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tricks and checks to solve it if they are heard too low

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You’re going to call someone and it seems that the sound is not heard well, and Hey the other person very low. Is it a matter of volume or is a mobile problem? We are going to tell you a handful of tricks and checks that you can do on your mobile to try to solve it. These are fast checks that you can do to verify that everything works well, or that there is simply not a poorly activated option. We will start with the ones you can do while you are talkingand then we will give you other advice. Because it is always very frustrated trying to someone and that it seems that you do not hear this other person. With these tests and tricks you can solve small malfunctions and verify that it is not nonsense what is happening. And if then it continues to work badly or detect that it is a problem of any of the components, then you can think to send it to the technical service to repair it. What can you do while you’re talking We will start telling you several checks that You can do while you are on the call without having to hang the other person. They are quite fast checks, with which to check disasters or that there is something connected in a bad way. Check the volume of the speaker This must be something impulsive that our own inertia leads us to verify. If the volume of a call seems not to be correct, the first thing is Check the volume of the speaker With the physical buttons of your mobile. These side buttons that your mobile has to control the volume They also adjust the sound of the call While you’re talking. Therefore you do not have to hang, simply click on the volume button and look at the screen indicator. If I was very low and now it sounds good, you know that it was the problem. Check where the sound comes from When you make a call and you have connected bluetooth headphones, the sound goes through these headphones. And when you have nothing connected, you can make the call normal or with hands free. Therefore, the second to check is Where is the sound coming out In that call you are making right now. You can do this while you call. On an iPhone and on some Android, on the same phone application screen while llamas you can have a button to check or change the audio output. And if not, you can go to the Bluetooth settings and see if the headset is connected and that’s why you hear anything by the speaker. These are honest errors that have ever happened to us all. When we already know that this problem is a possibility we do it at the moment, but when we do not know you can have a few seconds of chaos. Look if you cover unintentionally the speaker or headset If these problems are having them since you have bought a new mobile case, Take the device out of it and check if the volume improves. If so, it may be that this cover is covering the audio output. You can do it even while you are in the call. It may also be that you are holding the mobile so that you are also covering the speaker or the microphone of your mobile. Distinguish where these slots are and be aware of how you have the mobile while you make the call. What to look at when you are not in a call Now, we are going to a few other checks that you can make When you are no longer in a call. They are also quick checks to verify that it is not an internal error of your phone. Restart your mobile Turn off and turn on, one of the universal resources to repair specific errors in operating systems and applications. Because if it is a punctual error, when restarting the mobile, the entire operating system will return to zero again, and it is possible that this error is not repeated. In the event that when you restart your mobile and make another call you realize that it continues to listen badly, at least you will know that it is not something punctual but an error that is being repeated. Check that there is no dirt Just as we have told you before you look if you are covering the headset while calling, now that you are not calling you can see if the speaker or headset It has dirt that is obstructing it. This dirt may appear due to the normal use of the device. Simply observe where the microphone and speaker slots are, and check that there is no dirt obstructing them. In the event that there is, proceed to clean them carefully. You can also Use a video that reproduces sounds on different frequencies designed to clear the water or dirt headset. Look for operating system updates And finally, if it seems to be a persistent error that is not solved with any of the aforementioned points, before taking it to the technical service you can Check if there is any operating system update of your mobile phone. When a manufacturer detects errors that are repeated on several devices, which can be failures in the operating system or in the hardware, they always try to patch them and apply solutions through system updates. That is why it is important to keep the mobile always updated, because if that failure you have in the call app is common, then they will apply a solution, In Xataka Basics | How to clean your in-oaric headphones or intrauricular in a safe and economical way

