Month: September 2025

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September is the month of the return to school, but also of the return to work after some more than deserved vacation. Nowadays we complicate the thing if we do not have a good computer with us and it is not always easy to find one that is worth it, either by features or by price. If we are looking for one to work or for our business, the promo Return to HP Store’s work It makes us a little easier with discounts on pcs of all kinds. We have a good selection of equipment that have discounts that go to 20% in some cases. To make the task easier, we leave you below a selection of some of the most prominent: HP 240r G10 laptop by 676.39 eurosa very balanced and perfect team for the most tight budgets. HP Probook portable 440 g11 by 1,033.40 eurosa laptop with a more powerful configuration. PC All-in -one Tactile HP Eliteone 840 G9 by 1,030.65 eurosa very versatile desktop with touch screen. HP PRODESK 4 SFF G1I by 967.03 euroscompact equipment designed to occupy the minimum possible space. HP Zbook Fury laptop 16 g11 by 4,531.26 eurosa brutal laptop that is designed for the most demanding works. HP 240r G10 laptop Among all the HP Store options included in this promotion, we have a very economical laptop with this HP 240R G10. In addition to coming with Windows 11 Pro installed as standard (like the rest of the computers), it has an Intel Core 5 120u, 16 GB of RAM and a 512 GB SSD, a very balanced configuration that is Perfect for day -to -day work. Its price without promotion is 863.52 euros, but now it goes out for 676.39 euros. HP 240r G10 14 “Professional Port The price could vary. We obtain commission for these links HP Probook portable 440 g11 If we really like the previous team, but we want to make a leap in terms of power, then this probook 440 g11 will fit us better. It also has 14 inches as the previous laptop, although in this case Its processor is significantly better (An Intel Core Ultra 7 155u). It also has the same memory configuration and a screen that has a little more resolution. It comes out by 1,033.40 euros (Before cost 1,087.79 euros). Professional portable HP Probook 440 G11 with 3 years warranty The price could vary. We obtain commission for these links PC All-in -one Tactile HP Eliteone 840 G9 We may prefer a desktop team that we always have fixed in our business. If that is our case, we change the third with an all-in-one team that, in fact, Account even touch screen. In addition, it has an Intel Core i5 13500 processor of 13. Generation and a largest 24 -inch screen. It also includes HP keyboard and mouse and comes out of 1,030.65 euros. Professional PC All-in-one Tactile HP Eliteone 840 G9 Wolf Pro Security edition with 5 years warranty The price could vary. We obtain commission for these links HP PRODESK 4 SFF G1I Another desktop alternative is with this Prodesk 4 SFF G1I, although this time betting on a much more compact design, Ideal for these small desks or jobs. Despite its size, it has an Intel Core Ultra 5 235 processor and the same memory configuration as the equipment that is above this list. It also includes keyboard and mouse, costing right now 967.03 euros. HP PRODESK 4 SFF G1I desktop ai pc The price could vary. We obtain commission for these links HP Zbook Fury laptop 16 g11 We close with an authentic portable team beast, ideal for those most demanding jobs that need to have the best of the best. In this case, in addition to having a great processor such as the Intel Core I9 14900HX, we also go up to 64 GB of RAM and up to 1 TB of SSD. With him we will also have A dedicated RTX 5000 series of NVIDIA. Its price is 4,531.26 euros. Portable workstation HP Zbook Fury 16 G11 with 3 years warranty The price could vary. We obtain commission for these links Some of the links of this article are affiliated and can report a benefit to Xataka. In case of non -availability, offers may vary. Images | HP Store In Xataka | Better laptops in quality Price: which to buy based on the use and eight recommended models In Xataka | Best Ultrabooks: Which buy and 10 light laptops recommended from 600 to 1700 euros

With Waymo’s self -employed cars we are arriving at a legal absurdity: driverless infractions

