An electromagnetic cannon capable of reaching 3,000 shots per minute

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‘Doom’‘Fallout‘,’Halo‘ either ‘Crysis‘They are some of the video games they have played with the idea of ​​the so -called Gauss riflesweapons that make use of magnetic fields to make the impossible possible: launch metal projectiles at a speed that escapes reason without a flash or backward, even absent from any sound. In universes like ‘Ghost in the Shell‘or movies like’Minority Report‘We have seen similar ideas, but sow within science fiction. Therefore, what China has announced is extraordinary. The weapon of the future. In an advance that could radically transform the concept of modern armament, scientists from the Popular Liberation Army of China have presented the development of the first Coilgun of the world Without condenseran electromagnetic cannon capable of reaching a fire cadence of 3,000 shots per minute. This figure, unattainable for traditional firearms and well above US commercial models such as The GR-1 “Anvil” (limited to 100 shots per minute), it has been possible thanks to a radical redesign of the feeding system: instead of using the traditional capacitors to store and release energy, the new weapon is directly fed by Lithium batteries matrices high performance. The approach eliminates recharge times between shots, considered so far the Achilles heel of electromagnetic weapons, and opens a path to achieve continuous fire at speeds so far exclusive to science fiction. MILIMETRIC PRECISION. The experimental prototype (revealed in a study reviewed by pairs published in the Journal of Gun Launch & Control) has a compact design Bullpup typeinspired by the Belgian subfusil P90and use 20 25 mm copper coils each. Its operation is based on sensors that activate accurately semiconductor nanoseconds of power (IGBT), feeding each fair 2 millimeters before the projectile enters it and Cutting The energy 35 millimeters after its exit. This sequential activation allows maximizing acceleration without generating inverse resistance, thus increasing the energy efficiency of the system. The weapon can shoot metal projectiles to 86 m/s speedswhich makes it appropriate for riot control, although its design is scalable for lethal applications. In addition, it includes algorithms of temporary position mappingsimulations of finite elements to optimize the shot and thermal dissipation systems that prevent the overheating of the batteries, even with current peaks of 750 amps. Invisible tactical advantages. The researchers highlight a series of key advantages over the first prototypes of years ago (video on top) that could make technology a reference in future military operations: There is no flash In the mouth of the cannon, the shot is silent and the level of lethality can be adjusted according to the situation. These characteristics make the Chinese coilgun an ideal candidate for, for example, covert missionssuppression operations and urban environments. Plus: the fire rate (five times higher than that of a AK-47 rifle) allows to create a kind of Continuous projectile wall which can saturate any attempt at enemy response in situations of disturbances or short -distance fighting. Of course, the study authors themselves recognize that there are still important limitations: precision is still low compared to traditional ballistic weapons and the battery recharge time Round an hourwhich conditions its continuous use in prolonged operations. New era? It is the question that floats with an announcement that will now have to show in public. On paper, China has achieved with this coilgun not only a technical milestone, but also a possible redefinition of portable weapons New generation. The conjunction between power electronics, millimeter control algorithms and advances in lithium batteries and semiconductor chips allows us to think about the near future where electromagnetic weapons are not science fiction, but more common in military arsenals. Researchers have stressed that the current prototype has a Non -lethal orientationbut its technical foundations already allow much more powerful, versatile and difficult to track variants. In a global context where technological supremacy is increasingly a decisive factor in geopolitical conflicts, Chinese development marks a new turning point that could alter the balance of power in advanced personal weapons. Image | CCTV In Xataka | China has just triumphed in a key military technology that USA parked: the rail and hypersonic speed cannons In Xataka | China is building an electromagnetic canyon of space airplanes, a project that NASA abandoned due to lack of funds

