Month: July 2025

The plan to manufacture the purest semiconductors in the world is to go to space

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While the United States and China tense their relationships with Taiwan chips factories in the center of the dispute, a Welsh Startup has been getting allies To manufacture semiconductors in orbit. The objective: to achieve an impossible quality to replicate on Earth. Context. The geopolitics of semiconductors is possibly one of the largest headaches for world powers. Europe imports 80% of the chips you need, and 90% of the most advanced It comes from Taiwan. An climb of tension in the region could have catastrophic consequences. Therefore, the search for a resilient supply chain is a strategic priority. The solution, paradoxically, may not be on earth. This is where it enters Space Forgean Aerospace Company based in Cardiff that is developing reusable satellites to manufacture semiconductors and other advanced materials in orbit. Manufacture chips in space. Why go so far for something so small? The answer is in physics. Vacuum and microgravity They are ideal conditions for the development of ultrapurus crystalsthe base of any semiconductor. On earth, gravity introduces tiny imperfections and defects in the crystalline structure of the materials during their formation. NASA He has been studying for decades The advantages of manufacturing in space. Gravity causes phenomena such as convection and sedimentation of molten materials, which prevents a homogeneous distribution of components and generates defects. In space, these problems disappear. Materials are formed more perfectly, which translates into higher quality chips, more efficient and lower energy consumption. The first satellite. Space Force believes that glass “seeds” can occur in space 10 times pure That anyone found on Earth, which would result in semiconductors with a hundredth of the defects. Less defects implies less waste, greater performance and, ultimately, more powerful and efficient devices. But how much of promise and what about reality? The company has already put its first manufacturing satellite, the Forgestar-1. Successfully released in June 2025 On board a spacex rocket, this satellite, developed entirely in Wales, is the first British spacecraft sent to space with the purpose of producing new materials. It is a first demonstration mission: it will prove that the appropriate environment for space can be created and some production techniques will validate. NATO is knocking on the door. Space Forge got 30 million dollars In its first financing round, the largest series for a space technology in the United Kingdom. The most significant is Who leads The investment: NIF, the NATO Innovation Fund. The NIF highlighted “the independence of the long -term supply and resilience” chain as one of the reasons to invest in the startup. This capital injection will accelerate the development of the Forgestar-2, the next generation of its returnable manufacturing satellite. Microgravity as a service. The potential of microgravity manufacturing goes beyond semiconductors. Metal alloys can be impossible to mix on the earth or new compound materials. The pharmaceutical industry could also benefit greatly, with improvements in the useful life of medicines and administration methods. Space Forge aspires to a business model of “microgravadad-asservice“, an idea that somehow remembers the Arm licenses model. Instead of selling chips, it will rent spaces in its” orbital factories “so that others produce their own materials. In Xataka | Manufacturing materials for space is fine. Manufacturing materials in space is much better because everything changes

How much meat is too much meat? This is how the debate about meat is changing

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For years they have told us that meat is a source of protein, iron and tradition. In many cultures, he is the queen of the dish. But today, between the growing public health problems and environmental urgencies, the question is no longer whether we must eat meat but how much meat is too much meat. The answer is not as simple as it seems. The consumption map. The meat is still the protagonist on our tables, but its impact is triggered. In recent decades, its production and consumption have grown accelerated: Statista and Our World in Data They estimate that we could reach 570 million tons per year in 2030, an increase linked to global population and economic growth. Countries such as Spain, France, the United States or Japan, consumption levels They exceed 100 kg per person a year. However, according to A study published in Nature Foodmore than 255 grams of white meat per week already calls into question the planet’s capacity to regenerate the resources that this industry requires. Red meat directly is outside any diet compatible with sustainability, according to Caroline Gebara, main author of the study. Less is more. From medicine and nutritional science, the message is increasingly clear: reduce the consumption of meat – especially red and processed – is beneficial. According to Healthline and studies collected at MIT Press Readerits intake is related to a higher risk of cardiovascular diseases, colorectal cancer and general mortality. In the Course of Integrative Oncology of the University of Santiago de Compostela, the Nutrition Professor Lourdes Vázquez explained for the voice of Galicia that the approach must be integral: “The more foods of plant origin, the better. We do not want to demonize, but the diet set.” From Brussels, the European Union has put figures to the Council: Limit red meat to 300-500 g per week, and the prosecuted to no more than 30-150 g, depending on the country. In the Spanish case, food guides recommend from 0 to 3 weekly portions, with preference for white meats such as chicken or rabbit. What evolution says. We know that humans have eat meat for thousands of years. What is not so clear is when he started playing a key role in our diet. ORn study commented in The Conversationwhich analyzed nitrogen isotopes in fossil teeth of Australopithecus in South Africa, suggests that these predecessors ate mostly plants. However, a opposite hypothesis, cited here in Xatakastates that during much of the Paleolithic we were hypercarnivores, hunting large mammals and developing physiological adaptations for frequent consumption of meat. Faced with both positions, the biologist Gidon ESHEL questions the usefulness of appealing to evolution to justify modern habits. In your essay for Mit Press Reader He has affirmed: “Evolution does not prescribe our current diets. If more than two out of ten plant foods can nutritionally replace meat, then meat is not indispensable.” Leave it at all? It is not necessarily about becoming vegetarians or vegans overnight. There are gradual alternatives, such as Pescetarianismbased on vegetables and fish, or the flexitarianisma more flexible option that does not eliminate meat, but yes It reduces its frequency and quantity, promoting the consumption of legumes, vegetables and integral cereals. They are only different approaches that show as a bridge to adapt to different personal, cultural or economic contexts. A more conscious diet. So how much meat is too much meat? The answer is not an exact number, but an invitation to moderation. Eating less meat, better quality, accompanied by more vegetables, fruits and legumes not only improves individual health: it is a specific measure to preserve the planet. Reducing meat consumption does not imply giving up the pleasure of eating. It means adopting a way of feeding more conscious, informed and sustainable. As concluded The study published in Nature Foodthere are many dietary combinations that allow to maintain health and take care of the environment. It is not about prohibiting, but about transforming. Image | Unspash Xataka | A study has reached a happy conclusion about a popular food supplement: it serves to get less angry

