Month: June 2025

This is Liquid Glass, the new interface of iOS, Macos, Ipados and Watchos

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Great changes were expected to the Interface of Apple’s operating systems, and we already have them with us. Liquid Glass arrivesa new design language that makes use of translucent elements throughout the interface. Alan Dye, head of human interface in Apple, presented this “inspired” vision “redesign. This “expressive material” precisely adopts the appearance of a layer of liquid crystal that applies to drop -down menus, buttons and other visual elements. There is a unique effect also on all these visual elements: They are translucentbut they act as a unique lens that shows what is underneath as if those elements were actually made of that material. Transparencies are very realistic thanks to the effects that mimic this glass effect. In the iPhone wallpaper, for example, the time digits show the background color slightly modified by the effect of “liquid crystal” itself. This new interface adapts without problems in the dark mode if necessary, although Apple showed above all clear mode in all captures and demonstration animations. That interface promises to be especially clean, although a priori does not seem especially radical: we have a desk that seems more polished and with more “air” than its predecessor. There is something especially important: those visual elements are universal throughout the Apple ecosystem. The Liquid Glass design language reaches iOS, macOS, iPados or Watchos equally. All of them take another leap: Theoretically this year Macos 16 or iOS 19 were going to arrive, but instead we will have macos 26 or iOS 26. In development …

Apple has not washed the iPhone’s face. Has subjected it to cosmetic surgery

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Forget iOS 19 and stay with this name: iOS 26. This is the beginning of a new stage. The protagonist operating system of the WWDC 2025 that Apple is celebrating in Cupertino is that of the iPhone, and drinks directly from an interface we already knew: The Vision Pro. Apple’s most niche device is the one that will mark the way for the rest of the products. Some that, in this new stage, will have a name and A unified design language. Why iOS 26. The logical jump after iOS 18 It was iOS 19, that’s over. Apple will begin to rename its software platforms by adding a +1 a year in which they are launched. We are in the year (20) 25, adding that one we already have the 26. It is the name that the rest of their brothers will receive: Visionos 26, Watchos 26, Tvos 26 and Ipados 26. Next year, we will have versions 27 above the table. A name change that meets a concrete need of Apple: to try to make its operating systems to the fullest. Liquid Glass. The first novelty of iOS 26 has to do with its change at aesthetic level. Apple has been inspired by visionos to share its design language with the rest of the software platforms. And he has decided to call him Liquid Glass. The translation is simple: a system starring transparencies, rounded icons and even softer animations. The changes range from the application pitcher to the apps themselves, a work that the developers will have to begin to adapt to maintain coherence with the renewed system. News at Apple Intelligence. Apple wanted to start (in a very short way) its Keynote with news in its artificial intelligence functions. A good part of them, not yet available in Europe. Among them, The new Siri. One of the big changes is how applications will interact with Apple Intelligence. Developers can configure their apps to directly access Apple Intelligence, privately and even without connection. Image | Apple

The rent has risen so much in Galicia that its beaches have problems hiring something fundamental: lifeguards

