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Meta has a very long history by replicating rival applications to become gold. Edits is the most recent case

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If you have opened Instagram throughout the day, you are likely to find reels or stories talking about Editsthe new finish line focused on short video edition. It was an expected response to Capcutmore than welcome to offer an alternative to an application that barely had rivals in the market. Beyond the app, which is still a free Capcut clone with less functions (at least in this initial easy), the key point of this launch attends to a strategy that has been running for years: copying to kill. Edits arrives at the right time. Instagram has had a lot of time to launch a video editing application. But, as usual, he has done it with him Timming more precise possible. In mid -January the government of Donald Trump Baneaba Tiktok And, next to her, Capcut. Just a few hours after the baneo, Tiktok He returned to apps stores with an extension that is still in force. But little or nothing was discussed that Capcut was never available again. It has been right now, in full uncertainty what will happen to the apps of Bytedance (company behind Tiktok and Capcut), when Meta has decided to launch edits. The goal only cares about creators. Content creators are the pillar that supports apps such as Instagram and Tiktok. And there is quite curious data in this regard, according to data from Sefici. The Nanoinfluencers (less than 10,000 followers), have a 5%participation rate, the highest. The microinfluencers (from 10,000 to 100,000 followers), 4%. The macroinfluencers, with more than 100,000 followers, are 7% in participation. Why is it important to understand this? Because in the business model of this social network there are many users consuming content (and advertising), but few creating. And it cannot be consumed if there is nothing created. And want to take them to your land. Capcut is the third more downloaded application in iOS worldwide (nine million downloads) and the ninth on Android (18 million downloads). In combined, 27 million users and the seventh application worldwide, above Telegram, Snapchat and Threads. They are barbarian figures for a video editing app. Instagram has especially optimized edits so that the videos uploaded from this app have the highest quality. Additionally, it has integrated creator statistics into the app itself so that creators have access to the panel from edits. Something very similar to what Tiktok does with Tiktok Studio. It is a shout to heaven so that creators stop using the bytedance tools (payment in the case of Capcut Pro) and begin to move towards the finish lines. Copy to kill. There is something that Meta knows how to do very well: copy functions. He did it in 2016 by launching Instagram Stories, A frontal blow (an almost accurate copy) of Snapchatbut integrated into an app with many more functions. Instagram Stories did not take Snapchat in superior active users, becoming one of the main monetization tools of the platform. Today, an ad is displayed every three stories. Next to nothing. In the case of Tiktok, Reels He has not managed to steal user base. But, again, Meta took the opportunity to copy a winning and emerging idea (the videos in short format), to get a new monetization tool. A golden opportunity. Today, Instagram is still the only real competition for Tiktok. If the app fails to survive in the United States, victory will be overwhelming (it is its second market outside of China). And there, as usual, goal will be prepared to bring all the functions and tools that were already present on the rival platform. Image | Xataka In Xataka | Instagram Reels: 21 tricks and functions to get the entire game to this alternative to Tiktok

What is Google Firebase Studio and how this tool works to create artificial intelligence applications

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Let’s explain what Google Firebase Studio is, the new tool for Create applications with artificial intelligence. You can do it without writing a line of code, just describing Google’s AI what you want, so that it generates the code for you. At the end of the process, you will have a functional web application that you can use and publish to see the light. Obviously, this is only prototyped, because you will also have the option to edit and review the code on your own to make sure everything is fine. What is Google Firebase Studio Google Firebase is the Webs and Applications Development Platform Created by Google. The idea is to cover most of the needs of developers, being able to store software, provide notification system for apps, necessary databases and authentication services or use analysis. And in 2025 Google has created Firebase Studio, which is a section within this platform that allows you Create webs and apps with artificial intelligence. You do not have to do anything, it’s something like Vibe Codingwhere AI generates the code and you just have to check it. The idea of ​​this service is that you simply have to Describe the type of application you want to create. For that, you must define what you want me to do in detail with a natural language. You have to describe what you want to do with the app, how it should be, its functions and anything else you can think of the same as if you will explain to a person. For this, Google Firebase Studio uses Geminithe artificial intelligence system of the company itself. Specifically use Gemini 2.0 Flashwhich will be the one that is responsible for interpreting your description, and to generate the application code in a few minutes. Of course, remember that what this tool will generate They are applications prototypes. Once you have it, you may have errors, and you will have to check the code, make the corrections you want and click on Post so that Google is in charge of hosting her. How to use Firebase Studio The first thing you have to do is enter the Firebase website, whose address is Firebase.google.com. Once inside, click on the button Begincontinue with the introductory steps that appear when you are going to use this program for the first time. This will take you to the Firebase Studio page, whose address to enter later is Studio.firebase.google.com. The tool interface is similar to that of an artificial intelligence chatbot, you have a writing field where you should Define what you want the application to do. Then click on Prototype with AI. This will take you to a Gemini page, where you are shown Suggested options and design For this application, as well as a name. On the right you have the icon of a pencil in case you want to make changes in the suggestion. When you have the app as you want, click on Prototype This App To create it. If you click on the edit button with the pencil iconyou will go to a page where you can manually change what you want within the description, including colors or functions. You also have a field to write the changes you want to make and that the AI ​​is in charge. When you finish click on Save. You will also have a button Prototype This App To start creating it from this window. And that’s it, then you’ll see in front of your eyes how the application code is createdand how after doing so, possible errors are sought and corrected. And that’s it. When you finish you will have a demonstration of the application to try it, and below you will have the button Edit of Code to review and make changes in the code. Up to the right you have a publishing button so that the web application is accessible. In Xataka Basics | Gemini Advance functions that become free in March 2025

