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Solar storms are increasingly threatening for the earth. NASA wants to prepare with a “digital twin” of the sun

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The sun, that star that gives us life, also has an unpredictable character and potentially destructive. So much so that A large solar storm It could return to us technologically to the stone age in the blink of an eye. To avoid this, NASA and IBM They have joined forces To create a model that simulates the behavior of the sun. And how could it be otherwise, it has been generated with artificial intelligence. A authentic twin of the sun to understand it better. The union of forces of these two institutions has resulted in the creation of Surya, an artificial intelligence Designed to act as a digital twin of the sun and anticipate their violent outbursts with precision that with the models that are currently used cannot be achieved. Training an AI with the heart of a star. The challenge of predicting the space climate is undoubtedly a great challenge For scientists. To build Surya, the engineers turned to an inexhaustible data source: the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) NASA Hala. For nine years, this probe has State watching the sun without restcapturing images of very high resolution every 12 seconds in different wavelengths and measuring its complex magnetic field. Once you have all this information is where artificial intelligence comes into action to be able to organize and interpret them for experts. That is why the first thing Surya did is standardize all data formats to be able to process them together. Intelligent filtering of all this information. Once the data was unified, the next step was to use a long -range vision transformer, an architecture capable of analyzing gigantic images to identify patterns and relationships between points of solar activity, regardless of how far they are from each other. But he did not stay here, because thanks to a mechanism known as ‘spectral door’, the system was able to filter the ‘noise’ of the data to reduce memory use and improve the quality of the information with which it worked. Therefore, researchers were removed a lot of work to have to label all the images, causing it to adapt rapidly. More precision and twice as much time to react. The results of the initial tests are very promising. Until now, Traditional models barely gave us an hour in advance before a solar eruption. With Surya it has been shown to be able to launch a reliable warning two hours in advance, doubleing the humanity preparation window. But it is not only faster, but also accurate. The IBM and NASA team recorded a 16% improvement in precision when classifying solar rashes compared to the models used right now. Something that is also thanks to the ability to integrate information from other missions such as Parker solar probe or the Soho Observatory. An open tool for the science of the future. Far from saving this powerful tool in a key drawer, IBM and NASA have made it available to the entire scientific community. Surya is now available on platforms such as Hugging Face, GITHUB or even the Terratorch library. Kevin Murphy, NASA scientific data director, is clear: “We facilitate the analysis of the complexity of our star’s behavior with unprecedented speed and precision. This opens the door to a better understanding of the impact of solar activity on the systems on which our daily life depends.” The goal is for the Earth to be prepared. Although we see the central star of our system as harmless, the reality is that at any time this sensation can change. In this way, preparation and anticipation is fundamental and for the moment all hopes are put in this model of where it is possible to learn from the processes behind the evolution of the sun with the aim of having a greater amount of information. Images | Javier Miranda In Xataka | How the Solar System was formed: So that the Earth was born, a star had to die

Flight 10 was a success and showed that the rocket can launch Starlink satellites

