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Deep Research is not just a new AI function. It is the beginning of the end of intellectual work as we know it

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Elon Musk’s new AI, Grok 3it is already official. Among its promoted capabilities is a function called ‘Deep Search’, suspiciously similar to the Deep Research that Google coined and copied Openai. It is normal: in recent weeks we have seen almost all IA giants announcing similar capabilities. It is a new trend in AI that goes beyond incremental improvements. These systems can navigate the web, analyze multiple sources, synthesize information and produce detailed reports on an issue. And with a level of sophistication that is dangerously approaching the work of many human analysts. In any field. The difference with traditional applications is great. Instead of returning some Tokens In seconds, they return information pages in minutes. And neither does it have anything to do with searches: it does not return a list of semantically related links, but can understand complex questions, decompose them in parts, investigate each aspect by consulting dozens of sources and assemble a coherent analysis citing their references. In less than ten minutes. The results are impressive. OpenAI said – and we are verifying that it is basically true – that Your Deep Research can do in half an hour what would take days to professional analysts. And although it makes occasional mistakes (such as a factual skate, or the appointment of a source that does not exist), the general quality of the result is good enough for many practical purposes. This supposes A shot to the flotation line of much of the current intellectual work. The analysts junior of consultants, the researchers who review literature, the lawyers who prepare preliminary reports or the financial advisors doing business analysis. A great portion of your work is to collect, synthesize and present information that you drink from many sources. Like any Deep Research. It is not that these systems will completely replace intellectual workers. They still have important limitations: They cannot access private or not published information. From time to time they confuse sources or draw erroneous conclusions. They lack the expert criteria for certain analysis. Nevertheless, They can already automate much of the repetitive work and “low level” that occupies many professionals today. This also leads us to A paradox: Deep Research systems will surely increase the productivity of the most qualified workers, who can take advantage of them to enhance their ability; But the jobs that used to serve as entry, training field to end up being one of those experts are put at risk. The Deep Research have potential to alter the professional trajectories of any knowledge -based industry. It is another example of how AI not only automates manual work, but also It goes into territories that we believed reserved for the human intellect. The question is no longer whether IA can do that intellectual work, but how much of that work will continue to make economic meaning if it is made pro human. There will be companies that due to ignorance, for cynicism or pride will prefer to ignore these capacities. They are the most exposed will be at the risk of being left behind. For the rest of us, We have as a pending task to think about how to manage this transition: The one that can make obsolete many functions that we believed automation. In Xataka | With Grok 3, Elon Musk presume Outstanding image | OpenAI

That the 16e 16e iPhone 709 euros seems to me an error. For less than that price, these five mobiles seem more interesting to me

