Month: July 2025

How to create videos with artificial intelligence: 13 essential free tools

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Let’s tell you the best programs to create free artificial intelligence videos So you can give life to your ideas. Although the quality of the videos is not yet up to the images, they promise to be the next great revolution of artificial intelligence. However, before this revolution arrives we will tell you the main current alternatives. Virtually all the services we are going to tell you are paying, although with free versions that allow you to try them as a demonstration. Almost all also offer a small monthly or daily chip recharge, so you can continue using them for free, although With limited resolutions and with water marks. We are going to start with an explanation on how to create the videos with these websites, and then we will tell you the list of services. And as we always say in Xataka Basics, if you think we have left some important service We invite you to say it in the comments section so that all readers can benefit from the knowledge of our xatakers. How these videos are created To create videos with artificial intelligence using any of the programs that we are going to propose, what you will need is to write a prompt or command in which you describe what you want it to appear in the video. Then, the AI of the service will generate it. Many of these solutions also allow Create videos from images. This means that you can contribute a photo or drawing that will serve as a starting point, and then the AI will generate what you ask from it. There are two other types of videos by AI You can find yourself. The first is the images based on images that are moving with an off voice, where you will be able to contribute a script with what you want to happen. And finally, you will also be able to create Videos with an avatar speakinga person explaining something with a voice generated by the saying what you write. These can be used for explanatory video types. In all cases You will need to create an account In the services that we are going to tell you, and then you will be given a series of free tokens that you will use to create videos. The amount of videos you can create depends on each service, but there are usually few. Hailuo We start with this emerging service, simply because It is the one that has given the best results in the tests done to compose the article. It is quite new but offers decent results, and you will have enough free daily credits and for several videos. You simply have to use a prompt describing what you want and ready, in a few minutes you will have a prepared video. Your free plan only supports 6 second and 768p videos of resolutionalthough these can be from a text or generated from an image. I see 2 Google is developing its own AI engine to create video, whose latest version is I see 3. Although this is limited to payment users, there is a way you can Test the previous versionI see 2 that is totally free through the Ai Studio portal. The quality of the videos is quite lower, and we have encountered numerous problems due to excess use. Come on, that if there are many people using it at the time you want to create a video, it will directly give you error and you will not be able to do it. Adobe Firefly The function of creating videos with artificial intelligence of Adobe Firefly It is payment. However, allows you to create two free videos of about 5 seconds, as a test form, although for this you will also need to create and identify with a user account. Although most options are limited to the payment option, when creating video you will be able to choose the resolution and the appearance ratio, in addition to the frames per second and the duration. You also have adjustments to choose the camera or movement. Capcut Capcut is a popular multi -tool in which you can make all kinds of creations with artificial intelligence. Among them, is the possibility of create a video from a text that acts as script. You describe what happens in the tool, and this creates it. This function is free, but it has a trick. Videos are not moving imagesbut a succession of static images created with ia that happen, and with a background voice that reads the script you have written. Basic and does not give what it promises, but at least they don’t ask too much. Runway One of the great tools for Create Artificial Intelligence Videowhere you just have to describe what you want with a prompt. First you will create the initial image, which you can modify as you want, and then you already generate the video from it. The negative part is that Your free version is very limited. When you register for free, you are given 125 credits of a single use, and when you finish it, it is over. Therefore, although the quality of the tool is good, its free mode is a temporary demo. Kling AI Another good somewhat more generous tool in its free plan, since it offers 166 credits per month that are recharged monthly. Then, in general the videos can cost about 20 credits for 5 seconds, something else depending on the additional configuration options. Unfortunately, the version to create video to video videos is disabled unless you are a payment user, although you can always use another AI to create an image and then use the creation of video to video, which is what can be used in free mode. Of course, a free 5 second video may take more than 3 hours to generate if you do not pay. Invideo This is a kind of chatgpt for video. Has a free mode … Read more

The big problem of green hydrogen is the dependence of fresh water. We have found the solution in the sewers

