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Some Amazon made in the US hid a fantastic option for privacy. Alexa +’s arrival will disappear

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In recent times Amazon launched three models of his family with an interesting option that yes, was only available in the US and in English: local processing of voice recordings. That prevented users from They had to send those recordings to the Amazon cloud and supposed an interesting improvement in privacy. That option will soon stop being available. Less privacy. The products that allowed this feature, explain In The Vergeit was the Echo Dot (4th generation), echo show 10, and echo show 15. As of March 28, those devices of the Amazon Echo family will stop being able to process the audio locally on the device itself. Thus, all audio clips will end up transferred to their servers to be processed in their cloud infrastructure. AI as an excuse. In Ars Technica They indicate how Amazon has explained in an email to this publication that the change is due to the new use of AI models in Alexa+. Specifically, they assure, By continuing to expand Alexa’s capabilities with generative functions that depend on the processing power of the safe cloud of Amazon, we have decided to stop supporting this function. Alexa+ in sight. After this decision is the launch of Alexa+the new version of this voice assistant that will now be enhanced by AI models. To process these models, however, the power of the Amazon cloud is needed, which according to the company makes it impossible for requests to be processed at home as happened so far. Voice recognition. The new AI system that will govern these devices will also have more advanced options to recognize the voice of who is using it and thus be able to respond more precisely and contextually, something that the company calls Voice ID. This characteristic forces Amazon to eliminate the privacy function that was present before, although very limitedly: it is likely that many users of these models did not even know that such privacy characteristic was available. It doesn’t matter if you don’t want to in your echo. Users of these devices will not be able to avoid this sending of audio clips even if Alexa+will not use: Amazon will also send those audios even if they do not use said service with ia. The Alexa+ service based on AI models will be included in the Amazon Prime subscription. Another condemnation for privacy. Apart from that special option, the Amazon Echo family devices allow to control certain privacy options like him time that the recordings were stored If they reach their servers. Controversies of the past. In April 2019 it was revealed how Amazon employees listened recordings with the excuse of improving the service. That made The controversy will jump And in fact they already had problems with the suspicion about privacy When Alexa began to be available in Spanish. Amazon promises to protect that data. In that email to Ars Technica Amazon also assured that “Alexa’s voice requests are always sent to the Amazon security cloud, which was designed with security protection layers to keep customer information safe.” They also point out that there will still be various controls to refine that way of managing user data. In Xataka | The announcement of the new Alexa hides an awkward truth: the silent sunset of the Solo-Voz interface

Prime video is becoming an “aggregator” of other platforms. And the arrival of Apple TV+ is the last example