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The tourism industry has faced for a long time A worrying dilemma In Spain (as in other countries): as its main destinations grow and gain attractive, The price goes up of the accommodation, which makes things more and more difficult for workers who support the sector. We have seen it In Tenerifewhere there are hoteliers who are forced to Sleep in caravans For the high cost of rentals. And we see it now In Galiciawhere housing is affecting an even more sensitive group: lifeguards. Although in the official registry of the community there are registered Thousands of lifeguards Prepared to monitor the beaches, some locations are costing to sign them. And one of the reasons is the high price of rentals on the coast. Costs. The news He has revealed it The Galician mail: Although the official registration of the Xunta has more than 4,500 inscribed lifeguards, a record that exceeds 13% to those accounted for in 2024, there are areas of Galicia in which it is not easy to “sign” professionals. It is not a general something. In fact there are municipalities that have covered their vacancies well. But there are certain points in the region in which not even this abundance assures them to find vigilantes. And what is the reason? There are several factors at stake. Input, how the population is distributed. Not all municipalities have the same bag of inhabitants and, therefore, of neighbors with the lifeguard title willing to cover sand sands that remain close to their homes. Another key is working conditions. The salaries are around 1,200 euros per month, according to Precise The Galician mailand they are hired for very short periods, from two to three months. These circumstances lead to professionals who choose to move to other more southern or warm destinations, such as the Canary Islands or Andalusia, in which they can opt for six -month jobs or for full years. To solve it there are those who even has raised The possibility of betting on “a permanent body” of lifeguards who cover the heat months, more extensive. Another handicap that affects the sector is the bureaucracy: the longer the aid takes, the greater the risk that the lifeguards have sought alternatives. Housing slopes. The above are, together with the regulatory issues of the sector, the factors that have marked the guild in Galicia in recent years and explain that the region has suffered shortage of lifeguards. Now one more factor comes into play. The mail assures that this summer the consistors are proving easier to sign vigilants, but where the reason has been found with difficulties is another: the housing price, In full climb. The general price increase in Galicia as a whole, 7.1% in the last year According to idealistadded to the high seasonal demand of coastal destinations during the summer months, Galician lifeguards who have to leave their locality and rent a floor. In practice that hinders hiring in localities that have to ‘import’ lifeguards out. Is the house so expensive? A few days ago Technitas published A report in which he points out that an 85 m2 apartment on Riazor beach (A Coruña) reaches € 1,400 per week, one hundred more than last year. In Vicedo (Lugo) a 65 m2 floor costs 650 euros, one hundred more than a year ago, and in O Grove (Pontevedra) a 75 m2 house requires a disbursement of 950 euros per week. The report speaks of vacation leases, but that scenario fully affects seasonal professionals who, like lifeguards, seek accommodation for a few months. Beyond Galicia. It is not a problem that affects only Galicia. Recently Antena3 He spoke With José Luis, a lifeguard who has been in Ibiza for 25 years and who has not left any choice but to buy a caravan to have a place to live. Renting an apartment is discarded, he explains, because it costs more than he earns with his watchman work. Even the caravan option begins to complicate. “Being in a campsite costs me about 1,800 euros per month.” “This is something that happens throughout Spain and the most affected places are the ones with the greatest tourist influx, such as Balearic Islands, Valencian Community and some areas of Andalusia and Catalonia,” Confirm to The mail José Palacios, coordinator of the Research Group in Aquatic Activities and Saporrism and President of DEAC, the entity responsible for granting the blue flags to the sand. Healing in health. To make sure they will have lifeguards there are consistories that directly choose to form them. This is the case of Ribeira, in the Barbanza region, which in 2024 and 2025 He has conducted courses Own who have allowed him to prepare the young people who will be in charge of controlling the sands of the region. Another strategy to prevent them from opting for less seasonal destinations is to expand their work period: instead of hiring them in July, they are incorporated into their positions in June, when many beaches of Galicia begin to fill. Images | Pedro Dias (Flickr) and Carmelo Peciña (Flickr) In Xataka | “Fodechinchos Free”: in a bar in Galicia Tourism Fobia is being redirected against the Spaniards of other regions

Follow the Apple Keynote with News of iOS 26 and more live

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The beginning of the second half of the year is the beginning for Apple in regards to software. The company has summoned us at Apple Park to attend its WWDC 2025, the Conference for Developers in which we will discover all the news related to iOS 19 (or, according to rumors, iOS 26), the rest of the ecosystem platforms and, With still doubts what will be the next stepthe improvements that come to Its artificial intelligence functions. One more year, in Xataka we will cover it on all fronts. How to follow WWDC 2025 The WWDC 2025 will take place today, Monday, June 9 at 7:00 p.m. Spanish peninsular. You can follow her with us On YouTubethrough our website and in Our direct page. Spain: 19:00 (18:00 in the Canary Islands). Mexico: 11:00 am Colombia: 12:00 am. Venezuela and Chile: 1:00 pm. Argentina: 2:00 pm. What do we hope to see WWDC is an event focused mainly on software. Some changes that will arrive first in the beta phase and, before the end of the year, to a good part of the Apple ecosystem devices. Except Unexpected delays or problems, Like the new Siri. This wwdc will be that of “Solarium”one of the biggest changes we have ever seen in the Apple systems interface. According to rumors, transparency will be the protagonist, and that Vision Pro will mark the path of the iPhone, the MAC and the iPad. And to unify these platforms and end the messes in the name, the key will be to bet on the year of launch + 1. From there iOS 26, macOS 26 and ipados 26. News are also expected in TVOS 26, Watchos 26, Visionos 26 and Some changes in native applications. This WWDC is a complex for Apple. It is your time to demonstrate at what point the company is at the software level, its credibility after promising a revolution with AIand the maturation point they have reached after suffer potholes in recent months. There are many questions to answer, and here we will be to tell you one by one. Image | Xataka In Xataka | The best functions and options of Apple Intelligence on iPhone and Mac to take advantage of artificial intelligence

