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Gemini and Siri were monopolizing modern cars. So Musk has brought Grok to European Teslas

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Tesla is starting to roll out Grok in Europe for free. The electricians of Elon Musk’s company have been betting on their own software from the beginning, leaving hardly any room for third parties. No trace of Android Auto, CarPlayor the best-known assistants, Grok arrives as that intelligent “co-pilot” aboard the Tesla. The problem is that… still very Musk. the arrival. Grok arrives as a free update on European Teslas. We can choose their voice and personality, like in the smartphone application. To start it, all you have to do is activate it from the application launcher itself or press the voice button on the steering wheel. If we have logged in to Grok, from that moment on, it will become the device’s default voice assistant. What can you do. Grok’s list of possibilities is extensive, from guiding us to a destination to locating a nearby supercharger or simply maintaining an informal dialogue with us and recommending options from our Tesla’s digital manual. In addition to this, it has quite curious functions. You can be our language teacher Has special modes for kids, like “Story Time” and trivia games It has a mode for adults (+18), controversial, “sexy”, “extravagant”. In which Teslas it will be available. Currently, this is the list of Tesla cars compatible with Grok. The requirement is that our car has an AMD processor, that the software is updated to version 2025.26 or later, and that we have a WiFi connection or the premium connectivity pack. To find out if your Tesla has an AMD processor, you must go to ‘Controls’ > ‘Software’ > ‘Additional vehicle information’. Careful. Grok, despite its potential as an AI modelis involved in recent controversies. The app has become a focus of misuse, an infinite well of content related to the naked women. Countries like France and India have already denounced itand the Government of Spain has asked the prosecutor’s office to investigate X for the possible dissemination of child pornography through the app. In this context, perhaps it is worth debating whether bringing Grok with an “adult mode” to Tesla vehicles is the most appropriate. In Xataka | Elon Musk thought that Tesla would live outside politics. Germany has shown him the hard way that he was wrong

The few video game magazines that remain in print have retro content. That’s why ‘Micromanía’ returns in sheet format

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In times when the traditional video game press, on paper and sold in kiosks, has practically disappeared from the map (only with some glorious exception that barely resists), products aimed at the nostalgic waterline of the most veteran players are, however, in very good health. They know it well in Made with Pixelswho publish not only a magazine dedicated to retro (‘Pixels‘), but also official continuations of kiosk icons such as ‘microhobby‘ and now, ‘Micromania‘… in sheet format! Two-year hiatus. In January 2024, just over 24 months ago, the veteran ‘Micromania‘, the magazine of microcomputers first, PC later, which would accompany several generations of gamers. Its first issues, in traditional format, covered current 8-bit machines such as Spectrum 48K, Amstrad CPC and Commodore 64. They revolutionized newsstands with their second stage, the most iconic, in a tabloid format that multiplied the content and served as a bridge to 16 bits. A third stage, again in a traditional format, would focus on the PC world. A mixed return. In this new incarnation the format will be somewhat smaller: 25cm x 35cm, that is, larger than any other magazine, but without reaching the brutal excess of the original. The magazine will be bimonthly, and can be purchased in digital format in PDF (5.99 euros), in paper (11.99) or both (13.99). The layout and design are inevitably reminiscent of the original style and the contents will be comparable: analysis in the classic style of Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS, Game Boy, NES, Master System, Mega Drive, SNESm, etc., arcade games, news on the current retro scene, solutions and maps… What’s in number one. For now, the contents of the first issue that we know are: Cover dedicated to Monkey Island, with report on Ron Gilbert and the complete saga Two gift posters on the central pages of each issue in giant size Damned Castile Requiem– Exclusive review and downloadable demos for Mega Drive and Dreamcast Interviews with original editors of Hobby Press (Microhobby, Micromanía, Hobby Consolas) Reunion with Turbo Girlset of the first cover in sheet format, 38 years ago Who is behind. Without a doubt, this is the most interesting detail of this proposal: behind the writing of the magazine there are a good number of names from the classic age of video game journalism in Spain, which guarantee that the style of the reviews and articles will be in line with what was done then. It is directed by José Luis Sanz, who was already in charge of ‘Hobby Consolas’, and he is accompanied by Marcos García, who directed magazines, paradoxically, in the competition: ‘Superjuegos’ and ‘Revista Oficial Playstation’, among others. They are joined by editors such as Jesús Martínez del Vas, José Luis Rodríguez, J. Luis Molina and Juanjo Muñoz, among others. Bet on the past. As it could not be otherwise, the magazines that survive on paper, with few exceptions, rely on retro content, or at least retro has a strong presence in their pages. In addition to the aforementioned Hecho con Pixels titles, publications such as the Spanish edition of ‘Retro Gamer’, also by Axel Springer, are added. The new incarnation of ‘Micromanía’ is aimed, obviously, at those who bought it at the time: a juicy market of forty-somethings looking to return to even the most spectacularly uncomfortable format in the history of our newsstands. In Xataka | A programmer’s ingenuity turned a fatal error in this classic video game into a congratulatory message

