Month: June 2025

Apple believes that its rivals are not doing well in ia. It is the perfect excuse to delay Siri one more year

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We already have news about the arrival of the expected and Nueva Siri. They are not good. Apple points to the spring of 2026 as a launch objective for its new assistant, with the aim of bringing it as part of the update to iOS 26.4, According to Bloomberg sources. The delay is completely in line with The recent interview of Wall Street Journal Craig Federight and Greg Joswiak: Apple knows that he is losing the AI ​​career, and he only has trust that your proposal ends up working in the long term. They painted you little birds in the air. It has been just one year since that presentation of Apple Centered in Apple Intelligence. One in which they told us about an integration of Siri in the system as we had not seen: an assistant with the ability to understand each corner of iOS, with an advanced contextual understanding and integration with each native app of the system. In principle, the final deployment was planned for autumn of 2024, but the delays accumulated and accumulate until they reached a practically unsustainable point. iOS 26 as first real step. Apple took advantage of the WWDC 25 To present iOS 26, one of the Greater changes at the visual identity level Never seen in Apple’s operating systems, now much more unified. Next to him, they finally arrived Artificial Intelligence Functions Applied to everyday use: although for practical purposes they do not go far beyond the translation of texts, filters for calls and some improvements in the generation of genumjis in image playground. After almost a year of delays, Apple finally implied what is its philosophy with AI: work to make it local, but with a functioning similar to that of its rivals. More delays. After the presentation of iOS 26with novelties in AI but not a single word about the new Siri, the question was forced. What is happening with her? The responses of a Craig Federighi, nothing height but not entirely comfortable, perfectly revealed the moment in which Apple is. (Joanna Stern) “Siri is not better than his competition”, (Craig Federight) “already, but it will be, it is our mission.” (Greg Joswiak) “It would be disappointing to launch something that does not meet our quality standards.” (Craig Federight) “This is a new technology, nobody is doing very well right now.” Joswiak, software leader in Apple, justified its road map around the key point: the company wants its AI to be discreet and that the user can perform tasks with the phone without even realizing that he is using Apple Intelligence. In fact, they do not want a dedicated app, as there is for Gemini either Chatgpt. The problem? Google has achieved this goal for a long time. Apple’s rivals are doing well. Although Apple points to the immaturity of the AI ​​for mobiles, the truth is that one of its best moments lives. And phones like Google Pixel or the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra They are the best proof of this. Here you have to make a distinction between Gemini as an app integrated in the system, and with Gemini Nano as a language model. On a telephone like the Ultra S25 can: Translate real -time calls without knowing that AI is doing. Remove the background noise from a video automatically, without Gemini telling you what you are doing. You can transcribe a voice recording with a single click, without opening additional applications. If they call you, the phone will automatically detect whether or not spam, without notices about ia. Yes, Google (although its approach is not so local), is able to integrate Gemini silently into the system. So much so that their functions are still native to the system, and the user does not have to know what is done with Ia and what not. Apple needs to overcome Gemini at AI. It will not be easy. Apple, for now, has not shown to live. During the presentation of Apple, Its action fell 1.5%. The expectations were high, but the presentation was a clear Apple message showing not being above any of its direct rivals, and relegating third parties (OpenAi) the most advanced functions of AI. With the looks put in 2026, the pressure to which Apple is subjected is even greater. The maturity point of its main rival, Google Gemini, is very highabove proposals in Benchmarks regarding Grok 3, O3-mini, Deepseek R1, Claude 3 and calls 4. To recover Apple confidence needs results, not promises. Image | Xataka In Xataka | We have discovered something worrying in the AI ​​models: if the problem is too difficult, they give away immediately

