If you have not reserved your vacation in the Canary Islands, it is possible that it costs the same to go to the Caribbean

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At the beginning of the year, apparently “good” news had a second reading for the millions of tourists who use the plane. Since January 1, airlines operating in the European Union are obliged to incorporate 2% sustainable fuel (SAF) on its flights, as part of the Fit for 55 plan To reduce emissions. In Spain, this will translate into an extra cost of 235 million euros In 2025. And yes, that came with a small print: the extra cost was going to be noticed in the tickets. Thus, in Spain a “homelands” vacation was going to get cheaper than cross the puddle. It turns out that. Between the Caribbean and the Canary Islands. I told it THE WEEKEND THE COUNTRY. The unstoppable boom of international tourism in Spain is raising vacation prices within the country to levels that touch the absurd. How much? For example, today, spending a week in all inclusive in Gran Canaria, Menorca or Mojácar costs practically the same as flying to the Caribbean. According to An analysis of the Destinia agency, destinations such as Menorca (2,726 euros per couple) or mojácar (2,694) have reached prices that They hardly differ Of the 2,883 euros that costs to travel to Punta Cana or the 3,094 of Riviera Maya, although the latter involve crossing half a planet. The great paradox. As we said, this paradox occurs in a context in which the price of the air ticket has not stopped uploading the new European regulations that impose on airlines the use of that 2% sustainable fuelwhich further more expensive long -distance journeys. However, the overdexanda in enclaves like Balearics, Canary Islands wave Almeria Costa He has triggered hotel rates in Spain to historical maximums, with an average price of 160 euros per night and annual increases 13%. The price of success. In 2024, Spain reached its absolute record with 94 million tourists foreigners, and everything indicates that in 2025 the 100 million will be exceeded. This flood has generated an unprecedented pressure on the tourism market, with an international demand that grew 23% In the first quarter, while the reserves of national travelers They fell 17%. The result, and here is the response to the paradox, is an excessive hotel inflation fed by appetite of foreign touriststhat not only seem to have absorbed the available offer, but are willing to pay more for it. Meanwhile, the Spaniards face a summer with prohibitive prices in their own country, which has led many to delay reserve decisions, shorten stays or even value international destinations as Türkiye (2,496 euros in Anatolia), which, despite the obligatory scales, is significantly cheaper. When the local is expensive. In his report the country had a case that was especially illustrative: Mojácar. We talk about a road accessible destination, without flights or scales, where a week for two people can cost just 189 euros less What tip Cana. This disparity reveals that the true engine of the increes is not in transport, but In hotelsthat take advantage of the high demand for impose prices unprecedented. Far from adjusting to an economic context marked by the uncertainty and containment of spending, the national hotel sector seems to have found in international tourism a way to maintain its margins, even at the expense of losing the local client. Intoxicated of success. In short, it could be said that this summer the Spanish tourist points, much to his own success. The national tourist model, based for decades in the Sol and Beach binomial, now faces a Increasing contradiction: His success as a global destination threatens to expel his own citizens of the holiday market. An evil that reproduces in As many nations. Saturation, pressure on prices and mismatch between offer and purchasing power are leading to the most desired national destinations are less accessible than His exotic counterparts. Thus, in the middle of the mass tourism, there is the great paradox that flying at 8,000 kilometers can leave so expensive (or even cheaper) to enjoy the sea from home. Image | Pxhere In Xataka | A fact summarizes well what is happening with tourism in Spain: foreigners upload, nationals are stagnant In Xataka | Mass tourism has the days counted in Spain thanks to a phenomenon outside its control: extreme heat

New York has released its new and revolutionaries garbage containers. They have been in Spain for decades