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After Three failed attempts And the occasional catastrophic explosion, Spacex can breathe calm. He Starship’s tenth test flight He has fulfilled all the objectives that until now had resisted. Short. He larger rocket in the world Not only did it take off and reached space. He also displayed his first payload, a engine in vacuum re -founded and survived an infernal reentry to merit in a controlled way in the Indian Ocean. Starship’s tenth test flight demonstrates that Spacex’s iterative design still works. And although the vision of a totally reusable ship to colonize Mars is still far, Starship can already start throwing Starlink satellites. A promising start. At the scheduled time, the 33 Raptor engines of the Super Heavy propeller came alive, promoting with a deafening rumble the mole of more than 120 meters high. Although one of the engines failed halfway, it did not affect the mission at all, demonstrating the redundancy of the system. As he burned his 4,900 tons of propellant, the huge Starship rocket exceeded the phase of greater aerodynamic stress and hot separation, lighting the motors from the upper stage before separating. The Super Heavy began its return, but this time it did not look for a soft landing, but to complete a series of risky maneuvers. A skyscraper floating in the air. Booster 16 successfully performed its air in the air to change trajectory. After planning for a few minutes with its aerodynamic grilles and approaching the Gulf of Mexico, intentionally deactivated one of its central engines to test if a backup engine could take over. The most incredible moment came just after, when the 70 -meter rocket used two engines to fly over the ocean in stationary flight before turning off and meriting. As A commentator said“A 20 -story building in the air has just floated.” A milestone that demonstrates to what extent Spacex has controlled the capture of the super heavy with the launch tower, although the reentry is hard. The dispenser fish in action. While the Super Heavy completed its mission, the Starship 37 ship continued on its way to space. Once in his suborbital trajectory, the time for two of the most anticipated tests of the day came. First, the opening of the load bay and the first deployment of a payload. Using a mechanism that Remember a caramel dispenser fishthe ship eject one by one eight Starlink satellite simulators. This test is essential, since Starship’s future as a heavy load vehicle depends on it. Everything ready to launch Starlinks. Spacex plans to launch up to 60 Starlink V3 satellites in future Starship missions, adding 60 tbps capacity to the constellation with each launch, A more than 20 times higher figure to which a Falcon 9 can carry with the current V2 Mini. The rocket is able to reach orbit, display load (yes, it takes a minute per satellite) and then exorbitant. Flight 10 has returned to demonstrate the redempted of a huster engine in a vacuum. This capacity is indispensable to stop the rocket in a controlled way or perform a translunar injection for NASA Artemis missions. Surviving hell to tell. After an hour of flight, Starship began his reentry in the Earth’s atmosphere at hypersonic speeds. This is the time when the previous missions had failed. On this flight, however, the ship showed a robustness that reminds of the first releases. Although the cameras on board showed visible damage (some parts of the ailerons burned and the engines bay suffered a small explosion), the crucial thing is that Starship maintained aerodynamic control throughout the descent. Guided by its spoilers, the incandescent plasma of the resentment with total stability furrowed. The flight culminated with gentle and controlled ameter In the Indian Ocean. Although the ship was quite chamuscada, the simple fact of having completed the reentry and frightening in this way after three consecutive failures is a gigantic victory for Spacex. It is the definitive proof that Starship can start with Starlink launches. Image | Spacex Em xataka | It was hired by Spacex at age 14. Now, with 16, the young genius has turned his back on Elon Musk to go to Wall Street

For me listening to music was always something private. Spotify’s social functions invaded that shelter but I already took action

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The announcement that Spotify users We can send us direct messages It was an immediate reminder for me: the time had come to thoroughly review the privacy in the application. I have always been clear that what I hear and when I hear it belongs exclusively to my personal sphere. With that idea in mind, I decided to take action on the matter. I opened the app and went to Configuration and privacy > Privacy and social. There is the panel that marks what is shared and what is not, so I took the time to go calmly. Private session. It is Spotify’s unknowns Annual Wrapped. It expires automatically at six hours. I did not activate it because I decided to adjust the rest of the options permanently. Reproduction activity. Spotify can transmit your reproduction activity to your followers (which feeds the feed of friends on the desk). If you are listening to a certain song, your followers that are in the desktop app can see it almost in real time. I deactivated it. I do not need my listening from the minute by minute to be exposed. Recently heard artists. As I mentioned, your profile can show a “artists heard recently”. If you don’t want others to see what your last artists or genres were, you can deactivate that option. I prefer that this information does not appear, so I chose to disable it. Public lists vs. private lists. Something that at the time made me a little noise is that when you create a new playlist in Spotify, by default it will be public. This means that any user could access it if he finds the link, and will appear listed in your profile (if the privacy settings allow it). If a playlist contains songs that you prefer not to be visible, you can mark it as “make private”, which totally hides it: no one else can access, not even with the direct link. The private playlists only see them. Even so, there is a useful nuance: in the desktop version you can manually choose which concrete playlists you want to show in your profile. It is a way of maintaining fine control: all private by default, and I only highlight what I decide. Profile visibility. I deactivated followers and following that no one can see who I follow or who follow me. Less noise, less exposure. Messages in Spotify. It should be said that they are not yet active in Europe and that Spotify has begun a progressive deployment in other regions. On a personal level, the idea does not attract me too much: as I said at the beginning, my relationship with the application is that of a musical refuge, not that of a social network. As the company has advanced, the function will have its own privacy controls and can be completely deactivated, something that you will surely receive it. In any case, there will also be complementary measures, such as blocking unwanted users or rejecting message requests. As a complement, out of that menu I checked two more sections: I deactivated personalized advertising and removed the option to share data with Facebook. Thus I limit the crossing of information with third parties and I prevent my account from relating to a social network that I do not need to listen to music. The final experience does not change in the essential: I still search, choose and reproduce as always. What does change is my sense of control. My playlists are not published alone, my activity does not appear in the feed of others, my profile does not show recent artists or monitoring relationships. And if one day I need an extra layer, I know that private session is waiting there. Images | Xataka with Gemini 2.5 Flash | Screen capture In Xataka | Spotify is no longer a music player. It is a “audio netflix” who wants to devour your whole day

