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Sam Altman attacked Anthropic for using fear tactics with their new AI. He then did exactly the same thing.

May 5, 2026 by usatoday24

The big AI companies have set themselves a goal: practically every week They must present a new model or start warming up the atmosphere by commenting on what is to come. Delays are not tolerated because the speed at which everything happens is overwhelming, but those who continue to dominate the conversation in terms of the power of their models are OpenAI and Anthropic. And what had to happen has happened: if Anthropic has a new “dangerous” model, now OpenAI says they also have one. And it is a example very clear of “where I said I say, I say Diego.” GPT-5.5 Cyber. A few days ago, OpenAI released GPT-5.5 Cyber. This is a variant of GPT-5.5 focused and specialized in advanced cybersecurity capabilities. It is a model focused on tasks such as the exploitation of vulnerabilities, penetration tests, malware reverse engineering and other types of actions highly focused on that sector of computer security. In a reality in which, thanks to AI tools, there are systems that are more vulnerable than ever (and all this when we are on the threshold of the era of post-quantum cryptography), such specialized models seem like a very sweet tool for companies. But, of course, also for someone with other intentions. Access control. Due to concerns over potential dual use, OpenAI has made the decision to restrict access to GPT-5.5 Cyber to “critical cyber defenders.” Who are these? Those that protect essential infrastructure such as electrical or financial networks. OpenAI has a certified access program with robust safeguards and rejection of malicious requests so that not everyone has access to this tool. In addition, they have a monitoring system to detect suspicious activity carried out by the model. With cannon shots. It is, in essence, the discourse of fear. Once again, an artificial intelligence company saying that they have a product so powerful that it cannot fall into the hands of just anyone. It’s not the first time that OpenAI uses this speech, but the times have been very curious. A few days ago, Anthropic presented Mythos. It is a tool very similar to that of OpenAI, one that is already giving some results in companies, with examples like Mozilla pointing out that, thanks to Mythos, the latest version of Firefox has a lot of security patches because AI has greatly streamlined the processes for finding vulnerabilities. It is one more example of the two titans of the AI industry captaining ships with enormous firepower and “shooting” their best product with that speech of fear. Precisely, that’s where the problem lies. The hypocrisy. After the presentation of Cyber, Sam Altman commented at X that they were working with the Government to establish trusted access control to their tool. They have not shared the identities of those who will have initial access or, really, many details of the model. It has simply been a “oops, oops, this is very powerful and we can’t release it to the general public.” And, as we say, the problem is that Sam Altman himself harshly criticized Anthropic’s strategy when Mythos was presented. The CEO spoke about the strategy of fear and compared the maneuver of Anthropic and its declared enemy, Dario Amodei, with that of someone who manufactures an atomic bomb and, at the same time, sells you the bunker to protect you from it. This has not been overlooked by the media because he harshly criticized that strategy just before copying it word for word. At par. Despite everything, neither one nor the other is wrong. When AI companies present a model, curiously it is always better than the competition in almost everything. On this occasion, a assessment The UK AI Security Institute reflects that both Mythos and GPT-5.5 Cyber are two of the most powerful models they have analyzed in their cybersecurity tests and that they are, basically, on par. Compared to previous or non-specific models, the difference is palpable. In expert-level tasks, GPT-5.5 achieved an average success rate of 71.4% compared to 52.4% for GPT-5.4. Mythos Preview, for its part, stayed at 68.6% compared to 48.6% for Opus 4.7. The Institute concludes by pointing out that this is evidence that the potential in cybersecurity is a trend among frontier models, one in which they can begin to achieve the desired benefits in order to become listed companies. Another reading is that countries that want to stop depending on cutting-edge American technology must start getting their act together as soon as possible. And that is, precisely, the message from the CEO of Mistral, the French AI company that recently pointed out that Europe had to stop being a technological vassal of the United States to become a power. In Xataka | Someone has had a simple idea so that data centers do not collapse in Spain: “unplug them” 18 days a year