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They call it “The garbage revolution”although it really has little revolutionary. At least for any European accustomed to doing something as simple as throwing their waste into the garbage can. On Monday the New York authorities They took chest announcing its new and brand new strategy to manage the waste of the Big Apple, a pilot program that is now bounded to a neighborhood and,, according to their driversit will be a pioneer throughout the United States. So far not surprising beyond political rhetoric. The funny thing is what New York wants to boost that peculiar “revolution” of cleaning: with garbage cubes and trucks such as those seen in the streets of Spain for decades. Garbage. In New York, workers of the garbage collection service are forced to do something less and less frequent in Spain and most European cities: withdraw on the sidewalks plastic bags full of waste and throw them to the rear of a truck. For them it is a Latoso work. For the city, a problem: the bags are piled up in the streets, hinder the passage, generate bad odors, overthrow liquid and attract rats. In fact, the New York town hall has already had to see them with Rodents. That is why in countries like Spain a different strategy has been chosen for a long time. Collectors are installed in the streets so that citizens can throw their garbage bags inside, leaving them safe from rats and seagulls. Over the years the system has been purified with wild boar cubes, collectors endowed with Electronic locks that are unlocked with special cards and systems that facilitate the discharge of garbage inside the trucks. Revolution in New York. After half a century Of “accumulation of garbage in streets”, in New York they have decided to say enough and change their garbage collection model for a new one, very similar to that of Europe. The first step was taken in 2023, when the authorities demanded from the businesses of the food branch (from bars to supermarkets) that they deposit their waste in containers. A year ago that obligation extended to all companies and in recent months the same standard has been making its way between small residential buildings. The great change has now arrived with a pilot test in the streets of the Community Board 9 of Manhattan, where the use of containers will apply to all types of residential buildings, from small blocks of less than ten homes to the largest, with more than 30. The City Council claims that the neighborhood has thus become “the first neighborhood of North America to have 100% of its garbage in containers” and even speaks of a “garbage revolution.” An old flavor revolution. The most curious thing is that this revolution really has little revolutionary. At least from the perspective of Europeans, who have been (if not decades) accustomed to the tools with which New York now wants to improve the management of their garbage. The reason is simple: the change in the Harlem will basically be supported on three pieces, all integrated for a long time in the urban landscape of the Spanish cities: Empire garbage cubes with capacity for 3,000 L, collectors with wheels and side load trucks. Closed and card cubes. Over the last weeks the New York Health Department has dedicated itself to installing in West Harlem around 1,100 Empire containerswhich are the ones that present a small novelty. Unlike most garbage cubes that can be seen in Europe, these collectors will not be available to any neighbor who passes through the sidewalk. They will remain closed and their use will be assigned exclusively to a building, which can access the collector thanks to a special card. In fact, residents will not even pull the bags in the cube. The idea It is that they leave them in an area of ​​collection in the building itself and the cubes themselves handle them the staff of the buildings or the waste managers. It is not the model that is usually used in Spain, although here They also look card collectors. Measuring buildings. The largest blocks of West Harlem, those with more than 30 homes, have been assigned Great Empire Garbage Cubes. Those between 30 and 10 apartments are allowed to choose between that smaller model or containers with wheels and the buildings with less than a dozen families are asked to use 200 l cubes. To expedite the work of the operators, a year ago the City Council also presented a prototype of garbage collection truck with lateral load that can be handled by only two operators. In November the Consistory has already asked these smaller buildings for residential use to start using containers, which has a first idea of ​​what is their result. Your conclusions? “The first data show that the use of containers is working: since the demands entered into force, six months ago, the number of rats has decreased,” celebrate. A revolution with challenges. New York is discovering more than the use of containers. He has also encountered the challenges they represent. The New York Times public A chronicle This same Monday explaining how cleaning service employees have to deal with double -row cars that block the cubes and prevent trucks from accessing them. It also warns of the impact they will have on the parking spaces. The municipal authorities already calculate that expanding the program to the entire city would demand to eliminate 50,000 spaces to park vehicles. That without having the hundreds of millions of dollars that would require buying garbage cubes and collection trucks capable of attending the entire population of the Big Apple. Critics write down a “but” more: That the initiative to recycling does not expand. Image | City of New York In Xataka | The cities emptied during the pandemic. The rats took advantage of him to impose his reign

In WhatsApp soon you can have a username. It’s just one more step in its ambition to become a surface

