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Tomorrow on Prime Video, a series with a superb Nicolas Cage that is already said to be Marvel’s best proposal in years

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Nicolas Cage was about to don the Superman suit in the mid-nineties, in a Tim Burton production by Warner Bros. that was canceled when filming was already imminent. Decades later, two estimable ‘Ghost Rider’ films, an animated cameo in ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ and a very brief multiversal nod in ‘The Flash’ as ​​the Superman that never was are his resume as an actor with a cape and/or mask. ‘Spider-Noir‘ comes to Prime Video this May 27 and makes us dream of an unleashed Cage who restores some dignity to the exhibition of mediocrities that superhero cinema has become. The series is not a spin-off of the Spiderverse films, although Cage voiced Spider-Man Noir in the aforementioned ‘Into the Spider-Verse’. It is based on the comics from the 2009 Marvel Noir line, which relocated the label’s classic characters to an alternate interwar universe. In this version, Cage plays Ben Reilly (not Peter Parker, as in the original comics), a private investigator who ends up becoming a superhero called The Spider. The nickname comes from the heroes who inspired Stan Lee in the creation of the publisher’s first superheroes. Prime Video has released the series in two visual formats, “Authentic Black and White” and “True-Hue Full Color”, i.e. black and white in the style of the thirties and vibrant colors and with an artificial point. It is an unusual decision that, those responsible say, is not free: neither of the two is the “main” one, both have been calibrated and designed so that they function completely and autonomously. The color one, specifically, has sought the effect of an artificially colored black and white film. ‘Spider-Noir’ enjoys a spectacular 92% on Rotten Tomatoesone of the highest scores for any property in the live-action Spider-Man franchise. It is already spoken of as one of the best series of the yearand the interpretation of Cage, lost sometimes (just sometimes) in recent years among products that do not deserve his talent, as one of the most eccentric and stimulating contributions to the MCU. In Xataka | Today the culmination of one of the most famous series in the history of Spain arrives on Prime Video in an ironic closing format

The duel over the new glass air fryers is decided on size and power

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Until recently, air fryers were dark, noisy drawers that were simply used to reheat chips frozen. Today, smart cooking requires versatility, speed and, above all, the ability to adapt. In this field, Ninja It has become a fetish brand for technological cooking enthusiasts. Ninja CRISPi Portable Air Fryer, 3.8 l, 4 in 1 The price could vary. We earn commission from these links XL Ninja CRISPi PRO Glass Air Fryer, 7 Functions – Blue (2 Containers) The price could vary. We earn commission from these links With the launch of its latest range, the firm has put on the table two heavyweights that share DNA but aim for different profiles: the Ninja Crispi Pro and the standard Ninja Crispi. At first glance, both promise to retire your traditional oven and reduce oil use by 75%. However, when we fully enter into your specificationswe see that the battle is decided in the technical details and what you are willing to pay. We put two of the best air fryers of the moment to discover which is the smart purchase. Technical data sheet for both Ninja air fryers feature Ninja Crispi (Standard) Ninja Crispi Pro power 1,700W 2,050W larger container capacity 3.8 liters 5.7 liters (XL size) small container capacity 1.4 liters 2.3 liters cooking modes 4 (Air Fry, Roast, Reheat, Dehydrate) 7 (Add: Bake, Grill and Ferment) temperature range Up to 185°C Up to 240°C price from 123 euros 249.99 euros Design and capacity: from individual format to family feast Both models share the same revolutionary idea that is changing kitchens: the CleanCrisp. Instead of the typical plastic and Teflon basket that gets scratched just by looking at it, Ninja opts for borosilicate glass containers in which you can prepare ingredients, cook them with the hot air head, serve them directly on the table (since they have a very aesthetic design) and put an airtight lid on them to store them in the refrigerator. However, size does matter here. The standard Crispi model includes a 3.8 liter main bowl and a 1.4 liter secondary bowl. It’s a very portable and compact formatideal for singles, couples or to take the airfryer even to a second home. On the other hand, the Crispi Pro makes the leap to family format. Its XL container reaches 5.7 liters of capacity, enough space to roast a whole chicken with vegetables for up to six people, and its small bowl goes up to 2.3 liters to make generous side dishes. Power and temperature: the Pro breaks the 185ºC barrier This is where the Pro version gains muscle and where the price difference is justified as well. The standard Ninja Crispi is somewhat limited in power (1,700 W) and has a thermal limit of 185ºC. This makes it a perfect ally for reheating leftovers and leaving them crispy (thanks to the function Recrisp) or make everyday dishes, but it may fall short or take longer if you are looking for extreme browning on thick meats. For its part, the Crispi Pro goes up to 2,050 W and set the thermostat to 240ºC. That extra heat allows the airflow to seal the food much faster. Additionally, the Pro expands the menu from four to seven functions, adding key modes for cooking lovers such as Bake (bake), Gratinate (Grill) and Ferment masses, something impossible to do in the base model. So…Which model to choose Seeing the differences between both models of Ninja Crispi air fryers, you may be wondering which one to choose. If you don’t know which one to choose, this is what we advise you: Buy the standard Ninja Crispi if: You are looking for an ultra-portable system, you cook small portions for one or two, and your main objective is to use it for side dishes, quick dinners or reheat food giving it a crunchy touch without using the microwave. Ninja CRISPi Portable Air Fryer, 3.8 l, 4 in 1 The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Buy the Ninja Crispi Pro if: You want to completely replace your home oven, you need the capacity to feed a family (5.7 liters) and you don’t want to give up baking recipes, powerful gratins at 240ºC or homemade dough thanks to its advanced functions. XL Ninja CRISPi PRO Glass Air Fryer, 7 Functions – Blue (2 Containers) 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 | Ninja In Xataka | Two years ago I bought my first air fryer. I wish someone had told me I needed these plugins too. In Xataka | Cosori vs Cecotec air fryer: differences and which one to buy

