Mobile Tech & Gadgets

Amazon is so convinced of the future of augmented reality glasses that he will put one to all his drivers

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Amazon intends to get on to the car of augmented reality glasses With a two -step strategy: a model for consumers and another specifically designed for their distributors. And is that According to sources Near to the company, its intention would be to manufacture 100,000 units of the professional model to launch it in 2026, while the commercial version would arrive between 2026 and early 2027. The fashion device. As the medium points out The InformationAmazon would have decided to enter the market of augmented reality with two differentiated products but with the same base technology. Consumer glasses, with a “Jayhawk” key name, would include microphone, speakers, camera and a full color screen in one eye. For its part, the model for distributors, internally called “Amelia”, will have a more robust design and will be focused on showing instructions on where to deliver the packages directly on the glasses screen. There is competition. The play would place Amazon in direct competition with goal, which next week will present at its Connect conference a new version of its increased reality glasses. Goal already markets The smart Ray-Ban From 329 euros, which include its assistant to AI, audio and camera, but without screen. The new Meta S glasses, with a “Hypernova” code name, would also have a screen in a single eye, according to sources in the sector. Meanwhile, Chinese companies such as Xreal, Rokid and Rayneo already sell glasses to the public, and Google also works for similar prototypes, which We could try during the past Google I/O. Between the lines. Amazon’s decision to first develop a specific model for its workers reveals a strategy that would first go to use its own logistics infrastructure as a test bank before an alleged commercial launch. This would allow you to improve technology in a controlled environment and demonstrate specific use cases. Also, according to The informationAmazon would be using screens technology from the Chinese company Meta-Bounds, which already use brands like Meizu on their AR devices. The technical challenges. Unlike virtual reality glasses, which completely block the vision of the real world, they argue digital information about the user’s physical environment. Amazon would have opted for a screen in a single eye to reduce costs and complexity, although this makes the experience less immersive than double screen models. The consumer version will be more stylized and less voluminous than the professional model but, according to points The medium, both would share base technology. And now what. The success of this great bet will be decided by acceptance among its distributors, the battery life, the accuracy of the instructions and their software and, above all, if Amazon manages to create a user experience superior to that of the competition. The good thing is that the company has the perfect testing field to prove the technology before a massive deployment to the commercial public. Cover image | Eva Rodríguez de Luis In Xataka | One more year, we have new iPhone. And one more year, Apple is far in generative for mobiles

In what cases it is free and methods for the application

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Let’s tell you How to ask for an esim from your operatorsummarizing the process With each of them. We have already explained what a esim and the Differences between ESIM and physical simthat is, if you want to bet on the digital format on a mobile that supports it, we will explain how to make the request. Remember that your mobile must be compatible with this technology. When you request it, the operator will send you An email with a QR codein addition to data such as Pin and Puk of the ESIM. Scanning the code with the mobile you can start the process to install the ESIM. In some cases you will have to go to the physical store to be assisted. How to ask for an esim in Movistar and O2 It’s a free service. In the high or portability process you will be able to choose the option to request the ESIM. In addition, if you are a customer you can use the apps of My Movistar either Mio2or the operated website. Inside go to the client area and go to the configuration of your line. You can also call 1004 if you are from Movistar, or 1551 if you are O2, or request it in physical stores. How to ask for an ESIM in Vodafone It is a free service for new highs and payment for customers existing ones who want to go from Sim to Esim. The price is 5 euros. To request it you must go to a physical store where they will help you download the ESIM profile and install it. The new customers can ask for free by phone, and soon on the web. How to ask for an esim in Orange It is a free service for new highs and payment for customers existing ones who want to go from Sim to Esim. The price is 15 euros. You can do it in Orange physical stores, by WhatsApp at number 635 850 085 or calling 1470. During the high or portability process you can directly request the ESIM, although only in Orange stores. How to ask for a Jazztel It is a Pag serviceeither. The price is 5 euros. You can only request it when you already have the physical sim. You can request the change through the Jazztel app, or calling 1565. How to ask for an esim in MasMóvil It’s a free service. Of course, you can only request it in Maslife physical stores being a client already and having a physical sim. The new highs and portability will have to have physics first and then request it. How to ask for an esim in Yoigo It is a free service for new highs and payment for customers existing ones who want to go from Sim to Esim. The price is 7.26 euros. You can request it in Yoigo’s physical stores. More information | Yoigo How to ask for an esim in Digi It’s a free service. If you are a Digi client, in the app of My Digi You may request the ESIM, attaching the ID of the holder on albos sides. If you are not a customer, you will first have to register or request portability, and when you have the SIM you can ask for the ESIM. You cannot ask for this directly in the process. More information | Digi How to ask for a lowi It’s a free service. You can request it in Vodafone stores, and in most Lowi official distribution stores. You can also request it through application My lowi or calling 121. The new highs can also request it by the web. More information | Lowi How to ask for a Simyo It’s a free service. If you are a customer you can request it from your personal area in the official app or from the web, having to send your identity document on both sides. New and portability customers can request it in the high process. More information | Simyo How to ask for an ESIM in Pepephone It’s a free service. If you are already a customer, you can request it by calling 1706. If you are a new client or you are going to make a portability, you can request it during the discharge process. In Xataka Basics | esim vs physical sim: differences, advantages and disadvantages of both alternatives

