Month: March 2025

The only detail is that it is not yet deployed in combat

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The Russian Ministry of Defense has claimed to have destroyed a self -propelled Obún RCh 155 mm in Ukraine, a German manufacturing model. However, there is a detail that attracts attention: the first shipments of this piece of advanced artillery are scheduled for later this year. In other words, Moscow claims to have eliminated a vehicle that, in theory, is still not part of the Ukrainian arsenal. A RCH 155 destroyed in Ukraine? The aforementioned body has shared one of its usual reports through His official telegram channel. In the message collected by TassThe entity details a series of operations carried out on the battlefield, including alleged casualties and destroyed military equipment. Towards the end of the statement, where the affected objectives are listed, the following message appears: “The enemy has lost up to 475 troops, a armored transport vehicle of M113 troops, a HMMWV armored manufacturing armored vehicle and five cars. Five pieces of artillery have also been destroyed, including an RCH 155 mm German-made artillery unit and a German-manufacturing radar radar and TPQ-36 of American origin. ” A symbolic delivery. Federal Ministry of Defense (Bundesministerium der verteidigung) of Germany announced in mid -January that the first RCH 155 to Ukraine had been delivered. That unit, however, was not intended for the battlefield. At least not for the moment. The idea was to remain on German soil for Ukrainian soldiers They could be trained for several months. The first six of the 54 Obuses RCH 155 in charge of Knds, the German-French manufacturer, should arrive before the end of the year. In fact, Ukraine would even receive them before Bundeswehr, the German army. This raises an unknown: if deliveries have not yet begun, how is it possible for Russia to claim to have destroyed one on the battlefield? Is it an error, propaganda or an early delivery? An advanced vehicle. Still surrounded by uncertainty and skepticism around Russian statements, what is a fact is that the RCH 155 It stands out as an avant -garde artillery system. It is a way on wheels that combines mobility, precision and a high degree of automation. Its design allows to operate with only two crew, reach 54 km away and shoot in motion. Automation is one of the pillars of RCH 155. Its completely autonomous load system promises to reduce the need for personnel and expedite operations, while its connectivity with advanced networks will allow you to integrate effortlessly into digital combat ecosystems. However, he is not exempt from criticism: his charger only admits 30 projectiles, which implies frequent recharges and can compromise his performance. Images | Knds (1, 2) In Xataka | For the first time we have seen a photo taken by the US ultrasecreto space plane. But the most surprising is not the photo

He will be in Catalonia and will support the Alba syrrtron

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Little by little, projects of some ambition are flourishing that seek to put Spain on the map of the semiconductor industry. One of them is The Godic planan initiative led by the Asturian company Nanoker, the Burgos Hiperbaric and the Basque Electronic Fagor with the purpose of developing advanced silicon carbide chips. In addition, Spain also actively participates in the tuning of The new European pilot line which seeks to lead the integration and encapsulation of components and electronic systems. The Spanish institution that is involved in this plan is the CSIC Barcelona Microelectronics Institute (IMB-CNM-CSIC), a center that has a lot of experience in both microelectronics and in advanced techniques for manufacturing integrated circuits. Precisely this is one of the institutions that participate in the project that stars this article: Innofab. Although the governments of Spain and the Generalitat approved it at the end of 2023 is now when it seems to be taking shape. An integrated avant -garde circuit factory for 2028 INNOFAB will be a state -of -the -art semiconductor factory that will be housed in the Catalan town of Cerdanyola del Vallès, which is located just 6 km from the center of Barcelona. This installation will cost approximately 392 million euros and will be financed with funds from the Plan Plan Generation of the European Union, as well as with capital contributed by the governments of Spain and the Generalitat. Construction works will begin soon with the purpose of the plant starting chips in 2028. The INNOFAB project is led by the Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology and will reside very close to the Autonomous University of Barcelona and the Alba Sincrotron A priori everything looks good, but there are two things that are worth not overlooking. The first is that 392 million euros seem scarce if we keep in mind that a manufacturing plant of integrated avant -garde circuits such as, for example, those that are those that TSMC is building in Arizona (USA) or the one Intel plans to point on Magdeburg (Germany), it costs some 30,000 million euros. On the other hand, its installation in Cerdanyola del Vallès is not casual. The INNOFAB project is led by the Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology and will reside very close to the Autonomous University of Barcelona and the Alba synchrotron. Its purpose is to develop, as I have mentioned a few lines above, next -generation semiconductors, but it will not be conventional chips; They will be integrated circuits in which advanced materials, such as graphene, will be used to unmark silicon semiconductors whose production It is controlled by Asia and the USA. The role of the Alba synestron will be crucial in this installation. A syncrotron is a circular electron accelerator that is used to analyze the properties of matter at the atomic level, such as various types of materials, or even proteins. Alba resides inside the building that you can see in the cover image of this article. When the INNOFAB factory is ready, this particle accelerator will allow to analyze at an atomic scale Candidate materials to be used in the production of semiconductors. And the properties of integrated avant -garde circuits. An important note is that Innofab will not produce chips in large quantities; Its role will be to develop advanced technologies that will then be commercially exploited in other plants. This role in a way justifies that its cost is somewhat less than 400 million euros. In any case, it is a very interesting project that is worth following the track very closely. Image | ABMARTINEZBONILLO In Xataka | Spain’s milestone in nuclear fusion: the first plasma produced by the Smart reactor invites us to optimism

