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“We beg you not to use AI assistants”

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Finding a job has become An obstacle career. At present, candidates must not only face the challenge of Find a vacancy appropriate for their skills and knowledge, they must also compete Against other candidates and Against AI algorithms that filter their candidacy before reaching a human recruiter. Therefore, the use of AI tools to find a job It is increasingly common. Ironically, Anthropic, one of the more thriving companies In the development of AI models, it has included a warning in its employment vacancies: “Do not use AI attendees during the application process.” The irony of Anthropic: AI without ia He CLAUD MODEL Anthropic has got the company to reach a capitalization of 61.5 billion dollars and has made its founders millionaires. However, one of the requirements to enter to work in the company is that the candidates maintain Your curriculum away from chatbots of ia. After the last investment round, the company He lifted 3.5 billion of dollars, so now prepares its expansion. To do this, you need new employees, so you have opened new employment vacancies on its recruitment website. However, it is enough to open one of those vacancies to read under one of its sections the following warning: “While we encourage people to use AI systems during their function to help them work faster and more effectively, do not use AI assistants during the application process.” Warning in the form for the candidacy for a job in Anthropic This warning is found just below the question “Why Anthropic?”, In which the candidate has between 200 and 400 words to answer. It looks like a question without major importance and some candidates may feel tempted to use AI to answer it. Nevertheless, in statements to Fortunea spokesman for Anthropic explained the message. “We want to evaluate the genuine interest and motivations of people to work in Anthropic. When asking candidates not to use the way to answer key questions, we seek indications about what the candidates and their unique answers about why they want to work here,” they said from the company’s human resources department. As indicated in the warning message itself, the objective that it is the candidate who answers that question is to “evaluate their communication skills without the assistance of AI” and know the real reasons why he wants to work in Anthropic. AI as an assistant, not as an employee The use of AI tools for the Personnel selection process is the order of the day, both from the side of the companies and of the candidatesand its use is almost It is equated to a computer or a spelling concealer to check the presentation letter before sending it. Kathleen Nolan, senior recruiter at the Growthloop technology company, advocated the use of AI as help to Adapt the curriculum of the candidates and expedite the presentation of candidacies. “Nobody cares if you use ia. If you use it well, nobody will notice,” said Nolan. However, despite being striking, Anthropic’s request makes sense. The company’s priority when finding new employees is not to find the better qualified candidatesif not to the most committed. In fact, on the page of Employment vacancies The company is encouraged to the candidates to send the candidacy form “regardless of their training or experience.” That approach of hiring by skills It aligns with the new trend among great technological ones, which give greater importance to soft skills, commitment, Attitude and the ability to adaptthan to academic titles. A survey The Employment Platform summarizes Genius revealed that 57% of recruiters claimed that the “hobbies and interest” section is between one of the three sections with the most weight of the curriculum, while 43% of recruiters said not to demand a title of a prestigious institution to consider a candidate. In Xataka | Bill Gates gave the right answer to the most critical question in a job interview: “Why should we hire you?” In Xataka | “I am very perfectionist”: the answer that recruiters no longer want to hear in work interviews Image | Flickr (Techcrunch), Unspash (Annie Spratt)

Japan went to South Korea as a desperate measure for the lack of rice. They have not even solved a national emergency

