Month: August 2025

There are more and more and better plugs for electric cars but Tesla continues to lead. The recipe: cheap and reliable loaders

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Holy Week of 2024. Dozens of Tesla cars They queue in a Cañavate Atalaya charger (Cuenca) in the middle of any place. The situation went viral and because scenes were repeated in Mérida and Albacete. The waiting were 15 or 20 minutes in many cases but also exceeded the time in others. They all had something in common: Tesla Load Stations. Despite the jokes and despite the intention of ridiculing the owners, in Xataka We broke a spear in favor of those drivers And we count why they had happened. If Holy Week has taught us, it is not missing chargers for electric cars. What are missing are reliable plugs. So we titled. Year and a half later, things have changed. Not only in Spain, also in the United States. But, nevertheless, Tesla still has the best load experience. And that is still key when selling the car. Tesla chargers are still ahead The data this time comes from the United States but the situation is extrapolable to what happens in Spain. JD Powerspecialists in motor market analysis, has analyzed the status of the United States recharge network and its conclusion is very simple: there are more and more chargers available and increasingly spoil. But Tesla continues to lead, with much, satisfaction among electric cars when you have to recharge a vehicle. Keep in mind that the United States has a huge Loading deficit. Especially if we consider that distances are huge. If the country is wanted to embrace the electric car to a greater extent it is necessary to create a good network of loaders as fast as reliable. A good part of that network is now in the hands of Tesla, where most users load. They do not even have a Tesla. The latter is key to understand why satisfaction with the price of loaders and the load experience has fallen in the last year. According to their data, drivers are less happy with both points because they observe that, for them, prices are more expensive and the most rough experience than for Tesla users. Something curious occurs, therefore. According to JDPOWER, the level of failed visits (the charger does not work correctly or is out of service) is the lowest in four years and the number of drivers who have reported these failures (14%) is also lower than in 2024. General satisfaction, however, has fallen. The Tesla Network is so good compared to the competition that the users themselves have pressed to the manufacturers of other cars to the point that they have assumed the Tesla standard to load, modifying their own cargo ports. The best user experience In Spain (and Europe) that is not so because fast loaders are all (except for the first Japanese cars) CCS2. That is, the plugs are the same for everyone. But Tesla’s experience is still above. To understand it, we resume the case of Holy Week in 2024. This year the same have not been observed issues. Or not, at least, with the same seriousness as last year. It is logical, as we said that happened. Tesla has “kidnap” the owner of his cars in his own ecosystem. Tesla did something very intelligent since her birth. It was as simple as proposing their own load stations. Thus they guaranteed to give a confidence network to those who made the leap to a completely new company (and technology). They also took advantage, to create synergies of which the rest of the manufacturers have not arranged. First, his recharge were free. Now that is a thing of the past but their prices are still lower than those of the competition. This guarantees that, in the day to day, the Tesla user prioritizes the load in their stations. But saving a few euros on a very specific day is no reason for users to prefer to spend more than an hour stopped before recharging the vehicle. If those queues were formed, it is because the Tesla recharge network is very reliable. In fact, myself when I try the cars of any company for our reviews soil to prioritize Tesla plugs Because they have never left me. Only Zunder has offered me this same experience. With the rest of the companies I have had problems of malfunction or inoperance. It is logical, therefore, that if a Tesla driver has hurried the autonomy of his car is reluctant to go to another load point, consume a good part of the little percentage that remains reserved and risks that the plug of another company does not work. He will think: “Better wait here for an hour than to go to another place, Not being able to load and have to call the crane“ To this we must add that Tesla’s user experience is the best because they have eliminated small frictions that are very appreciated on a day -to -day basis. It is something similar to Apple’s ecosystem. Can you have a Mac, an Android phone and use some AirPods in the latter? Yes, but there are small barriers that the average or little advanced user will hurt especially. The same goes for the electric car. Tesla has one of the best software in the market and, probably, the best route calculator. Prioritize your chargers and show you in real time the occupation of it and advances a possible wait. When you arrive, the vehicle detects the loader, opens the load gate and plugs the hose in the car. When it is time to continue, the mobile phone warns you and as the car is associated with a credit or debit card, nothing must be done. The position will be passed. Simple. When one carries in Tesla supercargers with another car you have to Log in the mobile phone and select the load point you will use. You have previously had to register the card. Finally the position will be passed. This process has to repeat it with Each and every one of the companies … Read more

