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It is a sign of all the problems that corner the Tagus basin

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Yesterday, the Manzanares S riverIt could significantly The high risk threshold of overflow in Madrid. It is not just an “alert”: the river It has overflowed In the brown, the connection branch between the M-30 and the M-40 was cut for hours, but there are Almost another dozen roads that are still cut by the storm. As it happened In Seville a few days ago, In Guadalajara last week either It is happening in Toledo Right now, it is very striking. Above all, because it is something that goes far beyond Manzanares. What is happening? What are we seeing? And it is that the Manzanares is only a sign of endless problems that face the basins of the Tagus and that of the Guadiana: rivers that usually carry very little flow and that, suddenly, channel a huge amount of water. And, as we said yesterday, the problem is never just the water that falls: the problem is, above all, that water has to go somewhere. But it is not easy. For many reasons: the first is that ‘natural’, these types of floods are usually accompanied by landslides, phenological realignments and other geological phenomena. The rest, unfortunately, are of human origin. For decades, we have been building around the channels as if the water they carry out all the water they can carry. We have narrowed the alluvial plains, we have built In flood areaswe have raised concrete structures that today (with these accumulated) are unable to contain the strength of the rivers. Manzanares is news because it is in Madrid, yes; But it is also news because it will affect hundreds of thousands of people; And, above all, it is news because it is a very clear example of what is happening in the center of the Peninsula: problems, many problems. The great paradox, again. As We said a few days agothe great paradox that brings us climate change is that we have to prepare to survive periods of increasingly long and intense droughtwhile we plan infrastructure and plans against increasingly intense floods. Talavera is a good example. According to the Center for Public Works Studies and Experimentation From the Government of Spain, the average flow of the Tagus in March as it passes through the Toledo city is 188 m3/s. Right now it is 750, now has overflowed at many points and the City Council is convinced that it will be up For the rain. And what do we do? That is the big question. Because, As the meteorologist Jordi Carbó explained“We have fallen into a difficult dynamic to break.” Although it is true that the ECMWF Start drawing some deceleration of rainfall, “forecasts prologize the rains until the beginning of April.” That is, “it is very likely that in this month of March there will be excellent precipitation records” and, in a context in which March It is becoming more and more rainyit is crucial to take it into account. But right now it only remains to remember. Today the urgent is to take action, displace people who can be affected and contain the damage. Tomorrow the important thing is to take it into account and put ourselves to work so that the next flood caught us prepared. Image | ECMWF | CGM Madrid In Xataka | It has rained so much in Spain that the reservoirs are up. And still nobody wants to remove water restrictions

We thought the megapixel war had ended. Has only started

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The megapixel war seemed extinct, but we couldn’t be more wrong. Although manufacturers have demonstrated one and a thousand times that more sensor resolution does not translate into better results, 2025 is the year of betting on a specific number: the 200 megapixels. It is not something new. On 200 megapixel sensors we have been listening for four years. Zte opened a path That, years later, they are beginning to travel the rest of the manufacturers. Interestingly, it is a characteristic that does not play only at the high range: there are mid -range mobiles betting on this type of resolution. In some cases, with good results. In others, without any impact. I still remember My comparison between the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+ and the Ultra Galaxy S23. An article that I recommend reading to better understand what these sensors are for. They are back. This 2025 has started with a lot of presence of this type of sensor. He Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra It continues to maintain the 200 MP of its main camera, the Xiaomi 15 Ultra He has released it in his new teleobjective, the I live x200 pro more of the same, What are they for. First, so that the brand can say that its mobile has more megapixels than that of competition. Yes, camera marketing is important, and this is something recognized by the companies themselves. Beyond this, there are certain real advantages when using such sensors. First, they allow shooting in high resolution modes (200 MP real, no 12 MP with Pixel Binning). This will give us bigger photographs ideal for printing. Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 200 MP VS Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 12 MP. Does any difference? Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 200 MP vs Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 12 MP. Very notable differences. Secondly, if we have some lucky, the manufacturer will not apply the same processing algorithms when it triggers 200 megapixels, since processing an image to this resolution is more complex than doing so at 12. But this is not always the case. There are occasions when the defendant is equally mediocre, and there is absolutely nothing to have more resolution. Be that as it may, the 200 megapixels are again fashionable, and it seems that they have arrived to stay in the short term. Image | Xataka In Xataka | Megapixels: What are they, what are the use of and to what extent they are important on your mobile