The best applications and websites to locate the seven planets

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February says goodbye with a unique planetary alignment. The clouds will complicate their observation this Fridaybut we must not get impatient because all the planets will continue to align a week. These are some of the applications and tools that we can use to guide ourselves in the night sky. What you have to know about planetary alignment The Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary Islands has prepared A guide about what you have to know of this planetary alignment. Although the planets are not in a straight line with respect to the sun, they occupy positions to the same side of the star, which allows us to see them reasonably aligned in the night sky. From February 28 and for a week, all the planets of the Solar System will be visible after sunset. Then, Saturn will be obfuscated by the brightness of the sun, followed by Venus and Mercury in mid -March. Of the eight planets, five will be visible to the naked eye (Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn) and two, with the help of telescopes (Uranus and Neptune). The eighth is the earth. Finally, the moon will also add to the parade: Finding Venus is easy, the brightest object located at medium height west. Jupiter, also brilliant, you will almost have it in the vertical to the sunset, and following the line to the east you will find Mars, bright and reddish. Mercury will be close to the west horizon, and Saturn, weaker and difficult to see between Mercury and the horizon. As of February 28, the Moon will make an appearance, increasing its day by day as usual. Applications to find the seven planets Image: Star Walk Star Walk 2 It is an interactive guide of the night sky that uses mobile sensors to show a map of the sky in real time. It has an increased mode of reality that overlaps constellations and planetary positions in the view of the camera. It includes detailed information of more than 200,000 celestial objects and an astronomical calendar that highlights events such as conjunctions and planetary alignments. It also sends notifications of important astronomical events. Available in iOS and Android. Free with ads or unique payment to delete ads Sky Tonight It is one of the same developers as Star Walk. It has a customizable interface to adjust the visualization of constellations and program reminders for celestial events. It also has augmented reality, astronomy news and a heavenly calendar with outstanding events. Its “visible tonight” section indicates which planets, stars or objects of deep space can be observed from our location. Available in iOS and Android. Free with payment options within the app Skysafari A powerful planetary application with a large database of stars, planets and objects of deep space. It includes all known objects of the Solar System and is famous for its precision in the simulation of the night sky. It has advanced planning tools and even offers telescope control, which makes it ideal for a bit more advanced amateur astronomers. The “The best of tonight” function highlights the most interesting celestial objects visible on a certain night, perfect for following planetary alignments. Basic version available in iOS and Android for 5.99 euros Stellarium Mobile A famous open source planetary software carrier for the phone. It shows a realistic and real time, as would be seen with the naked eye or with prismatic. You just have to point to the night sky to identify stars, planets, constellations and satellites or space stations. Your interface is minimalist and easy to use. The free version is sufficient for beginners, but the Plus version unlocks a larger database. Available in iOS and Android. Free with more complete payment version Skyview An intuitive app that uses the phone camera to overlap the sky with stars labels, planets and satellites in augmented reality. It also allows you to program alerts for astronomical events, such as the passage of the International Space Station or planetary alignments such as this. It works without internet connection. Available in iOS and Android. Free with more complete payment version Web tools to use from the browser If you prefer not to install apps, you can use the Stellarium web version. Simulates the night sky on any date and location and allows you to move forward or go back in time to see how the sky changes, ideal to plan the observation of planetary alignment according to meteorology Another useful tool is Time and Datein which we can enter a city and date to see which planets will be visible and what time they will appear. Finally, the Swiss razor of amateur astronomers: the online planetarium Beskylivewith information on conjunctions, eclipses and planetary transits. It also allows you to adjust the view of the sky according to date and location. Image | IAC, Stellarium In Xataka | Planet alignment of February 28, 2025: What is it and how you can see it

Military weapons and applications have ceased to be the great taboo of AI. There is too much money at stake