how to migrate memory of everything other AIs know about you to Gemini

May 5, 2026 by usatoday24

Let’s tell you how to migrate memories from Claude or ChatGPT to Geminiand thus perform a migration of a artificial intelligence to another. Gemini has launched a function that allows you to import memories from Claude, ChatGPT or any other AI you’ve been using. This is a function that It was already available in Claudeand now it has been Google that has incorporated it. With it, you can import all the important data about you that any AI chat will save to personalize the responses to your context. Because yes, Claude or ChatGPT can remember things like your musical tastes, where you work or if you have pets. And why can it be useful to import these memories into Gemini? Well, because if you have decided to start using Google’s AI, you can make it know about you all the specific data that your other AIs use to personalize its results and adapt them to you. This way you won’t have to learn it from scratch conversation by conversation. Import memories from another AI to Gemini To use this option, you first have to enter Gemini through its application or its website, and log in with the account where you want all the information you will bring from other AIs to go. in here, enter the option Settings and help that will appear in the left column on the website. Once inside, you have to click on the option Import stored data to Geminiwhich will appear to you. In the Gemini mobile appwhat you have to do is click on your profile image, and in the drop-down menu is where you will find the option to Import stored data to Gemini. This will open the import memory screen. In it, above you have a prompt that you must copy to use in another AI to extract the memories, and below you will have a field where you have to write the imported memory that generates the prompt above. Therefore, here click on the button Copy of the text you have above. Now, the text that you have copied in Gemini you have to paste it in a chat with the AI where you want to extract the memories. Just paste it exactly as you have it into ChatGPT, Claude or something else, and send it. This will make the AI generate a code with all the memories what he has on you. You will have to copy this code and stick it in the Gemini field what’s in the window we opened before. With this, Claude will recognize the memories and start saving them internally. Additionally, you also have the option to import the conversations as a Zip file. To do this, you will have to go to the other chatbot’s settings and look for the option to export your history as Zip. Google has a tutorial with the process for ChatGPT and Claude.

The world wants to verify the age of children so that they do not access social networks. Children’s solution: paint a mustache

May 5, 2026 by usatoday24

The United Kingdom presume to have one of the strictest legislations in the world when it comes to protecting minors from social networks. The curious thing is that young people are managing to demonstrate that age verification technology has a unique Achilles heel: an eyebrow pencil. Look, I have a mustache. The British country has been forcing platforms to implement age verification measures in accordance with its Online Safety Act for months. However, a recent study from the NGO Internet Matters reveals that the limits imposed by these platforms are surprisingly easy to overcome. In fact, one of the methods is especially striking, because some children simply use an eyebrow pencil to paint a mustache and thus look older than they really are. Children 1 – Machines 0. This agency surveyed 1,000 children and parents in the United Kingdom and although it showed positive effects after activating these measures, it also made it clear that many children saw these systems as an easy obstacle to overcome rather than as a way to keep them safe. 46% of minors believe that the measures are easy to overcome. Only 17% believe that they are very difficult to avoid, while 19% say they do not know. Source: Internet Matters. Cheating machines is trivial. 46% of the children surveyed indicated that These age verification systems are easy to overcomeand only 17% found them difficult to avoid. There are several methods to overcome these systems, but most are simple. For example, using video game characters like ‘Death Stranding’ to show them in front of cameras trying to verify their age. Also show IDs of other people when asked, or simply use false birth dates. (At least) One in three skips the controls. But not everyone uses these methods: although the aforementioned 46% say that it is easy to overcome these systems and another 17% say that they are neither easy nor difficult, “only” 32% admit to having used some technique to overcome them. Of course, it is one thing that only 32% admit it and quite another that these figures are representative taking into account that they are confessing that they are doing something that they should not do. Methods vary, but many use fake birth dates or log in with their parents’ or siblings’ accounts. Complicit parents. The effectiveness of the Online Safety Act depends largely on the family environment, with data suggesting that at least a quarter of parents are uncooperative. The study indicates that 26% of parents have allowed their children to ignore or overcome these age verification systems, and in fact 17% admit have actively helped their children to evade these controls while 9% simply turn a blind eye. It’s not that big of a deal. Many parents justify this “help” by indicating that they understand the risks of their children accessing these platforms, but prefer to supervise the use of services such as TikTok or video games themselves. The idea: allow your children to bypass restrictions to play with friends or stream, but theoretically under your supervision. The failure of putting doors to the field. It’s not just that age verification systems are easy to overcome: The thing is that they do not eliminate risks completely either. In the Internet Matters study, almost half of the minors surveyed (49%) indicated that they had recently encountered toxic material on the Internet. This makes it clear that even children who do not try to bypass these controls still encounter inappropriate content. There are those who advocate going further and push for the end of online anonymity. Image | Jeremiah Lawrence In Xataka | The EU has just ready its app to verify age on the internet. And Ursula von der Leyen warns: “There are no more excuses”