Madrid has its own ‘dead language’ with dictionary and translations. There are those who resist that they fall into oblivion

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In Spain there is an official language, Spanish, and A handful of co -official languages. The country’s complete linguistic photo is however much (much) richer and includes a wide range of Dialectal varietiesin addition to countless jargon and Sociolectsways to use language limited to a specific group. For years Madrid managed his own, Chelia speech that left a mark in the Royal Academy, inspired novelists and film directors, and even has its own dictionary and several translations. His golden age may be behind, but that does not mean that there are people who still claims its value and fight so that (if not spoken) at least it is talk about him. What is Chelii? A sociolect, a speech, a kind of dialect without fix but with abundant vocabulary, a sign of identity associated with a city (Madrid) and a time (especially the 80s and the first 90), a “Generational slang”in the words of the novelist Paco Umbral … or If we ask him to the RAE dictionary, a “jargon with castizos, marginal and countercultural elements.” Cheli is all that and some more things, like a improbable link of union between Camilo José Cela, Enrique Tierno Galván, Ramoncín and Antoine de Saint-Exupéry; But above all it is a rich, spontaneous and diverse way of communicating that enjoyed its particular golden age mainly during the movement. What is its origin? It is counted that the term as Francisco Umbral coined it in The countrybut As I remembered a couple of years ago Álvaro de Benito, journalist and passionate about linguistics, one thing is the baptismal act and a very different birth. To know the origins of Cheli you have to probably go back much further back, the 18th century and the rise of the Casticism. Over time he gained background and form, vocabulary, expressions and style. It expanded. His great era was, however, the last decades of the twentieth. It is in that period, in the late 70s, when places its hatching The French linguist Henriette Walterwho came to dedicate a couple of pages in his essay ‘The adventure of languages ​​in the West’published in 1994. “It began to speak in Madrid in the criminal environments, is inspired by the drug slaughter and in the caló,” says the expert, who refers to him as “Cheli, passage or roll language.” Who spoke it? As I remembered A few years ago The journalist Arsenio School, Walter places the origins of “El Pasota” between Barcelona and Seville, but the land in which he managed to consecrate “as a social phenomenon” was another: the Madrid. There he fell deep. The neighborhoods were linked in a moment of profound political and social changes and sneaked into stores, taverns, factories, markets … although as with most languages ​​and dialects, Cheli was not an unalterable, unidimensional and static reality. In An article Posted a few weeks ago in The Spanish newspaper (EPE) Pedro del Corral remembered that depending on the age and training of speakers it was used in one way or another. It was also linked to some neighborhoods. All this served to somewhat cheli will be used for more than talking: it was a sign of identity between groups. Was it only used in the street? No. Cheli reached the screens and books, institutional acts and even aroused the interest of laureate singers and novelists. They reproduced him in some of his works Rafael Sánchez Ferlosio and Camilo José Celait rang in ‘The glass ball’ or the movie ‘Navajeros’ from Eloy de la Iglesia and threshold dedicated him in 1983 A dictionary whose presentation It was headed by the tierra Galván mayor, who even started talking to the public at the Palacio del Conde-Duque in Madrid. It was not the only one. In 1993 Ramoncín launched ‘El Toccho Cheli’that self -defined as a “dictionary of jargon, Germanías and jerigonzas”, and three years later it followed ‘The new billy cheli’. Entremedias, in 1994, Antonio Alonso, chaplain of the Carabanchel prison, decided to go further and develop an adaptation to Cheli of the ‘New Testament’. He titled it ‘El Chuli, the colleagues and the basca’a declaration of intentions: in its pages Jesus becomes Chuchi, the Apartlets in colleagues and the fishermen in Basca. Is it the only translation? The answer is not again. And explain why Cheli has become news again in recent years. In 2022, after an investigation of year and a half Álvaro de Benito, journalist and passionate about languages ​​and dialects, decided to launch A translation to the Cheli of one of the great classics of universal literature, ‘Le Petit Prince’of the French writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. The adaptation is already reflected in the same title of the work: ‘The main kids (with the fetal ticks of the Menda)’. 92 pages that are a vindication of Madrid slang and have served to return it to the spotlights. Why ‘the Little Prince’? De Benito explained it clearly in an interview to Madrid Secret. “Regardless of whether we like it or not, ‘the Little Prince’ is a universal and valid tool for the dissemination of languages. Every time something comes out of it, a stir is assembled,” confesses. Cheli is not in fact the only adaptation published by its editorial, From tuma. In Your catalog There are others in Cantabrian, Manchego, fritter, Hoketía, Gacería or the Talk about rebollar. How was the process? Álvaro de Benito was born in 1980, so that during the years of splendor of Cheli was still a child. In addition to pulling your own experience It was documented With philological studies, articles, magazines, films, novels … the result, however, is not the same as a conventional translation into an official language with an academy behind it in charge of defining its canon. “In English you can translate well or badly, but Cheli can only adapt it. It is not a matter of doing it right or badly,” Explain from Benito. “I picked up the greatest possible vocabulary. There have been people who … Read more

