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Israel has been bombing the nuclear facilities that build other countries around its surroundings. This is the real risk of collapse

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On February 28, 2022, just four days after the start of The Russian Invasion of Ukrainethe country’s troops led by Vladimir Putin bombarded the vicinity of The Zaporiyia nuclear power plantlocated in the southeast of the country. Shortly after, during the night of March 3 to 4, the Ukrainian and Russian soldiers They fought together with the buildings of this nuclear installation. This scenario has been repeated several times since then, which has represented at some times a threat to the integrity of the nuclear reactors of this central. Unfortunately, the Ukraine War is not the only war conflict that has endangered one or more nuclear facilities. During the last five decades Israel has repeatedly bombarded Iraq nuclear plants, Syria and Iran with the purpose, according to the Israeli government, to prevent these countries from developing nuclear weapons. This is the same scenario as presumably triggered The last episode of the conflict between Israel and Iran on June 13. However, not all nuclear facilities are the same. Israel and the US argue that the plants of Fordo, Isfahán and Natanz, all in Iran, who have recently bombarded several thousand Uranium centrifugers. These machines contain uranium hexafluoruro (UF₆) inside, a corrosive gas that if it came to filter to the environment could trigger a radiological and chemical emergency, although there would be no nuclear explosion. In any case, in this article we propose to explore what would happen if one missile or other large -capacity projectile impact on the building of a nuclear reactor. Nuclear reactors cannot explode as an atomic bomb Nuclear centrals in operation used by many countries to generate electricity have been designed to offer A very high security level and hold your operation over time. The first protection barrier that nuclear reactors have external threats is the containment enclosure. This concrete structure is watertight and is designed to keep the primary circuit of the environment completely isolated (we will immediately see what this circuit consists of). This framework is designed not to be degraded by dilation, to support the energy of an earthquake, and even to resist very important collisions, such as the impact of an airplane. However, in addition to protecting the nuclear reactor from external aggressions, it is responsible for preventing the radioactive material to be lodged in the primary circuit Remove and get in touch with the atmosphere. Anyway, the first thing that a missile or a pump would have to damage to damage a nuclear reactor is to destroy, or, at least, penetrate the containment enclosure. The containment enclosure is designed to withstand very important collisions, such as the impact of a plane The other element of the installation that has a crucial role in the proper functioning of a nuclear reactor is the cooling circuit. Although, in reality, a nuclear reactor works side by side with three different circuits. The primary circuit consists of the vessel, which is the deposit that contains Fuel bars and the water that must remain in contact with them to absorb their thermal energy; For the heat exchanger, which is a second tank to which the hot water comes from the vessel; and by a pump that facilitates the circulation of water between the vessel and the heat exchanger. The primary circuit must be closed because the water it contains being in direct contact with the fuel bars is contaminated. And therefore, It is radioactive. The heat exchanger acts as a steam generatorso a second circuit is responsible for introducing the cold water inside that when it comes into contact with the hot water of the primary circuit, it enters the boiling. From there the necessary steam proceeds to transfer to the turbine the kinetic energy that will make it possible to obtain electricity thanks to the action of the alternator. Once the fluid crosses the turbine the water vapor cools and condenses inside an additional tank to promote the appearance of water in a liquid state that will be introduced again in the heat exchanger, thus giving rise to a second closed circuit known as secondary circuit. Again a pump is responsible for the water to circulate between the condensation tank and the heat exchanger. So far we have described two different closed circuits, the primary and the secondary, but we have left a loose end. In order for the water vapor of the secondary circuit to be condensed inside the condensation tank it is necessary to introduce in the latter cold water. And to do so it is necessary to resort to a third circuit known as cooling circuit. The water of this last installation comes from the sea or from a river near the nuclear power plant, hence it is necessary to accommodate this type of centrals near one of these two natural resources. The thermal energy exchange that occurs between these circuits allows us to obtain the electrical energy we need, which is the ultimate goal of nuclear power plants, but also seeks to keep the fuel bars housed in the reactor core within its optimal range of working temperature. The most serious scenario implies the fusion of the reactor core If the thermal energy generated by the fuel material of the fuel bars as a result of the sustained fission over time exceeds, for whatever reason, the capacity of the refrigeration systems of transporting that energy and maintaining the core of the reactor within the optimal range of working temperature, the fuel could be degraded. And if this happens, it could happen from the solid state in which it is initially to the semi -solid state, or even a liquid state. This phenomenon is known as the fusion of the nucleus, and can cause a part of the radioactive material to end up coming out of the vessel. This was, in broad strokes and without entering the causes of the accident, which happened In Chernobil reactor 4 In 1986, but There are very important differences between the nuclear power plant that … Read more