The age verification to see porn starts in the United Kingdom. The question is how

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There was a time when the user only had to click on the “I am older than 18 years” button to access any porn page without problems. It is a measure whose effectiveness could easily put into question and that, from today, is the thing of the past, At least in the United Kingdom. Because from today, July 25, all websites that house pornographic content will have to implement “strict age controls.” And no, the United Kingdom does not seem willing to walk with little girls. Eh, kid, how old are you? According to exposes OFCOM (the Regulatory Agency for the United Kingdom Communications Services), “Until now it has been too easy for children to see harmful content”, including pornography. According to the agency, 8% of children between eight and 14 access this type of websites at least once a month, although more striking it turns out that 3% of children between eight and nine years old do. To stop this situation, the United Kingdom approved in 2023 the Online Safety Acta set of laws that “imposes a series of new obligations on social media companies and search services, making them more responsible for the safety of their users on their platforms.” Among them, indeed, age verification. Pornhub age verification systems, XVIDEOS, XNXX and Stripchat | Image: Xataka As? Ofcom ensures that their function is not to prevent adults from accessing legal pornography, but preventing minors from doing so. To do this, platforms and apps will have to have an age verification process that is “technically precise, solid, reliable and fair.” What methods exactly? Ofcom proposes seven: Estimation of the facial age: The user shows his face in a photo or video and is analyzed to estimate age. Banking verification: The verification service accesses the bank information and confirms whether the owner of the account is of legal age Digital Identity Services: In the European Union it would be, for example, Eid. Credit card verification: since only of legal age can have a credit card. Estimation based on the age of an email: The user provides an email and the technology analyzes the online services in which it has been used, as banks or public service providers, to estimate age. Age verification through the network operator: The verification system proves that there are no age filters applied to the mobile phone. Comparison of identity documents with photography: A photo of an official document and a normal photo are uploaded and compared to verify the age. Needless to say, companies will not only have to implement these systems, but to take action on the matter in the event that users try to skip them. One of the reasonable doubts can be the use of a VPN To access from another country. Using VPNS is not illegal and, therefore, remains in the hands of parents or guardians control the use that minors can make of them. It is undoubtedly the weak point of the system. The sanctions. In the event that a platform does not implement the required measures, ofcom can impose sanctions of up to 18 million pounds or 10% of total revenues worldwide, which is greater. Moreover, in certain cases, ofcom can ask a court to impose sanctions through third parties AKA request that a telecommunications operator block or restrict access to the web. The challenge is on social platforms, which will also have to implement the necessary measures to avoid access to harmful content Harmful content. Avoid access to porn, yes, but also to the harmful content such as related to eating disorders, suicide or self -inflicted damage. That content is not on the porn websites, but It can be found on much more mundane platforms such as WhatsApp, Discord, Reddit, Instagram, Tiktok, X, Facebook or YouTube. These platforms will also have to implement the corresponding measures, which is a capital challenge whose tour is still to be seen. Among the platforms that have already taken measures are Pornhubother minor pornographic sites, Bluesky, Discord, Grindr, Reddit and X. Ofcom is aware that social networks are an important gateway to porn and He thinks that “algorithms must be controlled and configured for children, so that the most harmful material is blocked.” This is what, from now on, you will see all British users by accessing Pornhub | Image: Xataka Therefore, from the agency they have launched a review program on Facebook, Instagram, Roblox, Snapchat, Tiktok and YouTube. Through this program, ofcom analyzes “if they have effective means to know who their children’s users are; how to identify their content moderation tools the types of harmful content for children; the effectiveness with which they have configured their algorithms to block the most harmful content in the feeds of children; and how they have prevented children from being contacted by unknown adults.” A global trend. Attempts to limit access to porn by minors are not new. They have centuries among usin fact, but in recent years they have intensified. The clearest example has it on our own borders with the Beta Digital Portfolio (better known as “pajorto”) and with the European proposal Framed in eidas2. Cover image | Xataka In Xataka | France is the most radical country against technology among children. And now it plans something extreme: prohibit social networks

