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Pistachio’s profitability comes after years and the sun pays from the first lease contract

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In Carmona (Seville), up to 28 solar projects advance on land that, until recently, were sown with cereal, pipes or chickpeas. The boom of photovoltaic in this municipality is not only attracting energy investment, but also transforming the rural landscape and the local economy. This was reported by the farmer José Portillo In a report of the Research Team Program. The most striking of his case is the economic jump: for each hectare of dry land he obtained just about 100 euros a year; Now, leased to a solar plant, it brings 1,900 euros. This is not an isolated case. With contracts from 20 to 30 years and stable profitability, More and more farmers wonder If the future of the field goes to continue cultivating or capturing the sun. And the answer is that it is within the usual: According to the Eave installation companyIn 2024 the average rental price for photovoltaic projects ranged between 1,000 and 2,000 euros per hectare. Of course, not any farm is suitable: soils are needed for energy use, overcome environmental and hydraulic procedures and, above all, have a point of connection to the electricity grid with sufficient capacity. From the grain to the kilowatt. Official numbers help contextualize the dilemma. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, In your Agricultural Income 2024 – 2nd estimate (March 2025)Spanish agricultural income grew by 11.2 % in 2024, driven by cereal recovery (+38.9 %), The olive oil rebound (+34.3 %) and the decrease in feed costs (−19.5 %) and fertilizers (−23.3 %). But that average bonanza is not distributed the same on all plots. The National Agrarian Accounting Network (Recan) shows that in extensive crops of drying the benefits are usually very small, while In intensive accounts change. The olive grove can generate between 3,000 and 4,000 euros per hectare per year; The Almendro in Seto recovers the investment in about five years, and the pistachio reaches yields of 5,000 to 8,000 euros per hectare in full maturity. In short, everything depends on what the farm is dedicated. In cereal dryland, the solar lease far multiplies the usual benefits. In more technified crops, figures can approach or even exceed the profitability of photovoltaic, although at the expense of assuming higher investments, agronomic risks and price volatility. The sun, in any case, has become an economic competitor of the traditional field. A third way: self -consumption. Not everything goes for renting the ground. Another option is that it is the farmer himself who installs panels to reduce their energy costs. According to the Renewable APPA reportSpain already has more than 8,585 MW of self -consumption, 73 % of them in industrial projects, which covered 3.7 % of national demand. Savings is not less: APPA and EDP Energy They estimate that each KW installed is € 157 less per year in homes and € 101 in industries. Field translated: an irrigation exploitation with a 100 kW installation could save around 10,000 euros per year in electricity, more if it adds batteries and adapts consumption to sun hours. An intermediate formula. Between white and black the agrovoltaic arises: producing electricity while growing. Researchers from the University of Córdoba (2024) They have demonstrated that in olive groves in hedge it is viable to install high plates that optimize radiation for both trees and solar modules, without losing olives. International examples also point in that direction: Italian wineries that They have improved the quality of wine Under the shadow of panels or farms in Australia where even the wool of the sheep It was of higher quality. Looking for the combination. The future of the Spanish field may not consist in choosing between sun or land, but in combining them. In the agrarian Spain of 2025, one hectare is no longer measured only in kilos of cereal or liters of oil, but also in kilowatts. With an agricultural income that rebounds thanks to cereal and olive grove, the photovoltaic rent offers many farmers a stable income difficult to match in low profitability areas. Between panels, olive groves and batteries, the future is probably mixed – and will depend, as always, on the ground, the sun and of the network. Image | Unspash Xataka | Spain believed to be very clear about the last year in which nuclear power plants would operate in Spain. Now not so much

Efffetá and Emaus sold as “Catholic retreats.” Now his organizers are investigated for behaving as sects