A 25 Gbps mini-laser to connect absolutely everything

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Two out of three satellites that orbit the earth are Starlinks, but Spacex does not conform to being the world’s largest satellite operator. Now he wants to become the trunk network of everything that is in space. The new Starlink laser mini. Minutes before aborting For the second consecutive day The tenth launch of Starship (this time for bad weather), Spacex published an unpublished video from its Starlink factory in Redmond. The company takes advantage of the video to show off its incredible production capacity, but also to reveal a technology that will change the rules of the game while competition Keep trying to deploy Its own constellation: a “mini laser” integrated in Starlink so that any satellite or space station can connect to its network from space. They are already testing it in orbit. Until now, Starlink’s laser links were able to transmit data to almost 200 Gbps: A technology that Spacex uses internally so that their own satellites communicate with each other, creating a interconnected mesh In space. The mini laser goes much further. Michael Nicolls, Vice President of Engineering of Starlink, confirmed in his X account The function of this new component: “The mini laser is designed to reach 25 Gbps link speeds at distances of up to 4000 km.” And it is already successfully tested aboard a satellite of the Starlink G10-20 mission. 25 Gbps to connect them to all. A 25 gigabits link per second, available for anyone who wants to integrate it, would allow land observation companies, scientific missions, commercial space stations or even other satellite constellations stop worrying about how to send their data to the earth. They would simply connect to Starlink’s “Wi-Fi Network” and take advantage of their global infrastructure. With this novelty, Starlink would go from being an Internet provider for Earth to an Internet provider for Earth and Space. A strategic movement that positions Spacex in the center of the future orbital economy, as well as travel to the moon and Mars. Is the X37B trying this technology? The timing of this announcement is at least interesting. Just a few days ago, on August 22, Spacex launched the eighth mission of the mysterious x-37b military plane. As it details Daniel Marín in Eurekaone of the few unscathed objectives of this mission is to make “demonstrations of communication technologies between satellites through infrared lasers with a high bandwidth”. This is a clear reference to Starlink, but it could also be related to the Starshield military constellation, which is, in essence, a militarized version of Starlink. The possibility that the X-37B is testing a version of this “mini laser” or a derived technology is very high. For the United States space force, to connect any of its assets in orbit to a low latency network such as Starshield or Starlink would be a huge tactical advantage. A factory that does not rest. These technological advances would not be possible without the industrial capacity that supports it. The Redmond factory is producing 70 satellites a week, which translates into more than 3,600 per year. This production cadence, which has gone from 120 satellites per month in 2020 to almost triple that figure, is what has allowed Starlink to deploy a constellation of more than 8,000 operating satellites, two thirds of all active satellites. With this new “mini laser”, Spacex is not only expanding its own network. The bridges are tending so that the rest of the space industry connects to it, consolidating a future where, if you want to be connected in orbit, you will have to knock on Elon Musk’s door. Image | Spacex In Xataka | The Ukraine Army has an almost important problem as Russia: Starlink belongs to Elon Musk