one with drones, missiles and ships burning

May 5, 2026 by usatoday24

In the 1980s, during the conflict between Iran and Iraq, an American oil tanker was sailing through the Persian Gulf when a missile hit against his helmet without warning. For hours, the crew struggled to maintain control of the ship as it burned in the middle of one of the most strategic shipping routes on the planet, leaving a scene that surprised many analysts: even in apparently “protected” corridors, a single unexpected attack was enough to turn commercial transit into an high risk operation. The plan and the beginning of a new phase. It we counted yesterday. The United States launched an operation to free the ships trapped in the Strait of Hormuz, and did so by creating a kind of “safe” corridor without escort but under dense military cover that includes destroyers, aircraft carriers, more than 100 aircraft and thousands of troops, with the intention of reestablishing the commercial flow without resorting to direct escorts. The initiative sought to unblock a situation that keeps tens of thousands of sailors Nearly 1,000 paralyzed ships have already been detained, in a context where Washington is trying to balance military pressure and diplomatic output, while presenting the operation as defensive and coordinated with the maritime industry to encourage gradual transit through the area. The Iranian response. Iran has reacted immediate and calculatedunfolding a combination of drones, cruise missiles and attacks with speedboats that turn each transit attempt into an episode of maximum tension. In this case it is not a classic head-on collision, but rather a strategy designed to wear out, intimidate and complicate the American operation without necessarily crossing the threshold of total war. In this way, every movement in the strait is answered with distributed threats that force defensive systems to be activated continuously, generating a feeling of constant vulnerability even under the most sophisticated military umbrella. A strait turned into a geographical and tactical trap. As since the beginning of the war, the physical environment of Hormuz multiplies the dangerwith reduced distances that shorten the reaction time of anti-missile systems and an extensive coast from which attacks can be launched almost without warning. Hidden positions, drones at different levels, naval mines and light craft create an ecosystem multi-threat which calls into question the ability of any force to completely control the area. In this scenario, even advanced platforms face a critical challenge– Respond in seconds to simultaneous attacks coming from land, sea and air. The United Arab Emirates enters the line of fire. The crisis has ended up spilling directly to the United Arab Emirateswhich have suffered attacks with missiles and drones supposedly launched from Iranian territory against ships and strategic areas close to their ports. Emirati air defenses have reportedly intercepted multiple projectiles, although some incidents have led to boat fires and limited damage, raising the tension in one of the main energy hubs of the region. There is no doubt, this front expands the conflict beyond the strait and confirms that Iranian pressure is not limited to maritime traffic, but also seeks to impact key infrastructure to increase the political and economic cost of the US operation. The key role of helicopters and layered defense. Faced with this form of war, the United States has resorted to flexible tools like attack helicopters Apache and Seahawk, capable of detecting and neutralizing fast threats such as Iranian boats (Washington claims to have sunk six in the last few hours) before they approach commercial vessels. These assets are integrated into a layered defense which includes electronic warfare, aerial surveillance and interception systems, creating a dynamic shield that has already proven effective by shooting down drones and missiles on multiple occasions. That being said, this defense does not eliminate the riskbut manages it, maintaining constant pressure on the deployed forces. Trump between containment and escalation. On the political level, Donald Trump moves in a delicate balance between responding forcefully to Iranian provocations and avoiding an escalation that leads to open conflict. counted the wall street journal that the US president’s strategy at this time combines demonstrations of power with attempts to keep diplomatic channels open, while receiving internal pressure to act more forcefully. This ambiguity reflects the difficulty to manage a crisis in which every decision can tip the balance towards a broader war or an uncertain negotiation. A pulse that redefines the control of global trade. Beyond the immediate confrontationwhat is at stake is the effective control of one of the most important trade routes in the world, where Iran has shown that it can block or make more expensive transit without the need for a conventional fleet, while the United States tries to impose an indirect protection model that depends on the trust of shipping companies and third countries. The result is diametrically opposite to “plan A” ship release, with an unstable balance in which there are now burned and sunken ships, explosions and constant attacks coexist with attempts to normalize traffic, reflecting that new reality in which maritime warfare is no longer decided only by the large fleets of yesteryear, but by the ability to saturate, intimidate and sustain pressure at a critical point on the global map. Image | USN In Xataka | The strangest plan of the war is ready: guide the 1,000 ships trapped in Hormuz hoping that no one will shoot In Xataka | After gasoline, the war in Iran is about to skyrocket the price of something just as painful: your Zara clothes

