Month: June 2025

The war now happens thousands of kilometers from our heads

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It could be material for a apocalyptic science fiction film. A missile of the future with antibalistic, hypersonic and exoatmospheric capabilities, triggered in search of its goal to intercept it: a ballistic missile to Match 5 whose technology literally exceeds the same line of karm at 1,500 km away. Both sophisticated systems are in the exosphere to elucidate a single winner. And yet the scene It is happening in These momentscompletely changing what we understood by war conflict. Invisible theater. The war Between Israel and Iran marks an unprecedented inflection point in the history of the armed conflict, not only for its political implications, but for the radicality of its means and dimensions. What began as an announced escalation, backed by decades of latent tensions, has become a confrontation Without borderswithout terrestrial fronts and without armies facing face to face, an “improved” version of what already We had seen in Ukraine. Because more than 1,500 kilometers away Among the capitals, without sharing borders and without direct implication of the intermediate countries, both states They are attacked flying over and overcoming alien geographies. Israel displays its aerial power over Iran thanks to a fleet of F-35, F-15 and F-16 long-range, replaced in flight and operating on foreign airspace with total impunity. That operational freedom is only possible because they will go, after years of sanctions, it lacks of air capacity To offer resistance. Thus, in the Iranian heavens, any object that moves must be considered an enemy. ASIMETRÍAS AIR WAR. It I remembered On the weekend the historian and professor in Columbia, Adam Tooze. While Israel uses guided fighters and pumps precision attacks (including those Antibunker bombs Made in USA), Iran responds with a more economical strategy but No less ambitious: long -range ballistic missiles. It is an asymmetric war. Israel flies thousands of kilometers to launch bombs. Iran launches missiles that travel that same distance through the air. It We have counted before. Each of these projectiles can cost millionsalthough together they represent a fraction of the value of the Israeli aircraft. The extraordinary thing is that these missiles not only reach objectives to more than 1,000 kilometers away, but also cross The karm linethe border of exterior space, reaching altitudes of up to 400 kilometers Before rushing to your whites. It’s about Exoatmospheric trajectories unpublished in real conflicts, a direct evolution of the technical legacy of the V2 rockets of Nazi Germany, recycled by Soviet and Iranian programs. The “star” shield. Here appears one of those elements that seem taken from fantastic literature. Because the Israeli response to these attacks Cosmic is Equally Futuristto. Thanks to decades of collaboration with the United States, Israel has deployed the Arrow 3 systeman interceptor capable of neutralizing ballistic missiles in The emptiness of space. Derived from SDI program from Ronald Reagan, the system (developed by IAI, Boeing, Elta and Elbit Systems) Base on the premise of “impacting a bullet with another bullet”, yes, with a “deficit”: a cost of 2 million dollars per unit. These interceptors reach the Iranian missiles at their highest point, even before they enter the Israeli atmosphere. In fact, the first successful interception in combat occurred November 9, 2023marking a milestone: the first time a missile was destroyed in space during a war. Kárman line The dome and the price to pay. Tooze told An anecdote that betrayed the heart of the use of these “stellar” defenses. During The massive attack April 2024, more than 550 projectiles (between ballistic and cruise missiles) launched against Israel. The aerial defense responded successfully, avoiding the closest to a cataclysm. He also counted That the tangible result of that night was that the population returned to work normally. However, this degree of protection has an exorbitant price: up to 285 million dollars by night in defensive operations, According to the Washington Post. In addition, interceptor missile production is limited. Israeli and American factories simply They cannot manufacture enough Arrow 3 to hold that rhythm for a long time. Hence, in the current conflict, the great strategic question is Who will exhaust before His arsenal: They will go with their missiles or Israel with their interceptors. Europe and a shadow. Thus, while the United States and its allies carefully observe that kind of “Star Wars in real life” that reagan pursued, Europe seems determined to acteven convincing Spain. We count it months ago: under the Sky Shield project promoted by Germany, they have Batteries in charge of the Arrow 3 system for billions of euros for that promoted rearme How much Ansia the United States and his wallet. Although the Israeli experience does not automatically translate into the defense of the American continental territory against ICBM, it does for the European continent, which sees in this shield an response to coming threats. New war paradigm. In the background, something that It intuited From the drone war triggered after the Russian invasion of Ukraine and that this confrontation Missilistics Between Israel and Iran He has enhanced: The beginning of a new military era. Gone are conventional wars where the fronts were measured by terrestrial kilometers. Today, war is no longer A geographical matter and attack trajectories cross continents and atmospheres, battles are fought From the exosphere Even nuclear facilities basements buried in mountains. What seemed science fiction (intercept rockets in space, living under invisible defensive domes or coordinating surgical bombings at 1,500 km away) is now part of the Routine Arsenal of the most militarized states in the world. An unpublished experiment. First It was Ukraine. Now, the war between Israel and Iran has confirmed, in geostrategic terms, a Radical rupture. Not only because of its extension or its protagonists, but for the type of technologies That he uses, the scenario in which he is fought and the fundamentally technical, automated and remote nature of his operations. It is no longer just a regional confrontation: now it points to the beginning of An orbital era of distance war, where supremacy is defined in … Read more

