Month: August 2025

LG has created a “invisible” aspirator robot. It is saved under the sink, it makes little noise and keeps the mopa always ready

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Aspiring robots have become regular household partners. They have gone from being a technological whim to a practical tool that avoids spending hours to cleaning. However, as we get used to them, we have also begun to demand more: It is not enough that they aspire wellwe want them to do it without interrupting our routine, without occupying space or generating noise. The real comfort is that they work without us just perceiving them. In this scenario it appears LG’s last proposalthought precisely to make that jump. A model that not only seeks to fulfill the task of cleaning, but to do it in the most discreet way possible. The concept is not to add more buttons or striking functions, but in reducing its presence at home, to the point of becoming almost invisible to the user’s eyes. Technology that cleans and disappears from the visual map The South Korean firm will present at the IFA 2025 fair an aspirator robot that moves away from the conventional. Instead of settling in a visible base in the middle of the room, Your station hides under the sinkoccupying a space so far wasted in many kitchens. With a design designed to go unnoticed, it is integrated into the domestic environment without altering aesthetics or requiring additional surfaces. We are facing a proposal that not only seeks discretion, also comfort. The station door opens and closes automatically so that the robot can enter and leave without user intervention. In this way, the cleaning experience becomes completely hands -free, in a line other than that of other vacuum cleaners that continue to depend on voluminous stations in sight. Beyond its hidden location, the robot incorporates technical improvements designed to optimize cleaning. According to LG information, it integrates an artificial intelligence chip that allows you to recognize furniture, objects and areas with dirt, which translates into a more precise navigation and adapted to the environment. It also has a system that detects carpets and automatically orders return to the station to detach the mopa, avoiding unwanted spots on textile surfaces. The station, with discreet appearance, also plays an active role in maintenance. Not only loads the device, it also sterilizes the mop with hot water and steam after each use, reducing odors and guaranteeing constant hygiene. With this, the South Korean company seeks that the user does not have to perform additional tasks and that the feeling of cleaning is maintained at all times. Although the proposal is attractive, there are still important questions. LG has not revealed the commercial name of the model, or its price, nor the availability date in Spain. Nor has it detailed essential technical aspects, such as suction capacity or battery autonomy, data that usually make a difference when choosing between one vacuum or another. The South Korean company has preferred to reserve that information for later, within the framework of the IFA 2025 fair, which is held in Berlin from September 5 to 9. Until then, what is known is rather a declaration of intentions: an approach oriented to practicality and discretion, with the challenge of demonstrating in practice that may be up to its rivals. LG’s challenge is not less, because it enters In a field with consolidated actors. Brands like Irobot, with the Roba Max 705They have opted to facilitate cleaning in households with pets. Roborock, with Saros Z70has taken an innovative step by integrating a robotic arm that expands the extent of cleaning. And dreame me, with the Aqua10 Ultra Roller Completeit focuses on solving one of the usual weaknesses of these devices: the maintenance of the mop. The commitment to a robot that practically disappears seeks to differentiate LG in this competitive scenario. It is not just about offering an effective product, but about convincing users that discreet integration and minimum maintenance are added values ​​in front of a very varied catalog. The LG approach fits with a clear trend: we want technology to do its job without interrupting us. Aspiring robots had already earned a place at home, but this movement points to a new level of integration. A device that automatically cleanshe stays ready by himself and is barely seen. It remains to be seen if the real performance accompanies the promise. Images | LG In Xataka | DREame H15 Mix, Analysis: If I could only buy a vacuum cleaner to clean everything, it would be this

