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There is a “nihilistic” penguin who decided to embrace certain death. The Internet has been obsessed with him for weeks

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If in many years some historian were to investigate how the world has started 2026, they would find one of those surprises that raise eyebrows: humanity (or at least that part of humanity that rubs shoulders on the Internet) has started the year fascinated by a “nihilistic penguin”. With Ukraine at war, Trump threatening to annex Greenland to the US (by hook or by crook) and Nicolás Maduro detained In a New York prison, half the planet is dedicated to speculating why the hell one fine day in 2007 a palmiped from Antarctica undertook a suicidal trip that would have inspired himself Friedrich Nietzsche. It sounds bizarre, but it makes sense. What the hell is that penguin doing? It sounds bizarre, but for weeks thousands of people around the world have been asking themselves that same question: What is that penguin doing? The bird in question is a Pygoscelis adeliaean ‘Adelia’ like there are thousands of them in Antarctica, but which about 19 years ago came across the German filmmaker’s cameras by pure chance Werner Herzog while recording his documentary ‘Encounters at the End of the World’. The film lasts almost 100 minutes during which Herzog shows snowy plains, seals, underwater scenes and a multitude of frozen landscapes. At one point, however, his camera captured something curious, a detail that caught the attention of some critics years ago and now it has revolutionized half of the Network. The scene shows an Adelie penguin doing something totally counterintuitive. Without us knowing very well why, the animal begins to walk with a firm step away from the rest of its flock, entering between frozen mountains. Ahead, nothingness. No company. No food. That is, death. “But, why?“ The scene is shocking. First because it seems to go against the most basic common sense. At least the human one. Second, because of the surprising determination of the penguin, who sets off on his way without hesitation and only for a brief moment seems to stop to look at everything he leaves behind him. The third reason why it has captivated half the Internet is because Herzog himself was in charge of giving it importance and highlighting its drama. “But why?” he wonders the German filmmaker in the narration that accompanies the scene. After all, he only has miles and miles and miles of barren land ahead of him that take him further and further away from the safety of his colony and food sources. “It caught our attention. It wasn’t heading to the feeding grounds at the edge of the ice or returning to the colony. Shortly afterwards we saw it heading towards the mountains, 70 kilometers away. Dr Ainslie explained that even if he captured it and brought it back to the flock, it would return to the mountains. But… Why?” fascinated account Herzog. The full question would be a little longer: Why the hell would a penguin ignore its own survival instinct? There must be a reason, right? That is exactly what the documentary filmmaker proposed at the time and it has been worrying half the world for weeks. There is who has speculated that the penguin perhaps had a problem that altered its orientation or an ailment that affected its behavior. There is even talk of possible changes at an environmental level or of a exploratory instinct unconventional. If the panorama were not disturbing in itself, add Ainslie’s disturbing observation: it does not matter that Herzog or anyone else tried to correct their course. The animal would begin its deadly journey again almost instantly. Click on the image to go to the tweet. Is this something so strange? The penguin’s attitude does. Our attempts to find an explanation that fits our way of seeing the world (often from a anthropocentric optics), No. We humans have been debating for some time whether animals have something similar to a sense of morality. For example, we ask ourselves if in episodes that seem to us cruel There is a latent intention or they are simply the result of instinct. We have even speculated on the possibility of “altruistic” behavior in fauna. It may sound strange, but these are questions that have arisen in view of specific behaviors. A crow that finds a large amount of meat and decides warn others companions to share the feast, a whale investing time and energy in protect a seal harassed by killer whales, a duck that cares for a cub of another species, even putting itself in danger. Are those animals being generous? Are they selfless or do they act motivated by an instinct that, ultimately, seeks the preservation of themselves and their species? These are issues so complex that they have even given rise to scientific studies. What does it have to do with the penguin? Well, in recent weeks, after Herzog’s video once again gained popularity on the internet, many people have seen a 100% human attitude in the palmipede. Of course, one that has little or nothing to do with altruism or cruelty. What they appreciate is pure nihilismthe doctrine that embraces “nothingness” (hence its name, ‘nihil’) and denies the pillars on which philosophers have relied for centuries: the existence of religious, political and social principles and, in general, any foundation in morality. There is no purpose. Not even life has a meaning like the one that religions have sought for centuries. And what does Herzog’s penguin do if he doesn’t embrace that very thing, nothingness? Does it not evoke, in words by journalist Adil Faouzi, “a willful desertion of the logic of life itself”? The animal recorded by Herzog seems to capture these ideas so well, to condense them in such a powerful way, that many have nicknamed it: the “nihilistic penguin”. A little far-fetched, right? Depends. We do not know what motivated that small creature to undertake a journey towards its own death and who have tried Finding an explanation points (as we said before) to a possible illness or some type … Read more