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I had been waiting for the announcement of the new iPhone for a long time that I would highlight for its value for money, but after the presentation of the iPhone 16E And seeing its price … It was like a jug of cold water. Rumors suggested that approximately 599 euros would be launched, a figure that is far from its official price of 709 euros. There are currently other mobiles that, although it is true that they do not offer the same – they can do it. iPhone 16-, I am much more interested, and some are much cheaper. Xiaomi 14t Pro by 619.98 eurosone of the mobiles with better value for money within the Xiaomi brand in its 512 GB version. iPhone 13 by 499 eurosa mobile that has been highlighting for a long time for its value for Apple. Google Pixel 9 by 699.90 eurosone of the best mobiles of last year that stands out for many reasons. Samsung Galaxy S24 by 649 eurosa phone that comes with a screen that is a real delight. Motorola Razr 50 by 599 eurosa very interesting folding mobile for the price it currently has. Xiaomi 14t Pro He Xiaomi 14t Pro It launched at an official price of 899.99 euros, so at that time the one that had the best value for money was the Xiaomi 14t. However, the last offer of PCComponentes, which leaves it for 619.98 eurosIt makes it an even more interesting option. We talk about one of the mobile phones with better value for money within the brandand it is a great alternative to the 16E iPhone. Does not have the options for Apple Intelligencebut it does come with some artificial intelligence functions, its cameras signed by Leica offer very good photographic results, performance is excellent thanks to the Mediatek Dimensity 9300+ processor and its AMOLED screen offers a very good image quality. Besides, This version has 512 GB of storage capacity. * Some price may have changed from the last review iPhone 13 The 16E iPhone was going to be, when it was thought that its nomenclature would be iPhone Se 4, a mobile that would highlight above all in its value for money. It is more expensive than we thought, so we do want make the leap to Apple’s ecosystem for the least possible money —And without resorting to the reconditioned, the iPhone 13 It is still a very good purchase option despite the fact that it was launched a few years ago. Can be found in Mediamarkt by 499 euros. Nor is it compatible with Apple Intelligence – the AI ​​reserves the most recent Apple mobiles – but it has Wireless load via Magsafe (The 16E iPhone is not compatible), You will still receive software updates For a few years and its price in Mediamarkt is very competitive. * Some price may have changed from the last review Google Pixel 9 If we can do without Apple Intelligence, but we want to have artificial intelligence functions on the phone, a good purchase option is the Google Pixel 9one of the best mobiles last year. At the moment It can be found in its 256 GB version by 699.90 eurosa very interesting price considering that the officer is 999 euros. Among what is most highlighting Google’s mobile, we find a good screen that does not move too much to the size of the iPhone 16E; That is, riding a 6.3 -inch panel. Besides, will continue to receive software updates for many yearsthe cameras offer very good results and their software works very well. * Some price may have changed from the last review Samsung Galaxy S24 After launching the Samsung Galaxy S25the price of Samsung Galaxy S24 It has come down. It is not the most recent, but continues to offer (and will continue to do it) a very good experience. In recent months we have been able to see a wide variety of prices on this phone, being the current one of the lowest. Can be found in Mediamarkt by 649 euros. The Samsung Galaxy S24 is interesting for several reasons. It is ideal if we look for a relatively small mobile (6.2 inches), its autonomy is quite good and we will not have problems to squeeze mobile functions, The Lpto screen is a delight And, like Google’s mobile, you will receive many years of Android updates. Samsung Galaxy S24 (128 GB) * Some price may have changed from the last review Motorola Razr 50 Although the folding mobiles They usually have quite high prices, one of the last (and best) offers from Mediamarkt is Motorola Razr 50an interesting mobile if we are looking for a telephone with good design, with a generous external screen in size and, of course, a good price. Can be found in the store for 599 euros in his 256 GB version. One of the particularities of Motorola Razr 50 is that we can have a phone with a 6.9 inches screen in a compact terminal Thanks to its folding pohed panel. Its processor is the MediaTak Dimensity 7300X and its software is very clean. In addition, it also has some artificial intelligence functions, in this case Gemini. Motorola Razr 50 (256 GB) * 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. 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Reviewing data almost 30 years ago, scientists believe they have identified a new ocean in one of Jupiter’s moons

