They are being used to cheat and steal information

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Surely this situation is familiar: You have a PDF file and you need to turn it into .doc To edit it in Word. An option would be to pay the Premium version of Adobe Acrobat, which allows you to do it, but most likely we seek to “convert PDF to Word” into Google, we access an online tool and upload the PDF without the slightest prevention. Well, this action, so innocent in appearance, can end up regular, as they have warned from the FBI. What happened. The FBI office in Denver has issued an official statement in which they claim that their agents “are increasingly detecting Related scams With free online document conversion tools. “The modus operandi is relatively simple:” criminals use free tools for online document conversion to load malware in victims computers, giving rise to incidents such as ransomware. “ How do they. From the agency they explain that cyberdelicuents are using free conversion or unloading tools. Although they do not give concrete names, they do notice that the attack vector can be a website that promises to convert a PDF to Word or Combine several images in PDFor a tool to download videos and/or convert MP4 into MP3. It is easy to imagine examples of these tools. They work, but they go with a bug. These tools can work and comply with what is promised, but nothing guarantees that the returned file is not infected. PDFs can contain malwaresuch as a JavaScript code that exploits vulnerability or sets a process through commands on our PC. An MP3 can also be infected, although not infecting itself, but exploiting vulnerability in a player, for example. That is, the options are varied. In an online file converter you have to take into account which files returns us and what we do with those we have uploaded Who is looking at. Beyond returning an infected file, these tools can obtain valuable information from us another way: seeing the files we have uploaded. If we have uploaded a PDF with our mail and telephone number (we think of a CV), it is possible that whoever is behind the malicious website uses this information for little lawful purposes. Let’s not talk about bank information, passwords, photos in which we leave, etc. The importance of going with an eye. It should be noted that not all online tools are malicious, much less. That a website has a privacy policy where they clearly explain what they do with your files, contact information and that is known is already a good indicative. When in doubt, it is always a good idea to pass the files generated by a platform as Virustotal. Cover image | NaO Triponez and Markus Spiske edited by Xataka In Xataka | If you use cable headphones, you are vulnerable: they are a caramel for hackers

The Max Airpods have become the example of Apple’s contradictions. Consistency is no longer a priority

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Apple has just announced that Airpods Max with USB-C port They will receive a software update in April that will allow them to reproduce audio without loss (Lossless) and ultra-low latency. The trap: this characteristic, highly anticipated from The arrival of Lossless A Apple Music in 2021will only work when they are connected with cable. That is, wireless headphones of 579 euros (originally costing 629) will need to be physically tied to a device to offer the highest sound quality. One part is technically understandable, but the other part is paradoxical. Irony. The Max Airpods were born promising “high fidelity sound” In 2020, but when Apple launched the audio without loss in Apple Music just five months later, these premium headphones were able to reproduce it. Not even by cable, because the decision to introduce lightning instead of USB-C or a 3.5 mm jack prevented it. Four years and a port change later, finally this capacity comes, but with a giant asterisk that changes the nature of the product: you must give up wireless freedom, precisely the main characteristic for which customers are willing to pay that price. Between the lines. This movement says a lot about the current Apple. The company that was once characterized by its obsession with details and coherence is now allowed to fragment in divisions with disconnected priorities. The USB-C port allows a completely digital transfer, eliminating the technical problem of lightning. But this solution, although technically correct, is late and fragmented. Why not include this capacity from the release of the USB-C version? Why announce it now, months later? Apple has even created its own wireless protocol for loss without loss With the pro. Why not expand it to iPhone and Mac? The answer has more to do with product calendars and allocation of resources than with purely technological limitations. The background. Apple’s decisions about high quality audio reflect a commercial strategy rather than an absolute commitment to excellence. Audio without loss in Apple Music was mainly a competitive response to rival services, not a crusade for audio quality. If it were the second, it would have planned from the beginning a real solution for its premium devices, instead of adding patches over the years. Meanwhile, ecosystem fragmentation grows: The AirPods Pro 2 They offer lossless audio, but only with Vision Pro. The Max Airpods will now, but only with cable and only the USB-C version. The consistency of the experience, the “It Just Works“That defined Apple for years, fades. Perhaps it is a consequence of the Growth of its catalog, which has gone from minimalism to calculated maximalism. Sometimes, perhaps, inconsistent maximalism. And now what. Apple is subtly repositioning the Max Airpods with this ad. In his press release They highlight “significant improvements for composers, producers and mixers”, with focus on Workflows of Logic Pro. This new approach to audio professionals lets us intuit a strategic change: The Premium consumer segment has not responded as expected. They need to differentiate themselves from competitors that offer similar characteristics at a lower price. They look for a niche where the high price is more justifiable. The big question. Is this fragmentation simply the inevitable cost of the growth of the company and the catalog, or does it reflect a deeper problem? The Apple of Steve Jobs made fewer products but each told a clear story and occupied a specific place in a perfectly integrated ecosystem. The Apple of Tim Cook has multiplied its catalog of products and services, but at the expense of a certain coherence. The result: users who need to investigate what generation of which product is compatible with what functionality –The iPad and Apple Pencil is the icing-. A scenario that contradicts the promise of simplicity that defined Apple. Turning point. Apple is increasingly adopting a philosophy of “good enough now, better after.” The products are launched with incomplete characteristics that are then added by updates. This approach can work well for software, but it is frustrating when it affects premium hardware that users do not usually replace. For current Airpods Max owners with USB-C, this update is a late but welcome improvement. For those who have the Lightning version (for sale until seven months ago) is another reminder that Apple can leave relatively recent products behind without too many objections. And for potential buyers, it is a signal to wait for a future version with better wireless capabilities. The ironic thing is that, after eliminating the 3.5mm jack from the iPhone, arguing that the future was wireless, Apple now reminds us that for the best audio quality we need … return to the cables. Specifically to one of forty -five euros. The circle closes, but not precisely in the most elegant way. In Xataka | Apple Intelligence is a “fire” for Apple. The firefighter chosen to turn it off is the chief of the vision pro Outstanding image | Ravi Palwe in Unspash

