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A viral message claims that “AIs can access group messages” on WhatsApp. It’s a manual hoax

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There are many WhatsApp users You are receiving a disturbing message. It indicates that “if we do not activate an advanced privacy option, AIs can access group messages, see phone numbers and even obtain personal information from the mobile phone… even in private chats.” The message is nothing more than a hoax that was already spread in the summer and that uses WhatsApp again as a means of dissemination. We explain why. manual hoax. According to this hoax, the chats you have on your WhatsApp could be at the mercy of tools like Meta AIthe chatbot that Meta integrated into WhatsApp some time ago. That would imply that they could read everything you write and write to you if you don’t take that immediate action. Although the notice may originate with good intentions, it is false: there is no invasion of privacy. Or at least, none that we didn’t already know. WhatsApp message that is being spread and that is nothing more than a hoax. Advanced chat privacy. The function “Advanced chat privacy” was presented by Meta months ago and its objective was none other than to offer more control over the dissemination of content shared in a conversation. The idea is to be able to limit the ability of group participants when redistributing messages and multimedia files. Specifically, and as They already pointed out in Genbeta a few months ago: Prevent messages from being shared in other chats, preventing you from using the forwarding option. Block automatic saving of media filessuch as photos or videos, in the users’ gallery. Disable the ability to use AI features within the chat, such as invoking Meta AI by typing its name. What does that option do then? Just the opposite of spying on you: it protects you more, in fact. Above all, other participants share things that you do not want to be shared. With this you can block group messages from being sent to other contacts (including chatbots), but you can also block Meta AI from being used within those specific chats. From reading your private messages, nothing. Goal AI, the chatbot integrated into WhatsAppcan’t see the private messages you’re sending with someone else. The only way this chatbot can access those messages is if you explicitly share that message with her. To do this you have two options: Share the message with AI: for example, by copying and pasting it into a conversation with Meta AI, ChatGPT or any other chatbot. Invoke Meta AI in the chat: if you write “@meta AI” in that private chat, you will make this chatbot able to access the messages of the chat in which it has been mentioned. WhatsApp’s AI only reads what you let it read. Precisely with the “Advanced chat privacy” option you can prevent the use of Meta AI from being invoked in those private chats (with another person or a group). If you do not do this, Meta AI will be able to access the messages in which you mention it or to which you give it access so that it can summarize them, for example. We continue to use end-to-end encryption. It is convenient to remember that when we use WhatsApp we do so with messages that are end-to-end encryption. Not even Meta (nor its AI) can read them, nor can they access or read group messages, including information such as phone numbers or personal information. Don’t worry. The conclusion is this: that viral message is nothing more than a textbook hoax, and everything it says is false. Meta’s AI is not and will not spy on you, and only accesses messages when you summon it. This AI cannot “spy on you alone”, enter your mobile phone through WhatsApp and steal your private chats or your phone number. What it will use to train its AI models—if you don’t prevent it— are your Facebook and Instagram postsbut of course, those are public. In Xataka | How to translate WhatsApp messages: converting them from any language to Spanish

