Pegasus will have to pay 167 million for damages

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Large technological ones presume to shield their ecosystems, but the reality is more complex: there are no infallible systems. And if there is an expert company in finding the right crack, That is nso Groupthe Israeli firm responsible for spy software Pegasus. Now, goal has achieved a historical judicial victory after six years of litigation: a federal jury He has condemned to pay more than 167 million dollars in punitive damagein addition to others $ 444,000 in compensatoryfor affecting WhatsApp users with their espionage tool. Goal declared the war to Pegasus. The demand was filed in 2019after discovering a massive attack that took advantage of a critical vulnerability in the WhatsApp call system. The Pegasus spyware could be installed on the devices through a simple call, even if the user did not respond. From there, it was able to activate the microphone and the camera, access messages, emails, locations and all types of sensitive data of the device. Suspicious infection attempts collected from the phone of a goal (Citizen Lab) The investigation was carried out in collaboration with Citizen Lab, that helped identify the possible affected: More than 1,400 users, including journalists, human rights and diplomatic activists. WhatsApp says that it directly notified each of these people and displayed urgent security patches. It was the first time that an encrypted messaging provider brought a private company to the courts to use espionage tools against its platform. Secrets that came to light. During the judicial process, NSO Group was forced to admit something that had been avoiding confirming: that his software is capable of silently compromising “the entire content” of a telephone. Pegasus can be infiltrated both in iOS and Android using different vectors – including zero day exploits, browsers and messaging services – and once installed, communicates with external servers to send the data. The trial forced, for the first time, to high positions to declare under oath. It was exposed how its salary surveillance system works, which operates as a service sold to governments and agencies. In addition, Meta made it clear that WhatsApp was not the only objective of NSO: its infrastructure was used to attack other services, and its activity affected users in at least 20 countries, according to Citizen Lab. Pegasus, in fact, it can compromise other applications encrypted as a signal, which expands the scope of the threat. The verdict that marks a precedent. As we say, the decision of the recently announced jury forces NSO to pay 167 million dollars for punitive damage and more than $ 444,000 for additional dollars for compensatory damages. It is the first judicial judgment in the United States that holds a Spyware company for the illegal use of its tools against technological platforms and civil users. Meta has not hesitated to point out this movement as an important advance for privacy and digital safety, and believes that the sentence acts as a deterrent for the entire spy software industry. Apple also tried to take them to trial. Apple presented its own demand against NSO Group in November 2021. He claimed that the company had used the Forcentry Exploit to compromise Apple devices through a manipulated identification system. The objective: install pegasus without user knowledge. The company solicitated a court order that prohibited the use of its software and services by NSO. However, it transpired that last year Apple decided to withdraw from the case. According to the motion presented before the Courtcontinuing with the process was a risk: they feared that confidential information about their threat intelligence system could be exposed. Apple argued that the current environment – more fragmented and with malicious actors more diverse than when the lawsuit was filed – made the potential benefits of the trial no longer compensate for safety risks for its users. Images | Boliviainteligent In Xataka | WhatsApp the privacy seemed pump proof. Until a state prosecutor tried to erase incriminating messages

When Spacex suffered his worst incident, Elon Musk blamed a sniper of the competition. The FBI had to intervene

