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Finally, Toledo has its transportation app. It only took a decade of digital stumbles and analog queues

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Yurni is the new official application of urban transportation in Toledo. It has just been presented by the city council and goes hand in hand with the Ruiz Group with a concrete promise. If you search for them in the Google Play Store or the Apple store and you read “Yurni Linares” it is because, in fact, the application began offering service in the town of Jaén. Now it arrives at the mecca of Corpus Christi with the intention of resolving past problems, putting an end to COPI’s ordeal, allowing the card to be recharged from the mobile phone and offering reliable schedules in real time. Third time’s the charm. Yurni arrives with functions that should be obvious in 2026: consult real time and theoretical arrival time, plan routes according to transfers and duration, recharge entitlements, buy QR tickets and manage a virtual wallet without having to type the card number each time. In fact, the idea of ​​the service is to integrate recharging along with metrics such as calories burned or CO₂ saved on each trip. Before the launch, about 150 people tested it—including ONCE users—and the average rating rose from 4.5 out of ten for the previous app to 7.9, a sign that at least the interface and stability are no longer the recurring joke at the stop. Because there were days where not a single marquee met the estimate. It is estimated between 80,000 and 90,000 downloads. From ‘Toledo Bus’ to COPI. Yurni started in 2017, when GMV developed the Bus Toledo app for Unauto and the City Council, integrated into the Operation Assistance System. It was, de facto, the one used by any Toledoan who did not opt ​​for Google Maps or Apple Maps. Taking advantage of the onboard GPS and information panels at stops, the application worked at times. The City Council insists that this time the tool has been “validated by users.” So “I don’t know when the bus passes” should now be resolved with a glance which, in the process, corrects the trend of ghost schedules and poorly communicated incidents that led to constant complaints, whether you were waiting in Zocodover, in the Santa María de Benquerencia industrial estate, coming from Azucaica or waiting on the Paseo de la Rosa in Santa Bárbara. New urban offer. In 2024, the city launched COPI Toledo, developed by Vanwardia in collaboration with Unauto and Grupo Ruizpresented as a comprehensive urban mobility solution with real-time information and plans to integrate other modes of transportation on a single platform. And how does it work? Like almost all of them: as soon as you open the app it is linked to a phone number – although you can use it without login -, you receive an SMS and an associated account is created. You can ask it to launch alerts for route and schedule changes and the application will ask for geolocation permissions to recommend closer stops. The rest is as simple as entering the destination and receiving an estimated arrival time. Toledo grows; its roads, no. Toledo has been suffering from worrying traffic congestion for years. In addition to the constant works in the town, there have been blockages in the roundabouts attached to the new University Hospital, delaying the arrival of students to their homes by up to an hour every midday. But the numbers are clear: during 2025, Toledo set historic figures of more than 1.6 million overnight stays and almost 1 million travelers in the first eleven months, beating 2024 which was already a record year in itself. Toledo is, in addition to the fifth Spanish province where tourism is growing the most, a city on the rise: 86,070 inhabitants as of January 1, 2023 at almost 100,000 currentwith a certain concentration in usually more unpopulated areas—Valparaíso, La Legua and Los Cigarrales de Vistahermosa—. However, the diagnosis of the Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan indicated that only 7% of internal journeys in Toledo city are made by urban bus, which promotes congestion. The mismatch between supply and demand is estimated as the main cause. The most serious shortcomings occur in the industrial estate, Vía Tarpeya and peripheral urbanizations such as San Bernardo, where you have to walk several kilometers to reach an urban stop. Very irregular management. During the last two years, local media They have documented general dissatisfaction with the poor functioning of the app. The Unauto manager acknowledged that they had rushed the launch, forcing them to update the app just three months later to make the schedules more visible. In December 202025, a server outage left both the application and the card recharge website out of service, forcing us to return to the physical ticket or payment on board with a bank card. In that cycle of technological promises, the nominative cards experienced their own battle of Las Navas de Tolosa: at the beginning of 2026, the local government of PP and Vox decided to maintain the bonus of the 40% on the ticket only for registered votersforcing the creation of a special card for them, while the rest were left with the state’s 20%. The bus pass for those not registered rose from 0.38 to 0.51 euros per trip and the general monthly payment went from 20.40 to 27.20 euros, with the explicit message that aid should be concentrated on “the neighbors.” Unexpected consequences. For example, it is no longer possible to tick for someone else. Because in addition to requesting copies of the DNI and, in the case of minors, family books or other documents, photos have been requested that have never been inserted into the new cards. FACUA described the process as “illegal and abusive” due to the transfer of data to a private company. And, after the complaint, the City Council and the dealership rectified allowing the form and sending by email, but thousands of people still had to go through the small Unauto office, collapsing it right in the middle of the operation after Easter. In the … Read more

Xiaomi SkyNomad is Xiaomi’s new car brand and will arrive with a gigantic SUV where driving will be secondary