We talked to the Spaniards who have tried the Russian mountain of Ozempic

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After the media explosion of the so -called “medicines for diabetes that lose weight”, we have spoken with three people who carry approximately One year using semaglutida, the active substance of Ozempic and Wegovy (The brand launched by the Ozempic manufacturer for the general public), in order to know your real experience beyond noise. From 160 to 105 kilos: “It has been a change of life” Pilar, Alicantina, 65, began her treatment with Ozempic over a year by medical prescription. “I have a fairly considerable weight, I reached 160 kilos during the pandemic. My knees hurt, I went to the doctor and the endocrine advised me to try with Ozempic“He explains. The result was overwhelming: 55 kilos less in a year. “I lost a lot of weight, I had some times dizziness and that, but nothing out of the ordinary,” he says. After a year of treatment, Pilar left it and recovered 20 kilos, until reaching the current 125. Recently he tried to resume the treatment, but he has encountered two problems: on the one hand, “he has not sat as well as the first time”; On the other, “Ozempic is very scarce, the pharmacy does not give it to you.” Then we will go with the matter of shortages. Pilar points out that the drug radically changed its relationship with food: “When you take Ozempic you don’t have that anxiety you have when you don’t take it. It takes away the desire to eat sweets especially and processed products.” Jorge, 38 -year -old Andalusian, has been using Wegovy for months (the specific version for the weight control of the semaglutida) by private route. With a height of 1.79 cm, its initial weight was 95 kilos. It is currently at 85.7. “I started taking it because due to an injury I won in a period of three or four months about 12 kilos,” he explains. “To play sports again and be in a physical state similar to the one before the injury, the first thing I had to do was lose all that weight.” Unlike Pilar, who received his medicine for social security, Jorge agreed to him through a private specialist: “He made me analysis to verify that everything was in order, and we started with a dose of 0.25 mg, the pen of 0.25”. Its monthly cost is around 180-190 euros. Wegovy pen shown by Jorge. Ceded image. The side effects soon appeared: “I started noticing in the first food intake. I click the dose at 8 in the morning and already at noon food I noticed that it was hard for me to eat.” Jorge describes a constant feeling of satiety and even some rejection of food: “Meals with a lot of fat, with a lot of sugar, sauces, heavy carbohydrates … They were meals that did not feel well.” Clara, 36 years old and resident in Madrid, began using Ozempic thirteen months after several failed attempts with traditional diets. “I tried everything: oto, intermittent fastingcounting calories … I lost 3 or 4 kilos at most and then recovered them with interest, “he says. Starting from 87 kilos, he has managed to go down to 69. “The first month was a bit hard for the nausea, but then I got used to And now I barely have side effects, just some occasional constipation, “he explains. Unlike Jorge and Pilar, Clara obtained the medicine by an alternative route. “A diabetic relative gave me a pen to try and then I got the recipe through a doctor friend,” he admits. “I know it’s not right, but I was desperate.” For her, The most shocking thing has been the change in their eating habits: “It is as if someone had turned off a switch in my brain. I no longer constantly think of food, or obsess myself with chocolate or fried potatoes.” The expert’s voice: beyond the “insulin that thinns” The Dr. Alicia Taboadasubspecialized family doctor in cardiovascular risk and endocrinological diseases, clarifies: “Ozempic is not an insulin, as many people think. It is a LPG-1 (peptide similar to type 1 glucagon) that in principle was for the treatment of diabetes, but it was discovered that it had an effect on weight without affecting glucose levels.” As explained, these medications “They act delaying gastric emptying, which has a feeling of satietyalready cerebral level they take away that need to eat. “However, he warns:” This drug will help you lower weight, but if you do not change habits you will have rebound effect, because very few people can afford to be putting this drug all your life. “ The doctor has noticed an increase in consultations related to these medications: “has increased a lot. Many people want that ‘insulina’ that makes you lose weight. That is why Ozempic has ended in the market and diabetics have been affected. “ Side effects and relationship with food The three interviewees agree that they experienced side effects, especially at the beginning of treatment. “I had a little anguish, dizziness, a vomit once and headache,” says Pilar. “I went to the doctor, he told me it was normal.” Jorge describes a feeling of “rejection of food” and “discomfort if I exceeded me a little, like empacho.” Clara adds: “I got 24 hours without hunger, the body simply asked me.” Pilar’s Ozempic box. Ceded image. The relationship with food changes radically. “It takes away your desire to eat sweets and processed products,” explains Pilar. Jorge coincides: “The main effect is that it takes away your cravings, the typical craving of six in the afternoon of something sweet.” The three interviewees agree on The importance of combining exercise with exercise and food changes. “Totally,” says Pilar. “The endocrine tells you: if you get Ozempic and you don’t make a diet and don’t walk, it’s not the miracle.” Jorge has maintained an intense regime of exercise: “I have continued and resumed high intensity sport with six weekly training”, which has accelerated its weight loss: “The loss has been … Read more

The director of ‘Rogue One’ signed one of the best science fiction films in recent years, and now comes to Prime Video