What to do with half a million dogs that can no longer eat

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It happened in January 2024. In a society that changes to the vertiginous rhythm, the youth of South Korea had long been reluctant to a menu that was part of the culture of the nation for centuries: the Dog meat. Then there was a change of legislation, the “Menu with dogs” was prohibited, pursuing the practice With three years in jail. The problem is now numerical: what to do with half a million dogs. Force extinction. I told it in an extensive BBC report. The national prohibition of the consumption of dog meat in South Korea, approved in 2024 and whose implementation will culminate in February 2027, has plunged thousands of farmers in uncertainty and despair. During generations, the breeding of meat dogs was a source of legitimate income and, for some, even honorable. The historical decision of South Korea to ban the sale of dog meat in 2024 marked a point of cultural inflection after centuries of tradition culinary that included dishes such as The Bosintanga soup appreciated for its supposed vigorizing properties. Half a million. Today, however, figures such as Reverend Joo Yeong-Bong (religious leader and president of the Korean Association of Edible Dogs) describe a unsustainable situation: Merchants have disappeared, debts accumulate and the means to subsist fade. Not just that. The Times told That many farmers have hundreds of animals that can no longer sell, dogs whose relocation is complex or directly impossible. The government has offered compensation for Up to 600,000 Wones by dog ​​to those who close their farms before the term, but the measure is perceived as insufficient and poorly structured in front of an industry that still has about 500,000 animals in captivity. An ethical and political storm. The apparent victory of the animalist movement has uncovered a anguishing paradox: Dogs saved from the slaughterhouse could end up being sacrificed anyway due to lack of alternatives. Most of these animals are large, selected for their weight and commercial value, but considered Little suitable for adoption In an urbanized society where the small apartments. Plus: Many belong or are crossed with the Tosa-Inu breedcataloged as dangerous and subject to strict regulation. And if that were not enough, the shelter saturationthe lack of logistics resources and the social stigma that the dogs raised for consumption drag. Although the government ensures that euthanasia is not part of the plan, even leaders of animal welfare associations have admitted that many dogs They will end up being sacrificed. Activists such as Lee Sangkyung, from Humane World for Animals KoreaThey denounce that neither the State nor civil organizations were prepared to absorb the consequences of their own triumph. Partial solutions. Some isolated cases, such as R200 dogs escate In Asan and its shipment to Canada and the United States, they show that international adoption can be an exhaust valve, although limited. He stood out The BBC that testimonies such as former Yang Jong-Tae They reveal an emotional transformation: seeing how rescuers treated dogs with human dignity to him deeply, despite continuing to oppose the veto. For him, as for many in his guild, dog meat is not morally different to that of cow or pork. However, experts like Chun Myung-Sun point out that the consumption of canine meat entails health risks Superiors for not being integrated into the regulated meat system of the country. Although dog meat is still consumed in countries such as China, Vietnam or parts of Africa, in South Korea it has become more and more taboo. In 2024, only 8 % of citizens claimed to have tried it in the last year, compared to 27 % in 2015. From the announcement of the veto, more than 600 of the 1,537 farms They have closed. Ruin and generational emptiness. In addition, cultural progress brings with it a painful social invoice. The Times told that many breeders, especially the elderly, have resigned their future To poverty. Born in times of hunger and war, they say they can survive without income. However, young people in the sector face a much more gloomy reality: indebted, without buyers or clear job exit, and trapped in an activity condemned by law. Cases Like Chan-Wooa 33 -year -old farmer with 600 dogs and all its invested capital, describe the feeling of helplessness when seeing that neither the government nor the animalist organizations have offered them real solutions. Its history illustrates the clash between a moral system in transformation and an informal economy left on the sidelines. What began as a fight for animal compassion now runs the risk of translating A humanitarian disaster unnoticed. The invisible cost. The South Korean government currently invests some 4.3 million dollars Annual in expanding shelters and supporting private facilities, but still lacks a solid plan for the “disposition” of dogs. Animal defenders have relocated thousands since 2015, but warn that they cannot absorb The current volume. The farmers, on the other hand, cry out for an extension of the grace period, although some fear that it is not enough. Joo Yeong-Bong He warned That if a sustainable way is not found to solve the fate of dogs and humans trapped in this forced transition, the consequences in 2027 could be tragic. Thus, while the Fex prohibition From dog in South Korea can represent a moral milestone for the vast majority, it also exposes the ethical, economic and social dilemmas that arise after the approval of the law. Image | Pexels In Xataka | South Korea has eaten dogs for centuries. From now on, this practice will pursue with three years in jail In Xataka | South Korea plans to ban dog meat. So the “farmers” threaten to release two million in Seoul