Male routines are increasingly rare

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They are almost four in the morning. While most are still asleep, there are those who believe that is the perfect time to begin to conquer success. It is not just waking up early, it is to follow a millimeter routine that mixes extreme discipline, self -care and sport. A man has taken him to the limit, and his video has gone viral. The new sensation. On X/Twitter, the @Tipsforenx account has published a Reel which has become a viral sensation on that network. However, the Original video I accumulate in Tiktok more than 8 million like and has been displayed more than 99 million times. In it we can Ashton Halla influencer Fitness, carrying out an extreme morning routine where he gets up at 3:52 in the morning to start the day. The routine The clip shows Hall taking off the Mouth Tapingwashing his teeth and prowling before exercising on the balcony. Then decide to read (two minutes, because the whole video is marked by times), write or manifest (a usual practice in these routines) and watch some videos on the mobile. Then, fill a bowl with water with gas from the blue bottle that always carries. Once ready, immerse the face in that bowl, and then we dress to train. Finally, he returns home, where a banana is shower and eats, which restrges the peel by the face. It’s already 9:00 in the morning and, again, put the face in ice with ice And, later, he is seen preparing what appears to be a podcast while preparing breakfast. @ashtonhall forgicial Day 191 of The Morning Routine That Changed My Life 3:50 am to 9:30 am without Lives Late at night .. If you’re dealing with a Weak Mind, Bad Decions, Or Lack of Productivity Go To Sleep Early. 4:00 am – 8:00 am not’s calling or distracting your productivity .. they are located. 8:00 pm – 12:00 am is the opposite. Just Try 30 Days .. Send This to Your Partners. It’s time to do Better. ♬ Original Sound – Worthy Supps “Morning Skincare Routine”. The morning routines of self -care began to become very viral in Tiktok, especially among womenwho showed their morning with a Morning Sheds followed by A little one Vlog With your exercise routine and personal care. In fact, these practices, when not taken to the extreme, can be beneficial for both physical and mental health, according to He explained Andrew Huberman, neuroscientist from Stanford University. However, this phenomenon has gained popularity among men, who seek to project an organized, productive and successful life, aligned with the constant pressure of optimizing every minute, as we can see in the video of Ashton Hall. In other words, the desire to maximize personal performance, but also a pressure on the physical and image. The cult of the body. The male aesthetic pressure and the obsession with appearance have been driven by the phenomenon of the looksmaxxingwhich implies the effort to achieve a “perfect look” through rigorous physical training routines, aesthetic surgery and personal care. As has detailed in Newtralthis type of culture reflects an obsession to maximize personal attractiveness, which leads many to invest in their image as a way of obtaining social and economic validation. In Xataka We have analyzed How this movement is not only related to fitness, but also to extreme self -care, reflecting a desire to meet aesthetic ideals imposed by social networks To achieve the status of “alpha”. Self -care, accompanied by strict exercise routines and habits such as skin care or supplements, has become essential in this approach to success. Influencers and investors They make their image A reflection of its financial success, associating aesthetic perfection with personal and professional achievement, in a cycle promoted by constant productivity expectations and social validation. The viralization. Ashton Hall’s video has quickly gone viral, generating parodies and imitations. However, what it does show is a trend between influencers, entrepreneurs and cryptoinversors promoting habits to “achieve success.” What was previously typical of elite athletes or military forces, has now transformed into an aspirational standard Within certain male circles. Beyond exaggeration and parody, this trend is pending among many men, establishing a new self -care code. In this new type of care, it coexists to hydrate the skin, meditate or make flexions at 4:00 in the morning in the same routine. In short, although in many cases these practices are adopted by social pressure or by obsession with productivity, they are gradually redefining the meaning of male self -care, with implications that deserve a deep reflection. Image | Ashton Hall Xataka | An intriguing fashion is taking over the facial routine of thousands of women in Tiktok: LED masks

