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income grows, the iPhone and sales in China fall

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Apple beats records again. The most valuable company in the world He has just presented the results of the first quarter of 2025 (covered by October, November and December 2024, Here in PDF) and the figures give vertigo. Apple has entered 124.3 billion dollars, 4% more than the same quarter of the previous year. Good news for the company that arrives accompanied by some peculiar data that is worth reviewing. The iPhone falls. A little, at least. He iPhone This quarter has generated 69,138 million dollars, a small reduction with respect to the same quarter of last year, whose sales amounts to 69,702 million. It is a drop of almost 1%. The same happens with the division of wearables, home and accessories, which having generated more income than the Mac or the iPad, has been below the anterior quarter: 11,747 million in the Q1 of 2025 compared to 11,953 million of 2024 The fall is 0.98%. The Apple Intelligence case. According to Tim Cook, “during the quarter of December, we observe that in the markets in which we had implanted Apple Intelligence, the interannual performance of the family iPhone 16 was superior to the markets in which we had not implemented Apple Intelligence“It is a” positive indicator “for future sales of the iPhone in countries where Apple Intelligence is not available, Cook has assured. One of those countries is China (really Apple talks about Greater Chinawhich includes continental China, Hong Kong and Taiwan), where sales have fallen. Total revenues have been 18,513 million dollars, 11% less than the same quarter of the previous year. Apple Intelligence is not available in China or Chinese, although from the firm they have ensured that they plan to launch more languages ​​in April, being the simplified Chinese one of them. iPad Pro (2024 | Image: Xataka Speaking of the Mac and iPad. It has been a great quarter. Both the iPad and the MAC have grown 15%, something that makes sense if we take into account the good performance of the Apple M4 and that in 2023 they did not launch a single iPad model. In that sense, 2024 has been a year of renewal with iPad Air with M2 and the iPad Pro with M4. Only iPad have generated 8,088 million dollars, a figure that increases to 8,987 million in the case of Mac. Subscriptions work. To anyone’s surprise, subscriptions (whose profit margin is high) have been one of the Great growth engines for the company. This division, which includes names such as Apple Music, the App Store, Apple TV+, ICloud or Apple Care, has generated 26,340 million dollars, 14% more than the previous year. Cover image | Xataka In Xataka | If the question is I buy the iPhone 16 already or I wait for the iPhone, the answer is: there is no certainty

In the 90s Japan he created his own “Truman show.” A real one, starring a naked, alone and famel

