Spain will fine those who do not flute the contents generated with AI. It is a colossal technical and regulatory challenge

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If you have generated a text, an audio or a video with AI, it will be better than tagged. Otherwise you could expose yourself to a really important fine. It is the conclusion of the draft law that the Council of Ministers approved yesterday, and is especially oriented to avoid the risks of The Deepfakes. The Pope and the Alarms. In March 2023 it became viral An Deepfake of Pope Francis carrying a theoretical coat of Balenciaga. That triggered the alarms of the European Union, which launched the AI ​​law, approved by the European Parliament on March 13, 2024 and that He entered into force Months later, on August 1. Now Spain adapts that law for a clear purpose. Spain against the Deepfakes.The Minister of Digital Transformation and Public Function, Óscar López, explained that “AI is a very powerful tool, which can be used to improve our lives or to spread bulos and attack democracy.” Do not tag AI contents, severe infraction. This bill considers as a serious infraction not comply with the labeling of texts, videos or audios generated with AI to identify them of adequate froma. It is something that the EU has been insisting since June 2023, but there are two problems: that almost no one is doing it at the moment. Colossal fines. The minister did not specify how to perform that labeling, and according to his words, It will be Aesia the one that puts the rules for that labeling. As already established by the AI ​​Law, breaching the regulations raised fines of up to 35 million euros and/or between 5 and 7% of the worldwide turnover of the offender company. Initiatives to label: have them, there are. The need to label texts, images, videos and audios is evident, but for now there is no universal and accepted alternative. Google proposed its own solution In May 2023 and I rowed it in October 2024 With Synthidwhich can be applied even in short texts and is already used by Gemini. Adobe too He threw himself soon To try to solve the problem. Goal has its own Water marks for audios generated by Ia. Even Openai joined the effort With a combo of a Cr symbol (“Content credentials“, also driven by adobe) visible and an invisible water mark in the images generated with AI. The C2PA standard architecture makes it clear how each content adds metadata that indicates the steps in which it has been edited and how, including possible uses of AI. Source: C2PA. The C2PA standard and the search for consensus. The most remarkable proposal in this regard is that of the standard C2PA (Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity). This coalition manages technologies such as the aforementioned Content Credential Specification To label content generated spor ia. Many of the main companies are in that group, including Openai, Amazon, Google, Meta or Microsoft, but there is a great absence: Apple, which (inexplicably) does not seem to pronounce on this regard. Where are AI labels? Although the labeling technology is there, it has not just been widely used. There are isolated cases: goal began to label images On Instagram or Facebookbut that’s having problems To perform that labeling, which is tried to apply to already published content. YouTube too He has taken steps In that sense and Google begins to implement it In your search engine and your ads. Even manufacturers such as Sony or Leica label their photos in some of their cameras. Label everything, whether or not done with ia. Ideally (utopia?) It would be that any content was labeled in two ways: either it is made with the assistance of AI, or is it a content in which the AI ​​has not helped. We have the perfect example in the camera apps of our mobiles with Android or iOS: those images and videos should be labeled with something similar to a “content without ia”, for example. This is what Sony or Leica cameras pose, but imposes a huge problem for the entire hardware and software segment. We need adoption to shoot. Companies seem to be clear that something like this is necessary and reasonable, but starting it is being a especially long and complex process. Cryptographic labeling is probably the best option to prevent Deepfakes from becoming an even more important threat, but here is a decisive step: that companies adopt these measures. Even if it is little by little. In Xataka | The companies of AI have been jumping the copyright for years. They have just suffered a disturbing legal defeat

I have got on a driver without a driver in Barcelona and I have not noticed many differences in the trip. That says a lot