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On September 21, 2003 the Galileo probe He was immolated in Jupiter’s dense atmosphere, the planet he had been investigating for almost a decade. 30 years after the arrival of the probe to the Jovian orbit and more than 20 years after the end of its mission, the NASA probe continues to offer us new information thanks to the old data that it sent us in its day. A new oceanic world. The study in question has indicated that Calisto is “most likely” an ocean world, a rocky body covered by a layer of water at least in a liquid. The key to the new study has been in a more exhaustive use of the data provided by the Galileo mission, including all its magnetic measurements. Callisto Callisto It is the satellite farther from your planet of Among the so -called four Galilean moons of Jupiter. It is also the second largest moon of Jupiter, with a simular size to that of mercury but with a remarkably smaller mass. One of the most striking details is its surface full of craters which gives Callisto an appearance “similar to a golf ball” The suspicion that this satellite hid an ocean inside It is not newbut the intensity of his ionosphere had been a limit to our ability to study the interior of the Jovian moon from a distance. The reason is that researchers They believed That the satellite ionosphere, an electrically and located conductive region located in the highest layers of Calisto’s atmosphere, could be “imitating” the magnetic footprint that would emit a hypothetical salt and conductive water ocean. That is, astronomers could not know if the magnetism detected proceeded from outside or inside the moon. A new look. New data and analysis tools have allowed to solve this issue. The team responsible for the new study incorporated the set of measurements Magnetic available from the eight occasions in which the Galileo probe survived Callisto. Combining methods. The team combined the analysis of the data obtained by Galileo with a model that simulated Calisto’s ionosphere. They compared the results of the observations with what the suggested in the theoretical model. From the results obtained, the team responsible for the study concludes that the satellite ionosphere cannot by itself explain the magnetism detected, but that the existence of a salt water ocean under the surface of the moon could contribute to the observations. The results therefore suggest the existence of such an ocean. The details of the analysis and its results have been published In an article In the magazine AG ADVANCES. The oceanic worlds of our solar system. Calisto is just one more in The list of candidates To oceanic worlds in our solar system, a list that includes different bodies in which we believe, with greater or lesser degree of certainty, that there are oceans. This list includes other moons such as Europe, Ganymedes, Lord it, Triton, and also a dwarf planet: Pluto. These planets are of great interest to astrobiology since they are the main candidates to house life or the appropriate conditions for the emergence of this in our space neighborhood. That is why a whole new generation of probes is focused on The study of this type of environments. The list includes NASA’s Europe Clipper Mission, and Juice (JUPITER ICY MOONS EXPLORER) of the European Space Agency. The first will be focused on analyzing in depth the moon Europe while the European mission will travel to several of these frozen worlds to collect information about what their layers of ice hide. To these missions, China Tianwen-4 could be added, whose observations could also give us important data about Calisto and his hidden ocean. In Xataka | Juno has just given us an image we had never seen: lava rivers in a Jupiter satellite Image | NASA/JPL/DLR

Technology are obsessed with which we use their AI. And Google wants to do the same with the iPhone

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Technology are allocating A good part of its resources to invest in AI. And, for That is profitableit has to be used by the maximum possible number of people. If there is someone doing it well in that regard is Google, who is signing alliances with practically the entire smartphone industry to incorporate their model Gemini Nano in the native functions of the ROMs. He began conquering Android and the following goal is clear: he wants to go for iOS. Just a few days ago, Gemini disappeared from Google’s app to work only through its native application. The following movement has been to bring to the iPhone one of its best known functions: ‘Circle to Search’. Officially, the function that reaches the iPhone is not called ‘Circle to Search’, since it is an integration by which Google Lens You can analyze the content of our photographs or websites. Despite this, the operation is identical: a new gesture in which we can draw on the screen to highlight information and look for it. This function is beginning to integrate both in Google Chrome and in the Google application, and does exactly the same as ‘Circle to Search’. Just press on the menu (three points) on Google or Chrome, select “Search on the screen with Lens”. The app will tell us that “we surround to search,” and will reborn through the results of what we are looking for to offer related results. A perfect plan for, if we use Chrome instead of safari, we have ‘circle to search natively integrated. Apple is not the only one on this path. Other technological giants, such as Microsoft, send frequent notifications in Windows to encourage users to use their artificial intelligence tools. Similarly, adobe integrates constant notices in applications such as Photoshop and Lightroom, to promote the use of their functions based on AI. Most hardware and software products that incorporate artificial intelligence often invite (perhaps in an aggressive way) users to explore and take advantage of these capabilities. Image | Xataka In Xataka | “Roda to search”: What is this new Android option that arrives (for the moment) to Samsung Galaxy S24 and Pixel 8