A “key molecules” factory “

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He James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has given us another image for memory, but this time, beauty hides a fundamental discovery about the Chemistry of the Universe. An international astronomer team ha used the powerful webb infrared eye To unravel the complex NGC 6302 structure, better known as the Butterfly. Trying to solve a great astrophysics question. The team of scientists has found in this nebula what could be the first direct evidence of a place of training of Policy aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in a planetary nebula. These molecules, carbon compounds and fundamental for Prebiotic chemistrythey are an essential ingredient in the cosmos, and understanding where and how they are created is one of the great questions of astrophysics. A chemical puzzle in the heart of the butterfly. The butterfly nebula, located about 3,800 light years awayis the spectacular remnant of a dying star much more massive than our sun. In its center is one of the most known hot stars, with a surface temperature of approximately 220,000 Kelvins. This star bombards with ultraviolet radiation the remains of gas and dust that she expelled, creating the intricate and bright ‘wings’ that give her her characteristic name. However, NGC 6302 presented an enigma that brought scientists heading. Your spectrum It showed the simultaneous presence of oxygen rich dust (such as crystalline silicates) and carbon rich molecules (the PAH). This is extremely unusual, since the chemistry of an evolved star usually opts for one of the two elements, depending on whether in its atmosphere there is more carbon or more oxygen. Finding both in abundance was like mixing water and oil. The Webb turns on the light in the dark. Using the Miri instrument (MID-Infrared Instrument) of the JWST, the researchers led by Mikako Matsuura of the University of Cardiff, managed to create a detailed chemical map of the heart of the nebulose, a dense and darkened area by dust. This map deserved an article in the magazine Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society where a much more dynamic and complex structure was revealed than was thought. An astronomical treasure. The study confirmed the existence of a dense album of dust and gas that surrounded the central star. And the album is a real treasure, because it not only contains a huge mass (between 0.8 and 3 times the mass of our sun), but is composed of grains of large crystalline silicates. This supports the theory that this dust was formed in an environment of high intensity and slowly, conditions that would be given on a stable album, perhaps influenced by a companion star, and not in the rapid and chaotic stellar wind. Violent bubbles and a PAH factory. One of the most surprising findings is that the nebula is not being formed by a continuous and soft stellar wind. Instead, Webb reveals that the central star has generated a series of hot gas bubbles in violent and intermittent expulsions. It is precisely on the edge of one of these “internal bubbles” where the “Eureka” moment occurred. The scientists observed a clear stratification of the materials. Specifically, an inner layer of highly ionized gases was seen, such as magnesium and silicon, very close to the star. More outside a layer of ionized hydrogen. And coinciding with this layer, or slightly more outside, a layer of molecular hydrogen. But the most interesting thing is that the emission of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) is even more outside the layers. Something unusual to what is already known. This provision is different from that of other regions of Well -studied star traininglike the Orion bar. The researchers argue that the shock wave generated by the expansion of the hot bubble creates the perfect conditions of radiation and temperature in the material that is right in front. This shock front triggers a chemistry that allows the formation of PAH molecules in that specific strip. Instead of being remains of the star’s past, these complex molecules would be manufactured right now, as a result of the violent nebula dynamics. Why is it important? With this research, a first step has been taken to decipher the origin of Complex molecules in our universewhich are considered fundamental construction blocks for the precursors of life. Understanding where and how they are manufactured in the cosmos is crucial to understand the carbon cycle in the universe and the availability of prebiotic ingredients in galaxies that give a new life. The study also demonstrates that the butterfly nebula was not formed by a soft and continuous stellar wind, but by a series of violent and energy bursts. This changes our understanding about how stars die like the sun and how their elements return to space, demonstrating that the final phase of the life of a star can be a much more dynamic process than was thought. Images | POT In Xataka | Spacex has just published unpublished images of the “Rostized” Starship. A unique perspective of his shock after the toughest reentry