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San Bruno police, a Californian city, He stopped a Waymo Robotaxi after making a prohibited turn at a traffic lightbut he had to let him go without sanction: the Californian law does not contemplate fine vehicles without driver. Why is it important. This episode has revealed a legal vacuum that may seem anecdotal now – a simple illegal turn – but that raises a much more serious issue: who responds to a deadly accident caused by an autonomous car? The context. California allows the circulation of autonomous vehicles for years, but its traffic code has not been updated so fast. Circulation fines require identifying a responsible driver. If there is no driver, there is no possible sanction. The agents contacted Alphabet, the Waymo matrix, but could not issue any citation. “Our fine forms do not have a” robot ‘box “, the police department has recognized in Your Facebook profile. He has said that he is “preparing legislation that will allow agents to issue notices to the company.” It is expected that Between in force in July 2026. Between the lines. The problem is not technical but political and judicial. Technology companies have deployed their robotaxis fleets faster than legislators have been able to adapt the laws. And that gap not only generates absurd situations such as this, but it leaves citizens unprotected against serious accidents. The big question. If a waymo mortally runs over a pedestrian, who is going to trial? The algorithm? The engineer who scheduled it? The CEO of the company? For now, nobody has an answer. However, we must distinguish between criminal responsibility – who goes to jail – and civil liability: In the event of a deadly outrage, the victim’s family would not face a no legal exit. His demand would have a perfectly identified recipient: the company, Waymo, as the final head of the vehicle. The objective in that trial would not be a prison sentence, but a millionaire compensation for the damages caused, based on established concepts such as the responsibility for defective product or business negligence. The real vacuum is not if someone would pay for the damage, but how to adapt a criminal code designed for humans to the autonomous decisions of a machine. In perspective. This legal vacuum is not exclusive to California. As autonomous vehicles extend around the world, the legal systems of dozens of countries will have to solve the same dilemma: how to sanction machines that cannot declare, cannot be imprisoned and technically have no will. Outstanding image | San Bruno Police Department In Xataka | I have tried a totally autonomous taxi. This is traveling without driver

The Irobot co -founder believes that there is a robotics bubble

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Rodney Brooks believes that humanoid robots are a bubble condemned to explode. Anyone says it: Brooks was the co -founder of Irobot, the company that manufactures the famous robots aspirations of the Roba family. Too nice to be true. This expert, who before Irobot worked for decades at MIT, does not believe that in the future we live surrounded by human robots. Observe skepticism the developments of companies such as Tesla or Figure, who work in robots that learn to move as humans. In a new essay He talks about this type of way of thinking about the future “is pure fantasy.” The bottleneck of skill. In his opinion, the problem is that trying to imitate the skill of movement of a human hand – for example – is an almost impossible mission. Especially since there are 17,000 specialized tactile receptors (and that detect pressure, vibration, texture or sliding) that it is not possible to find in humanoid robots. There is, however, concrete advances in this area. Insufficient training. According to Brooks, “we don’t have that kind of tradition for touch data.” This area is different from what has been achieved with other areas such as language recognition or image processing. In his essay he explains how learning based on visual videos of humans performing tasks are not enough for robots to acquire that skill. An experiment. To reinforce his theory, Brooks commented on how in an experiment a person was anesthetized the fingertips to analyze the skill of his hands. In this experiment it was seen how the person took four times more to complete a simple task such as lighting a match. The touch sensation, says this expert, is irreplaceable. Tree goes. But it also warns of the security risks posed by these robots. Keeping them standing requires a lot of energy, he says, and if they fall they can end up being A real risk. The reason is that as explained by the kinetic energy of its limbs, it is amplified by the Law of Scale. Robots with tweezers. For him the “humanoid robots” of the future will be of everything but humanoids. Instead in 15 years what we will see are robots with wheels, several arms, industrial tweezers and specialized sensors. The huge current investments that technology companies are making will not crystallize in that theoretical mass production of humanoid robots. China does believe in humanoid robots. Brooks’ arguments are powerful, but the truth is that China is demonstrating have an absolute faith in it future of this segment. The current humanoid robots are limited in their benefits and capacity, but the investment in this market and the advances that are being made are undeniable. What will have to be verified is whether that human skill and tactile perception end up in effect insurmountable obstacles for such robots. In Xataka | China has just opened the first megatienda of humanoid robots. What comes later promises even more