He founded two republics of which he was president

May 5, 2026 by usatoday24

Today, millionaires are focused on his own space race for “save humanity” of itself. In the 19th century, millionaires concentrated all that impetus on conquering territories of third countries independently, using your own private army and governing their colonies like ancient feudal lords. That was the case of William Walker, considered by many to be the “last great filibuster“, who acted as an independent mercenary who conquered territories in Mexico, Nicaragua. William Walker: the Central American dictator The story of William Walker is a tale of ambition, power, and the formation of Latin American identity. Born in Tennessee in 1824, Walker was the son of businessmen who were very influential in local politics. He studied medicine, journalism and law. However, he abandoned these professions to become a filibuster, a kind of private mercenaries that promoted revolutions not authorized by any country in order to take over the territories and their resources. To understand the context of private invasions of countries, it is important to know the concept on which the Doctrine of Manifest Destiny. This doctrine, one of the pillars foundations of the United States. This 19th century doctrine justified the territorial expansion of the United States across North America, based on the belief of being a “chosen” nation with the divine right to extend its civilization. This idea is associated with the annexation to the United States from territories such as Texas and California, and wars such as those in Mexico and Spain, promoting the idea that expansion was obvious and predestined, reflected in the phrase “By divine or God’s authority.” This ideology influenced policies of interventionism and expansionism, whose maximum expression is Thomas Jefferson’s famous phrase: “America has a hemisphere to herself.” The Sonoran Desert, part of the Republic of Sonora. At only 29 years old, in 1853, Walker recruited 32 American slave mercenaries and set out to conquer the southern borders of the country like Hernán Cortés, in search of power and riches. The raid was not bad for them and they conquered the cities of La Paz and Ensenada in Mexico, proclaiming himself president of the Republic of Sonorawhere he rushed to impose new legislation permissive with slavery to obtain a quick return on his conquest. His presidency was short-lived, as five months later, Mexican resistance and a lack of supplies forced him to withdraw. In a troubled river, invaders gain Far from becoming discouraged after the failure of the first foray into private colonialism, William Walker allied himself with the Democratic Party of Nicaragua, which at that time was in the middle of a territorial dispute for control of the Central American country with the Legitimist party. Walker saw the opportunity to take advantage of the matter and offered to help the local bourgeoisie militarily to achieve their objectives, and in the process, to further enhance their own economic interests. After winning the battle in Granada with an army of mercenaries called “The immortals“, was symbolically elected president, imposing American policies and customs. William began to apply his colonialist policy in the area by initiating a policy of government by decree, in which slavery was reestablished, the English as official language and the arrival of Americans was encouraged, in addition to changing the constitution and the country’s flag. He also established by decree that all the assets of the “enemies of the State” would be confiscated in favor of the Republic and distributed by a Special Board especially generous with the interests of William Walker and the United States. Therein lies in fact the “germ” of the Panama Canal. Given the strategic nature of the area, this conquest did not go unnoticed by the United States, which was quick to recognize the legitimacy of the new republic created by William Walker. The US interest in controlling this area was based on the importance of creating a interoceanic trade route that connected the Atlantic with the Pacific. The Transit Route was immediately established that connected both oceans through the San Juan River in the south of the country. The return of the hero. Gripped by the pressures of business interests and his neighboring countries, Walker’s government is overthrown and the millionaire must return to his native Tennessee hailed as a victorious hero. His exile would not last long, since, three years later, William Walker returned to his old ways and was already planning the conquest of Honduras. This coup adventure lasted less than the previous one. Walker is captured by the British troops stationed in the area and is quickly handed over to the local authorities in Trujillo, where without further delay he is tried and sentenced to death. In Xataka | Gregor MacGregor, Prince of Poyais: the Scottish soldier who became a millionaire by selling (twice) a fake country Image | Wikimedia Commons (Mathew Benjamin Brady, Nicaragua-CIA_WFB_Map.p), Pexels (aboodi vesakaran) *An earlier version of this article was published in May 2024