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Today we announce the second product from Xiaomi electrics: Xiaomi SkyNomad. The Xiaomi SU7 and XiaomiYU7 are positioned as “drivers’ cars.” Xiaomi SkyNomad is positioned as a “smart, configurable and spacious SUV.” Different product lines, two responses to two different use needs that we deliver after more than five years developing cars (in relation to the time that the car project has been underway) with this tweetLei Jun, CEO of Xiaomi, has given the first details of SkyNomad, Xiaomi’s second brand of electric vehicles of which there are not many confirmed details but of which the horizon is clearing a little. This post is followed by a whole thread of explanations in which Lei Jun gives some keys to what we can expect with this new sub-brand of the company that “will be launched soon in China”. Let’s break down everything we know. SkyNomad, everything we know about the new Xiaomi brand To get an idea of ​​what Xiaomi has on its hands, the first thing we are going to do is review the Twitter thread in which Lei Jun has given the first glimpses of what we can find in these new cars from the Chinese company. And we will cross this information with the rumors that are on the table. In his publications, Lei Jun explains that the car market in China has changed rapidly and that they are now very common “feature-packed six- and seven-seater interiors”. This, added to the concept of “spacious SUV” that the company’s CEO mentions at the beginning of the thread, already gives a clear idea of ​​what we will find. In recent years we have seen how the big Chinese brands have launched their own gigantic six or seven-seater SUVs with abilities as crazy as turning on itself or floating. But these vehicles are designed, above all, to be enjoyed from inside and from the rear seats. BYD with its subbrands Denza and Yangwang They have theirs either in SUV format or in minivan format with huge seats. He Zeekr 9Xhe Aito M9 (which partly copies the image of a Mercedes Maybach) or GWM’s Tank line are good examples. These SUVs, as we say, are focused on and for the rear seat passenger. They are generally cars with huge seats that have their own remote control to control some functions of the car and some of them come equipped with screens and a multimedia environment to work, make a video call or enjoy the trip watching television. “On the road, transport your family, friends, luggage, even pets, with generous space for everyone. Parked, it becomes a workspace, a living room or a family activity area,” says Lei Jun in this tweet which perfectly sums up what these cars have become. They are not cars that are enjoyed driving, they are multipurpose spaces with wheels. And confirm your positioning a little further down: Who is it intended for? For people who need a single car to cover the daily commute, family trips and the ability to occasionally work from the vehicle. It does not define a lifestyle, it is a flexible tool built to adapt to what the day requires. Professionals and parents, not two separate categories. The same person, at different times of the day. Taking all this into account, it is obvious that what Xiaomi wants with SkyNomad is to enter the game of China’s huge electric SUVs. That leaves us with some doubts that have yet to be resolved. In CarNewsChina and other chinese media They assure that these cars will be extended range electric. That is, they will be cars that have a combustion engine (according to rumors, a 1.5 turbocharged as is usually common in this type of Chinese car) to function as an electric generator. It is a type of car that can operate in completely electric mode or as series hybrid. That is, the combustion engine works like an electric generator that burns fuel to fill the battery, but the car is moved by electric motors that are fed by the energy stored there. These cars have the advantage that the combustion engine operates at the optimal rpm to consume the least possible amount of fuel and they maintain an electric touch. Furthermore, in both China and Europe they are classified as electric cars. although deep down they are not. The other big question is where Xiaomi will position itself. Although the concept of a six or seven-seater car designed by and to be enjoyed in the rear seats is only understood in Europe from a luxury point of view, in China this is not entirely the case. And a Yangwang U8 or Hongqui’s proposals are much more expensive than a Li Auto, for comparison. Until now, Xiaomi has been very clear about its positioning: offering more features than anyone else for the least money possible. This is the only way to explainunlike the price of the Porsche Taycan or the Tesla Model S Plaidwhom it leaves behind mechanically. With the Xiaomi YU7, a slightly more luxurious proposal has been sought than with the SU7, but it does not fight in the luxury segment. truly luxury cars. Lei Jun has made it clear that this car arrives with a new platform called Xiaomi Kunlun that will be nourished by other intelligent products of the company and that will become a full part of the company’s ecosystem. It is something that we could already expect seeing the integration that the brand has done with its mobile phones and all types of home devices. through the HyperOS that it has in the two cars that it has already launched on the market. Given the type of positioning that is sought with the car and the emphasis that the brand has been placing on itit is expected that the car, which according to the first test mules is estimated to be 5.3 meters long, will have extensive driving assistance functions to automate much of the trip. Photo | … Read more

Those who played in the street until nightfall gained a skill that we have lost today