A false video made with AI

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One of the main searches on social networks this summer has been that of large marine animals: our fascination with the orcs, sharks, whales and other residents of oceanic depths is not new, but in recent weeks the interest has been spurred, as usual, for the morbidity. Specifically, a violent video of a shark that, as usual begins to be, is actually a false piece generated by AI. The trap video. In recent weeks a viral video has circulated that allegedly shows a sea coach named Jessica Radcliffe. attacked by a orca during a live show in Florida. The video is very clearly generated by artificial intelligence, with multiple failures of those who continually see in the less worked videos of this type, but that did not prevent them from platforms where this type of productions make their August, Like Facebookwill accumulate more than one hundred million views. Paid land. The case of the invented Radcliffe, without relation to any real coach, is inspired by other real orcas attacks in captivity, such as those of Alexis Martínez In Spain in 2009 or Dawn Brancheau In Florida in 2010. The phenomenon has prolonged over time, and today It is difficult to track the original videobut not its many effects: Looking for “Jessica Radcliffe” In Tiktok, for example, we find videos that They mimic the originalor what prolong history even with funeraladded, of course, to the thousands of videos Deminting the story. More orcas and sharks. It is not the only video linked to these sea creatures that has recently disseminated. For example, shocking real and documentary images have been seen where orcan white sharks, especially in South Africa and Australia. They spread widely, in fact, Following recent studies and scientific articleswhich enhanced interest in social networks. The AI ​​abounds. However, this last case extracted from a documentary is a rarity: Looking for “Sharks” either “Killer Whales“(Orcas in English) in networks like Tiktok The vast majority of pieces are generated by artificial intelligence, on many occasions showing openly false images of extinct animals such as the colossal megalodon. From this phenomenon it is easily deduced that users do not look for so much news or videos faithful to reality as strong emotions, passed by the filter of the influence of the films of the scal producing and Restraining successfully. Trick for tranquility. However, Internet algorithms extend their tentacles in multiple ways and in many directions, and videos of large marine animals are also spread without that tragic component derived from Jessica Radcliffe’s original. If you want to access them, search on social networks under the terms “Core Sharks” or “Core Killer Whales” and you will find videos of sharks and orcs interacting peacefully with humans or swimming in the ocean. Not everything will be dentelladas. Image | Joseph Stalin in Unspash In Xataka | The industrialization of hope is already the new Tiktok reef. Welcome to “Hopecore”

How to edit your free photos on Google Gemini, and what can you do with the Nano Banana model

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Let’s explain How to edit your free photos using Geminiusing the new “Banana” model that allows you to modify or add or remove elements. This is the new great evolutionary leap of the AI, which after Chatgpt allowed you to create images from photos now comes the internal edition in Gemini. This is something that you will be able to Make in the free version of Geminiyou don’t need payment. You just upload a photo and ask to make the changes you want, you don’t have to choose any specific function or model, because it is already something integrated within Gemini. Here, you should know that the great advance of this function is that the changes are made directly on the original photo. What you say, but Everything else is going to be kept in the photonothing will be changed. How can you edit your photos with To edit your photos, you first have to upload it and then Ask Gemini to make any change. Sometimes it will be enough to directly ask you to put it in black and white, for example. Other times, you can start the prompt with “In the original photo, XXX” And then write the change you want me to do. Thus, Gemini will know that you want to keep the content of the photo as it is. First, Gemini now allows you Make touch -ups in your photoshow to adjust the color, change black and white, and alter any adjustment you want. You don’t have to use an app for something so simple, you can ask Gemini directly. You can also delete objects from a photo. This is something that until recently also needed third -party apps, but both Chatgpt and now Gemini already allow you to do it. They eliminate the object you want, and cover the bottom of the photo so that it seems that there was nothing. When you upload a photo of yours or another person, you can also change elements in it. You can change colors, hairstyles, people, and even clothes that is being put in the photo. Do you want to know how platinum hair would look like? Easy. Do you want to know how you look in a suit? Easy. Everything else in the photo remains the same. You can also change some elements of one photo for othersalthough not always with realistic results. Do you want glasses? Do you want to? Do you want your cat to become a dinosaur? Everything else in the photo remains the same. In addition to this, you can also Upload two photos and make the content of one appear in the other. In the example, I have uploaded a photo of mine teaching a drawing, and I have asked to change it which appears in a second photo. Just be sure to specify in the photo you want to make the changes and what they are. And finally, you can also change the back of a photo. Thus, if in the photo you are in a place you can make it look like you are in another, or add elements that change the environment where you are. In Xataka Basics | How to use Gemini to summarize YouTube videos or ask questions about its Android content