Only “a miracle” can save the company that launched Yuri Gagarin

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What until now were rumors and suspicions It has become the harsh reality confirmed from within. And in the most brutally possible way possible. The legendary RSC Energy, the pillar on which the entire Soviet and Russian space program was built, is in a “critical situation”, on the verge of bankruptcy. It does not say a western analyst, but the general director of the Russian company, Igor Maltsev, in an internal statement that contradicts the Kremlin propaganda. “We have to stop lying.” Far from the usual fanfare, the message published on the occasion of the 79th anniversary of RSC Energia lacks euphemisms. “Multimillionaire debts, loan interests that eat the entire budget, ineffective processes and a significant part of the team that has lost motivation and the sense of shared responsibility,” writes Maltsev. Filtered by The Russian medium Gazeta.ru And confirmed by multiple sources, the message is a low blow for Russian space propaganda. Maltsev was appointed director just three months ago and has needed little time to understand the magnitude of the disaster. In his letter, he affirms that the legacy of geniuses like Serguéi Koroliov “has been exhausted” and that, in recent years, “all important projects and all deadlines have been breached.” On the verge of bankruptcy. In a desperate cry, Maltsev warns their thousands of employees that the future might not be the “flourishing of RSC Energy”, but the “closing of the corporation and the impossibility of functioning normally, paying salaries and creating new products.” The conclusion of your message, Full -widespread in Telegram channelsIt is almost a plea to heaven: to get the company forward is a task “of the kingdom of miracles”. It is a radical change against the usual rhetoric of Roscosmos, which usually focuses on past glories and Grandilocuent future projects But with little financing. As Eric Berger points out in Ars TechnicaThe reality is that the Russian space program is deeply definanced, a situation that has been especially aggravated by the war in Ukraine. With interest rates in 18%, capital is increasingly scarce and debts become unpayable. The end of the Russian monopoly in the ISS. The RSC Energia crisis, manufacturer of the created Soyuz ships and the progress cargo ships coincides with the moment when its role in the International Space Station has ceased to be indispensable. For decades, Russia has been in charge of raising the orbit of the station to counteract atmospheric decay, a task that performs with the engines of the Zvezda module or the progress ships coupled to the ISS. However, his monopoly is already history. NASA, concerned about Russian threats to leave the stationit has been looking for alternatives for years. And he has already found them. As Daniel Marín details in EurekaSpacex’s new CRON-33 ship has been equipped with a specific propulsion system to raise the ISS orbit regularly. This capacity makes the Dragon a robust and reliable alternative to Russian progress, eliminating the main pressure lever that Roscosmos had left at the station. A minimum diplomacy. Ironically, this unprecedented internal crisis coincides with a shy diplomatic thaw. As We counted in XatakaNASA and Roscosmos bosses gathered in August for the first time in almost eight years. On the table, they agreed to maintain cooperation in the ISS until 2028 and collaborate in their future exorbitation. This approach, more than a sign of strength, seems like a pure need maneuver. The space station agrees by leaps and bounds, with the Russian module Zvezda as the main concern for its persistent air leaks. The Maltsev action call is the most obvious symptom that the Russian space program faces a systemic collapse. The loss of its technical monopoly in the ISS, combined with an internal economic bleeding, Leave Roscosmos in its weakest position in decades. The “miracle” requested by the director of Energy is not only to save a historical company, but to prevent one of the great legacies of space exploration from becoming a museum piece. Image | ROSCOSMOS In Xataka | The Marian Rover of ESA is definitely damn: the exomars mission accumulates 20 years of calvary and bad luck