Germany has discovered that a teacher saved a million euros. And what did he do as he was on 16 years

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The OECD He placed Germany in front of a mirror: that of the country developed where less hours work a year. Behind the figures (just 1,331 hours per year) There was a culture broth marked by economic deterioration and a nation that moves between two poles: lengthening the days or valuing life more outside of work. And in between, scandals that have reinforced the perception that labor laxity is unsustainable. The case of a low teacher since 2009 has lit the debate. An unusual case. In Wesel, North-Westphalia Rhine Since 2009sixteen years without reincorporating his post, but fully charging his salary, which over 16 years added around one million euros (between 5,000 and 6,000 euros per month). During all that time he presented monthly medical certificates, although he was never required an official recognition to accredit his status. The anomaly came to light when, after years of bureaucratic inertia, a new official detected irregularity In 2024 and ordered the medical review. When he was finally asked to undergo a medical examination, the teacher responded demanding her employer, claiming violation of rights, as she had done before in front of an attempt to transfer in 2017, but this time she lost the litigation. The Ministry of Education of Renania del Norte-Westfalia has described The issue of “serious failure within the Bezirksregierung of Düsseldorf” and has promised a “concessions” review of all internal procedures. Implications The teacher’s official granted her Extraordinary protectionincluding the right to leave indefinite with full salary, provided that it was properly accredited. However, local reports suggest that during their prolonged absence he reached Found a company Medical and exercising as a naturopath, activities that, if confirmed, would violate the obligations of prior notification and prohibition of parallel works during a decline. Not just that. He came to participate in entrepreneurship competitions, getting to obtain A 5,000 euros award for a cream of your invention. According to the labor lawyer Ralf DelgmannNot only infringed the regulations that require prior authorization for any secondary work, but would have done it while perceiving a medical leave, which feeds the suspicion that he was never really incapacitated. This could cost his pension, salary and even the condition of official. Even so, jurists warn That retrospectively demonstrating the absence of disease is practically impossible, so the recovery of wages already perceived is unlikely. A symptom of a major problem. The scandal, airy by the German presshas raised a debate about the rigidity and at the same time the vulnerability of the official statute. While private employees go on to collect reduced benefits After six weeks, officials keep the salary even for years, provided there is effective control. The case demonstrates how a Supervision vacuum prolonged allowed an anomaly to be consolidated for almost two decades. Although the Ministry insists that it is not a systemic problem, but about punctual negligence, public opinion perceive that confidence in the public function is committed by episodes of abuse like this. A long process. The media in Germany tell that the newly opened disciplinary procedure can Extend three or four yearstime during which both the actions of the teacher and the omissions of her administrative superiors will be investigated. Beyond its individual outcome, the case has become a symbol of control deficiencies in German administration, evidencing how a single poorly managed file can erode the credibility of an entire system. Plus: Beyond the judicial outcome, what remains in evidence is the urgency of rethink a casualty model That, in his eagerness to shield officials, he opens the door to abuses that end up being paid by society as a whole. Image | Pxhere In Xataka | The myth says that Germans work more than the Spaniards. The data tell a different thing In Xataka | Some researchers have analyzed the working day in Spain: the same thing that 40 years ago is worked, but in worse jobs

In 1975 they buried “the worst car in the world” under a 45 -ton concrete vault. Now, they have opened the time capsule