This is the plane that USA used in Iran

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He B-2 Spirit It has been used again in a conflict scenario, this time within the framework of an American operation against nuclear facilities in Iran. It does not usually transcend information about its deployment, but this mission has been publicly confirmed. What has come to light allows us to better understand how a bomber is operated that, by design, is designed not to leave their mark. The mission, baptized as Operation Midnight Hammerwas executed under direct orders of the US president. The objective: attack three Iranian nuclear infrastructure in a coordinated, fast and with the lowest possible margin. As explained General Dan Caine at a press conference, the main deployment was made up of seven B-2 bombers, which took off from the American continent and flew for more than 18 hours until reaching their goal (about 37 hours in total). Official Pentagon Diagram showing the B-2 route in the midnight hammer operation against Iran During that journey, the airplanes made multiple reposses in flight, presumably using airplanes KC-135 Stratotankerwith the support of units that coordinated the operation in several domains: terrestrial, aerial, spatial and cybernetic. The logistics complexity was such that Some bombers were diverted to the Pacific as lurein a deception effort that only knew a handful of military controls. Go out without being seen The main formation crossed the Iranian airspace in complete radio silence, escorted by fourth and fifth generation fighters They cleared the corridor at high speed. The maneuver was backed by different commands – including the US Strategic Command and the Space Command– And it was timed to the second. According to the Pentagon, no enemy shots were recorded during the approach. Once on the ground, the B-2 attacked Fordow and Natanz, two of the most sensitive enclaves of the Iranian nuclear program. Minutes before, an American submarine had launched more than two dozen Tomahawk missiles to neutralize other defenses and surface structures. Now, piloting a B-2 in a mission of this type requires more than skill. Require Aguante. They are only two crew on board, in a cabin that – although broader than that of other bombers – is not intended for comfort. They carry suits, helmets, oxygen masks and sit in ejectable seats that have been described as “Notably uncomfortable” for those who have flown in them. The rest moments are contemplated: there are times when one can pilot, and the other sleep. As explained to Newsweek Naveed Jamali, a journalist and veteran who witnessed one of the training, the pilots must complete simulations of up to 24 hours to be authorized to participate. The plane has toilet, but not with a full bathroom. Four key reasons During his visit to Whiteman Air Force Base, the same journalist interviewed one of those responsible for the unit. He asked what B-2 was unique. The answer was clear: “scope, payload, precision and stealth”That combination, he said, does not offer any other plane in the world. And it is precisely what makes it a critical tool in this type of operations. Scope, payload, precision and stealth: are the four qualities that make B-2 a practically unmatched bomber. B-2 can travel more than 9,600 kilometers without reposting. It can transport up to 20 tons of armament – conventional or nuclear – and is designed to make even the most advanced anti -aircraft systems. It has no direct rivals. And there are only 20 active units. Image of B-2 while supplying fuel in full flight It should be noted that the B-2 is also one of the most expensive to operate. Each unit exceeded the 900 million dollars in 1997 (about 1.8 billion dollars in 2025), Considering only the acquisition cost with spare parts and support. If the total expenditure of the program – development, maintenance, training and facilities – the figure was included, the figure amounted to about $ 2,130 million per aircraft in the late 1990s, According to the US government responsibility office (GAO). The origins of the project date back to late 1970s. Initially 132 units were planned. After the end of the cold war and the dissolution of the USSR, that number was cut. In 1992, President George HW Bush limited production to 20 operational units. Years later, the Clinton administration approved to convert an additional prototype – the number 21 – into fully functional aircraft. The B-2, on stage after the incident recorded in Guam in 2008 Today, however, only 20 active units remain. One was lost in an accident in 2008, shortly after taking off the Andersen base, in Guam. The incident was due to a Anomaly in pressure sensorsaccording to A report of Air Force Safety Center. It was the first accident of a B-2 and its loss was never replaced. The B-2 also has another quality that makes it unique: its ability to transport the Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP), one of the most powerful bombs ever built. Weigh more than 13,000 kilos and is designed to pierce the surface before detonating. Image from below the B-2: its winging design is no accident In this operation, that capacity was key. The Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, confirmed that it was the First time the MOP was used In a real scenarioand that his role was essential to impact facilities deeply buried as Fordow. Although we will have to wait to know the real damage of the operation. More than 25 years have passed since its entry into service, but the B-2 is still a tool without a rival. Not only for its destructive capacity, but for what it represents: an plane that can cross half planet, dodge defenses and execute a surgical attack without a trace. Images | Northrop Grumman | Dod Rapid Response | US Ministry of Defense | US Air Force (1, 2, 3, 4) In Xataka | The key between a nuclear and latent nuclear program is the destination of the enriched uranium. And that is a problem for the US

