Paris Marx, author of Hyperscale, has been tracking global data center development for years. The US has a lot to learn from what’s happened everywhere from Ireland to New Zealand.
A Associação de Futebol do Algarve (AFA) recebeu, esta quinta-feira, no Centro de Juventude de Lisboa, a certificação e premiação pela dinamização da campanha “O Fair-Play Joga em Casa”, na Cerimónia dos Prémios Boas Práticas da Bandeira da Ética.
A convite do Presidente do Conselho Diretivo do Instituto Português do Desporto e Juventude, Ricardo Gonçalves, João Pedro Gomes, Presidente da Direção da AFA, marcou presença na cerimónia para receber a distinção, que é atríbuida através do Plano Nacional de Ética no Desporto.
Esta é uma premiação coletiva, não apenas da AFA mas acima de tudo dos seus filiados, parceiros, embaixadores e todas as instituições e personalidades que se associaram a este movimento, que valoriza todo o desporto no Algarve. Sem o contributo de todos os envolvidos, “O Fair-Play Joga em Casa” não passaria do papel para a realidade, não estaria na agenda desportiva a nível nacional e não chegaria à dimensão que alcançou, e que ainda vai alcançar.
Este é mais um exemplo de que a luta pelo desportivismo, respeito, igualdade e bons valores permanece uma causa nobre e de relevo, à qual não devemos permanecer indiferentes.
A campanha lembra-nos que o respeito e a ética não pertencem apenas aos recintos desportivos, mas acompanham-nos em qualquer lugar. A “casa” pode ser o clube, o recinto de jogo, as bancadas, ou até o espaço interior de cada um, onde se decide agir com empatia e lealdade. Jogar em casa significa transformar qualquer ambiente num lugar de boas práticas, onde a vitória maior é a da conduta exemplar.
A cerimónia dos Prémios Boas Práticas da Bandeira da Ética 2026 reconheceu o trabalho desenvolvido por clubes e associações desportivas, municípios, escolas e outras entidades que fazem dos valores uma dimensão central da sua intervenção, entre os quais se destacam outros algarvios:
“Farense com Valores – Educar pelo Desporto” – Sporting Clube Farense (Menção Honrosa Projeto)
Departamento de Futebol de Formação – Clube Desportivo e Recreativo Quarteirense (Menção Honrosa Departamento)
Departamento de Educação Física da Escola Secundária Pinheiro e Rosa (Prémio Departamento (ex aequo)
A Nissan amplia as opções da sua marca global Value Advantage no mercado brasileiro com o lançamento das palhetas Flat Blade. O novo produto é voltado para veículos fora da garantia como Kicks Play, Versa, Sentra, March e Frontier e conta com homologação da engenharia de pós-venda da Nissan.
Desenvolvidas para atender às condições climáticas brasileiras, as novas palhetas combinam materiais de alta qualidade, durabilidade e eficiência na limpeza do para-brisa, contribuindo para uma condução mais segura e confortável. Com design aerodinâmico do tipo flat blade e spoiler integrado, melhora o contato com o vidro e ajuda a reduzir vibrações durante o funcionamento. A proteção em grafite também proporciona um deslizamento mais suave e silencioso, aumentando o conforto ao dirigir.
As palhetas foram desenvolvidas para atender modelos como Kicks da primeira geração e o Kicks Play (2016 a 2025), Versa e Versa V-Drive (2011 a 2020), novo Versa (a partir de 2021), March (2011 a 2017), Sentra (2014 a 2023 em diante) e picape Frontier (a partir de 2017).
Nissan Frontier SE 2014
Lançada no Brasil no primeiro semestre de 2026, a linha Value Advantage faz parte da estratégia da Nissan de oferecer produtos e peças com preços competitivos e desempenho confiável. As novas palhetas estão disponíveis na rede de concessionárias Nissan.
A Nissan continuará ampliando a linha Value Advantage no Brasil com novos itens voltados à manutenção e reposição, oferecendo mais opções para proprietários de veículos fora da garantia, rede de concessionárias, oficinas e reparadores independentes. Em breve, mais novidades serão anunciadas.
Principais diferenciais das palhetas Flat Blade Value Advantage
Qualidade homologada pela Engenharia Nissan Borracha sintética de alta resistência ao desgaste Limpeza eficiente do para-brisa para maior visibilidade Funcionamento silencioso graças à proteção em grafite Spoiler integrado para melhor estabilidade e menor vibração Encaixe no padrão original Nissan Garantia de fábrica de 3 meses
The European Commission is assessing changes to Google’s search engine and app-store practices after imposing two substantial fines in July. Regulators must now decide whether the company’s response satisfies EU competition requirements or leaves it exposed to further enforcement.
The European Commission is continuing discussions with Google over the company’s response to €890 million in penalties imposed under the Digital Markets Act, as Brussels examines whether changes to its search engine and app-store practices are sufficient to address infringements of European competition rules.