These are the best PcComponentes anniversary offers

May 5, 2026 by usatoday24

The month of May begins with one of the most outstanding promos it has PcComponentsthis time with your anniversary. It has been around for 21 years and comes with a lot of offers in technology of all kinds: from TVs to laptops, including mobile phones, robot vacuum cleaners and much more. Of course, there is also a lot to choose from if we are looking to update our gaming PC or the setup we have at home. Apple MacBook Neo 13″ Apple A18 Pro 8GB 512GB SSD GPU 5 cores macOS Touch ID Indigo The price could vary. We earn commission from these links This promo, beyond the bargains (there are discounts that go up to 60%), also comes with free shipping from 50 euros of purchase and delivery in 24 or 48 hours depending on the time we place the order. There is a lot to choose from as we say, but we have selected five offers that we find especially interesting: Smart OLED TV S90F by 749 eurosa historic low for one of Samsung’s best OLED TVs. MacBook Neo by 749 eurosApple’s affordable laptop with a 50 euro discount that is automatically applied to the cart. Roomba Plus 405 Combo by 289 euroswith good suction power and 75 days of automatic emptying. MSI Cyborg Laptop by 1,299 eurosa team with which we can play for years at a historic low. QLED Smart TV 55PUS8400 by 359 eurosminimum price for a 55-inch Philips TV with Ambilight. Smart OLED TV S90F We start with a television, in this case the Samsung S90F in its 48-inch version. It uses an OLED panel, which means that we are looking at a television that offers pure black and very vivid colors. This type of TV is ideal for watching TV, but also for playing games because it has HDMI 2.1 ports and a high refresh rate that reaches up to 144 Hz. Its size makes it ideal for small or medium-sized rooms and we consider it 749 eurosits historical minimum. Samsung OLED TQ48S90FAEXXC 48″ 4K Smart TV 144Hz Dolby Atmos Gaming Ultra Slim The price could vary. We earn commission from these links MacBook Neo He MacBook Neo It is Apple’s cheapest laptop and it is a very good quality-price option if you are looking for a device to work or study (as long as you are not going to demand a lot from it with things like, for example, video editing). It is a device that has good autonomy, a screen that is not bad at all and that, in addition, weighs just over 1.20 kilos, which makes it very comfortable to carry everywhere. The best thing is that this offer is for its version with 512 GB, which costs 749 euros. The discount is automatically applied in the cart. Apple MacBook Neo 13″ Apple A18 Pro 8GB 512GB SSD GPU 5 cores macOS Touch ID Indigo The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Roomba Plus 405 Combo If you are looking for a robot vacuum cleaner and you don’t want to spend too much, this may be Roomba Plus 405 Combo you are interested This is an option that has a double rotating mop and also scrubs. Additionally, as the mops are raised, the robot will avoid those areas or surfaces that we do not want to get wet. Another interesting point about it is that it has a base that has waste storage for up to 75 days, so we will have to do very little maintenance. It is available for 289 euros. iRobot Roomba Plus 405 Combo Robot Vacuum Cleaner with White AutoWash Self-Emptying Base + Pack of 3 Bags The price could vary. We earn commission from these links MSI Cyborg Laptop The PcComponentes anniversary also has a lot of presence of gaming devices or components. This MSI laptop is one of the best examples: it has a beautiful price (it costs 1,299 eurosits historical minimum). It is a laptop that combines an Intel Core 7 240H processor, an RTX 5070 and 32 GB of DDR5 type RAM. What does that mean? Which is a laptop that will allow us to play for many years with DLSS 4.5 (a key technology) or even for heavy tasks such as video editing. Laptop MSI Cyborg 15 B2RWGKG-422XES 15.6″ Intel Core 7 240H 32GB 1TB SSD RTX 5070 8GB RGB The price could vary. We earn commission from these links QLED Smart TV 55PUS8400 We close as we began this selection of offers: with a TV. In this case, it is a 55-inch Philips television that uses QLED technology, which means that we will have more accurate colors than conventional LED TVs. In addition, like other Philips models, it has Ambilighta technology that projects light with rear LEDs that the TV has and that increases (a lot) the immersion when watching content. It is available for 359 euros and includes six free months of Movistar Plus+. TV Philips QLED 55PUS8400 55″ 4K UltraHD Ambilight Smart TV Dolby Atmos Titan OS The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Some of the links in this article are affiliated and may provide a benefit to Xataka. In case of non-availability, offers may vary. Images | PcComponentes, Samsung, Apple, iRobot, MSI, Philips In Xataka | Best televisions in quality price. Which one to buy and seven recommended 4K smart TVs In Xataka | The best mobile phones, we have tested them and here are their analyzes

