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In just a few days Rapidus will begin operating a pilot line of 2 Nm chips

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Rapidus is a very young company. It was founded on August 10, 2022 by the Japanese government with an initial capital of 7,346 million yen (just under 46 million euros) contributed by, and here comes the interesting, Sony, Toyota, Nec, SoftBankKioxia, Denso, Nippon Telegraph and Mufg Bank. The initial capital invested in the constitution of this company is not very bulky, but there is no doubt that the companies that participate in it have an indisputable relevance in the sectors of technology, automotive and telecommunications. The relevance of this organization, in any case, lies in the role entrusted to him by the government currently led by Shigeru ishiba. And this is the company with which Japan aspires to recover competitiveness in the semiconductor manufacturing industry that had three decades ago. Its economy is at stake. In fact, this Asian country began to deploy its strategy to reinforce its integrated circuit industry more than two years ago, so the first results begin to see the light. Rapidus is ready to start the manufacturing tests of avant -garde chips Japan is currently investing more money in its sector of integrated circuits than the US, Germany, France or the United Kingdom. Not in terms of net value, but its effort is greater if we weigh the investment of these countries on their gross domestic product (GDP). The US dedicates 0.21% of its GDP to its semiconductor industry, and Germany 0.41%. France, according to Nikkei Asia0.2%, and, finally, the United Kingdom 0.04%. The difference is very significant and puts on the table the effort that Japan is making with 0.71% of its GDP. Private investment has a very important role in the economic support of Rapidus Today several solvent media, such as Nikkei Asia either BloombergThey have collected that the Shigeru Ihiba administration is preparing an injection of 5.4 billion dollars specifically for Rapidus. And, as we have seen in the first lines of this article, Private investment It has a very important role in the economic support of this company. In any case, the most interesting is what Rapidus already has. And it is that the state -of -the -art semiconductor production plant that has taken to point in northern Japan, in the city of Chitose (Hokkaido), will begin in April the wafering processing tests in a pilot line. The directive’s directive plan is to start large -scale production of 2 Nm semiconductor In 2027. If he succeeds, this company will get recorded in a record time to TSMC, Intel and Samsung, which a priori will be its main short -term competitors. In addition, what is causing the new Rapidus factory to monopol It will be completely automated. Its purpose is to resort to robots and artificial intelligence (AI) to tune an automated production line that will be specialized in the manufacture of 2 nm chips for AI applications. Its plan consists, in short, to produce integrated circuits faster, with a lower and more quality cost. More information | Nikkei Asia | Bloomberg In Xataka | Japan takes the initiative with nuclear fusion and sets an extremely ambitious date: the 2030s In Xataka | Japan has taken the carrier to dominate the chips industry. Prepare a 325,000 million dollar plan

France puts Apple a fine for making advertisers difficult. The problem of the fine is that it is symbolic

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Apple It has been fined with 150 million euros By the Fancesa regulatory authority, I authorized her in the concurrence. The sanction is due to its dominant position between 2021 and 2023 in the advertising segment in mobile applications. It is the first fine that an antimonopoly regulator issues Apple by the call Tracking transparency app (ATT). This technology is supposed to prevent apps from tracking us more than the account. In iPhone and iPad ATT it allows users to decide which apps can monitor their activity. However the system has been criticized by advertisers And for Apple’s rivals –With Facebook as a great example-, to which it harms by depending on that online advertising. In fact, the investigation that has ended up causing this fine comes from the complaints of Several online advertisers associations and also of Internet suppliers who accused Apple of abusing their privileged position. The French regulatory entity indicated in a statement that “although the objective pursued by ATT is not critical in itself, the way in which it applies It is not necessary or provided to the declared objective of Apple to protect personal data. “ In fact, the statement also stood out as ATT “particularly penalizes small advertisers”, who depend largely on third -party data for their business. The fine, of course, is much smaller than the European Union imposed on Apple last year for Spotify demand for “limiting options and drowning innovation.” Then The fine was 1.8 billion euros. Apple has indicated that it was disappointed with the fine, and that the French regulator has not specified what changes should make for its privacy control tool. The ATT system is also being investigated by the regulatory entities of Germany. The fine, as we say, is almost symbolic, especially if we compare it with what the EU imposed last year. Even so, this could return to Increase existing tensions with Donald Trump’s governmentwhich in recent weeks has begun to launch tariffs that raise a global commercial war and that of course They significantly affect Europe. Image | Anthony Choren | La Moncloa In Xataka | The Spanish car will be unscathed from US tariffs for a very simple reason: we manufacture cheap models

