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He was saved by a script that did not admit a single detour

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In June 2024, Apple presented one of the most ambitious movements in its recent history: the integration of Apple Intelligence on your devices and, with it, a reinvention of Siri. That keynote promised something that many had been waiting for years: a truly useful assistant, capable of understanding the user contextoffer accurate answers and execute actions taking into account our personal information. Concert tickets, hotel reservations, links shared in Messages or calendar locations: everything would be within reach of the new Siri. The enthusiasm was immediate. Apple presented it as an important transformation and, implicitly, as one of the necessary steps to catch up in the race for artificial intelligence (AI), accelerated after the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022. But the illusion soon evaporated. In March 2025, The company confirmed that the new version of Siri would not be available until 2026and when it did this 2026 we discovered that would not arrive in Europe yet. These two announcements came as a sudden stop. For many, it was not just a disappointment: It was a blow to the credibility that Apple had been cultivating for years. And, despite this, the company did not offer many explanations. The future was simply postponed. We cannot deny that Apple knows how to manage the times. He masters like no one else the art of anticipating what is to come, even when what is apparently presented It’s not quite finished. John Gruber hinted at it.one of the most influential voices in the Apple environment, pointing out that some of the features presented at WWDC 2024 probably did not exist as such. Or, if they did, they were still far from being functional. The secrets behind one of the most epic technology presentations in history And it’s not the first time. In fact, this strategy has a clear precedent, perhaps the most revealing of all: the presentation of the first iPhone in 2007. An event that has become a myth in the history of technological marketing, with Steve Jobs announcing “a revolutionary and magical product.” But what few knew then, and many still ignore today, is that that device barely worked on the day of its debut. Literally. A report from The New York Magazinebased on interviews with former Apple employees, reveals the ins and outs of that historic keynote. Among the testimonies, that of Andy Grignon, senior engineer responsible for the device’s communication modules, stands out. According to him, the iPhone software was plagued with bugs: songs played halfway, videos tended to freeze, and the system could collapse if the tasks were not executed in the precise order. Memory was so limited that just a few simultaneous operations were enough to cause a reboot. Faced with such a scenario, engineers designed an emergency solution: “the golden path.” It was an exact sequence of actions that Jobs had to follow without deviating even a millimeter. Only then could they ensure that the phone did not stop responding during the demo. To cover his back, Jobs would have several identical units on stage. If one was blocked, it would move on to the next without the public noticing. To this technical tension, they explain, was added the aesthetic demand. Jobs did not want a camera pointed at the device to show it on the screen. I wanted one direct projectionclean, without visual interference. To achieve this, engineers incorporated custom boards and video cables that extracted the signal from the iPhone itself and sent it to the projector. It was a fragile and artisanal system, but it did its job: it made everything seem natural, almost magical. The WiFi was another headache. With thousands of people in the room, many with technical knowledge, connectivity could be compromised. To avoid this, Apple modified the AirPort software responsible for connecting the iPhone, adapting it to operate on frequencies reserved for Japan, outside the usual range in the United States. A risky trick, but effective to ensure a stable signal during the presentation. The calls were also carefully prepared. AT&T, then exclusive partner of the iPhone, installed a portable mobile tower to ensure a stable signal. Even so, the demo devices were configured to always display five bars of coverage, regardless of the actual quality of the connection. Against all odds, the presentation was impeccable. Jobs followed the script with surgical precision: he showed music and videos, browsed web pages, sent messages, made a call, explored photos with touch gestures and, in one of the most iconic moments, used Google Maps to locate a Starbucks and order, as a wink, 4,000 coffees. The public surrendered. No one could imagine that that highly advanced iPhone was, at least at that moment, a perfectly rehearsed staging. The level of secrecy was such that, according to The New York Magazine, one of the engineers interviewed stated that some suppliers, such as Marvell Technologies, did not know until the day of the presentation that their WiFi and Bluetooth chips were being used in a mobile phone, and not in an iPod. Apple even designed false schemes to mislead and prevent leaks. We may be, once again, facing one of those stagings that Apple dominates like no one else. The new Siri has already been presentedbut unlike what happened with the iPhone, we keep waiting to be able to use its most ambitious proposal in years. Siri aims to become a transformative tool, but we will have to wait to use it. Images | Apple (1, 2) In Xataka | The new M3 Ultra marks a turning point: Apple will not create an Ultra version for each generation