first the Pentagon, then the rest of the world

May 5, 2026 by usatoday24

The United States had a maxim to win the AI race: that there were no rules or limits. Politicians and regulators have turned a blind eye because what mattered was that US companies could develop the best AI models without restrictions. The problem is that some models have ended up being so good that now the US Government is beginning to fear their potential. Your easy solution: review them before anyone can use them. Is the open bar over? Donald Trump’s team is designing a plan intended to have a formal supervision process for new artificial intelligence models. Under this structure, a group of experts and government officials would analyze and review each new model and approve its launch. The implications are enormous, because the US Government would have preliminary and exclusive access to the model before its mass launch. Trump did not want restrictions on AI. Last summer, Donald Trump compared to AI with a “beautiful baby that has been born. We have to grow that baby and let it thrive. We can’t stop it. We can’t stop it with politics. We can’t stop it with absurd rules, not even stupid rules.” But he’s staying alone. This total support for AI is leaving the US president in an uncomfortable position. Both Democrats and Republicans they are worried over the risks posed by AI, and a Pew Research Center survey from last year Indian that half of all of them do not welcome how AI is increasingly used on a daily basis. Mythos as a turning point. This feeling of rejection has been growing among political groups, but fears have been reactivated especially after the launch of Claude Mythos Preview by Anthropic. The company only allowed access to the model to a small group of technology partners, claiming that it was too advanced in areas such as cybersecurity. The internal tests Of course They seemed to demonstrate their potential. Priority access. The White House wants to avoid political repercussions from a potential cyber attack created by AI, but at the same time the administration is assessing how these capabilities can be useful to the Pentagon and US intelligence agencies. Some government officials want this review system to be put in place that allows priority access to these models even if that does not block their launch. Good news for China. This type of plan has a big problem: it would slow down the development of new models and the innovation capacity of US companies compared to Chinese companies, which do not undergo this type of prior government review. And if they do, it is a problem that is not reflected in the advancement of the AI models of Chinese companies, which are increasingly closer in terms of capacity to the best models of US companies. There is no more “AI czar”. These plans coincide with another unique event. In March, David Sacks, the so-called “AI czar” of the White House, left his position. He has been replaced by Susie Wiles and Scott Besset. While Sacks fully supported such a “no rules” policy for AI, both Wiles and Bessent intend to have more control over the policies that apply to AI. AI as a weapon. All events make it inevitable to compare the development of AI with the development of the atomic bomb in World War II. It was the US Government that led and controlled this technology in the past to have a definitive strategic advantage against its adversaries, and the same could happen with AI now that it is becoming a potential “cyber weapon.” In Xataka | Only a handful of US companies have access to Claude Mythos: the ECB already fears for the savings of all of Europe

the ingenious Chinese system so that Martian bases do not run out of power

May 5, 2026 by usatoday24

Traveling to Mars and establishing human colonies there is a challenge on many levels. The simple fact of arriving is already a problem, but the handicaps do not disappear once there. Without food, water or electricity, Martian colonizers would have to live in an inhospitable place, with a poisonous atmosphere and deadly cosmic radiation. Protective shields could be used and even grow tomatoesaccording to the Chinese. But we continue with the energy problem. Of course, there are already some interesting proposals. And also from the Chinese, by the way. MARS-MONTH. This year, a team of Chinese scientists has made his proposal particular to supply the Martian colonizers with energy. It is a system that uses carbon dioxide (CO2), which accounts for 96% of the composition of the red planet’s atmosphere. On Mars the pressure is very low, so very little energy would be needed to compress CO2 and use it to obtain electricity. This energy would be obtained from a nuclear reactor and the process would be so efficient that there would still be excess heat, so it could be used to catalyze chemical reactions such as obtaining oxygen by breaking down CO2 molecules or obtaining methane from hydrogen and more carbon dioxide. Better than nuclear energy. In reality, nuclear fission has already positioned itself as one of the preferred energy sources for the future of the space race. For example, it could be useful for boost spaceships far away, to places where solar energy is not an option and the fuels loaded on Earth are insufficient. It has also been thought that it could be used to supply energy to the lunar bases and Martians. However, there is a problem. The fuel cells used in this type of reactors They must be changed every 10 years approximately if you work with them at full capacity. Perhaps it would be feasible on the Moon, where the one-way trip lasts just a few days. However, the nine months that are needed today to go to Mars is too long to be able to make adequate replacements. Furthermore, to this we must add that The launch windows to be able to make a launch occur every 26 months. It is very unviable. Better to diversify. In reality, we have already seen that MARS-MES also starts from nuclear energy. However, very little energy is used to compress carbon dioxide and, from there, electricity and other fuels, such as methane, are obtained. The system does not rely solely on fissile fuels, so the stack should last much longer. There is still a long way to go. The scientists who have devised this system themselves recognize that there are still decades to go before having the necessary technologies to carry it out. Even so, when it comes to something so complex, it is always good to start working on the process well in advance. Even when it is still totally impossible to do it. China is flying. The Asian country has become a major contender in the space race. It is hot on NASA’s heels with the Moon and has a lot of interest in Mars. In addition, it has its own space station: Tiangong. Regarding the red planet, China’s next step will be the Tianwen-3 mission, which will travel to Mars in 2028, in order to collect samples from its surface and bring them to Earth in 2031. If everything goes well, it would be the first time something like this has been achieved. With or without MARS-MES, they are well on their way to Mars. Image | Magnificent In Xataka | While NASA faces the cancellation of 41 missions, China is doing real wonders in space

