Month: May 2025

This camera as small as ambitious is not perfect, but almost

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There are cameras that arrive with so much noise that it is impossible to ignore them. The DJI OSMO POCKET 3 It has been one of the most commented in recent months by its size, its versatility and its surprising performance for video. But … is it as good as they say? In this New 24/7 episode published in the YouTube channel Se xatakaour partner intends to find out: record with her for a whole month as the only main camera, getting to record resources for videos such as the Versus of the Samsung Galaxy A56 against the iPhone 16E. “I have asked to use it only as my main video camera,” he says at the beginning. Neither loose tests nor support clips: a real and continuous use. What comes from there? The first thing that attracts attention is how much such a small format can give. “The first time I saw the Osmo Pocket I judged her quite bad Because I thought something so small could not record anything well. ” And yet, the thing changes after several days recording real plans for other Xataka videos. There are strengths that do not take long to appear. The stabilization of three axes, the automatic approach, the Face Track mode. “It works quite well, it is fast and does not have many failures.” And the design with folding OLED screen 90 degrees makes you record yourself as simple than it seems. But there are also decisions that surprise. And not for good. What about the digital zoom? And why can’t you record vertically without trimming resolution? The camera allows you to record vertically, but it does so digitally the image. And although that can be enough for social networks, It is not ideal To get the most out of the sensor. How is it possible that you have to install an APK today if you use Android? Throughout the video, advanced functions such as recording in logarithmic, settings in 10 bits and wireless microphone performance are tested. There is also talk of autonomy, fast charging and accessory pack. At this point, it should be specified: autonomy is approximately an hour and 50 minutes recording at 4k at 60fps, which can be extended up to about 3 hours and 20 minutes with the battery grip. Now, not everything is as round as it seems. And some things could directly improve. As for the zoom, during the first tests it offered quite poor results, but after a Firmware updateDJI has managed to improve. It is not perfect, but at least now it is usable in specific situations. “It is one of the most useful and comfortable cameras that I have ever tried to create content,” concludes our partner. But that means that it deserves what it costs? And that has no rival in its format? Give it to the play. Because this time, the 24/7 is for this interesting camera. And if you want to know more about other outstanding devices in the world of photography, we invite you to read our articles about the Canon Eos R1 and OM System OM-3. Images | Xataka In Xataka | Photographing the sun with a mobile was until recently a chimera. We have done it with the living X200 Pro

Spain has been an untouchable power of Mediterranean tourism for years. A country steps on your heels: Türkiye

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With tourism recovering (and even overcoming) the pulse I had before the pandemic, Spain is not the only country that seeks break records and crowned at the top of the podium of international destinations. About 2,500 kilometers from the Iberian Peninsula there is another country, also bathed in the Mediterranean, with a powerful offer of beaches, culture, heritage and gastronomy that struggles for Get a hole in it World top 3 of tourism, a select club now basically reserved to France, Spain and the US. Which? Türkiye. All this accompanied, of course, of a powerful flow of billions of dollars in income for the sector. A for the Top 3. Türkiye is determined to increase at the top of the world tourism ranking. He left it Of course in April his minister of the branch, Mehmet Nuri Ersoyduring a forum organized in Eruzurum, northwest of the country: “In 2024 we managed to become one of the four largest tourist economies in the world, but we will not stop there. Our goal is to be among the first three countries in tourism.” Same message He movedThese days Mehmet İşler, vice president of the Turkish Hotel Federation (Türofed), insisting that the “objective” of the sector is to turn the nation into “one of the three main” powers in the sector. “We have gone from being an affordable holiday destination to be a recognized tourist center,” He claimed in statements collected by Hürriyet Daily Newsthe oldest newspaper in Türkiye. How many tourists do they receive? According to The data Disseminated by his Ministry of Tourism and Culture, in 2024 Türkiye received 62.3 million visitors who translated into income from value of 61.1 billion of dollars. The figure however has a “but”: those 62.3 million include both the 52.6 million of international tourists who passed through the country during the year as the nearly 10 million Turks residing abroad and visited their homeland. The nuance does not mean that the trend of international tourism has been clearly positive in Türkiye. Those 52.6 million foreign visitors suppose A historical record and Improve 9% The result of 2023. The rise also moved to the money generated by the sector: the 61.1 billion dollars registered by the Turkish Statistical Institute (Tüik) reflect an year -on -year increase of 8.3%. And how is 2025? The year has also started with the occasional joy for the Turkish industry, although with nuances. The income flow grew 5.6% during the first quarter to place in 9,450 million Of dollars, but the general balance of visitors was not so good: it stayed at 6.7 million foreign tourists, 5% less than last year. The objectives for this year are ambitious, according to Hürriyet Daily: reach 65 million visitors and shoot the billing at 64,000 million dollars. Expanding the photo. To appreciate the growth of Turkish tourism, however, to take perspective and follow its evolution over the last years. He Historical record De Türsab show that in 2017 the country received around 32.4 million foreign visitors. In 2024 they were 52.6 millionso the increase was 62% in less than a decade. In cash and sound money, that boom resulted in an increase even greater of income Climbing in the ranking. Thanks to this growth Türkiye sneaked first in the Top 10 of the great international destinations and climbed positions in that table. The World Population Review website places it in The sixth place In 2024, behind France, Spain, USA, China and Italy. In other classifications (2023) occupies the fifth. It would actually be various criteria When ordering destinations, such as the flow of international travelers, the weight of the tourism sector or the volume of income. During Your intervention In Erzurum, Ersoy claimed that Turkey managed World Tourism Organizationhe trusted to be fourth in 2024. Important how much … and where. The growth of Turkish tourism does not respond only to the attractiveness of Istanbul or Capadocia, its landscape and gastronomy or the government’s commitment to boost the sector. 2024 data show that it has managed to become strong in certain key markets, such as Russian or Iranian. The first, who now see their flights to Europe for The answer From the West to the war in Ukraine, they grew 6% to add 6.7 million of travelers, almost 13% of the total. Iran received about 3.2 million tourists, 31% more than the previous year. Other key markets were the German, the second main issuing market, with 6.6 millionthe British (4.4 million) or the Bulgarians (2.9), also of course from the Turkish citizens who live outside the country and fly to visit their nation. In 2024 they touched the 10 million. In the first three months of the year the demand punctured in the Russian, German and Iranian markets, so Türsab trusts in alleviating its fall with China, Germany or the United Kingdom. The figures import (all). Turkey tourist emerge is interesting because it has not only translated into more visitors. That trend has come accompanied by greater income flow in a country that, Recognize Ersoyit has been proposed to “prioritize quality over quantity”. “The objective is not only to increase the number of visitors, but go to tourists with high expenses not related to accommodation.” For now, 2025 would have started with an increase in almost 5% In the average spending per traveler. And how does Spain affect? Spain and Türkiye may be separated by thousands of kilometers, but in a way they point to the same markets thanks to their heritage offer, Sun and beach. Although their sector drinks largely from Russian and Iranian markets, Turkish hotels have attracted an intense flow of German and British travelers, very relevant markets for Spanish tourism. Only in 2024 both countries added 20% of foreign demand. Turkish growth in those key points could threaten that of Spain, which It goes now Towards the barrier of 100 million of foreign travelers. In his favor Türkiye has another great asset: prices. Although the fees of their hotels … Read more

