Event agenda: what to do in Los Angeles from January 23 to 29

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123 Andrés in The Wallis The Colombian children’s music duo, 123 Andrés, will offer two shows at The Wallis (9390 N. Santa Monica Blvd., Beverly Hills) in which they will present songs that combine English and Spanish. The interactive show is suitable for singing and dancing. Sunday, January 26, 2 and 4 pm. Tickets $22. thewallis.org reports. Photo: ArchiveCredit: Courtesy The Great Combo in the Mayan El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, one of the most important classical salsa bands in the world, will visit the city to offer a show at the Mayan Theater (1038 S. Hill St., Los Angeles). Saturday, January 25 at 9 pm. Tickets $70. themayan.com reports. Photo: ArchiveCredit: Archive/J. Emilio Flores / La Opinion Fundraising at the Petersen The Petersen Automotive Museum (6060 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles) will host a Cruise-In to raise funds for first responders and to support recovery efforts from the devastating fires in Southern California. Sunday, January 26 from 8 to 11 am. Tickets $50. petersen.org reports. Photo: Courtesy of the Petersen Museum Kimberly Akimbo at the Segerstrom The musical Kimberly Akimbo, winner of a Tony for Best Musical, premiered this week at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts (600 Town Center Dr., Costa Mesa), and brings a powerful story, with lots of humor and creative songs. Ends February 2. Tickets from $44. scfta.org reports. Photo: Joan Marcus Family Art Workshop at LACMA At the Art That Moves workshop, part of the Andell Family Sundays program at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (5905 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles), participants will create art inspired by the museum’s works that can move. They are directed by Julianna Ostrovsky and Rosanne Kleinerman. Sunday, January 26 from 12:30 to 3:30 pm. Free event. lacma.org reports. Photo: ArchiveCredit: GRP | Courtesy Ocean encounters at the NHM Ocean Encounters at the Natural History Museum (900 Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles) is a new live presentation where attendees will dive into a prehistoric ocean; starring puppets in the form of sea creatures. Friday to Sunday 10:30 and 11:30 am. Free with museum admission payment; tickets $10. nhm.org reports. RoboCop at the Academy Museum The hit 1987 film, RoboCop, will be presented at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures (6067 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles) in fourth dimension. The film’s screenwriters, Michael Miner and Ed Neumeier, will be present. Saturday, January 25 at 7:30 pm. Tickets from $5. academymuseum.org reports. Photo: Sony PicturesCredit: Sony Pictures Wicked in the Pantages The story of Elphaba—the Wicked Witch of the West—and Glinda the Good, in Oz, before Dorothy appeared, is told in the hit musical Wicked, which returns to the Pantages Theater (6233 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles). Until February 2 at various times. Tickets from $210. broadwayinhollywood.com reports. Photo ArchiveCredit: Courtesy Plugged In: Art and Electric Light at the Norton Simon The Norton Simon Museum (411 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena) has Plugged In: Art and Electric Light, an exhibit featuring electrical art pieces by Andy Warhol, Dan Flavin, Allen Rupperberg and eight other artists. Ends February 17. Tickets from $15; free under 18 years old. nortonsimon.org reports.

Sweden did not believe Russia’s economic data. He has found the proof he was looking for by observing Moscow from space