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Problems in the so -called Spanish “Catholicism”: the HAM, one of the associations behind the secretists Catholic retreats Efffetá and Emaus, is being investigated. After the complaints that support the actions of the archbishopric of Madrid, some mysterious and transformative activities that have been receiving close attention, not always positive, in the past months. What happened. The Archbishopric of Madrid has decided in 2025 intervene and dissolve HAMan association that was falsely presented as a religious congregation. The reasons include numerous allegations of heresies, sexual abuse, spiritual and power abuses, as well as behaviors considered “sectarian,” how to separate the youth of their families. The investigation was led by the Rota court, with the support of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and the Civil Guard, which also analyzes a possible case of continued abuse. The tentacles of the work. The measures affect not only Madrid but other Spanish dioceses, such as Toledo, Sevilla and Getafe, where the HAM had presence and convents. The HAM (acronym for merciful love sisters) had been approved as a public association of faithful in 2007 and came to have a secular branch of about 300 members. The association was famous especially for organizing retreats Efffetá and Emausspear heads (especially the first) of the known as “Catholicism Guay”. Catholicism … Guay? Emaus are Contemporary Catholic retreats They have acquired Great notoriety In Spain and Latin America for its approach, its secrecy and its emotional impact. Emaus He was born in the seventies in Miami and is oriented to adults. Efffetá is inspired by its structure but is an activity aimed at young people between 18 and 30 years old. Born in Colombia in 2013 and expands rapidly, arriving in Spain only a few months later. Both retreats are Initiatives promoted by lay that have previously gone through the experience, and that they are called “servants.” Those who attend for the first time are called “walkers.” Secretism is key. One of the key standards of these retreats is secretism: participants must deliver mobiles and watches at the beginning and are asked to reveal anything about the activities to “not anticipate surprise” to future assistants. The motto of retreats, in fact, is “what is said here, here stays.” And what is lived there? Testimonies of personal transformation, group dynamics, cults of worship and symbolisms such as masks, strings or the construction of symbolic “walls”. In addition, these retreats cannot be repeated: it is only allowed to attend as a participant once in life. Subsequently, it can only be returned as a server, helping in the organization for others. Serious complaints. Although its many defenders defend secrecy as an integral part of the experience, to the point of taking it to its famous motto, it is what raised suspicions from the beginning (the psychologist Miguel Pearl spoke of a “Emotional and ideological bombardment”), which have been confirmed with the case of HAM, dissolved upon receiving “multiple complaints of abuse of power, abuse of consciousness and affective-sexual incidents.” The intervention of the ecclesiastical authority responds, in addition to the complaints, to a concern for methodologies that can lead to emotional manipulation, families or thought control, all characteristics of the sects. Hakuna connection. If we talk about “guay Catholicism” it is inevitable to refer to the group of Catholic pop mass hakuna. This new spirituality for young Christians has a lot to do with the activities of Efffetá and Emaus, and eldiario.es stands outIn fact, that the town of Las Rozas where the musical movement led by the priest and ex of the Opus Dei José Pedro Manglano carries out was the old headquarters of the daughters of merciful love. At the moment, the archdiocese is erasing every trace of the Internet HAM: the Hamilías YouTube channeland his videoserie ‘GODIDIENCIAS“. Everything suggests that the popular retreats managed by the association could disappear or, at least, take a turn towards a less mysterious orientation. Cabacera | Efffetá In Xataka | The Bible was always the most sacred book. The young Christians are filling it with post-ps, underlined and cuquis covers