have high -risk job

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The Council of Ministers has given green light to a key reform that will allow those who work in professions cataloged as especially dangerous or painful retire before usual. The Minister of Inclusion, Social Security and Migrations, Elma Saiz, stressed that this reform “brings us closer to policies approved by European environmental countries, such as France, Austria or Italy, but above all it is a step forward in social justice.” The objective is clear: to offer an exit from the worthy work world to those who exercise Professions with high accident rates and occupational diseases such as firefighters, miners, height workers, police or flight personnel. Retirees at 52 years. The government has A procedure approved to establish reducing coefficients that allow anticipating retirement age for those who perform activities considered “exceptionally painful, toxic, dangerous or unhealthy” and present “high rates of morbidity or mortality.” Thus, the approval of early retirement applications is extended to unions that until now were not included in the professions list painful and high risk. Among the objective criteria to identify these professions include exposure to noise, permanent use of physical strength, contact with chemical or biological agents and the high probability of suffering work accidents. However, the Royal approved decree It does not specify what professions affect, delegating to social security, employers and unions the task of specifying the specific casuistry of each guild. Requirements to retire in advance. To access this early retirement, maintaining 100% of the retirement pension, workers must prove that they have performed these activities for a minimum time of 15 years and exercise it at the time of requesting the early retirement. The minimum retirement age, even applying these coefficients, may not be less than 52 years, and it will not be possible Active retirement in the same work activity that gave access to retirement. Retirement for other employees. The Law 27/2011 It establishes the terms of the progressive increase in the retirement age in Spain and the quotation time. In 2025, the Ordinary retirement age in Spain It is 66 years and 6 months for those who have quoted less than 38 years, while those who have contributed 38 years and three months can request ordinary retirement at age 65. With the new measure approved by the Government, those who request to retire at age 52 will be computed the remaining years up to 65 years as quoted, so that they are not applied reducing percentages to their pension. Voluntary early retirement. For those who wish to retire in advance without belonging to the recognized risk groups, the law contemplates a significant reduction in the pension. In 2025, the penalty can reach up to 21% of the pension amount if the permitted retirement is advanced, which is 24 months before the ordinary age. That is, a minimum age of 63 years is established to request it. This penalty applies progressively and depends both on the advance time and the quoted years. Social security calculates the cut by applying reducing coefficients for each quarter or month of advance with respect to the legal retirement age. This measure aims to discourage early retirement generalized and guarantee the viability of the public pension system. In Xataka | Working beyond 67 years: Germany has broken its pension system and is an advance for Europe In Xataka | There is a man who had been working for the same company for 86 years. He has just retired at 102 Image | Unspash (Matt c)

In his obsession to torpedo the Chinese chips industry, the US wants to block an essential to manufacture them: the software, according to FT

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Hard setback for the Trump administration, which dawns this Thursday, May 29 with a clear response from the US International Trade Court to its tariff policy. The organism has declared generalized tariffs illegalafter considering that “they exceed any authority conferred on the president by the IEEPA (Law on Economic Powers in case of international emergency) “. In the middle of the storm, sources of Financial Times They declare that the United States Department of Commerce has begun to urge the main suppliers of electronic design automation software (EDA), in a new attempt to continue trying to knock each of the pillars that sustains the Chinese semiconductor industry. The new order. The Trump administration is starting to inform To the main national companies that offer the necessary software to design semiconductors that they must stop selling their services to Chinese groups. A measure that strengths the commercial war between the United States and China, at a time when the latter country is in full chips national production record and getting closer to develop their own 5 Nm lithography. The big names. There are three big names playing in the American industry: Cadence, Synopsy and Siemens. These three companies They monopolize the bulk of the Global EDA software market And they have been key for China to have been able to develop its current semiconductor industry. Preventing China from accessing this type of solutions is a zancadilla. These tools are essential to achieve advanced lithographic processes and expedite essentials such as design verification, performance simulation, energy consumption, and other key aspects to lead in the manufacture of any chip. Why is EDA software. In the manufacture of a modern semiconductor, tools that make it possible to automate the essential design and verification processes for its manufacture are necessary. Minimizing the margin of error and being especially effective in the refining of your behavior is key to leading this career. EDA software is a fundamental element to ensure that these designs meet the expectations of the manufacturing process, and allows to automate each of the phases of the same. The local industry. SMICthe spearhead in the Chinese semiconductor industry, It has been using Synopsys design suites For more than 20 years. After entering the Entity Listthe company did not lose access to these toolsonly access to them was difficult to be forced to establish license agreements to be able to use them. If Trump’s order is fulfilled, it will not be possible to renew these agreements or access to the software of these companies. Immediately after the intentions of the US administration, local companies such as Empyrean Technology, Primarius Techonologies and Semitonix, have seen the price of the action around 20%. These companies are specialized in the development of software solutions for semiconductors, and are some of the main names that sound after Trump’s threat. Even in the air. Although sources consulted by Financial Times affirm that the United States Industry and Security Office (BIS) is issuing this new directive through letters to companies, some like Synopsys have not taken long to uncheck. “We are aware of the rumors and speculation, but Synopsys has not received any official communication from the Bis. That is why we keep our annual forecasts unchanged, based on our current understanding of the export restrictions of the BIS and in the forecast of an interannual fall of the income from China.” Cadence and Siemens, for the moment, have not made statements about it. In Xataka | China prepares the mate to the US: it will have its own UVE lithography team to make chips in 2025