take the sea to its interior cities

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China has been paid for a long time Megaconstructions. Some of the most important projects in recent years have had China as the main country. Your approach differs from the Torres Carrera that we see between Saudi Arabia and Arab Emirates: Chinese works are looking to unite the territory with huge bridges either impossible tunnels. Within that ambition are channels such as Pinglu that They look take the sea to the interior cities. And everything is part of China’s strategy to master the world market. Pinglu channel. After years of planning, in 2023 the works of this channel located in the Guangxi region began that will connect the Yu interior river with the Gulf of Tonkin, located in the controversial and transcendental sea of ​​southern China. It will be key to the transport of goods, since the channel will save 560 kilometers away that must be traveled by roads. The channel is expected to be able to start moving merchandise in December of 2026 and the cost of the project points to be about 9.3 billion euros. And all the figures surrounding the project are rimbombantes. Colossal. Pinglu’s is the First big channel built in China from the Foundation of the Popular Republic and talk about channels such as Panamaa vital point for worldwide tradeeither The future Sena-NorteIt implies talking about elements that are authentic wonders of hydraulic engineering, as well as capital importance in globalization. He Pinglu channel It will be ambitious in the length that will cover, 134 kilometers, but also for its role in China’s strategy. Ships with up to 5,000 tons of dead weight and dimensions of 90 meters of length, 15.8 manga and five draft are expected. Your system will be based in two locks 300 meters long and 34 wide that will allow to exceed unevenness up to 65 meters. Beyond saving the unevenness, these locks are being built so that they operate quickly, opening and closing in a short time to expedite the paths. Mass work in record time. Of those 134 kilometers long, just 6.5 kilometers are new, but for the rest they have had to adapt the rivers to accommodate the ships. To do this, more than 50 million cubic meters of material have been moved and the total excavation is expected to be more than 339 million cubic meters. This is more than three times the volume of the Monumental dam of the three throats. Beyond the technology that the locks are being equipped, a concrete mixture designed for Resist marine water erosion For more than 100 years, minimizing maintenance. And if it begins to operate in 2026, as planned, there will barely seven years since the firm approach of the work began and three since it began to be built. Controversies. Moving that amount of land and doing it in certain areas close to the rivers has a problem: the ecosystem of some species may be endangered. Environmental concerns revolve around this, since the works are carried out very close to mangroves, which could be seen affected for the works. Strategic trade. However, 5,000 -ton ships are considerably smaller than others that cross the Panama Canal and that of Suez (which can exceed 65,000 tons), but the idea is that these ships arrive from the interior areas to the marine ports and, from there, follow their destination as part of the great dream of Xi Jinping: the New Silk Route. Because the Pinglu channel is closely linked to this new commercial corridor and connect the western interior and southwest China with international markets is a very important part of this strategy of the country to strengthen and diversify the export and import routes of the country to the rest of Asia, Africa and above all, Europe. Hopes. Apart from that improvement in the commercial connection, China expects the pinglu channel Reduce transport costs. A ship is considerably cheaper than other media such as trucks, trains and airplanes, so they expect saving of about 725 million dollars annually. In addition, it will contribute to decongesting traffic in the region, a problem that the country suffers in its most industrial areas. In addition, although the project is mainly for transport, wait to bring improvements in water management for irrigation, but also serve as a measure of avoiding floods in the area. Beyond pinglu. As dizziness that are their figures and the short deadlines that they handle to lift pharaonic works, Pinglu’s is just one more piece in the China Geopolitical and Commercial Board. Because the country has plans for other international corridors, such as Kra in Thailand to avoid the Malaca Strait, which is another key point of the new silk route, but also more modest interior channels. For example, that of Zhejiang-Jiangxi-Guangdong, that of Jinghan or Xianggui to unite on these river highways interior regions and promote trade, as well as industries such as steel while reduce contamination of conventional road transport. And it is all of an ambitious strategy of China for promoting trade inside and outside its region and, therefore, with the objective of increase its importance in the market and global policy. Images | Guangxi Zhuang Transportation Department In Xataka | China has been building a megapuerto in Peru for eight years. It has just been released to revolutionize South America