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It has been since October in countries like the United States or the United Kingdom, but as of today, Apple TV+ will be available within the offer of prime video in other European countries, such as Spain, Germany and Italy. The fate of the Apple platform is still a peculiar symbol of how things are going to the business of streaming… and how Amazon is raised. Amazon friends. Like so many other channels of the Prime Video offer, to access the Apple TV+ programming, an extra (9.99 euros) that adds to the rate that the client already pays for Amazon Prime is added. The offer includes many of the most outstanding series of the Apple platform, such as’Separation‘,’ Silo ‘,’ The Morning Show ‘,’ Slow horses ‘,’Ted Lasso‘, movies like’Wolfs‘ either ‘The secret abyss‘And sporting events such as Major League Soccer and Major League Baseball. Another channel. Apple TV+ thus adds to The offer of prime video channelswhich has become a remarkable reponent of other people’s catalogs, almost forty, although all need the client to pay an additional rate. Among the most outstanding are some of cinema and series such as Crunchyroll, AMC+, MUBI, Lionsgate+or the exclusive Amazon MGM+. There are also sports such as Dazn Pro or Laligatv, although it undoubtedly attracts three platforms that we know for their activity outside Amazon: Max, Skyshowtime and, now, Apple TV+. Apple’s fluctuations. Leaving Skyshowtime aside, a recent platform and of which there are still no data on failures or successes, Max and Apple TV+ coincide in a trajectory of astronomical losses. Warner has spent years old submerged in radical cuts What have Affected to your premiere calendar Already the production of Max and HBO. Apple TV+, meanwhile, has had to end renouncing its purpose of becoming a Major from Hollywood after failures as notable as those of ‘Napoleon’ or, above all, ‘argylle’, as well as vision figures that They pale next to competitors Like Netflix. Time to grow. This last detail is especially relevant: despite the undisputed quality of its catalog, the penetration of Apple TV+ is incomparable to that of its rivals, and hence the treatment with Amazon: geting that series as ‘separation’ or ‘Ted Lasso’ look more is essential to continue producing callity content. Apple TV+ is not collected to give control over its products, something that has always gone against its business philosophy, but in this case it needs it. An previous agreement. It is not the first time that Amazon and Apple reach an agreement related to the content of Apple TV+, since its films were available for rent in Prime Video. What Amazon got in 2020 It was that Apple did not force the spectator to leave prime video and to enter its platform and make him pay 30% commission of the App Store. It was a favor treatment that had an unusual bridge between Apple and a rival company, and made Amazon Partner Apple privileged, undoubtedly taking a first step for the appearance of Apple TV+ as a prime video channel. The transformation of streaming. What is also clear is that the appearance of a channel as relevant as Apple TV+ in Prime Video, adding to Max and Skyshowtime, demonstrates not only Amazon’s financial muscle, which will have had to pay their own for that privilege, but also allows us to advance to a possible streaming panorama transformation. We will stop seeing in the future, perhaps, islets of exclusive content that do not communicate with each other, such as Netflix or Disney+, and we will see more platforms that intersect their catalogs, leaving in the viewer field the possibility of choosing one or another service according to offers, prices or temporary exclusive. Although in that sense, few can shade the splendid offer of Amazon channels. In Xataka | Prime Video has a plan to differentiate from its competition: become a repository of foreign channels

We have been fearing the arrival of the ‘Beast of the East’ a week and in the end an Atlantic front has sneaked into the squad

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In recent days, the big topic of weather conversation has been the ‘East beast‘. Many things have been said: from Nieves generalized throughout the country to a simple decrease in temperatures. What we did not expect was the “extraordinary turn” that the situation has taken. What do we talk about when we talk about the ‘Beast of the East’? As we explained yesterdaybeyond the controversy by name, the phenomenon is very simple: a mass of polar air that takes advantage of an Atlantic blocking situation to move from the northeast of the European continent to the southwest. That is, towards us. From ‘beast’ a ‘bestiecilla’. Unlike the ‘Beast’ of 2018the mass that was approaching had no capacity to form a cold and snow storm worthy of that name. However, since these situations are rare and difficult to model, there were many doubts and uncertainties. Beyond that We were going to notice the closeness of that mass of cold airnobody was very clear about what was going to happen. The unknown is clearing. On the one hand, the mass of air has started doing something that was as far as possible: cycloogenesis. These types of masses are very dry, but on their way to the southwest they can generate cold danas or storms. On the other, an Atlantic Front It has sneaked by the northwest and is on the way to the Southeast leaving generalized rains throughout the Peninsula (less on the Mediterranean coast and the Balearic Islands). And what will happen? The interaction of the two phenomena will leave a lot of snow in the Pyrenees (already very low levels). The front will leave some water in most of the country. However, the great turn is that the instability that the front is creating will help moderate the cold peaks. That does not change the general image (it will be colder than usual), but it does make The worst forecasts are diluted Between the rain. In fact, as the front passes the temperatures will tend to rise. Be that as it may, care in the north third: snow, fog and ice will roast a few days between us. Image | ECMWF In Xataka | The Arctic is living a very anomalous situation: temperatures above zero in the middle of winter and a 30ยบ thermal anomaly

Apple plans to present the iPhone is 4 in the next few days, according to Gurman. The arrival of the expected mobile is approaching