look beyond 2% of GDP

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In record time the European Union has seen how defense spending went from being a secondary issue in the political debate, almost an annoying issue, to a whole hot potato. And it is logical. In just three years Brussels has had to deal with two great challenges. First, in February 2022the advance of Russian troops to Ukraine and the beginning of a war at home doors. Second, The return to the White House of a Trump that He has already warned to the EU that will not always have the US military support. Faced with such a scenario, the question is obvious: is Europe that owns its own defense? What should do to be? “The old days”. A few days ago, during the Munich Security Conference, Volodymyr Zelensky He launched a notice About the turn that has printed Trump’s return To the White House in the relations between Washington and Brussels: “The old days in which the US supported Europe just because it always did (…). From now on, things will be different and Europe has to adapt.” The words of the Ukrainian leader sounded particularly serious because they do not refer to economic policy or international diplomacy (or not only). In Munich, Zelensky spoke of something that directly affects his country: defense. Hence the warning was accompanied by a glove Speed ​​to the Brussels table: “I think the time has come, the European Armed Forces must be created.” “Guarantee your own defense”. Words matter, but it matters above all the context. In the scarce month he has been in the White House Trump has already made clear some of the master lines of his second term. And one of them happens, indeed, due to a substantial change in relations with Europe. In Economic matter… and defense. The Republican has demanded that NATO countries raise your expense 5% of their GDP, a clear message to the EU countries, which add 23 of the 32 members of the alliance. Throughout the last weeks Washington has insisted on the need for a “rebalancing” In transatlantic relationships and He has made clear that the US military presence in Europe “will not last forever.” Vice President JD Vance has even gone further and took advantage of the Munich forum to launch A NOTICE TO NAVIANS: The old continent must “take a great step to guarantee its own defense.” In summary, the EU risks running out of the support of an US that today seems more interested in the Indo-Pacific. A table without a chair for the EU. If there has been a clear test (and above all graphics) of the change of scenario in defense, it was left without a chair in The negotiating table Mounted a few days ago in Riad to talk about the Ukraine War and its possible resolution. There were representatives of Russia, the US and even Saudi Arabia, host; But no Europe for anger from its leaders. Nor kyiv, protagonist of the negotiation. It was not a surprise. Although later He modulated his toneWashington’s representative for the Ukraine War, Keith Kellogg, already He had made clear Days before the EU would have no place on the table. With that backdrop and in full approach between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, the vice president of the National Security Council of Russia, Medvedev, He sent a message Of course to Brussels: “Single and cold Europe is crazy with jealousy and anger (…). It is not surprising. Its time is over. It is weak, ugly and useless.” The time of the European Army? The question that remains is the one that slid a few days ago Zelensky: Has the time to boost the European Armed Forces? The idea is not much less new. The French president, Enmanuel Macron, has pointed out In the past in that direction, which is not recent or oblivious to the origins of the EU. In 1954 the mint He already raised Create the European Defense Community and Parliament itself presume that since 2016, after Crimea’s invasioncommunity levels have been taken to “reinforce Europe’s ability to defend themselves.” A complex movement. Europe has promoted forums, the European Defense Fundthe Strategic compass wave Industrial Defense Strategy And he has reinforced his defense expenditure, as highlighted by the European Commission itself, increasing its parties of the Member States more than 30% In a matter of a few years, coinciding with the invasion of Ukraine. However, despite these movements or even the social support of the common defense policy (supports it 77% of Europeansaccording to the Eurobarometer of 2024), the analysts They usually coincide In how complicated an EU army would be promoted, at least in the short term, or even shielding security policy and Common Defense. The EU is a club of states with interests that do not always coincide, just as the perception of threats does not do. That without counting on complex which are decision making at the community level or that, such as Remember From Investigate Europe, creating an army under the command of the EU would imply that national governments would have to give up sovereignty. Although the opposite was devised, the summit held these days in Paris He has evidenced those difficulties and there are those who, as the Polish Foreign Minister, already Close the door to a unified army. Expenditure in defense of the EU Member States. Policy issue, and expense. The other great question about European defense, especially after Washington’s movements and Trump’s demand that NATO countries increase their expense is … How much do EU countries invest in defense? Is it enough? And if not, how much more would they have to spend? For now von der Leyen He has already raised Freeze the fiscal rules so that the EU is seen with hands free to invest “hundreds of billions” of euros precisely for that purpose: defense. “For extraordinary times it is possible to have extraordinary measures in the stability and growth pact”, He assumed days ago The European leader. The … Read more