hunt down Russia’s most ruthless group without a single shot

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Since the start of the full-scale invasion, the war in Ukraine has been a succession of adaptations forced, where each side has had to learn faster than the other to survive. What began as a bet on speed and political collapse led to a long conflicttechnical and increasingly ruthless, one in which the rules have changed as many times as the weapons on the field. From wear to operational calculation. After almost four years of war, Ukraine has begun to accept that inflicting massive casualties like explained recently A minister, by himself, does not change the logic of the conflict. Russia has shown that it can absorb huge losses without modifying its strategy, while using drones and deep strikes to erode the Ukrainian rear, cut off supplies and psychologically break the troops holding the front. This context has forced a rethinking from kyiv: the battlefield is no longer decided only on the line of contact, but in what happens dozens of kilometers behind, where commanders, drone operators and logistics routes support the Russian advance in slow motion. The war of the rearguard. In open regions like Zaporizhzhia, the difference between resisting and giving ground comes down to the ability to deny the enemy freedom of movement in the rear. Russia has converted medium-range drones in your key weaponattacking Ukrainian roads, convoys and equipment before they even enter combat. Ukraine, on the other hand, has depended for too long of death zones close to the front, betting on annihilating Russian infantry when it is too late to stop the general pressure. More and more Ukrainian commanders assume that, if it is not hit before to the system that fuels the assaults, war becomes a race of attrition impossible to win. The window of opportunity. This change of mentality coincides with a series of blows that have disorganized the Russian army. Disconnection of terminals key communications and internal decisions that have limited its own coordination channels have created a temporary vacuum in enemy command and control. Ukraine has read that weakness not as an occasion to launch local attacks, but as a strategic opportunity rare: for the first time in months, a large Russian formation appears exposed, dependent on fragile lines of communication and struggling to coordinate its defense in depth. And not just any one. The hunt for an army, not adding corpses. The plan that begins to take shape It goes far beyond “kill more or how many more.” The objective now is to encircle, isolate and destroy a specific and hitherto implacable formation of the Russian army, depriving it of reinforcements, ammunition and effective command until it becomes a a burden for Moscow instead of an offensive instrument. Where? In the southeast of Ukraine, where movements indicate that kyiv tries to wrap to the 36th Russian Navybut not through a great armored advance, but with a constant pressure on their flanks, selective attacks on key nodes and a systematic denial of their rear. In other words, it is not a spectacular offensive, because the least important thing is the shots, but rather a prolonged and methodical hunt. A risky but necessary position. There is no doubt, the shift involves risks more than obvious: for example, it demands more intelligence, more medium-range drones and even complex coordination at a time when Ukraine remains very limited by resources and irregular external support. But it also reflects a harsh and realistic conclusion: as long as Russia can rotate units and replenish men, the casualty accounting does not decide the war. Only the destruction of formations entire, unable to withdraw or reorganize, may alter the operational balance and, with it, Ukraine’s position both on the front and in any future negotiations. In that sense, what is underway is not just another offensive, but an attempt to change the rules of the game on the ground. Image | RawPixel In Xataka | An unprecedented experiment is happening in Ukraine: bombs have turned dogs into other animals In Xataka | Europe has been wondering for years “what Russia will do when the war in Ukraine is over.” The answers are not optimistic