Justice allows airlines what Spain wants to fine. And who is winning is Ryanair

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The Superior Court of Justice of Madrid He has precautionary suspended sanctions of 179 million euros that consumption imposed to five airlines receivable the hand luggage. Companies will continue to invoice these services as an extra, at least until there is a final sentence. Why is it important. This judicial decision comes in full clash between Spanish and European regulations. Spain considers these practices illegal and sanctions them. The European Union Council expressly supports them. However, the latter has not yet been translated into current law, for the moment The European Parliament wants to restore its gratuity And then the inter -institutional negotiation will arrive. In figures. Ryanair and Norwegian have achieved precautionary measures contributing 110 and 1.8 million bank guarantees respectively. The magistrates argue that the fines are “very high” and their anticipated payment would cause “difficulties to the Treasury” of the airlines. This does not mean in any case that the court considers the fine illegitimate, only there are reasons to suspend it while judging. Ryanair heads the sanctions with 107 million, followed by Vueling (39.3), Easyjet (29,1), Norwegian (1.6) and Volotea (1,2). The total fine amounts to 179 million euros. The context. The EU Council reforms in June the European regulations for expressly allow collection by cabin suitcaseslimiting free luggage to packages of 40x30x15 centimeters. This reform, of course, must still be ratified by the European Parliament. But the European Parliament Transportation Commission this week approved a opposite proposal: That each passenger can wear a small bag and suitcase without additional cost. Between the lines. The European Commission has already opened a procedure against Spain for possible irregularities in these sanctions. Meanwhile, airlines press to maintain their freedom of rates. It is a clash between two ways of understanding the business of flying: Ryanair disaggregates everything that can be reduced to the basic ticket and fill the airplanes, something that explains its good profitability. Legislators want a basic ticket to include certain services that cannot be disaggregated. The only thing that all parts seem to coincide is to allow a small bag or backpack for free (40x30x15 cm). It is the minimum difference between plane traveling and traveling by subway. And now what. The proposal of the Parliament must go through the plenary in July and negotiate with the Member States. Until then, the airlines will maintain their current policies, which are also now backed by the Spanish judicial decision. Minister Pablo Bustinduy is confident that the position of the European Parliament prevails. The airlines, meanwhile, have won judicial legitimacy to continue charging hand luggage as extra. Outstanding image | In Xataka | The great secret of Ryanair’s success is that he does not earn money to fly: he does so squeezing you in everything else

WhatsApp now summarizes your messages not read. The question is how the hell does it without reading your messages

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WhatsApp has released Its function of summarizing messages thanks to AI To avoid the classic case of neglecting the mobile for a while and finding 400 messages in a group that throws smoke. This needs an explanation regarding privacy, since WhatsApp has been presuming end -to -end encryption for years, which clashes a priori with which an AI can read those messages to summarize them. Why is it important. Goal has achieved something that seemed impossible: creating an AI that processes the content of your messages without anyone, not even the goal itself, can read them. The new function, available in the United States in the absence of global deployment, allows Goal AI Generate summaries of group conversations not read keeping point -to -point encryption. It is as if they had invented an employee with amnesia who can do his job but immediately forget what he has seen. The context. Technological ones live in the permanent dilemma between offering usefulness without destroying privacy, especially in the AI ​​era. WhatsApp promised encryptionbut that prevented any intelligent function. Goal has found a third way. What does happen: Your mobile figure messages with a password that only knows a virtual armored machine on target servers. The AI ​​processes the content within a sealed environment, generates the summary and deletes it instantly. If someone tries to spy from outside, the virtual machine “breaks” and stops working. What does not happen. Meta cannot access your original messages or store them. Meta employees cannot read the content processed by AI. Abstracts are not used for advertising purposes or linked to your identity. In detail. Goal has developed a technology called “Private Processing” –He explained it in his blog two months agobefore this announcement – that works as a digital panic room. The system uses special hardware that creates sealed compartments on its servers. Your mobile verifies that you are talking to the correct virtual machine before sending data. Your IP address is hidden through relays of third parties, and the system knows that you are a legitimate user, but not “who you are” specifically. The result: a “summarize in private” button that gives you the key points without reading everything. Yes, but. This technology raises risks that Meta is not admitting publicly. Trust is fragile because the company has a scandal history, from Cambridge Analytica even mass leaks through Open private messaging to companies without consent. What happens if a government forces to modify the system? There is also the idea of ​​the frog in a boiling water saucepan. Today they are armored optional summaries. Tomorrow will they be automatic suggestions, real -time translations or advertising based on “anonymous” content? The panoramic. This, in the case of a product as massive as WhatsApp, will mark the standard for private AI. Apple already has something similar with Private Cloud Compute. Signal, Telegram and Discord presumably will implement equivalent versions. Google will have to answer, although its business model based on collecting data makes this more complicated approach. WhatsApp precisely premiered advertising recently, but for now goes by. In Xataka | Goal AI in WhatsApp: 17 functions and tricks of the blue circle with the artificial intelligence chat Outstanding image | Goal