Many changes in figures, but not in the protagonists

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According to data from report Global Wealth Report 2024 of UBS, the number of millionaires has not stopped growing Since 2020. Spain is no exception and, in the last year, the number of people in Spain have also increased with a heritage above the million euros available to invest. The world has elaborated his ‘XIX list of the richest of 2025 in Spain‘In which the country’s greatest fortunes are quantified. The newspaper uses the data of the Mercantile Registry and the National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) to carry out a patrimonial estimate. Most of the names are common in this type of lists for decades, but the presence of the great families that add individual fortunes to adopt positions of power in the business field is highlighted. This family predominance is one of the main differences between Millionaires in Spain And, for example, Great American fortuneswith a more individualistic character. 1-Amancio Ortega To anyone’s surprise, the first list prepared by The worldIt occupies it Amancio Ortegaas the greatest fortune of Spain and The ninth of the world. The list estimates Ortega’s fortune in 2025 in about 118,945 million euros. The main origin of this fortune comes from the company that founded. According to Inditex dataAmancio Ortega controls 59.29% of the company’s shares through their societies Pontegadea Inversiones and Partler Participations. On the other hand, 100% of the dividends that Inditex obtains are reinvested in Pontegadea assets, which has allowed him to lift an empire of the brick positioning Pontegadea as one of the Real estate with greater muscle Financial of Spain. 2- Rafael del Pino Calvo-Sotelo and Family It is enough to reach the second position to find the first sample of the strength of the families of Millionaires in Spain, and does so by the five members of the Pino Calvo-Sotelo family. This family adds a joint fortune priced in More than 14,350 million euros. Its main representative is Rafael del Pino Calvo-Sotelo, with a personal fortune estimated at 7.1 billion euros, which plays the role of president of Ferrovial and main shareholder. Rafael happened in office to his father and founder of the company Rafael del Pino Moreno, which left a legacy of more than 6,500 million euros. In addition to the “family business” of construction, the family operates jointly through investment companies such as Rijn Capital and Capital BV. 3- Juan Roig Alfonso and Family If we think of A supermarket brandwith all probability Mercadona will be among the first positions. That has made the fortune of its founder and that of his family have grown like the foam in the last two decades. It is estimated that Juan Roig’s personal fortune is 6,100 million euros. According to estimates The worldthe family fortune of the Roig amounts to 12,245 million euros Thank you, in large part to control 80% of the participations of the supermarket chain, where Juan Roig Alfonso’s marriage and Hortensia Herrero controls almost 71% of Mercadona. Fernando Roig, Juan Roig’s brother controls 9% of the company. 4- Sandra Ortega Mera The fourth greatest fortune of Spain is also a usual of the lists of a millionaire in Spain and has as its origin the inditex shareholders: Sandra Ortega Mera. Sandra is the eldest daughter of Amancio Ortega’s first marriage, but is not actively linked to the direction of Inditexalthough he is the second largest shareholder of the company (behind his father) with 5.053% of the shares of the company that his father founded. The world values ​​Sandra Ortega’s fortune in about 9,375 million eurospositioning himself as the richest woman in Spain. Like his father, Sandra Ortega Mera redirects Inditex’s dividends to his Rosp Corunna company, dedicated to buying buildings and resorts and then rent them to large hotel chains. It is also part of the pharmaceutical shareholders Pharmamar, controlling 4.5% of its shares. 5- Sol Daurella Comadrán and Family After the last name Daurella is a family that has controlled the company for more than 60 years Coca-Cola Europacific Partnersthe largest independent coca-cool bottling. Sol Daurella is the daughter of Santiago Daurella Rull who in 1951 obtained the first license for bottling Coca-Cola in Spain, and today is its president since 2012. It is estimated that Sol Daurella’s personal fortune is about 3,000 million euros. Next to the Cobega Societywho direct his brothers, the family controls a huge and profitable Food distribution holding which provides the family with a estimated fortune at 9,375 million euros. 6- Marc Puig and Family The Catalan Cosmetic and perfumes Puig starred in one of the most agitated departures of 2024, with an output value of 14,000 million euros. Marc Puig is Puig’s third generation and is in charge of the company in 2004, and has been responsible for annexing the group perfume lines of such important designers such as Carolina Herrera or Jean Paul Gaultier. The joint fortune of the Puig family is calculated in about 9,050 million euros. It is estimated that the family still controls 71% of the capital of Puig, but they have also expanded to the real estate sector being part of the Colonial Board of Directors thanks to controlling 7.7% of its actions. 7- Juan March de la Lastra y Familia For many, Juan March Ordinas It is considered as the “Spanish Rockefeller” for its successful career in the Spanish business world. Founded the MARCHA BANCA And since then the family has maintained the total control of the entity, expanding and diversifying its investments thanks to the Alba Financial Corporation. Juan March de la Lastra He is now the executive president of the bank, replacing his father Carlos March Delgado. Through this entity, the investments of the four march brothers expanded, with an important presence in IBEX companies such as Acerinox (19.3%) or Ebro Foods (14%). The list of greatest fortunes in Spain assigns them a Set equity of 6,020 million euros. 8- Francisco and Jon Riberas Mera In 1950, Francisco Riberas Pampliega, founded a scrap business In Burgos that ended up … Read more