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If the question is how Russia’s economy is doing, the answer surely depends on who you ask. A few weeks ago, The New York Times published a report where he explained the tensions that exist between the Russian elites as economic growth slows of the nation. They signed up the sanctions and the war itself, but in the face of rhetoric, Moscow responded that they would endure all threats. Sweden was not so clear, and claims to have evidence of the real situation. Stagnation and signs of slowdown. As we have told other timesthe war economy that Russia launched at full speed after the invasion of Ukraine appears to be showing signs of significant slowdown. In fact and as the Times emphasizedeven generating tensions among the country’s economic elite as the conflict enters its fourth year. According to recent official data, many civil sectors have stopped growing and have even begun to declinewhich has exacerbated economic uncertainty. The Russian currency, the ruble, fell three weeks ago to its lowest level in two yearsand companies face difficulties in obtaining new loans or receiving payments from customers, reflecting an increasingly restrictive financial environment. Rise in interest rates. The response of the Central Bank of Russia has been a drastic rise in reference interest rates, reaching 21% in October, the highest level since the fall of the Soviet Union. Despite efforts to contain inflation, the economic growth forecast for the new year has been revised downwards, standing between 0.5% and 1.5%well below the 3.5% to 4% recorded in 2024. In the background, the elephant in the room: the slowdown occurs despite the continued record government spending to finance the warwhich indicates that economic stimuli are no longer having the same effect. Economists and officials have begun to warn about the imminent risk of so-called stagflationa dangerous combination of price increase without economic growth. The impact of sanctions and the Russian response. The strict economic sanctions imposed by the West in response to the invasion of Ukraine have limited Russia’s ability to maintain its military-spending-fueled growth. In this regard, the Kremlin has insisted that it has withstood the impact of sanctions, but slowing growth and rising inflation indicate otherwise. Civilian businesses, in particular, have been hardest hit by the economic crisis. For example, Russian Railways, the country’s largest employer, reported a 9% drop in cargo volume transported last October compared to the previous year. To counteract this decline, the company has announced a price increase of more than 10% and has reduced its investment plans for 2025 by a third. Despite this, experts consider that the crisis is not yet serious enough enough to force President Vladimir Putin to reconsider his ambitions in Ukraine. Conflict Central Bank and the industrial elite. One of the main points of conflict within the Russian economic elite is the relationship between the Central Bank of Russia and the country’s leading industrialists. The bank’s governor, Elvira Nabiullina, has implemented a strict monetary policy to curb inflation, which has generated criticism from businessmenwho argue that record-high interest rates are stifling growth. In response to these, Nabiullina recently defended his strategy before Parliament, arguing that all the country’s economic resources are being used to the maximum and that macroeconomic stability should not be sacrificed for accelerated growth. However, its position has become increasingly isolated in an environment in which Business interests demand more flexible measures to sustain their operations in a context of growing uncertainty. Distrust in official figures. And in the face of domestic rhetoric, Western officials have expressed skepticism about the veracity of the economic data provided by the Kremlin, arguing that the official figures do not accurately reflect the reality of the Russian economy. In this regard, the Minister of Finance of Sweden, Elisabeth Svantesson, expressed during the World Economic Forum in Davos that Russia is presenting an image of economic stability that does not match the real situation. According to Svantesson, government statistics, which put inflation at 9.5%are not credible considering that the Central Bank of Russia has raised interest rates to 21%a discrepancy that suggests much greater inflationary pressure than is officially recognized. Furthermore, the continued flight of capital is another indicator of the country’s economic difficulties, which a priori contradicts the Kremlin’s narrative of resistance to Western sanctions. The “trick” of space. Thus, and given the lack of confidence in Russian data, Western officials have resorted to alternative methods to assess the nation’s economic health, including in the equation analysis of night satellite images of Moscow. Svantesson pointed out that city ​​lighting in 2023 was visibly dimmer compared to 2021which, in his opinion, suggests lower energy consumption and, therefore, a decline in economic activity. In fact, comparative photographs from media like Business Insider showed that, although factors such as cloud cover and time of day can influence perception, in general a pronounced decrease in illuminated areas is observed, especially in the suburbs of the capital, which could point to this deterioration in the level of life and possible cuts in the electricity supply. Manipulation of the economic narrative. Svantesson went a little further, and even emphasized that the Russian government’s official narrative seeks to convince Ukraine and its allies that sanctions have not had the desired impact. However, the data (and alternative data, such as the analysis of night lights), suggest that the economic reality is somewhat different from the image projected by Moscow. The minister concluded that, although the exact state of the Russian economy cannot be known with certainty, what is clear is that “the official version promoted by the Kremlin is not true.” Image | POT In Xataka | The end of the war is very far away for two reasons. One is arriving in Ukraine from the US, the other is an unprecedented figure in Russia In Xataka | Russia already knows how to respond to the sanctions that block its international trade: with cryptocurrencies