Elon Musk turned an abandoned US factory into the most powerful supercomputer in the world. Nobody thought of the neighbors

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It would be said that Elon Musk has created A perfect circle Around what until recently it was an abandoned factory on the outskirts of Memphis. There has installed Colossusthe most monstrous supercomputer on the planet to boost AI to new limits and that it defines the future of cars (of Tesla). In order for the combo, it is complete to the richest type in the world, everything is in turn fed by the megabaterías of Tesla. A Win Win For Musk’s framework, although with a problem: the neighbors. A colossus … toxic. The story brought it This week the CNN. In the summer of 2024 Musk transformed an old abandoned factory in southwest Memphis into what he himself proclaimed as “the most powerful supercomputer on the planet.” The project, promoted by its artificial intelligence company XAIpromised to turn the city into a New Technological Mecca (The so -called “Delta Digital”) with Quality jobs and dozens of millions in taxes. However, for Botxtown residents, a mostly black and impoverished community that has lived with decades with Industrial pollutionXai’s arrival has meant a déjà vu environmental: A new source of pollution settled without clear permits, with an apparent contempt for public health. A computer that consumes. To feed “Colossus”, XAI installed 35 gas turbines capable of generating Up to 420 megawattsreleasing toxic gases Nitrogen oxidesultrafine and formaldehyde particles. The problem? Who did Without licenses of air required, welcomed to a legal exemption for temporary machinery, which according to experts does not correspond to it. The area already houses 17 polluting facilities, and various studies indicate that the risk of cancer in the area quadrupple acceptable levels For the EPA. Memphis also has the higher rates of children’s hospitalizations by asthma in all Tennessee. Realities. While the mayor of Memphis, Paul Young, celebrated the transformative potential of the project and anticipated more technological investment, local leaders such as state representative Justin Pearson They have denounced have been excluded from the process. The lack of transparency adds to an obvious regulatory collapse: an installation with the power of an electric plant operating without permits in the middle of a residential neighborhood. To this we must add the most recent thermal snapshots (image below) that indicate that at least 33 of the turbines They were operational in April. Following the controversy, XAI finally requested permission for 15 of them and withdrew 12, but, as CNN counteddamage to trust is made. Promises Project defenders say that “leading standards in emissions” will be achieved, but residents see the employer repeat: Employment promises well paid that do not specify (because the reality is that the data centers use very few), while the environmental load falls on those who have less resources to defend themselves. Plus: The story of Botxtown It is not new. Already in 2021, its inhabitants achieved stop a pipeline that would cross their lands, and in 2023 they closed A sterilization plant that emitted ethylene oxide. For them, therefore, XAI is simply the last chapter of a long struggle for the right … to breathe. Innovation or regression. It is the last of the legs to be treated with the controversy. XAI installation reflects a broader national dilemma than We have counted before on the rise of artificial intelligence and its real cost. Amid the enthusiasm for turning the United States into the “Global Capital of AI” (according to New EPA Guidelines Under the government of Donald Trump), the expansion of data centers Devoradors of energy advances without a serious evaluation of its environmental implicationsespecially in vulnerable communities. The unconditional support of the Executive to Musk, one of Trump’s closest advisors, coincided with the Weakening of environmental policiesthe elimination of ecological justice programs and a rhetoric that prioritizes economic efficiency over human health. The first “stone.” The contradiction seems clear: IA is promoted as the future, but it is fed with fossil technologies of the past, generating private benefits while the risks and damage are socialized. “If innovation chains you to fossil fuels, that’s not progress,” Keshaun Pearson remembereddirector of Memphis Community Against Pollution. Thus, residents fear that what happens in Memphis is just a general essay of what could soon be replicated in similar neighborhoods throughout the country. A tireless struggle. He counted An NBC report That in Botxtown, indignation coexists with fatigue. Many, such as Sarah Gladney (respiratory and resident patient to a few km from the installation), feel they live in a perpetual battle. The possibility of a second meginstalization of XAI, already projected in the city, only increases the sensation of siege. “It seems that we are always at war,” He underlined. A paradox, since while local officials speak of economic transformation, neighbors simply speak of survival. In the background, the collision between the promises of peak technology and the old reality of systemic pollution raises an uncomfortable question: Who pays the price of this digital revolution? In the southwest Memphis, the answer seems sadly clear. Image | Southwings for the Southern Environmental Law Center In Xataka | Musk has created the perfect circle: Tesla’s megabers feed the AI ​​that will define their next cars In Xataka | Some researchers have disassembled the batteries of Tesla and Byd. You know which one yields better and is much cheaper