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The completely autonomous driving It is one of the pending automotive subjects. Divided into levels, where the one is mere assistance and the five full autonomous, I have been able to get on a Level Bus Four. It is manufactured by Renault. And Barcelona lent its streets as an urban circuit. The experience was very positive. Surprising by its reduced size, by the amount of cameras and sensors that surround the vehicle and because, after climbing, All seats are from passenger. There was no driver. Of course, Renault reserved one for the security operator: this can take control of the autonomous bus if an incidence occurs. During my journey there was no smallest problem. Autonomous driving in the city and with traffic against Before going to the test I imagined that Renault and the City Council would have cordoned off a street piece to circulate the bus in a controlled way. Nothing is further from reality: contrary to what happened The first time we got on the busI made my journey on a circuit open to usual traffic. The center of Barcelona did not put it at all easy. Nothing better to test an eight -square robotaxi than to release it in the middle of the city with the rest of bus buses, the taxis crossing the lane, the pedestrians jumping in red by the zebra crossing and, ultimately, surviving the traffic of a city as large and chaotic as that of Barcelona. Renault’s autonomous bus faced obstacles each by responsible and with the maximum care. I already commented that he is small, Renault raises his autonomous transport as a shuttle or “shuttle” vehicle; Without this implying that technology is suitable only for minibuses, since it is scalable to larger shots (OA cars). The interior has several seats in rows and each of them has a belt. All passengers must fashed it, the “FASTEN YOUR SEAT BELTS” sounds for internal megaphony as in the airplanes. And the bus complains when you take it off. Soft, without accelerons and with a thousand eyes in the environment. Renault places two screens in the upper front area where the recognition made by the vehicle of the environment and the 3D representation of the circulation can be seen. The minibus has a complex recognition system that surrounds the outside with six Lidar, ten cameras, has four high -precision GPS RTK receptors and two 5G connection modules. Inside there are also cameras and sensors for the detection of passengers. Like the rest of the vehicles that circulate on the road, the Renault minibus signals the turns, maintains the safety distances, responds in advance to the rest of the moving elements and circulates through the lanes remaining through the preferred urban circuit. Since the test seeks to cover a traditional bus line, the circuit has stops where passengers can go down and get from the bus. The test is open to the public: anyone can get A real and open test to everyone. The one in Barcelona is the first test of an autonomous passenger vehicle in a Spanish city and out of controlled situations. In fact, not only could we get the journalists: anyone who is in Barcelona can take the bus between Passeig de Gràcia and Rambla de Catalunya. The tour lasts half an hour and has six stops. I appreciated a responsible, determined driving, without accelerons, the turns were soft and the speed according to the environment. I expected a somewhat more fearful driving, like someone who opens after taking the driving license. On the contrary: without losing safety for a moment, autonomous driving was very experienced. He even went through the narrow place that left a double row car: the bus did not hesitate for a second. I would have thought about it. Interior screens where real -time recognition (left) and 3D (right) route are seen In the end, the feeling of going on an autonomous bus does not move away from traveling in a conventional one. Only you look forward and you don’t see anyone piloting, this is something that, logically, attracts attention. More out than inside. The bus became a more tourist attraction. I was very surprised by the response of all the people who saw the bus. His feeling passed from the initial surprise to doubt, then to the intrigue. Many took their mobile and took pictures, greeted us, recorded us on video. And there was an answer that was recorded: the expectation of a group of taxi drivers when they saw the autonomous bus go ahead. I had to take the photo. Taxi drivers observing the passage of the autonomous minibus Having an experience that goes unnoticed once you get used to not seeing the driver is a success: autonomous driving is perfectly viable in the city, even with unpredictable traffic. Renault has developed a technology that responds perfectly and that can be anticipated even before a pedestrian that suddenly jumps to the road. The bus stopped almost dry when it perceived it several meters. And he resumed slowly once the pedestrian was on the sidewalk. You only need a 5G connection. I think it is the case of use of the 5G that I have experienced clearer to date: as explained by Renault, to display an autonomous bus line only a stable 5G connection is needed. The vehicle integrates two 5G modules that constantly send the information that the vehicle is collecting. They did not know how to tell me exactly the size in data of such information, it was huge. So much, that they had exhausted the rates of several SIM cards used during the tests. Emergency stop switch for passengers Renault uses 5G connectivity to manage the lines in real time from the control center, but the vehicle is completely autonomous at the local level: it has several computers that manage the information that collect cameras and sensors to act according to algorithms and training. To suffer a fall in the 5G network, or … Read more