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To understand what is happening in Japan we must go back in time. The summer of 2024 left A perfect storm On the basis of the nation’s diet: rice. A unprecedented shortage of grains in his own fields began to leave No stock to shops. Then, the tourist boom has duplicate the problem turning it into a historical crisis reflected in a fact: 30% more expensive was being paid. Given the danger to running without a basic pillar, the decision was made “Release” tons of your reservations. What nobody could anticipate. Foreign rice. In April, La Nación opted for another unprecedented decision in 25 years: Import rice From South Korea, an unthinkable measure in a society Historically reluctant to the foreign grain, but that was forced to make its customs more flexible to the vertiginous increase in the price of the national grain. With prices that They doubled their value Regarding the previous year (reaching 4,214 yuan by 5 kg in April) and with a government response that fails to contain the climbing, consumers have begun to look beyond their borders. Not just that. The Aeon chain He also announced which will begin to sell American rice Calrose starting next month, with a price 10% lower than the Japanese grain, a decision that could mark a turning point in consumption habits. In front of national rice. The arrival of South Korean rice, sold both online and in supermarkets, although even in small volumes (just two tons with another twenty on the way), marked a point of cultural and economic inflection. The nationalist preference for local rice, which had condemned to failure Previous attempts such as that of Thai rice in 1993, has yielded to the urgency of more accessible prices. The Guardian told Cases of testimonies such as that of Miki Nihei diner, who said not to notice any difference when eating Californian rice, and revealed a change in public perception: the quality of foreign grain was no longer a sufficient reason to resist, when the pocket suffers. The rice becomes a politician. Now, a few weeks after crucial elections for the Upper House, the government of the Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru ishiba is on the edge of political collapse Given the growing discomfort by the exorbitant increase in the price of rice, central food in Japanese food. With inflation that has reached the most symbolic product in the country, citizens have expressed their frustration in surveys such as that of the Kyodo agency, which places the approval of the Ishiba cabinet in a minimum of 27.4%marking a fall of more than five points in just one month. The pressure intensifies not only from the opposition, but also from its own Democratic Liberal Party (PLD), already weakened after lose most In the lower house last fall. THE DEBATE ON THE Impost to consumption Of 10%, that the government refuses to reduce despite popular claims, is emerging as the decisive axis of the electoral contest of July, with almost three quarters of voters asking for their total or partial cuts, especially in food. A late remedy. As we said at the beginning, in an attempt to contain the crisis, the government decided to release rice from the strategic reserves In March, a normally reserved measure For natural disasterswhich failed to stop the price increase. The price price in supermarkets reached practically Double of what cost a year ago. Although the price dropped minimally after the release of the first 300,000 tons, the results were disappointing. To reinforce his strategy, the executive announced the launch of another 300,000 tons Additional until July, with the novelty that part of these items will overcome wholesalers to reach the points of sale faster. However, More than 87% From respondents believe that these actions are insufficient, and citizens do not trust that trade negotiations with the United States focused among other issues in rice imports will be resolved in favor of Japan. From there to that leap For the search for “foreigner” rice In South Korea. A political fire. The theme has become more violent in recent days. It happened when the Japanese Minister of Agriculture, Taku Eto, unleashed A political storm and socially by declare that “he has never had to buy rice” thanks to the gifts he receives from his supporters. The phrase, pronounced during a fundraising party, was disseminated by the Kyodo and quickly replicated agency by other meansgenerating a wave of indignation in social networks where thousands of citizens, faced at record prices of the Japanese basic food, demanded their immediate resignation. Eto, visibly pressed, apologized the next day before the journalists, claiming that “he had exaggerated to please the public” and that his wife, after reprimanding him on the phone, reminded him that she Yes Buy Rice When it ends at home. Thus, he avoided responding if he will present his resignation, leaving the tension generated in full countdown to the key elections of the upper house in July. A market that does not supply. In short, the Rice search Out of the nation is not (alone) a commercial turn that responds only to the registration of the national product, but (also) to the suspicion of hoarding by distributors, logistics bottlenecks and a Shot demand For booming tourism. Given this panorama, the image of ishiba as an effective manager It wobblesand its refusal to touch the consumption tax is interpreted as disconnection with the real needs of citizenship. The rice crisis is not only forcing logistics and commercial adjustments, but also raises questions about the viability of food self -sufficiency in Japan, a country that for decades has shielded its agriculture with subsidies, tariffs and a national identity speech linked to the consumption of domestic rice. Suddenly, the rice not only feeds: it also marks the measure of discontent. Image | Ilo Asia-Pacific In Xataka | Japan had used its rice reserve against earthquakes or tsunamis. Now is your weapon against the price escalation In Xataka | In Japan there … Read more