The store is full of discounts and gifts

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Birthdays are to celebrate them in style, and of course it was not going to be different with the 5th anniversary of Huawei Store here in Spain. We have a golden opportunity to take many of your products for much less money, All also with gifts and promotions. And eye: because this promotion includes the new Forearc, which have just landed in the store. The Forearc arrive on time to the anniversary of Huawei Store These headphones, Huawei’s first Open-Ear, are designed to offer the most comfortable experience possible. This is something that is very enhanced by its triangular design of 140.º, and in fact, they are ideal for sports Thanks to its IP57 resistanceso they will be very resistant to water, sweat and dust. Obviously, they are also perfect to be our classmates on a day -to -day basis, both in our leisure time and at the time of working (it offers ultrastable calls so that we do not have to have the phone in our hand). For the latter, its noise cancellation will come great, although they also give us the option of hearing everything we have around us thanks to its open design. And of course, All without forgetting that its sound is great. These new headphones arrive in three different colors (green, black and gray) and have a departure price of 119 eurosbut if we use the exclusive code AFRC30XATAKAwe will get 30 euros discount (it will be available until next March 16). In addition, if we take advantage of the anniversary of Huawei Store we will take 12 months of the headset replacement service, which allows us to acquire a medium price headset if one of the two is lost to us. * Some price may have changed from the last review A promotion loaded with discounts, gifts and sales flash Although the product of the moment is undoubtedly the new Forearc, we cannot ignore that we have a lot of advantages right now when buying the vast majority of Huawei products. The anniversary promotion, which will last until March 24offers different discounts according to each category. Are the following: Smartwatch: Up to 50% discount. Portable: Up to 37% discount. Audio: Up to 25% discount. Tablet: up to 18% discount. In addition to the own discounts that all products have on offer, we also have an exclusive code to save a little more. This code, A5ANIV12XAwill save us 12% in all Huawei Store products with a single exception: the Watch Ultimate Design. In addition, the points that we will win in the store for each purchase are multiplied by five. Among all the products that we can buy right now, we leave you a selection of some of the most interesting just next. MATEROBLY D16 If we are looking for a laptop and want a light and powerful option, the Matebook D16 is an option that Huawei Store’s anniversary leaves at a very good price. Its usual price is 899 euros, but right now it is reduced to 599 euros. Now, using the code that we say a little higher (A5ANIV12XA) we will reduce its price to 527.12 euros. In this case, the laptop, which is 16 inches, comes with an Intel Core i5 processor of 12.ª generation. In addition, the memory section is composed of 512 GB of storage and 16 GB of RAM. It comes with Windows 11 standard and eye because its 70 -Whish battery promises to offer us great autonomy. HUAWEI MATEROBOGY D 16 2024 12th GEN CORE I5 16GB+512GB Windows 11 Home16 Inch Space Gray * Some price may have changed from the last review GT5 PRO One of Huawei’s best watches, The GT5 ProIt is also promoting in Huawei Store. This, whose usual price is 379 euros, is now reduced to 329 euros. As with the laptop above, if we use the code A5ANIV12XA We will lower the price to the 289.52 euros. Besides, We will take an extra gift strap and some Freebuds 5i. This smartwatch can be our ideal partner to play sports, be it running, golf or what we want. In addition, it is compatible both with iOS and Android, and its battery is bestial: It is able to give up to two weeks of autonomy. Of course, we will also serve to measure several parameters of our health. * Some price may have changed from the last review Huawei Fit3 To renew Wearable spending less, we have the Watch Fit3 within the anniversary promotion. Its usual price is 159 euros, but it is now reduced to 119 euros. Using the code A5ANIV12XAwe can take it home for 104.72 euros With an extra gift strap. If we want, we can also take some Freebuds is 2 For only 9 euros more. It is a cheaper option than the previous clock and continues to offer a design that is comfortable as an elegant. Your 1.82 -inch AMOLED screen looks great And it has sensors to measure a good number of parameters, such as heart rate or blood oxygen saturation. * Some price may have changed from the last review MATEPAD 11.5 “ We also have tablets in promotion right now, as is the case with this 11.5 -inch matpad. Its PVP is the majority of the year of 349 euros, but right now it is reduced to 299 euros. As with the previous products, using the code A5ANIV12XA will stay in alone 263.12 euros. It is a great off -road option, whether we want it to work or simply for our leisure time. It comes with 8 GB of RAM and 512 GB of storage, and Highlights its 11.5 -inch screen with 120 Hz of refreshment rateas well as its great 7,700 mAh battery. In addition, it is very comfortable in the hands: it barely weighs 599 grams and has 6.85 millimeters thick. * Some price may have changed from the last review Pura 70 ultra We close this selection of products with one of the … Read more