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After spending less than a year for Disney+, ‘The Creator‘, the magnificent futuristic dystopia of Gareth Edwards, Reach Prime Video. The Amazon platform can provide a tremendous impulse to this film that, Despite the praise received with its premiere in 2023he punctured at the box office. This relegated to a secondary role both in the awards season, where its excellent technical invoice should have been recognized, as in the public reception. Edwards has a very peculiar vision of the genre, a very unique eye for drama and intimate, which has been reflected in his films even for successful franchises: ‘Godzilla’ and ‘Star Wars: Rogue One’, two productions found A similar balance between the show and the small -scale emotion. In that sense, where ‘The Creator’ finds more similar is in the director’s first movie, the excellent ‘monsters’. In ‘The Creator’, Edwards enters an iconic science fiction issue, artificial intelligences, classic since Asimov wrote their robots stories, but with a fiercely modern perspective: in a war between the human species and artificial intelligences, an exagent of the special forces is recruited to locate and execute the creator, a mysterious architect of the AI ​​that has developed a devastating weapon end to war and mean the victory of the machines. He must prevent it. The film is raised as an empathetic approach to the other, to the IAS that in this case are far from being like Skynet, no matter how much they face humans with virulent violence. The great mystery of ‘The Creator’ is precisely what are the last intentions of that creator, and everything is raised in a devastating war environment, with special effects that, despite its modesty (or precisely thanks to it) They work much better than that of so many Blockbusters. An essential event for lovers of the genre. Header | Disney In Xataka | ‘The Creator’ is the science fiction film of the year. And also a declaration of war to clonic franchises https://www.xataka.com/streaming/pelicula-ciencia-ficcion-importante-2023-esta-disney-sus-sugerentes-predictions-ia

If the question is when 6g will arrive in Spain, Ericsson has given us the answer: when 5g starts

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A constant question in technology is what will be as follows. And after 3G, the 4g and the 5g The answer is clear: the 6g. We fantasize with infarction speeds and a more connected world, but in our Tour with Ericsson executives for the Mobile World Congress The transparency exercise was clear. They told us that, in Europe, 5G is in diapers. Insufficient. One of the main reasons for this gap is the lack of deployment in the millimeter band (MMWAVE), an essential component to reach the speeds and ultra -tanking that 5G promises. Compared to countries such as Japan, South Korea or the United States, we are very late in implementing millimetric band solutions. Although we are expected to talk about 6G from 2030, in Ericsson they are clear that the 5G potential has not yet been unlocked. The European context. Europe has opted for an approach (perhaps too much) conservative in the deployment of 5g. Instead of promoting the millimeter band (24 GHz – 100 GHz) as other regions have done, most European countries have prioritized medium bands (mainly 3.5 GHz) and casualties (700 MHz). This attends to concrete reasons, and that is that deploying in the middle and low wave allows us to offer a very wide coverage with less towers. This allows lower investment in infrastructure, in addition to being able to take advantage of a good part of the existing 4g bases. In good part of European countries, such as Spain, Germany or France, the real millimeter band deployment remains marginal and still focused on pilot tests. What’s out. On the contrary, countries like the United States have been betting hard for the millimeter band. The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) auction a good part of the spectrum since 2019, and giants such as AT&T and T-Mobile have already deployed their MMWave networks. Japan combines middle band and MMWave, using this last band, especially for factor automation processes and connectivity in events such as Tokyo Olympic Games. Other countries, such as South Korea, face delicate situations. There, spectrum was assigned in the 28 GHz band for MMWave, but the operators They ended up returning the licenses. There was no clear demand for services that justified the investment, and the operators found no way to make it profitable. After the initial disaster, the government has returned to auction the spectrum, with incentives to the operators with less regulatory restrictions, more aid and the objective that the country does not stay behind in its deployment. What about 6g. It is expected that, from 2030, let’s start talking about 6g. One of its objectives is 6G is further reduce the latency in connections and significantly increase the transmission speed. At the moment, spectrum has not been defined for this standard and the spectrum bands that will be used for data transmission are unknown. According to IU-R M.21606g aspires to achieve A 200 Gbps peak speed and stable speeds between 300 and 500 Mbps. In the same way, it aims to reduce latency up to 0.1 ms and support a traffic capacity per area in a 30 mbit/s/m2 – 50 mbit/s/m2. A technology that will multiply speed, minimize latency and expand use cases. The problem? The 5G has been with us for more than six years, and is still taking its first steps. What are we doing to improve 5G uses. Giants like Ericsson bet on continuing to innovate in 5G, and much of that innovation develops in Spain. The company has R&D centers in Malaga, Madrid and Barcelona, ​​having generated more than 1,500 patents. The company showed us how the future of 5G is quite focused on the B2B world, and how it will be possible to diversify services depending on customer demand. We have all normalized paying for fiber connection at home and paying more or less depending on the demand: in Ericsson they think that part of the 5G services will come for this same approach. There are more and more 5G implementations with artificial intelligence Image | Pexels In Xataka | Japan already has its first prototype with 6g: the results have been a success