and the stock market gets restless

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SpaceX is exploring two merger scenarios: joining with Tesla or xAI, as reported Bloomberg and Reuters citing sources familiar with the matter. This above all is a warning for those who currently have investments in one of Elon Musk’s companies, although it is also a situation that can generate a business earthquake. Perhaps the biggest stock market movement in history. We are going in parts to explain everything we know so far. Two paths on the table. According to Bloomberg, SpaceX has internally discussed the viability of a merger with Tesla, pushed by some investors in the aerospace company. For its part, Reuters point that a combination with xAI is also being evaluated, which could materialize before the IPO scheduled for this year. Of course, it should be noted that none of the companies involved have publicly confirmed these conversations, and sources warn that no final decisions have been made. Movements. Last year, SpaceX agreed invest $2 billion in xAI, according to The Wall Street Journal, and this week Tesla also revealed that it had allocated the same amount to the AI ​​startup, according to account the middle. On the other hand, it is worth mentioning that xAI acquired X (formerly Twitter) in 2024, in an operation that valued xAI at $80 billion and the social network at $33 billion, as Musk himself mentioned. Here we once again witness a circular economy movement among its companies, with consequences that remain to be seen. The logic. There are several legs here. On the one hand, it is worth mentioning that Musk has a thorn in his side build data centers in space to feed AI, something he has expressed on several occasions. In this way, a merger with xAI would allow SpaceX to accelerate this project, taking advantage of xAI’s computing capacity for its in-orbit facilities. In the case of a merger with Tesla, the move could serve well to leverage its ability to manufacture energy storage systems, something that could help SpaceX expedite the development of systems that use solar energy in space to power these data centers. Musk has also talked about using Starship rockets to transport optimus robots from Tesla to the Moon and Mars. The interest of investors. Regardless of the path chosen, any deal could attract considerable interest from many investors, especially infrastructure funds or Middle Eastern sovereign investors, according to they count from Bloomberg. The outlet also relies on public documents in Nevada that show that on January 21, two legal entities were formed with the expression “merger sub” in their names. The name of Bret Johnsen, SpaceX’s chief financial officer, appears in these documents. Between the lines. The operation raises some questions. If SpaceX acquires xAI, SpaceX shareholders could see their stake diluted. If Tesla buys xAI, its shareholders would effectively be financing a bailout of Musk’s other businesses. In any case, it is clear that the possible merger would raise several blisters. The numbers at stake. SpaceX reached a valuation of approximately $800 billion by the end of 2025, according to counted TechCrunch, becoming the most valuable private company in the United States. Tesla has a market capitalization of around $1.56 trillion. According to BloombergSpaceX is contemplating an IPO that could value the company at around $1.5 trillion, possibly in June, close to Musk’s birthday and with a fundraising of up to $50 billion, which would make it the largest IPO in history. Initial reaction. Tesla shares rose as much as 4.5% in after-hours trading after news the news from Bloomberg. Johnsen told employees in December that a possible IPO would help drive “a huge rate of flight” for the Starship rocket and a possible base on the Moon. Meanwhile, the media also says that Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley and Robinhood Markets are already positioning themselves to host the operation. Cover image | Flickr (Ministry of Communications) and SpaceX In Xataka | There is a perfect time of year to ask for a raise: January to March