they want those who receive it to work to maintain it

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The new minister president of land Saxony-Anhalt (equivalent to an autonomy in Spain), the social democrat Sven Schulze, has shaken the social debate in Germany with a controversial proposal: that the beneficiaries of the Bürgergeldthe German basic unemployment income, carry out community work for municipalities to “compensate” the aid and maintain the subsidy. The German right sees this as a way to reinforce the individual responsibility of those who receive the benefit, but experts warn of the legal and practical obstacles that would be involved in forcing beneficiaries to carry out this community work. Schulze’s idea. He newly elected Minister President of Saxony-Anhalt from the end of 2025 and member of the CDU (the German conservative party), launched his proposal in an interview with the diary Bild am Sonntag: that the people who receive the Bürgergeld (unemployment benefit), do useful tasks for their town councils and communities. “There are services that can be provided and that are justified by the money received. For example, volunteering in a community, raking leaves or removing snow in winter. Why can’t healthy people who are currently unemployed also do it?” declared the German politician. According what was published by Die ZeitSchulze is so convinced of his idea that he plans to test it first in his region of eastern Germany, criticizing the federal government’s bureaucratic excuses for not imposing it generally. He Bürgergeld and jobs at one euro. He Bürgergeld (literally, citizen money) is the basic economic aid that Germany has been giving since 2023 to those who have already exhausted their unemployment benefits and they have no income sufficient, replacing controversial Hartz IV (officially Arbeitslosengeld II). This benefit covers basic needs such as food, rent and clothing that are calculated at about 563 euros per month per person while they find a job. For their part, the so-called “one euro jobs”: these are subsidized temporary jobs where the State adds between 1 euro and 2.60 extra euros per hour to the employee’s minimum wage in tasks of public interest such as park maintenance or social assistance. That is, these “one euro jobs” would act as a complement to the unemployment benefit they already receive. The problem: in Germany you can choose your job. Schulze’s proposal involves making “one euro jobs” go from being voluntary to mandatory for those who receive unemployment benefits (except for the sick or new parents). This measure revives the old demands of Carsten Linnemann, general secretary of the CDU, who since 2023 has been calling for a reform that allows those who have been receiving aid for more than six months to be obliged to do community work. The main problem with this claim is that, to apply it, it would be necessary to modify the German Constitution. The German Magna Carta details in its article 12 that citizens have the freedom to choose employment and prohibits forced laborexcept in public emergencies or judicial penalties. So the unemployed cannot be forced to work against his will. Doubts about the effectiveness of this measure. The IAB Institute analyzed in 2023 jobs at one euro and concluded that they give structure and routine to unemployed people far from the labor market, but they have a negative impact on those who have options to reintegrate into the labor market since the time they must dedicate to these community jobs is not being invested in looking for stable employment. The CDU argues that the measure would free up municipal budgets and teaches the value of the effort, but opponents see it as a stigma for the most vulnerable employees, ignoring root problems such as lack of training. The political debate in Germany. With the CDU/CSU strengthened after the last federal election, conservative leaders such as Friedrich Merz call for cuts in subsidies for those who reject job offers. Towns like Barnim (Brandenburg) or Greiz They are already testing local versionsalthough with lawsuits for illegality. From progressive positions, SPD and Greens call it demagoguery that distracts from investing in education and daycare and accuse the CDU of promoting precarious jobs for 80 cents an hour. In Xataka | Collect unemployment benefits and a salary simultaneously. The new reform makes it possible, but with conditions Image | Unsplash (Christian Wiediger, Eva Evada)