Who can access, fines and exceptions

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October 1, 2025. The date of the definitive implementation of the Granada Zbe has arrived. As of today, all cars that access without permission to the municipality will receive a fine of 200 euros, taking into account that in article 76 Z3) of the Traffic Law, Motor vehicles and road safety It is pointed out as serious infraction: Do not respect the circulation restrictions derived from the application of protocols in the face of pollution episodes and low emissions areas. This leaves all neighbors whose cars do not have stickers and are registered outside the city of Granada. Therefore, All citizens From the peoples of the metropolitan area they have to be careful not to exceed the limits of the municipality if they do not want to be fined. To clarify the whole matter, we collect all cases and exceptions. Granada Zbe Map. Source: Granada City Council The Granada Zbe: Map and Permits The first thing to be clear about before is to be clear that the Zbe of the city of Granada applies to the entire city. That is, to the entire extension of the municipality. Therefore, the same criterion is applied as in Madrid either Barcelona But the creation of special protection zones is omitted, as in the capital. Therefore, There are no rings or areas with special restrictions. All Granada is governed under the same standards. In the upper map, cars that are prohibited in entry may not exceed the area delimited in green. In total, we talk about an area of ​​23.55 km2. The City Council is obliged to signal all access points with a signal in which it is collected where the ZBE begins and what are the vehicles that are allowed to pass. Likewise, it has specified that It is not necessary to carry the DGT sticker Put on the windshield since the record is telematic. Who can happen? In this case, simple: all cars registered in the city of Granada. There is no environmental label discrimination in this case. If the car is registered in Granada, its driver can circulate wherever and time he wants. In a city like Granada, with a multitude of border municipalities, it must be taken into account that if I live in a town near Granada but my car is registered in the city, I will have no problem. On the contrary, if I live in Granada but the car is registered outside, I can find some restrictions. Who can’t happen? Circulation restrictions only affect cars that are not registered in the city of Granada. These restrictions prevent the step to High -environment cars. In the case of having a letter B, C, Eco or Zero Emissions, we can circulate without problem, during the time we want and with total tranquility. But if the car does not have an environmental label we can only pass with some exceptions. What exceptions exist? To pass to the interior of Granada with a registered car outside the city and without label, there are some exceptions that allow the passage without a fine. These are the most important: Pharmacies and hospitals: it can be accessed without receiving a fine without prior justification as long as This form is drilling in less than a week and the displacement is justified. This other form It is the specific one for guard pharmacies. Over 67 years: they have to fill out This responsible statement making it clear that it is they who will drive the car. Workers: You can access the work by car as long as an IPREM rental threshold. That is, if the income does not exceed 16,800 euros. In this case you have to Fill the responsible statement and present the employment contract in the City Council Mobility Area. Parking lots: the delimited area can be accessed with a car without sticker as long as it is stacked in one of the 36 public parking lots For more than an hour. The goal is to prevent a person from entering the city without permission, take a quick step through a parking lot and leave it. Historical vehicles: as long as they participate in unique events or events. It is necessary to fill out this form. Workshops and Courts: You can access whether the driver He goes to a workshop either to a court. Filling the previous links for each case. Dependent people: Access of a vehicle per dependent person is allowed previously filling this form. If you still have any questions, the City of Granada is active the following email where you can leave all your questions: zbe@granada.org. Besides, On this website You can find all cases and exceptions. Photo | Granada City Council and dimitry_b In Xataka | A very high percentage of fines that are used in Madrid for the Zbe end up annulled: two reasons explain it

WHO wants to improve access to drugs such as Ozempic. Now they are on their list of essential medicines

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Ozempicthe treatment against diabetes that reached the fame converted into medication for weight loss has lived for a convulsive years that could have resulted in a “death for success.” The popularity of the drug created a severe supply problem. Now, the World Health Organization (WHO) has taken a new step to improve access to the drug, especially in less favored countries. Updating the list. The (WHO) has up to date its model list of essential medicines (EML). The new list Includes GLP-1 drugswhich emulate the peptide that gives its name to the group, the family of treatments flagging by Ozempic. According to the international organism, this inclusion aims to improve access to the popular drug, especially in countries with less income. The extension covers other drugs, such as treatments against various types of cancer, against cystic fibrosis, psoriasis, hemophilia and other blood -related disorders. In total, the new list now incorporates 523 essential medicines. The extension It also affects the WHO model list of essential pediatric medicines (EMLC), which now has 374 treatments. The “GLP-1 family”. The incorporation of the GLP-1 drugs includes compounds such as semaglutida (the Ozempic base and Wegovy), the dorara and the liraglutid Zepbound and Mounjaro). These types of compounds act as agonists of the hormone receptors that we know as LPG-1, or Peptide similar to type-1 glucagon (although some also work as agonists of other hormones). This hormone is produced and segregated by our body after meals and meets Two key functions. On the one hand, it informs the pancreas of the intake to reinforce insulin production, hence these compounds help people with diabetes. The second function of this peptide is the one that makes these useful drugs to lose weight. The LPG-1 also transmits information to our brain, information that it interprets as the feeling of satiety. Improve access. According to WHO explains in a press releasethese drugs can help people with type 2 diabetes improve their glycemic control, but they are also able to “reduce the risk of cardiovascular and renal complications, favor weight loss and even reduce the risk of premature death, especially if they have renal or cardiac failure ”, a fact that would be based, at least in part, the decision. As details in the international organism, the price of these drugs implies significant access to them. Its inclusion in the list aims to expand this access, prioritizing patients who can benefit the most while fostering competition through genericians capable of bringing these medications to primary care, “especially in unattended areas.” “A large part of the direct spending of families in noncommunicable diseases is destined for medicines (…). To offer equitable access to essential medicines, an equal response of health systems, a strong political will, multisectoral cooperation and programs focused on people who allow everyone,” detailed in the press release Deusdedit Mumbangizi, Director of Policies and Standards for Medicines and Health Products of the WHO. Expanding in the fight against cancer. The expansion of WHO lists also include several cancer treatments, including several antineoplastic, drugs that seek to avoid the formation of growth that can become cancerous or neoplasms. Among these drugs are inhibitors of the immune control point PD-1/PD-L1, which help our immune system To recognize and attack with cancer cells. In Xataka | China is the great candy of pharmaceutical thinning. And there is a wild race for selling the new ozempic Image | Chemist4u / Yann Forget

