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Apple believed that I was conquering China. Actually China conquered her

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There are books that arrive at the right time to make you rethink what you thought were to know. ‘Apple in China: The Capture of The World’s Greatest Company‘, just published by Patrick McGee, he is one of them. Your central thesis It smells awkward truth: Apple did not conquered China. It was China who conquered Apple. For years we have seen this relationship from our perspective: not China and not American, but western. Apple brought innovation, jobs and modernity to China. Silicon Valley’s classic story exporting democratic values ​​through trade. But McGee turns that narrative around. And when he does, everything takes on another meaning. More uncomfortable. More real. On March 15, 2013, the exact moment in which Apple understood the rules. After a campaign orchestrated on Chinese state television, Tim Cook was forced to publish an apology letter in Mandarin for iPhone guarantee policies. That was a symbolic genuflection that revealed the true nature of power in that relationship. The CEO of which It was already the most valuable company in the worldPublicly forgiveness to an authoritarian regime. From the western perspective, he was humiliating. From China, it was probably logical: a multinational adapting to local customer service standards. The trap was perfect because Apple had fallen in love with something that only China could offer: ability to climb without limits. Pasa from zero to 200 million iPhone manufactured a year required impossible industrial coordination anywhere else. Apple was completely delivered: it formed 28 million Chinese workers, invested $ 7.3 billion in own equipment within foreign factories, sent its best engineers. McGee makes a devastating comparison: A private company investing in a country more than the greatest industrial effort of the American state. But Apple built that cathedral without understanding what land erected it. Without a single executive residing permanently in China. No diplomatic strategy. No contingency plan. While Apple taught its industrial secrets, Beijing did not trap, it simply applied state capitalism strategically. Used their advantage (giant market + industrial capacity) to achieve technological transfer and know-how That then be able to explode. It is not very different from what the United States does with Tiktok or Huawei. Over the years, the balance was reversed. In silence. It was no longer Apple who imposed conditions: Apple adapted. One after another. Noiseless. Without public protests. What was the alternative? Lose access to 20% of its turnover and dismantle a supply chain that had taken decades to perfect. No CEO would come out of a board of directors after proposing this idea. The book has an important weakness: It is deeply western in its sources: McGee builds his narrative mainly from Apple internal documents and testimonies of American executives. There is barely Chinese perspective. We do not know what Beijing really thought, what its internal strategy was, or how they see this relationship from the other side. It’s like counting the cold war only with pentagon files. Chinese workers appear more as a statistical resource than as actors of their own destiny. And there comes the paradox. Instead of transforming China, Apple ended up transformed by it. The most controversial decisions of the Cook era – centered, transfer of data, silence against repressions – are the calculated price of continuing to operate in the largest consumer market in the world: 1.4 billion. It is a price that Apple continues to pay each quarter. Tim Cook inherited an Apple admired for its creative independence. AND In his legacy It will be triggered financially, expand it towards the services and diversify catalog in vertical and horizontal. But will also leave an Apple cornered by its logistics units. Today Try to diversify towards India and Vietnambut structural damage is already done. Not only because most of its chain continues in China, but because Apple learned to bend. And to each market, someone else dictates the conditions. Especially when it has no alternatives. “Apple in China” is not really a book about Apple. It is a book about power in the global era. On how The company that believed that the excellence of the product guaranteed strategic independence discovered that in geopolitics, margins do not vote. Behind the iPhone that we carry in the pocket there is more than technological innovation. There are calculated assignments, silent adaptations, a reheilibrium of power so progressive that it was barely noticed until it was irreversible. If the Chinese market could redefine the rules for Apple, what multinational company really controls its destination? Outstanding image | Patrick Fore in Unspash In Xataka | The decline of the “Apple culture”. Blind devotion has evolved towards critical enthusiasm

The Accessibility Law enters into force this month and wants to change everything. From the ATM to Amazon