It already has more than 672 meters

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The ‘Mayrit’ tunnel boring machine It is already in its first months of operation under the basement of Madrid with the aim of expand Metro Line 11. The gigantic machine has already left behind the first 672.6 meters of gallery from the future Comillas station and, according to data made public by the Ministry of Housing, Transport and Infrastructure shared by El Debate, confirm that the machine is already gaining quite a bit of momentum. Progress figures. In less than two months of activity, Mayrit has extracted 46,676.2 cubic meters of earth, as stated by the media, the equivalent of filling about 19 Olympic swimming pools. In addition, 389 of the 3,076 concrete rings that will end up covering the 5,227 meters of tunnel planned between Comillas and Conde de Casal have already been placed. Each ring is made up of seven voussoirs, rhomboidal pieces that are manufactured in Noblejas, Toledo, in a plant specifically built for this work. How extracted land is managed. The tunnel boring machine tears up the ground with its cutting wheel and the earth travels along a network of conveyor belts that lengthen as the machine advances. These ribbons cross the interior of what will be the Comillas station until they reach the surface, where the earth falls into a pit. with capacity for 8,500 cubic meters. From there, several backhoes load it into a fleet of about 150 trucks that are responsible for the final transfer. All this extracted material is being used to restore half a dozen mining operations and even an abandoned landfill. The start. The first month of work was slower than normal because the machine was still in the adjustment phase. Those first 200 meters were done with Mayrit filming. From now on, according to the ministry’s own forecasts, the tunnel boring machine should move between 400 and 500 meters per month, around 15 meters per day, working 24 hours a day and seven days a week. The next stop. The Ministry’s forecast is that the section between Comillas and Madrid Río, of 1,114 meters, be finished next June. When Mayrit arrives there, it will stop for about two weeks so that the operators can carry out a technical inspection. Then it will continue to Palos de la Frontera, Atocha and, finally, Conde de Casal, the final point of the route and headquarters of the future interchange. The general director of Collective Transport Infrastructure of the Community of Madrid, Miguel Núñez, calculate The complete excavation will take between 13 and 14 months, which puts the end of drilling around May or June 2027. Material at large. To complete this section of tunnel, 32,000 tons of steel, 210,000 cubic meters of concrete and more than 25,000 segments will be needed. Just like they count From El Debate, 50 workers work in the Noblejas factory, producing 42 segments a day, equivalent to six complete rings, which are transported to Comillas in vehicles prepared to support up to 38 tons of weight. The investment in this phase exceeds 740 million euros and the overall progress of the works already exceeds 50%. A bigger project. This entire operation is just one piece of a much larger puzzle. The future Line 11 will be ‘the great diagonal’ of Madrida 33.5 kilometer stretch from Cuatro Vientos to Valdebebas, with 20 stations that will connect key points such as Atocha, the airport, Zendal Hospital or the future Formula 1 circuit in Ifema. When it is finished, it is expected that traveling Madrid from end to end without passing through the center will take around one hour and six minutes. The total investment in the project exceeds 2.5 billion euros and the works will be carried out in phases until 2031. Cover image | Community of Madrid In Xataka | Madrid has just become the spearhead of a technological transformation in Europe: robotaxis