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Historically WhatsApp has been completely linked to each user’s mobile phone number. This identifier was the basis of its operation, and for example you needed it to create an account, log in and connect with your contact list. The phone number was absolutely essential, but will soon stop being in a network with More than 2,000 million users. WhatsApp had been in it for some time. It has been talking about how WhatsApp is preparing for user name support. In May 2023, certain details appeared on this option in a beta version of WhatsApp, but these changes never crystallized. Telegram supports this option For yearsFor example. Soon we will have that option. A preliminary version, WhatsApp Beta 25.17.10.70 for iOS, It has allowed discovering How will the interface be to choose a username to protect the privacy of the phone number. Although that does not necessarily mean that WhatsApp is going to implement the change definitely, it is a clear indication that the option could come. Not only that: it is expected to do it soon, before it ends 2025. Great advantages. This change raises various clear advantages that will make WhatsApp earn integers in several areas: Flexibility and customization of the service: because that will allow us to associate our name or alias like the ones we use on Twitter. Nothing to remember or point numbers. These user names also facilitate that we share that username with other people and that we better memorize those user accounts. Finding a person – or that she finds us – will be much easier. Account synchronization: to be able to use it on multiple devices will also be easier and more powerful with this system, and although WhatsApp has the traditional link -based bonding system QR codes, this type of characteristic would probably make to use WhatsApp on other devices apart from the mobile could be easier. Goodbye to geographical barriers: another important advantage, since once again when not depending on mobile number, communication with users from other countries, with different telephone numbers by national and local prefixes, is simplified. But above all, privacy. However, the true advantage of this movement is that of what will contribute to the privacy of users. With user names we can communicate with other people without the need for Share our phone number. This is very striking not to establish conversations with acquaintances, but to do it with people with whom we do it occasionally but that we would prefer that I could not access our phone number. It is also a very interesting way to prevent our number from falling into the wrong hands, such as fraudulent and spam accounts. This is the preliminary user interface of that user name request Be careful, user names will have rules. Already The rules have been revealed that we will have to meet users to use this system and ask for a “username”: They must have between 3 and 30 characters They cannot coincide with a username that already exists They can’t start with ‘www’ It is necessary to include at least one letter when creating them They can only include AZ letters, numbers 0 to 9, points and low scripts They cannot end with a domain (.com, .net, etc) They cannot start or end with a point (.) Nor have two points in a row Challenges for WhatsApp. Implementing this change after so many years also implies taking into account certain risks. Fragmentation: The current system based on telephone numbers is simple and universal, and user names can fragment the experience and generate confusion. Safety and supplantation: If user name authentication is disconnected from the number, WhatsApp must implement robust verification and recovery systems. Multiple identities: Those user names must be linked to the phone number, but it will be interesting to check how WhatsApp solves the problem of potential multiple identities, in addition to interoperability with other target services. WhatsApp’s triumph was simplicity. There is another important debate in this regard. For years one of WhatsApp hits has been to be a simple application and that solved a clear problem: that you could chat with your contacts, without more. In recent years we have seen how the application has been adding news such as States (Stories style), Channelsthe paymentsthe communities or integration with Other services of finish. More recently, of course, Goal AI. Do we need a overrapp? It is as if WhatsApp would like to become that overcomppp with which we do not need much more, but along the way the complexity of the messaging app has been increasing. It is true that the competitive pressure imposed by rivals such as Telegram or Signal causes them to be forced to move card, but in those movements there is a clear argument: that of monetization. The more functions and the more time we spend in the app, the more business opportunities there is a goal. Image | Rawpixel In Xataka | After 15 years of waiting, goal has finally done homework: WhatsApp for iPad has just launched

or hire more controllers, or there will be delays this summer

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The Irish airline Threat with 20% more delays for this summer If the Minister of Transportation, Óscar Puente, does not increase the template of air drivers. Why is it important. Ryanair has made the shortage of controllers a public battle against the Spanish government. And not just Spanish: a few days ago He pointed to his five major European markets on his own website. The company records 11,576 delays in 2025 that have affected more than two million passengers. And the figures are transformed into media pressure strategy. In Xataka In its extreme obsession with hand luggage, Ryanair has created a new and explicit product: “Backpacks to travel with Ryanair” The facts. Spain occupies The second European position in air control delaysjust behind France. The data is objectives: 2024 was a record year in ATC delays despite having 5% less flights that before pandemic in Europe. Air traffic grew 9.7% in 2024 after A especially negative 2023 in terms of delays. Spain It manages 22% of European traffic and generates 11% of delays Continental. The process of forming a controller requires two years, which complicates the immediate response to the demands of the airline. The context. This campaign comes in full controversy due to Ryanair fines for abusive practices. The company had already previously attacked Minister Pablo Bustinduy after receiving A sanction of 179 million euros. Between the lines. Ryanair’s tight schedules (one of the factors that explain its important profitability) amplify any system delay. When an airline program scales with minimal times, five minutes of delay can generate a cascade of problems that the automatic Eurocontrol system does not forgive. The question in the air is whether the lack of controllers is the main cause of delays or if there are operational factors of the airlines themselves aggravating the problem. The answer possibly includes both elements. In Xataka | The great secret of Ryanair’s success is that he does not earn money to fly: he does so squeezing you in everything else Outstanding image | CLAUDIO LUIZ CASTRO in Unspash