“I hope she continues to be my friend and if she wants…”

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The recent semi-final of Australian Open witnessed an exciting confrontation between Aryna Sabalenka and Paula Badosa. The Belarusian tennis player, world number one, managed to beat the Spanish player with a score of 6-4 and 6-2 in one hour and 26 minutes of play. This victory assured Sabalenka a place in her third consecutive final of the tournament and a £1.7 million reward. However, what captured fans’ attention was not just the skill on the court, but the gesture friendly from Sabalenka towards Badosa after the game. The two tennis players, known for their closeness off the court, have shown that competition is not at odds with friendship. Sabalenka, aware of the harshness of the defeat for her friend, promised to bring Paula Badosa shopping as a way apology for having eliminated her from the tournament. Aryna Sabalenka after beating Paula Badosa and reaching the final of the Australian Open: 🗣 “I hope she continues to be my friend. I promise we will go shopping and I will pay you whatever you want” 😂 pic.twitter.com/u70FqAwsKy — Tennis Time (@Tiempodetenis1) January 23, 2025 “I hope she continues to be my friend. I’m sure you’ll hate me for the next few hours and days, but I can handle it.“said Sabalenka in a post-match interview. “After that, I think we will be friends again, we will go out together, shopping… I promise Paula that we will go shopping and I will pay for whatever she wants,” Sabalenka added, showing her more generous side. The relationship between the two tennis players is a clear example of how competition and friendship can coexist, even at the highest levels of the sport. Sabalenka also shared her plans to prepare for the final. “It’s about having fun the next day and putting tennis aside. Of course, I’m going to practice a little, but for the rest of the day I’ll leave tennis aside. Go shopping with Paula? Maybe, I hope he’s still here and we can go shopping. But I’ll set a limit because she can go crazy.“, joked the Belarusian. For her part, Badosa accepted the gift and the proposal to go shopping together and laughingly acknowledged at a press conference that she would buy “something very expensive” at the expense of Sabalenka’s pocket. A special relationship This closeness and sense of humor highlight the particular dynamic between Sabalenka and Badosa. Despite being rivals on the field, they have decided to keep their friendship intact, an agreement that they have reinforced through several sporting battles. “I think after a couple of battles between us, we talked and decided to put it aside. She really wanted it, we both wanted it, it’s our dream. Here we are opponents and no matter what happens on the court, we are going to be friends after our games. It’s hard to do, but we’ve agreed“Sabalenka explained. The hug between Aryna Sabalenka and Paula Badosa after the semifinals of the Australian Open 2025 Reuters Now, Sabalenka has the opportunity to make history by becoming the first female player since Martina Hingis in 1997-1999 to win the Australian Open women’s singles title three consecutive times. “Just saying that and I get chills. Honestly, I’m so proud of myself and my team for putting us in this situation. It’s a privilege. If I can put myself in the history books, it will mean a lot. At first I dreamed of winning a Grand Slam, now it’s incredible. “I’m going to go out and give everything I have in the final,” Sabalenka concluded. This friendly gesture from Sabalenka towards Badosa underlines the importance of sportsmanship and friendship in sport, reminding us that, at the end of the day, personal relationships can prevail over competition.