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As of June 28, many things will change, from the ATM menu, through the gas station’s payment terminal, to the website where you make your purchases online. The reason? It is the day that the European Directive on Accessibility. The objective of this standard is to facilitate the use of these elements, especially by people who have Some type of disability sensory or motor. Products and services it affects. The text details products that will have to adapt to the new frame. Banks automatic ATMs are an example, but will affect all types of hardware equipment and also at the software level. These are the main ones: Computer equipment for general use: computers, tablets, smartphones and their operating systems. Self -service terminals: ATMs, ticket vending machines, shift dispensers and their operating systems Telecommunications: smartphones and other equipment to access telecommunication services. Also telephone and internet services. Electronic readers Audiovisual Communication Services: As streaming or digital television platforms, Transport services: Websites, mobile applications, electronic tickets and real -time information about the trip. Electrical, water or gas services. Banking services for consumers. Electronic books and software for reading. Electronic commerce: online stores and sales platforms. Emergencies: 112 calls. The three commandments of accessibility. The regulations affect countless equipment and the requirements vary for each of them. However, all have a common framework that has three major objectives: that they are available by more than one sensory channel (visual, auditory or tactile), that are easy to understand and that can be perceived by all users. ATMs, payment terminals and the like. ATMs that meet the regulations must meet a series of specific requirements. For example, they will have to offer an auditory option for blind users, in addition to allowing the use of headphones for a matter of privacy. The keys and controls must be noticeable to touch and the screen and all its elements will have the proper contrast. Image: CaixaBank Web pages and online stores do not get rid. In this case, apply the UNE Standards 139803 and WCAG 2.2. The requirements A must meet (there are three levels, for example for public websites they will have to meet the AA level). Some of these requirements include that the page give us alternatives to the text (videos, images and audio), which can be navigated using only the keyboard, that the structure is easy to understand, with expansable texts up to 200%, well -labeled buttons and forms (nothing to ‘click here’, the user has to know where it goes) or that all the images have alternative text to be described to blind users. Online trade pages such as Amazon must meet the same requirements as web pages, but they must also make the purchase process accessible through a sound and visual notice, for example by adding something to the cart or paying the purchase. Another aspect is that they will have to facilitate details about the accessibility of the products they sell. Amazon already has a section where these requirements detail To their sellers, but we still do not know what changes will make on their website from the 28th. We have contacted them to learn more details and update when we have an answer. The hardware still has margin, the websites no. The application of the standard is June 28, but that does not mean that all affected products and services will change that day. In the case of ATMs and the like, those that were installed before that date may continue to be used “until the end of their useful life from the economic point of view, although without exceeding ten years after their commissioning.” There are 47,000 ATMs in Spain and the cost of updating each unit could amount to 3,000 euros. Of course, all who install new ones must comply with the regulations and also the entities must inform their users of which they are updated and which are not. However, according to SHOPPRESthis margin would only apply to hardware products that are already in the market, online stores must adapt on the 28th of this month, except for an exception: to be a microenterprise. To be considered microenterprise, it must have less than 10 people on staff, provided that less than 2 million euros per year is billed. Of course, online stores that are launched after June 28 must already meet the requirements. The magnifying glass of iOS There is already much advanced. Many companies have already integrated these standards in their products, so on the 28th we will not see a radical change everywhere. For example, in banking, Ing already meets The standard UNE 139803: 2012 on its website, although they do not mention anything of the ATMs and the attention offices. In the case of Caixabank, the entity highlights that Your ATMs are accessible (although without detailing whether they comply with the new standard). In the case of computer equipment or devices such as smartphones or tablets, operating systems such as iOS, Android either Windows They have numerous as a magnifying glass to expand the content, screen readers, contrast settings and size for the text and much more. Of course there are lags that must take advantage of the new standard if they do not want to face a fine. This is the case of state websites, if we look at the last Web Accessibility Observatory Reportthe thing did not paint well in the late 2024. More than half of the websites did not even comply with level A. Cover image | Pxhere In Xataka | Why the fines from Europe to Google are so relevant to the future of your privacy, we tell you in this video

The Samsung Galaxy S25 for less than 670 euros, a Garmin clock at a demolition price, computers and more. Hunting bargains