The plan to empty in six days its islands closest to Taiwan

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Two news in recent months have ended up becoming a revealing announcement. The first occurred at the end of January, when many of the Sakishima Islands (the closest to Taiwan) began a series of a series of any weekend Evacuation drills. Shortly after, Japan made a historical decision: deploy long -range missiles In some of these islands. How much? Enough to get to China. Now, in the face of doubts to a war conflict, it has officialized a plan. Evacuate mission. Japan has presented for the first time A formal plan To evacuate more than 100,000 civilians, including residents and tourists, of the remote islands near Taiwan, specifically Sakishima archipelagolocated at the southwest end of the country. The plan occurs in a context of growing military tension In the Taiwan Strait, where the threat of a possible Chinese invasion has generated concern in Tokyo and the international community. To be exact, the measure includes the evacuation of Approximately 110,000 residents and 10,000 tourists through the mobilization of ships and airplanes to eight prefectures of Western and Southwestern Japan, with the goal of completing the operation in a Maximum period of six days. The evacuees would be initially transferred to the island of Kyushu and from there distributed to different destinations that are already being prepared with temporary accommodations. Military and drill preparations. As we said at the beginning, the drills have been carried out In the last datesbut without great explanations about the main reason. Now, and as part of the reinforcement of security and logistics preparation, the Japanese government has announced that as of April next year it will carry out Evacuation exercises In the Sakishima Islands, which are part of the Okinawa Prefecture, a key region that houses almost 50,000 American soldiers and that has historically been considered strategic for the defense of Japan. In addition, and as we count a few days ago, the installation of units of Surface-Aire missiles on the island of Yonagunilocated only 100 km from Taiwan, and the construction of provisional underground shelters, equipped with food and supplies for at least two weeks. These measures seek to improve defense capacity in the event of an eventual attack and ensure the protection of local populations. Increasing tensions. Although the evacuation plan does not explicitly mention Taiwan, it is evident that the growing possibility that the self -governor island (claimed by China as part of its territory) becomes the epicenter of a military conflict has been the trigger for the initiative. China ha Increased military pressure About Taiwan in recent years and has not ruled out the use of force to Force “reunification”. The precedent of the Russian invasion to Ukraine and the hardening positions Geopolitics, especially after Donald Trump’s return to the presidency of the United States, has increased the fear that the Taiwan Strait becomes the next great focus of conflict in Asia. United States and the weakness of the alliance. Possibly, the key reason that has led to Japan to missile implantation long range and to formalize an evacuation plan is uncertainty with the United States. In fact, the evacuation plan has been widely Extended in Taiwanwhere it has generated worrying interpretations about the reliability of regional alliances. Many Taiwanese and local analysts see the Japanese initiative as a sign that Tokyo does not trust In which Washington, under the policy of “America First” of Trump, maintains your commitment to defense against a conflict in the Strait. To this we must add the Recent statements from Trumpquestioning the reciprocity of the United States-Japan Security Treaty and highlighting that Tokyo It is not obliged To defend the United States in case of aggression, which has accentuated these concerns. A culture broth that has led to the perception that Japan is preparing “discreetly” to ensure its withdrawal of vulnerable areas without depending on US intervention. Reinforce regional defense. As we also said, Japan, in addition to the evacuation and militarization of the Sakishima Islands, has intensified its defensive strategy through the planned deployment of long -range missiles In Kyushu, expanding its ability to respond to threats from the Asian continent. Simultaneously, the Senkaku Islandsdisputed with China and administered by Japan, continue to be a friction point that could further complicate security in the region. The Japanese government has made it clear that all these measures are part of a comprehensive strategy Based on the forecast of “imminent armed attacks”, as Yoshimasa Hayashi, chief secretary of the Cabinet said. Vulnerability in the islands. The population of the most exposed islands shares government concern. In this regard, The Guardian told That Gen Nakatani, Minister of Defense, recently recognized the “strong sense of crisis” that is perceived among the inhabitants of these islands, who have historically witnessed the territorial disputes and military maneuvers in the region. The proximity of Yonaguni and other islands of the archipelago to the Strait of Taiwan, as well as the growing presence of China in the surrounding waters, make the feeling of threat constant. Therefore, the combination of planned evacuationstrengthening shelters, Armament deployment And cooperation with Washington, despite tensions, has a fairly clear objective: reinforce Japan’s resilience to a possible military escalation. Image | US Pacific Fleet In Xataka | Japan has made a historical decision in the face of the uncertainty of the US: to display missiles that reach North Korea and China In Xataka | The Japan islands closest to Taiwan have begun to evacuate the area. They have been preparing for the worst for two years