Xiaomi has sold 200,000 electric SUVs in 180 seconds. Tesla has reasons to worry

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Present a car, open orders that same night and close 200,000 orders in three minutes. Xiaomi with him Yu7 It is not an anecdote, it is the best proof of the meteoric promotion that it is achieving in an industry in which it has been participating for just a year. He managed to win at Tesla Model 3 In China and the plan is clear: to be even more ambitious with Yu7. Xiaomi destroys your own record. 289,000 units sold in just one hour and 200,000 in the first three minutes. Xiaomi has made it clear that Xiaomi Yu7 is destined to be a success in sales. A key fact is that these sales, in the first seven days they are reimbursable, so they do not have to be a direct translation of the final volume. So that you have more context the Xiaomi Su7, the Yu7 sister electric Berlina, obtained 50,000 orders in the first half hour of its output for sale, and a total of 88,898 In the first 24h. Barbarian figures for the company’s first car, multiplied in this second model. Why is it important. Xiaomi has a clear objective with Yu7, aim at the best -selling electric SUV of China. That SUV is the Tesla Model and. Elon Musk’s company closed 2024 with just over 480,000 units sold throughout the year, and claims to have 200,000 orders from the new Model and Juniper In the country. The war between these two models has just begun, but Xiaomi seems to have everything to achieve its purpose. We have the best track in what he has achieved with his electric Berlina. He already succeeded with the SU7. Xiaomi needed no more than a few months to sell in China more than Model 3 of Tesla. He succeeded in December 2024, with 25,815 units compared to 21,046 of his main rival. The figure catapulted SU7 as the Fourth best -selling electric sedan in the countryand closed the year with more than 135,000 units sold in front of the 75,000 Tesla. With just a model in the market, Xiaomi has managed to sneak into the top 20 of best -selling manufacturers in Chinaabove rivals like Lynk & Co and Zeekr. The global photo is still headed by a byd that seems unbeatable, and Xiaomi needs to climb from the 24th place in the ranking Until the seventh since Tesla had last May. It looks like an almost impossible climb. But it is not. The code of sorpasso. Tesla has had excellent months with Model and in China. In March, it was the best selling electric with 43,370 units. That same month, the Xiaomi Su7 (a car that does not even compete in its category), sold more than 27,000 units. Now, Xiaomi finally has an electric car that competes directly with Model Y. one that is also superior in technology, fast charging, autonomy and performance. The damage that SU7 can make to Tesla’s sales is huge, even more at a time when the country is reinforcing support for national brands. It will not be an easy challenge. Image | Tesla In Xataka | The Xiaomi Su7 self -imposed a challenge: to eat Porsche in his own land. And they just got it

Meteorologists have a name for what is happening in Spain: heat dome

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While a good part of Spain prepares for first heat wave From this summer, meteorologists study what is happening in the atmosphere to answer questions such as how we have reached here or when the extreme heat will end. The first wave is approaching. The State Meteorology Agency (AEMET) launched a Special notice for the arrival of this heat wave. The notice will enter into force tomorrow, Saturday 28, but the most intense days of this episode that will last at least until Tuesday, July 1 will be expected. The heat waves are, By definitionextreme events in which temperatures exceed statistically defined temperature intervals for the time of year. That is, the situation is remarkably hotter than one would expect for these days of the beginning of summer. Heat dome To explain what is happening at the atmospheric level, meteorologists resort to a metaphorical term, the dome or heat dome. Physicist Francisco Martín León explains this concept in a piece for Meteoredalthough the term speaks in itself. The main “ingredient” in this phenomenon is a height anticyclone. When one of these anticyclones remains static in a given area, it tends to catch air masses at lower levels. This air also tends to accumulate heat due to the high insolation associated with atmospheric stability. A shared dome. The peculiar atmospheric situation is not being the exclusive heritage of the Peninsula as on the occasions in which we talk about the “Iberian oven” but the dome formed by the anticyclone also covers a good part of the south and southwest of Europe. Bad news if we consider the temperature increase lived during the last weeks in Mediterranean waters and the risks involved in this anomalous accumulation of thermal energy. 42º and climbing. In addition to its special notice, Aemet has activated various notices due to extreme temperatures. For now it is yellow and orange notices, although it is convenient to pay attention to how the situation advances. For today, the agency expects maximum between 34º and 36º in good part of the country, with some areas that could reach 40º. As the days go by the situation could get worse, with areas such as the Guadalquivir Valley exceeding the 42nd mark. Some predictions They even speak of Andalusian cities that reach the 44th Celsius. An additional problem will be the minimum temperatures. They are expected to fall from the 23rd-25º “in large areas of the southern half and the Ebro valley.” That is, part of the country will encounter “tropical nights” that will make due rest of the people suffering them. Meteosalud. In addition to Aemet notices, Meteosalud, under the Ministry of Health, has issued its own evaluation of the areas with greater and lesser health risk these days. This evaluation warns of high -risk areas in areas of the northern peninsular such as the Ebro Rivera in Navarra, the central area of ​​Huesca or the central depression of Tarragona. In Xataka | We do not know anything about El Niño at this point of the year. That is a meteorological mystery … and good news Image | ECMWF