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Today is Friday of hunting bargains. The stores have launched some powerful campaigns during these days – like the FRIDAY NETWORK by Mediamarkt—, but it is just today, or actually last night, when the English Court has launched its own with offers that, at least, should be in mind: a new Save the VAT. In this article we will review some of the best offers of the week that are still available. Samsung Galaxy S25 by 665.38 euros in its 256 GB configuration when registered in Mediamarkt. Samsung Galaxy Book3 360 by 768.97 eurosa convertible computer with a 13.3 -inch screen and Windows 11 operating system. Google Pixel 9a by 453.69 eurosa very tight price for Google’s mobile. Garmin Forerunner 255 by 185.93 eurosa sports clock that we have rarely seen it so cheap. Western Digital My Passport by 103.30 eurosa hard drive with 5 TB of storage. Samsung Galaxy S25 If we talk about mobile, one of the best discounts is found in the Samsung Galaxy S25. When registering in Mediamarkt (essential to see the discount) you can get an additional discount that leaves the mobile by 665.38 euros in its 256 GB configuration. Gets much cheaper than 128 GBand much more than 512 GB. He Samsung Galaxy S25 It is a most remarkable mobile in this price range. An important point is that, like the previous generation, it will have Seven years of software updates. In addition, it sets a good processor (Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy) and has a good photographic section. Samsung Galaxy S25 (256 GB) * Some price may have changed from the last review Samsung Galaxy Book3 360 If what you are looking for is not a mobile, but a good laptop, in the English Court we can find the Samsung Galaxy Book3 360 by 768.97 euros. It is a convertible that mounts a 13.3 -inch touch screenits processor is an I5-1340p Evo and has both RAM and 512 GB of SSD. In addition, it comes with Windows 11 Home. * Some price may have changed from the last review Google Pixel 9a Although the Google Pixel 9 launched last year, this year the brand has launched a more economical review: the Google Pixel 9a. Since its launch we have found it with the occasional offer, but it has now been when you have received one of its best discounts. It is reduced in El Corte Inglés by 453.69 eurosalthough it is also available at the same price in other stores. He Google Pixel 9a It is another mobile that will receive software updates for seven years. It is a 6.3 -inch Poled Dispact Terminalinternally comes equipped with the Google Tensioner G4 processor and has a good photographic section. * Some price may have changed from the last review Garmin Forerunner 255 Garmin is a renowned brand in the field of sports watches and although they are usually found due to quite high prices, there are also economic models. He Garmin Forerunner 255 He is one of them and has now dropped in price in El Corte Inglés 185.93 eurosone of the best we have seen to date. The Garmin Forerunner 255 is a sports clock that mounts a 1.3 -inch touch screen. Its construction is resistant, It offers an autonomy of up to 14 days in smartwatch modeallows payments through Garmin Pay, has GPS and has more than 30 activity profiles. * Some price may have changed from the last review Western Digital My Passport Finally, although the SSDs have gained special relevance against HDD, we still find a good assortment of hard drives at a very good price. A good example is the Western Digital My Passport which is usually found on an offer very frequently and has now dropped in price in El Corte Inglés 103.30 euros. And, eye, what is the 5 TB configuration. Western Digital My Passport (5 TB) * 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 | Samsung, Google, Garmin, Western Digital In Xataka | The best mobiles (2025), we have tried them and here are their analysis In Xataka | What is the best portable computer to work in 2025. Tips and recommendations

OpenAI has cut the price of O3 80%. And as a gift to the sector has sent a price war that will destroy margins