The BAC II will be the new supply ship in Spanish combat. And will have a digital twin

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After being announced almost a year and a half, the Council of Ministers has approved The execution order for the design and construction of a new supply ship in combat of the Spanish Navy. It is a notable project for its budget, but also for its impact on Spanish defense and naval industry. BAC II. This new supply ship will be the third of this type with which Spain will have for logistics missions, after the A-14 Patiño and the A-15 Cantabria. The BAC II will in fact replace the Patiño, which was built in 1993 in the Ferrol shipyards and that faces the last third of its life cycle. Galicia and Ferrol protagonists. The contract has been awarded to The public company Navantiawhich will be carried out in its Ferrol shipyards (La Coruña). That will have a clear positive impact on the employment sector, and according to Pedro Sánchez its construction will imply three million hours of work, it will generate some 1,800 jobs and some 300 companies will participate, 175 of them Galicians. The project has a budget of 650 million euros. Based on Cantabria. The new ship will be based on Cantabria, thrown in 2008 and delivered to the Navy in July 2010. The BAC II will have a 174 -meter length, a 23 -meter sleeve and an 8 -meter draft. It will have an endowment of 164 people and can displace up to 19,500 tons: only the LHD ‘Juan Carlos I’ carrier exceeds it throughout the Navy. It will also be propelled by two diesel engines of 10,890 kW each, which will allow it to reach a maximum speed of 21.3 knots (almost 40 km/h) and an autonomy of 6,000 nautical miles. A very prepared ship. This logistics capacity is complemented by five supply stations (two for each band and one for the stern). It has a crane for movement of containers of up to 20 tons in addition to two others of general load movement and three load elevators. It has a flight cover and a hangar beanger for medium and heavy -type helicopters. It has wastewater treatments, garbage treatment and also a hospital area with intensive care room with four beds, fully equipped consultation and operating room. What does a supply ship. As its predecessors, the BAC II will be destined for fuel supply, food, spare parts and ammunition to the rest of the Navy units, allowing all of them to remain at high seas for long periods. Digital twin. The BAC II will have a “digital twin“, An advanced and dynamic virtual representation of the ship itself. This digital twin receives real -time information from the ship’s systems and sensors, allowing to visualize its status, analyze data and simulate various situations. The latter is especially useful for the formation of the crew but also to test new solutions without risks or costs associated with physical tests. Deadlines. The design of the BAC II will begin immediately and the objective is that its construction can begin in 2026 and be fully operational in 2030, thus coinciding with the withdrawal of the A-14 Patiño. A reinforcement for the Spanish defense industry. This project is approved while interest in Increase defense spending in Europe and Spain. NATO has set the target of defense spending in 2% of GDP, but Trump warned that I had to rise to 5%. In Spain it moves In 1.32%but the goal is to reach 2% in the late decade. In Xataka | Ukraine and Trump’s uncertainty are pushing Europe to recover something until recently anathema: the mili