recruit 40,000 adolescents a year in the army

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The mili, or military service, won a year ago, won Force in Europe With the advance of the War in Ukraine And a Putin strengthened. Lithuania, Latvia, France either Denmark They were some of the nations that put on the table the need to reinforce their recruitment. Many of them already looked at the call “Nordic model”and now it is Germany that seems determined to implement it. Or almost. The awakening of an army. I told this week The Financial Times. Germany prepares to take a radical turn to its defense policy with the launch of A new program of voluntary military service that aspires to recruit until 40,000 young people a yearin a commitment to revitalize armed forces that have been overcome by the new European strategic reality after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Suspended in 2011, the former mandatory military service has been subject to intense debates In recent years, but the government has now opted for A voluntary model (inspired by the Swedish system) that combines economic incentives, professional training and a possible route to the professional army. This strategy seeks to solve both the shortage of troops and the need to create a massive and operational military reserve in the face of possible future crises. The road map. The proposal, which will be presented as bill Before the German Cabinet at the end of August, it contemplates a staggered process. In a first phase, it seeks to expand the number of places covered by the current voluntary program, going from 15,000 this year to annual increases in Between 3,000 and 5,000 young people until reaching 40,000 in 2031. The main objective is to strengthen the number of army reservists, automatically integrating those who have completed the voluntary service. But a percentage of these young people is also expected to opt for a professional military career. At the moment, The Bundeswehr It has about 182,000 professional troops, and the government intends to expand that figure Up to 260,000 for 2035. In parallel, the reservists body should multiply more than three times, from 60,000 to 200,000, which will require a deep transformation in the recruitment and training rhythms. Economic incentive. To achieve this, the plan contemplates a series of attractions designed to capture 18 -year -oldthe main group to which the initiative is directed. From 2026, all men who fulfill that age (about 300,000 a year) must fill out A mandatory questionnaire To evaluate its aptitude and availability for the service, while, in the case of women, participation will be voluntary. Those who register can receive a Net salary of about 2,000 euros Monthly, language courses, technical training, subsidies to obtain the driving card and the possibility of acquiring new useful labor skills beyond the military. The basic service will be six months, although it can be extended if the volunteer wishes. Then, from 2028, all 18 -year -old men must also recognize recognition Mandatory doctor, even if they do not want to enlist, in order to build an updated database on the potential reserve available for total war scenarios. 7th Army The new Merz doctrine. The program is framed in the vision of Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who He has promised make the German army conventional more powerful in Europe. His government, which has already allocated hundreds of billions of euros When rearmaconsiders that the new voluntary military service will not only serve to solve the chronic problem of lack of personnel in the armed forces, but also to reinforce Germany’s position within NATO and as a reference actor in continental security. In the background: The Russian threat, the setback of the pacifist strategic culture inherited from the postwar period and the growing global tensions have driven Berlin to redefine their military role with a decision that, although presented as voluntary, It contains clauses that would allow to reinstate the mandatory service if the current scheme fails to achieve its objectives. Volunteer with shadows. Yes, because the full return of the mandatory military service is discarded for now, the project includes mechanisms that, de facto, could lay the foundations for A future conscription If their figures fall short. Unlike the Swedish model, where the authorities select the recruits among the suitable citizens, in Germany only those who will be chosen Express your will to participate. However, the fact of demanding all 18 -year -old men and a medical checking points to the creation of a structured national evaluation system, one that It could be activated more easily if the situation requires it. In parallel, the legal text provides for A clause which would allow to restore the conscription formally, although without establishing a specific activation threshold. The model, therefore, is presented as a balance point between the German pacifist tradition and the need to respond to a new era of insecurity. European echo. Plus: Germany It is not the only in reconfigure Your approach to military service. In France, Macron He has defended The reactivation of the Voluntary National Service as a way to strengthen the reserve body, which aspires to duplicate in the next decade, although it has refused to return to forced recruitment. In Eastern Europe, countries like Poland, Lithuania or Finland are expanding their abilities military and reservists accelerated. The German model, for its scale and ambition, could become a reference For other Western democracies that seek to strengthen their defense without reintroducing the mandatory service directly. In a Europe that Rearmastructured volunteering (encouraged, but not forced) is emerging as A formula politically viable to strengthen military preparation without breaking social consensus. Margin of uncertainty. No doubt, the success of German plan It will depend not only on their ability to attract young people, but also on their logistics implementation, their social acceptance and their ability to adapt in a changing geopolitical context. Although they have been designed Attractive incentivesit is still uncertain if they will be enough to recruit tens of thousands every year, especially in a little familiar generation with the military. … Read more