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In 1971, a pioneering study from the psychologist Roger Hart He asked dozens of children to draw a map of places where they could move alone. What he discovered It was surprising: Some traveled several kilometers without adult supervision and knew their neighborhood like the back of their hand. Decades later, Hart repeated the exercise and found that this “territory of freedom” had been drastically reduced, a trend that has since been observed in numerous countries. A value that many of us considered lost. For years, playing in the street until nightfall was remembered above all as an image loaded with nostalgia. However, a number growing research is coming to a conclusion much more interesting: that everyday freedom was also an unparalleled psychological training. Yes, resolving conflicts without adults, exploring the neighborhood, taking small risks or even inventing games on the fly thanks to “boredom” helped develop skills like autonomy, trust, emotional regulation and the ability to face uncertainty, skills that many experts today consider less and less frequent among the children. It’s not the parks, it’s the size of the world. Researchers use a very graphic concept to measure this transformation: the home rangethe territory that a child can walk without supervision. I remembered the Washington Post that just a few generations ago the baby could cover several kilometers. Today, in many cases, it barely reaches the door of the house. In fact, studies carried out in different countries show that less and less minors can go to school alone, cross a main street or visit a friend in the neighborhood without permission or constant supervision of an adult, a reduced independence that reflects the extent to which childhood has changed. Playing was not a waste of time. When a group of children were discussing the rules of a game, deciding who started, or finding a solution to recover a lost ball, they were doing much more than entertainment. The researchers they count that, without realizing it, negotiation, cooperation, creativity, frustration tolerance and decision making were practiced. Precisely for that reason, a study A recent study by Aarhus University concluded that children themselves consider it essential that the game belongs to them and not to adults, to the point that one of its authors summed up the idea with a phrase as provocative as it is revealing: “Sometimes an adult should shut up and go away.” Small risks also educate. Falling off a bicycle, climbing a tree or returning home with scraped knees are part of common memories for several generations. Nowadays, these episodes are usually interpreted as situations that should be avoided, but many psychologists hold that these controlled risks teach something difficult to acquire in any other way: evaluate dangers, overcome fear and verify that problems usually have a solution. In fact, various scientific works they point Even this gradual exposure to uncertainty can strengthen self-confidence and reduce the risk of anxiety in the long term. The data that proves it right. Nostalgia may idealize the past, but scientific evidence is beginning to support some of that perception. a study of the University of Exeter with more than 4,000 children concluded that those who played outdoors more frequently between the ages of two and four were more likely to maintain a good mental health profile up to eight years. Not only that. Other research with 2,500 minors found that outside play was associated with better social and emotional skills, reinforcing the idea that these benefits go far beyond physical exercise. It’s not the screens, but what they have replaced. In what they insist experts is that the decline in outdoor play cannot be explained by technology alone. Traffic, the disappearance of safe spaces, the reduction of recreation time, parental fear and a culture that tends to supervise any children’s activity also play a role. The result is a childhood much more organizedwith more guided activities and fewer opportunities to experiment, make mistakes and learn on your own. The great paradox. Of course, no researcher proposes returning to a time with fewer security measures or letting children do anything. The debate revolves around another question: strike a balance between protecting and allowing them to develop their own autonomy. After decades trying to eliminate any risk from childhood, psychology is beginning to remember an idea that many generations learned by playing in the street until nightfall: confidence does not usually appear when everything is under control, but when someone discovers that they are capable to get ahead on your own. Image | Joe Shlabotnik, Brittany Grater In Xataka | David Sands, expert in animal psychology: “If your cat licks you, he is signaling to you that you are his property.” In Xataka | If you’re overwhelmed, go for a walk: Science confirms that movement literally ignites your creativity

There is a way to preserve zucchini for weeks and months. And with a little skill and attention, it is within everyone’s reach.

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There is a scene as universal in these months as that of the blade fan: something clicks and three bags of zucchini appear at the door, in the kitchen or already in the refrigerator. And right in front of them, there is always the same face of “and now what do I do with all this?” The answer is simple and, at the same time, really complex. First because, if we want to preserve it long enough to be able to use it, we have to differentiate between what lasts fresh and what lasts after being transformed. And second, because If we don’t do it well, that transformation we are turning that zucchini into a “poisoned gift.” And never better said. A zucchini is water with some form. To be exact, 94.8 out of every 100 grams of zucchini are water. This vegetable has only 17 kilocalories, extremely thin skin and, in short, no fat to protect it: it has a delicious design to eat, but terrible to preserve. In its optimal state it lasts a week in the refrigerator; two or three if we are willing to live with their ailments. And then? Where do the ‘months’ come from? As I hinted above, they come out of ‘processing’ it. You can reach months in a simple way: freezing them (after blanching for three minutes and an ice bath), dehydrating them either pickling them. That is, it can last up to ten months in good conditions if it is no longer fresh zucchini. Until a few years ago it was relatively common to put zucchini in a jar and cook them in a water bath until it reached a sufficient temperature to preserve it well. The problem is that zucchini is low in acidity, its pulp becomes soft and compact, and it transmits heat poorly. Come on, it becomes a fantastic remedy for botulism as long as we make the slightest mistake. Agencies strongly recommend against doing so. And how do we do it well? Let’s go in parts: Fresh and whole: directly to the refrigerator without washing. If they are dirty, it is better to clean them with kitchen paper or a dry cloth. If you have to give them a little water, dry them well. There is little else you can do: don’t crowd them, use special pads and avoid putting them next to climacteric fruits and vegetables (apples, avocados, mangoes or tomatoes). Cut: If we want to keep it already cut, we just have to keep in mind that the more processed it is, the less it will last. The ideal is to cut it, dry the vegetable well with kitchen paper and put it in an airtight container. It is not advisable to keep it like this for more than three or four days. Cooked: in this, the truth is, there is no big difference with the rest of the vegetables. A well-cooked zucchini dish can be stored without problems for about five days. The key is, of course, to refrigerate it as soon as possible, close it tightly and divide it into the smallest portions possible. It can also be frozen. What if we haven’t cooked it previously? What I explained above: freezing them, dehydrating them either pickling them. They are more complex preparations, but if we have many… it is the most recommended. Image | Eddie Pipocas In DAP | Forget about false tricks: this is the only thing that works to keep bananas in good condition