for which phones it is available, main news and how to install it

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Google has begun to release the first beta version of Android 17, so if you have a mobile phone manufactured by the company you can now start testing what will come to all devices after the summer. Therefore, we are going to tell you everything you need to be able to try it. Remember that betas are test versions of a new operating system, so the first They will be full of errors and bugsin addition to the fact that they will have poor performance and will drain the mobile battery. That is why it is not recommended to use them on your main mobile phone. Also say that we are talking about the base version of Android 17, the one that Google launches for its Pixel devices. Then, Each manufacturer will adapt the system to their mobile phones with its own customization layers and its corresponding beta bases to test everything, find errors and solve them. You should also know that The first betas will not have tangible news in terms of new features, which will be implemented little by little in the next betas. They are basically a framework for developers to adapt their applications to the new developments in the operating system code that are to come. What phones are compatible The first beta of Android 17 is only compatible with mobiles created by Google based on the Pixel 6. New betas will arrive later and different manufacturers will incorporate their own devices, but initially the first to try it will be the Pixels. This is the list of compatible phones: If your phone is one of those on this list, then you will be able to update it to install the beta of the next version of Android. Remember that If you are going to do it, it is imperative to make a backup copy of all your data, because there are many errors that can arise and you can lose all types of files. News from the Android 17 beta This first beta version is basically a framework with future changes to the software for developers to start adapting their applications. Initially there will be almost no changesbecause the strong news of Android 17 They will begin to arrive in the following betas. These are the initial news of the first beta: Widget changes At a glance: This Pixel mobile widget can be removed from the devices’ home screen, although it will remain on the lock screen. Google includes a high contrast mode. Future changes in load diagnosis: The new function to diagnose battery charge and cycles begins to appear, although at the moment it still does not work and cannot be used. Design tweaks: There are small changes in the brightness, volume and quick settings menus. Shutdown menu customization: Google adds new information notices. Changes in Material 3 Expressive: A small evolution with some polishing of the animations and some buttons. More changes are expected in upcoming betas. New update model (Canary): Google removes the classic program Developer Preview of pre-release versions of Android, and changes it to a continuous channel that allows you to test new features faster. Adaptation to large screens: Applications will no longer be able to force their orientation (such as locking in portrait) on tablets or foldable phones. Now they will always have to adapt to the space available on the screen. This is only for apps, and at the moment it does not affect video games. Performance and fluidity improvements: Improvements are added to memory management and background processes. With them Android 17 should be able to save battery and CPU. Additionally, apps will no longer restart by default when changing minor settings. Changes in Camera and Multimedia: Added new fluid transitions between photo and video modes without screen freezes. Support for the VVC video format is also added, and blocking audio playback in the background is added if the app is not active. Privacy and security improvements: Android 17 will better protect your data by blocking sending unencrypted network data by default. Additionally, Google introduces new advanced cryptography standards to protect communications. Changes in connectivity and accessories: Permissions are grouped to link external devices faster. Specific profiles are also added that facilitate the quick configuration of activity bracelets and medical devices. How to install the first beta of Android 17 To install this first beta of Android 17, you have to enter the website google.com/android/beta. In it, go down to the section Devices eligible for the programwhere the mobile phone that you have compatible with the beta will appear. Here, press the button Participate that will appear below the device to enroll it in the beta program. Once you have done, simply check for new system updates on your mobilethe one you have enrolled. When you do, you will see the possibility to update appear. If you don’t look for it, you should also receive the beta in a few minutes. There is a second method to update your Google Pixel, although it is more delicate and is not as recommended. It’s about using the tool Android Flash Tool. The way it works is simple. First you connect the mobile via USB to your computer, and with it you enter flash.android.com. Inside here, click on Get Started and follow the instructions on the page. In Xataka Basaics | The best apps for Android 2026: new, essential and hidden gems