Fishing networks of a town in Denmark

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Of the large number of images that reflected the chaos and disorganization that originated the Brexit, few like the one that occurred A 2020 morning. Most televisions opened with an aerial plane that was approaching, revealing what was actually a monstrous row of arrested trucks for days. The divorce between the EU and the United Kingdom was consummated and the fishing was going to be one of the great victims. Over time the industry has been transformed, and in a town in Denmark they have completely turned it over. The gardener and an unexpected network. Carl Futtrup, a 53 -year -old gardener from Denmark without links to the military world, has become A key piece In the Ukraine defense effort in responding to an unusual request from the front: industrial fishing networks capable of stopping Russian explosive drones. After knowing the need, he contacted fishermen of the town of Thyborønwho They donated 450 tons of networks drag manufactured with thick nylon, originally designed to support tons of open sea fish. These networks, discarded after Brexit for being useless due to the Loss of access to British waterthey became a vital resource for Ukrainian troops. As? In the front they are placed on fortified positions, armored vehicles and logistics routes to intercept drones and avoid direct attacks, even stopping drones with active propellers or reducing the impact of their explosions. Ordinary solution to a technological threat. As drones dominate the battlefieldthese low -cost networks have become An essential defense against increasingly sophisticated threats, such as guided by fiber optic that escape traditional electronic interference systems. Let us think that heavy networks not only offer physical protection, but are also reusable even after explosions, and their effectiveness has promoted a growing demand by the Ukrainian units. Some brigades have come to line trees, tunnels and vehicles with these meshes, and it is estimated that each unit may require between 50 and 80 tons of network per month. Russia, meanwhile, has also begun to use them with variable results. The need is so great that the current supply barely reaches to meet the demand, and many battalions are still waiting for deliveries. From the Danish port to the Ukrainian front. They counted in Insider that Futtrup has achieved another 600 tons of additional networks contacting more Danish ports, although the cost of transport is high: about 90,000 euros for the second shipment, with each truck carrying up to 20 tons at a cost of some some 3,000 euros per trip. Although the networks have been donated for free, maintaining logistics depends on voluntary financing and government support, so Futtrup has initiated efforts to obtain funds in Denmark and Sweden. The problem is that this source of networks is not sustainable in the long term. According to the Danish politician Carsten Bach, the strict environmental laws of the country They demand to discard or recycle This type of equipment, which means that there will be no continuous reservation. Most of them were stored by fishermen in the hope of re -slaining in British waters, but over time they were forced to detach them. Redefine in war. The Swedish organization CHANGE OPERATIONwhich collaborates with brigades in Ukraine, has confirmed that Danish networks are already in use by at least 13 units, although it warns that the supply is insufficient. With the access to the Black Sea and the Azov Sea largely blocked by Russian forces, importation is the only way to get more networks. In this regard, a commander in the Donetsk region pointed out that his battalion needs three truck charges (Around 60 tons) every month, and that the installation of a single load can take three to four days. Faced with this demand, Operation Change already seeks alternatives in organizations that clean the Swedish coasts. Impact from simplicity. Jennifer Kavanagh, expert of the Think Tank Defense Prioritiesthis phenomenon highlighted as an example of how war in Ukraine has democratized combat modern. Faced with the traditional approach to military powers to invest in advanced technologies, the case of fishing networks shows that simple, cheap and available solutions can have a decisive impact on the battlefield. It seems clear that networks are not a viable option for all armies, but they do represent A strategic lesson about the need to evaluate less complex and expensive options in future wars. Meanwhile, Futtrup continues its personal effort to maintain the supply. Its immediate objective is ensure 50,000 euros To hold the transport chain, and ensure that it will continue to send networks while available in Denmark. For him, the distance between Copenhagen and Ukraine is not an excuse. “Ukraine is part of Europe, and is only 1,250 kilometers from here”, holds. His initiative has not only contributed a concrete solution in the front, but has also symbolized how civil solidarity can become a vital shield in the midst of the most technological war in our era. Image | Carl Futtrup, Commander, us, Grid-Aendal In Xataka | The Ukrainian invention that has allowed to repel the waves of Russian attacks: a 41 km fiber optic cable In Xataka | The war in Ukraine has entered its deranged phase: there are drones throwing drones to attack other drones