The United States is creating “the iPhone of AI”. China is doing “the Android of AI”

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There is an interesting paradox in the current development of AI that says more about geopolitics than about technology: USAtraditionally leader in proprietary software and monetization, is building closed models of AI. Chinahistorically more restrictive with the flow of information, it is leading the open source AI. An investment that is not accidental: each block adopts the strategy that best serves its structural interests. → United States (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google), is building the equivalent of the IPhone of the AI: Very sophisticated systems. Vertical integration. PUPLE POLIDED PREMIUM EXPERIENCES that justify charging for access. The logic is clear: when you control the best GPUS, the main cloud services and you have the capital to train the most advanced models, monetizing that advantage through payment APIs makes immediate economic sense. It is the model that has holding American software for decades. → China, on the other hand, with Deepseek, Qwen and Minimax Mastering the rankings of open models, it is creating the Android of the AI: A free and modifiable ecosystem. Downloadable for local use without depending on payment APIS. Permissive licenses without business restrictions, Unlike Meta with Flame. Accessible source code for independent research and development. As we said at the timethis approach is not due to altruism, nor by cultural difference. It is a strategy based on creating global dependence on a Stack Chinese technological when American becomes inaccessible. Or at least, to present it as a very attractive alternative even before seeing its results. It is true that he calls is American and is also in the league of the greats being open source (With an asterisk of the size of Mestalla). A habitual hypothesis also seems feasible: that target was released precisely because it was behind. The classic defensive strategy to erode the advantage of leaders. China does it from another position: growing strength. And in addition, having to deal with access restrictions to western markets. When your rival controls chips and cloud platforms, and can cut the tap at any time, the only way to create an alternative ecosystem is to make it so accessible that the world cannot ignore it. Soft Power Technological: give today to dominate tomorrow. That, or cling to developing markets plus the gigantic domestic market. This is how Huawei stopped competing to build a parallel reality. The numbers speak alone. According to the Benchmarks of artificial analysis (based in California, not in Shenzen), The three best open source models leave China. Each startup that Depseek uses instead of GPT, each country of the southern hemisphere that displays Chinese models because they are free, each university that trains over Qwen instead of Claude, is another node of the ecosystem that the United States cannot censor, regulate or disconnect unilaterally. It is a story very similar to that of The slow but unstoppable Chinese independence of GPS: In two decades it is no longer that I do not need it, it is that Beidou has reached 140 countries. It is also true that There are traps in both strategies: The American model generates immediate income but creates incentives for the rest of the world to look for alternatives, especially when commercial wars are intensified. Competence. The Chinese model conquers users but at some point it will need to monetize without frightening its base. The latter is something that Google learned with Android for the bad ones: after conquering 70% of the world, it began to monetize it aggressively and ended up receiving huge fines in Europe, antitrust demands in the United States and Chinese alternatives … as Harmonyos de Huawei. The circle closes. The lesson is that giving technology to create dependence works, but monetize that dependence once established attracts the attention that nobody wants: that of regulators. It is the dilemma that China will eventually face its “free” models of AI. The real battle is not for today’s best, but to control the Intellectual infrastructure Tomorrow. The United States sells the premium service. China gives the universal operating system. And the outcome will be that of two historically successful, but opposite philosophies: the American persistence by aggressively monetizing in front of Chinese patience to invest decades if necessary until it can lead. Immediate income against long -term dependence. Time will say. In Xataka | Four AI companies are monopolizing the intellectual future of humanity. They are not good news Outstanding image | Ilgmyzin in UnspashAlibaba, Xataka