It doesn’t matter if you delete your messages on WhatsApp, Google keeps them the same. The State Attorney General has discovered him for the bad

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Google and WhatsApp have confirmed to the Supreme Court that they will retain the data of Attorney General Álvaro García Ortiz, according to PUBLICA The country. The prosecutor is being investigated for alleged revelation of secrets By filtering information about an agreement offered by Alberto González Amador’s lawyer, a couple of Isabel Díaz Ayuso, to avoid jail for two fiscal crimes. Politics on the margin, they have opened an interesting debate about true privacy in digital environments. Why is it important. The case brings to light a non-tan-known technological reality: erasing messages or emails from our devices does not mean that they completely disappear from the servers of technology companies, which can be forced to recover them by judicial orders. Between bambalins. Messaging applications and mail services maintain backups and records that survive the local erase. WhatsApp does two types of copies: one on the device itself and one in virtual storage that It is managed through Google. This creates a persistent data network difficult to eliminate completely. The general panoramic. This case exemplifies the complex of the storage architectures used by large technological ones, at the technical and legal level: The data is fragmented and doubled on several servers, in turn in several jurisdictions. The backups They are made automatically and in the background, often without explicit knowledge of the user. Complete data elimination requires concrete actions beyond simple erased in the device. In detail. The technical procedure to recover “deleted” messages implies several layers: Forensic access to local copies through specialized software. Request for metadata records (who sent what and when). Recovery of backups in the cloud that can remain even after the local erase. Analysis of Logs of servers that record the activity of communications. The authorities are looking for very specific data that technological ones retain despite the local deletion by the user. Message content, multimedia files exchanged, communications metadata and activity and connection records. The big question. This case illustrates a reality that many users do not know: the elimination of messages on our devices does not guarantee their definitive disappearance. For the common citizen, this means rethinking what we understand by digital privacy; For professionals in sensitive positions, it implies assuming that any electronic communication could be recovered in a future judicial process, regardless of whether or not it was deleted. Will our communicative habits change when we assume that “erased” may not really be? Outstanding image | State Council, Dimitri Karastelev in Unspash In Xataka | If the question is whether your company can add you to a WhatsApp group of work, the law leaves no doubt: it depends on who pays

Torrential rains have reminded us why winter tires make a difference. Even when there is no snow