The US already has its first smartphone made in the US. Bad news for the dream of a “100% American iPhone”

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Purism has called it Liberty Phonebut in addition to that liberating name this phone stands out for something very special: it is assembly In the United States. The good news is that it shows that it is possible to manufacture an iPhone within the US borders. That may make the government of this country happy, but in reality practically everything is bad news. A mobile “made in USA” (more or less). As they explain In The Wall Street Journalthe Liberty Phone motherboard is manufactured in the Purism facilities, the main chip comes from Texas, and the assembly is carried out at the plant that the company has in Carlsbad, California. Other components come from China and other countries in Asia, but in essence we are facing a telephone that meets the demands of the Donald Trump government. Not for those. Todd Weaver, CEO of Purism, explained in WSJ how it has been working for 10 years and has done everything possible to have a 100% mobile component of US components, “but but There are some pieces which simply do not have supply chain. “their intention, however, is to continue working so that in the end they all come from US suppliers. Its scale is tiny. Even with these difficulties, Purism is able to face this manufacturing process because it produces about 10,000 units per month and have sold less than 100,000 in total. In 2024 Apple sold Something more than 230 million mobiles, about 19 million a month. Manufacturing all of them in the US makes clear the amount of resources that would need to transfer the country. Of course: the CEO of Purism clarifies that the production could upload up to 100,000 units per month in six months if you need it. And it is not even a latest generation mobile. The Liberty Phone chip is an I.MX 8m from the Dutch company NXP semiconductor that occurs in an Austin plant, in Texas, and that is not even thought for mobiles, but for cars. Other components such as the screen and battery come from China, while the rear camera comes from South Korea. The operating system is Pure OS, a variant of Debian Linux that is not compatible with Android or iOS and that has a very limited application catalog And it costs 2,000 dollars. Weaver states that manufacturing the Liberty Phone costs $ 650 – the estimated hardware cost on the iPhone 16 Pro is 550 dollars – but Purism sells it for a much higher price. According to him, the $ 1,999 that it costs – and that in its 4 GB version of RAM and 128 GB of storage – reflects its orientation: it is a mobile specially prepared to maintain user privacy. In fact, half of Purism’s clients are US government agencies. The iPhone and tariffs. Liberty Phone is a clear example of how Apple and its users could affect the demand of the Trump government to manufacture the iPhone in the United States. One of the big problems It is the fact that the components that this mobile needs are not manufactured in the US, or do not do it on a large scale. The efforts of companies such as TSMC to create production plants in the North American country It will mitigate the problembut it won’t eliminate it. Specialized labor. But there is another even greater problem: manufacturing millions of iPhone in the United States would force specialized labor. China has become the Great World Factory of technological devices, not only by cheap labor – which was originally – but for its qualification. Before a practically insurmountable situation, Apple has chosen to manufacture in India Most iPhone who end up selling in the US. That will expose some sensitive tariffsbut even so It will be cheaper than manufacturing them in the US or facing the huge tariffs applied to Chinese imports. Mission almost impossible. The example of the iPhone is clear, but there is a especially striking one: The T1 Phone which was announced a week ago told us about a completely assembled mobile in the US, and that would also have specifications Very notable (although it does not indicate which soc will rule it). The surprising thing is that the mobile will theoretically cost $ 499 and will be available in August, but it seems absolutely impossible to do so fulfilling all those promises. Everything points to an obvious solution: that in reality that mobile that presumes to be manufactured in the US is not manufactured in the US, but rather – like almost always – in China. In Xataka | The Ford Factory in Almussafes had been in a permanent strip and loosen for years. Now has another problem: tariffs

Replacing workers with AI sounded spectacular. There are already companies backward