The success of Artemis II has lit China’s space fire. Now, your space station will be twice as big

May 5, 2026 by usatoday24

All powers have embarked on the new space race and Artemis II It has been the lighthouse that demonstrates the interest that continues to arouse in sending humans outside our borders. Aside from rockets, in low orbit humanity has one of the most exclusive laboratories in the universe: the International Space Station. While the long-standing facility awaits dismantling, China has just sent a message with its Tiangong space station. Soon, it will be twice as big. Ambition. When China was left out of the International Space Station project, it got to work on its own facility. The Tiangong It began to take shape in the 2000s and launched its central module into low orbit in 2021. Other modules have been added designed for Chinese astronauts to investigate in an environment that, until now, was forbidden to them. Since then, it has become a symbol of the ambition of the Chinese space program. Also of the speed at which they are completing goalswith round trip rocket tests and plans for build, together with Russia, a lunar station. Despite everything, he has a problem. It is considerably smaller than the ISS and has a mass of just 100 tons, a pressurized volume of 340 m3 with the capacity to house a crew of three astronauts. Expanding the Tiangong. The ISS can support a crew of seven astronauts, has triple the pressurized volume capacity and a mass of more than 420 tons. If China wants to get involved in space research, it had to do something, and its response has come in the form of a project to expand the Tiangong. How has informed state television CCTV, the station will go from being a ‘T’-shaped structure with three modules to a cross-shaped one with six modules. Its mass will be approximately 180 tons and, although it will remain smaller than the ISS, it will have the capacity to equal the astronauts on a permanent mission: six. If the plans are fulfilled, the three current modules will be joined by a fourth that will have multiple docking ports that will give rise to future laboratory units, increasing the potential to six modules. At the moment, there is no date for this expansion, but it is estimated that work will begin around 2027 and will be a Long March 5B the rocket that will transport what is necessary. Since its T-shaped module was completed, astronauts have performed more than 260 experiments and 26 spacewalks. Exclusiveness. China spent 2025 launching rockets, culminating in a month of December in which they broke all their launch records in a stress test for your multiple mission points. With plans to expand their space station, they show that they are committed to this new era of research and exploration, being something that arrives just when the International Space Station remains in question. Tiangong has remained an exclusive laboratory for Chinese researchers, but if it suddenly becomes the only station in low orbit, China is the one that has the access key so that foreign astronauts can carry out their work in those special conditions. On April 22, the Chinese Manned Space Flight Agency already commented that two Pakistan Air Force pilots would be trained as reserve astronauts and one would travel to Tiangong. He will be the first non-Chinese astronaut to do so, although there are already other astronauts from Hong Kong and Macau who will perform the same process. It is something that responds to China’s intention to promote cooperation projects with the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs, but without forgetting that the Tiangong is Chinese and, as we say, they have the keys to the doors… and the right of admission. Scrap. While the Asian giant announces the good news around its station, on the other side of the world a dismantling process of the ISS is still scheduled for 2031. The plan is that NASA use a vehicle exclusive to SpaceX to guide the ISS to a space cemetery somewhere in the Pacific. In recent months there has been a lot of discussion about whether it is a better idea to dismantle it, turn it into scrap metal or use it as a portbut at this point, the plan continues its course and it is possible that, sooner rather than later, Tiangong will remain the only manned space station in low Earth orbit. In Xataka | Europe has grown tired of being NASA’s “supporting actor.” And that is why it is starting to work with China