It’s so strange that science has had to investigate it

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A sports fisherman in Costa Rica was surprised by his life by capturing something that seemed taken from a fantasy film: a two -meter shark of an intense orange yellow color and with completely white eyes. Something that I had never seen in his life, but that was not a new species, but A specimen of nodriza shark with such a rare genetic condition that has left fascinated scientists. A shark so special that it has deserved to be investigated. The finding, which took place near the Tortuguero National Park, on the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica, has been documented in a scientific article Posted in the magazine Marine Biodiversity. And this shark was not any: it is the first case of xantism Total scientifically documented in a nodriza shark (ginglymostomacirratum) worldwide. And the first registered in the Caribbean Sea. A unique shark in its kind. On August 10, 2024, while fishing at a depth of 37 meters, a fisherman captured, photographed and released this incredible exemplary. The images revealed an adult shark of approximately 200 cm in length, whose skin, normally of a grayish brown color, was of a vibrant yellow-orange tone. What is Xantism. It is a genetic condition that causes predominantly yellow pigmentation in the skin of an animal. Although It has been observed in various speciesfrom reef fish to reptiles, it is a phenomenon considered ‘rare’, especially in the marine environment. The reason for its rarity could be in the natural selection itself: such a striking color could make the animal an easy target for predators. Why this shark is special. But what caught the attention of the researchers, led by Marioxis Macías-Cuyare, were his eyes. The animal had white eyes, without visible iris, which suggests an even more complex condition than simple xantism. Scientists have called it ‘albino-xantochromism’, a combination of xantism (excess yellow pigment) and albinism (absence of other pigments such as melanin in the eyes). The unknown is in its survival. One of the great questions posed by this discovery is How has such striking animal survive. As a general rule, animals with such striking colorations are easy prey, since their inability to hide makes them a perfect target for predators. However, this Nodriza shark was a two -meter adult. This shows that, despite its spectacular color, it has been able to survive for years, hunt successfully and no one has been able to hunt. The fact that it will reach maturity, suggests, according to the authors of the study, that “Xantism does not hinder the survival of this species.” The most plausible theory is that this type of sharks live in night environments, which could have helped him go unnoticed. The new questions that opens this golden shark. This sighting is not just a curious anecdote, but it opens a new field of research. This Nodriza shark is currently classified as ‘vulnerable’ species in The IUCN Red Listso understanding its genetics and adaptation capacity is crucial for its conservation. In this way, science now wonders if this can be an isolated case or if it can represent an emerging genetic tendency in the region. In addition, environmental factors are also on the table, since it points to the high temperatures of the Caribbean could influence the expression of different genes through epigenetics. In Xataka | The white shark is an exceptional swimmer. His secret is in his “denticles”

The most cool film producer of the moment faces a dilemma: either Milmillonaria or reject the AI

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A24, the producer who has turned the artistic horror (which for a time has been called detailed ‘high terror‘) and the experimental drama in box office phenomena is found in a Existential crossroads. Or accept the millions of risk capital companies or stay faithful to the principles that have made it a rarity within Hollywood: A producer with ethical and aesthetic principles. Humble origins. Daniel Katz, David Fenkel and John Hodges founded A24 in 2012 with just 20 million dollars. Twelve years later, they were Hollywood envy: they had a brand valued at 3.5 billion dollarsthat transcended production work to become almost a cultural movement. While Hollywood embarked on an exploitation of repetitive franchises, they opted for authors such as Ari Aster, the Sadfie or Barry Jenkins brothers, who gave them their first successes: ‘Hereditary’ and ‘Midsommar’, ‘Uncut Gems’ or ‘Moonlight’. The total turnaround. His first films made A24 prestige and money win, but the real bombing came with ‘All at once everywhere‘, an existential tragicomedy with time trips of 2022, with a modest budget of 15 million dollars and that raised 140 worldwide, and He took seven Oscarsmany of them of the main ones. A24 was in the spotlight, with a cult of the brand that was not born in a marketing agency, but completely organic. In Xataka A face washing for the academy: how A24 has made Aura cinema "Indi triumphs in the Oscars But with success (we talk about an ambitious multimedia plan that has led A24 to organize immersive experiences OA Relauncar classic exhibition rooms), the problems also arrived: those 3.5 billion value demand constant growth, international expansion, and of course, processes optimization. Money calls money (already problems). A24 did not want to become a Lionsgate, acquired by Warner. Or worse: a blumhouse, an indie terror icon that since it was acquired by Universal was immersed in The same dynamics of Majors of billing a franchise after another. It is inevitable: no matter how much production conglomerates guarantee creative independence to their studies, decisions go to the committees, obsessed with process optimization. And that is where capital funds enter and, hand in hand, the threat of AI. Enter Thrive Capital. Specifically, who appeared was Joshua Kushner with his Thrive Capital Fundoffering offering 75 million dollars without the creative limitations that the money from corporations usually brings. There would be no pressures to make franchises or any other obligation, and his history corroborated it: Thrive had financed Instagram before purchase of Facebook, for example. The small print, yes, is unnegotiable: Thrive Capital is One of the largest investors in OpenAIhundreds of millions have been left in chatgpt. And in that sense, Thrive does not hide their letters: they are an openly pro-one background and believe that this technology will transform the content of the coming years. And although Thrive at the moment does not press to A24, it seems clear that he will do so in the future if the producer resists incorporating the AI ​​into her processes. {“Videid”: “X86AO51”, “Autoplay”: True, “Title”: “‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’, Trailer”, “Tag”: “Eventhing Everywhere All at Once”, “Duration”: “162”} The controversy of ‘everything at once everywhere’. The arrival of tools that use artificial intelligence to Hollywood is absolutely unstoppable. And in fact, a pair of background within A24 raised flirting with AI who found themselves with some rejection of a sector of their audience. On the one hand, ‘everything at once everywhere’ He used Runway AI To create special effects: the use was minimal, but it caught the attention for the usually “artisanal” character of A24 cinema. The controversy was accentuated when it was learned that some ‘Civil War’ posters had been designed with AI. An essential dilemma. Before A24 several routes are now opened, which will undoubtedly determine something even more important than their income: Your identity. You can try to normalize the use of AI and gradually incorporate it into your processes as already do Majors that delegate issues as part of marketing, advances and others to AI. Or they can become the last resistance to AI if their investors allow it: they would align with some of the most prestigious directors of their team, such as Robert Eggers or Ari Aster, whose long and traditional documentation processes and creation of films such as ‘La Witch’ or ‘The Lighthouse’ become essential identity elements for A24. He Growth between unexpected and uncontrolled A24 She has turned the producer into a balancer between the indie, the traditional, and the hug to the latest Hollywood production trends. Perhaps the story you have left to live at A24 is the last bastion of a way of understanding cinema that is increasingly part of the past. In Xataka | An AI has created the script of a film that precisely speaks of creativity in the cinema. A room refuses to release it (Function () {Window._js_modules = Window._js_modules || {}; var headelement = document.getelegsbytagname (‘head’) (0); if (_js_modules.instagram) {var instagramscript = Document.Createlement (‘script’); }}) (); – The news The most cool film producer of the moment faces a dilemma: either Milmillonaria or reject the AI It was originally posted in Xataka by John Tones .