Your fans community is stirred to the price increase

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At the beginning of July we welcomed the Nothing Phone (3)a device that marked a turning point In the company for two main reasons: better specifications and higher price. The smartphone is marketed at a price from 799 euros, a significant escalation compared to the rest of the terminals that has been launching Nothing. Users, including the most faithful, They have not fit this price increase well and Carl Pei, CEO of the company, has responded to the greatest criticism of the phone in One of his latest videos. One thing is clear: the trajectory to which Nothing derives has already seen it before. The perfect storm. The launch of Nothing Phone (3) should have been a moment of celebration for the startup. However, despite the great characteristics of this terminal, of which our partner Ricardo Aguilar has spoken to us in Your analysisCriticisms have not taken long to arrive. The price has been the most prominent conversation issue, a price leap of 150 euros compared to its predecessor, the Nothing Phone (2). Image: Ricardo Aguilar Nor is its design exempts from criticism. And despite the fact that the phone has managed to enlive Glyph Matrix. The comments on the YouTube channel of Nothing have been especially hard, something that has led Carl Pei himself to recognize that some employees are being “harassed” by design decisions. The usual pattern. What Nothing is living is not new in the technological sector. It is the story that is repeated again and again: a brand breaks with aggressive prices, conquers an enthusiastic user base, grows in popularity and, when it reaches some success, economic pressures push it towards the premium segment. The result is inevitable: the complaint of the original fans, who feel betrayed by the drift of a brand that is no longer “yours.” The PEI case is especially striking. The founder of Nothing comes precisely from OnePlus, where he lived in the first person this same transformation. OnePlus began in 2013 as “flagship killer” with the OnePlus One at 269 euros. Seven years later, the OnePlus 9 Pro It cost more than 900 euros. PEI abandoned OnePlus In part for this new trajectory that OnePlus had taken, in addition to that he wanted to focus on his own project, promising that Nothing would be different. The ‘different’ has succeeded, although perhaps not in the aspect we would like. And three years later, his flagship already goes for 800 euros. Although as usual in these types of strategies, Nothing also has more competitive phones in price, such as His range ‘A’ or its CMF by Nothing. Growth syndrome. The problem is not in Nothing’s ambition to create better products, but in the inevitable tension between maintaining the original identity and economic realities of growth. PEI says In the video that Nothing has “the highest costs for components compared to everyone else” due to its smallest production scale. A dilemma known in the industry, because to grow you need to improve the product, but improve the product requires raising prices, and raising prices aliene to your original user base. Fans do not see it justified. Criticisms focus on two fundamental aspects: the phone (3) mounts the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 instead of the most powerful Snapdragon 8 Elite that carry other flagship, and photographic performance is below other direct competitors. For many users, pay the same as for a iPhone 16 or a Galaxy S25 By lower specifications it makes no sense (in the United States, the three devices are officially found from $ 799). PEI has defended that his brand “was never intended for the warriors of the specifications”, but the message is not pending. And now what. Nothing is at a crossroads Similar to the one that OnePlus lived or Xiaomi. You can continue to raise prices and specialize in the premium niche, risking your ‘rebel’ identity, or trying to maintain the balance between growth and accessibility. At the moment, everything indicates that they have chosen to diversify, with more accessible phones and other products such as headphones. The market response to Phone (3) will be decisive these months to mark the road that the company will take. Meanwhile, Carl Pei seems to be facing the same ghost that once made him leave OnePlus. In Xataka | The best price quality price (2025). Your analysis and videos are here

Going to the hairdresser or putting bracelets is not enough for Mercadona to dismiss you