A strange night a whistle has been listening for weeks in Vigo. They just found the culprit

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There are phenomena whose sounds They challenge not only reason, but even the very perception of reality. One of them is remembered in Scotland Since the late 90s, a low frequency buzz that is heard in different enclaves and that in recent times he has returned strongly. In Spain something similar to this part happened in an area of ​​Vigo. Weeks with acute noise when the night that had altered the dream of the neighbors. The problem is that they have just detected the “guilty”, and has a difficult solution. The mystery had wings. It The Faro de Vigo had. For weeks, the neighborhood of Vigo’s journey and Aragón Street has lived in confusion and irritation because of an acute, intermittent and persistent beep that began at nightfall and repeated every two or three seconds until dawn. The initial suspicion fell to multipable guilty: a spoiled alarm after the blackout of April 29, a port of the port amplified by the wind, or even some damaged traffic light out of decibels. The neighbors, unveiled and perplexed, mobilized to find the origin of the annoying sound, called 010, patrolled the streets in search of sound tracks and requested the intervention of the local police. In the end, neither industrial alarms nor port machinery: the author of the beep has turned out to be An unexpected creature and surprising, whose presence had gone unnoticed until then because of its historical silence and its expertise for camouflage. Small and nocturnal. Yes, apparently, the Local Police, after inspecting the area and confirming that it was not any mechanical source, identified the person in charge: a European autillo (Otus Scops), one of the smallest raptors in Europe (does not exceed 20 cm in length or 100 grams of weight) whose song remembers a high frequency electronic whistle. In fact and how I told the middle The biologist of SEO BirdLifeGustavo Ferreiro, the repetitive beep is part of the AVE mating ritual, which is in this time in an incubation phase. In other words: the autillo does not sing to bother, but to communicate its presence, claim territory and maintain the link with your partner during the breeding. Invisibility. Although common in southern Pontevedra, his nightlife and his perfect camouflage among the trees make him an almost inhabitant invisible which can only be detected by your voice. In this caseHabitat’s choice was an urban environment with dense vegetation and old trees, which surround the Matías Park and a nearby abandoned house. European Autillo Survival paradoxes. The case also offers other readings. The paradoxical is that The European Autilloonce a rural bird, it is today forced to take refuge in urban environments due to the loss of biodiversity In the field. Agricultural intensification has eliminated large trees, essential for nesting, and the massive use of pesticides has decimated insect populations that are fed. Thus, the natural habitat has degraded to such an extent that birds seek shelter in urban parks, where they can still find cavities and some food. This forced migration to the city is a reflection of the ecological decline in which the species is found, already included in The “vulnerable” category In the Red Book of the Birds of Spain 2021. Thus, the presence of the Autillo in Vigo is not an isolated anomaly, but rather a symptom of a deep change in the distribution and behavior of many species affected by human pressure on ecosystems. Endangered species. The case of the beep in Vigo demonstrates how a daily discomfort can actually be the life sign of an endangered species. What began as a sleep disturbance became an opportunity to reflect on coexistence between the city and nature. The case reminds others where the presence of cities ends up modifying the life of species. In fact, in Valencia something similar has happened With another copy. EITHER In Icelandwhen the frailecillos season begins and humans hunt them and throw them through the cliffs (by A good reason). In this case, climate change and cities lights threaten the survival of birds. With the autillo, the loss of biodiversity is what is throwing them into such Obern Like cities. That said, and if everything follows its course, the song will send for the neighbors in August, when the chicks and the priorities of the bird change from the courtship to the care. Image | Counting stars, Frank Vassen In Xataka | We have been knowing where a strange sound has been coming from. Now he has returned strongly to an island of Scotland In Xataka | In 1960 a strange sound was detected under the waters of Antarctica. Not only do we still have no response: it is multiplying

