Month: August 2025

Hertz hired an AI company so that his clients felt safe by returning cars. Are more insecure than ever

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“I only have one problem, I am too perfectionist.” No, if you have thought about saying this in your next job interview, I would say you park the idea aside. And I would say that it is not the best idea if you want the work to move forward efficiently. It can be very effective but very little efficient. If you have doubts, ask Hertz. What happened? Hertz is one of the large rental cars companies. In his search to clarify the possible conflicts with customers about whether or not that scrape was before taking the car keys, the company associated with Uveye in April and since then it has been deploying verifier tunnels in the airports that analyze the state of the car. In its statementHertz pointed out that “AI -driven camera systems and Uveye automatic learning algorithms allow automated inspections in real time of the body, glass or tires.” The ultimate goal is to give “greater precision to our maintenance process, so that we can focus on our vehicles being ready when and where our customers want them.” Too much precision. And what if they have achieved precision. As soon as a few months have passed before the company has to face its first controversy. At the International Airport Hartsfield-Jackson From Atlanta, in the US, the system has already been mounted and one of the clients already knows what it is to face the scrutiny of the AI. Patrick, a client who had rented a Hertz car, found a $ 440 sanction by the company. This alleges that the customer marked the car with a scratch of 2.5 centimeters. With the contract signed by Patrick, the company defends that the driver must pay almost half of that amount for the repair of the car and, in addition, pay $ 125 for the processing and another $ 65 to administrative expenses. This reached the sum of more than 400 dollars. Nail clients. The client, they explain in The Drivehe refused to pay for the damage after seeing the images provided by the company that, through an application they advanced that, as if it were the soon payment of a fine of the DGT, he would receive a bonus of 50 euros. But Patrick’s case is not the only one. Carscoop He explains that more than one client has had problems with the artificial intelligence system that Hertz’s cars is reviewing. The problem, they say, is that the system is failing on some occasions, either ignoring friction in cars or by giving bodies that do not have any damage. There is nothing. This last medium echoes a client who has told his Reddit experience (Akkasca of user name). There he presented his case. Before leaving the car at Houston airport, Texas, she checked that everything was in order. The tunnel passed without novelty but when he already set up to the terminal, a notification came to the mobile phone that there was a body damage. Strange, he went to the car again and found that the detail shown by the AI should only be a reflection. He decided to record a video and, subsequently, present it as proof to Hertz. However, he says, the rent is washed and says that she has to talk to those responsible for the company of AI who, in turn, have dismissed the video in which nothing is seen. This is not. Chaos has also been followed by New York Post. The media indicates that among the few solutions that are there is, obviously, not to rent a Hertz car where they have implemented the tunnels with AI. The problem: at the end of the year they hope to have 100 operating tunnels distributed throughout the United States. The problem would be such if it were not for the small detail that the AI is not only being extremely careful on some occasions or making errors for the incident light in the body. As if that were not enough, there are friction that does not contemplate and, therefore, the next client runs the risk of being accused of touching a car that was already damaged. The solution should be to record a video in which the status of the car is shown before getting on it but we have already seen that in case of error Hertz’s clients are not obtaining the best response from the company. In fact, The New York Times It tells the story of a client who was sanctioned by the AI with more than $ 100 dollars despite the fact that a Hertz employee had verified that the car had been delivered correctly. Photo | Uveye In Xataka | We are less and less owners of our cars. The renting in Spain accelerates even between individuals