The “Ozempic effect” that is filling the mirrors with unknown faces

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Thanks to Ozempic, many people have managed to fulfill a goal that had been chasing for years: losing weight faster. What was not expected is that it came with a collateral effect that was not on the prospect: an alien face. In the mirror there is another person. Fallen cheeks, loss of volume, sagging … and no, it is not natural aging. In social networks it has been baptized as “face Ozempic ”, a consequence of accelerated success in weight loss. According to Cleveland Clinicthese effects are not directly caused by the medication, but by the rapid loss of facial fat that accompanies weight loss. The trend. The conversation has gained strength especially after the testimonies of celebrities who have decided to talk about the physical changes they have experienced after using this type of medicines. One of the most popular voices has been that of Sharon Osbourne, British presenter, who has recognized having lost more than 15 kilos with Ozempic, but not without consequences. “I wouldn’t use it again. I look very thin and older, I regret it,” has declared In an interview with The Daily Mail. On the other hand, in social networks, many people are showing change with pride. On platforms like Tiktok, images of the before and afterhighlighting the physical transformation achieved with the use of Ozempic and similar medications. Science behind. From the medical point of view, the explanation is simple: if you lose very fast fat, you also lose it on your face. And not all the skin returns to its place. As detailed by Dr. Nyla Raja, Dermatologist with Clinic in Mayfair, In statements to the Evening Standard“When the thinning process is so accelerated, the skin does not have time to fall, which leads to sagging and a more aging appearance.” This loss of support in key areas such as cheekbones or jaw can cause the face to look more tired or aged than expected. It is not irreversible. Although the effects can be worrisome, there are solutions. Some dermatologists and nutritionists have agreed that the best way to avoid these consequences is to plan a gradual weight loss. According to Forbes has collectedmaintaining a rhythm of moderate weight loss, following a feed rich in protein and collagen, and practicing strength training can help preserve the facial structure. In some cases, aesthetic treatments such as radiofrequency, dermal fillings or even facial lifting are also resorted to correct the offalter. But… There are more effects. However, other unexpected ones are added to this phenomenon. According to The Independentthere are other secondary symptoms that are increasingly being documented. One of the most striking is “Ozempic language”, which is caused by oral dryness, which generates an alteration in taste. For its part, like has reported the same mediumDr. Tim Bradstock-Smith has pointed out that some patients experience “dry mouth, dental hypersensitivity and loss of volume on lips and cheeks, which compromises both aesthetics and oral health.” Besides, I know They have reported cases Blurred vision and, in rare situations, loss of vision associated with the use of semaglutida. The debate is no longer limited to the medical field. Ozempic, like other medicines to lose weight, has become a mirror of collective priorities: a culture of immediacy where the ideal body seems to be an injection of distance. But it is also true that, for many people, represents a real opportunity of recovering health, taking control over your weight and improving your quality of life. Reducing this conversation to aesthetic changes would be to simplify a deeply personal decision. Behind each treatment there are different stories, emotions and contexts. We live in a society every time more crossed by obsessions and trends that are born – and they are amplified – on social networks, where the ideal body is repeated with Filters and algorithms. At that cross, the direction that takes health, self -esteem and beauty is quite complex and dangerous. Image | Unspash and Instagram Xataka | Losing weight without losing muscle is the great challenge of drugs such as Ozempic. A protein keeps the key to face it

If you think you are poorer than your environment, you are not alone. It is income perception bias and it is a problem