The camera that watches you while you drive is already mandatory in new cars. And no one guarantees what happens with that data.

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Since yesterday, July 7, no new car can be registered in the European Union without the ADDW system (Advanced Driver Distraction Warning or Advanced Driver Distraction Warning), the final phase of the General Safety Regulation. We already had recently What does this system technically consist of? and why the car is going to beep at us more now than before. The melon that we had not yet fully opened was about what happens to the images captured by that camera that looks at your face while you drive. About what goes the regulations. He text of the regulation requires ADDW to function as a warning tool, not a recording tool. It analyzes the driver’s image in real time, decides whether or not the driver’s gaze is on the road and generates only a binary signal: attentive or distracted. In theory, the raw video never leaves the vehicle. Article 6(3) of the General Security Regulation itself establishes that the system must not record or retain data beyond what is strictly necessary to fulfill its function. The problem is what the standard does not say. “The regulations do not mandate any independent audit mechanism to verify that installed ADDW systems actually operate in a closed loop,” account the specialized media All About Cookies. It also does not define precisely what is considered “necessary” or how long that information can be retained before being deleted. In practice, the guarantee that your biometric data does not leave the car depends, today, on the manufacturer’s word. It is not the first time that word fails. The recent history of the sector does not help to generate confidence. An investigation by The New York Times revealed in 2024 that “several manufacturers, including General Motors, shared information about their drivers’ behavior with data brokers such as LexisNexis, which in turn they transferred it to insurance companies”, which came to translate into premium increases for drivers who did not even know they were being evaluated. For its part, a special investigation by Reuters documented that, between 2019 and 2022, “Tesla employees privately shared, through an internal messaging system, especially sensitive videos and images recorded by their customers’ car cameras,” including scenes of accidents, traffic fights and intimate moments captured in garages individuals. Neither case is directly related to ADDW nor did it occur in the European Union, but both perfectly show what can happen when an automaker accumulates sensitive data under vague rules. The road safety argument. On June 16, the Swedish data protection authority (IMY) ruled that the company Securitas Sverige had violated the GDPR by installing cameras with artificial intelligence that continuously analyzed the behavior of its drivers. ”The security argument alone is not enough to legally justify this type of behavioral surveillance,” they shared in Tech Times. Although this case is not specifically about ADDW, but rather about corporate fleet cameras, it also sets an uncomfortable precedent just when that same argument, that of road safety, is the legal basis of the entire European regulation. The other system, the black box. The EDR (Event Data Recorder), mandatory since July 2024 and of which we already detailed more in depthis only activated in the event of a collision, saves just a few seconds of technical data (speed, braking, steering wheel angle) and cannot be transmitted wirelessly, since it is necessary to physically connect to the OBD port of the vehicle to extract it. Its own design, designed to investigate accidents, is so limited that the road safety think tank ETSC came to complain that, by not being able to record location or time, the device is almost useless for investigators studying the causes of accidents. In other words, one falls short due to excess caution and the ADDW falls short in guarantees. And now what. The European Commission has already announced that it will continue developing the ADDW until 2027, incorporating the detection of cognitive and not just visual distractions, which implies even more sophisticated sensors pointing inside the cabin. For our part, we can review the manufacturer’s actual privacy policy (not the commercial website) to check how long the eye-tracking data is retained, if it is shared with insurers or third parties, and if the system ever leaves the vehicle itself. The law requires that the data not leave the car. Now, that it is fulfilled, it is a matter of trust. Cover image | Vitaly Gariev In Xataka | Waymo has not confirmed that it will arrive in Spain. But your documentation says things

The raw milk that Haaland drinks is authorized and regulated. Even so, in your kitchen it can become a serious problem.