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Openai has moved token: the same day as presented O3 pro The price of O3 cut 80 %. It may only be segmentation, but very possibly it is also an advance of the price war that starts when the rivals already touch their performance and internal efficiency allows us to serve Tokens for cents. The new step is like this (prices per million Tokens): ENTRANCE EXIT OpenAi O3 $ 2 (before $ 10) $ 8 (before $ 40) OPENAI O3 PRO $ 20 $ 80 Gemini 2.5 Pro $ 1.25 $ 10 Claude 3.7 Sonnet $ 3 $ 15 Deepseek R.1-0528 $ 0.55 $ 2.19 That price narrowing comes because quality already converges in practice: almost all models “reason” comparable in common tasks, and hardware and inference efficiency improvements (on the side of OpenAi and the rest) reduce the marginal cost of serving each Token. The result is manual: The price becomes the main lever and segmentation appears as a containment dike —How the creation of O3 Pro, designed for customers willing to pay a lot due to low latencies, huge contexts or formal audits. For developers this is fertile land. 2 dollars a million tokens, AI ceases to be a luxury expense and looks like a CDN: Payment for use, without permanence contract. Yes tomorrow Gemini either Deepseek They offer better value for money, change is reasonably simple in infrastructure and Prompts. The blocking effect is transferred to the layer that surrounds the model (tools, data, user experience), not the model itself. At the contrary end of the cost spectrum, Apple has integrated its foundational models directly into operating systems. Any app can be invoked at home, free and without counters from Tokens No invoices at the end of the month: AI becomes as invisible as GPS or camera. It is another function. The play Remember the emergence of WordPress in the early 2000s. At that time, publishing online required or a lot of knowledge or a lot of money to pay someone to have it. WordPress loaded that barrier and democratized the publication. Twenty years later we gave the xataka legend to its creator precisely because of that. And now what? Possibly, an adjustment downward the margins in the base models and a migration of the business towards higher level services: observability, management of the management Fine Tuningprivate data accommodation, vertical agents … exactly what happened with the cloud when the price of the gigabyte sank and the value moved to the management layers. The “magic” of AI is blurred, but its usefulness – now much more affordable – opens the door to a much wider market. Just what Openai needs. In Xataka | O4-mini is much more than another model of AI. It is the Tesla Model 3 of OpenAI Outstanding image | Ilgmyzin in Unspash

This and much more in 1×10 crossover

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“Greenpeace did not save the whales, they were saved by oil.” Is one of the headlines that frequent us Taramonaluxury guest in this 1×10 crossover that as always present Jaume Lahoz and Carlos Santa Engracia. That is the great highlight of the program, with a long interview in which this disseminator tells us about diverse science and technology issues. Among them, how the AI ​​revolution will be accompanied by That other robotic revolution with domestic machines that accompany us in all kinds of scenarios. Taramona also opens an important reflection with that potential “world without money“In which solutions such as Universal basic income. It is an important debate – and much less resolved – that tries to foresee what will happen in society if the machines and the AI ​​are responsible for producing almost everything. Another of the issues that give us time to review is the Resurgence of nuclear energy And how the debate about your safety now returns to today. The reason, of course, is that AI will need a lot of energy and nuclear power plants They are a potential solution To that demand. But in addition to Taramona, there are two fun and striking sections to close the program. The first, the ‘unpopular opinions’ by Miguel, who raises disturbing questions such as If tech influencers use the technology they recommend or an equally intriguing: If your mobile always listens to you. And if you want to know what it feels like to go from 0 to 100 km/h in 2.2 seconds in a Porsche, there is Jaume to tell us. He does it from Valencia, where he had the opportunity (and luck) to try several models in the Ricardo Tormo circuit. Enjoy it! On YouTube | Crossover