The world’s largest amphibious plane

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China is The country of megaconstructions. Although in recent years Arabia Saudi and Emirates Arab are trying to monopolize all eyes with impossible skyscrapers and the POLETIC CITY THE LINEtalking about really huge constructions is talking about China. From indescribable tunnels until Pharaonic bridgesthe Asian giant surprises us from time to time with a project that can only be described with one word: colossal. Within that category There are also vehiclesand China can already boast of having the largest amphibious plane in the world. AG600. That is the official name of an airplane that, during its 16 years of development, We met like ‘Kunlong’, or “Water Dragon”. It is the work of the Chinese Air Industry Corporation (or Avic), a Chinese consortium dedicated to the manufacture of airplanes, and it really huge: You can house 50 passengers. You can take off with a total weight of more than 53 tons. It has a range of 4,500 kilometers and its four turboheric engines can sustain a speed of 570 km/h. All this, measuring 36.9 meters long and with a wingspan of 38.8 meters. Is similar to a Boeing 737which is said soon. Multifunction. The AG600 design phase began at the end of the first decade of the 2000s and was an Avic task. In 2014, with the design ready, they began to manufacture the first unit. The idea was to perform the test flight in 2015, but the plans were delayed and it was in December 2017 when this mole made Your inaugural flight. During these years in the test phase, and how we read in Motorpasionthe AG600 has made maneuvers in all types of weather scenarios and has accumulated 3,560 flight hours to earn certification. This hard training responds to the function that the aircraft will have: strategic and rescue missions in conditions that can be adverse. The ship is designed to perform maritime search and rescue missions, maritime patrol and is also able to support forest fire extinction. You can collect up to 12 tons of water in just 20 seconds and download it at intervals of 12 to 20 seconds. In one of the tests it could see How water poured about 230 km/ha altitudes between 30 and 50 meters. Strategic importance. As we say, the AG600 has already been certified and can start surrendering after a simple path. Only the nose has been working for three months and in 2020 we already commented that deliveries were planned for 2022 (To see the delay that the project carried), and something interesting is that this plane can be key in China’s new commercial dream: the New Silk Route. With that capacity to travel for 4,500 kilometers without the need to reproduce, the AG600 is insurance for the maritime route closest to the Asian giant. In addition to this, it is an achievement for a country that is looking for a way to reduce the dependence on western aircraft and technology, something that is applying so much to its Commercial aircraft Like his Combat aircraft and vehicles. Only. Once the serial production of the final model begins, we can say that the Ag600 is the largest amphibious aircraft in the world, but although its size is imposing, it has distant cousins ​​that exceeded it. And as much. On the one hand, the Spruce Goose With a wingspan of 97.54 meters, a madness that was canceled after a single flight of 1.5 kilometers just 21 meters high. On the other, the Martin Marsa transport plane of the Second World War which was reconciled in HidroAvion, but which was also removed years ago, having a wingspan of 61 meters. Images | Avic, Alert5 In Xataka | Xi Jinping also has its particular “Air Force One”: how China has advanced to the US on its presidential plane

