these ramps last. The measures, therefore, gain time, but they do not gain effectiveness: they mitigate the frequency, not the tension. Is there any future perspective? The solution is to bring the control capacity closer to where the energy is produced. In fact, we have already discussed in Xataka some of those possible solutions that agree with what Joaquín Coronado says. Grid-forming inverters in solar and wind plants, able to behave as synchronous generators and stabilize the network in milliseconds. Batteries strategically distributed in the southern nodes, which provide instantaneous active and reactive power. Devices FACTS and synchronous compensators in critical substations (Guillena, Mérida, Puertollano…) to dampen local voltage changes. Flexible demand from large industries to modulate consumption in real time. And predictive algorithms based on artificial intelligence that anticipate local instabilities. Some of these solutions are already underway. Spain prepare the installation of eight synchronous compensators and 2,600 MW of batteries, with 340 MW already approved. These devices could save 200 million euros annually by reducing the use of gas for network services. A model that is exhausted. Beyond the technique, there is a structural dilemma: how … Read more

We face the two ultra-thin mobile phones of the moment in one of the duels of the year

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There were those who, with the Galaxy S25 Edge in the window, decided to wait in case Apple was betting on an ultra-thin iPhone. That bet is already here with the iPhone Airand the duel that many had in mind has become inevitable. We talk about two paths to the same thingthinness, designed for users who value form as much as experience. The question is raised from the first minute: which proposal best suits you if what you prioritize is a very thin mobile phone? We return to the format 24/7the Xataka space in which each round counts and only one can take the final score. On this occasion, it is Samuel Oliver who pone face to face on video the two ultra-thin proposals of the moment, comparing screen, performance, cameras and battery. We have already experienced crashes here before like the iPhone 17, Garmin, Huawei and Amazfit watches or the duel between the AirPods Max and the Sony WH1000XM6. Today, the challenge enters a new terrain. Two motives, the same purpose: conquer the terrain of thinness The confrontation begins where everyone looks first: the design. Samuel Oliver makes it clear from the beginning: “The first thing that catches the eye is the design. And although, as always, it is a section that does not score, it is impossible not to mention the two authentic gems that both brands have made.” The video shows how Apple and Samsung interpret thinness from very different angles, and what sensations they transmit when holding them in your hand. The screens mark the first major technical clash of the versus. “The iPhone always tends towards more neutral and consistent colors, while Samsung has that visual punch from the factory, but which we can always configure to taste,” says Samuel Oliver while showing both panels side by side. Two philosophies that change the way we enjoy content. The power round is not decided by numbers, but by experience. “The best thing of all is that none of them get too hot when you give them stressful tasks“says our colleague after subjecting the two phones to a session of intense use. In the video he shows how they perform and to what extent they manage to keep the temperature under control. “Best of all, none of them get overheated when you give them stressful tasks.” The photographic section comes with a surprise. “One of the things that made me raise an eyebrow when I saw the presentation of the iPhone Air was its camera module with a single sensor in 2025. We are crazy, but it is the bet that Apple has decided to make and it doesn’t turn out completely wrong,” he comments. In the video he compares how each phone resolves scenes in good light and to what extent the contrast of its sensors makes a difference. If we focus on the round dedicated to autonomy we find that both have had to make sacrifices. “I’m surprised that an iPhone has greater fast charging than that of a Samsung,” admits Samuel before showing his evidence. The big question is which of the two terminals will have won the point. The price puts the last test on the table. Both phones cost around 1,200 euros, a high figure if the sacrifices in camera and autonomy are taken into account. In this part, Samuel lets experience speak: how each mobile phone feels on a day-to-day basis and to what extent they manage to convince when cost enters the equation. The duel between the iPhone Air and the Galaxy S25 Edge has left precise blows, risky decisions and more of a surprise. But the final verdict, as always, it’s in the video. There the nuances, the tests and the outcome of this ultra-thin combat are revealed. You can see it now on the Xataka YouTube channel. Images | Xataka In Xataka | Mobile phone manufacturers first stopped including the charger with every purchase. Your next threat is clear: the USB cable

If you are a student, you have Gemini Pro free for a year: this is how you can get it