If the problem is too difficult, they give up immediately

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Machines do not think, that’s an illusion. We do not say it, a group of Apple researchers who have just published a revealing study entitled precisely (‘The illusion of thinking‘). In it these experts have analyzed the performance of several AI models With the ability to “reason”and their conclusions are striking … and worrying. Puzzles for the “reason”. The normal thing when evaluating the ability of an AI model is to use benchmarks with programming or mathematics tests, for example. Instead, Apple created several Tests based on logical puzzles that were totally new and that therefore could not be part of the training of these models. Claude Thinking, Deepseek-R1 and O3-mini participated in the evaluation. Models that crash. In their tests They checked Like all these reasoning models, they ended up starring Bruces against a wall when they faced complex problems. In those cases, the accuracy of these models fell resorted to 0%. It was also not matched that you granted more resources to these models when trying to solve those problems. If they were of some difficulty, they could not with them. They get tired of thinking. In fact, something curious happened. As the problems became more complicated, these models began to think no more, but less. They used less tokens to solve them and riddled before they could use unlimited resources. Not with help. Apple researchers even tried to give the models An exact algorithm that guided the models to find the solution step by step. And here, another capital surprise: none of the models managed to solve problems despite having those guided solutions. They could not follow instructions consistently. These graphs show the differences between models that do not reason (Deepseek-V3) with those who do (deepseek-r1) in low complexity (yellow), medium (blue) and high (red) problems. There are only advantages for “reasoning” in medium difficulty problems. In the high models they simply collapse. Source: Apple. Three types of problems. In their evaluation they divided the problems to be solved in three classes and verified if the reasoning models really contributed something to the traditional models that do not “reason.” Low complexity problems: reasoning models effectively surpassed those who did not have that reasoning capacity. Of course, they often think too much to solve these simple problems. Average complexity problems: there was still some advantage over conventional models, but not too much. High complexity problems: All models ended up starring these problems. Thinking, nothing. According to these researchers, the reason for this failure when reasoning in complex problems is simple. These models do not “reason” at alland all they do is use advanced patterns recognition techniques to solve problems. That does not work with complex problems, and there the foundations of these models are completely falling apart. Given these problems, if a model is given clear instructions and more resources should improve and be able to try to solve them, but this study demonstrates otherwise. Far from AGI. What these results suggest is that the expectation that these models have generated is undeserved: the current reasoning models simply fail to move from a certain barrier by adding data or computing. Some pointed to how reasoning models could be a possible way Towards the search for the AGIbut the conclusions of this study reveal that in fact we are not closer to achieving models that can be considered general artificial intelligence. They do not find solutions, they memorize and copy them. In fact, the study corroborated something that others defended in the past: These models simply have knowledge, and reproduce the solution they already had memorized when they find corresponding patterns that lead to that solution. Thus, these models could solve the famous problem of the Hanoi towers From many movements because they once know the solution can be applied systematically. However, in other puzzles they failed to the few movements. Stochastic parrots. Many of the critics of the AI ​​always They have defended That the generative models, reason or not, are basically parrots that repeat what has been taught. In the case of AI they detect patterns and are able to find/predict the following word/pixel when generating text or images. The result is usually convincing, but just because they have become extremely good when detecting these patterns and responding properly and coherently. But it is not new knowledge: it is to repeat the queya. They don’t think. Other critical experts of these expectations have been alerting us to alert us for the dangers of anthropomorphism of the IAS. I explained it Subbarao Kambhampti, from the University of Arizona, which, for example, analyzed the “reasoning” process of these models and their “chain of thought”. We use verbs like “think”, when they don’t think. They do not understand what they do, and that contaminates all the assumptions we do about their capacity (or lack of it). Do not trust what the AI ​​tells you. The behavior of these models confirms what is known since Chatgpt appeared on the scene. As convincing that these models may seem – “reason” or not – the reality is that they can make serious mistakes and make mistakes, although others certainly right. In fact there are cases in which these models do surprise by their ability to solve problems: In Scientific American A group of mathematicians were overcome by an AI model that managed to solve some of the most complex mathematical problems that they failed to solve, or that took longer to solve. Image | Puzzle Guy In Xataka | Copilot, Chatgpt and GPT-4 have changed the world of programming forever. This is thought of programmers