The Government already has a plan to return to physical buttons

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Many of us miss the presence of physical buttons inside the vehicles that land on the market today, that is a fact. However, from various points of the globe there is already a certain movement in reversing and require a certain balance. In this sense, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China (MIIT) has proposed a new regulation which will force manufacturers to install physical buttons and controls for essential vehicle functions. The ‘all screen’ has dominated the automobile industry in China in recent years, but everything indicates that there is now an intention to stop this trend for safety reasons. The underlying problem. The obsession with minimalist interiors with huge touch screens has led many Chinese manufacturers to eliminate virtually all physical buttons from the cabin. A trend largely started by Tesla and that brands like BYD, Xiaomi or Geely have adopted it massively. As if navigating our phone’s interface wasn’t enough, now we also have to spend some time on the central screen of our car, and in several vehicles we have to go through this screen for functions as basic as the turn signals or emergency lights. Which functions will have mandatory physical controls. The regulations specify a clear list of items which must have physical buttons or controls with a minimum size of 10×10 millimeters: turn signals, emergency lights, horn, gear selection (P/R/N/D), windshield wipers, defroster, electric windows, switch to activate driving assistance systems and emergency lights. Technical requirements. Under the proposal, physical controls would need to be in fixed positions, allow use without looking, and provide tactile or auditory feedback. Additionally, basic functions must remain available even when the vehicle system fails or loses power. In this way, the regulatory body intends for the driver to be able to operate these controls without taking their eyes off the road or depending on the screen to respond correctly. It is not an isolated case. China has begun a regulatory crusade for security in recent months. A few days ago we were talking about the ban on hidden handles retractable after several fatal accidents in the country. There is also an intention to eliminate yoke-type (U-shaped) steering wheels, arguing that their design is not suitable for the 10-specific point impact tests on the steering wheel required by new safety regulations, which will come into force in January 2027. Stricter regulation for autonomous driving. The new rules also tighten the requirements for autonomous driving systems levels 3 and 4. Manufacturers will have to demonstrate that their systems can drive as well as “a competent and attentive human driver”, presenting case studies to support this. According to the regulations, if the system fails or the driver does not respond, the vehicle must reach what regulators call a “minimum risk condition” – that is, stop safely on its own. Implementation schedule. The draft is open to public consultation until April 13. According to ChinaEVHomethe regulations on physical controls would come into force on July 1, 2027, with a transition period of approximately six months. New models seeking approval must comply with all of this immediately, while existing models will have 13 months to adapt, according to they count from CarScoops. In Xataka | Two centuries ago the tires on cars and motorcycles were white. It had nothing to do with the design.