In 1963 we discovered a pre -Columbian city hidden in the jungle of Peru. It turns out that we only knew the tip of the iceberg

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Between the VII and XVI centuries the northeastern Andes of what is today Peru saw a rich civilization that planted the Incas: The Chachapoyasthe “cloud forest people.” There, between 2,000 and 3,000 meters above sea level, its people raised funeral and ceremonial constructions that over the centuries ended up devoured by weeds. One of his greatest legacies is Great Pajaténin the San Martín region. Archaeologists have known him for decades, but when studying it with new techniques, such as Lidar scanthey have been surprised. They knew only a small part of the complex. What they have found is so interesting that the World Monuments Fund (WMF) He already speaks of the greatest archaeological milestone in the region since the 80s. What happened? That Peru has just given a pleasant surprise to historians. Especially those dedicated to the study of pre -Hispanic civilizations. A few days ago the WMF) revealed that a group of researchers have identified and documented more than a hundred archaeological structures in the Great Pajaténone of the most important archaeological deposits of ABISEO RIVER NATIONAL PARKin the Peruvian Amazon. In fact It is also known as “the lost city of the Chachapoya” or “El Dorado del Antisuyo”. Why is it important? For several reasons. The study not only provides information that helps understand the settlement. It also helps us to know better the civilization to which it represents: The Chachapoya (“People of the cloud forest”), a pre -Columbian culture that flourished between The VII and XVI centuries and shone among other issues for its constructions, such as the impressive Kuelap fortressa citadel located at 3,000 meters above sea level in what is now the Luya province; or the Great Pajaténwith its circular stone buildings, decorated terraces, winding paths and platforms. And who were the Chachapoya? An outstanding part of the history of ancient Peru. As Remember the WMFthe civilization flourished between the VII and XVI in the northeastern Andes of what is now Peru, organizing around regional manors. Despite the steep terrain they managed to adapt and demonstrate their ability as architects: they built settlements with characteristic circular, friez and mausoleum constructions. Not just that. They also managed to resist the thrust of the Inca, although they ended up subjected in the fifteenth century. What have they discovered exactly? The Great Pajatén is known For decadesis in an environment cataloged by UNESCO And archaeologists had already been in charge of examining it before. In fact, in the 60s they documented 18 structures and time later, in the 80s, they expanded the list to the 26 elements. Now the experts They have discovered that was just the tip of the iceberg. With the help of new techniques and resources, the expedition led by the WMF has identified more than 100 archaeological structures that give a new dimension to the settlement. So relevant is the finding that the organism speaks of the “first important discovery in the region since the 1980s.” “More than duplicate the number of known archaeological structures”, celebrate. What tells us all about the great Pajatén? A lot. The site It was discovered In 1963 And since then archaeologists consider it “one of the most notable Chachapoya sites that are preserved”, with ceremonial buildings decorated with friezes and stone mosaics that represent human figures. The problem is that experts failed to make an overall image of the Chachapoya complex or its reach. The reason? Much of its architecture was still hidden, covered by the lush vegetation of the Peruvian high jungle. That handicap and the lack of perspective had so far conditioned the image that experts had of the deposit. “Its scale, function and chronology were subject to continuous speculation”, They point out from WMFwhich recalls the “unique and highly fragile ecosystem” that surrounds the settlement, in the Abyseo River Park. To shield it the authorities even restrict tourists’ access. And what conclusions have they taken? At the entrance, researchers have confirmed that the Chachapoya presence in large pajatén can be traced to the fourteenth century. And that at least. There are certain clues that suggest “a significantly earlier occupation.” During their expedition they also detected a nearby network of pre -Hispanic paths that connect the whole with the beach, papayas or slopes, which For the WMF It supports “a broader interpretation of the complex as part of a hierarchical and interconnected territory.” “The team documented an architectural set composed of multiple interconnected sectors. This allows us to understand the great Pajatén in its true magnitude, not as an isolated set, but as part of an articulated network of pre -Hispanic settlements of different periods,” Comment Juan Pablo de la Puente, WMF manager. “This finding radically changes the dimension of the site and raises new questions about the role of Pajatén in the Chachapoya world.” How have you discovered it? If great Pajatén has been known for more than half a century and until now the dense vegetation had prevented archaeologists from deepening their study, the following question is obvious: what has changed? Why have you discovered new constructions now? The answer is simple: experts have resorted to new tools that have allowed them to see through that green mantle without altering the environment or damaging structures. The key is in the Lidar scan aerial and manual, photogrammetry, topographic record and technomorphological analysis. Thanks to them, experts have been able to get up The dense mantle of vegetation to take a look at what is underneath, map everything, study the architectural techniques used in the settlement and how it adapts to its surroundings. “Everything without damaging the delicate landscape or its architectural vestiges”, insist From the International Federation. Have you done anything else? “Thanks to the use of advanced technology, our team was able to collect extraordinary visual and scientific documentation that gives life to the great Pajatén, preserving its delicate environment,” celebrateBénédicte de Montlaur, WMF president. “Although the site remains inaccessible to most people, these tools will allow us to share their meaning.” The … Read more