Heat, pests and a problem of productive capacity

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The production of olives, and therefore that of olive oil, has been living a turbulent years. The drought in 2023 put the harvest in check but the return of the rains last year gave the producers a respite. Now the agricultural sector in Jaén has expressed concern about what comes in front. Crisis or regression to the average? Pessimism in forecasts. The coordinator of organizations of farmers and ranchers of Jaén (Coag Jaén) has shown her Concern for this harvest of the olive. Although the association indicates that it is still early to talk about forecasts for harvest, some areas of the province already estimate crops between 30% and 40% below the views last year. Producers They point out several causes Behind this pessimistic forecast, which cover warm episodes as well as the risk of pests, but also the natural phenomenon known as the olive grove. A little propitious meteorology. One of the factors that concern the coordinator is in meteorology. Specifically, the warm episodes we have been living since the end of May. The heat has advanced this year in which the thermometers in several areas of Andalusia came to exceed 40º before the end of the spring month. Of course, this problem may not be extensible to other regions. The rains in the mediterranean environment They could have a positive impact in the crops of the area. Farmers now expect temperatures not to fall during the beginning of the summer in order to reduce the risk of the arrival of Prays. And the pests. There are several pests that threaten the oil harvest this year and among them the most popular is perhaps that of Prays (Prays Oleae), also the so -called olive moth. Already in May, the Junta de Andalucía He warned of “algal levels of attack” associated with this plague. The life of this insect is closely associated with the olive grove and has several annual generations that can affect this plant. The data of the Board are based on the animal’s philophagous generation, which affects the plant leaf. Now the experts They follow the Antophagous Generationwhich affects the plant of the plant. The algodoncillo (Euphyllura Olivina) It is another pest that concern producers. It is another insect whose name derives from the “cotton” appearance that surrounds the nymphs of this invertebrate. The olive grove. Voccas or contracting is a natural phenomenon that occurs in numerous crops. The vocation occurs when crops have difficulties in producing for full performance for two consecutive years. As explained by the coordinator, although in some Jienenses areas the production of last season was “average”, some olive trees “already accuse the verter.” Looking for clues. As Coag Jaén points out in its statementit is still early for truthful estimates of what this year’s harvest will be. As indicated by the Agrarian Association, the olive grove has two “critical” moments for the demand for culture water. The first is the flowering that usually occurs between April and May; The second is maturation, in September. There will be so much to wait a few months before having a definitive idea about what the Cosecha will be like, but what do we know exactly about flowering? The pollen can give us a track. According to Coag Jaén’s own data, the pollen concentration peak in the air occurred on May 19, with 7,711 grains per cubic meter, “far from the maximum peaks of other years when 15,000 grains were exceeded”, in the words of the association. In Xataka | More and more giants get into the Andalusian field and in the olive oil industry. The last: Pepsico Image | Natalia Gusakova

Intel and TSMC lead the revolution of photonic chips. His problem is that China has just done fully in this war

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Douglas Yu, a TSMC executive, The biggest chips manufacturer on the planetwith responsibility in the field of systems integration Explain clearly The disruptive capacity of integrated photonic circuits: “If we manage to implement a good system of integration of silicon’s photonics We will trigger a new paradigm. We will probably be placed at the beginning of a new era. “ The photonic silicon seeks to develop the technology of this chemical element to optimize the transformation of electrical signals into light pulses. The most obvious field of application of this innovation is the implementation of high performance links that, on paper, can be used both to solve communications between several chips and to optimize the transfer of information between several machines. Advanced packaging technologies with which the main semiconductor manufacturers work, such as TSMC, Intel or Samsung, can benefit a lot from a communication mechanism between very high performance chips. And the large data centers in which it is necessary to connect a large number of machines, too. However, there is a particular discipline to which it would be wonderful about the advantages proposed by the photonic silicon: the artificial intelligence (AI). China plans to use this technology in AI, 6G communications and quantum computers Intel and TSMC are some of the companies that have been working on the development of their technologies linked to the photonic silicon, and, as we can intuit, this innovation is no stranger to Chinese companies and research centers. In fact, in mid -May 2024 the Institute of Information Technology and Microsystems of Shanghai (China) in collaboration with the Lausanian Institute of Technology (Switzerland) reached a crucial milestone. Until that time one of the fundamental ingredients of the integrated photonic circuits was the lithium niobate. The lithium tantalate allows the manufacture of large -scale photonic chips and with much lower costs This synthetic salt intervenes in the manufacture of these integrated circuits because its physicochemical properties allow it to optimize the conversion of electricity into light, but it has a problem: the industrial exploitation of this technology is conditioned by The high cost that each wafer hasand also for the size of each of them. What these scientists have achieved is to replace the lithium niobate with other semiconductor material whose properties are even more attractive: the lithium tantalate (litao3). Ou Xin, one of the scientists who have led this project, assures That in addition to paying better than the lithium niobate, the lithium tantaloate allows the manufacture of large -scale photonic circuit and with much lower costs. This is because the manufacturing processes are similar to those currently used to produce conventional silicon semiconductors. This is the context in which, according to SCMPthe chips center for integrated photonics Xplore (Chipx) of the Jiao Tong University of Shanghai has announced that it has started the production of 6 -inch wafers for photonic chips. Interestingly, this production line Use Lithium Niobateso it still has a room to advance and take advantage of the properties of the lithium tantalate. Be as Professor Jin Xianmin, the director of CHIPX, says that the photonic integrated circuits have a huge potential not only in the training and inference of AI models, the classical supercomputing and Quantum computersbut also in the development of communications 6g. Image | TSMC More information | SCMP In Xataka | Today China and the US have parked their differences for a good reason: they will analyze together the risks of AI