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On the morning of September 1, 2016, Spacex suffered one of the most cautious and controversial incidents in its history. A Falcon 9 rocket that was vertical on the launch platform Suddenly exploded With the Israeli satellite A Amos-6 aboard. Elon Musk accused the competition. A violent explosion. It was one of the first times that Spacex operated the Falcon 9 rocket with cryogenic propelants, a technique that consists in superfrging the fuel and oxidant to maximize its performance. Before the launch, Spacex had planned a static ignition test, a routine procedure in which engines are tested with the rocket anchored to the platform, but everything was twisted eight minutes before ignition. A violent explosion transformed what was a rocket into a huge fireball. The payload was shot. Mark Zuckerberg’s anger. The AMOS-6 satellite was not any load. With a cost of 200 million dollars, he had a powerful customer: Mark Zuckerberg. Goal, then Facebook, had reached an agreement to provide Free Internet Access in Africa Thanks to the satellite. After the explosion, Zuck He publicly expressed A “deep disappointment” for the rocket explosion, comments that did not sit well in Spacex, where morality was on the ground. According to Ars Techcnicathis incident was one of the points of origin of the bad relationship between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, which years later would lead the first to eliminate Spacex and Tesla’s Facebook pages. The theory of the sniper. The most trospid of the incident was, however, the theory promoted by Elon Musk about the possible intervention of a sniper. Theory in which Spacex insisted throughout the official investigation of the incident, According to documentation that has just become public. Although Spacex engineers shuffled hundreds of hypotheses, Elon Musk promoted the idea of ​​an external sabotage: the shot of a sniper. It sounds crazy, but Musk saw the two main indications convincing: the break began about 60 meters high, on the side of the rocket that looked towards a building leased by its main competitor, United Launch Alliance. An alleged ULA shot. The ULA building, a joint business of Boeing and Lockheed Martin, was a kilometer and a half of the Spacex launch platform, a reasonable distance for a sniper. Put to believe, even seemed to see a flash on the roof of the building, coinciding with the time it would take a projectile to reach the rocket. The rivalry between SpaceX and ULA had then reached its peak. Ul still dominated the market of military and government launches, the most lucrative, but Spacex had just won a battle in the courts to compete for these contracts. However, accusing a sabotage competitor without evidence was a serious accusation. The FBI came to intervene. Azuzados by Musk, Spacex engineers thoroughly investigated the sniper theory. They tried to access the ULA roof and performed shooting against pressurized helium tanks to see if they exploited similarly to Falcon 9. The insistence was such that the Federal Aviation Administration had to intervene with a letter that denied the involvement of third parties. There was no sniper, although, as the documentation of the journalist Eric Berger has revealed For your book Recentryeven the FBI investigated the case. The federal agents reviewed the Spacex analysis and the video material, but they concluded that “there were no indications that suggested that sabotage or any other criminal activity played a role in the explosion of Falcon 9”. With this, FAA considered the closed matter. What happened then. The real cause of the rocket explosion and, with it, of the AMOS-6 satellite, was the process of loading propellents. In its eagerness to accelerate the refueling process with super -refrained liquid oxygen, the Spacex equipment filled the helium tanks too fast, heating the aluminum coating of the rocket and causing its deformation and rupture. Spacex would put the hair of Punta to the NASA security office for its procedure “Load and Go”, which proposed to raise astronauts to the rocket before loading fuel. Over time, not only would demonstrate the reliability of Falcon 9 (Last year he completed 137 launches against the five of ULA), but would become the main supplier of NASA manned releases to the International Space Station. Images | And combinator, Uslaunchreport, CNN Money (YouTube) In Xataka | Texas has a new city. Until a few days ago, it was only Spacex’s base in Boca Chica

Can a gorilla win 100 men? The dilemma that is obsessively consuming to the Internet