The genre Superventas, analyzed by its best Spanish authors

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The talk about Romantas and Comic-with He did not put the crowds early at six in the morning (although, like all, he filled in his room), but he did bring several tens of readers and readers who came to listen to the interesting reflections of a trio of outstanding authors of the genre. A good symbol of what the genre of the Romantasy: It does not occupy holders, it is not the convention center of conventions like this, but Sell ​​thousands and thousands of copies outside the media radar, captivating along the way more and more followers. In the Comic-with Malaga We had the opportunity to attend a talk with three of the most important authors of the genre in Spain: the very young Lucia Cerezo, author of the saga ‘Phoenix and Dragon’, and the most experienced parente and Selene Pascual, authors of about twenty works such as ‘paper petals’ or the series ‘Time Keeper’, almost all of fantasy but not all strictly all strictly. Together they raised a somewhat demystifying approach to the genre. Iria makes it clear when he appears: “We have been writing fantasy, fiction and romance and sometimes, why not? Mixing all those subgenres.” And he adds: “When we started publishing, we already wrote fantasy with his romance touches. When we were more girls and we were fans of ‘Memories of Idhun’, nobody described him as Romantasy, but clearly If ‘Idhun memories’ was published today, what would it be called? Romantasy. “ With this, they make it clear that the mixture in “more or less balanced” parts of fantasy and romance, as it was agreed to define Romantasy in the start of the talk, is a label that defines a style, but that has always existed. “The themes have not changed, but the way the themes are being appointed,” says Selene. But he also recognizes that tastes are transforming: “Yes, it is true that there has been a boom of a type of fantasy that puts romance in the center of the plot, now today it looks more than the romance carries the plot and that the romance eats the fantasy a bit.” I would be parente It tracks the origin of the term and awarded a completely industrial origin: “It is a label that is born from the publishers, from Bloomsbury, which is the one who published Sarah J. Maas.” Commercial maneuver or not, all agree that this new genre has managed to vibrate at a frequency that many readers were looking for. Iria and Selene summarize it with their own experience: “Our book that fits the most in the Romantas and is ‘Papelos de Papel’, a story in which the romance prevails about the rest, of a girl and a boy who live in different worlds and that communicate through a book. It was a bit of the allegory of what we have ever dreamed of when we take a book and think that we would like to be part of him.” They are also aware of the importance that networks have had in the dissemination of the term. Selene says that “following the pandemic, people were at home without knowing what to do, and decided to talk about books with people who liked the same genres. The ‘Romantasy’ began to be used, and it grew until they acquired their own category.” However, the networks have a darker side, and it puts the Spanish authors in the background. According to parente, “the books in English Many times they come with marketing already done. Because when you see a new book in stores, you say, ‘Buah, I have seen it and have recommended it 7000 times in Tiktok and I have left 7000 videos, I’m going to buy it.’ “ The problem of labels, they recognize, is that “fashions change from time to time”, and the categories can also be a trap: Selene states that it has noticed a certain tendency to “Tropification, that is, I have to add three certain tropes to my book or if it will not be sold. “The genres have always used clichés, but there are many who” seem now to be mandatory. If the girl does not put the dagger on the boy’s neck, it’s wrong. If it is not a enemy to loverswe are not interested “, and that can be more a restriction than a welcome novelty. But all are very clear about what the attractiveness of this genre is supervent. Lucia states that “many readers seek evasion, and Romantas and gives you this, a fantasy world, a love story that, if you want, allows you to read and evade. But also, if you prefer, you can make a deeper reading, you will usually have a political background, something that speaks to you of the real world and everything that is happening and that somehow gives you hope.” And there they give in the nail: “I think that Romantas and also has this basis of hope, that you can have a better world, and somehow people want that.” And Romantas and gives it, beyond labels. In Xataka | Brandon Sanderson’s fantastic emporium works thanks to 70 people who help him put order in his books