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The human brain comes with a standard “bug”: assume as true what their eyes see. The problem is that What those eyes see And what really happens They do not always coincide. There the cognitive biases arise. A recent study jointly conducted by economists from the universities of Uppsala (Sweden), George Mason (USA) and University of Toronto, reveals that most people tend to believe that their economic situation is worse of what the data really shows. According to researchers, this perception not only affects personalbut also influences collective decisions and the way in which public policies for wealth and services are designed. The tendency to look poorer than you are Regardless of the income level, most people tends to be located in an immediately lower economic stratum to which it really belongs. The study data is based on a sample of more than 1,200 people with different income levels. The results show a common pattern in all of them: the perception of income is usually below reality. Each point shown in the upper graph represents the average perception of the different income percentiles, while the diagonal line represents when the perception of income coincides with reality. That is, those points that are below that diagonal indicate that Income perception is underestimated. It is striking that the vast majority of points are below that “real line” of perception of income, being the usual norm from the 50th percentile as they highlight in The salmon blogit is statistically impossible. Interestingly, in the lower percentilesthe majority perception is the opposite, a perception of income greater than the real one. I’m worse than my neighbor This phenomenon is explained, in large part, by social comparison. People do not have a clear vision of income distribution, so they evaluate their economic situation based on the closest environment, such as friends, family or co -workers. In urban areas, where there is a greater concentration of people with middle-income, It is easier to feel than one is below the averagealthough statistical data indicate otherwise. This distortion is amplified with the effect of social networks and media, which open windows to people with more accommodated living levels, which reinforces that underestimated perception of their own income. Income perception bias is so common that the OECD has created a toolIn which, answering a series of questions about how the user perceives their economic reality, the tool shows that deviation based on the data that the economic body annually collects in their economic reports. Nevertheless, A study Made in Germany, he discovered that being aware that this bias is suffered on income does not imply a change in his perception. Although the study provided precise information to participants about their true position on the global income scale, this correction did not have a significant effect on their support for policies that seek reduce global inequality. That is, even knowing that they are richer than they thought, their willingness to support global redistributive policies did not change relevantly. Consequences on public policies When the perception of income is distortedpublic policies can be designed on erroneous assumptions. If the majority of the population is considered part of the low sectionsthis could generate a Social and fiscal pressure Excessive about the richest, and implement redistributive measures that may not be aimed at people who really need it. As indicated A report of the Carolina Foundation, not taking into account the subjective perceptions of the distribution of income leads to economic and social policies less effective Already an inadequate allocation of resources. From the psychological point of view, this erroneous perception cause dissatisfaction generalized and distrust of institutions. Many people feel that they cannot progress, even if the data show that their position is better than they believe. In Xataka | The two Spain: 7% poorer since 2008 but the number of millionaires will be increased by 12% in the coming years In Xataka | “I am a millionaire and I do not know what to do with my life”: a millionaire is looking for ideas because money has not given him happiness Image | Pexels (Ahsanjaya, kaboomps.com)

Nothing Phone (3A) down the price and has already reached its minimum price

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When choosing a new mobile, there are many users who opt for a design that stands out in front of the rest. Nothing is one of those firms that has managed to revolutionize the sector. Now, at Amazon, the last launch of the firm, the Nothing Phone (3A) has reached its minimum price and you can buy it for 271.90 euros. Nothing Phone (3rd) 128 GB * Some price may have changed from the last review A mobile that stands out for design, but also for benefits This Nothing Phone (3A) It is a mobile with a good Amoled flexible screen with a 6.77 -inch diagonal and which offers FullHD+ resolution (of 2,392 x 1,080 pixels). In addition, it has a 120 Hz soda rate and reaches 3,000 peak brightness nits. Its photographic system is one of its stable characteristics, since it rides a Triple 50+50+8 mp rear camera and a front (for selfies and video calls) of 32 MP. As for the processor with which it works is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen3accompanied by an 8 GB RAM and a storage capacity of 128 GB. The operating system under which nothing os 3.1 (which is based on Android 15). Its battery admits fast charge by cable to 50 W. Another of the identity halls that this mobile is iconic LED system (called Glyph Interface), which works according to some of the phone functions. Protect this mobile with these accessories Jetech founded for nothing phone 3a * Some price may have changed from the last review Yenwen Screen protector for Nothing Phone 3A, 2 pieces tempered glass with 2 pieces chamber lens * 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 | Nothing In Xataka | The best mobiles, we have tried them and here are their analysis In Xataka | Nothing Phone (3rd) vs nothing phone (2a). What a mid -range mobile choose according to your tastes and needs