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If you are a student, Google has just launched a promotion with which you can enjoy Google AI Pro for one year totally free. In addition to being able to use the model Gemini 2.5 Pro whenever you want, with the subscription you can enjoy 2 TB of storage. Its value without promotion is 21.99 euros per month, which is more than 260 euros per year. If you use Gemini in the free version, the model you can use is Gemini 2.5 Flash, faster but also more limited in terms of reasoning capacity. With Gemini 2.5 Pro You can take advantage of the Deep Research mode for more in-depth investigations or make audio summaries, as well as use the imaging with Nano Banana and create videos with I see 3. There’s more, the promotion also comes with 2 TB of storage and more credits to use experimental tools like Whisk and flow to generate images and videos. Requirements to obtain the offer In order to enjoy the Google Gemini promotion, you will have to meet several conditions that we detail below: You must be over 18 years old. Be a university student and your institution offers the Google AI Pro trial. Have a personal Google account. That your Google account has a valid payment method registered. Register before November 3, 2025. How to get the Gemini Pro offer for students If you meet all the requirements, you can register to enjoy the promotion. We tell you how to do it step by step. The first thing you should do is enter the following link https://gemini.google/es/students/ and click on the Get Offer button. If you are not logged in to your Google account, the next step will ask you to do so. Then you will have to fill out the form where you must enter the name of your educational center and your information (in the email do not use the address of your university, use the Google account on which you want to apply the offer). If everything is correct, you will proceed to verification using SheerID. Basically you will have to log in to your university’s platform with the email and username that you have configured on it. You may be asked for proof of registration. You will have to upload the document and click Send. Finally, select “Subscribe to Google AI Pro” and “Student Offer”. When you redeem the offer you will not be charged anything, but we have already seen that in order to subscribe you need to have a valid payment method. If you do not want the subscription to renew and be charged You have two options, wait until the date approaches and cancel it or do it now from this link https://play.google.com/store/account/subscriptions. If you choose the second, you can continue using it until the renewal date. In Xataka | Gemini Image Editor: 16 Ways and Tricks to Squeeze Nano-banana with Google’s AI

Microsoft believed that the purchase of Activision was a round business. A year later I lost 300 million for ‘Call of Duty’

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The clients of Game Pass They are still trying to recover from the impressive 50% rise of the Ultimate mode rate in the service. A spectacular climb that moves Microsoft’s proposal away from that buffet Economic games of all kinds That once it was, and that he has his clients since then circling a single question: why? And although Microsoft has not yet made anything clear, there are some issues that already have an answer. 300 million. Game Pass had rare He arrived at the service on day onesomething only possible thanks to the purchase of activation by Microsoft. However, it was still extraordinary: ‘Call of Duty’ was, thanks to that acquisition, The most valuable property that Xbox had in its portfolio. And now it was available for all Game Pass users without additional cost. According to Bloombergthe experiment cost Microsoft 300 million dollars. Internal affairs. This movement is the last and most striking of this type that Xbox has given, determined to drown its rivals with strategies that meant a high cost in sales. Bloomberg states That, as seven anonymous informants have told the environment, getting as powerful as powerful as’Forza Horizon 5‘ either ‘Halo infinite‘Internal fractures already supposed due to the important sales that were lost by placing these games available to all Game Pass subscribers. According to The Vergethe discussion about ‘Black Ops 6’ was even greater, and it was not for less. In An interview with Windows CentralBobby Kotick, an Activision Ex-Cecement, already claimed that due to having spent his career in Los Angeles, he had seen with disgust how “large media companies had transferred their contents to these subscription streaming services, which had negatively affected business results.” The story was repeated. It was clear. Ign counted at the time That the movement triggered the subscriptions to Game Pass, as expected, and the ‘Cod’ itself went up: 23% more than the previous delivery, ‘Modern Warfare 3’. But there is an important nuance: 82% of those sales were in PlayStation, in opposition to Xbox and PC. Yes, subscriptions had risen, as expected, but not enough: just 16%. According to The calculations that Kotaku doesto compensate for the 300 million copies of the game that Activision (and therefore, Microsoft) did not sell, it would have needed an impossible: 15 million new monthly subscribers to Game Pass (or 1.25 per year). Drink for pain. Again, according to Kotaku calculations, the remarkable price increase in the Ultimate rate relieves these numbers for Microsoft: it would need 10 million new subscribers to compensate for those losses. Something that, without a doubt, is far from the possibilities of the service, but we get an idea of ​​to what extent the climb was an urgent need for Microsoft. Bloomberg states that Microsoft Amy Hood’s CFO has asked the division of games to find more ways to raise benefits, so new increases are not ruled out at all, inclusion of advertising or limitations in the characteristics of the Tiers cheaper to encourage subscribers to pass to Ultimate. A purchase at all. Everything summarizes well in the statements of the specialized analyst Joost Van Dreunen: “Game Pass has not provided the explosive growth that Microsoft anticipated in the post-Compra of Activision era, and they have realized that their structural costs do not align with their pricing model.” That is, Microsoft foresaw a notable impulse of subscriptions thanks to blows to the table such as the arrival of ‘Black Ops 6’, and it has not been so. Crisis policy is approaching in Microsoft (which, by the way, states that He does not leave his plans to continue in the hardware business) and, without a doubt, it will have an impact on our pocket. In Xataka | The portable Xbox is finally a reality. The only unimportant detail is that it is not exactly an xbox