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In the great darking puzzle, Green hydrogen points ways to become one of the most important pieces. Has become one of the Great bets of the European Union For the Energy transitionbut although renewable energies such as solar or wind are used to produce it, it has a big problem: Consume a huge amount of fresh water. Some researchers want to stop this problem using something we produce in industrial quantities. Sewage. The water problem. Talking about clean energy implies looking at some initial point of the process to realize that there is still an ecological footprint. Electric cars do not emit, but make their batteries yesFor example. Something similar happens with green hydrogen. Solar or wind energy is which is used to perform the electrolysis process With which hydrogen is generated to use as a source of energy, but as we said, a lot of water is consumed, a resource that is increasingly scarce For millions of people. That is why we are investigating alternative ways to generate green hydrogen without those huge amounts of fresh water. For example, using seawaterbut there is a type of fresh water that had not been considered for the process and that has now entered the equation. Trash Treasury in wastewater. These waters contain a series of pollutants that, according to logic, would make it difficult to Electrolysis process. They have nickel, platinum, chromium and other metals that, until now, had to be extracted from water in an expensive purification process before using that water in electrolysis. However, a team from the School of Sciences of the Australian Rmit has found a way to take advantage of these metals to accelerate the production of green hydrogen. In electrolysis, electrodes are a key component because it is the one that facilitates the reaction that separates water in its base components: hydrogen and oxygen. To do this, an anode is used (where water breaks down releasing oxygen and electrons) and a cathode (protons earn electrons and form hydrogen molecules). In the anode and cathode metals such as nickel, platinum or iride are used as those found in wastewater, and what they have done from the RMIT is … take advantage of them. The invention. To do this, the electrode is manufactured with an absorbent carbon surface that attracts those metals present in wastewater, as if it were a magnet. When they “catch them”, form catalysts that conduct electricity and start that task of dividing water into its components. Nasir Mahmood is one of the researchers and, as we read in Miragenewsexplains the reaction as follows: “The catalyst accelerates a chemical reaction without consumed in the process, allowing metals to interact with other elements present in wastewater and enhancing the necessary electrochemical reactions to divide water into oxygen and hydrogen. And, beyond the theory, the team devised a device that managed They expose in ACSa stability of 95%. This pilot device, connected to a small solar plate, is the one you can see in the image that opens this article. And the waters look at everything … except purified water. Potential. Now, it is not as easy as taking the wastewater and using it directly. The team Confirm which used wastewater that had been subjected to some treatment to eliminate solid waste, organic matter and other nutrients. Not metals, yes. The water used for the experiment comes from agricultural waste, which opens another door to the circular economy of the materials. HE esteem that more than 80% of wastewater return to the planet without any treatment (although other sources They point at 50%), but if we started using a part to produce green hydrogen, we would be reducing that percentage, giving a breath to areas with drought problems and allowing to inject energy into those areas without affecting their Drinking water deposits. In developing countries it would have great potential. An upcoming step is to try more types of wastewater, since not all have the same amount of metals in their composition, and as professor Nicky Eshtiaghi, another of the authors of the study, comments, the plan now is to look for partners to climb technology and find commercial applications. Images | Rmit, Hightail Xataka | In Peru, a company has had an idea to take wind energy directly to your home: turbines as a lay way