They serve much more than store them

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The Password managers They have become essential tools for our security, especially taking into account the amount of services to which we are signed and their ability to generate Unique passwords and difficult. However, in addition to saving passwords, their customers offer much more useful services than we think. And it is that password managers can become the command center of all our digital identity, storing from banking data to official and safe way official documents. Increasingly essential. In general, our perception usually revolves around what they serve only for what its name says: manage passwords. However, applications such as NordPass1Password, Dashlane or Bitwardenamong many others, are designed as authentic digital strengths capable of protecting any sensitive information that we need to have at hand. The problem is that many users ignore these additional functions or that we do not completely trust to centralize such critical information in a single place. Beyond passwords. Modern managers allow to store virtually any data that requires safety and fast access. From credit card numbers and bank data to passport numbers, driving licenses, access codes or relevant medical information. They can also save complete documents: wills, birth certificates, property titles or insurance policies. In addition, the advantage is that we have everything very hand. And if we are doing any management and we want to access the information, everything is there with a couple of clicks. More than comfort: planning. Unifying all our information goes beyond personal convenience. And it is that a password manager can also become a fundamental tool for family planning and succession. In case of death or disability, relatives can access all critical information from a single point, avoiding the nightmare of tracking accounts, documents and data scattered into leaves and corners of the house. In addition, many managers include emergency access functions that allow you to designate trust contacts that can access the content after a verification period. The question of security. There is a generalized fear that makes all the meaning of the world: is it really safe to concentrate such sensitive information in one place? The answer, from the technical point of view, is resounding: yes. Professional password managers use zero knowledge architectures (Zero-Knowledge), which means that only your master password can decipher the content. Not even company employees can access your data. This protection far exceeds the assurance of having dispersed information in less safe applications or, worse, stored in mobile notes or unbridled documents. Of course, as we have been mentioning, it is completely logical to have doubts about whether to store all our critical information in a single place is safe. After all, it is a computer system, and like any other, It is not perfectso there can always be a risk that this system ends up violated, either through a security gap greater than the company, or through social engineering through a third party, among other causes. First steps. Although the transition to save all our relevant information in a password manager can take some time, the benefit once invested that time is immediate. Nor do you have to do everything on the pull, you can add information as you remember, start with things you use daily: card data, access codes, travel information, documents scanned in PDF, etc. The key is to use descriptive titles and take advantage of the categories offered by these applications to maintain everything organized and easily located. What manager to choose. In addition to those offered by companies such as Google or Apple in their own devices and browsers, there is a whole range of third -party password managers. I personally prefer to have a password manager than is not linked to my Google or Apple accountsimply as additional security layer. In addition, the manager’s master password would be convenient for you to never point or keep it anywhere, but always keep it in your head. We have already mentioned some such as NordPass, 1Password, Dashlane, Bitwarden, etc. They are very safe options that offer extra flexibility and functions. Some are more expensive than others, depending on whether or not they agree with those extra functions, but the truth is that they are highly effective. In addition, if we can have the manager on several devices, such as a PC and a mobile, better than better. Cover image | Flyd In Xataka | An American military seemed like a cybercrime genius. He was given his own searches on how to desert Russia

Spotify is no longer a music player. It is a “audio netflix” who wants to devour your whole day

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After 18 years palmando money, Spotify premiered its age this year with its first profitable exercise in its history. That milestone has been followed by good news as its latest quarterly resultsthat tell their own story. A story that goes far beyond its 696 million users – 276 million of them, Premium. It is that of a silent but beastial metamorphosis. Spotify has ceased to be a music player to become something different. It is a time to capture time. When Daniel EK says that “people arrive at Spotify and stay in Spotify” is subtly describing its strategy: Colonize more and more sound moments of our day to day. A few years ago, Spotify’s natural competitor was Apple Music. And YouTube Music, Deezer, Tidal. Today their rivals are rather Tiktok, YouTube, Netflix, Instagram, and even your own concentration. Compete for your sustained attention. It is not worth being the one who puts background music. The growth in active users – 11% – is, more than more people listening to music, more people delivering fragments of their day to the same platform: Music to go to work. A podcast while you work. Another music while playing sports. An AUDS AUDIOLIBRO. Videoclips with which to kill dead times. Spotify has been weaving A network that catches routines, not a long time. That is the strategy: assault every moment in which we consume audio. And towards that the company goes, towards being much more than a modern Gramola. It wants to be the entity to whom we delegate the decision to hear in each context of our day. The audiobooks looked like a sweetbeard, something tertiary, but The decision to compete with Audible It seems more and more important. The reason: Spotify needs content that works at dead moments that music cannot fill out at all. Long journeys by car. Hours of cleaning at home. Night walks. The audiobooks, such as podcasts, turn Spotify into a company for all occasions, into the audio netflix they promised to be. Spotify detected that there was a silent war for the moments of “partial attention”. While we drive, we cook, clean, we close. Moments when music works, but where an interesting conversation can hook you more. That is why hundreds of millions were spent in Joe Rogan and company. To occupy temporary territories that escaped their control. With the audiobooks gaining weight, Spotify has completed its transformation. It is no longer a music app. Not a music app that has podcasts. Is A total audio platform that coincidentally also reproduces songs, homogenizing everything in that damn word called “content.” They have resigned to be perfect in something to be indispensable in everything. And it is working: almost 700 million people have decided to be in a space that serves as a unique sound universe and does not dispatch towards several specialized applications. Outstanding image | @felipepelaquim In Xataka | The problem is no longer that Spotify has been filled with artists AI: is that AI is “reviving” dead musicians