characteristics, price and technical file

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Without making noise and without too much fanfare, Apple has just presented not one, but two iPad: iPad (2025) with processor Apple A16 And the one that concerns us in this text: iPad Air with M3 chip. There are no major changes at the design level (in the end the iPad is a very optimized recipe), so the most relevant improvement is in the new processor and what this means in terms of power and artificial intelligence. The device will be available from March 12 and its price will be exactly the same as the iPad Air with M2: From 699 euros. Without further delay, we will know him better. TECHNICAL SHEET OF IPAD AIR (2025) ipad air (m3) of 11 “ iPad Air (M3) of 13 “ dimensions and weight 247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm 460 grams 280.6 x 214.9 x 6.1 mm 616 grams screen 11 -inch Liquid Retina Resolution 2,360 x 1,640 pixels DCI-P3 True Tone Oleophug layer Integral rolling Brillo: 500 nits 11 -inch Liquid Retina Resolution 2,732 x 2,048 pixels DCI-P3 True Tone Oleophug layer Integral rolling Brillo: 600 nits processor Apple M3 Apple M3 RAM 8 GB 8 GB Internal storage 128, 256, 512 GB, 1 TB 128, 256, 512 GB, 1 TB rear camera Angular 12 MP, F/1.8 Flash True Tone Angular 12 MP, F/1.8 Flash True Tone Front camera Angular 12 MP, F/2 Angular 12 MP, F/2 battery 28.93 Wh 36.59 Wh Operating system Ipados 18 Ipados 18 connectivity WIFI 6E Bluetooth 5.3 USB Type C (USB 3) 5G (optional) LTE Gigabit (Optional) esim (optional) GPS (optional) WIFI 6E Bluetooth 5.3 USB Type C (USB 3) 5G (optional) LTE Gigabit (Optional) esim (optional) GPS (optional) others Compatibility with Apple Pencil / Pro Touch ID Apple pay Apple Intelligence Compatibility with Apple Pencil / Pro Touch ID Apple pay Apple Intelligence price 128 GB: 699 euros 256 GB: 829 euros 512 GB: 1079 euros 1 TB: 1,329 euros 128 GB: 949 euros 256 GB: 1,079 euros 512 GB: 1,329 euros 1 TB: 1,579 euros The same iPad on the outside iPad Air (2025) | Image: Apple As far as outside, we are talking about exactly the same device as last year. Is exactly the same in Dimensions, screen and weight. Equal. Thus, we are talking about a tablet available in two sizes (11 and 13 inches) that stands out for its little thickness of just 6.1 millimeters. The rear is simple, clean, as Apple has accustomed us. As for the screen, Apple has chosen to maintain what has worked so well so far. Thus, we have 11 and 13 -inch panels with 2,360 x 1,640 pixels and 2,732 x 2.048 resolution pixels, respectively, that continue to move at 60 Hz. The most remarkable thing is their compatibility with the Apple Pencil, both normal and the PRO, and with the new Magic Keyboard. A more powerful engine New Magic Keyboard | Image: Apple The key, therefore, is inside. Apple is very clear to whom this tablet is directed and it is the users of a iPad Air with M1 Chipbut above all those who still have a iPad Air with Chip A14. The M3 chip is twice as quickly as the M1 and up to three times faster than the A14. The M3 chip has eight nuclei (four performance and four efficiency), a nine -core GPU and, most importantly, A 16 -core NPU. The NPU is in charge of all artificial intelligence tasks, and that, in the Age of Apple Intelligence, is very important. The M3 chip also brings a new architecture of graphics that should greatly improve games in games. Apple Intelligence on the iPad Air (2025) | Image: Apple As Apple