There are more and more lakes

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While numerous environments of the world, including Spain, live with recurring droughts and the constant threat of aridification, there is a place where lakes proliferate. Now a satellite images captured by NASA show us 30 years of change in the Tibet plateau, a place where the lagoons have multiplied. Three decades. New images published this week by the American space agency, NASA, within the framework of its program Earth Observatorytwo different sides of the Tibetan plateau show us. The first image shows us an almost desert area, with two larger lakes and another handful of small or medium lakes. The image shows us the state of the region on August 1, 1994. 30 years later, on August 11 of last year, NASA’s satellites re -captured the same environment, only this time with a very different landscape. The second of the images published by NASA shows us the same framing, only this time, the light brown color of the ground is splashed by an infinity of small and medium -sized lakes. In this second photo, the two larger lakes extend by a larger surface, and are accompanied by others also of considerable size. Landsat. The images show us part of the counties of Nyima and Qiemo, an arid zone in large elevation but without the mountainous orography around him. The first image was captured by the TM instrument (Thematic Mapper) of the satellite Landsat 5more than 30 years ago. The second was captured by the OLI-2 instrument (Operational Land Image-2) aboard Landsat 9. Several generations of Landsat satellites have been observing the earth from orbit. According to NASA explainssince the 1970s, these satellites capture images of the region every 16 days. This series of images has allowed scientists to detect this unique change in the geography of the region. Image captured by the satellite in August 1994. NASA Earth Observatory, Michala Garrison, based on Landsat data from Us Geological Survey Image captured by the satellite in August 2024 in. NASA Earth Observatory, Michala Garrison, based on Landsat data from US Geological Survey Lakes, many lakes. Several recent studies have verified changes in the region. In 2023, A study Posted in the magazine Science He revealed that, in a global context in which the dominant trend was the opposite, the tibet plateau lakes were accumulating water. A Subsequent studyis published in ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensingquantified this proliferation in the region. The Lagos count indicated that the bodies of water of more than 0.1 km² in the region went from 4,385 units in 1991 to 6,159 in 2023. The surface covered by lakes went from 37,471 km² to 53,267 km². What happens on the plateau? The Tibet plateau is an endorheic basin, which implies that the water flowing in it does not go to the ocean. Its only output is infiltration or evaporation. For water to accumulate, therefore, it has to flow at a greater pace than evaporation. Experts believe that the reason is precisely in a greater water flow. What is not clear is its origin. One possibility is that rainfall has increased in the region. Another, that the water comes from the thaw of the mountainous mountain ranges that surround the plateau, such as the Himalayas. In Xataka | In September some rains flooded the Sahara. We have new images of the “resurrection” of their lakes Image | NASA Earth Observatory, Michala Garrison, based on Landsat data from US Geological Survey

A Venezuelan invented a city without law in the middle of an island. Now the millionaires who followed him do not know how to escape

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In recent history there are several examples of projects of private for profit that sought to redifing the concept of governance and economic development combining libertarian, neoliberal and corporatist principles in the same cocktail shaker. ShenzhenIn China, it began as a special economic zone in 1980 and grew from being a fishing village to a metropolis with a GDP of 482 billion dollars. And there we have Neom in Saudi Arabiaalthough it is about to see that this future is confirmed. In any case, none as prosperous. A radical experiment. Located on the island of Roatán, Honduras, Prospera It was conceived as A libertarian citywith an independent fiscal and regulatory structure Designed to attract investorstechnological entrepreneurs and defenders of the free market. Created by the Venezuelan Erick Brime, a former manager of Investment Funds, the community operates under its own legal code, minimum tax rates and a digital judicial system administered by Arizona’s retired judges. With a 1% corporate tax rate And without capital gains taxes, the enclave was presented as an alternative to the Honduran system, seeking to demonstrate that the free market economy and the minimum government intervention can generate prosperity. Millionaires to the race. As we said, since its foundation in 2017, the city attracted the interest of Silicon Valley investors. There, people like Brian Armstrong (CEO of Coinbase) and Peter Thiel, who saw in prosperous space for technological and financial innovation. The community also became a meeting point for Biohackers and cryptocurrency, organizing conferences with the motto “Make Death Optional” and facilitating the installation of biotechnology and nuclear energy companies. However, the ambition of the project soon crashed with the political and social reality of Honduras, triggering a crisis that now threatens to dismantle its existence. Millionaires who look so happy do not know how to get out. The collapse of the legal framework. Prospera’s existence was possible thanks to the Employment and Economic Development Law (Zedes), approved during the mandate of former president Juan Orlando Hernández. What happened? That Hernández was arrested and convicted in the United States for drug trafficking, and her successor, President Xiomara Castro, went on to qualify the project as a creation of a “narco-regime.” In 2024, the Supreme Court of Honduras declared unconstitutional the law of the Zedesquestioning the legality of Prospera. Given this threat, Brime sue Honduras for 11,000 million of dollars before an international arbitration tribunal, claiming that the revocation of its special status constitutes an illegal expropriation. At the same time, hundreds of thousands of dollars have been spent in Lobby in the United States Congress seeking to press the Government so that sanction Honduras if it does not protect investment Foreign in Prospera. The community is revealed. In addition, the problem for these “investors” was aggravated when the rejection of the central government of the “city” added local leaders and indigenous communities In Roatán. Moreover, the Crawfish Rock community, which borders Prospera, has denounced that the project represents A threat to its territory and way of life. Tensions about access to water and territorial expansion have resulted in clashes between prosperous employees and local residents. A regulatory paradise. If you wonder why so many millionaires came to Brime, the answer is in one of the most controversial prosperous aspects: Your self -regulation modelwhere companies can choose between regulations from 36 different countriesSo even create their own regulations, provided they hire civil liability insurance. Hence, it has become a refuge for high -tech and biomedicine sectors, including startups on extreme longevity and prohibited experimental therapies in the United States. Who is it? Bloomberg had A few days ago in a special about the city that among the companies that have established operations in Prospera Oklo stand outa startup backed by Sam Altman that develops small nuclear reactors, biotechnology companies, some dedicated to unregulated medical treatments, and a large amount of Investors in cryptocurrenciesattracted by the possibility of paying taxes with Bitcoin. In any case, and despite its success by attracting private capital, the lack of a clear tax framework has generated those Frictions with the local government. The mayor of Roatán, Ron McNab, has criticized that Prospera uses the island’s infrastructure Without paying municipal taxeswhich aggravates urban problems such as lack of roads, drainage and safety. Model expansion. As Prospera’s viability in Honduras has become more uncertain, Brime and businesswoman Magatte Wade have launched a new project: Africa prosperan attempt to replicate the model in African countries. Apparently, Sub -Saharan Africa is seen as a fertile land for this type of projects due to its rapid urban growth and high demand for private investment. Of course, Wade has emphasized that his intention is to avoid mistakes made in Honduras and work in collaboration with local governments. A libertarian utopia. Thus, which began as an experiment in self -government has evolved in A legal, political and social struggle With the Honduran government and the premises In “Weapons” against this invented city. While Brime and his allies press for the international recognition of Prospera, local resistance and government actions have turned their dream and that of investors into a nightmare with a figure to settle: 11,000 million dollars. The curious thing about this story is that, far from trying to put an end, Prospera’s fate could be replicated in other places and, if necessary, determine the future of other autonomous cities worldwide. If you manage to survive and give you the right, a precedent will sit for many other similar projects. If it fails, it will reinforce skepticism about The viability of these libertarian enclaves in countries with fragile political and economic contexts. What seems clear is that the confrontation between Prospera and Honduras is far from ending, exposing fundamental challenges of private cities: can a corporation replace a state? Or maybe the big question: how far does the right of a community come to self -govern? Image | Zaha Hadid In Xataka | How much money Elon Musk has: how the fortune of the man who plans … Read more