Your strategy to grow is unpublished

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India is emerging. This Asian country, The most populated on the planetit has an economic capacity and very important geopolitical relevance. According to him International Monetary Fundits economy is one of the fastest growing, with an expansion forecast of the 6.2% in 2025 and 6.3% for 2026. Other great economies, such as the US or China, They are checking His growth forecast for 2025 and 2026, but India not. He advances day after day as an authentic summary. One of the pillars that support their economic growth is their domestic consumption. 31% of its population, which currently Broken 1,464 million peopleit has an average level of income, and the forecasts of the Indian government estimate that this percentage will increase until Reach 38% in 2031. If this trend persists in 2047 the middle class in India will bring together no less than 1,000 million people. However, the authentic engine of the growth of this country, and the reason why the middle class is expanding, is the policy of incentives linked to production that has deployed administration. This strategy seeks to develop and modernize Indian manufacturing capabilities, as well as boost exports. And it is working. Since the government put it in motion In March 2020, this plan has generated 1.15 million jobs. And, in addition, it has impacted in a very positive way on The following key sectors: electronics, electric cars, integrated systems and industrial automation, pharmaceutical and biotechnological products, drones, data centers and chemicals. They reside in the strength of this country. India wants to be the new Taiwan in the semiconductor industry One of the sectors that is giving India the most joys in recent years is dedicated to the manufacture of electronic products. In 2024 he billed 115,000 million dollarsand the government provides that this figure will triple in 2027. This enormous impulse is mainly held on THE SEMICON INDIA PROGRAMwhich seeks to drastically develop India’s relevance in the integrated circuit manufacturing industry. To achieve this, this plan pursues to attract foreign investment, and in recent years he is going like silk. India is preparing to be a very relevant actor in the semiconductor industry Apple, Amazon, Google or Microsoft are some of the large technology companies that They are already present in India. And AMD and Foxconn will be soon. It is clear that this country bids strong, and according to Digitimes Asiayou are preparing to be a very relevant actor in the semiconductor industry at a juncture that in the medium or long term It can unfavorable Taiwan. According to the consultant Deloitte The Indian integrated circuit market will exceed 55,000 million dollars in 2026, and to achieve this, the Government intends to attract as many chips manufacturers as I can. The American company Micron Technology, which is dedicated mainly to The manufacture of memory chipsit will have a very important role in the future of the Indian semiconductor industry. And he will have it because he has launched an avant -garde plant in the town of Sanand, which belongs to the state of Gujarat. Even so, According to Eric Chenwhich is an analyst and researcher of the integrated circuit industry, India will take a decade to achieve mass production of 28 Nm chips. This is what aspires in the medium term. Its main challenge is to put the plants necessary to achieve this goal with agility, and an avant -garde chips factory takes no less than four years in being fully operational. In Xataka | India has its own ‘Silicon Valley’ in Bangladés. The problem is that it is a ghost city In Xataka | India has been moving away from international payment networks. It is a hard blow for the giants Visa and Mastercard

I’ve been paying Youtube Premium for years and I don’t regret it. The problem is that going back is impossible

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I do not know since when I have Premium YouTube, but the first track in my mail is a cancellation notice of September 2018. Spoiler: At two months I went back to discharge. There is something uncomfortable for many people to admit that you pay for Youtube premium. It is like confessing that you have gone to a sophisticated blackmail. But here I am. I keep paying, and I don’t regret it. I took the step after an annoying epiphany: I was watching a long video and interrupted me for the fifth time with an ad. It was not just the discomfort, but The feeling of being manipulated by an algorithm that had calculated exactly how much I could torture me before he left the platform. Google knows that YouTube is a de facto monopoly and acts as such. Youtube premium changed how consumption content. Without interruptions, I can follow long documentaries without losing the thread. The platform was a library of knowledge again, not a sequence of advertising cuts. The creators who continue to charge more with my subscription than with ads. And as a gift comes YouTube Musickilling two birds of a shot: perfect to solve The Garminoblivious to Apple Music. The model is perverse but effective: degrade the free experience to make it annoying and then sell the solution. It works because YouTube has trained a whole generation to tolerate constant interruptions. We have normalized to cut our thought Every three minutes. But here comes the most insidious: Premium is an entrance drug to an interruption without interruptions. Once that experience tests, go back it becomes impossible. Google knows it. They have hooked not only to their content, but to their version of digital comfort. That accumulated time and constant interruptions are worth more than what the subscription costs. Each announcement avoided is time that I dedicate to something that really interests me. Pure self -defense in an economy that monetizes our attention. I’ve been paying for years and I will continue to do so. Not because the system seems fair to me, but because I have decided that my mental tranquility is worth more than my resistance. In the era of digital monopolies, this is the closest thing to freely choosing that we are going to get. In Xataka | Arc, I apologize for what I said about you, you are the best browser in the world Outstanding image | Omar al-Ghosson