Some geologists studied the sand of one of the beaches of day D in Normandy. They discovered that 4% is still shrapnel

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More than 80 years have passed from “Day D” And yet his memory is still very present on the beaches of Normandy. And not in an ethereal and symbolic way. No. Beyond memory, the landing of allied troops in the French region in June 1944 maintains a palpable footprint in its sand. One that can be touched and seen, although for the latter an electronic microscope is needed. This was checked by a group of geologists who collected a sand sample on the beach of Omaha. When taking her to her laboratory and studying it in detail, they bought, amazed, that 4% were actually remains of shrapnel. A microscopic memory of a historical date. Normandy walk. That is what they did a good day of 1988, the Geology professor Earle McBridefrom the University of Texas in Austin, and its colleague Dane Picard, of the University of Utah. While doing a field study in France decided to take a break and visit the famous Omaha beachone of the main landing points of the day D in Normandy. They did not have much luck with their Norman trip. The day they walked through the sand, around eight kilometers long, it was disappeared, cold and windy; But that did not prevent McBride and Picard to take home a memory that honored his formation: a small sand sample. Some time later they decided to rescue the bag with those grains of Normandy and observe them under the microscope. And the surprise came. What McBride found in that sample of sand collected in Omaha Beach caught his attention. In addition to quartz remains and other materials that it already gave, the geologist observed tiny Metal fragments. When studying them in detail with the microscope he found that they had a rounded shape, they were rough, laminated and an opaque brightness, with some oxide points. Some pieces were around the millimeter. Others did not go from 0.06 mm. The remains of the battle. Thus, reduced to millimetric metal accounts eroded by waves and the passage of time, perhaps they were difficult to identify, but McBride ended up reaching a fascinating conclusion. What I had before them were vestiges of Normandy landing. “They turned out to be a shrapnel of the invasion of World War II. After a more detained exam, he also saw iron and glass accounts that had resulted from the intense heat unleashed by the explosions in the air and the sand,” They detail From the University of Texas in Austin. So curious was his finding that, together with PicardProfessor McBride decided to prepare An article and publish it in the magazine The sedimentary record. Foreseeable. “Of course it is not surprising that the sand of the beach of Omaha be added at the time of battle, but it is that it has survived more than 40 years and without a doubt it is still there today,” They commented Both experts. His sample was from the end of the 80s and The report They published it in 2011; But everything indicates that the situation remains the same today. In 2011 experts They calculated that corrosion would still take a century to destroy shrapnel grains. A well mesurable footprint. If McBride and Picard’s study is surprising, it is because it has done more than verifying that – discussion after day D – through the Normandy beaches, remains of shrapnel are still distributed. So or more curious is that experts have managed to contribute a fairly precise idea what this footprint represents in the sand. After examining the exhibition in detail, the Texas geologist found that metals represent 4% of the sand. The data is illustrative, although McBride and Picard slide that there could be variations depending on where and when the sand is collected. “Due to the possible plasticization of shrapnel and heavy minerals by the waves and currents the day we collected our sample, we do not know to what extent it is representative of the sand of the beach as a whole.” The Omaha was one of the great landing points of day D, but there were other beaches in Normandy to which the allies arrived in the Neptune operationknown as Utah, Sword, Gold and Juno. Date of expiration. Although the accounts discovered by American geologists are a peculiar memory of the day and have survived decades, McBride and Picard have already noticed years ago that they will not last forever. The remains of shrapnel could resist erosion for millennity, but when the grains study the geologists discovered oxide particles, which leads them to be pessimistic about their future. “The waves stir the iron fragments, which in turn eliminates part of the oxide and exposes fresh material, more prone to oxidation, which in turn follows, and so on,” Point out The University of Texas. “The result is that they will become smaller and in the end the storms or hurries will drag them and take out of the beach,” McBride reflected in 2011. His calculations pointed out that 4% of shrapnel identified in Omaha Beach would be reduced to insignificance in a century. They will remain to remember the allied landing, yes, monuments and memory. Image | Person-With-No Name (Flickr) In Xataka | The US landed on an empty island during World War II. In nine days it had more than 300 casualties *An earlier version of this article was published in June 2024