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Everyone on the Internet wonders who would win in a battle between a gorilla and one hundred men. It is a mere mental riddle without correct response, but formulated to open the discussion. That is why it has become THE MEME OF THE MOMENTand all types of users are facing the enigma from multiple approaches, from biological to ethical. The important thing, as they say, is not the answer, but the way to get to it. A war for all. The meme is very simple: it consists of discussing who would win in a battle under those conditions, a question that has been viralized at the end of April this year. Tiktokers like Tredouglass, Lov3Charlee either Rationniper They have opined on the subject (most of the time in favor of the gorilla), although the thing became a Global phenomenon When users with millions of followers like Elon Musk and Mr. Beast tweet on the subject. Origins of the meme. In February 2022, the Tiktoker YURI5KPT2 He wondered who would win in the battle. It was a first advance of the subject, which had no continuity, although it generated a remarkable response, more than three thousand comments. Previously, in 2020 in Reddit it had been discussed In a thread With some impact on media specialized in nature. Legendary clashes. Beyond, hypothetical clashes between unequal power factions make up a classic debate exercise. The asymmetry between combatants has always been Part of classical military theory. Where does it come from, if not, the legendary confrontation between David and Goliath. On the other hand, and already in more recent times, the asymmetric confrontation has become classic meme of war games, and users of titles such as’ Age of Empires’ or ‘Ultimate Epic Simulator‘(This in pure fantasy contexts) generate fighting with the editors who have millions of reproductions on YouTube. Some of them are that excessive: And of course, the meme has continued to grow, completely out of control, with street interviews, Animations, experiments with AI, simulations and innumerable opinion videos on the subject. Why do we like a anger. There is a reason for us to like this meme, comment, discuss it and contribute our opinion. Apart from that as gregarious creatures, there is nothing that we like more than taking sides for a side and argue for discussingthis confrontation has some symbolic, and there are more transcendent conflicts. The clash is also that of the brute and individual force against cooperation and strategy, in the same way that also symbolizes the eternal conflict of savagery against civilizationa debate that we love to resume and take to the extreme. Again, the Memes helping us to explain ourselves Simple and humorously. There are evolutionary psychologists who affirm in Media like Rolling Out that “these hypothetical discussions are modern expressions of ancient survival planning behaviors that once helped our ancestors develop in dangerous environments.” That is, the circle closes: we plan and discuss how to face the gorilla in a theoretical framework … just in case we have to do it in the real world. Yes, but … who would win? The time comes to give the response to the unknown. Many experts They seem to coincide In a front fight, the gorilla would undoubtedly win. However, if the man is on the cusp of the evolutionary pyramid is for something: he would very possibly find the way to manage to win, even if he improvise weapons to attack. A gorilla is between four and ten times stronger than a humanwhich makes it an unstoppable muscle mass with bare hands. Source | Joshua J. Cotten / Bao Menglong In Xataka | Eight years later, Spain is still hooked to see Simón Pérez and Silvia Charro shattered life live

NASA has just left ESA with Artemis

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He Historic Tijeretazo to NASA On the part of the United States government has a clear victim: Europe. If Congress approves the cuts proposed by the Trump administration, the European Space Agency, one of NASA’s most faithful partners, will remain alone and with invoices payable in the most important projects that it shares with its American homologue. Context. The budget proposal of the White House for fiscal year 2026 includes a brutal cut for NASA, which would go from 24,800 to 18.8 billion dollars of annual budget, 25% less. The cuts are particularly primed With NASA’s scientific branchbut the United States lunar program and its partners have also placed upside down. He Artemis programthat Trump himself promoted in his first term, will remain in the hands of the private industry from 2027 with the cancellation of the SLS rocket and the Orion ship. The Lunar Gateway station, in which several international partners participate, has completely discarded. A slap to ESA. Although It was seen coming For a long time (Boeing herself He warned it to its employees at the beginning of the year), the cancellation of the SLS/ORION system has direct consequences for the European Space Agency. ESA is responsible for the European Service Module (ESM) that provides propulsion, energy and life support to the Orion ship and its crew. The first ESM was used in the mission without crew Artemis I. Two others will be used in the Artemis II and III missions. But in February 2021, ESA awarded Airbus a contract of 650 million euros for the manufacture of three additional modules (ESM-4, 5 and 6), which will now run out of use. The varapalo does not end there. Lunar Gateway was not an exclusively American project either. The Lunar Orbital Stationwhose launch was planned for 2027, was NASA designed In collaboration with the space agencies of Japan (Jaxa), Canada (CSA), United Arab Emirates and ESA itself. Of course, many of its components were in an advanced phase of development or manufacturing. Thales Alenia Space manufactured in Turin (Italy) The primary structure of the halo module, which was already in the United States for its final equipment. In addition, the ESA had in a test phase a model of Lunar I-Hab (A habitat type module developed in collaboration with Jaxa), and in the preliminary design phase the refueling and telecommunications module Lunar View (formerly known as Esprit). And the astronauts? These multimillionaires European investments, now in the air, They were currency to guarantee the presence of Astronauts of the ESA in the missions to the moon. The architecture of lunar missions will change completely from Artemis III. Taking into account that Artemis I was a mission without crew, that Artemis II has a Canadian on board as a non-American crewman, and that Artemis III is designed for NASA They step on the moon againIt is not clear at what time we will see Europeans step on the moon. After certifying for extravehicular activities at the International Space Station, Pablo Álvarez, The Spanish astronaut of the ESAhe planned to start his lunar training to use the future Gateway station. NASA looks at the private sector. The justification of the White House for this drastic change of course is “to return to the moon before China and put a man on Mars” (the references to place the first woman in Mars were eliminated from the NASA website as part of the measures to erase the initiatives of diversity, equity and inclusion). To do this, It will allocate 7,000 million dollars to a lunar program focused on “commercial systems that allow more ambitious later lunar missions.” All looks point to the Spacex Starship system and the Blue Moon Moon Module from Blue Origin. In addition, they reserve $ 1 billion to start a new manned program to Mars, Following Elon Musk’s recommendationswhose vision shares the future NASA administrator and also Jared Isaacman businessman. An approach that prioritizes the speed and reduction of costs through the private sector, leaving aside the traditional international collaboration models based on contributions from other agencies. Who looks at? The general director of ESA, Josef Aschbacher, has responded with the expected diplomacy. In A statementHe explains that follow -up meetings with NASA are already being held to evaluate the impact of cuts. “From here at the end of the year, ESA will celebrate the Council meeting at the ministerial level, determined to further enhance the role of Europe in space,” says Aschbacher, adding NASA to NASA in a subtle polish that that “undertakes not only to be a reliable partner, but also robust and desirable.” Will perhaps open a closer collaboration with China? China, of course, is willing to become “the new NASA.” Ha Open to international collaborators The tianwen-3 mission of marcian samples and the Robotic mission Chang-e’8 to the moon, perhaps aware that the power vacuum that the US leaves can be filled with a greater opening. Image | Halo Module Structure of the Lunar Gateway Station (Tales, ESA) In Xataka | Boeing has lost: NASA will cancel the SLS rocket and look for a cheaper alternative to colonize the moon and Mars