It seemed impossible to have a laptop in which to update the graphics card. Until Framework arrived

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Framework has just achieved something that gaming laptops users have always longed for: to be able to effortlessly update the dedicated graphics card of the computer. To make this dream come true, the framework company has launched a new version of its Laptop 16 With one NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 5070 which can be physically exchanged with the previous AMD Radeon RX 7700s in just two minutes. What everyone expected with desire. When Framework presented his laptop 16 in 2023, he promised something that sounded too good to be true. And he assured that he would bring a laptop with modular and updating graphics such as a desktop PC. Today, several manufacturers offer external stations for Cover desktop graphics cards to laptops with the standard Thunderbolt. However, changing the dedicated internal graph of the laptop is another roll. This is the GPU extraction system. Image: Framework Almost two years later, they have fulfilled. As assures The company, the new RTX 5070 offers between 30% and 40% more yield in games compared to the original RX 7700s, maintaining the same 100W of sustained power but with architecture Blackwell8GB of GDDR7 and support for technologies such as DLSS and Ray layout improved. Important technical details. The update is not limited to the GPU. Framework has completely redesigned the cooling system with new fan blades and thermal interface material Honeywell PTM7950, promising better acoustic and thermal performance. In addition, the new graphics card includes a port USB-C Additional rear that supports both video output and 240W feed input. The system also incorporates a MUX switch that allows the dedicated GPU to directly feed the internal screen of the laptop, thus reducing latency. Beyond the GPU. The new generation of laptop 16 includes processors AMD Ryzen AI 300with 8 -core options (Ryzen AI 7 350) and 12 cores (Ryzen AI 9 Hx 370) working at 45w sustained. The motherboard now supports four simultaneous screen outlets through the rear expansion card slots, compared to the previous three. It also incorporates the second generation webcam already seen in Laptop 13, a more rigid upper cover and, as a novelty, a 240W USB-C current adapter. A promise fulfilled. What truly attracts attention is that any owner of the Original Laptop 16 Framework can buy the new RTX 5070 for $ 699 and install it on their current equipment. They can also choose to update only the motherboard (from $ 749) or the 240W current adapter ($ 109). As explained by CEO Nirav Patel to The Verge: “If we found any mass obstacle and we could simply make it work … we want to make sure it is done and working.” Price and availability. Framework keeps the RX 7700S renewed for 400 euros available, although we can also obtain the first generation GPU for 429 euros. The new laptop 16 starts from 1,719 euros in DIY version (without operating system), while a complete configuration with a RTX 5070, 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage costs 2,748 euros. Although of course, the laptop is very configurable, so the price will vary according to your needs. You can access your configuration page in This link. The first shipments will arrive in December, with the reserves already open. Cover image | Framework In Xataka | Best laptops in quality price. Which to buy depending on the use and eight recommended models