It turns out that in Spain there was a company dedicated to spy software and has closed after declaring in bankruptcy

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In Spain we can boast many things, but having known companies globally for the development of spy softwareNo. Although Barcelona is becoming An unexpected Startup Hub related to this sectorthe reality is that we do not have a great NSO GroupFor example. The closest thing was an unknown company called Mollitiam Industries. We talked in the past because it has broken. Where does Mollitiam Industries come from. According to The recordsthe company was founded in 2018 and its headquarters was in Toledo. As pray Your websiteactive at the time of writing these lines, was specialized in “offering a deep tracking capacity in highly specialized and complementary areas”, such as the “interception and surveillance of communications”, for “through invisible capabilities of capture, management and security active data in the context of cyberspace and encrypted telecommunications “, allow” those responsible for decision making identify, anticipate, degrade or neutralize possible attacks of connected objectives. “ In other words, he was specialized in cyberinteligence and espionage software. In Your LinkedIn profileThe company states to have “real experience in cyber operations, in coordination with state bodies and security forces. From planning and support to intelligence execution and production.” What happened. Which was declared in bankruptcy on January 23. This is reflected in public records and has transcended the media through the specialized magazine Online intelligence (via Techcrunch). The reasons are unknown, but the magazine argues that it has been due to economic problems. Techcrunch also feeds that it may be due to lack of international attention as it is a Spanish company since it has not been involved in too many controversial cases. From Xataka we have tried to contact the company through its networks (the web form gives error) and a phone that appears on its Google Maps card, but we have not received an answer in any of the cases. What has you participated in. Regarding Spain, Mollitian Industries has achieved three public contracts: In 2020a contract less than 14,950 to facilitate the Civil Guard a “social media monitoring tool.” In 2022worth 250,000 euros, a tender for the “acquisition of a remote monitoring system of mobile terminal communications to provide the Central Operational Unit of the Judicial Police Headquarters of the Civil Guard.” In 2023worth 330,578.51 euros, a tender for the “supply of a mobile device management platform to provide the Civil Guard units.” In the international arena, Mollitian Industries was a name sounded in Colombia. In 2020, Week magazine He reported that his journalists were being monitored by Colombian intelligence services through software called “Invisible Man” and “Night Crawler.” These spywares were able to access the archives, location, microphone and camera of the infected terminals, and even record the key pulsations. Week published images of a contract between the National Army of Colombia and Mollitian Industries. Apparently, the local army had paid 3,000 million pesos, around 860,000 euros to the current change, for accessing these software. The latest. The most recent information about this company is the report Adversarial threat report Meta, dated at the end of 2023. In said report, Meta warned of eight Spyware companies focused on iOS, Android and Windows. Those eight companies were Cy4gate/Elt Group, RCS Labs, IPS Intelligence, Veriston IT, Tuel IT, Protect Electronic Systems, Negg Group and the Spanish Mollitiam Industries. In this report, Meta said the following: “(…) We have eliminated a network of accounts on Facebook and Instagram linked to a Spanish company, Mollitiam Industries, which announces a data collection and spyware service aimed at Windows, Macos and Android. Mollitiam Industries and its customers handled accounts false they used to test malicious capabilities between their own accounts and scrape public information. IP registration links to track the IP addresses of their objectives. . Cover image | Pexels In Xataka | Google has revealed the techniques that Russia is using to violate Signal: it is the cyber warman against Ukraine