This Mercedes Class G costs the same as a Dacia Duster. Its price is precisely its biggest problem

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163,756.71 euros. That is the price that the configurator of the Mercedes class g When we enter to select all the details of our next great electric offset. It is, of course, the departure price. For example, if you want to add the comfort package, with systems as revolutionary as the opening of keyless doors or wireless recharge of the mobile phone for the front seats you can already add another 2,000 euros of extra. With four small details it is easy to go above 180,000 euros. A prohibitive price for most mortals and, of course, is far from the other Mercedes Class G Electric that you can find in the market. Yes, one for which just over 20,000 euros have been paid. One that, of course, is not an electric class G but imitates it with great detail. Too bad it is a golf cart And not a car, right? A $ 24,000 golf cart Because this Mercedes Class G can be bought at the price of a Dacia Duster, it is to anticipate that who has been done with him has enough money to buy a Mercedes class g of truth. The information is brought in The Drive who assure that a client has paid $ 24,000 for this golf cart converted to Mercedes G Class in Miniature, sold by Mecum auctionsspecialized in the auction of all types of special vehicles. On their website they explain that the supposed SUV is, in reality, a quadricycle (they call it golf cart) with a 10 kWh battery to cover up to 80 miles (about 120 kilometers). With a power of 15 kW (20 hp), the car is limited to 35 mph (56 km/h). That is, it is little more than in Europe we consider a light quadricycle. In the United States that Golf carts have become fashionable To do small daily errands. As with the Citroën Ami or the Fiat TopolinoThey are cars that cannot circulate on a highway or highway but are allowed to go to secondary roads and are widely used by older people who do not want to go far from home. That has promoted curious modifications such as this supposed electricity class G Class that perfectly mimics the body of the German car. Inside, the differences are more evident but has four disc brakes, assisted direction and rear camera to facilitate maneuvers. In addition, it carries a complete multimedia environment that with a screen for each passenger in the rear seats. In front of the information is distributed in A couple of twin screens which are integrated into the same frame. Of course, although disguised, with the images we can appreciate that what will be up to this Pseudo Mercedes Mercedes Electric Class will be the sum of many hard plastics. This imitation gives an idea that the grid market is dominated by purely practical models but that there is also a place for those who seek in them something of a fashion accessory. The pamper that Fiat has put to the tooline design It is a good example but also the irruption of Microlinoa reinterpretation of the BMW isetta that It is sold for 19,500 euros If we talk about the light quadricycle (it does not exceed 45 km/h) or 22,990 euros for the heavy grid. Photo | Mecum auctions In Xataka | The new fiat topolino is neither a Fiat nor is a car. It is something much better: extremely profitable