A Spanish hospital has been responsible for taking the new step

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The ATP molecule, adenosine tryphosphate or adenosine trphosphate, It is fundamental For complex life on earth. This molecule is responsible for storing energy in cells and can now be key in a new task: end alopecia. A new study. A team of researchers from the San Carlos Clinical Hospital in Madrid has published a new work in which a treatment cell -based treatment and ATP molecule are studied. The team evaluated this technique in mice to reverse alopecia, and He did it successfully. Androgenic alopecia. The new technique seeks to try to reverse androgenic alopecia, the common baldness that affects a high proportion of the population. It is estimated that 80% of men and 40% of women experience this form of hair loss throughout their lives, according to the data provided by the team responsible for the new study. The team induced alopecia in mice through the administration of dihydrotestosterone molecule (DHT), a compound that the human body produces naturally and whose proliferation is associated with hair loss. A combined technique. The new technique to reverse alopecia combines the use of stem cells derived from adipose tissue with the ATP molecule. As explained by the team responsible for testing the mechanism, this combination is capable of stimulating hair regeneration by adding to the regenerative capacity of the cells the energy push of the molecule. “This synergy favors the recovery of the hair follicle, promoting hair growth,” explained in a press release Eduardo López Bran, work co -author. A first success. As detailed by the team, the technique managed to reverse induced alopecia in 100% of males and 90% of females treated totally or partially. In both males and females, total hair recovery occurred in 50% of cases; While in the rest of the successful cases (50% in males and 40% in females), the reversion was qualified as “intense.” The details of the study were published In an article In the magazine Stem Cell Research & Therapy. Continue with the trials. For now the trials have only been performed with animal models. This indicates that the way to confirm the effectiveness and safety of this human treatment is long and lacking any guarantee of success. Despite this, the results are “promising” for the team, so in the future we could see new essays, this time in people as participants. In Xataka | The industry wants us not to fall hair never again. And it is getting closer to getting it Image | Abraham Sánchez Martínez

Samsung is playing his future with the Galaxy S26 processor. Exynos 2600 is in critical phase

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Samsung needs a plan to make its chips cast competitive again. Korean sources They point out that the smartphone industry giant is working on its new Exynos 2600 processor, with the aim of installing it in the Galaxy S26 series next year. It will be your first processor manufactured in the process of two nanometers, something that translates quickly: risk. The race for the two nanometers. We know Samsung It has been drawing a plan for years Not to be the last in the career of the two nanometers. Kye Hyun Kyung, general director of the Samsung semiconductor division, predicted in 2023 that his company would exceed TSMC and its other competitors (Intel) over the next five years. It is something that They also predicted in Intel. But, except geopolitical crisis in Taiwan and While China works on its own UVE lithography teamsTSMC seems simply unbeatable for now. Samsung, Intel and TSMC will begin this 2025 the massive production of chips with 2NM lithographic process, but the starting points are very different. Samsung keeps moving forward, but slowly. Korean sources point out that Samsung Foundry has started mass production of exynos 2600 chip TSMC 2nm lithography. In Europe it is key to be a leader (or at least, be up to it) in semiconductors for smartphones. Samsung has not taken long to give up its own processors when the performance has not been enough, and has even made artificial distinctions between members of their family S: in 2023 the S24 arrived with exynos, The ultra model, with Qualcomm. It is not being easy. Samsung has reached a 50% wafer performance for its 2 nm lithography. They remain far from the minimum necessary (70%) to make it viable to produce it on a large scale, but there is still more than half a year for the end of 2025. On the other hand, both Intel and TSMC They have shown confidence in which their nodes have enough maturity to enter mass production. In fact, TSMC already has its eyes on its 1.4 nm lithographyscheduled for 2028. Samsung will have to demonstrate that your They cannot afford to lose. Samsung He is losing money with his semiconductor division. Business Post Korea sources They collected a rumored complete restructuring of the samealready 2024 we knew that Samsung Electronics had delayed reception of some of the key ASML teams for its new chips plant in Taylor Texas. This plant is Samsung’s trick to attract US clients who do not want to depend on Taiwan or Korea. The sources pointed out that their facilities were not yet prepared to house EUV systems, fundamental to manufacture under advanced lithographic processes. Both this new factory and the lithography of 2 Nm will be key for the Samsung division to face the current situation. At a time when China drives its own nodes with SMIC and ASML faces restrictions to sell your most advanced machinesthe global industrial balance in chips depends on how many players can manufacture in this process. Future steps are already given. At the end of 2024, Samsung made the greatest change ever made in its dome. It is a movement that talked about Samsung’s position both in semiconductors and in key components to fight with giants such as SK Hynix (DRAM memories, NAND, HBM, etc.), One of the main HBM memories suppliers for NVIDIA. To lead, Samsung needs customers, and to attract them you need to recover your competitiveness. This is no longer only technical or economic: it is also geopolitical. Samsung not only competes for buyers, but for being a strategic partner for the West, a reliable alternative to TSMC. With Google betting on TSMC and abandoning exynosThe company needs to give a blunt message: launch its S26 family with its own processor. Image | Xataka In Xataka | Best Samsung mobiles: which buy and recommended models based on budget, tastes and quality price