Follow the Great Live Google Conference

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One more year, one of the most important appointments of the year with Google arrives. Today the Google I/O 2025one of the conferences (really a series of conferences) of the year that, how could it be otherwise, you can follow it live and direct with us. The opening conference of the Google I/or 2025, the one in which Google will present the most juicy news, will take place Today, May 20, at 7:00 p.m. Spanish peninsular. You can follow her live on YouTubein Our Instagram profile and on our direct page. The schedules according to regions are the following: Spain: 19:00 (18:00 in the Canary Islands). Mexico: 11:00 am Colombia: 12:00 am. Venezuela and Chile: 1:00 pm. Argentina: 2:00 pm. 10 Google applications that could have triumphed What do we hope to see Google I/O 2025 | Image: Google Surely he does not take anyone by surprise that the Google I/or this year will have the AI ​​as the main protagonist. Mountain View company is Betting very strong for Gemini and integrating this technology into all its productsfrom Android to the search engine, so it is likely that today we know not only new models, but new integrations and experiences in all its products. We are also likely to have information about Agentic And some novelty of PROJECT ASTRA. On the other hand, on May 13 it took place The Android Showthe separate event in which Google presented all the news of Android 16Wear OS and other systems. However, there was a name that did not have excessive prominence and that, surely, has it today: Android XR. The Google I/O 2025 will be marked by the same word that has marked all the events of recent years: AI This operating system, which we will find on devices such as Project Moohan (The glasses that Google is developing with Samsung), will also have Gemini as a co -pilot and aims to be Google’s next pass. The firm managed to conquer the mobile world with Android and with Android XR seems to aspire to the same in an incipient segment, but with great potential: the connected glasses. Daydream and Google Glass They did not come to fruition, but it is often said that the third will be the defeated. What we do not expect is hardware. Unless there is a surprise in the form of precisely glasses, we do not expect novelties of pixel, tablets or home automation. This event has all the ballots to be about ia, AI and a little more than ia. Recall: It will take place today, May 20, at 7:00 p.m. Spanish peninsular. Cover image | Google edited by Xataka In Xataka | Google has been trying to create your WhatsApp. With RCS it is achieving it without it seems

We have been thinking for years that no one can cough Qualcomm and Mediatek. Xiaomi’s response: hold me the cubata

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Guard on May 22, because we will be facing one of the most important events in the history of Xiaomi. In addition to presenting the Yu7its new electric SUV, the company will launch the Xiaomi 15s Prothe company’s first phone with a processor … of Xiaomi. Yes, neither Qualcomm nor MediaTk, Xiaomi already has its processor ready and, according to the information we have, it will be a blow to the table. A cry in the air that feels the bases on a path that they have been wanting to travel for some time: one similar to Huawei. Xringo1. It is not the easiest name to pronounce, but this is what the new Xiaomi processor will be called. This is the most important movement of the company in recent years, starting with an Xiaomi 15S Pro that will be a step below with respect to the Xiaomi 15 pro. Everything necessary. That is far Poquipotent chip C1 arises From 2017, or that is shown by the Bonchmarks. The new Xiaomi processor will have a some somewhat lower than a Snapdragon 8 Eliteand will be manufactured in the process of three TSMC nanometers. 2 nuclei high performance working 3.9Ghz 4 nuclei balanced working a 3.4Ghz 2 nuclei efficiency working 1.89GHz 2 nuclei of extra efficiency working at 1.8Ghz Its structure: ten nuclei (one never seen so far in phones), with at least two high performance and a maximum frequency of 3.9 GHz. According to the information available, the GPU will sign it Imagination Technologies (company after the Powervr GPU historically integrated into the Mediatek processors), with a maximum frequency of 1.3 GHz. Not just for mobile. Without giving too many details, Xiaomi herself has confirmed that this processor It will not be included only in mobile phones. The development of a chip is very expensive, and the company will integrate it into more devices in its ecosystem. More and more huawei, with an advantage. Xiaomi has a huge advantage over Huawei: it is not in the American Entity List. This allows you to access American technology, and this deal with TSMC puts the Xiaomi chip ahead of all Huawei’s proposals to date. Despite SMIC advancesChina is not having easy to advance in its lithographic processeswhile TSMC is leading this race. Nothing prevents Xiaomi from achieving processors as powerful and efficient as the best of Qualcomm and Mediatek if they share lithographic technology. A lesson. If Xiaomi embroider it with his processor, he will be giving a lesson to giants like Samsung. The South Korean company, the main world reference in Android telephone sales, has been facing problems with its exynos division for years. One that It has been losing money for a long timeand with which they fail to be competitive in specifications. In fact, for a while at this part the best mobiles of Samsung have ended up betting on Qualcomm. With the exception of Samsung and Huawei, no other manufacturer has dared in this incursion of the processor of his own. Xiaomi has a golden opportunity with its Xringo1. Image | Xataka In Xataka | The best Xiaomi mobile price: purchase and comparative guide