Five offers from El Corte Inglés throughout the weekend

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The English Court has added a large number of offers during this last week with quite interesting prices in virtually all kinds of products. In this article we have gathered Five offers that will be available during the weekend With discounts on televisions, sound bars, cable -free vacuum cleaners and more. Sony Bravia 3 by 799 eurosa 55 -inch off -road television compatible with Dolby Atmos. Asus Zenbook 14 by 1,199 eurosa laptop with OLED screen and autonomy of up to 18 hours. LG S40TR by 187.30 eurosa sound bar that includes wireless subwoofer and rear speakers. Ok boomer by 11.20 eurosa fun board game that will test both children and adults. Rowenta XForce Flex 9.6 Allergy by 189 eurosan excellent cable vacuum cleaner with flex technology. Sony Bravia 3 Not all Sony televisions have prices for clouds, some (even the most recent) can already be found with good discounts. He Sony Bravia 3 55 inches is offer in El Corte Inglés for a price of 799 euros And if you are looking for a very complete smart TV, attentive: it comes with operating system Google TVis compatible with Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos and has the triluminos technologies PRO and 4K X-Reality Pro. Sony Bravia 3 (55 inches) * Some price may have changed from the last review Asus Zenbook 14 There is not too much for the return to school, so if you are looking for a laptop to take the university and do not worry about running out of battery, Asus Zenbook 14 has dropped price until 1,199 euros. This laptop rid an excellent 14 -inch OLED screeninternally assemble the Intel Core Ultra 7-255H processor, has 16 GB of RAM and 1 TB of SSD and comes with the operating system Windows 11 Home pre -installed. * Some price may have changed from the last review LG S40TR On the other hand, if what you are looking for is to give an extra touch of power to the TV and want a good, beautiful and cheap sound bar, the English Court has dropped the price of the LG S40TR until I leave it for 187.30 euros. It is a very complete model that includes both wireless subwoofer and a pair of rear speakers, is compatible with Dolby Digital and DTS Digital Surround, offers a Audio power of up to 400W to 4.1 channels and has Bluetooth and HDMI connectivity. * Some price may have changed from the last review Ok boomer If during the rest of the summer you have planned to meet with family and friends and want a good board game that loves those rats, Ok boomer It is a fun trivia that is now offer for 11.20 euros. It is a board game in which You can face the different generations of the “old” and “new” school. It is a trivia that is full of questions about technological devices that were used before, about apps that have appeared in recent years and much more. * Some price may have changed from the last review Rowenta XForce Flex 9.6 Allergy Rowenta is an excellent brand that has a good assortment of devices for cleaning the house and Rowenta XForce Flex 9.6 Allergy It is an interesting cable vacuum that has fallen in price in El Corte Inglés to the 189 euros. Includes several accessories to clean the soil, sofa and even the car and comes with a Flex tube so that cleaning is more comfortable when aspiring dirt or dust accumulated under furniture. It offers an autonomy of up to 45 minutes and weighs only 1.1 kilos. Rowenta XForce Flex 9.6 Allergy * 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 | The English Court and Buying (header), Sony, Asus, LG, Goliath Games, Rowenta In Xataka | The 41 best board games: from ‘Catán’ to ‘Gloomhaven’ In Xataka | Better cable vertical vacuum cleaners. Which buy and seven broom vacuners recommended from 139 euros