who controls the most powerful AI in the world

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Just two weeks ago we had how the United States government blocked two of the most intelligent AI models in the world: Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 while Anthropic promised to be working on it to solve it. Just 15 days later, the situation has taken a first turn: the US Department of Commerce has authorized the reactivation of the Claude Mythos 5 model, but not for everyone: only for a closed list of US organizations considered “trustworthy.” It is an unlock, but with conditions. For now, no Fable 5 newsthe most general and closest model for the average user. what’s happening. As collects exclusively SemaforHoward Lutnick, Secretary of Commerce in the Trump administration, has sent a formal letter to Anthropic with the good news. The partial redistribution of Mythos 5 will reach a set of more than 100 US organizations that operate and defend critical infrastructure approved by the US government. Lutnick reported in its letter that Anthropic “has committed to working with the United States government on protocols, standards, and future releases” of its models. Or what is the same, that Anthropic has gone through the government hoop, which now has a voice to choose how and to whom its most advanced models reach. In return, Mythos 5 is partially back. Why is it important. Because never before has an AI model been subjected to such scrutiny and government approval requirement to be distributed, which establishes a dangerous precedent: converting the most advanced AI models as export technology subject to control, such as semiconductors. And it doesn’t just affect Anthropic. OpenAI has also launched in the last few hours versions of its new GPT-5.6 model with government-controlled restrictions, such as Sam Altman tells Xwhere despite expressing his predilection for a widespread launch, he shows his willingness to collaborate with the US administration in the authorization of future models. Context. The June 12 blockade occurred after a warning from Amazon of possible manipulation of Anthropic models for malicious purposes, although reports also weighed that indicated upon his hidden arrival in China. Before the ban, Mythos 5 was available on a limited basis to a number of organizations, among them the government of Spain. Following the blockage, Anthropic sent a team of professionals to work closely with the Department of Commerce and the Office of the National Cybersecurity Director to find a solution. In detail. Lutnick’s letter specifies that authorized organizations (the list is not public) can use the model in a kind of “white list”: whoever is part of it has access, whether foreigner or not. Curiously, all this is happening without the US having formal regulations to evaluate AI models, unlike the European AI law: The Trump administration blocked first and is building the rules as it goes. This partial unlocking does not solve the problem for those outside the United States: the list of authorized organizations is exclusively American and the exemption mechanism is based on export control, so any foreign entity wanting to use Mythos 5 would require a specific license that does not exist. So other governments, non-US companies, and foreign consumers still don’t know if or when they will recover these models because the United States is acting unilaterally. Yes, but. Obviously the unlocking is good news for Anthropic, but it leaves several fronts open. The first is what happens with Fable 5, the general use model, for which there is no return date. The second is that the list of authorized organizations is not public and it is not known what criteria have been used for the selection. In Europe several voices They have already expressed their frustrationalthough the problem of the old continent is another: technological dependence on third parties and the lack of an ecosystem of alternatives to match. In the background lies another problem that was revealed with the blockade two weeks ago and that the launch of GPT-5.6 has confirmed: the most cutting-edge AI companies and models in the United States have to go through the government filter and we do not know if this will be the modus operandi from now on. If so, this way of proceeding could be a liability in the AI ​​race precisely for the country that currently has the advantage. In Xataka | China has two ideas to win the AI ​​race: invest a fortune and leave NVIDIA with almost no margin In Xataka | Anthropic is at the most important moment in its history and has a warning: we must lift the AI ​​accelerator Cover | Xataka with Gemini

In a new chapter of “you never buy anything digital, you only rent it,” PlayStation Store will remove another batch of content