lack of electrical capacity

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For decades, the major obstacles to housing construction in Spain have almost always been the same: land, permits, financing or administrative deadlines. Today, a new limit has been added to that list, less visible and much more difficult to overcome. In many parts of the country, promotions with approved planning and projects ready to start are stopped before moving a single machine. Not because of a lack of buyers or because of urban problems, but because they cannot connect to the electrical grid. Without this permit, there is no development or work possible. What seemed like a technical procedure has become an unexpected wall. And it happens more and more frequently. The grid says “no”: the collapse of electrical capacity. The data confirms that this is not a one-time problem. Spain is going through structural saturation of its electrical distribution network, which is blocking new residential developments in much of the territory. According to the electrical employers’ association Aelecin 2024 the urban sector requested around 6.7 gigawatts (GW) of access and connection to the electrical grid for new housing developments. At the end of the year, only a very small part of those applications were approved. Around 40% were directly rejected due to lack of capacity, and another significant percentage was still in process. The traffic jam was not corrected in 2025. On the contrary, according to the employeronly 12% of requests for access and connection to the electrical grid have been granted. In total, around 40 gigawatts have been requested, of which 66% could not be met due to lack of capacity, a fact that reinforces the idea that the problem is no longer temporary, but structural. The diagnosis is clear for the promoter sector. The Association of Real Estate Developers of Madrid, ASPRIMA, estimates that the capacity corresponding to the applications denied in 2024 is equivalent to approximately 350,000 homes throughout Spain that are at risk of not being able to be urbanized, at least within the planned deadlines. The situation did not improve the following year. Although the data disaggregated by sector is not yet known, as El Mundo has detailedthe rejection rate for all applications for network access – including industry, urban planning, data centers or electric mobility – has increased to 66%, compared to 49% the previous year. A problem that spreads throughout the territory. The electricity blockade especially affects large cities, where the demand for housing is higher and residential developments are concentrated. Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Valencia and Seville are among the areas with the highest volume of rejected urban planning applications, as El Mundo has had access. But the problem is not limited to large urban centers. Entire provinces have critical levels of saturation. The capacity maps of the distribution network confirm this x-ray. The latest update shows that more than 88% of electrical nodes medium and low voltage networks are already saturated, which prevents the connection of new residential consumers. Why has it reached this point? The causes of the collapse are multiple and have accumulated over time. One of the main ones is the mismatch between urban planning and electrical planning. As ASPRIMA explainedresidential developments advance on paper without the network being prepared to absorb the new demand, forcing developers to assume unforeseen reinforcements or wait for network expansions that can take years. Added to this imbalance is a simultaneous increase in electricity demand coming from several fronts: industrial electrification, data centerselectric mobility, self-consumption and energy rehabilitation of the housing stock. According to Endesa datamore than 50% of connection requests are being rejected due to insufficient capacity. Regulation is another link in the traffic jam. The current system prioritizes the order of arrival (“first come, first served”), regardless of the degree of maturity of the projects. There are also long and rigid power reserves, as well as points with physically available capacity that are not used due to regulatory barriers, what is known as “idle capacity”. All of this is based on an infrastructure designed for an energy system very different from the current one. As We have pointed out in several analyzes in Xatakafor every euro invested in electricity generation, barely 40 cents are allocated to networks, when the energy transition requires just the opposite: strengthening transportation and distribution. A lot of land, little capacity to connect it. The contrast between potential and reality is striking. Spain has classified residential land with theoretical capacity for up to seven million homes, but only a minimal fraction is in a position to be developed in the short term. According to the Atlas Reanalytics report87% of potential homes lack immediate access to the electrical grid, which limits their viability even in advanced phases of urban management. The average time to transform land into housing exceeds twenty years in most provinces. In other words, the problem is not just how much land is available, but what infrastructure goes along with it. Unlocking the bottleneck. Given this scenario, ASPRIMA has prepared a report with 16 measures to unlock thousands of homes through regulatory and operational changes in the electrical infrastructure. The proposals are grouped into five large areas: network planning, optimization of existing capacity, administrative streamlining, certainty in the execution of infrastructure and review of cost distribution. From the electricity sector they agree that the problem requires an urgent response. Aelec, together with Deloitte, calls for more investment in networksmore advance and flexible planning and a stable regulatory framework that facilitates the financing of new infrastructures. It also proposes taking advantage of underused capacity in the transportation network and accelerating permits and reinforcements. An impact that goes beyond construction. The saturation of the electrical network not only affects the promotion of new housing. It also threatens electrification and improving the efficiency of the existing residential stock. Today, the residential sector concentrates the 18% of final energy consumption and continues to rely heavily on fossil fuels for air conditioning. Without a network capable of absorbing new demand, it will be difficult to deploy technologies such as … Read more

