Author: Ezra

The pandemic has pushed remote work to levels we have never seen in the world of work. From there emerged a figure that until then we barely knew: the digital nomad. Remote work opened up a range of possibilities for workers when it came to choosing where to settle, now untied from office chains. These teleworkers can live anywhere thanks to the Internet, but they have to face many requirements in order to normalize their situation. And well, better near the beach than in a crowded and polluted city, right? There is no doubt that Spain is a unique tourist…

Billionaires wield enormous influence, basically because their collective wealth is equivalent to roughly 13.9% of global GDP. Despite being only 3,311 people, accumulate almost 11.8 billion euros. During the last decade, his fortunes have increased greatly. So much so that their collective net worth has grown at a faster rate than the number of billionaires, a whopping 90% in just 10 years. Unsurprisingly, North America is home to the most billionaires, with a combined worth of €4.6 trillion. And of course, The United States accounts for most of this wealth., with 975 billionaires and a collective net worth of 4.45…

This summer, high temperatures have been a cause for labor concern in dozens of countries. Especially for those who work in closed and poorly ventilated places or for delivery people who have to move in the sun. In Xataka we have talked about the current regulations in these situations of extreme weather. In fact, hundreds of workers at an Amazon hub in California, USA, staged a strike last week after the death of a worker during a heat wave. Now a report suggests that Amazon faked temperatures at another warehouse to keep from closing. Despite the record temperatures, the thermometers…

As the world embraces a future of autonomous driving, questions are being raised about the safety of this mode of transportation. In fact, Tesla’s system has already run into regulators, unconvinced that it works. Many critics argue that with these vehicles, drivers become mere passengers who do not participate in the driving and do not pay as much attention to the road. But equally, it’s hard for pedestrians crossing the street to tell if an autonomous car has seen them, without the usual eye contact or hand movement we’re used to. What is the solution? Put googly eyes on the…

Andorra is experiencing a real estate boom in the form of massive housing construction. The reason is the increase in arrivals of new residents seeking to settle in the country. The trend accelerated with the pandemic as the rise of teleworking has allowed many more professionals to make Andorra their residence. However, the main attraction continues to be taxation, with VAT, personal income tax (with a single bracket) and company taxes set at 10%. And well, then there is culture, safety, the good level of schools and health centers and nature. All this is compounding a problem that the country…

Since Russian President Vladimir Putin announced yesterday the partial mobilization of additional troops to fight in Ukraine, chaos reigns in Russia. As we discussed yesterday in this article, up to 300,000 reservists will be called up to reinforce the front, which has suffered setbacks in Ukrainian territory in recent weeks. And of course, after the announcement, thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in different Russian cities, ending the night with more than 1,000 detainees. At this limit point, thousands of Russians have stopped protesting and are already considering leaving the country to avoid being sent to war. flee the…

After several weeks of continuous and successful Ukrainian counter-offensives, Russia is already preparing for an unprecedented military escalation in this war. A change of plans that would range from a massive displacement of troops, to a total assault on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure and even the possible use of nuclear weapons. Russian President Vladimir Putin has just announced a partial military mobilization in Russia, which means that the country’s people and economy will be 100% dedicated to the war as long as the invasion continues. Russia makes a move and wants to put all the meat (or almost all) on the…

A few hours ago, the president of the Andalusian Government, Juan Manuel Moreno, announced the abolition of the Wealth Tax as of 2023. His intention: “to encourage certain incomes to establish their residence in Andalusia, thus contributing with their taxes”. It must be remembered that when his legislature began, the PP also reduced the Inheritance Tax. In Moreno’s opinion, these taxes were “a brake on investment” in the community. However, far from the great fortunes, recent years have been represented by a record in the renunciation of inheritances in Spain, and it is not because of the Inheritance Tax. Inheritance…

In everyday life, minutes slip from our hands like sand slipping through our fingers. There are few things that discourage one as much as wasting time. Because time is not only money, timing is everything. And, at the end of the day, all or almost all of us wish that this one had lasted 30 or 35 hours. Or more. 24 were never enough, especially when we have to dedicate about eight to sleep and another eight to work. Even more exasperating is learning that the average person in the world wastes a staggering 26 days a year doing nothing,…