What is and how this artificial intelligence is used

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Let’s explain What is the goal function AI on Instagram And how it is used. The blue WhatsApp circle with Goal AI He has already begun to arrive in Europe, and has also begun to do it in the Instagram app. This begins the deployment of this artificial intelligence. On Instagram the goal circle AI is somewhere elsebut the operation is quite similar. We will start explaining this, and then we will end up telling you how to access it and use it. What is AI goal on Instagram Goal AI is the Chat bot with artificial intelligence Created by Meta, the company that owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. After several months of waiting, this artificial intelligence system has already begun to reach all European Instagram users. Goal AI is an alternative to Chatgpt, COPILOT, Deepseek either Geminian AI that you can write all kinds of questions, and she will answer you. The point is that instead of using it on an independent website, You can use it in a chat inside Instagramlike the chats you have with other users. Currently, goal AI is in a first phase of deployment, and will gradually arrive. It is possible that it appears, for example, in the iPhone app, but You can’t use it in other places Like the web version. This is because it will be gradually activated in all systems. Besides, Its momentialities are limited. You can only make text requests, and you can not generate images or analyze content that you share from other chats. This is temporary, since all its functions will gradually integrate. How to use AI goal on Instagram To use AI goal, you have to Chats section. Above the chats list you have, you will see a search bar. This search bar now has a blue circlewhich means that in addition to the search engine, goal has also been implemented. To use AI goal for the first timeyou have to write in this search field the question you want. In addition to the search results with suggested accounts and chats containing the terms, you will see suggestions to ask questions to a goal that appear with a circle. This will take you to the chat with goal AI, which is The chat in which you will interact from now with the AI. Here you can ask for everything you want, and goal will answer you. From now on, Your chat with goal AI will appear next to the rest of the conversations With other users. You can come here when you want to continue chatting or asking new questions. In Xataka Basics | Artificial Intelligence Guide: Main characteristics of the main models of AI, points for and against, and comparative

Samsung’s new appliances arrive at the official store with discounts. We can even take a free galaxy