AI is devouring physical storage

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Of course, this does not seem like the best time to assemble a PC in parts. The industry has been talking for months about memory shortage and a market with rising pricesand the doubts about the launch of new NVIDIA graphics cards For this 2026 they don’t help either. In the midst of this context, another signal now arrives from a less visible layer of hardware: Western Digital has communicated that its hard drive capacity for 2026 is practically compromised. So we ask ourselves what that message really means and how far its impact can go. The data. During the presentation of results for the second fiscal quarter of 2026, its CEO, Irving Tan, noted that Western Digital “has practically sold the entire catalog by 2026”, backed by confirmed orders from its seven largest clients and by multi-year agreements that extend until 2027 and 2028. The combination of volume in exabytes and price within these contracts points, in the executive’s words, to a transformation in the role that storage plays as activity linked to artificial intelligence gains weight within the technology business. behind the scenes. In this context, “sold out” does not refer to empty shelves or a sudden lack of hard drives for the consumer. As we can interpret, it refers to the fact that future production capacity is already reserved through agreements with large clients, defined by massive amounts of data and economic commitments for several years to come. In other words, the focus is not on the retail market, but on much larger scale contracts. And that detail completely changes the way the ad is interpreted. What kind of hard drives are we really talking about?. The language used by the company points directly to the storage used by data centers and large cloud services. It is the realm of high-capacity professional drives and business families designed to operate continuously, far removed from the disk that ends up inside one of our computers. The distribution of money. During the same fiscal quarter, Western Digital indicated that 89% of its revenue came from the “cloud” business, compared to 6% from the “client” segment and just 5% from consumption. The company ensures that it also delivered 215 exabytes of capacity, with a strong weight of next-generation disks for AI that reach up to 32 TB. The numbers not only measure the scale of business demand, but also explain why the industrial priority is placed there. Why AI is eating hard drives. It is no longer a secret that models need huge volumes of data to train and, later, infrastructures capable of preserving and serving information continuously. That combination skyrockets storage where capacity outweighs speed. Hence, despite the advancement of faster technologies, large data centers continue to rely on magnetic storage to sustain the scale of AI. What about the home user. Western Digital maintains consumer-oriented products and has not announced cuts or shortages on that front, so any direct effect would be, for now, speculative. What we can see is a clear priority towards large-scale enterprise contracts, and an eventual redistribution of capacity could generate indirect pressures on the rest of the line. More thermometer than immediate warning. If one thing is clear, it is that the data shows the extent to which AI is redefining priorities in the physical base of the technology industry, even in components that seemed stable for years. It remains to be seen whether that pressure will continue long enough to further disrupt the consumer market. Images | Western Digital In Xataka | While technology companies dispense with juniors to replace them with AI, IBM is doing the opposite: catching bargains

There was a day when Spain was a reference on the roads of Europe. 13.4 billion need to be invested to recover its splendor

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Floods, landslides, fractures, potholes or, directly, sinkholes. What is happening with Spanish roads? Are we facing a real maintenance problem or are we simply facing an avalanche of information or viral videos fueled by railway accidents and doubts about their maintenance? These are the answers we have. The controversy. The roads are bad. Very badly. At least that is the popular sentiment on social networks and in much of the media. The potholes (or directly sinkholes) They are the main ones accused of an alleged lack of investment in the maintenance of Spanish roads. Since the Adamuz train accident (Córdoba) in which 46 people died on January 18, the state of infrastructure in Spain is in the spotlight. The Adamuz railway accident was followed by new accident in Rodalies (Catalonia) in which a trainee train driver died and 37 people were injured just 48 hours later. The focus was then placed on the condition of the roads and their maintenance But, as the weeks have passed, the controversy has moved to the roads. And in recent days there have been videos in which cars are counted that have suffered blowouts due to going over a large pothole and statements on social networks. Is there data?. According to the Association of Infrastructure Conservation and Exploitation Companies (ACEX)Spain has a deficit of 5 billion euros of investment in its roads, distributed as follows: Highways under the responsibility of the State: 2,000 million euros. Highways of the Autonomous Communities: 2,000 million euros. Provincial roads: 1,000 million euros. According to ACEX, Spain invested half that of neighboring countries between 2009 and 2017, with a clear impact of the economic crisis of 2008. Since 2022, the deficit with Germany, France, Italy and the United Kingdom has been reduced to 30% with the arrival of European funds. It must be noted, however, that ACEX is made up of large construction companies. Source: AEC Officials? More or less. It must be taken into account that the budget items for road maintenance are not only presented in the General State Budgets, they must then be executed by the corresponding administrations. However, the DGT validates the data provided by the Spanish Road Association (AEC). And they say that half of the road surface in Spain is in poor condition. The data is even long before the last rains and a winter that is especially punishing the pavement. In fact, although the report was presented in 2025, the information was collected in 2024 so there is no data after the first months of last year either. which were also especially rainy. The AEC is an association created in 1949 and is non-profit. In 1998, it was also declared a Public Utility Entity and has international recognition. According to their evaluations, Spanish roads are “at the worst moment in its history” and that 13,491 million euros are needed to repair all the roads that need some type of intervention and they are distributed as follows: 4,721 million euros in 26,000 km managed by the State. 8,770 million euros in 75,300 km managed by the regional and provincial governments. A creeping problem. The problem of investments in road maintenance in Spain is not new. According to data from the Independent Authority for Fiscal Responsibility (AIReF) in a 2019 studyroads had absorbed the majority of infrastructure investments between 1985 and 2018, surpassed only by train investments between 2008 and 2012. Those days, from Europe it was supported that the quality of Spanish roads was much higher than average and among the best in Europe. However, investments had been declining for years and although they exceeded 1% of GDP in the 1990s, in 2018 they were below 0.5% of GDP. Of the total money invested, the AIReF report indicates, 35.98% corresponded to the State, 19.96% to the Autonomous Communities and 8.41% to local entities. Money received, for example, with European funds, is not taken into account. European entities, however, attributed this decline in investments to an infrastructure that was already established and in good condition. The OECD pointed out that Spanish roads were above average in quality and connectivity and were only behind in density. Are there solutions? European aid is what once again boosts investments in roads. From the Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agency they collected that between 2022 and 2024 2,460 million euros would be mobilized, placing special emphasis on the maintenance of the roads but announcing that they foresee a study to analyze the financing channels, which once again gives rise to the constant background noise about the implementation of tolls. Furthermore, with the impetus of Europe, a project has been created to adapt Spanish infrastructures to the new climate reality, analyzing the interventions that must be carried out to readapt them to more extreme climates where aggressive weather episodes occur more frequently. Photo | Feranza In Xataka | Spain has dozens of unique abandoned roads. Now he wants to save them by turning them into “historic roads”