If Midjourney survives Disney’s demand we could be facing the most radical transformation in Hollywood’s history

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Tool or enemy? It is clear that the relationship between generative and Hollywood IAS is going to bring a lot of tail: they were one of the key points of the requests of actors and screenwriters in the strikes that paralyzed Hollywood A few months ago. But far from being circumstantial allies, producers and artificial intelligences do not team, but quite the opposite: for the first time, two Majors of cinema demand a company of AI. What requests for demand. It is notorious because it is the first time that happens, although very possibly it will not be the last. The demand accuses Midjourney of violating the copyright of the plaintiffs, Disney and Nbcuniversal, both directly and secondary. That is, Midjourney is accused of both performing without authorization acts reserved for the holder of rights and facilitating the tools for others to do so. This infraction has occurred during the training process of its AI model and by showing images generated by artificial intelligence of copyright characters. The precedent of strikes. Interestingly, now you are Majors They face the companies of AI representing the industry, but it was also the IA that caused the fracture of the industry two years ago: the scriptwriter union faced the Alliance of Film and Television Producers in May 2023 (The actors in July joined the conflict), paralyzing Hollywood For six months. The agreement that was reached significantly restricted the use of the generative AI: this is prohibited so that the producers generate a script without a screenwriter, or replicate the image of an actor without permission, but its use is allowed as tools for the technicians. What can and what is not. Producers are clear What do you want from AI companies: “Piracy is piracy, and the fact that it is done by an AI company does not make it less offender,” says Disney’s legal department. It clashes like this with an assumption of technology: that it is legal to train machines with protected material, low the rules of Fair Use that in the US defends, for example, to parodies. The result enters a very diffuse legal landand that is why the result of this demand is essential for the future of the entertainment industry: Should Chatgpt images inspired by Ghibli’s work account with Hayao Miyazaki? They are not the first. Although this action is a point and apart from the size of the plaintiffs, there have been other previous ones (one of the most sounded: the New York Times demanding Microsoft and OpenAi): This updated map details the 42 current demands against AI companies. The one that brings together more conflicts is Midjourney, which does not put limitations to its Prompts If you try to make ChatgPT make a version of an image of Darth Vader, for example, you will find a warning that the petition violates its content policies. Midjourney, on the other hand, adds Dozens of artists’ demands and creators to absorb and inspire themselves in their work. There is no back. There is much at stake with this demand, to the point that if it goes ahead it can mean the end of many companies linked to AI, which could have to return to their zero models. Hollywood would have a free way, thus, to generate new income through the licenses of its properties, or creating companies that use “legal”, giving rise to producers built entirely under these cases, such as Asteria Film, Natasha Lyonne and Bryn Mooser’s companythat only has official material and will soon release its first film. We may be, in that sense, in a “wild” era for the IAS, which has their days counted before they begin to be preceded. Trump’s idyll with the IAS. However, this purpose can run into an impediment: large technological corporations have already taken steps to ensure that they have the law on their side. Not only the great CEOs Tech supported Trump In his presidential possession: Openai, for example, sent a report to the White House In January defending that the use of material bachelor in training of AI systems should be free. Several laws around Copyright relaxed as an immediate effect, and then the avalanche of images inspired by Ghibli generated by chatgpt came. We are not seeing a clash between weak rivals, precisely: both sides have a lot to win and they will invest millions so that the demand is resolved in their favor. The future of this war. This conflict just started. Disney and Universal (depending on how long and successful this demand) they go behind other companies: they have started by Midjourney, possibly because it is the weakest. But, if for whatever, Midjourney or whoever continues to win the demand and has free way to generate images under copyright, we will be before A total revolution: The studies, as we have met them until now, could abandon their role as guardians of the franchises and the characters and anyone could generate their own material of licensed content. The new role of studies. Studies would simply be property licenses. It is a dramatic turn, but not completely unreal. After all, it is what they are already doing: exploit properties in Attraction parks and produce infinite sequelae and Continuous refritos Of the same images, the same characters and the same stories. We may be taking the first steps towards the disintegration of Hollywood as we know it. Header | Disney In Xataka | Sony seems determined to embrace AI to reduce costs in their films. Their own producers have doubts