The industrial paradox that has put worldwide trade to the limit

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In Europe, steel costs less than a bottle of water. In the United States, it costs almost double if it comes from abroad. And in China, it produces so much that the world no longer knows what to do with it. According to estimates by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), The excess world capacity will reach 721 million tons within two years. And no one is willing to stop. Steel that is left over. The steel industry lives a perfect storm: global overproduction, state subsidies, fall in internal demand in China and protectionist policies. In a report for the New York Times They have explained it through the Tata Steel plant in Ijmuiden (Netherlands), one of the most advanced in Europe. It manufactures steel on commission for high precision applications. Even so, the company announced 1,600 layoffs this spring, while 18,000 jobs were cut throughout the European Union and nine million tons of capacity were closed in 2024. The background reason, As explained by the same mediumis the avalanche of cheap steel from China, which manufactures more than the rest of the combined world. This overproduction, fueled by government support and lower environmental standards, has flooded global markets, forcing traditionally non -exporting countries such as South Korea and Japan to seek buyers desperately. A scale problem. Steel is much more than an industrial product. As He remembered for the New York environment Atlantic Council researcher Elisabeth Braw, steel is one of the few goods that every country wishes to have “in any circumstance.” Its use ranges from food cans and forks to war tanks and combat planes. However, there is another aspect to take into account: steel pollutes. As We have already explained in Xatakaeach ton produced emits two tons of CO₂, which is equivalent to 7% of global emissions. This makes steel an obstacle to achieving climatic objectives. The paradox is clear: the world needs less steel, but nobody wants to be the first to close ovens. The industry is too big to abandon it, but too inefficient to sustain it as it is. This generates a vicious circle between price drop, minimum margins, lack of investment in clean technologies and greater pollution. The King of Steel. China is not only the largest world producer of steel, but also exerts a disproportionate influence on the global market. It produces more than the rest of the combined planet, largely thanks to a more lax state and environmental regulations system than in the West. According to data from the National Statistics Office cited by BloombergChinese production registered in June the greatest fall in ten months, due to adjustments in the capacity and government pressure to contain internal competition. Even so, more than 60 % of Chinese gatherings are already profitable, a notable leap compared to 30 % of just a year ago, driven by the rebound in demand in sectors such as automotive, machinery and, above all, exports. These exports have continued to grow despite international tariffs and commercial tensions, flooding markets in Europe, Asia and Africa with steel at dumping prices. This dynamic has reduced the margins of Western steel and left them without sufficient resources to invest in low carbon technologies, a problem that the OECD considers a critical obstacle to achieve the climatic objectives. With an still weak internal consumption for the real estate crisis, Beijing seems to bet more and more to export its excess steel as an economic influence tool, which multiplies clashes with the United States and Europe. Another power wants to face. The United States also wants to regain control of its industry. In January 2025, then President Joe Biden blocked the purchase of Us Steel by the Japanese Nippon Steel, claiming national security motifs. The decision, backed even by Donald Trump and by the unions in the sector, generated diplomatic discomfort in Tokyo and tensed the relationship with one of its main strategic allies. Six months later, that same logic translates into terrain conversions. In an article for The Washington Post They have detailed as in Weircon (Western Virginia), a city forged by the steel, the company Form Energy has occupied part of the vacuum left by the closure of the local steelter, hiring more than 400 workers – many of them extrabajadores of the steel – to manufacture energy storage batteries. Although initially driven by federal subsidies, the initiative has even survived the cuts of the Trump administration, and represents an attempt to reindustrialize without fully renouncing the steel legacy. The message is clear: the United States does not want to let your steel, your industrial narrative, fall into foreign hands. And Europe is trapped. In all this triangle, Europe loses ground, trapped Between the Chinese dumping and Tariff hostility of his Atlantic ally. And now, in addition, committed to buying massive amounts of fossil fuels to avoid major sanctions. Being more concrete, Europe has some of the most advanced gaits in the world, such as the Tata Steel plant in Ijmuiden, the Netherlands, which manufactures specialized steel for batteries and high -end cars. However, he is facing a perfect storm: high energy costs, strict environmental standards, unfair competition and political pressure. Despite attempts to modernize – like Tata’s plan to go to hydrogen – the necessary investment is counted in billions. In addition, American tariffs have hindered European exports, just when block countries need income to finance ecological transition. As for the United Kingdom, the government has had to intervene high ovens and subsidize plants to avoid massive closures. And in Germany, European industrial bastion, the approaches face the largest decline in decades, with a 11.6 % drop in production during the first half of 2025, According to The New York Times. Where does steel go? The steel faces a crossroads: between the industrialization of the twentieth century and the ecological demands of the 21st century. The only sustainable output seems to be green steel. Companies such as Swedish SSAB have already begun to produce it through … Read more