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When we buy something in a digital store, the word “buy” has more tricks than it seems. We pay, we receive a confirmation, we see the content in our library and we get used to thinking that it is already part of ours. The problem is that, in many services, that feeling of ownership It rests on a much less solid structure: an active account, terms of use, servers and licensing agreements that can change over time. This framework has just had a very specific translation in PlayStation Store Spain. On an official page of its legal sectionPlayStation advises that, starting September 1, 2026, users will no longer be able to access previously purchased StudioCanal content and that this content will be removed from its video library. The company attributes the measure to its content licensing agreements, a brief formulation but sufficient to understand the scope of the notice. The notice does not remain a generic note: PlayStation accompanies the communication with an extensive list of affected titles. It doesn’t make much sense to reproduce it in full here, but it is worth emphasizing that recognizable movies and series appearfrom ‘Paddington’ and ‘Paddington 2’ to ‘Moonlight’, ‘Carol’, ‘Source Code’, ‘Train to Busan’, ‘The Imitation Game’ or ‘Terminator 2’. If you want to check case by case what content is included, You can check the complete list on the official website.. The measure does not only affect Spain. PlayStation too has published an equivalent notice for the United Kingdomwhere the date of September 1, 2026 and the withdrawal of previously purchased StudioCanal content are repeated. The context helps to understand why we talk about purchases made in the past. PlayStation Store stopped offering movie rentals and purchases and TV content on August 31, 2021. At that time, the company explained that users could continue to access content they had already purchased for on-demand playback. The current notice changes the plane of the conversation: it is not about a store that stops selling, but about a previous video library that loses part of its content. When buying doesn’t always mean owning The key is in a distinction that the user does not always keep in mind when pressing the buy button. In many digital services, what is acquired is not an autonomous copy, but an access license associated with an account and subject to conditions of use. That doesn’t make every digital purchase useless, nor does it mean that everything will disappear, but it does mark the real limit of ownership. The work can be in our library and still depend on agreements that are negotiated far from us. PlayStation is not a strange exception within the digital market. Amazon Prime Video warns in its conditions that purchased content may no longer be available for download or streaming due to licensing restrictions or other reasons; Apple also considers that a purchase may not be available for redownload or access from your services if you lose rights to that content; and in video games, Steam and Nintendo talk openly licensed, not sold software. The names, devices and stores change, but the pattern repeats itself: we pay for access within an ecosystem that we do not fully control. The comparison with the PC from years ago helps to understand the change. We bought a game like ‘Age of Empires’, we put the disk in, we installed it and we could play without a store having to continue authorizing each step. The Internet connection could be used for patches, online games or later improvements, but the core was in our hands. The border between physical and digital has become more blurred. There are still discs that contain complete games and allow you to install without relying on an initial download, but the format no longer always offers that guarantee. The case of ‘GTA VI’ pushes the debate to the center: Rockstar points out that the physical version announced for launch will carry a download code inside the box, without a disc, and which can be used to preload the game before its release. For those who bought physically looking for distance from the digital store, the message is difficult to ignore. What happens with StudioCanal on the PlayStation Store works as a reminder of a reality that we usually accept without looking at it too much. In digital, paying for a movie, a song or a video game does not always mean keeping a copy under our control. Sometimes we buy access, and that access lives within a system of licenses, accounts and services that can change. Images | PlayStation | StudioCanal In Xataka | Online games have made their preservation complicated. The solution may be what this video game has done

We thought “cotton candy planets” was a metaphor. NASA just found two that take it to the limit