The 17 deaths from the Eaton fire occurred in areas where the evacuation alert was delayed

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The 17 deaths in the Eaton fire occurred in an area where evacuation orders took hours to arrive Los Angeles County officials are calling for an independent review of emergency notification systems, after some residents argued that Earlier warnings could have saved livesas reported by NBC News. Within a half hour of the fire starting on a hillside in Eaton Canyon on the afternoon of Jan. 7, the phones of thousands of east Altadena residents rang with a warning from Los Angeles County: “BE CAREFUL.” Within 40 minutes, a dire alert followed: “LEAVE NOW.” But western Altadena neighborhoods didn’t see the same urgency, as evacuation orders didn’t come until the next morning, more than nine hours after the Eaton Fire began. By then it was too late. The 17 people who died in the wind-fed fire were west of Lake Avenue, a major corridor that crosses north and south through Altadena. Among them were an 83-year-old retired Lockheed Martin project manager, a 95-year-old actress in Old Hollywood and a 67-year-old wheelchair-using amputee who died with his adult son, who had cerebral palsy. Fifteen of the deaths occurred in an area where the first evacuation order was not sent until 3:25 a.m. on January 8; the other two occurred in an area where the order came at 5:42 a.m., according to a review of alerts as well as data compiled by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office. They ask to review notification systems According to NBC News, the discrepancy between west and east Altadena is raising questions among local officials and residents about the timing of the emergency alerts, and whether earlier warnings could have saved lives. “There wasn’t much time to do anything, but our notification system should have been up and running long before they did it,” Altadena City Council member Connor Cipolla told the aforementioned media. “It’s obvious from the destruction. “It failed half of our city.”. On Tuesday, two Los Angeles County supervisors filed a motion calling for an independent review of emergency notification systems. As the county evaluates its response after any disaster, Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger said Wednesday she wants to accelerate an analysis of the wildfires that have killed more than two dozen people and destroyed more than 15,000 structures throughout the region. “I know on the west side, the older part of Altadena, it’s a lot more concentrated, there’s a lot of houses,” Barger told NBC Los Angeles. “We need to find out what happened, but I know the fire was spreading fast”. He warned that the additional notifications may not have saved lives, but said “the victims of this disaster deserve our transparency and accountability.” His motion, which will be voted on at the county supervisors’ meeting next Tuesday, followed a Los Angeles Times report about delayed evacuation notices in the Eaton fire. In a statement, the county’s Joint Coordinated Information Center said it could not immediately comment on factors that may have led to the deaths in the fires, and that A thorough review “will take months because it will require reviewing and validating call histories from the fire.”interview first responders on scene, interview incident commanders, and search and review our 911 records, among other essential steps, including obtaining feedback from all relevant sources. That work may also require an outside entity to ensure the integrity of the investigation.” Evacuation order arrived at dawn Electronic alerts are one method of warning residents, but the county added it also uses door knocks, loudspeaker patrols that canvas neighborhoods and media coordination. Jill Fogel said none of that happened in her part of west Altadena. She was huddled with her two young children and her father on Olive Avenue on Jan. 8 when she received a text message after 3 a.m. from a close friend north of Altadena saying there were flames in his backyard. Fogel, 43, said he checked the Watch Duty app, which provides real-time updates taken from emergency crews’ radio transmissions, but there were no warnings that his neighborhood might have to evacuate. He then looked outside his rental home and saw flames. A few minutes later, he received an alert ordering an evacuation. He told his landlord and then his family got into a car and drove away. As they left the neighborhood, joining a stream of cars, Fogel said he saw no fire vehicles or police cars and heard no sirens. Fogel added that he realized the fire was moving very quickly in the hours before the evacuation order was issued. But he believes authorities should have sent alerts much sooner. “I thought it was strange that the flames were so close and we had not received a warning”Fogel commented. “I thought they would have warned us much sooner.” Joe Ten Eyck, former head of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, said it can be difficult to get the timing of fire evacuation alerts right: If you issue them too soon, you risk mass panic, congested roads and more danger, but if you issue them too late, you run the risk of people being trapped in burning neighborhoods. Those decisions often must be made in an instant, Ten Eyck said, based on rapidly evolving conditions. Many of the victims of the Eaton fire were elderly and probably couldn’t evacuate quickly, added Cipolla, the city councilman. “In everyone’s defense, it was a rapidly spreading fire and a very fluid situation,” he said. “But when you consider that 17 people lost their lives, many of them disabled and elderly, it seems as if something went wrong.” More than two weeks after it started, the Eaton fire is 91% contained, firefighters said Wednesday, while the cause remains under investigation. Investigators have focused on a high-voltage electrical tower in Eaton Canyon as the potential source, as strong Santa Ana winds approaching 100 mph drove the flames toward Altadena and Pasadena. Keep reading:– Relatives of victims who died in the California fires tell their stories.– Rayuela School intends … Read more