Only a handful of US companies have access to Claude Mythos: the ECB already fears for the savings of all of Europe

May 5, 2026 by usatoday24

He hasn’t even been with us a month and Claude Mythos Preview is terrifying the world. AND We don’t even know if there are reasons for it.because Anthropic has it tied up and muzzled: only a handful of companies have been able to access the model to test it and use it properly. The objective is that these companies can use it to find vulnerabilities before others do, but of course, a contagion effect has been created: if the model is good enough to find security flaws everywhereeveryone is threatened. And among those beginning to fear the worst are the world’s most important financial institutions. And the European Central Bank is one of them. The Project Glasswing Private Club. During the launch of Claude Mythos Preview, Anthropic selected an extremely small group of US “partners” to carry out the first fire tests of this model. Under the name of Project Glasswing, giants such as Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet or financial entities such as JP Morgan have been the only ones authorized to evaluate the capabilities of Mythos. This access has made AI become a curious geopolitical piece. One that has left the European institutions aside. In Xataka An Anthropic worker was having a snack when he received an email he should never have received: it was Mythos The fear of zero-day. What makes Mythos a fearsome AI model is its ability to go through the code of all types of applications and software platforms and find so-called vulnerabilities.”zero day“. These flaws are not even known by the developers of these projects, and they tend to remain hidden even in highly critical infrastructures such as banking or energy companies. Until now, finding these security holes required complex work by highly specialized human experts, but Mythos is capable of detecting many of these flaws and generating the code to exploit them almost instantly. The European Central Bank, on alert. Given this panorama, the ECB has taken action on the matter calling on those responsible for risks in the main financial entities of the Eurozone. Among the participants are those responsible for Santander, BBVA, CaixaBank and Sabadell, who must – like the rest – detail their contingency plans for the possible emergence of Mythos. This is no longer about how to act in the event of increases in unemployment or economic contractions, but rather about what steps should be taken if the model falls into the hands of cybercriminals who could cause massive thefts of data… and money. A “nuclear” weapon. That only some private American companies have access to the model has strained international relations in a notable way. The White House and the US Treasury hold meetings with their banks, and meanwhile some media sympathetic to the Russian regime qualify to this model as something “worse than a nuclear bomb. Huge (theoretical) risks. The fact that a single company can unilaterally decide who has access to the most powerful cybersecurity tool on the planet (or so Anthropic claims) creates a truly delicate situation. This can put all types of entities in check, but also even developing countries with more vulnerable systems. The UK has already had access to Mythos. The British country has already managed to position itself ahead of the countries of the European Union. The AI Security Institute has had access to the model and has confirmed that the model is capable of completing attacks that no previous AI could complete. Anthropic itself has indicated which will expand access to Mythos to British financial institutions. Meanwhile, EU member countries continue to wait for that same privilege. {“videoId”:”xa4n2g8″,”autoplay”:false,”title”:”An initiative to secure the world’s software ｜ Project Glasswing”, “tag”:””, “duration”:”349″} Possible cracks. While all this is happening, Anthropic itself confirmed how unauthorized users they could have accessed to a version of Mythos. If users with bad intentions gain access to a model of this type, the consequences could be important… if it really complies with the expectations that have been generated. Cybersecurity experts warn that it is a matter of time before other powers such as China develop similar capabilities. OpenAI in fact already has GPT-5-5 Cyber, a specific version of its new model that also seems to have notable capabilities in this regard. And as in the case of Anthropic with Mythos, access to this model is restricted. In Xataka |OpenAI and Anthropic have proposed the impossible: lose $85 billion in one year and survive (function() { window._JS_MODULES = window._JS_MODULES || {}; var headElement = document.getElementsByTagName(‘head’)(0); if (_JS_MODULES.instagram) { var instagramScript = document.createElement(‘script’); instagramScript.src=”https://platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js”; instagramScript.async = true; instagramScript.defer = true; headElement.appendChild(instagramScript); – The news Only a handful of US companies have access to Claude Mythos: the ECB already fears for the savings of all of Europe was originally published in Xataka by Javier Pastor .

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