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That an AI takes away our work is A fear That is being realized. More and more companies that bet on replacing human employees with automated processes with AI. At the same time, the potential that the AI agents It seems almost unlimited. The reality is much more complex and there are already some companies that have had to give reverse in their plans. Yes, but to supervise her humans. There are many companies that have begun to draw a plan to replace their employees with AI, especially in the sector of the customer service. However, according to a survey of Gartner, 50% of companies are abandoning this path due to the challenges that the transition to a service managed only by AI is assuming. 95% of the executives surveyed claimed that they would bet on a hybrid approach combining AI and Human agents. In the words of Kathy Ross, director of the Gartner customer service: “IA offers significant potential to transform customer service, but it is not the panacea. The human touch remains irreplaceable in many interactions.” The Klarna case. Perhaps the most popular case of a company that has regretted betting on the AI ​​is that of Klarna. In February 2024, his CEO presumed that an AI was doing the work of the 700 employees who had just fired and also assured that he was receiving the same score from the clients. A year later, the quality of service offered by AI received many criticisms and had to back to hire human labor Ensure that customers can always talk to a human agent. Not so quickly. Although currently the agents of AI are not so reliable As Altman promisedit does not guarantee that they will not improve in the future. In addition, there are cases of other companies to replace humans for AI has gone well. Like the CEO of this Indian startup that He fired 90% of the template And a year later he states that it has been A success. And it is not the only one. Duolingo, for example, fired 10% of its translators to replace them with an AI. Other large companies such as UPS and Cisco They have followed similar paths. The case of IBM It is particular, since, although it has opted for AI, it has also had to hire more workers precisely to manage that AI. IA agents. With the generative AI in decelerationsince the end of last year there is another concept that has gained relevance, that of the AI agents. While chatbots can only attend one request at the same time, an AI agent is able to perform more complex tasks. For example, you could organize the holidays only to mention the dates and destiny. The promise of autonomy, the ability to handle several tasks at the same time and make decisions make the AI ​​agents A threat to many jobs. Unreliable. We can all make mistakes and in this it seems that AI agents are very human. The problem is that if an AF agent makes an error, he continues to repeat in successive tasks, making the error increasing And the final result is also wrong. We have also seen other uses of AI tools at work that have not fully went well, such as disastrous work interviews conducted with AI. A revealing experiment. A experiment carried out by researchers from the Carnegie Mellon University He suggested that they are still very green. They created a fictitious software company whose employees were AI agents. They used Google, OpenAi, Anthropic and Meta models, to which they assigned roles such as finance, administration or software engineering. The result was disastrous: they only managed to complete 24% of the tasks assigned to them. AI and labor market. The impact of AI on the labor market is undeniable. According to the last World Economic Forum Reportit is expected that by 2030 92 million jobs will be destroyed due to AI automation. But there is another face of the currency. At the same time, they will be created 170 million new positions And the AI ​​will be one of the job creation engines, something we have already seen with Salesforce’s case. Cover image | Pixabay In Xataka | The workers have stopped fear of AI as a machine to destroy jobs: software engineers do not think the same

A radar prohibits more than 30 km/hour Alcoy. Men want to show that they can skip it … running

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There is nothing more human than trying to overcome yourself. To consider a goal and try to go further is an aspiration as ancient as the human race. The same essence of the Olympic Games is that: exceed the maximum brands we know and measure our most perfect physical performance. And if the competent authority prohibits exceeding them, with more desire you try. Run, Alcoyano. It has been in Alcoy, in one of its most central streets, Sant Vicent Ferrer. There is installed a “pedagogical” radar that marks a maximum of 30 kilometers per hour for vehicles passing through the road. A group of countrymen has wondered if they would be able to pass that speed … running. The result: a video that in Tiktok has generated more than 3700 kilometers, more than 240,000 likes and four million visualizations. 11 tricks to dominate Tik tok What is a pedagogical radar? It is a radar with electronic panels that show drivers the speed at which they are circulating and alert them if they exceed the limits of the road: if they pass without exceeding the speed they receive a smiling face in green, and if they pass, they get a sad face and the warning in red. They are located above all where the maximum allowed is 30 kilometers per hour, in areas where high accidents or school environments have been detected. In any case, They do not sanction the driverthey only measure and report the speed, hence the name. @cyd_amanecer We are fast #speedometer #for you #alcoy ♬ Original sound – Cyd_amanecer Can you or cannot? The obvious question what we have to do in the face of such a challenge is: Can you run more than 30 kilometers per hour? In the video, in fact, a single person gets it on the hair, but it is very complicated: only elite athletes in very short distances manage to stay so above: The World Record is USAIN BOLTwho reached a peak speed of 44.72 km/h during its historic race in 2009, and its average in the 100 meters was about 37.57 km/h. Uncles things. What we see here is a typically masculine behavior, with a small competition to measure themselves with their peers and evaluate their own abilities and achievements. Here, the dynamics of “who manages to go faster” is a clear example of comparison between pairswhere recognition and status are obtained to overcome others in a public and visible test. In this case, yes, the activity is not risky, a detail that sometimes appears in this type of competitions, where it seeks to demonstrate through virile risk behaviors, such as reckless driving. Although very healthy for the knees are not these jogs. Stones throw, running radars. Actually, it is not necessary to get so transcendent or psychologists: this impulse to overcome the brand that indicates the radar is pure male competitiveness that sets in a large number of stupid competitions in which uncles embark. Reported a couple of summers, when it became fashion stones. Entertain with any bullshit (how many social media accounts you know that are Trick Shots increasingly wiring and demential), compete for anything, male life. Sport as a measure of all things. You just have to see José Luis Almeida Belowing the Balonazos Any child that is put in front of the intuitively understanding everything that leads us to this point: virile exhibitionism, playing regular everything but believing Greek athletes just because once in the courtyard of the school we put a head goal. But it is the magic of sport, which acts as a masculinity standardization device: the body is a performance machine, and attributes such as strength, resistance, speed and competitiveness become male value standards. Therefore, if we measure the same in terms of “running in front of a radar” we will understand the not -so -epic side of the situation: the obsession to compete can convert any daily situation into a “battle” or a “party.” Who eats faster, who arrives before the office by car or who drinks more beers. “Sunday’s hero” who is able to momentarily match the USA Bolt brand for a thousandth of a second. The epic at a very specific point of the cosmos. In Xataka | The human being is not made to run, but to rest. At least according to a Harvard teacher