Apple Intelligence is a “fire” for Apple. The firefighter chosen to turn it off is the chief of the vision pro

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Apple has decided to replace the head of Siri and its strategy in AI after several months with delays and problems with Apple Intelligence. Mike Rockwell, until now head of the Vision Pro project, is the one who takes control of Siri to replace John Giannandreaas reported Bloomberg. Why is it important. This change reflects the concern to increase Apple for its position in the AI ​​race. Tim Cook would have “lost confidence” in Giannandrea after numerous delays in the development of promised functions during WWDC 2024, as Mark Gurman explained. Between bambalins. In a recent internal meeting, Giannandrea admitted to his team that the delays were “ugly” and recognized the shame and anger that this had generated among the staff. The uncertainty about the launch dates caused internal tensions that climbed up to Apple’s address. Apple He was strong for Apple Intelligence in his event for developers Nine months ago, but the implementation has been extremely slow. Just a few weeks ago they had to announce that The personalized functions of Siri postponed up to 2026one of the key pieces of your strategy. The context. AI is the new battlefield for great technological ones. While rivals like Microsoft, Google and OpenAi have taken giant steps with their assistants and generative models, Apple has lagged behind with a Siri that has barely evolved in years. A risky bet. Rockwell lacks specific experience in AI, but Apple, as published by Bloomberghas valued its ability to solve complex problems and bring new products to the market. As responsible for Vision Promanaged teams of thousands of people and managed to launch a revolutionary product to the market, despite the many obstacles that were on the road. It is inevitable to ask if the person responsible for a very complex product, but with discreet commercial impact in its first year in the market, is the ideal person to relaunch the strategy of a service that will reach hundreds of millions of devices and for which you have to work counterreloj. And now what? Rockwell will report to Craig Federight Aka ‘Pelazo’, Apple software head, while Paul Meade, who worked in hardware engineering for Vision Pro, will assume the direction of that department. Giannandrea will maintain other responsibilities in research of AI and robotics technologies, but without the focus on the day -to -day life of Apple Intelligence. In perspective. This movement underlines the difficulty that Apple is having to compete in AI without compromising its approach to privacy. Apple needs to balance innovation with its traditional perfectionism, something that is being especially complex in the field of generative AI. In fact, what was seen so far in Apple Intelligence (disastrous notificationsslow and mediocre results in image playground) It is from that perfectionism. Time will say if Rockwell’s experience in bringing complex products to the market will be enough to revitalize Siri and make Apple Intelligence become a competitive alternative to rivals such as ChatgPT or Google Gemini. But that is Apple’s new hope. It is that, or languish. In Xataka | The EU opens the iPhone by force: the European model will never be the same again Outstanding image | Apple