These are your best offers

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There is a belief that the best time to buy anything is Black Friday. It is true that it is a moment of the year where we see offers everywhere, but that does not imply that it is the ideal occasion for us. Without going any further, right now we have A new save VAT in El Corte Inglés with A ton of chollos in technology. Among all the offers that are available in the save the VAT of El Corte Inglés, we leave you a selection of the most interesting we have right now: SMART TV LG QNEDin its 55 -inch version, by 699 euros. Motorola Razr 50 Ultraone of the best folding, for 719.71 euros. Samsung Galaxy Watch7complete smartwatch with good autonomy, by 164.45 euros. Electric Affectionator Braun Series 5suitable for use both dry and wet, by 61.98 euros. XIAOMI ELECTRIC SCOOTER 5 PRO SALINET 5 PROgreat mobility option with power and autonomy, by 399.97 euros. SMART TV LG QNED The first device we bring to you is this SMART TV QNED of LG, in its 55 -inch version. It is a model with an outstanding image quality, compatible with technologies such as Dolby Vision. Besides, This is a brutal option for gamingsince it has 120 Hz, HDMI 2.1 And it is compatible with both VRR and FreeSync. A great option if we look for new TV, especially for its price in El Corte Inglés: 699 euros. TV QNED MINILED 139 CM (55 “) LG 55QNED866 4K, DOLBY VISION, DOLBY ATMOS, SMART TV, WEBOS23 * Some price may have changed from the last review Motorola Razr 50 Ultra If we look for a folding phone, it is impossible not to consider the Motorola Razr 50 Ultra. It is a great device that stands out for its outer screen, A 4 -inch Poed Panel that is used great. In addition, it has a good dose of power with the Snapdragon 8S GEN3, 12 GB of RAM and a camera system that meets note. Right now we can buy it for 719.71 euros. Motorola Razr 50 Ultra 12GB + 512GB Free mobile * Some price may have changed from the last review Samsung Galaxy Watch7 We now move on to a Samsung device, its Galaxy Watch7. It is an off -road smart watch, In this case in its 40 mm version. It has sapphire crystal, which helps to be more resistant to blows and scratches. In addition, your bioactive sensor will allow us to carry out precise and exhaustive control of our health. Right now it goes to one of its lowest prices: 164.45 euros. Samsung Galaxy Watch7 40mm Green Bluetooth Smartwatch * Some price may have changed from the last review Electric Affectionator Braun Series 5 If we are looking for a new shaving, this Braun can fit us great. It is a very comfortable device to use and handle thanks to its ergonomic design. In addition, it is designed so that we can use it both dry and wet, ideal if we want to shave in the shower. Its battery offers up to 3 weeks of autonomywhich is not bad. Right now it is reduced to the 61.98 euros. Electric Afeitator Braun Series 5 51-R1000S, Easyclean, Dry and Wet Use * Some price may have changed from the last review XIAOMI ELECTRIC SCOOTER 5 PRO SALINET 5 PRO As the last offer of this selection, we bring you the Electric Scooter 5 Pro of Xiaomi. It is ideal if we want a mobility option and save public transport or parking, which is complicated in large cities. Is capable of supporting loads of up to 120 kg, Reach 25 km/h and has a good 10,200 mAh battery. We have it reduced in El Corte Inglés to the 399.97 euros. XIAOMI ELECTRIC SCOOTER 5 PRO SALINET 5 PRO * Some price may have changed from the last review Some of the links of this article are affiliated and can report a benefit to Xataka. In case of non -availability, offers may vary. Images | Buying, LG, Motorola, Samsung, Braun, Xiaomi In Xataka | Best televisions in quality price. Which to buy and seven recommended 4K 4K In Xataka | The best smartwatch: their analysis and videos are here