the sensation of jumping from the 13th floor at 100 km/h

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With summer almost (almost) knocking on the door, it’s time to think about what to do on vacation and how to take advantage of the sun, the heat and the long days that provide light until late in the afternoon. There are those who choose the beach, the mountains, a cold beer on a terrace or, in the case of people hooked on adrenaline shots, jumping into the void from 13 stories high, without ropes or parachutes. It sounds strange, I know, but that’s precisely it. the experience featuring Verti-Go, one of the tallest water slides in Europe. Its owners assure that when descending it they are easily reached. 100 km/h. As I said: an experience suitable only for people who really like adrenaline. Who said vertigo? Spain offers many ways to cool off in summer, but few (none) like Vertigohe megaslide aquatic Aqualandia Benidorma huge water park located on the Costa Blanca. Whoever gets on it is guaranteed a dip, but first must face an experience that is not very advisable for people with vertigo or those who do not like strong emotions. Before reaching the water you must climb several dozen meters and then drop into the void and travel, in a matter of three seconds, the equivalent of a multi-story residential tower. “It’s like jumping off a 13-story building,” they assure those responsible for the park, who specify that the level of inclination exceeds 60%. Is it that big? Yes. And it comes with taking a look at your file to check it. According to Aqualandia Benidorm, the slide is 33 meters high and more than 100 m long, allowing those who slide down it to reach more than considerable speeds. Those responsible speak of more than 100 km/halthough they clarify that this information depends, among other things, on the body mass of the person jumping. To enjoy the experience you must meet certain conditions: measure at least 1.4 m and not exceed 120 kg. If you want to release adrenaline, but with a somewhat more moderate experience, the same park has a second water slide 28 meters which extends over 95 m in length. It is a smaller version located right next to its ‘big brother’, although it still far surpasses the majority of water slides in Spain. Is it new? No. Verti-Go was introduced to the world a few years ago, during summer 2013. At that time it was announced with great fanfare as one of the riskiest (and most attractive) bets of Aqualandia, a water park that also accumulates a long story. The venue opened its doors in 1985presenting itself as “the largest in Europe”, with a dozen attractions. from the park they explain which maintained that status for just over two decades, until 2008. That year opened in Tenerife Siam Park. If Verti-Go is in the news these days it is because Aqualandia has just premiered its new season. It did so on Saturday the 23rd, with more than twenty attractions that include rapids, soft slopes, a wave pool, several slides, Verti-Go, children’s areas and another highlight: Cycloneinaugurated in 2019 and, depending on the park“holds the record for the longest water roller coaster in Europe.” The truth is that it reaches a greater height than Verti-Go (36 m) and travels more than 200 m, although the average speed is much lower (60 km/h). @aqualandiabnd And if you then end up in a capsule that launches you at 100 km/h from a height of 33 meters… I won’t even tell you. 😏 Raise your hands 🙋 those who have already experienced the Verti-Go madness. 🔥 #vertigo #waterslide #giantslide #capsuleslide #aqualandia #waterpark #waterpark #waterpark #benidorm ♬ Vidrado Em Você – Dj Guuga & Mc Livinho Do you have any Verti-Go records? If you search on Google you will find a good handful of articles in which Verti-Go is referred to as “the water slide highest in Europe” or the “capsule slide fastest in the world“. The reality is more complicated. When it opened, in 2013, showed up as a unique case and the largest attraction of its kind on the entire continent. The truth is that for years in Caribe Baya park in Veneto (Italy), there is a water slide that allows you to jump from a height of 42 m. His name: Captain Spacemaker. According to the Italian venue, it is “highest in Europe” in his style. If we look further we find facilities still most surprising. In Meryal Park in Qatar, there is a slide that “reaches a height of 76.3 m.” Its name leaves little room for doubt: Vertigo. In Brazil there is also another mass to take into account, Kilimanjaro, built more than 20 years ago and offering a drop of 49.9 m. According to the Guinness Book it is “the tallest water slide”. Have they overcome it then? If we talk about water slides, Vertigo or Kilimanjaro are much higher than Verti-Go, but if we talk about Europe things are a little more complicated. The rankings They usually place the Caribe Bay structure in Italy first, because exceeds 40 meters in height. However, some media indicate that the complete structure of Verti-Go is also around those dimensions. Aqualandia itself assured in 2016 that the attraction has a 42m high. Are there more categories? Yes. The Alicante park also boasts that Verti-Go is a unique copy “capsule slide”, a label that identifies a very specific type of slide. Basically, users enter a capsule with a trapdoor in the floor that, after a brief countdown, opens to let them fall. In 2016 Aqualandia claimed that Verti-Go was “the tallest in the world.” Now keep defending which, at the very least, is “one of the tallest capsule slides.” “Only the bravest dare with this attraction suspended on a 42 m high platform, where the tower has 250 steps to its highest point, simulating the height of a 13th floor and which is accessed through an airtight and transparent capsule,” clarify the company. … Read more