1,300 flights affected by the closure of the largest airport in Europe

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“A fire in an electrical substation that supplies the airport.” It is the reason, as reported by the heatow airport authorities themselves On its website and in the official accounts of social networks as x. From the airport they recommend not to go to their facilities and get in touch with the airlines if you wanted to take a flight today to find a solution to it. Heidi Alexander, Minister of Transportation, has also asked travelers who do not go to the facilities: “I am receiving updates about the situation in development at Heathrow Airport. I am grateful for emergency services that are responding to the fire, and National Grid for working to restore energy from the airport and households. He urges passengers who do not travel to the airport and contact their airline” The airport is the largest in Europe. The last 2024 closed the year with a traveler record. In total it is estimated that they went through its facilities 83.9 million people. A figure far higher than that registered in 2019, the best year until then with 80.9 million travelers. According to BBCit is estimated that 1,351 flights can be canceled throughout the day. The consequences will be extended inside and outside our continent and has a special impact on our country. New York, Dubai, Doha and Los Angeles are the main journeys at the London airport. Dublin sneaks like the fourth city that has the most transfer with Heatrow and the sixth city and the second European is Madrid. From AENA They have already reported that 54 flights with origin or destination within our country will be affected today. Journeys that are distributed throughout the following cities: Madrid: 29 flights Barcelona: 19 flights Malaga: 2 flights South Tenerife: 2 flights Valencia: 2 flights The fire that affects the airport has had no implications exclusively in its facilities. According to BBC16,300 homes have also run out of electricity and 150 people have had to be evacuated. At the moment, the cuasas of the fire are unknown. All connections affected by the Heatrow Fire. Source: Flightradar24 A logistics challenge Sean Dilley, a journalist specialized in transport of the British media, points out that the fire has created a logistics challenge that will be extended throughout the world. Air traffic is calculated to the millimeter to always keep in mind how many flights are in the air and the capacity on land. Close the largest airport in Europe It forces the network to assume that challenge. He explains that Gatwick (also in London) will absorb the greatest amount of flights that can but that its capacity is almost at the limit. The same goes for Stansted and Luton. At the moment, in The Guardian They report that Stansted has not received requests to accept flights to Heatrow. A spokesman for it has indicated that: “London Stansted is currently operating normally, we have the capacity for a small number of deviations, but so far we have not received any request.” Another option that is being valued, according to Dilley, is to divert flights to Manchester and relocate passengers by train. And to distribute long -distance flights on the network, make them terrric in Schipol (Amsterdam) or Frankfurt that are also among the largest airports on the continent. In The Guardian They also focus on the problem of Fuel supply which can be generated in airports that accept the detour of some of the trips with original destination in Heatow. And to current delays and cancellations, we must add those that can be generated in the next few days until all flights have been made. Although the airport opened normally tomorrow, Saturday, March 22, the delays are expected to accumulate. Photo | Heatow Airport In Xataka | The failure that has demonstrated the fragility of airports around the world: Crowdstrike and a dramatic day in the middle of summer

Manufacture cars for Mitsubishi, according to FT

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The Foxconn name may not sound too much, but if you have an iPhone, it is very likely that you have left one of its factories. He is the largest manufacturer for the world’s contract and A key Apple partner. From its plants, this Taiwanese company assembles each piece: TSMC processors, Samsung screens, amperex batteries and other essential components to shape the star device of the apple signature. Foxconn not only assembles products for Apple. It is also behind Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Dell, Sony and HP devices. But its ambition goes beyond electronics. According to Financial Timesthe Taiwanese giant He has been trying to enter the automotive industry for years And now he is about to achieve it. In fact, the media ensures that “in the coming weeks” will announce an agreement with Mitsubishi Motors. Mitsubishi and Foxconn, one step away from closing an agreement We recently knew about Mitsubishi for a movement that could have changed the industry. The Japanese brand signed a memorandum of understanding to explore A historical fusion with Nissan and Hondaa strategy to face the difficulties it is going through in full electric car expansion. The agreement did not prosperbut Foxconn soon appeared on the scene as a key actor in the midst of this complex situation. Initially it was speculated with the possibility that Foxconn acquired a participation in Nissan to strengthen his presence in the automotive. However, the company has made it clear that its intention with the Japanese manufacturer is part of a collaboration and not in a purchase. Now all looks are put in Mitsubishi, where Nissan, One of his greatest shareholdersI could have influence on the direction of this agreement. Foxconn, on the other hand, sees in Mitsubishi a partner with experience in the automotive industry that would allow him to continue expanding his business. Although its main approach has been electronics, the Taiwanese company already manufactures electric vehicles for customers in its country. However, until now he had no links with traditional manufacturers. If the agreement is specified, it will take a key step in its Diversification strategy. The president of the company that assembles electronic devices, Young Liu, left a key track about this movement. At the beginning of the month, advanced investors that they were in advanced negotiations with a Japanese manufacturer and that the signing of the contract was expected in “one or two months.” Although he did not mention the company’s name, everything points to Mitsubishi Motors. Now we just have to wait for official confirmation. Images | Bezevision | So Xin Kun (CC by-SA 4.0) In Xataka | Xiaomi wants to revolutionize the Chinese market of the electric car and its next goal is not Tesla. They are your registration