This Europe map is the test

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There is still almost a month ahead, but the summer of 2025 will already be remembered as The fire. You have to go back three decades ago, to 1994to find a year in which the flames will devour more forest area. The fire has devastated hectares, lives have been charged, He has calcined houses and Farms and has affected natural icons such as Las Médulasin the region of El Bierzo, now dyed black. Despite the strength of all these images there is one that even more resounding the scourge of fire in Spain: The map that compares the open surface this year in our country with the burned in other nations, such as France or Italy. What happened? If we talk about forest fires, the saying that ‘a picture is worth a thousand words’ is more true than ever, although the strongest images do not always show flames, calcined trees or smoke columns. Recently The World in Maps, a community with more than 700,000 followers on Instagram, published A map of Europe in which the surface razed in several countries of the continent. And the difference from Spain with respect to some of its closest neighbors, such as Portugal, Italy or France, is overwhelming. Click on the image to go to Tweet. Why’s that? Because it shows that on August 19 in Spain more than 348,000 hectares had been burned compared to 216,200 in Portugal, the 125,400 of Romania, 65,100 of Italy or 35,600 in France. Each nation has a different extension (only quintuplica peninsular The surface from Portugal), but still the comparison is eloquent. Spain is the one that has seen carbonized more hectares, surpassing other more extensive countries from afar, Like France. Where do the data come from? The World in Maps does not need it, but its estimates correspond more or less with those of Effisthe European Forest Fire Information System, included in the Copernicus program. The graph was prepared with data a week ago and EFFIS table It is constantly updated, so that the drawing has changed slightly since then, but the differences between nations remain more or less stable. What do they show? Right now Effis speaks of 415,300 hectares in Spain, 271,000 in Portugal, 126,000 in Romania, 72,100 in Italy and 35,600 in France. Eduardo Rojas, spokesman Official College of Engineers of MontesRemember that these figures should be handled with some caution. At the moment it is only “an advance”, an area estimation affected by the flames made with satellite data but that may not correspond exactly with reality. “Not everything has burned and not everything is forest terrain, there are reservoirs, roads …”, he warns. Effis also shows that, beyond the number of hectares razed, if we talk about the percentage of national surface affected Spain It is not the worst stop. In that case, the most tragic balance has it Portugal and Chipre. But … how is the difference explained? They are more or less precise, which reflects the map of The World in Maps (and The tables of EFFIS) is the clear difference of burned surface in Spain and other countries in Europe. So the question is obvious … What is the reason for that challenge? Rojas recalls that a key factor in the case of the Iberian Peninsula is climatology. Drought and heat waves like those suffered throughout July and August “exacerbate” fires. “Meteorological severity has a huge effect and causes hectares to vary.” Spain is not in fact the only one that has suffered fires more voracious of the usual. In early August, in full heat wavesouthern France saw them with its worse forest fire since the end of the 1940s. And it is not the only one. Portugal has also dealt with a Historical scourge In their mountains. The climatic, temperature and humidity differences in the different regions of the continent are an important factor that influences the voracity of the fires. Is it the only explanation? No. Rojas remembers that “the basic problem” is really another: progressive abandonment from rural and the accumulation of biomass and weeds that, at a given time, can feed the flames. The spokesman of the College of Engineers of Montes dimiates in fact to go beyond the data of each year and assess “the trend”. And in that case what is observed is a more or less stable number of fires and the effect of the effort to reduce landfills and control agricultural burning, although they are still present in Spain. Recently the Professional College itself He pointed out as a successful model the “ancestral forest management” of the Pinares regionbetween Soria and Burgos, where despite the enormous wooded surface there are no fires as devastating as those he has suffered The triangle formed by Ourense, León or Zamora. The reason? Partly the system of “Good luck of pines” That its inhabitants apply, a method that traces its roots to the Middle Ages and allows local communities to favor the care and management of forest masses, while also reinforcing their link and feeling of belonging. Is it something expected? The answer is affirming again. Javier MadrigalMontes engineer and researcher at the Institute of Forest Sciences of the CSIC, insists on the importance of meteorology but points to “structural reasons” in the background. “It is summarized in the abandonment of forest and agricultural management in Europe, which in a climate change scenario makes a year of adverse meteorology as this is being in the Iberian Peninsula we have broken surface records burned since 1994,” slides: “This trend was predicted by all models.” “The one in different parts of the Mediterranean is a cyclical process that depends on the meteorology,” abounds the ICF-CSIC expert, who remembers that already There are studies which show that the fire regime is not the same in different Mediterranean countries. “At country scale, the meteorological reasons more influence than socioeconomic, also seeing very aggressive fire regimes in Algeria, Greece and Türkiye, for example,” he concludes. Images | Ume … Read more