The impressive impact of the rains, seen from space

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After a particularly dry years in which Spain was being put face to Sahara branch With zones severely affected for drought and A disastrous 2024this 2025 seems to have broken the streak. After a spring Exceptionally rainywith many Reservoirs showing good healthalthough The ghost of drought Still there, there is also optimism. 2024 He left exhausted fields In good part of the country. But 2025, at least for now, has given them a break. And that is something that we can see with a comparison in satellite view about Spanish reservoirs and fields. Bewilderment. This year’s spring is being a puzzle. The Azores anticyclone, a dorsal from central Europe and a continuous transfer of low pressures systems has contributed to A really strange situation With storms, some very intense, hail and rains. March has been one of the Rainy Since 1961, when records began to be taken. It is only behind 2018 and 2013, with rainfall in a generalized way, widely exceeding average values. In May too We have seen unusual storms And the big question is what will imply that for traditionally dry summers in many parts of the Peninsula. Certainties. What we know is that there are areas where this shadow of drought seems to have dissipated. There are points in which the authorities already They are raising drought restrictions And transvases are also prepared equivalent to twice the annual consumption throughout an autonomous community –The Tajo-Segura-. And an area in which it seems that optimism reigns is in eastern Catalonia. The region suffered a devastating drought between 2021 and 2024 that forced measures not to end the reservoirs. There were no certainties that it would have entered a ‘Megasquía‘, but of course the situation was worrying. What we can be sure is that, in view of satellite, vegetation, rivers, lakes and reservoirs have gained ground this year. Green outbreaks. Different Catalan regions are very evident examples. In the suquera dam we see not only green in general, but also that the dam and the river has regained lost ground. In Lleida, beyond the rotation of crops, more of the same. There are many other examples throughout the geography related to reservoirs and green areas around its surroundings. Obviating crops, irrigation and with rotation in some cases, in the images in which there are natural green areas we can see what they are … well, more green. In the case of Almendra reservoir in Salamancaalthough the reservoir occupies less space this year, the green areas are somewhat more ‘bright’. Valencia after the Dana. On October 29, the water razed localities of the East of Castilla-La Mancha-Letur- and, above all, Valencian territory and part of the Alicante. In the satellite comparison, we can see that green has taken over the panoramic view from space, but with an important counterpart. As they point in The Valencian mercantilethat green of the cultivation fields may be due to greater exuberance, but not of the crops, but of the “weeds” that flourish in abandoned terrain. The effect of the Dana on the Albufera is also notable, which received Much of the weight of dragged waste from the localities to the south of Valencia. Unequal. In spite of everything, the enthusiasm for rains in general has not reached A concrete area of ​​the country: the Southeast. Alicante this Above last year’s data, but without reaching the average of the last decade, Murcia has Orange/red reserves and Almería is another of the red lanterns. While Andalusia has registered Fantastic data, Almeria reserves are found around 11%. In satellite images we see that they have some green sprouts, but in general the capacity of their reservoirs is not at the level that it should and we see that this problem of Almería with water has become a situation chronicle. Now, although spring has been generous, summer will have the last word about whether we abandon the drought … or not. What is clear is that Satellite images are very different To what was captured in May two years ago, where green gave all the prominence to the Marrol. Images | Sentinel-2 Copernicus In Xataka | “Thank you so much, reservoirs.net”: Spanish men are developing a peculiar obsession with swamps

Japan has made an airport not lose a suitcase in 30 years. Now you have to achieve another milestone: that it does not sink