Soccer matches for this Thursday, January 23

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The football day scheduled for this Thursday, January 23, is loaded with some matches that are part of the calendar of the Europa Leaguewhich you can enjoy each of them with this agenda brought to you by El Diario de Nueva York. The UEFA Europa League will begin its seventh day this Thursday full of a lot of tension between the participating teams who will seek to add three fundamental points to be in the fight to qualify for the next stage of the tournament and thus try to become the next monarch of the competition. One of the most interesting matches of this intense day is the one starring the English Manchester United against Rangers; Both teams are in seventh and eighth position respectively, so they are direct rivals and a victory would allow them to be among the top positions in the standings. Lazio will try to maintain the dominance they have in the tournament against Real Sociedad and thus try to maintain the leadership they had; This is essential because they remain in the fight for the same against Athletic Club de Bilbao. The last interesting game of this seventh day is the one starring Hoffenheim vs Tottenham Hotspur, the English have the urgency of achieving victories in these last two games to enter the direct positions for the next stage. Schedules: Bodø / Glimt vs Maccabi Tel Aviv: 12:45 p.m. Eastern United States (ESPN, Disney+, Inter, Paramount+, ViX, DAZN Canada) Porto vs Olympiakos Piraeus: 12:45 p.m. Eastern United States (ESPN, Disney+, Inter, CBS Sports Network, Paramount+, fuboTV, ViX) Fenerbahçe vs Olympique Lyonnais: 12:45 p.m. Eastern United States (ESPN, Disney+, Inter, Paramount+, ViX, Sport 24 Extra, DAZN Canada) Malmö FF vs Twente: 12:45 p.m. Eastern United States (Disney, Paramount+, ViX, DAZN Canada, SportsMax) Qarabağ vs FCSB: 12:45 p.m. Eastern United States (Paramount+, ViX, DAZN Canada, Disney+) Hoffenheim vs Tottenham Hotspur: 12:45 p.m. Eastern United States (Disney+, Paramount+, fuboTV, TUDN USA, TUDN.com) Viktoria Plzeň vs Anderlecht: 12:45 p.m. Eastern United States (ESPN, Disney+, Inter, Paramount+, ViX, DAZN Canada, Tipik) AZ vs Roma: 12:45 p.m. Eastern United States (Disney+, Paramount+, ViX, DAZN Canada, SportsMax) Lazio vs Real Sociedad: 3:00 p.m. in the Eastern United States (Disney+, CBS Sports Network, Paramount+, fuboTV, ViX) Union Saint-Gilloise vs Sporting Braga: 3:00 p.m. Eastern United States (Disney+, Paramount+, ViX, DAZN Canada, SportsMax) Rīgas FS vs Ajax: 3:00 p.m. Eastern United States (ESPN, Disney+, Inter, Paramount+, ViX, DAZN Canada, SportsMax) PAOK vs Slavia Praha: 3:00 p.m. Eastern United States (Paramount+, ViX, DAZN Canada, Disney+) Manchester United vs Rangers: 3:00 p.m. in the Eastern United States (Disney+ Sur, Sport 24, Paramount+, fuboTV, TUDN USA, UniMás) Ludogorets vs Midtjylland: 3:00 p.m. Eastern United States (ESPN, Disney+, Inter, Paramount+, ViX, DAZN Canada, Viaplay) Elfsborg vs Nice: 3:00 p.m. Eastern United States (ESPN, Disney+, Inter, Paramount+, ViX, DAZN Canada, Viaplay) Eintracht Frankfurt vs Ferencváros: 3:00 p.m. Eastern United States (ESPN, Disney+, Inter, Paramount+, ViX, DAZN Canada, RTL, Sky Sport) Keep reading:–Mexico closes its South American tour with a defeat against River Plate–Gonzalo Pineda comes out in defense of the style of play applied by Atlas –Luca De La Torre leaves Europe and joins San Diego FC for 12 months