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In a very distant planetary system, about 1,113 light years from Earth, intuition asks us for a very reasonable thing: if a planet is almost the size of Jupiter, it should also resemble Jupiter in its mass. NASA’s TESS mission just showed that the universe doesn’t always play by those rules. From your data, scientists have identified two giant worlds around the star TOI-791 that seem made to break that expectation: they take up a lot of space, but concentrate very little matter. The discovery has its own names: TOI-791 by TOI-791 c. They are two “super-puff” planets, a term used to describe giant worlds with extremely low densities, comparable in this case to that of cotton candy. Scientists calculate that they are the most “bloated” planets found so far, a striking label but supported by a very specific comparison: their size is close to that of Jupiter, while their mass represents only a small fraction of that of the largest planet in the Solar System. The key piece of this story is TESSNASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite. We are not talking about a telescope designed to obtain direct images of these worlds, but rather a space observatory prepared to monitor large areas of the sky looking for indirect signalss. According to technical information, its payload is concentrated in a single instrument: a set of four wide-field optical cameras. These cameras work together with their covers, mount, sun shield and data management unit to track stars for long periods. Two giant planets that weigh almost nothing The important thing is that TESS did not see those planets the way we see an image of Jupiter or Saturn. What it detected were repeated small drops in the brightness of TOI-791, the Sun-like star that hosts this system. This pattern appears when, from our perspective, a planet passes in front of its star and blocks a minimal part of its light. From these transits, and how they repeat over time, scientists can reconstruct the presence of worlds that are too far away to be shown as a conventional photograph. There’s an understandable trap here: we see the NASA illustration and our brain fills in the scene as if we were looking at a photo. But that is not what has happened. The agency clarifies that no direct image of TOI-791 by TOI-791 cand that its appearance in the visual pieces is an artistic interpretation. The image serves to bring us closer to the discovery and compare it with known planets, but it is not the observation itself: the observation is in the signals measured by TESS when these worlds pass in front of their star. The TESS spacecraft and its payload, prepared before launch The rarity appears very clearly when the figures come in. TOI-791 b is almost the same size as Jupiter, but contains only 3.0% of its mass. TOI-791 c goes even one step further: it is larger than Jupiter, although it barely reaches 5.9% of its mass. That combination is what makes these worlds so strange. We are not dealing with small planets with little matter, but with giants that take up a lot of space and yet concentrate a surprisingly low amount of mass. There is also a question of patience. TOI-791 b takes 139 days to complete one revolution around its star, and TOI-791 c needs 232 days. For a telescope that searches for planets through transits, that means waiting a long time to see the same signal repeat and confirm that we are not facing a coincidence. The accumulation of data was decisive here: from its high orbit around the Earth, TESS gathered 1,122 days of observations of this system over seven years. The image compares the size of the two “super-puff” planets with some worlds in our Solar System To arrive at their masses, scientists took advantage of a very useful detail: these two planets do not move as if the other did not exist. TOI-791 b and TOI-791 c follow an orbital pattern that causes them to be gravitationally attracted to each other. That push and pull slightly changes the timing of its transits across the star from our perspective. By measuring these small temporal variations, the team was able to estimate how much mass each planet contains and confirm their status as low-density “super-puff” planets. The confusion comes not only from the fact that they are huge worlds with very little mass, but also from the fact that they fit poorly with what was expected to be found. Jon Jenkins of NASA Ames sums it up this way: “They represent a puzzle “We must solve how giant planets like Jupiter and super-puffs form.” George Dransfield, lead author of the study at the University of Oxford, also emphasizes that their extremely low densities make them fascinating targets for studying the evolution of planetary systems. The metaphor, in fact, was the gateway to the problem. What comes next is trying to read those worlds in more detail. NASA notes that scientists want to study the chemical composition of their atmospheres, how their rotation can affect their shape and to what extent the star’s inclination fits with the orbits of the planets. It also remains to be understood how they moved within the system during its development, whether their orbits were shaped by interactions with other planets and, ultimately, how such low-density worlds can form. Cotton candy was the image; The challenge is to explain the recipe. 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Microsoft just delayed its end with a silent extension

