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Morgan Stanley has almost doubled its 2026 shipment forecasts

June 25, 2026 by usatoday24

When we think of humanoid robots, it is easy for the first name that appears to be Optimus. Tesla has managed to install its robot in the technological imagination before even turning it into a product that anyone can buy. But that is precisely the nuance that makes this story interesting: while the robot from the firm led by Elon Musk is still awaiting public sale, some Chinese manufacturers are already closer to specific commercial uses. What we have seen at fairs, events and first deployments points to a career that is beginning to be measured less by promise and more by deployment. Morgan Stanley’s jump. The clearest signal comes from the US bank. Morgan Stanley has raised for the second time this year its forecast for shipments of humanoid robots in China and wait that 50,000 units are reached in 2026. The figure almost doubles its previous estimate, located at 28,000 units, and leaves the first forecast from January, when it spoke of 14,000, even further away. The adjustment is not minor: in a few months, the entity has gone from a cautious expectation to a much more ambitious reading of the pace that the sector is taking. The small print. Morgan Stanley’s forecast does not mix all scenarios. The calculation includes only external sales and leaves out robots produced for prototypes, pre-sales tests or internal use, an important nuance when we talk about an industry still in the initial deployment phase. The bank also estimates that the Chinese humanoid market will reach $2 billion in 2026 and grow to $15 billion in 2030. By then, its forecasts point to 446,000 annual shipments. The change of pace. Morgan Stanley attributes this revision to a combination of factors that go beyond investor interest. In a note collected by CNBCSheng Zhong, an analyst at the entity, summarizes it this way: “Commercial verification, political support and supply chain response point to faster adoption of humanoids in China.” The phrase well summarizes the substance of the matter: we are not just talking about robots that generate attention at a fair, but also about commercial signals, public support and suppliers capable of responding. Where is the success? The bank is seeing clearer signals in factories and logistics, but also in unattended stores, interactive business services, restaurants and convenience stores. It makes sense: these are scenarios where tasks can be better defined, the environment is more controllable, and the economic return is easier to measure. The long-term scale. The background context is broader than this year’s review. Morgan Stanley Research estimated that the global humanoid market could exceed $5 trillion by 2050, including sales, supply chains, repair, maintenance and support. He also projected more than 1 billion humanoids in use by then, with about 90% destined for industrial and commercial tasks. The idea fits with what we are seeing in China: not just AI models on screen, but physical systems capable of acting in real environments. Images | UBTECH In Xataka | We believed that Adobe was threatened with death by AI. It turns out that it is one of the few companies that is making money from it