Commission spokesman Thomas Regnier confirmed on Wednesday, 14 October, that officials remained in dialogue with the American technology company. The Commission is assessing the measures Google has introduced, taking account of feedback from businesses affected by its services before reaching a conclusion on compliance.
The review follows two decisions adopted on 23 July, when the European Commission found Google in breach of the Digital Markets Act. A €460 million fine concerned preferential treatment for Google’s own services in search results, while a separate €430 million penalty addressed restrictions preventing app developers from freely directing customers towards alternative purchasing channels.
Search rankings remain under examination
The first infringement concerns Google’s treatment of competing online services offering hotel reservations, shopping comparisons, transport information and sports results.
Regulators concluded that Google had placed its own services in more prominent positions, sometimes providing them with enhanced visual features and search functions unavailable to competing businesses.
The Digital Markets Act prohibits designated gatekeepers from giving their own products preferential treatment when ranking services that compete with those offered by other companies.
Google has already modified its European search results in response to the Commission’s decision. The changes include revised presentations of commercial information and greater prominence for independent comparison services.
The company maintains that direct information previously available through its search engine may become harder for consumers to obtain.
For competitors, however, the question is whether Google’s adjustments provide genuine commercial opportunities or merely alter the appearance of search results without changing the underlying distribution of traffic.
Google Play fees face scrutiny
The second case concerns the Google Play application marketplace, where developers have historically depended on Google’s infrastructure to distribute software and sell subscriptions.
Under the DMA, developers must be able to inform customers about alternative offers and direct them towards purchasing arrangements outside the platform, including their own websites.
The Commission found that Google’s restrictions and fees had limited that freedom.
Although the company may charge for certain services associated with acquiring customers, the Commission concluded that the level and duration of its steering-related charges exceeded what the legislation permits.
Google has since adjusted its external-offers arrangements. European officials are examining whether those changes provide developers with a commercially workable alternative to transactions processed through Google Play.
The issue has consequences for subscription services, digital publishers and software companies seeking to maintain direct relationships with their customers.
A formal ability to direct consumers elsewhere is of limited benefit if the financial conditions make such transactions uneconomic.
Enforcement enters a more demanding phase
The Digital Markets Act was designed to address market practices that conventional competition investigations often took years to resolve.
Rather than requiring regulators to establish a new infringement through lengthy proceedings in every instance, the legislation imposes specific obligations on companies designated as gatekeepers.
The Commission’s DMA enforcement framework allows regulators to examine whether those obligations are being followed and to impose financial penalties when they are breached.
Google’s July fines represented an important enforcement decision. The current review concerns the company’s subsequent conduct and the practical effects of its compliance measures.
The continuation of discussions does not itself establish a fresh infringement. Further penalties would require an additional regulatory determination.
Google also faces broader obligations concerning the sharing of search data with competing providers, an issue addressed in a separate Commission decision issued in July.
These obligations concern access to anonymised information about searches, rankings and user interactions that competing search engines may need to improve their own services.
Taken together, the measures represent a substantial intervention in how Google’s European business operates.
Transatlantic tensions complicate the dispute
The proceedings have acquired a political dimension because most of the largest companies affected by the DMA are American.
President Donald Trump has criticised European penalties against US technology companies and threatened trade measures in response to what his administration regards as discriminatory regulation.
Brussels maintains that the legislation applies according to market position and commercial conduct, regardless of nationality.
European regulators must nevertheless enforce their decisions in an environment where competition policy has become entangled with wider trade relations between the United States and the European Union.
Google’s financial exposure extends beyond the €890 million imposed in July. Continued non-compliance could lead to further regulatory proceedings, while changes to the company’s services may also affect advertising revenue and its relationships with commercial partners.
The immediate assessment will concentrate on whether competing search services receive fair treatment and whether application developers can direct customers towards alternative transactions without unjustified restrictions.
The Commission has not announced a date for its final assessment. Its decision will help establish how far Europe’s digital competition legislation can change the conduct of companies whose platforms occupy central positions in online commerce.
In our relentlessly optimized world, Justin Neuman calls for more nothing. More time for both adults and kids to engage in free, unstructured play. More opportunities to play games without competition or scoring. More chances to do things without needing to produce outputs or achieve goals. More “transitional spaces” through which we can practice, imagine, and think.
For years, I’ve commuted on foot from Grand Central Station to 14th Street, 30 blocks, give or take. I told myself it was exercise, or that I was saving the subway fare, or that I liked the air. But the truth is I was thinking. Or rather, I was letting thinking happen. The lecture I couldn’t outline at my desk would assemble itself somewhere around 34th Street, the important points falling into sequence with my footfalls, the argument clarifying as if the motion itself were doing the editing. I wasn’t working on the lecture. I was walking in it, the way my kids were playing in Catan.
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