The most bestial data centers on the planet, gathered in this graphic

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The development of AI has promoted a New ‘Armamentistic’ career globally. It is not sought to dominate another territory, but to get the more computing power, the better. The main technology companies are deploying centers from Data around the world With a goal in mind: train the artificial intelligence. There are data centers that are authentic burged, and in this graph we can see the most powerful data clusters in the world with an outstanding protagonist: Elon Musk. Cluster. Before entering numbers, a nuance. When we talk about calculation power, we can talk about a computer cluster or a supercomputer. The latter is a system Extremely powerful which can be built with processors specially designed to reach extreme calculation powers or, most commonly common, from thousands of high performance servers. They are used for scientific simulations and tasks that require a huge calculation process, and its cost is brutal. On the other hand, We have the “affordable” version of a supercomputer: the computer cluster. It is a series of interconnected work stations that work in parallel solving problems. It is similar to a supercomputer, but the advantage is that It is a more flexible system Because, as you need more teams, you can expand the cluster. In addition, the components are more standard, which also allows the cost to be lower. But well, it is a concept that has blurred in recent years. The 100,000 club. That said, let’s go back to the graph elaborated by Visual Capitalist With the data of EPOCH AI. In it, we can see the most powerful clusters currently, but with some trap: they are both planned and operational. X, Elon Musk’s company, lit the XAI Colossus Memphis Phase 1 last year, a huge data center with 100,000 NVIDIA H100 GPU With the aim of training ‘Grok’, his AI model. It was something that He even surprised Jensen HuangCEO of Nvidia. It is a computing monster with an enormous calculation power, but the figure is expected to increase up to 200,000 GPU. We will see later the energy consequences of this. Following Musk’s company, we have Meta by stating that they have a cluster “greater than 100,000 GPU H100“For her model ‘calls 4’. Then there are those who maintain something else the mystery. For example, Microsoft with its cluster For Azure, Copilot and the OpenAi AI estimated they have 100,000 GPU between H100 and H200, Two worlds. Out of that 100,000 club we have Oracle With its 65,536 NVIDIA H200, another Musk company -you with the Cortex Phase 1 and its 50,000 GPU, and the United States Department of Energy with The Captainhe Most powerful supercomputer in the world. Officers or estimated, what is clear with this graph is that there is a country that has taken the calculation of AI seriously: United States. They are the ones that seem to push stronger with their data centers in the United States (of the 10 clusters, the first nine are in the US and the last in China) and are not only building inside their borders: Also outside. An example is the finish plan for Build data centers in Spain or the one who has practically Manhattan’s size. European expansion. In the graph, we can see two European clusters. On the one hand, The Jupiter from the Jülich Supercomputing Center in Germany with its confirmed GPUs. On the other hand, the Nexgen In Norway, with about 16,300 GPUs. Europe has undertaken several financing initiatives with the objective of Promote your competitiveness Thanks to programs such as Genai4eu and its budget of 700 million euros between 2024 and 2026. The objective is to build large data centers and, for the call of 2025, 76 proposals were presented in 16 different countries. Now, that development of the European AI must be aligned with Ai actthe agreement in force since February of this 2025 that ensures transparency and an ethical AI. Number vs. efficiency in China. Who has put the batteries in AI, beyond US companies, is China. Following one Road map very different from the westernChina is focusing on having (supposedly) less GPU working, operating with greater efficiency, much lower costs than those of American companies and with equivalent results. Deepseek or the most recent Kimi They are two samples of it. Nvidia rubs her hands. And of all this battle for AI, there is a clear winner: Nvidia. As much as it may be, and beyond who has more or less GPU to do the job, the clear winner is Nvidia. In China it is not so clear due to the commercial veto, but the main world data centers use Nvidia’s architecture with their GRAPHS H100 Y H200. And that if we talk about “normal” cards for AI, since they have the B200 with four times the performance of H100. In fact, the company seems so focused on that AI career that would have neglected what led by AMD for years: Your players cards. Those are servers of Lenovo data centers. Companies seek to reduce the footprint reusing hot water after dissipation to, for example, fill pools or showers. Image | Xataka The planet, not so much. And the consequence of that expansion of the AI is that data centers not only need huge energy amounts To function, also water to dissipate the heat of the equipment. There is an important absent in the graph, Google, which also operates its data centers for AI and that, together with others as goal or Microsoftneeds nuclear centrals to feed its facilities. Consumption is so exaggerated that renewables are insufficient during demand peaks, Using fossil fuels like coal or gas ( esteem That, the 200,000 Colossus GPU consume 300 MW, enough to feed 300,000 homes) and, as we said, the Water use has become discussion material in the candidate territories to house new data centers. So much dissipation needs China to already Building at the bottom of the ocean. In Xataka | China wants to become AI world engine. … Read more