In case not finding waiters were not enough, the hospitality faces a new problem this summer: where to accommodate them

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According to a recent report Prepared by Obsbusiness School, tourism represents 15.2% of the total of the national economy and 2025 has all the signs of becoming a year of record for this sector, with an estimate of 98 million tourists, which represents an increase of 4% compared to last year. These tourists will spend about 138.5 billion euros. The data from the Ministry of Industry and Tourism They pointthat the sector will use a total of 2.99 million people. Such and as they highlight in Five daysthe main problem facing the hotel sector is not just the Personnel shortage. Is that, although they can hire workers to cover the high season in summer, these They cannot be paid The accommodation by the High price of rentals In tourist areas. Homemade. According to the last ‘Rent prices report in Spain’ Published by Idealista, the average price in Spain is 14.5 euros per square meter. That is, a 60 square meter accommodation should cost about 870 euros. However, the price increases when we approach tourist areas such as Málaga (16.3 euros/m2), Balearic Islands (19.7 euros/m2), Barcelona (23.9 euros/m2). In the case of the Balearic Islands, for example, the rent of a 60 -square -meter house would amount to 1,182 euros, a figure that can be doubled in high summer season. The high price of rentals makes it unfeasible that workers from other territories move to the main tourist destinations during the months of greater influx because, literally, The salary is gone Only in the rent. Work and accommodation. The hoteliers of the Balearic Islands were the first to alert the situation. Hotel chains Meliá, Riu, Barceló and Iberostar had planned increase your templates To meet summer demand. Due to the difficulty of finding accommodation for their new employees, chains have been forced to reserve a part of their facilities as accommodation during the summer months, offering it for free as an incentive to attract qualified talent. Hospitality entrepreneurs in the Canary Islands, meanwhile, They offered to build homes at priced price to rent to workers in the sector. However, the Ministry of Tourism estimates that only about 455,000 employees work in these large chains that have enough financial muscle to assume the cost of the accommodation of its employees. The other 2.5 million remaining employees belong to restaurants, bars and other small businesses. That leaves them with a serious problem, no longer due to lack of labor, but because rental price It makes someone from outside move during the high season to work. The only way out: adapt. It is materially impossible that the supply of local labor covers all the demand for the hospitality during the high season, so, given the impossibility of hiring more personnel, restaurants and small hospitality businesses of those those Tourism areas “Tensioning“They have chosen to adapt and reduce their care schedule depending on their staff. According The data of the Turijobs Employment Portal published by Self -employed and entrepreneurs87% of restoration businesses have had to apply these time adjustment measures to adapt to the lack of personnel. Desestationalization of tourism. One of the objectives of the tourism sector is Destationalize itTo, thus stabilize demand throughout the year allowing a more rest and economic continuity market, instead of focusing all the activity in the summer months. As they highlight in The countrypart of that goal is being achieved, and during the first three months of 2025 it has been increased by 5.7% The number of tourists, so that the tourist season is now ahead of May and ends beyond October. The de -stationalization of tourism would allow employees to settle in these destinations throughout the year, not only during the summer months, stabilizing in turn the availability of a sufficient local workforce. Long -term strategies. Given an unlikely scenario of moderation in rental prices, the most affected companies in the sector have adopted a long -term local personnel collection strategy. Thus, the dependency of personnel from other autonomies is reduced and, with it, the problem of accommodation. Portaventura World and University Rovira and Virgili signed a training agreement In 2024 for 150 employees per year. This agreement offers, in addition to a training accreditation, a job at the facilities and the Tourist Resort of Port Aventura once the training is finished. In the same line the initiative of the hotel chain THB Hotels moves that, through Your program THB College has offered accommodation and training to more than 2,000 employees since its creation in 2014, eliminating the problem of the shortage of qualified and accommodation personnel for them. In Xataka | Construction and hospitality do not hire the same pace as before. Health and education cut cod in job creation Image | Pexels (Allan González)