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“The only person who really understands what Tuman felt, for what happened, it’s me.” The phrase is Volume Hamatsuaka ‘Nasubi’, a 49 -year -old Japanese comedian, and the Truman who refers to is not The former president from the US or the author of ‘In cold blood’ nor any other character of flesh and blood that has used that name ever. No. Nasubi talks about the truman who plays Jim Carrey in The movie 1998 directed by Peter Weir in which the adventures and misadventures of a man who star in a Telerreality program is narrated Without having the slightest idea. If you have seen it, you know how delusional your argument is. If not, there goes a quick summary: Truman Burbank is a thirty -year -old who leads his whole life as the star of a very popular reality whose existence does not know. Everything in his life is false, pure dare, figures and script. Your family, actors. His friends, actors. His work and home, a set. All 100% designed material for Prime Time. Although he doesn’t know so that he reality Be much more real. With such a story the logical thing would be to think that Nasubi exaggerates when he says that he is “The only person” capable of empathize “really” with the character of Truman; But the truth is that he knows what he is talking about. The Japanese comedian was not born and grew up on a television set, but at the end of the 90 realityin his country as popular as bloody and crazy. And without knowing it. Last year his experience was rescued in a documentary, ‘The Contest’directed by Clair Titley, and now recovers it ABC News To probably remind us one of the most delusional stories in television history. An aspiring famous comedian Nasubi’s case started in 1998 with a stroke of luck. Throughout his childhood he had aspired to become A famous comedian In Japan, so a good day decided to appear at the casting of a reality of the country entitled ‘Hisunu! Denpa Shōnen ‘. There he met another twenty loop comedians who had to choose between several cards. In Nasubi’s, who was about 22 years old, put “winner”. A luck. Or so he believed. The fact is that this card gave him the right to make the producers put a headphones, they bandaged his eyes and put him in a car without giving him explanations. “Then they took me to a room and forced me to undress completely because they wanted me to start from scratch. They took all my clothes“, Relatize ABC News. In it tiny apartment In which they left him alone and in leather he found a woner, a phone, a ball, blank postcards, a radio, a television without connection, a pillow, a gas burner, a shower and the services fair and essential for survive. And for fair we talk about heating, running water and electricity. Nothing else. No clothes. No food or bottled water. And of course Nothing company In his peculiar confinement. What explained to him? What was the goal? Nasubi was only told a part of the project. Incomplete and, so it is deduced from His testimonydiffuse enough so that he did not know what he participated in. The idea was that the young man complete a challenge that consisted of surviving with what he won in the raffles of magazines and radio programs. Hence the postcards, the ball and the magazines. The contest would end when the symbolic sum of one million yen (around 6,100 euros to the current change). If that happened they would give him a cash prize; Although what Nasubi really ambition was the other promise of the contest: launch your comedian career. Were you guarantee that it was to achieve it? None. The young man was given a camera with which he had to be recorded more or less Every two hours And I also knew that I was being filmed. With all that material, they explained, a comic program could then be mounted that perhaps (and only perhaps) would be broadcast on Japanese television. The promise was enough for Nasubi to continue without having an exact idea of What was really doing with videos. The promise of the prize and fame sufficient. After all ‘Hisunu! Denpa Shōnen ‘ It was a popular program that was broadcast on Nippon TV between 1998 and well entered 2002. If I wanted to leave at some point, Nasubi had the open apartment door. No one prevented him from crossing her. But he didn’t. Apart from the obvious motivation, which had been left totally naked, one of the questions that have been asked since then is why he moved on. The young man Recognize ABC News that “felt silent pressure.” “The person I was talking with was a very famous television producer, so I thought it would be better for my future in the entertainment industry not to go against him. I was trying to make me a name.” “I think there are many reasons,” explained last year to the BBC Tiley, director of the documentary on Nasubi. “One is very stoic and that is due to its place of origin, Fukushima, and her parents, who were very strict. He is also a very loyal person. He did not want to get into trouble and He was very young and naive. It is still incredibly confident. There is also that samurai spirit of ‘I will prevail and endure’ “. Endured. What if he endured. Nasubi was 15 months Living only in that apartment, naked, subsisting with what he earned by participating at a distance in magazine or radio raffles. The young man He came to recognize to To This American Life that during the first days he lost so many kilos that the producers ended up intervening to bring bread and water. Although that help lasted little. Only until he started earning money. What I got however It didn’t always serve … Read more

Before, it cost $ 20 to be able to use O1. Microsoft has just offered it for free in co -dr

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Microsoft has given the surprise and offers Free and free access to the O1 reasoning model of OpenAi. Through Copilot. Until now, to access this option you had to pay the $ 20 per month of co -pilot pro or the same amount per chatgpt plus. If we wanted to use it unlimited, we had to pay the 200 dollars a month of Chatgpt Pro. Microsoft calls “Think Deper” to O1 in its services, but this is nothing more than the integration of the OpenAi model into the Redmond platform. Mustafa Suleyman, head of the AI ​​division in Microsoft, announced On Wednesday this change in the services offered by the company. This unique change is undoubtedly due to Deepseek-R1 arrivalwhich offers a fantastic alternative to O1. He does it so much on the web – Perplexity offers it in his “Labs” and He calls it “Sound Reasoning” – also being able to install it at home on our computer in one of its compact versions. Microsoft de fact presume that it can be used without problems on Copilot+PC. Such has been the interest in Depseek-R1 that Microsoft also announced this week that has integrated it as one of the models available in Azure Ai Foundry and Github so that companies and developers can take advantage of it. It is a logical movement on the one hand, but strange on the other: normally Microsoft takes longer to offer new models on its platform, but the popularity of Deepseek R1 has accelerated the deadlines remarkably. Of course this is good news for users, which You can enjoy free access to O1 / Think Deperwhich will further encourage competition between these reasoning models. In Xataka | Of algorithmic trader to revolutionize AI. This is the story of Liang Wenfeng, the founder of Deepseek