China brought humanoid robots to the country’s biggest television show: it made them practice kung-fu with millimeter precision

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Every year, hundreds of millions of people in China sit in front of the television to watch the Spring Festival Gala, recognized by the Guinness Book of Records as the most watched annual program on the planet. It is not only a music and dance show, but also a showcase where the country decides what image it wants to project of itself. In this scenario of maximum visibility, the presence of humanoid robots ceases to be a simple technological curiosity and begins to function as a public declaration about the place that innovation occupies in the national narrative. What happened there was not just an artistic number, but a clear clue as to where the Asian giant is looking when it thinks about its technological future. Kung fu, choreography and coordination. To present their robots to millions of spectators, the organizers turned to a deeply recognizable symbol: martial arts. In the CCTV broadcast available on YouTube We can see robots using traditional weapons such as swords and nunchucks, as well as doing tricks and jumping from trampolines, always in sequences shared with human performers. The choice of kung fu provided more than just visual spectacularity, it can also be interpreted as a close way of reading technological advancement within a tradition known to the public. The magnitude of the event. The Spring Festival Gala has been broadcast since 1983 and is an inseparable part of the New Year celebration in hundreds of millions of homes. Reuters also describes it as an event comparable, in terms of media scale, to the American Super Bowl, capable of concentrating popular culture, political message and industrial ambition in a single night. What appears in that scenario entertains and, at the same time, projects a message and indicates priorities. A gateway for the industry. Behind the staging there were specific names and a visible strategy. They participated in the gala companies known in the West such as Unitree, but others less known such as MagicLab, Galbot and Noetix. The immediate precedent helps to understand the moment: Unitree’s robot performance in the previous edition went viral and, in a way, brought this technology closer to the general public. So the idea of ​​betting on a similar show again is reasonable. From the stage to the factory. The public display of these systems fits with a line of industrial policy that places robotics and AI at the center of the next Chinese manufacturing stage. In recent years we have seen how the Asian giant has invested heavily in this sector. According to OmdiaChina accounted for around 90% of the nearly 13,000 humanoid robots shipped worldwide last year, a global shipping metric that does not go unnoticed. Morgan Stanley also projects that Chinese sales could exceed 28,000 units this year, which would point to a notable expansion phase. In Xataka There are people sharing their court cases with AI. The problem is when a judge considers the conversations as evidence In the end, what was seen on that stage went beyond well-executed choreography. Behind each movement appeared a country narrative that combines technological ambition, industrial policy and cultural projection in the same television image. The question is no longer whether these robots can perform in front of millions of people, but rather how much their presence will grow in the coming years and into what spaces of daily life they will end up integrating. For now, its massive presence is destined for this type of spectacle. Images | CCTV In Xataka | While technology companies dispense with juniors to replace them with AI, IBM is doing the opposite: catching bargains (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 China brought humanoid robots to the country’s biggest television show: it made them practice kung-fu with millimeter precision was originally published in Xataka by Javier Marquez .