The Basque ball is living a historical schism. One that threatens to leave Spain outside the International Federation

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The Basque ball is news. Although not in the sports sections of the newspapers, but in those of judicial and political chronicle. The decision of the International Ball Federation (FIPV) to recognize as a full member to Euskadi in the late 2024 and consecrate in passing to his selection, opening the doors of the official tournaments, he has generated A huge hangover that reaches far beyond the pediment and shakes Sport (and politics) national. The stage has been complicated over the last months that the pelotari face an unusual scenario right now: The rupture between the FIPV and its Spanish counterpart (Fepelota) and the possibility that this spring will be held in Gernika participate in the Cup of Nations Basque representatives, but not Spanish. To understand the earthquake that is shaking the Basque ball inside and outside Spain you have to go back a few years ago. Enough. Recently Javier Conde, the new president of Fepelotahe said to brand that we would have to look at 23 years ago and the departure of the Basque Federation (EEPF) of the Spanish (fepelota), which right now brings together A dozen of regional organizations and a delegate. A decision with hangover It is not necessary to go back so back. The spark that has lit the controversy among the pelotaris is much more recent, of the December 28, 2024when the International Federation (FIPV) decided to recognize the EEPF as a member, formalizing the Basque team and allowing its participation in official tournaments. Among other sites, the news It was celebrated In the PNV offices, but all Spanish sport (and politics) did not like. The Spanish Ball Federation did not take long to cross out what happened “Nationalist outrage” and accused the FIPV of breaking its own regulation. In A statement Rotundo denounced that the agreement was “vitiated in full” and was managed with “a irregular and opaque procedure“. Among other issues they denounced that Spain had been excluded in a” irregular “way, through” hurried disciplinary sanctions “that allowed the doors to be opened to the EEPF.” Otherwise they would have found a strong opposition. “ Fepelota did not stay in the words and complaints. In the same statement it advanced since it would resort to “ordinary justice” and the Arbitral Sports Court (TAS), a step that It soon gave. Today at the head of the Spanish Federation there are A new presidentJavier Conde, former head of the Navarrese organism; But the situation has not been weeding. On the contrary. Throughout the last months he has taken more firewood. A few days ago Conde He showed his desire to build bridges, but among its plans it does not happen (at least for the moment) Remove the complaint presented before the arbitral tribunal. “The CSD has asked me to paralyze the challenge in the TAS and accept a measurement, but many half truths are being said.” “Joxemari Mitxelena, New President From the EEPF, he says that the Spanish has denounced the Basque, but it is not true. If the TAS says that the agreements approved by the FIPV on December 28 are adjusted to the law and there will be any problem, ” Count wield. “The resource that we present in Lausana what it questions is the validity of that assembly because we believe there were serious irregularities.” “If the statutory modification that allows Basque to participate in international competitions is within the law They don’t have to be afraid to the resolution of the TAS. Maybe they know that it has not been done correctly “, He slipped The person in charge of Fepelota. In the same interview he claimed to be willing to withdraw the resource, but warned: “Before you have to sit down to talk. What they cannot pretend from the Basque and international is to press us before and mark our strategy.” The scenario is so complex that Count himself (in the presidency for just a few months) acknowledges that he has encountered a hot potato that can have an unexpected outcome: with the Spanish federation outside the FIPV at the gates of the Nations League which will start on May 31 in Gernika-Lmo, an appointment that could be developed with the absence of Spain and the participation of the Euskadi team as a full member. “I have been recorded, threatened, insulted and blackmail as the head of the Spanish Federation, which now has A threat of expulsion of the international ”, He confessed count Earlier this week. Everything indicates that we will not have to wait long to know how the case develops. Yesterday a meeting was scheduled between the International Federation and the Spanish with the mediation of the CDs that It ended up suspending Because there were no expectations of advances. And today the situation could be further complicated with a snack movement of the International. The FIPV plans to gather its board of directors on Thursday and address the conflict. What could be the result? According to brandone of the options is the expulsion of the Spanish Federation. Can the thing be further complicated? Can. The controversy around the Basque ball transcends the strictly sports or institutional scope and the politician plays fully. After all, one of the keys to the case is the Sports Law which entered into force in 2013. In its article 48.2 it is clarified that to participate in international tournaments, regional sports federations must “necessarily” integrate “into their respective state federations, although with a very significant exception. “The Autonomous Sports Federations may participate directly in the international sphere if the corresponding International Federation contemplates its participation, in the case of sports modalities or specialties, with historical and social roots in their respective Autonomous Community,” The norm requires. Of course, it also clarifies that before the regional body must have the CSD OK. That coletilla leaves part of the ball on the roof of the Superior Sports Council and has put its president under the spotlights, José Manuel Rodríguez Uribes, who already … Read more