To decongest Everest, Nepal allows you to access another 97 free peaks. The problem is that nobody wants to upload them

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Although some contender seeks to remove the crownEverest remains the mountaineer Grand Prix. Hundreds of people die every year During the journey to the top and arriving, it ensures personal glory and a certificate. So important is that There are those who lie about their feat. It is evident that Everest is a tourism monsterand that has led Nepal to take a radical solution: let out other peaks of the Himalayas free of charge. It won’t be so easy. Pressure. Getting to the top of Everest is not simple. Sample of difficulty are the bodies that accumulate In its corners, but mountaineering, and specifically Activity at Everestremains one of the heavyweights of the Nepali economy. It is estimated that, in 2024, of the 5.9 million dollars that the country obtained directly from the climbing permits to its peaks, more than 75% were thanks to Everest. And we would have to add expenses such as stays, food and other activities related to that activity. The problem is that it is saturatedwhich led the government to touch prices. The rates to undertake the adventure will rise 36%, from $ 11,000 to 15,000 to upload the mountain in the busiest months. And, from September to November and from December to February, when the influx is lower, the rates will be placed at $ 7,500 and $ 3,750, starting from September 1 of this year. The Himalayas opens from par. Money is not the only thing that will need those who want to crown the top: there is also debate about the need to have made a mountain of more than 7,000 meters from the country itself before climbing Everest. And there the measure that adopted from Katmandú a few weeks ago comes into play. On July 17, and during the next two climbing seasons, Nepal opened For the doors of almost a hundred mountains. Specifically97 located in the westernmost regions of the country. 77 Cumbres are in the province of Karnali and the remaining 20 in Sudurpaschim, and are not negligible picos because, after all, Nepal has eight of the ten highest mountains in the world: Saipal – 7,030 meters. API West – 7,076 meters. API – 7,132 meters Tourists, welcome (please). If we look at the figures, this measure makes all the meaning of the world for two reasons. The first and most obvious, decongesting Everest, being a huge logistics challenge to have to manage that number of visitors. The second, distribute a little tourism that, currently, are concentrated both in Everest and other central summits. The Government wants to arouse interest in little visited tops or even virgins. And if before we talked about more than 75% of the money that the climbing permits leave in Nepal come from activities at Everest, we must specify something more: in 2024 421 permits were issued to climb Everest, but there were only 68 mountaineers that They tried Go up at 97 summits that will now be free. Challenges beyond the mountain. Giving that incentive for the adventurers to explore other areas of the country, they will not only decongest their great peak, but also give an oxygen ball to more remote areas, but with equally impressive peaks. Now, the great challenge will be to convince climbers to go to those areas. Karnali and Sudurpaschim are precisely the poorest and least developed regions of Nepal. The services are limited, the scarce infrastructure and are not the most prepared areas to manage tourists efficiently, something that also moves those possible visitors away. And the big problem is that, as they point out in BBCit is not clear how local communities would face the avalanche of climbers or, even, if the authorities have plans to improve infrastructure or connection with these more remote areas. Because climbing those 7,000 -meter peaks can be free now, but if arriving is an adventure even greater than crowning the top, the climbers will continue to go to the area that is prepared: that of Everest. Image | Sebastian Pena Lambarri In Xataka | During confinement we abandon mass mountaineering. It’s time to try to get back