We have found strange prehistoric spheres in the middle of the Amazon. Inside, human bones and animals

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Sometimes only coincidences can open the way to certain findings. A tree that falls and the eyes attentive to a place can be the spark that gives rise to an unexpected discovery. Spherical urns. A group of archaeologists assisted by local communities has been responsible for finding curious ceramic spheres buried in an alluvial plain in the middle of Amazonas. These are seven funeral urns, two of them of important size, which were found between the roots of a fallen tree. Within these polls, fragments of human bones were found, as well as remains of Fish and turtles that suggest funeral rites linked to food. These polls can reveal important data on the indigenous cultures that inhabited this region of the Amazon basin. “They are large, without visible ceramic tapas, which could indicate the use of organic materials to seal them, which would have already broken down. They were buried at 40 cm deep, probably under old houses,” explained in a press release Geórgea Layla Holland, member of the team responsible for the finding. Lake Do Cochila. The discovery of these unique polls was made in the surroundings of Lago do Cochila, in the municipality of Fonte Boa, in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Located in the alluvial plains of the basin, this archaeological site was once part of a group of artificial islands built centuries ago (Maybe millennia) by the ancient inhabitants of the area. Archaeological remains found in this environment suggest that these elevations in flooded field would have allowed the construction of households and the development of social activities even in the flood time, explains the team. The artificial islands would have been created taking material from other places and transporting it to the plain. “It is a very sophisticated and ingenious engineering technique, which demonstrates land management and a significant population density in the past,” The archaeologist points out Márcio Amaral. A fundamental cooperation. The collaboration between archaeologists of the research group in Archeology and Cultural Heritage of the Amazon of the Mamirauá Institute and the local communities was instrumental in the development of archaeological prospecting, explains the team. The detection of these artifacts would not even have been possible without this collaboration: according to the team, it was the locals who initially detected ceramics Among the roots of a fallen tree. While initially they did not give importance to the finding, their photos caught the attention of archaeologists who got to work in the extraction and analysis of objects. Height excavation. The excavation of these polls was a technical challenge. The horizontal position of the tree that buried them left them suspended at height, which implied that their excavation had to be done in a not very conventional way. These local communities attended the team with the construction of a high structure that as a scaffold allowed access to these artifacts as well as their manipulation safely. Rumbo to Tefé. Among the challenges that the team had to face was also transport, which had to be done river. Depending on the river and transportation conditions used, traveling the 190 kilometers in a straight line that separate the deposit of the headquarters of the Mamirauá Institute may require between 10 and 12 hours of travel. We will have to wait for the polls to be studied at the facilities of the Mamirauá Institute to learn about new details about the finding. For now, the initial analyzes reveal the greenish color of the clay with which these urn were created, a clay that would have been identified in other contexts. A type of ceramic of great rarity that adds to the mystery of these strange funeral urns. In Xataka | The finding of a lot of garbage in a cave in Mexico has been something else: a fertility ritual 500 years ago Image | Marcio Amaral / Georgea Holland