A group of researchers is caught in a Antarctica base under a threat: that of one of them

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In 1982 the film teacher John Carpenter made us feel the other face of the currency of cold isolation at a research station in Antarctica. Through science fiction he spoke to us In ‘The Thing’ of the human psyche in such auspicious conditions for paranoia and conflict. Therefore, when in 2018 it occurred A real violent story In a Russian station, the looks returned to the classic. Something similar is happening again in the area. There are nine researchers and a defendant and, as almost always, without the possibility of leaving. Investigation. February 2025. The government of South Africa arrives a first report, a report where there is A serious accusation Among the team of nine outstanding researchers who have in the SANAE IV Antarctic Base. In addition, the accusation arises less than a month after the team started from South Africa for a 13 -month mission. According to leaksone of the victims would have sent an email to the government describing the attack, the worrying behavior of the aggressor and direct threats against his life. However and until now, the government He has not confirmed Independently, the content of the message has not given details about the identity of the accused or the victim. In 3D games Generation Z cannot pay the rent, but very soon it will be the richest generation in history Government decision. In the last hours, the Government of South Africa has made a key decision: it has decided Do not evacuate any member After investigating the complaints of physical aggression and sexual harassment that occurred at the station. Dion George, Minister of Environment, He affirmed to New York Times that the situation is currently “under control”, that the alleged aggressor has shown repentance and that a mediation protocol has been activated with the support of psychologists. However, the real problem is in the extreme distance (more than 4,300 km to Cape Town), and the environmental conditions, which have complicated research, leaving many questions about the safety and well -being of the equipment. Antarctica: an inhospitable environment. The Sanae IV base is one of the many scientific facilities in Antarctica where researchers must LIVING FOR MONTHS IN ISOLATION Extreme, without the possibility of abandoning the place due to severe climatic conditions. The hostile environment, with extreme temperatures, ice storms and months of total darkness, makes any interpersonal conflict amplify in a dangerous way, since victims cannot get away from their aggressors or seek immediate help. The Sanae IV station Recent cases. We said it at the beginning: the problem of inappropriate behaviors and violence in Antarctic scientific bases It is not new. At the beginning of the new millennium the geologist Jane K. Willenbring denounced being harassed Sexually during an expedition, although it only filed the complaint in 2016 after obtaining professional stability. Perhaps the most popular case of all It happened in 2018when a researcher at a Russian station stabbed a colleague, in what was described as An emotional collapse Due to insulation pressure. A year earlier, in a South African base, an investigator destroyed another’s computer with an ax For a love dispute. All incidents that reflect the psychological complexity of prolonged isolation and the challenges that the authorities face to supervise the behavior of the equipment deployed in the region. And the law? It We count a few years ago. Given the absence of effective autonomous institutions, and having such a tiny and scientific population, we can only refer to the Antarctic Treaty which was signed in the mid -twentieth century by 53 countries, the same that establishes that each malefactor will be tried according to the jurisdiction of their country of origin. Of course, there are no order forces or real judicial figures. The logistics dilemma. It is the great leg to elucidate. One of the key factors in the decision of the South African government not evacuating anyone lies in the logistics and operation of the base. In winter, ice storms They make any evacuation impossible Without high risk for the entire crew. In addition, each team member plays an essential role to maintain the operational station, and the lack of personnel could be unusable the base, a crucial infrastructure for South Africa’s scientific research in the region. According to Dawn Sumnerprofessor at the University of California, withdrawing a single person is not viable without affecting the stability of the equipment and the operability of the station. Plus: The physical structure of the SANAE IV base limits the possibility of completely isolating the aggressor of others. {“Videid”: “X8SQN4A”, “Autoplay”: False, “Title”: “The largest iceberg in the world follows its course by Antarctic Waters”, “Tag”: “”, “Duration”: “10”} Protocols and prevention. To avoid incidents, researchers traveling to Antarctica are subject to rigorous selection processes similar to those of astronautswhere technical skills, psychological history, medical history and coexistence capacity are evaluated. Thus, even with these filters, coexistence problems in extreme environments remain a constant threat. In this regard, Minister George said that, at the time of the team’s departure in February, no problem was detected in the evaluation of the members. However, recent events suggest that current protocols may not be enough to prevent this type of incidents in long -term missions. In Xataka Elon Musk fired 6,000 employees two weeks ago. Now the US faces the massive entry of invasive species Plus: Winter. Despite the apparent current calm, experts warn that the worst is yet to come. The months of July and August will bring total darkness and even more extreme temperatures, which could intensify tensions within the equipment and increase psychological risks. As stood out in the Times Professor Sumner, “darkness has not yet arrived, and they are already facing these problems,” suggests that the situation could deteriorate even more. With this cultivation broth, the combination of isolation, extreme climatic conditions and interpersonal conflicts without the possibility of escape, they make this A high -risk case. While South Africa insists that everything is under control, the history of violence … Read more