There are sharks losing teeth

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Sharks are seen as The perfect predator being the hunting machine perfected for millions of years in our seas. His most iconic weapon, a mouth full of rows of sharp teeth like blades, has assured them A place at the top of the oceanic food chain. However, an invisible and silent threat This formidable tool could be weakening: The acidification of the oceans. Sharks placed to the test. A new study published by A team of German researchershas tested the resistance of these teeth in the chemical conditions that are expected in our seas for the year 2300. The results, observed through powerful microscopes, reveal that even the teeth of the sharks are vulnerable, showing obvious signs of corrosion and structural degradation. This could compromise your ability to hunt, and therefore, your survival. Why the ocean becomes more acidic. Before entering the experiment methodology you have to know what oceanic acidification means. In summary, it is one of the direct effects of the increase in carbon dioxide, and it is that A quarter of the co₂ we emit is absorbed by the oceans. When coming into contact with water there is a reaction that forms carbonic acid that decreases the pH of the water causing it to be much more acidic. The forecasts are not promising. In this way, to understand how our seas pH will evolve, you just have to observe CO₂ release forecasts for the coming years. In this case, IPCC projections (Intergovernmental panel of climate change) are very worrying. If emissions continue to the current rhythm, the reality we will face is that the pH of sea water will fall from the current 8.1 to 7.3 in the year 2300. This change, although it may seem small, represents a mass chemical alteration with serious consequences for marine life. Teeth in the water of the future. To verify the hypothesis, the scientists collected teeth that black tips sharks had naturally lost in the Sealife Aquarium in Oberhausen (Germany) so as not to damage any alive animal. Specifically, there were 16 selected teeth that submerged two controlled environments. The first one was the control group where the teeth were exposed to a pH of 8.2, that is, the one that is now in the seas. The second group was the experimental where the teeth were exposed to artificially acidified marine water with CO₂ until a pH of 7.3 is achieved. In this way, it was about simulating the conditions to which they will be exposed in 2300. The microscope verdict. The results They were clear and alarming: while the teeth of the control group remained in good condition, those who were submerged in acidic water showed significant deterioration. The most affecting part was the base of the tooth, known as the root, where the corrosion level was 8.2% instead of the 5.3% suffered by the control group. The crown, the visible and cutting part of the tooth, also suffered changes with cracks and holes in the outer layer. But the most worrying thing is that the secondary rows of teeth, crucial to tear the meat from the dams, degraded. Interestingly, when measuring the perimeter of the teeth, those of the acid group showed a slight “increase.” This does not mean that they grew, but that their stress became more irregular and rough by corrosion in a clear sign of degradation. Why imports a damaged shark tooth. A damaged tooth is not just an aesthetic problem, since for a predator like the shark It is a matter of survival. Weak and less sharp teeth mean lower efficiency when hunting. This could force them to spend more energy to feed, affecting their growth and general physical state. They have not taken into account other factors. It is important to clarify that this study focused on the purely chemical effects on teeth already detached, without taking into account the possible biological repair mechanisms that a living shark could have. In fact, other studies with living sharks They have shown less drastic resultssuggesting that some species could have some compensation capacity. However, what this investigation demonstrates unequivocally is that the material from which the shark teeth are made, despite its incredible hardness (They contain fluoroapatitaa more acid -resistant mineral than our teeth), is not invulnerable. Images | Trust “Tru” Katsande In Xataka | The increase in the surface temperature of the ocean has accelerated: four times faster than in the 80s