Europe wants to end combustion cars in 2035. Manufacturers have their own plans

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Europe has been, without any doubt, the most restrictive and ambitious region with the jump to the electric car. Theirs are the policies that point to a prohibition in the sale of cars with combustion engines (with nuances) from 2035. Now, the same manufacturers who said they wanted to hug the electric car are pressing to skip them. “It is not viable”. It is the last message released by manufacturers. This time it has touched the turn to aceawhich encompasses European manufacturers under the same association. Not much less, the first time That this group throws messages along the same lines but the first that formally asks regulators through a letter. The letter is signed by Ola Källenius (president of Acea at the moment and CEO of Mercedes) and Matthias Zink (president of the European Association of Automotive Suppliers CPA). It indicates that the objectives are unrealistic and emphasize their frustration for the absence of a comprehensive policy plan that facilitates the transition. What do they defend? In the letter, manufacturers say they have invested 250,000 million euros in investments until 2030 with the aim of putting cleaner vehicles on the market. However, they ensure that times have changed and that there are important obstacles that have to solve. They give as an example the 15% tariff with which the United States will tax vehicles from Europe (which supposes A true dart for German manufacturers But also for him auxiliary market). They also point out that the numbers do not lie and that the electricity quota shows that the hug to this technology is costing more than expected. Solutions? The usual: less taxes, more subsidies and flexibility in the standards that allows to sell all types of technologies, including cars with combustion engines. Once again, manufacturers are pressing so that the standards are flexible. What does EU have in hand? Two important phases that manufacturers want to skip or, at least, make the standards more flexible. There are three key dates throughout this matter: 2027: It is the first milestone. Between 2025 and 2027the average emission of the different car fleets should not exceed 93.6 gr/km of CO2. If exceed, the manufacturer must pay a fine of 95 euros per gram of CO2 exceeded and car sold. 2030: The maximum emission limit is reduced to 49.5 gr/km of co. That implies that a car with gasoline engine cannot exceed a consumption of 2.1 liters/100 km of fuel and a diesel cannot exceed 1.8 liters/100 km 2035: Forbidden to sell cars with combustion engines that are not neutral carbon. Has the European Union achieved anything? Yes, obviously the regulations and the threat of millmillionary fines have shaken the industry. It is no accident that the launch of vehicles of all types of brands have been condensed in electric cars or highly electrified, with plug -in hybrids that already exceed 100 kilometers of electrical autonomy. Regulatory pressures have always led to greater investments of manufacturers and new developments. In recent times we have seen evident efforts with investments in renovation of plants to produce electric cars and factor construction for battery production. They even announced jumps to the electric car exclusively that, yes, have been diluted over the years. Have manufacturers achieved anything? Yes, although the results could be defined as “fled forward.” The first great milestone has been postponing the fines for emissions until 2027. This year 2025 Europe I should have started fine to those who exceed the limit of 93.6 gr/km of CO2 but Milmillionaire fines were expected. Finally, Regulators have yielded pointing out that the fines will be based on the average CO2 emissions sold between 2025 and 2027. That is, if a manufacturer exceeds 10 grams in 2025, it has two more years to be below the limit. That will force you to sell many More electric cars and plug -in hybrids between 2026 and 2027. Subtle but key. Also, after multiple Pressures led by Germany and Italy It was achieved that the 2035 prohibition would change subtly but decisively. First there was talk of combustion engines “Neutral in emissions” But the new wording already spoke of combustion engines “neutral in carbon emissions”. This small change is essential to guarantee the sale of combustion engines that use synthetic fuels either hydrogen. These options are not neutral in emissions since they launch very harmful fine particles for health. It is a problem produced by the burning of the fuel and has no viable solution. By introducing that nuance of “neutral in carbon emissions”, manufacturers can develop propellants of this type since they can emit these particles but the development of synthetic fuels and the use of hydrogen make these “neutral” cars in this type of gases. However, they are cars that They should be the absolute exception If European plans are fulfilled. What future awaits us? It is difficult to ensure. European industry is extremely powerful and has a lot of pressure in countries such as Germany, Italy, France or Spain where very high volumes of vehicles are produced. Aware of this, manufacturers have always tried to press in their own way, either to delay regulations or Receive more subsidies. If the plans are fulfilled, we should see a huge increase in sales of electric cars. It is the fastest formula to lower consumption since plug -in hybrid The method to count emissions has been changed and consumption. Therefore, we are facing a new movement of manufacturers to press regulators and try to make the standards more flexible. That they get it or not it is something that only time will say. Photo | Red Dot and European Commission In Xataka | European car manufacturers faced milmillionaire fines in 2025. They have postponed them thanks to fear

