Verified facts about the systems we depend on
A daily opinion column on a topic of interest in Spain, with its cartoon. Signed opinion: not verified facts or the newsroom’s position.
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Jensen Huang's resignation does not sink AI: Nvidia closed Thursday down 4.3%. The worrying part is that half the world depends on a single supplier that until yesterday depended on a single man.
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The TEAC has ruled that an early retirement agreed without an open collective redundancy procedure is fully subject to income tax. The boundary can be checked, but it depends on a calendar set by the company: the law should clarify the rule, and whoever offers the exit should explain in writing how it will be taxed.
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Data centres may use little water, but today we only know it from what the companies say. Before authorising more projects, Aragón should require meters read by the river basin authority, published consumption and an order of cuts for droughts.
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Broncano's interview with Abascal set a record for La Revuelta, but what mattered happened earlier: the public broadcaster changed the studio audience at a candidate's request without explaining it. The rules for election interviews must be the same for everyone and published beforehand.
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The Electoral Board has accepted MiDNI again because every polling station will now be able to verify a QR code, and that is the right call. What is missing is what a station should do if the reader, delivered by post on polling day itself, does not work.
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The attacks on supermarket refrigeration in France and across much of Europe have not touched Spain, and that is why now is the time to act. Taking stock of connected controllers, retiring those that no longer receive patches and having a manual plan costs far less than throwing away tonnes of food.
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A rent cap protects those who already have a home, but it only helps those who are looking if there are homes to find. The 19% drop in rental listings does not sink the decrees, but it does mean the supply measures must stop being a promise without a timetable.
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With the votes from abroad already on their way, the Supreme Court is still considering whether to extend the suspension of the vote linked to the grandchildren's law. Whoever wins the case, the rules of the electoral roll must be settled before an election is called, not in the middle of the campaign.
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Monday's total blackout is not an isolated accident but the warning of a system that depends on a single power station and on slow tenders. The island needs batteries, a substation and new capacity with dates and people accountable, not another round of blame.
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That 2.5 million people in work are poor is explained not by the hourly rate, but by the hours worked. Part-time work that is imposed should be justified, inspected and made permanent; part-time work that is chosen should remain easy.
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Óscar Puente is not resigning after the Urda crash and says his way of taking responsibility is to face up to it. If he stays, he should bring to Congress a redundancy plan for the southern corridor, full transparency and a timetable for ERTMS.