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Windows 10 It had been marked on the calendar for some time as a system with an exit date. Microsoft ended its official support on October 14, 2025 and the message seemed clear: the time had come to turn the page and look ahead. Windows 11. But it is one thing to close a stage on paper and quite another to do it when there are still millions of computers using that system every day. What we are seeing now is precisely that: Microsoft wanted to accelerate the farewell, but Windows 10 refuses to become the past. An extension until 2027. The change is in the Extended Security Updates program, the path that Microsoft offers to Windows 10 users who need to continue receiving security patches during the transition. According to the company’s official websitea, registration for the consumer ESU will be open until October 12, 2027. It should be noted that the program was initially planned until October 12, 2026 and that Microsoft has updated the date. Security, not a second life. It is important to specify what Microsoft is offering, because ESU is not equivalent to maintaining Windows 10 as if nothing had changed. The company defines the program as an option to reduce the risk of malware and cyberattacks on computers with Windows 10, version 22H2, through critical and important security updates. Other types of fixes, product improvements, new features and technical support are excluded. The system that is still too heavy. The explanation is in the scale. Windows 10 still runs on around 26% of PCs, while Windows 11 is around 72%, according to StatCounter. The difference already clearly favors the most recent system, but the percentage that Windows 10 retains is still enormous in such a widespread market. In other words, Microsoft is not extending the ESU for a few stragglers, but for an installed base that still numbers in the hundreds of millions. The migration that got stuck. If Windows 10 retains so much ground, it is because for many users changing has not been as simple as accepting an update: CPU and TPM requirements that left out still valid equipment, more expensive components due to the shortage of memory and storage linked to the rise of AI, and a certain misgiving about the growing prominence of AI in Windows 11. What changes for Spain and Europe. For those reading this from Spain, the important detail is in the conditions of the European Economic Area. Microsoft indicates that the way at no additional cost is to register with a Microsoft account and continue logging into Windows with that same account to receive updates until October 12, 2027. If the user stops doing so, the company warns that the updates will be interrupted after a period of time, which can reach up to 60 days. Local account and payment. Anyone who prefers to continue using a local account is not left out, but has another way. Microsoft says those users can make a one-time purchase of $30, or the local equivalent plus tax, to keep the updates extended through October 12, 2027 without permanently signing in with a Microsoft account. The license, however, is associated with the Microsoft account used to sign up for the program. Once activated, it can be applied to a maximum of 10 compatible devices. Windows 10 is not leaving yet. The business side leaves another clue as to how gradual the withdrawal will be. Companies pay per device and the commercial program will remain available until 2028. Microsoft already experienced a similar situation with Windows XP, whose support had to be extended several times during the 2010s because millions of computers did not make the leap. The story is not identical, but it does leave a clear reading: Windows 10 seemed doomed, and yet Microsoft has just quietly delayed its end. Images | Joachim Pressl In Xataka | Your Passwords Won’t Resist the “Quantum Apocalypse”: How to Protect Your Files with Post-Quantum Encryption Today

an ideal ergonomic chair if you don’t like those that are rigid like the Markus from Ikea