How to eliminate several at the same time with this new function

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Let’s explain How to use the function of administering subscriptions in Gmailan option that is beginning to reach all users of the web version and mobile apps. Some users are already coming, and it is only a matter of time that we can all use it. It is a screen that collects all emails that belong to subscriptions, and allows you to unsubscribe with a pulsation on that screen. It is a much faster process than one by one to each email and look for the option to eliminate the subscription that appears in it. How to Manage Subscriptions in Gmail The process of being unuscard of several emails is at the same time simple. Both on the web and in mobile apps, you have to open Gmail’s left lateral menu. In the menu, click on Further To show all options, and click on the option Manage subscriptions that will appear under the bin. If you don’t appear, you will have to wait a few days until you activate. This will show you a list of All directions that send you subscription emails that Gmail has detected. In each of them, you will see below the address of mails and the amount of them that has recently sent you, in order to distinguish the most annoying from the least send you. Now, simply click on the unuscard button that are to the right of each of the emails. This will show you a dialogue asking if you want to do it, and you will simply have to click on Unsubscribe To confirm. And so, without leaving this screen you can do it with everyone you want. In Xataka Basics | Change gmail or outlook for a European alternative: step to follow and what you should take into account

Only 20,000 tourists can use the car

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Ibiza as a reference and Ibiza as a mirror where to look at. For the good and also not to make the same mistakes. The Balearic Island has long been drowning with mass tourism and, in fact, is set as a negative example of the risk that runs when the wings are not cut to tourism. The pressure to which the Neighbors of the island It reaches every corner. From those who decide live in a caravan in summer To rent your home to the Lack of water to supply all those who arrive on the island. Going through the neighborhood fights to prevent a cliff from becoming a dump and a continuous congestion of cars. With a tourism that seems unstoppable, the authorities have begun to take action in the increasingly radical matter. One of them, put fines so high to illegal tourist rental that some houses are selling. The second, limit the number of access with car. As of June 1, just over 4,000 visitors will be able to enter their car to the island. A saturated island The objective of the measure is clear: reduce congestion on the island. To understand the problem of the matter, it must be taken into account that only in 2024 were almost counted 3.3 million visitors in the Pitusas Islands (Ibiza-Formera). The massive arrival of tourists is a problem on the road. So much that Some surveys They point out that more than 70% of participants claim that jams They are more common in recent years. And that without counting the constant problems that are counted in Hot points of the island Every day with the arrival of good weather. Seeking to reduce, at least, the volume of vehicles on the road, Ibiza has put a red line: 20,168 cars for tourists. This is the maximum number of daily vehicles, which will be allowed within the island for visitors between June 1 and September 30. Of that number, 16,000 cars will correspond to vehicles of rental fleets. The rest, the 4,108 cars are the ones that can enter via boat. The limit, evidently, does not apply to resident vehicles. Only vehicles arrived from the outside are put from. How is it controlled? Those who want to access by boat their own will have to fill in a form to leave their “reserved” place. Full the quota, the entry of more cars will not be allowed. Those who will be saved will be the motorists, who will continue to have the doors open to the island without restrictions but, nevertheless, the motorhomas will have to demonstrate that they have a reserve already confirmed in a campsite because sleeping outside that area is illegal. The flow of vehicles that can enter the island, therefore, is variable. As in a parking lot, if the little more than 4,000 seats are full of cars that circulate on the island, they will not be able to access more cars until there is a new notice. At the moment, those who had a ticket purchased before May 20, 2025 will not be applied to them but as of June 1 until September 30, access to the island by car will be limited. Photo | Jose Llamas and Kathy In Xataka | The fear of being “La Ibiza del Norte” has opened the great tourist melon in Cantabria: shielding a rate for visitors