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Apple last updated the iPhone se Three years ago. In March 2022 A new device appeared that retained the lines, the LCD visualization panel and the Touch ID of The previous generation. It was a continuous bet that did not risk too much. This may be about to change, At least according to what Mark Gurman says. Bloomberg analyst points out that Apple plans to present the iPhone se 4 next week. Shipments, according to the sources consulted, would begin at the end of the month. We are facing a rumor that does not go unnoticed because it is one of the most anticipated phones of the Cupertino company, mainly for what its review promises. What to expect from the iPhone se 4? Rumors about the device have been accumulating for a long time, all before the silence that Apple usually. Recall that the apple signature does not usually provide No track about your products until the day of your presentation. However, Gurman’s reputation allows us to carefully contemplate the following unofficial information. It will have a bigger screen with Face ID Will release design without the classic starting button Will equip an A18 chip like the one that has the iPhone 16 Will stop using the modem made by Qualcomm How could it be anticipated, the iPhone will be compatible with Apple Intelligence. Gurman does not need the amount of RAM that the phone will have, but we could assume that it will arrive with 8 GB to support this feature that has become central for the firm led by Tim Cook. What has been confirmed that it is that It will arrive with USB-C port. Nor are there details about the price, data that we will know if it finally occurs within a few days. As a reference, the iPhone 3 reached the market in 2022 at a price of 529 euros. This year also promises to be interesting for the rest of the family’s products, with the iPhone 17 and 17 Pro receiving important updates. Images | AB In Xataka | Samsung Galaxy S25+, Analysis: When you are really great, continuity is the right decision … but with extra with

Upon arrival in streaming it has become the most watched premiere in the history of Filmin

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Of course, ‘The substance‘has become the RARE Av of the season. Not only his success has surprised his own and strangers, remaining on the poster more time than usual for a film in his style, but has done so with a daring and different proposal, which mixes elements known to fans (of the Body Horror eighties to the left over the troma), with a very particular point of view about what gender can offer. And in its first three days In Filmin (You can also see it In Movistar Plus+), has broken records within the platform, which demonstrates to what extent this unique proposal has penetrated deep: released last Friday, December 31, It has become the most watched premiere in Filmin’s historyregistering more viewed in its first three days than any other previous title. The previous film that held this brand was “anatomy of a fall”, and according to the platform, it has increased by 21.1% the mark of that. Demi Moore is a television star in low hours that sees his status in danger when the director of his chain decides to remove it from his aerobic program. The diva of the past decides to undergo a treatment that promises to generate a new version of itself, but younger, more beautiful and more perfect. But its rejuvenated alter ego (Margaret Qualley) has its own plans with the newly released reunion life with the privileges of youth. This surprising fable about the superficiality of the show business, panic to age and pressure on their body that society imposes on women connects both with ‘the fly’ and with ‘death feels so good for you’, and does so with An unusual graphic explanitude in a film that has been nominated for five Oscar. Directs Coralie Fargeat, which between ‘Revenge’ and this has become one of the key names of the fantastic contemporary. In Xataka | All the Oscar 2025 nominated and where to see them

How the perception of your arrival varies depending on the country, explained in a graph