The White House app downloads itself on official phones and cannot be deleted

June 25, 2026 by usatoday24

Donald Trump’s Administration recently released a new official White House app for iPhone and Android. In principle, nothing too strange: many governments have public apps to disseminate statements, broadcasts, alerts or institutional information. But this one has not exactly arrived clean of noise. Questions first arose about its content. Later, due to the decision to take her to official federal employee cell phones. And now the controversy has escalated: several workers cited by WIRED They claim that the app appeared on their work phones and that, after deleting it, it was installed again. The testimonies point to several federal agencies. Employees of the Department of Agriculture, the Department of State and the Department of Labor claim that the application appeared on their devices, and they did so on condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation. The most specific phrase comes from the USDA: “I deleted it as evidence and it came back immediately,” said one of its workers. Another employee, this time from the State Department, said that he deleted it from his phone, but that in less than 24 hours it had reappeared. A public app on official mobile phones There is a good part of the crash. The application, presented by the White House as A way to receive “real-time updates, live events and direct access to the Presidency” does not seem like an internal tool for public employees. WIRED points out that it is, apparently, the same version available to the public in Apple stores and Googlealthough from Spain, at least on iPhone, we have not been able to download it. Within the app there is a social section with publications from the White House, messages from Trump on Truth Social and videos from official accounts on platforms such as TikTok and Instagram. It also includes a news section with statements, official documents and selected articles from different media. That content is what has led some employees to describe the situation in much harsher terms than a simple computer complaint. One of the workers cited summed it up like this: “They are injecting pure and simple propaganda directly into our veins.” The phrase points to the heart of the conflict: it is not only that an app has reached an official device, but that the content that appears in it is perceived, at least among those employees, as an extension of the Administration’s political message. The White House, for its part, defended the measure before the technology publication with an argument focused on utility and security. Its spokesperson, Olivia Wales, stated that the application “does not require anyone to create an account or enter data” and He maintained that any information within the app is “secure.”He also added that government devices often include pre-installed applications that add value to employees’ daily work. The case has echoes of other recent attempts to bring state applications to mobile phones, although the comparison requires caution. In India, the Government ended up withdrawing the mandatory pre-installation of Sanchar Saathia public anti-fraud and mobile security app, and officially explained that would no longer make it mandatory for manufacturers. In Russia, Reuters reported that MAXa messaging service supported by the State, had to come pre-installed on mobile phones and tablets sold in the country. The difference is important: those cases looked at the consumer market; The American one affects official work phones. The underlying question is not whether the White House can manage the official cell phones that it gives to its employees. The question is what does it mean to use that ability to place on those devices? a public political communication app. A federal employee may have his ideas, sympathies or preferences, but his role within the Administration should not involve coexisting with political messages in a tool designed for work. That is why the protest reported by WIRED has a broader reading than a complaint about an automatic download: some workers reject that an official cell phone ends up becoming another channel for the presidential message. Images | White House | Screenshot Play Store and App Store In Xataka | Inside the field, thousands of cameras record and monitor everything that happens in the World Cup. Off the field, too

When a cyberattack knocked out Romanian hospitals, doctors recovered a classic: pencil and paper

June 25, 2026 by usatoday24

Computer technology has arrived to make our lives easier. In the health field, for example, hospitals are increasingly interconnected. Doctors in many countries around the world have access to electronic medical records and patients to paperless prescriptions. All of this can be fantastic, as long as it works well, of course. Romania experienced it in February 2024, when part of its health system was caught in a virus attack. ransomware which affected the Hipocrate platform used by hospitals throughout the country. Two years later, a reconstruction of the BBC It allows us to better understand what happened, how many hospitals were really infected and how the crisis was contained. The problem was especially delicate because Hippocrates was integrated into very different tasks of daily hospital life. The platform was used to register patients, order tests, view results, manage medications, and organize supplies. In practice, its fall left many centers without one of their main coordination tools. The ransomware variant identified was BackMyData. As usually happens in this type of attacks, the files were encrypted, renamed and unusable for system administrators. There was talk of a ransom of 3.5 bitcoins, about 175,000 euros at the exchange rate at the time, in exchange for the supposed key to recover the information. As new notices came in from hospitals, Romania’s National Cyber Security Directorate, the DNSC, made a drastic decision: ordering more than 100 hospitals to they will disconnect from the network. The measure left them without digital tools, but it allowed them to isolate the problem and gain time. Over time, the photography of the incident has become more refined. The number of hospitals directly infected by BackMyData was 26. The operational impact, however, was much greater: more than 100 hospitals were left offline or without normal access to their digital services. Inside the hospitals, the response was much more earthly. Some doctors asked the lab to deliver results on paper, others turned to offline spreadsheets, and many went back to register patients by hand. It was not a metaphor: for several days, part of the Romanian healthcare functioned with analogue tools. Romania chose not to pay the ransom and focused recovery on available backups. The strategy allowed operations to be recovered, at least essentially. According to updated information, most hospitals returned to almost normal operation in about five days. While there were no deaths or serious injuries to patients, the outage left work pending for weeks. All the information written down on paper had to re-enter the systems and some data was lost forever. Romanian authorities have not publicly attributed the attack to a specific group. There was later an international operation against a gang related to the BackMyData ecosystem, with four Russian citizens arrested outside Russia, but the BBC does not present it as a direct resolution of the case. Those days left an image that is difficult for many to forget: modern hospitals, useless screens and doctors doing something as old as writing to continue providing care. This case, however, also showed that backups and recovery plans are essential in the interconnected world we live in. Images | Pixabay | Tima Miroshnichenko | Miguel Ausejo In Xataka | Spotify will not let you log in with your username and password. It is a wonderful idea to protect your account