There is an open debate about sports motorcycles and the DGT has not been left out

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The motorcycles have become the last refuge of the maximum sportiness expression that we can see in the streets. Faced with increasingly heavy cars and monitored by the European Union, motorcycles continue to maintain low weight maximum (relatively), stratospheric acceleration and tip speeds that take away the hypo. And, of course, there is an open debate. “With head”. The statement is the renowned Italian pilot and journalist Nico Cereghini who pointed in the Italian media Moto.it That “as bikers, if we only thought with head, today we would all be with 20 or 30 hp of maximum power under the back.” Then he points out: “But every passion has little rational, as is known. Emotions are sought, they are chosen with the stomach and with the heart.” In his column, Cereghini says that it will not be the users who opt for rationality, so he wonders if manufacturers should not “take care of establishing limits, before the legislator does it in their place.” “They are very busy packaging dreams, deceiving the consumer that they can run very fast, it is not known where or when.” A debate that is not new. Cereghini’s reflection is striking for his weight in the public debate of motorcycling but is not new. In the 90ssports motorcycles were completely dismembered with maximum infarction speeds that exceeded 300 km/h. The most striking were Japanese motorcycles, excessive powers and an electronics that almost shone due to its absence. Aware that this could be a problem and that they began to enter a crazy race to reach 400 km/h on a street motorcycle, someone decided to put some sanity and A gentlemen’s pact was signed To limit power … at 299 km/h. The DGT has its opinion. And, of course, it is not very close to that of speed fans. Pere Navarro, director of the DGT, I already pointed out last year that “a 200 -horsepower motorcycle with 200 kilos is Made for the circuit and on the road it has a special danger, everyone has to be aware of it. “ From there, the bulles shot up. As usual with the DGT, social networks were filled with comments ensuring that traffic was going to ban this type of motorcycles but as they remembered in Motorpasion motorcyclethere was nothing on the table and, in fact, they cannot make this decision for themselves. Has any measure been taken? These motorcycles with a supercar power weight have always been in the spotlight but almost surprising that, seeing the efforts that have been taken by self -limiting cars in Europe with a Arsenal of ADAS systemsthe focus on this type of machines has been minimal. Already in 2008Pere Navarro made statements in which he was favorable to apply a limitation to 100 hp for motorcycles. This proposal was studied in the European Parliament at the request of France, which already applied the measure, but did not go ahead. The French exception. In France, Motorcycles have been limited to 100 hp between 1985 and 2016. In the 80s it was considered that this 100 hp barrier should not be overcome, establishing a red line that they considered too dangerous. Then the market was saturated with motorcycles between 50 and 70 hp and safety among motorists was minimal. In 1995, Europe decides that countries that want to take advantage of this limitation are in their right to do so but only France follows this path. After many debates and resources, the European Union established in 2012 a New regulation for motorcycles and eliminates the French exception that rises in 2016 by European mandate. An anachronistic situation. The world of yield represents something almost exceptional right now. We could say that it almost seems anachronistic that a motorist can reach infarction speeds when damage is usually much more serious in a motorcycle accident than in the car for obvious issues. Of course, the European Union has done everything possible to limit the latter. But it is not only a matter of regulations. Among cars manufacturers too They begin to be common Limitations at increasingly low speed. Good for technical reasons (electric car) or claiming security reasons (like Volvo) But it is evident that speed begins to see with bad eyes. With such bad eyes that even in Germany There are more and more favorable voices to the limitation of speed in the mythical autobahn. Photo | Sling In Xataka | If the question is how to get to 250 km/h in just 6 seconds, the answer is very simple: with a steam motorcycle