His name is Toloka, he is immense and has three levels of destruction

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While in Europe they start running rumors and ideas of all kinds before him Moscow orderin Ukraine the defenses try to repel the continuous Russian attacks. The weekend, in fact, there was one of the greater air attacks From the beginning of the invasion. kyiv’s response is a very different weapon from those that he has developed so far, one that seeks to anticipate the naval power of the enemy. Toloka: The underwater bug. During the Defense Tech Valley 2025 of Leopolis, Ukraine presented the family of Toloka Submarine dronesa technological leap that redefines the naval war in the Black Sea. The range includes three models With complementary characteristics. The TLK-200 is a Compact drone Only 20 centimeters in diameter, electrically propelled, with 100 kilometers of reach, up to 15 kilos of payload and capacity to operate for 15 days in exploration missions, radio link or specific attacks. The TLK-400 represents An intermediate jump: hybrid, with 1,200 kilometers of autonomy, two months of resistance and a load of 500 kilos, is designed for mined, recognition and direct attacks on infrastructure. In the upper end is the TLK-1000, a Ingenio of 12 meters and 1.5 meters in diameter, capable of transporting Five tons of explosives More than 2,000 kilometers, with autonomy of two months and navigation based on optical, thermal, acoustic and inertial neuronal networks. Its main function is the destruction of large fixed objectives and the opening of new underwater war scenarios. The threat on Crimea. The new Ukrainian arsenal is inserted in the strategic campaign against Russian infrastructure In the Black Sea. Kerch’s bridge, already beaten on several occasions Through attacks and attacks with naval drones, it appears as the priority target for The TLK-1000whose destructive potential multiplies by five the loads used in previous attempts. If you managed to tear it down, the Vital Logistics Link Between Russia and the Crimean Peninsula, in addition to inflicting a symbolic blow of the first order. Beyond the bridge, the maritime platforms converted into radar and air defense stalls, as well as the ports where the roller fleet takes refuge after Physical Barriers and Networks Antisabotage, become vulnerable objectives to a system that can place explosives in undercover and persistent way. International Comparison. The commitment to Drones Toloka shows the doctrinal difference between kyiv and traditional naval powers. United States, the United Kingdom or China develop Great submarines not manned as The Orca Xluuvsophisticated and high cost, oriented to auxiliary missions. Ukraine, on the other hand, produces cheaper systemsfast to manufacture and conceived as disposable offensive weapons, capable of altering the strategic balance with innovation instead of numbers. What FPV drones did on the ground or unmanned boats in Sevastopol, the Toloka They can replicate it under water, opening a new stage in the Naval War. Strategic implications. The simple announcement of these drones forces Moscow to multiply efforts In underwater defense: more sensors, dragamines and anti -submarine helicopters, with an increasing cost and an uncertain benefit. The eventual destruction of the Kerch bridge would have a devastating logistical effect and a psychological impact comparable to the Moskva Cruise Sinking In 2022, demonstrating that Ukrainian innovation can overcome Russian defense. In addition, with that reach of up to 2,000 kilometers, the Toloka They extend the radio Threat to ports and infrastructure far away, eroding the Russian sensation of control in the Black Sea and forcing a rethinking of its naval strategy. Russian reaction and NATO. Surely, Russia will reinforce its defenses with barriers, sounds and anti -submarine patrols, but the experience shows that much more rudimentary systems have already penetrated those lines In the past. On the other hand, for NATO the Toloka are a laboratory of the future: they prove that autonomous platforms, of reduced cost and in series, can rival conventional fleets. In other words, if Ukraine manages demolishing blow to Moscow, but will have established the doctrinal course of the Naval War of the future. Image | Military, X In Xataka | Russian drones are paralyzing airports in Europe. There is a background reason: 250,000 casualties in Russia in Ukraine In Xataka | Russia is running out of one of its guts in war: Ukraine has destroyed the last Soviet jewel, and there are no spare parts

Levante’s floods point out that we are not prepared before an increasingly dangerous Atlantic