What is Phishingalert and how to use it to avoid scams of impersonation of identity on online casinos

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Let’s explain What is and how the service works Phishingalert of the Government of Spain. It is a security service with which you can be notified when they are registered with your data in an betting house, and thus prevent them from using some campaign of Phishing First to steal your data and then to use them for this purpose. We are going to start the article explaining what this system is and how you can understand what it really does. Then, we will tell you how you can register in it. What is the Phishingalert system The Phishingalert system is a service launched in 2023 by the General Directorate of Planning of the Game (DGOJ), belonging to the Ministry of Consumer. It is a system of alerts for impersonation of identitywith which to be on warning if someone wants to cheat you in an alert house. Every month we receive several Phishing messages with which cybercriminals try to get our personal data and data from our cards. And in addition to these methods, there may also be some data filtration of some online service that includes your card number or similar. With these personal data of yours, something that many cybercriminals do is Register with your name in betting houses To cheat you with it. Come on, they get through you, use your bank account, and When you want to account They have scammed 300 euros in an betting house. Or it may also happen that they do not use your bank data, and that Only use your ID To supplant your identity. In these cases, everything played in betting houses could appear in your income statement even if another person has played, so you also have to pay for it. And this is where phishingalert comes into play, a service you can register if you want to Prevent unauthorized registrations in online gambling. Specifically, in those gambling included within the scope of Law 13/2011, and in which an identification is needed to play, and that is collaborating with the DGOJ identity verification system. Come on, you should know that It doesn’t work for all online gaming In general, but for those most reliable and legal, those who really verify your identity. When you register in Phishingalert, you will receive A report with all the services that have verified your identity So far, online game operators. So you can know if someone has used your data without your permission. In addition to this, once you have registered, every time a new gaming operator verifies your identity when registering, it will compare that data with the people registered in Phishingalert. Names, surnames, birth date and ID will be verified. AND If there is a coincidence with your data, a notification will be sent to you To indicate that you will have to go to the online service to complete the registration. How to register in Phishingalert To register in this alert service for phishingalert identity supplantation, you have to go to the official service website. Enter the page Sortingand in it click on Online presentation. That will appear. This will take you to a very old -looking page. In it, you have to click on the button Register That will appear above all. Now you will go to a pretty confusing page. In it you have to ignore the buttons in above, and go down to the section of Protection of personal data. In it, Choose one of the options for NATURAL PERSONS REGISTRATIONwhich can be without Digital certificate and introducing your data by hand, but you can also do it using any of them, including the FNMT certificate and the DNIE. In addition, you can also use the Permanent key. Now you will go to a page where you have to fill your data. If you have used your digital certificate, the personal will be registered. In addition to your name and surname, or your ID, you also have to Choose the notification formwhich can be by email or by normal mail. In addition, you also have to write your email twice to receive communications, write a password that will combine with your ID to log in, and your mobile phone to receive any notice also. Now you will go to a screen where, under an introductory text you will see the data you have chosen. In the event that you are satisfied with them click on the button Confirm That appears on you. When you do, it will be sent to you An email with a link To verify your data. When you press it, you will have to log in and ready, you will have registered. In Xataka Basics | What is the difference: malware, viruses, worms, spyware, Trojans, ransomware, etc.