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After seeing how it is performing in the World Cupmany people want to be like Erling Haaland. There are things that you are born with, like being almost 2 meters tall. Others are trained, such as their soccer skills, but you also have to have a certain innate talent. What we can try is to eat like him to be just as strong. That is why there are so many media outlets that have covered their diet, which highlights foods such as sourdough bread, eggs, coffee or raw milk. Yes, raw milk. The Norwegian footballer does nothing illegal, of course. In fact, buy raw milk from authorized farms for the sale of this drink that he describes as a superfood. The problem is that, even if purchased from authorized establishments, raw milk can be very dangerous. It is necessary to handle it at home following very specific safety measures, which are not always easy to achieve. If not done properly, an innocent glass of milk can become a food time bomb. Therefore, before increasing the hype of this type of food by announcing them as part of the stars’ diet, we should make these measures clear. What are the risks of raw milk? Raw milk is milk that has not undergone the pasteurization process to eliminate contamination by possible pathogenic microorganisms. Therefore, its consumption can be very dangerous. Among these organisms are the causing diseases such as listeriosis, Q fever, typhoid fever, salmonellosis and brucellosis. The risk is especially high in vulnerable people, such as immunosuppressed or pregnant patients. In all of these people, the aforementioned diseases can become quite complicated. However, the consumption of raw milk can be a problem for the entire population, even without being vulnerable. Pasteurization is commonly used with liquid foods and consists of heating them to a certain temperature for a specific time and then cooling them quickly. This temperature varies depending on the type of pasteurization. For example, in what is known as slow pasteurization (LTLT)the food is heated to 63ºC for 30 minutes and then quickly cooled to 4ºC. Instead, the rapid pasteurization (HTST) resort to heating at 72ºC-75ºC for 15 to 20 seconds. Again, it is immediately cooled to 4ºC. Finally, there is the ultra high temperature (UHT) pasteurizationwith which temperatures of 135ºC to 150ºC are used for only 2 to 5 seconds, also followed by immediate cooling. The latter is what is normally used in milk, as it not only destroys pathogenic microorganisms, it also eliminates spores that could cause poisoning later. Although it is true that it may produce slight changes in flavor, the nutritional conditions remain intact. Therefore, it is the most worthwhile technique for this type of food. What security measures should be taken? Consumption of raw milk it is not prohibitedbut it is very regulated. In SpainFor example, only those establishments that have registered in the General Health Registry of Food and Food Companies (RGSEAA). Logically, these establishments must comply with a series of very exhaustive hygiene measures and undergo periodic health checks. Furthermore, milk must be sold bottled and inform on the label about a shelf life of less than three days after milking. On the other hand, the label must include recommendations for use and conservationsuch as the importance of boiling milk before consumption and the temperature at which it should be stored (from 1ºC to 4ºC). Dairy farms must meet very exhaustive criteria to be able to sell raw milk Where does Erling Haaland buy milk? As he himself has shown on his social networks, Erling Haaland buy raw milk at Greenoaks Farma dairy farm located in the English county of Cheshire. This establishment meets all UK criteria for the sale of raw milk. We can also assume that Haaland follows all subsequent safety regulations when handling milk at home. Even so, great care must be taken with the advertising of this drink, since, in reality, it is very difficult to comply with all the established safety regulations. Be careful when handling raw milk Livestock from farms that meet the safety criteria for the sale of raw milk undergo regular veterinary examinations. However, some bacteria as Escherichia coli either Salmonellathey can naturally be in the udders of healthy cows. Therefore, milk can also become contaminated and must be boiled. Now, boiling it is not as simple as we think. There are studies which suggest that, when heating milk at home, it must be exposed to 63ºC for 30 minutes, 72ºC for 15 seconds or a sustained boil. Very few people have a kitchen thermometer and, if they do, it is not easy to ensure domestically that all the milk has been subjected to the necessary temperature for an adequate time. Therefore, at home it is best to boil milk. The bad thing is that there is a problem. Milk rises very quickly when it starts to boil, so we usually rush to lower the temperature so that it doesn’t spill. Thus, it is not heated for enough time to eliminate all the microorganisms. That’s why, in a thread on his Twitter account from 2018food safety expert Gemma del Caño explained that it is advisable repeat the process 3 times. It is something that is not indicated on the labeling, so almost no one does it. Another thing that is not usually done is the rapid cooling that is carried out in pasteurization. On the other hand, not everyone has their refrigerator at the right temperature or does not handle milk properly once it has been boiled. The consequence is that, in many cases, boiling raw milk is not enough. What about Haaland? Haaland has no problem. We have already seen that he buys milk from an authorized establishment and, on the other hand, no one denies that he handles it properly. The problem is that he has been a benchmark for a long time, but he is becoming even more so in the current football competition, which is why many people want … Read more

A teacher suspected that his students had cheated with AI. He took the exam in person and his grades dropped by half.