25% of its staff wants to leave, according to La Información

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The electrical marketing company Holaluz is not going through the best of times, not even in terms of your financial statusas well as his relationship with the staff, who are currently immersed in an indefinite strike due to the substantial change in their working conditions. Among those changes: eliminating teleworking. As a consequence of the loss of this type of work and other acquired social benefits, around the 25% of the workforce has decided not to accept the new conditions imposed by the energy company and terminate your contract, as published The Information. 25% of the workforce does not accept the changes The measure involves the departure of some 52 Holaluz workers until January 31, the deadline for employees to communicate their refusal to accept the substantial change in their working conditions. Union sources consulted by The Information They point out that 14 of those employees have already formalized their departure from the company. These same sources assured that the number of applicants for termination of their contract may rise to 70 workers, which would represent 30% of the energy marketer’s workforce. The Works Council itself would have been affected by this reduction in personnel, going from seven representatives to only three members, maintaining the union representation of UGT and CGT that called for the indefinite strike. Terminate the contract in the event of a substantial change Given the lack of agreement in the negotiation of working conditions and the in-person working day model that Holaluz proposed to its staff in September 2024, the company presented a Substantial Modification of Working Conditions (MSCT) for your entire workforce. This proposal implies acceptance by the company that there will be a substantial change in the working conditions under which its employees were hired and, therefore, opens the door to the application of the article 41 of the Workers’ Statute. Section 3 of this article specifies that “if the worker is harmed by the substantial modification, he will have the right to terminate his contract and receive compensation of twenty days’ salary per year of service, prorating by month the periods less than one year and with a maximum of nine months.” This means that those workers who decide not to accept the new Holaluz conditions will be able to terminate your contract and receive compensation for his departure. After suffering a serious financial setback that had the energy marketer on the verge of bankruptcy for much of 2024, it finally obtained financial support of Icosium Investment which, with a capital injection of 22 million euros, managed to keep the company afloat. According to sources of The Informationall the changes in working conditions announced, including the elimination of teleworking, respond to an effort to adjust expenses estimated at 250,300 euros in 2024. Teleworking was a red line According to what was published by The Informationthe company considered that, after an internal evaluation, teleworking was considered “a measure incompatible with the negative situation in which the company finds itself” and, therefore, it opted for a 100% in-person model. This change led to the call for an indefinite strike starting January 14. According to company sources asked by Xataka, “of 227 employees, the strike has been monitored by 37 people (16% of the workers) who have participated at some point in the strike. Of the total workers, 2% (five employees have supported 100% of the hours during the first week). Analyzing the total hours of the strike (taking into account that the call is two days per week, with four hours each, adding up to a total of eight hours per week), 130.25 strike hours have been recorded out of a total of 1,816 possible hours (227 workers x 8 hours). This represents 7.2% compliance with the hours called for the strike. For their part, union sources confirm that, in the absence of an agreement, as of January 28, the strike will be indefinite for the entire day, and not for hours as has happened until now. Holaluz assures that the company’s operational situation is completely normal and confirms that they have opened new job offers to cover the sick leave of those who have not accepted the substantial modification of their working conditions. “It has been a very hard year and returning to the office is essential to recover the cohesion of the team and recover the enthusiasm. After all the difficulties, we have to row and form a team together,” sources close to Holaluz assure. In Xataka | “It is not a hidden layoff”: Amazon’s CEO has denied that returning to the office is an excuse to reduce his workforce Image | Hellolight