airlines that throw the towel

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The arrival of AVE Ha Galicia has completely changed flights between Santiago de Compostela and Madrid. The increase in frequencies and the possibility of reaching the city in three hours has made the train a more than attractive option to travel in the day. That has its direct consequences on the plane: less squares and more expensive. Four more times. Right now, traveling from Santiago de Compostela to Madrid and returning in the day is up to four times more expensive by plane than by train. According to The voice of Galiciaflying with Iberia early in the morning from Galicia and returning the next day, also early in the morning, you can shoot at 480 euros. However, going out with Avlo at 5:47 hours and returning to Santiago at 10:19 p.m. on the last train that leaves Madrid to Galicia costs about 123 euro. That is, choosing the plane would be up to four times more expensive than traveling by train. Not only in the short term. In Xataka We wanted to check if the situation is repeated in the long term. Using the flight comparator Skyscanner To find the cheapest combinations and look for the lowest pricing days, we have gone to Tuesday, July 15. That day, go by plane From Galicia to Madrid with departure early in the morning and further at night, at least 217 euros is always combined with Iberia and Ryanair. Of course, we would arrive at least at 11:35 to Madrid. To arrive an hour earlier to the capital you have to disburse 311 euros if you travel with Iberia and 395 euros if it is done with Vueling. Nor is it cheap for those who work in Madrid and want to enjoy the weekend in Galicia. Thento leave Monday early in the morning and return on Friday at the last minute costs a minimum of 169 euros (combining Ryanair and Iberia). If we fly alone with Iberia, it’s 240 euros. Day and back comparison on the day by plane and train And by train? With an eye on the long term, go and return in the day by train from Santiago de Compostela to Madrid costs on Tuesday, July 15, 76.40 euros, both trips with avlo. If we chose to leave a Monday early and return Friday in the late afternoon, everything stays at 98 euros. That is, the round trip on the day is much cheaper by train (76.40 euros compared to the, minimum, 217 euros) but it is also cheaper if we choose to spend the whole week in Madrid and travel to Galicia on the weekend, with options that are at least 71 euros cheaper. Comparison Airplane and train on Monday and return on Friday What happened? In The voice of Galicia They explain that the price of traveling with Iberia has triggered because they have delegated the service on Air Nostrum, which use aircraft with 80 less seats, which significantly reduces the offer of seats by plane. This makes them more expensive and, they emphasize, more complicated to get. In Santiago de Compostela they do not understand the change. Carlos García, from Civic Forum, points to the local newspaper that “it is not understood that Iberia’s first flight with Madrid, which was going to the flag every day, become operated by Air Nostrum (…) We are paying the most expensive locations than ever. “ Two business models. To the reduction in the places offered that the plane has lost competitiveness of schedules in front of the train, especially for those who aspire to spend a work day in Madrid in a timely manner but want to return to Galicia that same day. Right now, the first flight that lands in Madrid from Santiago de Compostela does so at 10:35 am, when the working day is already well advanced. To this you have to add the time of displacement From the plane touches land until you arrive from Barajas to the city. And the time in advance that must be used to get to the airport adds to the last flight of Iberia leave at 19:50, significantly reducing the possibility of taking advantage of the full day. The train, however, comes out and reaches the city itself. It has an exit from Santiago de Compostela before six in the morning, arriving in Madrid before nine. That is, more than an hour and a half before (to which the subsequent displacement must be added). Although the last avlo leaves at 8:23 p.m., it is also more competitive because it requires less logistics to arrive. More competitive. Although the plane, in theory, takes an hour and a half less than a journey, the train has become the ideal means of transport for those who aspire to have a work day in Madrid and return that same day. If the time spent to get to the airport is added, pass the security control and embark, the three hours of train are already compensated. And, in addition, they allow you to take better advantage of time on board if we need an internet connection because, although they continue to have connection problems, On the plane it is completely disconnected If you want to work with some fluidity. Cases that are repeated. The Santiago de Compostela-Madrid case is another example of how high speed can be eaten to the plane. The reduction of seats and the renunciation of trips early in the morning reflects how airlines have thrown the towel on this concrete route. At least to look for that “worker” audience. In China they have experienced a very similar case With their high -speed trains that, despite having routes of more than 1,000 kilometers away, have caused airlines to ask for help because they have fewer and fewer travelers. Good Internet connections and the possibility of reaching the center of cities have caused passengers to prioritize this option in front of the plane. Photo | Miguel Ángel Sanz and Nelson Silva In Xataka … Read more