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An employee who had been working as a manager in Mercadona for more than twenty years had to face a complicated situation when, in August 2023, he began A medical leave For anxiety. While it is true that there are certain activities that a person on a medical leave should not do, the Superior Court of Justice of Castilla y León has had to remind Mercadona to go to the hairdresser or get bracelets is not sufficient reason for A disciplinary dismissal. Spied on the super. As detailed In the sentencethe farewell employee worked as a manager in a Mercadona de León supermarket since 2001. In 2023, she took a medical leave for anxiety. After a few months, Mercadona hired A private detective agency To monitor their daily activities while he was ongoing. In the report, the detectives recorded that the worker had gone to the hairdresser, wore bracelets and rings, spoke on the phone and had even made purchases in a Lidl supermarket of cleaning products and detergents. Farewell by allergic? At all times, the company had linked all these activities with an alleged allergyTo metals such as nickel and chromium, present on the bracelets, in smartphones, in elements of the hair washing area, etc., as well as chemicals present in cleaning products. According to the allegations of the company “it has superior respiratory tract hypersensitivity by general immune irritative reaction due to awareness of irritating agents present in the work environment.” The daily activities of the employee, so normal to anyone, were interpreted by the company as a “lack of will to take care” and a reason for Unjustified extension of its temporal disability. According to the company, the use of jewelry and contact with chrome surfaces were “behavior incompatible with their healing process.” So the company declared “that the employee was acting in bad faith” and that “she had lost her trust”, so he applied a disciplinary dismissal. At this point, it should be remembered that the reason for the medical leave It was for anxiety. The judicial reaction: it has anxiety, not allergy. The Social Court No. 1 of León initially gave the reason to Mercadona, but the employee appealed the sentence and raised it to the Superior Court of Justice of Castilla y León (TSJCyL), which corrected the company’s performance strongly. The court criticized that they were considered “activities that compromise the healing” completely everyday actions such as going to the hairdressing, carrying bracelets or making the purchase. In addition, the ruling highlighted the contradiction between the diagnosis of anxiety that justified the decrease and argumentation of the dismissal focused on reasons related to respiratory pathologies caused by supposed chemical sensitivity. TSJCyL: One More Thing. The TSJCyl judgment not only declared the disciplinary dismissal inadmissible, but declared it void, considering that it occurred in a clearly repressive context. The worker had denounced deficiencies in the prevention of occupational hazards before her medical decline. Therefore, a violation was evidenced to the right to non -discrimination due to disability and compensation guaranteethat is, the right not to suffer from Exercise labor rightsinterpreting the dismissal of the employee as a revenge that had nothing to do with her medical recovery. The sentence. The Superior Court has dismissed the decision of the Social Court No. 1 of León that in the first instance gave the reason to Mercadona, and goes on to condemn the company to readmit to the worker in your job and with the same conditions and pay for back salaries from the discharge of temporary disability after dismissal, at a rate of 2,089.58 euros per month. In addition, you must pay compensation of 7,500 euros for damages. In Xataka | 55,245 euros for eating a sandwich and a beer: Mercadona must compensate an employee for unfair dismissal Image | Wikimedia Commons (LBM1948), Unspash (Farhad Ibrahimzade)

Now you have to deal with the US pressure and China’s distrust

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Nvidia is dealing with one of the biggest challenges in its recent history. How do we tell you yesterdaythe administration of the cyberspace of China, usually known as CAC for its English denomination (Cyberspace Administration of China), he has decided Thoroughly investigate the H20 GPU. This institution is the main Internet regulatory body in China and is responsible for the censorship and control of the contents published in the Network, the supervision of technology companies and compliance with the Data Security Law and the Personal Information Protection Law. Currently the chip for artificial intelligence (AI) H20 It is the best option that NVIDIA has to maintain its leadership in the Chinese market. The reception that Chinese companies initially gave to this GPU was very good despite the fact that the capacities of this chip are clearly lower than those of the other proposals for this company. In fact, the US Department of Commerce allowed its sale in China because this integrated circuit fulfilled the restrictions that had imposed. The problem that Nvidia faces now is that The CAC has decided to investigate it Because he suspects that the H20 chip could incorporate a rear door of difficult location by Chinese experts. If so, the possibility of China to use this GPU could be possible. At the moment the CAC has limited himself to questioning those responsible for NVIDIA in China and ask them to demonstrate that the H20 Chip does not represent a threat to the interests and security of the country led by Xi Jinping. Nvidia has already responded to the Chinese government As expected, Nvidia has immediately responded to the Chinese authorities and is collaborating to dissipate as soon as possible the doubts that loom about the H20 chip. According to SCMPthose responsible for the company in China have assured CAC researchers that the GPUs for Ia that they develop do not incorporate any “rear door” implemented to facilitate espionage by the US government. “Cybersecurity is of vital importance for us”, has declared A NVIDIA executive. “We have no rear doors in our chips that can give someone remote access or the ability to control them.” During the last Chinese fiscal year it represented approximately 13% of the total income of Nvidia For Nvidia this conflict is very important. His presence in the Chinese market is at stake. During the last fiscal year, which expired on January 26, 2025, China represented approximately 13% of total income of the company led by Jensen Huang with a figure of some 17,000 million dollars. Losing this source of income would lead to a serious problem for this company, hence the distrust of the Chinese government cannot be allowed to extend. However, this is not the only challenge that Nvidia faces. During the last two years the commercial war between China and the US has intensified, which has forced Nvidia to deal with the changing regulation of the US Department of Commerce. This organism establishes what conditions the chips must meet for the produced by US companies so that they can be sold in China. These requirements are increasingly restrictive, so Nvidia has been forced to redesign its GPU for the purpose of expressly adapting them to the Chinese market. Their engineers have been working on 2024 A new GPU with Blackwell microarchitecture The latest generation that is destined to occupy in China the place of the H20 chip, but right now its future is uncertain. Image | Nvidia More information | SCMP In Xataka | The US gives Huawei a great opportunity: to get its new chip for AI with the Nvidia market in China