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Corted roads, trains delays, canceled flights rescue in three provinces. “The neighbors are panic“, said the mayor of Aldaia.” A few weeks after one year after the Dana tragedy, it seems that the phenomenon will be repeated, ” We could read In social networks. Gabrielle has been more than the remains of a hurricane, has been a reminder of all the pain of recent months and a promise: it will not be the last time. But are we prepared? A fact that seems curious, but it is something else. The 2025 hurricanes season has been very quiet, but something that has not happened for 90 years has happened. As Philip Klotzbach explainedwith “Humberto (…) the Atlantic would have a record of 3 of 3 hurricanes that became important in 2025 (Erin and Gabrielle were the others). The last time the first 3 hurricanes of a hurricane season in the Atlantic were important was in 1935”. But, in addition, none has touched earth (Gabrielle has already done it in the form of a postropical storm). That is, are the great Atlantic hurricane factory changing? Martín León has a good summary of the situation. The three cyclones “(1) have been formed from tropical waves of the east coming from Africa, (2) have moved through warm open waters, (3) have quickly intensified over very warm waters in the western Atlantic, (4) have recurred, or resort to the east to experience an extroatropical transition and (5) they will reach or reach the European coasts (transformed into the European coast postropical). It is true that it is early to draw conclusions. Until now (and despite the forecasts that it was going to be much stronger) “the 2025 hurricane station It is still close of the normal. “This was commented on by Martín León is curious, but is far from becoming a trend. And none of that changes the real problem. What problem? The current situation has taught us three things: the first one, a year ago, we were not prepared to support a blow like that of the Dana; The second, during this year, is that our institutional system does not seem capable of preparing quickly; And the third, these days, is that Valencia was not an isolated event, but a systemic risk in dozens of points of the country. Whether or not the change in tendency in the Atlantic, the situation is clear: climate change It exposes us to increasingly extreme meteorological phenomena. And our approach is the same as that of the last decades: nothing. But is this really new? Yes and no. As Emilio Rey explained to us“This type of phenomena has a period of recurrence of a certain time. Some occur every 20 years, another 50 or 100 years. But we know that it will happen again. It has always passed and will continue to happen in the future because our situation on the planet and the circumstances of this time of the year allow it. It will not pass every year but it will happen.” In any case, with climate change the frequency with which the strongest phenomena affects us will be modified. What the infrastructure of Castellón, TarragonaValencia or Saragossa There is much to do. Image | Via Stormyalert In Xataka | Google has demonstrated with its AI that the prediction of storms and hurricanes is outdated. This is how your new model works

Accenture does not want employees who do not know how to adapt to AI. That is why they will replace 11,000 workers with people who do know

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The Accenture Technology Consultant has announced a radical transformation of its template. In the last three months, the company has fired about 11,000 people from its ranks, a round of mass layoffs that will also combine with massive hiring rounds for a single reason: adaptation to AI. And is that according to They point From Accenture, those employees who fail to recycle in AI will have to leave the company. Change of strategy. “We are dispensing within a compressed period of people for whom recycling is not a viable way,” explained Julie Sweet, CEO of Accenture, at a conference with analysts. The consultant has reduced her global workforce in more than 11,000 people in the last three months, from 791,000 employees to 779,000. The business optimization program will cost 865 million dollars, mainly in compensation. They are not just cuts. While they dispense with workers who cannot adapt, Accenture plans Increase your template Total in the next fiscal year in markets such as the United States and Europe. The company has doubled its number of professionals specialized in AI and data since 2023, from 40,000 to 77,000. Besides, They assure Having trained more than 550,000 employees in the foundations of the generative AI. “Our number one strategy is training”, assured Sweet, although also acknowledged that ‘the rhythm demanded by this new transformation does not allow everyone to wait’. Figures. Accenture billed 69.7 billion dollars in the last fiscal year, a growth of 7% that the company attributes directly to the mass demand of its clients to implement AI in its organizations. The generative AI projects represented 5.1 billion dollars in new hiring, compared to the 3,000 million of the previous year. “Our early investment in AI is paying off,” Sweet explained in the middle CNBC. Adaptation. Although Accenture presents AI as an expansion engine, the reality of the sector is more complex. The consultant foresee that income growth slows up to between 2% and 5% in this fiscal year. The demand for short -term consulting projects has been weak for two years, and the cuts in the spending of the US federal government, which represents 8% of its income, complicate the forecasts. Accenture actions They fell 2.7% after the ad, reaching its lowest level since November 2020. Mass layoffs in Big Tech. Accenture’s movement is not unknown. And is that great technology They have been replacing employees for some time traditional by specialists in AI. Microsoft has cut thousands of positions This year, but his CEO Satya Nadella confirmed In July that the total template remains “relatively unchanged” thanks to new hiring. Goal He fired 5% of his staff At the beginning of the year, although he later filled many of those positions with specialists in AI during the summer. Nor do all companies seem to be right in that balance, since Klarna, After breastfeeding their plans from AIhas reallocated engineering and marketing employees to customer service, as revealed by the Business Insider medium. What comes now. Accenture wait Save more than $ 1 billion with this restructuring, money that promises to reinvest in your business and workforce. “Each CEO and Board of Directors recognize that advanced AI is critical for the future. The challenge now is that most companies are not yet prepared for AI,” pointed out Sweet Cover image | Roberto Fiadone In Xataka | Bill Gates had a tendency to procrastination until he found an infallible remedy: Japanese companies