It is another proof that they have the pan by the mango

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Despite the recent agreement between the United States and China, after which the country led by Xi Jinping has made the concession of rare earth export licenses more flexibletensions between the two countries continue to climb. On May 29, the Office of Industry and Security of the US Department of Commerce gave a clear order to its national EDA software companies (Electronic Design Automation): They were forced to stop selling their advanced solutions to Chinese groups. China’s responses are being exemplary. The context. United States and China are in full trade warand one of the key elements to win it is in the semiconductors. The US government has been Limiting China access to its most advanced technology. One that, so far, was mainly focused on the necessary equipment to develop chips with the most advanced lithographic processes. On May 29, the country led by Donald Trump was one step further, and ordered its national EDA software companies Stop selling your advanced solutions to Chinese groups. In the process of manufacturing a semiconductor, automation software is key to basic processes such as logical design, problems, validation and simulation about its real behavior. Without this software, there are no semiconductors. The backlash. China has just given its first great backlash to this restriction, and has done so blocking the merger worth $ 35,000 million. State Administration of Mercado Regulation of China has postponed the approval of the proposed agreement between Synopsys, the main American giant in EDA and ANSYS software, current leader in multifysical simulation processes (mechanical, thermal, electromagnetic, acoustic, etc.) Synopsys has simulation tools, but not at the ANSYS level. Synopsis focuses its efforts on simulation at the silicon level, within the chip itself. Ansys takes these results and simulates its interactions with physical environments on a lot of larger scale. The merger is key for the United States to remain a leader in this type of processes, and already had the approval of the national and European authorities. Not so fast. There is a logical question to the blockade of the agreement: why it is in the hands of China stop it. Although Synopsys and Ansys are US companies, their fusion directly affects the Chinese market, and therefore requires approval of the state administration for market regulation (SAMR). These types of mergers need green light in all large markets where companies operate or have customers, and there are three keys here. And is that China’s negotiating power is not alone in rare earths. Blocking an agreement of 35,000 million dollars is a message to the United States: if you do not relax access restrictions on your automation software, you will not be able to continue advancing in its development. China continues to progress. This week, China responded to the United States uploading a document to Github academic in which he showed part of his advances in EDA software. Qimeng is an Open-Source project that nothing against the closed and deprived nature of this type of software, and has already proven to be able to design advanced chips in record time. On the other hand, those responsible for the three main automation software companies (Technology, Primarius Technologies and Semitonix) are rubbing their hands. Yang Lianfeng, president of Primarius, He counted In an interview that the American restriction movement was “the best development opportunity in history.” And it is that China’s position to win this commercial war is far from copying their rivals: if they deprive them of a technology, they will try to develop a better. In Xataka | The SOC Kirin 9020 of Huawei demonstrates how much China has advanced with the chips. And also how much you have to do