reach three million resignations at the end of the year

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In 2022 a turning point in the labor market in Spain was reached with a phenomenon known as the “Great resignation“, in which thousands of employees left their jobs and changed to other options with better salary conditions or conciliation. Since then, the number of voluntary casualties or resignations has not stopped growing in Spain. OK To what is published by The newspaper2025 will mark a Historic record in resignationsbreaking the roof of the three million volunteers. Do not say goodbye, I’m leaving. The official data From the General Social Security Regime reflect this reality: in 2024, 2,886,670 voluntary casualties were registered due to resignations in indefinite and temporary contracts. These figures represent a growth of 4.4% compared to 2023 and more than double the resignations registered a decade ago, with 1,224,534 resignations. According to Provisional data Collected by the General Treasury of Social Security, in the first eight months of 2025, the barrier of the two million resignations have already been exceeded, and the forecasts suggest that the three million resignations could be exceeded at the end of the year, a historical record for the country. “To better behavior of the economy, greater propensity to change jobs”, He slipped to the newspaper Levant Yésika Aguilar, director of Labor Relations at Treball. The labor market has changed. This unprecedented figure is the reflection of the cultural and economic change that the country is experiencing. Workers are increasingly looking for a balance between life and work, stability and well -being in the workplace. On the other hand, companies are in a situation of shortage of qualified workers, so they cannot afford to lose those who are already trained. The successive economic crises caused companies to apply strict cuts in terms of seniority and incentives for those employees who had more time. In the same way, Labor precariousness has forced employees to jump from employment in employment looking for better working and salary conditions. That cultivation broth, cooked over low heat during several economic crises, has transformed the Spanish labor market making employees They no longer feel attachment For your job. Precariousness and Labor Conciliation. The growth in resignations is closely linked to work precariousness, but not strictly to temporality. As can be seen in the graph, the workers who renounce They are those that have an indefinite contract. “There is a greater rejection of the toxic part of work and people value reconciliation and this explains greater rotation until they find proper employment,” declared to The newspaper Oriol Cremades, UAB Labor Law professor. On the side of workers with a temporary contract, low wages, minimum increases and temporary contracts of very short duration make many workers abandon the uncertainty of a temporary position for other more stable jobs or with better compensation. On the other hand, the elimination of incentives such as seniority or performance bonds has made employees with indefinite contracts do not feel to remain in the company compensates for it, which increases voluntary casualties. In parallel, the deterioration of the work environmentwith the elimination of teleworking as main friction pointand lack of care towards mental health have also been able to influence the increase in resignations. The Z generation and its relationship with employment. Another aspect to take into account is the emergence of generation Z in the workplace and its Change of values Regarding work. This generation places conciliation and respect for mental well -being above antiquity or traditional economic incentives. A report Alan of 2025 reveals that 40% of Spanish employees contemplate renouncing their work this year motivated by exhaustion and stresslooking for work environments that offer them labor flexibility, conciliation and quality of life. In Xataka | “On Monday you do not count on me”: the involuntary resignation and by WhatsApp from a worker endorsed by the Supreme Image | Unspash (Yolk Coworking – Krakow)

2025 is the first year that the mobiles that include it are a minority

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2025 marks the year in which Mobile without headphones jack overcome those who preserve it for the first time. Of all the terminals presented until today, September 29, 61.6% of the new models dispenses with the connector compared to 38.4% that maintains it. The last quarter will no longer change that trend. It is the first year in which the proportion is invested after a decade of constant decline. In 2024 the figure was 51% without Jack. In 2015, just 0.8% of mobiles reached the market without it, according to figures we have accessed in the database of GSMARENA. The data. Progressive elimination has not been linear nor is it equally distributed among manufacturers: 726 mobile phones with Jack came out in 2015. Only 6 dispensed with him. In 2024 the figure was equated: 314 with Jack, 302 without him. Still advantage for the “with”. In 2025 we had 171 with Jack compared to 274 without him. The most pronounced fall has occurred in the last three years. Between the lines. The battle has not been lost by technical consensus, but by imposition. Apple led (which did not “start”) the offensive in 2016 with the iPhone 7. Others remained by imitation or by saving in components and internal space. The official argument was always the same: gain millimeters for larger batteries or make the devices more resistant to water. The real result has been another: to push users to Buy wireless headphonesa market that has grown exponentially. Yes, but. The mobiles that keep the jack are not all low range. Brands like Asus in his Rog Phone for Gamers Or Sony in some Xperia they keep it as a sales argument. Also Chinese manufacturers such as Xiaomi in specific models. EITHER Zte with a disturbing double Jack that has not served to encourage many sales. It is not a matter of technical capacity, but business decision. Manufacturers have calculated that the cost of losing nostalgic users is less than the benefit of pushing them to the wireless ecosystem. And now what. The extinction of the 3.5 mm jack is technical, but also strategic. Users who prefer the cable will have to settle for adapters, USB-C headphones or search in an increasingly reduced market. USB-C remains as an alternative with cable, but fragments the market: not all cable headphones work in all mobiles without converters. The industry has decided that the future is wireless. Not because it is better in all cases, but because it is more profitable. And that decision is no longer going back. In Xataka | I have wireless headphones of all types. None works as well as cable Outstanding image | Math