V3 earlier than expected, but with half a capacity

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The two consecutive explosions of Starship, related to the design changes of its V2 versionThey have made SpaceX to readjust the highest rocket roadmap in the world. As usual, we have learned for a message from Elon Musk in X. The message in question. “We are making the design of Starship v3”, Musk wrote. “Spacex is on its way to achieving a launch rhythm of a starship per week in approximately 12 months.” “Each one will put about 100 tons of Starlink satellites in its fully reusable version. It will be a transcendental advance.” Context. He Starship rocket It is in tests and has not begun to launch satellites. The current design does not exceed the load capacity of a Spacex heavy falcon. When Elon Musk presented the V2 and V3 versionsdescribed a radical leap. They would be higher, totally reusable and with an unprecedented power in the space industry. Starship V2 would grow up to 124.4 meters high and could place more than 100 tons in orbit in its fully reusable configuration (that is, recovering both the super heavy propeller and the ship). Starship V3 would grow up to 150 meters high and place more than 200 tons in low orbit in reusable mode. The changes. Musk’s message suggests that Spacex has focused its efforts on Ultimar Starship V3 after incidents of the last two tests. Although Starship V2 has not fully materialized (on flights 7 and 8, a Starship Block 2 ship threw itself on a super heavy block 1), something does not go well with the second block of rocket improvements. The change of plans is reflected in which Starship V3 will have half of the planned load capacity. Specifically, 100 tons in its reusable configuration is what Spacex had announced for Starship V3. What happened to Starship V2. The second version of the ship has flown twice (Starship 33 and Starship 34) with the same result: leakage and explosion in the ascent phase, before the motion off. The new design has a defect that produces an excess of vibrations in the lower part of the ship, which causes the propellant tubes to break and have leaks. On flight 7 caused a fire and on flight 8 the explosion and loss of several engines. Waiting for the Raptor 3. Despite these problems, there is a new Starship V2 flight scheduled for April. Starship V3 will have to wait for New Raptor 3 engines 3 are ready. The new engines have more thrust and incorporate an integrated cooling system that eliminates the need for an external thermal shield. Image | Spacex In Xataka | While rumors point to a design error in Starship, Elon Musk has been blunt: “He will go to Mars next year”