simmer like the TV of yesteryear

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“You don’t know how strong the tea bag is until you put it in water”, in ‘The Winding Road of the Right’, the last hit k-drama of Netflixa voice-over throws us, without prior warning, this poetic reflection to talk to us about the resistance of love. And all this, while the protagonist is dazed looking at her cup, in a scene as relevant to the plot as it is everyday in form. “You can’t tell how strong it is just by looking at it. The moment the hot water touches it, an intense orange flower appears. That’s when it shows its strength. The same thing happens with love, you don’t know how strong it is until you put it in boiling water,” he concludes. Yes, it has many flourishes or perhaps it is somewhat convoluted, but if you want to watch a Korean series you have to get used to this culture shock because it is the daily bread for fans of dramas or k-dramas. This narrative style, so typical and unmistakable of South Korean productions, in which the protagonists speak as if they were in a perpetual poetry contest, does not stop conquering to the public. The growing fascination with Korean culture not only extends to the global imagination thanks to the k-pop or to content creators who explore the products of the convenience store of the country. In fact, on screen, there is life beyond ‘The squid game’the zombies and the demonic monsters. Fury for contemplative series Beyond what happens to the protagonists, or the unexpectedness of a certain dramatic turn, the key to the success of these series must be found in issues of format and style. The persistent figure of the voice-over that articulates the tribulations of the protagonist, the contained emotions, hands that touch in slow motion or a connection revealed through glances are the key to the dramas and what has the audience completely hypnotized. That something becomes a phenomenon and takes the mainstream by storm (or the top of the most watched on Netflix, which amounts to the same thing) is either due to curiosity about the diametrically opposite or the similarities and empathy that arouses in us. What is striking is that, with this new version of the traditional soap operas, we achieve the union of the two factors. The landscapes, the Korean work reality, its gastronomy or traditions are, in our eyes, something foreign but the result is that the drama and love engage in a global way. It is true that cultural differences allow this to permeate the topics discussed, as demonstrated by the presence in many of them of the concept of honor, family duties or the marked cult of beauty in Korean culture. They can even highlight issues that are not so striking to foreign audiences, such as a relationship between an older woman and a younger man. However, whether under cherry blossom trees or in a charming cafe in Hongdae, family, relationship or work conflicts are universal. Korean series drink from the appearance slow visual and narrativewhere the environment reinforces the slow pace of emotional development and, at times, it seems that “nothing is happening.” Something that brings us closer to slow cinemawhere visual statements, silence, long takes or the particular use of time are the basis of the narrative structure. Of course, there is no one like the South Korean scriptwriters to use the most famous tropes and play with them until they are completely turned upside down, making us go through all kinds of emotions during each of their episodes. “Koreans are known for being very expressive and in touch with their emotions. Korean dramas reflect that, exploring the entire spectrum of emotions in their stories. They take viewers on a rollercoaster of emotions, making them laugh, cry, feel anger and everything in between.” Jung Duk-hyunpop culture critic. He slow burn persist and catch We have spoken on several occasions about success of romantic literature and, if there is a cliché that captivates readers, it is the slow burn: those stories and relationships that simmer, without rushing. The ones that have you on the edge of your seat, breathless and end up making you smile when everything falls into place and the protagonists find their “happily ever after”. Anticipation is the key and there are few clearer examples of this slow burn on screen than dramas. In the vast majority of them we have a structure of at least 17 episodes 70 minutes where we see how the protagonists travel a long and arduous path to meet each other through a variety of genres: fantasy, comedy, thriller, drama… Leñe, the last series I have seen has taken up about 14 hours of my life, and I am ashamed to admit that the protagonists have not even shaken hands. There is something for everyone: if you like literature and the publishing world, start ‘Romance is a Bonus Book’ now. If you want something more political with social criticism and without losing the romantic essence, ‘Crash Landing On You’ focuses on the story of a South Korean heiress who, after suffering an accident, ends up in North Korea, where a North Korean army officer helps her hide. For fans of the mystery ‘A Suitcase’ gradually reveals the secrets of a very particular marriage agency. On the other hand, ‘Something in the Rain’ fully addresses the social and family conflicts that arise from a relationship with an age difference. And if your thing is loves that transcend the passage of years and generations, or a good fantasy drama, ‘If Life Gives You Tangerines’ or ‘Alchemy of Souls’ will catch you. Well, if we add up this whole series, I probably have too many fingers on my hands to count all the kisses there are on them. Something that attracts attention and is curious about this country, a paradigm of that style of productions where silence and pause They are the key, it is the little that reflects … Read more