The bottlenecks of summer mobility

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As usual, in summer, Spanish roads are suffocated by traffic caused by vacations and tourism. Nobody wants to face long lines, although there will be times when it is inevitable. This summer they are expected More than 100 million displacementsalthough it is logical, some roads will suffer much more than others. Therefore, under these lines we wanted to make a brief review of which roads can become a real torture if you are planning your vacation. Highways and highways that rest rather little As they point out from The debate, The A-66 that connects Asturias with León Crossing the port of Huerna, heads the ranking of the most problematic roads in the country. The works of their tunnels have turned this section into a bottleneck that can generate withholdings of several hours, especially during the weekends. And surely what worries the drivers most is that 15 euros toll that they must pay to access. Pay to stand standing. The great radials that start from Madrid do not get rid of chaos. The A-3 to Levante It is saturated every Friday afternoon with Madrid people looking for the Mediterranean beaches, while the A-4 towards Andalusia, the A-2 in Barcelona direction and the A-5 road of Extremadura record similar collapses throughout the season. The ringms of the big cities are not short either. The M-30 maintains its already classic summer jam (although we have practically every day), while The GR-30 in Granada It should also be avoided at certain times, for putting only a couple of examples. Beautiful routes that begin with many beeps and tension Some of the most beautiful places in Spain also need to be patient to deal with traffic. The road AS-262 that leads to Los Lagos de Covadonga It has become a headache for those who plan to visit the Picos de Europa. Shuttle buses, specifically designed to reduce traffic, generate precisely the opposite effect by concentrating all vehicles in the basilica area. In the islands, the situation does not improve. The MA-2141 that leads to Sa CalobraIn Mallorca, it is a serpenting nightmare of 14 kilometers where a vehicle is barely possible. The closed curves and the absence of signaling end up turning the trip throughout an odyssey that can leave us stop for hours. Tenerife is more of the same in The TF-436the narrow road that gives access to Masca. If you planned to visit the area, keep in mind that this road is usually quite busy during the summer. And the curves and their narrowness do not help. Traffic planning and consultation Experts recommend avoiding Fridays between 4:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m., Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and Sundays from 7:00 p.m. to Midnight. You can always use alternative routes and applications for consult real -time traffic so that nothing caught you by surprise. With the Santiago bridge already here, the forecasts point to 6.5 million displacements Between Thursday 24 and Sunday, July 27. Also, in Andalusia, there is usually a lot of traffic concentration in cities accesses such as Malaga and Seville. The first weekend of July was especially agitated in these areas, where more than one million displacements were expected. We are all looking forward to disconnecting on vacation and leaving, but then you stand in the middle of the highway and think about how like you would have been staying at home. Cover image | Yanhao Fang In Xataka | How to know if I have fines of the DGT pending paying

What cars can circulate and which ones rest on July 26

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Saturday. Day off. Rest for us, of work, and rest for cars that yes or yes they have to stay at home with today does not circulate sabbatino. As? Yes, because if you still don’t know, there are some cars that have to stay at home, yes or yes, if you don’t want to receive a fine. What we are talking about is of the program today does not circulate, devised by the Ministry of Environment of the CDMX (Sedema) with the aim of improving the air we breathe. To achieve this, the plan is very simple: we have to leave cars at home. At least those that are more polluting. Therefore, there are restrictions that do not allow us to enjoy our car on Saturday. Restrictions, yes, that only apply in the 16 mayors in Mexico City and in the following conurbation municipalities of the State of Mexico: Atizapán de Zaragoza Coacalco de Berriozábal Cuautitlán Cuautitlán Izcalli Chalco Chicoloapan Chimalhuacán Ecatepec de Morelos Huixquilucan Ixtapaluca La Paz Naucalpan de Juárez Nezahualcóyotl Nicolás Romero Tecámac Tlalnepantla de Baz Tultitlán Chalco Valley What cars and plaques affect the Sabatino today But, once we are clear about the most basic, who have to stay at home? Very simple, restrictions as you can see in the image superior are applied every day. But not every day the same cars are affected. That is complicated on Saturdays since it is not always the same cars that are forced to rest. Some of them, in fact, may not move any Saturday but others can only do so one yes and another not in alternate weeks. Because, indeed, one day as the following conditions can be applied today. Cars that can circulate every Saturday Cars that have to rest every Saturday Cars that rest on a Saturday yes and another no+ These restrictions, however, do not apply all day. At night they do not take into account and, therefore, are active between 05:00 and 10:00 p.m.. That is, at night we can move freely and without being afraid of fines. Once we have all this clear … What should we take into account? First of all, the Sabatino does not circulate today does not always apply to the same cars, as we said. To be clear about everything, you have to look at the calendar first, then the hologram and, finally, the plate number. We say about the calendar because on Saturdays, which occupy us, they are special. Cars with hologram 2 cannot move any Saturday of the current month. On the contrary, Hologram 0 and 00 can move without problems. In that case there is total freedom. So what happens to the hologram 1? These cars rotate depending on the latest issue of their registration plate. In this case, such as Saturday July 26, 2025 We are facing the fourth Saturday of the month of July will be the cars with hologram 1 and plaque finished in odd number those that cannot move. Taking all this into account, what to take into account when it comes to circulating? The first thing is that today does not circulate Sabatino does not always apply to all cars. It is mandatory to look at the calendar, the hologram and, finally, the plate number. In that order. However, there are some exceptions that must be taken into account because those cars can move with total freedom: Those that work for electricity, natural gas or are hybrid Those who have disabled plate All those dedicated to urban transport services (includes funerals) Those who offer school or passenger transport Those destined for public safety and/or civil protection In case of breaching these restrictions, the fine will be 20 to 30 times the unit of measurement and update (Uma), which is equivalent to 1,924.40 pesos and even 2,886.60 pesos. Photo | Wander Fleur In Xataka | Contamination is not only making you live less and worse. You are also making you darker