Twitch and other big have just joined their crusade

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LaLiga announced on Wednesday through a press release the signing of new collaboration agreements with Twitch, Vercel, Scaleway and Gcore. The objective is clear: deactivate any illegal activity detected in their respective technological infrastructure. These alliances reinforce an already active strategy with CDN77 and Akamai, actors with which the organization had been working on this same line. Reinforcement of its antipiratría strategy. In recent months, LaLiga has intensified His fight against unauthorized retransmission of parties. One of the methods used has been the blockade of IP addresses, a measure that, sometimes, has generated controversy by also affect services outside the illegal activity that is intended to combat. The new agreements go in the same address: the companies involved must act rapidly before any illegal issuance detected. The fixed commitment establishes an average response period of 15 minutes from the notification, although from LaLiga they ensure that the objective is to reduce that margin as much as possible to limit to the minimum the dissemination of the content in unofficial channels. No collateral damage. The organization also wants to prevent situations such as those mentioned above, in which indiscriminate blockages that affected legitimate services were produced. The goal is now to achieve a more precise intervention, which acts directly on illegal emission spotlights without generating side effects. Commitment to the audiovisual industry. From LaLiga they explain that these agreements are framed within effective programs for the protection of intellectual property rights. The signatory companies, they point out, demonstrate “a firm commitment to the audiovisual industry and with their own clients to offer them an experience that minimizes possible impacts, without giving up the protection of intellectual property, to security and the privacy of user data.” A technological ecosystem involved. Twitch, the well -known streaming platform owned by Amazon; Vercel, specialized in display of web applications; Scaleway, European cloud services provider; and Gcore, multinational that offers computing solutions, Edge Computing, CDN, accommodation and safety, add to this technological offensive. Together with CDN77 and Akamai, they form a diverse but aligned ecosystem with a common goal: to combat the illegal distribution of sports content through collaboration with technological intermediaries. We will have to wait to know if this movement will give the expected results. Images | LaLiga In Xataka | How to claim if you are seeing yourself affected by indiscriminate laliga blockages

China sanctions are opening the door for Huawei to define the new global standards

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For Nvidia losing the Chinese market would be “a huge loss.” We do not say it; Jensen Huang assures itthe general director of this American company. The future of this company in China is objectively uncertain. US sanctions They do not stop hardeningand little by little they are cutting the range of products that Nvidia can deliver to their Chinese customers despite the attempts of the latter To get out of prohibitions. There is a lot of money at stake. During the last fiscal year, which expired on January 26, 2025, China represented approximately 13% of NVIDIA’s total income with a figure of about 17,000 million dollars. In practice, the country led by Xi Jinping is the third best client of this company only behind the US and Taiwan. However, there is only money at stake; On the table there is also the possibility that Huawei manages to define global standards to the detriment of Nvidia technologies. CUDA domain is in danger “We are at a turning point. The United States must decide whether it will continue leading the development and global implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) or if it is going to go back and retreat (…) America cannot lead to slow down. If we go back others will occupy the space. And the global ecosystem of the AI ​​will fragment technologically, economically and ideologically, has declared Jensen Huang before US legislators. For Nvidia it is a problem not being able to sell its GPUs to its Chinese clients, but it is an even greater problem that CUDA (Compute Unified Device Architecture) end up losing your current domain In the AI ​​industry. And this technology has an essential role in the Nvidia business. Most artificial intelligence projects that are currently being developed are implemented on CUDA. Underestimating Huawei’s ability to correct Cann’s deficiencies would be a serious mistake This technology brings together the compiler and development tools used by programmers to develop their software for NVIDIA GPUs, and replace it with another option in the projects that are already underway it is a problem. Huawei, who aspires to an important portion From this market in China, it has Cann (Compute Architecture for Neural Networks), which is its alternative to CUDA, but for the moment the latter dominates the market. Cann has received criticism because, apparently, it is to use it, and also because its performance is unstable, documentation is insufficient and has reliability problems. However, underestimate Huawei’s ability When correcting these shortcomings it would be a serious mistake. In fact, this Chinese company has admitted the existence of these problems And he has confirmed that he is working to solve them. However, not only Huawei threatens Nvidia’s leadership position. Cann is not the only country’s asset governed by Xi Jinping. Moore Threads It is one of the Chinese companies that are dedicated to the production of hardware for which companies aligned with the interests of the US and its allies cannot sell software or advanced equipment. Although it is very young (it was founded in 2020) it has something very important in its favor: its founder is Zhang Jianzhong, former general manager of the Nvidia subsidiary in China, so it is evident that he knows well what he has in hand. Moore Threads has developed several GPU for AI applications that, on paper, rival some of the advanced solutions that have placed in the Nvidia, AMD or Huawei market. However, this company has something else: a software package with which it pursues Finally break the domain of CUDA. He calls it MUSEis compatible with the range of MTT cards and incorporates a compiler, execution libraries, specialized libraries and code purification tools. On paper its most attractive capacity for China is that it allows to reuse the code written in CUDA, transferring it so that it can be executed on the cards for Moore Threads. Image | Nvidia | Huawei More information | Tom’s hardware In Xataka | AI is the best thing that is happening to nuclear fusion. It is already accelerating the construction of Iter