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This Prime Day we are seeing very good offers on all types of devices, such as mobile phones either fans and air conditioners. But what if you need a new chair? If you are looking an office chairthen it may suit you Sihoo Doro C300 Pro V2a chair that has only been available for a few weeks and that we have on sale on Amazon until 449.99 euros. If you’d rather save a little more, it’s available in the Sihoo store for 429.99 euros. Now, using the code ‘SihooXa6’, its price remains at 404.19 euros. Keep in mind that the promo will be available only until next July 1. SIHOO Doro C300V2 Ergonomic Office Chair, Mesh Desk Chair with 8D Armrest, Lumbar Support, Computer Chair with 3D Headrest, Tilt for Home Office The price could vary. We earn commission from these links The best price for a chair that ‘follows’ you so you are well supported The RRP of this chair is 519.99 euros, so we have a quite interesting discount on this office chair. What it proposes is different from other very popular chairs, such as the Markus from Ikea. Share with her some points in common, but it’s not as static as this. We say this because this chair (and others of this type), when you move a little, you are no longer supported correctly. Its structure has four coordinated zones that are always in contact with your body. These are: head, back, lumbar and arms. This system, called DynaCore, is maintained even when we recline the back of the chair if we want to adopt a more comfortable position during a moment of rest, for example. It reclines, specifically, up to 135 degrees. Another point that characterizes this chair is that it adjusts to you, but automatically. It has a lever to raise the height or inclination of the backrest, like most chairs. However, the backrest slides to match the shape of the back and adjusts to it. This way, if several people use the same chair at home, you won’t have to configure this aspect all the time. The headrest is quite large and flexible, so it is not difficult for us to have this part of the body well supported. His seat, furthermore, can be adjusted in depthsomething we don’t usually see in office chairs like the Markus from Ikea. That’s key for people with very long or short legs. The Sihoo Doro C300 Pro V2 has very configurable armrests that the brand calls ‘8D armrests’. These move backwards, forwards, up and down. Most armrests already do this, but those of the Sihoo can also be configured a little more depending on the position we are going to take. For example: if we recline and have a book in our hand, we can adjust the armrest to support both the elbow and the forearm. Finally, mention the fabric of the chair. With how hot it is right now, it is important that our chair has a breathable fabric that does not stick to your skin. This Sihoo has breathable mesh, so we will not have any type of problem in that regard. Finally, it is a chair that has breathable mesh as the main fabric. It is not that it is the only chair on the market to use this, but it is what ideal in hot environments and now that it’s starting to get hot everywhere. In addition, we cannot forget that Sihoo offers a 30-day free trial and a three-year warranty. All this, added to the fact that the chair has a 30-day trial and three-year warranty, makes it a very interesting office chair for those looking for something different from other more popular options. And more, now that it has a discount. Other Sihoo chairs that may interest you SIHOO M57 Ergonomic Office Chair with 3D Armrests, Lumbar Support and Adjustable Headrest, Synchronized Tilt Function and High Backrest – Light Gray The price could vary. We earn commission from these links SIHOO Doro S300 Ergonomic Office Chair, Gaming Chair with Dual Dynamic Lumbar Support, 6D Coordinated Armrests, Adjustable Swivel Chair White(Ships in Two Separate Packages) The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Some of the links in this article are affiliated and may provide a benefit to Xataka. In case of non-availability, offers may vary. Images | Sihoo In Xataka | Buying guide on how to make your home workplace ergonomic In Xataka | How to set up your home office: buying guide for stands, monitors and other peripherals, cables, headphones and more

NASA’s launch facilities are too old to travel to the Moon

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The Artemis program is, without a doubt, one of NASA’s most ambitious plans. The agency has invested a lot of money and a lot of effort in ensuring its missions come to fruition. However, to some extent, it is starting to behave like a late model Ferrari on an unpaved trail. It has the capacity to go very far, as long as the setting is right. If not, it can be a disaster. According to the latest statements According to NASA’s Office of Inspector General (OIG), its two main launch sites are overcrowded and have outdated facilities. It must be solved to squeeze out Artemis’s potential; but, at the moment, there is no money. Two facilities reaching the limit. The two facilities referred to by the OIG are the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida and the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Both are used by both NASA and private companies, such as SpaceX and Blue Origin among others. The pace of launches is growing faster and faster. In 2020, 31 rockets were launched from the KSC, but the figure rose to 109 launches in 2025. At Wallop, for the same years, it went from 3 to 17 launches. The latter may seem like a minor difference, but considering Wallop’s pitch volume is lower, it’s a 467% increase. KSC’s is 252%, also quite high. It is estimated that both facilities could be operating at their limits by 2028 and 2029. Artemis IV, the program’s first manned moon landingis scheduled for 2028 and will mark the beginning of a series of trips to the Moon that, according to plans, should become more and more frequent. The platforms would not be able to cope. Obsolete facilities. The problem with these facilities is not only that they are small for so many launches. It has also been warned that they are too old. Most elements were built in the 1960s to support the apollo program. As a result, there are roads that were paved without taking into account the weight of modern rockets, fuel pipelines that cannot supply multiple users at once, and an aging electrical grid. It is true that the problems are more serious at KSC, since Wallop has undergone some renovations, but many improvements will still need to be made in both for the facilities to be up to par with Artemis. Money is missing. According to OIG calculations, $1 billion would be needed to renovate both facilities. However, so far NASA has only received $250 million of the funds allocated in last year’s HR1 2025 reconciliation bill. Clearly, it is not enough. NASA is scheduled to renew all of its facilities every 66 years. However, with the available budget, it would take 260 years to renew all its facilities. Kennedy Space Center Artemis’ demands. The demands of Artemis alone are already very high for the facilities currently available to NASA. It is planned that, before landing, the Orion capsule, with the astronauts on board, will dock in lunar orbit with the SpaceX or Blue Origin human landing system. In some missions it will be one and in others the other. Both must be there by the time Orion arrives, taking astronauts to the Moon and returning them back to lunar orbit. All of this will require several refuelings (15 have been confirmed for SpaceX), so many ships will have to be launched almost simultaneously. Today, it is not viable. In fact, the OIG report casts doubt on whether the protocol can even be carried out. Artemis IIImuch more modest. In your case, it will be necessary to send to Earth orbit Blue Origin and SpaceX human landers to demonstrate their feasibility and docking capabilities. They must be launched almost simultaneously, but this is not possible with pipelines that cannot supply two ships simultaneously or the obsolete electrical grid. It is urgent to improve the facilities and for that we need money. The OIG has made this report to warn about a situation that goes largely unnoticed. We have our sights set on the technologies of the present and the future, but we do not notice that those of the past, which need renewal, are the ones that could ruin NASA’s plans to return to the Moon. Image | NASA | Michael Rivera In Xataka | We have not yet colonized the Moon and we have already filled it with garbage: there are even abandoned golf balls