This 65-inch TV drops (again) and reaches a historic low price with which you can set up your home theater without spending a lot

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For those who enjoy watching movies, series (or even football and other sports) at home and are thinking about taking the leap to do it in a big way, Hisense has a very interesting 65-inch TV. It is about the Hisense 65E63QT which stands out in features, but now also in price, since on Amazon, it has reached its all-time low: 359 euros. Hisense 65E63QT – UHD 4K, Smart TV 65 Inch The price could vary. We earn commission from these links A TV with which you can set up your own home theater will not be expensive For some time now, Hisense has been one of those firms that are surprising us with their smart TVs with a moderate price and good features and this model is a good example of this. For those looking to set up their own home theater, what is most striking is its panel 65 inch VA. This offers 4K UHD resolution and 178º viewing angles. Although it is also characterized by being compatible with image formats such as Dolby Vision and HDR10. In the audio section, on the other hand, its two speakers offer an RMS power of 14W and are compatible with DTS-X and Dolby Audio. Integrate the voice assistant Alexa and works under the operating system VIDAA (version 8.5). It also works for gaming, since it integrates a Game Plus mode and comes with a good connectivity section, since it has Bluetooth, WiFi, two USB-A ports, headphone output and three HDMI 2.1 ports. You may also be interested in these accessories for this TV PERLESMITH Tilting and Rotating Articulated Wall TV Stand The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Hisense HS3100 – Sound Bar 3.1 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 | Hisense In Xataka | Best home theater projectors. Which one to buy and five recommended models from 299 to 18,000 euros In Xataka | Mega-guide to set up a home theater: projector, screen, sound system and more

whoever distributes their packages also announces 30,000 layoffs

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Amazon faces a profound restructuring that not only affects the automation of your warehouses and the dismissal of 30,000 employees on staffthere is also removing your Amazon Go stores and has restructured its shipments. That has generated a domino effect in companies that depend on the e-commerce giant. UPS has had to adapt quickly, reducing its dependence on unprofitable packages from Amazon, which will result in 30,000 layoffs and the closure of 24 facilities throughout 2026, as he collected Reuters. The break with Amazon does not come for free. The decision has not been made overnight. In January 2025, the delivery company already announced that it was going to reduce its exposure to low-profit shipments. Among those shipments are those from Amazon, which barely left room. Carol Tomé, CEO of UPS noted that “We are in the final six months of our accelerated Amazon phase-out plan and, by all of 2026, we intend to cut another million packages per day, while continuing to reconfigure our network.” This movement reacts to Amazon’s decision to diversify your delivery peopleforcing UPS to pivot its structure towards more profitable clients such as pharmaceutical companies. The “minimis” crisis. Part of that strategic shift in shipping has been accelerated by the change of regulations in the so-called “minimis” shipments: low-value shipments from e-commerce platforms such as Shein or Temu that move millions of deliveries a day. The increase in tariff requirements has also tightened the rope that reduces shipping profitability of these platforms that use mass shipping models as Amazon does. Other companies like DHL They have already limited their shipments of this type of packages. Thousands of jobs on the line. The 30,000 layoffs planned for 2026 represent 6% of UPS’s 490,000 employees. Brian Dykes, UPS chief financial officer, clarified that the company’s priority was to avoid “hard layoffs” and the reduction of the workforce will be carried out through voluntary retirements and freezing hiring for positions that remain vacant. According what was published by The New York Timesit is not the first time that UPS has made a personnel cut of this caliber. 2025 closed with the layoff of 48,000 drivers and warehouse workers and the closure of 93 buildings. In 2024, layoffs amounted to 12,000 positions. Layoffs with benefits to avoid future losses. According to the annual balance presented by the company a few days ago, the net profit for 2025 was $5,572 million, down 3.6% compared to last year. The company’s total revenue fell 2.6% to $88,661 million. Its parcel business contracted 1.4% to $59,519 million. In its 2025 earnings presentation, the company viewed its disconnection from Amazon as a necessary step to focus on higher-profit products to drive company growth. “Looking ahead, after completing Amazon’s gradual transition, 2026 will be a turning point in the execution of our strategy to achieve growth and sustained margin expansion,” said Tomé. in his statement of income. In Xataka | Amazon closes its ERE in Spain with 920 layoffs: 791 in Barcelona and 129 in Madrid Image | Unsplash (Aaron Doucett)