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Now that that moment of the year is approaching where millions of travelers prepare to face the flights that will take them to the long -awaited holidays, an airport room is also ready for the arrival of one of those evils assumed as part of the package: the lost or lost suitcases. Although there is an exception. In Japan an airport has erected as the most efficient of the planet. They have been three decades Without losing luggage. His problem is another, and is underground. 30 years without a complaint. As we said, in a sector where loss is almost evil assumed by travelers, the Kansai International Airportin Japan, it offers an amazing anomaly: in its three decades of operationhas never lost a suitcase, a baby cart, a couple of skis or a single bag. The feat, which its employees describe with modesty as a simple consequence of following the rules, has made Kansai a reference of silent efficiency. Serving the regions of Osaka and Kyoto, and with 30 million passengers International a year, its record cannot be attributed to a low volume of traffic. What distinguishes it is meticulous attention to detail: from aligning the handles of the suitcases to facilitate their collection until they personally deliver fragile or bulky objects directly in the hands of the passenger. In Xataka Nobody wants to spend three hours on a Saturday. And that’s why hypermarkets go down Operational discipline. Had in Japan Times Tsuyoshi Habuta, supervisor of one of the luggage manipulation companies in Kansai, which behind there is no special training or secret systems. According to him, merit lies in Comply with established processes And act carefully: each suitcase is treated as something valuable, not only for its content, but for what it represents for the passenger. Your team manages some 3,000 pieces a dayand the manipulation procedure of is a ballet Synchronized revisions and cross controls. Each piece is counted not only at the time of check-in, but also during and after the flight. The workers inspect that the number of packaged packages coincide exactly with those downloaded, both in the airplane warehouse and in the safety control rooms. If something does not block, the search begins immediately. The rule of the quarter hour. Plus: There is a tacit rule. Deliver all luggage in the collection zone in less than fifteen minutes From landing is a priority. This system is what has made the airport a world reference of efficiency, being awarded eight times with international awards for its excellence in the delivery of luggage. Airport Aerial View Omotenashi philosophy. Behind this impeccable history is also the Japanese concept of omotenashior hospitality as art. According to testimonies of the workers themselves collected by NPRcommitment is not only with logistics efficiency, but with the happiness of the passenger. For them, excellence is not an objective achieved but a constant improvement, fueled by the humility of learning every day and the responsibility of representing Japanese quality to the world. This collective attitude generates an organizational culture where The error is not allowednot for fear of punishment, but for professional pride. Wonder of engineering. The airport, opened in 1994, is built entirely About an artificial island In Osaka Bay and remains one of the infrastructure projects more ambitious and expensive Never performed. Conceived to relieve the saturation of the Osaka airport, Kansai has evolved to become the third busiest airport from Japan. Its initial construction cost around 14,000 million dollars, but with expansions and adjustments it has reached an estimated value of 20,000 million in 2008figure that, adjusted to current inflation, could double. Endowed with characteristics such as flexible asphalt tracks capable of resisting earthquakes and a high structure on 900 hydraulic cats that allow leveling the terminal as the ground sits, the airport has even resisted the devastating Kobe earthquake 1995 without compromising its operation. Osaka Bay Marine bed The problem: it sinks. It We count a while ago. Despite all his technological advances, Kansai faces a persistent and increasingly worrying threat: It is sinking. Since its inauguration, the airport has already descended about 11.5 meters And it is expected that another additional four meters could descend before 2056, approaching dangerously to the sea level. This situation is due to the fact that it was built on land earned to the sea, a highly compressible alluvial clay base that, under the weight of the artificial island, releases water and contracts, causing the progressive sinking of the soil. Although engineers have tried to accelerate land consolidation through “sand drains” (deep holes stuffed with sand to evacuate moisture), the settlement was not completed before starting construction, and the effects continue to accumulate over time. {“Videid”: “X8ST3IM”, “Autoplay”: False, “Title”: “Japan ride generated with Sora”, “Tag”: “”, “Duration”: “17”} Fight against the sea. In 2018, a powerful typhoon flooded one of the slopesconfirming that the problem is not theoretical or distant. In response, the containment dike rose in 2.7 meters To prevent future floods, but experts agree that these measures are palliative and will not be enough in the long term without a large -scale intervention. Yes, the airport is designed to adjust structurally and adapt to the movements of the land, but the geological environment itself (that species of “wet sponge” of loose clay) represents a continuous and silent threat. Every centimeter that descends more compromises its future viability, and although for now it remains an example of advanced engineering, the countdown to its physical obsolescence has already begun. In Espinof I’ve seen ‘Rogue One’ after finishing ‘Andor’. I still have the impression that they are two half films forced to meet Monument with expiration date. In summary, Kansai is a fascinating paradox: a symbol of what human engineering can achieve and a reminder of the limits that imposes nature. While continuing to operate effectively recognized worldwide (With its unmatched record of delivery of luggage without losses), its future survival asshole a complex equation between technology, resources and political decisions. Without large … Read more