The big goal is to eliminate a Russian soldier who is not in the front

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In May it was revealed that war in Ukraine had become a kind of macabre video game. Kill, literally, gave points to kyiv’s soldiers and then redeem them for rewards in a “luck” of Military Amazon. That program converted each military action into a direct transaction, redefining the boundaries between combat, technology and war economy. The rewards system has just been updated, and everyone pursues the same goal. Strategic change. Actually, change has to do with something that We have been counting. The drone war In Ukraine he has experienced a decisive turn in his combat logic. Russian tanks, previously coveted as the whites of greater value, have lost prominence in favor of a new priority objective: drone operators enemies This transformation was formalized with a review in that Incentive system By points that rewards the Ukrainian units for each successful destruction, a system implemented since August 2024 to optimize attacks and stimulate efficiency in the use of non -manned aerial vehicles (UAV). The operator as white. Change, announced On June 12 by the commander of the Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces, the Major Robert “Magyar” Brovdiresponds to an urgent operational concern: the slow elimination of Russian infantry allowed Moscow to continue accumulating troops in the front. Consequently, the new values ​​assigned to whites reconfigure radically tactical priorities: Wounding a Russian drone pilot now grants 15 points, and eliminate it 25while the destruction of tanks has been relegated to a value of just eight points, in contrast to the 40 it granted before. Multiple rocket launch platforms, which could add up to 50 points, now are only worth 10. On the hunt for a soldier. The modification seeks to reorient attention to the systematic elimination of enemy personnel, especially of Russian UAV operators, considered critical nodes in the offensive capacity and recognition of Moscow. Brovdi clarified that this new system does not intend to dissuade pilots to attack armored columns or mechanized vehicles if they occur as valuable tactical objectives, but a new operational mentality is encouraged: the Elimination of the human factor Behind the machines. What Moscow says. The measure has had immediate resonance in the Russian military networks. Several pro -Russian analysts, such as Alexander Kharchenko, alerted about a clear change in tactical pressure exerted by Ukraine. Khanchenko wrote on his channel of Telegram Witnesses Bayraktar that “all efforts have been redirected to identify and destroy our UAV crews,” and recommended strengthening camouflage and constantly modifying positions. Other Russian analysts advised the operators to space and reduce the Minimum movementsuggesting that any unnecessary displacement compromises survival in an environment where the enemy has made its elimination a priority objective. War economy for points. It We count weeks ago. The points system not only has a symbolic or motivational value: it is also an access mechanism to concrete resources On the battlefield. The Ukrainian units that document their attacks with valid videos can redeem the accumulated points For military equipment through a Digital platform (described as a kind of “military Amazon”) that offers more than one thousand different articles, from batteries to satellite communication systems. In April, it was reported that this platform was fully operational. According to Brovdi, he deeds a typical squadron of three Russian drones operators would allow a unit to obtain enough points for Acquire 57 FPV drones new, which usually cost around 500 dollars each. This logic dystopian Accumulation by reward has proven to be a powerful logistics engine to keep Ukrainian forces in operation that depend in part on state resources, but also on civil contributions and collective financing campaigns. Real -time optimization. They remembered in Insider That currently about 507 Ukrainian units actively participate in this system, reporting monthly their scores. Brovdi announced that the leaders of the 12 units with the highest score will be regularly summoned Together with randomly selected representatives to form an approach group, whose objective will be to evaluate the effectiveness of the system, model combat scenarios and propose adjustments to the bonus scheme. The mechanism seeks not only to energize the design of incentives, but to integrate those who are in the front line into Tactical evolution of the war effort. The flexibility of the model and its continuous adjustment according to the direct feedback of the combatants seeks to keep it not only in force, but adapted to the vertiginous rhythm of a war where Innovationsurgical lethality and speed in decision -making have displaced conventional methods. Thus, the “hunting of operators”, more than a slogan, is now the axis of a war that redefines what it means to have fire power in the 21st century. Image | Lyckselle-Nord In Xataka | The war in Ukraine has become a video game. Kill gives points and rewards to exchange in a military Amazon In Xataka | Shahed drones were already a real nightmare for Ukraine. Russia has just made them a little more lethal