IBM closed its factory in Valencia 30 years ago. Now he has returned with AI and technology talent formation under his arm

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Thirty years after close your historic factory of electronic circuits in La Pobla de Vallbona, IBM has announced his return to Valencia with a renewed and strategic commitment. The technological multinational has created a “Digital Sales” center in the Innovation Incubator The terminal hubin the Navy of Valencia. The new IBM initiative in the city of Turia is raised as an “erasmus” for the acceleration of the New technological talent of the company in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Although the space allows to house 250 employees, the company will begin this new stage with the creation of one hundred new direct jobs for the implementation of an international training program for young professionals of the technological firm. The number of employees will increase in the future, but IBM has not advanced any concrete figure. The new IBM stage in Valencia IBM has decided to return to Valencia with a completely different vision from that of three decades ago. If its presence was linked to the manufacture of hardware, now the company is committed to advanced services and commercial management of technological solutions Based on artificial intelligencestorage, cloud services and automation. As its name affects, the new “Digital Sales” center will focus on promoting the skills of its employees of the Departments of Commercial Relations and Sales, integrating into the area of ​​influence of The Terminal Hub. Horacio Morell, president of IBM Spain, has indicated the importance of returning in an enclave full of incubators and innovation nurseries, consolidating the city as A pole of attraction For him International Technological Talent. “From these facilities, we will connect talent, technology and ecosystem to help companies accelerate the adoption of avant -garde solutions in AI, cloud computing, cybersecurity and automation,” Morell stood out in the presentation of the project. An international “erasmus” of technological talent The great novelty of this center is its approach to the Talent formation and acceleration international. IBM has launched a program that selects young professionals in their countries of origin and Transfer to Valencia for a year of training Intensive in new technologies. During this period, participants not only receive theoretical training, but also actively work with real clients, acquiring practical experience and key commercial skills. According to Gabrielle Crisman, director of the center, “the objective is to train the new IBM sales executives that will offer customer and agile experiences promoted by technology.” “After that period, most will return to places of origin to develop their work,” Morell said. The mayor of Valencia, María José Catalá, highlighted the importance of this program for Youth employment: “Young people need to find quality work and projects like this help us to achieve this goal,” collected The Spanish. In addition, the company has remarked that the center represents “an opportunity to newly titled young peopleprofessionals with experience in technology and digital sales experts who wish to develop their career in a global company, without leaving Valencia. “ IBM has bet again on Valencia for this strategic project for several reasons. Among the most outstanding factors are excellent living conditions and climate of the city as an incentive for the participants in the training program. On the other hand, from IBM the institutional support of the City Council stands out, the Chamber of Commerceuniversities and other business organizations. “The election of Valencia, by IBM, shows that Valencia has established itself as the technological hub par excellence in Europe,” declared to the The economist Mayor María José Catalá. In Xataka | IBM fired 8,000 workers to replace them with AI. What I did not expect was to hire many others … for the AI Image | The Terminal Hub, IBM

Spanish universities controlled online exams with facial recognition. AEPD has decided that it is enough