The history of the iPod that saved it is a story of secrets and technical miracles

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“Today it is almost impossible to imagine it, but there was a time when Apple was about to disappear”Thus, our new episode of ‘Xataka presents’ starts, with a direct squeak to the history of one of the most admired companies on the planet. And it is not just a good beginning: it is a reality that many people have forgotten. In this series we have already explored other curious stories of technology, Like Bonzi Buddythat purple virtual assistant who promised to help and ended up becoming a digital nightmare. When we think today in Apple, we think of leadership, in innovation, an ecosystem that many try to imitate. But there was a time when all that seemed a mirage. Apple was against the strings. And if he managed to survive, it was thanks to a series of decisions that, seen in retrospect, seem almost miraculous. What decisions were those? What product was so important that the company’s trajectory changed completely? And above all, how was it possible that A seemingly simple device (A music player) will end up being the turning point of an entire era? If you are passionate about technology as well as us, this video is a mandatory trip. Because we don’t talk only about iPod. We talked about vision, of risk, of moments when everything could go wrong. How a company without experience in pocket products, without know-how In lithium batteries or portable software, he threw himself to the unknown … and won. “The iPod was that product and it was a success,” says our partner Jota García in the video. But getting there was anything but easy. After the purchase of NextSteve Jobs had returned to Apple with a clear mission. The IMAC had already been a first blow on the table, but it was not enough. Napster stirred the foundations of the music industry. The CDs began to lose ground. The world asked for another way of consuming music. Jobs, as always, didn’t want to settle. “He didn’t want to make another partner of the pile. He wanted to do the best. The most elegant, the fastest, the simplest.” Hence an unusual piece: “A 1.8 -inch Toshiba hard drive, compact, light and with 5 GB of capacity.” And from there a phrase was born that would end up defining a whole generation: a thousand songs in your pocket. And did you know that the name “iPod” was not even Apple’s idea? Or that the project was almost secret and was about to be canceled more than once? In the video we break up step by step how Apple went from the “P-68” to the device that would change everything. “They had no experience by manufacturing pocket products. They did not handle lithium batteries, they did not have software for portable devices … ”. The Apple at that time was not the Apple now. It was a vulnerable company. And yet it was launched with everything. The rest is history … but a story with many nuances. Because when Jobs presented the iPod, not everything was ovation. “The day Apple presented the iPod … almost nobody cared.” It cost $ 399, it worked only with Mac, and many media criticized him openly. And yet, there was the magic: Apple’s story was beginning to rewrite, although few knew it yet. In the video we relive that moment, and also how, step by step, Apple broke his own rules to change his destiny. In addition, we navigate the history of the iPod until its disappearance and his legacy on the iPhone. But that story not only serves to understand the past, it also helps us to contrast two very different times. That Apple that improvised to survive Today is one of the most valuable companies in the worldbut still making strategic decisions not to be left behind. In full career for artificial intelligence, he has presented Apple Intelligence and has announced the integration of Chatgpt In their operating systems. All that, as then, with one goal: to continue in the race when the direction of technology changes again. Did you have an iPod? Do you remember the song you listened to most? Leave it in the comments. And give the play. Because if you ever thought that everything had already been told about Apple … You haven’t seen this video yet. Images | Xataka In Xataka | If Apple does not want to be left behind in the AI ​​race, you have a very obvious option at your fingertips: Buy Anthropic