The Persian Gulf has dominated the long era of oil. Now he is preparing to lead the era of solar energy

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There is an increasingly more and more evident energy change, and even the countries we would never think are jumping to the renewable pool. Yes, I talk about the countries of the Persian Gulf. However, the tests are there: seven Chinese solar companies were generating more energy capacity than the world’s greatest oil companies. So, now, with their money and a lot of sun, everything indicates that they will give sorpasso. Wild investment. For very recently, Gulf countries have decided to invest in renewable projects. On the one hand, the United Arab Emirates They have announced a solar project 5.2 GW with a battery system, also betting on storage. On the other hand, Saudi Arabia is developing its energy transition plan through the Vision 2030 Plan. Recently, the Saudi Aramco oil giant has announced an agreement to start producing lithium in 2027. In addition, They are developing a plan to extract and enrich uranium For nuclear energy. Likewise, the Saudi country is carrying out different solar energy projects, some in Collaboration with China and others with Spain. And we can’t forget Kuwait, who already started two years ago has develop 17 GW of renewable energy and 25 GW capacity for the production of green hydrogen, which propose to export it to international markets. Data. According to the recent report by the International Renewable Energies Agency, the Middle East has Less than 1% of the world’s renewable capacity. However, from the agency they have detailed that the forecast for the next few years will be of accelerated growth. For its part, An analysis of the consultant Rystad Energypoints out that within five years, more than 30% represents total capacity in Gulf countries such as the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar. From the consultant they detail that this impulse is due to the weather conditions and the favorable conditions of the market. New solar panels will boost electricity generation in the Gulf Favorable energies. In the graph of Rystad EnergyWe observe that the Persian Gulf has two very different parts. The colored areas of orange, blue and green that represent renewable energies we see how they increase exponentially, especially solar. However, we see how nuclear and hydrogen have a slight growth that is maintained over the years. On the other hand, oil and gas, colored gray, although they are currently the main sources of energy, they will fall by 2050. China, ally or competition? The Asian giant has become a double agent in the energy transition, acting as much as a partner and competitor. On the side, Chinese companies such as Jinko Solar, Longi and Byd are providing solar panels, batteries and other technologies for the ambitious renewable projects in the desert region. On the other hand, China is carrying out the development of its own solar and wind projects. Besides, Your dominance over the global supply chain of batteries and solar panels gives you an advantage in the energy market. At the same time, its expansion in the Middle East allows you to gain influence in a region that has historically been dominated by fossil fuels. The change. The Persian Gulf is in the process of investing in renewables to mark its path to sustainability. However, they still have a stretch to travel because infrastructure and energy supply stability are still aspects that must be resolved. Image | Unspash Xataka | In full desert, Saudi Arabia is preparing its next great energy bet with the help of a partner: China

The Google Pixel 9 Pro XL and Xiaomi 14T at a minimum price, a TV with a huge screen and more: hunting bargains

