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The European Union already has its tariffs on Chinese electric cars. The cars that, right now, enter European ports have to face variable tariffs depending on the company that exports said electric cars. The latter is exactly one of the red lines that China had marked to continue negotiating with the European Union. Conversations that, … Read more

They had to arrive sooner rather than later. Apple presented its first SoC of the M4 family, the one we know as the M4 ‘simply’, at the beginning of last May, and tradition rules. It was easy to foresee that a few months later they would arrive M4 Pro and M4 Max reviews of this … Read more

We are slowly but surely approaching the Xataka NordVPN Awards 2024 and that means one thing: Xataka Live and the raffles are back! As we did in previous years, in this edition the Xataka Live will be truly live, since we will broadcast them live through our Twitch channel. In each program we will have … Read more

Xiaomi followers had an appointment with the brand today, October 29. The company has made public its new HyperOS operating system, its new watches and smartphones. But it has also unveiled the most advanced version of its electric car. Just a few hours after announcing that the company had achieved a new record at the … Read more

Last hours to vote in the Xataka NordVPN Awards 2024! Tomorrow October 29 at 12:00 noon We will close the voting, so if you want to participate and choose your favorite devices of the year, you still have time. Also remember that you can get your ticket by filling out our form (we will close … Read more

One of the main debates that the Government of Spain has on the table at the moment revolves around the configuration of the working day. However, the approach of the 40-hour work day that has been in force for more than a century is not exclusive to Spain. The tests of the four-day work week … Read more

The Chinese automobile industry has encountered European trade barriers when landing on our continent. At the moment, brands such as Omoda or Jaecoo (both from the Chery group) would have to pay their corresponding compensatory duties if they want to export their vehicles to Europe. These countervailing duties will predictably be transformed into tariffs in … Read more

Apple’s philosophy can be summed up in one phrase: “the important thing is not to be the first, but to be the best.” Its CEO, Tim Cook, confirmed that same idea in a recent interview en The Wall Street Journal. That strategy worked very well for them 20 years ago with the iPod or the … Read more

“Would you mind if the teacher used your computer?” The question was asked by Dr. McCoy in ‘Star Trek IV: Mission Save Earth‘. “Please,” responds the engineer they are visiting. Scotty, very determined, walks up to the screen and says “Computer?” waiting for a response from a PC from 1986. Seeing that nothing happens, Dr. … Read more

At Xataka we like messing around, trying things, experimenting and venturing into new territories in search of proposals and ideas. That’s why we are en TikTok, en Threads, and Telegram, and WhatsApp. If there is a place to be, we will be there. That is why today we are proud to present to you our … Read more

2^136,279,841-1. That number probably doesn’t tell you anything by itself, but it is an important number. And it is because it is the largest prime number in the world, and finding it is very difficult. So much so that it took us six years to do it: its predecessor was found in 2018. GIMPS. The … Read more

Google has been working on its rival for ChatGPT’s conversation mode for months. It is called Gemini Live, and it could be used in English on any Gemini-compatible mobile phone. Today, October 21, Google announces its compatibility with Spanish, so conversations can now be held fluently in our language. Specifically, Google tells us about an … Read more

In the middle of the hangover 13-O and with the rent strike drums sounding like they have not been heard for a century, the Bank of Spain has decided to publish a detailed analysis about how the sector is structured in the country. And leaves a few data for reflection. For example, beyond the myth … Read more

We said with the presentation of the Lamborghini Temerario that the latest launch from the bull firm confirmed a trend: the hybridization of supercars would put us on the (starting) frontier of 1,000 HP of power. But what happens when we leave behind the entry to the range of these luxury brands and enter those … Read more

Everything was rosy in the singular romance between OpenAI and Microsoft. The thing seemed to make a lot of sense: one offered its advances in AI, the other its computing resources and a wallet full of bills. Both benefited from that particular symbiosis, but that relationship of convenience is beginning to crack. OpenAI won’t stop … Read more

Judge James Donato’s recent ruling in the Epic and Google trial may have historic consequences on Android. Google is required to open its app store, the Google Play Store, to its competition over the next three years. The decision represents a significant change in the Play Store, which must allow third-party application stores as downloadable, … Read more