Anthropic cuts Claude’s access to Openai. He has done it before the launch of GPT-5

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The AI race is very intense lately. The last episode is stars in Anthropic, who have cut access to Openai so that they cannot access their family of models Claude. The company claims to have caught the engineers of Chatgpt wearing Claude programming toolswhich has not fallen very well. This, According to a spokesman From the company to the medium Wired, it is “a violation of its terms of service”, so they have restricted access to the API. What has happened exactly. Openai connected Claude to his internal tools through his API, instead of the conventional chat interface. This allowed the company to carry out comparative evidence between Claude and its own models in areas such as programming, creative writing and security -related responses. The results helped Openai evaluate the behavior of their models and make necessary adjustments. An endless war. This decision goes beyond a simple contractual dispute: marks a turning point in the relationship between two of the main powers of the generative AI. Anthropic was born in 2021 precisely from an Openai split, when several key researchers, including the brothers Dario and Daniela Amodei, left Altman’s company due to differences on the direction and safety of AI. Since then, The tension has been palpablealthough it had remained in the background. The justification of Anthropic. “Claude Code It has become the preferred option of programmers everywhere, so we were not surprised to know that Openai’s technical staff were also using our programming tools before the launch of GPT-5“said Christopher Nulty, spokesman for Anthropic. The company considers that this constitutes a direct violation of its commercial terms, which expressly prohibit using the service to” build a competitive product or service “or” make reverse engineering. “ Openai’s response. Sam Altman’s company He has defended its practices as “standard in the industry” to evaluate other AI systems and improve security. “Although we respect Anthropic’s decision to cut our access to the API, it is disappointing considering that our API is still available for them,” said Hannah Wong, director of communications of OpenAI. Between the lines. What we see now is the materialization of a cold war that has been being taken for years. Anthropic has positioned Claude as the “safer and more ethical” alternative against Chatgpt, while Openai has maintained his leadership for mass adoption and general abilities. This rivalry is not only business: it is also philosophical, with very different approaches on how to develop and market the AI. In addition, the blockade of the API is not an isolated case in the technological sector. As They mention In Wired, Facebook also blocked Vine In his day and Salesforce He recently limited access to competitors. What is clear is that this reflects how competition in AI is becoming more aggressive and territorial. Important nuances. Despite the blockade, Anthropic has clarified that will maintain OpenAi access “for benchmarking purposes and security evaluations”, a practice considered standard in the industry. However, the company has not specified how this current restriction will affect these activities. And now what. This climb arrives at the worst possible time for OpenAi, especially considering that we would be officially knowing GPT-5, which promises significant programming improvements. Therefore, everything indicates that Anthropic is willing to use all the tools at their disposal to stop the advance of its competitors. The worrying thing is that this could only be the beginning of a more open war between the Big Tech and the use of AI. In Xataka | The investment in AI already represents 2% of the US GDP. The problem is that it doesn’t even work well