What is and how to configure it in your Samsung Galaxy

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Let’s explain What is Now Bar’s function that you will find Samsung on your mobile when you update One UI 7. It is a new function that will appear on the blocking screen of your mobile, and that will allow you to perform several actions from it. We are going to start the article with a small explanation about what it is and what this function can do. And then, let’s explain you in a simple way How you can configure it To your liking to squeeze it to the maximum. What is One Ui’s Now Bar The Now bar It is a new tool implemented in One UI 7. It is a bar that appears at the bottom of the lock screen, and that allows you to access certain functions From her. Works as a bar where they appear real -time notifications of apps you are using. This means that when the app is in use while you have the screen blocked, you can perform certain actions in them without unlocking or opening them. You will have two ways to use it. First, when it is in its normal form of small size, you can click on some of the rapid functions that appear in it To, for example, move on to the Spotify song in the event that you are listening to music. But besides this, If you click on it, it will expand To show you much more information. In addition, in this expanded screen mode, interactions with other applications that are compatible with it will also appear. The latter is important, in order to use functions of some apps, their developers will have to adapt them to be able to use from the bar. In the end, it is a practical way to access functions of the apps you use the most without unlocking the mobileor at least that is the intention. The bad news is that there are still not many compatible applications, that is, we will have to wait until they can take advantage of it. How to configure the now bar To configure this bar, go to the settings of your Samsung Galaxy with One UI 7, and enter the section of Blocking screen and Aod. Within this section, click on the section Now bar that will appear under the activator of the Always on Display. The first thing you can do is enter the option of Real -time notifications. Here you will be able to choose which applications are shown in the bar. Come on, you can activate and disable the apps that you want to control on the blocking screen while they are working. The options of this bar also allow you to activate the function of Now Brief To obtain summaries with suggested content and actions during the day, related to these apps. In Xataka Basics | ONE 7 725 update calendar: What Samsung mobiles update and when

The data suggests that Germany works less hours than Spain. The reality of your labor market tells another story

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The reduction of working hours and how to face it is an issue on the debate table in a good part of the world. In Spain, the reduction of working hours is in Parliamentary Processing Phase and it is expected that at the end of the year a working day of 37.5 hours per week will be carried out. Countries like Germany, United Kingdom or Portugal have performed pilot tests of the four -day work week to evaluate The effect of that reduction. However, why is the reduction of working on if, according to 2023 data of Eurostat, in Spain the Real workday Average is already 36.4 hours a week, while in Germany is 34 hours a week? The key after that figure is in the quality of the employment of each country and reveals that, even if it may seem, a worker in Germany does not work less hours than in Spain. The middle days. In response to Eurostat data, indeed, the days in Germany seem to be shorter than in Spain, with 36.4 hours a week in front of the 34 hours of Germany. However, if we segment that data by type of day, the expected thing would be for working hours to maintain the same proportion. Nothing is further from reality. By differentiating the Eurostat data Between full time and part -time day we find that the average number of usual weekly hours in the main employment in full -time is 40.2 hours a week in both Spain and Germany. Something similar happens when differentiating the part -time Where Spain leaves an average of 20.3 hours a week, while on average part -time workers in Germany do 21.8 hours. So, if the days of Spain and Germany are not so different, why is there such a remarkable difference in the average? The key is in the quality of the labor market. Precariousness. According to him Press report Prepared by an expert council appointed by the Ministry of Labor and Social Economy in 2022, 42% of workers in Spain suffer some kind of precariousness (Submployment, temporary contracts, low wages, etc.). Despite that, after the 2022 labor reform, it changed The contract model expanding the use of the contract full -time indefinite. According to the 2023 INE data13.3% of the workforce in Spain worked part -time. That is, the data indicate That in that year, 15,454,000 employees worked full -time, while 2,580,900 did it part -time in Spain. Instead, the German labor market is much more fragmented in that aspect. In 2023, 31% of this country’s workers worked part -time, According to data of the Federal Statistics Office. This difference in full -time employment and part -time contracts makes a big difference in the calculation of the final average of weekly hours worked, since both variables are taken into account. Active retirement. To this is added the enormous success in Germany of the model of “Minijobs“, in which workers complement studies or retirement with part -time jobs for a few hours a week. official dataaround 13% of retirees between 65 and 74 years in Germany, they continue working, either out of economic necessity or by personal choice. On the other hand, in Spain that percentage drops to 4.08% of the retirees who choose to continue working with some or none modification in your workday. Average working life in Europe. Source: Eurostat That makes, according to Eurostat dataGermany’s working life is 39.6 years, while in Spain it is 36.3 years on average. That is, a good part of German workers work less hours a week in part -time jobs, but they do it for more years than Spanish workers. In Xataka | Some researchers have analyzed the working day in Spain: the same thing that 40 years ago is worked, but in worse jobs Image | Eurostat