manufactures in a week what the earth takes one billion years

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For centuries, diamonds have been synonymous with luxury, shortage and geological time: a jewel that nature carries over one billion years underground. Now China has found a way to reduce times and create the perfect diamond. Made in China. 70% of synthetic diamonds Used in worldwide jewelry they are already manufactured in China, especially in the province of Henan. In a Financial Times report They have explained That companies like Jiaruifu, led by Feng Canjun, have managed to manufacture a three carat diamond – the typical size of a engagement ring – in just a week. But it is synthetic. Yes, but its irruption has meant an unprecedented disruption in the market of precious stones. As explained by Marty Hurwitz, director of the Grown Diamond Trade Organization, to the British environmentthis is “the first really competitive product that the natural diamond has faced.” And he has done it with devastating consequences: the prices of smaller natural diamonds have fallen to minimums of the last decade. According to data from the Tenoris consultantsynthetic diamond already represents 17 % of the volume of the retail market in the US, and more than half in commitment rings, a key category. 60 years of improvement. After the break with the USSR in the 60s, Beijing was forced to develop its own production capacity. As New York Times collectedthe Soviets used diamonds not only as raw material but as a diplomatic and economic weapon. Given that pressure and without relevant natural reservations, China opted for the technological and long -distance path: produce its own laboratory diamonds. What was born as a geopolitical survival strategy has become a globally dominant industry today. The creation process. As have detailed in FTcompanies such as Jiaruifu mainly use two methods: high pressure-high temperature (HPHT) and chemical vapor deposition (CVD), the latter most recent and effective for large gems. In addition, efficiency is not just technique. The carving process is subcontracts to India, where labor costs are lower, and transport is carried out through hubs such as Dubai or Antwerp, although on the label of the final product there is no trace of its Chinese origin. There is another differential. China does not stay with crossed ones as soon as it has a fixed goal, we have already observed that its plans are never in the short term, we can observe it in Your plans with oil. As detailed The Huanghe Whirlwind company are also making improvements in the diamond creation process, but they wanted to bet on a more sustainable model. In this project they have managed to integrate solar energy into their manufacturing process. This innovation not only drastically reduces the carbon footprint by quilate, but also positions China as a pioneer in “green” synthetic diamonds. A dramatic turn. The traditional natural diamond industry is in check. In 2024, by Beers – the historical giant of the sector— It accumulated an inventory of non -selling diamonds valued at 2,000 million dollars. Its synthetic diamond division, Lightbox, He closed recently After losing competitiveness in front of Chinese brands. To this is added a cultural change: younger consumers no longer demand natural diamonds, and many prioritize price and sustainability. As He has revealed British designer Fei Liu to the Financial Times, at first he resisted using synthetic stones, but the price “flew his head.” Another conquered sector. Beyond technological and commercial success, synthetic diamond is becoming a new strategic front for China. The Government has not left the market to operate freely: in Henan, the Provincial Administration has promoted the creation of a diamond association with the aim of stabilizing prices and avoiding a destructive career down. As He explained Feng Al Financial Times, a minimum price of $ 15 per caa has been set for the stones between one and ten carats. If a company sells below that threshold, its competitors can report it to the authorities, which will intervene. This policy reminds the strategy adopted in the electric car sector, another field in which China He has led technologicallybut where excess supply and fierce competition also caused price wars. In both cases, Beijing has sought to impose order in sectors considered key to industrial sovereignty and the country’s geopolitical positioning. Compressing times. In that process, the Asian giant has challenged a centenary industry, has democratized luxury and has drawn a new map for the global diamond trade. What was previously a symbol of rarity and eternity, today can be produced in mass, sold at a low cost and with a minimum ecological footprint. The diamond is no longer what it was. And it is very possible that, for most consumers, that is not necessarily a bad. Image | Pexels and Unspash Xataka | Antimony under another flag: the Chinese mineral that continues to enter the US disguised for Thai or Mexican export