Miami: the weather for today, Thursday, January 23

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Today’s weather forecast Miami For this Thursday, January 23, it indicates that thermometers will reach a maximum of 70 degrees Fahrenheit (21ºC) in the city. For its part, the probability of rain will be 84% and we will have overcast skies, while wind gusts will reach a maximum of 9.32 mph during the day and 10.56 mph at night. During the night in Miami the temperature will remain at 52 degrees Fahrenheit (11ºC), while the precipitation forecast will be 11 and there will be clouds and clearings. Wind gusts will be 10.56 miles per hour. Likewise, the wind chill or “real temperature” forecast for this day will be 68ºF (20ºC) maximum and 68ºF (20ºC) minimum. During this period of the year, the first rays of the Sun reach us with sunrise at 07:08 h, while it leaves us on the horizon at 17:58 h. In total, we will have 11 hours of sun throughout the day. The weather in Miami for tomorrow As for the weather in Miami tomorrow, the forecast indicates that more clouds are expected than clear with a low probability of precipitation. Temperatures will vary between 50 and 59 degrees Fahrenheit (10 and 15ºC). So, can it rain in Miami? With the latest update from the United States National Weather Service and information from AccuWeather, the chance of precipitation tomorrow is estimated at 25%. The Weather in Miami for the next 7 days If you want to get ahead and know what is expected for the weather in Miami in the next 7 days, here we give you an estimate of the weather as of today. Remember that weather conditions in South Florida change depending on the day, so we recommend that you visit our site every day. How much does it rain in Miami? According to information from the United States National Weather Service, the rainiest season in Miami runs from late spring to summer, with fall and winter being the driest seasons. As you can see in the graph, the months of August and September are the times when the most water falls in the city. The warmest and coldest months in Miami Miami’s climate arouses much envy in many other cities, with very mild winters and not very hot summers, although the humidity in the hottest months is very high which also increases the thermal sensation. The warmest time of year in Miami occurs around the month of August, where temperatures typically hover around 87.3°F (30.7°C). On the other hand, the coldest period of the year occurs during the month of January, where temperatures usually drop to 61.0 °F (16.1 °C). Don’t miss the news about the weather in Miami on https://laopinion.com/tema/clima-en-miami/.

Houston: the weather for today, Thursday, January 23

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The weather in Houston, Texasfor this Thursday, January 23, it will countwith few clouds in the sky. The thermal sensation, that is, “real temperature” will be 54ºF (12ºC) maximum and 54ºF (12ºC) minimum. At this time of year in Houston, sunrise will occur at 7:16 a.m., while sunset can be observed at 5:51 p.m. Wind gusts will reach a maximum of 6.84 mph during the day and 5.59 mph at night. Don’t forget to check out the latest weather news at www.laopinion.com/clima What is the weather like in Houston? The weather in Houston, Texas is unique and something to appreciate and enjoy. Your summers? Warm, are your winters? They compensate by being soft. The sun shines almost all year round, so the city’s climate is usually pleasant. However, it must be said that it is a city at risk of suffering natural disasters, mainly during hurricane season. The average temperature in Houston ranges from 49°F (9°C) in winter to 90°F (32°C) in summer. The hottest months we mentioned are June, July and August and the coldest months are December, January and February. Additionally, the city typically receives about 39 inches of rain per year. Humidity and air quality in Houston Being close to the Gulf of Mexico, Houston’s humidity tends to be high. Specifically, Relative humidity in Houston ranges between 50 and 90%which makes the temperature appear higher than it actually is. Houston’s air quality tends to be good, but could often be affected by pollution from the city’s factories and refining industries. Unfortunately, the city also experiences high levels of ozone during the warmer months, which can be harmful to people with respiratory conditions. Natural disasters in Houston As we mentioned, Houston is a city at risk of natural disasters, such as hurricanes and floods.. Hurricanes are a great threat to the city and if they occur, they can cause significant damage and loss of life. Likewise, the city is also at risk of flooding due to its location near the Gulf of Mexico and its low-lying areas. Lastly, Houston is also at risk for tornadoes, although they are less likely than hurricanes or flooding. Tornadoes can cause significant property losses and even cause fatalities. It is important to be prepared for any natural disaster that may affect the city, for which there are action protocols to prevent further damage. Don’t miss the news on the weather in Houston on https://laopinion.com/tema/clima-en-houston/.