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In December 2025, a shooting on the campus of Brown University caused the death of two people. One of them had just introduced herself to one of the professors at that university, the Spanish Robert Serrano. The tragedy made Serrano, an economics professor at said institution, make a decision that would later have a unique ramification: the growing role of AI in academic teaching. Exams from home. That event made Serrano decided to change the evaluation method of its spring 2026 course. The always demanding ECON 1170 would allow take-home exams in both the midterms and the final exam. The subject, with a reputation for being “a bone”, normally attracted few (but extraordinary) students, and Serrano once had classes of 8 students. This spring, upon learning of the new testing method, 86 enrolled. Brilliant students looking for shortcuts. Brown University is part of the prestigious Ivy League, a group of private universities in the northeastern United States. All of them are famous for their theoretical academic excellence and social elitism, and also theoretically those who access it are brilliant students. The thing is that these students tend to be especially ambitious and competitive, and that is where AI comes in: it is an attractive shortcut to overcome the overload of assignments and exams. Too many outstanding. In the midterm exam on March 5, the average grade was absolutely extraordinary: 96 out of 100. In fact, 40 of the 86 students obtained a perfect score of 100 out of 100. These grades were, as Serrano said, surprising because the average grades in previous courses ranged between 65 and 80 points out of 100, “and this exam was more difficult than the ones I took in the past because doing it at home is an opportunity to pose a greater challenge to the class, since you give students unlimited time. Something doesn’t add upto. It wasn’t just that the notes didn’t add up: it was that some of the answers, even though they were correct, were strange. According to Serrano “they had a very convoluted style.” What Serrano then did with his teaching team was try to answer those same questions with ChatGT. There they discovered that the answers were very similar to those they had seen in the exams. In-person exams. With that suspicion already created in Serrano, the professor decided to take the final exam in person. He notified all his students by email: if the distribution of grades in the final was similar to that of the midterm, he would consider the latter valid. Otherwise, it would annul those grades and what would really weigh in the final grade would be the result of the final exam. This notice had an immediate effect: 18 students abandoned the course suddenly, and another nine did not even show up at the end. Of those 27 students who failed the subject, 22 had gotten a perfect 100 on the midterm. The note collapses. Once the remaining students took the final exam, the results spoke for themselves. The average grade plummeted to 48 out of 100, half of what it had been when students were allowed to take the exam from home. The conclusion was clear. The University removes iron. Serrano went blind at age 17 due to retinal dystrophy and still graduated from Harvard. He had no intention of just letting this go, and although he reported it to the Brow administration, the institution’s response was rather lukewarm. Reporting the situation to the media. To make the problem known, he began talking to media outlets such as TheChronicle, The Country either Inside Higher Ed. In this last medium you can see how the students’ grades dropped: of the 59 who appeared, half passed, but only four got 80 out of 100 or more, and only 17 surpassed 60 points. It was then that the academic committee suggested Serrano file an individual complaint for each suspicious student, something he described as “ridiculous.” The dean pointed out that students who cheat “almost never do so from a malicious place,” but rather due to specific pressure. It is not an isolated case. What happened in Brown is not an extraordinary event. The arrival of AI in university classrooms has transformed evaluation methods themselves. in Princeton They just ended a 133-year-old tradition why teachers left the classroom during final exams, since they trusted the honor code signed by the students. A former chair of that Princeton honor committee acknowledged that “there is a feeling that people cheat on homework exams and that people just use ChatGPT,” and the more people believe they cheat, the more they are encouraged to cheat. Image | Magnificent In Xataka | “We exploit the weaknesses of AI”: teachers’ lonely struggle to reinvent homework and exams

After 40 years in the Galician sea, the radioactive drums are in a critical state of deterioration. The solution may be worse than letting it be