One Piece and Lego® join their paths with spectacular sets: they are already available

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LEGO® has sets for all tastes. The Danish brand is gradually adding news to its catalog, but few usually make as much noise and the one that has released today, July 1. We refer to the new One Piece setsone of the best known sleeves and anime that, in this case, are based on the live action that can be seen in Netflix. It is a great opportunity for Luffy and Company lovers, since they can now enjoy both riding and exhibiting these sets at home. Are the following: LEGO® Going Merrythe well -known and dear pirate ship of Luffy’s crew, by 129.99 euros. LEGO® Cabaña del Pueblo Molinoa smaller set that includes Luffy and Shanks, for 29.99 euros. LEGO® Buggy Circus Tent the clownwith this character as maximum protagonist, for 49.99 euros. LEGO® Battle in Arlong Parkone of the most important clashes of the principle of Luffy’s adventure, by 79.99 euros. LEGO® Baratie floating restaurantthe biggest set of this collaboration with One Piece, for 299.99 euros. Lego® Going Merry The first set we have in hand is the Going Merry, a pirate ship that does not lack detail, since it includes even the kitchen. Includes minifigures of several characters and four posters of ‘are sought’ among which are Buggy, Mihawk or Luffy himself. It comes out by 129.99 euros. * Some price may have changed from the last review LEGO® Cabaña del Pueblo Molino The most economical set of this collaboration is with this cabin of Pueblo Molino, the village from which Luffy’s adventure starts. Despite being small, it is composed of 299 pieces, it also includes several minifigures (including Shanks) and a ‘Search’ poster. Costs 29.99 euros. Cabaña del Pueblo Molino * Some price may have changed from the last review LEGO® Buggy Circus Tent the clown We have a very funny set with this buggy tent, one of the first enemies facing Luffy. In it there are three gadgets of which the protagonists of this adventure will have to escape. 573 pieces make up and leave for 49.99 euros. Buggy Circus Tent the clown * Some price may have changed from the last review LEGO® Battle in Arlong Park This set is starring the pagoda where Luffy and Arlong fight, a fight that fans of this eiichiro manga ode we remember with love. Luffy’s arms can be stretched and, of course, we can destroy the page as in combat. Costs 79.99 euros. * Some price may have changed from the last review LEGO® Baratie floating restaurant We close with the biggest set that includes this collaboration of One Piece. This is the Baratie, the restaurant ship where Sanji appears for the first time. It includes 10 different minifigures and is loaded with details thanks to the more than 3,400 pieces it includes. Costs 299.99 euros. Baratie floating restaurant * Some price may have changed from the last review Some of the links of this article are affiliated and can report a benefit to Xataka. In case of non -availability, offers may vary. Images | LEGO® In Xataka | Your favorite series, comics and movies also in Lego: 15 ideal construction kits to mount yourself or give away In Xataka | Lego constructions to another level: the Technic series has the models with which any collector would dream