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Seeing the vertiginous rate at which it is evolving artificial intelligence, it is difficult to look back to realize that, just over two years ago, all that technology did not exist. The rapid evolution of AI models and the wide range of uses that are being given to them is making them obsolete all forecastsand increases the fear that, sooner rather than later, a AI can replace humans in their jobs. The impact of AI on employment according to experts The Report ‘The Future of Jobs Report 2025’which the World Economic Forum prepares every year for its meeting in Davos, has put figures at the impact of AI on the labor market. According to this report, it is expected that by 2030, the process automation that AI will facilitate, will generate the destruction of some 92 million jobs. The majority of these positions will be administrative, financial management, cashier or telephone service personnel positions, which will be replaced by specialized AI systems or AI agents. On the other hand, the same study indicates that the arrival of AI in the workplace will generate 170 million new jobs in professions that They are already beginning to emerge and many others that do not yet exist. However, these are the data provided by economic specialists and technology analysts. But what does the population really think about the impact of AI on employment? a study prepared by Ipsos in 33 countries, asked 23,721 citizens if they believe that artificial intelligence will generate new jobs in their country. The portal VisualCapitalist.com has collected all those answers and created a graph explanatory with them. Will AI create new jobs in your country? The Chinese were the most optimistic when answering this question, to which a 77% who believed that AI would create new jobscompared to 20% who thought that the arrival of AI would leave a negative balance in employment. China is all a superpower in AIso the development of your own chips and AI modelswill place them in a prominent position in the strategic career of this technology, which is why a large increase in the demand for professionals with technological profiles is expected in the coming years. The citizens of Indonesia and Thailand move along the same lines, who believe that the arrival of the will be positive for job creation in their countries. In the case of these two countries, optimism about the arrival of AI in the workplace is not given by their role in the development of this technology, but rather as countries large data center hosts who will need this technology. Microsoft has already announced a $1.7 billion investment in data infrastructure in Indonesia. It is striking that the United States, the country What more are you investing? in this technology, it fails to convince its citizens. 49% of those surveyed do not believe that AI will create new jobs in their country, compared to 36% who trust that it will. In Spain we are a little more optimistic with the forecast for the creation of new jobs. 38% of those surveyed in our country believe that it will be a positive factor for the labor market, compared to 48% who do not believe so. The results show that European countries are the most pessimistic regarding the arrival of artificial intelligence, highlighting Hungary with 65% of respondents disagreeing with the question about job creation, followed by Germany with 59% and a tie between Italy, Poland and Belgium with 58% of its citizens believing that AI will destroy more jobs of those who will create. This perception coincides, although to a lesser extent, with the global average, which is around 46% of the population perceiving that the arrival of AI will have a negative impact on the labor market, while 43% believe that arrival of AI will be positive. In Xataka | “I have three years of work left”: more and more AI managers believe that AI will end up taking their jobs Image | VisualCapitalist.com

Its arrival in Spain and the approximate date of its global presentation are confirmed.

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At the end of October last year, the launch of the new Xiaomi 15 and 15 Pro in China. A series that has its loyal followers and in which work continues to take the best possible photography. Already waiting for the next one Xiaomi 15 Ultra whose release date is already known with an international debut. It had recently been reported that its presentation had been postponed. A strange moment, since it would always have been presented shortly after the launch of the first models in the series, such as this time the Xiaomi 15 and 15 Pro. A mobile phone that is of great importance due to the change of direction of the Chinese brand towards more expensive mobile phones and thus moving away from being known as a reference in the medium and low range. Xiaomi’s goal is to be recognized as a premium brand and the Ultra models are achieving their goal, so there is more interest than ever in knowing the details of its next Xiaomi 15 Ultra. Wei Siqi, general director of Xiaomi’s mobile marketing department, said that the mobile will arrive next month of february. She has not been the only executive who has referred to the next Chinese flagship, and Lu Weibing, president of Xiaomi Group, has confirmed that the Xiaomi 15 Ultra will make a global debut. The executive, according ItHomeindicated that Xiaomi’s goal is to sell its new mobile phone simultaneously throughout the world, and according to the leak, the countries mentioned are Turkey, Indonesia, Russia, Taiwan, India and those of the European Economic Area (EEA) among which would be Spain. From the Xiaomi 15 Ultra, according to Xiaomiuisome information has been leaked such as support for eSIM, a chip designed by the Chinese brand itself (in order to improve battery efficiency and help the main one), IP68/69 certification, 90 W fast charging , 6.7-inch screen and another of the important protagonists, the Snapdragon 8 Elite. All this to bring your next smartphone to compete against the next Galaxy S25 Ultra, the iPhone 17 and many other flagship phones that compete every year for the market share of premium range phones that year after year are collecting the interest of a greater number of users. And it is an important moment for the Chinese brand, since 2024 It’s been a great year with sales figures that have placed it as the manufacturer that grew the most compared to last year with a full 12% and obtained a 14% market share; It came quite close to Apple and Samsung to continue establishing itself as one of the most attractive brands both in mobile phones and in its items for the smart home or its electric vehicle.

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