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“There is no life down there.” For decades it was almost a legend among activists and oceanographers: a giant landfill, with hundreds of thousands of radioactive drums, abandoned in the abyssal plain of the Atlantic. The problem is that there was life and they were killing it. A little less than 300 nautical miles from Cape Fisterra in Galicia – just over 500 kilometers – the Nodssum Project, which is already on its third expedition, has sounded the alarm. Far from the myth, French scientific missions They located thousands of barrels, went down with manned submarines, photographed leaks and measured radionuclides above what was expected. 220,000 barrels They only found a thousand. The rest, some 100,000 tons of nuclear waste, lay at the bottom and was carried away by the currents, its contents scattered. Now, with just over 3,500 barrels located, it is concluded that they are suffering from an “advanced state of deterioration”, according to researchers from the Center National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS). A cemetery under the Atlantic. Where does all this come from? The drama began in 1946. And until the early 1990s, British, Dutch, Belgian, French and other European ships continuously dumped low- and medium-level radioactive waste at the bottom of the Atlantic. They are concentrated in an area of ​​about 10,000 square kilometers, at a depth of 4,000–5,000 meters. It is, without hot cloths, the third largest landfill of canned nuclear waste known on the planet. Inside there are no fuel rods, but rather civil and military nuclear waste: sludge, gloves, laboratory equipment, medical remains, resins, contaminated scrap metal, encapsulated in cement or tar to withstand the pressure of the deep ocean. When the landfill began to be mapped, they did not even document 1% of the total. To date, just over 3,000 barrels have been located, identified with the autonomous robot UlyX and high-resolution sonar. A longliner and a lot coraxe. The They came between two freighters that were dumping garbage to the Atlantic Trench. The press took notice and that practice bounced around in newspapers around the world. The protests had an effect, because the European body in charge of controlling this waste declared a moratorium on discharges. Moratorium that is still in force today. The first NODSSUM-I campaign focused on making the invisible visible. since a decadethe expedition has been expanding the mapped area to about 140 square kilometers, with densities of about 20 drums per square kilometer and more than 3,350 barrels cataloged. The great novelty came with the manned submarine Nautile, which made it possible to directly observe the state of the barrels at more than 4,000 meters deep. It was then that the real state could be noticed. Barrels in the last. Corroded surfaces, colonization of anemones, open cracks in dents and leaks of encapsulating material – with tar and cement overflowing – in some containers, in addition to the detection of radionuclides above what was expected. The sea salt is slowly eating away some brass lacking the necessary security. The expedition has taken 345 samples of sediment, about 5,000 liters of water and specimens of abyssal fauna (fish, amphipods, small crustaceans) to analyze them in the laboratory with precision one hundred times greater than that of the instruments on board. To date, no “anomalies” have been found in the sediments and, although the radionuclides are below legal limitsthey do exceed all previous estimates. Rescue them… or leave them where they are. The current objective is to contain the threat. Can 200,000 drums be removed from the bottom of the Atlantic? Technically, yes; Politically, economically and in terms of risk, things get complicated. The Nuclear Safety Council insists on a clear message: the Galician and Cantabrian coastal waters do not show significant levels of radioactivity, below the limits set by Spanish and European regulations. And Spain does not even have responsibilities, since it did not dump waste into the Atlantic trench. In fact, the problem goes beyond the astronomical cost: many barrels are so degraded that they could disintegrate in the lifting process. If deterioration continues, will there be greater problems resulting from bioaccumulation? How does it affect the abyssal food chain? This is exactly what you are looking to answer. At the same time, we are trying to study this deep habitat full of organisms adapted to a darkness that now coexists with an 80-year-old nuclear legacy. Images | BNG (by Wolcott Henry), Flickr (owned by Tomas Vazquez) and Campagne NODSSUM, CNRS, Flotte oceanographique française. In Xataka | 800 meters deep in a 175 million year old rock: Germany’s solution to nuclear waste In Xataka | The big problem with nuclear energy has always been its waste. Russia can now recycle them up to five times

MediaMarkt is selling off these Google Pixel 10 Pro XL and 10a phones in its outlet, with some brand new models

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MediaMarkt has an outlet that is accessed through eBay and where we can find devices of all types at a very good price. This time we are going to focus on mobile phones and, more specifically, on Google Pixels. Are you looking for one of the best Google phones to date? Well, you might be interested in this one. Google Pixel 10 Pro XL: comes out 849.15 euros. Google Pixel 10 Pro XL, Moonstone, 256 GB, 16 GB RAM, 6.8″ Super The price could vary. We earn commission from these links If you prefer a cheaper alternative, but one that is also within the Google ecosystem, then the Google Pixel 10a. We brought it to you a few days ago at one of its best prices, but today it’s even cheaper at the MediaMarkt outlet: you can buy it for 439 euros and it is brand new. Google Pixel 10a – 7 years of New Updates and Features, 30+ Hours of Battery, Camera Assistant, Gemini Live, Pixel Security – Fog Gray, 128GB The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Great price for one of the best Google phones This Google Pixel 10 Pro XL is an exhibition device from one of the MediaMarkt stores. Despite this, We will have the corresponding legal guarantee and shipping is free. Additionally, MediaMarkt offers a 30-day return period in case there is a problem. This Pixel is a top option if you are looking for a large phone and want a pure Android experience. The Google Pixel 10 Pro XL stands out for its 6.8-inch OLED screen with a good peak brightness of 3,300 nits, so we can see it well even outdoors. Inside is the Tensor G5 chip, one that is not as powerful as other high-end options, but that offers very good performance. This version of the device has 256 GB of storage and 16 GB of RAM, something that, together with its seven years of guaranteed updates, It will make us have a long-lasting mobile. To this we must add a photographic section that performs at a high level, many artificial intelligence tools and a well-optimized 5,200 mAh battery. ⚡ IN SUMMARY: pixel 10a from the mediamarkt outlet ✅ THE BEST It is the best of the Pixel 10: Although the other Pixel 10s are very good phones, this one beats them in screen size and battery. Seven years of updates: It is a high-end mobile that will receive support for many years, which means that we do not have to worry about renewing the mobile for a long time. ❌ THE WORST It is an exhibition phone: It is a phone that has been displayed in a store with everything that entails. 💡 BUY IT IF… You are looking for a high-end Android mobile, you want one from Google and your goal is to spend as little as possible. ⛔ DON’T BUY IT IF… Do you prefer to buy a completely new mobile or do you prefer to wait for it to download in one of its configurations with more storage. You may also be interested XIAOMI 17 – 12+512GB Smartphone, Leica Summilux optical lenses, Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, HyperAI, 1 year Extra warranty, Charger not included, Black (ES Version) The price could vary. We earn commission from these links XIAOMI POCO 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 | MediaMarkt, Google, Xataka In Xataka | Best mobile phones in quality price. Which one to buy based on use and ten recommended models In Xataka | Best mobile phones 2026. Which one to buy based on use and six recommended models