explained, the neural engine of the M3 chip is 60 times more powerful than that of the M1 chip, something to take into account if we are doing tasks or use low workflows. For the rest, the AI ​​of the iPad falls on the functions we already know about Apple Intelligencesuch as photo editing, emojis generation and writing help tools. As for the battery, the same capacity as the previous models, so we can expect a similar autonomy and even somewhat higher courtesy of the efficiency of the new processor. The load is executed by USB type Cas is normal in the devices of the Cupertino company. Versions and price of iPad Air (2025) iPad Air (2025) | Image: Apple He iPad Air with M3 Chip It will be available from March 12. Its price starts from 699 euros for the Wi -Fi version and 869 euros for the cell network version. As always, the final price will depend on the storage capacity and the thing remains as follows: 128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB iPad Air (2025) 11 “ 699 euros 829 euros 1,079 euros 1,329 euros iPad Air (2025) 11 “lte 869 euros 999 euros 1,249 euros 1,499 euros iPad Air (2025) 13 “ 949 euros 1,079 euros 1,329 euros 1,579 euros iPad Air (2025) 13 “lte 1,119 euros 1,249 euros 1,499 euros 1,749 euros Images | Apple In Xataka | This is how Apple Intelligence works in Spanish. It has been like catching a student with half -duties to do

We talk about the best and worst in crossover

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In the second decade of the 90s and the first of the 2000 the world in general and Spain in particular was conquered by mobile phones. Those devices They were not much less smartphones, but rather “Dumb phones” quite limited but still could have quite high prices. It was the time when mobile phones did not want to be larger, but smaller, in which the screen mattered almost nothing – because you just used it – in which the physical keyboard was absolutely fundamental and in which to send an SMS cost a small fortune. In fact, mobile phones were used for something for which they are almost or used: call. Despite their limitations, those devices –Many of them “Concha”– They caught us and marked the way to what would come later. Thanks to them they were created (and destroyed) empires – who tells Nokia and Blackberry – and we saw how experimentation in designs and benefits offered a frantic and sometimes crazy evolution. That evolution made us understand how the mobile was going to end up becoming a much more powerful device: one with which we could take photos or listen to music, for example. They were the great advance of our current smartphones, and we have done a small review of that story in the third episode of crossover, Xataka’s biweekly program and range What mixes entertainment and technology. This third program goes beyond that trip to the past with the mobiles of that first batch. Thus, Jaume Lahoz and Carlos Santa Engracia The engineerknown for its YouTube channel with almost “scientific” analysis of football matches, but there are even more surprises. For example, Jaume, Carlos and his team detail us how far we can get with the Meta Ray-Ban, review the actuality of the last days and even invite us to know the Tesla Cybercab, the autonomous taxi of this manufacturer. You can enjoy This full program on YouTubeand you can also follow the best moments of the program on Instagram (@CrosSoverofc), Tiktok (@CrosSoverofc) and Twitter (@CrosSoverofc). On YouTube | Crossover