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

June 24, 2026 by usatoday24

‘Avatar: Fire and Ashes’the third installment of James Cameron’s billion-dollar saga, lands in Disney+. A film that opens with a statement against AI, introduces the franchise’s first major Na’vi villain, and leaves the future of two sequels in the airsequels that, despite the extraordinary collections of the franchise’s films, are still not guaranteed to survive. The film picks up where ‘The Way of Water’ left off: the Sullys, grieving the death of their eldest son Neteyam, try to protect another family member while facing two simultaneous threats. The RDA returns with reinforcements and the Mangkwan, known as the People of Ash, also appear: a volcanic Na’vi clan that has renounced the spiritual entity that underpins the entire cosmology of Pandora. It is the first time in the franchise that the Na’vi occupy the role of antagonists, which breaks the moral structure of the first two films: until now, only humans were the aggressors. The film’s visual effects were carried out by Wētā FX, the New Zealand studio that was linked to Peter Jackson. The team signed 3,132 visual effects shotsand the rendering process accumulated 1.248 million computing hours. One of the key technical innovations for the film was Kora, a set of tools for chemical combustion simulations, developed to solve a problem they had already identified in ‘The Way of Water’: photorealistic fire was extraordinarily difficult for artists to handle. Kora makes creating these types of images remarkably easy. In its opening weekend, the film grossed $347 million worldwide, and has already grossed $1,490. It is Cameron’s fourth film to exceed one billion, after ‘Avatar’, ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ and ‘Titanic’. The three films in the saga total more than $6 billion at the global box office, making it the first trilogy in history to reach that figure. However, calculations say that Disney needed to exceed one billion to make a profit, and that figure is increasingly being exceeded more closely. Without a doubt, an obstacle in the way of an ambitious story that may not tell everything that Cameron has in his portfolio. In Xataka | Today on Prime Video, a disaster movie that lost 45 million in theaters but is sweeping streaming