The fourth highest-grossing Spanish film in history lands on Netflix full of political incorrectness

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28 years ago, Santiago Segura shot the first film in the highest-grossing saga in the history of Spanish cinema in eight weeks and with 1.7 million euros. Now, the sixth part of the series, ‘Torrente President’lands on Netflix with a history of records that speaks for itself: the best first weekend of a Spanish film in the last 15 years, more than 3.7 million spectators in cinemas, the fourth highest grossing of a Spanish film of all time, and a budget that Segura estimated at just under six million euros. Twelve years after ‘Torrente 5: Operation Eurovegas’, José Luis Torrente, the former fascist and Atleti police officer, returns, always convinced that Spain is going through its most critical moment and that only he can save national dignity. This time he discovers that politics may be his best opportunity to thrive and after a series of entanglements he ends up leading the populist NOX party thanks to his unmistakable and demagogic style, so similar to current political reality. It was clear that Spain was thirsty for Torrente, and Segura, who can be accused of many things but not of not having a commercial nose, has been able to take advantage of a very specific social moment to return Torrente to the billboards. Right now, ‘Torrente, Presidente’ has already grossed more than half of all Spanish cinema released in 2026, and will surely become one of the most viewed films of the moment on Netflix, which helped co-finance the production and which has the rest of the saga exclusively in its catalog. The notable thing about all this is that ‘Torrente Presidente’ is not a rarity for Segura’s commercial career. Beyond the fact that the series has already raised more than one hundred million euros, Bowfinger International Pictures is behind the film, the production company directed by Segura together with María Luisa Gutiérrez. The company has more than forty titles and a history that includes ‘The Infiltrator’ (Goya for Best Film) and the sagas ‘Padre no hay más que uno’ and ‘La familia Benetón’. Between 2025 and 2026, its productions accounted for 30% of the Spanish box office. And between its traditional production agreement with Atresmedia and now the entry of Netflix into the company’s finances, the production company has a muscle with little to envy of much larger traditional production companies. In Xataka | Today on Disney+, the film that, despite exceeding one billion at the box office, has left the continuity of its franchise up in the air

Of all the VPNs I’ve looked at for this holiday, I’m sticking with this one for one reason: unlimited devices