How an addicted screens is getting hooked on knitting and sewing

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“That’s fashionable.” Sure? Hobbies and craft techniques that until very recently considered outdated now a Second golden age Thanks to the sum of a series of factors: the need for digital disconnection, the dissemination of its practice thanks to (paradoxically) Internet and the recovery of the legacy of previous generations. Thanks to that, crochet, sewing and ceramics, among other hobbies, live a second youth. What’s happening. Many twenty They are recovering Manual hobbies, such as painting ceramic, embroidered or knitting. The workshops and meetings where young people share techniques and results proliferate (for example, in 2025 the fair Love Yarn Madrid It was consolidated as the largest in Europe dedicated to wool, crochet and crochet, with 14,000 square meters of exposure, more than 120 international exhibitors and more than 60 workshops, of which more than 50 are specifically dedicated to these techniques, and whose entries are exhausted with weeks in advance). In a trend driven by the attractiveness of the artisanal, the sustainability and the therapeutic value of the crafts. Social networks and platforms such as Pinterest and Tiktok They also play a key role spreading ideas and tutorials. And there is already a sphere of influencers and creators of content dedicated to the subject: they are people like mindfulmantra_embroidery, Yolanda Andrés, Sarah K. Benningor the original Cristina Chachewhose followers are counted by millions. The boom, in numbers. Some figures that testify to this resurgence are at the value of the world market of crafts, of 50.9 billion dollars in 2024. ETSY, without a doubt a good thermometer of interest in these issues as it is the center of purchase and sale of manufactured products, registered in 2022 gross sales of 11.8 billion dollars, with 94 million buyers and 7.3 million sellers. In 2020, year of pandemic, The Guardian detected an increase of 140% of people who were encouraged To start with the crocheta total of One million people in the United Kingdom. For the future, A Technovio report He estimates that the global fabric and crochet market will grow by 10,690 million dollars between 2024 and 2028. What gives us psychologically. There are many reasons that explain the resurgence of these trends, but one that covers all the others It is the search for authenticity that seems lost in modern times. Articles like this one of The Wall Street Journal They call the trend Granny Core (referring to the fact that they seem grandmother’s hobbies) and collect statements from twenty people who underline the disconnection of digital and the pleasure of preparing handmade pieces as keys to this resurgence. The genuine. In front of the uniformity of industrial products, handmade objects They represent the genuine and the exclusivesince each piece has its own process. These activities do not require large investments and allow to experience, learn and improve skills, which reinforces self -esteem and the feeling of self -sufficiency. Recent medical studies They talk about how “participation in artistic and craft activities provides significant benefits” and even qualifies it as “accessible and affordable tool for public health.” Digital disconnection is key. All states of mental peace that we point out above are under the same umbrella: that of the Digital disconnection. In a life saturated with screens And digital stimuli, crafts offer a path to disconnect and reduce stress. Medical studies like this Mental Health Center in San Diego They list the benefits of disconnection and specify that “creative hobbies such as painting or crafts” are analog entertainments that should be cultivated. Activities such as embroidered, painting ceramic or weaving encourage creativity and concentration (something that goes in the direction opposed to the effect that generate social networks), and generate a sense of achievement and purpose, which contributes to greater personal satisfaction and emotional well -being. Return to the past. There is a key element in crafts and is the connection with our past, an element of generational transmission that had been lost in the digital age. Learning these techniques allows the twenties to connect with their family and cultural roots. We talk about something that goes beyond mere technical learning: It implies sharing time and experiences with older relatives, creating memories and strengthening family identity. Events like the European Artistic Crafts Daysunder the motto “The Golden Thread” underline precisely how crafts acts as an invisible thread that unites past and present. Return in trends. In the fashion industry, so often marked by rapid consumption and lowering costs, Embroidery or crochet resurgence It is a turn (with its obvious and consequent commercial load) towards the artisanal and sustainable, aspects highly valued by certain sectors of consumers. Manual techniques lead what is known as Slow Fashionmovement that promotes the consumption of clothing in an ethical and conscious way, and among its defenders there are names as relevant in the industry as Dior, ValentinoBatsheva there is or Ganni. Photo of Anya Chernik in Unspash But … And the people? People consume fashion and at the same time influences itthat’s why it is not surprising that the general public has also begun to make crochet and embroidery. If it was before the egg (the industry) or the chicken (consumers) in this return to the seamstress tradition it matters well little, but we can set a key moment to get fashionable again at the user level: Pandemia and confinement. Movement restrictions, the need to learn new skills and hobbies, the search for relaxing activities and the redoubled importance of social networks and online communities to forge and strengthen friendships made the rest. Encourage and click. What also led to the pandemic was a resurgence of domestic businesses of handmade clothing. Through Platforms like ETSYwithout a doubt the most widespread, but also through social networks such as Instagram, second -hand sale platforms such as Wallapop or Vinned and simple systems to mount rudimentary stores, such as Shopify, thousands of people were launched. The swings in the traditional employment market led to this resurgence of self -employment through crafts, which in turn later impacted … Read more