how to protect your files with post-quantum encryption today

June 24, 2026 by usatoday24

Quantum computers will acquire the ability to break classical cryptography in a relatively short period of time. At the end of last March, a group of researchers from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), the University of California at Berkeley and the emerging company Oratomic published a scientific article preliminary in which he explored the capabilities of quantum computers of neutral atoms. These machines are an alternative to quantum computers with superconducting and ion trap qubits, and are still in an experimental phase. These scientists have estimated that Shor’s algorithm can be implemented using a quantum computer equipped with between 10,000 and 20,000 qubits of neutral atoms. In fact, in their article they even propose a design with which in theory it would be possible break bitcoin encryption in a few days using 26,000 qubits of neutral atoms. In any case, these researchers are not the only ones who in recent months have alerted us to the ability of quantum computers to violate classical cryptography. In that same period, the group of artificial intelligence Google quantum published a study in which he demonstrates that the elliptic curve encryption used by Bitcoin or Ethereum, among other cryptocurrencies, can be overthrown using far fewer resources than initially estimated. According to these researchers, a quantum computer with less than half a million physical qubits will be able to decipher the algorithms used by current cryptocurrencies in a few minutes. In short, the scientific community has agreed that classical encryption technologies will be vulnerable before the arrival of large-scale quantum hardware. We can now protect our data Cryptography is the art of protecting our information through mathematical transformations. In this way, an encrypted message is incomprehensible to anyone who does not have the correct key. For decades, Internet security has rested on a seemingly solid principle: certain mathematical problems are so difficult to solve that no conventional computer could attack them in a reasonable amount of time. Post-quantum cryptography brings together a set of cryptographic algorithms designed to resist attacks from both classical and quantum computers. However, as we have seen, quantum computers are going to overturn this premise sooner rather than later. Fortunately, we have the post-quantum cryptographycommonly known as PQC due to its English name (Post-Quantum Cryptography). This technology brings together a set of cryptographic algorithms designed to resist attacks from both classical and quantum computers. The most important thing is that these algorithms run on conventional hardware. They do not require quantum computers to operate and are designed to replace current standards on the same processors we use today. In 2024, the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) published an initial set of standards that includes a post-quantum key exchange mechanism and several post-quantum digital signature schemes. The three standards published by NIST have clear functions. ML-KEM is based on the CRYSTALS-Kyber algorithm and is a key encapsulation mechanism. Its function is to establish securely encrypted communication channels, replacing the classic protocols that the browser and the operating system use today to protect our connections. On the other hand, ML-DSA and SLH-DSA are digital signature schemes. They serve to verify that a message or file comes from who it claims to come from, without any quantum computer being able to falsify that signature. The three standards rely on mathematical problems that quantum computers cannot solve efficiently with current knowledge. The good news is that we don’t have to wait for our operating system to update. Some of the most used applications have already incorporated these standards in a way that is transparent to the user. Encrypted messaging app Signal implemented ML-KEM-1024 in its PQXDH protocol in 2024. Since then, every conversation protects session keys with post-quantum cryptography without the user having to configure anything. It is the clearest example that the transition has already begun, and that it can be completely invisible to users. How to encrypt your files with a certified tool To protect the files stored on our computer, the most accessible and audited tool available today for home users is VeraCrypt. It is free, open source and compatible with Windows, macOS and Linux. Its encryption is based on AES-256, a symmetric algorithm that NIST maintains as a standard and that remains resistant to quantum attacks. And the quantum threat does not affect all cryptography equally: Shor and Grover’s algorithms effectively attack asymmetric cryptography (RSA, elliptic curves, etc.), but symmetric cryptography with 256-bit keys retains sufficient strength against any quantum computer. In practice, AES-256 offers quantum security equivalent to 128 bits – enough to protect any personal file for decades. Using VeraCrypt takes just a few minutes. Once we have downloaded it from its official websitethe process involves creating an encrypted container: a file that acts as a password-protected virtual disk. On the main screen we will select Volumes/Create New Volumeand then Create an encrypted file container. The strength of symmetric encryption ensures that no next-generation quantum computer will be able to access content by brute force Next, we will choose the location and size of the container, select AES as the encryption algorithm, and set a strong password. Once created, that container is mounted as if it were another unit of the computer. In this way, any file that we drag inside is automatically encrypted. When you unmount the volume, the data is unreadable to any person or machine that accesses the disk without the password. To protect our passwords, the most reliable domestic option is KeePassXC. It is an open source manager, without connection to external servers and with periodic independent security audits. Stores all passwords in a locally AES-256 encrypted database that is only opened with a master password or additional key file. The cloud alternative is Bitwardenwhich also encrypts the data with AES-256 before sending it to the server. In both cases, the strength of symmetric encryption ensures that no next-generation quantum computer will be able to access the content by brute force. Whoever wants to complete this strategy can do so … Read more