Gas reserves advance faster than expected

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Europe enters September with an unexpected energy mattress: gas deposits are already 76% of its capacity. Just a few months ago analysts doubted that the continent reached the legal threshold of 80% before November. Today, it not only seems safe, but it is even forecast that reservations could touch 90% if the weather accompanies. Short. According to Bloomberggas injections during spring and summer have been constant, thanks to a calmer market. The result is a level of reservations that, at least at least, the ghost of another energy crisis moves Like 2022-2023. Volatility has been reduced and European prices are maintained below those registered in August of the last two years. The Europe Infrastructure Gas (GIE) confirms that European storage was 76 %, equivalent to about 85 BCM, a level of less than 92 % last year, but aligned with the average of the last decade. A paradigm shift. First of all, Community regulations flexible. According to a June article by Bloombergthe EU will allow up to 2027 deviations of ± 10 percentage points compared to the objective of 90%, also extend in two months the deadline to complete it. This reduces the seasonal pressure of buying in summer at all costs, which in previous years fed speculation. For its part, the global LNG market played in favor of Europe. As an analysis of Ron Bousso for Reuters points outthe fall in Asian demand released cargoes that flowed towards the continent. China, traditionally one of the largest buyers, reduced its imports due to an increase in internal production and commercial tensions with the United States. In fact, Beijing It is promoting Massively the extraction of shale gas and deep perforations, which points to a lower dependence on external LNG in the coming years. Finally, the international offer grew. Bousso has pointed out that the worldwide capacity of LNG will expand from 550 BCM in 2024 to almost 890 BCM in 2030, led by the United States. Only in the first seven months of this year, their exports rose 22 % compared to the previous year, thanks to new plants on the Gulf coast. Germany, the weak link. However, the photo is not uniform. Germany, the largest European consumer, remains the most vulnerable link. A report from the anadolu agency points out that German reserves They are 67%, well below neighbors such as France or Belgium. The installation of Rehden – the largest in Europe – barely reaches 23 % filling, According to Bloomberg. The German delay has history: last winter left his deposits at 7%which forced to spend billions in their recharge. Berlin insists that his four floating terminals of LNG mitigate the risk, but the opposition warns of problems if a particularly cold winter arrives. The Russian unknown. The war in Ukraine continues to weigh on the energy board. Although Russian gas imports have been drastically reduced, LNG cargoes still arrive, sometimes under interposed flags. However, the European Commission presented in June a plan To gradually eliminate all Russian gas and oil imports before 2027, prohibiting new contracts since 2026 and ending existing ones no later than 2027. According to EurostatRussia’s quota in EU gas imports collapsed from 45% in 2021 to less than 20% in 2025, replaced by US flows, Norway and Algeria. The United States enters the equation. That turn has reinforced Washington’s dependence. A July of Reuters report explained that Brussels studies grouping the demand for European companies to negotiate joint purchases of American LNG, within the Aggregateeu mechanism. Under the objective of ensuring sufficient volumes and fulfilling the commitment to acquire up to 250,000 million dollars annually in American energy over the next three years. The Plan evidences EU’s strategy to replace Kremlin with Washington, although analysts cited by Reuters warn that the objective could be too ambitious and leave Europe vulnerable to political swings on the other side of the Atlantic. Forecasts The immediate panorama is more serene: traders expect a winter without shocks if the weather does not give surprises. But in the medium term, the dilemmas persist. As Ainvest has pointed outthe EU has added 70 BCM of new regasification capacity since 2022, but many terminals work at low capacity. There is the risk of assets stranded if the demand remains stagnant and the transition to renewables is accelerated. The possible output is in conversion: several projects seek to adapt gas infrastructure to hydrogen transport, within the decarbonization strategy. More robust reserves. Before a calmer market, at least for now. The continent has gone from the Russian dependence on a more diversified framework, with the US as a key partner and China releasing pressure in global markets. However, vulnerabilities persist: Germany as weak link, overcapacity in LNG infrastructures and the unknown of a climate that could alter the most optimistic forecasts. The 2022 nightmare seems distant, but the European energy transition remains a race against time. Image | Unspash Xataka | Natural gas has become essential in the AI ​​era, and this chart exposes countries with the largest reserves

GPT-5 has left us a bittersweet feeling, playing who wants to be a millionaire and more in 1×19 crossover

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Just a few weeks ago that Openai launched GPT-5but its relevance and impact has already been colossal. In fact, we had been waiting for this new model for so long that it was impossible not to make it an absolutely protagonist of 1×19 crossover. This episode, part of the collaboration between range of range and xataka, starts with A debate about this AI modelthat were supposed to It was going to be a remarkable qualitative leap and that at least for the moment it has not caused just changes in the current panorama of the industry. Here Jaume Lahoz and Carlos Santa Engracia are responsible for directing the debate, but they also give way to the rest of the program sections, which as always combines that technological debate with pure entertainment. Which is what Anna Boria brings us with a fun section that follows the trail of the mythical “Who wants to be a millionaire“To test Jaume and Carlos. The thing does not end there, because Carlos and Jose – another of the usual Crossover – have traveled to Los Angeles, in the United States, and tell us some curious things about their experience there. We hope you enjoy the episode! On YouTube | Crossover