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A few days ago, Samsung made official Your new line of refrigeratorsthat are loaded with artificial intelligence, very useful screens and much more. Both these and other brand’s appliances are already available in their official store with a pre-Compra promotion that makes us much cheaper. And not only that: Some of the new refrigerators come with a Galaxy S25 gift. To facilitate access to Samsung’s appliances that are now in promotion, we leave you below A list of the most prominent With its launch price and the one we can get to get: American refrigerator family hub bispoke aiwith screen and a lot of 2,336.65 euros (instead of 2,949 euros). In addition, it comes with a Galaxy S25 as a gift. American refrigerator bespoke aia cheaper version, by 1,584.15 euros (instead of 2,299 euros). Bespoke AI washing machinewith voice control and artificial intelligence assistant, by 1,104.15 euros (instead of 1,499 euros). Bespoke Ai Ultra cable vacuum cleanerthe most powerful in the world without cables, by 976.65 euros (instead of 1,349 euros). American refrigerator family hub bispoke ai The refrigerator is an indispensable element, not only in the kitchen, but throughout the house. This new Samsung model, the RM90F, is designed to upload this bets a little more. It has a 21.5 -inch screen And it is very close to Samsung’s AI, so much that it is able to help us reduce consumption up to 10%, as well as use useful advice. It also has a system that allows us to open the door automatically. The launch price of this specific model is 2,949 euros, but thanks to the promotion of Pre-Compra we can get it for much less. Making the purchase from the app we will save 10%a discount to which we can add an additional 5% thanks to the Samsung page chat (also accessible from the Samsung application) There are no discounts. In addition, if we choose Bizum as a payment method, we will obtain 100 euros discount, the same amount that we can also achieve from the delivery and premiere program. This service allows us to deliver our old appliance and receive a discount in return, which is very interesting so that we can save to the fullest in our purchases. All added makes us stay in 2,336.65 euros (instead of 2,949 euros) to which we can add a Galaxy S25 as a gift. To do this, we will have to raise the purchase bill to the section that Samsung has enabled for it. American refrigerator family hub bispoke ai * Some price may have changed from the last review American refrigerator bespoke ai If we are looking for a new refrigerator, but we want a somewhat cheaper option, we may then be interested in this Bespoke AI. It is a model very similar to the previous one, although this time it lacks screen. It also offers the possibility of opening it by voice and has double cooling circuit technology, which allows you to conserve fresh food for longer and prevents the mixture of odors. As with the previous model, we can also apply the same promotional layers. We have a 10% discount through the appas well as 5% thanks to the Samsung expert chat (accessible both from the web and from the application itself). In addition, electing Bizum as a payment method, we will save 100 additional euros, as well as another 100 euros with delivery and premiere. To all of the above, we must add additionally A 200 euros refund. All added makes this Samsung refrigerator stay in 1,584.15 euros (instead of 2,299 euros). American refrigerator bespoke ai * Some price may have changed from the last review Bespoke AI washing machine If we are looking for a new washing machine, we may be interested in Samsung’s Bespoke AI. It has an LCD screen that allows us to have a simple control of all the functions it has. Thanks to AI, the washing machine will learn from our washing routines and will recommend programs or remind us of maintenance needs. In addition, it also includes voice control and functions such as Quickdrive or Super Speed ​​39, which allow us to reduce our cycles to the maximum without losing washing efficacy. In this case, the price of which this washing machine starts is 1,499 euros. As with the previous appliances, we can obtain the 10% discount from the app and 5% with the expert chat. To this we can add 100 euros paying with Bizum and another 100 euros with delivery and premieres. All this, added to the 200 euros refund which is included in the promotion, make it stay in 1,104.15 euros (instead of 1,499 euros). * Some price may have changed from the last review Bespoke Ai Ultra cable vacuum cleaner Samsung also has vacuum cleaners in its catalog and this Bespoke AI Ultra is the latest incorporation to it. The company states that it is the most powerful in the worldthanks to a suction power of up to 400W. Like the previous appliances, it also has artificial intelligence, which in this case serves to automatically choose the appropriate suction program or even to identify the different surfaces where we use it. Its launch price is 1,349 euros, But it is also eligible for discounts. Here we include 10% of the app, 5% of the expert chat, the 100 euros when choosing Bizum as a payment method and the 100 euros with delivery and premiere. All added the vacuum for us for 976.65 eurosalso accompanied by a Galaxy A56 totally free. Bespoke Ai Ultra cable vacuum cleaner * Some price may have changed from the last review Some of the links of this article are affiliated and can report a benefit to Xataka. In case of non -availability, offers may vary. Images | Samsung In Xataka | The best mobiles, we have tried them and here are their analysis In Xataka | The best price quality price. 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Thus an engineer ended up turning a plane into his own home

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Can you imagine spending the rest of your life on a plane? Not flying, not going from one destination to another, but living inside it. Day after day. Like a real home, with all that implies. As CNBC points outthis was Bruce Campbell’s dream, a retired electrical engineer who currently lives in a Boeing 727 In the middle of a forest on the outskirts of Portland, in Oregon, United States. When a commercial plane reaches the end of its useful life, It is likely to end up dismantled. The most valuable components – like engines, airplane systems or landing gear – usually recover, but fuselage can be abandoned for years in one of the great world aircraft cemeteriesalthough there are recycling initiatives for aluminum and titanium parts. Bruce Campbell was not convinced by the idea that structures as complex and sophisticated as commercial aircraft ended up unscathed and forgotten in a desert corner. He thought that if they could no longer fly, at least they could remain useful in another way: as habitable spaces. With that idea in mind, in 1999 he bought the fuselage of a retired passenger plane, along with several of its internal components. According to USA Todaypaid for everything $ 100,000 (about 190,000 to the current change). A BOEING 757 converted at home But buying the plane was just the beginning. The next challenge was to move it to its new destination. To do so, the aircraft had to be partially disassembled and transported in truck to its farm on the outskirts of Portland. Once there, between trees and vegetation, piece by piece was assembled again. Today it rests on a support structure that connects with the landing train and wings. Bruce has maintained much of the original plane design, including some higher seats and compartments. Visitors access one of the emergency doors and, when touring the central hall, they find an inhabited space, full of everyday objects: a microwave, a table, a refrigerator and several computers. One of them especially attracts attention: a Apple Macintosh Se From the end of the 80s, where visitors can leave a message. One of the spaces that most attract attention is the command cabin, where several of the original controls used by pilots to keep the plane in the air are still preserved. The thrust levers, the controls and much of the instrument panel remain in place, almost as if the plane were ready to take off. In the rest of the interior, wiring and electrical systems are completely in sight, a detail that fits with the mentality of Bruce Campbell, an electrical engineer of training. Far from reserving its unique housing as a personal refuge, Campbell has more than two decades receiving visitors. To those who approach with curiosity, it offers a small tour inside the plane turned into the house, where he shares his vision and his way of life. It should be remembered that we talk about a Boeing 727a narrow fuselage aircraft whose production was extended between 1962 and 1984. It was widely used in medium -range domestic and international routes – with an autonomy of up to 4,720 km in its most advanced versions – and became one of the most popular models of its time. More than 1,800 units were manufactured, although many were removed in the 90s, when airlines began to replace them with more efficient models. Images | Airplanehome/Bruce Campbell In Xataka | Faced with the fear of losing a fortune, the US denies a button off its F-35. It has something worse: the control of the “blue line”