Allow alcohol at Buddhist parties

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Tourism is one of the most powerful economic levers In many countries. In fact, some places receive so many visitors that cities and whole countries have already begun to take measures to limit massification. Venice is one of the most famous for the different decisions to stop mass tourism. AND Japan will copy that input rate For the foreign visitor. That influx of tourists is something that other countries seek and seem to not get. Thailand is one of them and, to attract that tourism, it is raising something curious: alcoholic tourism during the Buddhist holidays. Tourists, come. In Asia, it is curious to see the duality that cities and countries live with tourism. We have commented on the Japanese case, but one of Seoul’s most popular areas also implemented a curious measure a few months ago: Cale touch for tourists. On the other side of the currency, we have North Korea, which has opened to tourism after years of border closure. Hong Kong also wants to attract foreign money Thanks to multimillionaires influencers And Thailand is also desperate to recover tourism that lost After the Covid-19 pandemic. The impact was strong: a 90% drop in 2021 and an influx that increase gradually since then, but not to the desired rhythm. Closed bars. For this 2025, Thailand wait recover the Prepandymia figuresbut they have identified something that could hinder tourism and consumption: Buddhism. Specifically, the Buddhist festivities in which the bars close and the sale of alcohol is not allowed. The Government considers that this can stop the foreign tourist whom the religious festival cares little and has stated that alcohol can be sold without stopping. Spirits. Of course, this decision does not imply an lack of control in the sale of alcoholic beverages, since during the festivities there will only be a series of establishments in which alcohol can be purchased and consumed. Hotels, international airports, night bars and some tourist places seem to be the ideals to open their hands in the sale of spirits during those religious festivities. Details to clarify, since it is a measure that is in the public hearing phase and that will have to be officially approved by the Minister of Public Health and, obviously, by the Prime Minister, but is already on the table. Among those loose ends we must see what happens with bars at street level, also with restaurants and franchises in commercial and more tourist areas. Complex balance. As they point in Bloombergthis measure is complex because the government must maintain a balance between local traditions and that search for money from tourism in one of the most powerful countries in the region. From the government, initiatives such as entry without visa are also being implemented for certain tourists and programs that guarantee the medical security of the visitor. The ‘White Lotus’ effect. Beyond the sale of alcohol during religious parties, recently the country legalized same -sex marriage and has also proposed to attract tourists with greater purchasing power, taking advantage of the fact that it is the stage of the third season of the series ‘The White Lotus’. It is curious, but the series is so successful that people with a certain purchasing level that they want to emulate the experience in fiction. Part of the series was recorded at the expensive Four Seasons resort Koh Samui hotel, which has had 40% more reservations. Koh Samui has had more hotels, especially by American tourists, and there are companies that are launching Vacation packages inspired by the series about $ 8,000 per person. It will be interesting to see how the measure of the sale of alcohol will be resolved, since it is an important dilemma between the traditional Thailand and the one that seeks to revitalize its tourism. Images | Mark Fisher, Witwatarun In Xataka | If the alcohol industry no longer had enough problems, it has now encountered one more: Ozempic