There is a whole neighborhood battle to try not to reach Madrid. “They are selling my health to earn money”

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A protest earlier this week at the Edinburgh roundabout, marks the start of a new phase in the neighborhood battle against The Madrid Grand Prix. The platform Stop F1 Madrid It is mobilized after the beginning of the elimination of trees to clear the area where, in September 2026, the engines of Formula 1 will roar for the first time in the Ifema enclosure. A new F1 showcase. What began as a “future commitment” by Mayor José Luis Martínez-Almeida has become a war of wear between the City Council and the neighbors of neighborhoods such as Canillas, Las Cárcavas, Valdebebas and San Lorenzo. More than 142,000 residents within a radius of four kilometers will be affected by the implementation of the F1 circuit in the city, an event that promises to exceed the law of the 65 decibels as a noise limit. “The event will generate more than 95 decibels that we will suffer directly the neighbors of the neighborhood”, complaint Constantino Blanco, spokesman for the citizen platform. More than noise. In addition to noise pollution, the works foresee The elimination of 729 treesof which 295 will not be able to transplant according to the environmental impact report to which we have been accessible. The cuts in the streets, the modifications of the urban layout and the fact of putting upside down all the mobility of Madrid for a decade are more than enough reasons for the neighbors to consider the arrival of this unsustainable event. “They are selling my health to earn money,” says Stop F1 Madrid representative. The legal trick. To overcome the noise regulations, the City Council Plan suspend temporarily the noise law alleging “exceptionality”. The strategy is based on considering the Grand Prix as an “special public transcendence” event, a legal figure that allows us to exceed the usual limits for “duly justified general interest reasons.” However, the neighbors question if a private event with “at the exorbitant price” really meets these requirements. Battles in court. Two judicial resources They already complicate the path of the circuit. In May, the Superior Court of Justice of Madrid admitted to process the complaint of the environmental platform against the Special Project Plan. Days later, more Madrid managed to study another demand for “serious deficiencies” in the approval process. Ricardo Ayala, a lawyer specialized in noise cases such as Santiago Bernabéu, commented to the environment Eldiario that “it is an absolute aberration and they barely have arguments that support it.” A domino effect. The F1 case is not isolated. Madrid usually becomes a permanent amusement park, from macrofestivals to projects such as The largest noria in the world. Madrid pursues what is happening in cities such as Miami or Baku, where F1 have also used as a global tourist showcase. However, this also leads to a generalized complaint by neighbors who suffer the noise and consequences of this type of event. The most popular case is The Santiago Bernabéuthat since his new work and transformed into the palace of events of all kinds, beyond football, he has caused The complaint of many neighbors that live around the stadium. What comes now. The project advances with A provisional license until 2026fragmenting the process to complicate legal actions. The courts have not yet decreed the precautionary suspension, but the specialized lawyers predict that the judicial consequences could reach when Formula 1 is either a reality. Meanwhile, the neighbors maintain the pressure: “It would not be here if I did not believe that we can get it,” says Blanco. The battle has just begun. Cover image | Madrid City Council In Xataka | When Mercedes manufactured a “F1” street to three million euros each, he forgot something important: that they would not catch fire

There is a city that maintains much of Russia’s economy in times of war. And it is on the Chinese border