Review with characteristics, price and technical file

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Do you have 100,000 euros to spend in a car? I don’t, of course. But I have something very clear. It all depends on the buyer profile that you were but if you were looking for a car to travel long, comfortable and with a lot of trunk, it would have undoubtedly recommended a German Berlina in its format Touring. With its convenient engine of good size. But those engines high cubic or six -cylinder EMISSION REGULATION that has made this type of proposals They have a hand fingers Or, simply, they are limited to the most provisions and this time we are not talking about the same audience. Little by little, it has been cornering the great Berlinas Premiumwhich we could already classify as authentic luxury for price, in a very high electrification with pure plug or electric hybrids. And I will say what I did not think I would say at this point: the best thing is that you opt for the electric car. The Audi A6 Avant e-tron is the perfect test. Why does an electric car have less autonomy than the announcing Audi A6 Avant e-tron technical record Audi A6 Avant e-tron Body type. Family Berlina of Five Squares Measures and weight. 4,928 meters long, 1,923 meters wide, 1,493 meters high and 2,950 meters of wheelbase. 2,260 kg of weight. TRUNK. 502 liters in the rear trunk. 27 liters in the front trunk Maximum power. 381 hp WLTP consumption. 14.9 kWh/100 km according to WLTP cycle. 719 km according to WLTP cycle. Environmental Distinctive. Zero emissions Driving aids (ADAS). Automatic emergency braking, intelligent speed limits information, vehicle detection at the dead angle, smart cruise control, 360º parking chamber, rear parking sensors, maintenance assistance and lane change, rear cross traffic alert, rear traffic alert, cameras in mirrors. OTHERS. Own software compatible with Android Auto and Apple Carplay. 11.9 “screen for the instrument box, 14.5” for the central and 10.9 inches for the co -pilot. HUD with augmented reality. Integration with chatgpt as voice assistant. Matrix LED headlights Electric hybrid. No. Plug -in hybrid. No. electric Yeah. Tested version with an engine on the rear axle (rear traction) of 381 hp. Brutose 100 kWh battery and 94.6 KWH useful. price and launch Already available from 83,380 euros. Proven unit: 95,680 euros. Better in everything We agree that when one goes up to a German Berlina, he sought to devour kilometers at a good pace with the maximum possible comfort. With the proposal of this Audi A6 Avant e-tron you will not only be able to do it, you will also do it better than with any combustion engine. And I will not get into the debate of whether you like to “feel” a good six online cylinders. Or if you like to listen to the engine or even play with change. Because that is purely sentimental and, therefore, irrational. And I am the first who likes a manual gear change or focus purely on driving. But an electric car of the quality of this Audi A6 Avant e-tron Improve the purely rational part. To start because no noise is heard. The car slides with enormous softness and, especially on highway, is extremely comfortable. Without applying retention, it is nice to take the car to small throttle taps because the car remains only at a good pace without hardly losing speed. Much of the merit has its rear engine that in this Performance version acts with 381 hp. Its rear traction allows you to have a light front axle and be more dynamic when we linked curves. But much of the secret that this occurs is on its PPE platform, an evolution down to land of the specific Volkswagen group for its two electrical supercar, the Porsche Taycan and the Audi E-Tron GT. In transition to the future SSP that will be more modular and will shelter a greater number of vehicles, the PPE has been developed by Audi and Porsche hand to hand. And the result, Although we had to waitit has been magnificent. Yes, with him Porsche Macanwith him Audi Q6 e-tron And now with the Audi A6 Avant e-tron we have had the same conclusion: they are better cars than those of combustion. At least, as we say, in the purely rational. Traveling, as we say, is a delight with this car. Not only for feeling absolutely approved on the road, but also because its adaptive cruise control is really good. It quickly detects the lines to the sides, moves with great softness when it comes to accelerating, it takes the most closed curves with precision and solvency and does not suffer from ghost braking or abrupt reductions when a car crosses its path. The great paste (and illogical if we take into account what I just told) is that its lane maintenanceactivated by default every time we turn on the car, it is torture. When he believes that we are going to get out of our space, it hardens the steering wheel very much and paste the car on the line as if it were a Scalextric car that circulates on rails. In fact, you have to do strong pressure to get out of that “tied” to the line, which leaves us sold to an abrupt movement that is felt in the cabin. And sometimes it is repeated to advance a car and return to the right when, contrary to what the vehicle itself says with a green light, it understands that we are not leaving enough security distance with the car we just passed. Solution: Turn it off every time we got into the car. It is the great paste that can be put in the car because, dynamically, the Audi A6 Avant e-tron moves with ease even on a secondary road, although its 4.92 meters long and 2,260 kg of weight. Here, the kilos are felt but the control of the body and balancing is very good. At least with proven pneumatic … Read more