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The Spanish Agency for Data Protection (AEPD) has reached a clear conclusion about the use of biometric systems with artificial intelligence in online university evaluation. There is no possibility that they can be used legally, at least without a specific enabling law. The trigger. The AEPD has presented A complaint against the International University of Valencia. The VIU had been using a system that combined use of artificial intelligence tools with double camera recording (which the student must contribute) to monitor online tests. It is a practice that It has been doing for more than three yearsand that the agency has sanctioned rejecting the legitimacy of this data processing. Viu is not alone. The International University of Valencia is not an isolated case. Some of the most prestigious in Spain, such as University of BurgosUniversity Isabel I, European University, or the University of La Rioja have been implementing this system for years. It is a solution to the growing demand for 100% online training, with tools that allow the student to monitor without the need for the exams in person. The main objective, according to universities, is to avoid fraud and impersonations of identity during evaluations. The culprit. Smowl, this is the name of The online exam supervision tool. This solution, designed for both business and academic use, allows monitoring with webcam, extra camera, browser block, eyelashes control and, ultimately, replaces human role in exam supervision. In the case of the UIV, it was guaranteed that these data were pseudo and eliminated “quickly”, although it recognized that the processing of these data meant “a very high impact risk for the rights and freedoms of the affected people” The universities are covered in which it is the student who gives their consent to the use of these tools by accepting the general conditions of the course in which it has enrolled. The AEPD has another opinion. There is no legislation that covers its use. Universities are shielding that it is the student who gives their consent to the use of these tools by accepting the general conditions of the course in which it has enrolled. The AEPD has another opinion. “The consent cannot be considered valid because there was no real and effective alternative to students as the software used is the only method allowed to perform online exams. Their rejection by students involved losing their right to evaluation. Nor is the mandatory acceptance of general conditions to enroll when enrolled.” These data are of special category and are regulated by Article 9 of the General Data Protection Regulation (RGPD) Since 2022. According to the agency, there is currently no legitic exception in said article or a specific legal framework that enables these practices. It is also rejected that students can give consent, having no alternative available. But it doesn’t close the door. Data protection does not close the door completely to these types of systems. Specifies that it is necessary to develop specific regulations to determine “in what cases, conditions and under what guarantees this biometric treatment can be carried out”. “ Currently, without frame in which to protect yourself, the use of these tools will be subject to sanction for breach of the GDPR. A deep modification of the regulation would not be necessary, it would suffice with an exception that specifically reflect these scenarios of use. Facial recognition in Spain. It is not the first time that Spain calls into question the use of this type of systems. The OBERTA UNIVERSIDAD DE CATALUÑA was sanctioned In 2022 with 20,000 for using facial recognition in their exams. Outside the educational field, one of the most popular cases was that of Mercadona, fined 2.5 million euros for a pilot project in which they tested a facial verification system in their supermarkets. At a lower level, local companies have also faced large fines for breaching the regulations of the GDPR in the workday registry through biometry. Despite this, it is a technology used in video surveillance systems, Like Renfeor that of Madrid in its streets with hundreds of cameras with AI to reinforce the security of the capital. Images | Pexels (Andrea Piacquadio), Unspash (Dom Fou) In Xataka | Pau is approaching: here you have all the degrees related to technology and science with its cutting notes

“Ready to eat” are sweeping supermarkets. It is because we no longer buy products, we buy time

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Juan Roig He said it And half Spain was thrown on him: “In the middle of the 21st century there will be no kitchens.” Discussing whether it was a prophecy or a simple interested provocation, eight million Spaniards were already giving him right. Those who were buying prepared dishes, according to someone so little suspicious of having an interest like the EFE agency. Not that Roig is a visionary guru, he was simply reading the data that others wanted to ignore. The numbers speak for themselves: the consumption of dishes “ready to eat” bought in supermarkets (or in that genius of Naming‘Merchants’) It has grown 48% in just two years. Mercadona has this section In 1,260 storesbut Lidl also launched its own rangeAlcampo sells Up to 200 different dishes according to the store and Day has 180 products like this. Even Ikea has climbed to that car: to sell, more than ingredients, solutions. AND We are not talking about junk food or commitment solutionslike those packaged potato tortillas that made Belcebú cry. Now we see paellas, homemade croquettes, lentils, lasagers or potato tortillas themselves that know exactly what we hope they know. The trend goes beyond the supermarket: in the last twenty years the consumption of this type of dishes has multiplied by five. Supermarkets are simply integrating it into their offer and taking advantage of the fact that they are a usual place of passage, not a concrete destination such as the food houses. The nuance that explains this boom is that We are not buying exactly food, we are buying time. It is a symptom of change of our priorities. We are not stopping cooking for lazy, but by exhausted. Maybe also because we have more options what to do with that time recovered. Our parents had three television channels and the bar dominoes; We have platforms of streamingvideo games, Yoga online classes, cheap Ryanair tickets, establishments oriented towards “experiences” and an infinite offer of stimuli competing for our attention. It may simply Let’s be less willing to give up those two hours of kitchen when we know everything we could do with them. If we add the paid work, the domestic, the displacements and the care, the royal days exceed the 60 hours per week, according to the National Survey of Working Conditions of the INE. What we buy with each prepared dish is not just food: it’s a break. Returned time. A truce. And that’s why they succeed. In Xataka | Spain has become a country addicted to something that some years ago enjoyed little prestige: the white brand Outstanding image | Mercadona