It is the first for not allowing workers to access their algorithm

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The Generalitat of Catalonia has imposed a fine of the multinational Amazon for the lack of transparency of the company with the operation of the algorithm in charge of monitor productivity Of the more than 2,000 employees working in their logistics center of El Prat de Llobregat, located in the immediate vicinity of Barcelona airport. The economic fine itself does not have greater importance for a multinational in Amazon’s size, but it does have a symbolic value since it is The first in Spain that acts on the lack of transparency of algorithms that control labor relations in the digital economy, such and as he published exclusively Chain ser. The productivity algorithm marks the rhythm. At the end of 2024, the facilities of the Amazon Logistics Center in the Prat de Llobregat, the largest that the company has in Spain, received a “macro -inspection” of work by computer specialists at the Generalitat. The inspection occurred before the denunciation of the union delegates in terms of prevention of occupational hazards to which Amazon had denied access to the operation of the algorithm that It measures productivity of the template. This algorithm controls the daily work of each of the employees, and determines whether its productivity is adequate. What the union delegates demanded was to know what parameters used the algorithm for Determine that productivity. Raúl Hernández, Warehouse Mozo at the Prat and CGT member of the Company Committee, declared Chain ser That “they measure article by article everything you are placing and if they believe it is not enough, they demand more.” The employee ensures that, not knowing the parameters that govern the control algorithm, they cannot know how their work is being in advance until they receive the warning of a supervisor. “Many times they come and tell you: ‘You are not going to the average of the day.’ But how am I going to know the average?” The employee says. Amazon “symbolic”. In the Labor Inspection of the late 2024, several minor infractions related to the determination of the schedules and rest times of the staff were found, as well as the allocation of time to go to the bathroom, parameters that also controls the aforementioned productivity algorithm. In this sense, sources of CCOO consulted by Chain ser They estimate that the set of sanctions could be around 100,000 euros. Of that amount, 2,401 euros would correspond to the sanction for non -compliance with the right of workers’ participation. In other words, for not attending to the requests of the labor security committee to know the productivity parameters that the algorithm uses. “Even if it is an economically symbolic fine, it is essential to consolidate a new right of workers, which is to know if the algorithms have an impact on the workplace,” he said BE Dani Cruz, head of Digital Transition of CCOO of Catalonia. Amazon does not agree. Asked by Xataka, Amazon sources disagree with the sanction claiming that the regulations on risk safety and prevention are respected and announces the appeal of the sanctions imposed. “We disagree with the position of the Labor Inspection in its resolution proposal, which is not firm and, therefore we have resorted to. We will continue to collaborate to answer their questions and requests in this regard. In Amazon, our working people provide services in a modern and safe environment, under the highest standards of safety and health at work. The safety and well -being of our people employed is our top priority. The infrastructure and facilities of our logistics centers are Designed to guarantee a safe and comfortable work environment. The Rider Law and the Algorithm. One of the most critical points of the called Rider Law approved in 2021 for regulate the labor market promoted by the new digital platforms, it was to include in the statute of the workers the right of the Company Committee to be informed about the operation of algorithms of these platforms. In its article 64.4 a new section D was introduced in which it was indicated: “Be informed by the company of the parameters, rules and instructions on which the algorithms or artificial intelligence systems are based that affect the decision making that can influence the working conditions, access and maintenance of employment, including the elaboration of profiles.” According to the Labor Inspection, Amazon would not have offered due information on the functioning of this algorithm to the Occupational Risk Committee. The “Gray List”. The lack of information about the parameters that measure the productivity of the workforce throws a shadow of suspicion about the company’s labor practices. Employees denounce that this data could be being used to argue dismissals among less productive workers once they conclude high demand campaigns (Black Friday, Christmas, etc.). According to union sources consulted by Chain serthe data provided by this algorithm could place employees in “gray lists” without their knowledge. The employees of these lists could be candidates to be fired under the justification of breach of safety standards. “They put things like you have not respected safety standards. They are situations that may have happened, but that are very thorough and with that justify the dismissal,” says Raúl Hernández. According to union sources, before a judicial resource, most of these layoffs end solving as inadmissible. In Xataka | Companies have found a way to fire indefinite after labor reform: disciplinary dismissal Image | Flickr (Álvaro Ibáñez)

Xàbia set a capacity limit and access control in its two most famous coves. The problem is that nobody wants to take care of it