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Spain has been plunged into a scenario of persistent rainscold in many parts of the country (exacerbated by moisture) and snow in some cases. They are the ideal conditions to be clear about why they can be worth some winter tires. Even if there is no snow. Two situations lived with completely different results in recent weeks are your confirmation. Winter tires for when there is no snow Winter and snow tires are almost inseparable in the collective imaginary. It makes sense if we think it is the only way to continue circulating when the road has become so complicated that the road is cut for all those who do not have chains or these shoes for their cars. But, in addition, not only is it that Winter tires They allow us to get ahead when chains are necessary. In addition, they are safer because the control of the car is simpler, it does not force us to maneuver with an accessory that we rarely put in the car (if we get to take it on occasion) while we deal with a icy temperature. And, as if that were not enough, we do not run the risk of destroying the tires if we are not attentive. The latter is what happens when we do not remove the chains on time and the ice has already disappeared from the road. As we say, these are the most extreme but not the only ones in which winter tires are necessary. How much we miss them, for example, in our aborted contact of the Ford Capri, when the port of Navacerrada had to turn around. Experience we tell you in this article. In those we were, in the idea of ​​finding the snow and checking first -hand what were capable of winter tires in our contact of DS 7 crossback, SUV of the company that has been renewed and offered now with new plug -in hybrid mechanics. But, like Time is capriciousthen wanted our visit to the Aragonese Pyrenees to be marked by rain but, much less, by snow. We even had an offroad route prepared to verify what a car was able to get it out of the asphalt if we put some Michelin CrossClimate 2. And the result was surprisingly good. It is true that the route did not present great complications for an SUV but had a certain challenge for a car that is not designed to pass stretches where the mud forced us to stay in our site, be soft and constant with the accelerator pedal and, above all, maneuver gently. Of course, if something allowed to go to DS 7 crossback on the chosen route it was by the tires. Because snow is not necessary to check why they are interesting winter tires. Tire yield depending on the temperature: 1.- Nordic tires. 2.- Winter tires. 3.- All Season tires. 4.- Summer tires. Security reasons The first thing I thought when we started linking mud, mud and more mud on our offroad route with the DS 7 crossback is that in our situation you could find anyone who likes to go out to the field, put the car the car by a simple step and, already late, it realizes that it has gotten into a mess. There are a thousand examples. From the hiker who approaches the car to a route, which he wants to bring children closer to snow and find it that the road is in the worst state of what he thought. Going through the fisherman who wants to spend a morning in a reservoir and enjoy tranquility. I know who, in the latter case, almost ends inside the water with the car. That day, the tires barely traction in a step with mud that, in reality, was deeper than it seemed to the naked eye. With a little touch it is something we completely avoid. In our case, the Michelin CrossClimate 2 are designed to be mounted on all stations but have winter certification (M+S and 3pmsf). The latter acronyms (m+s of Mud + snowmud and snow in English, and Three Peak Mountain Snow Flakewhich can also be identified with a three -spike mountain) is what demands the DGT to circulate with tires as an alternative to chains. It is not necessary for the road to be completely snowy to check the efficacy of winter tires The rubber in this case is structured with great V -shaped slots. That drawing allows you to drain more quickly. It moves much more water and increases the traction capacity in mud situations (such as the one lived in the Aragonese Pyrenees) or with ice and snow (the one lived in the port of Navacerrada). But also, simply, with rain. Circular these days through the Community of Madrid is to check the problems that some roads have to drain the water that is falling. Winter tires make it difficult to fall into the dreaded Aquaplaing Because, as we said, they clear an amount of water well above summer tires. This is especially important if, in addition, the asphalt temperature is low, as is happening these days. In these conditions of cold and rain, the performance of a summer tire is much worse and the winter wins (with much) the game. Above all If the temperature has fallen below seven degrees. The structure of the tire with large g grooves facilitates to drain more fluid and improve the braking with the wet floor Collect the DGT That a winter tire needs 32 meters to stop the car when the road It is wet and is cold When it circulates at 50 km/h. Under the same conditions, a summer tire will go above 60 meters. That extra security deserves money if we live in areas where rains are very common and temperatures in summer are not especially high. There are also spaces that keep the tires and protect them during winter or summer to exchange rubber twice a year. Each … Read more

How to repair your chromecast if you were affected by the error that prevented you from sending content

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Let’s explain How to return your chromecast to life If he had been affected by the error that made him not work. It’s about a problem that for a few days I was making the oldest versions of these devices simply could not be used, and gave error if you tried. Now, Google has launched an update with which this problem solves, and we will briefly explain how to use it. Thus, even if you do not have many technological knowledge you will know the steps you must follow. How to return your chromecast to life To solve the problem of chromecast that have stopped working, Google has launched a firmware update which will begin to reach all devices. Recall that this problem affects second generation chromect and chromecast audio. These updates are usually automatic. This means that the only thing you need is that your chromecast is connected to the house Wi -Fi network and is connected to the current. Even if you could not send content, your Chromecast had not ceased to be connected to the network, so there will be no problem to receive the update. Of course, it is important that you know that when the chromecast did not work You should not have restored it. If you restore it you will have a problem to connect and configure it again that it has not yet been solved. Meanwhile, if you had not touched your chromect, I should return to life in a matter of hours. In Xataka Basics | Seven unusual things for which you can use your chromecast with Google TV

We have many stereotypes about the personality of intelligent people. And they have little validity according to science