Aemet indicates that we will touch the 43rd to orange notices for storms

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In Sunday afternoon, locations such as Morón de la Frontera (Sevilla) or Montoro (Córdoba) saw their thermometers to place On the edge of the 43rd Celsius. Although high temperatures are not going to disappear so quickly, the phenomenon that experts are now worried is A week of change. Meteorologists foresee A new change Meteorological this week, one that will not only bring us a drop in temperatures: the models warn of the arrival of storms that could be intense. As if that were not enough, hail could also make an appearance. What is happening? Since the end of last month, the meteorological sway was marked by the succession of several dorsal and a trough. The former brought us atmospheric stability and high temperatures, the last one brought us rainfall and a brief relief of heat. However, the fresco is not going to bring a new trough, Experts warn: It will be an isolated depression at high levels, a Dana. Although it is expected that as of today the storms begin to demonstrate in the north, the effects of this Dana will be especially notorious in Galicia from the day of Tuesday. From heat to storms. According to The forecasts From the State Meteorology Agency (Aemet), the storms will have the probability of being strong and arriving accompanied by both hail and “very strong” gusts in some areas of the plateau, Eastern Betic System and in the Iberian South. The agency has activated various notices For storms in these areas, oranges in the case of the province of Teruel for “very strong hail probability and very strong wind gusts.” On Wednesday, “strong” storms are also expected in the northern half, with probable showers in western Galicia, Cantabrian environment, Alto Ebro, the Iberian and the Pyrenees. Aemet storm notices will be activated in most of the Peninsular Northern area, with orange notices in areas of the Basque Country and Catalonia. Not far from 40º. Despite the decrease in temperatures, storms will coexist with heat. So much so that weather notices for rains and storms will coexist these days with notices due to extreme temperatures above 37º. Aemet has also activated An orange alert on Tuesday on the Ebro banks in Zaragoza due to maximum temperatures of up to 39º. In Xataka | The time of truth of the Spanish reservoirs: how are they going to endure the heat after rains that has left them overflowing Image | ECMWF

More than 3 million sales in 24 hours, according to NintyPrime

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Never before had a console sold that way in its first 24 hours: yes Niny Nanty Prime Expert calculations They are true3 million units clear doubts About whether the new Switch 2 It was worth it, after the issues that flew over the environment about the Technical power or the High price games like ‘Mario Kart World’. Finally, After the first teststhe quality of the company’s new hardware was beyond doubt, and its reception has been comparable to these good first impressions. “3 independent people,” said the influencer About this first day of launch, “I have been informed that Nintendo has sold more than 3 million units of switch 2 worldwide.” It is a record that would make it, to be confirmed, in the best -selling console in history in that period of time, tripling the million that PlayStation 4 had sold in that same space. Although these independent figures should be managed with caution, they are realistic: The console has raised in networks a higher expectation to the averageand is exhausted in most large shops. The only unknown, then, is in itself Nintendo will be able to live up to its promises a few months agoand avoid speculation with the production of sufficient units to meet demand. It will be a question that we will see answered in the coming weeks. At the moment, the console is beginning to be squeezed by the players. We have already responded to It is worth buying it having the original already If the mouse controls are as revolutionary as they promised. From the old switch games to the monsters that squeeze the hardware as ‘Cyberpunk 2077’we are already thoroughly tantling this new console. Soon we will know if there are so many players doing it at the same time as these first figures point. Header | Xataka In Xataka | Switch 2 is important for Nintendo, but also for a nvidia that does not want to lose ground against AMD