the IMEC chip laboratory has manufactured the first qubit with ASML’s High-NA machine

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Manufacture a qubit, the physical device that implements the minimum unit of information in the quantum computersit is not at all a piece of cake. There are several types: superconductors, ion traps, neutral atoms or ions implanted in macromolecules, among other variants. Not all of them are equally complexbut all are difficult to produce and manipulate. In fact, the ideal is to be able to manufacture them on a large scale in order to make possible the arrival of quantum machines equipped with many more qubits than the current ones. The first step in this direction was taken by Intel and QuTech, the research institute specialized in quantum computing that belongs to the Technical University of Delft, in the Netherlands. At the end of March 2024 they announced that they had managed to produce the first qubit industrially and using the same processes and technology that is currently used for manufacture semiconductors. However, it is now IMEC (Interuniversity Microelectronics Center), the most experienced laboratory in the development of new integration and nanotechnology technologies that we have in Europe, which has signed a very important milestone: has managed to manufacture a qubit using extreme ultraviolet (UVE) and high aperture (High-NA) photolithography equipment from ASML. Currently this is integrated circuit manufacturing machine most advanced that exists. Caressing the dream of industrial manufacturing of qubits for quantum machines IMEC’s ​​main laboratory resides in Leuven, Belgium and has collaborated closely with ASML for more than four decades. Thanks to this collaboration you have access to the most advanced lithography equipment of the Netherlands company. The qubit produced using ASML’s High-NA equipment is a silicon quantum dot spin type. These qubits are very interesting because they are considered the most promising candidates for industrial scaling. In fact, as IMEC assuresthey are known as “the qubits of industry.” IMEC has shown that the manufacturing of these qubits is largely compatible with the production of CMOS chips The really relevant news is that IMEC has demonstrated that the manufacturing of these qubits is largely compatible with the production of integrated circuits using CMOS technology (Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor or complementary metal oxide semiconductor). And therefore it is possible manufacture them in conventional semiconductor plants. An important note: CMOS is the transistor manufacturing technology behind virtually all modern chips. Sofie Beyne, the director of this project at IMEC, maintains that “We can leverage decades of semiconductor innovation and repurpose the entire silicon scale-up ecosystem, taking quantum devices beyond laboratory experiments into large-scale, fabricatable systems. This is where silicon-based qubits have a clear advantage.” Experts who research in the field of quantum computing they are convinced that having machines with millions of qubits will lead to the arrival of error correction technology, which is the holy grail of these computers. Broadly speaking, silicon quantum dot spin qubits confine an electron within a silicon nanostructure, so that the spin state of the trapped electron is used to store quantum information. This architecture requires that the spaces between the different doors be minimal in order to reduce environmental noise and minimize errors. Be that as it may, what is really important is that IMEC has managed to manufacture a network of qubits with spaces of just 6 nm. Thanks to the nanoscale of this component, millions of qubits could theoretically be integrated into a single chip. Image | IMEC More information | IMEC In Xataka | China has reached one of the holy grails of quantum physics. So says Peter Zoller, father of quantum computers

China has more solid-state battery patents than anyone else and still fears being left behind for one reason: Japan