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Literature, cinema and television have created a series of stereotypes, not always consistent, that we associate with intelligent people. From the clueless genius to the arrogant intellectual, these clichés are often intermingled with reality. In part because of the complexity of matter and partly due to the existence of this type of preconceived ideas, studying the link between cognitive abilities and personality traits is especially complicated. So what do we know about the relationship? One of the greatest studies in the field was carried out by two researchers at the University of Minnesota. It is a meta -analysis published in 2023 and that analyzed more than a thousand studies on the subject. The results of this analysis do not offer us a list of personality traits that we can associate with intelligence, but illustrates a complex network of connections between cognitive abilities and personality traits. Complex relationships. Something that should not be especially strange if we take into account how difficult it is to define intelligence. Some experts talk about multiple types of intelligence. The study refers to cognitive skills, and is not limited to These eight either nine typesbut includes a total of 97 skills. Study study. The team studied the relationship between these 97 skills and 79 personality traits. He did it through a review of scientific literature and subsequent meta -analysis. That is, they conducted a quantitative study from a total of 1,325 previous studies. The details of the process and the results can be consulted In an article In the magazine Psychological and Cognitive Sciences of the US National Academy of Sciences. A graphic summary of the results was also published in the form of Interactive tool on-line. Breaking stereotypes. Personality features are often simplified in “Big Five“O Five great features: openness, scrupulity or consciousness, extraversion, affability and neuroticism. The team indicates to what extent these traits are positively or negatively linked to cognitive skills. For example indicate that facets related to neuroticism were negatively correlated with most cognitive skills. This would imply that the cliche “melancholic and depressive” scientist is not exactly successful. On the opposite side, extroversion and scrupulity or consciousness were positively linked to a wide range of cognitive skills. Another detail observed by the study is that, although the affability as a whole was not associated or negatively with intelligence, some related features, such as compassion were linked to some analyzed skills. What makes us intelligent. Knowing what traits are most linked to which capabilities we will surely help us better or more easily identify intelligent people due to the enormous complexity of these interactions. Adapt our personality to what is observed in studies like this is not going to make us smarter. However, it can help us understand how these features of our brains evolved. In Xataka | The myth of the old Cascarrabias: age does not make us more irritable, rather on the contrary Image | Weermeijer Robina

For years we had assumed that global consumption of coal was condemned to go down. Until India appeared

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Although the entire world is looking towards renewables and there are different projects focused on it, many countries still depend on coal. However, this time the country that slows this progression is not China, but a competitor has come out very geographically: India. The demand for coal. The price fixer in Asia He has marked That coal prices have dropped, around $ 100 per ton due to a temperate winter and an excess world supply, levels not seen since May 2021. However, this fall can be temporary, since investment in new production has decreased while demand Keep increasing In countries like India and China, which would cause a rebound in prices and keep coal as a necessary source globally. But wasn’t it reducing? On the one hand, some countries have managed to reduce or eliminate their dependence on this fossil fuel, such as Spain that He advanced his goal to close the coal or the United Kingdom plants that ended the carbon era After 142 years. For its part, Chile has implemented a tax Carbon pioneer, which accelerated its transition to clean energy. On the other hand, shareholders and banks are They have denied to finance projects related to this fossil fuel. However, the demand continues to grow in India and China, since they cannot meet the demand of their populations only with renewable energy. In data. India is the country that is most using coal. In fact, your demand scope The 1.5 billion tons for five years, which represents an annual increase of approximately 3%. India, with a very high demography, is using coal for the electrification of millions of homes, the expansion of the industry and the need to meet an energy demand in constant growth. However, they are closely followed or they are even almost with China. In spite of all Investment in renewable energy, closed last year With a world demand for coal of 8,770 million tons, that is, consuming 30% more than the rest of the world together. Doesn’t India invest in renewables? In recent years, he has invested in solar energy, establishing objectives such as reach 500 GW By 2030. In addition, has launched several projects to promote the development of renewable energy, such as the “National Solar Energy Program”. However, the infrastructure remains insufficient and the intermission of energy generation continues to bring them problems. The dependence of other countries. Not everything falls to India and China, there are other countries that are depending on coal by The need for continuous energy due to data centers and artificial intelligence. However, we will mention more specific cases. The German case that still has to depend on coal plants due to delays in the construction of new gas plants. For their part, Japan and South Korea continue to depend on coal to guarantee a stable energy offer, especially in winter. Finally the case of the United States than with The new energy policies Return to this fossil fuel. Forecasts The International Energy Agency has observed That world demand for coal will increase. Although prices are now low, this will change for the lack of investment and the continuous increase in demand. While China and India continue to burn coal, the problem will not be so much prices but to disrupt global climatic ambitions. Image | Jepoirrier Xataka | In Europe, 2024 marked a turning point: for the first time solar and wind are eating gas and coal