Ukraine soldiers are starting to carry scissors. It is the only way to face Russia’s most lethal weapon

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At the beginning of January the New York Times told which was no longer possible to hide in the Ukraine War. Before the brutality of the contest a technology had sneaked into Evade electronic war and enter the enemy field of both sides as I had not done before. The threat was destroying the lines, making attacks invisible and evading any attempt at interference. Now, that technology has become stronger and deadly in Russia: the optical fiber. The Russian offensive. I explained it a few hours ago BBC in a report. In the Ukrainian town of Rodynske, a few kilometers from Pokrovsk, the war has acquired an even more devastating dimension with the intensive use of 250 kg planning pumps and surveillance and attack drones. The recent impact of one of these projectiles devastated administrative and residential buildings, leaving behind a destruction landscape. Russian troops, unable to take Pokrovsk directly, have begun to surround it strategicallycutting supply routes through a siege that intensifies with every day. The immediate presence of Russian drones about Rodynske reveals that Moscow has advanced from the east, beyond the previously identified positions, displaying their weapons since recently captured areas. The unstoppable rise of fiber. Under that changing scenario, a technology has been perfected as the most feared weapon in the conflict: guided drones by fiber optic cable. Unlike traditional models, their physical connection with the controller makes them immune to electronic interference, one of the most important defensive pillars so far. Although slower and can be tangled (for example, in their passage through trees high), their ability to operate in closed environments, such as Inside buildingsand to stay hidden, each movement of Ukrainian soldiers converts into a possible death sentence. In that sense, Russia has taken the front in its implementation while Ukraine still tested themand although now tries to accelerate its production, the technological difference continues to incline the balance on the battlefield. Fiber cable anchored to a drone in Ukraine The front lines. This new type of threat has completely altered the dynamics of Ukrainian detachments. Soldiers as it is or came, from the 68th Jaeger battalion, They described the BBC How simple transfer to a position can be more lethal than direct combat. The pressure has forced the units to remain much longer in the trenches, without the possibility of rotation. Maksym, gunner of the 5th Assault Battalion, says that they could alternate every few days, but now there are those who take until 120 days in a row on the front. Fatigue, moisture, constant death and the impossibility of lowering the guard have redefined combat. Oses, chief of recognition, explained that Russian tactics have evolved towards small and mobile infiltrations: Motorcycles, quadrimotos, patrols of one or two men who penetrate enemy lines such as scattered pieces on a chess board. Pros and cons of fiber in war. Detailed it in a Interview for The War Zone Yas, a commander of the Ukrainian unmanned units (drones). Operate drones by fiber optic offers an essential tactical advantage: it allows silent control, without detectable emissions, and makes many electronic warfare systems obsolete. However, the system also presents limitations. Drone management It requires great expertisesince an inexperienced pilot can cause losses due to control failures or even unwanted explosions. In addition, the fiber cable can be easily broken or entangled, and technology itself is expensive and difficult to access (especially for Ukraine). Despite this, the success index of fiber drones to achieve and hit their goals Round 50%figure that clearly exceeds that of conventional radiofrequency drones. However, less than 5% of the Ukrainian drone park, According to Yascurrently uses this system, mainly due to the shortage of quality units and the saturation of local manufacturers, many of which, in the beginning, reversed Chinese components without fully understanding the operating requirements in combat. The asymmetric race. In that sense, Russian capacities are not only imposed by number, but by the speed with which Adapt solutions. Every time Ukraine changes frequency or introduces improvements, Moscow responds quickly, climbing his countermeasures in a coordinated way. He has done so with control channels and video transmission. In that context, fiber optic drones They represent a momentary tactical advantage window. Although in Ukraine ranges of 15 and up to 20 kilometers with drones of this type have already been reached, Russia operates models of up to 30 kilometers. Yas lamented to the environment that, except in the case of conventional drones, the Ukrainian State has not yet managed to establish A solid infrastructure of production and deployment for fiber optic drones. A gap that can determine the difference between maintaining defensive positions or losing strategic ground against the enemy. Endurance. In The BBCa Ukrainian soldier said that the fear of drones Invisible Because of the fiber he has led them to start carry scissors everywhere To cut the cables. Technology has already given enough episodes of authentic nightmare where drones have entered buildings chasing human objectives. Meanwhile, and although Russia has made important advances, the Total Take Donetsk It is still far from being an immediate reality. Ukraine continues to resist, but suffers the shortage of ammunition, the imperative need for weapons and a worrying lack of qualified personnel against a more numerous Russian army and with better institutionalized processes at the moment. Yas is clear: The future of the war of drones will depend not only on technology itself, but who is able to organize it and multiply it faster. Meanwhile, every drone that raises the flight with a fiber optic coil becomes a silent bet between life and death. Image | Ministry of Defense of Ukraine In Xataka | The Ukrainian invention that has allowed to repel the waves of Russian attacks: a 41 km fiber optic cable In Xataka | The problem of many to cross the border and flee from the war in Ukraine is not the passport. They are your phones