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“These are my principles. If you don’t like it, I have others.” The famous phrase of Groucho Marx seems to be now the mantra of the AI ​​companies, which until not long ago were contrary to the application of AI for military and military purposes. That has changed for a simple reason: money. Google. As we explained just a few hours ago, Google is no longer shown contrary to the use of AI for war purposes. It is demonstrated by the fact that you have eliminated its “principles for AI” the paragraph that Precisely indicated that would not apply such technology “to technologies that cause or can cause harm.” They were other times. In April 2018, the controversy broke out when it was discovered that Google was collaborating with the Pentagon in the US for the development of A defense program called Project Maven. More than 3,000 Google employees openly protested An open letterwhich ended up causing a striking reaction by the firm: they set back and They canceled the project. Don’s Be Evil. That event seemed to return us to Google’s original mantra with his famous “Don’s Be Evil” (“Don’t be evil”). That message ended up being very criticized for the clear transition from Google of Startup striking and promising to a traditional company in which the Account Sheet is the absolute priority. The greats of AI want to take advantage of the reef. Google is not the first nor will it be the last to consider the development of AI systems for war purposes. Before she saw several cases. Anthropic It has been associated With Palantir –Like Microsoft– And AWS to offer its Claude model to US intelligence and defense agencies advertisement new terms with the same objective. OpenAi too has modified its terms of use and already negotiate contracts with the DOD, A lot of money at stake (but it could be much more). Military expenditure remains extraordinary, and the contracts of the US government agencies related to AI systems grew in the US 1,200% between 2022 and 2023. It is expected That in 2025 the expense (estimated at 1.8 billion dollars) is at least the same, and the priority of using this type of technology is high. It is an almost residual figure, especially considering that since 2023 the US military budget round the 830,000 million dollars. Be careful with the red button. In September 2024 it was held in South Korea The Reaim Summit on the potential use of AI systems for war purposes. The fundamental question that the Assistance countries were raised was if machines should make decisions about the use of nuclear weapons. Except for Chinathe rest of the countries were clear that the red button should only be able to press a human being. Russia also did not participate in the summit: it was banned by the Ukraine War. For an ethical use of the AI ​​in war conflicts. The countries that participated in the summit also signed an agreement under which the capacities of AI in the military field “must be applied in accordance with applicable national and international law. IA applications must be ethical and focused on the human being.” But weapons with AI have been on the battlefield for some time. It is demonstrated by the fact that technology is an integral part of the Ukraine War. Beyond the surprise to meet Steam Decks controlling powerful machine gunsin the conflict they are used for example Autonomous drones with AI They are able to set the goal and then attack it. And the regulation, what? The acquaintance Law of AI of the European Union precisely exempts (article 2, section 3) of these obligations to the AI ​​systems that are used exclusively for military, defense or national security purposes, regardless of whether they develop or use by public or private entities. What does the Ministry of Defense of Spain say. In a recent statement from the Spanish Ministry of Defense It is spoken precisely of the career of the military AI and “the marathon of human norms to regulate it”. There the conclusions of the Reaim Summit are reaffirmed: AI can be used for military purposes, but always guaranteeing “that AI does not threaten peace, security and world stability, do not violate human rights, do not avoid human control and do not hinder Other initiatives related to military technology. “ Image | Airman Magazine | United States Air Force In Xataka | China is the country that has increased its nuclear arsenal. Now ask the US and its allies

5 applications that you must immediately uninstall to protect your bank data

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The cyber scams They advance almost at the same time that a new alternative or digital security option arises. And if we believed that cybercrequence had “housed” in applications, emails, text messages and calls with the intention of obtaining personal and bank information, the scammers have found a new way of violating users through apps that have The intention to protect the user: Applications of type VPN. These types of applications, increased in recent years, have the objective of providing an “extra filter” of safety and tranquility to the user because they create a safe connection between a device and a VPN server in various processes such as the payment of a service or the purchase of a product. Protect your information to avoid being a victim of cyber criminals.Credit: Shuttersock Therefore, these types of apps help protect online privacy, hide the IP address from where a bank transactionaccess to restricted content by region as well as protect from cyber attacks. Given this series of benefits, more than one user has decided to make use of these apps with the intention of avoiding Data filtration. However, and ironically, these applications have also caused a large number of scammers to discover a new opportunity to make their crimes. Through apps that are passed through transparent and reliable platforms, Cybercriminals They have the opportunity to steal information. VPN applications that you should uninstall of your cell phone Before the increase of this kind of Cyberdelitesthe cybersecurity company Kaspersky He launched a warning to its users and the general population about various applications that have been identified as fraudulent or false: Maskvpn DEWVPN Paladinvpn Proxigate Shieldvpn Shinevpn According to Kasperskyonce the app It is installed on a cell phone, it becomes a proxy server that It allows the scammer to access passwords, bank history, sensitive information and personal data of the user remotely and without raising suspicions. The victims of the scammers are usually elderly or immigrants.Credit: Shuttersock For all the above, the company mentions that the first action for Avoid data filtration It is uninstalling any of these applications immediately from the cell phone as well as reporting it in the digital store where it was downloaded. Similarly, recommend using type applications VPN that are verified or that come from official companies in Cybersecurity. Continue reading: Tiktok, the Chinese global phenomenon that faces possible closure in the US. The woman who lost $ 850,000 was cheated by a Brad Pitt created with artificial intelligence Instagram and Facebook are updated to be more transparent in data verification (tagstotranslate) Applications