resort to your technology geniuses

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Although it is no longer the most populous country on the planet, China has a very valuable resource at its disposal: its population. It is currently estimated that some live some 1,464 million people and in China approximately 1,408 million human beings. The population in the country led by Xi Jinping has descended in recent years as a direct consequence of The low birth rate and aging. Even so, 1,408 million are many people. The Chinese government is fully aware of the enormous value of its human capital, especially in a period in which it is disputing world supremacy. Technological development will resolve which of these two countries exerts greater influence on the rest of the nations, hence the US government is doing everything in its hand to slow down as much as possible China’s technological progress. This last country needs talent to compete with the US on equal terms, and knows where you should look for it: in its population. In fact, the Chinese administration has encouraged the implementation of elite educational centers that receive the best students in the country with open arms. The Chen brothers were two of them. Today they are the founders and maximums responsible for one of the Chinese companies called to take the market that NVIDIA supports in this Asian nation. Cambricon Technologies is already one of the most valuable companies in China The brothers Chen Tianshi and Chen Yunji are two essential figures in Cambricon Technologies. The first serves as president and general director of this company specialized in the design of chips for applications of artificial intelligence (AI). And the second is an expert in the development of processors for neural networks that, as far as we know, exercises as an advisor and head of technology in Cambricon. Both trained in an elite program for young talents at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and currently the two are researchers and professors in this educational institution. Your best asset is its complementarity. Tianshi is an expert in chips design, and Yunji in AI. Together they created a project at the Chinese Academy of Sciences that pursued a processor specialized in deep learning. His plan went well and That chip allowed them to found their company. Although it is not as well known as Huawei or Moore Threads, Cambricon is one of the companies specialized in the design of GPU for AI with greater growth potential. Your best asset is its complementarity. Tianshi is an expert in chips design, and Yunji in artificial intelligence In fact, he has received the approval of the Shanghai bag (China) to raise 560 million dollars. Will allocate them to the design of four chips for training and inference of AI models, and also to the development of an alternative to CUDAfrom Nvidia. To this company everything seems to be going well. And is that during the last twelve months The value of its actions has tripled. The strategic role of AI for China in its technological and commercial war with the US supports Chinese companies dedicated to the hardware design for AI and the development of large language models. However, there is more than promises Promote the business in the short and medium term Not only of Cambricon Technologies, but also that of the other Chinese companies that design integrated circuits for IA. The Chinese government has decided to force data centers that belong to the State throughout the country To use at least 50% of Chinese integrated circuits on their servers. A priori is one of the most effective strategies when promoting innovation and minimize China’s dependence of technologies from abroad. And in all likelihood this measure will be supported by others in the future that will try to encourage the use of Chinese chips in all data centers in the country. Public and private. Image | Generated by Xataka with Google Gemini More information | Bloomberg | SCMP In Xataka | Nvidia has to deal with the absolute distrust of several US legislators. His plan in China is in danger In Xataka | The US wants to end the chips for the Chinese that are sold abroad. And China knows how to defend oneself

This game has been scheduled by only one person, and there is already talk of him as one of the great shooters of the year