The five best chollos on Amazon devices at the spring offers party

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The Amazon spring offers party He has already given the departure gun. Some of the products that are usually a sales success are those of the company itself: Kindle, Echo and Fire TV Stick speakersamong others. If you were thinking about buying any of them, now it is a good time to do it and these are the best chollos we have found. FIRE TV SICK HD AND FIRE TV SICK 4K by 27.99 euros and 37.99 euros: A gadget that connects to the HDMI of the TV. Intelligent speaker Echo dot by 39.99 euros: With Alexa and a RGB LED light ring. Electronic book Amazon Kindle by 99.99 euros: With 16 GB of memory and frontal light. Amazon Echo show 8 by 144.99 euros: 8 inches and with integrated Alexa. Amazon Echo car by 34.99 euros: With very compact and Alexa design. FIRE TV SICK HD AND FIRE TV SICK 4K If you are tired of your TV operating system and want to try Amazon’s: Fire TV, this is the device you need. This Fire TV Stick HD It is the most basic of all those offered by Amazon and, now, during the spring offers party, you can get it for 27.99 euros. Amazon Fire TV Stick HD (last generation) * Some price may have changed from the last review Although if your TV supports 4k, the Fire TV Stick HD 4K It is also reduced and you can take it, at the moment, almost half of the price. Specifically, it is available for 37.99 euros. Both models come with Alexa and connect directly to your TV’s HDMI input. Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K (last generation) * Some price may have changed from the last review Echo Smart Speaker Amazon Echo have become the best -selling smart speakers and the spring offers party is a good opportunity to get one, if you still didn’t have it at home. He Echo dot It is a real superventas and, now, you can get it for 39.99 euros. This is the fifth generation of the famous speaker Echo dot. You can get it in three different colors and allow you to enjoy music and it can also be the epicenter of your connected home. Integra Alexa and has a RGB LED Light Ring that sends light signals with different meanings, by way of notifications. Echo Dot of 5th Generation * Some price may have changed from the last review Electronic Book Amazon Kindle Another of the Amazon devices that is always a safe success is the Kindle. The most economical model usually costs about 120 euros but, now, at the spring offers party, it is available for 99.99 euros. This Kindle It is the lighter and more compact model and has a much more powerful frontal light than previous models. Its screen is six inches and without reflexes. It comes with one 16 GB internal memory And its battery is long lasting, offering an autonomy of weeks without having to load it. New Amazon Kindle (16 GB) * Some price may have changed from the last review Amazon Echo Show 8 Another of the Amazon devices reduced during the spring offers party is the Echo Show 8. Its usual price is 169.99 euros but, during this campaign, a 25 euros discount and stays in 144.99 euros. He Echo show 8 It is one 8 -inch touch smart screen and offered HD resolution. In addition, it has an enveloping space audio and is a gadget that can also become the epicenter of your connected home. Integra Alexa and Chamber, to be able to make video calls or function as a surveillance chamber. Echo Show 8 (last generation) * Some price may have changed from the last review Amazon Echo Auto If you have an older car, which does not have hands free or Bluetooth connection to be able to reproduce your favorite music from the mobile, Amazon also has the ideal gadget for your vehicle. This is the Echo Auto that, now, is available with a 50% discountsince it can be bought by 34.99 euros. He Echo car It is a gadget with a compact design, which makes not occupy much in the car. Its operation is simple: you just have to attach it to the fan grilles (as if it were an atmosphere) and connect it to the USB port or to the lighter (with adapter). It will allow you to use Alexa from the speakers of your vehicle and enjoy all the functionalities of this voice assistant. * Some price may have changed from the last review Some of the links of this article are affiliated and can report a benefit to Xataka. In case of non -availability, offers may vary. Images | Amazon In Xataka | Best “intelligent” loudspeakers Amazon Echo. Which to buy and recommendations depending on the use In Xataka | Best electronic books. Which to buy and nine recommended models

Some scientists wanted to count each and every one of the trees in China. Surprisingly, they have achieved it

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China is an immense country, the fourth country with greater extension in the world after Russia, Canada and the United States. The country has a wide variety of ecosystems, some of which house a countless amount of trees. Or almost countless. 142.6 million trees. A new study has estimated the total number of trees in China. The result of the count is 142.6 billion. This implies that the Asian giant has about 100 trees per inhabitant. More than a count. The study not only offers a mere count of the number of trees but also offers us valuable information about its location, density and characteristics of the different types of ecosystems that can be found in China. For example, the team found that the coniferous forests of the temperate areas were the densest in the country, reaching some 720 trees per hectare. The 87.9 billion trees that can be found in this type of environments represent about 60% of the country’s total. A country of contrasts. The forested areas of China are especially concentrated in the south and northeast of the country. The study also analyzed the tree density of the different Chinese hydrographic basins, as well as the different administrative divisions of the Asian country. In view of drone. For the study, the team He turned to Lidar technologyan analogue of the radar that replaces radio waves with light waves. These sensors were mounted in drones to cover 1,400 square kilometers of wooded territory. The result: 400TB of processed data. The methodology used is not exempt from limitations. In dense forest areas, the tree canopy, the upper part of these trees, can overshadow the lidar view, causing smaller trees to be hidden from counting. That is why those responsible for the study believe that this is a conservative estimate of the number of trees in the country’s forests. The details of the study were published In an article In the magazine Science Bulletin. Protection plans The project will serve to evaluate Chinese environmental conservation plans. Something easy taking into account the magnitude of plans such as “Great green wall” wave “Billion Tree campaign” In Xataka | Leonardo Da Vinci established “The Tree rule” 500 years ago. Now we have discovered that he was wrong Image | Tom Fisk