For researcher Amber Simpson, parents can help teach them at home

June 24, 2026 by usatoday24

In the minds of most people learning mathematics resides in schools, institutes and universities. It is such a consolidated association that It’s hard to question it. However, research published in Mathematical Thinking and Learning shows that the mathematical learning It does not begin or end at school: it also happens at home, spontaneously and often completely unnoticed by the families themselves. The researcher who led this study is Amber Simpson, associate professor in the Department of Teaching, Learning and Educational Leadership at Binghamton University, in New York (USA). Its starting point was a specific question: what happens to the STEM learning (YesscienceTechnology, Engineering and Mathematics or Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) when the children come home? To answer it, Simpson and his team designed twelve engineering kits called MAKEngineering aimed at children between second and sixth grade. Each kit posed an open challenge using household materials. One of them, for example, proposed building the prototype of a house capable of protecting animals from an extreme weather phenomenon typical of their region. Seven families from the US participated in the study and provided recordings in which they were seen addressing the challenges together. The data was very revealing. Children used geometric reasoning, informal measurement, and proportional reasoning in a natural way during this experiment. Mathematics is also at home The biggest surprise of the study has nothing to do with the children. It has to do with the parents. There is a widespread assumption that parents lack the necessary knowledge to support their children’s mathematical learning. However, Simpson denies it: Caregivers do have this knowledge, but they exercise it in a way rooted in their usual ways of acting, and not in the school format. They are mathematics hidden in everyday practice, and precisely for this reason they go unnoticed. The participation of twins provided a very revealing perspective on their interaction dynamics. The study also identified another very important finding: the role of siblings. Those who worked together on the kits assumed both supportive and dominant roles, but remained involved in the design at all times. Amber Simpson has a separate article currently under review dedicated to this phenomenon. Interestingly, the participation of a pair of twins provided a very revealing perspective on their interaction dynamics. Simpson argues that non-school mathematics has a legitimate place alongside classroom mathematics, so both should be taken into account equally. The challenge now is to translate these discoveries into practice. To achieve this, these researchers have developed training kits for teachers and have verified that it is essential that teachers themselves first face these tasks before proposing them to their students. Widespread implementation of these kits in the classroom has not yet occurred, but this is precisely what Simpson and his colleagues propose. And his study is not just an academic argument that reveals where learning takes place; it is above all a vindication of value of what families are already doing without even knowing it. In any case, the question that Simpson leaves in the air has more scope than it seems: if mathematics is already happening at home, perhaps the problem is not teaching more, but learning to see what is already there. Within our reach. Image | Kampus Production More information | Mathematical Thinking and Learning In Xataka | The arrival of AI in mathematics goes beyond a “revolution”: it is reaching where human mathematicians did not dream

millionaires love it

June 24, 2026 by usatoday24

Where would you live if money were no problem? There are those who will say that they would go to the countryside, where there is no Internet connection, to live life and take care of a garden and some chickens (spoiler: it is quite sacrificial), but the reality is rather different. The millionaires of the world have other preferences and a recent report by the firm Henley & Partners has shed a lot of light on the matter. It turns out that millionaires care little about the field, the garden and the chickens. Your favorite destinations are others. The report. He “Henley Private Wealth Migration Report 2026” is a report that measures the structural competitiveness of countries to attract and retain the fortunes of millionaires. Each country receives a score from zero to 100 based on several factors, such as tax treatment, quality of life, geopolitical stability, etc. The higher the score, the more “interesting” that country is to live, invest or deposit capital. That score, as a curious fact, is called “Wealth Mobility Competitiveness Score”, which sounds much more fancy that “competitiveness index in terms of asset mobility”. Panoramic of Singapore | Image: Song Kaiyue A little house in Singapore… According to the report, the most interesting country for millionaires is Singapore, whose score is 79.5. The reason, the firm argues, is that it is a country “with political stability, solid institutions, deep capital markets and sustained demand for assets with international mobility throughout Asia.” Their proximity to Hong Kong and China clearly makes them win points economically. …another in New Zealand… With a score of 75.8, New Zealand is attracting investors thanks to the “relaunch of its Active Investor Plus Visa Programme, stable legal and regulatory environment, geopolitical stability and its position as a safe destination away from geopolitical hotspots,” the report states. Panoramic view of Mount Cook in Canterbury, New Zealand | Image: Donovan Kelly …and of course, spend the summer in the Cayman Islands. Not because of its beaches, not because of how beautiful the Pedro St. James Castle is (now converted into a museum), not because of how good Seven Mile Beach is, but because, according to the report, “a leading jurisdiction in wealth structuring, supported by a neutral fiscal framework, legal certainty and a sophisticated financial services ecosystem.” This is what it means to be a tax haven.which allows you to achieve a score of 74.3. The other contenders. There are a total of 16 countries that equal or exceed 70 points. The three mentioned above top the list, but it is worth highlighting the large presence of European countries with Cyprus, the Netherlands, Italy, Latvia, Switzerland, Greece and Monaco. The report places special emphasis on Italy, a country considered an “example of success” thanks to its “single tax regime for new residents, a favorable tax framework for inheritance matters and access to the EU market.” Here is the list of the top countries: Those who do, but with doubts. The report also includes some countries that have implemented changes in their policies and regulations and that, therefore, are “creating pressure on their long-term competitiveness.” Among those countries are Germany (69.7), France (65.7), Norway (69) and the United Kingdom (68.3), countries that are debating or have already applied wealth taxes, or that are facing political uncertainties. The most striking case is that of the United Kingdom, which “faces competitiveness pressures that began after Brexit and have accelerated with recent tax reforms.” The paradoxical case of the United States. It is one of the main creators of wealth, but it is not attractive to maintain it. The reason, the report states, is “taxation based on citizenship, fiscal complexity and the long processing times for immigration files.” The norm, the firm explains, is that large American fortunes want to go to European countries and, to a lesser extent, Latin America and the Caribbean. And what does this tell us? Beyond curiosity, this report could be understood as a canary in the mine for millionaires. An increase in the migration of the wealthy population could be an indicator of the health of a country’s economic policy, while a greater outflow (in the case of the United States) would be an indicator of the opposite. However, it is not a perfect indicator nor can it be understood as such. The relationship “millionaires are leaving” = “the country is going badly” is not direct and may respond, for example, to a risk diversification strategy. It is what the report calls “sovereign portfolio” and, in essence, it is an idea that responds to something simpler: uprooting. The great fortunes are not attached to their country of origin, but diversify their residence, citizenship and business interests in different countries. It is, however, a short-term strategy that understands that states do not change, when this is not the case. What is an advantage today, in the long run, implies simultaneous dependence on several legislative and regulatory systems that, in short, increase the risk. Not to mention that a good country is not only one that has greater fiscal competitiveness, but also one that provides a solid social system. Cover image | Diego F. Parra In Xataka | Luxury homes in the US are selling like hotcakes and experts think they know why: AI