8,000 years ago a group of farmers crossed the Aegean Sea. Its trail can still be seen in the DNA in Media Europe

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A little before 7,000 before Christ, the western hunters-gatherers and the center of the Anatolia They started cultivating. It seems likely and unimportant. But that little change ended up causing a deep social, economic and demographic reorganization of the entire European continent. And it is not an exaggeration. It was so strong that even today we can see her on the maps. PH2TER What are we talking about? Between 6,000 and 4,000 before Christ, those Neolithic Farmers of Anatolia They began to move beyond the Aegean And, progressively, they took agriculture to Europe and North Africa. They thus became the ancestral genetic component of this whole area of ​​the world. Subsequently, the arrival of the shepherds of the western steppe (the known as Yamnaya culture) He finished configuring the basic genetics of the historical peoples of Europe, but the strength of the legacy of the anatolian farmers remained very strong. Above all, in the south of the continent. How can this know? Taking into account that the databases are even more incomplete than we would like and, therefore, there is always enough speculative content, a map can be built by comparing historical and contemporary samples. On the map, you can see a spectrum in which blue represents populations with greater “genetic distance“With the neolithic anatolic farmers and the red the slightest distance. And, to tell the truth, it has enough surprises. Detlef Gronenborn, Barbara Horejs, Börner, Obe Who is who (genetically speaking)? As usually explained, in the European countries of the Mediterranean there is a greater genetic closeness with the first European farmers. Specifically, Greece and Italy are the sites with the greatest closeness. Sardinia, of which we already knew that They were a very unique genetic populationit seems that the palm is taken. As a curiosity, it seems that current anatolia is not so great. Paleogenetics for beginners. All this is still a curiosity of an amateur forum (one that presumably has serious reliability problems as we approach detail). However, it is a good example of the enormous depth that genetic studies give us to understand the intrahistory of humanity. As we said Half decade ago“Paleogenetic techniques are like Galileo’s telescope: they let us see where we could not until now, but we need to accumulate evidence, works and studies to know what is true and what is a mirage.” As happened with carbon-14 techniques (it took almost 40 years to be reliable to one hundred percent), we are about to see how the past changes. Image | PH2TER | In Xataka | The past of the future: how science changes (constantly) our way of seeing dinosaurs and the past in general

YouTube is winning the game

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Podcasting is not new, but it is living what many consider their golden age. The number of creators and listeners does not stop growing, as are the platforms trying to dominate the market. Apple Podcasts was, for many, the entrance door to this format, while Spotify, with its leadership in streaming music, became a giant. However, the balance of power has changed. YouTube has been imposed as the reference option, taking advantage of its video and audio integration, in addition to Google’s muscle and its search engine, to take advantage. The company has not hesitated to show off its domain: 1 billion monthly users already consume this type of content on their platform. YouTube already dominated the video. Now also sends in podcasts YouTube has reached 1,000 million monthly viewers As of January 2025, As Tim Katz has confirmedVice President of News Alliances. In his announcement, he also stressed that the platform remains the “most used in the United States” podcasting service, and this is relevant because it is the main global market. In 2024, according to the company, users consumed more than 400 million hours of podcasts per month on their living room devices. If we take into account these data together with those previously released by rival platforms, we can conclude that YouTube is experiencing surprising growth. Streaming platforms do not usually publish periodic reports on their performance in the podcasting market, but third -party measurements already placed YouTube last year as leader. According to Cumulus Mediathe Google platform concentrated 31% of listeners in the United Stateswhile Spotify reached 21% and Apple Podcasts 12%. As for the data provided by YouTube, the company attributes its success to efforts to reach new audiences. This has included improvements in the experience of their products so that users can discover and listen to podcasts more easily. They also claim to have incorporated more creators and optimized their income program. The company of the search engine used to have an application called Google Podcasts, who decided to close to focus completely on YouTube Music. From the latter, users can discover and reproduce episodes, alternate between audio and video with a single touch and, something key, listen to content with the Blocked screen completely free. Images | YouTube | Will Francis In Xataka | Mrbeast showed that he was the biggest youtuber of all time. Now he devastates Prime Video audiences with his contest