The Google Pixel 9 Pro XL Price lying, new discounts in Xiaomi and Honor and more. Hunting bargains

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It is very little for the arrival of the new Amazon Prime Day 2025 And it shows. The stores have begun to launch powerful campaigns loaded with discounts on a good assortment of devices: Mobile, projectors and even 4G routers To have internet anywhere this summer. In the hunting bargains of the week, we have made a selection of some of the best offers we have seen during these last days. Google Pixel 9 Pro XL by 854.05 euros When registering in the Mediamarkt store (the discount appears only when making this step). UHD310X optoma by 599 eurosa powerful projector that offers a luminosity of 3,600 lumens ANSI. Magic7 Pro Honor by 849.15 eurosa mobile that has an excellent camera and 512 GB of storage. Little f7 by 399.99 eurosXiaomi’s new mobile can already buy with his first discount. Tenda MF6 by 39.99 eurosa 4G router that is ideal to have it in a second residence or, ultimately, to have internet in virtually anywhere. Google Pixel 9 Pro XL How many times have we seen offer the Google Pixel 9 Pro XL? They have not been few, of course, but now we can find one of the best discounts you have received to date. Mediamarkt has it for 854.05 eurosalthough much eye because before you have to take a step so that this price can be seen: store in the store. It seems nonsense, but if we don’t register, we will see a higher price. He Google Pixel 9 Pro XL He was one of the best mobiles last year. Is it worth buying in 2025? The answer is yes. It is a good mobile that continues to offer a more than excellent experience. You will receive six years of software updates and stands out in many sections: screen and sound, artificial intelligence functions and their cameras, which are very versatile. Google Pixel 9 Pro XL (256 GB) * Some price may have changed from the last review UHD310X optoma It is difficult to choose a projector: bet on a cheap one or a expensive one that offers a much better experience? Here the choice is individual. Fortunately, from time to time we see very good offers in very complete models that bring them closer to have a better price. If you want an example, the UHD310X optoma It has dropped a lot of price in Mediamarkt. Now you can buy for 599 euros instead of 1,102 euros. And much eye with what it offers. The UHD310X optoma is a projector that is capable of offering a very good experience in cinema and series and also in video games. The projection of the image reaches 300 inches and is compatible with HDR10 And HLG, offers Up to 3,600 lumens ANSI (A very good figure to use in rooms with or without light), incorporates a speaker and can be connected devices such as a computer, a console or Dongles Like a Fire TV Stick. * Some price may have changed from the last review Magic7 Pro Honor And … speaking of good discounts, if you are looking for a mobile to take photos that have a price that we had rarely seen, the Magic7 Pro Honor It is reduced in Mediamarkt by 849.15 euros instead of 1,299 euros. Of course, as before, you have to take a step to see this price: Add it to the cart. Once let’s do it, it will stay at this price, which is also the lowest that the store has had. He Magic7 Pro Honor It is an excellent mobile, without more. Its 6.8 -inch screen offers a 5,000 nits peak shine and is compatible with Dolby Vision. Internally comes with the processor Snapdragon 8 Elite of Qualcomm. Its battery offers very good autonomy and supports 100W fast charging. And, of course, Your cameras system is very complete and fun. Honor Magic7 Pro (512 GB) * Some price may have changed from the last review Little f7 Xiaomi has just released (a couple of days ago) his new mobile that has managed to position himself as one of the models with the best value for money of his catalog, something that was difficult to achieve. He Little f7 It has been released with some quite interesting discounts that we will leave you a little below. The mobile with its 256 GB configuration (the most basic) can be bought on Amazon by 399.90 euros and in the official store by 399.99 euros. He Little f7 It is a mobile that manages to stand out in several aspects. The gray model design is simply spectacular, its 6.83 -inch screen offers a 1.5K resolution, includes the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 processor and Its 6,500 mAh battery (Very good figure, by the way) supports 90W fast charging. These are the offers of the official Xiaomi store: * Some price may have changed from the last review Tenda MF6 If you have a second residence or you will simply go on a trip during the summer and want to have an Internet connection (without requiring the mobile connection), Amazon has a very good price the Tenda MF6a 4G router that can be very useful both for everything it offers and its size, since it is quite small. Right now it costs 39.99 euros. The tenda mf6 is a 4G router that works using a SIM Nano card. Is capable of reaching download speeds up to 150 Mbps and is compatible with Wifi 6. It includes a battery so that it can be used anywhere, it comes with a color screen so that we can see an overview of data use and its size is so compact that it can even be in a pocket. * 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 | Google, Optoma, Honor, Little, Tenda In Xataka | The … Read more

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