While the heat ‘Spanishizes’ Europe at full speed, Spain begins to ask itself a key question: whether it will have to ‘saharize’ itself

June 24, 2026 by usatoday24

During recent summers, as heat waves have spread their tentacles across the continent, we Spaniards have seen ourselves vindicated. At last, Germany discovered the napFrance would fall in love with the blinds and England would have to admit that dining late has its benefits. It was seen, let’s face it, as a cultural victory. We did not have the other side of the coin: that climate change is a treacherous animal and, while Europe flirts with our habits, customs and solutions, we are being forced to abandon them. The question was not whether we will manage to ‘Spanishize’ Europe; It was whether we are going to have to ‘saharize’ Spain. What we are doing is not enough… In the midst of a heat wave, it becomes evident that many of the things we have been doing no longer work. But the truth is that the heat is no longer “an isolated episode.” According to the State of the Climate of Spain 2025 According to AEMET, the average temperature has risen 1.75 °C since 1961. In 2025, 25 records were broken for warm days and none for cold days (when one would expect five of each) and, as far as we know, summer lengthens by about nine days per decade. The consequences have changed radically and can be seen with a single piece of information: the The need for refrigeration in Spain has multiplied by 2.6 between 1982 and 2022. In this sense, Royal Decree-Law 4/2023 has already certified the obvious: the Spanish working day has to be legally subordinated to the thermometer and to the AEMET notices. In Xataka Experts agree that opening windows at night and closing them during the day is no longer the best strategy against heat. …and, in fact, we are stopping doing many things. The nap is a good example: only 16% do it daily and the 60% of Spaniards never sleep. It is due to the social evolution of the labor market, it is true; but also because at certain temperatures, the nap is no longer restorative and we can only turn on the air conditioning. When talking about ‘Saharanization’ there is a controversial component, of course; but there is also a grain of truth. There is extremely striking thingsfor an average Spaniard (like drinking hot drinks because they help regulate body temperature more efficiently than cold drinks) that make all the sense in the world in a very hot climate. And it is reasonable to think that there are many of those things that we will tend to adopt. It has always been said that Islamic culture tended to conceive houses ‘inwards’ and gave a lot of weight to internal domestic life, but do we really believe that it is a free decision and not a cultural adaptation to a very warm environment? {“videoId”:”x8006fc”,”autoplay”:false,”title”:”How to sleep when it’s very hot and you don’t have air conditioning”, “tag”:””, “duration”:”217″} There is more, much more. Because the signs are there. Cities are reacting: Barcelona has gone from 197 climate shelters in 2021 to more than 500 this summerwith coverage of 99% of the population within less than ten minutes walk; Bilbao, for its part, has around 131 spaces. Leisure also changes and Summer bookings to Norway up 37% while the north of the peninsula gains tourists. That is, it is no longer whether we change “habits, customs and solutions” but how we do it. We should talk more about this because that is where a good part of our near future lies. Image | Sam Williams In Xataka |ENT doctors agree: “Sleeping with air conditioning forces the nose to work excessively” (function() { window._JS_MODULES = window._JS_MODULES || {}; var headElement = document.getElementsByTagName(‘head’)(0); if (_JS_MODULES.instagram) { var instagramScript = document.createElement(‘script’); instagramScript.src=”https://platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js”; instagramScript.async = true; instagramScript.defer = true; headElement.appendChild(instagramScript); – The news While the heat ‘Spanishizes’ Europe at full speed, Spain begins to ask itself a key question: whether it will have to ‘saharize’ itself was originally published in Xataka by Javier Jimenez .