The “Chinese Amazon” has just bought Mediamarkt for 2.5 billion. Amazon has a problem in Europe

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JD.com, the “Chinese Amazon”, has closed the acquisition of Ceconomyowner of the Mediamarkt and Saturn chains. This German giant, which is valued at 2.5 billion dollars, is now in his hands. Why is it important. The movement allows Alibaba’s direct rival to establish its first major presence in Europe. At the same time, Mediamarkt accesses the most advanced logistics technology in the world to compete with Amazon. JD.com acquires 57.1% of Ceconomy through an offer of 4.60 euros per share23% above the previous price. The Kellerhals family, the highest shareholder so far, maintains 25.35% and remains as a strategic partner. The context. Europe is becoming a preferential destination for Chinese investments. The operations to the continent doubled at 2024 to 8,450 million dollars, the highest figure from 2021, According to LSE data cited by Reuters. The Commercial tensions with the United States They are pushing China to look for alternative markets. Europe can offer regulatory stability and a mature market of 450 million consumers. In detail. Ceconomy opera … More than 1,000 stores. In 11 European countries. With 50,000 employees. He invoiced 22.4 billion euros in 2024 … … of which 5,100 million came from online sales. JD.com contributes your experience in omnicanal trade and a logistics network of more than 550 stores managed by AI. Your algorithms predict orders in advance and automatically reposition inventory. The threat. Amazon dominates European electronic commerce, but lacks remarkable physical presence. Mediamarkt, with its network of stores, can offer immediate collection and face -to -face technical service, services that the American giant does not have. JD.com promises to maintain jobs for three years, keep the headquarters in Düsseldorf and respect the current directive structure. The operation is subject to regulatory approval and will be completed in the first half of 2026. Between the lines. JD.com is buying something not entirely obvious: data. Purchase patterns, preferences and behaviors of millions of Europeans. The Chinese giant agrees to enormous market intelligence. The promise of maintaining jobs sounds generous, but in the medium and long term it does not have to be exactly so, and less at this time. Predictably, JD.com will gradually automate processes that now require human hands. If everything goes well, there will be no mass layoffs, but reconversion towards more technical and specialized roles. And now what. European consumers could benefit from more competitive prices and, above all, you deliver faster if JD.com applies Its Chinese standards: Delivery in 24 hours in cities. Delivery on the same day in large cities. The operation marks the moment when China ceases to be the factory in the world to become its distributor. Mediumkt becomes the perfect Trojan horse: a European trusted brand with Chinese technology inside. In Xataka | When the head of Mediamarkt saw the fury that caused this mobile, he had to remove the drums. The rest is history Outstanding image | James Jeremy Beckers