It is the chronicle of a legacy for the soils

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When Héctor Prats bought the rights of PC Soccer, not only bought a brand. Bought the responsibility of guarding one of the last vestiges of greatness of the Spanish video gamethe tangible memory of when this country was able to create games that competed with the world elite. PC Soccer is more than nostalgia for Millennials and Generation X. It is proof that once we knew how to do something extraordinary from an office in Boadilla del Monte. What we are seeing for two years It is also more than the story of a game that is delayed. It is the announced chronicle of how to methodically destroy the value of an iconic brandconvert hope into mockery and transform respect won for decades into public escarnio. A delay is a technical accident. Two, too. Twenty-two (Vein-Ti-Dós!) Donoras in two years are the proof of a project that has come giant who wants to lead it. Let’s analyze chronology: February 2023: Grandilocente promise with A logo designed by an amateur. March: Pre -sale phase without a single real capture of the game. December: first “indefinite” delay after accumulating hard criticism of the project. Since then, an endless carousel of broken dates, each accompanied by more unlikely excuses than the previous. “Credit problems”, “Errors in Coding UTF-8”, “Unexpected Database Behaviors”, “Problems with the system of input“ The July press conference was The moment of maximum involuntary sincerity Because there we could see what was behind the noise: forty minutes of waiting to compile the Build On the horn, a minute of operation until the first appeared Crash and errors everywhere. The naked emperor, but in front of a camera. Then there is something even more disturbing: The belligerent attitude of its headquarters, Héctor Pratsin social networks. His attacks on the press. Its elusion of responsibilities. This project began by emotional linkage with the brand, but the succession of events suggests a certain disconnection with the symbolic weight of what it manages. Which does not mean that Hector has suffered attacks that go beyond the game and that they have clearly crossed a line for a long time. Consulted by Xataka About this situation, Héctor Prats defends his management and attributes part of the problems to “two people we had hired to whom nothing professionals and very criminal were thrown for reasons.” According to their version, these former employees would have “destroyed” the project “in two different moments.” Prats insists that “the game has ended months by polishing details” and that the delays are due to the fact that “the Build of Release It is always worse than the previous ones. “also requests that” an expected management projection on a small business such as large distributors “is not applied, comparing its situation with that of the Planeta group that” with all the resources it has, it took a broken game. “ The allusion to planet It is true and In 2018 there was another unfortunate attempt On the part of IDC, but it is difficult not to project a certain management on the PC Soccer brand, because it is transcended to entertainment. It is emotional memory of thousands of people. The memory of whole afternoons organizing the defense of five and setting the prices of the restaurant of the stadium. The early morning managing Valencia’s budgetthe first cup that won the ray. Destroying that with empty promises and systematic delays goes beyond business ruling, it is desecration. Prats perfectly identified that there was a market for hungry adults of PC football, but confused with ease, with complacency. He thought it was enough to buy a brand and promise his return to pass the cap. He did not understand that certain brands demand a technical, professional and ethical height that is not available to anyone. That is why most fans of the saga, no matter how nostalgia we feel, do not get into this eggplant. It is important to understand that Prats is not a developer indie Anyone experiencing with their first project. He chose to buy and manage an iconic brand of the Spanish video game, a decision that automatically raises the level of public scrutiny. When you acquire the rights of PC Football, you assume the responsibility of guarding decades of history and the confidence of a community that has already seen too many attempts to resurrection by those who sought to live from the brand instead of honoring it. Each delay has not only eroded the credibility of its current study: degrades the value of a brand that cost a lot to build and that can be destroyed in months. And send a toxic message about our video game industry: that we are not able to manage our digital heritage well. And sin is not as technical – which too – as symbolic: it goes beyond PC Football 8 may never see the light, or see it but it is a disappointment. The thing is His management destroys the possibility that someone competent takes over in the future. Each delay, each excuse, every broken promise, on the name of the PC football in synonym of fraud, misunderstood nostalgia and cheap opportunism. Pablo Ruiz, the original creator, He explained it to us a year ago With crystalline clarity: “Only PC Soccer 5.0 cost us 30,000 hours accumulated, plus all the games we had already taken before. Making a football PC from scratch in a year … Not even I have the source code could do it.” There are no shortcuts for excellence. There is no marketing that replaces real development. There are no promises that replace technical competence. PC Soccer 8 is the practical demonstration that some responsibilities cannot be purchased with money: They are inherited with the brand, and weigh more than one imagines when signing the check. On the criticisms received, Prats distinguishes between what it considers “constructive criticism” and what it calls “dehumanization, dehumanization and bulos.” He states that criticism “are always welcome” but complains about an alleged … Read more