Why some sun spots resist more than others

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It was not until about 400 years, with the invention of telescopes, which We realized of the existence of sun spots. Since then, these regions of high magnetism and low luminosity have intrigued astronomers, who have spent the last four centuries trying to unravel their secrets. Solving the mystery. A group of scientists has resolved One of the enigmas that intrigued those who study sunscreen and their evolution. This is the question of why some sun spots remain in a stable equilibrium that allows them to mangue active, even for months, while other spots fader. The spots in the solar cycle. Sun spots are not static regions but these are dynamic regions, arise, grow and end up fading over time. Decades ago we know that these are regions where the magnetic field of the sun is especially strong. The dynamism in these spots marks the passage of the so -called “Solar Cycle”, an 11 -year cycle in which the number of sun spots ranges from a peak of activity and times of relative calm. The abundance of sun spots also implies an increase in solar activity since, According to the responsible team Of the new study, the “unstable” magnetic configurations in the surroundings of these spots are responsible for the bursts known as coronal mass ejections (CME). Correcting the observations. The team responsible for the new study developed a method to analyze with greater reliability and precision solar spots through observations made from terrestrial telescopes. Then they used this method to the observation of the Hispanoalemán Gregor Solar Telescope. The objective of the technique is to eliminate the distortions caused by the Earth’s atmosphere in the images obtained by the telescopes. This allowed to achieve a new quality in the measurements of the solar magnetic field carried out by the European telescope. Balance. The technique allowed the team to inquire into the balance that maintains some active sun spots for months, while others vanished in a matter of days. As explained, since the 1970s there was the hypothesis that this was possible due to the balance between the magnetic field pressure of the sunny sun and the external gas to this, a balance so far extremely difficult to explain. The new analysis shows us how the magnetic field of sun spots is compressed by external pressure until the balance is reached. The team stands out How this finding explains the survival of these areas but could also help us in the future to detect the instabilities responsible for the CME bursts, which in turn would serve to protect us in front of their impacts. The details of the study were published In an article In the magazine Astronomy & Astrophysics. The feet on the ground. One of the advantages of the new tool is to facilitate with Estudio del Sol and its spots From the earth’s surfacewithout having to resort to space telescopes. This implies that we can now observe the sun not only easily, also reducing costs. Maintaining sun surveillance is key to detecting bursts that cross the space between our star and our planet to a significant portion of the speed of light. These outbreaks can have consequences for the satellites that orbit us and communication networks, so anticipating them is of extreme importance. An importance that does not stop growing since our dependence on these networks is increasing. In Xataka | What are solar storms and why society has become so vulnerable to something that has happened millions of years Image | POT / Freiburg Institute of Solar Physics