What reveals the silent withdrawal of its tankers

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The United States launched a series of bombings on nuclear facilities in Iran on the weekend. Tehran’s reaction did not take long: Parliament raised close the Ormuz Straita road through almost a fifth of the oil and gas that is exported by sea in the world. Although the final decision is in the hands of the supreme leader, Ali Jamenei, the threat has already shaken the maritime routes of the Persian Gulf. This Monday, at least one Chinese oil tanker began to turn around, As reported The specialized OilBandit account. Other boats would be delaying their routes or diverting. Although the blockade is not yet official, the domino effect has already begun. For China, the main energy partner of Iran and the main buyer of its crude, the risk of a escalation is not only economic, but also diplomatic. The forcefulness of China. The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has urged the international community to “maintain stability on the critical routes of the Persian Gulf” and requested efforts to descale the conflict, According to The Wall Street Journal. Spokesman Guo Jiakun has assured that Beijing maintains communication with Iran and other actors involved. In addition, China has described the waters of the Gulf as “important channels of international trade”, stressing that their security is a common interest, According to Europa Press. Meanwhile, Washington has explicitly asked Beijing to act as an intermediary. “They depend largely on the Ormuz Strait for its oil,” said Secretary of State Frame In the same press agency. A vital route. China is the main buyer of Iranian crude, so an eventual closure would put that strategic source in check. In addition, due to US sanctions, many of Iranian exports arrive in China through Third countries like Malaysiawhat complicated the follow -up. Even so, estimates cited by The Wall Street JournalChina would absorb up to 90% of the oil exported by Iran, which would represent about 10% of its total imports. A true energy bottleneck. The impact goes further. The Ormuz Strait carries between 17.8 and 20.8 million barrels of crude oil per day, 20% of the world liquefied natural gas (LNG) and a third of liquefied oil gas. Of that volume, the Energy Information Agency (EIA) has estimated That 84% of crude and 83% of LNG end up in Asian markets, with China as the main destination. Also, neighboring countries such as Qatar, Eau, Baréin, Kuwait and even Saudi Arabia depend on this step to export hydrocarbons. Any closure would have immediate repercussions. An uncomfortable position. China has intensified its calls to the dialode, but the situation places it in an uncomfortable but strategic position: that of mediator. Beijing, which has cultivated an “unwavering friendship” With Tehran and signed in 2021 an economic cooperation agreement for 400,000 million dollars, which guarantees preferential access to oil and gas at competitive prices, such as has detailed EFE. However, the United States expects China to take another step. “If someone can convince Iran, it is China,” said Marco Rubio in his statements. The question is whether Beijing is willing to assume that role, or if you prefer that others manage the pressure. And now what? The Strait is still open, but the markets have already reacted. The Brent crude exceeded $ 80 per barrel, and according to Lloyd’s List, cited by Reutersinsurance premiums to navigate the area are increasing, even without a formal closure. The tension already translates into additional costs and urgent logistic decisions. The Iranian National Security Council must still rule on the recommendation of Parliament. For its part, China has been cautious. Meanwhile, observes cautiously. As you remember South China Morning Postalready experienced the impact of interruptions on the Red Sea due to the attacks of the Yemen Hutis. A blockade in Ormuz could replicate – or even exceed – that level of disruption. But … can it be reinforced? It should be remembered that China has strategic reserves of oil and gas that would allow you to temporarily cushion a supply cut. And if other Asian countries remain temporarily without supply, they could end up buying gas or oil through infrastructures and commercial channels controlled by China. Besides, Not to mention its energy diversificationthat could give him margin. But for now, the stage is uncertain. Chinese ships begin to turn. The routes adjust. And in a strip of just nine kilometers wide, the energy balance of the planet staggers again. Image | European Space Agency (Flickr) and Pxhere Xataka | The question is no longer whether it will attack, but if they will fulfill their threat: 9 kilometers of water keep the planet in suspense

The strange thing is not that Spain has opposed 5% of GDP for defense. The strange thing is that it was the only country