The millionaire idea that was born after the launch of the iPhone 5

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There are many business models, but to charge people to queue for them is one that, perhaps, we did not see coming. Robert Samuel is the founder of SAME OLE LINE DUDES, a company Newyorkina company with 45 employees and more than 13 years operating. Where does it come from. In 2012, Apple launched the iPhone 5. Robert Samuel, who worked in the AT&T sales department, I knew that huge queues would be generated In New York to buy one, so he decided to publish an advertisement in Craiglist (a fairly popular advertisement platform in the United States) offering to line up to get the phone. Someone decided to pay three hours for his time and, at the time Robert was about to pay, the client informed him that he had placed the online order and no longer needed to buy it physically. Robert’s response? Sell ​​your place in line for 100 dollars, leave the last to the tail, and sell your place again until you get $ 300. There he deduced that queuing was a good business. The boom of the chronuts. A year later, in 2013, New York was involved in the fever of the Cronuts. They were literally a crazy night between a croissant and a donut. The Americans went crazy and made long lines to buy them. This shot Robert Samuel’s orders, and ended up making the meme A company that has 45 workers. SAME OLE LINE DUDES. Spanish translated as “the same usual uncles queue”, SAME OLE LINE DUDES It is a company that It has been operating since 2012 And it gives what his name promises: workers who queue for you. Purchase of concert tickets, go to a fashion cafeteria for an order, or go to the launch event of an iPhone so that you are the first to have it. They have even covered the necessary row to enter the especially media judgment of Sam Bankman-Fried, leader of the FTX crypto and accused of fraud. Prices. This company buys something very simple: your time. The minimum is two hours, with a price of $ 50. They offer packages of four, six, eight and … up to 24 hours for $ 600. Of course, these are the basic services to save tail. Paying more, we can get more. On average, The time is around 25 and 37.5 dollars. The services. Queuing is fine, but picking up your order and hand over at home is even better. For only 65 dollars an hour, the company queu you, buy your order and give it to you at home. You wait in restaurants (including groups of people), errands, Movingmessaging … The company accepts all kinds of proposals, adapting the price to the type of request. Of course, if it rains, it snows, it is hot or the time is complicated, the price of the hour rises three more dollars. Creating trend. Same Ole Line Doubes was a pioneer in this trend, followed by many other companies with the same background idea. TaskRabbit has a specific option for Taskers queue for youand even in China is a trend (especially in the hospital) to accompany and help in simple tasks in exchange for money. Image | Chatgpt In Xataka | We have known how to eliminate the tails of the attraction parks. Disney keeps them for something

When Ibáñez lost Mortadelo’s rights in 1985 he created a new magazine where they would have another name: ‘I and I’ ‘

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In 67 years of life, Mortadelo and Filemón have lived a relatively placid existence: always under the authorship of its creator, Francisco Ibáñez, and published by the successive publishers who have held their rights. Sure? Well, not quite. Basic and officially, this is so, but in his career we find numerous potholes. Secret cartoonists who replaced Ibáñez without their permission, fighting for the rights of the characters, long seasons without charging … or the six criticism weeks in which the author published his creatures avoiding mentioning them. This is the story of ‘I and me’. The schism started in 1985, when Francisco Ibáñez left Bruguera, the editorial veteran who had been publishing the characters since 1958. The reason was the author’s discontent with the treatment of the editorial: he lived under asphyxiating work pressure, having to produce about forty weekly pages of Mortadelo For headers who multiplied: ‘Mortadelo’, ‘Super Mortadelo’, ‘Mortadelo Gigante’, ‘Special Mortadelo’ … It was in 1973 when the publishing house, without its permission and in need of more volume of stories, began to resort to cartoonists that they will imitate their stories to generate more stories of mortadelos. That purpose set in a study led by cartoonist Blas Sanchís, who came to have more than fifteen cartoonists and screenwriters under the name of Bruguera Equ. His work was not exactly small: They generated as many pages as the legitimate creator of the characters and even complete albums as ‘The Treasury’ or ‘The infallible growing’ comes. Bruguera Equipo developed a “Calcar Machine”, a template system that allowed copying the teacher’s comics. Although the general consensus is that, except frankly inspired copies, such as Casanyes, the stories of Bruguera Eiers lacked the grace of the originals. And most importantly: Ibáñez did not see a hard for any of it. This uncomfortable situation resulted in a legal battle, with Bruguera refusing to recognize intellectual property to Ibáñez and finally, Ibáñez marching halfing the story ‘the security preb’. The cartoonist’s march was not made public until 1986, When the press published the rupture And Bruguera had been editing things like ‘El Cochecito Leré’, a story that had previously been created for the German market (where the characters were as popular as in Spain), and performed entirely by the Bruguera Equ. In any case, Bruguera would not give much more war: he closed in 1986. Grijalbo arrives and stays with the pair of bald Bruguera’s cartoonists were very disputed in that situation, and Ibáñez was not the only discontent, because they had been charging intermittently since 1982. With Bruguera in free fall, he and others like Raf (‘Sir Tim O k Grijalbo to get the magazine ‘Guai!’, A clear imitation of the Bruguera style, but where they could not use their classic characters. Ibáñez created in this new magazine ‘Chicha, Tato and Clodoveo’, which would repeat some plot schemes of ‘Mortadelo and Filemón’, already ‘7, Rebolling Street’, a clear double page imitation of ’13, Rue del Percebe ‘. But the situation would take a new turn when in 1987 Law 22/1987 on intellectual property and copyright, which would recognize the property of the characters for the benefit of the cartoonist. Ibáñez had a free way to use them and would do it in a new Grijalbo magazine expressly created for it in 1987 … but that legally could not use the name of the characters in the header, because with that use they belonged to Bruguera. The solution was to call the magazine ‘I and I’, in what would be a very strange commercial decision: Mortadelo appeared as a claim (and Thus had been publicized In the magazine ‘Guai!’), But not mentioned on the cover. Ibáñez would not get away from the ghost of the apocryphal cartoonists, because their ‘chicha, tato and clodoveo’ would continue in their original head, but made by other artists without accrediting. Only six numbers later, the magazine closes, it is not clear why: the most possible reason is that Grupo Z (new owner of the rights of Bruguera, which would exploit from its seal editions b) pressed to Grijalbo. Six months later, in December, Ibáñez for editions B, which in all this time had been publishing since 1986 Mortadelo stories illustrated by apocryphal cartoonists, such as ‘The Transmutant Ray’. They are black times for the characters: Although Ibáñez’s return at number 49 of the new ‘Mortadelo’ in February 1988 occurs in style, with the incredible cover of the character disguised as Tejero, the stories give an important downturn. Until 1991 we are in a Transition stage that, as it was later known (at that time it was an absolutely silenced issue), They would continue to perform anonymous equipment. Many of them would be drawn for what would be their apocryphal par excellence, Juan Manuel MuñozIbáñez trusted man who It would help you for decades to finish the character’s albums, until the death of the cartoonist. The volume of work that Editions B demanded was so high that Ibáñez was forced to record the scripts in cassettes to save time. As of 1991, however, Ibáñez will regain the complete authorship of the characters. The editor of edition B of that time, Julia Galán, demanded an improvement of the quality of ‘Mortadelo and Filemón’ to rescue them from the creative crisis they were going through, and the result were, since 1996 and with the disappearance of the magazines, long stories that would have been filled with references to the presenta certain levish continuity in characters and scenarios from one album to another and more cool arguments. Thus would remain until the death of Ibáñez in 2023, with Mortadelo and Filemón converted, despite these potholes, in absolute history of Spanish humor. Header | Grijalbo In Xataka | ‘Exterminius’: the alien photonovela that traumatized a generation from the pages of ‘Mortadelo’