The first hard drives in history were gigantic. Then a miracle happened: miniaturization

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Nowadays it is normal to have 32 or 64 GB of capacity on our mobile devices, and that capacity is usually multiplied by several orders of magnitude on our PCs and laptops. Storage technology has advanced incredibly in all these years, and to appreciate this evolution it is not a bad idea to take a short trip to the past and see how decades ago hard drives were heavy and cumbersome monstrosities that also had very limited capacity and features. The first example of that evolution we have it in the IBM RAMAC 305a monster that appeared in 1956 and was capable of storing 5 MB thanks to a system with 50 24-inch “platters”. That device rotated at a speed of 600 revolutions per minute and generated such a quantity of heat that it was necessary to enclose it in a large “refrigerator” with two cooling systems. Another curious fact about this product is that IBM already thought about a subscription model to make it profitable: clients who wanted to use this product had to pay $3,200 per month at the time, which would be equivalent to almost $30,000 today with inflation. Miniaturization would still take years to reach an industry that was trying to advance especially in the area of ​​storage capacity: customers demanded more capacity, and those 24 inch plates wereAs seen in the image, huge. In this case these models reached 10 MB capacity per disk. The giant of the time, IBM, dominated the sector for years, and in 1962 the company created the first “removable” drives. The IBM 1311 Disk Storage Drive made use of IBM 1316 “disk packs” that allowed the company’s customers to expand their needs to suit. From the 24 inches of the previous disks it went to 14 inches, with 2 Mbytes for each “pack”. The path to smallness Another of those storage devices It was UniDisc.a storage expansion that appeared in 1962 for the Univac 1004/1005 computers. That “flexible” disk similar to those used by IBM had a diameter of 14 inches and was capable of holding 2 Mbytes of information. The drive the disk was inserted into was about the size of a washing machine. At that time, several manufacturers tried to be leaders in a promising sector, and among them was Burroughs, a mainframe manufacturer that, for example, launched this unit of 250 MB in 1979. A true marvel that used, pay attention, regenerative braking: when it was turned off, the motor became a magnetic brake: otherwise the discs continued spinning for an average of 4 hours. A few years earlier IBM had already launched its new hard drive technology, the so-called “winchester“. The IBM 3340 drive had a smaller, lighter read/write head that had a design that allowed it to move across that surface at a tiny distance. Things would advance from that moment even more rapidly, especially in the field of miniaturization (more or less) and the capacity of units that, for example, in 1980 already reached the gigabyte with the IBM 3380 unit. From that year 1980 is also the Memorex Mark XIV “disk pack” in the header image that was advertised as an “error-free” system. It had a capacity of 80 MB and was intended for Memorex disk drives that were again the size of a washing machine. 5¼ units would soon give way to 3.5-inch oneswhich would arrive first from the Rodime company (with former Burroughs employees, by the way). Their devices were capable of storing 6.38 and 12.75 Mbytes and would start a real trend in the PC and laptop market. User needs continued to dictate smaller formats, and this led to 2.5-inch drives that are currently especially widespread due to their use in the solid state drive segment. The rest, as they say, is history: 3.5-inch drives are still widely used today, but that revolution would be followed a few years ago by that of solid state drives or SSD (especially in M.2 format) that have allowed us to achieve reading and writing speeds that were unthinkable just a decade ago. In the area of ​​capacity and cost per gigabyte, yes, those traditional hard drives continue to be (for now) the kings of the market, but if we want examples of miniaturization, the 1 TB drives that SanDisk presented at CES seven years ago made things even better. And what remains. In Xataka | Sandisk has risen 1,000% in the stock market since the summer. Its advantage is called Kioxia In Xataka | The computers of the future have found an unexpected ally to store information: fungi

Amazon is negotiating to invest 50 billion in OpenAI. The money would go in through the door and out through the window.