the best way to watch free and legal television on your mobile is back stronger than ever

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Internet piracy is at a critical juncture, with the biggest counterattack from governments, security forces and rights owners that we have seen in many years. Pirated IPTV accounts for most of the attacks, with large police operations to end pirate football and even prison sentences just for sharing a legal signal. Some countries like Spain even contemplate the possibility of fine illegal IPTV users. In the midst of this chaotic situation, many users are returning to the safe side, to legal apps; and the good news is that you don’t have to pay to watch high-quality content completely legally. We have a good example in TDTChannelsan app that has not had a few problems, but is now better than ever. TDTChannels is an app for watch tv for free on our devices and without having to configure anything. In reality, it is an app that uses IPTV technology, but unlike others, it is based on completely legal IPTV lists; That is because the included channels already broadcast openly over the Internet, so the servers of this app do not host any type of pirated content. This app only connects us with the official server that already broadcasts live on the Internet, but it is much easier to use and change between channels. The last time we talked about TDTChannels, its situation was not good, after have been expelled from the Play Store for unknown reasons; Although the app was still available to download from its website and worked without problems, the millions of Spanish users who use Android phones could no longer find it in the official Google store. Fortunately, on December 19, Google backed down, and TDTChannels is again available for download in the Play Store; This way, we just have to enter the store from our mobile phone and search for TDTChannels to download it safely and directly. That’s not the only good news that the TDTChannels development team has for its users. The app started the year with new channelsboth television and radio, available without having to do anything; For example, 101TV Costa del Sol and Noticias Telemundo are now available, in addition to the Elite radio stations. Channels have also been updated so that they are available again, especially some local and regional channels such as 7 La Rioja. Continuing with this pace, TDTChannels also announced an important change in its operation. Specifically, as of the last update lists in W3U format are no longer available; This format for multimedia content is one of those used to share IPTV or music lists, but it is no longer compatible with TDTChannels. Instead, users can continue using lists in M3U format, which are much more popular, in addition to M3U8 and compatible with Enigma.

Microsoft launches a surprise for users who still have it on their PC

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Microsoft is preparing for the worst. Next October the Windows 10 end of supportdespite being the most used computer operating system in the world; Hundreds of millions of users must prepare to be abandoned to their fate, although first Microsoft will leave them some ‘gifts’. And, surprisingly, Windows 10 continues to receive updates periodically, as if nothing had changed; and we’re not talking about small updates. At this point, it would be normal for Microsoft to close all development for Windows 10, to focus solely on releasing security patches that prepare the system as best as possible for the end of support in October. And yet, Microsoft engineers still have some surprises in store for users. This is how he discovered it @phantomofearth on Xwhich has been able to install the latest update for Windows 10, which takes it to version 19045.5435; Although at the moment it is only available on the previous channel, it is expected that in the coming weeks the update will be available to all users. And then, they will find a curious change in the calendar. Indeed, Windows 10 calendar has been updated with new functions accessible from the taskbar, which make it more useful, although there are also some new features that are more of a curiosity than anything else. With the new update, it is possible to activate the weather forecast in the calendar, so that the weather in the coming days is shown and we can prepare. Not only that, but the Windows 10 calendar will now show national holidays and events, and even interesting days; Next to the date, an illustration will now be displayed that will inform us of these special days, as well as a list of public events at the bottom as information about the festivities. For example, On February 14, Windows 10 will now show some roses and some hearts, to indicate that it is Valentine’s Day, a reminder that many couples will probably appreciate. Another curious detail added with the latest Windows 10 update is found in the taskbar search; From now on, Windows will show a new image every day in the search barand if we press it it will take us to Bing, something that will appeal to those who also prefer Bing’s daily wallpapers. Not all news will be well received. This update also brings a change that will be hated by many users, with the iMandatory installation of the new Outlook app; In addition, it must be remembered that Microsoft is also preparing to abandon the Microsoft 365 support on Windows 10which will affect apps like Word and Excel.

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