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In Xàbia they live around 30,000 people. At least according to the INE data, which only formally registered neighbors in the town. If we talk about the summer months and include visitors in the equation, the thing changes and that figure It multiplies exponentially. And it is understandable. Xábia is known for its landscapes, its gastronomy and beaches and coves as portitxol or grenadella. The problem is that this attractive threatens to be a collapse condemnation. One that this year promises Leave images of access to saturated sand. The beaches, face and cross. Having a beach near home in summer is a blessing. And an ordeal. Almost a year ago the residents of O Hío, in Cangas, a town in the Baixas Rías very popular for their sand, protest tourist that suffers every summer. To make clear their position on a Sunday they began to cross a village zebra crossing for minutes and minutes, blocking the traffic of access to the beach area. “The neighbors have the right to live. It is an avalanche of cars that not only contaminates, but affects everyone’s life because they park where they want,” regretted A neighbor. The Baixas Rías are not the only ones who deal with tourists in search of paradisiacal beaches. At the other end of the Peninsula, in Xàbia, the coves also attract thousands of vacationers, many of them aboard cars, which has forced the town to take action To control your transfer. Objective: Ordered beaches. Does Just a year The Alicante municipality presented a special device to control access to two of its most popular coves, the GRANADELLA and the Portitxolwith vigilantes in charge of supervising the passage and a regulated parking system in the street. The idea was simple: from June 1 to 21 (the “middle season”) the accesses were controlled only on weekends; From 21 that supervision became daily until September 13 and then the surveillance focused again on Saturdays and Sundays until October. It was not the only measure. Alicante Plaza Precise That in June 2024 the parking lot in PICT Tort began to be regulated, in the Cala Granadella, and La Barraca (Cala Portitxol). To avoid vehicle collapse, the City Council He chose to resort to a system with “barriers and payment”, which allowed visitors to park for almost all day (from 9 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.) paying nine euros for each vehicle. Once the parking lot was filled, the operators blocked access with barriers. “Avoid bottling”. And even City Hall He installed panels Informative on access roads to the coves so that drivers could know almost in real time the availability of parking spaces in Granadella and Portitxol. “The system tries to prevent the bathers from reaching the point where the control barrier is located and the parking lot is around,” I clarified The councilor of beaches. The idea was that these bathers could “opt for another beach and avoid bottling.” And arrived (almost) the summer of 2025. At the doors of 2025 Xàbia now meets a challenge, according to He revealed yesterday Levante-El Mercantil Valenciano. The newspaper ensures that the contest launched by the local government to take care of the control of access to Granadella and Portitxol seems to have not aroused the interest of any company. Last Monday the envelopes of the candidates opened and the executive discovered that no company had been presented. The exploitation of the service would not even attract the firm that assumed it in recent years. At the end of May Levant He already warned that Xàbia was approaching summer with the beaches without beaconing, anchoring buoys or supervision of access to the beaches. The tender of the surveillance, control and safety service in the coves of the town, which among other things aims to avoid the collapse of cars in Granadella and the Portitxol, would have been launched for a extendable year and a budget of almost 104,000 euros. Now, Clarify the newspaperthat hired has been deserted, the file has been filed and the coves face an uncertain horizon. “There are those who threaten to run over us”. The alleged disinterest in companies comes after drivers will alert last year of the encounters that live in the coves with choleric visitors. One of them admitted in August 2024 to Levante-El Mercantil Having met bathers who, when they find out that they cannot park in the area, take them with the workers, those who threaten or even love to run over. Without barriers or control, parking on the roads to Granadalla and the barrack also suppose a problem. When parking where they should not, cars complicate traffic and even reach hinder the step of firefighters and ambulances. In fact the sands already They have left saturation scenes. Images | Martin_vmorris (Flickr) 1 and 2 In Xataka | Spanish tourism faces the real risk of dying of success. There are already guides that advise three of its great destinations

Steven Hale had access to blockbusters before its premiere. What he did with them ended the FBI knocking on his door

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Steven Hale did not appear in the credits of any blockbusters, but for more than a year, his name was linked to Some of the most anticipated films of the industry. Not as an actor, director or screenwriter, but as the employee who, According to the United States Department of Justicehe stole early copies of great premieres before they reached the public. Hale, 37 years old and resident in Memphis (Tennessee), worked for a multinational company dedicated to manufacturing and distributing DVDs and Blu-rays for the main Hollywood studies. Between February 2021 and March 2022, it would have stolen more than a thousand records in the pre-launch phase, that is, ready for commercial distribution but not yet available for sale. According to the registration order cited by Torrentfreak1,160 albums were seized during the investigation. Among the seized titles are ‘Fast & Furious 9‘,’Black Widow‘,’Sing 2‘,’Venom: There will be a killing‘,’Matrix: Resurrections‘,’Godzilla vs. Kong‘,’ ‘Jungle Cruise‘Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City‘, among others. A case that has not gone unnoticed The case surprises, among other things, because it shows that the physical format still has a considerable weight. Although we are in the middle of 2025 and the consumption of content revolves around the platforms on demand such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video or Disney+, and, of course, to the movie theaters, The DVD and the Blu-ray They have not disappeared. It is not just a matter of collecting: there are still those who prefer to have their films in physical support. According to the accusationHale sold the discs through electronic commerce platforms. One of those albums, an early copy of Spider-Man: no Way Home, was allegedly “ripe”, that is, digitally extracted by skipping anticopia protections, and distributed on the Internet before its official departure date. The FBI argues that this version was discharged tens of millions of times, with an alleged equally millionaire economic damage for responsible study. The investigation began in March 2022, when the authorities registered their domicile. Although all the details of how the filtration or why the arrest was not produced until later, the case has evolved significantly this May, this May has identified all the details. May 27, Hale reached an agreement with the Prosecutor’s Office: He declared himself guilty of one of the charges of criminal infraction of copyright, and the Department of Justice withdrew the rest of the accusations, including those related to the interstate transport of stolen merchandise. In that same agreement, the US government reviewed its estimation of damage. Although initially there were tens of millions of dollars, it is now recognized that the total value of the infraction would not exceed $ 40,000. In return, the Prosecutor’s Office has recommended a maximum penalty reduction in recognition since Hale has assumed the responsibility of their actions. The sentence is not yet defined. A hearing will be held in the west district of Tennessee next August. If the court accepts the conditions of the agreement, Hale could face a conviction of Up to five years in prisona fine of up to $ 250,000, three years of supervised freedom after the fulfillment of the penalty, and the obligation to pay restitution to the rights holders who prove to have suffered losses. Images | Freepik | Alec Favale | Kent Madsen In Xataka | Netflix’s great triumph has been to return to the exit box: we want to pay to see ads