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The ‘Void/Breaker’ trailer caught the attention of fans in the Great Night of the GamescomOpening Night Live, when it was announced that it was already available on Steam and PC Game Pass (in the future it will also be for PS5 and Xbox). His frantic rhythm and his style and humor, which seemed to connect with classics like ‘Portal‘, liked the respectable, although his big surprise is that being a game that is already drawing the attention of the experts Shootershas been developed by a single person. Eternal return. ‘Void/Breaker’ is a Shooter with structure of Roguelitezambuyéro completely in the Fashion mechanics In the current indie panorama, and justifies it argumentatively: the protagonist is trapped in a continuous cycle of destruction designed by an AI that uses human subjects to test combat variables. That is, you will die again and again facing randomly generated enemies while another human tries to help you escape: it is a person who died before you, but whose mind has ended up trapped in the program, which allows him to give you weapons, help and clues. Forget about the argument. What matters here is the unbeatable structure of frantic and cyclical games, spurred by slight improvements and by a sense of absurd humor of a robotic voice that tries to convince you that you live the best of possible existers, which undoubtedly reminds the classic ‘portal’ and its silly jokes with a very black transfus. You will not get bored of it, nor will you get bored of the enemies: being randomly generated, each new game is that, completely new. In addition to winning skills and improvements, some permanent ones. A titan. The most striking thing about the game is that it has been developed by a single person, and despite this it has an absolutely brilliant finish, which rivals spectacularly with much more ambitious games. Of course, it is easy to see what aspects has spared Daniel Stubbingtonvisible head of Stubby Games, to carry ‘void/breaker’ to fruition. We are not facing a blockbuster in terms of visual luxury, but in terms of gameplay: The satisfactory of the most powerful weapons, the destruction of scenarios, the gravity gun, infinitely improvable as progress is made … all of the first category. The goat throws the mountain. Stubbington already had a previous game that remembered Portal, ‘The Entropy Center‘, which in many ways is an essay of findings that will then return to’ Void/Breaker ‘: also uses a first person perspective, but we are facing a puzzle that instead of using a gun of portals such as the Valve classic, uses a rifle whose shots rewind in time what they reach. Complex and Machiavellian, it is one of those ridiculously quiet and ridiculously addictive games, although the action was not entirely in the equation, anticipating the next Stubbington game. With one you fix. In times when the industry is desperate to find ways of reduce the increasingly brutal development times (that is, to reduce the budgets absolutely out of mother), it is striking as some of the great successes of recent times are developed by a single person. Indies teams minimal are common since games like ‘Braid’ emerged, but lately we are seeing successes like ‘Balatro‘ either ‘The Blue Prince‘, whose most commented characteristic is that they are developed by a single person, and it is inevitable that we think that another industry is possible. If possible. Moreover, it is due. In Xataka | The 29 best free games for PC: Shooters, MMORPGS, driving and strategy

16 forms and tricks to squeeze Nano-Banana with Google’s artificial intelligence

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Let’s give you a few tips for squeeze the image edition to the maximum of Gemininow that integrates the free nano model For all users. This is the new evolutionary leap of the artificial intelligencewith which you can create all kinds of editions without using any external app. Many of these things, from improving colors to restoring or changing elements before needed apps, which were sometimes paid. Now, all this and much more you can do it for free with Google’s AI. We are going to tell you their main possibilities for the expans to and even You can combine them To get the results you are looking for. In each of these functions we will offer you a Prompt As an example, and we are going to explain what you can do. Remember that these prompts or commands for AI are just a starting point that you will be able to customize according to your needs. Edit and improve the photos You no longer need to use Photoshop, because Gemini allows you improve many aspects of a photograph. You can ask you to increase the contrast, to enhance the colors, or to take the richest photos. You can also make more concrete requests for technical editing aspects. EXAMPLE PROMPT: This photo is a bit off. I want you to increase the contrast and empower the colors. Apply filters to photos Do you remember those apps that allow you to apply filters to the photos? Well Gemini has made them history, because You can apply any filter to the photos by just asking for it and specifying the type of filter you want. It doesn’t matter if it is for the photo to be in black and white, that it looks like a drawing or made of charcoal, Gemini will apply it. EXAMPLE PROMPT: I want you to make this photo look like a portrait made with charcoal Change the colors of elements Do you want to know how your hair would look like? Or would a furniture or object of another color be seen too? Gemini also allows you change the color of any element From a photo that you upload, you just have to specify what you want to change and what color do you want. EXAMPLE PROMPT: Change the color of the vinyl disc to dark green. Eliminate elements of a photo The function of surrounding to eliminate from mobile apps seemed science fiction? Well, now it is something that this can also do. You can delete any element you want, do not need or surround it or mark it, just explore what you want it to disappear. EXAMPLE PROMPT: I want you to eliminate the cars that appear in this photo You can also eliminate people Not only objects, too You can delete people from a photo. In fact, when the AI ​​does not only the bottom of what the person covered, but will eliminate other things such as their shadow. Come on, there will be no trace. EXAMPLE PROMPT: I want you to delete the person from the right in the photo You can also replace one element with another Objects not only disappear, but They can also be changed to something else. Come on, you can change a cat for a dog, a car for a tractor, or hide that inappropriate drink to seem to drink a much healthier thing. EXAMPLE PROMPT: In this photo, I want you to change the bottle of beer for a bottle of water. Restore old photographs If you like Restore old photographs with artificial intelligenceyou can use specific applications … or ask Gemini to do it. The results of Restore the photos They can depend on the original photo, and also on how much you want to specify. We in the Prompt of example have only asked for AI to think about everything, but you can specify colors of elements, clothes or whatever you want. EXAMPLE PROMPT: I want you to restore this old photograph, eliminating the cracks and imperfections that appear in it. I also want you to color it, giving all people a natural aspect, and that the clarity and sharpness of the photo better so that it looks better. You can do zoom out in a photo If you have a photo in which only your face comes out or just waist salts up, you can ask Gemini to do zoom out so that you appear entirely. Of course, remember that this will have to generate content, and the more it has to make less quality and the less realistic the photo will be, although you can always have a lot of meticulousness describing what you want it to appear. EXAMPLE PROMPT: Zoom out so that I look at my whole body. I am sitting on the ground, and behind me there is a separating fence of a festival, and behind mine there is an empty scenario. Change the expressions of the face Another of the things you can change is the expression of the face of a person. This is quite simple, and the results will be quite realistic, since it will use the person’s factions so that everything is the same. EXAMPLE PROMPT: Change the expression of this person to seem sad and moved Disguises a person as you want When you upload a photo of yours or another person, you will be able dress in other ways or create complex scenes Using your face. You can ask to change everything and use your face as a reference of the scene you want to create. Here, be thorough when describing what you want, the results can surprise you. EXAMPLE PROMPT: Draw the portrait of a person dressed as an executive. You must have the same facial features as the photo. It must be a photo like that of a great CEO, with the dark background and with a confident look. Add elements based on others And if having an image of you … Read more