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What China is leading the energy and mobility transition What we are witnessing does not take anyone by surprise at this point. However, not all fish are sold, and in energy storage we are going to witness a significant evolution with the arrival of solid state batteriesa type of battery that we have been talking about for years. Just like they count From CarNewsChina, the country dominates the volume of research and records on solid-state batteries, but be careful because that leadership on paper does not guarantee winning the commercial race. And it is that a new analysis of the Xinhua agency recognizes that the United States, Europe, Japan and South Korea are moving forward with more industrial coordination and better international deployment of patents, just when the technology enters a decisive phase for its commercialization. Why it matters. Solid-state batteries are considered the next big leap from current lithium-ion batteries. These promise more energy density, faster charges, greater security and longer lifespan. They not only affect the electric car, but also humanoid robotseVTOL (vertical take-off aircraft), consumer electronics and stationary storage. Basically, whoever controls the technology and, above all, its manufacturing at scale, will set the pace of mobility and energy in the next decade. Patent war. China accounts for around 35% of the world market for solid-state patents and 39% of those related to electrolytes, the largest global share, according to share from CarNewsChina. Scientific publications have gone from 21 articles in 2015 to 562 in 2023, with institutions such as the Chinese Academy of Sciences or Tsinghua University leading advances in the engineering of the solid-solid interface, which for years has been one of the great bottlenecks. On the other hand, Japan continues to be the leading technological source with about 37% of global requests, compared to 30% from China. Japan is ahead. The problem in China is not quantity, but the concentration and quality of your strategy. Among the 30 most relevant institutions in the world in solid state and electrolyte patents, 17 are Japanese7 Chinese, 5 South Korean and only 1 European. The top ten positions are entirely Japanese or Korean. Toyota, alone, accumulates around 40% of all intellectual property in the sector. Added to this is a structural weakness, since Chinese companies register many fewer international patents than their Japanese and South Korean rivals, who shield their technology in the United States, Europe, India and Southeast Asia. The companies that move the board. CATL, BYD and SVOLT are leading the latest phase of this technology. And only in 2023 will Chinese companies filed more than 500 patent applications. Gotion High-tech The design of a 2 GWh line for totally solid batteries has already been finalized and another 0.2 GWh pilot line is operating with tests on vehicles. Ganfeng Lithium, backed by Changan, claims to have reached 1,100 cycles in a 400 Wh/kg cell and aims for 500 Wh/kg in production. On the other hand, Chinese researchers have also shown a prototype of 451.5 Wh/kg capable of charging in three minutes. CATL, for its part, is patenting lithium compounds with fluorine and sulfur electrolytes to improve fast charging and thermal stability. Deadlines. own report Xinhua places the start of production in small series around 2027 and broader commercialization around 2030. The industry continues to work in parallel on three electrolyte routes (sulfide, oxide and polymer) without any having won yet. Furthermore, according to the media, there are still challenges to overcome, including the formation of lithium dendrites, ionic transport mechanisms, solid-solid interface engineering or cell failure modes. And now what. China is preparing to industrialize what it currently masters in the laboratory. And its first national standard on solid state batteries (“Terms and Classification”) is under public consultation and proposes to differentiate between liquid, solid-liquid hybrid and totally solid cells. For now, the country dominates in terms of volume of papers and research, but it is clear that real dominance will come from manufacturers who first resolve large-scale production, cost, durability and safety. And let’s be honest, China has an advantage, especially with CATL and BYD controlling much of the world’s battery sharebut in the field of solid-state batteries there is still play. Cover image | Michael Fousert In Xataka | The EU no longer knows what to do to stop its car manufacturers from buying parts from China. So he’s going to force them