I had set up the Amazon of the stolen data

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José Luis Huertas, aka AlcasecIt wasn’t just a hacker. At 21 he had built “UDYAT – The Eye of Horus“, a commercial platform that sold stolen data with sophistication not so far from that of Amazon or Netflix. Why is it important. The Alcasec detention He has brought to light that Spain had a “parallel data market where anyone could buy segmented personal information as if it were a subscription service to use. His business model was indistinguishable from a legitimate startup. The context. Although media is presented as a youth hacker from Your detention in 2023the reality is more complex. Alcasec had created a complete business infrastructure: Cloud storage. Customer service bot on social networks. Data segmentation by profiles. And even a cryptocurrency billing system. The facts. The platform offered “custom consultation services” through an encrypted bot. Customers could buy individualized data packages according to specific individuals or legal entities. Like any modern electronic commerce, but selling your ID, your phone number and your bank data. His “catalog” included: Complete telephone listings. Operator customers. Madrid transport fertilizers. Pet records. Databases of educational centers. Civil Registry Information. In figures. Alcasec invoiced 1,866,175 euros through its platform. In their devices, 32,943 bitcoins were found. Between December 2021 and February 2022 he received cryptocurrency notifications worth 365,000 euros. Between the lines. The participation of former State Secretary Francisco Martínez was not accidental. The network He used his figure to appear to be a legitimate security consultancy, thus bleaching its criminal operation through corporate structures. Police Define the organization as “a structural threat with the capacity for economic and strategic destabilization.” They do not exaggerate. They had made public institutions violated without realizing it, turning their databases into an online supermarket. Deepen. The most worrying is the scalability of the model. Alcasec didn’t need to hack every time I wanted money. He had automated the process: the systems continually stole data, the platform automatically classified them and the BO served 24/7 customers. A business that worked alone. The difference between Alcasec and a normal technological company is that one sells legal services and the other illegal data. Specifically, your private life. Outstanding image | National Police In Xataka | After the mysterious Hackers Careto group was an unexpected agent: the Government of Spain, according to Techcrunch

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