The jokes of ordering 18,000 glasses of water have made it rethink

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The fast food chain has installed voice assistants with artificial intelligence In more than 500 restaurantsbut the technical problems and jokes of the users are forcing the company to rethink its strategy. Two million orders later, Taco Bell Recognize that humans remain necessary. The problem in figures. Since last year, Taco Bell has deployed AI technology with a voice wizard in more than 500 locations in the United States. However, system failures have generated a wave of complaints on social networks and viral videos that show customers mocking the system. One of the cases that has circulated most in networks and demonstrates the clumsiness of the system, someone looks Ask 18,000 glasses of water. AI accepted it without problems. The challenge behind. “We are learning a lot, I will be honest with you,” admitted Dane Mathews, director of Digital Technology of Taco Bell, to Wall Street Journal. The executive himself recognizes that his experience with the system is irregular: “Like everyone, sometimes it disappoints me, but other times it really surprises me.” Employees have also begun to publish content reminding customers who can listen to when they shout at the system. The most viral failures. Tiktok is full of all the ravages that the AI ​​has caused: from staying in loop asking what the client wants to drink to Accept McDonald’s food orders and suggest competition sauces. How could it be otherwise in some cases, human workers have had to intervene to correctly complete orders, which has made doubts about the effectiveness of the system on a day to day. Change of Strategy Mounted. Mathews He has revealed that the company is reconsidering where to implement this technology. Especially in very busy restaurants with long lines, where a human employee could better manage the situation. “It is a very active conversation within Taco Bell in collaboration with our franchisees,” he explains. The company plans to help each restaurant determine when using AI and when employees are better intervened. The sector looks for its path. Taco Bell is not alone in this fight. McDonald’s canceled last year A similar experiment with IBM, although now works with Google Cloud in a new version. Another fast food chain in the United States, Wendy’s, is expanding your assistant Freshai (also based on Google technology) with the aim of reaching 500 facilities before the end of the year. It is another field in which AI begins to highlight, although these first experiences have taken us some laughs. Cover image | Taco Bell In Xataka | Tiktok, Instagram and X dominated our lives, but now their users are escaping to chat with machines

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