It is the gamma radiation of nuclear waste

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Research in The field of batteries It does not cease. And it is understandable that it is so. The popularization of the electric car requires that these energy storage devices have The best possible benefits. As we suggest in the headline, the protagonist of this article is a technology that pursues Develop nuclear batteries For electronic devices. This idea is the fruit of an investigation developed by a group of engineers from Ohio State University (USA). In the article they have published in Optical materials: x They argue that it is possible to use the radioactive waste resulting from the activity of the fission reactors in operation to generate the electricity that many electronic devices require. “We are taking advantage of something that is considered a waste and trying to transform it into a treasure,” has declared Raymond Caonuclear engineer and one of the authors of the article. To test their idea they have manufactured a small prototype battery that has an approximate volume of 4 cubic centimeters. Its plan consists of introducing CESIO-137 or cobalt-60, two radioactive chemical elements that are usually the product of nuclear fission, with the purpose of using Gamma radiation They emit for Generate a small amount of electricity. Its prototype delivered 288 nanovatos with Cesio-137 and 1.5 microvatts with cobalt-60. It is evident that it is very little electricity, but these scientists are able to improve their technology enough to feed some not very demanding electronic devices, such as small sensors or monitors that require little maintenance. In any case, they do not propose these batteries for the consumer market. If they manage to refine their technology, they maintain that it can be used on devices housed near the facilities in which the radioactive residue occurs, such as, for example, inside the nuclear plants. On the other hand, they ensure that their battery can be handled safely and will not contaminate the environment. Gamma radiation is very penetrating, which will force them to put a very robust protective enclosure. In addition, they leave another question in the air: it is not clear what the useful life of such a battery will be. Gamma is a form of ionizing radiation Radioactivity is the process of natural origin that explains how An atomic nucleus Unstable loses energy in the attempt to achieve a more stable state. And to achieve this emits radiation. Around the nucleus orbit one or several elementary particles even much more tiny and with negative electric charge to which we call electrons. The nucleus, in turn, is made up of one or more protons, which are particles with positive electric charge. The simplest atom That we can find in nature is that of Protio (Hydrogen-1), an isotope of hydrogen that has a single proton in its nucleus and a single electron orbiting around it. The problem is that matter is not composed only of protio, but also of many other more complex and heavy chemical elements, and that, therefore, have more protons in their nucleus and more electrons orbiting around it. How is it possible that there is more than one proton in the nucleus If all of them have a positive electric charge? The reasonable thing is to think that they could not be close together because having the same elementary electric charge would repel. And yes, this idea is consistent. Those responsible for solving this dilemma are neutrons, the particles that live with the protons in the atomic nucleus. The Higgs field is a fundamental interaction that explains how particles acquire their mass Unlike protons, neutrons have neutral global electric charge, so they do not “feel” either repulsion or electromagnetic attraction to which protons and electrons are exposed. The function of neutrons is none other than stabilizing the nucleus, allowing several protons to live in it that, otherwise, would repel. And they manage to do so thanks to the action of one of the four fundamental forces of nature: strong nuclear interaction. The other three forces are electromagnetic interaction, gravity and weak nuclear interaction. Physicists usually place this same level The Higgs fieldwhich is another fundamental interaction that explains How particles acquire their massbut to facilitate their understanding, the texts usually collect as fundamental forces the four that I have mentioned a little higher because they are somehow with which we are all familiar. The nucleones, which are the protons and neutrons of the atomic nucleus, manage to stay together and overcome the natural repulsion that protons face because the presence of neutrons allows strong nuclear force to exercise as a glue capable of imposing itself to electromagnetic force. Strong nuclear interaction has a very small reach, but at short distances its intensity is enormous. The important thing about all this is that neutrons, as I advanced a few lines above, act stabilizing the atomic nucleus, so that as an atom has more protons, it will also need that in its nucleus there are more neutrons so that the attractive strong force manages to impose itself to the repulsive electromagnetic force. Interestingly, the balance between the amount of protons and neutrons is very delicate. An atom is stable if its nucleus has a precise amount of nucleons and the distribution of these between protons and neutrons allows strong nuclear interaction to act as “glue.” For this reason in nature we can only find A finite amount of chemical elements: those that collect the periodic table with which we are all to a greater or lesser extent familiar. Any other combination of protons and neutrons would not allow to maintain that fine balance, giving rise to an unstable atom. What differentiates a stable atom from an unstable one is that in the nucleus of the latter the strong nuclear interaction and electromagnetic force are not in equilibrium, so the atom needs to modify its structure to achieve a state of less energy that allows it to adopt a more stable configuration. A stable atom is “comfortable” with its current structure and … Read more