Apple has put an internal date to its great leap in AI

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Siri, as we know it, continues to fulfill its function, but it takes time without experiencing an important evolutionary leap. The advance of generative artificial intelligence in recent years has changed the panorama: He has taught us what is possible and has raised the bar. Many users have started waiting for something else. A more fluid Siri, more intuitive. That idea began to take shape in the WWDC of 2024when Apple presented Apple Intelligence. Among its many functions, one stood out: a new redesign Siri, capable of understanding our consultations based not only on what we say, but also on what happens on the screen and the use we make of the iPhone. A Siri who, finally, was going to make the leap. A pending jump. In March, Apple itself acknowledged that these functions They would not be ready until 2026. AND At the developer conference held this weekthere were no news. In a later interviewCraig Federight explained that, although they had a functional version, they decided not to launch it because it did not reach the level of reliability that Apple considers acceptable: “It would have been more disappointing to launch something that did not meet our quality standard. We made the decision we believed better. And I would take it again.” New window on the horizon: Spring of 2026. Although there is no official communication, Bloomberg has published that Apple has marked as an internal objective the spring of 2026. According to the sources consulted by Mark Gurman, the company plans to launch the new Siri along with iOS 26.4, an update that normally arrives in March. It is the same launch window that has been used in previous years with iOS 17.4 and iOS 18.4. That calendar, however, is far from being closed. The sources insist that everything will depend on how development evolves in the coming weeks. If the advance is solid, it is not ruled out that Apple shows a preliminary version next to the new iPhone this fall. But, today, there are no definitive decisions. Technical challenges. The new Siri is not only an update. Internally, the change has been deep. According to the American media, one of the greatest challenges was the coexistence between two architectures: the classic Siri system, which continues to manage basic tasks such as timers, and the new AI engine that should take care of the most advanced functions. The redesign brought changes in the organization chart. John Giannandrea, until now responsible for Siri, lost control of consumer products. The project was in the hands of Mike Rockwell, creator of Vision Pro, and Craig Federight. Rockwell currently leads the development of Siri LLM, the internal system that will support the new functions. Apple’s strategy. In this week’s presentation, Apple opted to show Liquid Glass and functional improvements in their operating systems. There were news in iOS, iPados and Macos, and also in AI: Open Language Models to developers, Spam call detectionbut nothing of the new Siri. At the moment, the only thing that is known with certainty is that there will be no new Siri in 2025. And that, if everything goes well, we could see it in spring of 2026. Images | Apple In Xataka | If the question is whether a new version of macOS was necessary every year, Apple’s response is: small practical improvements

The US Navy wants to modernize its F/A-18 with sensors that cost 16 million each. They do not resist 40 hours without failing