No, WhatsApp ai ai cannot be deactivated, but you can make the minimum bother

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He Blue goal circle AI It is one of the greatest frustrations of WhatsApp users. Disable AI goal at WhatsApp It is impossible, for the moment you cannot make your circuit cease to appear in the list of conversations, but there are several ways in which you can try to bother the minimum as possible While you use the app. Therefore, we are not going to lie to you by telling you that you can deactivate it, but we will explain several ways in which you can reduce its presence, from removing it from the chat list to reset and erase the servers chatsgoing through other small things you can do. Hidden goal AI of the chat list One of the first things you can do is prevent your chat with goal AI to appear among the rest. To do this, all you have to do is Delete or archive conversation. This will also erase all the questions and answers you have asked you. To do this, all you have to do is enter the Chat with goal AI, press the options button and Choose the option Eliminate conversation either Eliminate chat. You can also do it directly from the chat list. Silence or archive ai ai In the event that you want to keep the chat With AI but you don’t want it to appear on the chat list, you can simply file it. When you do, the chat will appear on the list of archived chats, not in the general list with all. In addition to this, You can also silence the goal AI so that it does not show you more notifications. To do so, inside the chat click on the name of the AI ​​to go to the options, and inside them click on Mute. You can choose Always To silence it permanently. Delete the data that ai has from your chats When you interact with goal AI, everything you say is stored on the AI ​​servers. However, it exists A command to reset ai and that all data are erased. To do this, you just have to Write the command /reset-ai. You can write it as a normal message, and when you do, the copy that the artificial intelligence He has about your conversation with her will be erased from the finish lines. Expels the AI ​​of your group or limits what it collects Sometimes, the one that puts AI collects data about you does not have to do with you, but if you are in a group, someone may decide to invite the AI ​​to interact with it. If this bothers you and you agree all, you can expel a goal from the group To stop appearing in him. You can also activate the improved privacy of chat In the group options. This will make artificial intelligence functions in the group cannot be used, such as mentioning it to appear. Never use third -party apps There are many applications known for having viruses and malware for mobiles such as WhatsApp Plus either WhatsApp Goldthat they can try to attract your attention promising that the blue circle will disappear. Don’t be fooled, and You never download this type of appssince they are known for being very dangerous. In Xataka Basics | Goal AI in WhatsApp: 17 functions and tricks of the blue circle with the artificial intelligence chat

decide if you want forests before or forests of the future

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Spain has been facing a wave of historical forest fires for weeks that has raised more than 415,000 The hectares razed since the beginning of the year, but ahead has an even more complicated challenge: decide what to do as soon as the fire is extinguished. Restock? Let nature follow its course? And if you choose to restore forests, how to do it, with what species and what to take into account? These are new questions that can be summarized in A dilemma Simple: Do we want the ecosystems before the fires or others adapted to the future? A figure: 415,000 hectares. It is not being a good year for the mountains of Spain. Especially for those of the northwest. The tables of Effisthe European Fire Information System shows that so far from 2025 they have burned in Spain more than 415,000 hawhich exceeds the calcined surface in other countries, such as France, Portugal or Italy. The flames have devoured homes, farms and places like the medulla. They have also left a question: And now, what? “Look for something different”. The previous question may seem simple (recovering the mountain, right?), But it opens the door in turn to many other issues. What is the best way to act in the devastated forests? Is it the same mountain in which we have today that the one that had been half a century ago or the one in another 50 years? Should it be? “It costs us a bit to accept that there are species that are no longer adapted and they will not return, such as chestnuts,” Reflect in The world Ruth Domènech, fire expert at the University of California. “The species are adapted to climatic features that, if they do not have, cannot resist. And that is a change that comes with climate change and we must acepar,” abounds. In a very similar line, Víctor Resco, Professor of Forestry Engineering by the University of Lleida (UDL), insists that there is an even more important issue than when forests will recover the state they had before the fires. “The question of the times is a bit trap because we don’t have to think about recovering what we had, we have to look for something different.” Much more than fire. Forest fires affect the mountains, but they are not the only element that enters the equation. Talking about reforestation also implies making changes in meteorology or even native or alóctonian species, a topic that is frequently spoken. “But what native? What was there when the Romans were? What do we see on television, that idyllic image of Central European forest?” Doménech points out in The world. “We demonize certain species, such as eucalyptus or Carrasco pine reason The expert, in favor of “leaving the species that are already adapted, which are the ones that will grow.” It is not the only one who insists on the relevance of these issues. In 2021 resco warned already that pines and eucalyptus were being used as “scapegoats.” THE GREAT KEY: THE CLIMATE. In An article Posted three years ago The conversation in which he warned about the dangers of “deforestation and scrub”, especially given the growing threat of Megaincendiosthe UDL teacher stressed that before reforesting the former is to consider what he wants to get. “We must clarify what type of forest we want to restore: the ecosystem from before the fire or one adapted to the climate of the future? And, to choose the latter, to what future? To the year 2050, 2100 or another even further?” “The forest restoration has always looked back, sought to establish the most mature forest type possible, based on the soil available and past climate. The word itself restores to recover or put back in the state that it had before,” Comment. “But in a changing climate scenario, the melancholic reincarnation of a past that will not make it meaningless. Nor does it have it to create the ecosystems that have brought us to the current situation. What can we do? And what is the answer? That is the million dollar question. Resco Recognize that there are certain cases, such as the areas punished by erosion or lands of land, in which repopulation after fires is “an urgent need”; But he warns: “When there is no urgency, it is convenient to give a chance to natural regeneration and wait a few years.” About species, its posture is clear. “It has been discussed for the repopulations must be with native or foreign species. Under a climate change scenario this debate is meaningless. If we plant the species adapted to the climate of the past, we run the risk that they die in a few decades. Therefore, we must select the plants adapted to the climate to come, which can be species that currently do not grow in that site, but in others hot Add the expertwhich slips options such as opting for species from warmer areas or the so -called “assisted migration.” And natural regeneration? Even in those cases, the professor warns, the recovery of the forest will face the “future climate dilemma.” As an example, remember what happened after tragic fire that Guadalajara shook in 2005, a “fire hurricane” that devastated 13,000 hectares and left 11 dead. The oaks recovered before the Pinos thanks to their ability to rebound and in fact the latter were in a delicate position against new fires. The problem is that future projections show that in just a few decades the heat and drought in the region will lead to the oaks “beyond the limit”, so that the fire will end the pines and the global warming will do so with the oaks. Environmental diversity. There is another factor that comes into play: not all species are equally adapted to the flames. In fact, like remember The Pau Costa Foundation, in the Mediterranean forests there are many organisms so accustomed to the fire that have ended up adapting to it. “Some species … Read more