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Is it possible to maintain an unchanged object over the years, the decades or even the centuries? This is what the time capsules try to get, containers in which a sample of various objects is saved with the intention of checking years later if they have resisted the passage of time. Or with the intention that, in the future, the descendants of our descendants have objects that allow them to understand how we lived. Those Time capsules They have buried themselves for scientific purposes (The MIT has several distributed by their facilities that celebrate special events) or have been sent to space. But they have also resulted in crazy particular projects such as Harold Davisson, a local merchant who decided that his was going to contain a car. Specifically, a completely new Chevrolet Vega. Finally open This year, summer in Seward (Nebraska) began in a different way. Hundreds of people gathered in this town of less than 7,000 inhabitants to contemplate what life was 50 years ago. They did not project a documentary on the wall, neither did any of the people live then. They simply opened the one that, in their day, was the largest time capsule in the world. 50 years ago, Harold Davisson, a city place decided to bury thousands of objects so that their grandchildren had a first -hand contact with the past. How did he? Simp NBC News. Among the thousands of objects were letters written by Trish Davisson’s parents, the son who fulfilled his father’s dream when he opened the time capsule. But also thousands of objects donated by neighbors 50 years ago. One of them, they collect in the American environment, was excited to discover the invitation of their wedding. But, without a doubt, the most striking object recovered was a completely intact Chevrolet Vega. The car was a purchase of the creator of the time capsule, who looked around the cheapest car he could buy. Its price was not accidental. The Vega gave so much reliability problems that was known by the nickname “Worse car in the world”. Released in 1970, it is not uncommon for the creator of this time capsule will find the car at a good price. He Chevy Vega was born to be the best car among the most affordable options on the market. From maintenance to fuel consumption, with the Volkswagen Beetle and the first Japanese compacts pressing in the market. But Chevrolet wanted to hurry to throw the car that the result was catastrophic. Fifty years after your purchase, now nobody knows what will happen to this Vega so particular. In MotorpasionTrish Davisson’s words rescue who points to this Vega could be the model with less kilometers from all over the world. With small damage of rust on the hood and in the steering wheel, they now consider if the car will end in a museum although nothing has been confirmed. The Chevrolet Vega was, last July, the crown jewel of the opening of the time capsule. This has also been surrounded by a certain controversy because for years it was the largest time capsule in the world. In 1983, however, Guinness record judges withdrew this category after Oglethorpe University (Georgia, United States) protest ensuring that its time capsule not only It was bigger, it was also older. Angry with the situation Davisson decided that he was going to build a new pyramid -shaped appendix to recover the throne. Since 2000, however, the record has a time capsule designed in Guilford (Surrey, United Kingdom) in which representative objects have been kept on what life was like during the change of millennium. Photo | Isommerer and Sentemalan In Xataka | For Shaquille O’Neal the biggest obstacle to conducting a supercar is its height: they have manufactured a tailored corvette

The best of your adaptations

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Stephen King loves recommending. Ask him that he has seen lately, what he has read in recent times, with which series is distracted in his (scarce) free time, and will be delighted to give you a series of titles. Although over time it has become more conservative and less daring, its history discovering and recommends dates back to the first eighties, so you have to respect your enthusiasm. Like the one that demonstrates detailing what is his ten favorite films in history. Ten movie (and peak). With the next arrival of ‘The Long March’ to the US cinemas (here, for the moment, we will see it in Sitges), the writer has taken advantage of to List your ten favorite films in historyplus four tip that has left out because, well, they are based on his books. Without particular order, they are: Damn Load (1977) The godfather, part II (1974) The escape (1972) Cut in time (1993) Casablanca (1943) The Treasury of Sierra Madre (1948) Shark (1975) Bad streets (1973) Encounters in the Third Phase (1977) Perdition (1944) And to those we must add, as we have commented: Misery (1990) Perpetual chain (1994) Account with me (1986) The Green Mile (1999) What King likes. If we analyze the selection, we can find everything: it is a more or less indisputable list (except in what refers to those based on his work, where King has never demonstrated very good taste, as he demonstrates leaving out ‘Carrie’ or ‘El Gestandor’), and some curious details stand out: There are two from Spielberg The only one of Scorsese, ‘Mala Calley’, is not one of the director’s most valued (not even of that time: ‘Taxi driver’ is immediately later), but it is a great cult film Surprise with the only comedy, ‘caught in time’, already considered a modern classic. The classics are indisputable but somewhat manids: nobody can discuss ‘The godfather Part II’, ‘Casablanca’, ‘Perdition’ and ‘The Treasury of Sierra Madre’, but we miss some risk, even within those same genres (NoirWestern …) Congratulations, Stephen, to include two cult classics: ‘La escape’ by Peckimpah (instead of ‘wild group’, for example) and the amazing ‘damn load’ of William Friedkin, the most unknown and perhaps best film in the entire list. Compulsive recommendations. This week the curious ‘law of Jenny Pen’ arrives at the Spanish billboards, which comes with King quality seal: “One of the best films I’ve seen this year,” says the cover. It is just one of the dozens of recommendations you have made: for example, These 50 books They come from various interviews and activity in social networks; During the pandemia recommended Netflix movies; In Goodreads there is a forum only to comment on books of the 700 (!) King has recommended over the years; Here is a selection of 15 horror movies that King has recommended in recent decades; And if you feel more, his ‘Macabra’ Dance test is an essential list of everything that has vertebrate the horror genre throughout its history. Historical Recommendation. Personally, I remember perfectly that the first things I read of King were, before his books, two of his most famous recommendations: the phrase “The most fierce and original horror movie of the year” that stood out in the Spanish VHS of ‘Infernal possession’; And the legendary “I have seen the future of the genre of terror and his name is Clive Barker” who adorned the covers of all the books of the author of ‘Hellraiser’ for a while. That is, King likes to recommend everything to ask. And although abundance has led to some saturation, it is successful on numerous occasions. The King effect. King’s aforementioned phrase on ‘Infernal possession’ part of the critic he published in the magazine ‘Twilight Zone’ and that helped find distribution To Raimi’s movie. Since then, a producer and distributors strive to make a King phrase visible on their covers, although he has said passed and is as vague as “one of the best films of the year.” It is never too late to repeat the King effect. In Xataka | Why ‘It’ is Stephen King’s final novel