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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy is in talks with Sam Altman to close an investment of up to $50 billion in OpenAI. He has revealed it The Wall Street Journal and has confirmed it CNBC referring to his own sources. The deal could close in a matter of weeks as part of a record $100 billion funding round that would skyrocket OpenAI’s valuation to $830 billion. Today there are only fourteen listed companies in the world with a higher valuation. And none among the unlisted ones. Why is it important. Amazon would become the largest investor in the round, surpassing the 30 billion negotiated by another old acquaintance of technological mega-investments, SoftBank. And it does so just two months after OpenAI reached a valuation of half a billion dollars. Between the lines. Amazon has an important alliance with Anthropic from 2023that is, with the direct rival of OpenAI. AWS is its primary cloud provider, and in October inaugurated an 11 billion data center campus exclusively for Anthropic in Indiana. Betting at the same time on two companies that are so competitive with each other sounds like a paradox, but it is not so much if we think of Amazon as one of the sellers of picks and shovels in the AI ​​gold rush. They don’t care who finds the nuggets because they charge for the tools. The money trail. In addition to Amazon’s 50 billion, NVIDIA is negotiating to invest 20 billion and Microsoft “several billion more.” The three companies sell OpenAI just what it needs to exist: chips and computing capacity in data centers. Yes, but. This circular scheme is not going unnoticed and has raised more than one eyebrow: Amazon basically ensures itself many years of guaranteed income (at least as long as OpenAI does not go bankrupt, something no one can afford) while diversifying risks by also betting on Anthropic. Just in case. In detail. Although nothing has been leaked that could take it for granted, this investment could perfectly include clauses for OpenAI to adopt the AWS own chips. Or that Amazon sells ChatGPT Enterprise subscriptions to its enterprise customers. It will be through parallel business channels. OpenAI has insane costs with the dark clouds caused by the arrival of Gemini 3 and its great reception. So they are considering ways to sustain capital-devouring growth, such as the much-rumored IPO. The context. a few days ago, Amazon announced the layoff of 16,000 employees “office”, not warehouse or logistics. It is their second round of layoffs for them after 14,000 in October. In total, 30,000 casualties. Meanwhile, it has projected investments that already total 125 billion by 2026 in data centers alone. There is no other large technology company with such a high spending projection. It is a contradiction that has an overwhelming logic: if with AI you are going to be able to do more with fewer jobs, you choose to cut salaries to allocate them to investment. Go deeper. This movement is another nail in the… pattern: big technology companies no longer compete so much to develop the best AI but to control the infrastructure that supports it. Whoever has control of data centers and chips will have control of the business. Regardless of which chatbot succeeds. Featured image | Dima Solomin In Xataka | There was a time not too long ago when the future of supermarkets seemed like Amazon Go. Now Amazon Go is dead

How to install Moltbot (formerly Clawdbot) and configure it in the easiest way possible