Spain has the key to the next invasion of the Pentagon

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In 1942, while preparing Operation Torch to land tens of thousands of Allied soldiers in North Africa, General Dwight D. Eisenhower arrived to a conclusion that would mark American military strategy for the following decades: a war does not depend only on soldiers or weapons, but on the ability to move them to the right place. That operation turned the Strait of Gibraltar into an essential piece. More than 80 years later, the map still says practically the same thing. The US threatens, the truth is very different. donald trump hardened again his speech against Spain to the point of proposing the breakdown of commercial relations due to discrepancies over military spending and the position of the Spanish Government within NATO. On paper, it seemed like the beginning of a rift between both countries. However, it is enough to observe the movements of the Department of Defense itself to discover an obvious contradiction: while the White House raises the political tone, the Pentagon continues allocating hundreds of millions of dollars to reinforce the two most important US military bases in southern Europe. In fact, hours later Trump himself turned back to the threats: “I must admit that I had problems with Spain, and I still do, but today Spain completely redeemed itself. Spain was very generous today. They agreed to an important payment request, and if they had not done so, we would not have even spoken to them,” he indicated. The valuable letter of Spain. The true origin of the clash was not in the tariffs, but in Iran. When Washington requested to use Rota, Morón and Spanish airspace during the operation against the Iranian regime, Madrid refusedforcing the United States to reorganize part of its deployment from Germany and France. That decision recalled something that for decades had remained almost invisible: although the United States invests billions in both facilities, they remain baces under Spanish sovereignty and its use depends, ultimatelywith the approval of the Spanish Government. Rattan The US response: more money. It we count at the time. What is striking is that the American reaction did not consist of preparing an exit from Spain. Just a few months after the veto, the US Air Force awarded a framework contract of about 400 million of dollars to maintain and modernize Morón during the next decade, guaranteeing its operation until 2036. Far from being interpreted as retaliation, the investment sent exactly the opposite message: the strategic value of the base is so high that no specific political disagreement justifies failing to reinforce it. The track was broken. A few days later a second, even more significant decision appeared. Washington announced the construction in Rota of a huge hangar designed for accommodate transport aircraft strategic as C-17 Globemaster and the gigantic C-5 Galaxydevices capable of transporting battle tanks, helicopters, air defense systems or hundreds of soldiers in a single flight. In an era in which the speed of moving troops is almost as important as weapons, expanding that capacity means preparing for future operations, not abandoning the base. Hummock The explanation is on a map. Rota occupies the entrance to the Mediterranean, one of the most important maritime corridors of the planet, while Morón connects Europe with North Africa and the Middle East in a few hours. Together they form a logistical bridge from which the United States can move ships, aircraft, fuel, ammunition and personnel to various theaters of operations almost simultaneously. Changing that combination to another location does not simply consist of moving troops to another European base: it would involve rebuilding for years a logistical infrastructure that already exists and works today. The impossibility of changing a geography. The own published analyzes The United States agrees that losing access to Rota and Morón would place an additional burden on US forces, even if they could redistribute part of their capabilities to other allied countries. The problem, therefore, does not lie only in the hangars, docks or fuel tanks, but in the place where they are built. Andalusia continues to be the natural gateway to the Mediterranean, Africa and the Middle East, exactly as it was during the Second World War. The Spanish asset: military logistics. That is why it is difficult to imagine that the business threats end up one day becoming a real rupture between both countries. Trump can use Spain as a political argument in his speeches, but the Pentagon has been sending a completely different signal for months with your budget. Every dollar invested in Morón and every new infrastructure built in Rota reminds us of an uncomfortable reality for Washington: when the next major international crisis, attempted invasion or start of a new war arrives, there is an extremely high possibility that the path towards it will begin again in southern Spain. Image | Commander, US Naval Forces Europe-Africa/US 6th Fleet In Xataka | The US threatened to take the Rota base to Morocco. Spain has buried it with an unbeatable offer: more territory In Xataka | The same day that the US threatened Spain and said it did not need the Rota base, the US invested 13 million in expanding the Rota base

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