His great engine to capture the young vote

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American conservatism has just lost one of its great foci and a rising value, especially among the younger public. Yesterday Charlie Kirk received A fatal bullet while participating in a massive act in Utah. His death, at 31, intensifies the Escalation of violence That American politics seems to be living, but also has another consequence for Donald Trump: he deprives him of one of his great buzas to capture the young vote. And its importance was clear in the 2024 elections. What happened? That the American political chronicle has just added a new dire date: on September 10, prelude to 11-S and (from now on) the day of the murder by Charles James Kirk, Aka Charlie Kirkone of the headlights of the Maga and ‘anti woke’ of the US, especially among young people. The news runs as the gunpowder through social networks and media around the world since yesterday: while participating in a massive act at the University of Utah Valley, on the outskirts of Salt Lake City (Utah), a stranger unleashed a shot to Kirk in his neck. He did not survive. I was 31 years old. I was married. And leave Two childrenSarah Rose, a three -year -old girl, and a boy of just 15 months. Click on the image to go to Tweet. Why is it news? Basically for two reasons. The most media and less relevant are the details of the murder itself and what surrounds it. Kirk was killed at a distance while participating in a public and massive act, a format to which he was accustomed and during which he had no qualms about debating with the public. In fact when he received the shot, Kirk was arguing about cases of mass shootings in the US. He influencer conservative was a firm defender of possession of weapons and in one of his podcasts he reached launch a proclamation That today sounds almost prophetic: “It is worth paying, unfortunately, some deaths for firearms every year so we can have the second amendment.” Is there more? Yes. In addition to crying Kirk’s death, remember who he was and what he did in his brief life, right now the US dedicates himself to something else: identifying his murderer. And that search has generated more expectation around crime. Utah’s governor has not hesitated to describe what happened as “Political murder” And ensures that the authorities work with the hypothesis that the criminal acted alone. In the hours following the murder there were several information (and denials) in which there was talk of an arrest. Even the FBI said they have a possible suspect or “person of interest.” The truth is that the hours advance and the authorities have not yet given the person in charge. Who was Kirk? That is the second reason why Utah’s crime is having so many impact. Kirk may be young (in October he would turn 32), but had managed to become a key figure of the Maga and ‘anti woke’ movement, in addition to a person very close to the Trump clan. The president has lamented his murder (like his predecessors and other political leaders, both republicans and Democrats) and has asked that the flags of “All buildings” from the US wave at half -mast in Kirk’s memory. The closeness between Trump and Kirk dates back to before the return of the Republican to the White House and has been evident several times: they have participated together in public events and Kirk He attended the inauguration of the Republican leader in January. It could also be seen during The controversial visit That the son of the president, Donald Trump Jr., did Greenland at the beginning of this year. “The great, even legendary, Charlie Kirk. He has died. No one understood or had the heart of young people in the US better than him. He was loved and admired by all, especially for me,” He said goodbye Trump of the young man in Truth. “The condolences of Melania and mine to her beautiful wife, Erika, and her family. Charlie, we love you!” Why this relationship? Personal affinities on the margin, there is something undeniable: Kirk was an important Maga asset and a rising value between American conservatism. One that contributed to Trump’s return to the White House. Kirk added 5.6 million of followers in X and 8.8 On Instagram, he was a reference in the Fox News chain, he shared his reflections in the podcast ‘The Charlie Kirk Show’ (whose episodes generated between 500,000 and 750,000 downloads) and published several books, including ‘The Maga doctrine’. If by algosobresalió Kirk was however for orchestrating a network in which Trump found valuable electoral support. Maybe your greatest legacy is TURNING Point USA (TPUSA), an organization that promoted in 2012 with activist Bill Montgomery and is basically dedicated to promoting the conservative ideology in US schools, schools and universities. As remember in The conversationJared Mondschein, from the University of Sydney, Tpusa started with a revenue of just $ 78,000 and has managed to grow up to 85 million dollars last year. “Outside the digital world, Tpusa is present at more than 3,500 campus, with more than 250,000 members members and more than 450 empelled and partial time”, ” Mondschein points out. In addition to TPUSA, Kirk involved and promoted other conservative organizations, such as Students for Trump either TURNING Point Action. Why is it important? Because thanks to his acts and platforms Kirk managed to become an influential magic voice, especially among the youngest, who played an important role in Trump’s re -election. The data of Circle either The Civis Center They show that, although Kamala Harris managed to monopolize greater youth vote, the Republican grew in that segment. Yes in 2020 47% of the electorate Young was declared a democrat compared to the 30% who identified Republican, in 2024 those percentages were already at 42 and 39%, respectively. Pew Research too identified An increase in republican support in 2024 among the youngest electorate. While the … Read more