Zaragoza witnessed this weekend of a most unique weather event: a supercell

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From an extreme drought that ravaged the Iberian Peninsula for more than a year we have passed to a few months during which the extreme phenomena have come characterized by intense rainfall. We have seen various rainfall records beaten and we have also seen the most tragic face of these events. A new extreme event. Although it will not come with the destructive power of other storms, the province of Zaragoza has witnessed during the weekend of a new extreme event, A supercell. Supercells are storms with defined characteristics that make them a kind of miniature cyclone. They are more typical of areas such as the great plains of the United States than from Spain, but on Saturday the Aragonese could witness one of these storms. On Sunday, the State Meteorology Agency (AEMET) maintained yellow alerts for adverse phenomena in a good part of the area between the Ebro Valley and the Pyrenees. Notices that materialized in intense storms. The same day, Aemet shared through its social networks some images of this unique storm. Supercells are intense but not completely strange phenomena: similar events were also recorded in the region, according to explained at the time The local press. On that occasion, the storms came to cause a blackout in the city of Huesca, He pointed to the HERALDO DE ARAGÓN. What exactly is a supercell? Supercells are storms With an organized structure. In them, an ascending current transports, sometimes with high speeds, warm air from the surface to higher areas. There, the warm and humid air joins the cold and dry air, which leads to rainfall that can be intense and result in hails. The coexistence of an ascending and another descending current is one of the characteristics of these storms. One that also implies that these types of events can be extended for a certain time. This encounter between warm and cold air has another effect: it makes the storm turn. This triggers another of the characteristics of this type of storms, a mesocyclone, that is, an intermediate cyclone. From hail to tornadoes. According to explains the geographer Pedro de la Fuente to Meteoredthis type of storm involves risks derived from their rainfall and the winds associated with them. These adverse phenomena include hail, which can reach an important size; floods, as a consequence of rainfall, or important bursts of descendant wind. One of the most striking effects of this type of storms are, however, tornadoes. These are not frequent, even when these types of storms occur, but they can be one of the most relevant consequences of the supercells. From Ebro to the Mediterranean. If the storms in the Ebro valley have been protagonists during the weekend, the Mediterranean could take over on Thursday, Meteorologists point out. The storms could affect in particular the southern zone of the Valencian Community, as well as Murcia, Albacete and east of the province of Cuenca. In Xataka | “One of the most extreme phenomena in history”: meteorologists are dismayed before the heat wave of Africa and Asia Image | Matthieu pron