There is a new wave of startups creating new AI millionaires

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The rise of AI has generated a new hypermillionaire saga who are breaking all limits of wealth to date. All you have to do is go through the list of 10 of the greatest fortunes in the world of Forbes to discover that eight of these great assets arise from this technology. However, this was only what Bloomberg called “the first wave”, in which the founders of the great generalist AI models such as OpenAI have risen. Anthropic either deepseek. Now is the time for specialized AI agents and their founders they are also getting rich. The 19 new barons of AI. As and as I pointed out BloombergAmerican AI startups have created 19 new billionaires in the last year with a combined fortune estimated at about $59.3 billion. These 19 new millionaires join the 41 founders who, thanks to the success of their AI models they had already become millionaires in the “first wave.” However, what is striking about this increase is not only the number, but the profiles of who are behind these million-dollar startups: a poet, three scholarship recipients from the Peter Thiel program without a university degree or a self-taught immigrant. AI agents are the new oil. Reflection AI It is one of the most obvious cases of this new wave of AI millionaires. The startup is dedicated to creating agents capable of programming, debugging and understanding code almost independently. This new market It has turned its founders into millionaires. It is estimated that Ioannis Antonoglou and Misha Laskin have achieved a fortune valued at around $4 billion each. However, the company did not emerge from nowhere, Antonoglou was part of the team that developed AlphaGo, from the revolutionary Google DeepMind model that achieved beat humans at Go. An AI wants to be your lawyer and your doctor. Without leaving aside AI agents, Harvey is another success story in this segment, allowing the automation of legal research, the drafting of legal documents and the review of contracts with AI. Founded by lawyer Winston Weinberg and AI researcher Gabe Pereyra while they shared a flat, its AI agent Harvey, named after the protagonist of the popular lawyer series Suits, has become one of the most used in companies and law firms. Each of its founders is the owner of an estimated fortune of 1.6 billion. In the healthcare field, OpenEvidence has followed a similar path. Its founder, Daniel Nadler, already sold the financial analysis platform Kensho to S&P Global in 2018 for $550 million. With OpenEvidence, it applied the same logic to the medical sector: its AI assistant has accumulated more than 100 million consultations and the company has almost quadrupled its valuation in six months to reach 12 billion, raising Nadler’s assets to 7.2 billion dollars at the beginning of 2026. The Thiel Fellows: from recruitment to labeling. Mercor is another example that was difficult to imagine just a few years ago. Their three foundersBrendan Foody, Adarsh ​​Hiremath and Surya Midha, met at a high school debate. The three classmates left the university to join the Thiel Scholarshipthe PayPal co-founder’s program that pays $250,000 to young people to leave their studies and start a company. Initially it was a recruiting platform, but they switched to data labeling providers for OpenAI and Anthropic, hiring doctors, engineers and scriptwriters to train AI models specialized in these areas. As a result of this change, Mercor went from earning 100 million in 2025 to 1,000 million at the beginning of 2026, with a valuation of 10 billion. That leaves each of the founders with an estimated fortune of $1.9 billion. The ecosystem versus the giants. Vercel is another example of how the startups that are succeeding in this second wave of unicorns emerged from AI. We are no longer talking about AI models, but about the infrastructure that allows deploying applications generated with AI. Its founder, Guillermo Rauchimmigrant Argentinian and self-taught who learned English by reading software manuals to learn how to program, turned a tool for developers into a very profitable platform that has given him an estimated fortune of more than 1.9 billion dollars In Xataka | We already know who has won the AI ​​race: the OpenAI employees who sold their shares Image | Brendan Foody

The greatest Japanese military taboo after the Second World War has just been blown up. China and North Korea are to blame