NVIDIA postpones Tesla’s great promise to the next decade

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Autonomous driving. That eternal promise that is supposedly worth billions of euros, that we are always brushing with our fingers and that, in the end, never seems to arrive. The last to express their doubts have been those responsible for NVIDIA. “It’s super difficult”. The words are from Ali Kani, head of NVIDIA’s automotive division, who spoke with the magazine Coach about the future of autonomous driving. “It’s something typical of the next decade. We are not close. It is super difficult,” Kani assured journalists. The question referred to “truly autonomous cars” of which the head of NVIDIA. It is clear that “we will not see them in this decade.” Kani pointed out that cars currently do not have the power or the technology necessary to implement autonomous driving in the short term. A new way of working. Regarding how they work at NVIDIA, Kani assures that what they are doing “is very different” from what they did a year ago. He assures that they are “working on large language models such as GPT Chat with video.” And he emphasizes: “no one was doing this three years ago.” The problems. Basically, we do not have enough computing power to guarantee autonomous driving in the short term. “This type of model needs a lot more computing power, a lot more memory bandwidth. You need more LiDAR sensors and radars, redundant algorithms to make sure it’s safe. All of that has to work in parallel, which means more computing.” Furthermore, NVIDIA is clear that it is not just a matter of raw power. It’s also about giving a good image to potential customers and showing that you can travel safely. “The industry needs to go slow with this. If one company makes a mistake, the entire industry is set back a few years. So we have to act in the most responsible and don’t take any shortcuts. You can only do it when you have proven that it is really safe,” concludes Kani. A different approach. If we take what NVIDIA claims as a reference, the company works in a completely different way than Tesla tries to do. Technology makes it clear that radars and LiDAR sensors continue to be essential, components that Tesla wants to eliminate to trust everything to the use of cameras and recorded images. What Elon Musk’s company defends is that It has a huge fleet of vehicles already on the streets and that everything recorded by them allows their algorithms to learn faster than the competition. They hope, therefore, to spend less money and time to go beyond where Waymo or Cruise have gone. In 2027. The perspectives that come to us from NVIDIA are also very different from the promises that Elon Musk has made about his Tesla Cybercab. According to the owner of Tesla, his fully autonomous cars should be on the streets in 2027 despite his claims “Be unoptimistic with deadlines”. Then he said that next year he will be manufacturing his robotaxis. A promise that, as on so many other occasions, doesn’t seem too realistic. However, Musk is confident in his approach to Donald Trump to open the hand with the tests of autonomous vehicles and deploy their services more quickly. The eternal promise. The truth is, whether we’re talking about Tesla or any other company, the promise of the fully autonomous car always seems to be about to arrive. And it never seems to end. Waymo keeps going but Cruise has fallen by the wayside and has joined a long list of failed attempts. The truth is that Cruise has managed to launch the service in limited spaces but it is also true that the behavior of its cars it was easy to manipulate and who has lived in a eternal controversy of accidents and encounters with San Francisco emergency services. During all this time, Tesla has not managed to make its Autopilot a truly autonomous service and requires human attention. Ford’s BlueCruise also needs it, although in this case can be driven without hands on previously mapped roads. Mercedes does not require it but your system is limited to very specific circumstances. And a bag of millions. Despite everything, there are billions at stake with autonomous driving. Or that’s what they promise us. One of the most optimistic forecasts is that of Tasha Keeney, director of investment analysis at ARK, who quantified in one of his analyzes collected by The Wall Street Journal The value of a robotaxis service like the one Tesla is looking for could account for 60% of the company’s income in 2029 and raise its valuation to $800 billion. Photo | tesla In Xataka | Tesla promises a robotaxi without a steering wheel in 2026. General Motors already tried it with Origin and canceled its project this same year

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