There’s nothing left! On November 19 we will celebrate the Xataka NordVPN Awards 2024 at the Capitol Cinemas in Madrid, a night full of surprises in which we will recognize the best devices of the year. The gala will be presented by Joaquín Reyes and our colleague Ángela Blanco. Do you want to join us? … Read more

There are few things more conducive to locking yourself up and reading than the unpleasant autumn weather. Maybe you don’t have a fireplace, but it is within everyone’s reach to place themselves in a warm place at home and open a good volume that makes us think, abstract, make us uncomfortable, or provide us with … Read more

“But… Why do they give these a Nobel Prize in Physics?“. “Oh really? This isn’t even Physics!” “Since they would have been given a medicine degree because of the neurons“. These have been some of the reactions to the decision of the Swedish Academy of Sciences to award the 2024 Nobel Prize to John Hopfield … Read more

AI pioneers John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton have won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics for laying the foundations of modern machine learning. However, they are also reputable voices that have warned of the potential dangers of AI. Why is it important. This recognition comes at a time marked by AI as the protagonist of … Read more

Silicon photonics seeks to develop the technology of this chemical element to optimize the transformation of electrical signals into light pulses. The most obvious field of application of this innovation is the implementation of high performance links which, on paper, can be used both to resolve communications between several chips and to optimize the transfer … Read more

One of OpenAI’s main goals for this year was to obtain the necessary funds to move forward. It is that in his career for lead the artificial intelligence (AI) industrythe company was burning money like there was no tomorrow. After weeks of negotiations, Sam Altman has gotten exactly what he needed: $6.5 billion in venture … Read more

At the Barajas airport, Madrid, a Belarusian citizen. According to the General Directorate of the Civil Guard and Europol, this is the administrator of the Lockbit group. One of the leaders of the most dangerous ransomware group in recent years, responsible for attacks on more than 2,500 companies in 120 countries. An international operation. Police … Read more

Last week I spent a few days in Palo Alto and took the opportunity to take a ride in a Waymo, Alphabet’s autonomous taxis that are only in a few cities but since June have been open to anyone who wants to use them. Waymo’s are everywhere in the city of San Francisco, but not … Read more

Starting next December 2, the new Royal Decree 933/2021. A new law approved by the Ministry of the Interior that adds new obligations when staying in a hotel. Among them, providing up to 18 new data. A huge change regarding our privacybecause where before only a series of specific data were shared, now they will … Read more

If humans do not think much about death for most of our existence, logical from the perspective of space-time, putting ourselves in the perspective of everything going to hell within a few billion years is little less than an act of faith. However, that is what science is for, to calculate what can or is … Read more

Storm at OpenAI. Yet another one, actually. After the chaos experienced almost a year ago, the company is now facing a series of moves that will define its future. The latest of these moves has been made by Mira Murati, who until now was the company’s CTO and who has announced that she is leaving … Read more

The Chinese electric car manufacturer Xpeng has just announced its official arrival in SpainIt does so with three mid-high range models, which are aimed directly at some of Tesla’s most popular models. This is not the first European country where this innovative Chinese manufacturer has landed, which in addition to electric cars also invests in … Read more

Citing national security protection, the same reason already used in many other sectors such as AI, semiconductors or chips, the Joe Biden administration has requested through the Department of Commerce that the sale of all vehicles that use Chinese software or hardware connected to the Internet be prohibited. That is, Joe Biden will try ban … Read more

The time had come: this year, it was time to change my phone. After thinking about the decision a lot and having the Pixel 9 on the list until the last moment, I decided on the iPhone 16. Not the Pro version – we already have an analysis of the iPhone 16 Pro – but … Read more

On June 12, 2005, Steve Jobs took the stage at the Stanford University graduation ceremony, leaving behind one of the most memorable moments of his career. most inspiring speechesAlmost two decades later, Sam Altman, a figure as innovative and disruptive as Jobs, has conveyed the same message during a visit to what was once his … Read more

Nike is going through a difficult time. A multifactorial crisis has questioned its leadership role, and now the company is struggling to maintain its leadership in the face of a perfect storm: bad decisions from the past, changes in consumer habits and increasing competition. On September 19, the unexpected was announced CEO changeJohn Donahoe will … Read more