To play Dungoons & Dragons you just needed ball, paper and dice. Now a course of 2,000 dollars wants to teach you better

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To direct a game of Dungoons & Dragons, the legendary role -playing gamejust a dice, a paper and a pencil. Okay, you need to know basic rules, but essentially traditional role -playing games are a lot of friends using their imagination to develop stories. the D & D Dungeon Master University It is willing to end that: one thousand euros for an accelerated and official role of role in a luxury environment and surrounded by experts in the field. It is not an eccentricity: it is the last sample of the tendency to become the luxury experiences of the simplest hobbys. What is this university. A luxury retreat that teaches you all the secrets of the role of role games. There are subjects such as skill development, campaign creation, world construction and professional development. It will take place at the Oglethorpe University of Atlanta. The courses will be on January 2 and 3 of next year, although students who are from January 1 to 4 are asked (a bit complicated dates, if they ask us). As for prices, they range from $ 995 to 2,250, which includes private meetings and games with teachers and other advantages (such as an exclusive jacket). But who are these people. The event is organized by the people of D&D in A A A A, organizers of immersive retirement events that they offer Dungeons & Dragons experiences within real castles (All officially and in collaboration with the owners of the brand). For four days, players of all levels play the role in marathons that arrive at 24 hours and with all the comforts (food, accommodation) inspired by the game. Of course, there are parallel activities (workshops, miniatures, Escape Roomsarchery …) to foster the community, in what becomes a kind of thematic cruise, but dry. Make community. In principle it seems an eccentric luxury, but it is only another way to create new physical ties in hobbies. As he counted This great article about The Verge Comic-Con, Sharing our hobbies is an extremely healthy attitude and the Dungeon Master University and his older sister, D&D in A Castle, are ways of promoting them. Increasingly, conventions, courses and encounters are ways of prolonging our leisure and free time, and there are even websites, such as Meetup, Classbento in the United Kingdom or Fancoons in the US that are responsible for listing and announcing these types of activities. Hobby is a luxury. But beyond conventions and encounters, there is another trend behind these wealthy role -playing courses: to convert simple, traditionally cheap and accessible activities for everyone, in luxury artifacts. Reading clubs are transformed into part of the activities of select clubs at 2500 euros of fee per year; embroidery is the opportunity to make a Exotic and luxury trip which includes workshops and talks about technique; The paint is carried in the calls Art Holidays, where natural can be painted in exquisite landscapes; And something similar happens with photography, to extremes such as expeditions Capture Earth To photograph wildlife. The meaning of luxury. Luxury experiences They have always been there to corroborate social status or to fantasize with what is no more than A couple of days a yearbut this trend goes one step further: it converts our more conventional hobbies into unique experiences. One more step in the transformation of our life into a showcase, including such little distinguished activity (until now) How to play role. In Xataka | Paper, pencil and a messaging app: this is all you need to play ‘Dungoons & Dragons’ and other role -playing games