Samsung is winning with the launch of the Nintendo Switch 2. Users, not so much

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The expected Nintendo Switch 2 It will arrive on June 5, and to be able to meet the huge initial demand, the firm has allied with Samsung. They are good news for the South Korean company, which manages to “steal the portfolio to TSMC” in this case. Here, however, there is small print. Chips to Gogó. As indicated In BloombergIn Nintendo they hope that in the first nine months of the new console (until March 2026), 20 million units will be sold. Having a manufacturer like Samsung as an ally to take care of chips is crucial, because there are very few who can assume that rhythm of production. Nvidia as a fundamental partner. When the Nintendo Switch 2 was revealed It was officially confirmed that this console would make use of a personalized NVIDIA processor. The chip integrates a GPU with RT nuclei and tensioning nuclei to provide a promising graphic jump and also improvements based on AI algorithms. Thus, it will be possible to enjoy Ray layout In real and theoretically, some type of DLSS system to offer higher resolution games. But the chip is disappointing. All data They have appeared allow to deduce that the chip used by the Nintendo Switch 2 is the NVIDIA TEGRA T239. It is a surprisingly old chip – the technology is 2020/2021 – whose GPU has ampere architecture, as in the NVIDIA GPUS 30 GPUS series. In fact, the photolithography process is 8 nanometers, when normal in state -of -the -art chips is to use nodes of 3 Nm, such as Apple in its M4, Intel in their lunar Lake and Arrow Lake, or whichcomm in its Snapdragon 8 Gen 4. Bad news for users? A priori this are bad news for those who buy the Nintendo Switch 2, at least if they think they are paying for the latest technology. Being old, the chips used in Switch 2 have clear disadvantages in areas such as energy consumption that will affect battery autonomy. A chip of 5 or at least 7 Nm would have improved this section significantly. But this is Nintendo being Nintendo. The Japanese company has been adopting this strategy for many years. He already did it with the original switch, which despite launching in 2017 used Tegra X1, a 20 Nm chip that was announced in January 2015. In its previous success, the Wii, its graphic chip was significantly less powerful than that of direct rivals such as the Xbox 360 or the PS3. Nintendo It does not care technically behind the rest: Sales have almost always proved him right. And the games are still wonderful. While their competitive theorists usually boast megaproductions with spectacular visual quality, Nintendo maintains a splendid tradition: what matters is to make videogames whose playability is extraordinary. The visual section matters, but is in the background. That makes the requirements so important either for Nintendo, or for its users at the hardware level: a large console can be made without having the best or latest of the latest in some of its sections. Controlling costs. Samsung thus wins a juicy contract that will allow you to squeeze the juice of its factories, but Nintendo is the one that really takes advantage of this strategy to reduce the component bill. These chips are of course cheaper than more modern alternatives, which allows saving in this section. The probable objective: Do not lose money with each console sold. The launch of the PS5 complied with the unwritten norm in the world of consoles: manufacturers They usually lose money with each console sold. It also happened with the Xbox Series S/X, and in both cases what they lost with the hardware then recovered it (and fondabilized) with the sale of video games. Eaten for served. Nintendo is also the exception to the rule, or at least it was, because some analysts point out that the firm will lose money with the console, which in Spain will cost 469 euros. Others indicate that Nintendo will not lose money, but Nor will it win it just. A good logistics decision. Nintendo’s strategy is also interesting because it will not “compete” for hiring production capacity in a TSMC that is very requested by companies such as Apple or Nvidia for their advanced chips. There are rumors that in the future there will be a 2 Oled switch, and it is likely that it is Samsung that also provides these panels, as has happened With the Switch Oled. Image | Nintendo | Dennism2 In Xataka | Activision reveals how powerful Switch 2 will be: much more than its predecessor, but to a world of PS5 and Xbox Series X/S

Many Spanish music festivals are financed by an Israeli fund. And some are already distance