This fly larva turned his ass into the head of a little one. The big question we have now is how it will be adult

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When we think of camouflage in nature, images of Octopos that melt with the seabed, of SEPIAS or chameleons. There are other tactics to confuse possible predators, such as Butterflies that mimic patterns in the wings to confuse birds or Palo insects. But there is an even more committed case to go unnoticed: that of a flip larva that has turned its butt into the head of a termite. And it works so well that the termites until they feed. Fluke. What seems an adorable creature in the main image is, in reality, the rear of a blue fly larva. It has false antennas, but also false eyes, an impressive morphology adopted with a single objective: to confuse the termites. And the finding has been made … by chance. Researchers from the Institute of Evolutionary Biology, the CSIC and the Pompeu Fabra University were studying butterflies and ants in the Anti-Atlas mountain range, south of Morocco. However, like They explain In the publication of the IBE, as the butterflies did not fly due to the heavy rains, they began to look for ants. “When we lift a stone, we found a termiter with three fly larvae that we had not seen before.” Shut mask. They themselves affirm that it was a “casual finding”, but really special because, after it, they made three more expeditions in the area and, “despite lifting hundreds of stones, we only find two others, together in another termitter.” In it study Published in Current Biology, researchers develop their surprise with these larvae that have developed “a unique costume”. Located on the back of the body, the bluefly larva shows a “termite mask” with a non -functional head that has an antennas, palps and eyes extremely similar to those with a great trine harvesting. Those eyes have a function, but very different from what we might think: they are the holes for which the larva simply breathes. Twin. As they explain, most termites live in extremely dark environments on termiters at meters deep, so they do not need eyes at all. The harvesting termites, however, go to the surface to collect grass and have functional eyes, something that these larvae mimic with their spiracles. 3D camouflage. The specimens are curious, but they would really have to define them as fascinating due to two extremely unique details. One is that they not only have antennas in that false head, but throughout their body, as if they were tentacles. Researchers estimate that it is something that facilitates simultaneous communication with several termites inside the termiter. As you don’t see there, the termite that rubs to the “narrow” larva the tentacle of the false termite and thinks “ok, is mine.” But … do they only use touch? The truth is that not because, apart from being felt, the termites have a unique aroma that allows them to identify themselves as the same colony in the galleries of their home. And here comes the other fascinating detail: the larvae imitate that aroma and smell exactly the same as the rest of the termites. Each colony has a distinctive aroma, something that these larvae also have and that researchers have described as a “chemical costume.” They even give it porridge. “The larva is not only tolerated, but constantly communicates with the termites,” says Roger Vila, one of those responsible for the finding. He also speculates the possibility that the termites themselves feed the larva (through their functional head, yes), but it is something they are testing. In one of his photographs you can see that possible mouth -to -mouth food. Accelerated evolution. Vila comments that it is not so weird that there are flies that are made by other insects to carry out forms of social parasitism. For example, humpback flies also imitate the termites, but in that case they are adults, and not the larvae, the protagonists. It also indicates that the common ancestor between both flies dates back to more than 150 million years ago, “much more than what separates human beings from mice, so we could affirm that we have discovered a new case of evolution of social integration,” he says. In addition, he points out that the blue fly larva would have evolved very quickly to adopt these forms. Complications. Vila emphasizes that discoveries like this help to be aware of everything we do not know about the diversity and specialization of insects, but also comments that studying these laboratory larvae is something that seems extremely complicated. The larvae studied ended up dying without reaching metamorphosis in the laboratory, which indicates that, either recreate the conditions they have in the termiter in the desert is crucial – something very difficult – or there is some other element of the nest and the symbiotic relationship between species that is crucial for the survival of the specimens. We will see what they end up discovering, since now the mystery is not only to know if it is a unique larva, but how it will be in its adult form. Images Ibe, Roger VilaCurrent Biology In Xataka | It turns out that there is another terrestrial species that cures its injured and performs surgical amputations: ants