Elon Musk asked Apple for 5,000 million for exclusive access to Spacex, according to The Information. They had 72 hours to answer

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The iPhone have been offering emergency satellite calls Since 2022, but in reality his ambition in that field began much earlier and went much further. Now we have known that there was a peak in that project. One in which Elon Musk offered an exclusive treatment to Apple, but that the company ended up rejecting. Exclusive access to Spacex. According to The Informationin 2022 Elon Musk learned that Apple I was going to launch a satellite connection service with iPhone 14and then contacted those responsible to make them a proposal. He offered Apple to have exclusive access to Spacex to offer satellite connectivity for 18 months if the company paid 5,000 million initial dollars. After that period, Apple could pay $ 1 billion a year for the service provided by Starlink. You have 72 hours. Elon Musk gave Apple only 72 hours to make a decision, and in fact threatened the company with launching their own service for the iPhone that would make the competition. The tycoon played with better letters: it already had a constellation of operational satellites and the technology necessary to do precisely what Apple had projected. Well, no. Apple ended up rejecting Musk’s offer. Of course: announced the support of SOS satellite emergency callsbut thanks to an alliance With GlobalStar. On the other hand, Elon fulfilled his threat: two weeks before the iPhone 14, Spacex were launched announced an agreement With the T-Mobile operator that allowed smartphones users to send and receive messages in areas without mobile coverage. Project Eagle. Apple’s ambition in this area was started before. In 2015 the engineers of the company They started working in Project Eaglean initiative that would create a satellite network with thousands of satellites to provide broadband Internet not only to iPhone, but also households. It was basically Apple’s Starlink. To carry out that Apple proposal allied with Boeing, and the deployment was scheduled for 2019. But he doesn’t want to be an operator. This project ended up canceling in 2016. In The Information it indicates how Apple spent 36 million dollars in the initial tests of Project Eagle, but there were two major problems that led to their cancellation. The first, doubts about economic viability. The second, even more important, that of fear about that launch could affect the crucial relationships that Apple maintains with telephone operators. AT&T, Verizon or T-Mobile-like many others in the rest of the world-could be affected if the company offered this type of service. Apple still does not collect emergency calls. The company continues to offer the SOS satellite emergency call service in the iPhone, but the funny thing is that Still without charging for them. Some analysts believe that Apple fears that if you charge for the service you have to be subject to government regulations that affect operators. Moreover: some employees and managers of the company begin to question the viability of the long -term project. And meanwhile, Starlink extends its claws. What Apple prefers not to do is doing it big elon Musk. A year ago Spacex launched the First set of Starlink satellites with direct connection For smartphones. Today, the Starlink Direct To Cell constellation (DTC) is ready to start Offer LTE coverage from space. It is just an initial offer in beta phase, but still has 10 times more reach that the coverage of any other satellite operator with the same objective. Spacex’s absolute dominance is the great engine of a proposal that can make Starlink, that is already profitableeven more. Image | Fortune Ceo Initiative | Starlink | World Economic Forum In Xataka | The ‘satphones’ are a niche, but the phones with satellite calls will end everywhere

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