there is Galaxy Tab and more

June 24, 2026 by usatoday24

This Prime Day we are seeing very good deals on technology. Yesterday we focused on mobile phones less than 500 euros or in air conditioning devicesbut there is much more. Precisely for this reason, on this occasion we are going to focus on tablets, a very versatile device that can be great for the next summer vacation. And there is plenty to choose from.. XIAOMI Pad 8 – 11.2″ 3.2K Tablet (Snapdragon 8s Gen 4, 8GB RAM, 128GB ROM, WiFi 7, 1 year Extra warranty, 9200 mAh battery, Charger not included), Blue (ES Version) The price could vary. We earn commission from these links To take advantage of most of these offers, it is important to note that we have to be Amazon Prime subscribers (or use the free 30-day trial period). If we comply with it, there are several very interesting offers on tablets of all types. We leave you the five that we liked the most below: Xiaomi Pad 8 by 349.99 euroshistorical minimum price for a very balanced tablet. Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Lite by 237 euroseconomical option that includes the S Pen. Lenovo Yoga Tab by 435 eurosa tablet with a screen with a 144 Hz refresh rate. TCL NXTPAPER 11 Plus by 189 eurosa very versatile device that is ideal for reading. Samsung Galaxy Tab A11+ by 189 euroswhich returns to its all-time low this Prime Day. Xiaomi Pad 8 The first tablet that we place in this selection is the Xiaomi Pad 8a device with 11.2-inch display with Dolby Vision support and a refresh rate of 144 Hz. In addition, it has a Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 processor, 8 GB of RAM in this version and 128 GB of storage. Its battery is 9,200 mAh and it has fast wired charging of up to 45 W. Right now we have it available for 349.99 euros. XIAOMI Pad 8 – 11.2″ 3.2K Tablet (Snapdragon 8s Gen 4, 8GB RAM, 128GB ROM, WiFi 7, 1 year Extra warranty, 9200 mAh battery, Charger not included), Blue (ES Version) The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Lite We now continue with a cheaper option: the Galaxy Tab S10 Lite. Its screen is 10.9 inches and has a 90 Hz refresh rate, also coming with the S Pen as a gift, an ideal accessory for writing or drawing. In addition, it has 6 GB of RAM, 128 GB of storage and a battery that promises 16 hours of video playback. Costs 237 euros. Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Lite 128 GB – Tablet with AI, Includes S Pen, 6 GB Memory, 10.9″ Screen, Long-Lasting Battery, Grey, 3 Year Manufacturer’s Warranty + 1 Extra Year (Spanish Version) The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Lenovo Yoga Tab An option that stands out for performance is this Lenovo Yoga Tab. It is a tablet that comes with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 under the hood and has 12 GB of RAM (as well as 256 GB of storage). It also comes with the Tab Pen Pro included, its battery offers 12 hours of video playback and mention of its screen, which, although it is 11.1 inches, has 3.2 K resolution and 144 Hz. It costs 435 euros. Lenovo Yoga Tab – Tablet 11.1″ 3.2K (Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, 12 GB RAM, 256 GB UFS 4.0, 144 Hz, 4 Speakers, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4, USB-C, Android 15) Color Luna Gray – Includes Tab Pen Pro The price could vary. We earn commission from these links TCL NXTPAPER 11 Plus The most different option from the rest comes with this TCL NXTPAPER 11 Plus. It has an 11.5-inch matte screen, but at the touch of a button, It changes appearance and looks very similar to the screen of an e-book. It has 8 GB of RAM, 256 GB of storage and an 8,000 mAh battery. Right now it’s coming out 189 euros. TCL NXTPAPER 11 Plus Android Tablet | Includes Flip Case + T-Pen | 11.5″ 2.2K 120Hz NXTPAPER 4.0 Screen | Eye Protection | 8 GB + 256 GB | 8000 mAh Battery | DTS Audio x4 The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Samsung Galaxy Tab A11+ And we close this selection of tablets with another from Samsung: the Galaxy Tab A11+. It ties in price with the previous TCL tablet (that is, it also costs 189 euros) and has an 11-inch screen with a resolution of 1,920 x 1,200 pixels and 90 Hz. It is an economical option that can be great for watching movies, since Its speakers are compatible with Dolby Atmos.