The new Mark Zuckerberg has celebrated his wife’s birthday

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Mark Zuckerberg has suffered one of the greater transformations seen In a millionaire. In a little less than a year, the Facebook founder has gone from being the most similar to a uniformed android that prioritized productivity Above all things, to be the CEO paradigm “Malote” With gold chain around the neck, clothes of the best fashion designers and high -end watches. However, His last great transformation We have seen her in her wife’s 40th birthday celebration, Priscilla Chan. At one time at night, Mark Zuckerberg became a music star imitating Benson Boone’s famous performance at the Grammy ceremony. A show celebration As the millionaire himself shared from Your profile on Instagram“Your wife only turns 40 once.” So, With the permission of Benson Boone himselfthe millionaire recreated the same staging as the artist made at the gala of the last Grammy awards in his interpretation of ‘Beautiful Things’. Mark Zuckerberg entered dressed in an elegant tuxedo, according to the costumes of a party where all the guests dressed as a gala. At a given time of the celebration, the millionaire took the stage and flanked by two attendees, they saved him from his elegant suit to reveal the same Bright blue adjusted monkey that Boone had used in his performance. Recreation was not there. The millionaire even dared to get on the piano as the artist, although he did not show off the same agility, and chose to get out of a jump, instead of doing so with a somersault in the air as happened in the original performance. Something that surely thanked its sufferers shareholders. Luckily, Mark Zuckerberg had the delicacy of not including the original audio of his performance and chose to accompany him with ‘Sorry i’m here for sumone else’ of the same artist. Touch the image to go to the original message It wasn’t Mark Zuckerberg’s “jewel” Zuckerberg’s house parties They are increasingly common Since the millionaire has completed what is already known as “”Zuckissance“(Combination of Renaissance and Zuckerberg), in an attempt to approach the target audience of their social networks. However, his wife’s birthday was an occasion that was well worth celebrating with a jewel that can rarely be seen. In a new sample of taste for very high -end watches that the millionaire has acquired in recent months, Mark Zuckerberg wore on his wrist a very limited edition of the Rolex Cosmography Daytona Reference 6269valued at just over 1.3 million dollars. He Daytona 6269 It is one of the most rare and exclusive watches, of which it is believed that there are only between eight and ten copies worldwide. One of them has just appeared on the Zuckerberg wrist. The clock known as “Diamond Jota” was manufactured in the mid -80s of the last century, being one of the first to bring diamond inlays. Specifically, the piece carries 44 bright diamonds in the bevel, and 240 diamonds in the sphere. The schedule indicators are sapphires and both the box and the strap are of 18 carat gold. No doubt a whim that the third greatest fortune in the world, According to Forbesmay well afford. Smiles and tears Mark Zuckerberg’s exultant happiness during his wife Priscilla’s birthday contrasts with the tense atmosphere that is lived in his other house: goal. The company continues with the guidelines of OPTIMIZATION OF YOUR STRUCTURE in the face of the development of products based on AI, which is culminating with the 5% of the template of goal under the premise of having a lower performance than required. At the same time as cut more than 3,600 jobsthe Meta CEO approved the Salary bonus increase For the company’s management and executive positions, and cut 10% rewards for shares for the rest of the workers. In Xataka | Mark Zuckerberg has put on brown and gold chains to grind more. Surveys say it still falls badly Image | Mark Zuckerberg, Benson Boone

Now there is a version says goodbye to paper money and replaces it with an app for mobile