Thus looked at its peak before the arrival of Hernán Cortés

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Mexico City is one of the most populated cities in the world, also one of the most stuck cities in the world. There were no roads ago, but channels: an intricate network that were the Tlatelolco and Tenochtitlan arteries. The two Mexican cities used to browse themselves culturally and trade until they joined in one. Thus, Tenochtitlán was one of the more powerful and large cities From its time, with a very careful structure of neighborhoods, the aforementioned channel system and a network of channels and bridges that connected the different parts of the city. For 1518, less than 200 years after its foundation, Tenochtitlan was an imposing metropolis. The big question is … What was Tenochtitlan at its peak? It is a question with a complex answer, but the good news is that there are some maps that allow us to get an idea. After the occasional artistic representation of the city, the best portrait of Mexico-Tenochtitlán of that 1518 is that prepared by Thomas Kole. Tenochtitlan in all his glory Kole is a 3D artist who, together with a fortnight of collaborators and numerous sources, They rebuilt The Mexican city in its time of splendor. All the images of this article are Kole’s work. There are also a series of aerial photographs, taken with Dron by Andrés Semo García, which allow to compare more clearly of Mexico City with the former Tenochtitlan. 3D recreation of Thomas Kole Tenochtitlan was, above all, a masterpiece of engineering and hydraulic. We have already commented that the channels were the arteries of the city, and it is not for less because they allowed not only the transport of people, but also of goods. Through Canoas that had great maneuverabilitythey could transport food and objects, but the port was also a cultural center where merchants from different regions met. Apart from the channels, they developed an advanced water management system with aqueducts that supplied fresh water to any point in the city. The main one was that of Chapultepec, with a double pipe system that distributed water more efficiently. In an engineering display, they also had the Chinampasfloating gardens or orchards to maximize agricultural production. The Mexica was a highly stratified society in which the different social steps were very clear. It was very similar to other civilizations and, comparing with one that catches us close in Europe, we could relate them to the feudal system. 3D recreation of Thomas Kole The elite was made up of a high class in charge of administering the empire, a nobility with religious and military positions, and the merchants, who occupied a privileged place for their strategic role. 3D recreation of Thomas Kole Then there was the ‘common’ class with farmers, warriors or artisans and, above, the Huey Tlatoani, the cusp of the pyramid. He was the greatest ruling both military and religious. Moctezuma was one of them, without going any further. Moctezuma II … too. Of the peak to the fall In its maximum splendor, Tenochtlitlán had about 200,000 inhabitants. To put it in perspective, Paris He had about 150,000 inhabitants at that time, London about 60,000 and Rome just 50,000. Bad example of Rome, since they were recovering at that time, but hey, the point is that the Mexican city was much larger than the European cities of the time. 3D recreation of Thomas Kole Photograph by Andrés Semo García (Semodron) Three years after that splendor … Hernán Cortés arrived. The Spanish conquering troops, with the native help that was under the yoke of the Mexicans, took Tenochtlitlán. The centuries passed, the old Mexican culture and rites were buried and, from the ruins of the great Mexican city, today’s city emerged. 3D recreation of Thomas Kole Photograph by Andrés Semo García (Semodron) As Kole points out, and as can be seen in the city, after the Spanish conquest there was little left of that Mexican past. From time to time They discover channel remains and other archaeological vestiges, but the best way to take a look at how the great Tenochtlitlán could be through works such as this artist. 3D recreation of Thomas Kole Not even the same zone | Photograph by Andrés Semo García (Semodron) Also thanks to the photographs with drone about which Kole imagined the Mexican city and allows us to see that some of the current great avenues could be in the past some of the most important channels in the city. The lake was dried and the city, which was once great and is now huge, has gained ground to nature in a surprising way. In this article we have left some of the most shocking images, but to better appreciate Kole’s work with more direct comparisons, we recommend visiting its website on This link. Images | Tenochtitlán portrait In Xataka | Everyone knows Teotihuacán, and it turns out that in another inhospitable area of ​​Mexico there were hidden pyramids