China already has its “invisible hunt” ready for action, and twice

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There is no official announcement. But China leaves clues again. This time they arrive from a Photography published in Weibo and replicated in x: two J-35 They fly in closed formation. What differentiates them from the prototypes seen so far are their construction numbers, “0011” and “0012”, clearly visible in the fuselage. It is a solid indication that the program has entered a limited series production phase, the typical LRIP prior to the operational deployment. LRIP registrations, emblems and a shark in the tail. The image seems to come from an official channel of the Chinese Navy. To the numbers are added other details that reinforce the hypothesis: national emblems in the vertical fins, a tactical gray free and a reason for a shark in drift. The specialist Andreas Ruprecht, Consulted by specialized means like War Zonehas repeatedly indicated these visual winks in Chinese naval aircraft. Click to see the publication in x The pilots also give clues: they carry bright blue helmets, exactly the type of helmet used by J-15 aviators in first-line units. All this suggests that these J-35 are already assigned to the Navy and in the validation phase prior to their entry into service. From FC-31 to J-35: the navalized variant that China needed. The J-35 derives from the FC-31, Shenyang’s furtive project for a more compact hunt than the J-20. The first navalized prototype flew in 2021; The second was seen in 2022 with a gray gray scheme of low visibility and, in 2023, blurred images of what could have been a third device emerged. Now, with the 0011 and 0012 specimens, we talk about units that already fit an initial serial configuration. The design is designed to operate from carckeners with catapults, such as Type 003 Fujianeven in tests. It is the logical step in an army that has been training in land facilities that simulates Catobar covers for years. Motors: WS-19 against WS-21, a puzzle still unsolved. The motor plant is still unknown. Some suggest that the land version, J-35a, already mounts the final WS-19, identifiable by darker nozzles. On the other hand, the naval specimens, with clear nozzles, could be driven by the WS-21, an evolution of the WS-13 used in the initial prototypes. There is no official confirmation and it is likely that Shenyang continues to adjust the engines in parallel to the progress of the program. Both airplanes carry a screwed Luneburg lens under their belly, a radar reflector that is installed when no total observability is required or when you want to mask the real firm of the device before third parties. Tests on aircraft carrier? For now there are no photos that demonstrate it. With airplanes apparently already in the hands of the Navy, the embarked essays are the next logical step if they have not already begun. There is also talk of a possible public presentation in September, during the acts by the 80th anniversary of the Japanese defeat in World War II. We will have to see if Beijing takes that occasion to exhibit it. One more piece in the puzzle of Chinese embarked air power. The J-35 adds to the KJ-600 early alert embarked the poaches that China has in development. Everything indicates that the country wants a more complex shipped air wing and comparable to that of the United States. It must know how long it will take to achieve real operational capabilities with this new generation of platforms. Images | Thomas Aseyroux | 沙丘里的回声 (Weibo) In Xataka | There is a city that maintains much of Russia’s economy in times of war. And it is on the Chinese border

China goes for those who mock their export controls. The focus is in strategic minerals that sustain their power

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Beijing has just tightened your control over one of its most valuable assets: strategic minerals that feed chips, electrical networks and satellites. A spokesman for the Ministry of Commerce He assured that smuggling will be pursued without concessions. The Asian giant redoubles the pressure. China does not stay in the ads of a firm policy: it has launched an operation that, as they say, already yields concrete results. During the last two months, multiple cases of illegal exports have been investigated, with arrests of involved and a “strong deterrence”, CGTN points out. A key meeting of July 19 at Nanning – with the presence of the Ministry of Commerce, Public Security, Customs, Attorney General’s Office and other agencies – served as an intermediate point after the operation initiated in May. In that meeting it was agreed: Establish a Joint Coordination Center for Export Application and Control of Double Use Articles. Publish exemplary judicial cases and expand the list of foreign entities subject to controls. Issue compliance guides for exporters, with emphasis on avoiding deviations to military purposes. Why these minerals matter so much. Strategic minerals –including rare earths such as neodymium, prseodimio and disposium– They are essential for high -tech industries: computer chips, electric vehicle batteries, wind turbines, satellites and military equipment. China controls about 60% of refined world productionwhich gives you a critical position in the global supply chains. Having this domain allows Beijing to influence key markets and exert economic pressure on international tension contexts. In addition, the refining of these matters requires advanced technology and complex chemical processes, which raises entry barriers to other countries. The threat: smuggling and technological leaks. Beijing’s message is not limited to economic damage. The Ministry of Commerce warned about an added risk: mineral smuggling can facilitate technological filtration towards foreign actors, including those linked to the military. It is feared that certain materials end up in defense applications without going through adequate controls, thus avoiding the official export mechanisms. The authorities claim to have detected sophisticated attempts to overcome the rules: false documentation, transfers through third countries, and fragmentation of cargoes to reduce customs scrutiny. The technical complexity of these schemes forces constant surveillance, according to He Yadong himself. It is not the first time that this is tried to stop. Frenting the smuggling of strategic products is not new, and it is rarely simple. The restrictions imposed by the United States on advanced chips and NVIDIA GPUS offer a clear example: despite the formal prohibition of exporting models such as A100 or H100 to China, China, Recent analysis indicate that these components continue to reach the country through opaque networks and triangulations with third countries. A movement with geopolitical echoes. The decision to harden control over strategic minerals cannot be understood outside the pulse between powers. While the United States multiplies controls on chips, AI and sensitive exports, China counterattacks in one of the few lands where it has a margin of real maneuver: that of critical raw materials. The country is responsible for more than 85% of the global refining of rare earthsand has begun to use that position as a pressure tool. He already demonstrated it in 2023 with the imposition of licenses To export Galio and Germaniotwo essential minerals for advanced electronics and defense. This new turn hardens its position and is interpreted as a response to the western fence. It is not a total closure, but a reminder that who controls the materials, controls a part of the game. Will these measures work? What is not clear is whether these measures will be effective in the long term. Smuggling networks usually adapt rapidly, especially when there are global interests at stake and high economic benefits. Nor do we know if these decisions will affect prices, the international supply or the negotiating position of China in future technological disputes. Images | Alejandro Luengo | Craig Thomas In Xataka | In full battle of all countries to get rare earths, an unexpected actor has raised his voice: Apple