More and more people take a “pacifier” of vinegar or herbs early to lose weight

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Until recently – and some video may still appear Scrolleando In Tiktok – they marked trend the Morning Shedswhere people recorded showing step by step how their day began. Between cafes, cold showers and positive statements, somewhat more questionable practices were also sneaking. But the curious thing is not only what they did, but what has remained: now, many of these videos focus solely on what they take in the morning. A morning habit. In social networks, especially in Tiktok, the morning chupitos have taken prominence. What started as A punctual gesture between celebrities “Such as the chest of wheat grass,” it has become a viral phenomenon that floods the feeds of hundreds of users. From ginger chupitos to herbal combined, the concept is always the same: a quick dose that promises great results. But beyond the format, the question arises from whether the idea that a simple drink can be the key to thinning and detoxifying the body is really transmitted. There is one that stands out. Among all these drinks, apple vinegar has won a special prominence. In the videos we can see how Drink apple vinegar pacifier Easy under the pretext that it will help them flatten the belly and burn fat. Yes, it is true that some studies They have observed That consumption of this type of vinegar can slightly reduce blood glucose levels and total cholesterol. Now some specialists They have warned on the possible adverse effects of its excess consumption and on an empty stomach ranging from the irritation of the stomach or the esophagus to the damage to the dental enamel. There is even more. This trend of Shots morning is not limited to apple vinegar, there are also infusions of Tik Tok or ginger and turmeric chupitos that have entered the category of natural remedies presented as rapid solutions to detoxify the body or accelerate metabolism. “I’m going to show you this Tik Tok recipe,” A user comments While preparing a tea with ingredients that, according to what you have seen, can help lose weight. However, some experts They have pointed out That many of these combinations do not have sufficient scientific support and can have adverse effects. For example, excessive green tea consumption It can interfere In iron absorption. Behind the investigations. Despite the rise of morning chupitos on social networks, specialists They have coincided that there are no conclusive evidence that supports the alleged detox or slimming benefits. The available evidence is limited and, in many cases, the observed effects are minimal or circumstantial. More than resorting to fast solutions, experts They have insisted in prioritizing a balanced and sustainable long -term diet. A healthy intestine. For a while now, hashtags like #gutok and #guthealth They have popularized Jengibre chupitos, turmeric supplements and probiotics that, supposedly, help eliminate swelling and improve intestinal health. However, what really needs intestinal microbiome is dietary fiber from cereals, whole grains, fruits and vegetables, such as He explained for The Guardian Dr. Saman Khalesi. Along the same lines, natural infusions such as green tea or chamomile have been viralized, associated with anti -inflammatory and digestive properties. The culture of immediacy. We live in an era where everything seems to be fast, from purchases to the results. In that sense, it is not surprising that the morning chupitos have captured the attention of many users on social networks. The promise of rapid and visible results appeals to those who seek immediate changes in their health, but specialists insist that it is important to contextualize these practices. To what extent are these morning gestures provide real benefits or only perpetuate the illusion of express solutions? Image | Pxhere and Pexels Xataka | We take more and more mercury through fish. There are those who want to solve it with “design” probiotics

The Chinese brands promised them very happy plagiarizing the design of the Vespa. They ran into a problem: it’s “art”