Xiaomi wants to revolutionize the Chinese market of the electric car and its next goal is not Tesla. They are your registration

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Although they have become a reference in recent years, China has been investing in all kinds of measures to promote the use of the electric car. In recent months we have explained how The supply chain dominate with iron of batteries or how the State has sustained sales applying constant purchase subsidies. But this strategy has been transversal and has also tried to take into account even the slightest detail. One of them, for example, was to give Specific registrations to new energy cars, as they are known in the country to plug -in and electric hybrids. These tuitions are green. As in Spain with the environmental badge of the DGT, These special registrations that began to sell in 2016 They served to quickly identify electric cars or plug -in hybrids. The measure worked quickly because it had a lot of practical and some image. In the first place because some cities began to impose restrictions on blue enrollment cars. That is, all those who were not new energy vehicles. For example, In Beijing Combustion vehicles were forbidden to circulate one day a week to reduce pollution. Vehicles with green registrations were released and to facilitate the identification, the use of the new registration was essential. At the same time, In Shanghaiwhere traffic was hell, the authorities began to restrict the delivery of new registrations with lotteries. But there was another way to get a car: Green enrollment. Because, indeed, if you got with a new energy car you could skip this procedure. And, of course, green registration also had some image. In China it was understood that if you had a green registration in your car it was because You were committed to the environment. As the prices of electric cars could be low, it was not so much a status symbol but it did serve to project an image of a person that embraces the cleaner technologies of the moment. Now, Xiaomi is committed to changing the rules. More and more personalization Once the electric car has gained ground, the use of green registration has lost some sense. At least this is what Lei Jun believes that has proposed a substantial change in the enrollment plates of electric cars. In addition to being the founder of Xiaomi, Lei Jun is also a congressman in the National Congress of the People In China since 2013. His figure has been re -elected on several occasions to participate in this body that the Chinese Communist Party uses to carry out future laws and regulations. Every year, the National Congress of the People meets and the congressmen propose the New laws or the modification of the existing ones. During a period that usually reaches two weeks, the proposals are debated for a subsequent application if the case is. This year, Lei Jun has taken the floor to propose changes in regulation of vehicles and the application of artificial intelligence in their operation. In his speech, Lei Jun has proposed five modifications that You can see in this link. Among them, it encourages to implement changes to develop systems of Autonomous Level 3 and 4 Driving. That is, vehicles circulate for themselves without human attention. In addition, it is committed to investing in a greater production of electric cars and their batteries or facilitating the use of artificial intelligence in them. But what has caught attention is your proposal to change the current registration of new energy vehicles. Lei Jun points out that intelligent enrollment can be incorporated that facilitate traffic management, abandoning current plates. That is, take advantage of digital functions in them. And, taking advantage of this new functionality, it is committed to eliminating the obligation that the registration of new energy cars are green. He points out that vehicles are increasingly interested in the personalization of their cars and that they want to body color does not unravel with registrationas is currently. The interest of buyers in customizing cars has been growing in the Asian country. In Speedhuntersspecialized in vehicle modificationsexplained that In 2023 they had already been surprised With Chinese interest in personalized vehicles. Until