There is a chatgpt fever among public officials. What we do not know is how it will affect us as users

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In the City of Bétera (Valencia) they have turned Chatgpt into one more employee. He told so In the country Marcos Gallart, the Deputy Secretary of the Urban Planning Area of said town. According to him, AI saves “20% of the time in the writing of reports.” The OpenAI chatbot, like its rivals, allow it, of course to gain time to time, but there is a problem with that adoption. Or several. Be careful to save time. Although chatgpt can of course Help perform all kinds of administrative tasksGallart himself explained how formation, accompaniment and how far this type of tools can be used. And there is the problem, because the dimension and complexity of public administration makes this type of processes of adaptation and use of new technologies suppose a colossal challenge. There are no standards. Despite the EU regulatory obsession and Spain in the field of AI, there is no clear regulation that guides officials on how to use AI and how to manage data that are handled with it. Here teachers, health personnel or judges are included that are part of a huge group (1.6 million workers) who can of course use these tools, but very carefully. To tell the police. In recent months we have proven how the indiscriminate use of AI and confidence in these systems can be a real disaster. The National Police, for example, had been using ia for six years to detect false complaints, but The real reliability of the system was very debatable. In the recent ‘Ábalos’ an AI to transcribe the statements of witnesses and accused in the interrogations, but There were paragraphs that were a gallimatisms. Even more serious was what happened with the IA Viogén system, which was theoretically destined to solve cases of gender violence and It has ended up causing mortal tragedies. Spain wants in administration. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Public Function advertisement These days his intention to incorporate AI to the public administration. To do this, he raised a “sovereign platform of AI” with an investment of 14 million euros. His mission, among other things: to expedite procedures in the administration to provoke the one according to Minister Óscar López will be “the biggest revolution of the general administration from the Internet.” A nightmare for privacy (and security). Someone asked ChatgPT about personal issues is already delicate for both the answer – which may not be accurate or even correct – and for the fact that the chatbot keeps that data. The thing is especially serious If an official introduces documents of all kinds in this or other chatbots to summarize or analyze them: if those documents contain sensitive or private data, they are under the control of these chatbots, which in fact They can filter them By mistake to other users. Citizens, possible victims. That makes AI become a double row weapon for public administrations and citizens. On the one hand they can help expedite efforts and even solve problems much more efficiently. On the other, a Incorrect use Chatgpt and its alternatives can make private and personal data They end where they should not, or even something worse: That the result of a management is wrong because an official used it and considered that it was correct without adequate supervision. Zero Data Retention. In this sense There are many services offered by plans without data retention. (ZDR, Zero Data Retention) This is: The data you enter will not be stored on the supplier’s servers. OpenAI It has it In its Chatgpt Enterprise service, a business version precisely designed so that professionals can use Chatgpt’s capacity without fear of data leaks. Microsoft It is another example. Public administration is more “released”. In March It was approved he Draft law for ethical, inclusive and beneficial use of AI. That document was an adaptation to our legislation of the European Regulation of artificial intelligence Approved in March 2024but there we found a contradiction. It was criticized that the law of AI It was too restrictive “The EU had to back down,” but the funny thing is that it was not with the public administration: there the regulation is warm, does not specify bad clear uses and only considers minor offenses those referred to the deployment and use of the systems (articles 25, 26 and 27). Image | Pickpik In Xataka | The EU regulatory obsession raises a world in which AI will have two speeds. And Europe will lose