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On the Manzhouli map is a small point north of Mongolia inner, a city with a population similar to Las Palmas and one picturesque square full of replicas of Russian monuments and Matrioskas giants, including a 30 m high that works as a hotel. That is at least what is seen with the naked eye. In Manzhouli practice it is much more: an important Logistics node located right on the border between China and Russia that has gained weight as Moscow’s economy was distanced from the West and narrowed his links with Beijing. So much so that There are those who point since Manzhouli is playing a fundamental role to keep the Russian economy afloat in times of war. In a place in northern China … Manzhouli is far from being the most populous, dynamic or busy city in China, but over the last months has caught the attention of several analysts. He traveled recently Lisa Visentin, correspondent for The Sydney Morning Post. And there has moved now Keith Bradsher, head of the office of The New York Times In Beijing. What is special for this sub -prefecture of Mongola in the interior of just 382,000 inhabitants and a picturesque Russian -inspired theme park full of buildings topped in domes similar to those that can be seen in Moscow and Matrioskas Xl? The answer is simple: Manzhouli is on the border between China and Russia and has managed to carve a key role in the relationship between the two countries at a strategic moment, with the Russian economy marked by the severe sanctions With which the West responded to the War of Ukraine, more than three years ago. At the right time and place. In a wide analysis Posted this week in TnytBradsher points out that today much of the commercial flow between Beijing and Moscow is channeled through Manzhouli, something that is possible thanks in part to its roads and the railway line built at the beginning of the last century by Russia and that passes through the city towards northwest China. Today, trains and trucks traveling from Russia are carried out by the town loaded with wood, planks and other materials that help Beijing avoid imports from North America. From the Chinese town there are also a large number of vehicles destination Russia, where the market suffers the consequences of the sanctions and The withdrawal of European manufacturers. A fact: 65%. As a reference and to understand the economic weight of Manzhouli, in 2022 Global Times (GT)a medium linked to the Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, I calculated that the sight border land port moved up to 65% of all bilateral terrestrial trade between China and Russia. In fact, when many years ago Manzhouli suspended the customs office for weeks to meet the “anti covid-19” measures, a local businessman lamented in GT of losses that amounted to hundreds of thousands of daily yuan. How is it possible? For several factors, although there are two that stand out: their location and infrastructure. Manzhouli is The main one China shopping center with Russia just like Erenhot It is between China and Mongolia. In fact, the city is ceasing to be a “traffic station” of merchandise to become an industrial center. Over there It is processed For example, roller or wood. “Trains from all about China arrive in Manzhouli, one of the six railway ports through which Chinese-Europa trains pass before addressing Russia or other countries in Europe,” collected in 2023 Global Times. “The trains from Europe that go through Russia enter China through Manzhouli before addressing other cities in the country.” During the first quarter the flow of China’s load trains with the continent registered a 7.1% growth In the land port. It matters where … and when. The role of Manzhiuli is today more important because they are also the economic ties between Beijing and Moscow. In 2024 the combined imports and exports of China with Russia added nearby 240,000 million of euros, a historical maximum. The data is also 2% greater than that of 2023, although that increase is far from the 26.3% registered between 2022 and 2023, coinciding with the beginning of the Ukraine War. Bradsher points out that today almost 6% of the Russian economy is based on exports to China and that the flow of merchandise that comes out of China heading to the north It has triggered 71% Since the Kremlin troops advanced on Ukraine. Beijing has become the largest buyer of oil, wood and coal from Russia and in Manzhouli a relationship in which Moscow provides raw materials for the powerful Chinese manufacturing is evident. A perfect relationship? No. Despite this narrow link and that entrepreneurs in the region have managed to make fun of the use of dollars in transactions with Russia (Tnyt speaks With an Entrepreneur from the Manzhouli area that pays Russian wood in Chinese renminbi or rubles through the VTB bank), in the economic relationship between the two countries there are also friction. Moscow forces for example that the carved pines become tables in their own territory and months ago China applied Russian coal tariffs to boost their own production. After the success of Chinese cars in the Russian market, Moscow also chose a considerable rate to imported cars. Images | Wikipedia 1 and 2 Via | Tnyt In Xataka | Ukraine has opened Russia’s last drone and does not leave his astonishment: it is the first time that China does something like that

If something matches all mortals, it is the limit of 100 ml in the plane’s hand luggage. That is about to end