Europe wants solar panels without forced labor. The only problem is that almost everyone comes from China

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In the early 2000s, Europe was consecrated as The largest solar energy manufacturer worldwide. After more than two decades, that dominant position is a memory against the unstoppable advance of China, which has achieved that more than 80% of global production leaves its factories. A paradigm shift. China has a very particular look of seeing the world in the long term, thanks to that philosophy he has managed to position himself as a leader in solar energy. His method has managed to manufacture cheapest solar panels thanks to a subsidy strategy, vertical integration and almost absolute control of supply chains, such as has detailed Bloombergnef. Meanwhile, European manufacturers have had to compete with those priceswhich has triggered a wave of factor closures, bankruptcies and personnel reductions. Europe’s response. The old continent wants to make its own solar panels again, but motivated by an ethical and geopolitical pressure in the sector. According to Financial TimesThe scrutiny over the Xinjiang region, in China, has grown, which concentrates about 20 % of the world production of polysilicio and where various Western governments have denounced violations of human rights and forced labor against the Uigur population. Faced with this, countries like the United Kingdom have taken a firm position. In April, the British Government declared that your state energy company may not use solar panels linked to forced labor. This ethical trend could force European solar developers to rethink their supply chain and prioritize more transparent suppliers, even if they are less competitive in price. There are already measures underway. On the one hand, in a more ambitious attempt to recover part of its energy autonomy, the EU approved last year The Net Zero Industry Law. This regulation forces to consider not only the price, but also criteria such as the resilience of the supply chain, the environmental impact and the local origin by making public purchases of clean technologies. On the other hand, European products will be prioritized in tenders to equip hospitals, public buildings and other state infrastructure with solar energy. According to Solar Power Europe for Financial Timesthis regulation could create a market of up to 9 gigawatts of solar capacity for “resilient” products already in 2026. But the numbers do not lie. The distance with China is abysmal. Today, Chinese solar panels are sold at about $ 0.09 per watt, a radical decrease from the dollar per watt in 2012, According to Bloombergnef. European companies simply cannot compete in costs compared to the scale and efficiency of the Chinese model. There is something more background. Not only is it a matter of assembly, but strategic minerals. In a broader context, starting a mine can take up to 17 years since it is activated all protocols. Instead, China has been assuring its sources of lithium, rare earths, copper and silicon for 20 years. In this way, even with the new EU regulations working perfectly, the so -called “resilience market” would cover less than 14 % of the solar capacity added in Europe, According to Financial Times. And there would be no guarantees that these panels be produced by European manufacturers: they could come from India, South Korea or other countries that do not use materials of Chinese origin. Will it go through the hoop? Here the main question that arises is: Is Europe ready to assume the political economic cost of reindustrializing its solar sector? Or will it accept the dependence of a cheap but geopolitically complex supplier? For now, the measures seem insufficient to significantly alter the structure of the market. The European energy transition progresses, but does it mounted on Chinese panelseven when their governments promote technological and ethical sovereignty speeches in commerce. Europe has aroused a race that she helped to start. Recovering the lost terrain will be difficult. The sun does not expect, and China already closed the umbrella. Image | Climate Group Xataka | Filling mirrors space is a booming business. THE OBJECTIVE: DO NOT MAKE NIGHT ON SOLAR PANELS

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