The problem is secondary school

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Go ahead: that the iPhone 16E Count on just one camera is simply unjustifiable. We want to use more cameras or not, the addition of a wide angle or optical teleobjective is a minimum to demand in this price range. Said which, that this phone incorporates a single camera makes much more sense than we may seem to the most Techies. The evolution of camera systems on phones is A story of comings and goings. A few years ago it was The absurd fashion of megapixelsafter which the companies themselves have admitted that they are of no use if the quality of the sensor and the final process does not accompany. Until not too long ago, fashion was to flood the phone with up to four cameras, including macro and deep cameras whose utility was also at least questionable. There is so much obsession with the number of cameras that some manufacturers even add empty holes that look like cameras. Everything seems to have stabilized in a current sweet point in which everything moves much easier: two or three camerasfour for the most ambitious (double optical telephoto). But even at this point of common sense we continue to face a big problem: the quality of secondary cameras in mobiles of less than 1,000 euros is minimal. In fact, it is usual to find main sensors with good performance accompanied by ultra -angle sensors of 8, 12 or even 50 megapixels with mediocre quality. It is also common also in humble teleobjectives (2x): they only serve to do a little zoom during the day. Apple wanted to solve the zoom problem as it did on iPhone 14 Pro: taking advantage of the 48 megapixels for Cut the central area and achieve a zoom “lossless“. For practical purposes, you have a similar quality to that of an X2 optical zoom Reddit They suggest that the ultra great angle does not enjoy the best popularity. There is a lot, a lot of work to do yet. Image | Apple In Xataka | What camera for beginners buy: these are the models and recommendations of the Xataka editors

The Atacama desert is one of the most arid places on the planet. And right there a handful of “crazy” is trying to get water out of the fog

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The oceans and seas house, According to estimates Used by the United States Geological Service (USGS), more than 96.5% of the water on our planet. In contrast, The atmosphere contains A modest 0.001% of this total. The clouds, fog and moisture of the air itself contains somewhat less than 13,000 cubic kilometers that also represent 0.04% of the planet’s fresh water. But in contexts in which the drought squeezes, each drop can count. Collecting water from the fog. A group of researchers He has successfully tested A method to obtain water from the fog. The system was able to collect between 0.2 and 5 liters of water per square meter and day. Secarral To test the method, the team responsible for the analysis resorted to the Municicpio of Alto Hospicio, located in the Atacama desert. This desert houses some of the most arid areas on the planet, in which rainfall barely reaches the annual millimeter. The city depends for its supply of the water contained in underground aquifers, but According to the team itselfthese have not been duly recharged in a period of between 10,000 and 17,000 years. The city extends rapidly and fruit of it around 10,000 of its residents live in informal settlements, almost all of them disconnected from the water supply system. “The collection and use of water, especially unconventional sources such as fog water, represents a key opportunity to improve the quality of life of the inhabitants,” explained in a press release Virginia Carter Hamberini, co -author of the study. A “new” method … A study that managed to show the potential of this technology. The team tested these mechanisms in the surroundings of the city of Alto Hospicio for a year, obtaining between 0.2 and 5 liters per square meter and day. Between August and September 2024, during the season of greatest activity, it was possible to reach up to 10 liters per square meter and day. “This research represents a notorious change in the perception of the use of water from fog, from a rural and rather small -scale solution to a practical water source for cities,” adds Carter Humberini. “Our findings show that fog can serve as a complementary source of urban water in dry areas where climate change exacerbates water deficiencies” The mechanism also has its limitations, they clarify. One of them is that its use is limited to high elevations outside the city limits. … that is not so new. The collection of fog water is not something novel, as Carter Haberini recalls, but it can be a convenient method to be climbed in a context like the present. The Fog Water Collection Appliancessuch as the one used in the study, they consist of a network through which the air loaded with moisture circulates. Part of that moisture is coupled to the fibers of the network and falls through them to a channel that leads to a deposit. The water of the deposit can thus be used in a variety of uses such as human consumption or agriculture. The details of the experiment were published In an article In the magazine Frontiers in Environmental Science. Learning lessons. The viability of fog water collection depends on the geographical characteristics of the environment: both climate and orography can affect the ability of this mechanism to provide water. These favorable conditions can occur in some areas of Spain, where already There are those who consider similar projects. In Xataka | Get drinking water with the brute force of the waves: the ambitious plan of the Canary Islands to face the drought Image | Virginia Carter Haberini