now, the restrictions to apply changes in cars have been iron but as they point out in their article, which they accompany with photos, more and more Chinese clients are interested in a culture of customization similar to the Japanese or what we knew here as we knew here as Tunning In the early 2000s. Little by little, customization has been pending among customers to the point that some televisions sell as a disruptive element The factories in which cars are personalized customer taste. The business has reached such a point that The United States Department of Commerce He points out that “the China customization and modification market was valued at 10 billion US dollars in 2021 and can reach 31.2 billion dollars by 2025”. The reality is that in recent years customization in the car market has shot. The state impulse To continue selling cars when in 2022 production had stopped as a consequence of COVID-19 was seen as a bet in this regard. In fact, There are already specific fairs in which only individual modifications are treated for cars. Changing the green of the license plate is, without a doubt, one more step to boost customization in vehicles. A business that has been growing over the years and is especially interesting for companies offered by the most expensive vehicles on the market. In fact, among the richest The purchase of individuals manufactured individually has been popularizedwith the aim of having a unique car that meets all its demands. Photo | S5A-0043 and China News Service In Xataka | I have seen the Xiaomi electric car: SU7 is the clear proof of the brand’s future

Openai’s new voice models already speak as customer service agents. His next destination: the call centers

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Since the beginning of the year, the objective of great technological ones has been clear: that we talk to artificial intelligence (ia). Openai, Microsoft, Google and Meta have added voice functions to their assistants. But this seems to be just the beginning. The industry advances at a frantic pace and the way we interact with these tools continues to evolve. Tell the voice agents ‘hello’. Sam Altman’s company has been betting on text agents with tools such as Operator either Computer-Useing agents. However, Openai already has it ready if next great movement to continue highlighting in the race for the development of AI: to promote a new and powerful generation of voice agents. New models on stage. OpenAI has announced The launch of new audio models to turn voice into text and vice versa. They are not in chatgpt, but in the APIwhere developers can use them to create voice agents. The important thing? They aim to be much more precise and to bring customization to the next level. The new OpenAI models, built on GPT-4O and GPT-4O-minipromise to improve Whisper Already its previous text to voice tools, which will also remain active through the API. But it is not just a matter of performance: now they can also modulate their tone to sound, for example, “as an empathic customer service agent.” Destination: the call centers. Openai makes it clear where they point with this launch. He assures that “for the first time, developers can tell the model not only to say, but also how to say it, which allows more personalized experiences for use cases ranging from customer service to creative narrative.” According to Openai, this technology will allow creating much richer “conversational experiences.” If we take into account that Chatgptpowered by GPT-3.5arrived in November 2022, it is evident that the progress has been vertiginous. And everything indicates that these models will end up arriving at the call centers. We might think that at first the interactions will be somewhat limited, but well above the current voice systems. They will move away from traditional automated assistants and will be much more natural. Over time, the line between a conversation with a person and an AI could become almost imperceptible. Images | Charanjeet Dhiman | OpenAI In Xataka | We have tried Sesame’s conversational. It is the experience closest to a “human voice” that we have seen In Xataka | China has found an unusual strategy to avoid US mosquadillas with AI: bet on the Open Source

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