An iPhone that is the entrance door of the AI ​​for billions of people

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You unlock the iPhone and look for something on the Internet. And who serves you, of course, is Google. It looks something harmless, almost “normal”, but behind there is much more than it seems, because that alliance has allowed two things. The first, that Apple becomes (still) richer. And the second, that Google maintains its dominant position in the field of search engines. The reason is simple: there is More than 1.4 billion iPhone In assets everyone, to which iPad and Macs must be added. All those devices They are the door to the Internet For hundreds of millions of people, that Google is the default search engine in all of them has been key for the company to be where it is. The iPhone, for better or worse, has helped decide who won the battle of the Internet. And it will also help decide who wins the AI. And the chatbot became mobile Because now we use the AI ​​in our browser or in mobile apps, but little by little we will do it directly, interacting with the voice and using the assistant of the pre -installed AI on our device. In the case of Android mobiles it is evident that Gemini will be absolute protagonist. It is the same as Google already pre -installed its search engine on these devices as an integral part of the experience. That, by the way, can end up being very expensive to the company, which He has lost the antitrust judgment in the United States. A sentence is expected in an imminent way, and among the possible consequences it could be Google’s “fragmentation”that could even be seen Sell ​​Chrome. But what will happen to the iPhone? What will the mobiles and Apple devices boost? Here the answer has more crumb, because the situation of the company in the field of artificial intelligence is complex … Not to say worrying. The company’s artificial intelligence platform, Apple Intelligencehe is light years from his rivals. Its benefits are very limited and these heights were expected to have arrived the supervitaminated version of Siri. Instead what we have are More and more delays of a company that despite having more resources that almost none still does not find its way in this segment. It would be normal to think that the iPhone took advantage of their own AI. They are likely to do so and that both Apple Intelligence and Siri They improve (very) notable, but what is also likely that the iPhone does not depend exclusively on Apple Intelligence. In fact everything points to a scenario in which we will have not an AI for everything, but three different: Local Apple Intelligence: A small AI model that will be executed locally and privately for simple consultations and for very specific functions, such as summarizing texts or helping to write emails. It is something that Apple Intelligence already offers. Apple Intelligence in the Cloud: For more complex consultations, Apple will also offer its own infrastructure such as Google or Microsoft, but with a difference: a clear approach to privacy. The call “Private Cloud Compute“It is a technological solution that theoretically guarantees that our conversations with Apple’s chatbot will be absolutely private. External suppliers: But if users want other options, they can also have them. Apple already announced in 2024 that users could access chatgpt proactively To enjoy AI functions, but that supplier will not probably be the only one. In fact, since February it is also possible GEMINI use As an alternative, and Apple has reached different agreements in China chewing that There you can use models like qwenfrom Alibaba. Precisely that third point, that of external suppliers, is the one that reminds us of what has happened with Internet search engines. The potential Apple agreements with one or the other supplier can define their success or failure – and that of its competitors. If Apple reaches an agreement with Openai so that ChatgPT is “the iphone default”, this chatbot will gain even more relevance, but the same could happen with Gemini or any other model. Precisely this situation has been the one that has detonated The new demand that Elon Musk He has made against Apple. The tycoon accuses the company to conspire illegally to eliminate competitiveness in the AI ​​market, something that according to him is being a clear obstacle to the success of Xai and Grok. That demand reminds what Epic Games already made Years ago against Apple’s App Store. That case It ended up causing that Apple opened the door –in its particular way– at third -party stores already methods of alternative payments and that Fortnite will star in a triumphal return To that store. It remains to be seen if Musk’s demand achieves a similar effect, but a priori seems difficult because Everything is yet to decide In the AI ​​and There are no clear winners. But if there is any, surely the iPhone has ended up helping to create it directly or indirectly. In Xataka | Google will fall below 50% advertising fee in 2025. From the monopoly to survival in the Tiktok era