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January has been a month full of campaigns in which we have been able to see many historical minimum prices. Mobile, televisions, sound bars and headphones: These are the devices that star in the new hunting bargains of the month – and last January. Much eye because there are most interesting prices, some better than we saw in Black Friday. Google Pixel 9 XL by 999 eurosGoogle mobile in large format in its 512 GB version is cheaper than ever. LG 75UR76006LL by 594.15 eurosa television that stands out mainly for its large 75 -inch screen. Xiaomi 14t by 439 eurosXiaomi’s mobile falls down again and is cheaper than at Christmas and Black Friday. CMF Nothing Buds Pro 2 by 49 eurossome headphones that stand out for their design, but also for their audio quality and for their new discount. Xiaomi Soundbar 2.0ch by 49.99 eurosa good Xiaomi sound bar that does not cost or 50 euros. Google Pixel 9 XL After many offers in its various versions, the best discount finally arrives to date in the Google Pixel 9 XLspecifically the one that has 512 GB of internal storage. By 999 euros It can be found at Amazon, a fairly striking price considering that it costs 1,429 euros. Among the highlights of this model we find an excellent screen, functions of the most interesting, a Great section of cameras and many years of Android updates. Google Pixel 9 Pro XL (512 GB) * Some price may have changed from the last review LG 75UR76006LL Little by little they look more and more TVs large screen at much more affordable prices. And the smart TV LG 75UR76006LL It is the best example, since in addition to having a large 75 -inch screen, its price has fallen in Mediamarkt from 1,049 euros to 594.15 euros. But not only stands out for having a generous screen in size, but also compatible with Google Assistant and Alexa And it comes with gaming functions and to watch movies and series. LG 75ur76006ll (75 inches) * Some price may have changed from the last review Xiaomi 14t Xiaomi has always been known for being a brand whose devices have an excellent value for money. And the Xiaomi 14t It has been very popular since its launch for this same reason. Although the departure costs 649 euros in its 256 GB version, in just a few months it has received many discounts, being the current one of Amazon the best. By 439 euros We can find it in the store. The highlight is your screen and your cameras signed by Leicabut it also has a good design, excellent performance and enough functions of AI. * Some price may have changed from the last review CMF Nothing Buds Pro 2 The CMF Nothing Buds Pro 2 They are some Bluetooth headphones Very interesting in its price range. This pro version costs only 20 euros more than the standard version of the first generation, and the differences are quite notable. The highlight is its particular design, especially the case that has a Function wheel to adjust the volume or other sound parametersbut it is also interesting to mention that they have hybrid noise cancellation, they have autonomy of up to 43 hours and IP55 certification. Cmf by nothing buds pro 2 * Some price may have changed from the last review Xiaomi Soundbar 2.0ch Usually Sound bars They usually have quite high prices, but there are many economic models that can greatly improve the television audio, thus allowing to have a better experience when watching a movie or series. The Xiaomi Soundbar 2.0ch It is interesting especially for its current price since in PCComponentes we can find it for 49.99 euros with a 50%discount. It can be installed on the wall, Its two speakers offer 30W RMS powerhas a multifunction button and has Bluetooth 5.3. * 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 | Google, LG, Xiaomi, CMF In Xataka | The best mobiles, we have tried them and here are their analysis In Xataka | Analysis of the best headphones for less than 100 euros: sound quality, active cancellation, battery, design and tested microphone