deadlines no longer count the same

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Driving a vehicle that is not your own is a much more common situation than it seems in Mexico and, in legal terms, does not represent any inconvenience as long as the requirements to circulate are met. The problem arose when the driver, without being the owner, received a fine: the big question was when the deadline to file an amparo began to run. The Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN) has finally resolved this issue with a ruling that for years generated different criteria between courts and that now seeks to give certainty to an everyday practice. The origin of the problem. The courts did not have a unified criterion on when the deadline to promote a protection trial against a traffic ticket imposed on a person other than the owner of the vehicle. While some considered notification to the driver sufficient to activate this legal calculation, others warned that this circumstance did not guarantee that the owner had real knowledge of the sanction. This disparity generated practical uncertainty and could leave without defense those who did not even know that an infringement existed, which led the highest court to establish a clear criterion. The rule that sets the start of the term. The SCJN’s decision is based on a simple idea, but with important effects in practice: no one can lose the opportunity to defend themselves for a notification they never received. For this reason, the Plenary established as a mandatory criterion that, when the fine is imposed on a person other than the owner of the vehicle, the period to promote indirect protection must be counted from the moment in which the owner has direct, exact and complete knowledge of the sanction, or appears to be aware of it. Here we must highlight a very important point: it is not enough to hand the ticket to the driver. The real benefit for whoever owns the vehicle. As we can see, in practice, the resolution does not eliminate fines or modify the responsibility of the person who commits the driving violation, but it guarantees that the owner has an effective possibility of defending himself. This is especially relevant in everyday situations, such as borrowed cars, family vehicles, or units used by employees, where the penalty can be imposed without the owner being present. The Court also stated that the joint liability between owner and driver in the face of traffic violations, that is, both can legally respond for the sanction, cannot nullify the right of the former to file an amparo lawsuit within the legal period. From formal notice to real knowledge. In some administrative procedures, the authority you can take the notification for granted without direct contact with the owner, which opens the risk that the deadline to challenge begins to run before he or she finds out about the existence of the fine. The amparo trial, as a way to question acts of authority that may violate rights, depends precisely on that temporal calculation in order to be exercised effectively. With its resolution, the Supreme Court shifts the center of gravity from the mere formality of the notice to the certainty that the person really knows about the violation. Key question. How the date on which the owner became aware of the fine is determined. In an amparo trial, that moment must be proven in the file. To do this, the notification records addressed to the owner and other verifiable resources are reviewed. In this context, everything indicates that the interested person himself can provide documentation that supports the moment in which he became aware of the fine, precisely to support the opportunity with which he promotes the protection. What doesn’t change. The fines remain in force, the administrative procedures are not altered and the driver’s responsibility remains the same. What the ruling provides is a clarification with concrete effects: the calculation of the period does not depend on a notification beyond the direct knowledge of the owner. Now it remains to be seen to what extent its practical application manages to reduce the usual conflicts around traffic fines. Images | Juan Luis Alejos In Xataka | “Chinese money is expensive”: Peru gave the keys to a giant door to China that the US now wants to blow up

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