Physicists believed that the neglect was a useless particle. Now they suspect that it is the key to universal quantum computers

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Experts Quantum computing with those who have had the opportunity to speak, such as Spanish physicists Ignacio Cirac either Juan José García RipollThey argue that quantum computers will be able to make great contributions when they are capable of amend your own mistakes. The main problem they face in this area is noise, understood as the disturbances that can alter the internal state of the cubits and introduce calculation errors. The strategy for which many of the research groups that are involved in the development of quantum computers are opting for monitoring the operations carried out by the cubits to identify real -time errors and correct them. The problem is that from a practical point of view This strategy is very challenging. Logical cubits represent a way to overcome the difficulty involved in the use of hardware or physical cubits, which are extremely noise sensitive, and, therefore, prone to make mistakes. Each logical cubit is constructed abstractly on several physical or hardware cubits, so that a single logical cubit encodes a single cubit of quantum information, but with redundancy. It is precisely this redundancy that allows to detect and correct the errors that are present in the physical cubits. Anyway, the researchers will have one more tool to deal with the errors of quantum computers. It can even be the most powerful resource that they currently have at your fingertips: the Neglectón. Universal quantum computers are one step closer One of the most promising research fields in this area is topological quantum computing. Its purpose is to protect the delicate quantum information that the cubits work coding it in the geometric properties of exotic particles known as ISING anions. An important note before moving forward: in condensed physics an anion is not the same as in chemistry. In fact, Ising’s anions are quasiparticles that, in theory, arise in some two -dimensional materials. Its existence has not yet been demonstrated experimentally, so they are a theoretical result at the moment. It seems a complicated concept, and it is, but in this article we do not need to deepen much more. What we do need is that Ising’s anions They are presumably much more robustand, therefore, resistant to errors that traditional cubits. In practice this implies that moving some anions around others in a specific way should allow researchers to carry out logical operations with them. This is the reason why they are so attractive in quantum computing. And, in addition, they have another great advantage: this configuration is largely immune to external noise. Ising’s anions are quasiparticles that, in theory, arise in some two -dimensional materials Currently, Ising’s anions are thoroughly investigating in the condensed matter laboratories of the entire planet because they are one of the main candidates to participate in the construction of universal quantum computers, and, therefore, immune to errors. Aaron Lauda, ​​professor of mathematics, physics and astronomy at the University of Southern California (USA), Holds the following: “By themselves, Ising’s anions cannot perform all the necessary operations for a general purpose quantum computer. The calculations they support are based on the ‘braided’ (branding), And they require physically moving anions around each other To carry out quantum logic. For Ising’s anions, this braided only allows a limited set of operations known as Clifford doors, which fall short with respect to all the power required for universal quantum computing. “ Fortunately, the research team led by Lauda has found a way to transform ISING anions into universal structures that are capable of performing any quantum calculation through braided. Its solution for the moment is only theoretical, but its potential is enormous. The surprising thing is that what they propose is to resort to a new type of anion known as Neglectón that was initially discarded when it was “discovered” in the theoretical framework. In fact, Neglelectón has gone from being a mathematical waste to be the new hope of quantum computers. In theory when combining Ising’s anions and neglect, universal quantum computing will be possible through braided. According to Aaron Lauda Only one neglect is needed because it remains in the stationary or static state while the calculations are carried out by braiding Ising anions around them. It is a surprising conclusion. One last note to conclude: The neglect is not a fundamental particlesuch as the electron or the quark; It is a theoretical quasiparticle that arises from the collective behavior of many other particles in a two -dimensional system. Let us trust that it is consolidated as the definitive tool that will allow researchers to carry quantum computing from theory to practice in a robust and efficient way. Image | IBM More information | Science Daily In Xataka | Bitcoin encryption and other cryptocurrencies will fall. And those responsible will be quantum computers