There is an Italian technology giant that is enriched buying the corpses of Silicon Valley at the price of bargain and then relive them

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Vimeo He has just announced Its acquisition by the Italian conglomerate Bending Spoons, which will pay $ 1,380 million for it. A priori the operation seems totally normal, but it is not at all: it is the last of the acquisitions of a company that has become a unique “technological vulture”. One that, yes, seems to be managing to reimprorate the businesses you acquire. The numbers. Vimeo investors will receive $ 7.85 per share, which represents a price of 91% higher than the average value of the share in the last 60 days. The purchase process will be completed in the fourth quarter of 2025 and the payment of these amounts will be made completely in cash. They already tried. As they point out in Bloomberg, Bending Spoon has been raising an acquisition of Vimeo since March 2024. The Italian conglomerate, which he received A financing round That raised its valuation to 2.6 billion dollars, since then sought new acquisitions, and Vimeo was a clear objective. Evolution of the value of Vimeo’s actions in Nasdaq. Source: Google Finance YouTube was too youtube. Vimeo created in 2004, tried to stand out as a Premium video platform, but after several innovation and focus change milestones became a B2B service company for video. During pandemia He added 30 million new membersand that ended up in 2021 to go over. Profitability problems caused personnel cuts, and stock assessment ended up falling drastically. Vimeo has been living a difficult situation for the last years and without getting up. And that is just what blessing spoons has taken advantage of … because it is what it usually does. The Evernote case. What happened with Vimeo happened before with Evernote. The one that in the early last decade It was the notes and productivity app par excellence He ended up falling little by little for oblivion and losing ground in front of competitors such as Notion, Onenote or Obsidian. In November 2022 Evernote It was acquired by Bending Spoons And then what happened happened. After the purchase, layoffs and price uploads of the service. After the acquisition, Bending Spoons He fired most of the original team and transferred the headquarters to Europe. Then a strong price increase was implemented, and the personal plan rose 63% prices while the free version imposed more restrictive limits to use the platform. Source: Bloomberg But also, business resurrection and service. Although many left the platform, Evernote returned to profitability and revenues became 162 million dollars in 2022 to 700 million dollars in 2023. The rhythm of improvements and updates also He has revivedand the company seems to have lived a unique rebirth. Wetransfer, another exampleSimilar some also occurred with Wetransfer, which after being founded in 2009 was positioned as a simple transfer leader of large files. After a failed attempt to go over in 2022, Bending Spoons acquired Wetransfer In July 2024 and applied the same formula as with Evernote: dismissed 75% of the template to try to be more efficient. A few months ago the service suffered a great controversy for using user data To train their AI modelsalthough it ended Reculting. The service was relatively healthy before acquisition, and it seems that the operation is also being successful for the platform and, of course, for Bending Spoans. Diversifying successfully. In Bending Spoons they already applied that same strategy with previous acquisitions such as Filmic – of which He fired his entire template– Or Meetup —which too transferred its headquarters to Europe-. One of its most remarkable success is that of Reminia photo editing platform with AI that the Italian conglomerate acquired in 2021 and that it has managed to become a reference in this market, even surpassing in the most unloaded Apps lists from China to Douyin, its rival of Tiktok. In Xataka | An Italian winery installed solar panels on its vineyards and discovered something unexpected: they improve the quality of wine