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There are many copies of motorcycles. And even more with the Arrival of Chinese motorcycles to the market. In fact, there are European manufacturers allowing the Chinese to copy their design to continue earning money: It is a long history. But there is a manufacturer whose design is specially protected: we talk about Vespa. A motorcycle with copyright. Every vehicle manufactured and registered in the EU enjoys 25 years of protection for its design. If you want to go further, you have to register it as creative and artistic work. This is the case of Vespawho enjoys 70 years of author protection since the death of his creator, Corradino d’A Ascanio. This happened in 1981, so the VESPA design is protected until 2051. It is recognized as a work of art, and in case of plagiarism it can be fought before justice, as explained in Motorpasion. It is just what happened, with a bad start. In 2014, Vespa denounced before European justice a Plagiarism committed by Zhejianga Chinese manufacturer who claimed as his the design of a clonic scooter to spring 125. Four years later, in 2019, the General Court of the European Union determined that the intellectual property rights of Piaggio (brand after Vespa) had not been violated on this scooter, and dismissed the appeal. “Since the relevant public that can buy lifts has a high level of attention, it will consider that the style, lines and appearance that characterize the vespa lx sterine are different, from the visual point of view, of those of the Zhejiang lift. Due to the different impressions that the two struts produce, there is no risk of confusion by the relevant public.” According to The initial resolutionthe Intellectual Property Office of the European Union (EUIPO) failed in favor of a Chinese manufacturer who was clearly copying the design of the original VESPA. A subjective interpretation. The Vespa case is governed by European Copyright Lawwhich protects the designs during the aforementioned 25 years, and for the protection of intellectual property of up to 70 years for the creation of original work. One of the main problems of this law is that, in the case of vehicles, there is no absolute framework that supports the possible plagiarism. Everything falls to the Court’s own interpretation, which will determine or not whether there has been an infraction or not of the law. The pillars in which the Industrial Property Code They are the novelty, the creative character and artistic value, elements with an very high subjective load. But he who follows her, gets her. Vespa did not give up the evidence that a Chinese brand were plagiarizing its design. Piaggio resorted to the Court’s decision and, four years later, he got the authority determine that Vespa’s pattern is “unmistakable and cannot be replicated”revoking your previous decision. Image: Motorpasion It is not Vespa’s first legal battle. Already in 2020, in full legal battle against Zhejiang, Grupo Piaggio denounced one of the brands that presumed in the eicma of Milan of their new scooters. One among which was A practically identical model to spring 125. The bikes ended up being removed from the stands of the manufacturers, and not to say that their sale in Europe is completely prohibited. So far, anyone who has dared to copy Vespa, has ended his scooter outside the market. Not the only work of art. Piaggio is the only manufacturer that registered Vespa as the work of art, but in the automobile world there have been some cases. The Porsche 911 is one of themdefending its iconic form in multiple judgments. Other iconic models, such as Ferrari 250 Gtothey were also considered as a work of art after legally facing Ares Desingcompany that wanted to market a model replica. Despite the protection granted by the vehicle as a work of art, this is not a common practice in the automobile world, even in the luxury vehicle. Replicas are still alive. Although legally the Vespa cannot be copied, its design continues to “inspire” numerous brands. Among them, the Spanish Velca. Beyond the similarity in the name, the manufacturer is expanding in Spain with scooters that inevitably remember Vespa. It is not its own design, it comes from China, and is shared with many other brands. Another separate issue is that Piaggio did not want to face the numerous replicas that continue to exist in the market. Who wants a Land Rover … having a Land Wind. Reasonable similarities. Beyond engaging in judgments whose resolution nobody ensures (of not having claimed, Vespa would continue with their clones more alive than ever at the beginning), manufacturers can do little about copies. In the world of the car, Chinese copies are the order of the day, and In most cases nothing happens. In the most rocambolesque cases, such as MV Augusta (one of the most exclusive luxury manufacturers of motorcycles), have come to ally with Chinese giants like QJ Motors to create replicas of the original models. Reason? Al become Chinese manufacturers, let them sell a cheaper substitute and collect benefits. Image | Vespa In Xataka | We have visited the Shenzhen falsification market: China is at another level when it comes to copying other products

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