Opinions, first contact and photos

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You may not be very clear why but it is possible that Ebro as a car manufacturer already sounds to you. Cars? Of vehicles, we will say. Ebro, the firm that is taking cars from the old Nissan factory in Barcelona, ​​which has a plan with Chinese Chery group and those who aspire to place 20,000 cars in the market In a single year, it is already underway. He does it with a SUV of four and a half meters, of combustion, and with a project that includes future hybrid motorizations and plug -in hybrids … But before, what are we talking about? What is all Ebro? Where does Ebro come from? If Ebro sounds like something to you, it is because this car company collect the legacy left by their ancestors In Barcelona. At the beginning of the 20th century, Ford landed in Cádiz. The firm wanted to settle in Spain and doubted between Cádiz and Barcelona, ​​opting for this first coastal city. However, after government pressures to raise taxes, the company moved to Barcelona. There, he launched a factory in Poble Nou but on his way the Spanish civil war would cross, which resulted in economically hard years and the abandonment of Ford of the factory. In 1953, the North American company would get a contest for the manufacture of tractors from its marketers in Spain. But just a year later, the State nationalizes the company and reorganizes it under the name of MOTOR IBERICA SA. The latter creates Ebro, opening offices in Barcelona, ​​Madrid and Ávila. From then on, the company produces buses, roads, vans, SUVs and tractors that owe its origin to Ford Thames Trader trucks. In 1965, relations end completely with Ford and in 1967 the company moves to the Free Zone of Barcelona where it begins to produce its vehicles in some facilities that arrive to this day. Ebro buys various companies that manufactured their own diesel engine or mounted the Romeo-Fadic vans with license Alfa Romeo, among other products. It is in those years when Massey-Ferguson puts the capital in Ebro and, from then on, the manufactured tractors lose their name. In spite In the facilities the Nissan Patrol and the light van Nissan Vanette. These models would be the last to mount the Ebro emblem on the front. In 1987, Ebro disappears When the company became Nissan Motor Ibérica SA. The facilities, however, remained alive until the Japanese company ceases its activities in Barcelona. So, years later, the Ebro project returns the activity partially and in 2023 the Chery group confirms that it will manufacture again at the Ebro facilities. The intention since then is to produce there omoda and Jaecoo cars, but also of Ebro that has its first releases in Ebro S700 and Ebro S800. A commercial offer that begins with the first of them and that we have already been able to prove. EBRO S700 What, for the moment, is done in the old Nissan factory is to finish assembling the cars that arrive from China. That is why the company has managed to put a car on the market in a margin of time that would be impossible. Ebro S700 baby (and much) of the Chery Tyggo 7 Pro But he plays with some interesting incentives. The car is a four and a half meters SUV with good habitability and an interior careful enough to fight with the competition. But, above all, it comes with a very wide equipment to attract new customers. Ebro S700 Technical Card Ebro S700 Body type. Five seat SUV. Measures and weight. 4,553 meters long 1,862 meters wide and 1,696 meters high. Wheelbase of 2.67 meters. Trunk. 500 liters. Maximum power. 147 hp in the gasoline version. WLTP consumption. 7.0 l/100 km for 4×2 gasoline version. Environmental Distinctive. C. Driving aids (ADAS). Mandatory by the European Union. Others Display for the instrument box of 12.3 inches. Info -retention system compatible with Android Auto and Apple Carplay (wireless). Head-Up Display. Wireless charger of 50 W. Camera540º. Heated and ventilated seats. Electric hybrid. No. Plug -in hybrid. No. electric. No. Price and launch. Already available from 29,990 euros. Compliance on all fronts It will not be the Ebro S700 a car that is going to fall in love with its dynamics but we can say that you can look at you from you to much of the competition in the vast majority of the sections and that who looks for a medium -sized SUV for 30,000 euros It will have one of the alternatives with more market equipment in Ebro S700. On the outside, the Ebro S700 looks a robust car. Square forms and a high hood help to give presence to a car of 4,553 meters long and 1,862 meters long. Its inner habitability is good but, above all, it has a 500 liter trunk as incentive to those who are looking for a car for the family. Already inside, the space for the driver is wide and the seats are wide and comfortable. But, above all, the good impression of materials surprises. Although they are not excessively fluffy, they are distributed padded by the doors, in the dashboard and in the central console. There is also space for a wireless mobile phone load (50W) and two USB (A and C) ports to load it. In the satellite levers there are controls with rough endings, such as roulettes, which facilitate their handling and give good feelings in their hand. The steering wheel, yes, stores the buttons on two almost flat surfaces that safely presses the indicated button without taking off the eye of the windshield. The screens are 12.3 -inch twins And they are sheltered in a single frame, which gives a greater sense of continuity and quality between both panels. The resolution is fair and its deficiencies are more exposed when we activate the Apple Carplay or the Android Autowhere the edges of the buttons and maps are not as defined as … Read more

Of algorithmic trader to revolutionize AI. This is the story of Liang Wenfeng, the founder of Deepseek