The US is leaving a huge vacuum in its tariff replication. And China is taking care of filling it

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The measures that Donald Trump is taking are causing diverse consequences. The 25% tariffs for imports from Mexico and Canada that has just activated are a way to boost industry and employment in that country. Meanwhile, China is trying to take advantage of the moment to export more than ever, but there are many important elements in this commercial war. China is watering the world of exports. The Asian giant has been promoting trade agreements with countries around the world for years. The country’s ministry of trade shows it in its List of free trade agreementswhich includes countries such as Australia, South Korea, Switzerland or Chile. China already trades with almost everyone. There are agreements in negotiation with Norway, Israel or Panama, but new agreements with Colombia or Canada are also being investigated, precisely one of the great affected by the recent Trump tariffs. A well -known analyst, Balaji, He shared a graph in which the evolution of these agreements was appreciated from 2000 to 2024, when China has reached many more countries with its exports. But China needs to export. The problem is that China produces much more than it consumes, and that exports much more than matters. It occurs with steel, with cars or solar panels, and as indicated In CNN That drives her to increase her exports to revive her economy. And when it exports, it makes it benefiting that thanks to this overproduction it can compete in prices, throwing from the market to local businesses that cannot compete in that field. And consume much more. As we said, the imbalance between what is consumed and what is produced in China is remarkable. According to the World Bankin the world consumption represents 75% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), but in China it only reaches 53-54%. That is due to various factors, as indicated In Carnegie Endowmentbut promoting that domestic consumption is really complicated, which makes exports even more critical. Care to import too much. If the countries that trade with China import too many merchandise and Chinese products, they are in danger of deindustrialized, as in fact it has happened in recent years in the West. We have delegated the production of technology to China, for example, and Trump’s measures are precisely aimed at recovering land in that market. The problem It also affects emerging economiesthat are flooded with Chinese products and without the ability to export their own. Example: the electric car. Byd has managed to become the Great protagonist of the electric cars segment in 2024, and has done so thanks to that strategy. Their cars are usually more assertible and that has managed to attract a large number of buyers. Compete with the Chinese electric car has become very difficult, so Europe Tariff appealed months ago To try to balance things. USA bet on the US. Trump’s measures are punishing imports And they are trying to get companies to manufacture there so that the country does not depend on those foreign products and materials. Recent ads Like those of TSMC either Apple They precisely try to avoid tariffs but force these companies to make strategic decisions that would probably not take. China’s exports to the US import, but not so much. The majority of China’s exports focus on other regions, and not so much on the US. In 2022 those regions They added About three billion dollars, compared to 637,000 million dedicated to the US. The business with that country is remarkable, yes (22% of the total), but not critical for Chinese exports that can be affected by tariffs. Canada (probably) will become more friend from China. The “punishment” tariff will affect trade between the US and countries such as Canada, but precisely this country has been increasing its trade quotas with China for years. Beijing has already shown his intention to reinforce those commercial ties with Canadaand Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau, made clear the situation. When referring to Trump, he highlighted how what he is doing is something “very dumb. Two friends fighting is exactly what our opponents worldwide want to see.” Mexico also reacts. Claudia Sheinbaum, president in Mexico, also made it clear that “It is Mexico’s defense time“Faced with tariffs imposed by Trump. The president will reveal her plans soon, but she may also end up approaching the Chinese government as part of that response to Trump’s measures. Being a friend of China has its. That provision of China to reach commercial agreements with more and more countries is not exempt from problems, and in fact we have seen it with the example of European tariffs to the Chinese electric car. And meanwhile, collapse of the bags. Trump’s tariff policies have caused in recent days a collapse of the bags, and the great technological ones in the United States They have suffered especially that blow. Yesterday they managed to contain the losses a bit, but the falls have been significant in both traditional markets and in cryptodives. Image | Cage Skidmore | Paul Kagame In Xataka | ‘The Nvidia Way’: This book is the perfect tool to understand how Jensen Huang has taken Nvidia to the top of success

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