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Digital entertainment has never been so wide. Among series, movies, video games and music, the options are almost infinite. However, sometimes what we are looking for is just the opposite: disconnect, get away from screens and notifications. To do this, nothing like reading a good book or enjoying a board game. But not even these have escaped technology. Like electronic books have changed the way we read, board games have also evolved. It is not something new: for decades there are digital versions of classics such as chess or go. But now the trend has evolved. Some board games now combine physical pieces with mobile applications. A clear example of this is Monopoly. Monopoly is modernized with an app The new version of Monopoly premieres application. The game maintains its classic board, but now it will be necessary to use the mobile phone or the tablet to manage money and starting operations. That is, what we used to do with printed bills now is done directly from the screen. The properties and any transaction are also controlled from the app. From Hasbro, monopoly owners, explain that this format “assisted by application” not only speeds up the game by assuming the functions of the bank, but also incorporates mini -games to add an extra of fun. Each player selects a file and their corresponding bank card, which together with the property cards are scanned directly from the application. Monopoly App Banking is very oriented to children and offers among the most valuable properties a rocket launch platform, a chocolate factory or a roller coaster. This updated version will be available in the United States and During the year in Europe. It should be noted that the classic versions of the game and their expansions are still available. Modernizing a classic does not mean losing its essence. Here, the app promises to optimize the games of a game that sometimes can become long and dense, even providing new mechanics to refresh the experience and make it more accessible. However, this proposal will hardly attract those who see in the board games a shelter against the omnipresence of the screens. Images | Hasbro In Xataka | Monopoly is an icon of capitalism, but it was created for the opposite: denounce and defend an alternative system

China has discovered a source of energy so massive that potentially lasts 60,000 years. The bad news: is Torio

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China sits on a virtually unlimited energy reserve. Only the Bayan Obo mine, in the Interior Mongolia region, could contain about 1 million tons of Torio, sufficient to meet the country’s energy needs for 60,000 years. In interior Mongolia. While the world, with China at the head, looks for alternatives to fossil fuels to complement the intermittent supply of renewables, the answer could be resting under our feet. More specifically, under the ground of Interior Mongolia, the Autonomous Region of China that limits the north with Mongolia. According to South China Morning Posta newly declassified 2020 study has revealed that Bayan Obo’s site could contain enough Torio to supply all the energy needs of China for millennia. Virtually unlimited. Only five years of mining waste in the largest field of rare earths in Interior Mongolia contain both Torio and the demand for US homes for the next thousand years, according to the study of China Geological Review magazine that CMP quotes. If it is exploited to the fullest, Bayan Obo’s mining complex could produce 1 million tons of thorium. We would be talking about enough production to supply China for 60,000 years, the article suggests. Context. The thorium is a radioactive element that is estimated between three and four times more abundant than uranium in the earth’s crust. Until recently, the official figures placed the Chinese reserves around 100,000-300,000 tons, in themselves of the largest in the world. With a potential of 1 million tons, Bayan Obo would go from being the largest rare land mine on a virtually unlimited Torio source. Some geologists described the finding as a change of play that would give China the worldwide control of the production of the material. Not so fast. In most cases, the thorium is obtained as a byproduct in rare earth processing (specifically, monacite) or uranium mining and phosphates. China is already the main producer of rare earths, and therefore manages large amounts of minerals containing Torio. Why don’t you exploit it commercially on a large scale? Because the thorium is a radioactive residue of delicate management. Its extraction, either by acid or alkaline digestion of Monacita, or as a recovery of mining tails, complicates waste management with the use of alkaline acids or metals that generate toxic and radioactive wastewater. Perspectives These challenges are not insurmountable, but require a regulatory framework and an important investment for the thorium to be competitive in front of Uranium in the Obtaining safe nuclear energy. And especially in front of renewable sources, which have been cheaper thanks to the exponential growth of the Chinese supply chain. However, the thorium can end up being key to reducing fossil fuel dependence (after all, renewables need batteries to offer continuous supply), and China already has Torio reactor testslike the TMSR-LF1 of 2 MW and its future scaled 10 MW version that could be ready in 2030. If the results are positive, China could end up making the jump to the first 100 MW Torio nuclear power plants. Image | Google In Xataka | The reactors of molten salts and Torio are the nuclear response to solve our energy future (and silence criticism) In Xataka | The moment of the thorium: what if we do not have to wait for the merger to have much more safer nuclear energy?

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