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In just two weeks, an unknown 40 -year -old Chinese engineer has shaken Silicon Valley and has monopolized the world conversation about AI. It has even caused a global stock earthquake. Liang Wenfeng has achieved something that seemed impossible: Develop an AI model that rivals Openai to a fraction of its cost. If we move the focus, what has actually done is to launch an order to the American domain in Ia. Liang is not a technological entrepreneur to use. Born on the southern coast of China, in Zhanjiang, he began his career studying electronic engineering at the University of Zheijang. With Bright notes. In 2015 co -founded High-Flyera quantitative investment fund that managed more than $ 13,000 million using algorithms of Machine Learning To operate in the stock market. What distinguishes Liang is His unusual way of guiding his career. While most Chinese companies of AI focused on marketing products, He opted for research Pure and hard. “In the last thirty years, (the Chinese technology industry) has only emphasized to make money and ignored innovation,” he told China Waves as collected Reuters. “Innovation is not driven only by the business, it also needs curiosity and desire to create.” This vision materialized in 2021, when it began to accumulate thousands of Nvidia chips for a project without name, just before the United States restricted its sale to China. Two years later he founded Deepseek with just over one million dollars of initial capital. Today, They say local mediaDeepseek has only 140 employees. That is 10% of the OpenAI size, for example. Deepseek’s success He has driven Liang in his country. On January 20, he was in a closed door with Li Qiang, the prime minister. Liang was the youngest in the room. His meteoric ascent, going from a very limited fame to his field to being the epicenter of the global technological conversation in a few days, he has also put him in the trigger for those who question that Deepseek has been able to develop V3 and R1 only with the declared infrastructure. This is what Alexandr Wang, CEO of Scale AI, suggested in statements to CNBCwhen he assumed that his access to Chips had been much older but could not admit it for commercial restrictions. Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, It was more comprehensive and even magnanimousbut not condescending. For Liang, The goal goes beyond competing with Silicon Valley. As explained to 36krseeks that China “gradually transit” to be a beneficiary to a taxpayer in the AI ​​industry. “What we see is that China cannot always be in a follower,” he said. “We often say that there is a gap of one or two years between China and American AI, but the true gap is between originality and imitation.” With a discreet profile and a disagreement image That has nothing to do with Altman, Zuckerberg and company, some liang companions They have described it as a pragmatic leader most motivated by his curiosity than for wealth or fame. It fits with seen so far. His commitment to research rather than by commercial applications reveals A certain background of your personality: It puts curiosity for long -term knowledge to immediate benefits. And perhaps that is what has changed the role of China in the Global Race of AI. Outstanding image | X, Xataka, Deepseek In Xataka | I have tried Deepseek on the web and in my Mac. Chatgpt, Claude and Gemini have a problem

If the question is what recruiters are set when hiring, a study has given the answer: experience and attitude

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Labor trends are changing depending on the needs of companies and, with them, the skills and characteristics that The recruiters look In the new candidates. In the same way that there are warning signs during the selection process that automatically make recruiters Discard candidatesthere are also other characteristics that make them win many points. Take care of your curriculum because they will read it The Sumume Genius Employment Platform has prepared A survey in which he has asked 625 managers and managers of the Human Resources Department in the US. The survey data reveal that, when a candidate’s curriculum reaches his hands (probably after a First filtering by AI) dedicate time to Review knowledge and skills of the candidate. 78% of recruiters and managers claimed to dedicate more than a minute to review each curriculum before moving to another candidate. This time is much higher than the one that was used to employing in large companies, where the candidate’s curriculum was valued In just six seconds. 57% of those responsible for hiring in companies dedicate from one to three minutes for each curriculum. At the ends we find 22% of the recruiters who dedicate less than a minute to discard or accept each curriculum, while 21% takes it easy and dedicated more than three minutes to know the Skills and knowledge of candidates. By age range, they are the most veteran recruiters of the Babyboom generation who spends the most time to Examine each curriculum. 37% of those responsible for hiring this generation claims to dedicate more than three minutes, compared to 24% of generation X recruiters, 19% of the generation or only 16% of generation Z. If the position you postulate is in a technology company, the attention to the curriculum It intensifies. The recruiters of this sector claim to use more time by reviewing the training of candidates and their skills. 51% of these recruiters use between one and three minutes in each curriculum, and the percentage that dedicates more than three minutes amounts to 28% in this sector. More skills and less “titulitis” One of the most important changes in the hiring trend that has occurred in recent years, has been the change in priorities when considering the candidate For a vacancy. While a decade ago The degree was much more taken into account Academic, over time it has been losing ground to leave space to other values ​​such as experience, attitude or soft skills (soft skills). In fact, 48% of respondents claimed not to have hired suitable candidates, but who lacked these skills. Surprisingly, although the sections of “work experience” and “education” still have an important weight in the assessment of candidates, 57% of recruiters affirm that the “hobbies and interest” section is between one of the three sections With more weight of the curriculum. Those responsible for recruiting in this section additional information About personality and values of the candidate, something that is not always conditioned by the academic level. So much so, that 43% of recruiters said not to demand a title of a prestigious institution to consider a candidate, but 54% would not take it into account if they did not have soft skills or a positive attitude during their interview. The commitment to Gene generation values makes 36% of recruiters belonging to this generation give great importance to this section, so it is expected that in future weight in decision making on hiring. 43% of recruiters ensure that for them it is a very good signal appreciate enthusiasm or positive attitude to the position or to the company. On the other hand, 63% believe that detecting that the candidate is lying in his answers, if he uses inappropriate language, or criticizes his previous partners or employers, is sufficient reason for discard it immediately. In Xataka | If your chair holds in a job interview, it is no accident: they are evaluating more than your curriculum Image | Pexels (Sora Shimazaki)