More and more programmers depend on AI to program. And every time they trust her

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Programmers love AI, but they don’t trust her too much. This is confirmed by a recent survey that Stack Overflow has done and in which 49,000 professional developers in their community have participated. That conclusion is as contradictory as logic, and points to a potential transformation of this sector. Each time they use it more. According to him Complete study84% of developers already use AI as part of their workflow, when last year that proportion was 76%. The proportion is in the line of a survey conducted in 2023 in the github community, although in that case of the 500 programmers surveyed, 92% confessed Use AI tools to program. But every time they trust less. The other prominent data of the survey is the one that indicates that programmers trust somewhat less in the Code generated by these AI tools. If last year the confidence in precise solutions was 40%, this year that confidence is only 29%. I spend the day correcting mistakes. The most important frustration of developers is that they are working with AI solutions that gives a rather correct, not completely correct answer. That implies that in the end developers must devote much more time to detect and correct those errorsand in fact 66% of them confess to investing longer to fix that “almost correct” code of AI. I trust more than human experts. When correcting errors there is another unique conclusion: in complicated code fragments, 75% of respondents claim that They would ask another human programmer (and not to another model of AI) when they do not trust the answer or the code generated by the machines. AI agents do not set so much. Although tools “Vibe Coding“As a cursor or Windsurf, they have positioned themselves as a very interesting option even for new programmers, that theoretical revolution is far from being a reality. Of course: they gain productivity, and 69% say they have seen said metric increased thanks to agents. Will I replace an AI? Programmers continue to see these tools more as a help and assistance than as a possible substitution. The majority (64%) do not see this technology as a threat to their work, but it is also true that this percentage was somewhat higher, of 68%: there is a small increase in that threat than For Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, it is inevitable. Learning to program. This community also made it clear that it does not stagnate: 69% of them have invested time in learning new programming techniques or a new language. Here is another relevant fact: 44% have learned new things thanks to AI tools, when 37% did it last year. Work correcting the code of a machine. The survey seems to point to a future in which programmers end up programming less and less to become something like project chiefs or software engineers. His work will no longer be the one to chop code, but probably that of Check the code generated by these systems of artificial intelligence. Image | Sigmund In Xataka | The AI is opening the doors of a radical revolution on the Internet: that we can all create apps without knowing

There are people who are dedicated to moderating porn in places like chaturbate. And some are demanding for psychological trauma

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If we talk about adult content sites, Chaturbate not only has one of the most names, it is also one of the most popular free webcams platforms around the world. Today It is news Because one of its moderators has sued the company. The reason: suffers post -traumatic stress. The case. Neal Barber was hired by Bayside Support Services and Multi Media LLC, the company that owns Chaturbate, in 2020 as a “customer service risk supervisor” (moderator). His work is to review the content that is published and make sure that he meets legality. On July 22, Barber filed a lawsuit where he assures that he suffers psychological trauma for being exposed to “extreme, violent, graphic and sexually explicit content” daily. Although for now only Barber appears in the complaint, the case opens the door for other moderators hired in the last four years to join. Unprotected. Moderators are the first line of defense to stop the illegal content, which according to demand, in chaturbate often includes “child exploitation, non -consensual, violent, obscene or self -harm content.” Barber claims that chaturbate does not protect the mental health of its employees, something that is sector standard. In statements a 404 averagea chaturbate representative ensures that the company “deeply values the work of its moderators and is committed to supporting the team responsible for this fundamental work,” but does not say how they plan to do it. Consequences. Without any protection, the plaintiff developed posttraumatic stress syndrome and is currently under treatment. Being exposed daily to this content “designed to cause trauma” has resulted in, according to your lawyer, “vivid nightmares, emotional distancing, panic attacks and other symptoms compatible with post -traumatic stress disorder.” And it is not the only one. Years fighting. Content moderators have been complaining about working conditionsespecially of the impact that causes them at the psychological level, and we are not talking about adult content platforms, it occurs in soft content apps that we see every day. One of the first cases It happened in 2017when two employees of the Microsoft online security team reached the limit after watching a video of a rape and subsequent murder. In 2020 A moderator denounced YouTube And in 2021 too It happened in Tiktok. The reasons are repeated: the platforms failed to protect the mental health of their employees. At the moment, Goal faces demands in Kenya And also In Barcelona for the psychological consequences and bad working conditions. Solutions. There are already protections for moderators, but not all companies apply them. In the demand, chaturbate is accused of not including some standard practices such as “content filters, breaks for well -being, specialized advice or support systems among colleagues”. Nor do they comply with other usual practices such as putting videos on grays or silence the videos that are reproduced automatically. According to Checkstepa company dedicated to moderation, AI can also be an effective solution to reduce exposure. In addition to accelerating work, integrating advanced recognition systems, moderators can “focus on more complex cases and minimize exposure to potentially harmful material.” In Xataka | Meta follows the steps of X: we not only work writing for her, now we will also work moderating her