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When I go on vacation somewhere, I always carry several devices with me. It’s not because I spend all day with them in my hands, but because several of us travel as a family. As a general rule this involves connecting to unknown WiFi networks (the one at the hotel or the airport, for example), I have a VPN on all my devices and the one chosen is surfshark for one reason: supports unlimited devices. Surfshark Starter Subscription – monthly The price could vary. We earn commission from these links A VPN that you can install on all your devices Surfshark is one of the best vpn what’s on the market and it is with a very affordable price (part of the 2.39 euros per month). Beyond the speed or the servers available, what most characterizes this VPN is that it supports unlimited devices in all its plans, which allows you to have this tool installed on both your PC, mobile phone, tablet or basically wherever you want with the same account. But is it worth paying for a VPN to go on vacation? The truth is that you can put a lot of use to it. If you are going to use an unknown network, it is a way to protect yourself because you will pass all your traffic through an encrypted tunnel and no one will be able to intercept your data. This is ideal if you are going to use a service that has your banking details, for example. Yes, you can use a free VPN, But these are not as safe as they promise to be.. In addition to all of the above, imagine that you travel abroad and want to continue watching the World Cup. If you have a DAZN account in Spainyou can use the VPN to continue watching the content cas if you were at home without any kind of problem. And since you can install the VPN on all your devices, you can watch it wherever you want. As we said above, Surfshark is on sale right now. Normally, this VPN offers three extra months if we choose its two-year plan (the cheapest in the long run). However, this promo now extends in two ways: it is four months instead of three, but also in the one year plan. These would be the prices: two year plan: 2.39 euros per month or a total of 66.92 euros. In exchange, we will have VPN for 28 months. one year plan: 3.09 euros per month or a total of 49.44 euros. In exchange, we will have VPN for 16 months. Of course, you have to keep in mind that this promo It will only be available until next June 28. Some of the links in this article are affiliated and may provide a benefit to Xataka. In case of non-availability, offers may vary. Image | Joel MottSurfshark In Xataka | Why it is dangerous to connect to public Wi-Fi and what you should do to protect yourself In Xataka | Best VPNs: guide with the 17 best services to protect your online privacy

“In three or four years it is possible that there will no longer be anyone developing software here”

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SAP is one of the largest software companies in the world, so when its CEO states that in a very short time there will be no one programmingthings are going to get really complicated for software engineers. Christian Klein, CEO of SAP, assured in an interview for Financial Review that: “Software development is the function most affected by AI, and there is a possibility that in three or four years there will no longer be anyone developing software at SAP.” Klein’s statement is not a pressure maneuver on his employees, but is part of a strategy that the manager has been building for months, and which now has a name: the Autonomous Company. A company that wants to reinvent itself from within. SAP has more than 110,000 employees worldwide and is the largest software company in Europe. Of those 110,000 employees, more than 30,000 hold software development positions. That means Klein hopes be able to automate work which today employs more than 27% of its workforce with AI agents. The CEO shares the idea that the vibe coding It allows someone without technical training to generate software from natural language instructions. Klein, just like Like many other senior technology managers, he sees this as the beginning of the end for programmers. as we know it currently. That is, the role of the software developer will no longer be linked to the generation of the code, but to your supervision. SAP does not fire, it replaces. However, what Klein wanted to make very clear is that, although SAP will tend to reduce the number of software developers on its staff, that does not mean that it will lay off its employees. They will simply go to develop other roles within the company to meet new development needs. Klein explains that the workforce will change and product managers, who previously barely programmed, will start working alongside experts from different sectors to create new AI agents. “We need product managers who know how to read code and understand business. Although the demand for developers is low, we need more data scientists,” says the manager. Looking for AI trainers, not programmers. According to data from the latest study On global trends on the future of work prepared by ManpowerGroup, AI skills have surpassed engineering and computer science as the most difficult to find, with 72% of companies having difficulty filling these positions. The profiles Klein describes, product managers who understand how AI works and design AI agents, do not yet exist in quantity. what the industry needs. Developer confidence in the code generated by AI fell from 40% to 29% in a single year. 46% of professionals actively distrust these tools. 45% of the code generated by AI contains errors serious safety issues. Klein talks about a future without programmers, but today’s data shows that human supervision is still the difference between a reliable product and one with holes. In Xataka | Richard Liu, CEO of JD.com: “When robots deliver packages, the day will come when delivery drivers will no longer be needed Image | SAP, Unsplash (Becomes Co)

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