An American military seemed like a cybercrime genius. He was given his own searches on how to desert Russia

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Cameron John Wagenius had no criminal record or a dark past. He had a military uniform, 21 years and a career ahead in the United States Army. But in his spare time, from his bedroom in Texas, It connected as “Kiberphant0m” to telegram groups and forums where stolen credentials are purchased and databases for thousands of dollars are sold. I knew how to move, how to enter without being seen and how to extort technological companies from the shadow. According to the Department of Justicefor more than a year he directed a campaign that affected at least ten organizations. It was made with private credentials, accessed protected networks and much more. He did it as he continued charging the army and fulfilled functions as an active soldier. Until everything fell apart, not by a filtration, or by a technical error. For himself. The soldier who moved as a professional cybercrime Wagenius and his accomplices were coordinated through encrypted chats. They shared passwords, discussed vulnerabilities and talked openly about their next objectives. They used Tools like SSH Brutea brute force solution to enter protected systems, and acted quickly to move stolen data in some of the best known cybercrime forums of the moment. Once they got access, they launched threats. Sometimes privately, sometimes publicly. They threatened to publish the stolen information if they did not receive money in return. In some cases, they came to sell the data directly. In others, they used that information to launch attacks from Sim Swapping and supplant identities. The goal was always the same: money. The Department of Justice estimates that they tried to extort at least 1 million dollars to the victims. But while all that happened, Wagenius did something that FBI agents did not expect to find so easily: I left trace. According to judicial documentsin October 2024, in full swing of its operation, it began to search Google how to escape from the country. Literally. These are some of the searches he made from his personal account: • “Where you can desert an US military without being extradited” • “US military personnel deserting Russia” • “Russia Embassy – Washington DC” • How to get a fast passport “ In parallel, I wrote to his contacts with phrases such as: “The fun is that if they ever discover me, They can’t immediately arrest me by military law. That gives me time to disappear. ” The reality was another. Not only did he not escape. All this activity was recovered, documented and used as proof to demonstrate not only its crimes, but its intention to escape. Wagenius was arrested and declared himself guilty of several serious positions: conspiracy to commit electronic fraud, extortion in relation to computer crimes and aggravated identity. He had already admitted before, in another case linked, his involvement in the illicit transfer of confidential telephone records. His conviction, which will be read on October 6, could add up to 27 years in prison. The charges have different weight: electronic fraud can cost up to 20 years; Computer extortion, up to five; and the theft of aggravated identity entails a mandatory penalty of two additional years that cannot be combined with the previous ones. Wagenius had knowledge. I knew how to move around the network and how to hide behind proxies, vpns and Tools that in theory had to protect it. But something in his strategy went wrong. Now he is paying the consequences. Images | Xataka with Gemini Flash 2.5 | Kevin Ku In Xataka | Sam Altman believes that a serious crisis is coming with the AI fraud. The problem is that it has strong interests in the solution

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