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In 1945, Japan emerged from World War II with a new Constitution that, in practice, prevented him have again offensive aircraft carrier. Eight decades later, one of its largest ships is once again preparing to operate fighter jets from the deck alongside the US Marines. Japan leaves its historical limits behind. Japan is entering a military phase that for decades avoided describing openly. He “Kaga”officially classified as a helicopter destroyer, will operate in June F-35B stealth fighters of the US Marine Corps in joint exercises that definitively bring the country closer to a light aircraft carrier capability. The gesture is much more important than it seems because it breaks a deeply rooted political and historical barrier since World War II: the idea that Japan should strictly limit its offensive capabilities. Tokyo continues to avoid the term “aircraft carrier,” but operational reality is beginning to look more and more like classic shipborne aviation. The Kaga and a return. The transformation of the “Kaga” and its twin “Izumo” It has been underway for years, but now it is entering the truly decisive phase: operate fighter aircraft fifth generation from deck in real conditions. The planned exercises with the US F-35B will include “cross-deck” maneuvers, where Marine aircraft take off and land from a Japanese ship. all this requires modifications depth in the deck, thermal resistance to withstand vertical landings and new coordinated procedures between pilots, sailors and technical personnel. Although Japan has placed the F-35Bs under the control of its Air Force and not the Navy, the practice brings the country enormously closer to having fully functional small aircraft carriers. A US Marine Corps F-35B lands aboard Kaga during training exercises in 2024 China and North Korea behind. The great driver of this transformation is the deterioration of the strategic environment in the Indo-Pacific. China multiply your pressure naval around Taiwan and the East China Sea as North Korea maintains a constant capacity of military destabilization. In this context, Tokyo needs to disperse its air capacity and reduce dependence on vulnerable ground bases. There the F-35B enters: a fighter capable of taking off over very short distances or landing vertically from relatively small decks. For Japan, this offers enormous flexibility in an archipelago full of islands and long sea distances. Each converted ship expands the number of platforms from which the country can project air power. USA as accelerator. The direct involvement of the US Marine Corps makes clear the extent to which Washington is acting as an accelerator of Japanese military transformation. The Marines already made the first historic landings on the “Izumo” in 2021 and since then they have accompanied practically all phases of the program. The “Kaga” even traveled to the United States for specific tests with F-35B and has already operated alongside British and American aircraft linked to the aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales. More than simple maneuvers, these exercises serve to integrate allied doctrines, logistics and procedures in a possible regional crisis scenario. The Indo-Pacific is filling up. The change also reflects a broader trend: the proliferation light aircraft carrier and ships capable of operating F-35Bs throughout the US allied network. United Kingdom, Italy, South Korea and potentially Spain sfollow similar paths to maintain embarked aviation without the need for gigantic nuclear supercarriers. He F-35B It has thus become the centerpiece of a new generation of medium navies capable of projecting air power from relatively compact platforms. Japan fits that model perfectly, especially in a scenario where war in the Pacific could force aircraft, ammunition and fuel to be dispersed across multiple moving points. The real test begins now. Until now, much of the Japanese program had still been experimental or symbolic. The real test begins with regular operations, long deployments and the ability to sustain stealth fighters on deck for weeks. That is where it will be measured if the “Kaga” It definitively ceases to be a “helicopter destroyer” to become, in practice, a a light aircraft carrier fully operational. And there, too, the most profound change is perceived: Japan is gradually leaving behind the defensive military culture to adapt to an increasingly Indo-Pacific more militarizedcompetitive and unpredictable. Image | hunini In Xataka | Japan has just crossed a line unprecedented since World War II: China has responded with supersonic missiles In Xataka | Japan has made a historic decision in the face of US uncertainty: deploy missiles that reach North Korea and China

A medieval poet and some buried trees have just revealed something very strange to us about the 13th century Sun

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At the beginning of the 13th century, the Sun was passing through a solar cycle much shorter than those that exist today, but extremely intense. Having such specific details is complicated for such a distant time, when scientists did not have instruments to measure this type of activity. However, there is something that today’s scientists do have and that has helped them detect this event: a book of poetry and many trees. Art and science. A team of scientists from Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology has described this event using two types of data. On the one hand, a poem written in 1204 by the Japanese writer Fujiwara no Teika. On the other hand, the observation of the rings of buried tree trunks in northern Japan. The conclusion is clear. While today solar cycles are usually around 11 years, back then there were some 6 or 7 years, but the activity was high enough to lead to the formation of auroras in Japan. A proton explosion. When solar activity is very intense, phenomena such as solar flares or the coronal mass ejections. The first is a sudden release of electromagnetic radiation from the solar surface, while the second consists of the expulsion of matter, normally charged plasma particles, from the Sun’s corona. Associated with these phenomena, proton explosions occur, in which these charged particles move at high speed. rare isotopes. Normally, a good part of these charged particles and cosmic rays fail to pass through the Earth’s magnetic field. However, when they are very intense they can reach our atmosphere in greater quantities and interact with the gases in it. In this reaction, isotopes such as beryllium-10 or carbon-14 can be formed. These are beryllium or carbon atoms with a different number of neutrons in their nuclei than the beryllium and carbon that are most abundant on Earth. Knowing this process is useful, because it can give us clues on two levels. On the one hand, beryllium-10 is deposited in ice sheets, while carbon-14 It oxidizes, transforming into carbon dioxide and becoming part of the carbon cycle. In this cycle, living beings incorporate it into their cells in different ways. For example, plants do this through photosynthesis. And this is where what has been so useful to these scientists begins. Solar dating and meteorology. Carbon-14 is often used to date fossils, since they come from living beings that once incorporated that isotope into their tissues. The moment a living being dies it stops incorporating carbon-14. From that moment on, it begins to disintegrate at a known rate, so it can be estimated approximately when it died. The point is that, beyond that, if carbon-14 levels are unusually high, it can also be determined if there was an extreme solar event. The poem describes a dawn The poem. in his diary Meigetsukithe poet Fujiwara no Teika described the observation of “red lights in the sky over northern Kyoto.” This city is at a latitude too far south for auroras to form, but that is clearly what it describes. The auroras They are the result of a type of interaction between the gases in the atmosphere and the charged particles of the Sun that causes the emission of visible light. They are normally formed at the poles, as they are the points on the Earth where the magnetic field is most vertical, so that it acts as a funnel, so that these particles can pass through it. When they occur far from the poles it is because solar activity has been very intense and the resistance normally opposed by the magnetic field has been exceeded. What the trees tell. The rings of tree trunks are a kind of natural calendar. They are formed from the inside out, so we can count them and calculate how the years have passed. For this reason, the authors of the study that has just been published They wanted to analyze the equivalent buried tree rings at the beginning of the 13th century. In the rings from the period from winter 1200 to spring 1201 they found an increase in carbon-14 levels. This also agrees with the levels of beryllium-10 found in ice deposits from that same period. Everything agrees. Also in China. There are historical records from the time when Chinese astronomers also described red lights in the sky. Therefore, it seems clear that there were auroras at unusual latitudes. A very rare case. The most curious thing about all this is that this phenomenon did not occur at the peak of the solar cycle. It possibly took place around its periodic minimum. If there was less activity, why so much aurora and carbon-14? This is something that, at the moment, scientists have not been able to explain. Perhaps there were also many auroras at the peak, but no poet stopped to write about them. Tree rings would have to be analyzed to see what carbon-14 tells us. What is clear is that the Sun was burning in those medieval times. Image | Masaaki Komori (Unsplash)/Wikimedia Commons | Kush Dwivedi (Unsplash) In Xataka | A sunspot 17 times larger than Earth caused red auroras across half the world. It is a very rare event