Suddenly, the unbearable noise of the speakers has stopped

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The story between the two Koreas has been full of disagreements. Let’s put as an example the last twelve months: South Korea received a rain of balloons loaded with garbage, and reply to the “neighbor” arrived in drones and propagandato which “the north” replied marking the enemy in the very constitution. North’s revenge was a noise -shaped rumble, and the south was no less with an infinite playlist of K-Pop. And, suddenly, one of the two has taken the white flag, and the other has followed him. Silence on the border. In what could be considered as a historical fact, a symbolic and strategic turn towards reconciliation, South Korea has off the speakers of propaganda that during the last year transmitted K-pop songs without stopping next to ideological news and messages through the border with North Korea. The decision, taken by the New President South Korean Lee Jae-Myung, marks one of his first specific steps to lower tensions Between Seoul and Pyongyang, after years of deterioration Under his predecessor, Yoon Suk Yeol. The measure intends to restore Trust channels and dialogue in a peninsula that follows Technically at war Since 1953. As explained by its spokesman, the suspension seeks to “restore confidence in intercorean relationships and build peace in the Korean Peninsula.” The War of Sound. We already said it at the beginning. The previous policy had resulted in a peculiar climbingbut the most intense: while South Korea used high -power speakers to broad Sound equipmentgenerating disturbing noises that affected everyday life in border South Korean villages. He counted The New York Times That, to protect themselves from noise, many residents installed windows with double glazing and insulation systems. In turn, the conflict moved to heaven, with South Korean activists (many northern deserters) Sending balloons Loaded with critical pamphlets to Pyongyang, to which the North Korean regime replied with balloons Full of plillas and garbage. This dynamic of mutual reprisals further aggravated a relationship already marked by hostility and distrust. The Donghae Bukbu line on the east coast of Korea. This road and rail connection was built for the South Koreans visited the tourist region of Monte Kumgang in the north Change of course. The former president Yoon Suk Yeol, deposed after imposing Briefly martial law in December and accused of promoting conflict with North Korea, had promoted the Use of propaganda as a means to undermine Kim Jong-un informative control. His government not only defended the speakers, but also encouraged Balloon sending as part of an ideological offensive in the name of freedom of expression. In contrast, Lee Jae-Myung, chosen in part for his promise to reduce tensions, has asked activists to cease in launch of pamphlets, arguing that these actions do not improve North Korean access to external information, but also raise the risk of Armed reprisals and endanger the southern border communities. Strategic pragmatism. On the other hand, human rights organizations and activists They have criticized harshly the decisions of the new government, accusing him of giving in to Pyongyang and limiting freedom of expression in South Korea. They argue that, by interrupting the speakers and discouraging the balloons, citizens of the north of one of the few access as possible to outside world information. For its part, the South Korean government has indicated that it could resort Aviation laws and public safety to prevent these practices, considering that they raise the risk of direct confrontation and endanger local inhabitants, who in many cases have expressed their relief due to the recent sound calm on the border. There is truce, but fragile. It is the last of the legs to analyze. North Korea’s reaction to this gesture of distension has not been immediate, although the next day It also ceased Its own speaker transmissions, which suggests a positive response, at least momentary. However, the general context continues to be tense. Under the leadership of Kim Jong-un, the regime It has hardened his position to the south, openly declaring that does not seek reunification And that will treat South Korea As an enemy To defeat in case of war. In addition to cutting all land ties between the two countries, North Korea has intensified their essays With nuclear missiles and has rejected all kinds of dialogue with Seoul and Washington. A new attempt. What seems clear is that, although Turn off the speakers It will not resolve the multiple open fronts in the interorean relationship, it represents a significant gesture in a prolonged cycle of sound and symbolic confrontation. By unilaterally suspending these actions, Lee Jae-Myung seeks to establish the basis of a New political narrativebased on the reduction of tensions and the reconstruction of diplomatic channels. No doubt, the balance between democratic principles, national security and geopolitical realism remains delicate. But for now The silence reigns On the border, and it is possible that the future of this truce depends on whether the north or the south end up turning the decibels of their speakers again. Image | Driedprawns In Xataka | The day that USA invaded Panama at the rhythm of rock. He spent three days without stopping “bombing” the Vatican embassy In Xataka | North Korea has deployed a new psychological weapon against South Korea: an unbearable noise

Elon Musk asked for 80 hours per week to his workers. Tesla investors reproach him not to do 40

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Around Elon Musk the idea of incombustible worker Able to work more than 100 hours a week and even sleep In his office as TeslaTo save the bankruptcy. Proud of that image, the millionaire did not hesitate to demand the same to its employees. A group of Tesla investors has sent a surprising request to the Board of Directors of the company: that Musk dedicate at least 40 hours a week to direct the company. This application comes in a Critical moment for Teslawith the company crossing one of its worst crises, according to its own shareholders and with the figure of Musk more questioned than ever. Musk, focus. The debate on Musk’s commitment to Tesla has intensified after recent passage through politics. The signatory investors, among whom is the American Federation of Teachers, which has 7.9 million shares of Tesla, consider that its CEO has been too dispersed, and now require concrete measures to guarantee good governance and the Tesla stability. In her letter addressed to Robyn Denholm, president of the Tesla Board of Directors, the shareholders indicated that “the external activities of Mr. Musk seem to have diverted their time and attention from the active management of Tesla’s operations, as would be expected of any other executive director of a company that is quoted in the stock market.” Musk itself confessed I could barely dedicate one day To direct your companies. 40 hours a week and three -day week. The investor letter sent to the Tesla Board of Directors, requests that any New remuneration plan For Musk, include the obligation to dedicate at least 40 hours per week to the company’s management. Investors even suggest that Musk could group these hours in three days, leaving the other two to address their other business or political activities. “We just want to make sure that you can devote enough time to supervise and, in the case of executives, properly manage the company,” explained PATEL TABLE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SOC INVESTMENT GROUP (one of the signatory investors) to Fortune. A plan to replace CEO. Also, shareholders demand the elaboration of a clear succession plan for the CEO position. In this sense, investors do not propose the replacement of Musk as CEO as Yes they made their employees. Its demand is to identify “emergency” successors that can assume the leadership of Tesla in case Musk is not available, with the objective of “incorporating a new person with the right skills to execute Tesla’s business plans.” Some plans that, on the other hand, the Board of Directors must make public with a strategic schedule between 2 and 5 years. In this way, Tesla would have a succession protocol preventing the company from being “delayed” before an unforeseen event. Limitations for managers. In addition to asking for greater involvement from their CEO, investors also ask to limit the responsibilities of the members of the Tesla Board of Directors In other external companies. With this measure they intend to restrict simultaneous positions of managers outside Tesla to avoid conflicts of interest and ensure that the management is fully Focused on the company. “For many years, the amount of time that CEO Musk has dedicated to the management of Tesla has been limited by its multiple private companies and other external activities,” says the letter. Therefore, they ask that the company’s maximum manager can only hold a managerial position outside of Tesla. A BOARD FIELT TO TESLA. Investor requests do not focus only on the management of Musk, they also extend their criticisms to other members of their board of directors. They insist on the need to incorporate at least a “truly independent” vowel into the Board of Directors. This person should not have links with other council members or Elon Musk to avoid nepotism and conflicts of interest personal among the members of the Board. This request arises after the appointment of Jack Hartung, former executive of Chipotle, as a member of the Tesla Board of Directors. Investors They were worried For the professional connection that Hartung and Kimbal Musk, brother of Elon Musk, have cultivated for years. This petition seeks to eliminate servility when negotiating the salary remuneration of the Board of Directors so that the interests of the shareholders and Tesla over the personal ambitions of its members prevail. An example was the Salary Bonus Negotiation granted to Musk in 2018, by a board formed by friends, historical collaborators of Musk and even his own brother. In Xataka | A government “Extremely Hardcore”: Elon Musk is applying to the US the same recipe that has applied to all its companies Image | Unspash (Mark Chan), Flickr (Gage Skidmore)