45,000 tons of green hydrogen per year

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For decades, the North Sea was synonymous with oil and gas, holding a good part of the European economy and energy supply. Today, in full transition to renewables, that same sea is emerging as the scenario of a change of era: there has not been discovered a hidden reservoir, but the production of 45,000 tons per year of green hydrogen. Is this possible? Some media They have replicated The same narrative of finding a natural hydrogen site in the North Sea, but the reality is very different. An official statement from Totalenergies and Air Liquide They announced two projects of electrolysis in the Netherlands and Belgium that, added, could produce that amount of green hydrogen every year from renewable electricity generated in the Oranjewind marine wind park. In short, there is no hydrogen deposit “under the sea”. What there is is production potential thanks to offshore wind turbines that provide energy to electrolyte capable of dividing water into oxygen and hydrogen. Electrolysis It consists of applying electricity (If it comes from renewable sources, such as wind, we talk about “green” hydrogen) to previously treated water to separate its oxygen and hydrogen molecules. Subsequently, hydrogen is compressed or transported by pipes towards its industrial or energy use. There are many plans in sight. The project mentioned above contemplates an electrolyzer of 250 MW in Zeeland with the capacity to produce up to 30,000 tons per year, it is scheduled for 2029. Also, there is one of “Tolling” with the Elygator electrolyzer in Maasvlakte, with 15,000 tons per year for the Refinery of Antwerp, operational within two years. This scheme means that Totalenergies does not build or opera directly that electrolyzer: yields its renewable electricity to air liquid, which transforms it into hydrogen, and totalenergies pay for that production capacity In addition, others develop in Europe projects like Hope (Hydrogen offshore production for Europe), coordinated by French Lhyfe. This will install a 10 MW electrolyzer off the coast of Belgium and hopes to produce its first four tons per day in 2026, demonstrating the viability of generating hydrogen directly on the high seas. But is there anything in motion? Pilots have been tested for three years Sealhyfea small offshore plant also from Lhyfe. However, making the leap to large -scale production faces several obstacles: High costs: a single electrolyzer such as Zeeland is about 600 million euros of investment. Technical challenges: corrosion, storms and maintenance in marine conditions. Environmental Impact: Offshore wind farms They can affect to marine biodiversity, fishing or provoking bird collisions with turbines. Fragmented regulation: Each northern sea country applies different norms, which delays common projects. A strategic sea. The European Union has marked as a goal to boost renewable hydrogen to decarbonize sectors that are difficult to electrify – such as steel, cement or heavy transport – and reduce dependence on fossil gas. By 2030 wants to have dozens of electrolyte gigawatts installed. In parallel, its offshore renewable energy strategy plans to reach up to 300 GW of marine wind capacity in 2050, Much in the North Sea. Now, the North Sea does not belong to the EU as a whole: it is distributed in exclusive economic zones (ZEE) from different countries, including Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, United Kingdom and Norway. That means that each project must first adjust to the country’s regulations in whose Zee is. To overcome this fragmentation and scale the energy transition, Brussels promotes cross -border cooperation initiatives such as the North Seas Energy Cooperationwhich seeks to harmonize rules and interconnect projects between neighboring countries. Goodbye gas and oil. The North Sea was for decades symbol of the European Black Gold and gas dependence. Today it could become a laboratory of the energy transition. The “Treasury” is not hidden in chests under the sea: it is a challenge that requires investment, political cooperation and technological advances. Only if these barriers are exceeded, the figures will cease to be striking holders to become a true energy revolution. Image | Freepik Xataka | How much electricity produces each country with renewable energy, exposed in a graphic

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