A technology 20 years ago took Ukraine to the Russian bombers. Moscow’s response comes from China: a laser cannon

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With the passing of the days, more data about The covert operation which carried out Ukraine in the heart of the air bases of Moscow. Recall: a swarm of more than 100 drones hidden in trucks managed to destroy an important part of the Russian fleet of Strategic bombers. Now the technology that made Spiderweb, and what is Russia’s response to contain Ukrainian drones: a laser weapon … from China has been revealed. Cheap drones and free software. As I counted The medium 404behind the flight of the army of drones was not a sophisticated and secret technology. On the contrary, the devices were driven By Ardupilotopen source software created two decades ago by unmanned aviation enthusiasts. The use of this software, a free system originally designed for civil tasks such as agriculture, rescue or mapping, allowed Ukraine to coordinate that swarm of drones with autonomous navigation functions, air stabilization, waiting modes and contingencies for signal loss, even in a hostile environment saturated with interference and without GPS. Born of leisure … for war. Ardupilot He was born in 2007 of the personal project From Chris Andersonformer editor of the Wired media, who with Lego and Arduino pieces He built a drone browsing system that would later evolve in an open overall source community. What began as a homemade and collaborative experiment ended up being the operational core of a great impact military offensive. As He counted the mediumthe astonishment of its creators in the face of the war use of its software was notable: they never imagined that a tool designed for civil use would end up helping to destroy Russian strategic fighters. Although The website De Ardupilot promotes its use “for the peaceful benefit of all”, its open character makes it impossible to restrict. Irony resides that, while large corporations develop closed and expensive armamentUkraine has managed to use free access tools to execute attacks that remodeled the balance of power. Internet. What happened also leaves another teaching. The technological war between Ukraine and Russia is also a Communities Warforums and repositories. The software that allowed the attack developed collectively over years by programmers and fans distributed worldwide, many of which never imagined that their work would be used in combat. Neither Ardupilot nor its creators can prevent it, and although its code of conduct explicitly facilitates militarization, there is no restrictive license: knowledge is already in the hands of Who wants to use it. In the context of the current conflict, this means a silent revolution: it is not only the armies that free wars, but also free software developers. Ardupilot The Made in China answer. Before the gigantic industry Of low -cost drones that is hitting its troops, Russia has revealed an unprecedented development: a Chinese laser system To tear down drones, they report several Telegram proruse channels. Although it has not yet been officially confirmed, Images and videos disseminated They show a military vehicle shooting a laser beam capable of drilling metal plates and setting fire to drones in full flight. The appearance of the system coincides with the characteristics of the SHEN NUNG 3000 OR THE 5000 MODELan anti -gluvated weapon presented by China and that would also have been delivered to Iran. Analysts of the International Institute for Strategic Studies They point out thatalthough with some modifications, the system used by Russian forces has been derived directly of Chinese design. In fact, Russian military have confirmed that it is already In the hands of units as The Spetsnaz of the nomadic unit, and have even celebrated its effectiveness as an advance against previous technologies considered ineffective or excessively expensive. SHEN NUNG China, Iran and Russia. The entrance of this technology expands the analysis. The growing cooperation Technological between Beijing, Moscow and Tehran is reflected in the circulation of systems Like Shen Nungdeveloped by the Chinese Academy of Engineering Physics. Although its operational use is still limited and its real abilities have not been tested in high -intensity scenarios, its mere presence on the battlefield indicates a qualitative change: the powers that seek to challenge the western order are sharing advanced capabilities, many of them before reserved for a handful of countries. Plus: The appearance of this system in Russian territory coincides with recent information that indicates that they will also go I would be using itconfirming that it is available in the market and has already been exported. From Ukraine to the Middle East. The use of laser weapons is not exclusive to the Moscow-Pekín-Teherán axis, of course. Israel has also recently deployed Your Iron Beam system (known as Magen or in Hebrew) to intercept Hezbollah dronesa weapon that combines response speed, precision and low cost per shot. The Israeli system, developed by Rafael and the Air Force, is still in the final test phase, but has already been used in combat. United States, meanwhile, has deployed experimental units of laser weapons in advanced positions and ships, although the advances have been slower than expected due to technical challenges such as the sensitivity of the components, thermal limits and reduced efficacy in adverse environmental conditions. Promise and fragility. Be that as it may, and although these weapons represent a significant advance in the anti -aircraft defense, They are still vulnerable: They have a limited scope, their performance depends on the weather, and require specialized maintenance. Even so, in an environment where drone swarms are increasingly frequent and difficult to intercept with traditional systems, lasers offer a solution attractive. Their low cost per shoot and their ability to operate without physical ammunition make them an emerging alternative, especially for countries that seek to overcome technological asymmetries. Between codes and science fiction. The irruption of a Chinese laser system In the Russian-Ukrainian Front marks a turning point in the use of directed energy weapons and in the global geostrategic dynamics. What until recently seemed a matter of fantastic literature is now a real instrument of combat and deterrence. In parallel, Ukraine has been able … Read more