did it for a good reason

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Ryanair is known for two things: his Cheap flights The tone outputs of his CEO Michael O’Leary. The first is about to stop being a realitybut we will always have the occurrences of its manager. If O’Lery has shown us in his Ryanair management, it is that He doesn’t like wasting time Not even the inefficient processes, so one day he thought how he could get rid of the endless Dublin traffic jams. Your idea: go by taxi. O’Leary Cabs: A taxi for your CEO In the early 2000s, O’Leary surprised many when buying a taxi license for the Mercedes-Benz S500L that the manager used in his daily displacements. From that moment, the “O’Leary Cabs” was born, a taxi company formed by a single vehicle “His,” with a single driver, “her driver – and two exclusive clients,” he and his wife. The reason that promoted him is that, according to the Irish regulations“Taxis must carry the corresponding brand and be equipped with a taximeter, a printer and a roof poster. Taxis can also use bus lanes when they work.” That means that O’Lery had found the formula to expedite its displacements through the city, turning its company car into an exclusive taxi that could Legally use city bus lanes and not get caught in the frequent Dublin traffic jams. When the strategy was shaved, the manager assured That “it is a black taxi, it is registered in Mullingar (O’Leary residence close to Dublin), I have a PSV driver (Public Service Vehicle) that leads it for me and, if you want to modify the regulations that say that I can collect people in Dublin, I will be happy to collect people in Dublin; I will do it much cheaper. “ 583,000 euros in taxi Ryanair’s CEO taxi company was totally legal and operated like any other company in the sector, with the only exception of being dedicated to satisfying the needs of a single client or his family. For everything else, the company met all the requirements, and even had an established rate between Mullingar, the city in which it could operate as a public taxi, and Dublin airport: 86 euros per route. An amount that Michael O’Lery subscribed religiously. “It is only one of the penalties that I pay for the pleasure of living in Mulling. In fact, the taxis company registered some benefits In 2011 of 41,000, which raised its benefits from the company from 2000 to about 583,000 euros, showing as a solvent company, thanks to the daily displacements of Michael O’Leary to Dublin. At the end of 2011, O’Leary’s “taxi” was put up for sale as “the most famous taxi in Ireland” for a price of 20,000 euros. The Mercedes-Benz S500L registered at that time 275,000 kilometers in its accounting and was equipped with all the comforts. The O’Leary taxi company continues to operate, although now it does so under the name of Tillingdale Unlimited that operates other services, but maintains the Taxi service for your only and exclusive clientthat seeks to avoid traffic jams using ingenuity. In Xataka | The airlines have just received a millionaire fine receivable the hand suitcase. They will continue to charge it the same Image | Flickr (Underway in Ireland, World Travel & Tourism Council)

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