August has been an extremely warm month in Spain. That has had a side effect: make us older

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This summer has left repeated scenes: empty squares at the time of the nap, nights in the heat and a Mediterranean turned into a pressure pot. Spain has suffered suffocating days They will go to statistics, but the most serious is not measured in degrees. According to a recent study, heat waves do not leave when the temperature drops. They leave a silent trail in the body: they accelerate biological aging. A disturbing finding. A recent study Posted in Nature Climate Change It has shown that repeated exposure to heat waves accelerates biological aging. The work, led by the University of Hong Kong, followed 25,000 people for 15 years in Taiwan. The results speak for themselves: four extra days of heat wave in a period of two years were translated in nine days added to the biological age of the participants. In manual workers, more exposed to the sun and heat, that effect shot up to 33 days. “The impact of heat on our body is comparable to tobacco, alcohol, poor diet or lack of exercise,” The research team has summarized to The Guardian. The biological clock under pressure. How did they get to that conclusion? The scientists calculated the biological age from different markers: blood pressure, inflammation, cholesterol and the functioning of lungs, liver and kidneys. When comparing them with the real age of each person, the conclusion was clear: who had spent more time under heat waves showed accelerated aging. The exact reason is still unknown. The main hypothesis is that high temperatures damage DNA and submit the body to constant stress. “If the exhibition accumulates for decades, the impact on health will be much greater than we have now measured,” has pointed to The Guardian Dr. Cui Guo, main author of the study. More evidence: heat at all ages. This finding does not come alone. In 2024, another job Posted in Nature He revealed that early exposure to cold and heat interferes with the development of the white matter of the brain in children. The consequences, the authors warned, could extend throughout life. The conclusion is clear: heat does not understand ages. Inference affects developing brains; In adulthood, it accelerates the organism’s wear. Can the damage be stopped? The same study offers an interesting nuance: the harmful effect seemed to be reduced over time, probably because people learn to protect themselves better. Searching for shadow, hydrating or using air conditioning made a certain difference. Even so, the biological footprint never disappeared completely. The problem is that not everyone has the same possibilities to adapt. Older people, outdoor workers or those who live in neighborhoods with less resources suffer a much greater impact, As the study collects. Prevention, experts coincide, goes through reinforcing Urban design: More trees, more shadow, better isolated homes and just access to cooling. Individually, recommendations remain simple but effective: hydrate, avoid hours of heat and seek refuge in fresh places. The invisible heat scar. Until now we thought about heat as something passenger: annoying, exhausting and dangerous in extreme days. But scientific evidence points to something more disturbing. The heat, the experts say, does not leave at all when the thermometer goes down: it stays inside, accelerating the wear of the organism and leaving an invisible scar. For researchers, this finding is a turn in the way of understanding health. And the warning is clear: if the planet continues to heat up, we will not only have longer summers, also bodies that age faster. Image | Unspash Xataka | The sea is 30 degrees in the Balearic Islands and that worries meteorologists: the Mediterranean is a pressure cooker

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