Microsoft has presented its new quantum chip, Majorana 2, which is 1,000 times more reliable than its first version, presented in February 2025. The company has announced that the material architecture of this chip multiplies the reliability of its qubits, the minimum unit of information in a quantum computer, by 1,000. The qubits of Majorana 2 have an average lifetime of 20 seconds and peaks reaching one minute compared to the microseconds of conventional quantum chips. After the chip presentation, the company sets its goal to build a scalable quantum computer by 2029, halving the initial target timeline.

As every year, the Ministry of Health has launched its National Plan for Preventive Actions on the Effects of Excess Temperatures on Health with the main objective of reducing morbidity and mortality associated with heat waves of epidemiological impact. One of the main new features this year is that the plan updates certain temperature thresholds after a thorough review of historical mortality and heat series in Spain, incorporating new methodological criteria.

The impact of the DANA of October 29 is measured not only in mud but also in unprecedented economic paralysis. According to reports from the Valencia Chamber of Commerce and the Generalitat, the disaster affected more than 54,000 companies and put the livelihood of over 190,000 workers at risk due to ERTEs, reduced working hours, and layoffs. With nearly 10,000 shops and local businesses devastated, the reconstruction of the ground zero area demands a specialized workforce that the current market cannot supply.