The iPhone of the lipsticks is from Louis Vuitton and hope to sell them as churros: “Customers are excited”

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The luxury market is going through one of its worst Financial crisis due to Strong sales adjustment behind him boom of sales that luxury brands experienced after the pandemic. Bernard Arnault has devised a master play to try redirect the bassist situation of LVMH and attract the interest of the wealthiest clients: a new luxury makeup range in which a scented lipstick will cost about 160 dollars. They hope to sell it as churros. Landing in luxury cosmetics. Louis Vuitton gets fully into the world of high -end makeup with the launch of Beautéa range that includes 55 tones of lipstick, in addition to balms, eye shadow palettes and a series of skin accessories to wrap them with monogram design seal. It is no accident that Louis Vuitton has chosen that they are 55 tones: 55 in Roman numbers is LV. Beyond the tonal ranges and glamor of the packagingFrom the first range of makeup of Louis Vuitton, the most attracts attention are its prices. A single lipstick will cost $ 160, $ 250 for a palette of eye shadows. The most faithful to the brand, in addition, can Complete your accessories With a mini trunk to save the lipsticks, stamped with the monogram design for 2,500 euros or a bag to carry the lipstick for $ 390. A high price as a strategy. Not everyone can pay 160 dollars for a lipstick so LVMH’s strategy is hitting the table to, such and As I recognized Pauline Brown, president of LVMH for North America to Yahoo Finance, strengthening her leadership. “There is practically no market for a 160 -dollar lipstick. Therefore, I think this was a strategic play to try to strengthen its position and leadership in the luxury market.” If we compare it with the products offered by its main rivals. A Dior lipstick, for example, costs about 47 dollars, Hermès lipsticks about $ 80, while one of Peau Beauté Clé It is sold for $ 113. This approach seeks to strengthen exclusivity for the Ultralujo buyer, not for the aspirational client. It is the same strategy that the brand has used in its leather and fashion products, which they have achieved endure the generalized downward trendin the face of the results that presented luxury brands, Like Burberrythat they had opened their catalog to more affordable products. Debate about the unattainable strategy. The luxury products They are not based on a rational criterion, but on feelings and perceptions. So it is difficult to advance whether the new range of luxury products will be a success or not. According to The report “The State of Fashion: Beauty V.2 ” Prepared by The Business of Fashion and McKinsey, 63 % of consumers do not consider that premium brands have higher quality than the most affordable brands, and 24 % of those customers have opted for cheaper products in the last 12 months. However, such and as they highlight in The Business of Fashionin the face of this practical vision, there is the purchase decision based on brand perception. Marigay McKee, co -founder of the Incubator of Violet Lab Beauty brands and former sales of Harrods and Saks Fifth Avenue assured that: “Vuitton has waited so long to offer cosmetics that customers are excited … the legacy is there. But the quality has to be present, not just the aesthetics.” Louis Vuitton and Apple. Cécile Cabanis, Financial Director of LVMH, assuredIn one of his latest presentations that “Vuitton’s strategy focuses on always offering the most sophisticated and higher quality product to retain the most important customers and get some others in the upper segment. So the goal is to continue recruiting the youngest generationand that is not about selling at low prices or making cheap products, but also using the vuitton’s DNA, DNA and attractiveness and replicating it in more accessible categories. “ In that context, Louis Vuitton’s strategy with this new product line is very close to what historically He has offered Apple In technology: a product with high quality perception, at a high price that reinforces the concept of “products value” above its price. Quality must be demonstrated. The presence of Pat McGrathone of the most influential makeup artists in the world at the head of the cosmetics of Louis Vuitton, guarantees that the collection is relevant for both the industry and for the most demanding consumers. Marigay McKee rememberthat the success of the new line is conditioned to its quality. “Louis Vuitton faces the experience of the best makeup artists in the world. There are those who pay for the brand image, but it cannot only be exaggerated advertising. The product has to live up to expectations, or will only have good sales in the launch”, but will not be able to maintain those sales for a long time. The cosmetics sector is very lucrative. While it is true that LVMH already has cosmetics specialized marks as Sephora, the global makeup market is so lucrative that it is tempting not to enter it with a high -end proposal. According to data published by Fashionunitedthe cosmetics market reached 43.6 billion dollars in 2024 and could touch the 46,000 million at the end of 2025. The projections by 2034 are even better. That is why, in his search for new folders for the luxury sector, Louis Vuitton will not miss the opportunity to open a hole in This expanding market. Maybe it starts like a 160 -dollar lip bar and then present more competitive ranges. It is the same as Apple with its most top iPhone, and then present The iPhone se or the Recent iPhone 16E. In Xataka | The new whim for Millionaires of Louis Vuitton recovers a concept of the nineteenth century: carry a bed in a trunk Image | Louis Vuitton