Free PS4 and PS5 games in October 2025 for PlayStation Plus Essential, Extra and Premium

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Let’s tell you what are The games that Sony will give you without additional cost in October 2025 If you have subscription to PlayStation Plus. These are 3 new titles that will be available From October For all subscribers of any of the versions of this service, and those that you can play when you want without additional cost while maintaining your subscription. PlayStation 5 It is retrocompatible with the PS4, which means that you can play in it all the games of the previous generation. In the list of games we will put you Games with official prices of the official Sony website, which can sometimes be different from those that you will find in the stores, but that serve as a reference to see the value of the games you get. Free games for PS4 and PS5 Alan Wake 2 (PS5), valued at 59.99 euros. The second part of this magnificent game in which you will have to solve a series of murders, exploring two worlds with two different characters. You have the analysis in Lifextraand the file in 3DJUGOS. Cocoon (PS4, PS5), valued at 24.99 euros. Another game of mysteries, in this case cosmic mysteries solving various puzzles. A great title of the mind that brought us limbo or inside. You have the analysis in Lifextraand the file in 3DJUGOS. Goat Simulator 3 (PS4, PS5), valued at 29.99 euros. Third part of this authentic madness with which you can go with the goat in the most literal way. A realistic sandbox where you can do all kinds of adventures. You have the file in 3DJUGOS. In Xataka Basics | How to format and restore your PlayStation 5 to your factory values

The semiconductors will shoot the price

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PWC has published in its report ‘Global semiconductor industry outlook 2026‘A projection: completely autonomous vehicles (level 5) will need five times more semiconductors than a traditional car. And its cost will multiply by ten. A current basic car (level 0) carries between 200 and 300 chips valued at about $ 500. They serve mainly for engine control, safety and infotainment systems. Nothing especially sophisticated. Why is it important. The semiconductor content of a car will multiply by ten when we reach full autonomy. From the current 500 dollars to more than $ 5,000 per vehicle. This jump will change the cost structure of the car industry and create a gigantic market for chips manufacturers. The climbing. Each level of autonomy shoot the needs: Level 1 and 2: driver assistance and automatic distance maintenance. The cost rises to about 800 dollars in chips. Level 3: Autonomous driving on highways without constant supervision. More than 1,000 semiconductors and about $ 2,000. Level 4: Autonomous operation in the city, limited to specific areas. The cost reaches $ 3,200. Level 5: Total autonomy in any climatic and traffic condition. More than $ 5,000 per vehicle. The context. The explosion in semiconductor content responds to the fact that autonomous vehicles must process large volumes of real -time data, and that translates into computing capacity, and more information collected from the environment. A level 3 car already needs more than 1,000 semiconductors to capture information around it, high performance computer chips (HPC) to process it, advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and electronic control units to maneuver the vehicle. The most advanced designs will add chips for vehicle-a-all communication (V2X), exchanging data with the road and other cars. Meanwhile, the transition to the electric car continues to increase the demand for power semiconductors for investors and battery management. In detail. The architecture of an autonomous car is divided into technological layers, each with its own semiconductors: Sensors: radars, lidar sensors, cameras and ultrasound that capture the environment. Each type requires specialized chips to process its signal. Computing: High performance CPUS and GPUS that execute AI algorithms to interpret data and make decisions. Electrification: semiconductors of silicon carbide (sic) and of Gallium Nitruro (Gan) to manage electric power with greater efficiency. Connectivity: Chips for 5G communication, V2X and remote updates. Control: electronic units that translate decisions into mechanical actions. Image: Freepik, Xataka. Turning point. Level 4 vehicles will start commercially climbing around 2030, mainly in Robotaxis services In delimited urban areas or transportation hub-to-hub of goods. Level 5, capable of operating without a steering wheel in any condition, will arrive much later, perhaps even in the next decade but something later. This calendar gives time to the semiconductor industry to prepare, but also points out that the great ball is still seen. Yes, but. This projection assumes mass production and that technology will fulfill its safety promises. Nothing guaranteed. Technical difficulties, regulatory frameworks and social acceptance can slow down the deployment. Between the lines. Tesla, General Motors and Ford already design their own chips for central computers and ADAS systems. They seek control over critical technology and differentiation. Traditional semiconductor manufacturers (Infineon, NXP, STMICROELECTRONICS) will share market with these new competitors. In Xataka | I have tried a totally autonomous taxi. This is traveling without driver Outstanding image | GibblesMash Asdf