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100 milliliter boats in a transparent bag of up to a liter of capacity. That is the limit that everyone, absolutely everyone, we have tax if we want to wear liquids in hand luggage when traveling by plane. But that measure, dating from 2006, looks close to being eliminated in the European Union. The reason? The new 3D scanners That, little by little, community airports begin to populate. But let’s start at the beginning. Why 100 ml? To understand the why we have to go back to 2006. The 11-S attacks in 2001 caused, among other things, an important hardening in security measures Airport. With this tragic recent event, in 2006 the CIA and the MI5 frustrated an attempt of attack that sought to explode several aircraft in full flight using two hidden liquid explosives in bottles: acetone peroxide and hexamethylendiamine triperoxide. From then on, the authorities decided to limit the maximum capacity of the boats to 100 milliliters. The figure is not trivial. According to explained Kip Hawley, former director of the TSA (Transportation Security Administration), some explosives need to have “a critical diameter to achieve an explosion that causes damage.” The container size is, therefore, a self -safety measure itself as conventional X -ray escapes They cannot detect Liquid explosives reliably. Image | Roberto Arias Yes, an attacker could devote himself to mixing the liquid of several small bottles in a larger in full flight, but the liquid explosives are very unstable, so mixing them on board can end quite badly for the attacker. Acetone peroxide explosions They are 80% more powerful than those of the TNTbut it is a much more complicated compound to manipulate, to the point that a stronger blow of the account can cause an explosion. The new scanners. The arrival of C3 scanners, however, has the potential to change the rules of the game. These scanners use computerized tomography to generate three -dimensional luggage images, so that the operator can see the content without the passenger to open the suitcase or backpack. Yes, but no. These scanners have gone, little by little, reaching European airports. In fact, until September 2024, some airports allowed to pass security control with liquids above more than 100 ml. However, last year the European Union activated a temporary restriction due to a technical problem in the scanners. First in the HI-SCAN 6040 CTIX and, finally, in all others. That is why right now, even if you go through a new scanner, liquids are still limited to the capacity that accompanies us since 2006. Out limits, but calm. As reported from Brussels, the European Union intends to eliminate this limit as soon as possible. Only the approval of the European Civil Aviation Conference (CEAC) is missing, according to the Italian newspaper Corriereit could come as soon as today or Monday. Now, the reality is what is: there are few airports that have these scanners. According to him Airports Council International Europeas of July 2024 there were only around 350 scanners in 13 countries. What does that mean? That the measure will not be removed from all airports. “It will only affect those airports that currently have this state -of -the -art team of scanners,” they point out from the commission. When will it happen? How before and imminently, they expect from Europe, although there is no concrete date. Cover image | Xataka In Xataka | Of course, Ryanair’s workers will try to catch you with the size of the suitcase. The salary is going in it

This official sequel premiered in 1991, but almost no one has seen it

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Ah, attraction parks. In the United States they are part of the emporium of entertainment multinationals, and have a financial importance comparable to that of films. That’s why, adapted Different attractions are sometimes closeting films that have actors and directors of the original franchises in cinema and, therefore, function as more or less canonical sequelae. Some examples? Movies for attractions’Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: Breakout!‘, In Disney California Adventure, with voices and performances by Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Bradley Cooper and Vin Diesel (Groot). EITHER ‘Harry Potter and The Forbidden Journey‘ and ‘Harry Potter and The Escape from Gringotts‘For the Universal Studios parks, where Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson resumed their papers. But none had the ambition and the great results of ‘Back to the Future: The Ride’. In fact, the film that accompanies the attraction, half an hour, It works as a quarter of the sagasince his events take place after ‘Back to the future III’, when Biff Tannen, the villain of the saga, steals a Delorean to Doc. The attraction was released in May 1991, only one year after the arrival in cinemas of the third film, which we remember that it was released in turn only four months after the second, which was shot simultaneously. The Universal Studios Florida arrived on May 2, 1991, a couple of years later to the Universal Studios Hollywood and, finally, already in 2001, the Universal Studios Japan de Osaka. With Christopher Lloyd and Thomas F. Wilson, retaking their Doc Brown and Biff Tannen roles, we moved to 1991 (that is, the present of the spectators of attraction). Doc Brown founded the Institute of Technology of the future. But when Biff steals a Delorean, Doc asks visitors, so that on board a delorean of eight passengers they embark on a persecution that takes them to the Jurassic period, to the year 2015, and to Hill Valley of 1955. Among the attractions of ‘Back to the Future: The Ride’ was the movement simulator that made him eight people had the impression of being aboard a delorean while looking at a huge IMAX dome -shaped screen that wrapped them with a 180 -degree view. Wind, smoke and strobe lights were used during the projection to make the trip more realistic and to increase the sensation of speed and movement. When the fame of ‘return to the future’ began to decline, the attraction was replaced by one of ‘the Simpsons’. In it, the creators allowed a good amount of winks to the attraction that had preceded them: Comic Book Guy with Marty’s futuristic jacket, an animated Doc Brown with the voice of Christopher Lloyd and references to the Institute of Technology of the future, which Doc has no choice but to sell to Professor Frink. The ‘Back To the Future: The Ride’ movie, restored and traced, appeared in various domestic editions of the saga as of 2010. Header | Universal In Xataka | The incredible history of marriage that lived 15 years in Disneyland without visitors realizing *An earlier version of this article was published in July 2024

North Korea is transforming its army into the Ukraine War. And the strangest thing is the response of South Korea