The Chinese chatbot faces its first great challenge in Europe

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Not everything is positive for Deepseek. Although the AI ​​company is receiving an avalanche of praise for its technological advances, it is also generating restlessness in terms of privacy and safety. In fact, this Thursday we are attending the first tangible consequence of this last scenario: Italy wants to block the Chinese chatbot web version. The Italian Data Protection Authority has ordered Limit the processing of Italian user data by Hangzhou Deepseek Artificial Intelligence Co., Ltd. and Beijing Deepseek Artificial Intelligence Co., Ltd. We are talking about the two Asian companies that control the application that has not stopped gaining popularity Since its launch. Deepseek, before the scrutiny of European regulators The press release of the aforementioned agency, entitled “Artificial Intelligence: the Italian Data Protection Authority Deepseek”, acknowledges that the AI ​​chatbot has been downloaded by millions of people In recent days, and points out that their measure seeks to preserve Italian users from the collection of data by it. In development. Images | Michele Bitetto | Screen capture

The Depseek online version has been publicly exposing users’ chats, according to Wiz. This is what we know

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It is easy to forget that the conversations we have with artificial intelligence chatbots (AI), such as Chatgpt either Deepseek, They are not completely private. Generally, the messages we exchange with these novel applications are used to train new language models and can be reviewed by company personnel in certain cases, as well as to address possible infractions of the terms of the service. Now, our data could go even further in case of a security incident. According to the specialized company Wiza Deepseek database ended up exposed during a certain period of time. The ruling allowed external actors to access a variety of data, such as chat history, records of records, sensitive information of the API and operational details. Let’s look at the topic in depth. Deepseek and an exposed database WIZ researchers, who have detected several vulnerabilities in services in the past as Microsoft bing and Oracle Cloudthey set out to evaluate Depseek’s security. “In a few minutes” they found a clickhouse database publicly exposed on the Internet. That is, you could access it without credential for any authentication. Clickhouse is an Open Source database management system developed by Yandex. The American security company team determined that the exhibition allowed the direct execution of arbitrary SQL consultations through the browser. It was something quite dangerous because the door opened to obtain internal data. After executing several consultations they discovered “very sensitive data”, among which were records of texts without format and a significant volume of user’s chat history. Wiz explains that among the code fragments they were numerous conversations. In lower screen capture we see a written message in Chinese, which translated into Spanish says: “Talk about solid propulsion rockets, covering its invention or discovery, historical evolution, relevance, components, principle of operation, functions and possible future advances . Desblossal in sections and provides details. ” The message in question should never have left Deepseek servers, a company that, like others to which we trust our data, should protect them. Wiz explains that it soon revealed the problem to Depseek, which quickly solved the failure. It should be noted that we have not found an official statement of the company, so we have written Deepseek to include your comments in this article. Deepseek is under scrutiny in Europe. The authorities of Data protection from Ireland and Italy They have issued information requests amid privacy concerns. The Italian organism, remember, He sanctioned Openai last year for not informing a data gap in 2023. Earl this week, Depseek said he was suffering a cyber attack, but did not provide details. Images | Freepik | Wiz | Deepseek In Xataka | Mac has been integrated antivirus for years: this is how this silent (and advanced) system called Xprotect works

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