It is “very open” to acquisitions in AI. These are our candidates

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Tim Cook admitted yesterday, in The call with investors After the presentation of quarterly results, which Apple is “very open” to acquisitions that accelerate its road map in AI. A historical confession for a company that has never spent more than 3,000 million on a purchase. Why is it important. Apple has been delayed for two years with respect to its rivals in AI. With the new postponed Siri and the pressure of competitors and investors, Cook needs movements. His Budget of 500,000 million for investments in the United States He gives margin for a great operation. The context. During the call, Cook explained that Apple has already bought “around seven companies” this year, although he acknowledged that they are “small by nature.” The CEO also confirmed that they are “reallocating a considerable number of people” to focus on AI functions and that they will “significantly increase” investments. The main candidates 📍 Perplexity (Estimated assessment: 18,000 million dollars) In favor: Bloomberg He already reported a few weeks conversations between both parties. His approach – squeezed with AI – would fit perfectly with Apple’s problems The possible end of Google payments By safari. Against: Your model is based on using LLMS of third parties (OpenAi, Anthropic and Company), does not develop its own fundamental technology. And Apple usually prefer to control the entire chain. 📍 Anthropic (Estimated assessment: 170,000 million dollars) In favor: Philosophically is aligned with Apple in the AI approach, prioritizing security and privacy. Claude It is considered the most “safe” model in the market, especially among the big ones. Against: The connections that with Amazon (Invested 8,000 million in it) and regulatory risks make it especially complicated. In addition, it is too expensive (its assessment is this week) even for Apple. Anthropic would cost 56 times more than the biggest purchase made by Apple: Beats. 📍 Mistral (Estimated assessment: 6,000 million dollars) In favor: European company with less regulatory complications. Develop your own modelsit already has products in the market without the need to go to others and has experience in AI Edge (local), key to Apple’s strategy and vision. Against: Less technological maturity than OpenAI or Anthropic. In addition, its ecosystem is mainly European, somewhat distant land geographically and sidererily distant in regulatory ideology for Apple. Between the lines. Tm cook did not want to answer what parts of the AI chain could end Commoditized. He said “that would reveal part of our strategy.” A clear track is that Apple plans to control differentiating elements so as not to have to depend on external APIS. Other possible candidates Although with very remote options. 📍 Hugging Face (Estimated assessment: millions) In favor: The ‘Github of the AI’ with the largest community of developers. Control the distribution of models and tools that Apple needs for its ecosystem. Against: Business model still immature and too focused on open source for Apple’s taste. 📍 COPE (Estimated assessment: 5,500 million) In favor: Specialized in business and models optimized for efficiency, some perfect fit in mobile devices and local computing. It also has fewer links with technological giants. Against: Lower brand recognition than its competitors and a main focus on B2B, unlike an Apple almost completely delivered to the consumer market. 📍 Runway (Estimated assessment: 1.5 billion) In favor: Lead the AI generative video, perfect for Apple’s obsession with visual content. And would revitalize the suite Apple creative, starting for final cut. Against: Very specific niche. It does not solve the fundamental problem of Siri and conversational assistants. The discards Yes, but. Apple’s history invites prudence. Eleven years ago since its greatest purchase, Beatsand “only” was for 3,000 million. Minutiae compared to what almost any investment requires today. That said, the current pressure is unpublished. It is the only company of the “seven magnificent” technological in red numbers this year: -15% in the stock market. The threat. The danger to Apple is not in acquisitions, but in time. Run against him. Openai will present soon GPT-5Meta has thrown the house through the window to capture the best talent, Google continues to integrate an increasingly powerful gemini in its entire ecosystem. Each quarter that happens with a dysfunctional Siri and without a really decisive Apple Intelligence is lost terrain. In Xataka | After almost a decade with the Apple Watch I have spent a Garmin. And I have understood what I was losing me Outstanding image |

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