The entrepreneur’s odyssey that bought an old cruise, spent a million dollars on its restoration and could not enjoy it

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Not all projects that dream of having their own ship come to fruition. A while ago we met The story of Clyde Stireswho built a huge yacht at home. The story of Chris Willson It is equally interesting. Unlike Stires, Willson bought an old German origin cruise and spent a fortune to restore it. After years of effort, their plans faded quickly. It all started 16 years ago when our protagonist was browsing the web and found an unusual ads: someone was selling a transatlantic that was tied in Decker Island, California. Without thinking too much, this technological entrepreneur decided to invest in the boat. After closing the acquisition in 2008, he moved his new ship to the Rio Vista to restore it. Restoration and problems Willson now had a boat with enough history. The cruise had been built by the Shipyard Blohm and Voss in 1955. Passengers were traveling from one continent to another on a boat of 72 meters of length that had 85 cabins, different rooms, gastronomic spaces and galleries. Not only stood out in his transatlantic trips, but he had also appeared in the movie ‘From Russia with Love‘by James Bond. As CNN collectsThe man baptized the ship as “Aurora” after spending his first night on board. “I woke up with one of the brightest sunrises I had seen in my life,” he said. But not everything in the project was so perfect. Willson was forced to move the ship several times while performing the restoration tasks, although it was clear that he wanted his ship to be in shallow waters. For more than a decade, Willsson and several volunteer collaborators made all kinds of works in a “artisanal” way To improve the ship. Things, however, began to change in recent years. Aurora was tied in a Californian sports port called Herman & Helen’s Marina, when some locals and local authorities began to pressure so that the ship was transferred to another place. They feared a sinking. An old dragaminas baptized as HMCS Chaleur It was in the same area for a long time and a military tug of the 1940s had recently sunk generating concerns related to environmental pollution. With an eviction order at the door, Willson evaluated the cost of taking out the ship, but needed to spend about one million dollars on river works to complete the tasks. It was simply an amount of money impossible to assume. Willson had received donations To continue with your project, partly by The popularity of your YouTube channel. The only apparent solution was to sell it with the hope that a new owner could continue with the project ahead, but things soon trucked once again. In mid -2024, the Delegation of the Sheriff of the County of San Joaquín announced that Aurora was sinking. “It has been determined that the ship has a hole,” said the authorities. In this regard, they added that there had also been a spill of diesel fuel, forced the intervention of different agencies to contain the problem. In December last year, the ship was finally towed to Mare Island, north of California. There, the cranes disassembled their steel structure piece by piece until it made it disappear. Today no longer exists: The only thing that remains is an invoice of 8.2 million dollars for the costs of scratch. The authorities do not rule out undertake legal actions to purify responsibilities and recover part of the money. Images | Sheriff delegation from San Joaquín County | Aurora Restorration Project In Xataka | Europe is so dry that its rivers are revealing all kinds of treasures. Even a Nazi army of World War II