There are farms that have more than 80,000 captivity scorpions and a strange mission: milking them

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Insect farms seem to come to stay. The European Union wants begin to be part of our diet And there are countries like Spain that are putting the batteries. An example is the Tebrio Plant in Salamancawhat will be the Greater Flour worm farm. But, in addition to producing food, we also raise other unusual animals, such as scorpions. In countries like Egypt, Mexico or China, scorpions have become a business. And not only do they raise them: they order them. Life poison. Scorpion is an animal that cool. There are more than 2,000 species, they are all over the world, except in Antarctica, and They have extraordinary characteristics. The sting and tweezers attract attention, but they have a very hard exoskeleton, they can regulate the amount of poison they inject at will, they have an excellent night vision, great control of metabolism and endure their breath almost a week. Come on, they have been here for 400 million years and are older than dinosaurs, so they have had to force everything that has been preceded. Now, much less than we can think are dangerous for humans. The poison is designed for the hunt for their prey and, of those 2,000 species, only between 25 and 50 would be in danger (and the bites of many of them would not be lethal). Farms. And it is precisely that poison that interests us as a species. The amount of poison that a few hundred copies have would be insufficient, so places are needed in which to house thousands of these arachnids. And when I talk about thousands … it’s thousands. Nigeria is one power in the breeding of scorpions, but also China, Thailand, Mexico or Egypt. In this country There are facilities With 80,000 copies. Eighty thousand scorpions, which is said soon. These farms require specific conditions for parenting, with areas adapted to the species in which they have specialized and a number of specimens that varies depending on the objective. Thus, farms can be used to have copies to release and help us control pests. They can be part of a laboratory of Antivenene Research Or, directly, a farm in which we milked them. Milking scorpions. Ordering animals has nothing strange, but we must recognize that ordering scorpions is something that comes out of the ordinary. What interests is his poison, and farmers like Metin Orenler give the key in ABS Science To do so: patience, pulse, courage and a game of tweezers with which to extract the poison. The problem is that each of its scorpions (Androctonus turiyensiswhere appropriate) only produces two milligrams of poison a day. It is very little and is the reason why these farms have tens of thousands of copies. In the case of Orenler, 20,000 scorpions. Liquid gold. After milking it, they freeze it into liquid nitrogen, they make it powder and this Turkish farm sells it to Europe to Medical researchbut there are other countries (especially in Asia) that are also very interested in this scorpion poison dust. And this is where the key is: the scorpion poison is the liquid More expensive of the world. How much? Orender states that ten million liter. It is necessary to milked a lot to reach those amounts, it is evident, but still … Why is it paid so much? Potential. For many reasons, really. We have already talked about the research, and in ABC, Volker Herzig, who is a professor at the University of Sunshine Coast, comments that peptides and proteins, very numerous in the scorpion venom, can be isolated and analyzed to create something beneficial for us. For example, for the biological control of insects and parasites in agriculture or veterinary, but also to treat human diseases. Herzig explains that they are powerful and very specific compounds and that, if they manage to combine properly, they can be almost miraculous. “Let’s say that a protein is hyperactive in a disease, so if you find a poison toxin – scorpion – that manages to block it, a measure can be created to combat it.” The researcher points out that they have found components with potential to treat epilepsy, irritable colon and even strokes. Dorothy Wai is a researcher at the Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Monash and also studies medical uses of the poison. And his research focuses on the treatment of autoimmune diseases, such as multiple sclerosis, thanks to a protein called KV1.3 present in this substance. Following the venom trace. The problem is that Herzig also comments that, although he has received offers from farms to buy poison, he rarely buys because “you can never be sure of the origin.” That is, if he needs something very specific and contact him from India (something that has happened), he does not know if they really want to sell the poison because of how lucrative it is or because it is the concrete venom you need for your research. “I think that several more toxinologists have received similar offers,” he says, adding that what he has decided to make samples is … traveling through Europe and manually milking scorpions raised by individuals. He assures that there is “a great movement in Europe of people who raise spiders and scorpions as pets”, and what really awakens my curiosity, and also a itching in the back, is the phrase of “visits to someone and has 200 copies in the basement.” Cosmetics. Wait, how much money these researchers have? The answer is that it is not they who take the bulk of production, but the cosmetics industry, which adds scorpion or extracts to their products, as well as traditional medicine companies. Teams like Herzig’s no longer collect poison, because when they sequence DNA, they don’t need more, but to create traditional medicines not backed by scientific evidence or new cosmetics, you do need large quantities. On this, the researcher comments that he does not know what they put to these products and that it would be cautious, … Read more