There is a whole adult book market. And they have their own ration of controversies, demands and plagiarism

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Did you know that it exists A whole coloring book market for adults? Well, that is just the upper part of the typical iceberg meme. Below there is a whole network of interest, millionaire contracts, low blows, Influencers come to more and editorial stamps that go completely unnoticed by the mainstream Cultural, but that move a lot of money. And this is the last controversy that has shaken the scene of this sprimer books coloring 20 semi -out. The panorama. Adult books arose as a global trend in the mid -2010, driven by the rise of products with anti -stress albotade and mindfulness (Do you remember the meditation apps, the Gratitude notebooksthe bombing of crafts and the cross point …?). In this context, many activities that until then had remained in the children’s sector of the market were reoriented. The puzzles, the games and the coloring books began to be tolerable for adults. And everyone dusted their cariocas boxes. Shift of the elderly. However, there were differences, of course: these coloring books adopted themes that had no childhood: mandalas, natural places, abstract art and, of course, the inevitable displays of NSFW illustrations. Quickly A scene emerged Around these books: Tiktokers and Youtubers that colored and gave advice to those who wanted to try at home. And of course, artists emerged who turned to create books with very diverse styles: Camilla d’Erico manga to the Kerby Rosanes dark fantasy. An entire industry. The subgenre facilitated. Among all this phenomenon highlighted a style with force: the ‘bold easy’, or books of extreme simplicity and that Anyone can face Without any experience in coloring. Topics voluntarily naif (although Not always), thick strokes, simple shapes, for pages that can literally color in five minutes. Of course, you can always raise the difficulty and give a complexity to these drawings with some skillbut the starting point was clear: everyone can color. Cocowyo enter. For 2019, the initial boom of adult books He had fadedor at least it did not reach those figures of 12 million books sold 2015. But this new trend of the Bold Easy He arrived to resurrect herand new authors and authors enshrined in this style: Mia Birchwood, Jade Summer, Vivi Tinta or Bobbie Goods. And, above all, Cocowy In Goodreadsfor example, it has 416 different books. Anonymous but successful. Cocowyo artists remain in anonymity despite the popularity of their social networks (more than 700,000 followers on Instagramfor example), and above all, despite having signed A millionaire contract with Penguin Random House in September last year. Of course, that firm multiplied its ubiquity (and more being a study without public names that can be fattened, license and derive indefinitely) and made Cocowyo almost the only ambassador to the line Bold Easy. Trajinar with the algorithm. And this is where the controversies begin, whose roots are traced until the times in which Cocowyo self -published. According to his most staunch critics, the study was an expert in detecting fashions and trends in the coloring book section and replied with very little dissimulation. For example, as Bookriot saidhis ‘Food, Drink & Sweets‘was very similar to ‘Food / snacks’ by Megan Mileyeven in the design and style of the cover. Nothing denouncing, but the similarities were very striking: Cocowyo also imitated the format and size of the book … and the term ‘blod & easy’, which transformed into ‘bold-easesy’. Suspicions of AI. It may be the appearance with just a few months apart from A couple of books with a death cuqui riding on the clouds, how did Bookriot also point out? It can be, but there did not end the controversy. Cocowyo’s neatness made them creditors of suspicions of use of AI for their illustrationssomething that has never been demonstrated. The opposition of the community He multiplied When Cocowyo recorded (not the use, but making them a registered trademark for legal purposes) a series of very generic terms and that affected the material that the competition was producing: “Bold and Easy Coloring Books”, “Cozy Spaces” and “Simple Art”, among many others. Goliath against David. The pressure of the other authors supplied its effect, already end of last year, Cocowyo abandoned its purpose of roying these terms. But complaints have not ceased: authors and fans have continued to protest because they consider that Cocowyo is not behaving as a little author competing against others legitimately. You are using the advantages that it provides to belong to a large multinational publishing house (armies of lawyers, tactics to bend the algorithm in social networks, burst the market with much cheaper books than those of its rivals) to present unfair competition. And that has nothing of Cozy nor of bold. Header | Cocowyo In Xataka | Can you read too many books a month? For many, there is a number from which it is already unsustainable

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