It is called 815a and its power lies in the place from which you can watch

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That China is determined to intensify its operations Navales is out of any doubt. Not only is it raising a fleet of aircraft carrier that you have never had, its operations with Combined exercises in nearby waters (And not so much) They attest to that explicit demonstration of their global ambition. Now, in addition, you have to add the last demonstration of Beijing force: a gigantic detective. The new era of naval espionage. Yes, spy ships Type 815a They have become a fundamental piece of Chinese maritime strategy. His recurring presence in disputed waters and in international exercises reflects Beijing’s determination to project power and collect strategic intelligence persistently. In fact, the recent case of tianwangxingintercepted by the Philippines coast guard within the exclusive economic zone of Manila while escorting a destroyer and a Chinese coast guard, symbolizes this new stage of aggressive surveillance. And more. The remarkable thing is that the operation coincided with the Aerreo Exercise Cope Thunderin which the United States first deployed F-35 furtive fighters In the Philippines, which reveals how the Chinese Navy guides its naval espionage to capture in real time the military capabilities of Washington and its allies in the Pacific. Expanding float. The origin of 815a dates back to late ninetiesWhen China sought technological independence in naval intelligence. The first ship, Beijixingwas the first totally designed and built in the country, opening a series that since 2010 has multiplied with the arrival of more advanced variants. With dimensions of 130 meters of length and 6,000 tons of displacement, these boats count With diesel engines of great autonomy capable of sustaining prolonged missions thousands of kilometers from its bases. By incorporating furtive techniques into the helmet, closed masts and absorbent coatings, they manage to reduce their radar firm. The Type 815a One More Thing. However, the distinctive feature of the class are its bulky radomes, which protect electronic intelligence systems (ELINT), of communications (Comint) and radars capable of capturing and analyzing signals in wide ranges of the electromagnetic spectrum. Detection capabilities. What really makes these ships A complete map of the adversary military environment. As? They can identify radar emissions of aircrafts and destroyers to more than 700 kilometersand even to 1,200 according to some reports, in addition to tracking 1,500 kilometers. The information collected is transmitted in real time through connected redundant satellite links to the Beidou systemallowing immediate integration with anti -men’s ballistic missiles like DF-26 or the Hypersonic YJ-21. In this way, the presence of a single 815a in the vicinity of a multinational naval exercise is equivalent to placing a whole fleet under the sight of Chinese attack systems. From sea to space. Plus: The new recognition ship Liaowang-1 He has taken this doctrine even further. Its sensors, with detection capacity of up to 6,000 kilometers and satellite monitoring in geostationary orbit, expand the Chinese surveillance field to space. With six poachers endowed with multiband sensors, neural networks algorithms to classify targets with 95% precision Even under electromagnetic interference, and Aesa radar modules based on gallium nitride (ten times more powerful than previous generations), the Liaowang-1 constitutes a jump that S sItúa China at advantage against US equivalents such as Howard O. Lorenzen. This not only strengthens Chinese naval deterrence, but opens a spectrum of early control and warning operations that transcends the maritime surface. Surveillance strategy. The constant practice of sending An 815a to monitor international maneuvers (from RIMPAC In Hawaii Even Talisman Sabre In Australia) it has become a routine tactic. The mere entry of one of these ships in the area of an exercise Activate the network Chinese satellite, which transforms a routine deployment into a real -time attack simulation. For United States allies, this presence means having to Limit radar emissions and communications, which reduces the effectiveness of joint maneuvers. In other words: in an open conflict scenario, the shadow of an 815a would imply that the position of each enemy ship would already be incorporated in the Chinese missile guidance calculations. Strategic implications. Beyond electronic war and classic naval espionage, 815a constitutes A central node in the concept of Chinese multidominium warcapable of linking the surface of the sea, airspace and terrestrial orbit. Its visibility, however, also represents a weakness, since its radomes make it an easily identifiable target. Analysts expect future variants incorporate antennas Conformal integrated into the helmet, increasing its stealth and reducing vulnerabilities. The inclusion of command systems based on artificial intelligence is also anticipated to coordinate swarms of drones and electronic attacks autonomously, expanding the radius of action of Chinese intelligence beyond physical. Silent threat. In short, the 815a shipswith its low profile in terms of weapons and its enormous reach in matters of intelligence, they embody the new paradigm of the Naval War: it is not the visible fire power that defines superiority, but the ability to collectprocess and exploit data in real time to guide long -range weapons. China has turned these platforms into strategic multipliers that guarantee that any American attack group in the Indo-Pacific is under constant observation and, potentially, under direct threat of its missile arsenal. In them, Beijing’s transition is condensed from being a regional vigilant power to Aspiring superpower With the ability to control the sea, air and outer space. Image | Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, -Ezek, Simon Yang In Xataka | China’s domain is spreading far beyond rare earths. Even where the US had no rival: the sea In Xataka | China has discovered an advantage to win the career career to the US: a “bubble” in its defense

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