LEGO has been in video games decades, but its latest strategic movement suggests that it is now more seriously than ever

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LEGO has been present in dozens of video games, but most have been developed by third parties. That could change soon. His CEO, Niels Christiansen, has revealed in an interview with Financial Times that the company is betting again on a team of internal developmentan interesting movement in its strategy. The idea seems clear: having more control over your products. To understand the importance of this step, it is enough to review the history of Lego and how its relationship with the digital world has evolved. Founded in Denmark in 1932Lego began to manufacture plastic bricks in 1949. Over time, he expanded his catalog and consolidated himself as one of the most influential toy brands in the world, although without paying attention to the digital world. However, at the beginning of the 1990s, when computer science began to collect more strength than ever, a group of enthusiasts led by the artist Dent-de-lion du Midi (also known as dandi) thought it was the moment that LEGO would make the leap from the physical world to the films and, eventually, that of video games. Lego in the world of video games To convince the company was not an easy task. Dandi and his team worked for more than a year in the creation of a digital library that recreated Lego bricks in a virtual environment, an idea that was revolutionary at that time. But when they finally presented the project, The answer was a blunt not. Despite the rejection, the team did not give up. Instead of leaving the initiative, they decided to bring their proposal directly to Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen, CEO of the company and grandson of the founder. The bet went well. Kristiansen was impressed enough to assign a budget for an in -depth study on the digitalization of Lego products. That study would end up paying fruits. With an initial investment of 11.5 million dollars (about 27 million adjusted to inflation), the “was born”Darwin Project“, an initiative that gave rise to four divisions, one of them dedicated to video games. From here, ‘Lego Island’ in 1997, the first video game for the company’s PC was helped. However, the initial enthusiasm did not take long to be eclipsed by the financial reality of the company. In the early 2000s, in full economic crisis, Lego decided to sell its division of video games as part of a strategy of a strategy Restructuring to avoid bankruptcy, thus delegating the development of their titles in external studies. Today, the situation is radically different. LEGO has not only avoided bankrupt Billing of 10,100 million dollars in 202413% more than the previous year. With its business more solid than ever, the company has decided to recover control over its digital strategy. “We can cover experiences for children of all ages, digital or physical,” says Christiansen. For that purpose, an internal game development division “It is something we are building” The bet is firm. LEGO has invested hundreds of millions of dollars to triple its template of software engineers since 2022 and in reinforcing its digital infrastructure. What remains to be seen is whether this new approach will mean a distancing from external studies with which he has worked for years. Give up developments like ‘Lego Star Wars‘ either ‘Indian Lego Jones‘, which have been key in their success in the video game industry, would be a risky play. Meanwhile, ‘LEGO Fortnite‘He has shown that the brand still has a huge pull, with 87 million players to his credit. The big question is: will this movement mark the beginning of a new era for LEGO video games, or will it simply be another piece in its global strategy? Time will say if the Danish company is willing to Build your own brick road to brick Or if, as until now, he continues to trust his external partners to shape his digital universe. Images | LEGO In Xataka | How ‘Fortnite’ is creating his particular “fortniteverso” thanks to Lego, with whom he is reformulating his foundations In Xataka | There is a fever for video games designed “for couples” because they get something unexpected: reinvent the ways of playing