This map distributes the “heart” of Europe over the Iberian Peninsula. And reveals the key to the success of the region

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Maps are useful, fascinating and sometimes almost almost An art form. However, they do not always allow us to understand real dimensions and distances well. Especially when we talk about broad territories. A map published in Urbanity.one (and shared by Madrid projects) With a peculiar approach: its author has taken some of the main cities of Central Europe, the metropolis of the one known as “Blue Banana”and has distributed them on a plane of the Iberian Peninsula respecting The real distances. The result reminds us of two things. The first, the considerable size That has Spain. The second, how close the cities of Central Europe, a crucial factor to understand the history and economic development of the region. As a picture is worth more than a thousand words, at the end of the 1980s the Geographer Roger Brunet decided to invent A visual metaphor to refer to the most populous and urbanized region in Europe. He called her The “Blue Banana”. Maybe it sounds strange, but it makes enough sense when a map is taken. If the cities of the European industrial axis are connected, covering from England to the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and northern Italy, that is: the drawing of A huge banana Located more or less between Manchester, Munich, Zurich and Rome. How big is that “Banana” imaginary? The first response to mind is obvious: very much, right? In Madrid it projects They have shared However, a map that helps to understand that this abstract axis is actually much smaller than what intuition suggests. At least if we compare it with Spain. The reason is very simple. Its author has selected the metropolis that are distributed by that theoretical axis that structures Europe Central and has arranged them on a map of the Iberian Peninsula respecting the real distances between them. The result It shows that Cambridge would be more or less where Vigo is, Rotterdam would stay up to Valladolid, Bremen in Pamplona, ​​Stuttgart almost where Alicante is and Paris would more or less occupy the place of Badajoz. In the center of the Peninsula, in Madrid, it would be located (kilometer up, kilometer down) Düsseldorf and the Barcelona space would occupy by Linz, an Austrian city. The cast may be striking, but it arrives with pulling Google Maps and its measurement tool for Check the distances. Between London and Paris there are about 340 km in a straight line, just under those that separate Madrid and Granada. If we pull a straight line from Rome to Munich would measure approximately 700 kilometers, a little less than Barcelona to Córdoba. Comparisons are interesting for several reasons. The main one is that they remind us The great size of Spain. The Iberian Peninsula measures just over 583,000 km2 and Spain occupies approximately 505,000taking into account the 12,500 km2 of island surface. That makes our country one of the most extensive of the community club, together with France and Sweden and Germany. A wide disposition of land is both an opportunity and a challenge in aspects as a distribution of the population or provision of services. The other great conclusion left by the map Shared by Madrid projects It is the close thing that are actually the Central European metropolis and their main industrial poles, population centers and strategic axes of political decision -making, a proximity that has influenced the development and integration of Europe. Images | Urbanity.one and Madrid projects (x) In Xataka | The demographic debacle in Europe, exposed on this map with a misleading guest: Monaco

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