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There are more modern, more expensive, newer fighters. He F-35for example, with his futuristic cabin and his advanced stealth. Or the F-22 Raptorless young, but so well known that you barely need a presentation. Even the future F-47. But while that happens, a good part of the United States aerial muscle continues to rest on the shoulders of a veteran: the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. A plane that began to fly in 1995 and that, with constant updates, it is still the versatile hunting par excellence of the Navy. The challenge is to keep it up. And for that, added added. One of them is the IrST Block IIan infrared search and monitoring system designed by Lockheed Martin. It is integrated into a modified central deposit and Cuesta, According to the latest GAO report16.6 million dollars per unit. Its function is to detect threats from long distances without the need to turn on the radar, which allows the pilot to “see without being seen.” A key tool against poachers, long -range drones and environments with intense electronic warfare. In theory, a tactical jump. In practice, for the moment, a problem While IrST Block II has already been tested in real operations, and its capabilities are well documented, it has a serious obstacle: reliability. According to the same GAO report, the system fails, on average, Every 14 hours of flight. The minimum required by the Navy is 40. That is, the sensor does not endure even half of the time that should suffer a critical failure. And this is making its large -scale deployment difficult. During the operational tests carried out between April and September 2024, the IRST Block II showed unstable behavior. According to a Dot & e reportthe system suffered unexpected flights in full flight, software blockages and hardware failures that, in many cases, required direct assistance of engineers from Lockheed Martin. The marine maintenance crew could not solve them alone. The failures are not limited to software. In 2023, a previous GAO report warned that between 20 % and 30 % of the manufactured components did not comply with the technical specifications. They identified themselves Microelectronics problemsthe cooling system and the general assembly of the Pod. Although some of these deficiencies have been corrected, but many others persist, as we have just seen above. The schedule of the program has been deteriorating year after year. The decision to go to production in full cadence was scheduled for early 2025, but was postponed. And that has consequences. The Irst Block II is not just a punctual improvement: it is an essential piece within the effort to keep the Super Hornet competitive against more modern rivals such as China and Russia. The ironic thing is that while the navy still hopes to trust its star sensor, the American Air Force has already integrated similar systems in its F-15 and F-16. In Western Europe, Eurofight Typhoon also incorporates a similar solution. Apparently, operating from an aircraft carrier implies other conditions, and that is complicating things for the US Navy. United States | DOWRY | Lockheed Martin In Xataka | We prepare to say goodbye to Windows 10, but part of the US Air Control still works with disks and Windows 95

Canva demands candidates for their use

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The use of artificial intelligence in Personnel selection processes It is generating an intense debate in the technological sector. On the one hand, companies are shown anxious to implement ia in their processes and encourage their employees to use this type of tools to improve your productivity. On the other hand, some companies consider a trap that candidates resort to tools from AI during work interviews or in the selection processes. Between so much contradiction, in Canva,The Saas de Design Service, have decided to make the use tools of AI into an essential requirement for their future employees and invites them to use them during their technical tests, as he collected The Register. Canva changes the rules. Canva has taken a radical turn in its personnel selection process. Now, candidates to cover development positions must use programming assistants based on artificial intelligence during technical tests, As explained Simon Newton, Canva Platform Chief in a statement. This decision is based on the fact that “almost half of the Canva Border and Backend engineers use a programming tool assisted by AI” daily, which converts the Use of AI tools in something expected and fundamental for the work they will develop in the company. “We believe that AI tools are essential to maintain productivity and competitiveness in the development of modern software.” Change of criteria. The development manager confessed that there has been a change in criteria in this regard. “Until recently, our interview process demanded candidates to solve programming problems without the tools they would use at work,” said Newton. By prohibiting the use of these tools, Canva realized that I was not evaluating correctly The skills of their candidates maintaining technical criteria that had become obsolete, forcing them to use them clandestinely. “Instead of fighting this reality and trying to control the use of AI, we decided to adopt transparency and adapt to this new reality. This approach gives us a clearer idea of ​​its real performance by joining our team,” said Newton. Internal discrepancies. Despite the logic of the reasoning offered by the head of Canva, not all of its employees They have taken good The change of criteria in interviews. Some of their engineers assured that the selection tests had become “sessions of Vibe Coding“ However, Newton has wanted NEW WORK CONTEXT. “We continue to evaluate the foundations of computer science through the new process and we hope that engineers assume the full responsibility of any code they produce, whether they have written them themselves or with the help of AI,” Newton wrote in his statement. Criteria disparity with AI. Many companies continue to consider that the use of artificial intelligence in technical interviews is an unfair advantage or even An unacceptable trap during the selection process. In some sectors, it is feared that candidates can hide their lack of real knowledge by relying on AI to overcome the evidence, which has led some companies to demand face -to -face interviews to avoid its use. In fact, paradoxically, even companies like Anthropic, which Claude develops, has asked its candidates that do not use the To fill in applications for vacancies. On the other hand, technology companies such as Duolingo and Shopify are actively promoting the use of artificial intelligence Among its employees and encouraging them to form In its use. This trend indicates that, in a short time, other companies could follow the steps of Canva and assess the domain of AI as an essential skill to access their work teams. In Xataka | The greatest fear was that AI took our work. The reality is that they are replacing those who are learning to work Image | Unspash (Swello)

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