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Let’s tell you the requirements and how to enroll to the online and free course on cybersecurity which is offering UNED (National University of Distance Education), in collaboration with the INCIBE (National Cybersecurity Institute of Spain). And if you are reading this, you better hurry up, because you only have a week to enroll. It is a course that is a university microcredial. Is completely virtual, and with Your 250 hours equivalent to 10 ECTS credits. It is part of the UNED titles, and in fact it is offered within its permanent training program. And let’s not forget that it has been done in collaboration with an official cybersecurity agency. Dates and course information To this course You will be able to enroll from May 30 to June 12, 2025so there is hardly a week left to do it. Then, The course will be from June 9 to November 11. This course will allow you to learn autonomously without following a pre -established rhythm, although you will have the support of tutors, videoconferences, a didactic guide and Online internal forums to chat about subjects with other students and solve doubts. At the end, you will have an evaluation that will combine test type exams with several options, practical tests and a final exam, that is, it is not an online course of the lights, but one in which you will have to study well. When you pass the course, you will have a Digital Microcredial issued by UNED with the Official Inciber recognition. This credential is compatible with the European standards of digital qualifications (EQF). These are the formative objectives From this course, which are the things you want to learn when you finish it: Provide participants with a solid cybersecurity base. Develop practical skills for the detection, analysis and mitigation of cyberamenazas. Prepare for recognized certifications in the sector. Promote practice through virtual laboratories, gamification and applied exercises. Who is the course for This course is aimed at several types of people. First, it is aimed at university students or FP They are interested in having more knowledge about cybersecurity. But in addition to this, they can also study telecommunications or ICT sector professionals, as well as strategic sectors workers that they want to improve their competences in digital issues and related to online safety. Also the members of the State Security Forces and Bodies will be able to do so. What are the contents The agenda of this course is structured in five thematic modules. In each of them you are going to learn general aspects and specialized areas with specific issues that range from cybersecurity regulations to incident analysis. These are the modules: Introduction to cybersecurity and applicable regulations: You learn the basis of ICT and cybersecurity threats, differentiating it from computer security. It will tell you advanced concepts such as cryptography, blockchain, forensic computer science or ethical hacking, and will tell you the regulations in force in Spain and the EU. Administration of cybersecurity systems: It will teach you to plan and manage safe networks, operating systems administration, to detect malware and protect yourself in cloud environments, email and other elements. Introduction to industrial cybersecurity: It is set much more on cybersecurity oriented to companies, dealing with issues such as convergence between IT and OT technologies, industrial protocols, the vulnerabilities of critical infrastructure and specific defense tools that you can handle. Incident and Forensic Analysis: It teaches you to manage the different security incidents with which you can find yourself. You will learn from to detect threats to recover the systems. Regulatory compliance in cybersecurity: In this module you will learn more about the fundamental regulations in the digital field, with all the regulatory frameworks you need to know and their application in practice. How to enroll To enroll in this training, you have to go to the page ormacion permanent.fundacion.uned.es/tp_activity/activity/curso-basico-tecnico-de-cibersegridad-de-inibe. On this website, you have to click on Online registration request That will appear in red. You will go to a previous page, and in it you have to click on Start tuition. This will take you to the page where you have to Identify yourself as a UNED student And you will also have the option to register in the event that you have not done it before. Then you will go to another page where you will have to Writing all your dataincluding your last finished studies, your academic degree and the study center where you were, everything. You will have to give all the data of your knowledge, and accept the data protection clauses. Finally you will go to the Registration Options page, where you must leave the “Request Subvention” box marked. Then you will go to the payment details page, where you are told the price and it appears as free. The course costs 180 euros but you can have it for free requesting the subsidy, in the event that you are approved. In Xataka Basics | Programming languages: which are the five most popular for 2025 and 36 free courses to learn how to use them

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