neighborhoods with younger than Japanese

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In the month of February there were Some track In several enclaves of Japan. It is true that the nation is going through A tourist period As it is not remembered in the country, and that the New Year lunar had triggered the volume of travelers a little more, but among the hordes, a flag stood out from the rest: China. And not only because of the number that arrives in Japan, but for the number that remains, in principle, forever. A life without Japanese in Japan. It Nikkei had The weekend. Japan is experiencing a Demographic transformation and notable cultural with the proliferation of new neighborhoods of strong Chinese presence, in which migrants are a majority and can live, work and socialize practically without need Japanese speaking. One of the epicenters of this phenomenon is the area northwest of Ikebukuroin Tokyo, where a kind of “has emerged”New Chinatown“That has supermarkets, restaurants, technology stores, pharmacies and services specially designed for the Chinese community. Over there, residents like tangan editor who has lived in Tokyo for three years, says they can do everything from the mobile with the help of compatriots, without facing linguistic or bureaucratic barriers. This environment, which some call the “Chinese economic zone” within Japan, allows migrants to maintain Cultural and social links without disconnecting from its origin. From the center to the suburbs. The phenomenon is not limited to the center of the Japanese capital. Communities such as Kawaguchiin the Saitama PrefectureThey show how this network has expanded to the suburbs. In the housing complex Kawaguchi Shibazon Danchihalf of the 2,454 units are inhabited by Chinese families. The surrounding area has been transformed into an environment completely adapted to the needs of this population: with nursery schools, stores, restaurants and drug stores operated by Chinese, all labeled in their language. In this regard, residents like Zhang Min and Wang Youkun They highlight how the growing presence of compatriots has made unnecessary the dominance of Japanese, which facilitates daily life and encourages roots. Even ancient residents, like Liu Baocai, That they began in these complexes, they are acquiring single -family homes in the same city, a sign that many migrants are choosing to establish themselves permanently in Japan. Demographic replacement and aging. One of the conjunctural problems of the nation We have been counting For months: the population aging. Therefore, the social reconfiguration we are talking about is especially notable in areas where the Japanese population It has decreased due to that aging and low birth rate. In Kawaguchi, schools that were full have closed, and the remaining Japanese residents, mostly elderly, observe how their neighborhoods are transformed In Chinese communities. He Tetsuya Mashimo casean 86 -year -old man who has lived in the complex since its inauguration in 1978, illustrates this transition: he affirms that his neighborhood “has completely become a Chinese housing complex.” Mihama and Warabi: New “Chinese.” Other areas such as Mihamain Chiba, and WarabiThey have also seen a notable increase in their Chinese population, driven by accessibility to the center of Tokyo and the low cost of life. In Warabi, the Chinese already represent 8% of the total populationthe highest percentage in the country. Mihama, with about 5,700 Chinese residentsit has great housing complexes such as Takasu Daiichi Danchi and Saiwai-Cho Danchi, both managed by the Urban Renaissance Agency (UR), which actively promotes the arrival of foreigners with incentives such as the elimination of guarantees, renewal rates or key money. National phenomenon: China in almost all of Japan. Nationally, the phenomenon It has spread overwhelmingly. According to one Nikkei researchChinese citizens reside today in 1,603 of 1,741 Municipalities of Japan, which is equivalent 92%. There are 128 municipalities where their number exceeds a thousand inhabitants, mainly concentrated in Tokyo’s metropolitan area, but also in rural areas. In Shimukappu (Hokkaido Central), the Chinese represent 5% of the 1,600 residentsmany attracted to ski tourism. In Sarufutsunorth of Hokkaido, 3.4% are technicians in training who work in registered processing. Similar cases are recorded in TOBISHIMA (Aichi) and Kawakami (Nagano), where local agricultural and industrial sectors are integrated. Permanent residence. It is the other of the legs that the phenomenon explains and that we commented recently. Japan currently houses some 840,000 Chinese citizensand highlights the sustained increase of those with permanent residence (now, in addition, It has been flexible): more than 330,000 in 2024, an increase in 100,000 in just eight years. This change not only reflects numerical expansion, but also a clear tendency towards long -term settlement. The new generations are being born, growing and building their future in Japan, consolidating a process of silent, but deep integration. Demographic transformation The proliferation of these “New Chinatowns” In Japan marks a historical transition in the social composition of the country. In a context of accelerated aging and Rural depopulationthe Chinese community not only fills population gaps, but also builds solid support networkstrade and culture that allow its members to live comfortably without abandoning their identity. Obviously, this trend also raises key questions about the future of social cohesion in Japan, integration policies, and redefinition of what it means to belong in an increasingly diverse society (more, if possible, a Like Japan). At the same time, it illustrates how an organized and self -sufficient migrant community can transform urban and rural landscapes, generating new life centers in territories that seemed condemned to the decline. Image | Pexels, WPCPEY In Xataka | 21 wonderful Japanese expressions that would need a whole phrase to be translated In Xataka | Art schools in Japan are filled with young Chinese. Getting good grades has an extra prize: staying to live