Operate with Bitcoin in banks like the BBVA is great except for one thing: the ball will always be on your roof

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The BBVA has just become the first large traditional bank in Allow your customers to operate with cryptocurrencies. I announced this week after receiving the so -called Mica license (Markets in Crypto Assets), the European regulation that It was approved in April 2023. This is apparently good news for the entity, customers and the world of cryptodivisas, but be careful. Buy Bitcoins as if they were actions. BBVA customers can now access the sale of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin or eth (Ethereum) directly from the same app that they already use to operate with their money and financial products. Everything is unified under the same interface, and the bank ensures custody of cryptographic keys to avoid any type of problem in that regard. But there are other potential problems. And very important. In Xataka Cryptocurrencies: What are they, how others work and also in addition to Bitcoin You stew it, you eat it. The BBVA makes clear In its official statement that “the bank will not carry out any advice work and can only be accessed to the service at the initiative of the client.” That is: customers may not receive advice on whether it is a good time to buy or sell or what budget to dedicate to it, for example. Throwing balls out. It is the client who will have all the responsibility on these operations, and here the bank simply throws balls out. The CEO of CaixaBank, Gonzalo Cortázar, also pointed the same as saying that “the Bitcoin It has volatility That we all know and other cryptocurrencies, too. It is difficult to advise on the fundamentals of Bitcoin. I would not know how to do it and our teams, at this time, either. “The entity at the moment does not offer the option to operate with cryptocurrencies, but does not rule out doing it in the future if their customers demand it. Mifid is not mica. As they point out In five daysthere is a board of the European Union called Mifid II which tries to protect investors in risk assets. To achieve this, use a simple and direct method: each client who wants to invest must fill in a questionnaire identifying their knowledge, their previous experience and its objectives with the investment. That allows from that data the entity can advise on these risk assets. Mica does not have that requirement for cryptocurrencies. But there will be notices. Even so, experts cited in five days highlight that theoretically many banks are working on including some type of knowledge evaluation. Thus, theoretically customers will see notices that will allow them Identify the risks of operating with cryptodivisas. BBVA has not confirmed whether they will adopt these processes. Mica 2 in view. Gloria Hernández Aller, co -founder partner of FinalEg360, commented in that news how the United Kingdom the regulator requires this type of entities that they do make a convenience test to customers before being able to invest in cryptoactive. In fact, it points to that if a Mica 2 appears, “include a convenience test even for the sale of crypts.” {“videoid”: “x801VDM”, “Autoplay”: fals, “title”: “bitcoin, blockchain and cryptocurrencies everything you wanted to know and never asked”, “tag”: “cryptocurrencies”, “duration”: “2797”} Caution, Bitcoin Buyer Friend in Banks. From Xataka, our recommendation is to take special precautions when investing in the cryptodivsis market: the volatility of these digital assets remains enormous, and the risk is clearly higher than with investments in traditional markets. Hopefully entities such as BBVA clearly warn of these risks in these processes. In revolut or bit2me you have to pass a small test. These two entities have long allowed cryptocurrency to operate, but as they point out in five days, both force the user for processes that help these users understand the risks. In Revolut the user must select among various options and answer some questions. According to the answers, some users can see access to more complex products restricted. In bit2me Customers must undergo an suitability test before they can start operating. Image | BBVA In Xataka | Cryptocurrencies were supposed to “become” independent “from the power of states. The US has just killed him (Function () {Window._js_modules = Window._js_modules || {}; var headelement = document.getelegsbytagname (‘head’) (0); if (_js_modules.instagram) {var instagramscript = Document.Createlement (‘script’); }}) (); – The news Operate with Bitcoin in banks like the BBVA is great except for one thing: the ball will always be on your roof It was originally posted in Xataka by Javier Pastor .

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