Spanish elites have been practicing the noble art of endogamy 3200 years

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There was a copistería in front of the Faculty of Sciences that had hung on the wall, one after another, all the ons of one of the wildest engineering in the entire Spanish university system. I used to look at them while waiting. And I know it may seem boring, but there was nothing more fascinating than seeing how the people of the cloister were changing, but the surnames did not. Yes, yes. It is an exaggeration, an easy stereotype. But it is also true. And not only in college: Endogamy is one of those recurrent phenomena of the social life of our country. A long history. As They explained a few years ago Professor Javier Barnes and economist Fernando Faces, “that in Spain the rules of the game for the contests and awards of contracts are based on norms of a century and a half ago, of 1870, it gives us an idea of ​​how much we need to renew ourselves.” It is not a bug, it is a feature. It is a well -known anthropological technology to reinforce the power of a group of people. And that is why not only affects The municipalities, Companies or the university: endogamy came to provoke The extinction of the Habsburg Dynasty Branch. What we did not know is that it was something so old. When was innovamy invented? We do not know, but we are close to discovering it. After analyzing 24 buried individuals In the Zaragoza necropolis of the Castellets II, an international team of specialists has found a possible response to all this. And it is that up to two thirds of the individuals were related to each other. But there were not only parents and children, there were kinships of fifth and sixth grade. That means that Mequinenza’s mound was used as a mausoleum of an extensive family, as a kind of central funeral node of a dense filiation structure. It is the first direct evidence of inbreeding practices at the end of the era of bronze in the peninsular. What does this mean? That the peninsular of that time were discovering the most basic version of Endogamy: leaders who consolidate their status marrying each other. “Such levels of consanguinity had not registered in previous periods of the Iberian Prehistory,” The researchers say. The big change. Metals have always been metals. “Prehistory is the period of the history of humanity from our origins to the appearance of the first bureaucratic states,” Archaeologist Rodrigo Villalobos explained. And what we are seeing in Mequinenza is how these states begin to take shape. This allows us to know things about Endogamy, of course. Nothing new in ethnographic terms, but something key that affects us today. Endogamy is still alive because it is an extremely effective method to ensure the stability of social structures. It has associated costs, but They are long -term costs. In the medium term, they are usually more than assumable. But beyond: the interesting thing is that, like supports the investigationendogamic practices are practical sensitive “Legal systems and administrative practices”. It is not an irreformable curse. This leads us to a deeper question: do we really want to change it? Image | Meressa Chartrand In Xataka | 8,000 years ago, 3,000 before the invention of the first toilet, we already had intestinal parasites

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