What is this sound quality different

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Let’s explain What exactly Spotify Hifithat new streaming service sound quality. The streaming service has been offering a dignified sound quality for years from 2001, and in October 2025 begins to offer a worthy of 2025. Your proposal It is still slightly lower than that of most competition, but at least it already has a high quality sound. The high loyalty sound is an indispensable requirement today for any streaming service, and with it Spotify approaches what the competition offers in terms of sound. But is it something you are really going to notice? What exactly is it? This is what we are going to try to explain in an extensive way. We will tell you the sound quality that Spotify currently has, and What do measures such as Kbps or bit/khz. Then, we will explain it again in a simpler way that everyone can understand. Finally, we will also clarify that being able to listen to these new qualities depends on your headphones. What is Hifi sound Spotify so far was offering a MP3 sound quality. To put it in numbers, if you are a free user the quality is 128 kbps, while Payment users have a quality up to 320 kbpswhich is the one we can see in the high quality MP3 since the 90s. The problem of these audio qualities is what we call audio with losses. When digitizing the sound, data is lost, and that is why it sounds worse than when you buy a CD or listen to a vinyl. Hifi sound is A Data Loss Soundwhen you digitize a CD, use formats like WAV or FLAC, and that contains all the information of a song so you can listen to it as recorded. We are going to get technicians. Kbps are a unit that is used for audio with losses, so in the HIFI you will see other measures such as bits and KHz. Spotify Hifi, for example, offers a high loyalty sound up to 24-bit/44.1 kHz. The KHz indicate the quality of “samples” per second of the sound sample, and may be 44.1, 96 or 192 kHz. The more number, the frequency range captures the file. Meanwhile, the bits represent the information of each sample, and The more bits there is the higher dynamic range You will have. The common thing is that they are 16 or 24. And what differs? The more dynamic range, the differences between soft and strong sounds will be clearer and more detailed. But now we move away from technicalities and we will try to put it in some numbers that everyone can understand. If Spotify Premium users could aspire to sounds of up to 320 kbps, to use a measure that you understand, the 24-bit/44.1 KHz would be about 2,116.8 kbps. Come on, what By activating the Hifi raisins from 320 to 2,116.8 kbpsthat is, imagine that it is a sound quality almost 10 times better. To get an idea, The quality of a music CD is 16-bit/44.1 kHzwhile Spotify Hifi offers a quality of 24-bit/48 kHz known as improved CD quality or lossless. Then there are the other higher qualities of Hi-RESless or Audio without high resolution losses. With Spotify Premium you pass from 320 to 2,116.8 kbps, and you will listen to the music with a slightly higher quality than the CDs. Something you should know is that Not all Spotify Premium records will have that qualitysince the quality with which they upload this sound will depend on each artist and record. In addition, the quality you can have also depends on how you listen to music. I immediately explain it to you. Finally, you should know that Spotify competitors have a higher Hifi sound quality. If Spotify Hifi offers 24-bit/44.1 kHz, both Apple Music and Tidal, Amazon Music or Qobuz offer qualities up to 24-bit/192 kHz. Do you see the KHz? They are superior to the competition, although quality will be almost imperceptible unless you have a very professional sound team and have tuned the ear to the fullest. In addition, not all the contents of all platforms are in the high resolution lossless, sometimes for the highest quality you have to pay an extra, other times a disc is not available in that quality. Take advantage of Spotify Hifi depends on your headphones DAC adapter for the mobile, which converts the USB-C into a 3.5 mm jack Now we go to another reality, You will not be able to enjoy the HIFI sound if you use Bluetooth headphones. Currently, this technology does not support this sound quality, because it has no capacity to transport the amount of data necessary for these formats. Therefore, you will need wired headphones that support this loss -free sound quality. Most of them usually use 3.5 mm jack inputs, a connection that almost all mobiles have eliminated. That is, you may also need to buy a small adapter that makes DAC, to convert the digital audio into analog and listen to it in the headphones. Spotify has assured that The wireless way to use the HIFI will be through Spotify Connect. This technology does not send the audio directly by connecting your PC mobile to the device, but does it through the Internet, so you can listen to it to the highest quality. Of course, the speakers you are going to use will need to support HIFI. When listening to Spotify Hifi on the PCThe experience depends on each computer. Almost everyone has an internal DAC that turns digital sound into analog, so with moderately decent speakers you should be able to listen to music well. But internal DACs are not always the best, so you may also need to buy an external one to make the most of it. But like Most we use wireless headphones Most of the time, we can say that Spotify Hifi is something that almost no one will notice. Of course, if you are a lover of good sound quality and … Read more

How 19 Russian drones returned Europe to a red line that has not crossed since 1945: activate article 5