In the emptied Galicia there are municipalities taking care of gas stations and shops. THE OBJECTIVE: Don’t run out of services

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The Emptied Spain It is depopulated Spain, but also the one that is emptied from companies and services. Both, the Lack of neighbors And the absence of businesses that cover their most basic needs, are part of the same vicious circle that in the long run the peoples to abandonment. In Galicia They have decided Breaking that loop with a curious movement. To avoid running out of supermarkets or gas stations there are municipalities that are taking care of their management. The objective: that the neighbors should not move kilometers for something as simple as buying the bread. Even at the cost of the City Council itself assume private services. The ghost of depopulation. The depopulation He is one of the great ghosts of the rural of Spain. And Galicia is no exception. A few months ago his Consello de Contas He issued A report in which he warned that in the community (especially in the provinces of Lugo and Ourense) there are almost a hundred towns in ‘danger of extinction’, a status that is explained by a combination of factors: a register below the 5,000 inhabitants, a low population density (less than 20%) and more deaths than births. INE himself calculates that in 2021 there were almost 25,700 Gallegos residing in municipalities that do not pass from the thousand registered. According to his nomenclator, in the community there are also around 1,900 depopulated villagesmany of them in Lugo. Only in 2023 it is estimated that the province lost about 40. Other populations are still alive but with a handful of hundreds of neighbors and having lost much in a short time. To name a case, Murasin the Terra Cha, I had 1,151 neighbors In 2000. In 2024 were 600. A vicious circle. We commented before. The localities of emptied Spain do not remain alone without neighbors. They often do it also without businesses that cover their needs. And one and the other, that of inhabitants and services, feed a vicious circle that ends up accelerating the emptying of the peoples. Although there is experts That they conclude that at general “accessibility to services” in Spain is good, especially if we talk about health and education, they also recognize that differences arise when the provincial scale is lowered. A quick search arrives on Google to find Complaints of populations about the public transport or lack of something as simple as bars and shops. And how to solve it? A question similar to that was asked a while ago in Pol and Ribeira de Piquíntwo localities of the rural of the province of Lugo that together barely go from the 2,000 residents. The first, Pol, has 1,542 registered, 27% less than in 2000. The second, Ribeira de Piquín, had about 500 residents, 80% less than at the beginning of this century. Both municipalities share Another featurein addition to the province and a diminishing census: given the loss of basic businesses their respective municipalities have decided to step forward and guarantee the continuity of private services. A kind of municipalization which aims to prevent your neighbors from having to look for life for issues as basic as buying bread. Their cases have attracted the interest of media such as The voice of Galicia either Eldiario. A “municipal” supermarket. In the case of Pol the Consistory he found the risk that The only supermarket From the town, located in the population of Mosterio, closed. Its owner retired and in the absence of relief or other shopkeepers that would like to transfer it, the panorama was complicated for the neighbors who reside there. “No one was interested in carrying it. It was deserted,” explained in December Its mayor, Lino Rodríguez, Progress. The City Council solution: Buy the super To keep it open. It is not yet known How will it manage, through a foundation, attracting a franchise or with an autonomous, but the goal is clear: to guarantee the continuity of the service. “We acquired the entire block, which has an area of ​​about 800 m2, for a total of 150,000 euros,” Rodríguez added In December. The project went ahead with the support of the Diputación and aspires to go beyond trade: Pol wants to recover an old sausage mark and create social housing at the top. At the end of last year the town had already paid 75,000 euros for the premises, it hoped to pay a similar sum of 2025 and already thought about furniture and facilities to serve customers. “We need to acquire the material goods of the interior, such as refrigerators, freezers and cold cameras. But throughout 2025 we will try to prepare the charcería,” He reported. OBJECTIVE: Refers in the town. In Ribeira de Piquín, the City Council has also moved to preserve a key service, although in this case the focus is on a gas station. At the end of 2024 the Consistory was in process for rent an already built service area but it carries more than a decade closed The idea is reopen it in 2025 and that the neighbors do not have to move to another town to replace or look for fuel. The project is carried out through the Terreo Foundationparticipated by the City Council, and with support of the Diputación de Lugo, which provides funds through an agreement. The rent will be done through a direct award procedure, Precise Progressand once completed the idea of ​​the City Council is to adapt the station to the regulations to register it. In the budget they also reserve funds to hire full -time personnel who can take care of the suppliers and serve users. Is it an isolated case? No. The gas station will not be the only (or first) project that is promoted with the terreo lever. Before it was launched A fish farma livestock exploitation and even a kiwi plantation. “The municipalities as small as we have many difficulties for the private initiative to come and invest. Hence we have no other option … Read more