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Russia and North Korea confirmed In April an open secret: that Pyongyang It is cooperating With Moscow in the War of Ukraine at various levelsincluding from troops to military arsenal. In return, Russia is giving North Korea what longs for: a functional army and a military capacity that could represent a challenge to global strategic balance. Thus, the strangest thing is the position of South Korea. Seoul’s silence. I remembered this week The Guardian. Although South Korea reacted rapidly to condemn the launch of ballistic missiles by North Korea in May, his government kept absolute silence when a KN-23 missile North Korean (designed precisely to attack South Korean objectives) hit a residential building in kyiv, Killing 12 civilians. That omission was not an isolated case: there was no answer when Russia displayed An anti -aircraft system To protect Pyongyang, or when it was learned that Russian instructors They were training to North Korean drones operators in their own territory. All this points, According to analyststo a disturbing lack of understanding by Seoul about the scope of the military transformation that is experiencing North Korea, a fed transformation not (alone) into theoretical exercises, but in the real crucible of war in Ukraine. A metamorphosis. According to Ukrainian military intelligence, North Korea supplies 40% of ammunition that Russia uses in its offensive against Ukraine. In parallel, Pyongyang has accelerated its own arms production and has sent an initial contingent of 12,000 soldiers to the Russian region of Kursk, a figure that has grown with another 6,000 troopsmilitary engineers, bridge experts and railways, logistics staff, military police, electricians and even interpreters. Although officially these soldiers unfold in reconstruction tasks, the real gain for Kim Jong-un lies in what their troops They are learning: Modern War, Coordination of Combined Weapons, Management of Recognition and Attack Drones, Electronic War and Technological Systems unknown so far for its Army. And more. Moscow’s support has also been translated into Technology Transfersincluding improvements in the precision of KN-23 ballistic missilesalready used against urban centers such as Járkov. According to Ukrainian intelligence, North Korean soldiers captured They revealed such an extreme ideologization that they tried to commit suicide biting their own veins to avoid being interrogated. One of them proudly said would return to your country as a hero for having fought in a modern war. Political calculation It is the other leg that slides. While Zelenski warns directly To South Korea that the time to act is now, before thousands of North Korean missiles and improved drones begin to threaten Seoul or Tokyo, the South Korean authorities seem look. The posture, According to expert Yang Ukresponds to a delicate balance Between strategy, internal policy and economic considerations. The reason? Openly recognize the danger of North Korean rearmament and his experience in combat would imply have to answer With firm measures (including perhaps sending weapons to Ukraine), something deeply unpopular among the South Korean population. In addition, Lee Jae Myung’s government is committed to a pragmatic foreign policy focused on economic recovery, in a context where Russia was one of its main commercial partners before war. On the political level, the South Korean ideological division revolves around the position against the north: while the right insists on the rearme and the hardening of the defense, the left Defend the dialogue And he maintains that South Korea has no obligation with Ukraine. The recent political crisis derived from the attempt of declare martial law He has left many officials reluctant to expose themselves publicly or make decisions that may be subject to political attacks. Between ambiguity and paralysis. If you want, Seoul’s hermeticism can be understood as an extension of its traditional “strategic ambiguity”, an unwritten doctrine of not getting involved in international conflicts that may put their own relations with key actors such as China or Russia at risk. However, some analysts warn that this position is staying dangerously outdated Faced with threats that evolve in months while military bureaucracy continues to work with planning times that require years. Godzilla level. He told the Guardian The retired general Chun In-bum that South Korea faces a threat comparable to a “level 10, super Godzilla”, but his institutional apparatus still acts as if only saw a tiger. In his opinion, the South Korean military doctrine remains anchored in a paradigm prior to the era of drones and is not adapted to face an adversary that is assimilating, In real timethe lessons of the most brutal conflict of the 21st century. From its point of view, the country is in front of a train that approaches at full speed, and is still in time to move or prepare, but not for much more. Reconfigured future. In short, the Military cooperation Public between Russia and North Korea is already leaving a mark on the Asian power structure. Moscow is integrating Pyongyang into its logistics chain and long -term supplies, in an alliance that could alter regional military balance even after the war ends in Ukraine. Meanwhile, South Korea seems willing to Keep observing From the barrier, trapped between fear of conflict, economic calculation and a political class immobilized by polarization. The problem is that northern neighbors seem to be gaining experience, technology and internal prestige to full machine for his role in a real war. And in that scenario, the question no longer points to whether that experience will turn against Seoul, but rather when. Image | Morning Calm, Getharchive In Xataka | North Korea has been sending armament for months to Russia. In return, Russia is giving him what longs for her: a functional army In Xataka | Russia gave animals, artillery and raw to North Korea. His last gift places his army at another level: space

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