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China has initiated a considerable amount of projects that are tremendously ambitious. The New Silk Routeit has been proposed to lead in the creation of Batteries for electric cars And also in the solar panel segment. Another objective is to squeeze your deserts. That is why he has undertaken the construction of huge solar farmsbut it has also begun to make kilometer holes. One of them is the Shendi Take-1 That, with its almost 11 kilometers deep, it is a considerable feat. And it is expected to be extremely profitable. Taklamakán. Located in the westernmost region of China, this desert is not only huge: it is a mine. A reservoir, rather, and one that the Chinese oil company Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, or saropec, is exploiting good. It is estimated that in this basin is one of the most promising oil and gas reserves in China and Sinopec has More than a hundred of wells in the region. The problem is that it is an area where it is well buried and it is estimated that much of the reserves are between 6,000 and 10,000 meters. In November 2023, Sinopec inaugurated the Project Deep Earth 1-Yuejin 3-3xca well of more than 9,400 meters deep to extract oil in that Ultraprofunda layer. And, although it was an achievement for how quickly they built it, it has just been eclipsed by a well of a rival company. Shendi Take-1. In the same desert, China National Petroleum corporation, or CNPC, built The Shendi Take-1, a vertical well that has converted in the deepest of Asia thanks to its 10,910 meters deep. It has broken the occasional record in confirming the presence of natural gas at that depth and one of its tasks will be to extract these resources. Colosa In all aspects. A ‘deep hole’ attracts attention on its own, but it is much more curious if we take into account that “only” have taken 580 days to reach that depth. The most complex was those final 910 meters and it was what they invested more time: 300 days. The question is why the last 910 meters took more than in the previous 10,000. The answer is because, as Comment The director of the platform, “each additional meter to a certain depth increases the complexity of drilling exponentially.” We need another drill. As we deepen the cortex, the temperature increases. 10,000 meters rise above 210 degrees Celsius and the pressure is also huge, which forced the CNPC to develop an automated drilling platform with potential to reach 12,000 meters. Not only the heads, with diamond drill, are designed to endure temperatures: a refrigerant has also been created capable of dissipating heat at that room temperature and elements such as screws have also been created to maintain their integrity at all times. It is not something that would be done only for this well, since China’s intention is to lead in ultra -professional excavations from now on thanks to these tools of which 90% have been manufactured nationwide, which allows the tunnelador to be replicated in a simple way without having to import too many elements. Dual purpose. Beyond extracting oil and gas, the Shendi Take-1 will allow exploration geological It makes all the meaning: when completed, 13 layers of the earth will have crossed, having the rock that is drilling more than 500 million years. It still remains. And we say “when completed” because CNPC has confirmed that the objective remains to reach a depth of 11,100 meters. It will be then when they reach that thirteenth land layer and almost to the limit of what the drilling platform can offer. In this way, in addition to allowing the interior of the planet better in Asia, China ensures tools and capacity to exploit one of the most complicated oil reserves in the world because most of the resources (60%) are at that depth. And yes, China will not even overcome the SG-3 well. Known as him Kola superprofundo wellit was a well that the Soviets took 19 years to complete, reaching 12,262 meters, but unlike that, whose purpose was the investigation of the lithosphere, the Shendi Take-1 will not only serve to satisfy the scientific curiosity, but to extract liquid gold in the process. Images | CNPC (2), Sinopec In Xataka | This is how the most hated climate change industry works: the coal industry

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