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Let’s explain to you how to install and configure easily and quickly Moltbotformerly known as Clawdbot. This is a AI agenta bot that takes control of your computer, and then you can use it to tell it to do things on it. But before you start using it you have to configure it, which can be intimidating. The worst thing of all is that if you are a Windows user the configuration is not so simple, and it can give you some errors if you do not make a couple of prior adjustments. We are going to guide you through the process so that you do not have problems. Of course, we will start by reminding you of the dangers of Moltbot and control your computer with artificial intelligence. Before starting, keep in mind Before you start installing this AI agent, you should be aware of the dangers of Moltbot and give an automation complete control from your computer. Because yes, you are going to give it control of all the files, applications and even passwords that you have on your computer and browser. Therefore, at least for the first tests, I recommend installing Moltbot in a closed environment. By this I mean, basically, that it is not your main computer. You can use a secondary computer where you don’t have all your files or passwords, although it is best to use a virtual machine. In the end, the important thing is be able to limit access to your data. That it does not have all your files, your passwords, your bank details to make payments, etc. Come on, I can’t mess it up for you. In my case, I have used a laptop where I have almost nothing, and which I basically use to do some specific tests. In Windows there are previous steps Before you start installing Moltbot on Windows you have to do a couple of steps first to avoid getting an error in the process. Because this is not a program prepared for Windows, and if you simply go to the Moltbot website and use the command it tells you, you will most likely get an error. Therefore, first you have to install the Git toolavailable in git-scm.com. Go to the download page, and download the version corresponding to your Windows. Then install it. When you do it it will be a multi-step process where nothing needs to be changed. If you still get an error, you may need to fix PowerShell permissions. To do this, write the command: Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope CurrentUser. Do it without the full stop, and when the process asks you, tell it that you do want to make the changes. Now it’s time to install Moltbot The first thing you have to do is open your computer console. In the case of Windows, which is where we are doing this, it will be in PowerShell. If you use macOS or GNU/Linux, you will have to search for the application Console. Installation is done using commands. Inside this console, you have to write the following command: If it is Windows: iwr -useb https://molt.bot/install.ps1 | iex If it is macOS or GNU/Linux: curl -fsSL https://clawd.bot/install.sh | Bash This will start the installer, with which you will see that different things are installed on your computer, such as Node.jsand some other component. You accept everything they ask you. And when it finishes, you should do the three installation steps and it should appear in green that everything is correct. When you finish, you will have a screen telling you that it has been installed successfully, a message that will appear in green. Now you don’t have to touch anything, because in a few seconds the settings screen will open. Moltbot Initial Setup When you go to the configuration screen, the first thing you will have is a warning message about the dangers of Moltbot. Here it will ask you in English if you understand the dangers. With the direction keys you will have to select Yes and press Enter. Now you will have two options: QuickStart for a quick start No thorough or manual configuration. Here, to start in a simple way we are going to choose the QuickStart option, so then you will have to go to the detailed settings afterwards. Remember to only do this if you are installing Moltbot on a secondary computer or virtual machine without access to all your data, or controlled access. This will start with simple operator setup. First you will have to choose the artificial intelligence model that you want to use. Here, if you have any paid subscription to one of these AIs like ChatGPT (listed as OpenAI) or Gemini (listed as Google), choose the one you are paying for. And if not, then the one that is most reliable for you. We will choose the option Googleand then among the sub-options we will click on Google Antigravity OAuth. After a couple of minutes configuring the engine you have chosen, Your browser will open to log in in the artificial intelligence account you have chosen. In our case, we will log in with our Google account. Once you’re logged in, you’ll need to choose a version of the AI ​​engine you’ve chosen. This can be a little confusing, but it is best to choose the first one that appears configured, because it is the latest version available. Now you are going to go to another screen where you have to choose the channel to configure Moltbotand that you can later use to control it. You have several applications to choose from, including the main messaging ones. Here, choose what is most comfortable for you. I will choose the Telegram option. Now, they will appear on the screen the steps to configure the app you have chosen and link it to Moltbot. In the case of Telegram, you have to start a chat with @BotFather, choose the /newbot option, follow the steps to create a … Read more

Spain prepares for a “festival” of Atlantic storms

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After a month of January that has been through water and snow (especially the last few weeks) and in which the Sun has made little appearance, all eyes are on how the month of February will start this Sunday. But a priori, the trend of constant rains seems to continue to prevail throughout the peninsular territory, as AEMET itself has pointed out in its latest bulletin. Boiled. This is undoubtedly the best summary we have for what we will see throughout the month of February, at least until the 22nd, which is what it covers the latest prediction from the national meteorological agency. And the fault is not an isolated front that reaches the peninsula, but a real carousel of fronts that will come and go of the national territory. This means that rainfall throughout the month of February will be above average, and a significant rainfall surplus is expected, especially in the west of the peninsula, Extremadura and the central-southern area. Something similar to what we have had in recent days, so we will not find any changes. They are persistent. As we say, prediction models such as ECMWF point to an atmospheric configuration that opens the door to the continuous arrival of storms from the Atlantic, a scenario that counteracts the initial forecasts that it was going to be a much drier winter than usual. And this change in the forecast completely breaks the trend of the dry environment and it is good news, since the reservoirs begin to fill for spring and summer. Something that is undoubtedly very positive in case half of the year the trend continues to be quite dry and that could be a serious problem if we had not now filled our water reserves. The cold on pause. If the water is the protagonist, the temperature is the supporting actress that surprises, and despite the rain and overcast skies, we are not going to experience extreme cold. Something that agrees with what the AEMET pointed out when seeing that we have been there for three years (for now) without a great cold wave throughout Spain. That is why normal temperatures or slightly above the historical average are expected, and without severe frosts. This is because the Atlantic air flow, being oceanic and humid, usually tempers the environment, avoiding the drastic drops in thermometers typical of continental or Siberian air inlets. In the long term. These predictions are made with the ECMWF models with their weekly maps and clearly show the persistence of low pressures surrounding the peninsula until the middle of the month. But in the long term everything can end up changing and give a very different prognosis. Although it is true that combining it with ICON and other global models reinforces the instability forecast, which increases the reliability of this prediction throughout the month of February. In Xataka | We have always believed that London is very rainy and that Barcelona is not. The only problem is that it’s a lie

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