Mrbeast has discovered a much more lucrative business than making videos on YouTube: Sell chocolate

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Mrbeast became a Internet superstar globally Thanks to his video and challenges on YouTube. However, far from beating content creation, the youtuber has managed to transform its fame into A business empire diversified valued in billions of dollars. Ironically, the main engine of this empire is no longer the more than 377 million Mrbeast followers and its most crazy challenges: selling chocolate has been much more profitable. The teenager who became a millionaire playing. Jimmy Donaldson, the name behind Mrbeast, began his adventure on YouTube in 2012 with only 11 years. Like most kids of his age, his first videos showed him playing fashion video games: Call of Duty and Minecraft. For years, he analyzed what type of content he worked better on the platform, learning the secrets of the algorithm and how to capture the audience’s attention. YouTube was small. He cannot be denied that he knew how to find the correct key and turned what began as a hobby, into a lucrative business that It led him to leave the university to devote yourself completely to your career on YouTube. In recent years, their videos have almost become blockbusters with hundreds of millions of visualizations worldwide, with challenges as popular as the recreation of “The squid game “in real lifetheir experiences of survival in extreme situations or Your own program In Amazon Prime Video. Diversify the business. However, despite the fact that the YouTube channel continues to be a pillar in the Holding of Beast Industries companies that Donaldson has created, it is not, from afar, the most profitable. The conglomerate of MRBASET companies has Lunchly under its umbrella, a brand of snacks, ViewStats, a software company for content creators. However, the real Crown jewel It is feastable, its chocolate bars brand. Feastable: nobody bites a sweet. Mrbeast’s incursion into the chocolate world began in 2021 with the launch of feastable. The brand became popular immediately because youtuber and their adventure companions usually consume them in their videos, and have even turned their chocolates into the protagonist of some of them. To promote their chocolates, Mrbeast challenged his followers to find a golden ticket on their chocolate bars, and invited the winners to compete for a boat of $ 500,000 in cash in one of their videos, to the purest Willy Wonka style. This strategy, combined with the quality of Your chocolate barscatapulted feastable to sales success. The chocolate empire surpasses the media empire. According to published Bloombergdocuments sent to possible investors, feastable registered sales valued at 250 million dollars last year, with benefits that exceeded 20 million. In contrast, the media business of MRBAST, which includes its YouTube channel and its reality show for Prime Video, generated a similar sales volume, but recorded losses close to 80 million dollars. “I lost dozens of millions of dollars in Beast Games,” Donaldson confessed a few days ago In the podcast The Diary of A CEO. The food business ate YouTube. These figures published in Bloomberg’s article reveal that The chocolate business Mrbeast is currently more profitable than what the YouTuber generates with its videos. In fact, Beast Industries forecasts suggest that feastable will triple its size in the next two years. According to that data, last year, the United Arab Emirates investor Alpha Wave directed An investment round For Beast Industries, and valued Donaldson’s holding company in about 5,000 million dollarscompared to its last 2023 valuation that was 1.5 billion dollars. By 2026, the company of MR.BaAST estimates that the income from the business creation business will represent only a fifth of its total income. In Xataka | If the question is “how much money you can earn sleeping on Twitch”, the answer is Muroonh: $ 17,000 Image | Feastable

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