Showering with cold water before sleeping in a heat wave seems like the best idea. Science warns that it is a big mistake

June 24, 2026 by usatoday24

Heat waves are already with us and in many places in recent days we have seen how they has far exceeded 40 ºC in many parts of our country. But the problem is not only that it is difficult to leave the house, but that sleeping becomes practically impossible for many peoplehaving a very fragmented sleep with different awakenings or even suffering from insomnia due to not being able to fall asleep. A solution. Faced with this great problem, common sense and desperation push us to get under the shower to be able to cool our body as much as possible just before entering bed to at least be a little cooler and try to fall asleep. But the problem here is that showering activates our body and can have a quite different effect than what we are looking for, making it very difficult to fall asleep. The mechanism of sleep. Something that we must keep in mind is that for our brain to understand that it is time to sleep, it needs a very specific physiological signal, which is the drop in the body’s core temperature. But when we take a shower of ice water, we get instant relief on the skin, but we cause our blood vessels to constrict so that our blood does not drop below its precious 36-37 ºC. In other words, the blood vessels They close to protect the internal heat of the body by sending less blood to our skin. The result. Although we get very fresh skin, a few minutes after getting out of the shower, the body experiences a rebound effect, retaining central heat and remaining in a state of alert because for the body there is a threat to which it has had to respond. On the other hand, warm or hot water does just the opposite, since, according to the group of researchers at the University of Texas at Austin, hot water stimulates the thermoregulatory system, causing blood to travel from the inner core of the body to the extremities. This facilitates a massive dissipation of body heat once we leave the bathroom, and that subsequent drop in core temperature is the biological switch that induces sleep. The warm water. Knowing all this, we can conclude that we should not use hot or cold water when showering, but that the middle ground is what we should look for. This is what an exhaustive review published in the journal points out. Sleep Medicine, where it was analyzed thousands of data to reach the conclusion that the optimal water temperature to improve sleep quality is between 40 and 42.5 ºC. But in a context of great heat like the one we are experiencing, experts clarify that the ideal is to look for the point of warm water, since the objective is not to roast ourselves, but to relax the blood vessels to promote heat loss from inside the body. The time. Showering and immediately getting into bed (or getting on top of the sheets) doesn’t work at all, since the body needs time to cool down. This same study we were referring to showed that the optimal time to take this shower is between 1 and 2 hours before going to bed. And best of all, it is something that has been shown to reduce the time it takes to fall asleep. These data are reinforced by a large-scale observational study published in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, where, after analyzing more than 1,000 adultsresearchers confirmed that bathing between 61 and 180 minutes before going to bed is directly associated with faster falling asleep, thanks to physiological changes that are related to body heat. Images | Slaap In Xataka | An expert clarifies the main mistake of sleeping with air conditioning: “It is totally unnatural and we rest worse”

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