China prepares one of the biggest military parades in history. It will be, above all, a warning to the world

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On September 3, Beijing will convert Tiananmen Square in the epicenter of an unprecedented demonstration of force. China will organize a military parade massive to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. In addition, it will also be the perfect time to show the military capacities acquired under the mandate of Xi Jinping. An event of magnitudes. More than 10,000 military personnel, a hundred aircraft and several hundred land vehicles will participate in A 70 -minute ceremony which promises to be the largest Chinese armament exhibition since 2019. The parade will include 45 troops formations and will present more than 100 different types of military equipment, all national production and active duty. We don’t know everything. Chinese authorities have confirmed that a great proportion of the weapons will be completely new. Among the novelties are hypersonic missiles capable of traveling five times the speed of sound, antimile defense systems, directed energy weapons, autonomous combat drones and electronic warfare systems. According to Major general Wu Zeke, deputy director in charge of the military parade, these weapons “will fully demonstrate the solid capacity of our army to adapt to technological advances and win future wars.” A message for another recipient. Although officially commemorates the victory over Japan, the parade has a strategic objective between the lines: show the United States and its allies in the Pacific The new Chinese military capacity. The analysts They expect See new anti-buque missile models such as YJ-15, YJ-17, YJ-19 E YJ-20, specifically designed to neutralize carriers and deny access to Western naval forces in the region. Taiwan in the spotlight. The arsenal that Beijing will also have direct implications for Taiwan’s future. The new tanks with unmanned turrets and active protection systems would significantly complicate the island’s defense strategy, which is based on mobile and cheap anti -tank weapons. As Point out Sheu Jyh-Shyang, from the Taiwan National Defense and Security Research Institute: “This is not good news for Taiwan.” Putin as guest star. The confirmed presence of Russian President Vladimir Putin with Xi Jinping during the ceremony sends another powerful geopolitical message. Putin already attended the great military parade of China in 2015, when the majority of Western leaders declined the invitation, so it is another step in The alliance between the two countries in front of the West. The backdrop. The military power deployment comes at a time of maximum tension in the Pacific. The popular liberation army has intensified your exercises Simulating blockages and attacks against Taiwan, while systematically denies the operation capacity of US forces in the region. Beijing has promised to reveal more details about the specific weapons that will be shown in the coming weeks. Cover image | Pang Xinglei/Xinhua In Xataka | Deepseek has suggested that Nvidia chips no longer needs. We believe to know who is buying them

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