A simple router is a machine capable of identifying humans with almost 100% accuracy. Or so these researchers say

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Using WiFi networks as a technology to track people is a twist in the script that not all of us saw coming. He Karlsruher Institute for Technologyone of the strongest research institutions in Germany, assures close to 100% accuracy when recognizing people without any type of camera and using it. What exactly happened. The KIT (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology) team published a paper with a promising headline: “Ordinary WiFi can identify people with almost perfect accuracy”. And this is achieved thanks to something that routers have been doing for recent years: beamforming feedback information. How the hell does this work?. To understand what it is about beamforming You must first understand how the devices emit signals. routers. In their first generations, routers emitted in all directions, just like a light bulb emits light in that way. With the most modern versions of WiFi, the way the signal is transmitted has improved. Routers began to concentrate the signal towards where the receiving device is, like a flashlight instead of a light bulb. Beanformig. That is called beamformingto form a concentrated beam and received by another device. But to aim well, the router needs to know where to point, and it is the connected devices themselves—your cell phone, your laptop—that send that information to the router continuously. Basically, they are constantly telling the router “hey, I’m here.” That message is the BFI, beamforming feedback information. And what is this for?. Now you know that your router sends information to your gadgets and that your gadgets send information to the router. When the devices send information to the router, they describe how the signal arrives, and interference along the way is recorded. Among them, human beings. Our body partially absorbs WiFi waves, reflects them, deflects them and alters how they reach the mobile phone or router. The researchers used that signal data to train models of artificial intelligencein order to detect patterns that would allow humans to be detected. They fed the system with thousands of examples associated with different people until the model learned to detect those wave changes associated with human presence. The system is not capable of visually recognizing anything in the environment, but it manages to have information about when a human is present in the environment. The caution. According to the researchers, “this technology turns each router into a potential means of surveillance.” “If you regularly pass by a café that operates a WiFi network, you could be identified there without realizing it and be recognized later, for example, by public authorities or companies.” The reality? It would be necessary for cybercriminals to develop a system identical or similar to that of the KIT to achieve a human video surveillance system through WiFi signals. The nuance. Under laboratory conditions, with 197 participants and in controlled environments, the system was close to 100% accuracy. But in the real world, it would be necessary to train a new model with data from hundreds of people in different spaces. The model is not a ready-to-deploy technology or a real threat – nor is it intended to be applied – but the research reveals how simple a priori data sets can be trained as a surveillance tool. In Xataka | There is a booming job in the era of artificial intelligence: cybersecurity expert

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