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After the recent one Eurovision Festivalthe presence of Israeli capital in events around the world begins to be discussed by activists and even by certain governments, as in Spain. Israel has become a uncomfortable presence For certain cultural events and many music festivals, such as Sónar, they are checking it in recent weeks. Sónar takes a step. He Sonar Electronic Music Festival He has distanced himself from the KKR Investment Fund, current owner of the festival through an intermediary company, in a movement that culminates a few days scrambled in the Spanish scene of large festivals. Public opinion and many groups have been contrary to the interference of the company, with pro-Israeli interests, at several festivals. Sónar has expressed With a statement its “solidarity with the Palestinian civilian population trapped in the humanitarian catastrophe that is lived in Gaza.” It is the second one that broadcasts in a few days, after one that He was criticized for his excessive warmth. This statement is a simple declaration of intentions, since Sónar will continue to be the property of KKR. What is KKR? An American investment fund whose acronym corresponds to Kohlberg, Kravis and Roberts, surnames of its founders, and which has established itself as one of the world’s largest private capital companies, with assets of more than 400,000 million dollars. Among the most criticized kkr activities There are real estate investments in Palestinian territories occupied by Israel, such as Jerusalem Este, Gaza and the West Bank. KKR also controls Guesty, an Israeli platform for real estate property management, which reinforces his presence in the country’s housing sector. KKR has also invested in Israeli technology and cybersecurity companies, As Optivwhich was founded by former intelligence ex officers of the Army of Israel. Finally, Henry Kravis, KKR co -founder, is an acquaintance donor of cultural and political initiatives promoted by Israel and has financially supported US politicians aligned with Israeli interests. Within your team there are Figures like David Petraeusformer director of the CIA and president of the group in the Middle East, which makes clear their interests in the region. Festival intervention. A week ago, the newspaper El Salto He published an article About how KKR had acquired in 2024 Supersruct Entertainment for 1.3 billion euros. It is a company that organizes some eighty festivals worldwide and that in Spain is behind events as known as Sónar, Arenal Sound, or are Do Camiño, Love The 90s, Resurrection, Viña Rock, FIB, Monegros, Brava Madrid, Tsunami Xixón or Granada Sound, among many others until they add about twenty of them. At the moment, Sónar is the only one that has been unmarked from the policy of the investment firm, ensuring that he had no “control” on the company’s investments or decisions. Groups that protest. Although the festivals have not been unmarked from the presence of KKR, many groups have done so, especially those linked to social causes. Some of them They are repeat offenders, Fermín Muguruza, Non Servium, the last Ke Zierre, Sinkope, Kaos Urbano or Porretas. And the Spanish case is not unique: the London platform Boiler Roomwhich broadcasts live music sessions throughout the world, has also been acquired by KKR. The DJ and Producer Ikonika and the DJ Beatrice M are two of the artists who have announced their withdrawal from the festival that the company planned to organize in summer. Boiler Room has issued a statement In which he says that the sale has been a decision of his current owners, in which the team has not been able to influence. More festivals. The movement of the groups (and the Very visible action of civil movements such as the known as BDS movement of Boicot, divestments and sanctions against Israel) has encouraged several festivals to join Sónar, as Eldiario.es. This is what Sharemusic!, Organizers of the 90’s, love the twenties or i love reggaeton (“we want to express our total condemnation to the violence that the Palestinian people”), and Rock vineyard (They condemn “without nuances the massacre that the Palestinian people are suffering”). Both, such as Boiler Room and Sónar, clarify that despite the fact that the festivals are owned by KKR, this does not influence the programming or convictions of the teams. Government support. That the music festivals have become a center of attention for their relationship with Israel’s policies are framed in a much narrower observation of different cultural manifestations, with which it seems no longer to serve That “apolitical entertainment”. To the rejection of the bands to the festivals and the dust that has raised the result of Eurovision, the government positions are added. Last Saturday, the Minister of Culture, Ernest Urtasun, said the KKR fund “It’s not welcome” in Spain and commented on the “penetration” at music festivals. After Eurovision, Pedro Sánchez himself requested the Exclusion of Israel from international cultural eventslike the festival itself.

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