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At the gates of the Great summit From The Hague, NATO has seen how their debate on military spending had a Unexpected protagonist: Spain. Pedro Sánchez’s refusal to expand that chapter until reaching 5% of GDP has resulted in a strip and loosen between Madrid and the alliance that has resulted in a covenant in extremis which will give greater flexibility to Spain. The key will be that it meets the objectives agreed by the rest of the members, not whether or not you need 5% to achieve it. The position of Spain is interesting because it opens a background debate: should defense capacities be set based on a random percentage or based on the real needs of each country? Are general spending thresholds? A percentage: 5%. Beyond the capacities, objectives, pacts or the role of each country, over the last months the debate within NATO has revolved around a figure: 5%, the percentage of GDP that, According to the allianceeach member nation must allocate to the investment in defense. To be more precise, the idea of ​​NATO is that 3.5% is dedicated to basic expenditure, and the remaining 1.5% to “related investments”, which allows infrastructure or expense in industries. The figure is not accidental. Is exactly the commitment that He claimed Donald Trump, who in December, before even settling in the White House, already He complained openly of the low level of investment of the rest of NATO members and accused the alliance of “taking advantage” of the United States. A protagonist: Spain. With that backdrop and after months, emphasizing the idea that the allies had to increase their expense in defense, to early month NATO made it clear what its new requirement would be for the allies: to raise the 5% defense expense of GDP in 2035. The agreement was accompanied in addition to an investment plan and a list of new objectives that must be validated at the summit that will be held this week in The Hague. Before that date arrived, however, a voice that was not willing to comply with the 5%goal arose: Spain. “For Spain to commit to a 5% goal would not only be unreasonable, but also counterproductive,” said Pedro Sánchez in A letter Sent to NATO general secretary, Mark Rutte. In his letter he remembered that raising the investment in 5% defense of GDP would be “incompatible with our welfare state and vision of the world.” With its position, the Moncloa became A loose verse Within the alliance, which even annoying To Washington. The Giro: A letter. The disagreement between the NATO dome and Madrid did not last too long. Yesterday Sánchez revealed that both parties have reached an agreement that basically gives Spain wide to decide what percentage of its GDP dedicates to meet the objectives set by NATO. That is, the country undertakes to reach the new Capacity objectives military of the alliance, but without having to dedicate 5% of their GDP. The key is to get there, not how it gets. Sanchez even shared in X Mark Rutte’s letter confirming that NATO will be flexible in that last aspect. In it, the general secretary of the Alliance is clear: “I assume that Spain is sure that the new capacity objectives can be met with a spending trajectory of less than 5% of GDP,” Explain: “I confirm that the agreement reached at the next NATO summit will grant Spain the flexibility to determine its own sovereign trajectory to achieve the objective.” The agency, of course, will review its advances in 2029. New percentage: 2.1%. The million dollar question arrived at this point is … How much does Spain plan to invest? In 2014, NATO It was marked and the goal that the defense spending reached 2% of GDP, but many of its members were maintained last year far from that threshold that is considered today “insufficient”. Among the lags are Portugal, Italy or Canada, countries that, in some cases, have made a effort To get to the Hague Summit fulfilling 2%. In the list also appears Spain, whose investment in defense was around last year, according to The data from NATO, 1.3% of GDP. The Government It has moved token Already for the investment to reach this year in 2%, but they do not seem willing to go much further. In yesterday’s statement in which he announced the agreement with NATO, Sánchez insists that the country is in a position to comply with the rest of the allies without moving too much from the 2%threshold. “Spain will need 2.1% of its GDP to acquire and keep all personnel, all equipment, all infrastructure requested by the Alliance to deal with our abilities to those threats,” Sánchez wields. And emphasize: “2.1%, no more, or less.” “Going from 2 to 5% from here to 2035 would demand to spend about 350,000 million euros, which could only be achieved based on raising taxes at 3,000 euros per year, eliminating benefits, reducing pensions by 40% or cutting in education.” The substantive debate: capacity or percentage? The case of Spain is interesting both for what it represents within NATO and for the debate that opens: does it make sense to link the objectives of GDP expenditure percentages? What is that general threshold for? Is it only political, a mesurable consensus point, or is it really related to the capabilities of the different allies? Sanchez has gone to the background of that discussion and throws doubts about the usefulness of setting an expenditure objective such as 5%, shared by the 32 NATO members. “They think that, for example, in some countries the average salary of a soldier is three times greater than in others who are also NATO members, or that producing or acquiring these defense capacities in certain countries costs half than in others,” reason The socialist. It is not the only one in which it points in that direction. A WARNING: “Insufficient”. In A recent article Published by Andrew Horton and Putri Handrianti and … Read more

The questions that you have sent us (and your answers) about this miniled smart tv

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Let’s answer YOUR DOUBTS ABOUT THE SENSE U7Q PROThe Smart TV with MINILED technology with great quality quality ratio. We have been testing it several days, and now we bring you a video with all the answers to the questions that you have been sending us about it to it Our Instagram profile. Q & A of the Hiense U7Q Pro If you are looking for a TV with A great image qualitya high -level gaming experience, and everything with a tight price, this television interests you. We start our video answering your questions talking about its size, and we have been clicking the 65 inches with 144.6 x 83.7 centimeters. Of course, we also clarify the different versions that it has with different sizes to adapt to you. We have also answered several questions related to image quality, something for which the panel uses Mini Led Pro technology. We explain this technology with its advantages, and how this affects aspects such as contrasts and blacks. We also talk about your Qled, the HDR formats that it supports, and other of its many supported technologies. We deepen the video in some especially interesting technologies that includes, such as its ambient light sensor that recognizes the light of the living room to adjust to the level of brightness and color temperature, and thus optimize the content to the environment. It also has Reescaled by Iaso that the content that is not 4k approaches as much as possible to this resolution, and the same with the contrasts and the HDR. We also have a lightning round talking about aspects such as its resolution, its processor, its operating system developed by Hins, and what characteristics the command has, in addition to the streaming platforms for which it has button. Finally, we talk about our experience with this TV regarding gaming, in addition to the technologies and connections it has to optimize this experience. But finally we can only talk about Its sound sectionwhich is compatible with Dolby Atmos and improves and takes advantage of the sensation of surround sound. We also talk about your speakers. In the end, we also tell you what our experience has been in addition to some recommendations to squeeze it to the maximum. But the best thing is that you see the complete video to see all the answers we give to the questions you have sent us. This content is a collaboration and sponsorship between Xataka and the brand, but there is no pact on the script or the selection of the issues. The editorial content is prepared entirely by Xataka.

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