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In one unprecedented nightbetween 11 and 19 Russian drones they violated the Polish airspace, many from Belarus, between 23:30 and 6:30, coinciding with new offensives against Ukraine. Several devices were shot down by fighters F-16 Poles and Dutch F-35while others fell into a Polish territory, one came to hit a home. What happened next is an escalation of tensions in the old very dangerous continent. Against Poland and the rest of Europe. Shortly after It was known that remains of at least seven drones and a projectile still without identifying were recovered. The authorities revealed many of them as gerbera drones, a simplified Russian variant The Shahed-136 Iranian, whose 600 km range Leave doubts about your launch point. The remains They appeared in areas near the eastern border and also in regions to the north and west, which forced the Temporary closure of four airports, including Warsaw. The military response. Poland activated its defenses Aeros and deployed airplanes, helicopters and an early alert system SAAB 340 Erieye To follow the drones. Together with Dutch participation, an Italian early alert plane joined, A MRTT cistern of NATO and Patriot batteries German on alert, although without shooting. It was primera time in history that alliance airplanes opened fire in their own airspace against a hostile target. Remains of a Amraam missile They suggest that modern air-air-air weapons were used, although it is not clear whether by F-16 or F-35. Warsaw and the alliance. Prime Minister Donald Tusk described violations as an act of aggression that increases the risk of a great war in Europe “at the highest level since 1945”. The Polish government summoned the Russian Business Manager, although Moscow He denied responsibilities and said he did not intend to attack Poland. Warsaw invoked article 4 of the Atlantic Treaty, which opens consultations among the 32 allies when the integrity or security of a member is threatened. It was the eighth time which has been activated since 1949. NATO, however, confirmed that there will be no immediate changes in its military position. International reactions. The episode caused immediate condemnations In Europe and the United States. Democratic and Republican legislators spoke of a “fire test” of Putin, with some qualifying the attack of “act of war” and claiming hard sanctions. German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said the drones were clearly directed to Poland and did not deviate by error. Many analysts consider that the action could be A Moscow essay to study the NATO reaction and reinforce its hybrid war strategy in Europe. Meanwhile, Tusk revealed which has received concrete support proposals to reinforce the Polish air defense, which already has an ambitious modernization and alert systems such as low -level surveillance hot spurs. The scope of article 4. He Article 4 establishes that allies must meet for consultations whenever one of them perceives that their territorial integrity, political independence or security They are threatened. This It does not imply An automatic defense commitment, but opens the door to deliberations in the North Atlantic Council that can lead to joint decisions, preventive measures or support deployments. Since 1949 it has been invoked On seven occasionsthe most recent in 2022, when several countries in Eastern Europe asked for consultations after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Even without formal invocation, already in November 2022 NATO celebrated an emergency meeting after a missile fell in Poland causing two deadgenerating fear of a contagion of the conflict. Article 5: The cornerstone. Beyond the consultations, the core of the treaty is the Article 5that consecrates collective defense: An armed attack against one or several members in Europe or North America is considered an attack against all. The answer is not automatic or uniform, but each State agrees in consultation what measures to adopt “including the use of the armed force” to restore the security of the Atlantic area. The text relies on the right of self -defense Recognized by the UN letter and leave each ally the decision of how far you get. That we know, in the whole history of NATO only has invoked once: After the attacks of September 11, 2001 in the United States, which led to allied participation in the Afghanistan war. The risks in Ukraine. This is probably the key until now, since since Ukraine is not part of the alliance, the Russian invasion did not activate article 5although numerous members have contributed weapons, training and intelligence to kyiv. The danger arises that deliberate attacks or calculation errors (such as aerial incursions, accidental bombings or lost missiles) impact the territory of border countries such as Poland, Romania or the Baltic. In that case, NATO would have to decide if you consider the Cas an armed attack and respond accordingly, with the risk of extending war throughout Europe. Flexibility and dilemma. Article 5 It does not force to an immediate or uniform response. In fact, its flexible writing allows consultations without a defined term and gives each member margin to calibrate their level of involvement. That elasticity gives it political strength as deterrence, but also generates uncertainty: Its effectiveness depends on the unity and will of the allies. In the current context, with Russia intensifying hybrid operations and provocations on the eastern border, the border between “accidental” incidents and deliberate aggressions are It becomes more diffuseincreasing the probability that NATO must face the difficult decision to activate or not its collective defense clause. A risk scenario. In summary, although no victims have registered, aerial violation was described by Polish command as “an unprecedented aggression that put the life of citizens at real risk.” For NATO, the incident opens A new stage In the confrontation: for the first time the alliance demolishes Russian drones within its own space, which brings the risk of climbing. With the Memory of 2022when activated Article 4 after the invasion of Ukraine, and the Shadow of article 5the crisis leaves the unknown of whether these violations will be repeated and how NATO will react in an increasingly volatile European … Read more

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